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Dawei SEZ finally gets green light in Tokyo
Thailand, Japan and Burma on Saturday effectively launched the US$50 billion Dawei special economic zone by signing an agreement in Tokyo that will have a deep impact on trade and investment in...
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Thai banks lead charge for Dawei contract
Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) is gearing up to offer financial facilities to fund investment by Italian-Thai Development Plc (ITD) in Burma’s Dawei deep-sea port and special economic zone (SEZ)....
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General appreciation
Thai Prime Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha and Burmese Commander-in-Chief Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing discussed the current relationship between the two countries during a meeting in Bangkok on Thursday....
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One dead, several injured as mine accident floods village
A 12-year-old child was killed and several elderly residents were injured on Wednesday when the embankment of a tailing pond at a mine site collapsed, triggering a landslide and flooding in the nearby...
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Mining firm to compensate for landslide death
The family of a 12-year old killed when a tailing pond at a mine site collapsed and flooded a village will be paid compensation by the site operators, local sources said. A resident of Kanbauk, some 77...
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New dawn at Dawei
Four hundred and eighty houses stand ready for villagers in the Bawah area affected by the construction of the Dawei Special Economic Zone (DSEZ) in eastern Burma. Built three years ago, they remain...
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Suu Kyi to discuss Dawei during Thai visit
The multibillion-dollar Dawei megaproject is expected to get a new lease of life when Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi visits Thailand next week. Thai Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak said...
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‘We are responsible for our people,’ Suu Kyi tells Thai hosts
Burma and Thailand have confirmed a joint commitment to work together to ensure that “displaced people” from Burma in Thailand will be safely repatriated to their home country “when the time is...
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Dawei SEZ development loan on track
Plans for the Dawei special economic zone have inched ahead after the Burmese government agreed to borrow 4.5 billion baht ($128 million) from Thailand to finance the construction of a 132-kilometre...
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Dawei left high and dry by mining firms
Over a decade ago, the Myaung Pyo creek in Burma’s Tenasserim Division was clean and crystal clear — a steady, trickling life source. The creek, running alongside a stretch of lush farmland, was relied...
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