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Thai junta gives stalled Dawei SEZ the green light

Thailand’s military regime has given Dawei development the go-ahead, saying the project will help to smooth investment between Thailand and Burma (officially known as Myanmar). The National Council for...

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Tokyo considers investing in Dawei deep-sea port

The Japanese government has mooted plans to invest in Burma’s Dawei deep-sea port project. Thai Foreign Ministry permanent secretary Sihasak Phuangketkeow yesterday accompanied Japan’s deputy-foreign...

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The reality on the ground: Dawei SEZ

Members of the Dawei Development Association (DDA), a rights watchdog monitoring the lurching progression of the Dawei Special Economic Zone (DSEZ) in Burma’s southern Tennasserim Division, tabled...

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Thailand, Burma press ahead with Dawei SEZ

Burma and Thailand are expected to announce next month the development of the initial phase of the delayed Dawei development project. Arkhom Termpitayapaisith, the National Economic and Social...

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Japan, Thailand ‘hesitating’ on Dawei

Speaking in Burma’s lower house of parliament on Wednesday, Minister for National Planning and Economic Development Kan Zaw announced that Japan and Thailand – assumed to be the prime investors in the...

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Burma, Thailand look to jump-start Dawei SEZ

Officials from Burma and Thailand will meet next month to approve the framework of the initial phase of the delayed Dawei development project. Arkhom Termpitayapaisith, secretary-general of Thailand’s...

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Dawei SEZ destroying local economy, says women’s group

Even though the Dawei Special Economic Zone (SEZ) is yet to be finalised, the presence of the project is already undermining local agricultural and fishing livelihoods, a new report by the Tavoyan...

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Thai firms agree Dawei signing ceremony

Two Thai construction companies are expected to sign an agreement with the Burmese government to start developing the first phase of the Dawei megaproject. Somjet Tinnapong, managing director of Dawei...

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Japan set to join Dawei SEZ

Japan is set to sign a deal in July to participate in Dawei SEZ Development Co (DSEZ), a special-purpose vehicle (SPV), to run the languishing multibillion-dollar Dawei megaproject in Burma. Arkhom...

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Moving the earth: Women take on land aggressors

Follow @sonyacarra From the platinum reserves in eastern Shan State to the Shwe gas pipeline in south-western Arakan, much of Burma’s wealth lies in the earth. As forced resettlements and farmland...

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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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