http://www.burma-center.org News on Burma from the NGO Burma Center Prague en-us Burma Center Prague Mon, 20 May 2013 09:35:02 +0200 C.A. with PHP http://www.burma-center.org/left.jpg http://www.burma-center.org http://www.dvb.no/analysis/checkmate-burma-us-policy/28306 It goes without saying that there are winners and losers in Burma, a country ridden with decades-long civil wars and egregious human rights abuses under the iron-fist rule of the military junta. Under such conditions, United States policy towards Burma was guided by concerns for the majority of civilians who suffered greatly. (opinion) Ab2w9XmQ9z99H637pc2KS1m7k85124 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:34:19 +0200 Brianna Oliver / DVB http://www.elevenmyanmar.com/national/3544-myanmar-has-region-s-lowest-internet-penetration-rate Internet penetration rate in terms of population in Myanmar is the lowest in the region, according to the reports of International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and world top consultation firm Roland Berger. FRJS8CJJ54hZ8sPi10Ls2eP07NjIWI Sun, 19 May 2013 15:15:23 +0200 Eleven Myanmar http://www.irrawaddy.org/archives/34790 Twenty-three prisoners, including at least 15 political prisoners, were released from detention on Friday by Burma’s President Thein Sein ahead of a landmark meeting with US President Barack Obama in Washington next week. 7QMr1xZF9S2Mct006CxL338ZER78Ln Fri, 17 May 2013 22:50:07 +0200 The Irrawaddy http://www.mizzima.com/business/investment/9392-beauty-contest-for-myanmars-telecoms-bid.html International telecoms giants have been roped into a pageant as they jostle for two operating licenses in Myanmar ahead of final bids in June, following an announcement from the government on Monday that the winners will be selected through a ‘beauty contest method’. 9051VWjdjYW8237n378gy11h96I88i Tue, 14 May 2013 16:06:32 +0200 Mizzima News http://www.irrawaddy.org/archives/34427 Foreign investment in Myanmar was almost five times higher in the last fiscal year than the previous year, figures published on Monday showed, and a senior investment official said much of it went into garment manufacturing. Most of the investment in fiscal 2012/13 came from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea and Singapore. 0T82030EjD1753Ny3QA43Ac153Zq6G Mon, 13 May 2013 08:38:06 +0200 The Irrawaddy