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Naypyidaw

Type: City
Name: Naypyidaw
Latitude: 19.450001
Longitude: 96.599998
First Reported Mar 10 2010 - Updated Mar 10 2010 - 2 Documents

SEA GAMES: Myanmar ponders 2013 bid

YANGON: Military-ruled Myanmar is considering applying to host the 2013 Southeast Asian Games, possibly in the new capital Naypyidaw, after Singapore said it wanted to pull out, official sources said on Monday.Singapore's sports minister said in January ... [Published Mar 10 2010 by New Straits Times]
First Reported Mar 09 2010 - Updated Mar 09 2010 - 1 Documents

Junta Says Election Law Is Complete in Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar said Monday that a long-awaited election law was complete, paving the way for the country’s first elections in two decades, a major step toward what the junta bills as its route toward democratic rule.The military has vowed to ... [Published Mar 09 2010 by New York Times]
First Reported Mar 08 2010 - Updated Mar 08 2010 - 3 Documents

Details Near on Long-Awaited Election in Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar Myanmar said Monday that a long-awaited election law was complete, paving the way for the country’s first elections in two decades, a major step toward what the junta bills as its route toward democratic rule.The military has vowed to ... [Published Mar 08 2010 by New York Times]
First Reported Mar 06 2010 - Updated Mar 06 2010 - 1 Documents

Chinese Officials Visit Naypyidaw

RUILI, China-A high ranking official of the Communist Party of China (CPC) visited Naypyidaw on Thursday, meeting with Burmese Prime Minister Gen Thein Sein.Wang Jairui, the head of the International Liaison Department of the CPC's Central Committee, ... [Published Mar 06 2010 by Irrawaddy]
First Reported Mar 03 2010 - Updated Mar 04 2010 - 4 Documents

India invests $1.35m in Burma gas

(AFP)-India is investing $US1.35 billion in gas projects in military-ruled Burma, the two governments have announced, as the neighbouring nations pursue closer economic and diplomatic ties.India's Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) and Gas Authority of India ... [Published Mar 04 2010 by DVB]
First Reported Feb 26 2010 - Updated Feb 26 2010 - 1 Documents

Suu Kyi appeal rejected by top Myanmar court

Aung San Suu Kyi will remain under house arrest after Myanmar's Supreme Court rejected an appeal against her extended detention.The decision keeps the opposition leader, who has spent most of the past two decades locked up, in detention ahead of elections ... [Published Feb 26 2010 by Radio New Zealand]
First Reported Feb 22 2010 - Updated Feb 22 2010 - 1 Documents

H1N1 traps Chin youths in Naypyidaw

A group of Chin youth who earlier this month made the long trip to Burma’s new capital Naypyidaw to participate in the 63 rd anniversary celebration of Union dayNew Delhi (Mizzima) - A group of Chin youth who earlier this month made the long trip to Burma’s ... [Published Feb 22 2010 by Mizzima News]
First Reported Feb 19 2010 - Updated Feb 20 2010 - 2 Documents

UN envoy meets Myanmar ministers

YANGON A UN envoy met ministers from Myanmar’s military junta on Friday to press for a meeting with detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and discuss human rights ahead of elections this year.The talks came as the opposition said a senior Buddhist ... [Published Feb 20 2010 by Qatar Tribune]
First Reported Feb 19 2010 - Updated Feb 20 2010 - 2 Documents

Burma: H1N1 in Nyapyidaw

Via The Irrawaddy: Swine Flu Reported in Nyapyidaw. Excerpt:Cases of A/H1N1 swine flu have been reported in Naypyidaw, the Burmese capital, following a similar outbreak in Rangoon earlier this month, according to sources in the former capital.  A number ... [Published Feb 20 2010 by H5N1]
First Reported Feb 19 2010 - Updated Feb 19 2010 - 2 Documents

UN envoy presses Myanmar

YANGON - A UN envoy met ministers from Myanmar's military junta Friday to press for a meeting with detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and discuss human rights ahead of elections this year.The talks came as the opposition said a senior Buddhist ... [Published Feb 19 2010 by Straits Times]
First Reported Feb 17 2010 - Updated Feb 18 2010 - 2 Documents

UN envoy meets Burmese prisoners

The United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in Burma, Tomas Ojea Quintana. [AFP]AUDIO from Asia PacificAmnesty calling on the Burmese government to stop repression against ethnic minoritiesCreated: 16/02/2010A UN envoy visiting Burma to inspect ... [Published Feb 18 2010 by ABC Radio Australia News]
First Reported Feb 15 2010 - Updated Feb 16 2010 - 4 Documents

UN Human Rights representative in official visit to Myanmar

Tomas Ojea Quintana is set to meet government officials and visit Insein prison, which holds many of the country’s 2,100 political prisoners. No confirmation has been made about a possible meeting with strongman Than Shwe or opposition leader Aung San ... [Published Feb 15 2010 by EnerPub]

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"I repeatedly emphasise that without the participation of Aung San Suu Kyi and all key political prisoners, the elections would not be inclusive" he had said in UN. (HS-11/03)

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Burmese regime discloses Election Commission me... [Mizzima News - 19 hours ago]
UN asks Myanmar to ensure inclusive political p... [DDI News - Mar 11 2010]
UN asks Myanmar to ensure inclusive political p... [DDI News - Mar 11 2010]
Rangoon: ritual, respect & rain (The West A... [Yahoo! News Australia - Mar 11 2010]
Burmese Battalions Breach NMSP Area [Irrawaddy - Mar 10 2010]
SEA GAMES: Myanmar ponders 2013 bid [New Straits Times - Mar 10 2010]
Myanmar ponders 2013 bid [New Straits Times - Mar 10 2010]
Burma passes law for Election Commission [Mizzima News - Mar 09 2010]
Junta Says Election Law Is Complete in Myanmar [New York Times - Mar 09 2010]
Details Near on Long-Awaited Election in Myanmar [New York Times - Mar 08 2010]
Details to Come on Long-Awaited Burmese Election [New York Times - Mar 08 2010]
Weekly Business Roundup (March 6, 2010) [Irrawaddy - Mar 08 2010]
The privatisation of Myanmar? [Today Online - Mar 08 2010]
Myanmars Ruling Junta Is Selling States Assets [New York Times - Mar 08 2010]
Junta in Myanmar Begins Privatizing Assets [New York Times - Mar 08 2010]
Chinese Officials Visit Naypyidaw [Irrawaddy - Mar 06 2010]
Authorities Organize Muslim Community for 2010 ... [Narinjara - Mar 04 2010]
India invests $1.35m in Burma gas [DVB - Mar 04 2010]
Suu Kyi to seek special appeal [DVB - Mar 04 2010]
India invests $2b in Myanmar [Straits Times - Mar 03 2010]
India invests '1.35 billion dollars' in Myanmar... [Yahoo! News - Mar 03 2010]
India invests '1.35 billion dollars' in Myanmar [Yahoo! Canada - Mar 03 2010]
New flu strain spreading fast in Burma [DVB - Feb 28 2010]
Burma to Privatize Ports [THE IRRAWADDY - Feb 27 2010]
Junta Highlights Beijing Ties, as Talks with Ar... [THE IRRAWADDY - Feb 27 2010]
UPI NewsTrack TopNews [UPI - Feb 26 2010]
Suu Kyi loses appeal in Myanmar [UPI - Feb 26 2010]
Burma's top court rejects Suu Kyi freedom bid [Bangkok Post - Feb 26 2010]
Myanmar's top court rejects Suu Kyi freedom bid [AFP via Yahoo! - Feb 26 2010]
Myanmar's top court rejects Suu Kyi freedom bid [Yahoo! UK and Ireland - Feb 26 2010]
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Burma: H1N1 in Nyapyidaw [H5N1 - Feb 20 2010]
Via The Irrawaddy: Swine Flu Reported in Nyapyidaw. Excerpt:Cases of A/H1N1 swine flu have been reported in Naypyidaw, the Burmese capital, following a similar outbreak ...
China's Burma Oil Bonanza [Asian Energy - Nov 19 2009]
Written by Nava Thakuria WEDNESDAY, 18 NOVEMBER 2009Ignoring protests, Beijing seeks energy from a pariah state. What will Obama do?As expected, China has utterly ...
The President's Address at Suntory Hall [MyDD - Nov 14 2009]
Speaking at Suntory Hall in Tokyo, President Barack Obama embraced his pan-Pacific heritage noting that the Pacific Rim shaped his view of the world calling himself ...
Obama Engages with Burma [IntelliBriefs - Nov 10 2009]
Written by David I. Steinberg Monday, 09 November 2009 http://www.asiasentinel.com/ index.php?option=com_content&task ... The US leader ...
India-Myanmar relations : A review [Ashin Mettacara - Oct 31 2009]
By R. SwaminathanRelations between India and Myanmar over nearly five decades have been governed by many complex factors. Amongst them are the strategic location ...
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