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Saturday, November 21, 2009 2:27 PM

Yangon (Rangoon)

Type: City

Name: Yangon (Rangoon)

Country: Myanmar/Burma

Latitude: 16.790001

Longitude: 96.150002

population: 4,477,782

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents (in Politics)

Burma Considers Private Education

The Burmese military government is considering allowing private education in the country starting in the academic year 2010-11, accordingly to Weekly Eleven, a popular Rangoon-based journal.The report said that negotiations were currently underway within ... [THE IRRAWADDY - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Myanmar/Burma, Private Education, Yangon (Rangoon), Education, Ne Win

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Environment)

First climate change info center to be opened in Myanmar

Increases the bookmarktwitterfacebookdiggGoogleWindowsliveDeliciousbuzzfriendfeedLinkedindiigoredditstumbleuponAn information center related to climate change will be opened in Myanmar's biggest city of Yangon at the end of this month to serve as a base ... [People's Daily Online - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Myanmar/Burma, Global Warming/Climate Change, Yangon (Rangoon)

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Health)

Global Fund Returns to Burma with Large Grant

The Global Fund will return to Burma with a two-year US $110 million grant to fight three diseases: HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis.In August 2005, the Global Fund, the world's leading donor of grants to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, terminated ... [THE IRRAWADDY - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Myanmar/Burma, HIV/AIDS, Malaria, Yangon (Rangoon), Tuberculosis

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Coco Islands to Open for Tourism

Sitting 300 kilometers off the Burmese mainland in the Indian Ocean, the Coco Islands were once known as "Burma's Devils Island," infamous as a detention center for political prisoners.After the penal colony was closed in 1971, the tiny islands-which ... [THE IRRAWADDY - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Myanmar/Burma, China, Yangon (Rangoon)

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Myanmar extends ultimatum for stopping plastic bag production

The Myanmar authorities have extended an ultimatum to another four months for stopping plastic bag production under monitoring system, sources with Yangon City Development Committee said on Sunday.The move came after companies, engaged in such production, ... [China Economic Net - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Myanmar/Burma, Mandalay, Yangon (Rangoon), Sagaing (Myanmar)

First Reported 23 hours ago - Updated 23 hours ago - 1 Documents

Myanmar, Laos sign two MoUs on visa exemption, double taxation avoidance

YANGON, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar and Laos Friday signed two memorandums of understanding in Nay Pyi Taw respectively on mutualvisa exemption for holders of diplomatic passport and avoidance of double taxation, the state-run Myanmar Radio and Television ... [Xinhua News Agency - 23 hours ago]

Entities: Myanmar/Burma, Laos, Thongloun Sisoulith

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 20/11,

First ever Overseas Vietnamese conference heldThe first conference of overseas Vietnamese, convened by the Foreign Ministry in Hanoi on Nov. 21-23, with the attendance of more than 1,500 domestic and overseas delegates, will underline the strength of ... [VietNamNet Bridge - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Liquefied Petroleum Gas, Vietnam, Myanmar/Burma

First Reported 1 hour ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 Documents

Vietnam-Myanmar trade fair opens in Yangon

A Vietnam-Myanmar international trade fair aiming to promoting bilateral trade between the two countries, opened in the Myanmar Convention Centre in Yangon on November 19.At the four-day trade fair, 52 Vietnamese businesses are showcasing their products, ... [NhanDan Online - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar/Burma, Vietnam

First Reported 1 hour ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 Documents

Myanmar, Laos sign visa, taxation treaties

YANGON, Nov. 21 KYODOMyanmar and Laos signed treaties Friday on visa exemption and avoidance of double taxation, a Myanmar state-run newspaper reported Saturday.Myanmar and Laos signed treaties Friday on visa exemption and avoidance of double taxation, ... [Kyodo - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Myanmar/Burma, Laos, Taxes

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

UN body defers action on Myanmar's territorial waters claims

Wednesday, November 18, 2009, 11:54 ISTDhaka: A UN panel has suspended Myanmar's territorial waters claim in the Bay of Bengal in a row with Bangladesh, which says the area lies within its maritime boundary."The UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental ... [Asian Energy - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Myanmar/Burma, United Nations, Bangladesh

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)

Interview: UNICEF makes contribution to Myanmar's relief work in cyclone-hit region

by Chen Meihua, Feng YingqiuYANGON, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations children's fund has incorporated relief work into its regular program for this year in Myanmar's cyclone-struck delta area, a UNICEF official says.UNICEF said its strategy and ... [Xinhua News Agency - 11/19/2009]

Entities: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF/ICEF), Myanmar/Burma, Yangon (Rangoon), emergency

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 0600 GMT, Nov. 19

SEOUL -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said Thursday he and his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama held close consultations and reached agreements on various issues, such as South Korea-U.S. alliance, the DPRK's nuclear issue, the pending bilateral ... [RBC Dain Rauscher - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Singapore, North Waziristan, Peshawar

Quotes

...tourism authorities intend to open the islands up to foreign and domestic tour groups with the first ferry of tourists due to sail on Friday. "Four hundred tourists will sleep on the boat for two nights and will spend two days on the island" said an official from the Rangoon Division Peace and Development Council

Coco Islands to Open for Tourism [THE IRRAWADDY - 11/19/2009]

Denise Jeanmonod, the communication officer for the 3-D Fund in Rangoon, told The Irrawaddy: "We can't provide all what it needs at the moment. There are 75,000 people in Burma who need ARV drugs to fight HIV AIDS."

Global Fund Returns to Burma with Large Grant [THE IRRAWADDY - 11/19/2009]

...told The Irrawaddy on Wednesday that he agreed with the idea of the private schoolschool system if it can be implemented freely and orderly. "However, we need to watch how much control the Burmese junta exerts. Gen Ne Win's socialist regime nationalized all private schools in 1962, but if we take the good lessons from the education system in India we can see the advantages. The authorities must ensure quality and beware of schools that bribe their way to get licenses and of official corruption." Since the current military regime seized power in 1988 every branch of Burma's education system has been neglected, say observers...

Burma Considers Private Education [THE IRRAWADDY - 11/19/2009]

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Burma engagement offers false hope [The Age - 11/20/2009]
Myanmar, Laos work for boosting cooperation [Xinhua News Agency - 11/20/2009]
ILO Report: The Burmese junta increases forced ... [AsiaNews.IT - 11/20/2009]
Myanmar extends ultimatum for stopping plastic ... [China Economic Net - 11/19/2009]
Coco Islands to Open for Tourism [THE IRRAWADDY - 11/19/2009]
Global Fund Returns to Burma with Large Grant [THE IRRAWADDY - 11/19/2009]
Burma Considers Private Education [THE IRRAWADDY - 11/19/2009]
First climate change info center to be opened i... [People's Daily Online - 11/19/2009]
Multilateral Approach desirable to address the ... [Global Politician - 11/19/2009]
Private schools shifted under Ministry of Educa... [Mizzima News - 11/19/2009]
Small fire at leather unit in Rangoon [Mizzima News - 11/19/2009]
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 0600 GMT, N... [RBC Dain Rauscher - 11/19/2009]
Myanmar Sets out Gas Plans [Energy Intelligence Group - 11/19/2009]
Myanmar pushes Asean cooperation [Manila Times - 11/19/2009]
Death toll rises to 42 in Myanmar ferry accident [Xinhua News Agency - 11/19/2009]
Will Myanmar junta chief meet the lady? — Nirma... [Malaysian Insider - 11/19/2009]
'Gas pipeline to Myanmar likely to be revived' [The New Nation - 11/19/2009]
Interview: UNICEF makes contribution to Myanmar... [Xinhua News Agency - 11/19/2009]
Michael Learns to Rock to tour Burma [Mizzima News - 11/18/2009]
World briefs - November 18, 2009 [The Star South Africa - 11/18/2009]
Rangoon in line for Yadana gas [Upstreamonline.com - 11/18/2009]
Myanmar mulls railway link with China [Topnews.in - 11/18/2009]

Blogs

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"The View From Your Window" - Now Jus... [The Daily Dish \| By Andrew Sullivan - 11/19/2009] Apologies for the belated update, especially to the 1000+ readers last week who pledged to purchase at least one Window View book. (Total pledges: nearly ...
UN body defers action on Myanmar's territorial ... [Asian Energy - 11/19/2009] Wednesday, November 18, 2009, 11:54 ISTDhaka: A UN panel has suspended Myanmar's territorial waters claim in the Bay of Bengal in a row with Bangladesh, which says ...
Myanmar mulls railway link with China [Ashin Mettacara - 11/18/2009] Yangon - Myanmar has opened discussions on building a railway link between its north-eastern Shan State and China's Yunnan province, media reports said Wednesday. ...
Obama Calls on Burma to Release Aung San Suu Ky... [The Moderate Voice - 11/16/2009] I’m not sure if it’ll accomplish anything, but I think Obama’s efforts to engage the totalitarian military junta that rules Burma* and brutalizes the Burmese people ...
Myanmar ferry boat sank; 8 killed, dozens missing [Ashin Mettacara - 11/16/2009] YANGON, Myanmar — A ferry boat has sunk after a collision in a river in Myanmar's Ayeyarwady Delta, killing at least eight passengers and leaving more than three ...

Audio/Video

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Security tight at Suu Kyi trial [Reuters Video: Top News - 05/21/2009]
Myanmar TV shows Suu Kyi images [Reuters Video: Top News - 05/20/2009]

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