About 30,000 acres lost to Shweli dam projects

Wednesday, 30 November 2011 19:51 Kyaw Kha Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – Two hydropower dam projects on the Shweli River in northeast Burma will displace 30,000 acres of arable lands, affecting local residents’ tea plantations, paddy fields and forests. Shweli No. 2 and Shweli No. 3 dam constructions will largely impact the Taaung, aka Plaung. The authorities have not offered compensation or land substitution...

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Hillary Clinton’s lunch menu

Wednesday, 30 November 2011 20:18 Kyaw Kha Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – The following are dishes for U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s lunch, which will be hosted in Burmese President Thein Sein’s home in Naypyitaw on Thursday. The lunch will include fried crab, fried chicken wings, fried eel, maize soup, Taiwan mustard and mollusk, Japanese tofu, asparagus, steamed fish, soya-bean sauce, sea...

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A Mandela moment?

Wednesday, 30 November 2011 16:23 Bo Bo Kyaw Nyein (Commentary) – Aung San Suu Kyi has been compared to Nelson Mendela, one of the greatest iconic statesmen of the 20th century, for her steely will and strong convictions while standing tall for democracy and fighting courageously for the freedom of the people. Like Mandela, she is committed to nonviolence. She is unwavering in her beliefs. Some so-called Western liberals have labeled her ‘stubborn,” “hard-headed” and some even dared to accuse her of politically naïvete. “The Lady,” as she is...

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Photo News - November 2011

A Burmese government peace delegation and top Kachin Independence Organization leaders met for two hours on Tuesday, November 29, 2011, in Shweli in China’s Yunnan Province to discuss a cease-fire. Photo: Mizzima Kachin Independence Organization leaders and a Burmese government peace delegation discussed a cease-fire for two hours on Tuesday, November 29, 2011, in Shweli in China’s Yunnan Province....

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