Burma Related News

Myanmar to hold ICT exhibition in Yangon in March

Monday, 08 February 2010 00:00 |

Written by TMCnet |

YANGON, Feb 08, 2010 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- An information and communication technology (ICT) exhibition will be held in the third weekend of next month at the Tatmadaw Hall in Myanmar's former capital city of Yangon, aimed at empowering people with IT knowledge and enabling them to get in close touch with modern IT equipment.

Hansaeng Express to Handle Mining and Refinery Cargo

Tuesday, 09 February 2010 00:00 |

Written by breakbulk |

South Korea-based Hansaeng Express will be handling Volvo mining excavators and spare parts bound for Yangon, Myanmar from Masan Korea through the end of 2010.

Burmese take 'inner-tube taxi' to Thailand

Tuesday, 09 February 2010 00:00 |

Written by BBC News |

By Rachel Harvey - South-East Asia correspondent, BBC News

Burma is one of the world's most closed and internationally isolated states, and yet a steady stream of people and goods make their way across the Thai-Burmese border each day.

'Burma VJ' wins Mumbai prize

Tuesday, 09 February 2010 00:00 |

Written by Variety.com |

'August 17' nabs Golden Conch for docu
By NAMAN RAMACHANDRAN

Anders Ostergaard's "Burma VJ — Reporting from a Closed Country" won best film at the 11th Mumbai Film Festival of Documentary, Animation and Short Films, which wrapped Tuesday.

Workers strike spreads in industrial zone in Rangoon: Riot Police deployed

Tuesday, 09 February 2010 00:00 |

Written by Mizzima News |

New Delhi (Mizzima) – About 2,000 workers from three factories in the Hlaing Tharyar Industrial Zone continued their strike today, demanding better wages.

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