Freeing Commerce in Eastern India
Written by Nava Thakuria MONDAY, 22 JULY 2013 Port, river project gives India’s eastern states access to the sea By 2015, a US$214 million port project at the town of Sittwe, at the mouth of the Kaladan River on the Myanmar side of the Bay of Bengal, is expected to provide the 60 million people of
Hearing on Chin Issues in Brussels
Thursday 11, July 2013 Bill O’Toole Myanmar Times On the eve of U Thein Sein’s presidential visit to Europe, The EU Parliament in Brussels, Belgium held a public hearing this week on the ongoing human rights abuses in Chin State. “What we really hope is that the European Parliament…will raise these questions with Thein Sein
The Kaladan Project updated
Tuesday, 11 June 2013 15:56 Reinhard HohlerReinhard Hohler, Chiang Mai (11.06.2013) The multi-million dollar Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project – slated for completion in 2015 – will see the construction of a combined inland waterway and highway transportation system connecting Mizoram State in Northeast India with a Bay of Bengal deepsea port at Sittwe, Rakhain
Burma: New report calls for transparency and local-benefits on Kaladan Project
OpEdNews Op Eds 6/11/2013 at 21:33:34 By Zin Linn An alliance of civil-society organizations launched a report which rejects any forms of human rights violations during the implementation of the Kaladan Project, and calls for accountability for all stakeholders involved in the project, especially towards India and Burma Governments. The report -‘ One cannot step
India to provide $150 million to set up SEZ in Myanmar
June 10, 2013 by thiha New Delhi: India has offered USD 150 million of credit for project exports to set up a SEZ in Myanmar and has expressed hope that the neighbouring country would permit Indian banks to set up branches there. The issues came up for discussion during the three-day visit of Commerce and
Kaladan Project must involve indigenous peoples, says report
11 Jun 2013 02:40 Written by Mizzima News A new report by the Kaladan Movement raises community concerns about the lack of government transparency surrounding the implementation of the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project. The $214 million Kaladan Project—estimated to be fully operational in 2015—will see the construction of a combined inland waterway and highway
The Kaladan Project in India and Burma: Transparency and local benefits essential, say activists
11 June 2013 , Bangkok, Thailand A new report by the Kaladan Movement raises community concerns about the lack of government transparency surrounding the implementation of the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project. The $214 million Kaladan Project – estimated to be fully operational in 2015 – will see the construction of a combined inland waterway