26 July 2011
Tay Za, owner of Htoo Company, and Tun Myint Naing (aka Steven Law), managing director of Asia World Co, are two of Burma’s wealthiest businessmen and are both involved in the construction of the deep sea port and facilities in and around Kyaukpyu, Ramree Island. Htoo Company was setup in the early 1990’s and is […]
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18 July 2011
The Battle of Ramree island was thought from 14th January to 22nd February 1945. The following are a collection of photos from the invasion and Allied occupation of the island and the neighbouring island of Cheduba. Photographs are from the Royal Air Force, Royal Navy and the British Army Film & Photographic Unit.
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06 July 2011
Reports of waste piling-up and the dynamiting of reefs to lay the gas pipelines have raised fears of the environmental impact at the Kyaukpyu deep-sea port project. Kyaukpyu residents and workers have signed a petition complaining about the problem to both the local authorities and now to Hla Maung, the prime minister of Arakan State, […]
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