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Kyaukpyu to Kunming pipeline construction officially commenced

Kyaukpyu to Kunming pipeline construction officially commenced

18 August 2011

Burma has officially commenced construction of the main gas pipeline connecting the natural deep sea port of Kyaukpyu, Ramree Island, to China’s southern city Kunming, in China’s Yunnan province. Although much construction has already been made at Kyaukpyu port, the official commencement on August 1st 2011 of the pipeline is seen as a major advancement […]

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Burma’s wealthy businessmen prosper from Kyaukpyu construction

Burma’s wealthy businessmen prosper from Kyaukpyu construction

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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Record foreign investment in Burma

Record foreign investment in Burma

10 June 2011

In the past year Burma received a record $20bn in foreign investment, the Ministry of National Planning Development has said. The staggering amount compares with just $302m in 2010 and comes despite Western sanctions against its military government. China, it’s northern neighbour, was the biggest foreign investor with $8.27bn in the year to March 2011, […]

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Chinese warships to dock at Ramree Island?

Chinese warships to dock at Ramree Island?

26 May 2011

Burmese leader General Than Shwe is visiting China on Thursday for his first official visit as Burma’s new president. The trip will include three days in Beijing where in-depth discussion on China’s navy docking in Burmese ports and their desire to provide naval protection for oil and gas facilities at the port of Kyaukpyu, Ramree […]

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Video: Kyaukpyu economic and technological zone

Video: Kyaukpyu economic and technological zone

22 May 2011

Promotional video showcasing the ambitious plans for developing Kyaukpyu, Ramree Island, as an economic and technological zone. The development is to be undertaken by China’s CITIC Group (citic.com) and includes large deep water ports, airfield and a 200km/h railroad connecting Kyaukpyu to China. According to the Burma’s Special Economic Zone Law, tax exemptions are offered […]

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China establishing naval and air bases on Ramree

02 September 2010

Chinese are establishing naval and air bases on Myanmar’s Ramree Island in the Bay of Bengal. These bases on Ramree Island will help the Chinese in their endeavors to control the upper Bay of Bengal. Source: http://www.indiandefencereview.com/geopolitics/The-Chinese-are-coming.html

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Contamination in Burma, Chinese oil firm accused of abuses

Contamination in Burma, Chinese oil firm accused of abuses

21 October 2008

A Chinese-led consortium with a concession for oil exploration on Burma’s Ramree Island has left hundreds of local islanders landless and unemployed and their environment befouled, a human rights group said Tuesday. Blocking Freedom, a report compiled by the environmental and human rights group Arakan Oil Watch, said a consortium led by the China National Offshore […]

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China Aims For a Pipeline in Burma

15 January 2008

China is aiming to satisfy its growing energy needs with a pipeline through Burma, an effort that will complicate American attempts to change the regime in Rangoon, which has been widely condemned for its human rights abuses. Burma’s ruling junta, the State Peace and Development Council, attracted global attention in September, when its security forces […]

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Ramree oilfield blast injures Burmese and Chinese workers

05 April 2006

An explosion at the Atwin Byin village oil exploratory block in Ramree Township last month has injured a number of Chinese and other works. The explosion occurred while detonating a mine and caused serious injuries to two Chinese technicians and seven Burmese workers. Democratic Voice of Burma correspondent U Maung Maung Hein contacted a resident of […]

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