13 September 2014
Promotional video from the Kyaukpyu SEZ roadshow which visited China and Singapore in 2014. Investors are currently being sought to develop the special economic zone (SEZ) which includes a natural deep sea port, industrial zone, gas and oil pipelines. The proposed site for the industrial park will be located south of the Kyaukpyu town, north-east […]
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03 March 2014
Singapore-based syndicate Creative Professional Group (CPG) has landed a hotly-contested bid to operate as advisor for the Kyaukpyu Special Economic Zone, it was declared in Yangon on March 3. CPG earned the tender from the Singapore subdivision of Netherlands-based KPBG, that was considered as backup advisor, the combined secretaire of the Kyaukphyu SEZ bidding assessment […]
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15 December 2013
Film showing 19th Indian Division crossing the River Chindwin at Sittaung, Burma, and an abortive raid by No. 5 Army Commando, 3rd Special Service Brigade, on Ramree.
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15 December 2013
In order to speed the surrender of Japanese forces at Ramree Town (on Ramree Island in the Arakan region of Burma) Royal Indian Navy (RIN) landing craft set out to carry troops up rivers which approach the town from three sides.
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15 December 2013
In January 1945, Indian troops board Royal Indian Navy landing craft from a beach at Ramree Island, off the Arakan coast of Burma, before making landings on Japanese-occupied islands to the south.
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29 November 2012
The residents of a once-active and thriving fishing village now burned out are among 100,000 Muslims displaced in the Arakan state and too afraid or unable to return home. The entire Muslim neighbourhood of Kyaukpyu, a coastal town on Ramree Island, burned. Little is left of the village. A month after the neighbourhood burned to […]
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08 November 2012
Human Rights Watch released satellite photos in late 2012 that offer evidence of possible ethnic cleaning in the area near Kyaukpyu. While foreigners are usually denied access to the area, those who do go there by surreptitious means can see for themselves the damage, according to aid workers. In “before” satellite images of the Kyaukpyu […]
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18 December 2011
Rare footage taken on January 21st 1945 of the capture of Ramree Island by the British 26th Indian Division. The film follows the Allied Forces combined efforts against the Japanese fortifications on the island. US Air Force B-24 Liberator’s drop fragmentation bombs whilst ships from the Royal Navy bombard the tropical island. British forces conduct […]
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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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