China presses Burma for Kachin peace deal
Peace talks were held on February 4 between representatives of the government of Burma (Myanmar) and of the Kachin state separatist movement in the Chinese city of Ruili, located near the...
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After Long Isolation, Myanmar Now Has Suitors
For decades, Myanmar was isolated diplomatically, an economic backwater that seemed almost frozen in time amid a Southeast Asian region that was modernizing at a rapid pace. But the political reforms...
View ArticlePipeline to China follows “international standards”, CNPC says
A spokesperson for China National Petroleum Corporation has rebutted complaints that its controversial pipeline project to transport offshore oil and gas from Rakhine State to China has failed to...
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Trans-Myanmar pipeline gives China strategic boost against US: report
Construction on the Sino-Myanmar pipeline. (Photo/Xinhua) A soon-to-be completed gas pipeline connecting the Indian Ocean coast of Myanmar with southwest China may help China avoid military obstacles...
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China pushed to the brink
Last week’s media reports that the Chinese army was involved in intense training in the hills of Yunnan Province near the Myanmar border raised few eyebrows. Marines of the People’s Liberation Army...
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Expert warns against turning Shwe pipeline on while Kachin conflict continues
A leading oil security expert has weighed in on the potential dangers of operating twin gas and oil pipelines in northern Shan state while fighting between the Burma army and the Kachin Independence...
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Uncertainty Surrounds Burma Gas Auction, Pipelines and Transparency
Construction of the Shwe gas pipeline near Hsipaw, Shan State. (Photo: Francis Wade) Much-delayed plans to kick-start an international scramble for oil and gas on Burma’s Bay of Bengal coast are due...
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Shan farmers demand halt to Shwe pipeline
Photo (SGM) A group of farmers from Shan state issued a public call on Friday demanding that Burma’s government remove sections of the Shwe gas pipeline built on their land.Representatives of the...
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Hundreds Protest Pipeline in Burma’s Rakhine State
Hundreds of residents protested Thursday against a China-backed petroleum pipeline project in western Burma’s Rakhine state over inadequate compensation and demands that the project developer provide...
View ArticleBurma oil terminal faces fallout from Yunnan protests
The Chinese oil port at Kyaukphyu on the coast of Burma’s Arakan State, and the cross-country pipeline to pump oil into China’s landlocked Yunnan Province, face a major problem which could delay or...
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