International
Libya: Libyan Unrest Will Force Oil Prices Higher
May 21, 2014
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Alessandro Bruno, InvestorIntel
Industrialized countries may be faced with the prospect of a shrinking oil supply and higher prices in the second half of the year unless a…
Myanmar: Factbox: Myanmar's Oil Sector Attracts Investment
May 21, 2014
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Reuters
(Reuters) - The opening up of Myanmar's economy after decades of isolation has led to a jump in oil demand, attracting local and foreign investors…
Sudan: Sudan Welcomes Russian Gas Specialists
May 20, 2014
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Vestnik Kavkaza
A week ago, rebels in South Sudan, a republic that had broken away from Sudan, demanded oil extraction to be stopped, threatening to take over…
Africa: UN Eyes Africa Oil Levy to Fight Disease
May 20, 2014
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Global Post
The United Nations has begun talks with African leaders over a levy on oil that could rake in huge sums to fight disease in developing…
Myanmar: Letpadaung Mine Workers’ Release Comes with Right to Use Seized Land: Farmers
May 20, 2014
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Zarni Mann, The Irawaddy
MANDALAY — Farmers from the Letpadaung copper mining area in Sagaing Division say they will soon begin to sow crops on their confiscated lands, having…
Myanmar: Myanmar's Pending Ceasefire Jeopardized by Skirmishes over Illegal Logging
May 20, 2014
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Hereward Holland, National Geographic
Myanmar's forests are the final frontier for the logging of tropical hardwoods in mainland Southeast Asia.
Until a few weeks ago as many as a hundred…
Myanmar: Resentment of China Spreading in Myanmar
May 19, 2014
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Thomas Fuller, The New York Times
BANGKOK — A flare-up of resilient hostility toward China among its neighbors has infected central Myanmar, where a Chinese company operating a copper mine has…
Myanmar: Minister Touts Massive Land Redistribution Program
May 19, 2014
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Bill O’Toole and Noe Noe Aung, Myanmar Times
During a visit to Mandalay on May 11, Minister for the President’s Office U Soe Thein made an ambitious claim. Speaking at the Youth and…
Sudan: Sudan's Oil Output Falls by 10-20,000 bpd
May 18, 2014
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Radio Dabanga/Reuters
SINGAPORE (REUTERS) (18 May.) - Production of Sudan's Nile Blend has dropped to around 90,000 barrels per day (bpd), down from 100,000-110,000 bpd two months…
South Sudan: Oil Fans Flames of South Sudan War
May 18, 2014
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Newvision
Despite heavy international pressure, a second ceasefire this month for the world's youngest nation has crumbled, in a war that has already claimed thousands --…
Balkans: Catastrophic Floods Hit Balkans, Raising Fears for Land Mines and Power Plants
May 18, 2014
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Rick Lyman, The New York Times
WARSAW — At least 33 people have died and tens of thousands have been evacuated in Serbia and Bosnia during three days of torrential rains…
Crimea: In Taking Crimea, Putin Gains a Sea of Fuel Reserves
May 17, 2014
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William J. Broad, The New York Times
When Russia seized Crimea in March, it acquired not just the Crimean landmass but also a maritime zone more than three times its size with…
Myanmar: Drugs, Land and Mining Issues Plague Shan State
May 17, 2014
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Paing Soe, Democratic Voice of Burma
A four-day regional development workshop responding to the challenges posed by drugs and environmental degradation— identified by contributors as the main issues plaguing the region –…
China, Philippines, Vietnam: China Paper Supports ‘Non-Peaceful’ Steps Against PH, Vietnam
May 16, 2014
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INQUIRER.net
BEIJING – A state-run Chinese newspaper backed the use of “non-peaceful” measures against Vietnam and the Philippines Friday, as it considered the possibility of war…
China/Vietnam: Unrest Poses a Risky Choice for Vietnam
May 16, 2014
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Chris Buckley and Edward Wong, The New York Times
HA TINH PROVINCE, Vietnam — The hundreds of men on motorbikes who roared into Lee Hsueh Ying’s factory compound north of Ho Chi Minh City…
Timor-Leste: Wife of East Timor's P.M. Slams Australia
May 16, 2014
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Emma Alberici, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
EMMA ALBERICI, PRESENTER: East Timor's former first lady has slammed Australia's handling of its relationship with the struggling nation as both countries fight in The…
Liberia: Liberians Successfully Resist UK Company’s ‘Land Grab’
May 16, 2014
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Global Information Network
(GIN)—After years of fruitless court battles by small farmers against major multinational corporations, the Jogbahn Clan across 11 villages in Liberia is celebrating victory over…
Climate Security: Climate Change, Migration, and Nontraditional Security Threats in China
May 16, 2014
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Center for American Progress
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Center for American Progress released the latest report in a series on the intersecting phenomena of climate, migration, and security.…
South Sudan: East - West Tussle for Oil 'Sparked South Sudan War'
May 16, 2014
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Ramadhan Rajab, AllAfrica
STRUGGLE between the Western and Eastern countries over control of oil fields in Southern Sudan is behind the ongoing conflicts in the country, South Sudan's…
Sudan: Sudan Oil Industry’s Lingering Questions
May 15, 2014
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Alsir Sidahmed, Sudan Tribune
May 15, 2014 - A statement attributed to Petroleum Minister Eng. Makkawi Awad that Sudan’s oil reserves stand at 4 billion barrels raises more questions…
Myanmar: Despite Ceasefire, Army Seizes Land and Tortures Citizens in Southeast Myanmar - Report
May 14, 2014
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Thin Lei Win, Thomson Reuters Foundation
BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The Myanmar army continues to commit rights abuses - seizing land and detaining and torturing citizens - in the country’s…
Myanmar: Land Grab Report to Inform Parliament Commission
May 14, 2014
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Eleven Media Group
The special report will discuss farmland disputes including the Thilawa Port Project and Migyaungkan evictions and suggest ways to solve these disputes.
“The current methods have…
Myanmar: Coal-fire plant fuels concern in Mon State
May 14, 2014
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Nang Mya Nadi, Democratic Voice of Burma
Several civil society groups in Mon State have united in opposition to a proposed coal-fired power plant.
The Mon Youth Forum (MYF) and Ye Town Social…
Tunisia: Tunisian Discontent Reflected in Protests That Have Idled Mines
May 13, 2014
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Carlotta Gall, The New York Times
GAFSA, Tunisia — Tunisians often say the first uprising of the Arab Spring began not in 2010 after the self-immolation of a fruit vendor, Mohamed…
Ukraine: At Center of Ukraine Talks, Degrees of Decentralizing
May 13, 2014
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David M. Herszenhornd, The New York Times
KIEV, Ukraine — National “round-table” talks seeking to resolve Ukraine’s six-month political crisis by finding a formula for decentralizing power will begin Wednesday against a…
Liberia: Ellen Calls for Agriculture, Food Production
May 13, 2014
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Rewina Juduh, AllAfrica
President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has encouraged Liberians to return to the soil and engage in agriculture and food production, noting the rewards are immense "though farming…
Myanmar: Courts, Cops, Cronies—The Three C's Driving Farmers to Ruin, and Jail
May 13, 2014
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Asian Human Rights Commission
The frenzy of land grabbing in Burma (Myanmar) amid the country's transition to nominally democratic government shows no signs of abating. Reports of the number…
Myanmar: Building barriers: Fencing off the Bangladesh border
May 13, 2014
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Democratic Voice of Burma
The construction of a fence along Burma’s border with Bangladesh has resumed in Arakan State.
New checkpoints will also be built to stop people entering Burma…
World: Climate Change Deemed Growing Security Threat by Military Researchers
May 13, 2014
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Coral Davenport, The New York Times
WASHINGTON — The accelerating rate of climate change poses a severe risk to national security and acts as a catalyst for global political conflict, a…
Myanmar: Tea industry in steep decline
May 13, 2014
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Paing Soe, Democratic Voice of Burma
Tea-leaf producers in Namhsan, northern Shan State, are struggling to stay in business due to labour shortages and a surge in untaxed tea from neighbouring…