http://www.indoburmanews.net Site News daily 1 2007-03-13T06:04:38Z http://www.indoburmanews.net/archives-1/2008/july-2008/more-indian-construction-companies-move-into-burma July 4, 2008: India’s commercial involvement in Burma continues to grow. On the back of the recent loans extended to the regime by India’s state Export-Import Bank, two heavy industry companies will begin projects in Burma. No publisher indoadmin 2008-07-04T16:40:12Z News Item http://www.indoburmanews.net/archives-1/2008/july-2008/cabinet-nod-for-bill-to-set-up-authority-on-border-trade-posts July 3, 2008: New Delhi: In a bid to boost India’s border trade, the Government has approved the introduction of legislation for setting up a central authority to oversee the construction and maintenance of land check posts on the country’s borders. No publisher indoadmin 2008-07-03T20:01:06Z News Item http://www.indoburmanews.net/archives-1/2008/july-2008/interview-indian-nda-will-consider-burma-a-priority Jul 2, 2008: George Fernandes, one of the leaders of the opposition National Democratic Alliance, told DVB in a recent interview that if the NDA wins the coming election it will prioritise Burma's pro-democracy movement. No publisher indoadmin 2008-07-02T20:33:42Z News Item http://www.indoburmanews.net/archives-1/2008/july-2008/mizoram-police-arrests-burmese-arms-dealer July 1, 2008: The Mizoram police arrested a Burmese arms dealer on Saturday for alleged links with Northeast armed groups in India. Arms and ammunition were seized from him. No publisher indoadmin 2008-07-02T07:42:05Z News Item http://www.indoburmanews.net/archives-1/2008/june_08/myanmar-oil-co-exercises-step-in-rights-to-offshore-gas-field MADRID, July 1, 2008: Madrid: India's OIL AND NATURAL GAS CORP (BSE:500312) and GAIL (INDIA) LTD's (BSE:532155) equity in two gas rich offshore blocks in Myanmar have been cut following Myanmar's national oil company exercising its 'step-in' rights in the fields, gas from which will be sold to China. No publisher indoadmin 2008-07-02T16:59:18Z News Item http://www.indoburmanews.net/archives-1/2008/june_08/2018there-is-an-old-road-linking-india-and-myanmar-through-chittagong-why-cannot-it-be-restored-2019 July 1, 2008: Kolkata: India is looking at improving connectivity with South Asian countries and has called on Bangladesh to open its old road and river routes to Myanmar. No publisher indoadmin 2008-07-02T16:59:01Z News Item http://www.indoburmanews.net/archives-1/2008/july-2008/ongc-gail-share-in-myanmar-blocks-fall June 30, 2008: MADRID: Oil and Natural Gas Corp and GAIL (India) Ltd's equity in two gas rich offshore blocks in Myanmar have been cut following Myanmar's national oil company exercising its 'step-in' rights in the fields, gas from where will be sold to China. No publisher indoadmin 2008-07-05T14:57:25Z News Item http://www.indoburmanews.net/archives-1/2008/june_08/power-grid-to-execute-3-projects-in-myanmar June 28, 2008: NEW DELHI: India has extended a $124 million line of credit (LoC) to Myanmar Government for construction of three major transmission projects and one 120 MW power plant. Myanmar also expressed interest to join hands with Indian companies to take up and execute power generation projects to the tune of 1,860 MW. No publisher indoadmin 2008-07-02T16:58:46Z News Item http://www.indoburmanews.net/archives-1/2008/june_08/ban-discusses-burma-with-indian-china-indonesian-ambassadors June 27, 2008: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met with the ambassadors of India, China and Indonesia and UN Special Envoy on Burma Ibrahim Gambari on Thursday to discuss the political and humanitarian situation in Burma. No publisher indoadmin 2008-07-02T16:58:53Z News Item http://www.indoburmanews.net/archives-1/2008/june_08/ubi-signs-mou-with-three-myanmar-banks June 26, 2008: United Bank of India has entered into an agreement with Myanmar Foreign Trade Bank, Myanmar Investment & Commercial Bank and Myanmar Economic Bank for routing border trade transactions. No publisher indoadmin 2008-07-02T16:58:32Z News Item http://www.indoburmanews.net/archives-1/2008/june_08/exim-bank-inks-two-pacts-for-us-84-million-with-myanmar June 26, 2008: Exim Bank of India has, at the behest of Government of India, signed two Line of Credit Agreements with Myanma Foreign Trade Bank for US$ 64.07 million and US$ 20 mn for financing three transmission lines (Thahtay Chaung- Oakshitpin 230 KV; Thahtay Chaung - Thandwe - Maei-Ann 230 KV and Thandwe - Athoke 230 KV) and an Aluminum Conductor Steel Reinforced (ACSR) Wire manufacturing factory with a total annual output capacity of ACSR 10,000 tonnes and galvanized iron wire 4000 tonnes in Myanmar. No publisher indoadmin 2008-07-02T16:58:39Z News Item http://www.indoburmanews.net/archives-1/2008/june_08/india-to-rebuild-sittwee-port-ahead-of-schedule June 26, 2008: Mr Jairam Ramesh union minister of state for commerce & power said that India would complete the prestigious project of rebuilding and expanding the Sittwee port in the Arakan region of Myanmar on the Bay of Bengal in four years by 2012, one year ahead of the current estimated schedule. No publisher indoadmin 2008-07-02T16:58:22Z News Item http://www.indoburmanews.net/archives-1/2008/june_08/ulfa-prepares-to-generate-power-in-western-burma June 25, 2008: Maungdaw; Members from the United Liberation Front of Assam, who are living legally in the western Burmese border town Maungdaw, are now preparing to generate and distribute electricity in Maungdaw via a generator powered by spent paddy hulls, reported a town leader. No publisher indoadmin 2008-07-02T16:58:15Z News Item http://www.indoburmanews.net/archives-1/2008/june_08/burmese-journalists-banned-from-asean-press-conference More than 20 Burmese journalists were banned from a press conference organized by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) in Rangoon on Tuesday. No publisher indoadmin 2008-07-02T16:58:08Z News Item http://www.indoburmanews.net/archives-1/2008/june_08/myanmar-signs-84-mn-loan-deal-with-india June 25, 2008: Myanmar has signed up for an $84 million loan from India, state media reported on Wednesday, in a move signalling expanding ties between the two neighbours. No publisher indoadmin 2008-07-02T16:58:01Z News Item