http://www.aec.com.mm/download/presentations/AEC%2012_EWEC.pdf
Aung Myint
Senior Advisor, Parami Energy Group of Companies
Vice President, Myanmar Engineering Society
Dr. Myo Thant
Principa
The Asian Development Bank (ADB), at the request of the Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, provided financial assistance for the improvement of 66.4 kilometer (km) of road between Eindu and Kawkareik, in Kayin State. The project road will be improved to the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) road network standard of two lanes with appropriate width paved shoulders, suitable for all standard highway traffic. The section will require complete reconstruction, with some short sections of realignment for improved vehicle operating speed and road safety. The project also includes design features for climate resilience in this flood-prone area, including raising the road to a level that takes into account potentially higher future flood levels to provide year-round access.
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is an inter-governmental forum for 21 member economies in the Pacific Rim that promotes free trade throughout the Asia-Pacific region
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is an inter-governmental forum for 21 member economies in the Pacific Rim that promotes free trade throughout the Asia-Pacific region
Political events that led to the creation of modern day Brunei, from pre-colonial times to the 2010s.
For our Southeast Asian Politics class (comparative politics).
SAARC: Introduction, member states, objectives, principles, Organizational structure, Areas of cooperation, List of SAARC Summits, SAARC Speacilized bodies, Problem, prospects, and Conclusion
Sanath Ranawana, Asian Development Bank
Presentation:
Greater Mekong Sub-region Natural Capital Partnership: key conclusions from recent Ministerial-level meeting
Political events that led to the creation of modern day Brunei, from pre-colonial times to the 2010s.
For our Southeast Asian Politics class (comparative politics).
SAARC: Introduction, member states, objectives, principles, Organizational structure, Areas of cooperation, List of SAARC Summits, SAARC Speacilized bodies, Problem, prospects, and Conclusion
Sanath Ranawana, Asian Development Bank
Presentation:
Greater Mekong Sub-region Natural Capital Partnership: key conclusions from recent Ministerial-level meeting
Presentation file on "Thailand: An ASEAN Hub, A World of Opportunities" by Ms. Ajarin Pattanapanchai, Senior Executive Investment Advisor, Thailand Board of Investment, May 21, 2015 at the Royal Thai Consulate, Chicago
Thailand serves as an economic hub of Asia by virtue of its strategic location in the heart of the AEC benefiting production, trade, exports, and logistics. The country borders Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and is a short distance from Vietnam, countries known as CLMV, which are undergoing rapid growth. Thailand is therefore one of the most suitable investment destinations - connecting Asia to the world.
Thailand's Eastern Economic Corridor is Thailand's flagship special economic zone (SEZ) to accelerate future growth of the region. It's a springboard location to ASEAN, China, and India via multi-modal linkages and Free Trade Areas (FTAs)
Center for Economy, Environment and Society (CEES Myanmar) is a research and capacity building organization with the vision to be a referential multidisciplinary research and training center, which fosters the achievement of sustainable development. email: cees.myanmar@gmail.com
Methodology of economic corridors modelling is examined to assess the economic impact of corridor investments so that policy makers and stakeholders can purse measurable outcomes can assess progress and outcomes of investments.
Overview of Logistics Sector in ThailandThe Watchers
A quick snapshot of Logistics Sector in Thailand, the Challenges, New Development, Investments and Suggested Initiatives by Regulatory bodies, LSPs and Customers.
Summary: China's "One Belt One Road" Initiative: Insights for Finland. Team F...Team Finland Future Watch
What implications on business in shorter and longer term does the largest infrastructure initiative of our time - China’s “One Belt One Road” - provide for Finnish companies and for Europe in strategic terms? Team Finland Future Watch is contributing to the discussion by providing two studies on the subject: one for China and one for Kazakhstan. The following report is about the China’s OBOR initiative.
Publication: RITES Journal July 2010
Organization: Rail India Technical and Economic Service (RITES)
Source: www.rites.com
Date: July 2010
Summary: RITES Ltd., Government of India Enterprise was established in 1974, under the aegis of Indian Railways. It publishes an annual journal and discusses topics of contemporary significance.
Note: Please visit www.compad.in for more information
Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma) AAPP report in Burmese The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma), also known as AAPP,
is a non-profit human rights organization based in Mae Sot, Thailand. AAPP was founded in 2000
by former political prisoners living in exile on the Thai/Burma border.
Since then, the organization has been run by former political prisoners,
with two offices being opened inside Burma in 2012, one in Rangoon and the other in Mandalay.
AAPP advocates and lobbies for the release of remaining political prisoners and
for the improvement of the lives of political prisoners after their release.
The various assistance programs for political prisoners and their family members
are aimed at ensuring they have access to education, vocational trainings, mental
health counseling and healthcare.
Identity crisis ethnicity and conflict in myanmar crisis groupMYO AUNG Myanmar
REPORT 312 / ASIA 28 AUGUST 2020
Identity Crisis: Ethnicity and Conflict in Myanmar
Ethnicity and conflict are tightly linked in Myanmar, as communal groups take up arms to press grievances for which they have found no other recourse. The problem calls for dialogue and deep reform, but meanwhile authorities can take smaller steps to indicate their positive intent.
https://www.crisisgroup.org/asia/south-east-asia/myanmar/312-identity-crisis-ethnicity-and-conflict-myanmar?utm_source=Sign+Up+to+Crisis+Group%27s+Email+Updates&utm_campaign=1732944c02-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_01_28_08_41_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1dab8c11ea-1732944c02-359431769
Asia Foundation. Note that the data are from 2016, so this map does not represent the current situation on
CHINA IS PLAYING MYANMAR GROUND THE KYAUKPHYU SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE AND CHIN...MYO AUNG Myanmar
CHINA IS PLAYING MYANMAR GROUND THE KYAUKPHYU SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE AND CHINA STRATEGIC DEEP-SEA PORT PROJECT
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/chinas-strategic-port-project-moves-step-closer-reality-myanmar-oks-joint-venture.html
China’s Strategic Port Project Moves Step Closer to Reality as Myanmar OKs Joint Venture
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/construction-chinas-bri-deep-sea-port-start-soon-myanmars-rakhine-state-govt.html
Construction on China's BRI Deep Sea Port to Start Soon in Myanmar's Rakhine State: Govt
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/minister-rejects-fears-debt-trap-chinese-backed-port.html
Minister Rejects Fears of Debt Trap Over Chinese-Backed Port
https://www.irrawaddy.com/opinion/editorial/kyaukphyu-danger-slipping-hands.html
Is Kyaukphyu in Danger of Slipping Out of Our Hands?
http://www.thaibizmyanmar.com/th/news/detail.php?ID=2948
An industrial zone project within the Kyaukphyu Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Rakhine State will be developed for US$30 billion
4 มีนาคม 2563
https://elevenmyanmar.com/news/first-phase-of-kyaukphyu-deep-seaport-project-expected-to-cost-13-bln
First phase of Kyaukphyu Deep Seaport project expected to cost $ 1.3 bln
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-01/18/c_138716099.htm
Xinhua Headlines: Kyaukpyu port to become model project in China-Myanmar BRI cooperation
Source: Xinhua| 2020-01-18 20:49:31|Editor: huaxia
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-01/20/c_138720186.htm
Feature: How the development of Myanmar's Kyaukpyu port won the hearts of locals
Source: Xinhua| 2020-01-20 11:27:42|Editor: Wang Yamei
https://www.thestar.com.my/news/regional/2020/02/17/china039s-citic-to-build-myanmar039s-huge-kyaukphyu-deep-seaport-first-phase-to-cost-us13-bln
China's CITIC to build Myanmar's huge Kyaukphyu Deep Seaport, first phase to cost US$1.3 bln
ASEANPLUS NEWS
Monday, 17 Feb 2020
1:35 PM MYT
https://splash247.com/china-inks-kyaukphyu-development-deal-with-myanmar/#:~:text=China%20has%20signed%20an%20agreement,visit%20to%20Myanmar%20last%20weekend.
China inks Kyaukphyu development deal with Myanmar
Jason Jiang Jason JiangJanuary 20, 2020
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyaukphyu
https://asiatimes.com/2019/07/china-led-port-project-inches-ahead-in-myanmar/
AT FINANCE, MYANMAR
China-led port project inches ahead in Myanmar
CITIC-led consortium this month started legally required impact assessments but the controversial $1.3 billion mega-project is still far from a done deal
By THOMPSON CHAU
JULY 15, 2019
The climate crisis and threats against land and environmental defendersMYO AUNG Myanmar
https://www.globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/environmental-activists/defending-tomorrow/
Report / July 29, 2020
DEFENDING TOMORROW
The climate crisis and threats against land and environmental defenders
The climate crisis is arguably the greatest global and existential threat we face. As it escalates, it serves to exacerbate many of the other serious problems in our world today – from economic inequality to racial injustice and the spread of zoonotic diseases.
For years, land and environmental defenders have been the first line of defence against the causes and impacts of climate breakdown. Time after time, they have challenged those companies operating recklessly, rampaging unhampered through forests, skies, wetlands, oceans and biodiversity hotspots.
https://youtu.be/FM7X1tnT4Sc
Download the full report Defending Tomorrow: The climate crisis and threats against land and environmental defenders (High resolution, 28.4MB, PDF)
Download the full report Defending Tomorrow: The climate crisis and threats against land and environmental defenders (Low resolution, 6.6MB, PDF)
User Privacy or Cyber Sovereignty Freedom House Special Report 2020MYO AUNG Myanmar
https://freedomhouse.org/report/special-report/2020/user-privacy-or-cyber-sovereignty?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=SPOTLIGHTFRDM_072720
Special Report 2020
User Privacy or Cyber Sovereignty?
Assessing the human rights implications of data localization
WRITTEN BY-Adrian Shahbaz-Allie Funk-Andrea Hackl
https://freedomhouse.org/sites/default/files/2020-07/FINAL_Data_Localization_human_rights_07232020.pdf
USER PRIVACY OR CYBER SOVEREIGNTY?
Assessing the human rights implications of data localization
Freedom of Expression Active and Seeking Justice from MyanmarMYO AUNG Myanmar
Freedom of Expression Active and seeking justice from MYANMAR
https://progressivevoicemyanmar.org/2020/07/16/seeking-justice-an-analysis-of-obstacles-and-opportunities-for-civil-society-groups-pursuing-accountability-for-human-rights-violations-in-domestic-courts-in-kachin-and-northern-shan-states/
SEEKING JUSTICE: AN ANALYSIS OF OBSTACLES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS PURSUING ACCOUNTABILITY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN DOMESTIC COURTS IN KACHIN AND NORTHERN SHAN STATES
Kachin Women’s Association – Thailand (KWAT) and Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR) are releasing a new report on access to justice in Burma, in which we identify strategies for local civil society groups, demand political and legal reforms, and call on donor agencies to better support assistance to victims of the most serious human rights violations.
https://progressivevoicemyanmar.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/EngA-Chance-to-Fix-in-Time.pdf
“A Chance to Fix in Time”
Analysis of Freedom of Expression in
Four Years Under the Current Government
https://progressivevoicemyanmar.org/2020/07/16/%e1%80%a1%e1%80%81%e1%80%bb%e1%80%ad%e1%80%94%e1%80%ba%e1%80%99%e1%80%ae%e1%80%95%e1%80%bc%e1%80%84%e1%80%ba%e1%80%86%e1%80%84%e1%80%ba%e1%80%81%e1%80%bd%e1%80%84%e1%80%ba%e1%80%b7-%e1%80%a1-2/
အချိန်မီပြင်ဆင်ခွင့် – အစိုးရသက်တမ်း ၄နှစ်အတွင်း လွတ်လပ်စွာထုတ်ဖော်ပြောဆိုခွင့်ကို ဆန်းစစ်ခြင်းအစီရင်ခံစာ
SHWE KOKKO BORDER KAYIN STATE PROJECT COLLECTIONMYO AUNG Myanmar
ALL ABOUT SHWE KOKKO PROJECT KAYIN STATE COLLECTIONS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shwe_Kokko Shwe Kokko https://www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/shwe-kokko-a-paradise-for-chinese-investment/ Shwe Kokko: A paradise for Chinese investment SEPTEMBER 5, 2019 http://karennews.org/2020/03/shwe-koko-big-winners-burma-army-and-international-crime-syndicates-at-expense-of-karen-people-knu-community-groups-want-it-stopped/ Shwe Koko: Big Winners – Burma Army and international Crime Syndicates at Expense of Karen People – KNU, Community Groups Want it Stopped Karen News Send an emailMarch 26, 2020 https://asiatimes.com/2019/03/a-chinatown-mysteriously-emerges-in-backwoods-myanmar/ A Chinatown mysteriously emerges in backwoods Myanmar Shwe Kokko, a remote town along Myanmar's Moei River, is the latest odd and bold outpost of China's Belt and Road Initiative By BERTIL LINTNER MARCH 1, 2019 https://www.crisisgroup.org/asia/south-east-asia/myanmar/305-commerce-and-conflict-navigating-myanmars-china-relationship https://d2071andvip0wj.cloudfront.net/305-commerce-and-conflict-myanmar-china%20(1)_0.pdf Commerce and Conflict: Navigating Myanmar’s China Relationship Asia Report N°305 | 30 March 2020 https://www.bnionline.net/en/news/chinas-thai-myanmar-border-investment-shwe-kokko-chinatown-mega-project CHINA’S THAI-MYANMAR BORDER INVESTMENT: Shwe Kokko Chinatown mega-project http://monnews.org/2020/03/28/gambling-away-our-land-kpsn-report-raises-questions-about-shwe-kokko-extension-project/ ‘Gambling Away Our Land’; KPSN report raises questions about Shwe Kokko Extension project https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=900Fzrn8DzY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Etlg2eYn7HM https://www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/the-mystery-man-behind-the-shwe-kokko-project/?f
Myanmar language version of the UN Charter.Yangon charter myanmarMYO AUNG Myanmar
Myanmar language version of the UN Charter.
Source: https://unic.un.org/aroundworld/unics/common/documents/publications/uncharter/yangon_charter_myanmar.pdf
https://unic.un.org/aroundworld/unics/common/documents/publications/uncharter/yangon_charter_myanmar.pdf?fbclid=IwAR3tttG9XprzHH4_yCQNOg8_u8g6z23fqYLqeCUvvIkHAqzTLKjSnB1OT3g
WORLD INVESTMENT REPORT 2020 BY UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELO...MYO AUNG Myanmar
WORLD INVESTMENT REPORT 2020
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT UNCTAD
ttps://unctad.org/en/pages/newsdetails.aspx?OriginalVersionID=2396&utm_source=CIO+-+General+public&utm_campaign=5e26d15771-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_05_17_11_42_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3d334fa428-5e26d15771-70594621
Global foreign direct investment projected to plunge 40% in 202016 June 2020
COVID-19 causes steep drop in investment flows, hitting developing countries hardest. Recovery is not expected before 2022, says new UNCTAD report.
Myanmar Amber traps scientists in ethical dilemma over funding warMYO AUNG Myanmar
Myanmar is a major producer of amber, a fossilized tree resin. Amber is valued for jewelry, and also serves as a sort of time capsule that provides scientific clues to prehistoric life with fossilized inclusions such as insects, birds and dinosaur footprints.
Meanwhile, the main amber-mining areas in the country are located in an internal conflict zone where an ethnic minority is fighting against the national armed forces, and the amber also comes with problems of human rights violations and smuggling.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Location/Southeast-Asia/Myanmar-amber-traps-scientists-in-ethical-dilemma-over-funding-war
Myanmar amber traps scientists in ethical dilemma over funding war
Fossils like those in 'Jurassic Park' draw scrutiny as Kachin conflict drags on
https://www.facebook.com/MYOAUNGNAYPYIDAW/posts/2839212596177214
သယံဇာတစစ်ပွဲ
မြန်မာ့ပယင်းရဲ့ သိပ္ပံပညာရှင်တွေကို စွဲဆောင်နိုင်မှုက ကျင့်ဝတ်ဆိုင်ရာ အကျပ်ရိုက်မှုဖြစ်စေပြီး စစ်ပွဲတွေအတွက် ငွေကြေးထောက်ပံ့ရာလမ်းကြောင်းဖြစ်နေ
SITUATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS OVERVIEW IN BURMA (JANUARY – APRIL 2020)MYO AUNG Myanmar
https://progressivevoicemyanmar.org/2020/04/21/situational-human-rights-overview-in-burma-january-april-2020/
SITUATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS OVERVIEW IN BURMA (JANUARY – APRIL 2020)
2019 country reports on human rights practices burma united state of america ...MYO AUNG Myanmar
Myanmar Aung
21 mins ·
https://burmese.voanews.com/a/us-state-depart…/5325155.html…
ကမ္ဘာလုံးဆိုင်ရာ ကန်အစီရင်ခံစာထဲက မြန်မာလူ့အခွင့်အရေး အခြေအနေ
https://www.state.gov/…/…/BURMA-2019-HUMAN-RIGHTS-REPORT.pdf
https://www.state.gov/…/2019-country-reports-on-human-righ…/
2019 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
The annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices – the Human Rights Reports – cover internationally recognized individual, civil, political, and worker rights, as set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international agreements. The U.S. Department of State submits reports on all countries receiving assistance and all United Nations member states to the U.S. Congress in accordance with the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Trade Act of 1974.
MARCH 11, 2020
https://www.state.gov/assistant-secretary-for-democracy-hu…/
Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Robert A. Destro On the Release of the 2019 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
SPECIAL BRIEFING
ROBERT A. DESTRO, ASSISTANT SECRETARY
BUREAU OF DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND LABOR
PRESS BRIEFING ROOM
WASHINGTON, D.C.
MARCH 11, 2020
Executive Summary of Independent Commission of Enquiry "ICOE" Final Report En...MYO AUNG Myanmar
Executive Summary Of Independent Commission of Enquiry-ICOE' Final Report ENGLISH-BURMESE
https://www.facebook.com/myanmarpresidentoffice.gov.mm/posts/2632138836833836
ENGLISH VERSION
Independent Commission of Enquiry (ICOE)
https://www.icoe-myanmar.org/
Executive Summary Of Independent Commission of Enquiry-ICOE' Final Report
https://www.facebook.com/myanmarpresidentoffice.gov.mm/posts/2632129370168116
BURMESE VERSION
လွတ်လပ်သောစုံစမ်းစစ်ဆေးရေးကော်မရှင် (Independent Commission of Enquiry-ICOE) ၏ အပြီးသတ်အစီရင်ခံစာ အကျဉ်းချုပ်\
2019 ANNI Report on the Performance and Establishment of National Human Right...MYO AUNG Myanmar
https://www.forum-asia.org/?p=29979&nhri=1
2019 ANNI Report on the Performance and Establishment of National Human Rights Institutions in Asia
7 October 2019 2:36 pm
https://www.forum-asia.org/uploads/wp/2019/10/3.0-Online-ANNI-Report-2019.pdf
https://www.forum-asia.org/?p=29931
Myanmar: Promote press freedom, and end reprisals against Development Media Group
3 October 2019 3:58 pm
https://www.forum-asia.org/uploads/wp/2019/10/Press-release-Myanmar-DMG.pdf
ALL ABOUT INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE (ICJ) AND MYANMARMYO AUNG Myanmar
ALL ABOUT INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE (ICJ) AND MYANMAR
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations (UN). It was established in June 1945 by the Charter of the United Nations and began work in April 1946.
The seat of the Court is at the Peace Palace in The Hague (Netherlands). Of the six principal organs of the United Nations, it is the only one not located in New York (United States of America).
The Court’s role is to settle, in accordance with international law, legal disputes submitted to it by States and to give advisory opinions on legal questions referred to it by authorized United Nations organs and specialized agencies.
The Court is composed of 15 judges, who are elected for terms of office of nine years by the United Nations General Assembly and the Security Council. It is assisted by a Registry, its administrative organ. Its official languages are English and French.
https://www.icj-cij.org/en/court
https://www.icj-cij.org/en-basic-toolkit
INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE ICJ
Information Department
information@icj-cij.org
https://opiniojuris.org/2019/11/13/the-gambia-v-myanmar-at-the-international-court-of-justice-points-of-interest-in-the-application/
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/11/cases-brought-myanmar-deliver-justice-rohingya-191117174800430.html
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/14/war-crimes-judges-approve-investigation-violence-against-rohingya-icc-myammar
https://www.ejiltalk.org/the-situation-of-the-rohingya-is-there-a-role-for-the-international-court-of-justice/
https://reliefweb.int/report/myanmar/gambia-files-lawsuit-against-myanmar-international-court-justice
STIMSON INNOVATIVE IDEAS CHANGING THE WORLD AND CHINA-MEKONG RIVER AND MYANMARMYO AUNG Myanmar
STIMSON INNOVATIVE IDEAS CHANGING THE WORLD AND CHINA-MEKONG RIVER AND MYANMAR
The Stimson Center is a nonpartisan policy research center working to protect people, preserve the planet, and promote security & prosperity. Stimson’s award-winning research serves as a roadmap to address borderless threats through concerted action. Our formula is simple: we gather the brightest people to think beyond soundbites, create solutions, and make those solutions a reality. We follow the credo of one of history’s leading statesmen, Henry L. Stimson, in taking “pragmatic steps toward ideal objectives.” We are practical in our approach and independent in our analysis. Our innovative ideas change the world.
https://www.stimson.org/sites/default/files/file-attachments/Cronin-China%20Supply%20Chain%20Shift.pdf
https://www.stimson.org/sites/default/files/file-attachments/SC_EnergyPublication.FINAL_.pdf
https://www.stimson.org/content/powering-mekong-basin-connect
https://www.stimson.org/sites/default/files/file-attachments/WEB-FEB_Cambodia%20Report.pdf
https://www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/slower-smaller-cheaper-the-reality-of-the-china-myanmar-economic-corridor
Slower, smaller, cheaper: the reality of the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor
https://www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/peace-through-development-chinas-experiment-in-myanmar
Peace through development: China’s experiment in Myanmar
https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/China-walks-political-tightrope-in-Myanmar
China walks political tightrope in Myanmar
Beijing should leverage its influence with military
https://www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/why-china-is-sceptical-about-the-peace-process
Why China is sceptical about the peace process
https://www.stimson.org/content/%E2%80%98loose-end%E2%80%99-peace-process
The ‘loose end’ of the peace process
The Stimson Center
communications@stimson.org
THE ASSIATANCE ASSOCIATION FOR POLITICAL PRISONERS (BURMA)MYO AUNG Myanmar
The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma),
https://aappb.org/background/about-aapp/
The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma), otherwise known as AAPP, is a human rights organization based in Mae Sot, Thailand and Rangoon, Burma. AAPP advocates for the release of all remaining political prisoners in Burma and for the improvement of their quality of life during and after incarceration. AAPP has developed rehabilitation and assistance programs for those political activists who have been released while continuing to document the ongoing imprisonment of political activists in Burma.
As long as political prisoners exist inside Burma, Burma will not be free. They represent the struggle for democracy, human rights, equality and freedom for the people of Burma. This makes the immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners an integral part of Burma’s drive for national reconciliation.
THE HUMAN RIGHT TO WATER A GUIDE FOR FIRST NATIONS COMUNITIES AND ADVOCATES MYO AUNG Myanmar
https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/report_pdf/water1019_brochure_web.pdf
THE HUMAN RIGHT TO WATER A GUIDE FOR FIRST NATIONS COMUNITIES AND ADVOCATES
https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/report_pdf/canada0616web.pdf
Make it Safe
Canada’s Obligation to End the First Nations Water Crisis
https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/report_pdf/canada0616_brochure_web.pdf
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Natural Resource Governance Reform and the Peace Process in MyanmarMYO AUNG Myanmar
NATURAL RESOURCE GOVERNANCE REFORM AND THE PEACE PROCESS IN MYANMAR
KEVIN M. WOODS
https://www.forest-trends.org/publications/natural-resource-governance-reform-and-the-peace-process-in-myanmar/
FORESTS OCT 18, 2019
Natural Resource Governance Reform and the Peace Process in Myanmar
By Kevin M. Woods
https://www.forest-trends.org/publications/executive-summary-of-natural-resource-governance-and-the-peace-process-in-myanmar/
https://www.forest-trends.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Forest-Trends_NRG_Peace_Myanmar_Final_ES.pdf
https://www.forest-trends.org/publications/forest-trends-comments-on-myanmar-draft-forest-rules-2019-regarding-land-rights/
Forest Trends Comments on Myanmar Draft Forest Rules (2019) Regarding Land Rights
https://www.forest-trends.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Forest-Rules-Brief-2019-FINAL-Letter.pdf
https://www.forest-trends.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Forest_Rules_Brief_2019_FINAL_A4_BURMESE-FINAL.pdf
https://www.forest-trends.org/publications/what-is-in-myanmars-first-eiti-forestry-reports/
Digital Transformation and IT Strategy Toolkit and TemplatesAurelien Domont, MBA
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East West Economic Corridor and Myanmar
1. East West Economic Corridor and
Myanmar
Aung Myint
Senior Advisor, Parami Energy Group of Companies
Vice President, Myanmar Engineering Society
Dr. Myo Thant
Principal Economist
( ADB )
4 Apr 2014
2. Introduction and Background
Cooperation among Asian countries for mutual economic benefit
is an old dream.
ASEAN established in 1967, but in 1992
-Limited number of members
-Very Limited achievements
Alternative regional cooperation mechanism created in the 1990s
-Growth Triangles in Asia (1993)
-Economic corridors in Asia (1998)
( Pioneer for both: Myanmar citizen Dr. Myo Thant – ADB )
3. a new form of cooperation, focused on trade facilitation.
Trade & Investment between countries would be promoted
though improvement of transport connections, border facilities.
Closer interaction
- between private businessmen from different countries.
- energy, tourism & telecommunications linkages.
Growth Triangles
Enlarge economic space & opportunities by removing
- geographic barriers.
- structural barriers.
4. An economic corridor is defined as a mechanism for linking
production and trade activities with transport infrastructure,
within a specific geographic region
Components:
- defined location.
- physical infrastructure ( road/rail/water linkages ).
- economic activities
- software ( policies, programs, agreements )
- nodes or urban centers
( corridor concept fist presented by Dr. Myo Thant at 8th GMS
Ministerial Meeting, Oct 1998, Manila )
Economic Corridors
5. Corridors development
• Level 1 - Transport Corridor
• Level 2 - Multimodal Transport Corridor
• Level 3 - Logistics Corridor
• Level 4 - Economic Corridor
Growth Triangles and Economic Corridors enlarge economic space by
reduction economic geographic barriers but do not us tariff reduction
( Like ASEAN )
6. - Kunming - Mandalay – Yangon
- Kunming – Lao PDR - Bangkok
- Kunming – Hanoi - Haiphong
- Mawlamyine – Phitsanulok – Savanakhet – Da Nang
( East West Economic Corridor )
- Yangon – Bangkok – Phnom Penh – Ho Chi Minh City ( Rail )
Five economic corridors were agreed upon
by the GMS Countries in 1998
GMS Countries agree to start with East West Economic Corridor ( EWEC )
7. Team leader : Dr. Myo Thant
The Six volume study covers:
- Trade.
- Transport.
- Agro.
- Tourism.
- Industry.
EWEC Study ( 2000-2001 )
Identifies the 1500 km routes from Indian Ocean to Pacific Ocean.
9. 9
LAO: East-West Corridor
(Phin-Dansavanh)
VIE: East-West Corridor
(Lao Bao-Dong Ha)
JBIC-assisted 2nd
Mekong International
Bridge
JBIC-assisted Hai Van
Tunnel Construction and
Da Nang Port
Improvement
With assistance from the
Royal Thai Government
East-West Economic Corridor
10.
11.
12. East West Economic Corridor Study 2000/2001 ( 2 )
The Study
-Establishes framework for cooperation among four countries
-Identifies over 70 key projects, policies, programs for action
-Countries accept recommendations
The study identifies major economic benefits
-Improved access to raw materials/ markets
-Increased size of markets
-Establishment of border industrial estates
-Increased cross border investment / participation in production
chains
-Increased tourism flows
-Increased cross border trade
-Poverty reduction/ employment generation
13. Critical Role of Transport Infrastructure
Traditional benefits
-Time saved
-Lower vehicle operating costs
New benefits
-Access
-Reliability
-Shorter routes
14. 1) higher economic growth
2) more employment
3) more exports
4) reduce poverty
EWEC provides four major opportunities
for Myanmar
15. Regional development of Kayin and Mon states through
integration of EWEC with local multimodal transport links
- linkages from Mawlayamine port to all Myanmar coastal
ports as well as Bangladesh, Thailand and Malaysia.
- river transport along the Thanlwin, Attaran and Gyaing
rivers.
- air linkage from Mawlamyine to Yangon, Taninthayi
and Thailand.
- intersection of EWEC with existing North-South land
route from Yangon to Kawthaung.
16. Myanmar will have new access to a large new market of
over 100 million potential consumers in the east. Also, it
can increase value-added exports to the large market of
Thailand and Viet Nam which is only 36 hours away by
truck ( fish, agri and forestry products, fruit, rubber,
minerals and garments ).
17. Development of major towns and industrial estates which will
serve as growth poles which attract investment and new
technology and help SMEs … Light manufacturing, resource
based manufacturing and logistics services will be developed.
Semi finished parts can be sent to Thailand or Vietnam for final
assembly as part of global production chains.
Development of tourism. World class tourism sites exit in
Mawlamyuine, Bilugyun, Kyaikami, Kyaikmaraw, Mudon,
Thanbyuzayat and Set Se beach. Nature tourism ( hiking,
rafting and mountain climbing ) can also be easily developed
along or near the EWEC.
18. Current Status of EWEC
Transport
-All weather road in all countries except Myanmar. Possible to drive
from Thai/ Lao border to Da Nang port in one day.
-Mekong bridge at Mukdahan-Savannakhet opened in 2007
-Hai Van pass between Da Nang-Hue completed
-Airport expansions: Da Nang and Hue
-Da Nang port expansion
Urban nodes
-Expansion of Da Nang
-Expansion of Savannakhet
Industrial estates
-Borders of Lao PDR, Lao PDR/ Viet Nam
-Da Nang: 5
Extension of EWEC route proposed ( June 2009 )
-Laem Chabang port-Bangkok-Lao-Hanoi-Haiphong
( agreed in principle in 2012 )
-Extension to Yangon and Thilawa being proposed ( by whom? )
20. 20
LAO: East-West Corridor
(Phin-Dansavanh)
VIE: East-West Corridor
(Lao Bao-Dong Ha)
JBIC-assisted 2nd
Mekong International
Bridge
JBIC-assisted Hai Van
Tunnel Construction and
Da Nang Port
Improvement
With assistance from the
Royal Thai Government
East-West Economic Corridor
21. Myawaddy
Kawkareik
Thingayingnaung – Kawkareik Road Construction
Mae Sot
Exiting Alignment
New Alignment
Thingayingnaung
Kawkareik
Current status
•narrow road, width 3-4 m. (40 kms)
•Traffic arrangement: 1 day 1 direction
•Thailand will grant a new 2 lanes road
•Detailed design completed in Oct 08
(30 kms)
•Construction budget approved
Next Step
•Prepare MOU between Thailand and Myanmar
•Procurement for construction
21
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27. Implementation of Transport
Linkages
Ministerial Meeting
23 December 2003
New Delhi
INDIA
THAILAND
MOREH (INDIA) /
TAMU (MYANMAR)
MANDALAY
BAGAN
YANGON
MYAWADDY
(MYANMAR) / MAE
SOT (THAILAND)
THATON
MEIKTILA
PALE
KALAY
TOUNGOO
PAYAGYI
KENTUNG
MAE SAI
CHINA
Financing Portion:
Thailand
India
Myanmar + maintenance distressed
bridges
PAKKOKU
CHONGMA
NAYPYITAW
Theinzayat
Oktwin
New 4 lane
360 kms completed
4 lane
100 kms
Underconstructio
n
Bagan
Bypass route
Mongwa
BOT
upgrading to 2 lanes
in 3 years
(2008-2011)
FS. By
UN-ESCAP
Under
maintenance
2 lanes, 5.5 m
India – Myanmar - Thailand Trilateral Road
– 1360 km
28. - Connectivity.
- The actual road from Mawlamyine to the border is short.
- Engineering and technical challenges are not the real issues.
The real issues are:
- Need to be very clear eyed about costs and denefits.
- Need to improve competitiveness.
- Need to develop industrial estates systematically.
Key Issues for Myanmar to Consider
29. Key Issues for Myanmar
Policymakers: Cost and Benefits
Costs
-Of building physical infrastructure can be high
-Therefore, usually paid by soft loans from Japan, ADB, World Bank
-Larger cost may be the inability to compete with foreign
countries/ companies
-Social costs
Benefits
-Exist in theory
-But hard to quantify
-Must ask: Who gains most? Where?
-Country
-Sub-area
-Income group
-Ethnic group
Careful analysis needed before borrowing/ investing large amounts
Government ( union and state / division ) role is critical
30. Key Issues for Myanmar
Policymakers: Competitiveness
Cross Border Transport Agreement
-Must be ratified
-Must be implemented, otherwise, very costly delays at border and
increase in transport costs
-Not easy to reform border customs/ immigration
-Learn from other countries experience
Develop human resources
-Low wage/ high productivity workers need
-Improve all levels of education and vocational schools
-Improve English language ability
-Use skills of return migrants
Develop major urban areas which will be growth centers
-Mawlamyine
-Hpaan
-Myawaddy
SMEs need to be promoted to ensure benefits of EWEC spread widely within Myanmar
31. Key Issues for Myanmar
Policymakers: Systematic Development of Industrial estates
Industrial Estates with good physical infrastructure and economic incentives for
investors will be engines of growth
Mawlamyine ( 1,100 cars assembled in 2007-2009 ) and Bilugyun have good potential.
Problems must however be addressed
-Macro-economic conditions/ political risks
-Policy and regulatory disincentives
-Poor infrastructure
-Poor business services
-Limited human capacity: public and private
-Low access to information
-Limited access to finance and credit
-Poor institutional capacity and governance
Learn from hard experience of other GMS countries
Systematic/ sustained package of policies need
32. Cross Border Transport Agreement
( CBTA ) ( 1 )
Hard physical infrastructure must be complemented by “ soft “
infrastructure
CBTA consolidates in single legal instrument all key non-physical
measures for efficient cross border land transport
-Main agreement signed by Lao PDR, Thailand, Viet Nam ( 1999 )
-Ratified by all GMS countries ( end-2003 )
-All 20 annexes ( technical details ) and protocols signed
( March 2007 )
-Four countries ratified all annexes ( November 2010 )
-Myanmar ratified 16/20 by May 2012
33. Cross Border Transport Agreement
( CBTA ) ( 2 )
Progress on EWEC
- Lao PDR-Viet Nam: single stop ( March 2005 )
- Lao PDR-Thailand: single window ( July 2006 )
- Fast track for trucks with CBTA documents ( 2009 )
- Road transport permit system: 400 permits for trucks
exchanged (2009 )
- Thailand and Viet Nam trucks able to pick up cargo
in each other’s territory ( June 2009 )
- Customs Transit and Temporary Admission System to facilitate
seamless movement of goods transit from one member to
another
while transiting through a third country ( June 2009 )
34. Myanmar ratified 16 Annexes and Protocols out of 20. Myanmar
Government needs to allow the
followings according to the Agreement:-
(a) Exemption from Physical Customs Inspection, Bond deposit, and
Escort.
(b) Transit Traffic shall be exempt from any customs duties and taxes.
(c) For Single Window Inspection and Single Stop Inspection; the
two adjacent national authorities will carry out these inspections
jointly and simultaneously. Where the local configuration does not
allow the installation of physically adjacent back to back frontier
control posts, the control officials from one Contracting. Party shall
be allowed to perform their duties on the territory of the other
Contracting Party.
Cross Border Transport Agreement
( CBTA ) ( 3 )
35. Conclusions
Government ( union and state ) must LEAD and have OWN
-Vision .. Think global but act national
-Strategy .. See the entire picture
-Good tactics .. Prioritize and be pragmatic
Government capacity has to be increased
-Coordination with other countries, within own country,
with private sector
-Negotiation skills
-Planning and monitoring
-Implementation
Private sector needs to be fully involved and see both opportunities
and challenges