International
China/South China Sea: By 2030, South China Sea Will Be ‘Virtually a Chinese Lake,’ Study Warns
Jan 20, 2016
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Simon Denyer, Washington Post
China will have so many aircraft carriers by 2030 that the South China Sea will be “virtually a Chinese lake,” a new U.S. study warns,…
Philippines/China/South China Sea: Philippines Plans Tracking System for Civilian Flights over Disputed Sea
Jan 19, 2016
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Saudi Gazette
The Philippines plans to install a $1-million satellite-based system to track commercial flights over the disputed South China Sea, after China landed its first test…
Iraq: Iraq Wants Foreign Oil Firms to Cut Development Spending, Oil Minister Says
Jan 19, 2016
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Reuters
Iraq wants foreign oil companies to cut spending as the nation seeks to narrow a budget gap caused by lower crude prices, oil minister Adel…
Sudan/South Sudan: Khartoum Preparing for South Sudan’s Possible Oil Shut Down, Says Official
Jan 19, 2016
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Sudan Tribune
The Sudanese government has undertaken technical measures in preparation of a possible oil production shutdown by the South Sudan, the country’s finance minister said Tuesday.…
Nigeria: Attacks on Oil Installations is Costing Nigeria $2.4M a Day
Jan 19, 2016
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Michelle Faul and Hilary Uguru, Associated Press
A Cabinet minister says multiple attacks on strategic oil and gas installations is costing Nigeria $2.4 million a day and the military warns it will…
Myanmar: No Civilians Included in Jade Mine Investigation Team
Jan 18, 2016
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Eleven Myanmar
Residents of Hpakant are concerned that jade mining companies will lie about the numbers of backhoes they use in excavations during an ongoing Union-level investigation…
Angola: Activist Lodges a Criminal Complaint against Land-Grabbing Governor
Jan 18, 2016
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Maka Angola
The activist Rafael Marques lodged today a criminal complaint in court against the Governor of Kwanza Sul Province, General Eusébio de Brito Teixeira, for seizing…
South Sudan/Sudan: Oil Pipeline Can Be Shut Down Anytime Soon – Ministry Warns
Jan 17, 2016
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Upper Nile Times
The Ministry of Petroleum and Mining has warned that it may turn off the pipeline and close down the oilfields in Paloch if Sudan refuses…
Cyprus/Turkey: Water Wars Escalate
Jan 17, 2016
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Esra Aygin, inCyprus
The latest standoff between the Turkish Cypriot and Turkish authorities over the management of water reaching the island’s northern part from Turkey, through a trans-Mediterranean…
Liberia: Conservation Group Disagrees with Senate Pro Temp Assertion
Jan 17, 2016
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FrontPageAfrica
After years of abuse, Liberia’s forest is gradually becoming a window of opportunities by diverting from the age old method of commercial logging to sustainable…
Iraq: Iraq's Southern Oil Exports Running at 3.3 Million bpd, Unaffected by Clashes
Jan 16, 2016
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Reuters
Iraq's exports from its southern region have been running at an average daily rate of 3.297 million barrels per day (bpd) so far this month,…
Myanmar: Rampaging Elephants Force Myanmar Villagers to Tree-Top Refuge
Jan 16, 2016
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Agence France-Presse
Pushed from their forest home by encroaching farm land, wild elephants are driving fearful villagers in a Myanmar township to seek refuge in tree houses…
Myanmar: Govt Releases Long-Awaited Environmental Guidelines for Megaprojects
Jan 15, 2016
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Frontier Myanmar
The government on Thursday announced new assessment requirements for investment projects that could cause environmental and social harm. The new Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) procedures,…
Myamar: Water Management Requires a More Holistic View
Jan 15, 2016
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Piyaporn Wongruang, Nationmultimedia
As of Tuesday, the combined amount of usable water retained in seven major dams, including Bhumibol and Sirikit, that feed the Central plains stood at…
Myanmar: Myanmar Aims High for Gas Discoveries in the Future
Jan 14, 2016
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Khine Kyaw, Eleven Myanmar
The recent discovery of gas in Block A-6 is just the first of numerous discoveries in Myanmar, which remains an attractive frontier for international oil…
Afghanistan: The U.S. Spent a Half Billion on Mining in Afghanistan with ‘Limited Progress’
Jan 14, 2016
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Megan McCloskey, Pro Publica
The United States has spent nearly half a billion dollars and five years developing Afghanistan’s oil, gas and minerals industries — and has little to…
Liberia: Land Commission and the Land Governance Support Activity (LGSA) Completes Ten Days Awareness Campaign on the Land Authority Bill
Jan 14, 2016
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Liberian Observer
The Land Commission in collaboration with one of its partners, Land Governance Support Activity (LGSA) has completed a ten-day intensive awareness campaign on the draft…
Myanmar: Key Witness Missing in Illegal Jade Ownership Case
Jan 13, 2016
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Swan Ye Htut, Myanmar Times
Kachin State resident Ngwe Si Hein and the Runjan Stone company have been battling for three years over the ownership of a rock of rough…
Myanmar: Govt Rejects China’s Request for Timber-Based Industrial Zone in Myanmar
Jan 13, 2016
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Eleven Myanmar
The Myanmar government has rejected China’s requests to purchase timber in log form under a tender system and to build a timber-based industrial zone in…
Liberia: Senate Pro-Tempore Wants Review of Forest Policies
Jan 13, 2016
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FrontPageAfrica
In the wake of recommendations from western countries to pay poor countries including Liberia for its forest reserve, Senate Pro-Tempore Armah Jallah is recommending a…
Colombia: Colombia Continues Work on Gold Projects Despite Dropping Prices
Jan 13, 2016
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LATINONE
Mining companies are still continuing their gold projects in Colombia despite the weakening local currency, which offsets falling gold prices. Miners, including Continental Gold, Red…
Philippines/China/South China Sea: Time Is of the Essence in South China Sea Arbitration Case
Jan 13, 2016
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Ernest Bower and Conor Cronin, Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative
The timing of the decision by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague on the Philippines’ case against China’s nine-dash-line claims has critical geopolitical…
Afghanistan: Afghan Rivers Need Better Management
Jan 12, 2016
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Institute for War & Peace Reporting
A national strategy to manage Afghanistan’s abundant water reserves is urgently needed, according to debates organised by IWPR in three Afghan provinces. The events in…
Conflict Minerals: How Intel Eliminated War from Its Supply Chain
Jan 12, 2016
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Alexander C. Kaufman, Huffington Post
Seven years ago, Carolyn Duran realized the company she worked for had blood on its hands. Intel -- the world's largest semiconductor maker, where Duran…
Myanmar: Gold Miner Opens Case Amid Fresh Protests
Jan 12, 2016
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Than Naing Soe, Myanmar Times
A gold-mining company supported by military-owned Union of Myanmar Economic Holdings opened a case with Mandalay police last week, after 100 people occupied the site…
Myanmar: CSOs Ask to Be Heard in Timber Trade Talks with China
Jan 12, 2016
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Nyein Nyein, The Irrawaddy
A network of some 150 civil society organizations (CSOs) have called for their voices to be heard in bilateral timber trade talks between Burma and…
Colombia: La Peor Sequía en Casi dos Décadas Sacude a Colombia [The Worst Drought in Nearly Two Decades Shakes Colombia]
Jan 12, 2016
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EL PAÍS
Colombia, un país donde el verde y la lluvia caracterizan gran parte de su territorio, vive la peor sequía en casi dos décadas. Sus efectos…
Libya/Islamic State: Islamic State Targeting Libyan Oil to Make Trouble, Not a Profit
Jan 11, 2016
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Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor
When the Islamic State first set its eyes on Libya, it no doubt saw fertile soil for conquest in a lawless land being fought over by myriad political and military factions.…
DRC: The True Cost of Mineral Smuggling in the DRC
Jan 11, 2016
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Institute for Security Studies
Africa loses far more money through illicit financial flows every year than it receives in aid and foreign direct investment. Global Financial Integrity (GFI) estimated…
DRC: Intel Plans to Remove All Conflict Materials from Supply Chains
Jan 11, 2016
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The Strategic Sourceror
When talking on an iPhone, putting on a piece of jewelry or driving in a car, most people don't consider where the materials used to…