International
Myanmar: VP Nyan Htun Contemplates Burma’s Energy Needs
Sep 10, 2014
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Binny Mary Paul, Democratic Voice of Burma
Burmese Vice- President Nyan Htun has raised concerns about energy consumption in Burma.
At the National Energy Management Committee meeting in Naypyidaw on Tuesday, he pointed…
Myanmar: Netherlands to Help Burma Manage Water
Sep 10, 2014
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Ole Chavannes, Democratic Voice of Burma
During the last day of Burmese President Thein Sein’s ten-day tour through Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands, the Dutch government announced support for water management…
South Sudan: China Sending 1,800 Peacekeepers to South Sudan
Sep 10, 2014
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Voice of America
China is sending hundreds of troops to join the U.N. peacekeeping force in war-torn South Sudan, where Chinese companies have major oil interests.
Comments from China's…
South Sudan: Juba Sacks 14 Nuer Oil Workers Over Alleged Rebel Links
Sep 10, 2014
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Sudan Tribune
(JUBA) – A group of South Sudanese men of Nuer origin, who were employed by several oil companies, have been denied salary payments and dismissed…
Sierra Leone: Ebola Cuts Sierra Leone Growth to Three-Year Low
Sep 10, 2014
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Yahoo News
Freetown (AFP) - Sierra Leone said Wednesday the Ebola crisis had devastated the economy, with growth projections pared back to single digits for the first…
DRC: DR Congo’s Miners Bear Brunt of Attempts to Make Minerals Conflict-Free
Sep 10, 2014
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The Guardian
Legislation that requires firms to trace the supply chains of minerals sourced in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is disrupting people’s livelihoods and creating…
India/Pakistan: In Srinagar, Floodwaters Recede, but Anger Remains
Sep 10, 2014
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Betwa Sharma and Nida Najar, The New York Times
SRINAGAR, Kashmir — As people waited here for rescue on rooftops and balconies, fear was giving way on Wednesday to anger and resentment over what…
Mindanao/Philippines: Philippine Bill Would Give Muslims Autonomy
Sep 10, 2014
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Floyd Whaley, The New York Times
MANILA — President Benigno S. Aquino III on Wednesday submitted a draft law to the Philippine Congress that would create a self-governed, predominantly Muslim autonomous…
Cambodia: Environmental Group Blasts Forest Council for Certifying Tainted Vietnam Company
Sep 10, 2014
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Radio Free Asia
Environmental advocacy group Global Witness on Wednesday criticized an international forest management council for giving recognition to a Vietnamese state-owned rubber company accused of grabbing…
Somalia: War-Torn Somalia Faces Starvation
Sep 10, 2014
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Allan Olingo, The East African
Somalia is staring at a fresh food crisis due to delayed rains, rising food prices and persistent conflict.
The fragile food security situation in the Horn…
Water Wars: The Water Wars: Conflicts Over Water Sources Continue to Grow
Sep 9, 2014
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David Zetland, Water Canada
Google "water wars" and you will get 1.45 million search returns – more than "nuclear war." Does this statistic mean that water wars are more…
South Sudan/Sudan: S. Sudan Seeks Pipeline Alternative to End Dependence on Sudan
Sep 9, 2014
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World Tribune
WASHINGTON — South Sudan has sought an alternative to the export crude oil pipeline that crosses into its northern rival.
A U.S. government report said South…
Iraq: New Iraq Oil Minister Faces Kurdish Dispute, Security Threats
Sep 9, 2014
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Voice of America
DUBAI—Iraq's new oil minister is a veteran politician who will need to deploy all his experience to resolve disputes over Kurdish oil production and allay…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Kurdish Oil and US Leverage in Iraq
Sep 9, 2014
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Jim Krane and Ted Loch-Temzelides, Forbes
HOUSTON _ As the Obama Administration ratchets up its confrontation with radical Islamists in Iraq, an idled tanker loaded with Kurdish oil off the Texas…
West Africa: Ebola May Disrupt Oil and Gas Operations in West Africa, Threatening Region's Economy, says GlobalData Analyst
Sep 9, 2014
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AllAfrica
London — Oil and gas exploration and production programs in West African states are under increasing risk due to the failure to contain the Ebola…
Myanmar: Japanese-Led Projects Risk Fueling Conflict in Burma: Activists
Sep 9, 2014
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Yen Snaing and Saw Yan Naing, The Irrawaddy
RANGOON — Dozens of Karen civil society groups are calling on Japan’s international development agency to halt plans for development projects in southeastern Burma.
The Karen…
China/Japan: China Sends Warships to Escort Oil Rig to Waters Claimed by Japan Near Senkaku (Diaoyu) Islands
Sep 9, 2014
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China Daily Mail
China’s qianzhan.com says in its report today that China’s Kaixuan-1 oil rig is on its way to the area near the disputed Diaoyu Islands (known…
Israel/Palestine: New Emblem of an Elemental Conflict: Seized West Bank Land
Sep 9, 2014
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Isabel Kershner, The New York Times
WADI FUKIN, West Bank — At the edge of this small Palestinian village, an asphalt road turns into a dirt path that winds through a…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Files Claim Against Greek Oil Shipper
Sep 8, 2014
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Daniel J. Graeber, United Press International
BAGHDAD -- The Iraqi government revealed Monday it started legal proceedings against a Greek company responsible for exports of oil from the Kurdish north of…
Myanmar: Coal: The New Power Battleground
Sep 8, 2014
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Wa Lone, Myanmar Times
The strong monsoon wind blows thick, rain-filled clouds in from the Andaman Sea to the fringes of the Ayeyarwady delta. Thoung Khon is just 60…
Myanmar: Burmese Workers Get Lengthy Jail Terms for Pipeline Clash
Sep 8, 2014
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Lawi Weng, The Irrawaddy
RANGOON — A court in Arakan State sentenced 17 Burmese workers to between six and 10 years each in prison on Sunday for destroying property…
Pakistan: Internal Affairs: BDU Chief ‘Dragged’ Into Land-Grabbing Allegations
Sep 8, 2014
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The Express Tribune
PESHAWAR: The bomb disposal unit’s AIG Shafqat Malik dismissed rumours that his driver was injured in a land-grabbing attempt on Warsak Road on Saturday.
“Farman, a resident…
Food Security: Middle East Wars Could Put World’s Food Security at Risk
Sep 8, 2014
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Steve Connor, The Independent
Millions of people could in future face starvation as an indirect result of the violent turmoil in the Middle East which has the highest concentration…
Afghanistan: Snow Sales Replace Illegal Logging in Afghan Province
Sep 8, 2014
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Qaisar Khosti, Environmental News Service
For hundreds of years, people in Afghanistan have stockpiled winter snows in specially-dug pits so they can use it during the scorching summer months. Now,…
West Africa: Ebola Outbreak Dulls Diamond Industry
Sep 7, 2014
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Melvyn Reggie Thomas, Tmes of India
SURAT: The Ebola outbreak has started casting a shadow over the diamond industry as diamantaires have stopped sourcing rough diamonds from West African countries. Africa…
Vietnam: Vietnam Building Deterrent Against China in Disputed Seas With Submarines
Sep 7, 2014
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Greg Torode, Reuters
Vietnam will soon have a credible naval deterrent to China in the South China Sea in the form of Kilo-class submarines from Russia, which experts…
Conflict Minerals: Good News and Bad News: Commerce Department Publishes List of Conflict Minerals Processing Facilities
Sep 7, 2014
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Steve Quinlivan, Dodd-Frank
The good news is the Commerce Department published a list of ”all known conflict mineral processing facilities worldwide” as required by section 1502(d)(3)(C) of the…
Iraq/Syria: Scotland Leads Calls for Crackdown on Trade in Smuggled Oil by Islamic State
Sep 7, 2014
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Herald Scotland
Scotland is leading calls for an EU-led crackdown on the illicit trade in black market oil fuelling the march of the terror group Islamic State…
Iraq: New Rumaila Contract Includes Substantive Changes
Sep 6, 2014
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Ali Abu Iraq, Ben Lando, and Staff, Iraq Oil Report
Iraq has renegotiated a lower production target for Rumaila, its most prolific oil field – part of a broader effort to moderate the country's oil…
Australia/Timor-Leste: UN Court Postpones East Timor Spy Case
Sep 6, 2014
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Harriet Alexander, Sydney Morning Herald
The architect of East Timor's independence movement has welcomed the decision by Australia and his country to postpone court action over their spy row and pursue…