International
India: Gang Wars Rage Still, in West UP
Aug 19, 2014
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The Times of India
Fights over water have led to bloodshed. Water wars claimed at least 25 lives in Kinoni village. Vinod Bawla refused to share water for irrigation…
China/Vietnam: Chinese Contractors Abandon Vietnam Hydro Project as Tensions Remain High
Aug 19, 2014
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GCR
A major hydropower project in Vietnam stood in limbo over the weekend amid reports that the two Chinese contractors building it have abandoned the project…
Myanmar: Activists Continue to be Arrested Amid Spate of Land Grabs, Rights Group Says
Aug 19, 2014
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Eleven
The government has continued to arrest activists and protesters although it has fulfilled some of the public’s demands, a recent report by the Human Rights…
Myanmar: Officials Must Monitor Land Disputes to Prevent Crime: Thein Sein
Aug 19, 2014
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Eleven
President Thein Sein has called on state and regional officials to keep a close watch on land disputes – in line with the law and…
Myanmar: Struggling to Save Myanmar’s National Parks
Aug 19, 2014
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The Seattle Times
Off a remote, glimmering beach in Myanmar backed by a lush tropical forest, Julia Tedesco skims the crystalline waters with mask and fins, looking for…
East Africa: Averting Resource Curse In East Africa
Aug 19, 2014
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The Star
Discoveries of large quantities of commercially viable hydrocarbons and mineral ore in Eastern Africa continue to raise a fundamental question: can these resources be a…
China/Vietnam: Vietnamese Fishermen Wrecked by Chinese Attack
Aug 18, 2014
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ThanhNien News
A Vietnamese fisherman sailed back from a traditional fishing ground near Hoang Sa (Paracel) Islands on Friday night, devastated as he said a Chinese vessel…
Iraq: Iraq and the Oil Wars
Aug 17, 2014
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Dennis J Bernstein, Consortium News
President George W. Bush’s invasion of Iraq gave U.S. and other Western oil companies a major stake in the country’s giant oil fields, a foothold…
South China Sea: Fishing Vessels in China Serve as Proxy Enforcers
Aug 17, 2014
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Wendel Minnick, Defense News
TAIPEI — China’s use of swarming tactics with fishing vessels to project and protect Beijing’s territorial claims in the South China Sea appears unstoppable, experts…
Myanmar: U.S. Waives Sanctions on Myanmar Timber
Aug 16, 2014
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Carey L. Biron, Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 14 2014 (IPS) - Civil society groups are split over a decision by the U.S. government to waive sanctions on Myanmar’s timber sector…
Iraq: U.S. Said to Carry Out Airstrikes in North Iraq
Aug 16, 2014
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Zaid Sabah, Gopal Ratnam and Khalid Al-Ansary, Bloomberg Businessweek
The U.S. carried out airstrikes today on Islamic State targets in northern Iraq to protect Yezidis and prevent damage to a critical dam, according to…
South Sudan: Exxon Ends Oil Search With Total in South Sudan as War Rages
Aug 15, 2014
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Bloomberg
Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM), the U.S.’s largest oil company, ended exploration plans with Total SA (FP) in South Sudan, Total and the government said, a…
Liberia: Grow but Cherish Your Environment
Aug 15, 2014
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The Economist
For half a century, Indonesia and Malaysia have accounted for the vast majority of the world’s exports of palm oil. But now investors are flocking…
Iraq: Islamic State Seizes Control of Iraq's Oil, Wheat
Aug 15, 2014
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Albawaba News
ISIS terrorists are currently in control of seven oil fields in Iraq and large amounts of the country’s wheat supplies.
Iraqi officials said on Wednesday that…
China/Vietnam: Is Vietnam Spinning Out of China’s Orbit?
Aug 15, 2014
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Foreign Policy Association
Beijing’s formidable display of aggression this year is backfiring, as its neighbors scramble to beef up their military capabilities and forge defensive alliances both within…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraqi Kurdistan's Largest Producing Oilfield Working to Boost Output
Aug 15, 2014
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Humeyra Pamuk, Reuters Africa
TAQ TAQ OILFIELD, Iraq Aug 15 (Reuters) - Oil production at Iraqi Kurdistan's largest producing oil field is planned to rise by at least 16,500…
Kurdistan: Exclusive: Iraqi Kurds Sell Third Major Oil Cargo, Fourth Heads to Croatia
Aug 15, 2014
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Julia Payne and David Sheppard, Reuters
(Reuters) - Iraqi Kurdistan has delivered its third major cargo of crude oil out of a Turkish port and a fourth is sailing to Croatia,…
Myanmar: Sagaing Division Farmers Stage Protest Against Trial, Land-Grabs
Aug 14, 2014
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The Irrawaddy
About 1,000 farmers in Sagaing Division’s Kantbalu Township staged a protest on Wednesday to demand back confiscated lands and ask for the release of dozens…
Myanmar: Kantbalu Farmers Protest Against Land-Grabs
Aug 14, 2014
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Eleven
About 1,000 farmers in Kantbalu Township, Shwebo District of Sagaing Region on August 13 staged a protest to ask for the return of confiscated lands…
South China Sea: China-US Tensions Heat Up Over Disputed Sea
Aug 14, 2014
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Voice of America
Chinese state media accuse the United States of inflaming tensions in the South China Sea as Secretary of State John Kerry wraps up his trip…
Iraq/Kurdistan: International Oil Producers Halt Northern Iraq Operations
Aug 14, 2014
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Turkish Weekly
In a story on the suspension of oil production by a number of international companies operating in Iraq's north, the Anadolu Agency erroneously reported that…
India: There Will be Water Wars Soon: HC on Depleting Water Level in Delhi
Aug 14, 2014
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The Economic Times
The Delhi High Court today said there would be "water wars" soon given the rate water sources is depleting and asked the city government whether…
Liberia: Sime Darby Slows Liberia Operations Due to Ebola Virus
Aug 14, 2014
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Bloomberg
Sime Darby Bhd (SIME), the world’s biggest listed palm oil producer, said it’s slowing production in Liberia because of the Ebola virus.
The Kuala Lumpur-based company,…
Liberia: Sifca Says Exports of Rubber From Liberia Halted on Ebola
Aug 14, 2014
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Bloomberg
Sifca Group, an Ivory Coast agribusiness company, said its exports of rubber from Liberia have been halted as a result of the closing of land…
Iraq: Iraq Crisis: West’s ‘Mandate’ Limited by National Borders – and Don’t Dare Mention Oil
Aug 14, 2014
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The Independent
In the Middle East, the first shots of every war define the narrative we all dutifully follow. So too, this greatest crisis since the last…
Global: Global Conflicts Cause concern in Markets, Commodities
Aug 14, 2014
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Nwi Times
Headlines across the world have been filled with news of violence and intensifying conflicts in the Gaza strip, the Ukraine and Russia, and Iraq.
The largely…
Liberia: Liberia Offers New Acreage Despite No Update on Oil Legislation
Aug 14, 2014
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Platts
Liberia has offered four exploration blocks for licensing despite previous assurances that they would first put in place petroleum legislation.
State-owned NOCAL on its website said…
Liberia: Liberia's National Oil Company Denies Selling Oil Blocks
Aug 14, 2014
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All Africa
The National Oil Company of Liberia (NOCAL) says oil blocks that are now out for international competitive bidding, are neither being sold nor auctioned contrary…
Conflict Minerals: How Monitoring Smelters is Key to Curbing Conflict Minerals
Aug 14, 2014
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Web Africa
Technology hardware, software and services provider HP says it is keeping a close watch on smelters and refiners in a bid to reach the company’s…
DRC: Eastern Congo Slowly Producing More Conflict-Free Minerals Report
Aug 14, 2014
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Thomas Reuters Foundation
The number of mines certified as producing “conflict-free” minerals in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is slowly increasing, though challenges remain in cutting off this…