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Myanmar-Rohingya Trafficking — Myanmar profits off Rohingya exodus

November 16, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Todd Pitman and Esther Htusan Associated Press MYIN HLUT, Myanmar (AP) — The small wooden boats leave the shores of western Myanmar nearly every day, overloaded with desperate Rohingya Muslims who are part of one the largest boat exoduses in Asia since the Vietnam War.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Arakan Project, Asia, Associated Press, Bangladesh, Chris Lewa, Fortify Rights, Malaysia, Matthew Smith, Myanmar, Myin Hlut, President Barack Obama, President Thein Sein, Thailand, Vietnam War, Vol 33 No 47 | November 15 - November 21, Win Myaing

Group says Myanmar hid billions in gas revenues

September 17, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

BANGKOK (AP) — On Sept. 10, An environmental activist group accused Myanmar’s ruling military junta of hiding about $4.8 billion in unreported earnings from natural gas projects with foreign oil companies in overseas banks.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, Asia, Burma, DBS, ERI, International Monetary Fund, Matthew Smith, Myanmar, Naing Htoo, OCBC, Overseas Chinese Banking Corp, Paris, Singapore, Thailand, United States, Vol 28 No 39 | September 19 - September 25

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