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Google News: Political excitement trumps economic realities
[LoanSafe] - The government was not only promoting the agricultural sector but also agro-industry involving rice, sugar, and cotton, said Aung Zaw Oo, who is also the secretary of the Myanmar Rice Industry Association (MRIA). Myanmar had 20 million acres of rice
Google News: Copper Mine Land Grabs Protest Heats Up
[The Irrawaddy News Magazine] - Zaw Oo, a villager from Wat Hmay, told The Irrawaddy, “As the company resumes building, which they agreed not to continue without informing the authorities' decisions to the residents, we told them to stop.” But he said the company brought security
Google News: Fierce Flooding Disrupts Delta Life
[The Irrawaddy News Magazine] - But socially, it's disastrous,” said Thein Zaw Oo, the administrator of Kya Ku Village. “Now we can only think about food. But the problem that lies ahead is how we can rebuild our houses which were damaged by the flood. It gives me a headache,” said
Google News: Burma's Economy Can Triple by 2030: ADB
[The Irrawaddy News Magazine] - Aung Zaw Oo, joint-secretary of the Myanmar Rice Industry Association said that “we need to improve the awareness and the access to technology for farmers. We harvest in Myanmar manually.” Burma was the world's biggest rice exporter until the 1960s
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