International
Myanmar: Central Myanmar Holds Workshop on Peasants’ Affairs
Aug 21, 2014
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Eleven News
The issue of land grabbing dominated a workshop for farmers in Magway, which drew delegates representing farmers in every township of the region in central…
Europe - Central Asia: European Commission Prepares a Conference on Eco Security in Azerbaijan
Aug 21, 2014
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ABC Business Portal
The ecological safety of Azerbaijan has entered into the regional agenda of the European Union. Informed sources say that the European Commission is preparing an international…
East-Timor: Over-Reliance on Oil and Gas Threatens East Timor's Economy
Aug 21, 2014
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Deutsche Welle
The economy of the small independent Southeast Asian nation contracted in 2006 following a deterioration of security that left the government to request military assistance…
Iraq: Troops in Iraq Rout Sunni Militants From a Key Dam
Aug 20, 2014
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NY Times
Iraqi and Kurdish ground troops overran Sunni militants and reclaimed Iraq’s largest dam on Monday, President Obama said, as American warplanes unleashed a barrage of…
Iraq: Iraq Ups Oil Output in South, as Militants Stem Northern Production
Aug 20, 2014
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Wall Street Journal
Iraq is pushing forward with an ambitious increase in production at its prolific southern oil fields, as an Islamist insurgency has strangled output in the…
Iraq: Smuggled Oil Could Fund ISIS Beyond the Battles of Iraq
Aug 20, 2014
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Shale Plays Media
The Islamic State, also known by their older name, ISIS, has systematically attempted (and on some fronts succeeded) to take over prominent infrastructure and resources…
Conflict Minerals: Amnesty International Continues to Push for En Banc Rehearing in Conflict Minerals Case
Aug 20, 2014
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Dodd Frank
Amnesty International has filed a supplemental brief which continues to advocate for a rehearing en banc in the conflict minerals case. The argument is this: American Meat Institute v. U.S.…
South Sudan: New Oilfield in North Darfur to Go Into Production Soon - Governor
Aug 20, 2014
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All Africa
The governor of North Darfur Mohamed Osman Kibir announced that oil exploration in the Nekhaila field block 12, north-east of its state is about to…
Sierra Leone: Industrialization and Global Value Chains in Sierra Leone
Aug 20, 2014
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Afribiz
Plagued by ten years of civil conflict that inhibited commodity production and trade capacity and weakened market systems including the country’s infrastructure, it would be…
Liberia: Open Basin - TGS Nopec Hails Liberia Oil Block Bid Rounds
Aug 20, 2014
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All Africa
With Liberia battling the outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus, the National Oil Company of Liberia which earlier denied selling oil blocks have advertised four…
Timor-Leste: Timorese Graduates Secure Places in New Oil & Gas Training Program
Aug 20, 2014
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ConocoPhilips
Today in a ceremony in Dili, ConocoPhillips together with the Government of Timor-Leste welcomed 12 graduates into the 2014 Foundational Skills Training and Internship Program…
Myanmar: Drug Lords 'Hurt Myanmar Stability'
Aug 20, 2014
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Bangkok Post
The UN on Monday warned that drug trafficking gangs in Myanmar are undermining stability and development, as it hailed a new partnership with the government…
Myanmar: Corrupt “Land Grabs” Imperil Democracy in Burma
Aug 20, 2014
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Center for International Private Enterprise
Burma lacks many institutions necessary for a market-oriented democracy, such as a reliable court system, dependable electricity, and accessible financial services. The country’s physical infrastructure…
DRC: la FAO apporte 160 millions FCFA pour booster la filière manioc au Congo (DRC: FAO Brings 160 Million FCFA to Boost Cassava Sector in Congo)
Aug 19, 2014
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ADIAC
Dans la recherche d’un projet plus efficace, capable d’augmenter sensiblement la productivité en manioc, aliment consommé par 90% de Congolais, le gouvernement vient de mettre sur…
Iraq: How Iraq's Black Market in Oil Funds ISIS
Aug 19, 2014
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CNN
ISIS control just a few marginal fields in Iraq's north, but they are enough to fund the terrorist group's self-sufficiency.
A month ago, the ISIS--controlled oil…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Seventh Northern Iraqi Oil Tanker Departs Turkey
Aug 19, 2014
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World Bulletin
A seventh tanker filled with northern Iraqi oil has departed from the southeastern Turkish port of Ceyhan, Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz announced on Monday.
This…
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…