Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation” History: On 6 June 1997‚ a new sub-regional grouping was formed in Bangkok and given the name BIST-EC (Bangladesh‚ India‚ Sri Lanka‚ and Thailand Economic Cooperation). Myanmar attended the inaugural June Meeting as an observer and joined the organization as a full member at a Special Ministerial Meeting held in Bangkok on 22 December 1997‚ upon which the name of the grouping was changed to BIMST-EC. Nepal was granted observer
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Development Gap in the world Development gap is the gulf between rich and poor nations when measured using economic yardsticks‚ such as GDP/GNP per capita. The development gap in the world is stunningly wide and has been worsening over the years. * The bottom 20% of the world’s GDP constitutes to only 1% of the world’s total GDP‚ whereas the top 20% constitutes 86%. (End of 1990s) The development gap in the world can be illustrated using the North-South divide. The North–South divide is broadly
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the table below. Online – Cyclone Nargis: http://beta.searca.org/searca/index.php/knowledge-management/knowledge-resources/policy-brief-series/226-rebuilding-myanmars-agriculture-after-cyclone-nargis | LEDC (Nargis) | MEDC (Katrina) | When did it happen? | May 2008 | | Where did it happen? Brief description of the storm. | Myanmar. Cyclone Nargis was a rare‚ eastward moving at low-latitude strong tropical cyclone that caused the worst natural disaster in the recorded history of Burma |
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Heineken out of Burma The action groups ’A Seed Europe’ and the Dutch action group ’XminY’ started a campaign in February 1996‚ called "Heineken out of Burma!". The investment plans of the Dutch brewer Heineken Inc. in Burma (Myanmar)‚ were said to provide material support and legitimacy to the violent dictatory rulers of the country. Heineken sees Burma as an emerging market‚ that must be entered without delay. Western beer markets are becoming saturated and the potentials for growth in Asia
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revolving storms in both humanitarian and economic terms. For example‚ whilst tropical storms in highly developed countries such as Hurricane Katrina is the USA caused substantial damage‚ the effect of Cyclone Nargis on the less economically developed Myanmar was arguably far greater. Warning systems and communication often play an important role in mitigating the effects of tropical storms as they allow preparations such as evacuation to take place before the storm hits which saves many lives‚ and in
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currently unnoticed affected areas of Myanmar. EPG will work in collaboration with the “Save Earth”‚ community-based organizations and International NGOs‚ promoting positive behaviour change through the Environmental protection Role play in schools project. 2. Environmental Issues in Myanmar While environmental protection projects and environment activists are endeavoring to bring forth harmony amongst our environment and our society‚ Myanmar has rather a slow rate of environmental
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women and children which is a common metric in determining countries health and wellness. In a study performed by Grundy et al. 2012‚ the inequities of international aid and how it was distributed within the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and Myanmar was evaluated. An assessment was made regarding how
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back to Burma’s colonial period‚ including that of the country itself: "Burma" became "Myanmar". The renaming remains a contested issue.[19] Many political and ethnic opposition groups and countries continue to use "Burma" because they do not recognise the legitimacy of the ruling military government or its authority to rename the country.[20] The country’s official full name is the "Republic of the Union of Myanmar" Listeni/ˈmjɑːnˌmɑr/[6] (Burmese: ပြည်ထောင်စု သမ္မတ မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော်‚ Pyidaunzu Thanmăda
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ASEAN only Successes : Counter-Terrorism ASEAN realized how devastating terrorism can be to the region after the Bali Bombings in 2002. Several hundred people were killed in that incident and made ASEAN realize how real the threat of terrorism is. Such events pose a direct threat to the peace and security of the South East Asian region‚ and could also impede economic development in several ASEAN countries as a result. This is due to the fact that many ASEAN countries’ economies rely heavily
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Cruel‚ inhuman and degrading treatment - T.‚ from Myanmar Conditions on Manus Island Overcrowding Asylum seekers are detained on Manus Island in crowded accommodations - one dormitory houses 112 detainees. Personal space is limited throughout the entire detention centre. Access to water In the largest
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