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Prospects of economic cooperation in the Bangladesh, China, India and Myanmar region: A quantitative assessment [PDF]
This paper quantifies the economic impact of Bangladesh, China, India and Myanmar (BCIM) economic cooperation and compares it with the alternative option of expanding South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) with China and Myanmar.
Md. Tariqur Rahman, Muhammad Al Amin
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Revised proposal for encoding the Lanna script in the BMP of the UCS [PDF]
This is a proposal to encode the Lanna script in the international character encoding standard Unicode. The name of the script was changed to "Tai Tham" by consensus of users in different countries.
Constable, Peter+2 more
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Social and political conflict over dam development on the Irrawaddy River [PDF]
After decades of troubled economic, political, military, and social history, Myanmar is currently engaged in seven China-backed dam building projects, that will permanently alter the the Irrawaddy River, the country’s largest river.
LeNeave, Kelsey Ann
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Highly localised traditional knowledge of Mien medicinal plants in Chiang Rai, Thailand
Abstract The Mien ethnic people have migrated from China to Thailand over centuries and traditionally settled in remote areas of northern Thailand. They relied extensively on the local ecosystem for construction, food, fodder, and medicine. There are only a few studies of Mien traditional knowledge in China and Nan, Thailand.
Methee Phumthum+3 more
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Differential impacts of an irrigation project : case study of the Swar Dam Project in Yedashe, Bago region of Myanmar [PDF]
In Myanmar, the government has made a vast investment in the construction of dams to improve crop productivity and to ensure socioeconomic development.
Aung, Aung Tun Oo+2 more
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Dimming the Internet: Detecting Throttling as a Mechanism of Censorship in Iran [PDF]
In the days immediately following the contested June 2009 Presidential election, Iranians attempting to reach news content and social media platforms were subject to unprecedented levels of the degradation, blocking and jamming of communications channels.
arxiv
The rapid rise of agricultural mechanization in Myanmar
B. Belton+3 more
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Myanmar: Selected Issues [PDF]
This Selected Issues paper analyzes how Myanmar can manage its natural resources for people’s development. Myanmar’s natural resource endowments provide much needed national wealth to finance the country’s development. Given Myanmar’s low tax revenue, mobilizing resource revenues is particularly important in the current macroeconomic environment of ...
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Reciprocal relations in the Karen highlands of northern Thailand
Abstract Karen communities in northern Thailand work to maintain reciprocal relations with the plants, animals and spirits with whom they coexist. They conceive of these relations as essential to the maintenance of community health, food security, and a balanced climate and environment.
Suwichan Phatthanaphraiwan+1 more
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