TOKYO – Japan and the 10 members of ASEAN last Friday
set the ambitious goal of creating an East Asian
community as Tokyo pledged US$3 billion in aid for
training and to develop areas along the Mekong River
during the next three years.
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THE Foreign Minister, U Win Aung, will travel to
Bangkok this week to attend a multilateral forum on the
plan for a transition to democracy in Myanmar, the Thai
government said last week.The forum, on December 15,
will focus on the roadmap for a transition to democracy
unveiled on August 30 by the Prime Minister, General
Khin Nyunt. [Fullstory]
SHYAM Benegal, one of India’s most eminent directors,
spent last week in Myanmar shooting the final segments
of an ambitious film.Netaji Subhas – The Last Hero is
devoted to five years in the life of ‘Netaji’ Subhas
Chandra Bose, an Indian freedom fighter who launched an
offensive against British colonial forces,..[Fullstory]
THE Foreign Minister, U Win Aung, is due to travel to
New Delhi next week for talks with his Indian and Thai
counterparts on building a highway linking the three
countries, an official source said last week.The meeting
on December 23 is expected to finalise technical and
funding issues for the 1400-kilometre transna-tional
highway, the source said.[Fullstory]
INSIDE THIS WEEK
R E V I E W
2003
» what did
they say
A FRESH commitment by the
government to restore constitutional rule was the
highlight..,
THE Chairman of the State
Peace and Development Council, Senior General Than
Shwe,..
» what did they
do
As every year passes by,
changes in the art scene as well as the continued
effects of traditional,..
THE most outstanding
development in the agriculture sector in 2003 was
the,...
THE government opens its second school for blind children
in Sagaing on December 16 at a ceremony to be attended by the
Minister of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement,
Major-General Sein Htwar.[Fullstory]
THE Traffic Rules Enforcement Supervisory Committee has
prepared a text book outlining traffic and pedestrian rules as
part of an education campaign aimed at reducing road
accidents.[Fullstory]
A 30-day horticultural exhibition organised by Yangon City
Development Committee will open at the Mindhama field in
Mayangone township on January 1 to coincide with the 56th
anniversary of Independence Day on January 4.[Fullstory]
Account trade between Myanmar and Thailand will be
implemented next year, according to U Sein Win Hlaing, general
secretary of Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of
Commerce and Industry.[Fullstory]
IN the past ten years landscaping has become more popular
in Myanmar, with home owners and property developers realising
its potential for increasing the value of property, according
to industry sources.[Fullstory]
BUSINESS leaders and government officials from Southeast
Asian countries gathered in Yangon last week to discuss the
development of tourism and agriculture in the region.[Fullstory]