December 15 - 21, 2003 Myanmar's first international weekly Volume 10 , No.196
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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. [FullStory]

 

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
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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,..
 
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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,...
 
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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]

MYANMA Gem Enterprise is inviting bids for uncut jade produced from gem mining companies involved in joint ventures with the government.[Fullstory]

 BUSINESS NEWS

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]

 
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