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A YANGON company that has taken over the lease of the
luxury river boat, the Pandaw 1, plans to offer trips on the
Irrawaddy River upsteam from Mandalay and to destinations on
the Chindwin River, it said last week.[Fullstory] | |
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U Win Khaing, the managing director of the Myanmar Solar
Energy System, a branch of the United Engineering Company,
said solar energy was attractive to consumers because it was
cheap and reliable. [Fullstory] | |
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The decision to resume new aid, which was taken last
December, was prompted by signs of progress toward
democratisation in Myanmar, Reuters quoted a Japanese Foreign
Ministry source as saying. [Fullstory] | |
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The three-month course, which began last week, is the 10th
since MOFA launched the training program for civil servants
and members of the business community in July 2000. [Fullstory] | |
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THREE of Myanmar’s twenty private
banks resumed normal operations last week after being given
the green light by a government committee, according to
banking industry sources. [Fullstory]
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DURING the 1960s motorcycle buyers automatically opted for
English brands such as Triumph, BSA, or Royal Enfield. But a
decade later Japanese bikes such as Suzuki, Honda or Yamaha
were the vogue. What caused this turn around? Savvy marketing
techniques.[Fullstory] | |
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YANGON’S construction sector has said it would need
financial support to continue many on-going projects.With the
Asian financial crisis in 1997 and the banking situation since
February last year, activity has slowed in the building
sector.[Fullstory] | |
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