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A passion for the movies, but viewers desire more creativity

THE director of the Myanma Motion Picture Enterprise, U Myint Thein Pe, has dismissed suggestions that the popularity of DVDs and VCDs is the main reason for a decline in attendances at cinemas during the past year.
 
THE government has urged the United States to abandon attempts to destabilise Myanmar and to help the country as a “partner” in its democratisation process.
 
MYANMAR is planning to expand its communications infrastructure as part of a program by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to narrow the development gap between its older and newer members, a seminar in Yangon was told last week.
 
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News topics
 
     
A TOTAL lunar eclipse occurred in the early morning hours of May 5 that was visible across Asia.
The eclipse could be seen in Myanmar from 1:17 am to 4:47 am
 
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BUSINESS
THE small West African nation Gambia has signed an agreement to import Myanmar rice, Gambia’s economic minister told Myanmar Times during a business trip to Yangon last week
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PROPERTY
DOUBLE colonnades and a row of balconies protruding from the first floor make this Myanmar Times House of the Week an impressive proposition for potential buyers, although the building site directly opposite does not make for picturesque views.
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TIMEOUT
SHE may be 69, but Daw Su Su Win is still as tough as old boots. An energetic and engaging speaker, she appeared eager to talk to the Myanmar Times about her life, her achievements and her role as the first woman to become a qualified police officer in Myanmar.
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YOUR OPINION
Which is the better visual medium; photography or painting?
Khin Nyein Aye Than sought some answers.
   
 
 
   WHAT THEY WEAR IT?
‘My style is not always fixed’
I HAVE been interested in jewellery since I was young. I think it plays an important
‘Only diamonds when I got married’
I WAS not very interested in jewellery until I was over the age of 20. But now as a woman, I love
 
  SPECIAL REPORT | MOGOK |
FOR the inhabitants of Mogok, the htar pwe, or gem market, has a marked influence on day-to-day living
 
  JOB |Domestic|
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Myanmar Consolidated Media publishes two national publications, both called The Myanmar Times. As part of its growth strategy the company now seeks to employ a Chief of Staff.
 
UNICEF is seeking to recruit a dynamic, motivated and committed professional in the field of Immunization to work with us to help fulfill our mandate to improve the lives of children and women in Myanmar.
 
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