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Predicament: Preserving our beaches

MYANMAR is blessed with an enormous amount of natural beauty, none the more evident than its 2000 kilometres of coastline. While beach tourism in Myanmar has so far been limited when compared to destinations such as Phuket or Bali
 
OFFICIALS have welcomed a new law enacted late last month which paves the way for Myanmar to cooperate with foreign nations in criminal investigations.
 
THE Foreign Minister, U Win Aung, has stressed the role of education and training to provide the human resources needed to ensure that Myanmar becomes a modern, developed nation.
 
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SPORT
THE MYANMAR women’s under-19 national team will not be competing in the Asia Championships this month, the Myanmar Football Federation announced last week.
CANOEIST Aung Lin and wushu athlete Khaing Khaing Maw were chosen as best sportsman and best sportswoman 2003 respectively by the Myanmar Sports Writers Association at Traders Hotel on May 11.
 
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NEWS
A multi-million dollar factory which will extract citronella oil from lemon grass was opened at Hlegu, about 30 miles north of Yangon, on May 12
MYANMAR will join other member countries of the International Maritime Organisation in implementing a range of security measures for ships and ports by the end of next month, an official with the Department of Marine Administration said last week
THE Yangon City Development Committee has launched a four-year plan to improve roads and bridges, a YCDC official said last week.
 
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BUSINESS
SALES of fuel-powered water pumps have increased by about 30 per cent in the past month in Yangon, water pump distributors said last week
 
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PROPERTY

BUILDING work has begun on Airport View Tower at 9 mile on Pyay Road, a 20-storey development near Yangon International Airport, the developer said this month.

 
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TIMEOUT
IT was late in the evening and I was all hot and sweaty. Still in my workout outfit, I was walking home from the gym and suddenly it dawned on me – I was settled.
 
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YOUR OPINION
Moviegoers say there’s a need for more creativity in the film industry. Interviews by Yin Min Tun.
 
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THINKING ALOUD
Thinking Aloud talks to Dr Myint Thein, a vice president of the Myanmar Academy of Agricultural, Forestry, Livestock and Fisheries Sciences
 
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ART AWARD
Myanmar Contemporary
Art Awards 2004
Finalist
 
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Mr Prasert Parasrattong-Osoth, the chief executive officer of Bangkok Airways, speaks to reporters at Mingaladon airport on May 10 after a ceremony to mark the launch of the airline’s daily service between Bangkok and Yangon. The airline, which began the service on April 30, is competing with Thai Airways International and MAI for a share of the lucrative Bangkok-Yangon route.
 
 
   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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CHIEF OF STAFF
 
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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