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Predicament: Preserving our beaches |
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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
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OFFICIALS have welcomed a new law enacted
late last month which paves the way for Myanmar to cooperate
with foreign nations in criminal investigations. |
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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 |
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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. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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 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 |
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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 |
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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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Moviegoers say there’s a need
for more creativity in the film industry. Interviews by
Yin Min Tun. |
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Thinking Aloud talks to Dr Myint
Thein, a vice president of the Myanmar Academy of
Agricultural, Forestry, Livestock and Fisheries
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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. |
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WHAT THEY WEAR
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SPECIAL REPORT | MOGOK
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FOR the inhabitants of Mogok, the htar
pwe, or gem market, has a marked influence on day-to-day
living
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JOB
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CHIEF OF STAFF |
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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.
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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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