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Doctors predict shortage of effective malaria drug

GOVERNMENTS and aid agencies the world over are clamoring to obtain a highly effective drug that has been used in Myanmar to fight malaria for nearly 10 years, fuelling speculation that a global shortage may be imminent. Doctors say a widely-used drug, chloroquine, is no longer effective against the disease, and artemisinin in combination with other drugs has become the preferred treatment.

 
MYANMAR and Thailand have begun discussions on a project to establish industrial zones as part of an economic cooperation strategy agreed at a four-nation summit in Bagan last November.

The deputy director general of the Directorate of Industrial Supervision and Inspection Department under the Ministry of Industry (1), U L. Zaw Shan, told Myanmar Times last week that work

 
THE government has rejected accusations by the United States that it had failed to take enough action to allow all elements of Myanmar society to participate in the National Convention, which reconvened on May 17 to draft a new constitution
 
     
WORLD No-Tobacco Day on May 31 will be observed in Myanmar by a series of special events and is also likely to be of special significance to patrons at two Yangon cafes which are believed to be the first in the capital to establish no-smoking areas
THE Department of Fisheries said last week that it will allocate K2 billion in loans to help five companies develop shrimp farms in Tanintharyi Division.
THE Asian Development Bank and the United Nations Environmental Program have jointly published a book providing comprehensive information aimed at aiding the implementation of sustainable development programs in Southeast Asia.
 
MYANMAR’S first lens and optical factory will open in the first week of July. The owner of the factory, Myanmar Asia Optical International Company Ltd, claims it will be capable of providing lens and optical apparatus to the majority of the world market.
THE government last Friday awarded prizes to the nation’s biggest exporters and praised their contribution towards creating a foreign trade surplus in the fiscal year ending in March.
 

THE long-awaited Excel Shopping Mall in Excel Treasure Tower on Kaba Aye Pagoda Road received a soft opening on May 22, featuring 70 shops, including MK Fashion and Victoria Hyper Mart

 
L Phyu, a well-known songwriter and bass guitarist with the alternative band the Ants, died of lung disease on May 27, said his friends last week
L Phyu, a well-known songwriter and bass guitarist with the alternative band the Ants, died of lung disease on May 27, said his friends last week
 
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YOUR OPINION
Sporting activities are a great way to enjoy yourself and keep fit.
Interviews by Saw Thiha.
 
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THINKING ALOUD
Thinking Aloud talks to U Zaw Htut, managing director and chief technical officer of web development company, Myanmar’s Net Inc.

 

 
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ART AWARD
Myanmar Contemporary
Art Awards 2004
Finalist
 
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