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SENIOR government officials have held two days of talks with members of an international task force to outline Myanmar’s efforts to curb money laundering, an official said last week.

The talks between a delegation led by the Deputy Attorney General, Dr Tun Shin, and officials from the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force review group took place in Seoul on June 13 and 14

 

A NEW subject aimed at changing perceptions and attitudes on issues involving the environment has been introduced at Yangon University and about 20 other tertiary education institutions throughout the country.

 
THREE ministries have successfully introduced the government’s e-procurement system since it was launched on April 2, the coordinator of the project said last week.
 
THE establishment of a security community within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations is among the top issues on the agenda for the annual meeting of the grouping’s foreign ministers in Jakarta on June 30, an official source said last week
 
     
THE Ministry of Finance and Revenue has lifted restrictions that had prevented Myanmar merchant seamen from taking hard currency out of the country
 
Source: New Light Of Myanmar
A mine planted by terrosists in a small park between the ordinary class ticket sale unit of Yangon Central Railway Station and the filling station went off in the early morning ..
 
AN increased awareness of traffic regulations has contributed to a big decline in road accidents since the start of the rainy season, a senior official with the Yangon Division Traffic Rules Enforcement Committee said last week.
 

THE Committee for Quality Control of High-rise Building Construction Projects recruited five new members on June 16 to inspect mechanical and electrical systems in new buildings.

 
THE Japanese government has provided Myanmar with grant aid totalling ¥532 million (about US$4.636 million) for human resource development scholarships.
 
 
SINCE last March, Myan-mar exporters have strived to enter foreign markets in line with a Ministry of Commerce initiative that identified six new goods as ideal for regional export..
 
ASEAN was founded on it, multimillion-dollar properties are sold on it and foreign ministers the world over build connections on it. The golf course may still be a place of leisure, but officials and businessmen in Myanmar say it has become an increasingly vital substitute for the workplace.
 
 
 
 

THERE was a ray of hope for Myanmar’s property sector last week, as one of the country’s biggest construction companies, Maung Weik and Family Company Limited, told Myanmar Times its numerous projects had not succumbed to the delays that have afflicted other companies in the industry.

 
 
 
 

“NO one dared to move or even raise their eyes. The teacher was pacing up and down the classroom tapping his cane on his open hand as he went. The teacher ordered the class to stand up and as the frightened children did so, the teacher caned them.”

 
 

In the Myanmar Times, edition 219, an article titled “Women of all ages, status experience depression” suggested women should, “increase mental health education and awareness to help people to understand their own illness”. This is a good suggestion.

 
 
 

THE Ministry of Health plans to expand a hepatitis B vaccination program launched in Yangon and Mandalay divisions last July to cover another five divisions.

 
 
 
 
 
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ART AWARD
Myanmar Contemporary
Art Awards 2004
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How some of Yangon's famous people are keeping themselves fresh and fragrant all day.
AS a woman, I like using perfumes with a flower fragrance, especially rose and jasmine. I didn’t start wearing perfume until I was at university, when I started getting it as gifts from
 
I was a tomboy when I was a teenager, so I did not use perfume until I was in tenth grade as I thought it made me girly
 
I often buy cologne in Bangkok because a wide range is available there. I always buy a new bottle before I finish an old one.
 
 
 
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YOUR OPINION
 
I HAVE given blood 49 times in the last 31 years. I became a voluntary donor during a visit to the Shwedagon Pagoda when I was 22 and the public was invited to give blood there
 
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I began being trained by instructors from the Myanmar Police Force Horse Squad in 1973, when I was 24. I’ve ridden almost every day for the past 30 years
   
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UNICEF is seeking to recruit a motivated and committed professional of the highest integrity to assist the Operations Officer in financial accounts maintenance and budget control functions in Myanmar office in accordance with rules, regulations and established budgetary limits.
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