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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
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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. |
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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.
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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 |
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THE Ministry of Finance and Revenue has
lifted restrictions that had prevented Myanmar merchant seamen
from taking hard currency out of the country |
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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 .. |
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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.
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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. |
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THE Japanese government has provided Myanmar
with grant aid totalling ¥532 million (about US$4.636 million)
for human resource development scholarships.
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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.
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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
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“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.”
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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. 
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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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Myanmar
Contemporary Art Awards 2004 Finalist
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How some of Yangon's famous people are
keeping themselves fresh and fragrant all day. |
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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
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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 | |
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I often buy cologne in Bangkok because
a wide range is available there. I always buy a new
bottle before I finish an old
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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
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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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