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PREPARATIONS were nearing completion throughout the
country last week for celebrations marking Thingyan, the
traditional new year.In cities, towns and villages, the
finishing touches were being put to the pandals which will be
a focus of the celebrations.
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CULTURAL troupes from Myanmar and the five
other members of the Greater Mekong Sub-region will feature in
a special Thingyan traditional new year program in Mandalay
being sponsored by the Ministry of Hotels and
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The Cambodian Prime Minister, Mr Hun Sen,
would strongly reiterate Phnom Penh’s support during talks on
April 8 with his visiting Myanmar counterpart,
Lieutenant-General Soe Win, said the embassy’s second
secretary, Mr Neang Samrith Komar. |
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THE City Mayor’s pandal will host an expanded program of
dance troupe competitions during this year’s Thingyan water
festival, from April 13 to 16, said an official from the
Yangon City Development Committee. |
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THE number of Myanmar undertaking pilgrimages to Buddhist
holy sites in India and Nepal has increased in recent years,
said a Yangon travel agency which specialises in arranging the
trips.

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ABOUT 200,000 books and other publications valued at K20
million have been donated by students at Basic Education High
Schools in Yangon for distribution to 800 community learning
centres throughout the country, a senior education official
said last week.
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Dr Moe Moe Thwe, the deputy director of the ministry’s
ASEAN-World Intellectual Property Organisation section, said
the final revised drafts were completed last month and the
intellectual property rights laws would be enacted by next
January 1.

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The workshop was attended by officials from the Information
Ministry, the MMPE, the association and representatives from
three industry groups - directors, producers and
scriptwriters.

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It was organised by the US-based Wildlife
Conservation Society, the British-based Whales and
Dolphin Conservation Society, and the World Conservation
Union, whose main office is located in Switzerland.

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THE government has set a target of 12.6 per cent for
economic growth during the financial year that began on
April 1, up slightly from the average annual pace of
12.4 per cent in the past four years, according to a
report published last week.
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The buildings under the construction in both
Industrial part and housing part are on sale with
negotiable price. Both the land with buildings and the
land without buildings have water, electricity and
telephone.
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On traditional albums the singers and players perform
with the Saing Waing, and the songs are old. The
contemporary albums are in modern styles like, rock,
pop, techno and now hip-hop.
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Mandalay is hosting the Mekong water
festival this year and about 500 visitors from the
Mekong region are expected to participate in the water
throwing event. So, this year, the second capital’s New
Year water festival will be extraordinary with a lot of
entertainment programs, featuring some particularly
strong shows and many music bands, singers, actors and
celebrities.

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PEOPLE who suffer from hypertension, or high
blood pressure, can benefit greatly from regular
exercise, said a senior medical officer from the
Department of Medical Research (Lower
Myanmar). |
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Contemporary Art Awards 2004 Finalist |
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THE definition of personal values
differs from person to person. For me, personal values
means the net value of the difference between how much
you give to society and how much you take from
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I graduated with Bachelor of Medicine
from the Institute of Medicine (2) in 1975. In 1993, I
graduated as a Master of Medical Science in Preventive
and Tropical Medicine from the Institute of Medicine
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