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Polling stations are required to allow at least five voters to inspect the ballot boxesbefore voting begins to ensure that they have not been stuffed with ballot papers beforehand. After the inspections are completed the boxes will be secured for voting. |
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 The
pagoda has withstood several natural disasters
in its long history. Five powerful earthquakes
and a violent storm have been recorded
in the region – earthquakes in AD865,
1757, 1912, 1917 and 1930, and the storm
in 1492 – some of which badly damaged
the pagoda. |
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 “It
is learnt that the perpetrations were committed by a man dubbed
Mone Dine who was sent into the nation after attending explosive
courses conducted by Vigorous Burma Student Warriors (VBSW)
in the other country,” |
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 He also gained notoriety as a thief and was arrested at the age of 29 for robbery. It was in jail that he developed an interest in reading under the guidance of a warden named U Maung Maung Tin. |
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 During the ceremony, the chief priest of the host temple is the first to walk barefoot across the hot coals. After that, devotees in yellow who wish to fulfil a vow make their walk across the pit.
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But in early 2007, thousands more chickens, birds and ducks had to be killed after fresh outbreaks in and around the economic hub Yangon and in the central region of Bago.
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Participants must be 16 to 25 years of age. Banners can be designed by individuals or by groups, and each participant can submit up to three different designs, which must be original and in the English language. |
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 The
trees are cut, or “tapped”, and the milky
latex is collected by the worker, each tree giving up
about 30 millilitres at a time. Over the course of a
year, a rubber tree will yield about 1.8 kilograms of
dry crude rubber. |
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The costs for the exams are: K60,000 for a Certificate in Computer Skills; K40,000 each for the Foundation for International Diploma and ICDL start certificate; K42,000 for the Certificate for Advanced Spreadsheet; and K49,000 for the AutoCAD Certificate...
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“The resort will include attractions such as buggy rides, cycling and hiking, horseback riding, and motor-boat rides. We’re designing it especially for nature lovers, so they can find all these facilities in one place,”...
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Cooking oil prices have
fallen, with the exception of palm oil,
which rose from K3200 per viss to K3400.
Sesame oil was at K5000 per viss, down from
K5200, while both wholesale and retail peanut
oil prices fell slightly also... |
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Parquet flooring has been chosen for the living room alone, everywhere else there are unattractive but efficient smoky grey tiles, which are all the better to save time in cleaning. |
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 “It’s is one of the best freeweight fights that I’ve ever seen in the past few months and [I thought] Lone Chaw was in big trouble from his opponent’s punches. I was amazed by Win Htun’s masterful performance,” |
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 “To be honest, both Advani and Rupesh Shah didn’t play well in the final and didn’t reach their normal level of performance. [I think] this is because they play against each other a lot and know much about each other – and of course they were under a lot of stress,” |
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| FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS: Visitors admire the giant bell at Mingun, located in Sagaing Division 11 kilometres (7 miles) north of Mandalay on the western bank of the Ayeyarwady River. Mingun bell – the biggest, uncracked ringing bell in the world – is 200 years old this month. Casting started in 1808 and finished two years later under the direction of King Bodawphaya (1745-1819), who wanted a bell grand enough to hang in the huge Mingun Pahtodawgyi under construction at the time. The bell weighs 90 tonnes, or 55,555 viss, which can be represented by the mnemonic min hpyu hman hman pyaw, with the consonants signifying the number five in Myanmar astrology and numerology. – Khin Su Wai |
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HAVING not yet released a solo album, Qui Qui has slowly but surely made a name for herself in Myanmar for her smooth singing style..
“The point of good design is to ensure comfortable use – and not just in houses. The aim of interior decoration is for people to gain peace of mind at home”...
