HOUSE OF THE WEEK

Ready-for-rent villa in Mayangone township

MAKE no mistake – this is a big house. The compound is about 10,000 square feet and the two-storey house has about 5000 square feet as well. And it’s just as well that there’s so much space because it’s a long way from downtown, at Thanlawaddy Street, off Pyay Road, in Mayangone township. more

Yangon Weather Forecast, Burma

Mekong dues payable at Wanpone

WATER craft in Myanmar’s territorial waters on the Mekong River are now required to pay port dues at Wanpone Port in Tachileik township, a spokesperson from the Directorate of Water Resources and Improvement of River Systems (DWIR) said last week. (Volume 26, No. 509)

Chinese New Year spurs market

MOVE over bullock, the tiger is coming – and he’s hungry. Though sales of accessories for next week’s Chinese New Year festivities are down, merrymakers are buying as much food as they ever did, shopkeepers say, despite higher prices. (Volume 26, No. 509)

Nay Pyi Taw taxi biz opens but customers prefer private cars

COMPETITION for taxi and car rental business is heating up in Nay Pyi Taw as “official” taxis take to the streets. But the private firms that sprang up to cater to the nation’s new capital in 2006 are still attracting customers, they say. (Volume 26, No. 509)

Htoo Trading begins work on Bogale hospital

HTOO Trading has started work on a new hospital i n the Ayeyarwady Division town of Bogale that is scheduled to open before the end of the year, a spokesperson said last week. (Volume 26, No. 509)

DOF hikes export prices

IN a bid to boost export income as the financial year draws to a close, the Department of Fisheries has raised the prices of fisheries products by 5-25 percent. As of January, total income from fisheries exports reached about US$401 million, leaving a scant two months to hit the target of $700 million for the 2009-2010 fiscal year. (Volume 26, No. 509)

Fisheries deal reached with Vietnam

IN a lift to Upper Myanmar’s fisheries industry, experts from Vietnam and Ukraine will be helping to build up a range of cold-water fish and lobster breeding facilities in Kachin State. (Volume 26, No. 509)

Diamond prices climb, say traders

DIAMOND prices are rising, thanks to a scarcity of raw diamonds in Africa, Myanmar diamond traders are saying. Diamond Shwe Kyi, owner of Sham diamond shop, said the diamond markets in India and China were also up. (Volume 26, No. 509)

Exporters urged to check rice quality

FAILURE to ensure high quality in exports could mean the loss of key international rice markets, a leading rice exporter has warned. (Volume 26, No. 509)

Florists gear up for Valentine’s Day

VALENTINE’S Day is coming and florists, card sellers and gift shops are expecting strong sales. One of the country’s better known florists, Eternal Flowers on New University Avenue Road in Bahan township, is gearing up for big sales on February 14. (Volume 26, No. 509)

Buddhist conference building complete

A THREE-story monastic building has been constructed in Hmawbi, Yangon Division, to accommodate senior Buddhist monks for the largest-ever Shwekyin Buddhist Conference in 2012. (Volume 26, No. 509)

Cinema leaseholders say they will bid in state auction

THE leaseholders of the Yangon cinemas that will be put up for auction on February 26 say they have every intention of bidding for the sites they are already managing. (Volume 26, No. 509)

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