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
Google launches Chinese holiday travel map
BEIJING – Google has launched a map search service in China for travellers taking trips during the Lunar New Year holiday season, despite a row over cyberattacks and censorship. (Volume 26, No. 509)
Microsoft probing new hole in Internet Explorer security
SAN FRANCISCO – Fresh from patching an Internet Explorer (IE) flaw exploited in cyberattacks on Google and other firms, Microsoft is looking into a newly exposed vulnerability in the browser software. (Volume 26, No. 509)
Hollywood loses OZ download battle
SYDNEY – Hollywood film studios lost a landmark court bid on February 4 to hold an Australian internet provider responsible for illegal movie downloads by its customers, in a blow to their efforts against piracy. (Volume 26, No. 509)
Internet slows to a crawl in Yangon
INTERNET users relying on Yatanarpon Teleport’s service faced delays and inconvenience last week. Access ground to a virtual halt on February 2, with even the Google browser taking minutes to load. Those coming to work on the following morning and hoping to see a change were sorely mistaken, with the internet virtually inaccessible. (Volume 26, No. 509)
SKorea, Japan boast fastest internet
TOKYO – East Asian countries led by South Korea, Hong Kong and Japan are the best wired in the world with the highest number of fast broadband connections to the internet, a recent report has found. (Volume 26, No. 509)
Vocational training giving kids options
AN INTERNATIONAL non-government organis-ation is giving children who missed out on formal education a second chance in life.
Remain wary of A(H1N1): expert
THE danger from A(H1N1) flu has not gone away, a senior medical expert has warned. Although the strength of the A(H1N1) pandemic in Myanmar has dwindled, it is important to stay alert, said Professor Kyi Kyi Thinn, the head of the Department of Microbiology at the University of Medicine I.
WHO warns of malaria drug tolerance
YANGON – Tolerance to artemisinin, the most effective anti-malarial drug available, is emerging in Myanmar and could pose a major challenge to regional malaria control, the World Health Organisation (WHO) says.
- Fuel stations to be privatised
- A glimpse of Kachin beauty in Myitkyina
- Thazi tsp cement factory online
- Credit needed in delta: report
- Villages see economic benefits of infrastructure projects
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.
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.
Htoo Trading begins work on Bogale hospital
HTOO Trading has started work on a new hospital in the Ayeyarwady Division town of Bogale that is scheduled to open before the end of the year, a spokesperson said last week.
- Mekong dues payable at Wanpone
- DOF hikes export prices
- Fisheries deal reached with Vietnam
- Diamond prices climb, say traders
A brief history of the Myanmar Academy Awards
THE Myanmar Academy Awards has a reputation for unpredictable results, most notably last year when only six prizes were awarded instead of the expected 11, and rather controversially, none of the prizes were given to women.
Few foreign novels being translated
TRANSLATIONS of foreign novels are declining owing to a lack of reader interest say veteran writers and translators. In previous years, fiction, best sellers, classic novels and prize-winning books by famous authors were translated into Myanmar language to satisfy public demand. However, in recent years relatively few foreign works have been translated.
Word on the street .....
YE NYI NYI is a professional marionette player who will this week participate in workshops dedicated to marionette theatre organised by Alliance Francaise. Timeout caught up with him to talk about how he got involved with marionettes.
Chinese lion dance contest
IN celebration of Chinese New Year, Capital Hyper-market will be holding a Lion Dance Championship between February 8-10 at the supermarket in Thaketa township, Yangon. Six groups will participate, which include Hou Bao Shi, Global Lion, YSL, Pearl-Black, Tian Long (Rain Dragon) and Eversmile.
Schumacher toys with his new Mercedes
VALENCIA– German Formula One legend Michael Schumacher admitted he felt like a kid with a new toy as he took his Mercedes car out for the first time, February 1, ahead of his official return to the sport after a three-year absence.
Myanmar Open to return to Asia Tour Schedule
The Myanmar Open will make a welcome return onto the Asian Tour Schedule after a four-year lapse. This follows an agreement between Air Bagan and the Asian Tour to revive the popular championship.
Flint wins Bagan Masters
The inaugural Air Bagan Masters, which marks the first round of the Asian Development Tour concluded January 31 with Australian Gavin Flint snatching victory from an emerging field of golfers from 19 nations.
Eclipse-watching in Rakhine State
YOU don’t need an excuse to visit Mrauk U in Rakhine State – it has nearly all of Bagan’s charm, in a user-friendly environment, with just a fraction of the tourists.
Travel association launches search for ‘Miss Tourism’
A LEADING tourism industry body has launched a search for a young, single Myanmar woman to spearhead the country’s international tourism campaigns.