Political parties struggle to attract members
POLITICAL parties this month began submitting membership lists to the Union Election Commission, as mandated under the Political Parties Registration Law released in March. (July 26 - August 1, 2010 | Volume 27, No. 533)
Developers say growth inhibited by lack of amenities
CROWDED, congested, expensive downtown Yangon is likely to stay that way for the foreseeable future, real estate professionals say – because housing development in the outer townships is stifled by lack of infrastructure and amenities. (July 26 - August 1, 2010 | Volume 27, No. 533)
What’s a war debt between old friends?
BANGKOK – Earlier this month, the United States celebrated 60 years of diplomatic relations with Cambodia and marked the 15th anniversary of normalising ties with Vietnam. (July 26 - August 1, 2010 | Volume 27, No. 533)
Political parties welcome Martyrs’ Day participation
POLITICAL parties that have registered to contest this year’s election expressed appreciation at the government’s decision to allow them to participate in the Martyrs’ Day ceremony at the Martyrs’ Mausoleum in Yangon on July 19. (July 26 - August 1, 2010 | Volume 27, No. 533)
Thanlyin based party fights funding constraints
FUNDING is the major constraint the Than Lyin township-based Democratic Party for Myanmar New Society faces as it prepares for this year’s election, senior members said last week. (July 26 - August 1, 2010 | Volume 27, No. 533)
Buthidaung-Maungdaw road to reopen in August
THE road between Buthidaung and Maungdaw in northern Rakhine State is expected to reopen to heavy trucks in mid-August, engineers working on the damaged road said earlier this month. (July 26 - August 1, 2010 | Volume 27, No. 533)
Cavalier buses to be banned in capital
AUTHORITIES in Nay Pyi Taw have threatened to blacklist commuter buses in the capital that repeatedly break the “rules and disciplines” of the local transport committee. (July 26 - August 1, 2010 | Volume 27, No. 533)
Cooperation, funding needed to reach development goals
INCREASED cooperation and investment in education and health are needed for Myanmar to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, an advisor to the UN said earlier this month. (July 26 - August 1, 2010 | Volume 27, No. 533)
Hpakant flooding affects thousands of families
MORE than 1100 families have been affected by flooding in Kachin State’s Hpakant township following several days of heavy rain, a Myanmar Red Cross Society official said on July 22. (July 26 - August 1, 2010 | Volume 27, No. 533)
‘River Doctors’ group to provide medical care in delta
A MOBILE health clinic set up in a river boat is now touring the Ayeyarwady delta and providing affordable health care to people living in hard-to-reach areas, organisers said last week. (July 26 - August 1, 2010 | Volume 27, No. 533)
Bago residents relive mystery rodent migration
AS swarmed of rats gushed out of the jungle and stormed through Bago and Daik-u townships last month, residents were filled with a mixture of disgust and excitement. (July 26 - August 1, 2010 | Volume 27, No. 533)
Bamboo flowering: kicking rat reproduction into ‘overdrive’
THE relationship between plagues of rats and bamboo flowering was the focus of a workshop held in Mizoram, northeastern India, in May 2009. (July 26 - August 1, 2010 | Volume 27, No. 533)
Police unable to identify 30pc of traffic victims, says official
POLICE are unable to identify about 30 percent of all people killed in road traffic accidents in Yangon Division, a senior official said last week. (July 26 - August 1, 2010 | Volume 27, No. 533)
Homes evacuated after riverbank collapse
HUNDREDS of residents of a village near Mandalay in Patheingyi township had to evacuate their flooded homes earlier this month after high water caused sections of the east bank of the Ayeyarwady River to collapse. (July 26 - August 1, 2010 | Volume 27, No. 533)
Dead rats best form of rodent control
THE “most effective way” to control the variety of rat presently ravaging fields in Bago Division is to leave dead rats as a deterrent, a local expert said last week. (July 26 - August 1, 2010 | Volume 27, No. 533)
La Niña likely to return in 2010: expert
A FALL in sea temperatures in the central Pacific Ocean could create a La Niña phenomenon, bringing disasters such as floods, landslides and storms to Myanmar later this year, a weather expert has warned. (July 26 - August 1, 2010 | Volume 27, No. 533)
