Media Roundup
August 16 - 22, 2010
Website on organic food to be launched
MYANMAR Organic Group is to launch a dual-language website to educate the public on how to grow produce according to organic methods, Pyi Myanmar reported on August 12.
“This website will share knowledge about organic products, promote the activities of the group and inform growers about our rules,” said Daw Than Than Sein, a member of the group, which is under the Myanmar Fruit and Vegetable Producers and Exporters Association
The report said that website would be launched in both the Myanmar and English languages.
“A group like ours in Thailand has developed an organic movement by educating people about organic products,” Daw Than Than Sein said. “So we are going to try hard to be like them.”
Kanbawza airline to fly domestic, international
KANBAWZA Group’s new airline is to fly to both domestic and international destinations, The Yangon Times reported on August 12, quoting an unnamed company official.
The report said the airline is purchasing two Airbus A320s for use on international routes and eight ATR-72 aircraft for domestic use. As well as scheduled flights, the airline will offer charter flights and helicopter services.
An official from Kanbawza Group said all aircrafts had been purchased from France and were “updated”, the report said.
A logo is now being developed for the airline, which is likely to be called Air Kanbawza. Earlier media reports had speculated the airline would be called Air Inlay.
Trustees plan for Shwedagon birthday
REPRESENTATIVES from countries across the globe will be invited to the 2600th anniversary of Shwedagon Pagoda in 2012, Popular News reported on August 12, quoting board of trustees member U Ba Shwe.
“Shwedagon Pagoda was established 10 months after the Guattama Buddha attained enlightenment,” U Ba Shwe said. “The life of Shwedagon Pagoda is the same as the Buddhist calendar. The Buddhist calendar is going to be year 2600 in 2012 and to mark it we are planning a grand ceremony and will invite people from not only Buddhist countries but all countries across the world,” he said.
He said the board of trustees wanted everybody to know about the pagoda and its history and in 2009 a website about Shwedagon was established.
