HOUSE OF THE WEEK
Warm single-storey house in Thingangyun
UNCOMPLICATED suburban living sums up this single-level house in Thingangyun township. The house is not overly spacious but there is a nice garden and lawn as compensation. more
Feasting fish relieve weary travellers
CURIOSITY stirred, I decided to take the plunge and test the popular Dr Fish Massage. The signboard advertised 20 minutes in the pool with hordes of Garra rufa fish for just US$3 and promised that the fish would remove the dead skin from my hands and feet. This would leave them smooth, while at the same time acting as a form of stress relief. (Volume 26, No. 510)
Singapore welcomes 9.7 million visitors
SINGAPORE – Singapore welcomed 9.7 million visitors in 2009, down 4.3 percent from 2008 but exceeding forecasts due to an aggressive marketing campaign amid a global recession, the government said last week (Volume 26, No. 510)
Tourism Myanmar Update
Inya Lake Hotel is launching www.eventsinyangon.com, the one and only website with updated events listings for Yangon. This website features a calendar of events, from music concerts and art gallery openings to social occasions in the hotels and bars around the city. To put an advertisement on the website. (Volume 26, No. 510)
ODC perform in Yangon
OBERLIN Dance Company from the US performed a series of contemporary dances at the American Club in Mayangone township on February 9.
Monks donate blood to needy patients
IT is midnight and the telephone is ringing in the compound of Ywar Ma Pariyati Sarthindeik monastic school. A young monk picks up the phone, on the other end a woman beseeches him to find a monk who is willing to donate blood to her sick relative. This is not a one-off, but a daily occurrence.
Chinese New Year lion dance
CAPITAL Hypermart’s Chinese New Year lion dance contest came to a close on February 10 with Hong Bao Shi team winning the top prize.
Hip-hop dancers break ground not limbs
SINCE hitting the mainstream in the 1970s, hip-hop dancing has maintained its status as a technically difficult, high intensity form of dance most associated with the street rather than polished stage performances. Although late to arrive in Myanmar, plenty of kids are still risking their limbs to impress their friends with some cool moves.
Myanmar firms as favourite
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.
MFF terminates coach
A series of poor performances in the lead up to the AFC Challenge Cup has resulted in the Myanmar Football Federation(MFF) terminating the contract of head national coach Drago Mamic.
Equestrian event
Myanmar’s Equestrian Federation is to hold its first event for 2010, The Baron’s Cup. The event will be held on February 27 at the federations equestrian grounds in North Dagon Township.
Shane Warne announces plans to create a global‘IPL style’ series
LONDON – Shane Warne said he wished he was “20 years younger” as he helped unveil plans for a new global Twenty20 alliance.
Blaze guts Thingangyun Market
A HUGE fire destroyed about 80 percent of one of Yangon’s largest markets on Friday evening but no casualties have so far been reported, officials told The Myanmar Times last week.
Australia boosts Myanmar aid
INTERNATIONAL obser-vers have applauded the Australian government for a shift in aid policy that will see funding to Myanmar almost double over the next three years.
First-time voters to decide 2010 poll
FOR 25-year-old Wai Wai, the 2010 general election will be her first opportunity to shape the future of her country. She says she has already decided to give her vote to the political party she feels will bring economic development and improve people’s real living standards.
- Third Nargis review launched
- Avian influenza detected in Mayangone poultry farm
- In Hainggyi Island, villagers more prepared to face disaster
- State-run broadcaster set for makeover
- End in sight for maritime border spat