HOUSE OF THE WEEK
Unfinished project in South Okkalapa tsp
THIS two-storey house in South Okkalapa township represents unfinished business. more
Last Jews seek salvation in tourism
THE story of Sally Joseph’s family would be familiar to anyone in Yangon’s dwindling Jewish community. Her parents were Iraqi Jews, born in Myanmar to second- and third-generation Jewish families, who fled to India after the outbreak of World War II and returned in 1947, quickly settling into the thriving, 3000-member community. (Volume 26, No. 512)
LP to promote ASEAN tourism
A NEW tourism campaign promoting Southeast Asia has received a boost with the news travel publisher Lonely Planet will provide content for its website, the ASEAN Tourism Association announced last week. (Volume 26, No. 512)
Sands S’pore to open in April
SINGAPORE – US gaming giant Las Vegas Sands said on February 24 its casino project in Singapore will open on April 27, months behind the original schedule of late 2009. (Volume 26, No. 512)
Exhibit recalls transatlantic crossing glamour
NEW YORK – The glamour of transatlantic crossings has returned to New York with an exhibit on the Art Deco elegance of the French liner SS Normandie. (Volume 26, No. 512)
