January 30 - February 5, 2012
Shangri-la to revive twin towers project
THE ghostly concrete husks on the southern fringe of Kandawgyi Lake are among Yangon’s most discussed buildings. And they are set to get tongues wagging again, with the developer dusting off plans to turn the mothballed towers into serviced apartments.
Myanmar begins opening doors to foreign journalists
FOR many years Myanmar has been a challenging country for foreign journalists to report on, with access difficult and accurate information hard to come by. The election of November 2010 and the subsequent release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi garnered unprecedented attention, yet for the most part it remained impossible for foreign journalists to work in Myanmar legally.
Peace possible if KIO adjusts demands, says govt negotiator
A PEACE agreement in northern Myanmar is within reach if the Kachin Independence Organisation changes some of the language it uses in negotiations, a senior Kachin political figure said last week.
McCain calls for poll observers
UNITED States senator John McCain has called on the government to allow international observers into the country to monitor the by-elections on April 1.
- Parliament opens with focus on budget, corruption
- Media law to protect rights of journalists, says ministry
- Daw Suu Kyi receives Benazir Bhutto prize
- Government plans census for Dec 2014
- Peace agreements top priority, pres adviser tells HK conference
- Time for talk on sanctions is over
- 88 Gen backs reformers, Daw Suu Kyi
- Generals adapt to new life as lawmakers
- India defends project after review call
- Parties to assist CNF with liaison offices
- UN, govt open urban development institute in downtown Yangon
- Developer denies hotel charges
- New visitor record for Shwedagon in 2011
- Break ties with North Korea, urges McConnell
- Ministry working on hotel star ratings
As tax break nears expiry, exporters call for clari
EXPORTERS are calling on the government to clarify whether temporary six-month tax cuts due to expire in February will be extended.
Toyota bids to buy 300,000 tonnes of rice
JAPAN automotive giant Toyota Motors has made an offer to the Myanmar Rice Industry Association (MRIA) to buy and import 300,000 tonnes of rice, an official said on January 21. Toyota made the offer to buy the rice through Kitsana Kyun Thar, a specialist rice company based in Danuphyu township, Ayeyarwady Region, said Ko Aung Myint Thein, one of the company’s managers.
- Dollar and FEC rise on car import demand
- Energy ministry reaps $25m windfall after block auction
- IMF notes Myanmar’s ‘potential’ in Article IV mission
- Outskirt demand cools: real estate agents
- Football club announces plan to build 100-bed hospital in Pathein
Ngwe Phyo exhibits new drip paintings
FORTY acrylic paintings by Ngwe Phyo, most of them created using an experimental dripping technique, are on exhibit at Gallery 65 in Yangon from January 28 to February 3.
Kids’ literature struggles to survive
MA Swe Lae Lae Oo, a grade nine student at BEHS (4) Thingyangyun township, says she and her friends love spending their holidays reading comic books and children’s storybooks, which they borrow from neighbourhood rental shops using their own pocket money.
Photo exhibit highlights wetlands conservation
AN exhibition of nature photographs was held last week at Royal Rose Hall in Bahan township to mark World Wetlands Day and to point out the importance of preserving wetland areas.
