Myanmar to attend travel marts

THE Union of Myanmar Travel Association has been accepting applications from local travel and tour companies that wish to participate in travel marts scheduled to be held in Cambodia and China later this year.
The Second Angkor International Tourism Exchange (AITEX) will be held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on October 6 and 7.
From November 1 to 4, Kunming in Yunnan province, China, will host the China International Travel Mart (CITM) 2007.
According to an official from the association, a number of Myanmar travel companies have applied to participate.
“These companies have applied to participate and final permission will be announced later by the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism,” she said. – Zo Puii

KOICA donates computers

THE Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) donated 20 computers on July 10 to the Settlement and Land Records Department (SLRD) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation for use at the department’s Central Land Records Development Training Centre in Taikkyi township, Yangon.
A statement released by KOICA said the donation, which also included a scanner, will allow the centre to provide training courses on internet use and database development for more than 1000 SLRD staff.
The donation will also facilitate an upgrade of the data collection system used by Myanmar’s agricultural sector, the statement said. – Khin Myat

Work on Dagon bridge 95pc done

CONSTRUCTION on a bridge that will connect Yangon’s Dagon Seikken township and Thanlyin’s Kalarwe village across the Bago River is 95 percent complete and is expected to be finished soon, state-run newspapers reported earlier this month.
The July 4 report in The New Light of Myanmar said the project, which was started in May 2000 by the Ministry of Construction, would be finished “soon” but did not announce an exact date.
A spokesperson for the construction crew said the new bridge will be able to carry heavier loads than the existing bridge connecting Yangon and Thanlyin.
“The bridge can withstand loads of 75 tonnes so both shipping containers and big trucks will be able to pass over, facilitating the smooth flow of commodities and goods between Yangon and Thanlyin,” he said.
According to sources, the current bridge can carry a maximum load of 60 tonnes, limiting the transport of containers to and from Thilawa port.
– Htar Htar Khin