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LESS than half of fisheries factories in Yangon want to
participate in a government plan to give them exclusive
power supplies that are designed to help the industry maintain
production over the dry summer months when blackouts are
common, according to the Myanmar Fishery Federation.
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CHINA’S misfortunes are proving to be Myanmar’s
gains, as sesame seed traders in Mandalay last week reported
a surge in demand following a string of disasters that have
hit China’s grain production.
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 “If
the market is flooded, it’s likely the price for eel
will decrease,” he said. The current floor price for
eel at Muse’s state-run auction house is US$2000 per
tonne.
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Myanmar entrepreneurs have until August 10 to provide lots
for the coming sale. One percent of foreign currency proceeds
and 3pc of local currency earnings are to be paid to UMEHL,
while a 0.4pc service charge will be levied.
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 “Another
thing is there are few direct flights
to foreign cities from our country.
As ornamental fish have to be exported
live, they need to be sent by direct
flights in order to cut back on transport
times,”
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“A consortium comprising private
sector entrepreneurs is ready to import
gas from Rakhine in Myanmar. I don’t
want to wait for donors’ suggestions
or their money,” Syed Mahmudul
Huq told bdnews24.com.
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THE Myanmar Medical Association is
planning to offer courses later this
year to provide life skills training
and health education to young people
at Taungoo in Bago Division and Pathein
in Ayeyarwady Division.
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Bangladesh has zeroed in on Sonadia
Island in the Bay of Bengal to develop
its first deep-sea port, which, if given
the green light, will be in direct competition
with a Myanmar deep-sea port planned
for Maday Island in Rakhine State.
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 “When
I was young, landscaping was very rare
in Myanmar and most people weren’t
familiar with what it entailed. But
after 1989, when construction began
picking up again, the YCDC (Yangon City
Development Committee) helped spread
the idea of landscaping through a number
of parks and gardens across the city,”
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 “We
charge US$14 to $15 per square metre
on a monthly basis for the ground floor
to 12. “But we will charge a little
bit more for the extended 13 to 19 floors,
which will be $16 to $19 per square
metre,”
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Twelve-foot-high
ceilings and large rooms make the house
ideal for big families, with living rooms
on each floor and a dedicated TV room
upstairs ensuring space for everyone.
A spiral staircase from the TV room leads
to three rooms on the third floor, possibly
suitable for storage, and the house’s
largest, sun-soaked balcony. |
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 MYANMAR’S
Foreign Minister, U Nyan Win, left for Manila
last week to participate in the annual meeting
of foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast
Asian Nations and from the regional grouping’s
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THE skipping of major Asian meetings by President
George W. Bush and his top diplomat have left
the US conspicuously absent in Southeast Asia
– in stark contrast to China, analysts
say.
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“We can’t escape the conclusion
that our policies have simply not moved Myanmar
in the right direction nor do they have any
reasonable prospect of doing so,”
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 From
the first time they met in 1954, music has always
fuelled their souls. It has been more than 50
years and the passion is still burning. The
night they met, U Saw Apollo approached U Walter,
who was playing the guitar at a party, and asked
him earnestly, “Would you mind playing
a song with me?” And thus a friendship
was born.
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 “I’m
happy,” Nu Nu Yi (Inwa) told The Myanmar
Times. “For 20 years I have devoted my
life to what I love. Despite all of the hardships
and obstacles I have had to endure, my name
has finally transcended Myanmar’s boundaries.”
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| A YOUNG FARMER REAPS SUMMER PADDY
at her farm near the village of Gwekyikone in Patheingyi township,
Mandalay Division, last week. According to U Aung Kyin, the
Mandalay divisional manager of Myanma Agriculture Service
under the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, summer paddy
is being cultivated on 240,000 acres in Mandalay Division
this season. About 60 percent of this had been reaped by last
week, producing an average of nearly 100 baskets an acre.
The department is aiming for a total of 23 million baskets
throughout the division for the summer season, about the same
as last year.
– Caption and pic: Phyo Wai Kyaw |
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