ISO certification

THE Institute of Marine Technology last month earned certification from the Geneva-based International Organisation of Standard-isation (ISO) for its quality management systems.
The principal of the institute, U Win Thein, said ISO 9001-2000 certification was granted on July 6 following inspections by London-based Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA) on April 5 and June 19 and 20.
He said it was the first time inspections by LRQA had resulted in ISO certification in Myanmar.
The Institute of Marine Technology was founded in 1972 to teach nautical and engineering subjects. So far, 167,682 students have been trained. – Zaw Winn

Newspaper survey

STATE-RUN daily newspapers launched their first-ever readers’ surveys last month in an effort to collect feedback from the public on the content and layout of the publications.
Copies of Myanma Ahlin, Kyeemon (The Mirror) and The New Light of Myanmar included inserts from the News and Periodicals Enterprise (NPE) under the Ministry of Information asking readers for input to improve the content and appearance of the publications.
“We will accept any suggestion which is in constructive manner from you,” the flyer said, adding that those who gave the top three suggestions would be awarded K300,000, K200,000 and K100,000 respectively. – Shwe Yinn Mar Oo

Tourism directory

A LOCAL media company, Logistics Media Services Co Ltd, is planning to launch the Directory of Myanmar Hotels and Tourism 2007-2008 for the upcoming peak travel season, which lasts from October to March.
A spokesperson from the company said it will be the first English-language directory of hotels and tourism to be published in Myanmar. – Zaw Winn