“I started collecting books when I was young but back then it was a hobby so I only bought what I liked. When I retired from my work as a seaman in 1994 I started collecting different kinds of books with the aim of opening a bookstore one day,”

Services will include two-day/one-night trips from Mandalay to Bagan departing every Thursday from November 1 to April 25, at prices ranging from US$1000 to $240 per person depending on the month traveled and the level of accommodation chosen on the vessel.

“The birth of twin elephants is a very rare event. Before this, it has only happened to MTE elephants three times since 1981. Only in two cases were we able to keep the twins alive for a long time,” said U Thaung Nyunt, a veterinarian who works for the enterprise.

“When the beach was opened in 2002, visitors complained there were not enough facilities there and they said the road to the beach was not in good condition,” Brig Gen Aye Myint Kyu said at the annual meeting of the Ngwe Saung Zone Hotelier Association at Yuzana Hotel in Yangon on August 21.

“It can help put two people in touch with each other, either by searching what’s there or by posting something. It’s an easy way to make social contacts for those who find it hard to meet others outside.”

BEAUTIFUL brides decked out in equally amazing dresses were escorted down the aisle by handsome grooms sporting the latest in wedding tuxedos on September 2. But these glamorous couples weren’t getting married, and it wasn’t exactly an aisle they were walking down — it was a catwalk.

MYANMAR heartthrob Dway won’t be forgotten in a hurry. Fans poured into his art exhibition organised by his wife Ma Moe Moe at the Sedona Hotel on September 3 and 4, to catch an intimate glimpse of the film star’s personal life.