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Thanaka sales spread overseas

Unlike in Myanmar, where people use the paste made from ground up tree bark as a type of makeup, U Kyaw Min said the trend in the Philippines was for both men and women to apply thanaka in the privacy of their homes before going to bed at night.
 
Yoma Bank insists money safe

Rumours began to circulate on September 12 that the government had revoked Yoma’s banking licence and it was subsequently unable to complete money transfers – currently the only banking service Yoma offers after it was prevented from holding deposits or providing loans in the wake of the country’s 2003 liquidity crisis.
 
Local website starts business news service

“To increase traffic to our website, our team is now presenting business news in Myanmar language. We update the news every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday,” said the site’s webmaster, Ko Kaung Myat Paing of Info Myanmar Computer Services, the company hired to design the website.
 
Warehouses, hotel to assist giant Yangon jade auctions

PLANS to build a several large jade warehouses and accommodation for visiting jade and gem merchants will help Yangon establish itself as an international jade trading hub, according to an official from the state-run Myanma Gems Enterprise.
Ocean catch up 25 percent

THE Myanmar Trawlers Association (MTA) has announced its members caught 25 percent more fish and shrimp from Myanmar waters in the first five months of fiscal 2007-08 compared with the same period last year.
 
B’desh seeks bids for gas exploration

“Both India and Myanmar have found gas in the Bay of Bengal and we’re confident there will also be major discoveries in the Bangladesh part of the Bay,” Nasir said.
 
Tax cuts lure people back to property market

Agents said sales have been increasing on an almost daily basis since the Ministry of Finance and Revenue announced on August 12 it was slashing taxes from 50 percent of a property’s sale price to either 15pc or 12pc depending on its valuation.
 
Briefs
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Shrimp farmers face big flooding bill
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MFSL plans direct sea link to Sri Lanka
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ONGC to sign for new Myanmar blocks
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Industrial zones get more electricity
   
 
HOUSE OF THE WEEK

Good enough to eat, but living is optional
Unfortunately, the property is more delicious at first glance than upon closer inspection. While the 4900-square-foot compound is relatively barren, the over-the-top house decorations run the risk of becoming a little sickly fast – such as during the first visit.
 
Yadanabon Cyber City slated for soft opening this month

THE first phase of the multi-billion kyat Yadanabon Cyber City being developed near Pyin Oo Lwin in Mandalay Division will be ready for a soft opening later this month, a senior official said last week.
 
Trafficking victims share tales of woe
PROMISES of 4000 baht a month quickly transformed into beatings, starvation and lies for human trafficking victim “Ni Ni” when she went to Bangkok to work as a flower seller when she was only 12 years old.
 
ASEAN integration unlike EU: Singapore
ASEAN is not aiming to become like the European Union even if it achieves economic integration by its target date of 2015, current group chairman Singapore said last week.
 
MCM launches NOW! fashion journal
The 52-page publication will hit newsstands every Monday and feature up-to-date news on celebrities and the latest fashions, as well as shopping guides and a section for men.
 

Health alert: When the baby blues strike

“I was so happy when I was pregnant,” said 23-year-old Ma Aye Nilar Thet. “But after Nyan Lin Tun was born I became frustrated with the smallest things and started believing that he was taking up too much of my time, especially when I couldn’t get any sleep.”

 
Vision Art Gallery opens after five years off scene
“I know it is far away from the other galleries around Bogyoke market, but I intend the gallery to be for art dealers and people who know their art,” said Myint Swe. “And this is not just a gallery; it is a studio for artists to work in.”
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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