“I hope this process produces concrete results for the benefit of the people of Myanmar and also to improve the relationship between the government of Myanmar and the international community,”

“If people would abide by the regulations for dumping set by the department, the city would be cleaner. We need people to cooperate and follow the rules to help clean up Yangon,” the official said.

“For example, some farmland in Shan State is located on hills and it can be very difficult to get water from valleys to the hilltops,” U Hla Tun said. “Our foot pumps help farmers get water into these areas.”

THE Department of Management Studies at the Yangon Institute of Economics has unveiled plans to launch the country’s first online Master of Business Administration program later this year.

YANGON Airways has made several adjustments to its flight schedule through October 31, including changing the departure time of the daily Yangon-Nyaung Oo-Mandalay-Heho-Yangon flight to 6:30am. It arrives back in Yangon after completing the route at 10:45am....

THE Myanmar Medical Association has announced that an emergency management training course organised as part of its continuing medical education program will resume on November 3.

“When there is understanding among staff most problems get solved automatically. But some managers think competition is more efficient than cooperation so they undermine understanding by creating a competitive atmosphere,”

“We’ve held the courses in nearly all townships in Yangon Division since 1996 in collaboration with local non-government organisa-tions to teach housewives how to use vegetables, plants and spices as medicines in emergency cases,”

THE Chemical Industry Group under the Myanmar Industries Association will send two of its members to Japan at the end of this month to attend a course on the Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS).

“This control system allows us to see how repairs can be made in the shortest possible time when the trains are delayed for any reason,” he said, adding that the line’s punctuality record has improved since the checkpoints were established in August.

“There are many foods that people with diabetes should not eat. When I found out I had the disease I stopped eating as much and suffered from a lack of energy,”

“The survey has been requested by Bangladesh and will be carried out by the Southeast Asia Fisheries Development Centre (SEAFDEC) based in the Thailand,”

I arrived at the stand alongside the Chinese Temple near Myoma Market at 6:30am, bought a ticket, took a seat and waited for other passengers to arrive. Thirty minutes later the bus’ engine grumbled to life and we set off down the Mandalay-Lashio highway that cuts right through the town.

“As far as logistics go, Kalaw is fairly simple because it’s already open to tourists and there are unlimited trails in the area. We just had to figure out which ones can be ridden by bicycle,”

THERE is likely to be little demand from Myanmar companies for the new .asia domain name despite expectations that individuals and firms in the region will snap up new website addresses when the suffix is made available to the public next February, Yangon-based IT sources said.