Prime Minister General Thein Sein reiterated the government’s commitment to promoting democracy and national reconsolidation in Myanmar, during a series of meetings at last week’s annual summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

THE Association of Southeast Asian Nations has entered a “new era” of cooperation that will pave the way for greater accountability within the grouping, the outgoing ASEAN secretary general, Mr Ong Keng Yong, said last week.

“When we analyse accident rates we see a general reduction for all types of vehicles except private cars, so we are paying more attention to those vehicles,” said Traffic Police Lieutenant Colonel Aung Naing, the commander of Yangon Division Wireless and Traffic Police Force.

“Children need wide open spaces to move around in,” said the doctor. “They need to be given the opportunity to develop their muscles, as well as their creativity.”

“As a model and actress all you really need are looks, which I won’t have forever. There are no limitations in writing. If there comes a time when I will have to choose between the two, it will be writing, hands down.”