| |
 |
| |
 |
Soe Sandar Nyunt and Mon Pay from Myanmar compete in the
women’s synchronized 10-meter platform final at the
24th Southeast Asian Games in Korat, Thailand last week.
— Pic: Bay Ismoyo, AFP
|
|
|
| |
 “At
first when we tried to feed her she would
take the branches that we offered and
toss them away with her trunk. She was
also very aggressive. When she acted this
way we beat her until she settled down,” |
| |
|
|
|
| |
| |
 “The
noise of the motorcycles is annoying to people who are trying
to rest peacefully on the beach, the engines drip oil onto
the sand and the exhaust from the bikes causes air pollution,”
|
 |
|
 |
| |
“Back in the 1970s only elderly people bought
tapes of sermons. But today younger monks are making
recordings of messages aimed at attracting a younger
audience,”
|
|
| |
| |
| “While I’m chatting,
some of my friends greet me in Myanglish and some in
English. I always respond in English because I think
using Myanglish destroys the value of both languages,” |
| |
| |
| |
| “The trainees will analyse
probable disasters in their areas and the capacity to
deal with them, including manpower and facilities. They
will also have to develop disaster preparedness and
management plans in advance,” |
| |
| |
| |
| “In competing with other countries,
the international image of MMU has been a source of
great support for graduating students. We give credit
to our lecturers who focus on giving the students a
quality education,” |
| |
| |
The patients will be chosen based on medical guidelines
provided by doctors at Yangon’s Waibargi Hospital
– Myanmar’s main hospital for infectious
disease treatment – and social criteria developed
by HIV-infected people.
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
 The
hit colours this year included gold, silver, aquamarine
and purple. Some wedding gown designers opted for
creations in gold and silver. A few brides dressed
in purple gowns, said make-up artist and fashion designer,
Khin San Win.
|
| |
| |
|
|
 In
1947, he travelled to India to study Hindi and Sanskrit
at the Hindi Institute in Benares (Varanasi). A prolific
writer and author, he has translated many books into
Myanmar from Hindi and Pali, but is perhaps best known
in his homeland for the novels and articles he has
published.
|
|
|
|
| |
|
 “I’m
quite happy with our team’s performance and we did have
chances to score goals. Unfortunately I think our footballers
were under too much pressure because it was final and they
were playing the host team in front of huge home crowd,” |
|
|
|
| YOUR
STARS |
| Check
your dob then click to go. |
| |
|
|
| |
 |
UP, UP AND AWAY: A giant
chicken prepares to take flight during a hot-air balloon
competition in Pyin Oo Lwin last month. The summer resort
town celebrated its third Tazaungdine Lighting Festival
from November 21 to 25, during which 75 hot-air balloons
were launched. The balloons – which took the shape
of parrots, chickens, owls, fish and elephants – cost
anywhere from K500,000 to K2 million to build. Pyin Oo Lwin
is striving to make its Tazaungdine festival the biggest
in the country and this year’s was the most successful
so far, according to the event’s supervision committee
chairman, U Kyaw Htay.
Cap: Than Naing Soe/Pic: Phyo Wai Kyaw
|
| |
|
|
