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MYANMAR marked its 60th Independence Day by raising the
national flag at precisely 4:28am – the exact moment
of freedom from Britain in 1948 – at a pre-dawn ceremony
in Nay Pyi Taw on January 4.
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AIMING to boost tourism in the region,
airlines, hotels, travel agents and
national tourism organisations in Association
of Southeast Asian Nations member countries
have joined together to create the Visit
ASEAN Pass program (VAP).
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THE ASEAN Schools Tour 2007 made its final stop on December
13 at Basic Education High School (1) in Dagon township
after visiting schools in the other nine member nations
of the regional grouping.
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| THE government imposed a massive 166-fold
increase last week on the fee for satellite TV licences, an
official from Myanma Post and Telecommunications was reported
as saying by AFP on January 2. |
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THE Myanmar Fisheries Federation (MFF) elected new
central executive committee members for the 2008-2010
term at its 9th annual meeting in Yangon on December
30, marking the first time the federation used democratic
voting methods to choose its leadership.
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| THE National
Blood Centre (NBC) in Yangon honoured people who have
donated blood at least 50 times in their lives, by awarding
them certificates and badges at a ceremony at the University
of Nursing on December 14. |
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| THE Myanmar Red Cross
Society held a meeting at Yangon’s Central Hotel
on December 14 to review the strengths and weaknesses
of its 2007 tuberculosis project. |
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| “The Phnom Penh Post is currently
a fortnightly newspaper and was founded by an American,
Michael Hayes, in 1991. Over 17 years, The Phnom Penh
Post has acquired an internationally established reputation
for its independence and editorial excellence. |
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 “I
want to keep improving and advancing as time passes.
I put more value in my own efforts and their results
than in the amount of money I can make from them,”
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 “We
have designs for all ages. For example, young people
like to have specific designs, the middle-aged prefer
designs that are appropriate for the workplace and
older customers want comfortable clothing that covers
their midriff and arms,”
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 “The
young Commerce players took their chances well, with some
accurate passing,” said former national team coach U
Myo Win Nyunt. “Although most of the game was controlled
by Defence players, they were weak in finishing off their
opportunities.” |
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This photograph of a Naga
man, taken by Khin Saw Lu at the 2006 Naga New Year festival
in Lahe in Sagaing Division, was awarded the K250,000 first
prize at a photo competition organised in November by Skywalk
Shopping Mall in Mandalay. The image beat out 400 other entries
for the top prize. The contest was aimed at showcasing the
cultures and traditions of Myanmar’s ethnically diverse
population, according to U Kyaw Kyaw Htike, the marketing
manager of the shopping mall.
Cap: Phyo Wai Kyaw
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