January 28 - February 3, 2008 Myanmar's first international weekly © Volume 21, No. 403
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Death Railway haunts jungles of Mon State

GRAVE number 19 in row G of plot A5 of the Thanphyuzayat War Cemetery stands as a memorial to a captain from the Australian Infantry. There is no way of knowing for sure how he died but chances are that the captain lost his life to malnutrition, disease or an Allied bombing raid.
 
Traditional toys win hearts of rural children
The po wa yoke toy is a small, chubby boy with two ponytails tied over his ears and a gold chain and medallion hanging around his neck, while the egg-shaped pyit taing htaung is weighted at the base with clay so that it always reverts to standing upright no matter how it’s placed on the ground.
 
Seamen returned to Yangon
MORE than 200 seamen from Myanmar whose boats had drifted into Indian waters were repatriated to Yangon last month from India’s Port Blair in the Andaman Islands.
 
Early to rise, early to bed: the life of a rubber tapper

“During the first four or five days I worked at the plantation I had bad hand cramps but after that they went away and everything has been going well since then,”

Yangon real estate tipped to boom in 2008

“Demand will be high this year as people choose to invest in real estate rather than in other areas,” said U Zaw Zaw, the manager of Unity real estate agency. “This will make the property sector very strong, with most of the hotspots in downtown Yangon.”
 
Buses get mobile phones

“We started the service with Myat Mandalar Tun highway buses on December 20 and have given one mobile phone to each bus. The Mandalay route is the pilot for the project,”

 
Int’l teams survey rare bird
TWO teams of ornithologists and environmentalists from Russia, the United Kingdom and Myanmar conducted a survey of the critically endangered spoon-billed sandpiper bird species from January 11 to 21 in Rakhine State and Yangon Division.
 
Entrepreneur dedicated to art of delicious living
“It’s all about passion, dedication, patience and discipline,” he said. “In anything you aspire to, these are the paths to success.”
 
Fish to be tagged in bid to conserve resources
“Right now we don’t know where the fish go when and where they lay their eggs or what their activities are but we need to understand these things so we can better maintain our fishery resources and make plans to use them in a commercially responsible way,”
 
Is wireless Yangon’s next big thing?
“WiFi technology uses radio waves to communicate, allowing the creation of networks indoor or outdoor networks. Restaurants, airports and libraries typically provide free internet access like this.
 
Vehicle prices on downward slope

“Suzuki R+ Wagons used to cost about 50 million but have fallen to K30-35 million. But even though they are so much cheaper we’re still struggling to find buyers for them,”

 
Webcam sales on the up

“Web cameras are versatile and can be used for chatting programs like Google Talk and can also take photos and videos. For these reasons they have become popular with buyers,”

 

Real estate agents expect strong gains in 2008

“As investors have focused on long-term capital gains most property on the main roads of Yangon is in the hands of investors, rather than owner-occupiers,”

 
“After arriving here in Myanmar, I began to notice some wonderful art being produced. At that time I sent some of these paintings to my friends in Hong Kong and they were very impressed,”
 
Life after modeling for Htet Htet Wint
The fashion stalwart has passed many milestones in her career and you could be forgiven for wondering if she will always be a model.
Commerce trounce Transport in ML
In the 14th minute striker Myo Naing Oo almost doubled Commerce’s lead, his header from Bo Bo Aung's cross was saved onto the post by Transport goalkeeper Phyo Min Maung, who held the rebound.
Youth trumps experience at national champs
“Min Min is much more difficult to beat than Ko Khin Maung Win because he has a powerful serve and his backhand is marvellous. But I managed to keep him under pressure for most of the game,”
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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