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Beachside jumbo adventure

“We have 10 elephants in the camp. But two of them can not be ridden because one is too young and the other too old,” U Zaw Min Oo said. The other eight are available to be ridden and one can go on a walking tour of the jungle on the back of these elephants.
 
Trade experts urge agriculture reform

“When the free trade area materialises in 2015, we need to have the capacity to sell our products competitively in markets abroad, otherwise other nations will reap all the benefits and leave us behind,”

 
‘Goodwill’ vital for htamane

MYANMAR orchestral music filled the air on the lower platform of Shwedagon Pagoda as 26 teams rushed around open fires cooking htamane, a traditional delicacy consisting of a mixture of glutinous rice, coconut slices, sesame seeds, peanuts and cooking oil.
Four bombs explode in eastern Shan State

YANGON – Four small bombs exploded almost simultaneously in the eastern Myanmar border town of Tachileik, amid warnings from authorities that ethnic insurgents could step up their attacks, state media said last Tuesday.
 
Aircraft overruns runway in Putao
“The aircraft slipped on the runway during the takeoff of a flight from Putao to Myitkyina. Fortunately, none of our passengers were injured,” the spokesperson said, adding that the 70-seat ATR-72 aircraft was carrying 57 passengers.
 
FAO plans to provide market info to farmers

THE United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) plans to start a project to provide updated agricultural market information to local farmers, said Mr Tang Zhengping, the organisation’s Myanmar representative.
 
Sign language course
THE Mary Chapman School for the Deaf in Yangon will offer a five-day sign language course at its campus on Thantaman Road in Dagon township next month, said school principal Daw Margaret Kyaw Mya.
 
German profs lecture in Yangon
A GERMAN economics professor from the University of Kaiserslautern who is visiting Myanmar this month said he was astonished by the enthusiasm of local masters and PhD students who attended his first lecture on February 18.
 
Entrepreneur makes island of dreams a reality
“Tourists have lots of options for eating and drinking in Ngapali so I always try to ensure the quality of my food is top-rate,” he says. “I have also tried to keep the prices low.
 
Libraries get book donations
THE Hninzigone Home for the Aged in Yangon donated more than 5000 books, which it had collected from well-wishers, to village libraries throughout the country earlier this month, said U Kyaing Myint, an official from the home’s administration department.
 
Clairvoyants give conflicting signals
“You have been making your living using your verbal skills. But from now on bad luck will befall you and you will face financial and social problems,” Sayamagyi said.
 
Trees to be removed from river
“Tree trunks in the waterway are very problematic for navigation. They are avoidable for the boats if some part of them is above the water. But vessels can sink by hitting them,”
 
Artists contribute to HIV education
OFFICIALS from the international non-government organisation Care Myanmar held a workshop in Yangon on February 15 to discuss ways to encourage artists to produce creative HIV/AIDS education materials.
 
Exam centre gets award
“Awards were chosen based on the number of test takers, their satisfaction with the service of test centre and the test centre administrator’s knowledge and compliance on the security of the exams,”
 
Hoteliers fishing for tourists at Ngwe Saung
“We have accommodation for 1600 visitors a night but we get far fewer people because they don’t know about the beach,” he said, adding that total visitation in the month December was 1453 foreigners and 1779 locals.
 
Victims of bus crash compensated
STATE-RUN Myanma Insurance has paid third-party insurance compensation to the families of each of the victims of a bus accident in Yangon’s Hlaing Tharyar township that killed seven passengers and injured 10 earlier this month.
 
New curricula for 2008-2009
NEW curricula will be introduced for the two uppermost grades of public school starting in the 2008-2009 academic year, said U Bo Win, the director general of Department of Education Planning and Training under the Ministry of Education.
 
Local Hindus to celebrate Shiva festival in Lashio next month
While most Hindu festivals occur during the day, Maha Shivaratri is celebrated at night and on the following day just before the new moon. Devotees of Shiva observe a fast during the festival and stay up all night at temples praying, meditating and singing bhajans (religious songs).
 
Bloody draw at Kandawgyi Park
“I’m quite satisfied with Lone Chaw’s performance tonight because he did what he had to do, even though he’s not in peak form,” U Win Zin Oo told The Myanmar Times.
Race for Myanmar League title heats up
Customs, for all their good work, could only manage to hold top spot for 24 hours. The following day Kanbawza edged Energy 1-0 in a tight match, the win propelling them above the defending champions and into top position, albeit on goal difference.
 
Gold medallist sees Taekwondo as art
“When I watch a taekwondo match, I can see it all happening in slow motion. “And when I watch world or Asian champions in action it’s exciting for me and I love how they form their kicks – it’s amazing and beautiful,”
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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