March 3-9, 2008 Myanmar's first international weekly © Volume 21, No. 408
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Inferno guts Mandalay’s biggest market

“This is one of the major business centres in Mandalay. Almost all the IT companies in upper Myanmar have offices here so the industry could suffer great losses. The Sky Walk Shopping Mall and the whole of Yadanarbon Market have been burnt down and that could result in a downturn for Mandalay’s economy,”
 
Government enacts new law detailing voting procedures for May referendum

THE government enacted a law last week detailing procedures for the May referendum on whether to adopt a new constitution, and also appointed a commission to oversee the balloting, which it said would be free and fair.
 
Shwedagon hosts blood donation

“We are inviting anyone who wishes to donate blood as a meritorious deed at the magnificent Shwedagon Pagoda,” he said. “It is a meritorious deed to give one’s own flesh and blood to a needy person on sacred ground.”
 
Comp planned for airline mishap

“We are planning to pay compensation for the accident because the aircraft carried aviation insurance with Myanma Insurance and was backed by a foreign insurance company. The compensation payout for the aircraft accident is still being processed,”

Wild elephants elude MTE, private trappers
“The plan was for the enterprise to catch eight elephants using tranquiliser darts and for the other 95 to be caught by the eight private elephant hunting groups using traps,”
 
Yangon nuns get free healthcare
A TEAM of healthcare specialists from the Women’s Section of the Myanmar Medical Associa-tion’s Yangon branch provided free medical treatment to more than 270 nuns at Thameiddawdaya nun monastery in Kamaryut township on February 23.
 
New orchids found in Pyin Oo Lwin
AN orchid research program at National Kandawgyi Garden in Pyin Oo Lwin has resulted in the discovery of two orchid species from genera that have never before been recorded in Myanmar.
 
Seminar highlights education opportunities in Japan
A JAPAN education seminar organised by the Japan Student Services Organisation (JASSO) in cooperation with the Japanese embassy in Yangon and Myanmar Association of Japan Alumni was held on February 23 at Yangon’s Hotel Nikko.
 
Local art heads to Bangkok
“My creation can be used as a table lamp in foreign countries while Buddhists can use it for offering light to Buddha images,” said U Tun Win, who owns Sacca Traditional Artistical Metal Handweaving in Mingalardon township, Yangon.
 
Furniture and timber fair to be held in early March

This year there will again be 166 booths, of which 154 will be inside and only 12 will be outdoors. They will showcase furniture, wood-based products, vehicle and machine spare parts used in the forestry industry, while there will also be booths for educational programs. However, the number of companies taking part has fallen back to 42.
 
Myawaddy trading zone to open on Armed Forces Day

“But now that the relevant authorities are pushing ahead with construction work, we believe that we’ll be ready for Armed Forces Day,” said U Han Tun, the federation’s vice chairman.
 

Capital Hyper Mart to open at Dawbon in mid March

“We chose this place because it’s near the downtown area, while Yankin and Bahan townships are only a 15-minute drive. We think that because there are no other similar developments or business centres in the immediate area there will be considerable demand for our centre,”

 
I always had a major craving for drawing and painting. It was always part of my life as a child. I drew paintings depicting the environment around me......
 
“THEY usually feel down-hearted and dejected. They never look at anyone with confidence, their disposition and behaviour is different from normal children,”
 
Defending champion stung by surprise defeat
Customs skipper Soe Myat Min almost equalised in the 74th minute when his far post header hit the woodwork. One minute later, Customs’ hopes were totally destroyed when Aung Myint Aye’s neat cross was superbly finished by YCDC skipper Zaw Zaw.
King of the Ring to fight again next week
“The fight will be very interesting because their last fight was tough – Lone Chaw had to call for a two-minute break in the first round but fought back extremely hard in the last three rounds. If it had gone on any longer I think Shwe Sai was likely to lose the fight,”
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  JOB |Domestic|
 
The Government of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan Negara Brunei Darussalam invites suitably qualified applicants for the following senior posts in the Government Services, Brunei Darussalam.

1. Sport Specialist Physician
Youth and Sport Department
Ministry of Welfare, Youth and Sport
2. Specialist Physician
Department of Medical Services, Ministry of Health
3. Senior Medical Officer Grade II / Grade I
Department of Medical Services, Ministry of Health
4. Medical Officer Grade II / Grade I
Department of Medical Services, Ministry of Health
5. Medical Officer Grade II / Grade I
Department of Health Services, Ministry of Health
6. Sports Coach
Sport School, Ministry of Education
 
   
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