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“I’m worried about my daughter because she
tends to get dizzy then she’s excited”; “My
son is sometimes too careless when he writes his answers
down on paper”; “I hope my child can answer
all the questions within the time limit”.
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is simply phenomenal that we have received
such an overwhelming response. This would
have been unthinkable three, five or 10 years
ago and proves that Myanmar is a hidden art
treasury, a jewel waiting to be discovered,”
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“Most Thai investment in Myanmar right
now is short term but we want long-term investors
to come. Many potential investors are waiting
until after the pact is signed. Then I think
we will see more long-term interest,”
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“Moreover, after the draft constitution is
approved, those in favour of the constitution or those
against it can have equal rights to form political
parties, launch campaigns and enter the election in
accordance with the laws concerned,” ....
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on fish farming, licences to operate fish farms must
be issued by the department, and the law also prohibits
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THE New World training centre for disabled children
was opened in Mayangone township in Yangon on March
9 by Parami Technical Medicine Services Company Limited.
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is the only place where tourists can get good accommodation
on the Yangon-Mandalay road,” she said. “It’s
just a one hour, 15 minute drive from Nay Pyi Taw and
a four hour drive from Yangon.” |
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are not doing well in Myanmar. Because of hunting tigers
and hunting the food that tigers eat such as samba,
deer and wild pigs, tigers are still in danger of extinction,”
Dr Rabinowitz told The Myanmar Times in an interview
in Yangon last week. |
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good protected areas like Chatthin Wildlife Sanctuary
and Hukaung Valley Tiger Reserve but the staff in these
areas are not trained well because there is no wildlife
management training here," |
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ceremony to mark the launch of the campaign was held
at the Myanmar Women’s Development Association
(Wingabar) in Bahan township and Myanmar brewery staff
also pitched in, donating blood to the centre. |
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| A CHINA-ASEAN Expo Secretariat delegation
will visit Myanmar this month as part of promotional
program among all ASEAN nations for October’s
Nanning trade fair and Economic Cooperation Meeting. |
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| “We need to be concerned about
water during floods as well as during drought. We need
to protect ourselves against waterborne disease. For
example, people need to learn that they must boil water
before drinking if they’re not sure whether it’s
clean,” |
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for completed projects on March 6 and we will continue
until our deadline on March 21,” he said, adding
that the society will assess the proposals and then
forward them to ACE by the May 12 deadline. |
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Oo Lwin-Lashio route caught fire in the early morning
of March 1 near Pyin Oo Lwin, destroying the bus but
causing no injuries to passengers, according to a source
from the Ministry of Rail Transportation. |
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used the money we raised from selling those cotton bags
and from donations to make small bags from recycled
newspapers and journals, which we are distributing for
free to the public,” |
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School Health Development Cooperation program at three
schools in Mandalay and Ayeyarwady divisions at the
end of last year and it has been so successful we’ve
decided to expand it to other states and divisions,”
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for local students of the Japanese language to take
part in the National Japanese Speech Contest 2008, which
will be held at Chatrium Hotel (formerly Hotel Nikko
Royal Lake) in Yangon on May 24 from 9am to 1pm. |
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in the coming years as more parents become interested
in our education system, which is based on US school
curricula,” said Mr Travers. |
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said the garden was open Tuesday through Sunday from
8am to 8pm. Electric carts can be hired for K500 a person,
and eight-seaters are available for K4000. |
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Myanmar, U Ye Dwe, has been invited to attend the 20th
Union Internationale de la Marionnette (UNIMA) Congress
and World Puppetry Festival, which will be held in Perth,
Australia, from April 2 to 12. |
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novitiation ceremony (shinpyu) will be held under the
supervision of Pauktaw Tawya monastery in Pauktaw village,
Beelin township, in Mon State on March 23. |
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YANGON authorities have started work
to ease congestion in the downtown area and improve
pavement quality for pedestrians throughout the city,
with the goal of completing the work before rainy season. |
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local development group that created a free Myanmar-language
Unicode font has won a new award for outstanding achievement
offered by the Myanmar Computer Professional Association
(MCPA). |
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Army, is sure to be relegated after a punishing 0-3 defeat
against Defence last week at Yangon’s Thuwanna Stadium. |
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EYE experts from North America representing ORBIS International,
a non-profit global development organisation, perform eye
surgery at Mandalay Eye and ENT Hospital earlier this month.
The experts conducted their ninth Flying Eye Hospital program
in Myanmar from February 25 to March 7, during which they
performed about 70 eye and laser surgeries and provided
training to about 50 local ophthalmologists. With the help
of ORBIS, which has been working in the country since 1991,
Myanmar established an eye bank in 1994 and is now a member
of the international Federation of Eye and Tissue Banks.
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