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“The export of Myanmar’s energy
– especially natural gas – has been rapidly increasing
year-by-year and is the major factor that’s helping
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BUILDERS attempting to reconstruct the battered
Ayeyarwady Delta have stumbled across a difficult challenge
– a scarcity of workers, particularly skilled workers,
to do the job, residents and developers said last week. |
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YANGON, Myanmar – More than 90 percent
of foreign investment in Myanmar last year was funnelled into
the oil and gas sectors, according to a recently released
government report. |
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in the wake of Cyclone Nargis, are beginning to climb again
– but are still lower than last year’s figures,
say industry sources. |
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 “Demand
for tubes still exceeds 90pc in Myanmar
so, depending on continuing demand,
the manufacture of tube TVs for the
Myanmar market will go on until the
first half of 2009,”
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“Many farmers and fishermen lost
cattle, boats and nets during the cyclone
and that makes it hard for them to resume
their businesses. We hope that we can
help them by offering loans to start
their businesses again,”
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 “We’re
targeting customers ranging from primary
students to university students to businesspeople.
We believe that these products have
good market potential because they can
perform a number of different functions,”
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PIRACY pays. A survey has revealed
that, while 90 percent of participants
know illegal copying of discs and tapes
is wrong, the same 90pc admit to buying
pirated music.
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 The
Myanmar Engineering Society’s
chairman, U Than Myint said the plan
is about helping people: “By combining
our efforts, we hope to contribute as
much as possible to the victims of Nargis
and build for their future,” he
said.
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 MTE
is providing the wood at about one-tenth
of the market price, that is, for K35,000
to K40,000 per tonne instead of K350,000
to K500,000 per tonne, said one developer
who requested anonymity.
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 All
four bedrooms have air-conditioners and
the house comes with a telephone line,
mains water and an electricity meter.
The house offers good value and could
easily be transformed.
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 “There
are a few more cases of diarrhoea than usual but
it’s certainly not what we expected. We’re
happy that things have been managed very well
and are under control,” |
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and the investment done in the assessment …
reflect very positively for the next stage in
terms of a new appeal for continued relief and
early recovery,” |
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 “Out
of 985 villages, two-thirds were affectedly badly,”
said Mr Bhuiya. “We went immediately to
those villages. We had our experience of microcredit
and we knew those villages. That was one of our
main strengths.” |
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will set up reproductive health clinics in the
disaster area and give maternal care to pregnant
women and supply necessary medical equipment to
those clinics,” |
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“Living at the community centre was a
great experience that allowed us to deal with
the local people very closely,” he said.
“We were also thankful to the local authorities
for helping us carry out our work.”
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 “Even
in the humanitarian context I like to see the
developmental element, so I am always looking
out for how to help people in the long term,” |
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 The
Venerable U Otama Sara, known as Awaisar Hma Waisar
Tho Sayadaw (from illusion to reality), is distributing
video compact discs (VCD) and pamphlets in the
disaster-stricken region to help restore inner
tranquillity and peace of mind among the survivors. |
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 “This
is the first time we’ve done this kind of
exhibition in Singapore, with six very famous
artists. You cannot see these artists in the same
show anywhere else,” |
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 “All
the puppets got wet and destroyed and as we are
leaving here on July 8 we don’t have much
time left. So we’ve had to make quick preparations
in a month to keep our promise [to the festival
organisers],” |
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