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Developers announce discounts to boost post-Lent prop sales

“We are offering a 10pc discount for those who buy one apartment and 15pc for two or more apartments before the end of the promotion. We are doing this as a special Thadingyut promotion,”
 
‘Unique’ local property market insulated from worst of the global meltdown
“The local property market does not receive much foreign investment, which makes it a unique market and this is the main reason it has not been affected by this credit crisis,”
 
MOGE signs Vietnam deal
MYANMAR’S state oil company is to explore offshore oil and gas in a joint venture with two Vietnam companies, state media reported on October 4. It allows the companies to explore supplies in the Gulf of Martaban, south of Myanmar in the Andaman Sea.
Old Indian road to get new lease of life

The 1726 kilometre road, named after General Joseph “Vinegar Joe” Stilwell, was built in the latter months of the war to supply weapons to Chiang Kai Shek, China’s leader during the Second Sino-Japanese War, as his Kuomintang forces battled the retreating Japanese in China’s Yunnan province.

 
Shelter comp winners announced
The competition was jointly run the Association of Myanmar Architects (AMA), Myanmar Engineering Society (MES) and received 30 entries. There were three categories; a community cyclone shelter for 100 inhabitants, 300 inhabitants and 600 inhabitants.
 
Brief
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Myanmar to export second batch of live goats to Malaysia
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Registration open for Dakar Int’l Trade Fair
 
HOUSE OF THE WEEK
Make a grand statement in Thaketa tsp
A small, capsule-like iron door leads from the living room into the master bedroom, which is to the left of the ground floor. The bedroom has laminated flooring and also features an unfinished ensuite. The bathroom area is already tiled but has no shower, toilet or hand basin.
 
Nargis programs short on funds: UN
“My message to donors would be that your generosity has been very fruitful in saving lives and reducing hunger and suffering for the people,” Mr Parajuli said in an interview with The Myanmar Times. “But as there was such a huge catastrophe, more and continued support is needed.”
 
Breastfeeding avoids risks of tainted milk powder: experts
“All Chinese brand milk has been withdrawn from the supermarkets. However, there may be some small shops where Chinese milk products may still be available because of unawareness. The Ministry of Health is testing milk and milk products in the lab.”
 
Building collapse injuries two people

“I had gone to the market at 6am. When I heard that the building had collapsed I came running because I have lived on the second storey for five years. Since I’ve moved in there has been a big termite problem and ....."
 
Abhidhamma course opens
Dr Ashin Nyanaissara, the advisory sayadaw and mentor of the institute, said at the opening ceremony for certificate course on October 1 that the Abhidhamma grows out of daily life and should be learnt “so as to overcome our daily questions successfully and correctly”.
 
Pagodas ready for pilgrimage season
“Buddhists make a pilgrimage to Kyaikhtiyo especially in December, during school holidays. Elders go for their religious purposes and younger folk follow suit without knowing what great devotion is, but it is a kind of meritorious deed,”
 
Forgotten hill station beckons tourists
“It has good potential but I’m not in the right position to say exactly when we can welcome foreign tourists there. It depends entirely on the government. Once the opening of Than Daung is added to the action agenda, we can expect it to open within a year or two,”
 
Ngwe Saung plans feast of fun for beachgoers

“The association is making many attractive plans for tourism promotion aimed at both foreign and local visitors.” And hotel staff and villagers in Ngwe Saung Beach can also join the fun, he said.
 

Myanmar TV show inspires young generation of comedians

“I always wanted to work as a professional comedian but it took me years to get a foot in the door, now I have landed on my feet, doing my hobby thanks to my previous experience.”

 
Word on the street .... with Ko Ko Aung

my dad said people don’t accept it as a type of art and it’s only arts and crafts. It’s very commercial and we draw the best selling paintings repeatedly. There is no theory for this type of drawing. And you can draw freely. There is no restriction, limitation or rules for subject, composition and combination of colours. You do it according to your own feeling.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  JOB |Domestic|
 
Vacancy Announcement

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Myanmar is a Geneva-based inter-governmental organisation with over 150 offices world-wide. IOM is currently implementing health and shelter reconstruction projects in the Nargis-affected areas, and is seeking adequately qualified professionals for its sub-offices in the Ayeyarwaddy Division:

Team Coordinator (1 post available in Bogale, Ayeyarwaddy division, SC7 Grade – VA/08/012)........
 
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