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“Myanmar’s beans and pulses export
industry was monopolised by four or five local giant merchants,
and they betrayed the whole industry. They were not influenced
by the beans and pulses association. All of them are very
poorly educated and lacked any degree of international trading
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“Prices and demand are falling at
almost the same time. With so little interest in our products
we have had no choice but to rapidly drop prices to keep making
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exports for the 2008-09 financial year are well down on those
recorded in past years and officials are laying the blame
on the double impacts of Cyclone Nargis in May and the global
recession which struck in late 2008. |
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reading session through experts within the Department of Fisheries,
the federation and the fisheries associations. ...." |
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fishermen received boats and fishing nets
from the government or from donors, but
many only received one or the other and
many still need additional support,”
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don’t think the market will be overly
forceful during at least the first half
of 2009, if not the whole year. I expect
that sales will continue to be stagnant
and I think prices will also remain steady,”
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Indo-Myanmar
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Foreign
investment in Myanmar soars, official
figures show |
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Rice exports pick up steam |
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CDMA mobiles ready for Rakhine State |
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HOUSE OF THE WEEK |
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there is a second living room with inclusive
shrine, a large front balcony, an air-conditioned
ensuite master bedroom, an ensuite double
and one single bedroom. The master bedroom
is also blessed with its own narrow balcony. |
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“The vaccination will
be provided in all townships throughout the country.
We will give polio medicine to 7.4 million children
under five years of age during the two campaigns,”
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last week announced yet another date for the summit
of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
but also said the meeting would be moved out of
Bangkok to avoid disruptions by anti-government
protesters. |
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base station between Thingangyun and Thaketa township
has already been completed and we’ve started
doing surveys for setting up the connection. Users
in these districts should be able to access this
service by the end of this month,” |
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delegation of Sri Lankan donors led by Dr Bodagama,
accompanied by members of the Taiwanese association,
also donated clothes, school supplies and food
to more than 1000 households in Nyaung Ngu and
Kamaper villages. |
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia – A wooden boat
with nearly 200 people on board was found drifting
off the northern tip of Indonesia’s Sumatra
island Wednesday, officials said.
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 “I
thought it wasn’t right at the time as
my emotions were more tranquil because I was
influenced by expectations for my children and
family matters. So there were many blues sounds
and slow beats in that album,”
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takes a day to finish a shawl and 45 days for
a traditional outfit for a special occasion,”
..... “Nine years ago, I was in full-time
work on a small income, and all my salary went
on bus fares. I didn’t have enough time
to look after my mother and siblings. But now,
it is like my own business and my mother and
I are happy to work at this kind of family business.
We also save a lot of money,”
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