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A woman photographs her child standing among
a flock of pigeons as red lanterns decorate a Beijing park
last week ahead of Lunar New Year celebrations for the Year
of the Ox, starting on January 26. China is bracing for muted
Lunar New Year festivities because of the impact on its economy
of the global financial crisis. |
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 “I
grew up in a village at Dawei township
in Tanintharyi Division and in those days
we did not have polio vaccinations; I
had some friends who contracted the disease,”
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| “Both sides exchanged views about
the overall bilateral relations, including the cooperation
regarding the registration of Myanmar workers in Thailand
to avoid and prevent transnational crime, such as human trafficking,”
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MYANMAR attracted more tourists in the
last quarter of 2008 than the same period the previous year,
show figures released by the Myanmar Marketing Committee of
the Myanmar Tourism Promotion Board. |
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“We expect that, in coming
years, there will a lot of vacancies for commercial
pilots among the international airlines. We want to
begin qualifying Myanmar pilots, that’s why we
decided to open the training to civilians,” |
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| “Contestant should submit
colour photos measuring between 10 by 12 inches and
10 by 15 inches, taken with any camera, so long as the
picture has not already won a prize in a local or international
contest,” |
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The IRD official said discussions were underway to
take effective actions against those sellers who do
not comply with the commercial tax laws, which have
been in effect since 1990 but were amended in 2007
to include the “Tax Paid” stickers.
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The migrants, mostly from Myanmar but also from other
countries, were allegedly taken by the government
officials to the border between Malaysia and Thailand,
where they were extorted or sold to human trafficking
syndicates.
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 He
explained that the reading – based on Mr Obama’s
birth date, birth time and birth place – showed
that the planets Saturn and Jupiter played key roles
in foreseeing how the Obama presidency would unfold
“Saturn, the so-called Evil One, is actually in
a very positive and effective position in Obama’s
zodiac. This is a very good planet for Obama because
of its powerful position and relation to others,”
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 “We
could sign a Memorandum of Understanding
with the Israeli chambers of commerce, as
well as an agreement worth nearly US$30
million for the import of fertiliser through
an Israeli company starting February. The
Israeli side also offered to import Myanmar
rice, beans and pulses. We expect an Israeli
trade delegation to come here in May to
negotiate,” |
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 “We
invited represen-tatives from the 43 fisheries
factories, and 22 of them agreed to make
the necessary changes to comply with EU
standards. We are also planning to modify
the three fisheries landing sites and three
fish farms in advance of the inspection
visit to Myanmar next month,” |
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| GAS and petroleum pipelines
that would link Rakhine coastal region and
Kumming in Yunnan Province, China, will
start construction in the first six months
of 2009, The Voice, reported last week,
quoting a statement by state-run China National
Petroleum Corp (CNPC). |
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 “The
average cost of a sub-rural
health care centre is about
$60,000 and $120,000 for a rural
health centre. We continue to
raise funds and hope to expand
our project,” |
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| “All
cyclone shelters are one-storey
buildings. Pyinsalu village
shelters are set 25 feet above
the ground because the water
surge there in past cyclones
exceeded 20 feet, but the other
shelters are only 17 feet off
the ground,” |
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 Kanbawza
were a shadow of last season’s side that shadowed eventual
champions Customs all the way to the end of the season and
were still a chance for the title going into the final round
of matches. |
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