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According to Chinese astrology, each of the
12 years of the zodiac cycle is governed by an animal –
rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey,
rooster, dog and pig. So, for instance, anyone born in 1997,
1985, 1973 – or 1961 – counts as an Ox. |
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| GENEVA – More than
90 percent of the 235,816 people killed worldwide
in natural disasters last year succumbed during
the cyclone in Myanmar or the earthquake in
China’s Sichuan province, the UN said
Thursday. |
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THE establishment of a regional monetary
fund will be high on the agenda of the Association of Southeast
Asian Nations summit in Thailand next month, the grouping’s
secretary general, Mr Surin Pitsuwan, said in New Delhi last
week. |
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THE government has praised the Association
of Southeast Asian Nations for helping to provide assistance
to victims of cyclone Nargis in comments ahead of a decision
next month on whether the regional grouping will continue
to play a key role in the relief effort. |
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| EIGHT Myanmar non-governmental organisations
that work with local communities to fight tuberculosis,
malaria and HIV/AIDS have received a total of US$560,000
from the Three Diseases Fund (3DF) for 2009. |
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| “We have been asking for donations
since construction of the pagoda began, and we are also
asking for well-wishers to attend a ceremony in Mumbai
next month to offer an ornamental metal umbrella (hti)
to the Global Vipassana Pagoda,” |
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MYANMAR’S best monks are to receive additional
training in preaching the philosophy and teachings
of Buddha and demonstrating meditation throughout
the country and abroad.
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THE first Yangon Photo Festival will be held from
February 6 to 14, with the aim of providing a new
generation of photographers with the tools and knowledge
necessary to produce international-standard work.
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 The
men, who were rescued by helicopter on January 17,
were still being interviewed last week by Australian
immigration officials, who were hoping to clarify
how they came to be drifting in shark-infested waters
off the country’s northern coast.
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 “People
may have doubts about us but what we can guarantee is
that we will compensate customers with brand new computers
if we damage their old computer,” |
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THE Japanese government pledged more than US$160,000
under its Grassroots Grant Assistance (GGA) scheme
on January 12 for construction of monastic schools
in Shan State, according to a statement released by
the Japanese embassy in Yangon.
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Fearing the bomb was still live,
the explosives experts carried it to a safe place. Yadanapon
supermarket was established in 1996 at a cost of about
K12 billion. |
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THE Marketing Committee (MMC), Union
of Myanmar Travel Association (UMTA) and other tourism
industry stakeholders participated in the ASEAN Tourism
Forum (ATF 2009) in Hanoi from January 5 to 12 as part
of ongoing efforts to attract more tourists to Myanmar. |
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THE Sitagu International Buddhist
Academy in Sagaing Hills, Sagaing Division, will host
the International Buddhist University Summit from March
7 to 9, said the association’s secretary, U Han. |
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 Chess
players duke it out for top honours at the Myanmar Open
Qualifying Chess Tournament 2009, held from January
10 to 18 at Aung San Stadium in Yangon. About 150 players
participated in the all-ages competition, which was
organised by the Myanmar Chess Federation. |
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THE speedboat I sat in was bobbing
up and down among the waves in Bogale River in Ayeyarwady
Division. Riding a speedboat is like riding the bus
on rough road, and I clutched the rope tightly. Although
I wore a life jacket, I was excited and nervous of falling
into the water. |
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 One
is Saint Mary’s Cathedral, located at the corner
of Bo Aung Kyaw Street and Bogyoke Aung San Road, and
the other is the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity next
to Bogyoke Aung San market. |
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ENERGY-EFFICIENT cars are all the
rage internationally and 10 of them covered the floor
of the International Language and Business Centre (ILBC)
School’s gymnasium in Tarmwe township last week. |
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STATE-OWNED telecommunications company,
Myanma Post and Telecommunications (MPT) plans to connect
Yangon with Mandalay soon with fibre optic cables at
the cost of K1 billion, a company spokesperson said
last week. |
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 “I
don’t believe this news [that the contract has not been
extended] because both sides have agreed to renew the contract.
Before I returned to Brazil I spoke with the executives from
the MFF and they said they were interested in me continuing
my work there and that they would write to me to extend my
contract with them. So I am still waiting for that. Because
of this I have already refused some job offers from other
countries,” |
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THOSE hoping to see some new names at the
top of the Myanmar League table have been so far disappointed
this season. At Thuwunna Stadium last week it was like last
season all over again, with Commerce producing four goals
in a ferocious second half onslaught to thrash a hapless Ministry
of Defense 5-1. |
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