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Farm workers winnow rice in a field near Pathein in Ayeyarwady Division, in a file photo taken early last November. A UN report released earlier this month says aggregate food production in Myanmar is “satisfactory” despite an expected decline in rice harvests in Ayeyarwady Division this year. Pic: Christopher Davy

UN encourages Myanmar on 2010 elections

“They conferred on how the international community can support the secretary general’s good offices efforts to promote the engagement in a democratisation process by the people and government of Myanmar,”

TCG unveils three-year plan to rebuild livelihoods in delta

“The close collaboration between the government and the international community over the last nine months has been vital to the relief and early recovery efforts,” the chairman of TCG, U Kyaw Thu, who also heads the Civil Service Selection and Training Board, was quoted as saying in a statement released by the group after the launch.

Myanmar travel Asia in search of healthcare

Thai statistics show that 1.4 million foreigners entered Thailand for medical treatment in 2007, and the number in 2008 is expected to rise to 1.69 million. Of the 2007 total, the citizens of ASEAN countries numbered 100,773 patients, of which Myanmar patients were the largest group, at 36pc, followed by Cambodia (24pc).

Shwedagon donation box rumours denied

“I don’t even know exactly what the forward email messages said about the pagoda because I’m not familiar with the internet, but I do know that we did not make any such contract,”

Tourist arrivals at Shwedagon down by 40pc

FIGURES from the Shwedagon Pagoda’s board of trustees show a significant drop in the number of foreign visitors to the landmark pagoda in 2008 compared with the previous year.

Myanmar plays key role in ASEAN-India relations

MYANMAR plays a key role in plans by New Delhi and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to strengthen economic ties because it is the only ASEAN member to share a border with India, a conference in the Indian capital was told last month.

Community development project launched

“Soon after the storm, we organised all companies under Htoo Trading and started donating to victims. Then we decided to keep on doing community development in other regions,”

Govt to establish commodity trading firms

“The establishment of these companies will involve a fixed investment of K1 billion and in addition to trading in their designated commodity, the company will be required to give loans and provide technical support to farmers.

Sakura Group reports mixed earnings

“We’ve invested $15 million in Bagan Thiri Pyitsaya Sakura Hotel since 1996 and this is the worst period we have yet seen. The financial crisis appears to be hitting this sector very hard. “It’s unfortunate because the hotel was making steady profits until the financial year 2006-07, which was our best year. Since then it’s gradually fallen away,”

Thailand pushes for new border trade points

THAILAND is proposing to open four more cross-border channels to bolster overland trade with Myanmar. The intent is both to correct the trade deficit suffered by Thailand last year, and to position Thai interests to take advantage of a future opening up of the Myanmar market.

Lions Club helps rebuild Thee Gone school

“All construction work was finished in January and donor transferred it to the Ministry of Education on February 5. Now everything is ready and in place for students to begin their upcoming academic year,”

Word on the street .... with Moe di

When my name was announced, I forgot all my relatives, my friends and everything. So, when my son grabbed my arms and shouted ‘Dad!’, I was unconscious for a while and forgot who he was. The award is long awaited and is a milestone in my acting career. I can’t express how happy I am now.

Japan-Mekong exchange opens

“The sound of the Myanmar harp is melodious and soulful. Though this is the first time we’ve seen it live, we’ve heard CD recordings by U Hlaing Win Maung. It’s so mellow,”

Khine Lin regains Mr Myanmar title

“I had to leave the national body building team when I was 35 years old and a younger body builder took my place. From that time I decided – I was determined – to show that older body builders can still be competitive and actually beat their younger opponents,”