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| “The palm leaf roofing supplies
from the delta region will become available in the market
after this month; most of the wholesale shops are planning
to sell this material,” |
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MYANMAR’S IT industry could benefit
from the ongoing world recession, some industry sources say,
as overseas jobs dry up and less computer professionals head
abroad to take up higher-paying jobs. |
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export of crocodiles to foreign countries to protect them
from extinction, the Ministry of Livestock Breeding and Fisheries
said on February 16. |
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Division for the fiscal year 2008-09 has decreased compared
with more than 80.7 million baskets in last year’s harvest
due to the unfavourable weather conditions in Mandalay Division,” |
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 “Fish
farming is one of the most important sectors
of the economy and it’s important
to produce good-quality products and increase
productivity,” |
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important that out products be high-quality,
clean and chemical free in order to attract
customers. That’s why we’re
introducing the GAP system,” said
U Khin Ko Lay, deputy director general
of the DOF. |
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 “No
developer or developers have returned
any projects to the committee in late
2008 or early 2009. We have seven big
projects with the developers and three
have already been finished,” |
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HOUSE OF THE WEEK |
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 It’s
compact at 990 square feet (18-foot by
55-foot) but comes well-appointed and
doesn’t skimp on the trimmings –
the walls are painted, the flooring is
complete and includes a large section
of parquet, the wood partition walls are
already erected and the electrical infrastructure
is in place. But then, for K30 million,
they should be too. |
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| “I came to Myanmar to
measure the level of cooperation from the government
with regard to my recommendations,” ....
“I have to say that regarding my recom-mendations
to the government, I found positive signs,”
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| ”The financial crisis
and multi-billion-dollar economic stimulus packages
being put forward must not forget the faces and
voices of migrants and mobile populations who
are among the most vulnerable,” |
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 They
are bundled up along the pews of a church in Nyaungdon,
a mainly Karen village in Labutta township, Ayeyarwady
Division. There are three faded orange sheets
held up with string to offer a little privacy
during the consultation. |
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“We are writing a five-year action plan.
When it is finished and endorsed by the Department
of Forestry under the Ministry of Forestry,
it will be the blueprint for turtle conservation
in Myanmar,”
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 “We
didn’t know our daughter could be treated
until a friend told us about the operation,”
she said. “My daughter was treated last
November when they surgically inserted a shunt.”
She later returned for a second operation.
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 “Practising
Wu Shu can make people healthy: it boosts blood
circulation, improves stamina, and even people
who suffer from polio can enjoy better health
practising it after about three to six months,”
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 He’s
been writing for me since my debut. But the
audience only noticed him with my song [“Ko
a nar shi say chin” (I want you to be
by my side)] in the 10 Second album. He knows
everything about me and I know him very well
too, which is good for me.
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