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“We did not study stomach contents, but we know that its close relatives live on small crustaceans … and other small invertebrates,” Britz said in an email to National Geographic News. “In captivity it readily accepts brine shrimp [larvae], tiny nematodes, and even very fine flake food.” |
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 “We still didn’t have quite enough accommodation for pilgrims. Some just spent the night walking around because they didn’t have anywhere to stay. But it wasn’t as bad as last year, when we had people sleeping on the road, almost up to the walkway to the pagoda,” |
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 “and will often visit early in the morning, so it makes sense for them to stay near the pagoda. We have many pilgrims from Thailand, in particular, and they often come in big groups and book out 15 or 20 rooms.” |
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 “Repairs of the pagoda’s lotus flower structure are finished but the final decorative touches on the structure are taking more time than expected because the artists also want to make it look beautiful,” |
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“The problem in Phuket was that many hotels were booked by tourists and therefore the available rooms were scattered around. We are trying to use only one hotel, for security reasons,” |
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 U Maung Maung Oo, the headquarters inspector (volunteer) of the School Red Cross, said 35 students from more than 25 Red Cross member schools in Yangon Division and Rakhine State were chosen to participate in the camp.
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“I think Myanmar’s puppet tradition is unique. I have never seen such skill in puppet movement as in Myanmar, and it is also an endangered link to many other typical traditions in Myanmar,” |
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“The 2006 TB prevalence survey revealed that the TB burden in Yangon is much higher than expected. The estimated prevalence rate was 230 smear positive TB per 100,000 population,” |
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There has been a huge drop in opium cultivation in the country since the 1990s but poverty and the global financial crisis have seen many farmers return to the trade. |
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If we look at our energy consumption, household energy consumption and the transport sector use much more fuel than industry. If we develop our industry sector, we will need more fossil fuel. In that case, if we can rely on bio-fuels for household energy consumption and transportation, our development momentum could increase,” |
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 This year the exhibition didn’t just feature the works of famous artists, but also many works by new and upcoming artists. Among the fresh faces was 21-year–old artist Wah Wah Aye Kyaw. Here’s what she had to say about her art |
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 “Some locals who don’t know much about sushi will start with the barbecue and grill, often they will not touch the sushi or sashimi… slowly [they will] be more adventurous and start with the mayonnaise sushi and so on,” |
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 In the Men’s Junior Davis Cup round that featured Bahrain, Mongolia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Uzbekistan, it was Uzbekistan who triumphed, with Pakistan placing second and Myanmar third. Myanmar’s side included Aung Kyaw Naing, Tin Myo Wai and Aung Kyaw Oo. Uzbekistan, Pakistan and Myanmar all advanced to the Asia/Oceania qualifying round for the Junior Davis Cup to be played in Australia in April 2009. |
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The International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Myanmar is a Geneva-based Inter-governmental organisation with over 150 offices world-wide. IOM Myanmar is currently implementing health and shelter reconstruction projects in the Nargis-sffected areas, and is seeking adequately qualified professionals for the Ayeyarwaddy Division:
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“The price of container TEU is slightly decreasing now between $50-100 and the price is stagnant now. The beans and pulses shipments went out on the basis of old contracts, and new shipments are expected after Thingyan. And I heard that four feeder vessels are going to arrive soon, so that supply is expected to exceed demand,”
“Electronic products are selling briskly in the market due to lower prices even though sellers lose profits. We sell out in electronic things in every day. We sell fort he same prices as Yangon and we let customers know the real market price,”
“Normally factories in the industrial zones get eight hours of electricity during the day. If we want to run our factory for longer than that we must buy diesel to run our generators. But now that our external orders are falling we cannot afford the extra cost of diesel, so we’re only running our factories when the electricity is on,”
The kitchen and dining room are also at the back of the house and could best be described as “functional”. There are white floor and wall tiles and the room is bright and clean. Nearby there is a toilet, the garage and a laundry of sorts.
