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“The situation we face with [Myanmar] is an example of what can happen when we seek to isolate a country from the rest of world, but the rest of the world does not follow,” |
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 ‘’This year is an amazing year because the four Buddha images were taken around the lake in a gilded barge pulled by hundreds of leg-rowers, in 54 long canoes. Generally there are only about 20 canoes towing the images,” |
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 Officials will spend two weeks a month in the field implementing the program, which includes monitoring populations and studying their behaviour, educating villagers about preserving the environment and preventing illegal fishing methods in the region. |
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 “We plan to go on one-night trips to each village in the delta that we can reach with the cooperation of local authorities before November. But after that month we will need to secure more funding [to continue the program],” |
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 “The transition to democracy is proceeding. Our focus is not on the narrow interest of individuals, organisations or parties but on the larger interest of the entire people of the nation,” |
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 “Political mutual trust has been enhanced, economic and trade cooperation expanded, the traditional phaukphaw (like siblings) friendship deepened, and cooperation in other areas of culture, education, military, tourism and religion between the two countries strengthened,” |
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 According to the department, the monsoon withdrew from northern Myanmar on September 11, and from central Myanmar and northern Bay of Bengal on September 22. But the retreat of monsoon conditions from the rest of the country has stalled due to the appearance of the low-pressure area. |
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The government has not released the full details of the project, including the construction period and estimated cost of the bridge, which will carry both rail and road traffic, but said it would be the biggest in the country. |
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“A large natural disaster is not only an issue for one national government – they need support from the countries around them. This is particularly important in a country like Myanmar, where the government feels more comfortable receiving support from regional partn-ers than Western countries.” |
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In August, a court at Yangon’s Insein prison sentenced the 64-year-old to three years’ hard labour, but Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Senior General Than Shwe reduced that to 18 months’ house arrest. |
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 NINE Nine, who came to fame with his acting, got married two years ago to Sandy Cho who is studying in the US. This has not stopped them from deciding to have a baby though. Timeout caught up with them last week at their house in Thingankyun township to discuss how family life has changed things. |
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 “His whole childhood and upbringing were an exercise in learning how to live in an order that has already — even before you were born — decided you are a bad person,” |
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“Seven coaches applied for the position, including Mr Falopa, the former coach. From those candidates we selected Mr Mamic. We – Mr Mamic and the MFF – have roughly agreed the terms of his contract and are now in the process of completing the deal,” |
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 “Max Cement Company has already spent about K500 million on Delta United but Premier Coffee doesn’t have to pay back any money to Max Cement. This is because of the generosity of U Zaw Zaw. We are just taking responsibility for the running costs from today onwards. All of the former directors of Delta United FC, who were drawn from Max Cement, have resigned and three new directors from Premier Coffee have been instated,” |
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“For the next matches we will have to play at Yangon’s Thuwanna Stadium and it may be more difficult for us to win as the pitch is larger and the other clubs are used to playing on it. But, I believe if we keep playing as we have in the past few matches we will be able to win the title again.” |
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“Bean that are typically exported are not usually ones that are eaten locally, which means local consumption is unlikely to be affected. However, it’s likely that almost all of the available beans and pulses export crops will be sold,”
“Sales are cold – down by 50 percent compared to last May. It’s because the new SIM card licences have not yet been. The whole market depends on the granting of SIM cards. Sales will recover only when they are issued,”
“We’ve been preparing for renovations for the past two years, and early this month we started installing new stained glass windows. Our aim is to have all the windows in place by next May,”
The white façade is marred by some mould but moving into the house through the ornate, carved wooden door and there is a well executed interior as reward. The walls are arctic white and the floors are teak parquet of excellent quality.
