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The festival is held every year in the week leading up to the full moon day of the lunar month of Tazaungdine. This year’s dates are October 25 to November 1. |
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 “While we expect sales in Yangon to be stronger initially, I think eventually Mandalay will be a better market for us. It’s a bit of a junction and we expect to have customers from all over the area, Taunggyi, Mogok and Sagaing as well.” |
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“The main achievement of the fund is that it proved it worked effectively and contributed to improving and saving the lives of thousands,” |
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“By the time Indonesia assumes the chair in 2013, the [ASEAN] charter is likely to require a major overhaul. It won’t be until 2015, with Malaysia, that the ASEAN chair is held by a relatively democratic state,” |
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 “The peak visitor number was on the final day as it was the weekend and most exhibitors cut their prices as the event drew near to the end. Among the products, which showcased at the event, notebooks and netbooks were hottest tickets,” |
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 “The main thing we do [in the project areas] is water and sanitation works, so we help the community to improve their access to water and good sanitation. We train health workers at the community level so they can identify and treat children with diarrhoea using an oral rehydration solution and zinc [tablets]. Zinc is very important because it reduces the severity of diarrhoea and also the chances it will reoccur,” |
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 “Lowland forest continues to be lost throughout Southeast Asia, principally for the establishment of commercial oil palm estates. This is the principle threat to the Gurney’s Pitta in Myanmar, although for the moment there is evidence of a decline in the rate of clearance, which may be linked to the global economic downturn,” |
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 “A healthy person can get run over by a truck anytime, and an HIV-infected person can live a full, long life. The Buddhist way of life is to focus on the present and be aware of what we are doing, which means we are able live in the best way possible,” |
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The 24 other crew-members are Indian nationals, the agency said.
It was the third such hijacking in a week and represents a “new trend” of pirates attacking far from the African coast, Associated Press reported. Pirates hijacked a Singapore-flagged bulk container on October 15 and a Chinese cargo ship on October 19. |
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“We nurtured the children to be healthy. When they were six months old, we moved them to our surgical ward. Another six months later we examined the two girls to see which organs were connected and began to prepare for the operation, working out what equipment would be necessary and getting the surgical team together for the operation.” |
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 “In the past we always held golf tournaments and charity games to raise funds. This year we will also present a Broadway musical to Myanmar for the first time. The idea behind these projects is to hold fun events that can also raise money for the MMC,” |
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 RAP dance group Anonymous, started by three brothers D-Virus, Riyo and Small are releasing a new album entitled Hna Lone Thar Wi Nyin (Spirit Of The Heart) on CD and VCD in October. Anonymous are from Mandalay and though its taken some time for them to record an album, they’re finally ready to hit the mainstream. |
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 “We’re getting closer and closer to the SEA Games so we are preparing for that but also will have to continue preparing for the AFC Challenge Cup in February 2010. Now I am learning about the players and we will mainly focus on technique from the start of November,” |
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“We like Thuwanna more because it’s a better stadium and allows us to play better,” he said. “And, as everybody knows, Yadanarbon won the championship in Yangon’s Thuwanna Stadium last season.” |
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“My players want to get at least a bronze, especially given they were playing in front of their home fans. We tried not to put any pressure on them but I think they were a bit anxious and that was part of the reason why they didn’t play so well against Vietnam. They also seemed a bit tired because they gave everything against Australia in the semi final match,” |
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The European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid Directorate General (ECHO) funds relief operations for victims of natural disasters and conflicts outside the European Union. For humanitarian aid, the Commission works with about 200 operational partners, including United Nations agencies, the Red Cross/Crescent movement and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Aid is channelled impartially, directly to victims, regardless of their race, ethnic group, religion, gender, age, nationality or political affiliation.
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“There could be a complete lack of toor and green mung bean in the market by the end of November and we’ll have to wait for the new harvest in the coming December and January,” 
“We started building in early 2008 and are now completing the interior decorations and furnishings. Construction will be complete around the end of 2009,”
Nam Viyaketh, Minister of Commerce and Industry in Laos, the country of honour at this year’s expo, opened the event, while Laos’ Prime Minister, Bouasone Bouphavanh, said the expo is a meaningful way of pursuing the construction of the ASEAN community.
