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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 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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| “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 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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 “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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“We have no special tours to the festival for international travellers, but if our trips to Shan State happen to coincide with the dates of the event, we’ll take our clients to see it,” |
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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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| “These two nurseries were established in July 2009 and within four months we have grown 120,000 plants in each nursery. We already handed the nurseries over to the two villages where they are located – Lawine island village and Ma Kyin Myaing island village,” |
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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 view of the Bangladesh Foreign Ministry is that it does not see anything wrong in the construction of the border fence by Myanmar and it hopes that it will not affect relations between the two countries,” |
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“The Somali pirates demanded US$8 million to release the vessel and crew. Now authorities from our head office in Singapore and the Singaporean govern-ment are negotiating with the pirates to release the vessel and crew,” |
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Work on a shelter at Te Pin Sate village began in March and will be completed by the end of this month, while a shelter at Oak Pho Kwin Chaung village will be completed in November, FREDA said. Both villages are located in Ahmar sub-township, in Ayeyarwady Division’s Bogale township. |
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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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“Sometimes the company might not have much of a plan – they just want free staff to do the dirty work. Interns who go to work for a company like that won’t be allowed to learn too much about the company, or do any sensitive work for it. The work experience they gain is going to be very limited,” |
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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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Administrative and Finance Assistant
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.
The ECHO Country Office based in Yangon, Myanmar recruits an Administrative and Finance Assistant.
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