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“Using HDPE plastic bags is deeply rooted in our society, we have been using them for many decades. We will find something effective to replace them sooner or later but for the time being, local authorities are suggesting to use banana leaves or the broad leaves of the inn tree,” |
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“PONREPP has so far received about $125 million of pledges. That’s not sufficient and also out of that money quite a major amount has not yet been released by some of the donors. The first thing that needs to be done is for donors to release the funds and then the second thing is we need to have more funds to speed up the [recovery] process,” |
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 The United States chargé d’affaires, Mr Larry Dinger, talks to The Myanmar Times’ Gabrielle Paluch about US-Myanmar relations. |
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 “Mandalay has received 26.85 inches to October 29, below its yearly average of 32.0 inches. Magway recorded slightly above-average rainfall – 31.42 so far compared to 31.05 inches on average – while Bago is a bit down, at 114.21 inches compared to an annual average of 130.22 inches,” |
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“After Nargis, we had offers from many NGOs and INGOs to help replant mang-rove trees in the sanctuary, but it was decided that the project would be carried out by the Ministry of Forestry alone,” |
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“This year we have 228 monasteries on our list of donation recipients, which is six more than last year. We’re preparing to meet this increased need,” |
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 The Saydanarmaung Swannlaung Ahthin volunteer group employed elephant dancers, made popular by the annual elephant dance festival at the Mandalay Division town of Kyaukse, to encourage the residents of East Dagon township to donate. |
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 “We were both surprised by the discovery, and very impressed by the old cemetery. She visited [Myanmar] several more times in subsequent years, as well as other countries including England, Australia, South Africa, Israel, and India to track down and interview former members of the community and their families to reconstitute the history, culture and every day life of Myanmar’s former Jewish community,” |
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 Bay of Bengal Resort last month introduced three-day/two-night honeymoon packages, which are valid until the end of April. Prices range from $410 to $540, depending on the room type. |
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“The people from the village come to my home and use the medicine when they feel sick or unwell. They then contribute money to buy medicine to refill the box. Since it was given to us in February we have bought new medicine three times,” |
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 “I love it, it’s really great. In this workshop, I want to be open to all and create things using the artists’ own ideas. I’ll help them and show them what I do and the technology. I really want to see the ideas of Myanmar people,” |
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 Ju Jue K, 22 years old, has won many “Miss” fashion competitions, which have become popular in Myanmar. Recently she won the Miss ICT competition that was held on October 15 at Tatmadaw Hall. This is her third win of a “Miss” title and add to her numerous runner-up awards and wins from other competitions. Timeout caught up with Ju Jue K to discuss her feelings and future plans. |
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 “I kept reminding myself that I should not be afraid of Tway Ma Shaung but that I also had to keep my eyes open to what he was doing,” Par Wee said. “Anyhow, I am happy that I could draw with Tway Ma Shaung because he is regarded as the most perfect boxer in Myanmar.” |
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“My team had about 75 percent of possession in this match and we had eight real chances to score goals but they could not take those chances. For us, it was a bad game,” |
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“We use the printing machine to put the photo on gold instead of on paper. The key is the chemicals used in the photo. The machine is assembled in Myanmar and controlled by an engineer. It cost K2.5 million,’’
“Although sugarcane production is not higher than last year, it is sufficient for production of sugar for domestic consumption and we expect a further decrease in the coming weeks,”
The house is about eight years old and it shows – the exterior paint is faded and mould has taken root underneath the corrugated iron roof. But structurally the house is fine and a new coat of paint would transform the exterior completely.
