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A contestant
takes part in
the 11th annual
Traditional
Kite Design
and Dueling
Competition
at Yangons
Kyaikkasan
sports ground
on April 22. The
competition,
which runs to
April 26, brought
together more
than 125 flyers,
who attempt
to win duels by
slicing through
their opponents
line with their
own, sending the
vanquished kite
hurtling to the
ground.
NEWS 7
Independence rings
hollow at medical body
New law grants Myanmar Medical
Council independence from the
government, but majority of positions
will still be held by serving Ministry of
Health officials.
BUSINESS 11
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Kayleigh Long |
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I think Yangon is
truly kind of hipster.
Its touch and go.
Nothing really
works. Nothings
perfect. We embrace
that
Kevin Ching
port Autonomy
In brief:
Taxi driver reinvigorated after break,
merrily resumes obnoxious honking
after several days of driving quietly in
reduced traffic
Detained student protesters
denied mosquito nets fear
contracting dengue fever, also
known as breakbone disease,
the symptoms of which include
experiencing sensations akin to ones
limbs having been smashed with a
baton, and can leave you confined to
a dark room for extended periods of
time
passengers at rear of queue to
board plane audibly ask what the
hold-up is as monk stows luggage
and female foreigner behind him
refuses to squeeze past for sheer
fear of repercussions
Next week:
Multiple exposs on human
trafficking and slave labour in Thai
fishing industry have done little to
curb demand for cut-price tastefree frozen prawns in Western
supermarkets, study finds
Fed up with rude customer,
plumber recalibrates bum gun
pressure to revenge setting before
leaving apartment
Anawratha road remains
largely clear of street vendors, who
are unclear if the great Condom
Crackdown of Thingyan 2015 has
been lifted
Cane juice vendor, suddenly aware
of the hipster revolution afoot, begins
serving his product in mason jars
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Familiar faces
nominated to
run for USDP
Older MPs and minister may still drop out of race
EI EI TOE LWIN
Passengers board a Forever Green bus at Sule Pagoda yesterday afternoon. Photo: Zarni Phyo
We got no
support from the
government even
though this was
supposed to be a
joint venture.
U Hla Win
Forever Green
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WA LONE
Tatmadaw
blocks aid
convoy in
Rakhine
LUN MIN MANG
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VOLUNTEERS carrying desperately
needed supplies to villagers driven
from their homes by fighting in northern Rakhine State are still blocked on
the road, awaiting permission from the
army to proceed to the battle zone.
Defying police advice not to go, the
volunteers, who live in Kyauktaw township, Rakhine State, have been held up
at a military checkpoint since April 21,
when they were told to wait for three
days before learning if they would be
allowed to proceed.
The fighting broke out last month
between the Tatmadaw and the Arakan
Army and reportedly reached a peak
on April 18. An estimated 450 villagers
from Aung Lan Chaung, Bin Chaung,
Kalakyah, Pinlone and other nearby
villages have fled the fighting to take
refuge in Sapaseik village.
The township administrative officer said that they would decide whether
to let us go or not by the end of third
day, starting April 21, said Daw Hla
May, chair of Kyauktaw Womens Network and a member of the recently
formed committee to help local residents affected by the fighting.
Weve received calls from local residents who say they are in urgent need
of food and water, she added. The committee collected food from local donors
and set off for the conflict zone.
On April 21, before we left Kyauktaw, I received a call from the local police to tell us not to go. But we started
anyway, Daw Hla May said.
However, 4 miles (6.4 kilometres)
out from Kyauktaw, military personnel
at a checkpoint told them to seek permission from state government before
going further. The military said they
were told to not let us proceed, she
said.
U Zaw Win, one of the volunteers,
said the situation there was worsening
and local residents were short of food
and water. I cant imagine how bad
things can be. Sapaseik is a very poor
village. We hope we will be allowed to
take the food and water there, he said.
The committees request to meet
with the state minister for border affairs was denied. The committee was
due to meet with township officials yesterday to seek permission to go ahead.
Kite runners duel on April 22 as part of Yangons annual competition in Tarmwe township. Zarni Phyo
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A villager pans water for copper at a mine dump near the Letpadaung project
in Monywa, Sagaing Region. Photo: AFP
will comprise five government officials, five private-sector representatives and five representatives from
civil society, said national MSG
member Ma Moe Moe Tun, the leader of environmental group Sein Lan
Pyin Oo Lwin.
Myanmar signed up to the EITI
on July 2 last year. It was granted
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Malaysia
seeks to
shift blame
on workers
NYAN LYNN AUNG
29.nyanlynnaung@gmail.com
SHWE
YEE SAW
MYINT
poepwintphyu2011@gmail.com
The medical
council will be
under the thumb
of the government
... I think this is
against democratic
practices.
Dr Myint Oo
Health affairs commentator
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Operators
seek India
visa delay fix
Pilgimage market is being stifled by slow approval
of India visas, with waiting periods of up to a month
EI EI THU
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Kayan Lahtar people wear their traditional dress at Myauk Sa Lone village in Pekon township, Shan State, on April 8.
Photo: Maung Zaw
EDITORIAL
Wa meeting a modest
step toward peace
FOLLOWING the in-principle signing
of the nationwide ceasefire agreement
in Yangon last month, attention is now
turning to a planned ethnic leaders
meeting in the United Wa State Army
headquarters, Pangkam, in the first
week of May.
The ceasefire will be a major focus of discussions at the meeting in
northeastern Shan State. The agreement reached by the Nationwide
Ceasefire Coordination Team (NCCT)
of the armed ethnic groups and the
governments Union Peace-making
Work Committee (UPWC) will come
under close scrutiny.
But not by all armed groups. The
UWSA has only invited nine of 16
members of the NCCT, including the
ethnic Kokang Myanmar National
Democratic Alliance Army. While
some have been left out, there will
be three groups present that are not
part of the NCCT, including the Wa.
It is unclear why the UWSA did not
extend the invitation to all, particularly given the NCCT had requested
it do so.
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sexual licentiousness.
Uncomfortable about a perceived
laxity in morals during Thingyan,
authorities responded not with education or support but with sudden restrictions on access to contraception.
This of course did little to dampen
sexual desires, but did leave people at
risk of sexually transmitted infections
and unwanted pregnancies.
Contraception is legal in Myanmar,
and many monks teach that it does
not breach Buddhist beliefs. However, it remains subject to a number
of cultural taboos, particularly for
women. Health professionals have
previously expressed concerns at reports that many women are using the
morning-after pill usually referred
to by medical workers as emergency
contraception as a regular method
of preventing pregnancy.
They point out that the medication, which contains high doses of
hormones, can have significant and
potentially harmful effects on a womans body if misused. It is certainly
not designed to be taken frequently.
Until the recent clampdown, the
pills could be seen for sale in corner
shops as well as pharmacies, often
without instructions or warnings of
health risks. There is also a widespread misbelief that the morning-after pill can prevent the spread of STIs.
This is a situation that health authorities need to tackle in an informed and
effective way.
But in terms of harm reduction,
restricting contraceptives during a
period renowned for drunkenness
and an increased likelihood of casual
or irresponsible sex is the equivalent
of saying, Were expecting a sudden
rise in heroin use so weve ordered
the banning of clean needles.
The removal of condoms from
shop shelves whether that was part
of the official project plan or not is
likely to have resulted in an increase
in STI transmission. This is particularly worrying in a country that has a
Contraceptives and erectile dysfunction treatments were pulled from the shelves
in Yangon prior to water festival. Photo: Thiri Lu
Business
First foreign banks
People on banks
in Myanmar herald
possible sector shake-up
GUY
DINMORE
guydinmore@gmail.com
Japans SMBC Bank advertises the opening yesterday of its Yangon office in the
prestigious downtown Strand Square complex developed by KBZ Bank, its local
partner. Photo: Naing Wynn Htoon
told reporters.
The new OCBC Yangon branch, located in the Union Financial Centre,
has a registered capital of US$75 million
and a staff of more than 20 employees,
offering cash management, project and
trade financing, as well as treasury and
capital markets advisory and services to
foreign companies and joint ventures,
as well as domestic banks.
The bank intends to invest heavily
in infrastructure and, like its Japanese competitors newly arrived in
Myanmar, it believes deregulation
will allow direct lending to local enterprises.
Myanmar represents new territory for OCBC whose key markets are
Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and
China. It expects interest from Singapore firms in particular in Myanmars
three special economic zones.
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Construction boom
triggers doubts
China manufacturing
falters
PROPERTY 12
BUSINESS 14
Buying
K1140
K297
K784
K33
K1073
Selling
K1166
K315
K802
K35
K1087
KO KO AUNG
A cyclist passes the Bo Min Yaung Housing project in Yangon. Analysts say recent changes to property transaction taxes will reinvigorate the market. Photo: Zarni Phyo
12 Property
Construction booms
but clouds gather
MYAT NYEIN AYE TIN YADANAR HTUN
THE apparent boom in Yangon construction conceals increasing complexity, as stricter regulation combines with
aggressive speculative practices to create a difficult environment for contractors and would-be homeowners alike,
industry sources say.
Unquestionably, the number of
apartments has grown considerably
in the past two years. But U Nay Win,
deputy director of the Department of
Engineering (Building) of Yangon City
Development Committee, predicted
yesterday that both construction and
sales were likely to slow.
We expect demand to fall because
of the number of new apartments
coming onto the market. Most buyers
are not people looking for a place to
live, but speculators who will hold the
apartments empty until they can sell
for a profit, he said, adding that this
practice tended to inflate the price of
apartments.
Contractors wont wait to sell to
would-be homeowners. So by the time
investors have cornered the market, ordinary buyers can no longer afford the
apartments, he said.
Developers operate a pre-sale system
under which buyers pay for incomplete
fee. But now they have to provide evidence of the contractors biography,
education level and previous work.
YCDC will not issue a licence if they
see a weakness in the application. They
have also raised the price of the licence
fee from about K200,000 to K3-4 million, and have established a blacklist.
Contractors can have their licence withdrawn, said U Aung Min.
The threat of licence withdrawal
hangs over not only the individual construction site found to be in violation,
but to all other sites operated by that
contractor and the engineers involved,
he said. These measures have deterred
many contractors and engineers.
U Yan Aung, manager of Asia Builders Construction, said, Speculators
are no longer interested in investing in
apartments, so sales have fallen which
means construction will fall too.
Tighter regulation would have the
same effect, he said. In the past, we
could get a residence permit [to allow
occupation of a newly completed building] once the engineering department
had completed its testing. Now, all six
departments concerned, like the electricity metering, fire, water and the others, have to complete tests before a permit can be issued. This all makes things
very difficult and time-consuming, said
U Yan Aung.
U Aung Min, of Myat Min Construction, said, Regulation is important, but
with so many new rules, contractors
have a great deal more to handle than
they used to.
Electricity demand
soars as cuts hit Yangon
KYAW PHONE KYAW
k.phonekyaw@gmail.com
MYANMARS electricity demand is
constantly increasing and 7.2 million new household electricity connections will be required by 2030,
according to analysts speaking yesterday at the Myanmar Power Utilities Congress 2015 in Yangon.
Chester Toh, head of integrated
regulatory practice at Rajah and
Tann law firm, said demand will
increase by an average of 450,000
new connections a year.
Transmission of electricity is
equally as important as generation and this needs greater foreign
investment in developing efficient
transmissions, he said.
Electricity distribution by the
government is a constant bone of
contention with the public. Latest
data by the Ministry of Electrical Power (MOEP) shows that 29
percent of the population is connected. The MOEP has a 15-year
power development plan to boost
distribution.
Mr Toh said Myanmar should
plan to reduce its reliance on hydropower because it is unstable and
dependent on seasonal elements, as
well as leading to negative environmental and social impacts. Hydropower accounts for about 75 percent of supply, followed by gas with
23 pc, according to MOEP data.
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BEIJING
China
opens up
bank card
clearing
sector
CHINA has announced plans that will
allow giants such as Visa and MasterCard to set up credit card clearing
services in the country, breaking the
monopoly in a multi-trillion-dollar
market foreign firms have been trying
to tap for decades.
In its latest move to further open
up the worlds number-two economy,
the State Council, Chinas cabinet, said
it would take applications from June 1
for a licence to run the business.
The announcement comes after
promises to reform the market in 2012
in response to a US complaint with the
World Trade Organization.
China UnionPay has until now
been the only service provider in the
countrys domestic bank card clearing market since its establishment in
2002. Foreign rivals such as Visa and
MasterCard could only handle Chinese
travellers transactions overseas.
The central Peoples Bank of China
called the move a full scale opening of the sector, noting that foreign
companies can also apply to enter the
sector, which was worth 449.9 trillion
yuan (US$72.6 trillion) last year.
Opening the bank card clearing
market will help improve Chinas bank
card clearing service through market
competition, it said in a statement on
April 22.
TRILLION YUAN
449.9
IN PICTURES
PHOTO: AFP
14 International Business
BEIJING
BEIJING
MercedesBenz fined
in China
Chinese labourers work on scaffolding at a construction site in Qingdao, Shandong province on April 23. An index
of Chinese manufacturing activity fell to a 12-month low in April, indicating further weakness as growth slows in the
worlds second-largest economy. Photo: AFP
RIO DE JANEIRO
Petrobrass problem
isnt about oil or
finance. Its about
trust.
Daniel Marques
Analyst
is recover its credibility, because today the market doesnt believe it.
Petrobras said it had calculated overpayments of 3 percent on
contracts with 27 companies that
formed what investigators call a
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World
NEW DELHI
PHNOM PENH
Indian farmer Gajendra Singh stands on a tree before committing suicide during an Aam Aadmi Party rally in New Delhi on
April 22. Photo: AFP
heard that the farmer had died, Sambit Patra, spokesman for the Bharatiya Janata Party which rules at the
national level, told reporters.
But Kejriwal put the blame on
police, saying he climbed the tree in
front of our eyes.
I kept telling the police to save
him but the police are not in our
control, Kejriwal said from the stage
during the rally.
Scores of debt-laden farmers have
suffered recent damage to their winter crops from unseasonal rains, with
media reporting a string of suicides
in recent weeks.
Protests have also been staged in
the capital against Modis push to
overhaul the laws and make it easier
to buy farmland for development projects.
The government argues the bill is
needed to speed up economic growth,
but political opponents say it favours
big business at the expense of struggling farmers. AFP
COLOMBO
PARIS
Jokowi warned
on impending
executions
FRENCH
President
Francois
Hollande warned Indonesia on
Wednesday that the execution of
a Frenchman for drug offences
would damage ties between the
two nations.
Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius also summoned the Indonesian
ambassador in Paris a day after Serge Atlaoui, 51, had an appeal rejected by Indonesias Supreme Court, taking him closer to
execution by firing squad for his
role in a clandestine ecstasy lab
near Jakarta.
Imprisoned in Indonesia for a
decade, the father-of-four denies
the charges, saying he was installing industrial machinery in what
he thought was an acrylics factory.
Atlaouis wife Sabine told AFP
she had been the one to break the
news of the rejected appeal to him.
I spoke to him on the phone
this morning, she said from
Indonesia.
He called me from prison and
... I finally was able to give him the
terrible news.
My husband is strong, he is a
fighter, brave and ready to continue fighting until the end.
His family has issued impassioned appeals in recent days,
begging Hollande and the European Union to save him.
The French leader warned
Wednesday that executing Atlaoui
would be damaging for Indonesia,
damaging for the relations that we
would like to have with it.
If put to death, Atlaoui would
be the first Frenchman to be executed anywhere in nearly 40 years.
He is one of several foreign
drug convicts on death row in Indonesia who recently lost appeals
for presidential clemency.
They are expected to be ex-
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EU mulls militaristic
response to refugee
crisis
Bangladesh
factory collapse,
two years on
WORLD 18
WORLD 19
BEIJING
NEW DELHI
China
warns on
N Korea
nuclear
capacity
CHINESE nuclear experts believe
North Korea may already have a nuclear arsenal of 20 warheads and the uranium enrichment capacity to double
that figure by next year, the Wall Street
Journal reported yesterday.
The estimate, which the Journal
said was relayed to US nuclear specialists in a closed-door meeting in February, is significantly higher than any
previously known Chinese assessment.
It also exceeds recent estimates by
US experts which put the Norths current arsenal at between 10 and 16 nuclear weapons.
A leading expert on North Koreas
nuclear program, Siegfried Hecker,
who attended the February meeting,
said a sizeable stockpile would only
compound the challenge the international community faces in persuading
Pyongyang to denuclearise.
The more they believe they have
a fully functional nuclear arsenal and
deterrent, the more difficult its going
to be to walk them back from that, Mr
Hecker told the Journal.
The Chinese estimate reflects growing concern in Beijing about the nuclear ambitions of its errant ally, and
is the latest in a series of expert assessments that suggest Pyongyang is moving faster down the nuclear path than
previously thought.
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BRUSSELS
EU mulls
response to
trafficking
EU leaders gathering in Brussels today will consider launching a military operation against human traffickers in Libya, in a bold effort to
halt the deadly flow of refugees trying
to reach Europe by sea.
As survivors laid bare the full horror of last weekends catastrophic
shipwreck near Libya, a draft statement for the summit seen by AFP
committed leaders to undertake
systematic efforts to identify, capture
and destroy vessels before they are
used by traffickers.
The EUs top diplomat Federica
Mogherini is invited to immediately
begin preparations for a possible security and defence policy operation
to this effect, in accordance with international law, the draft added.
A diplomatic source said EU
members were preparing to approve
the statement, reflecting the unions
readiness to take more decisive action against people smugglers, who
pack rickety boats to overflying with
people fleeing conflict and hardship
in Africa, the Middle East and Asia.
Italian Prime Minister Matteo
Renzi on April 20 evoked the possibility of targeted interventions
against the Libya-based smugglers
that would fall short of a full military
intervention.
You cant be serious about this
problem if you dont take Prime
Minister Renzis proposals seriously,
though you have to go through the
legal and operational issues, said a
senior European official on the condition of anonymity.
If approved, the operation would
be the first time EU governments
used military force to fight illegal
migration.
No one is talking about boots
Body bags lie in the sun on Brighton Beach as part of a demonstration by Amnesty International on April 22, in a bid to
raise awareness on the plight of refugees. Photo: AFP
SYDNEY
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DHAKA
she cradled a bone fragment embedded with tiny strands of black cloth.
And heres his finger, she said,
picking up another small bone.
Dozens of bones have been found
in the last two years, some of which
lie in piles and others left to poke out
from the rubble, bleached by the sun.
The sporadic discovery of remains
has fuelled the anger of relatives who
say authorities were too quick to send
in the bulldozers to shovel up most of
the debris.
By the time the three-week rescue
operation ended, a total of 1129 bodies
had been recovered.
Around 800 were handed over to
relatives after they were identified,
but 300 were buried en masse as
they were too badly decomposed to
identify.
A medical lab has since identified
some 200 of those buried in unmarked
graves by matching DNA samples with
relatives.
But Anwarul Islam Khandaker, a
government official whose office has
tallied the dead and missing, said 135
workers remain unaccounted for.
But there is no way of finding
them now, he told AFP. All the relatives can do is pray for the salvation of
their souls.
That means people like Mehera
and dozens other who have travelled
to the disaster site from remote villages ahead of the second anniversary
of the tragedy are unlikely to ever
achieve closure.
In the aftermath of the collapse
they spent months searching morgues
compensation.
Relatives of some two dozen missing workers may have not been compensated as they could not back up
their claims with documentation, said
Mr Kazazi.
Weve included the relatives of
missing workers as much as possible
for compensation. But if anyone has
been left out, he or she should come to
us quickly, he added.
With the trust fund due to wind up
in June, time is running out for people
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RIYADH
Judicial beheading
tally on the rise in 2015
IN PICTURES
Photo: AFP
SAUDI Arabia beheaded two people for murder on April 22, one of
whom was from India, the interior
ministry said.
Sajada Ansari, a shepherd, was
convicted of robbing his Saudi boss
as he slept and beating him to death
with a hammer, the ministry said in
a statement carried by the official
Saudi Press Agency.
The other convict, Saudi Mater
al-Rowaeeli, was condemned for
shooting dead his ex-wife and two
of their children.
Both executions were carried out
in the kingdoms north.
They bring to 65 the number of
beheadings by the sword this year
in Saudi Arabia, a surge that compares with 87 death sentences in all
of 2014, according to AFP tallies.
Drug trafficking, rape, murder,
apostasy and armed robbery are
all punishable by death under the
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UNITED NATIONS
PESHAWAR
tween the five nuclear powers Britain, China, France, Russia and the
United States and non-nuclear
states which agreed to give up atomic
weapon ambitions in exchange for
disarmament pledges.
But 45 years after the NPT entered
into force, non-nuclear states are
feeling increasingly frustrated about
the outcome.
Right now, the non-nuclear states
need to be given the sense that they
are taken seriously, said Ms Kane.
Delegates to the NPT conference
are working on a document laying out
priorities on the disarmament agenda for the next five years, but some
diplomats have not ruled out that
disagreements could lead to a collapse of the conference.
Ms Kane warned that the next five
years will be crucial to ensure that
the NPT retains credibility.
PAKISTANS
military
yesterday
claimed to have killed at least 47 Taliban fighters in two days of airstrikes
in the restive northwest as part of
anti-insurgent offensives that began
last year.
The latest strikes hit the Datta
Khel area of North Waziristan tribal
district, close to the Afghan border,
considered a stronghold of Taliban
insurgents. The area has been repeatedly targeted by US drones in the past.
Twenty-two terrorists were killed
in precise aerial strikes late last night
in [an] area [close to] Datta Khel in
North Waziristan Agency, the military
said in a statement yesterday.
The military has been stepping
up its response Pakistans Islamist insurgency, which has claimed the lives
of tens of thousands of civilians since
2004 when al-Qaeda and Taliban militants fled from Afghanistan to its tribal
areas.
Yesterdays attacks come the day
after 20 militants were killed in the
Tirah valley of Khyber tribal district,
GENEVA
GENEVA
latest report.
To accelerate the decline toward
zero cases will require stronger community engagement, improved contact
tracing and earlier case identification,
it said.
On the bright side, Liberia, once the
hardest-hit country, has reported no
new cases of Ebola since the last confirmed case died on March 27 and was
buried a day later.
If no new cases emerge, Liberia
should be declared Ebola-free on May
9 - 42 days or two incubation periods
after the burial of the last confirmed
victim.
The situation was mixed in Guinea.
The 21 new confirmed cases there
marked a decrease from 28 a week earlier, and only one new confirmed case
was reported in the capital Conakry,
down from six the week before.
Fewer than half of new cases came
off lists of known Ebola contacts in the
week leading to April 12 and last week,
three cases of the disease were only discovered post mortem. AFP
countries.
Researchers said last month immunisation rates as low as 50-86 pc had
made the US outbreak possible.
In wealthier countries the low rates
can be due to the fact that many of
the deadly diseases being vaccinated
against rarely appear, and are no
longer feared, allowing complacency
to set in.
The vaccinations are victims of
their own success, said WHO senior
health adviser Philippe Duclos.
A number of parents also refuse to
vaccinate their children against measles, mumps and rubella, claiming it is
responsible for increasing cases of autism a theory repeatedly disproven
by a range of studies.
WHO meanwhile said global immunisation coverage varies greatly
between different kinds of vaccines,
with 84 pc global coverage for DTP3,
polio and measles, but only 14 pc for
rotaviruses, the most common cause
of severe diarrhoeal disease.
Millions of children remain at risk
of illness, disability or death because
they are not getting the immunisation
they need, it warned. AFP
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seeking an experienced
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at the Ambassador's
Residence. Must be able
to speak English well and
have experience in the
same field. Qualified and
Interested candidates
should submit CV and
copies of testimonials
as soon as possible
to Embassy of Egypt,
No.81
Pyidaungsu
Yeiktha Rd, Dagon
Township or to email:
egyptembassy86@
gmail.com.
Ingo Position
thE Int'l Rescue
Committee (IRC) is
seeking
(1)senior
M&E Officer 1 post in
Hpa-an, Kayin State:
University degree in data
management & analysis,
project management,
statics or relevant sector.
3 years experience.
Fluency in English. (2)
Finance Assistant 1
Post in Paletwa Tsp,
Chin State : University
degree in Accounting,
Business Administration,
Commerce or Finance.
2 years of accounting
professional experience.
Experience with various
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software (spreadsheets,
accounting packages).
(3)Health
Training
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Reproductive Health
Project Manager in
Paletwa Tsp, Chin
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with
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Operational
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written and verbal skill
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submit a Cover letter &
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by email at: WaiMar.
Naing@rescue.org or
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office : 33/A, Natmauk
Lane Thwe (1), Bocho
(2) Quarter, Bahan,
Yangon. Closing date :
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translator
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Computer skills, good
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knowledge at Project
and office environment.
Fluently Speak, read
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and
Myanmar.
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and Computer (Word,
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Human
Resource
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: Minimum Bachelor
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Good communication
skills in English. (4)
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registration card, copy
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Local Positions
yangon International
School is looking for
candidates for the
following positions (1).
IT network Engineer :
Must have a degree in IT
and be able to manage
the local area network,
server functions and
organizations,
user
systems the installation
of all front-end (user) and
back-end (infrastructure)
school-wide technology
systems, peripherals,
apparatus & software.
3 years experiences. (2).
Admissions' Assistant
: Customer service
experience.
Good
command English and
Myanmar. Familiarity
with international schools
will be an advantage.
Qualified and interested
candidates may send
their CV forms to Mr.
James at james@
yismyanmar.com
or
117, Thumingalar Rd,
Thumingalar housing,
Thingangyun, Yangon,
Myanmar.
Ph:
01
578171, 09420163769.
The position is open
until filled.
DVB Multimedia Group
is seeking human
Resource Officer - M/F
in Yangon : University
Degree preferably in
Management, Public
administration or relevant
combination of academic
qualifications. Preferably
3 years' experience
in administrative and
human
resources
management working
with NGOs or similar
positions in private
sector. Ability to act
independently to identify
and analyze problems
& recommend effective
solutions.
Computer
literate and extensive
experience in working
with Microsoft Excel
& Word. Preferably
spoken and written
English. High level of
social communication
skills/interpersonal skills
and good skills in teamwork. Flexibility and
positive attitude with a
good sense of humour!
DVB has a competitive
compensation package.
Please
submit
an
application
letter
detailing why they
are interested in the
position and an updated
CV including contact
telephone
number,
education qualifications
and contact details to:
Email: admin@dvb.no
sKy
JEt
Multi
Construction Co., Ltd
is seeking (1)Project
Engineer - M/F 2 posts
: BE (Electrical), Auto
cad, M& E dratwin, 5 year
experience in Electrical
power projects, Salary
based on experience (2)
Business Development
Engineer - M/F 1 post :
BE (Electrical) or higher,
5 years experience, M&E
knowledge is essential.
For 1 & 2 : Salary
based on experience.
(3)Site Engineer - M
2 posts : A.GTI/B.
Tech/B.E(Electrical), No
experience require, Must
travel to the project site.
(4)Draft man - M/F 1
post : A.GTI/B.Tech/
B.E(Civil),
Autocad
2D, 3D, M&E drawing,
3 years experience,
Please submit CV,
photo with necessary
documetntst o 153,
G Flr, 50 St, Upper,
Pazundaung. Closing
date : within 2 weeks.
g star hotEl is seeking
(1)Driver - M 2 Posts (2)
Waiter - M 10 Posts (3)
Room Attantant - M/F
3 Posts (4)Bell Boy - M
1 Post (5)Cashier - F
3 Post (6)Public Area
cleaner - M/F 2 Posts (7)
Receptionist - F 3 Post
(8)m&E (Maintainess) - M
1 Post. For new branch
at Thaketa G Star II is
seeking (1)Waiter - M
10 Posts (2)Cashier - F
3 Posts. Please submit
CV with necessary
documents to 20/b, c,
Thukhawati St, West
Yankin, Yankin. Ph:
09-32109590, 09-32109591. Closing Date :
15 .5 .2015.
WE
arE
seeking
Translator : 3 year
experience,
Strong
knowledge of legal
terminology, Positive
working
attitude,
interpersonal
&
communication skills,
Good awareness of
current affairs, cultures
and politics, It is an
advantage to have a
knowledge of and/or
interest in specialist
areas such as law,
politics/government/
public administration,
economics, marketing
and financial affairs.
Interested candidate
please send CV to ppo@
kcyangon.com with Last
drawn, expected salary
& availability period.
implementing marketing
strategies; analyzing
trends
&
results.
Establishes
sales
objectives by forecasting
and developing annual
sales quotas for regions
and territories; projecting
expected sales volume
for existing and new
products. Implements
national sales programs
by developing field
sales action plans.
Completes
national
sales
operational
requirements
by
scheduling & assigning
employees; following
up on work results.
Maintains
national
sales staff by recruiting,
selecting,
orienting
employees. Maintains
national sales staff job
results by counseling and
disciplining employees;
planning, monitoring,
and appraising job
results. Willing to go on
business trip in the whole
Myanmar. (2)Medical
Sales Representative
(MSR) : male/female 4
posts in Yangon, 2 posts
in Mandalay, 1 in each
other State in Myanmar:
Approaching and making
good relationship with
customers.
Recom
mending & selling
products to customers in
pharmacies in appointed
area. Collecting market
information and reporting
to Sales Manager. Details
will be discussed in the
interview. Some other
tasks will be given by
the direct manager. (3)
Office Admin - female 1
post in Yangon : English
speaking. Coordinates
administrative activities
and
supports
the
offices daily operations
to ensure efficiently
office admin function.
Contacts with the vendor
to carry out indirect
purchasing
process
such as car rental, the
apartment lease, HOTEL
BOOKING, air tickets.
Coordinates logistics
for the expatriate such
as visa/working permit/
residence
permit/
apartment lease agree
ment. Arranges travel
and logistics for internal
parties. Checks all
expenses relate to
travel report and creates
weekly/travel report in
SAP system. Arranges
appointment/meeting
when necessary. Other
miscellaneous duties as
assigned by Superior.
CVs should be sent
by email to : giang.
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nguyen@glomedvn.
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H/P: +95 92
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WE arE seeking (1)
Production Manager
- M 1 post : Need
to hold a degree of
A.G.T.I (Mechanical),
3 years experience in
related field, Age 30
~ 55 years old, Well
knowledge in modern
furniture & furniture
installation & production.
(2)Marketing Manager
- M/F 1 post : Have
to understand project
sales, retail marketing
&
other
marketing
tools and technique.
4 years experience in
Decorative
Materials
and
Construction
materials industry. (3)
Project Coordinator
(Interior)- M/F 1 post
: Able to set
project
timelines & coordinate
different parties. Well
knowledge in modern
furniture & furniture
installation & production.
3 years experience in
interior scope of work. (4)
Project Manager- M/F 1
post : Have to manage
the projects (Interior
Decoration, Renovation,
and Construction) also
timelines, procurement,
materials and labor.
A.G.T.I (Civil) or B.E
(Civil). 5 years experience
in related field. Well
experience in high-rise
construction, at least 6
storey. Well knowledge
in steel structure, precast building & modern
building techniques. Able
to set project timelines
& coordinate different
parties. Familiar with
construction methods
& building codes. (5)
Assistant HR Manager M/F 1 post : Any graduate,
5 year experience, HR
knowledge, Computer
skills & also reporting skill.
Good communication
skills. Self-motivated,
independent thinkers and
willing to work under team
environment.
Please
submit CV, photo with
necessary documents to
HR Department Zware
Group of Companies
(DeArch Co., Ltd, Live
Life Co., Ltd, Builder
Group Co., Ltd, MBIG)
440, Waizayantar Rd (at
the corner of Waizayantar
Rd & Thit Sar Rd), South
Okkala, Yangon. Tel: 951565911, +951-8551294,
+959-73117966 www.
zwaregroup.com
Email:
recruitment@
zwaregroup.com
hogo
is
seeking
Technical Marketing/
Sale Marketing, 3~5
Posts in Yangon : Any
Bachelor's degree or
diploma in any field with
good command in IT.
Candidateshaveexcellent
using experience at iPad,
iPhone, Android Smart
phone and SmartTV will be
an advantage. Minimum
2 years' experience with
sale or marketing in
networking/ CCTV field.
Any interested candidates
should submit not later
than 30th April along with
CV and recent passport
photo to HOGO Yangon
Business Consulting Co.,
Ltd. No.(71), Ground
Floor, (5th) St, (2) Ward,
Lanmadaw,
Yangon.
Email : hogobusiness@
gmail.com
sIngaporEan
Construction Company
in newly, will be starting
project in Myanmar soon
is seeking QS Engineer
1 Post M/F : Minimum
5 years experience in
related fields, Preparing
BoQ, doing bills payment,
Providing local supplier
contacts. Please send
CV to 2014thanda@
gmail.com within two
weeks.
asIa plaza hotEl
is seeking (1)sale &
Marketing Manager M/F 1 Post. (2) Assistant
FO manager - M/F 1 Post.
(3)Sales & Marketing
Executive - M/F 2 Posts.
(4) FO Supervisor - M/F 2
Posts. (5) F&B Manager
M/F 1 Post. (6)Chief
Accountant - M/F 1 Post.
(7) g.s.o (Guest Service
Officer) - M/F 1 Post. (8)
HR Assistant - F 1 Post.
Must be interesting, strive
and in the long term for this
position. Please apply
with CV form, Photo,
Expect salary, Certificate
& other attachement
copy. Asia Plaza Hotel,
Yangon : 277, Corner of
38th & Bogyoke Aung San
Rd, Kyauktada, Yangon.
Ph:391070, 391071.
mytcl is currently
seeking (1)Document
Assistant/Warehouse
Assistant - M/F 3 Posts
:Age 23 ~ 35 years, Any
University graduate, Good
communication skills both
in Myanmar and English.
Fluency in Myanmar
and English language.
Good Computer skills
in particular for Data
processing & analysis, MS
Office, Email & Internet,
etc. Honesty, reliability,
hardworking and be a
good team player. One
year experience. Please
submit the application
letter with full CV detailing
experience, knowledge
& skills, one passport
photo, copy of all relevant
certificates,
labour
registration card, NRC
card & recommendation
letter from police station
to Administration Depart
ment : Myanmar Yang Tse
Copper Limited, Yangon,
70(I) Bo Chein St, Pyay
Rd, Hlaing, Yangon. Tel:
01-514194~7,
Email:
yangtse@yangtse.com.
mm , Note: Employment is
always subject to passing
an MYTCL Medical
Examination. Colsing
date : 24 April 2015.
EnglIsh
tEachEr
in Language School :
Responsible & reliable,
Efficient and resultoriented,At least 3 years in
teaching, Willingness and
capacity to accommodate
when faced with difficult
and frustrating working
conditions,
Able and
willing to travel in Yangon.
Interested applicants are
to send their current C.V
with recent photo and
fixed a day for interview.
Send to jatojamie@gmail.
com or call 09-450050725.
EXO TRAVEL is seeking
(1)Admin
Assistant
(Logistics) : Any degree
holder or equivalent
qualifications, Able to use
Microsoft office programs
comfortably. Relevant
work experiences would
be advantageous. Hard
working and team player.
Able to commit overtime
when necessary. (2)
Travel Consultant :
2 years experience in
tourism related field, Proactive & Team spirit, good
organizational & problem
solving skill, Excellent
interpersonal skills &
communication skills,
Strong sales & customer
service focus, Computer
proficiency : Microsoft
word, Excel, & Outlook,
Good communication in
English/French (Written
& Spoken ). (Only those
with a genuine interest
in joining a professional
travel company for
long-term commitment
need apply.) Interested
candidates are invited to
sendadetailedresumeHR
Manager at memecho@
exotravel.com or mail to
147. Shwegonedaing St,
West Shwegonedaing,
Bahan, Yangon, Tel: + 95
(0) 1 8604933
zWarE group is
seeking (1)Marketing
Manager - M/F 1 post
(2)Project Coordinator
(Interior) - M/F 1 post
(3)Project Coordinator
(Civil Structure) - M/F
2
posts
(4)admin
Assistant - M/F 2 posts
(5)Civil Engineer - M/F 2
posts (6)Office Secretary
26 Sport
FANTASY FOOTBALL
1st Round
Round of 16
Quarter Final
Final
Semi Final
Semi Final
Quarter Final
Yadanarbon
Mawyawady
Match 7
Match 1
???
???
Match 8
???
???
???
Match 19
Magwe
???
GFA
Match 10
University
???
Match 13
???
Winners of MFF Knockout competition (in professional era)
???
???
Yangon Utd
Year
Winner
result
runner-up
2010
Okktha United*
31
Southern Myanmar FC
2011
Yangon United
50
2012
Ayeyawady United
10
KBZ FC
2013
2014
20
Match 5
Best Utd
???
Match 18
Dagon
southern
???
???
Match 6
Match 14
Rakhine Utd
ENTRY FORM
Instructions
Match 4
Match 12
Manaw Myay
Match 20
???
Match 16
Match 3
???
Match 21
Chin Utd
Myawady
silver stars
???
Ayeyawady Utd
???
KBZ
Match 9
1st Round
Match 11
Match 17
???
hantharwady Utd
Phong Gan
Round of 16
Match 15
???
........................................................................
*This challenge is devised as a nongambling promotion and is intended
solely for entertainment purposes.
Zwekapin Utd
???
horizon
Match 2
1. Complete the form below by inserting the name of the side you believe will win each match (Match 19 and
20 the semi-finals will be played over two legs but counted in our competition as a single fixture.)
2. Write only the name of the side you believe will win. For instance if you believe Mawyawady FC will win
Match 1, write their team name. If you believe they will then go on to beat Yadanarbon FC in Match 7, then
again write Mawyawady FC do not write Winner of Match 1.
3. Points will be awarded as follows: First Round 2 point for each correct selection (12 total points possible)
Round of 16 2 points for each correct selection (16 total points possible)
Quarter Final 4 points for each correct selection (16 total points possible)
Semi-Final over two legs 8 points for each correct selection (16 total points possible)
Final 16 points for each correct selection (16 total points possible)
* Do not fill in the points column this is for administrative purposes only.
4. All predictions must be made at the beginning of the competition, if you incorrectly predict the two finalists
then you will be unable to score any points in Match 21.
5. Deliver your entry to Myanmar Times, No 379/383 Bo Aung Kyaw Street, Kyauktada Township, Yangon by
Friday 24th April, 5pm.
Alternatively download this form from www.mmtimes.com and e-mail the form below to sport@mmtimes.com
by Saturday 25th April, 2pm.
Match
Team 1
Team 2
Mawyawady FC
horizon FC
hanthawady United
Phong Gan FC
Myawady FC
GFA FC
silver stars FC
University
southern Myanmar FC
Best United
Dagon FC
Rakhine United
Yadanarbon FC
Winner of Match 1
Winner of Match 2
KBZ FC
Magwe FC
Chin United
10
Winner of Match 3
Yangon United
11
Zwekapin United
12
Winner of Match 4
Ayeyawady United
13
Manaw Myay FC
Winner of Match 5
14
Winner of Match 6
15
Winner of Match 7
Winner of Match 8
16
Winner of Match 9
Winner of Match 10
17
Winner of Match 11
Winner of Match 12
18
Winner of Match 13
Winner of Match 14
19
Winner of Match 15
Winner of Match 16
20
Winner of Match 17
Winner of Match 18
21
Winner of Match 19
Winner of Match 20
Winner
Prediction
Points*
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Washington
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People fly their kites
to form the shape of
a car in the sky on
the beach in Berck,
northern France, on
April 20, during the
29th Rencontres
Internationales de Cerfs
Volants (International
Kite Meeting) which runs
from April 18 to 26.
Photo: AFP/Philippe
Huguen
6-7
FEATURE
10-11
Thingyan highlights
A look back at the
best moments from
this years festival
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16-17
Myanmars
underwater
safaris
Diving in Ngapali
and the Myeik
Archipelago
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Skincare essentials to keep you looking hot
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TRAVELSCHEDULES
Domestic and international flight times
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Chronicles of Bei Ka Street
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Comics, crosswords and predictions
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Why do we like being by the seaside?
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Your weekly guide to events in Yangon
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RECIPE
BY RACHNA SACHASINH
and English.
Instead of focusing on standard
lab experiments, Vandara studied
cooking methods and their impact
on the nutritional value of food.
Before the words organic and
antioxidant entered the mainstream,
Vandaras natural, unprocessed
dishes, with minimal cooking and
fussing, with the right combination
of herbs and spices, not only tasted
good but promoted good health.
Growing up, Vandara watched
her mother prepare traditional
Lao meals using plants, herbs and
mushrooms gathered from the
family garden, the local forest or
even by the roadside. Now, she takes
pleasure in sharing these traditional
methods of cultivating, gathering
and preparing food.
I like things natural, and I like
things wild, she says.
Nature and wilderness are evoked
beautifully and unpretentiously in
and around the property. Tropical
foliage, wild fruit and flowers
and exotic orchids are planted
throughout. Some are potted
in hollow bamboo logs or rustic
earthenware pots, while others
blossom in small gardens near
the guest bungalows, climbing up
trellises and wooden bannisters.
Green fronds spike and drape in
artful layers and delicate blooms
spill from shady verandas.
Vandaras vitality, inquisitiveness
and penchant for discovery are
evident when she invites me to help
prepare a lunch of larb and nam tok
in her kitchen.
Everything I do, I try different
things. I play, she smiles, as she
prepares tea. Tree nuts and fragrant
pea-shoot flowers mix together in the
porcelain teapot for several minutes,
and Vandara pours me a deep purple
brew that is refreshing and light
before we proceed to the garden.
She cuts greens, mushrooms and
flowers, announcing their flavours
and nutritional qualities, all the
while telling stories about her family.
Back in the open-air kitchen, which
overlooks the pools downstream
from the waterfalls, we arrange
our harvest on a stone counter. We
begin by grilling fresh beef and liver,
along with a dozen garlic cloves,
shallots, miniature eggplants,
galangal, lemongrass and chillies
over a traditional terra cotta stove
heated with coals. We dont follow a
prescribed recipe. Instead, Vandara
relies on memory and instinct as
she gauges textures and aromas to
determine the pace and preparation
of the meal.
Getting there:
Tuk-Tuks can be arranged from
Luang Prabang to Kuang Si.You
can visit Vanvisa Home for the
day or stay overnight.Cooking
classes start at US$25 per person,
and accommodation is $40-60 per
night.For more information visit
www.vanvisaguesthouse.com
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LOMFJORD, Norway, is a
coastal town of 1120 residents
just north of the Arctic
Circle. For decades, it was home
to a chemical plant that produced
ammonia. After it was shuttered in
1993, two Norwegian solar power
entrepreneurs saw an opportunity,
and Renewable Energy Corporation
began making solar panels in the
former ammonia plant in 1997. Sadly,
lower manufacturing costs in Asia
forced REC to move its domestic
production overseas, and it closed its
doors in Glomfjord three years ago.
Now, a startup called Svaice is
occupying that old factory, and aims
to make a very low-tech product
ice cubes from an abundant, yet
diminishing, local resource: glaciers.
Since Svaice, led by local
businessman Geir Olsen, announced
its business plan last year, it has
attracted both interest among local
government officials eager to support
a new local employer, as well as
incredulity among people who cannot
fathom commoditising chunks of a
glacier that is already receding rapidly.
In news stories and on the Svaice
website, Olsen who refused an
interview request has countered
this objection, arguing that the glacial
ice would be far from a commodity.
Svaice plans to market its product
as a luxury item to high-end bars
and restaurants. If a connoisseur
is willing to part with serious cash
for a tumbler of 50-year-old Scotch,
Svaices pitch goes, why wouldnt that
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safaris
Diving in Myanmar may not be quite as cheap or as polished as diving in other parts
of Southeast Asia, but the underwater worlds of Ngapali and the Myeik Archipelago
offer an authentic experience without the crowds
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Days
Daily
1
1,2,3,5,6
Daily
1,2,4,5,6
3
Daily
Daily
3
1,7
7
4,6
2
1
5
Daily
Daily
4
5
6
1,2,4
1,2,4
6
5,7
2,4,6
3,5,7
1
2,5
4,7
1
1,3,5,7
2,4,6
Daily
Daily
4
Dep
6:00
6:00
6:00
6:10
6:00
6:30
6:00
7:00
7:00
7:00
7:00
7:00
7:00
7:00
7:00
7:15
8:00
9:00
10:45
11:00
11:00
11:00
11:00
11:00
11:00
11:15
11:15
11:30
12:30
13:00
13:00
13:30
14:30
15:20
15:30
Arr
7:10
7:25
7:40
8:30
8:05
8:35
8:10
8:25
8:40
8:40
8:40
8:40
8:40
8:25
11:05
9:20
10:05
10:10
14:50
12:25
12:25
12:55
12:55
12:25
14:00
13:25
13:25
12:55
16:55
16:45
14:25
14:55
16:40
16:30
16:55
MANDALAY TO YANGON
Flight
Y5 233
YJ 891
K7 283
YH 918
YH 910
W9 201
YJ 891
7Y 132
K7 267
YH 830
YH 912
YJ 762
YH 832
YH 827
YH 836
YH 910
YJ 212
YJ 212
YJ 202
YJ 602
YJ 762
YH 732
YH 732
YH 728
W9 152/W97152
Y5 776
W9 211
K7 823
8M 6604
K7 227
8M 903
YH 738
K7 623
YH 730
YJ 234
W9 252
Days
Daily
1,2,4,5,6
Daily
Daily
7
Daily
3
Daily
Daily
5
2
4
4,6
3
1,7
1,2,3,5,6
5,7
5,7
1,2,4
7
1,2
6
Daily
1
1
Daily
4
2,4,7
4
2,4,6
1,2,4,5,7
3,5,7
1,3,5,7
2,4,6
6
2,5
Dep
7:50
8:20
8:25
8:30
8:40
8:40
8:50
9:35
10:20
11:05
11:30
13:10
13:20
13:20
13:20
13:20
15:00
15:00
15:30
15:40
16:35
16:40
16:40
16:45
17:05
17:10
17:10
17:10
17:20
17:20
17:20
17:25
17:40
17:45
17:45
18:15
Arr
9:00
10:15
11:30
10:45
10:05
10:35
10:45
11:30
12:25
14:55
13:25
17:00
14:45
14:45
14:45
14:45
16:25
16:25
16:55
17:35
18:00
18:05
18:45
18:10
18:30
18:20
19:15
18:35
18:30
18:45
18:30
18:50
19:05
19:10
19:10
19:40
Flight
FMI A1
FMI B1
FMI C1
Flight
FMI A2
FMI B2
FMI C2
Days
1,2,3,4,5
1,2,3,4,5
1,2,3,4,5
Dep
7:15
10:45
17:00
Arr
8:15
11:45
18:00
YANGON TO NYAUNG U
Flight
K7 282
YJ 891
YH 909
YH 917
YJ 891
YH 909
K7 242
7Y 131
K7 264
YH 731
W9 129
W9 211
W9 129
Days
Daily
1,2,4,5,6
1,2,3,5,6
Daily
3,7
4
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
1,3,6
4
1
Dep
6:00
6:00
6:00
6:10
6:30
6:30
7:00
7:15
14:30
14:30
15:30
15:30
15:30
Days
5
3
1,7
4,6
1,2,4
3
2,5
Dep
7:00
7:00
7:00
7:00
11:00
11:15
11:30
Dep
8:35
13:30
18:20
Arr
9:35
14:30
19:20
NYAUNG U TO YANGON
Arr
7:20
7:20
8:25
7:45
7:50
8:05
8:20
8:35
16:40
17:25
17:35
17:40
17:35
YANGON TO MYITKYINA
Flight
YH 829
YH 826
YH 835
YH 831
YJ 201
YJ 201
W9 251
Days
1,2,3,4,5
1,2,3,4,5
1,2,3,4,5
Arr
9:40
10:05
10:05
10:05
13:50
14:05
14:25
Flight
YJ 891
YH 918
YJ 891
YH 910
YH 910
K7 242
7Y 131
K7 283
K7 265
YH 732
W9 129
Days
1,2,4,5,6
Daily
3,7
4
1,2,3,5,6
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
1,3,6
Dep
7:35
7:45
8:05
8:05
8:25
8:35
8:50
10:10
16:55
17:25
17:50
Arr
10:15
10:45
10:45
9:25
9:45
11:45
11:30
11:30
18:15
18:45
19:10
MYITKYINA TO YANGON
Flight
YH 827
YH 832
YH 836
YH 830
YJ 202
YJ 202
YJ 234
W9 252
Days
3
4,6
1,7
5
1,2,4
3
6
2,5
Dep
11:55
11:55
11:55
12:30
14:05
14:20
16:20
16:45
Arr
14:45
14:45
14:45
14:55
16:55
17:10
19:10
19:40
YANGON TO HEHO
Flight
YJ 891
K7 282
YH 917
YJ 881
YJ 891
K7 242
7Y 131
K7 266
Y5 649
YH 505
YJ 751
YJ 751
YJ 761
YJ 233
YH 727
YH 737
YH 727
K7 828
K7 822
K7 264
YH 731
W9 129
Days
1,2,4,5,6
Daily
Daily
7
3
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
1,2,3,4,5,6
3,7
5
1,2,4
6
1
3,5,7
3
1,3,5
2,4,7
Daily
Daily
1,3,6
Dep
6:00
6:00
6:10
6:30
6:30
7:00
7:15
8:00
10:30
10:30
10:30
10:45
11:00
11:00
11:15
11:15
11:15
12:30
12:30
14:30
14:30
15:30
HEHO TO YANGON
Arr
8:50
9:00
9:35
8:45
9:20
9:15
10:05
9:15
12:45
11:55
11:40
11:55
12:10
12:10
12:40
12:40
12:40
13:45
13:45
15:45
15:55
16:40
YANGON TO MYEIK
Flight
Y5 325
K7 319
7Y 531
Y5 325
Days
1,5
1,3,5,7
2,4,6
2
Dep
6:45
7:00
11:45
15:30
Days
1,3,6
Daily
1,3,5,7
Dep
11:30
11:45
12:00
Days
Daily
1,2,3,4,5,6
1,3,6
1,3,5,7
Daily
1,3,4,6
Dep
7:00
10:30
11:30
12:00
13:00
15:45
Flight
Y5 326
7Y 532
K7 320
Y5 326
Arr
12:55
12:55
13:50
Flight
W9 309
6T 612
K7 423
Days
1
2,4,6
Dep
7:00
11:45
Days
3,7
5
2,4,6
1,3,5
Dep
10:30
10:45
11:00
12:30
Arr
10:35
13:10
13:50
12:50
13:35
16:40
Flight
K7 243
YH 506
7Y 413
W9 309
K7 422
Y5 422
Arr
8:10
12:50
Flight
K7 320
7Y 532
Days
3
4,6
1,7
2,5
Dep
7:00
7:00
7:00
11:30
Dep
8:35
16:05
11:30
17:15
Arr
10:05
18:10
13:35
18:45
Days
1,3,6
Daily
Daily
Dep
13:10
13:15
15:10
Arr
14:55
14:20
16:30
Days
Daily
1,2,3,4,5,6
1,3,5,7
1,3,6
Daily
1,3,4,6
Dep
10:50
13:10
13:05
14:05
14:10
16:55
Arr
11:45
14:00
15:25
14:55
16:30
17:50
Days
1,3,5,7
2,4,6
Dep
12:25
17:05
Flight
YJ 752
K7 829
K7 829
YJ 752
YH 730
Days
5
1,3
5
3,7
2,4,6
Dep
13:15
15:05
15:05
15:40
16:45
Arr
16:30
15:55
17:25
17:55
19:10
PUTAO TO YANGON
Arr
11:00
11:00
11:00
15:25
Flight
YH 836
YH 832
YH 827
W9 252
Days
1,7
4,6
3
2,5
Dep
11:00
11:00
11:00
15:45
Airline Codes
7Y = Mann Yadanarpon Airlines
W9 = Air Bagan
Y5 = Golden Myanmar Airlines
YH = Yangon Airways
YJ = Asian Wings
FMI = FMI Air Charter
Arr
13:35
18:10
LASHIO TO YANGON
Arr
12:45
13:00
13:00
14:50
Domestic Airlines
K7 = Air KBZ
DAWEI TO YANGON
YANGON TO PUTAO
Flight
YH 826
YH 831
YH 835
W9 251
Days
1,5
2,4,6
1,3,5,7
2
THANDWE TO YANGON
YANGON TO LASHIO
Flight
YJ 751
YJ 751
YH 729
K7 828
Arr
10:10
10:15
11:30
10:35
11:45
10:45
10:45
11:30
12:25
14:00
16:30
17:00
18:00
18:45
17:25
18:10
18:15
18:50
17:55
19:10
SITTWE TO YANGON
YANGON TO DAWEI
Flight
K7 319
7Y 531
Dep
9:00
9:05
9:15
9:25
9:30
9:35
9:35
10:20
11:10
11:55
14:20
15:50
15:50
15:55
16:10
16:00
16:30
16:40
16:45
16:55
Arr
8:15
9:05
13:50
17:00
YANGON TO THANDWE
Flight
K7 242
YH 505
W9 309
7Y 413
K7 422
Y5 421
Days
7
1,2,4,5,6
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
3
Daily
Daily
1,2,3,4,5,6
5
4
1,2
Daily
1,3,5
1
Daily
3,5,7
3,7
1,3,6
MYEIK TO YANGON
YANGON TO SITTWE
Flight
W9 309
6T 611
K7 413
Flight
YJ 881
YJ 891
K7 283
W9 201
K7 243
YH 918
YJ 891
7Y 132
K7 267
YH 506
YJ 752
YJ 762
YJ 762
YH 732
K7 829
YH 728
K7 264
YH 738
YJ 752
W9 129
Arr
14:45
14:45
14:45
19:40
Subject to change
without notice
Day
1 = Monday
2 = Tuesday
3 = Wednesday
4 = Thursday
5 = Friday
6 = Saturday
7 = Sunday
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SINGAPORE TO YANGON
Flights
Days
Dep
TR 2822
Daily
7:20
Y5 2234
Daily
7:20
SQ 998
Daily
7:55
3K 581
Daily
9:10
MI 533
2,4,6
11:30
8M 232
Daily
13:25
MI 518
Daily
14:20
3K 583
2,3,5
17:20
8M 234
5,6,7
20:15
KUALA LUMPUR TO YANGON
Flights
Days
Dep
AK 504
Daily
6:55
8M 9505
Daily
10:05
MH 740
Daily
10:05
8M 502
1,2,3,5,6
12:50
8M 9507
Daily
13:40
MH 742
Daily
13:55
AK 502
Daily
17:20
BEIJING TO YANGON
Flights
Days
Dep
CA 905
3,5,7
19:30
YANGON TO GUANGZHOU
Flights
Days
Dep
8M 711
2,4,7
8:40
CZ 3056
3,6
11:35
CZ 3056
1,5
17:40
YANGON TO TAIPEI
Flights
Days
Dep
CI 7916
Daily
10:50
GUANGZHOU TO YANGON
Flights
Days
Dep
CZ 3055
3,6
8:35
CZ 3055
1,5
14:40
8M 712
2,4,7
14:15
TAIPEI TO YANGON
Flights
Days
Dep
CI 7915
Daily
7:00
Flights
PG 706
8M 335
TG 304
PG 702
TG 302
PG 708
8M 331
PG 704
Y5 237
TG 306
YANGON TO KUNMING
Flights
Days
Dep
CA 416
Daily
12:30
MU 2012
3
12:40
MU 2032
1,2,4,5,6,7 14:50
YANGON TO HANOI
Flights
Days
Dep
VN 956
1,3,5,6,7
19:10
Arr
13:15
15:55
22:10
Arr
16:10
Arr
15:55
18:50
18:15
Arr
8:45
9:40
22:20
11:25
13:50
14:30
17:50
18:50
20:00
21:30
Arr
7:15
8:00
12:20
17:05
20:55
20:15
KUNMING TO YANGON
Flights
Days
Dep
MU 2011
3
8:25
CA 415
Daily
11:10
MU 2031
1,2,4,5,6,7 13:30
HANOI TO YANGON
Flights
Days
Dep
VN 957
1,3,5,6,7
16:40
Arr
8:45
8:50
9:20
10:40
12:45
14:50
15:45
18:50
21:40
Arr
8:00
11:15
11:15
13:50
14:50
15:05
18:25
Arr
22:50
Arr
10:35
16:40
15:50
Arr
9:50
Arr
11:50
11:30
14:00
International Airlines
All Nippon Airways (NH)
Tel: 255412, 413
Tel: 09254049991~3
Air India
Condor (DE)
Dragonair (KA)
YANGON TO DOHA
Flights
Days
Dep
QR 919
1,4,6
7:55
DOHA TO YANGON
Flights
Days
Dep
Arr
QR 918
3,5,7
19:45 0459+1
YANGON TO TOKYO
Days
Dep
Daily
22:10
Arr
11:40
Arr
8:50
07:45+1
SEOUL TO YANGON
Flights
Days
Dep
KE 471
Daily
18:30
0Z 769
3,6
19:30
Arr
22:30
23:40
Arr
05:45
05:55
Arr
00:30
23:30
TOKYO TO YANGON
Days
Dep
Daily
11:45
Arr
17:15
Arr
10:45
18:45
Arr
06:45+1
Flights
NH 913
Airline Codes
3K = Jet Star
8M = Myanmar Airways International
AK = Air Asia
BG = Biman Bangladesh Airlines
YANGON TO DHAKA
Flights
Days
Dep
BG 061
2
11:45
BG 061
5
19:45
Arr
13:00
21:00
DHAKA TO YANGON
Flights
Days
Dep
BG 060
2
8:30
BG 060
5
16:30
YANGON TO INCHEON
Flights
Days
Dep
PG 724
1,3,5,6
12:50
W9 607
4,7
14:30
8M 7702
Daily
23:30
8M 7502
4,7
00:35
Arr
14:45
16:20
07:50+1
09:10
INCHEON TO YANGON
Flights
Days
Dep
PG 723
1,3,5,6
11:00
W9 608
4,7
17:20
8M 7701
Daily
18:45
8M 7501
3,6
19:50
Arr
11:55
18:10
22:25
23:25
Arr
8:05
12:50
16:20
Arr
10:15
14:35
18:10
Arr
8:20
14:10
15:05
GAYA TO YANGON
Flights
Days
Dep
AI 235
2
9:10
8M 602
3,5,6
9:20
AI 233
5
15:00
Arr
12:10
12:30
18:00
Flights
AI 236
YANGON TO DELHI
Days
Dep
2
13:10
Arr
16:30
Flights
AI 235
DELHI TO YANGON
Days
Dep
2
7:00
Arr
12:10
PG = Bangkok Airways
Flights
AI 234
AI 228
YANGON TO KOLKATA
Days
Dep
1
14:05
5
18:45
Arr
17:20
19:45
Flights
AI 227
AI 233
KOLKATA TO YANGON
Days
Dep
1
10:35
5
13:30
Arr
13:20
18:00
SQ = Singapore Airways
Arr
16:40
BANGKOK TO MANDALAY
Flights
Days
Dep
PG 709
Daily
12:05
Arr
13:25
TR = Tiger Airline
YANGON TO GAYA
Flights
Days
Dep
8M 601
3,5,6
7:00
AI 236
2
13:10
AI 234
1,5
14:05
MANDALAY TO BANGKOK
Flights
Days
Dep
PG 710
Daily
14:15
SINGAPORE TO MANDALAY
Flights
Days
Dep
Arr
Y5 2234
Daily
7:20
16:30
MI 533
2,4,6
11:30
14:50
MANDALAY TO KUNMING
Flights
Days
Dep
MU 2030
Daily
13:50
Arr
16:40
KUNMING TO MANDALAY
Flights
Days
Dep
MU 2029
Daily
12:55
CA = Air China
CI = China Airlines
CZ = China Southern
DD = Nok Airline
FD = Air Asia
KA = Dragonair
MANDALAY TO SINGAPORE
Flights
Days
Dep
Arr
MI 533
2,4,6
15:45
20:50
Y5 2233
1,2,4,5,6
7:50
14:15
Arr
12:50
KE = Korea Airlines
MH = Malaysia Airlines
MI = Silk Air
MU = China Eastern Airlines
NH = All Nippon Airways
QR = Qatar Airways
TG = Thai Airways
VN = Vietnam Airline
AI = Air India
Y5 = Golden Myanmar Airlines
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without notice
Day
1 = Monday
2 = Tuesday
3 = Wednesday
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18:10
YANGON TO SEOUL
Flights
Days
Dep
0Z 770
4,7
0:50
KE 472
Daily
23:55
Arr
21:25
BANGKOK TO YANGON
Flights
Days
Dep
TG 303
Daily
8:00
PG 701
Daily
8:45
Y5 238
Daily
21:30
8M 336
Daily
10:40
TG 301
Daily
13:05
PG 707
Daily
13:40
PG 703
Daily
17:00
TG 305
Daily
18:05
8M 332
Daily
19:15
PG 705
Daily
20:15
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Sunday
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General Listing
The Essentials
EMBASSIES
Australia 88, Strand Road,
Yangon. Tel : 251810,
251797, 251798.
Bangladesh 11-B, Than
Lwin Road, Yangon.
Tel: 515275, 526144, email:
bdootygn@mptmail.net.mm
Brazil 56, Pyay Road,
6th mile, Hlaing Tsp,
Yangon. Tel: 507225,
507251. email: Administ.
yangon@itamaraty.gov.br.
Brunei 17, Kanbawza
Avenue, Golden Velly (1),
Bahan Tsp, Yangon. Tel:
566985, 503978.
email: bruneiemb@
bruneiemb.com.mm
Cambodia 25 (3B/4B),
New University Avenue
Road, Bahan Tsp, Yangon.
Tel: 549609, 540964.
email: RECYANGON @
mptmail.net.mm
Canada
9th Floor, Centerpoint
Towers, 65 Sule Pagoda
Road, Yangon, Tel :
01-384805 , Fax :01
384806, Email : yngon@
international.gc.ca
China 1, Pyidaungsu
Yeiktha Road, Yangon. Tel:
221280, 221281.
Denmark, No.7, Pyi Thu
St, Pyay Rd, 7 Miles,
Mayangone Tsp, Yangon.
Tel: 01 9669520 - 17.
Egypt 81, Pyidaungsu
Yeiktha Road, Yangon. Tel:
222886, 222887,
Egyptembassy86@gmail.
com
France 102, Pyidaungsu
Yeiktha Road, Yangon. Tel:
212178, 212520, email:
ambaf rance. rangoun@
diplomatie.fr
Germany 9, Bogyoke Aung
San Museum Road, Bahan
Tsp, Yangon.
Tel: 548951, 548952, email:
info@rangun. diplo.de
India 545-547, Merchant
St, Yangon. Tel: 391219,
388412,
email:indiaembassy
@mptmail.net.mm
UNITED NATIONS
ILO Liaison 1-A, Kanbae
(Thitsar Rd), Yankin Tsp,
Tel : 01-566538, 566539
IOM 318 (A) Ahlone Rd, Dagon
Tsp, Yangon.Tel 01-210588,
09 73236679, 0973236680,
Email- iomyangon@iom.int
UNAIDS 137/1, Thaw Wun Rd,
Kamayut Tsp.
Tel : 534498, 504832
UNDCP 11-A, Malikha St,
Mayangone tsp.
Tel: 666903, 664539.
UNDP 6, Natmauk Rd, Bahan
tel: 542910-19. fax: 292739.
UNFPA 6, Natmauk Rd,
Bahan tsp. tel: 546029.
UNHCR 287, Pyay Rd,
Sanchaung tsp.
Tel: 524022, 524024.
UNIAP Rm: 1202, 12 Fl,
Traders Hotel.
Tel: 254852, 254853.
UNIC 6, Natmauk St., Bahan,
tel: 52910~19
UNICEF 14~15 Flr, Traders
Hotel. P.O. Box 1435,
Kyauktada. Tel: 375527~32,
unicef.yangon@unicef. org,
UNODC 11-A, Malikha Rd., Ward
7, Mayangone. tel: 01-9666903,
9660556, 9660538, 9660398.
email: fo.myanmar@unodc.org
UNOPS 120/0, Pyi Thu Lane,
7 Miles, Mayangone Tsp.
Tel: 951-657281~7.
Fax: 657279.
UNRC 6, Natmauk Rd, P.O.
Box 650, TMWE Tel: 542911~19,
292637 (Resident Coordinator),
WFP 5 Kan Baw Za St, Shwe
Taung Kyar, (Golden Valley),
Bahan Tsp. Tel : 2305971~6
WHO No. 2, Pyay Rd, 7 Mile,
Mayangone Tsp, Tel : 6504056, 650416, 654386-90.
ASEAN Coordinating Of. for
the ASEAN Humanitarian
Task Force, 79, Taw Win st,
Dagon Tsp. Tel: 225258.
FAO Myanma Agriculture
Service Insein Rd, Insein. tel:
641672, 641673.
Emergency Numbers
Ambulance tel: 295133.
Fire tel: 191, 252011, 252022.
Police emergency tel: 199.
Police headquarters tel: 282541, 284764.
Red Cross tel:682600, 682368
Traffic Control Branch tel:298651
Department of Post & Telecommunication tel: 591384,
591387.
Immigration tel: 286434.
Ministry of Education tel:545500m 562390
Ministry of Sports tel: 370604, 370605
Ministry of Communications tel: 067-407037.
Myanma Post & Telecommunication (MPT) tel: 067407007.
Myanma Post & Tele-communication (Accountant Dept)
tel: 254563, 370768.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs tel: 067-412009, 067-412344.
Ministry of Health tel: 067-411358-9.
Yangon City Development Committee tel: 248112.
HOSPITALS
Central Womens Hospital tel: 221013, 222811.
Children Hospital tel: 221421, 222807
Ear, Nose & Throat Hospital tel: 543888.
Naypyitaw Hospital (emergency) tel: 420096.
Workers Hospital tel: 554444, 554455, 554811.
Panda Hotel
Min Ye Kyaw Swa Road,
Lanmadaw Tsp, Yangon.
Tel: (95-1) 212850 ~ 3,
229358 ~ 61,
ACCOMMODATIONHOTELS
YANGON
No. 277, Bogyoke Aung
San Road, Corner of
38th Street, Kyauktada
Township, Yangon,
Myanmar.
Tel : (951) 391070, 391071.
Reservation@391070
(Ext) 1910, 106.
Fax : (951) 391375. Email :
hotelasiaplaza@gmail.com
Avenue 64 Hotel
No. 64 (G), Kyitewine
Pagoda Rd, Mayangone Tsp,
Yangon. Tel : 09-8631392,
01 656913-9
Sedona Hotel
Kabar Aye Pagoda Rd,
Yankin. tel: 666900.
Strand Hotel
92 Strand Rd. tel: 243377.
fax: 289880.
Summit Parkview Hotel
350, Ahlone Rd, Dagon
Tsp. tel: 211888, 211966.
Winner Inn
42, Than Lwin Rd, Bahan
Tsp. Tel: 503734, 524387.
email: reservation@winner
innmyanmar.com
Confort Inn
4, Shweli Rd, Bet: Inya Rd
& U Wisara Rd, Kamaryut,
tel: 525781, 526872
Clover Hotel
No.7A, Wingabar Road,
Bahan Tsp, Yangon.
Tel : (951) 546313, 430245.
09-731-77781~4. Fax : (01)
546313.
www.cloverhotel.asia.
info@cloverhotel.asia
Parkroyal Yangon,
Myanmar
33, Alan Pya Pagoda Rd,
Dagon tsp.
tel: 250388. fax: 252478.
ACCOMMODATION
LONG TERM
HAPPY HOMES
REAL ESTATE & PROPERTY
MANAGEMENT
Tel: 09-7349-4483,
09-4200-56994.
E-mail: aahappyhomes@
gmail.com, http://www.
happyhomesyangon.com
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AGRICULTURAL
TRACTOR
KH Hotel, Yangon
28-A, 7 Miles, Pyay Rd,
Mayangone Tsp, Yangon.
Ph: 95-1-652532, 652533
AIR CONDITION
A D V E RT I S I N G
ARCHITECTS &
MODULAR BUILDINGS
contactus@greenarc.net.au
Tel : 09-730-22820
COLD STORAGE
Car Rental Service
No. 56, Bo Ywe St,
Latha Tsp, Yangon.
Tel : 01-246551, 375283,
09-2132778, 09-31119195.
Gmail:nyanmyintthu1983@
gmail.com,
Moe Car Rental
Than Thu Mar Rd,
Thuwunna, Thingangyun.
Tel: 09-2540-07712, 0949570697, 09-799658370.
YANGON
La Source Beauty Spa
80-A, Inya Rd, Kamayut Tsp.
Tel: 512380, 511252
Beauty Bar by La Source
Room (1004), Sedona Hotel,
Tel : 666 900 Ext : 7167
MANDALAY
La Source Beauty Spa
13/13, Mya Sandar St,
bet: 26_27, bet: 62_63,
Chanaye Tharzan Tsp.
Tel : 09-4440-24496.
www.lasourcebeautyspa.com
BUSINESS SERVICE
HOT LINE:
09 - 402 510 003
01-646 330
First Class VIP
Limousine Car Rental.
Professional English
Speaking Drivers.
Full Insurance for
your Safety and
comfortable journey
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best choice
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CAR RENTAL
CENTURION AUTO GROUP
Corporate Car Rental
Transfer | Daily | Monthly| Fleet
www.realfitnessmyanmar.com
Worlds leader in
Kitchen Hoods & Hobs
Same as Ariston Water
Heater. Tel: 251033,
379671, 256622, 647813
FLORAL SERVICES
CONSTRUCTION
MYANMAR EXECUTIVE
LIMOUSINE SERVICE
BOOK STORES
DELIVERY SERVICE
Zamil Steel
No-5, Pyay Road,
7 miles,
Mayangone Tsp, Yangon.
Tel: (95-1) 652502~04.
Fax: (95-1) 650306.
Email: zamilsteel@
zamilsteel.com.mm
CO WORKING SPACE
CONSULTING
DUTY FREE
sales@manawmaya.com.mm
www.manawmayagems.com
FOAM SPRAY
INSULATION
GENERATORS
Your Most Reliable Jeweller
FORKLIFT
ELECTRICAL
ENTERTAINMENT
FITNESS CENTRE
Life Fitness
Bldg A1, Rm No. 001,
Shwekabar Housing,
Mindhamma Rd,
Mayangone Tsp. Yangon.
Ph: 01-656511,
Fax: 01-656522,
Hot line: 0973194684,
natraysports@gmail.com
Made in Taiwan
Bldg No. F/S (2),
ShweMarlar Housing,
Bayintnaung Rd.,
Kamaryut Tsp., YGN
Tel: +95 9 4302 4615
(English Speaking)
+95 9 502 1312
(Myanmar Speaking)
Email : utsales@
universaltractormyanmar.
com
Your Lifting Solution
Made in Spain
Bldg No. F/S (2),
ShweMarlar Housing,
Bayintnaung Rd.,
Kamaryut Tsp., YGN
Tel: +95 9 4302 4615
(English Speaking)
+95 9 502 1312
(Myanmar Speaking)
Email : utsales@
universaltractormyanmar.
com
Your Power Solution
HEALTH SERVICES
GLASS
International
Construction
Material Co., Ltd.
No. 60, G-Fl, Sint-Oh-Dan St,
Lower Block, Latha Tsp,
Yangon, Myanmar.
Tel : 01-245112,
09-730-22820
Email : intconstruction
material@gmail.com
Japan-Myanmar
Physiotherapy Clinic.
Body Massage - 7000 Ks
Foot Massage - 6000 Ks
Body & Foot Massage 12,000 Ks
No.285, Bo Aung Kyaw Rd,
Kyauktada Tsp, Yangon.
09:00 AM - 09:00 PM
Tel : 09-8615036
24 Hours Laboratory
& X-ray, CT, MRI, USG
Mammogram, Bone DXA
@ Victoria Hospital
No. 68, Tawwin Rd, 9 Mile,
Mayangon Township,
Yangon, Myanmar.
Tel: (951) 9 666141
Fax: (951) 9 666135
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HOME FURNITURE
MARINE
COMMUNICATION &
NAVIGATION
HOTEL SUPPLY
LIGHTING
PAINT
Relocation Specialist
Rm 504, M.M.G Tower,
#44/56, Kannar Rd,
Botahtaung Tsp.
Tel: 250290, 252313.
Mail : info@asiantigersmyanmar.com
Crown Worldwide
Movers Ltd 790, Rm 702,
7th Flr Danathiha Centre,
Bogyoke Aung San Rd,
Lanmadaw. Tel: 223288,
210 670, 227650. ext: 702.
Fax: 229212. email: crown
worldwide@mptmail.net.mm
OFFICE FURNITURE
REMOVALISTS
Sole Distributor
For the Union of
Myanmar Since 1995
Myanmar Golden Rock
International Co.,Ltd.
79-D, Bo Chein St, Pyay Rd,
6 Mile, Hlaing Tsp,
Tel: 654810~654819
654844~654848
International
Construction
Material Co., Ltd.
No. 60, G-Fl, Sint-Oh-Dan St,
Lower Block, Latha Tsp,
Yangon, Myanmar.
Tel : 01-245112,
09-730-22820
Email : intconstruction
material@gmail.com
REAL ESTATE
Monsoon Restaurant
& Bar 85/87, Thein Byu
Road, Botahtaung Tsp.
Tel: 295224, 09-501 5653.
European Quality
& Designs Indoor/
Outdoor Furniture, Hotel
Furniture & All kinds of
woodworks
Office Tel: 01-380382,
09-509-1673, Show Room:
No. 123-124, Shwe Yin Aye
(2) Street, Industrial Zone
5 (Extension), Hlaing Thar
Yar Township, Yangon,
Myanmar. E-mail: contact@
smartdesignstrading.com,
www.royalbotania.com,
www.alexander-rose.co.uk,
Please call for any enquiry.
For House-Seekers
Heaven Pizza
38/40, Bo Yar Nyunt St.
Yaw Min Gyi Quarter,
Dagon Township.
Tel: 09-855-1383
SC STORAGE YANGON
Monthly storage available
Transportation of goods
provided,
Mobile: 09-253 559 848,
Email: YangonStorage@
gmail.com
TRAVEL AGENTS
Yangon International
School (YIS)
Grades, Pre-school Grade 12.
American Curriculum.
117, Thumingalar Housing
Thingangyun Tsp
Yangon, Myanmar.
Tel : 95 1 578171, 573149
Fax : 95 1 578604
Website :
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SERVICE OFFICE
www.exploremyanmar.com
www.exploreglobaltravel.
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WATER HEATERS
www.hinthabusinesscentres.com
Tel : 01-4413410
Made in Japan
Same as Rinnai Gas Cooker
and Cooker Hood
Showroom Address
Executive Serviced
Office, Registered
and Virtual Office, Hot
Desking, Meeting Rooms
Tel: +(95) 1 387947
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STEEL STRUCTURE
Design, Fabrication,
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Structures
Tel : +95 9 252399569
Email : Sales@WECMyanmar.com
www.WEC-Myanmar.com
Faucets | Showers |
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Accessories, Ph: 379671,
256622, 399464, 09 9771
09852. Address: Same
as ARISTON
Grohe
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Dine, Near SSC Womens
Center, Bahan.
Tel : 01-401083,
WATER PROOFING
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Construction
Material Co., Ltd.
No. 60, G-Fl, Sint-Oh-Dan St,
Lower Block, Latha Tsp,
Yangon, Myanmar.
Tel : 01-245112,
09-730-22820
Email : intconstruction
material@gmail.com
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RESORT
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Tel: 01-523840 Ext: 105
PLEASURE CRUISES
SCHOOLS
WATER SOLUTION
Aekar
Company Limited
SUPERMARKETS
Capital Hyper Mart
14(E), Min Nandar Road,
Dawbon Tsp. Ph: 553136.
City Mart (Aung San) tel:
253022, 294765.
Junction Square
Pyay Rd, Kamayut,
Ph: 01-527242.
Junction Zawana
Lay Daung Kan St,
Thingangyun, Ph: 573929.
Ocean (North Point)
Pyay Rd, 9 mile,
Ph: 01-652959.
Ocean (East Point)
Mahabandoola Rd,
Ph: 01-397146.
Orange Super Market
103, Thu Damar Rd,
Industrial Zone, North
Okkalar, Ph: 9690246
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world-class websites/
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wEEKEND | FAMILY
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As parents, we seek to recreate the lost idyll of our own early childhood. Taking toddler twins to
a Cornish beach, then, should have been the perfect family holiday
BY PATRICK BARKHAM
again.
As parents, we seek to recreate the
lost idyll of early childhood for our own
children, so I should have remembered
these traumas more clearly when
we took our then-18-month-old
twins on their first seaside holiday
to Crackington Haven, Cornwall.
Its sheltered beach was nothing like
desolate Scolt Head Island and I
assumed it would be paradise. Milly
loved climbing and exploring so she
would adore clambering into the rock
pools. At home, Esmes favourite thing
was running wild and eating soil on
the beach, she could scamper free and
scoff as much sand as she desired.
Plenty of their picture books featured
sandcastles and buckets and spades,
sotheir seaside schooling had already
begun. Like many overprotective
modern parents, we also bought them
lurid little wetsuits to help them keep
warm when wet, and plastic jelly shoes
to ease their passage over the rocks.
It was a shock when we plonked
the girls on the wet sand and they
clung to our legs, unimpressed by the
cold water and unforgiving westerlies.
During five days of chilly coastal
indoctrination, Milly eventually
became enthusiastic about finding
rock pool snails, and Esme learned
The Guardian
- Washington Post
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wEEKEND | WHATSON
FRIDAY 24
MUSIC
Bamboo trio featuring vocalist Tom
Barton. Gekko, 535 Merchant Road 7pm
THURSDAY 30
MUSIC
Folk on Fire with LNR band. Mojo Bar,
135 Inya Road, Bahan 9:30pm
MISC
NIGHTLIFE
MISC
St Georges Day. Celebrate with a Britpop
soundtrack, traditional pies and ale. Free
admission. British Embassy Club, between
Alan Pya Pagoda Road and Gyo Phyu
Road, Dagon 4-8pm
NetNight 2. A workshop for smalland medium-sized business owners,
entrepreneurs, project holders, enthusiast
professionals or students to participate
in, discuss and hear from the business
world, SME sector, civil society or the
associative sector. Phayres Gastronomy
Bar, Pansodan Road (next to Panorama
Hotel) 6-9pm. For more information
contact myanmar@buildingmaker.org
SATURDAY 25
NIGHTLIFE
Drunk Love Saturday. Club Rizzoli,
Chatrium Hotel, 40 Natmauk Road,
Tarmwe 7-9pm
Electronic night with Dee.F, DJ group
from Hanoi Rock City, Vietnam. Entry
K7000 per person including one free
drink. Mojo Bar, 135 Inya Road, Bahan
(opposite Savoy Hotel) 10pm
FILM
MUSIC
Live music. Kokine Bar & Restaurant
(near Kokine swimming club) 6-11pm
Live jazz. Sky Bistro Bar and Restaurant,
20th floor, Sakura Tower, 339 Bogyoke
Aung San Road, Kyauktada 7-10pm
MISC
Yangon Hash House Harriers Saturday
run. A mixed, family-style Hash. Runs
usually take about an hour and start
from Yangon University, University
Avenue, Kamaryut. K4000 per person.
2:45-8pm
Business model development talk. A talk
on the business model-centred approach
to help you transform ideas into business
projects. Connect Institute, 3A Pansodan
Business Tower, corner of Anawrahta
Road and Pansodan Street 2-4pm
SUNDAY 26
MISC
Salsa beginners workshop. Club 5,
Parkroyal Hotel, 33 Alan Pya Pagoda
MUSIC
Jap-Hop. Mr.Y will spinning with the best
Japanese hip-hop tunes. Crazy dancers
from the land of the rising sun. Specials
on drinks and Japanese food. Free entry.
Mojo, 135 Inya Road, Bahan 7- 11pm
NIGHTLIFE
Electronic night with Dee.F, DJ group
from Hanoi Rock City, Vietnam. Entry
K7000 per person including one free
drink. Mojo Bar, 135 Inya Road, Bahan
(opposite Savoy Hotel) 11:45pm
MONDAY 27
MUSIC
Monday Blues. Mojo Bar, 135 Inya Road,
Bahan 9:30pm
Piano Live Music by Bonny. Thiripyitsaya
Sky Bistro, 20th floor, Sakura Tower, 339
Bogyoke Aung San Road, Kyauktada 7pm
MISC
Trivia night. Free beer pitcher for round
winners and winning team gets a
K30,000 bar tab. 50th Street Bar, 50th
Street (lower block) 8pm
TUESDAY 28
MUSIC
Live music by The Experience Band.
Thiripyitsaya Sky Bistro, 20th floor, Sakura
Tower, 339 Bogyoke Aung San Road,
Kyauktada 7-10pm
MISC
Tuesday Snippets. Gallery conversation
and drinks. Pansodan Gallery, Pansodan
Street 7-10pm
Wine tasting. All wine bottles sold at half
price. Mojo Bar, 135 Inya Road, Bahan
6-9pm
WEDNESDAY 29
NIGHTLIFE
Mojito Night, The Lab, 70A Shwegonedaing Road, Bahan, 5:30-10pm
Bahan 8pm
MUSIC
Jazz music and dinner. Rendez-Vous
Road 7:30-9:30pm
MISC
Business model development talk: A talk
on the business model-centred approach
Paul Walker rolls into Yangon for the last time this week with his Fast & Furious crew. Photo: Supplied