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I have never seen a free and fair election like this that allows all to participate in the MMPO.
A member of the Myanmar Motion Picture Organisation reads out votes on March 23. Pic: Ko Taik
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Students leave a school in Yangon after a recent matriculation exam. Pic: Yadanar the people who teach, in many cases, do not know simple grammar and correct pronunciation. Anyone doubting this assertion can pick out a few people teaching English to five to seven-year-olds or younger and set them a simple test. As teachers they do not lack ceitana, the Buddhist virtue of goodwill towards their learners. The problem is these people do not know their own shortcomings in pronunciation, grammar and usage. They, in their turn, had received similar coaching. If the chain of events is followed or traced backward the source of problem is sure to be found somewhere between the years 1964 and 1966, including both of those years. Nationalisation of private and mission schools, reorganisation of the administration of schools and the downgrading of English at the university level resulted in a lack of quality control and inspection. The psychological blow that English teaching received during those three years was devastating. It never recovered the prestige it once enjoyed. What happened during those three years was quite bad. But worse was still to come, and come it did, in 1972-73. It was the bombshell that sounded the death knell for the future of English language in this country. It was the fatal blow from which it will be very difficult to recover. It was the declaration that English would be taught to children as young as five in kindergarten classes all over the country by totally untrained and unqualified teachers. Since then English has been taught to the young tots by untrained, fresh graduates. Among these graduates were very few English majors. Those that were, were appointed as senior teachers. Primary kids got graduates who majored in subjects like physics, chemistry, philosophy and other subjects totally unconnected with teaching students of their age. According to those who have researched the study of a second language, a child should not be taught a second language before it has mastered its mother tongue. The only exception is the method called immersion, whereby the learner is placed in a situation where he or she is exposed to the use of the second language 24 hours a day for the length of time needed to absorb the fundamentals of the language. That system is, of course, the best for imparting near native fluency in the target language. But it is also obvious that every child cannot avail itself of that facility. Immersion method is best but it is very expensive and impractical on a nationwide scale. At best it can be offered to a few children. But there are other alternatives
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National League for Democracy supporters attend a rally in Mingalar Taung Nyunt township last week. Pic: Yadanar
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U Aung Thein Linn and Pyithu Hluttaw representative for Tarmwe Daw Lae Lae Win Swe speak to shopkeepers at the Tarmwe temporary market on March 18. Pic: Ei Ei Toe Lwin existing markets. This market is 6.98 acres but the new place is only 2.93 acres. This space is impossible for us to run our business. [YCDC] told us that we do not own this site because it is a temporary market so we have to move, said U Han Sein, a member of the Association for Market Welfare, which was formed by shopkeepers at the Tarmwe temporary market. We moved here 10 years ago from our old place where Tarmwe Plaza is now. At that time, this place was an old cemetery and we struggled so long to develop this market. It is unfair to move us to another place again, he said. There are more than 1200 shopkeepers at the temporary market but only 600 have been guaranteed a space in the new market. As a result, 851 shopkeepers signed a petition and sent it to Daw Lae Lae Win Swe, the Pyithu Hluttaw representative for Tarmwe. We do not believe [YCDC] will build the shops for us for free and we dont want to move anywhere else so we sent letters to Daw Lae Lae Win Swe to solve this problem on our behalf, said Ko Thet Tun, the owner of a commodity shop. Daw Lae Lae Win Swe said she had been trying to help broker a solution since learning of the shopkeepers situation in February. The regional government is also focusing on this case and I believe that they will find the best solution in this case, she told the shopkeepers on March 18. Most shopkeepers said they would prefer the current site to be redeveloped and afterwards they be given a similar-sized space in the new building.
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I heard that the names of dead people were in the lists. It might be because the families havent taken the names of those people off their family registrations. These kinds of mistakes happen many times. Another issue is omitting the names of some voters. If this happens, voters can complain and get on the voting list, said U Than Tun. National League for Democracy candidate U Ohn Kyaing told The Myanmar Times that his party made the formal complaint to the regional commission after finding about 1400 voters had been left off the rolls. However, he said he expected to file another complaint as it had found more than 2000 more eligible voters excluded from the voter lists. We already [complained] to get these voters back on the lists. The township commission also helped us. We have also been informed that there are some more people who are not on the lists although they are eligible to vote here. We are still checking this, said U Ohn Kyaing, who won a seat in Mandalay in the 1990 election. He said that while the process of correcting voter rolls was difficult the township commission had assisted his partys efforts to
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remove ineligible people from the lists. They deleted the names of deceased people from the voter lists. We could also remove the names of people who werent staying in the township, he said. But we are still checking to make sure that no one is left off the lists and there are no fake voters. National Democratic Force candidate U Hla Ko said he would carefully monitor the advance voter lists, which were the source of much controversy in 2010. I also heard that there were deceased and under people on the lists. Actually, its not a big problem because we can recheck the numbers of voters and votes cast on election day. But if those peoples names are on the advance voting lists well, then thats a big problem, said U Hla Ko, who has worked as a lawyer for more than three decades. In the 2010 election the Pyithu Hluttaw seat of Maha Aung Myay had relatively few advance voters, with less than 1800 cast from more than 126,000 eligible voters.
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members knew who the best qualified candidates were. I was elected as an executive of the MMPO in 2005 but I resigned from the organisation for some reasons. But now Im ready to work for our new organisation as a representative of the scriptwriters. Comedian Zaganar said he believed last weeks election would bring positive reform to the film industry. As only a goldsmith knows the quality of gold, the situation of film is best known to those in the film industry. I believe only those in the industry can make good changes, he added. I hope an independent organisation controlled by the members is going to appear, one thats not under the influence of any other group. And I hope I expect we will see an organisation that is fair to each film crew. U Own Win from Lucky 7 film and video production said he wanted the organisation to take care of the welfare of older members of the industry. There are many cases where an old actor cant live peacefully although he was famous when he was younger, he was neglected when he grew old. So there should be a foundation to look after older
industry members, U Own Win said. U Nyein Min, who stood as a candidate for scriptwriters, took the unusual step of voting for a rival candidate because he believed they would be courageous enough to reform the industry. That persons participation [in the MMPO election] shows the focus of the organisation is shifting towards how to improve the film industry, he said. It was unusual that all participants showed unity in the election. In the past, actors were very individualistic, they were the film lions. But I saw unity on polling day. Following last weeks vote, Zaw Min (Han Thar Myay) and Ko Tin Nyein will represent editors; U Myo Zaw Aung and U Nyi Nyi Tun Lwin directors; U Aye Kyu Lay and Su Aww Chal scriptwriters; U Aung Khine and U A Yine supporting cast members; U Kyaw Wunna and U Own Maung producers; U Khin Maung Gyi and U Khin Maung Chin musicians and opera members; U Win Kyi and U Pyuu video industry; U Zaw Min (Mingalar) and U Zaw Min distribution; Ko Kyaw Nyunt and Ko Ngwe Soe camera crew members; and U Zin Wine and U Lu Min actors.
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By Ei Ei Toe Lwin none of us are politicians. We just use our skills to show support for the NLD, Waing said last week. Part of the performance will focus on voter education, with actors and actresses teaching crowds about the value of voting and how to vote properly to avoid casting an ineligible vote. Ko Waing has made a short movie about voter education. This movie is already on the internet and we changed it to a live performance, said actress Tun Eaindra Bo. The reason I am participating in this trip is I want to help Amay Suu. But Im not really sure what impact it will have on the NLDs fortunes, she said. Singer Tan Thar Win said the trip had originally been planned for March 10 but had to be postponed because it clashed with matriculation exams, which ended on March 22. I am very pleased to participate in this trip because it is likely to improve public interest [in the byelections]. I also love Amay Suu so I would like to help her, she said. Wai said the celebrities wanted to support the NLD because they believe in the partys policies. Amay Suu has also shown many times how much she loves our country so I think she is the leader of the public and we also love her, he said. Based on these reasons we want the NLD to win in these by-elections so we are doing this campaign to help. We have the right to encourage the party we like. Theres nothing in the constitution that celebrities are not allowed to participate in politics, he said. The most important thing is that celebrities have the freedom to perform what they create.
NLD suit Celebrities launch travelling campaign for NLD against Meikhtila opponent rejected
By Kyaw Hsu Mon MEIHKTILA District Court has rejected a suit filed by the National League for Democracy against a former member who has registered to run against the partys candidate in the Pyithu Hluttaw seat of Meiktila. The NLDs Meikhtila township chairman Dr Thein Aung filed a suit against independent candidate Daw Myint Myint Aye in early February, alleging she used the NLD name when campaigning. However, the district court threw out the suit on March 13 but the party has indicated it might appeal to the Mandalay Region Court. The township court rejected that case on March 4 and they went to the district court on March 13 but it was also refused by the district court on that day. They said they will go to region court, Daw Myint Myint Aye said last week. She said District Court Judge Daw Amar decided that the NLD did not have enough reliable evidence for her to accept their appeal against the township court ruling. I am not going to do anything about this, Daw Myint Myint Aye said. I am conducting my campaign activities in nearby villages. However Daw Myint Myint Aye said that the case had hindered her election campaign, with residents telling her that they thought she had been imprisoned and so they shouldnt vote for her on April 1. I explained to them the issues I am facing at the moment, she said. A GROUP of about 40 artists will this week hit the campaign trail in support of the National League for Democracy (NLD). Director Waing, who is leading the trip, said they would visit Pyin Oo Lwin in Mandalay Region on March 27, followed by Sagaing and Pale in Sagaing Region and Pakokku in Magwe Region on March 30. The artists will sing and perform skits during the trip. We cant talk about politics
National League for Democracy candidate for Zabuthiri, Zayar Thaw, campaigns in Nay Pyi Taw last month. Pic: Kaung Htet 36,200 in Ottarathiri, 54,000 in Pobbathiri, 44,000 in Zabuthiri and 16,400 in Dakkhinathiri, he added. These numbers could rise, however, when new migrant workers are registered to vote. Ward and village election sub-committees have not yet submitted how many migrant workers will cast votes in the by-elections, but we will issue temporary [identity] cards to those who do not hold a National Registration Card so they can vote, Dr Aung Than said. U Than Win, deputy director of the Immigration and National Registration Department, said: Our department will issue [identity cards] to those who are recommended by ward and village election
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will change to handling copyright issues and PSRDs mandatethe public. There will be no more censorship. complaints from
available after parliament agrees to consider the bill. At that time, he said, anyone could send feedback on the bill to parliament through their local representative. He said the law contained 11 chapters and of these three were the most important. Chapter two is the rights, duties and ethnical code for writers and journalists. Chapter three is the principles to be observed by publications. Chapter four concerns for promotion of press freedom and ethnical standard will be organised and the committee will advise the information minister. If some publications break the law, the committee will review the circumstances and make a recommendation to the minister on how to apply the law to that particular case. U Ye Htut also said the Printers and Publishers Registration Law (1962) would be abolished when the print media law is enacted. granted by the Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. However, [the conventions] Article 29 [as well as] Article 20 of International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and Article 10 of European Convention on Human Rights calls for due recognition and respect for the rights and freedom of others and meeting the just requirements of morality, public order and the general welfare in a democratic society in exercising the freedom of expression, he said.
Reg. No. IV/3819/2004 Reg. No. IV/401/2008 Reg. No. IV/777/2009 Reg. No. IV/2269/2012 in respect of Class 32: Beer. Any fraudulent imitation or unauthorized use of the said Trade Mark or other infringements whatsoever will be dealt with according to law. khine khine u, advocate LL.B, d.B.L, LL.M (uk) For FoSTeRS BRaNdS LIMITed #731, 7th Fl., Traders Hotel, Yangon. dated. March 26, 2012
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Kanseik village in calm water. Witnesses said that as it made a turn to approach the jetty, the vessel failed to slow down and tipped to one side after taking on water. The steel-hulled boat sank almost immediately in about 14 metres (45 feet) of water. Residents of Kanseik immediately launched a rescue operation with their own boats and were soon joined by another larger vessel. Most of the passengers were women and children and rescuers said some had been trapped on the lower levels of the vessel, where the windows were too narrow for them to escape to safety. Pathein Fire Services Department also attended the scene and assisted with the rescue effort, a spokesperson said. Ma Than Hla, a 39-yearold vendor from Karttaya village who regularly took the Patheinthu 11 to and from Pathein, was among those who survived the accident with her 18-yearold daughter. She said the boat was regularly overcrowded and had been cluttered with cargo on the day of the accident. When it prepared
to come into port, water started flowing in. I took hold of my daughter but later we were separated, she said. We both sank with the boat and neither of us can swim. We found no openings to leave the boat I thought we would die. I gave up trying to get out and expected to die but while I was in the water I heard my daughters cry so as a last resort I swam as powerfully as I could and the rescuers saved me. Ma Chaw Chaw Yin, a teacher from Kanseik who assisted with the rescue effort, said that if communications services in the area had been better some of those who died after being swept along the river towards Ngapudaw could have been saved. The accident is not the first to occur on a private boat service in the Ayeyarwady delta and will once again raise questions about safety standards among private operators. In November 2009, the overloaded ferry Nay Myo Tun Gyi collided with an oil barge, the Dana, on the Ngawun River, resulting in the deaths of at least 47 of the 176 people on board.
The ferry was only licensed to carry 27. After that accident, regional officials said they had introduced new safety measures and were enforcing passenger limits. The IWT spokesperson said last week that under existing rules vessel owners had to provide a lifejacket for each passenger but evasion was common. He said the department was planning tighter inspections of cargo and passenger limits, as well as safety equipment, as a result of last weeks accident. [Vessel owners] tend to abide by the law when they are being inspected but after the inspection they take on more cargo or passengers, he said. He added that there was also a lack of safety awareness among passengers in the delta. In Yangon it is not uncommon for people to wear lifejackets but in the delta nobody does it. Ma Chaw Chaw Yin said the Patheinthu 11 was popular with passengers and regularly overcrowded because it was faster and charged only K500, half the normal fare. Translated by Thit Lwin
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UN chief to visit probably in April
SINGAPORE UN Secretary General Mr Ban Ki-moon said last week he will visit Myanmar probably next month as he urged international support for reforms in the country. I have visited Myanmar twice as secretary general, and I am going to visit Myanmar soon, probably next month, he said in a lecture to government officials, diplomats and academics during a visit to Singapore on March 23. Mr Ban had said in Malaysia the previous day that his visit to Myanmar will likely be after the by-elections on April 1, but he did not give a specific timeframe. Mr Ban said he was encouraged by recent reforms implemented by President U Thein Sein and urged the global community to help Myanmar as it prepares to assume the rotating leadership of the ASEAN bloc in 2014. Myanmar still faces many challenges and will need our support along the way, he said. The by-elections will see Nobel laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi stand for a seat in parliament for the first time. AFP
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like to give Wednecessary the help to improve the process of the hluttaw.
Thura U Shwe Mann in Nay Pyi Taw on March 6. Mr Johnsson extended an invitation to Myanmar to rejoin the union and also requested information on the rights of hluttaw representatives. Wed like to give the
necessary help to [improve] the process of the hluttaw while it is in the initial period, he said. Myanmar became a member of the IPU in 1957 but left in 1963, shortly after the military coup. Speaker U Khin Aung Myint said Myanmar had kept in touch with regional parliaments since the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw joined the ASEAN Parliament Conference as a full member in September 2011. Lawmakers also approved a proposal to create a national parliamentary body to coordinate between the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw and the state and region hlutaws. Meanwhile, U Khin Aung Myint will attend the ASEAN Summit and Leaders of Parliament Conference in Phnom Penh, Cambodia from March 31 to April 4. Translated by Thiri Min Htun
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growing pains, there could be some imbalances in supply and demand but that will not be unusual in such a transition. Since government institutions have been using the official rate, state revenue is underestimated. Some critics say it is likely that vast sums of that money have been kept off the books and quietly smuggled out of the country into offshore bank accounts held by cronies of the former government. A Central Bank official said last week that the government plans to hold trial foreign exchange auctions in March before floating the currency from April 1, the start of the 201213 fiscal year. Central Bank documents obtained by Reuters this month set out plans to begin a managed float of the currency in the fiscal year from April and develop an interbank money market. From 2013-14 onwards, Myanmar would aim to entirely eliminate the informal currency market, the documents said. Rona Rakhit, head of business development and strategic initiatives of the Co-operative Bank, the second-largest private bank in Myanmar, said at the Kuala Lumpur event that 11 of the 19 private banks in the country are participating in the auction process. The country hopes to unify its dual exchange rates by the end of April, he said. Co-operative Bank was one of four Myanmar banks that signed remittance agreements with Malaysias largest lender Maybank on March 20 to help over 140,000 Myanmar migrant workers in Malaysia send money home. Today there are tremendous opportunities for business and investments, and foreign exchange is much needed to funds its economic growth, Maybank chief executive Abdul Wahid Omar said at the event. K K Hlaing, a businessman in Yangon, said he expected little disruption from the new exchange rate as it was already widely used in business transactions. The government is simply formalising the unofficial exchange rates in anticipation for investment, he said. There is not going to be any sudden shock in the economy about this because the people have been going around their business using the K800-820 range. Reuters
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Construction labourers working on an elevated platform at a deepsea port project in Mayingyi, part of the Dawei Special Economic Zone development, a planned $50-billion project led by a Thai industrial giant, in southern Myanmar. Pic: AFP
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for further easing steps from the Beijing authority, he said n the statement. Chinas central bank in February cut the amount
of cash banks must hold in reserve for the second time in three months as policymakers moved to increase lending and boost
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NEW DELHI Indias auditor on March 22 rejected reports that it had calculated that the government lost US$210 billion by giving away coal deposits instead of selling them by auction. The Times of India newspaper had quoted a draft report by the auditor as saying the government extended undue benefits to coal companies worth 106.7 billion rupees ($210 billion) by awarding 155 coalfields without auction. But the Comptroller and Auditor General said the reported figure was extremely misleading and that we have changed our thinking on the potential loss to the nations treasury following clarifications by the government. Prime Minister Manmohan Singhs office, moving to quell outrage over the figures, released a letter from the auditor expressing great embarrassment and very deep anguish over the leak. Last year, a report from the auditor said that the miss-selling of mobile phone licences to favour some firms in 2008 cost the treasury up to $39 billion causing a huge scandal from which the government is still reeling. On March 22, parliament erupted in uproar over the latest leaked figure. Why were the coal blocks allotted without auction? Prakash Javedkar, leader of the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party, demanded. It is a government of scamsters that is involved in kneedeep corruption. The Times of India quoted the draft auditors report as saying that coal, being a natural resource, ought to have been allocated to private players on a competitive bidding [basis] as it brings more transparency. But the auditors office said it now did not believe the benefits reaped by the scores of private miners and some public sector firms from the coal fields represented an equivalent loss to the exchequer. It did not give further details. A former telecom minister, corporate executives and government officials are facing trial in the second-generation (2G) telecom case, which has cast a long shadow over premier Singhs government and paralysed policymaking. The auditors final report on coal fields, which were allocated between 2004 and 2009, is expected to be presented to parliament later this month. AFP FRANKFURT The worst is over in the eurozone debt crisis, but risks remain and it is up to governments to resolve them, European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi said in a newspaper interview on March 22. The worst is over, but risks remain, Draghi told the daily Bild, Germanys most widelyread newspaper. Key indicators such as inflation, the current account balance and above all budget deficits are all better than, say, in the United States, the Italian central banker said. Investor confidence is returning and for weeks now the ECB has not needed to take supportive action by buying bonds. The ball is now in the governments court. They have to make the eurozone permanently immune to crisis, Draghi said. Draghi, who took over the running of the ECB last November, defended
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mining licences, Deloitte mining consultant Julian Hill said. It seemed to be a new dawn in Indonesian mining, so foreigners rushed in. It was a false dawn as it turned out. Since the 2009 law was passed, no new licences have in fact been passed. The new law requires a tender process, but the terms for the tender process have never been decided, so no licences have been issued. Talk about uncertainty, Hill said. Perth-based mining veteran David Quinlivan is all too aware of that uncertainty. His Londonlisted company Churchill had its exploration permits revoked. In partnership with a local company, Churchill had obtained permits on 35,000 hectares of land on Indonesian Borneo, expecting to find 100 million tonnes of coking coal. Instead, it found a staggering 2.8 billion tonnes, one of the worlds largest reserves, which it says could bring in up to $1 billion a year for the next 25 years. After Churchill publicised the finding, its permits were revoked by the East Kutai district head and were returned to the former concession holder, the Nusantara Group, which declined to comment. Nusantara is owned by one of Indonesias wealthiest men, Prabowo Subianto, the former head of the notorious Kopassus special forces unit, and a presidential aspirant. He stands accused of orchestrating atrocities, including rape, murder and torture, in East Timor during Indonesias brutal 24-year occupation. Churchill whose share price plunged 10-fold, from above 130 pence ($2) in 2010 to around 13 pence today is now banking on the Supreme Court to overturn the revocation, or to achieve context, with the power to issue permits devolved to 399 district governments, who now do the job that one central body had done for more than 30 years. But Indonesia is not alone in seeking to prise back some of the booming revenues flowing to miners in recent years, as global commodity demand has surged on the back of growth in China and the rest of Asia. Australia, Ghana and South Africa have all either introduced or deliberated higher taxes or levies on miners to ensure the wealth is more evenly distributed. Accounting firm Ernst & Young in a report last year cited resource nationalism as the biggest global risk in mining and metals, ahead of infrastructure access and problems obtaining permits. Indonesia plans to ban the export of raw minerals by 2014 to stop foreigners gutting the land and to encourage local processing industries. But the Indonesian Mining Association warns that the country will be no better off if foreign investors are turned away. Were not ready for these policies, the associations executive director Syahrir Abu Bakar said. It takes six or seven years just to build a smelter, so if the government doesnt come up with better infrastructure fast, Indonesians will lose jobs, he said. AFP
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Workers load coal at a mining site in Samarinda, Indonesia, on March 13. Pic: AFP a commercial settlement with Nusantara. Its disappointing where we are. Indonesias a great place for natural resources, Quinlivan said. But we never expected the government to reissue licences, that never entered our heads. If land title isnt fixed, thats a real problem for Indonesia. Investors need security. The case highlights the difficulty of working in Indonesias decentralised
Used in connection with:- Class 05: Diuretic preparations. A Declaration of Ownership of the said Mark has been registered in the Office of the Sub-Registrar of Deeds and Assurances, Yangon being No. 172/1967. WaRNING is hereby given that any fraudulent imitation or unauthorised use of the said Trade Mark in any manner whatsoever will be dealt with according to law. Win Mu Tin, M.A., H.G.P., D.B.L for Merck & Co., Inc. P. O. Box 60, Yangon E-mail: makhinkyi.law@mptmail.net.mm Dated: 26th March, 2012
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Officials take part in a ceremony to mark the start of work on a flyover at the Hledan Junction in Kamaryut township last week. Pic: Boothee
hurt growth in the worlds second-largest economy, which is already forecast to slow this year from 9.2 percent growth in 2011. The government, however, has said it has no plans so far to relax policy restrictions aimed at cooling the market. Chinas property prices will likely continue their downward trend, likely going into the second half of 2012 and until policies are altered, property analysts EC Harris said in a research note. Even if there are concerns on the economic slowdown in China, we expect the ... Chinese leadership to maintain its tightening measures at least until the latter parts of 2012. According to the NBS, prices of newly built homes fell in February on a year-on-year basis in 27 of the 70 cities surveyed higher than the 15 cities that recorded price drops in January. AFP
(Reg: Nos. IV/187/1979 & IV/1243/1997) used in respect of:- All articles of clothing, hats wearing apparels and accessories; sporting articles and accessories; footwears; furs; fabrics; household linen; jewellery and imitations; spectacles; writing instruments and particularly fountain pens; propelling pencils, ball point pens; fibre tip pens and the like, smoking articles and particularly lighters; playing cards; bags and all kind of luggage; umbrellas; wigs; furnishing, furniture; decoration, horological instruments; porcelain; earthenware (coating), tiling, wall coverings; portable telephones; design, manufacture and sale of all luxury goods; stores of all luxury goods; websites; hotels and restaurants services; organization of shows and fashion exhibitions The above trademark was first registered in 1979 under the name of Christian Dior under Registration No.IV/187/1979. This trademark was assigned to Christian Dior Couture in 1996 and recordal of assignment filed under Registration No.IV/1243/1997. Warning is hereby given that any fraudulent imitation or unauthorized use of the said trademark will be dealt with according to law. U Kyi Win Associates for Christian Dior Couture on behalf of United Trademark & Patent Services, Lahore, Pakistan. P.O. Box 26, Yangon, Phone: 372416 Dated: 26th March, 2012
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wanted to create a hub for trade operators, said Donald Choi, managing director of Hong Kongbased Nan Fung Development Ltd, which is spending 6 billion yuan ($950 million) on commercial projects in the city. So everything here, the excellent infrastructure, the policies, are all being backed by the government. Zhujiang Xincheng, which means Pearl River New Town in Mandarin, is home to the Guangzhou Opera House, the biggest performing centre in Southern China, and the 1969-foot Canton Tower, an observation tower that was the worlds tallest when it was completed in 2010. Guangzhou, with a population of more than 12 million, is Chinas third-largest city behind Shanghai and Beijing and is the capital of the Guangdong province. The expectation of growing demand for office space in Zhujiang Xincheng has prompted the government to plan the development of another business district in Guangzhous Pazhou, the district where the venue of the Canton Fair is. Companies including Nan Fung are building at least 4.5 million square metres of commercial space there in addition to the existing 335,000 square metres. Guangzhous market for convention and exhibition is still developing, said Nan Fungs Choi. Its the center of trading of southern China and were very confident in its future. The company, one of Hong Kongs two biggest closely held builders, is investing at least HK$6 billion ($773 million) building a hotel, exhibition venue, and an office building in the district. The next five years in Pazhou will be like Zhujiang Xincheng five years ago, said Colliers Lam. At the moment therell still land available, but thatll change fast. Bloomberg News
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Traffic moves down a street in Guangzhou. The city is in the midst of the biggest commercial real estate boom in its history. Pic: Bloomberg News pull up vacancy, said Alvin Lau, managing director for Southern China at CBRE Group. And if there isnt enough demand, then rents will fall, though I dont think therell be a crash. Guangzhou, named Canton by Portuguese traders in the 16 th century, hosts the China Import and Export Fair, or Canton Fair, in April every year. In the 19th century, British traders imported opium into China through the city until the Chinese government sought to ban it, triggering the Opium War that resulted in the ceding of Hong Kong. Guangzhous government in 2003 decided to turn the Zhujiang Xincheng district into a financial centre rivalling Shanghai and Shenzhen. That was followed two years later by a 200 billion yuan (US$32 billion) plan to upgrade the whole citys infrastructure. While finance firms didnt respond, export and domesticindustrial companies have. The 6.6-square-kilometre district features the regional headquarters of China Mobile, the worlds biggest phone carrier by users, General Motors, the largest foreign automaker in China, and Tesco, Britains biggest retailer. It was never going to work as Guangzhou doesnt even have a capital market, said Eric Lam, managing director for Southern China at property adviser Colliers International. The ones who ended up here are the South China or regional headquarters of companies, not banks. At the end it was the market that directed the districts positioning. Ev en w ith th e n ew of fic e supply, Lam said rents in top tier buildings will rise because of very strong demand. Average monthly rent at Zhujiang Xincheng was 279 yuan ($44) a square metre in the fourth quarter, compared with 255 yuan ($40) a square metre at Tianhe, Guangzhous former central business district, New York-based Cushman said. That compares with 507 yuan ($80) in Beijing and 414 yuan ($66) in Shanghai. China will overtake the US as the worlds biggest trading nation by 2016 as intra-Asia commerce and rising demand from emerging markets boosts shipments, according to a report from HSBC Holdings last month. The government has always
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A Bronco New Gen All Terrain Vehicle made by ST Kinetics on display at the Singapore Airshow on February 14. Pic: AFP of the Bronco, an armoured all-terrain troop carrier used by British forces in Afghanistan. Our things are battleproven. If you need something special, we can also customise to give you an edge over other people, Patrick Choy, executive vice-president for international marketing at ST Engineering, told AFP at the show. The British Armys 115 Broncos first deployed in Afghanistan in 2010 and dubbed the Warthog are ST Engineerings pride, and billed as the first armoured vehicles built for a Western army by an Asian firm. Britain has about 9500 troops in Afghanistan, the second-largest foreign contingent after the US troops in the coalition, operating in the difficult terrain of Helmand province. Jon Grevatt, a defence specialist for IHS Janes, a global security think tank, said the firm has done a grand job with the Bronco but noted that the British Army heavily customised it to suit its operational needs in Afghanistan. Beyond Britain, ST Engineering exports weapons and military equipment to other countries but refuses to divulge details. According to the Stockholm institute, Singapore has sold defence products to Indonesia, Chad, Nigeria, the Philippines, the United Arab Emirates and Brazil since 2000, generating $1.75 billion in 2010 alone. Despite its diverse customer profile, ST Engineering is still heavily dependent on the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), Grevatt said. Singapore has the largest defence budget in Southeast Asia, thanks to public funds generated by its phenomenal economic growth. It has set aside S$12.28 billion ($9.68 billion) for defence in 2012, at 24.4 percent the largest single allocation in the governments total budget. Surrounded by far larger neighbours, Singapore has pursued a robust defence strategy since its acrimonious split with Malaysia in 1965, and was initially advised by Israel. All able-bodied Singaporean men are required to devote two years of full-time military service upon turning 18, providing additional manpower on top of the estimated 20,000 armed forces regulars. As a defence manufacturer ST is driven largely by what the SAF needs ... which is still conventional systems, Grevatt said. STs conventional land systems for the SAF will be difficult to sell outside Singapore because several factors are against it ... the Western market is in decline and conflicts are also winding down. H o w e v e r , S T Engineerings non-defence sectors contribute about 60pc of revenues, with the diverse portfolio bolstering growth potential, he added. Defence manufacturers today have to be diverse and have their fingers in many pies to survive, Grevatt said. AFP
(Reg. Nos. IV/ 4371/1997 & IV/6393/2007) The above two trademarks are used in respect of: Whisky, rum, liquors Intl Class: 33 Any fraudulent imitation or unauthorized use of the said trademarks will be dealt with according to law. U Kyi Win Associates for Sangsom Company Limited P.O. Box No. 26, Yangon. Phone: 372416 Dated: 26th March, 2012
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DAMASCUS Fierce clashes erupted in Syria on March 22, as President Bashar al-Assads foes branded as toothless a UN Security Council call for peace. The escalation came just hours after the UN Security Council adopted a statement urging Assad and the opposition to implement fully and immediately a peace plan by international envoy Kofi Annan. Annans plan calls for Assad to pull troops and heavy weapons out of protest cities, a daily twohour humanitarian pause to hostilities, access to all areas affected by the fighting and a UN-supervised halt to all clashes. Monitors say more than 9100 people have been killed in the unrest that started just over a year ago. Th e Syr ian Nation al Council, the main opposition group, dismissed the UN statement, saying it offered the regime the opportunity to push ahead with its repression in order to crush the revolt by the Syrian people. SNC chief Burhan Ghalioun in Paris told AFP that the UN statement has the merit of representing the common position of the international community against the policies of Bashar al-Assad. But it obviously does not meet the real needs of the Syrian people. The official media in Damascus on March 22 played up the lack of any threat or ultimatum in the non-binding Security Council statement. After intense negotiations between major UN powers, Russia and China signed up to the Western-drafted text which also calls on Assad to work toward a democratic transition. AFP
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WASHINGTON US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned on March 22 of the risk of terrorism, political instability and conflict over competition for scarce water supplies worldwide during the next few decades. The risks highlighted by Clinton were outlined in the unclassified version of a report on global water security which she had requested that was released by the National Intelligence Council on March 22 to coincide with World Water Day.
Above: French paratroopers carry the coffin of their comrade, Abel Chennouf, past his pregnant girlfriend, Caroline (right), during his funeral at Montauban, southern France, on March 21. Chennouf and another French paratrooper were gunned down in Montauban, near Toulouse, on March 15. Below: Israeli mourners at the funerals at Givat Shaun cemetery in Jerusalem on March 21 of the three French-Israeli children and a teacher shot dead at a Jewish school in Toulouse, France, two days earlier. Pix: AFP
time in lawless areas in Afghanistan but it is not known whether he had combat experience there. Investigators have said from the beginning that the killer was experienced in handling weapons. The lawyer who had defended Merah since he first appeared in juvenile court said he was concerned his besieged client may
show unpredictable behaviour. Christian Etelin told French television channel BFMTV that Merah was polite and courteous. Etelin said he learned two years ago that Merah had radicalised and gone to Afghanistan. I told him that, given his travels, he must be under close police surveillance
and that he had better not do anything wrong. He did not give the impression that he could become radical and want to start committing acts of such absolute harshness. Ive always known someone flexible in their behaviour, civilised, and not so rigid that youd imagine any kind of fanaticism. AFP
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Landon Peterson is distracted by a photographer as his mother, Meghan, votes in the Republican primary at Metamora, Illinois, on March 20. Pic: AFP Politics. Texas congressman Ron Paul had about 66. AEI resident fellow Michael Barone agreed that Romney had a long slog ahead, in part because previously winner-take-all states have begun awarding
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town of Sderot after the first version only mentioned the Palestinian territory. A video of her speech on March 19 showed she indeed mentioned Sderot, a town often hit by Palestinian rocket attacks. After a day filled with criticism from Israeli officials including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Ashton denied that she ever compared the shooting at a Jewish school in Toulouse and the situation in the Middle East. I am really saddened by the distortion of my remarks, she told the EU parliaments foreign affairs committee. I drew no parallel whatsoever between this tragedy and events elsewhere in the Middle East. I condemn unreservedly the terrible murders at the Ozar Hatorah school in Toulouse yesterday and extend my sympathies to the families and friends of the victims, to the people of France and the Jewish community. In her speech at a youth event, Ashton paid tribute to children killed in terrible circumstances and listed a number of tragedies including unrest in Syria, last years Norway massacre and the Toulouse shooting. When we see what is happening in Gaza and Sderot, in different parts of the world we remember young people and children who lose their lives. The phrase and Sderot had been missing from the first transcript of the speech given at the event in Brussels organised by the UN relief agency for Palestinian refugees (UNWRA). The new text was released after a day of damage control, with her spokesman Michael Mann insisting her remarks were grossly distorted, although he had not indicated at the time that she had talked about Sderot too. Mann added that Ashton was making a general remark about violence against children around the world. AFP
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Iran will strike back against any attack, says supreme leader
TEHRAN Irans supreme c i t y o f M a s h h a d , s a i d real issue is that the Iran l e a d e r , A y a t o l l a h A l i Iran had a divine right to is guarding its oil and gas resources, the leader said. Khamenei, warned last retaliate if struck. When the day comes The Koran states that if week that his country would hit back at any attack by an enemy attacks you first, that they (the West) cannot the United States or Israel, the enemy will certainly be obtain any more oil and gas, that will be the day they will firming tensions in the defeated, he said. This is Gods law. We have to makes concessions, showdown over Tehrans are not thinking of attacks and it will be catastrophic nuclear program. We have said that we do and aggression, but we are for them, he said. In the meantime, Iran not have atomic weapons attached to the existence was an attractive and we will not build target for those any. But if there is any y attack by the enemies, The real issue is that the n a t i o n s ,toa n d t h eit wanted treat whether it be United States or the Zionist Iran is guarding its oil like putty in their hands, he said. regime, we will attack We will not allow and gas resources. them at the same level them to do so, and as they attack us, he they will remain our said in a live televised speech on March 20 to mark and identity of the Islamic enemies, he said. Those who think if we the start of the Iranian new republic. He accused the United yield on the nuclear issue year. The comments reinforced States and its European then US hostility towards Irans position as it faces allies of changing their us will decrease, they are off against the West over pretexts for interfering with wrong. Their case (the US its nuclear activities and as Iran, and claimed the true case) against us is not the it confronts Israeli and US goal was to control Irans nuclear program nor is it human rights. It is that the threats of possible military vast oil and gas reserves. Once, it is the atomic Islamic Republic of Iran is action. K h a m e n e i , w h o w a s issue ... (another time) it is standing against them, he speaking in the northeastern the human rights issue. The said. AFP
Egyptian Coptic priests gather around the body of Pope Shenuda III, the spiritual leader of the Middle Easts largest Christian minority, in St Marks Coptic Cathedral in Cairo on March 19. Pope Shenuda, 88, died on March 17 after a long battle with illness. He was buried on March 20 at St Bishov monastery at Wadi Natrun in the Nile delta, where he lived in exile after a dispute with late president Anwar Sadat. Pic: AFP
Settlers seizing control Blasts rock Iraq ahead of Arab summit of springs: UN report
JERUSALEM Israeli settlers have taken over dozens of natural springs in the West Bank, limiting or preventing Palestinian access to much-needed water sources, a United Nations report said on March 19. The report produced by the UNs Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said at least 30 springs across the West Bank had been completely taken over by settlers, with Palestinians unable to access them at all. In most instances, the report said, Palestinians have been deterred from accessing the springs by acts of intimidation, threats and violence perpetrated by Israeli settlers. Israel slammed the report as distorted, biased and full of inaccuracies, and said it protected full access to springs throughout the West Bank. The report said an OCHA survey carried out in 2011 identified a total of 56 springs that were under total or partial control of Israeli settlers. The loss of access to springs and adjacent land reduced the income of affected farmers, who either stop cultivating the land or face a reduction in the productivity of their crops, OCHA said. The report said in most cases where settlers were trying to limit Palestinian access to springs, they have undertaken to turn the area into a tourist attraction, building pools, picnic areas and signs carrying a Hebrew name for the spring. Such works were carried out without building permits, the report said. OCHA said the takeover of springs was an extension of settlement activity in the West Bank, which it noted was illegal under international law. AFP BAGHDAD Key roads in meeting of Arab tyrants in Arab League, the first by the Baghdad were locked down Baghdad, said the statement 22-member bloc to be held in the Iraqi capital in more on March 21 as al-Qaedas dated March 20. These attacks destroyed than 20 years. front group in Iraq claimed The tighter security on responsibility for a wave the plans of the head of Iraqi of deadly blasts targeting security chiefs in the space of March 21 worsened already choking traffic in Baghdad. security for a landmark Arab a few hours, it added. AFP journalists reported The March 20 violence summit this week. The tightened measures rocked 20 towns and cities, full or partial closures of came a day after nationwide including the northern oil key routes, while roads that gun and bomb attacks killed hub of Kirkuk and the Shiite remained open saw increased 50 people and wounded 255 shrine city of Karbala, south numbers of checkpoints and on the ninth anniversary of Baghdad. The attacks security forces, and most of of the start of the US-led began just after dawn and the bridges that traverse the invasion of Iraq. The country was struck with more I will never forget their screams, as long as I unrest on March 21, with five people killed, including three young continued throughout the Tigris River were also shut. Despite the increased day. children. We lost everything, security, gunmen broke into In a statement posted on jihadist forum Honein, said Mohammed Sobheh, a a house in south Baghdad the Islamic State of Iraq policeman wounded in the and slaughtered a 25-yeardeclared it was behind the Kirkuk attack. Not one of old mother and her three attacks against several my colleagues is alive they young children, security and medical officials said. official posts, and security were all killed. I will never forget their Another woman was gunned and military posts in the down in central Iraq, said screams, as long as I live. country. The attacks occurred police. The lions (jihadists) of The March 20 attacks al-Sunna... of the Islamic despite unprecedented levels State of Iraq simultaneously of security in Baghdad as drew swift condemnation attacked the authorities part of preparations for the from around the world, security plans... for the March 27-29 summit of the with United Nations envoy
Martin Kobler describing them as atrocious. White House spokesman Jay Carney said the United States strongly condemns the violence, while Britains Middle East minister Alistair Burt described it as cowardly. Iraqi parliament speaker Osama al-Nujaifi condemned the brutal criminal attacks, and said they were part of efforts by al-Qaeda to derail the Arab summit. After the attacks, live. the government declared a week of public holidays from March 25 to April 1. Coupled with Kurdish New Year festival Nowruz on March 21 and the weekly Muslim day of prayer on Fridays, much of Iraq will be largely closed until after the summit. The March 20 violence was Iraqs deadliest day since January 14, when 53 people were killed in a suicide bombing outside the southern port of Basra. AFP
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VATICAN CITY Irish bishops have made progress in protecting children following decades of clerical sex-abuse scandals but the Roman Catholic community has been left with open wounds, the Vatican said on March 20. While bishops are fulfilling a pledge to quickly report new cases, the scandal has led to a loss of trust in the clergy, the Vatican said in a report into the Irish Churchs implementation of guidelines for dealing with abuse. The archbishops... gave assurances that all newly discovered cases of abuse are promptly brought before the competent civil authority and the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the report said. However, reports into hundreds of child sex abuse cases stretching back decades had opened many wounds in the Catholic community and led to a loss of trust in pastors who failured to prevent abuse or report it to the police. Public anger at the cover-up sparked a diplomatic row, with Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny accusing the Vatican of dysfunction,
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disconnection and elitism, and culminated in Dublin withdrawing its ambassador to the Vatican. The Irish government last year accused the Church of attempting to block inquiries by authorities. Vatican investigators sent to Ireland at the start of 2011 to examine the Churchs response to the crisis stressed their sense of dismay and betrayal over the sinful and responsibility for the cover-ups and putting the Churchs reputation before the truth. The Vatican should have acknowledged that its interventions in the abuse scandal allowed individual Catholic Church leaders in Ireland to ignore guidelines and to protect the good name of the Church at the expense of the safety of children, it said. Irelands bishops said they wished to associate themselves with the great sense of pain and shame expressed by investigators in their findings regarding the abuse of young people and the failure of authorities to react. In expressing true sorrow and regret, we make our own the heartfelt plea for forgiveness from the victims, and from God, for these terrible crimes and sins, Cardinal Sean Brady said in a statement. The report draws together the findings from seven teams of Vaticanappointed church leaders who visited four Archdioceses throughout Ireland, after Pope Benedict XVI promised Catholics in Ireland an investigation into the scandal. AFP MOSCOW A Russian court on March 21 upheld a decision to permit the publication of a sacred Hindu text whose attempted ban sparked protests in India and threatened to strain Moscows close ties with New Delhi. A regional court in the Siberian region of Tomsk said in a statement it had decided to leave unchanged a December lower court ruling stating that the Bhagavad Gita did not contain extremist material. Prosecutors had been trying to ban the texts translation for months because it contained a prologue by Swami Prabhupada founder of the Hare Krishna movement that has had repeated run-ins with the authorities in post-Soviet Russia. This is a completely just, reasonable and most importantly legitimate decision, the movements court representative Alexander Shakhov was quoted as saying by the Vesti news channel. But prosecutors left the door open to an appeal once the ruling is studied in detail. Prosecutors had asked for the ban in June after running a check on Hare Krishnas activities in the Siberian region. The case threatened to create an unexpected roadblock in the traditionally close relations between Moscow and New Delhi. Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna described the prosecutors attempted ban as the work of ignorant and misdirected or motivated individuals that attacked a text defining the very soul of our great civilisation. AFP
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That compared with 19pc for Europe, 17pc for the Middle East, 11pc for the Americas and nine percent for Africa, said the report. India was the biggest arms importer in 2007-11, accounting for 10pc in weapons volume. It was followed by South Korea (six percent), China and Pakistan (both five percent), and Singapore (four percent), said the independent institute which specialises in arms control and disarmament matters. These five countries accounted for almost a third, 30pc, of the volume of international arms imports, said SIPRI. Indias imports of major weapons increased by 38 percent between 2002-06 and 2007-11, SIPRI said. Notable deliveries of combat aircraft during 2007-11 included 120 Su-30MKs and 16 MiG-29Ks from Russia and 20 Jaguar Ss from the United Kingdom, it said. While India was the worlds largest importer, its neighbour and sometime foe Pakistan was the third largest. Pakistan took delivery of a significant quantity of combat aircraft during this period: 50 JF17s from China and 30 F-16s, the report added. Both countries have taken and will continue to take delivery of large quantities of tanks, it also noted. Major Asian importing states are seeking to develop their own arms industries and decrease their reliance on external sources of supply, said Pieter Wezeman, senior researcher with the SIPRI Arms Transfers Program. China, which in 2006 and 2007 was the worlds top arms importer, has dropped to fourth place. The decline in the volume of Chinese imports coincides with the improvements in Chinas arms industry and rising arms exports, said the report. But while the volume of Chinas arms exports is increasing, this is largely a result of Pakistan importing more arms from China, it added. China is the sixth largest world exporter of weapons, after the United States, Russia, Germany, France and Britain, it said. AFP
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A woman collects drinking water in plastic pots from a communal tap near her home in the Indian city of Bangalore, on March 20, ahead of World Water Day on March 22. Indias six biggest cities Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad are among those most affected by water shortages. A study has forecast that 119 million people would face water shortages by 2050 in the Ganges River delta and plain alone. Pic: AFP
I S L A M A B A D A P a k i s t a n i States would not comment in-depth despite the fact that they have at times parliamentary committee last week on the recommendations until they are worked in Islamabads favour, such as killing Pakistani Taliban founder demanded an American apology debated in parliament. The military is considered the chief Baitullah Mehsud in August 2009. and taxes on NATO convoys in Parliament will start to debate the recommendations put to parliament arbiter of foreign policy but many see in a key step towards repairing a major the parliamentary debate as setting a recommendations on March 26, after vital precedent by consulting elected the leader of the opposition, Chaudhry crisis in relations with the US. P a r l i a m e n t w i l l d e b a t e t h e political leaders, if only to protect the Nisar, demanded time to assess the document. recommendations this week in a military from later recriminations. This parliament has passed two This is the first time that the probable precursor to reopening NATO supply lines into Afghanistan parliament of Pakistan has been resolutions against the drone strikes suspended for nearly four months and given responsibility to frame foreign but no one listened to it. What is the to putting the Pakistani-US alliance on policy, said Senator Raza Rabbani, guarantee that there will be no backhead of the parliamentary committee tracking on this resolution? Nisar a more pragmatic footing. Islamabad closed its Afghan border on national security that drew up the said. The recommendations backed to NATO after US air strikes killed peace and reconciliation efforts in 24 soldiers in November, plunging there relations with Washington to an Pakistan wants to pursue good Afghanistan sayingto the was no military solution Afghan all-time low after Pakistan was humiliated by a US raid that killed relations with every country. conflict. The United States has called on Osama bin Laden in May. Pakistan to play a constructive role Pakistan was incensed by the in nascent peace efforts in Afghanistan, American refusal to apologise for the recommendations. The document calls the November where its support is considered vital November 26 killings and besides shutting its border, ordered US strikes a blatant violation of Pakistans given its history of relations with personnel to leave a base reportedly sovereignty and said Islamabad should Taliban insurgents. It said Pakistan was committed used in Americas drone war against seek an unconditional apology from to fighting terror and indicated that the US for the unprovoked incident. Al-Qaeda and the Taliban. It said taxes and other charges must foreign boots on Pakistani soil were a Pakistan wants to pursue good relations with every country. Pakistan be levied on all goods importing in or red line despite the bin Laden raid also wants to pursue its own national transiting through Pakistan which and incidents in which US forces have interest, Foreign Minister Hina experts have estimated could amount crossed the border from Afghanistan. The United States sent condolences Rabbani Khar told reporters after the to US$1 million a day and, in a sub parliamentary committee issued the clause, an end to American drone over the November air strikes, but stopped short of an apology. NATO strikes. demand for the apology on March 20. Drone strikes are resented in expressed regret over what it called a US State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said the United Pakistan as violations of sovereignty, tragic unintended incident. AFP
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Philippine President Benigno Aquino during the interview at Malacanang Palace in Manila on March 20. Pic: AFP aggressiveness prompted it to seek help from the United States in building up its maritime defence capabilities. The United States responded favourably, delivering a former coast guard cutter to the Philippine Navy last year and promising more military aid. The negotiations currently under way are an extension of that deepening partnership. AFP
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Artists request restructure for arts and artisans org
By Nyein Ei Ei Htwe LETTERS signed by nearly 500 artists requesting a restructuring of the Myanmar Traditional Arts and Artisans Organization were submitted to the Culture, Sport and Public Relations Development Committee of the Pyithu Hluttaw in January and February. The first letter, signed by 86 artists, was submitted on January 18, while a second letter bearing the endorsement of more than 400 artists from across Myanmar was sent on February 23, according to a group of artists who held a press conference at City Star Hotel in Yangon on March 17. The letters asked for an explanation of the accounts of the association, as well as a restructuring of the organisation based on democratic principles through which effective executive members could be elected. During this open period we have the chance to express the desires and feelings of artists in a letter, and our main purpose is to restructure the association along democratic lines, under new rules and new authorities, artist Cobra Zaw Oo said at the press conference. He said that currently the association is run by a small groups of friends who make decisions according to their own ideas. They dont work to help our artists become successful like in other countries, and they dont work for better conditions for artists. In fact, they dont really work at all, and yet they get all the benefits of their position, he said. Artist U Myo Myint said the association does not reveal its annual budget like other organisations do, and the executive members run it for their own financial benefit rather than for the benefit of artists. Commissioned art projects a re t oo oft e n non-transparent, with the association favouring a small number of certain artists. Painting the pagodas in Bagan requires so many artists because they have to cover 4000 scenes. It cant be done by only a few artists but they didnt ask us for that project, as well as other large artworks in Nay Pyi Taw, he said. In connection with the two letters, artists met with U Khine Maung Yee, Pyithu Hluttaw representative from Ahlone township in Yangon, on February 25, and also held discussions with the chairman of Culture, Sport and Public Re l a t i o n s D e v e l o p m e n t Committee of the Pyithu Hluttaw on March 1. The authorities say they need to meet with both sides to come to a fair decision, but they havent met with anyone from the association yet, artist U Maung Win Hla said. In the meantime, the artists are calling for the associations activities to be suspended until ministry representatives can make a decision on the situation. We heard that there will be a conference for the Traditional Arts and Artisans Organization at the National Museum at the end of March, so we sent a letter to the committee and to the Ministry of Culture and Information Affairs on March 16 asking that the conference be suspended, he said. Nay Aung Shu also said that artists have been using the associations book of regulations published in 2001 as a reference, and only recently found out that it has been supplanted by a new rule book released in 2007. We didnt even know about the existence of the 2007 book until after we sent the letters to the Pyithu Hluttaw. We found out they hadnt properly distributed them at the time. We just want them to start looking after all the artists who have been neglected in the past, Nay Aung Shu said. Star U Mya Than, a patron of Myanmar Traditional Arts and Artisans Organization, said there were many differences between the 2001 and 2007 drafts, but even patrons were unaware of the newer version. Ive been involved in the arts since becoming a member of the Art Association of Burma in 1947, and I worked as the head of education on Myanmar Painting and Sculpturing Council until 1992. But even I didnt know about the 2007 draft book until recently, he said. Yesterday an artist gave me a copy, and I found out that my responsibilities as a patron are completely different from what I thought, he said. According to the 2001 version, patrons have the responsibility of helping lead the association by drafting new guidelines for development. But according to the 2007 version, were just helpers who give advice and help with the development programs, Star U Mya Than said. Pyithu Hluttaw representative U Aung Zin from Pazundaung township in Yangon also asked for a restructuring of Myanmar Traditional Arts and Artisans Organization. During a session of the Pyithu Hluttaw in February, he asked that rules for permission to hold art exhibitions be changed so that members of the association could no longer ban artworks from being shown in public without explanation. U Aung Zin also suggested that the sculpture committee be allowed to separate from the association and start its own organisation.
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Members of the Myanmar Motion Picture Organisation hold meeting at their headquarters in Yangon on March 16, one day after the painting of Bogyoke Aung San was unveiled. Pic: Boothee
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The wreckage of a car destroyed in a 2007 Baghdad explosion is part of a Jeremy Deller career survey at the Hayward Gallery in London. Pic: Linda Nylind/Hayward Gallery werent making an activist political statement. The wrecked Iraqi car was given to him after he had trouble accessing the 3pm. Tickets cost K5000 and K10,000, and are available at Regent Business Academy (Narnattaw Street, Shwe Kein Na Ri Housing, Kamaryut township), Nobody and Ko Ko Beauty Salon. Baghdad site where all destroyed vehicles go for forensic purposes. Two decades after staging an exhibition in his bedroom, Deller, winner of the 2004 Turner Prize, is still creating action-based art. In his bestknown work, The Battle of Orgreave (2001), he reenacted violent June 1984 clashes between police and striking miners. His cast of 1000 included ex-miners from the original fight. I remember it very clearly, and at the time t hink ing t his is t ot ally wrong, he says of the 1984 confrontation. It was a political awakening, really, for a young person. Is he a political artist? Thats a killer label, he says with a wince. The show opens on a much cheerier note: with a re-creation of the 1993 exhibition he had at his
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Movie screening
The film Roman Holiday will be screened at Laurel Art Academy (No 1/5 C, Pearl Condominium, Bahan township, Yangon) on April 1 at 2pm. Entry is free.
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Thingyan concert
A traditional Myanmar performance titled ThanChat featuring famous comedians such as Mit Tar, Kuh Tho, Bay Luh Wah and Ah Yine will be held at the Peoples Park in Yangon on March 30 from 6pm to 11pm. A fun fair will be held on the same site starting at
Car exhibition
An exhibition of cars imported from South Korea will be held at the National Theatre in Yangon from March 28 to 31. A song competition will also be held in conjunction with the exhibition.
Indian filmfest
The Indian Film Festival is being held at Cherry Lwin Cinema in Pyin Oo Lwin from March 25 to 29. Films will include 3 Idiots, Krrish, Pokkiri, Om Shanti Om, Aladin and AnjaanaAnjaani.
An exhibition devoted to Russias Prime Minister and President-elect Vladimir Putin in Saint-Petersburg on March 20. Pic: AFP
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Malaysian moviegoers wait in queue to get tickets at a movie theatre in downtown Kuala Lumpur on March 14. Pic: AFP physical forms and black magic still lurks under the Muslim veneer. A recurring Malaysian character is the orang minyak (oily man), an elusive bogeyman smeared in black oil who hunts for virgins to rape. It was immortalised i n 1 9 5 8 s C u r s e o f t h e Oily Man by the late P Ramlee, Malaysias most celebrated filmmaker, and real-life sightings remain common. In January, local media reported residents of a suburb of the capital Kuala Lumpur patrolling streets after two orang minyak were spotted. Meanwhile, reports of school classes being disrupted by suspected cases of possessed students are regular. In one publicised incident in 2008, when 35 students were gripped by hysteria in a school in eastern Pahang state, school authorities reportedly held special religious recitals and prayers and engaged a spiritual healer to cleanse the school. Ahmad Idham said two of his own crew became hysterical while filming one of his several fright films, and a stuntman died in an accident on one of his sets the crew blamed supernatural forces. He now takes precautions when shooting, such as praying to Allah and seeking guidance from his uncle, an Islamic spiritual healer. M a h a t h i r, s t i l l a n influential conservative voice, last year called such films a bad influence that stoked panic. The National Fatwa Council, which issues Islamic edicts, called them counterproductive to building a developed society. There has been no fatwa or any hint of a new ban, but like all Malaysian movies, horror films are policed by the Film Censorship Board. It orders objectionable scenes cut and positive messages inserted, such as Islam winning out in the end over the supernatural. In Ghost Pillion Rider, for example, the reckless motorcycle-racing protagonist repents, becoming more religious and responsible. Such pressure stunts a promising homegrown genre that faces competition from imported Hollywood and other foreign blockbusters, and shackles directors who need to think beyond the conventional to expand their art, said Ahmad Idham. Its quite difficult to explore new things. As a filmmaker you have to think beyond. But when you start to think beyond, people cannot catch up, he said. AFP
understand the culture, where they come from, you watch horror movies.
office hit Ghost Pillion Rider, about a motorcycle speedster haunted by the spirit of a girl who died aboard his bike. Malaysias highest grossing horror movie ever and its third biggest overall Ghost Pillion Rider collected 8.53 million ringgit, around 3 million ringgit less than record-setting action film KL Gangster from the same year.
A journalist tries out the original version of Super Mario Brothers at the Art of Video Games exhibition at the Smithsonians American Art Museum in Washington, DC on March 15. Pic: AFP games, in a landmark ruling that put them on par with books and other forms of artistic expression. Bathed in red and blue lighting, and appropriately next to a Nam June Paik video installation, The Art of Video Games spotlights 80 hit games created for 20 different gaming systems, from the Atari VCS of the 1970s to todays PlayStation 3, that Melissinos calls the touchstones of their generation. Five games Pac-Man, Super Mario Brothers, The Secret of Monkey Island, Myst and Flower are booted up with their original joysticks and motion controllers for visitors to play on wall-sized screens. Long-obsolete consoles like the ColecoVision that powered Donkey Kong and the Commodore 64 that made Attack of the Mutant Camels possible are encased in Plexiglas display boxes like pharaonic Egyptian artefacts. When hardcore gamers come in here, theyre going to go, Yes, these are the correct games to represent these different eras, said Chris Kohler, gaming editor of Wired.com and an advisor to the exhibition. But when non-gamers come in, I think theyre really going to get an education into the art form that this medium really truly is, and has become, and how it has evolved, he said.
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Mike Tyson to debut show in Las Vegas, eyes Broadway and Londons West End
LOS ANGELES Boxing legend Mike Tyson will debut a one-man show in Las Vegas next month, and could take it to Broadway and Londons West End, according to the shows co-writer. The former heavyweight world champion, infamous for ear-biting and a rape conviction before mounting a showbiz-tinged comeback in recent years, will play six nights in Vegas from April 13 to 18. The 45-year-old is already in rehearsal for Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth, Live on Stage, to be staged at the Hollywood Theatre of the Nevada gambling citys MGM Grand casino complex. He admits to not being entirely sure yet what he will say about his life, which has included a prison term on a rape conviction, three stints in rehab, two failed marriages and the death of a child. I know what you are probably thinking. What the hell is he going to do? To be honest, I wonder, too, he told the USA Today newspaper. The show is co-written by Tysons wife Kiki and Hollywood playwright/director Randy Johnson who claims he could take it worldwide. I am hoping to have a run on Broadway and the West End of London. I think we can play every legitimate theatre in the world, said Johnson, calling Tyson a natural entertainer. AFP
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SOCIALITE kicked off the week at the DKSH dealer party at Park Royal Hotel on March 13, and two days later dropped by Shwe Shan Kan restaurant to attend the Diploma in Business Law farewell dinner. On March 16 she was busy with the opening of Junction Square Shopping Centre on Pyay Road, as well as with branch opening ceremonies for many businesses at the new centre, including Theingi Shwe War silk wear, Forever Gems and Iora fashion shop. The next day it was back to Junction Square for the opening of EduLink Australia English School then Socialite attended the Myanmar-Pakistan Friendship Golf Tournament at Royal Mingalardon Golf and Country Club, followed on March 18 with the Lervia whitening soap launch at Park Royal Hotel.
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A guide from CorruptTour travel agency leads clients on a tour of Prague on February 29. Pic: AFP their cameras as the bus pulls up outside a gaudy nest. He then points out a nonexistent house that 589 companies have registered as their headquarters, and a university at which students obtain a degree in under a year for the right price. Its here that the birds grow longer feathers in a very short time, which then help them extend their territory or lure a female, Svoboda explained. Its a fantastic experience, said Kristian Leko, a law student from Prague and one of the tourists. The extent of corruption here is unbelievable, they steal billions, everyone knows it, but no one has ever been sentenced, theres no evidence, the police and the judiciary have been manipulated, he said. Were famous for being a corrupt state not that we should be proud of it, added Radka Frejnova, a young woman on the tour. The agency also offers a tour of hospitals known for shady tendering procedures, and a trip to the northern city of Usti nad Labem, the home of a pointless yet overpriced funicular and of a municipal park expensively decked out thanks to European Union subsidies. Companies have now started to order tours, and were also getting ready for an elementary school trip, said Sourek, whose agency also offers visits in English and German. Souvenirs are a must. Besides badges and T-shirts with the agency logo, tourists can buy bearer shares a non-transparent security that the Czech government has been reluctant to ban and an anti-wiretapping gizmo to guard against pesky eavesdropping. The agency became a hit as soon as it was launched in February, but some are less than pleased. Prague Mayor Bohuslav Svoboda is dismayed at tourists flocking to a city hall building. Of course Im not happy, but if we closed the door, we would only show nothing here has changed, said Svoboda, seen by Czech media as a breath of fresh air at the city hall since he took office in late 2010. Personally, Im looking forward to the time when an UncorruptTour will organise city hall tours. Thats what Id prefer, he said. AFP
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K7 822 AW 751 W9 119 YH 811 K7 224 6T 501 YH 731 AW SPL AW 751 W9 115 YH 811 K7 826 K7 224 6T 501 YH 731 YH 737 W9 143 AW 892 6T 406 YH 918 W9 011 6T 402 K7 223 AW 792 AW 892 6T 406 YH 918 W9 011 6T 402 K7 223 K7 823 W9 116 W9 143 AW 892 6T 406 YH 918 6T 402 K7 223 W9 143 AW 892 6T 406 YH 918 6T 402 K7 223 W9 143 AW 892 6T 406 YH 918 6T 402 K7 223 AW 911 W9 143 AW 892 YH 918 6T 402 K7 223 K7 823 AW 752 AW SPL AW 892 6T 406 YH 918 W9 011 6T 402 K7 223 6T 452 AW 752 W9 116 YH 738 6T 607 W9 309 6T 611 W9 309 6T 607 W9 309 6T 611 W9 309 6T 607 W9 309 6T 611 W9 309 6T 611 W9 309 6T 608 W9 310 6T 612 W9 310 6T 608 W9 310 6T 612 W9 310 6T 608 W9 310 6T 612 W9 310 6T 612 6T 707 AW 301 6T 707 K7 317 K7 317 AW 301 AW 301 6T 707 K7 317 AW 301 6T 708 6T 708 K7 318 AW 302 AW 302 K7 318 6T 708 K7 318 AW 302
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MI 517
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HEHO TO YANGON
10:15 10:30 10:40 10:45 10:35 10:55 11:15 19:10 10:30 10:40 10:45 10:35 10:55 11:15 16:30 17:55 10:15 10:30 10:40 10:45 10:55 11:15 10:15 10:30 10:40 10:45 10:55 11:15 10:15 10:30 10:40 10:45 10:55 11:15 11:05 10:15 10:30 10:45 10:55 11:15 16:30 18:25 10:05 10:30 10:40 10:45 10:35 10:55 11:15 17:05 17:55 17:55 18:35 13:00 14:45 12:40 14:45 13:00 14:45 12:40 14:45 13:40 14:45 12:40 14:45 12:40 14:45 14:40 16:45 14:20 16:45 14:40 16:45 14:20 16:45 15:55 16:45 14:20 16:45 14:20 09:30 09:05 13:15 14:00 14:00 14:50 09:05 13:15 14:00 14:50 13:55 17:40 18:10 19:20 13:35 18:10 17:40 18:10 19:20
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MON TUE THUR FRI SUN
GUANGZHOU TO YANGON
WED CZ 3055 THUR 8M 712 SAT CZ 3055 08:50 10:30 14:15 15:45 08:50 10:30 14:15 15:45
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MON CI 7915 WED CI 7915 FRI CI 7915 09:55 12:45 09:55 12:45 09:55 12:45
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15:00 15:50 16:25 17:10 17:50 18:45 19:25 20:10 07:10 07:55 07:10 07:55 07:55 08:50 09:15 10:05 15:00 15:50 16:25 17:10 17:50 18:45 19:25 20:10
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YANGON TO SINGAPORE
MON 8M 231 MI 511 08:40 13:05 10:10 14:45
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16:40 21:15 08:00 12:25 10:10 14:45
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8M 234
TUE MI 512 8M 232 MI 518
19:40 21:05
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MON VN 957 WED VN 957 FRI SAT VN 957 VN 957 16:35 18:10 16:35 18:10 16:35 18:10 16:35 18:10
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8M 233
MI 517 WED 8M 231 MI 511 8M 6232 MI 517 THUR 8M 231 MI 511
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16:40 21:15 08:00 12:25 10:10 14:45 11:25 15:50 16:40 21:15 08:00 12:25 10:10 14:45
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Domestic
6T = Air Mandalay W9 = Air Bagan AW = Asian Wings K7 = AIR KBZ YH = Yangon Airways FD & AK = Air Asia TG = Thai Airways
International
8M = Myanmar Airways International PG = Bangkok Airways MI = Silk Air VN = Vietnam Airline MH = Malaysia Airlines CZ = China Southern CI = China Airlines CA = Air China IC = Indian Airlines Limited W9 = Air Bagan 3K = Jet Star
MYEIK TO YANGON
8M 233
MI 517 FRI 8M 231 MI 511 8M 6232 MI 517
14:15 18:40
16:40 21:15 08:00 12:25 10:10 14:45 11:25 15:50 16:40 21:15
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FRI MI 512 8M 6231 8M 232 MI 518 MI 520
19:40 21:05
07:55 09:10 14:10 14:20 15:20 09:20 10:35 15:35 15:45 16:40
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WED 8M 601 SAT 8M 601 09:00 10:30 09:00 10:30
GAYA TO YANGON
WED 8M 602 SAT 8M 602 11:30 15:00 11:30 15:00
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Dessert is served at Acacia Tea Salon. Pic: Yadanar Among the pasta dishes of homemade tagialini, fettucinni and tortellini, I chose the last, filled with duck confit, ham and porcini in cream sauce; it was heavenly. At K8000, it was a dish I could eat every day, or wait, maybe once a week. Gabriele had baked snow fish (K20,000), which had light, slightly firm, snowy white flesh, and the caramelised surface was crisp and aromatic and to die for. We thought we would try the veal cheeks another time, as well as the other pasta dishes, or the sandwiches, or just more cake. We went for three types of cake, which we chose from the front room display of perhaps 20 kinds: blueberry cheese tart, mango passion charlotte and the standard Black Forest slice, which had no look of being standard about it. Gabriele pronounced it excellent. The mango passion charlotte was a little, glossy igloo of creamy fruit with coconut cream in its centre. The blueberry cheese tart, which the wait staff said was the most popular, was our favourite as well. I met, reverently shook hands with, and took down the names of the three excellent Thai chefs, including the brilliant pastry chef. However, I decided to leave their names out of the story just in case another restaurant gets any ideas about headhunting them.
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By Astrologer Aung Myin Kyaw
Aquarius Jan 20 - Feb 18 Cultivate a clear understanding of the difference between what you need and what you want, and know that it is important to strive for your needs while having the ability to wisely modify your desires. While it is often easy to read jealousy and avarice on the faces of others, set yourself the more difficult task of detecting understanding in the eyes of those with whom you have social relationships. Pisces Feb 19 - Mar 20 Social interference will disturb your mind and cause unhappiness, which you will not be able to easily repair with fine speech. Replenish yourself with close friends, and keep your morale and energy levels high. You and your lover will have a happy reunion that will boost your relationship to higher levels than ever before. A fresh opportunity will shine with potential. Aries March 21 - April 19 Nothing stays the same way and everything changes. Through your own efforts you might earn something that will always stay with you. Learn to work hard to achieve a higher level of influence. Remember that a position doesnt make a leader, but a leader can make the position. Never try to get the big position,
but strive to become a leader of yourself and community. Taurus April 20 - May 20 Seeing the world through a different set of eyes will help you divine the truth by exposing shadows to the light and making them disappear. Feelings of irritation are often signposts indicating which weaknesses you need to work on and which fears you need to face. Treat people with respect, and leave them in a better state than when you found them. Determination should force you to develop a sharp sense of concentration, leading you to greater accomplishments in life. Gemini May 21 - June 20 A blind impulse will impel you to take another run at glory. However, big disappointments in communication will take a turn toward the serious, and you will have to change your direction with great awareness. But nothing will annihilate you because of the wonderful favour of King Sun. When it comes to finding love, what you see is all that you have to work with. Learn to pay full attention to your partner to get a full emotional response. Cancer June 22 - July 22 Keep challenging yourself to think better, do better and be better. Stand for what is best and refuse to be average. Ask nothing, but open your ears at all times. Social communication will become unavailable, so the most effective channel for useful information will be to find out where the high-level business deals are being made. Relax your mind and cultivate emotional balance in love affairs.
Leo July 23 - Aug 22 Keep your mind and body in perfect condition by living in a neutral state, but at the same time remain ever-active. You must achieve your objectives through your own efforts and courage. Never remain indifferent to your close friends who are living far from you. The door to the sanctuary of love is never far away and is always open. Infuse your heart and mind with a sense of marvel and meaning. Virgo Aug 23 - Sept 22 Come to love not by finding the perfect person but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly. You should know that at the peak of concentration, everything shifts into slow motion. As a big rule, believe that the human female is a skin creature who likes to enter a time-free zone of love. Good deeds should be performed without delay, and will result in the shining of new light that will help you find your direction. Libra Sept 23 - Oct 22 Rather than pretending that you are a perfect person, acknowledge your own faults and devise strategies to help you become the best person you can possibly be. Create a healthy balance of personal and professional interests. Set realistic goals to become more effective in your competitive environment. Pausing, waiting and taking time are necessary to develop the art of love. Scorpio Oct 23 - Nov 21 Let others know that you understand your own
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INGO Position
SOLiDARiteS Int'l is seeking Construction technician in Monywa, Sagaing Region: Specific technical knowledge & experience in construction of small scale community infrastructures (especially water collection and supply facilities). Experience in team supervision. Previous experience in supervising Cash for Work or similar activities is considered as an advantage. Knowledge of the Dry Zone and the project area is considered as an advantage. Understanding of engineering drawings and techincal designs. Driving license and ability to drive motorbikes. Pls submit your application (CV, cover letter, references) to the attention of: Deputy Administrative Manager, GRET Office, 130, Zawtika St, Yankin Ward, Monywa -Sagaing Region. (OR) Solidarites Int'l per email: mon.adm. assst @ solidarites-myanmar. org or eieiphyu04@ gmail.com. Final date for applications: 30.3. 2012 at 05:00 PM. Only short listed candidates will be contacted by phone or by email for an interview. SOLiDARiteS Int'l (SI) is looking for Logistics Supervisor, Kyein Dwe Base; Kanpetlet Tsp, Southern Chin State. : 2 years professional experience in Logistics field with INGO/ NGO. University Degree or Diploma (preferably in Logistics, Public Administration, Business administration, accountancy or related area). Or related proven experience in similar area. Knowledge of IT management and MS office (excel, word, power point). Fluent spoken and written English and Myanmar. Good writing & communication skill. Pls submit application (CV, cover letter, references) to the attention of: Win Htay, Deputy Logistics Coordinator - Solidarites Int'l : 44 A, Tharyarwaddy lane, Saya San Ward, Bahan Tsp, Yangon or per email: hr.solidarites. chin. mm@gmail.com & ygn. dpt.logco@ solidaritesmyanmar. org. Closing date: 31.3.2012. Only those who qualify the basic requirements will be called for interview. MeDeCinS du Monde (MDM) is seeking Field Logistician, 1 post in Yangon : Graduate or degree. At least 2 years experience in Logistic Field. Fluent oral and written English. Good Computer skills (Microsoft Office, Advenced Excel, MS windows, Internet & Email. Interested & qualified applicants should submit CV and a cover letter to MDM Yangon Office 16, Kan Yeik Thar St, Mayangone , Yangon. Tel: 662604, 652658. Email: hr. mdmmyanmar@gmail. com, Closing Date: 5th April, 2012. SOLiDARiteS Int'l (SI) is looking for (1) AgricultureSupervisor in Myebon, Rakhine State. The position will offer opportunity of regular field trips to the project Villages. (2) Deputy programme Coordinator specialized in Agriculture, Food Security & livelihoods projects. Profile: MBA in Agriculture or other relevant University Degree in the Agriculture sector. 5 years professional experience in project management in the humanitarian or rural development sector. Proficiency in written & spoken English, Fluency in Myanmar. Excellent writing/ reporting abilities and analytical skills. High computer literacy (Word, Excel, Power Point). (3) Deputy Programme Manager: MBA in Agriculture or other relevant Univeristy Degree. 4 years of professional experience in project management in the humanitarian or rural development sector. For 2 & 3 : Previous experience with an INGO in implementing Food Security/ livelihood activities is a must. Fluent in both written & spoken English/ Excellent reporting skills. Good computer skills in particular for data processing & analysis; proficiency in MS Office. Knowledge of the Rakhine State. Pls submit application including a CV, cover letter addressing how you meet the profile required, & references to the attention of: Caroline Courtois, Programme Coordinator Solidarites Int'l office : 44 A, Taryarwaddy Lane, Sayar San Ward, Bahan, Yangon OR per email: hr.solidarites. rk. mm@ gmail.com (thanks to use basic excel, word or pdf format). Closing date: 31.3.2012. CARe Myanmar organization is seeking (1) Senior Program Officer (Gender)-Yangon-1post, Closing date : 27th March 2012 (2) emergency Coordinator (Reannouncement) Yangon - 1 post, Closing th date: 28 March2012 (Wednesday) Qualify women are strongly encourage to apply . Pls request the detailed Terms of Reference at the CARE Myanmar office during office hours (8:30 to 5:00) between Monday to Friday or can obtain by email: recruitment@ care.org. mm 17A, Pyi Htaung Su St, Sayarsan Rd, Sayarsan North-West Ward, Bahan, Tel: 401419, 401420. BuRnet Institute Myanmar is an Int'l Non Government Organization which seeks dedicated people for the following position. (1)Receptionist -1 Post Closing date is March 26, 2012(Monday), 5:00 PM. Detailed information could be seen at the notice board of our Burnet office. Interested & qualified applications are required to submit an Application letter and CV to Human Resource Officer at Burnet Institute Office: 226, 2nd Flr, Wizaya Plaza, U Wisara Rd, Bahan, or by email to burnet. myanmar@ gmail. com no later than March 26, 2012 (Monday) . SOLiDARiteS Int'l (SI) is seeking Human Resource Officer (HR Offier) : Humanitarian values & strong motivation to gain experience with Int'l Humanitarian Organization. Last years of University Degree (preferably in Int'l relations, Public relations, Diplomatic career, Public Administration, Business administration,accountancy or related area) or related experience in similar area. Fluent in English & Myanmar. Good writing & communication skills. Flexible, reactive, trustful and calm under pressure. Knowledge of MS office. Pls submit application (CV, cover letter, references) by email on the following e-mail : ygn.adm. coordo@ solidarites-international. org, hr. solidarites.mm@ gmail. com Important: the position you want to apply for has to be specified in the subject of your e-mail, other-wise the application will not be considered as valid. Closing date: 31.3.12. (1) Client service manager. (2) Media manager. Please apply at 790 Bogyoke Rd and Wadan Rd Junction Suite403, Danathiha Center Lanmadaw, Yangon, Myanmar Ph: 951-211870, 951224820. GReAteR Man Int'l Trading Co., Ltd is seeking : (1) Business Development executives 2 Posts : Can set a business Plan and must have business acumen. BBM or BBA graduated are preferable. (2) Sales executive - 2 Posts : Should have automobiles & machinery related knowledge. Engineer-ing back groud with CAN DO attitude in indispensible. (3) Accountant - 2 Posts: Can Prepare income statement and should have two years related experiences with good will. Age over 25 is preferable. (4) Assistant Mechanic - 2 Posts : Candidate must possess at least a professional certificate from any field. 2 years of experience in the related field is required for this position. All candidates must be energetic enthusiastic and result oriented. Sociable & interested in vehicles, automobiles & related parts. Fluent English, Computer literate and speaking Chinese is preferable. Candidate must be able to travel if works is demanding. Pls submit application to Summit Prak View Hotel, Rm: 220, 221, Alone Rd, Any diploma or certificate with concerning IT. Working Experience at least 3 years. Age 25 to 30. (3) General Worker - M 3 Posts : Passed with matriculation. Age 18 to 25. (4) koreanMyanmar translator - M/F 1 Post : Diploma in Korean from YUFL. 2 years exprience. Age 20 to 25. (5) Security Officer - M 1 Post : Passed with Matriculation. 3 years experience. Age 40 to 45. (6) Security Man - M 4 Posts : Passed with Matriculation. 2 years experience. Age 25 ~ 50. (7) Driver - M 1 Post : Passed with Matriculation. 2 years experience. Age 30 to 35. We must priority all of the post had with experience. Closing date : 28.3.2012. Pls submit application to Office: 10/12, 1st Flr, Bogalay Zay St, Botahtaung, Ph: 392210, 09-500-7538, 09-731-50242. E-mail: naingmyint@gmail.com (skype-hnnagent99) www.hnnbiz-myanmar seashine.com HORizOn International Kindergarten is expanding the classes. So that, we are looking for the enthusiastic colleagues. (1) Assistant teacher - F 20 Posts: University Graduate. Must be proficient in English. Comfortable working with young learners. (2) Office Secretaries - F 2 Posts : Univeristy Graduate. Must be proficient in English. Has basic accounting Benefit will be from USD 200 to USD 800 based on achievement. (3) Brand Sales Manager - M/F 2 posts: Able to launch and maintain a product brand in market. Must be a degree holder with 4 years experience. Preferable with relevant diploma or certificate. Understand and commit to ISO system. Benefit will be from USD 200 to USD 800 based on achievement. (4) Sales Manager - M/F 8 posts: Able to manage sale (team) to achieve target. Must be a degree holder with 4 years experience. Benefit will be from USD 150 to USD 700. Remark for No. 1 to 4 posts: All middle level managers are welcome to challenge to an entrepreneur program after achieving satisfactory results. Computer literature skill is preferable for all posts. (5) Management trainee (for Junior Management Posts) M/F 10 posts: Must be a degree holder with 3 years experience. Preferable with relevant diploma or certificate that matches to working experience or interest. Self-motivation, strong in any point with can-do spirit. Benefit will be from USD 100 to USD 300 based on achievement. Suitable posts will be assigned only after management trainee period based on your talent. Remark for No.5 posts: All the selected candidate will be offered to have free management training under the title of Basic Management Concepts & How to solve problem effectively & efficiently before provisional recruitment. Computer literature skill is preferable for all posts. Pls submit application to E-mail: peterxu. purchase @gmail. com neeD a lady junior staff, at least a graduate, aged around 20~25, for an intl trade promotional organizat-ion in Yangon, capable of fluent English, computer knowledge, Japanese language skill as an added value, office logistical & secretarial works with keen interest in teamwork. Pls submit applications attached with bio data, copies of certificates & N.R.C, a recent photo to (Sedona Hotel Business Suites#04-02, No. 1, Kaba Aye Pagoda Rd., Yankin, Closing date: April 6th, 2012. SAVOy HOteL is urgently looking for (1) Chief engineer - 1 post 5 years experience . (2) HR/Payroll Assistant 1 post : 2 years experience. (3) Reservation Assistant - 1 post (4) Waiter/Waitress - 3 posts. For position 3 & 4 1 year experience in hotel fields. Applicat-ion letter by email to operations @ savoyhotel-yangon. com or 129, Dhammazedi Rd, Yangon. Tel: 526298, 526289. inCePtA Pharmaceutical Ltd is looking for Medical Promotion Officer (MPO) - 4 posts :Preferably science graduate with 1-2 year experience. Interested candidates are requested for a walk-ininterview in the following address with updated CV in between 10-12 am and 3-5 pm everyday from 14th March to 10th April 2012. Incepta Pharmaceuti-cal Ltd. No.92/94, Rm #3B, 52nd St, Pazun-daung. Ph: 294859, 09-519-0127. We are urgently seeking (1) General Manager - M 1 Post : Any Graduate or Higher Degree (MBA is preferable). Age 35-45. 7 years experience. knowledge in English. (2) HR Manager - M/F 1 Post : Any graduate, more preferable MBA degree or DMA diploma holder. Age 30 ~ 45. 5 years experience. Demonstrable experience in Microsoft Office, especially Access & Excel. Effective spoken & written English. (3) Business Development Manager - M/F 1 Post : Any Graduate or higher degree (MBA is preferable). Age 35-45. 5 years experiences . Good command of English, Computer literate. (4) Dy Manager/ Asst: Manager - M/F 1 Post:Any Graduate (MBA is preferable). Age 35 ~ 45. 3 years experience. Ability to communicat-ion with English. Computer literate. (5) Senior executive (Commercial) - M/F 2 Posts : Working experience in commercial Fields (Export, Import documentation). Age under 35. 3 years experience. Good command of English/ Chinese is preferable. Computer literate. For 5 & 6 : Must be staying in Northern Shan State alternative-ly. (6) Senior Account-ant M/F 2 Posts : B.Com, B.Act, CPA or Higher Degree. Age 30-45. 5 years experience. Must be staying in Northern Shan State alternatively & meal are arranged during in Shan (Nam Kham). Good command of English/ Chinese is preferable. (7) Business Development executive - M/F 2 Posts : Any Graduate. Age under 35. 1 ~ 2 years experiences in Business development & Tender field. Good command of English. Computer literate.(8) Manager for Executive Office - M/F 1 Post : Any Graduate (MBA is preferable). Age 35-45. 5 years experience in Cooperative multiple tasks with all concerning department. Good command in English . Computer literate. Pls submit an application letter, with full CV detailing experience, knowledge and skills. Pls include the names and contact details of referees to the HR Department by email to hrd1@ pristinemyanmar. com or PO Box 428 or No.B/7, Taw Win Rd, 9 Mile, Mayangone, within 2 weeks. tRAVeL Company is seeking (1) inbound Sales & Marketing executive. (2) Outbound Marketing. Remark: Only who has experiences in Tourism Industry. Ph: 371722, 700894, 09-731-93410, 09-731-93420. (1) DeSiGneR & Architect - Furniture Design / Interior - AutoCAD , Photo shop, Illustrator (2) Programmer - IT, Computer Engineering, Able to create database, Programming with 2 years experience (3) Sales & Marketing executives :5 years experience in Interior Design Material/ Furniture.All posts must have 3 to 5 years experience and good command of English & computer skills. Able to drive will be of advantage. Ph: 505345, 707942 email: tps.ygn @ gmail.com TPS Wooden Industries Sdn Bhd. 135 - A1, Than Lwin Rd, Kamayut. JAPAneSe Newly Investment Company at Yangon EnBiz Myanmar Ltd. (pre-established) Employ-ment condition and qualification: all the following fields required & age 22-50 years, M/F. Salary is negotiable. English or Japanese communicat-ion skill, minimum computer skill like MS office, internet skill is needed. Managing position: MBA or Equivalent experience. Legal Advisor (commercial): labor law, commercial law etc. Accounting Advisor (commercial): business accounting Japanese translator: business level Japanese language skill.All position Japanese or English language business level skill prefers. Pls send CV to : maymkyi @gmail. com & Kawabata@ nantsu. jp We ARe looking for highly motivated, creative & energetic individual for Myanmar International Trading Position: Senior Admi-nistrative Assistant: Bachelor Degree preferably in Law. 3 years experience. Spoken/written Myanmar / English. Computer literate. Able to work independently with minimum supervision. Good communication skills. Duties & responsibilities. Handle the operations & administrative funct-ions & accounts. Able to multi task. Deal with all levels of the staff effectively. Handle important incoming calls. Pls send applicat-ions with updated C.V. educational certificates & references to Myanmar Int'l Trading Co., Ltd. #92, First Flr, The Strand Hotel, Strand Rd, Kyauktada . Ph:09730-90408, 254270 MyAnMAR Women EntrepreneursAssociation (MWEA) is the nonprofit organization in Myanmar is looking Project Manager - 1 post (Yangon) : University Degree /Master Degree in political science, business management with related field. 3 years of relevant experience in the area of project management of gender related projects. Application must include a cover letter, current CV, copies of relevant academic qualification certificate and a recent passport sized photograph. Application should be address to mwea2008 @gmail.com (or) 288/290, MWEA Tower, Shwedagon Pagoda Rd, Dagon Tsp. Closing Date: March 31, 2012 ABC PReSCHOOL is looking for qualified teacher under 25 years old with friendly, patient, self motivated & graduated. Pls send application together with update CV photo, education credentials, & reference to preschoolabc@ gmail. com, No.17, Kamarkyi Rd, Thuwunna,
Local Position
SeekinG the following Full-time positions at various locations in Yangon. it, Accountants, Cashiers, Receptionists, Guest Relation Officers, Sales and Marketing, Human Resources, Office Clerks, Purchasers, Storekeepers, Housekeeping, Laundry Attendant, Securities, Barista, Public Area Attendant (Cleaner) , electriction, Plumber . Interested persons can submit CV with one recent photo, bio data, education certificates, NRC copy, labor registration card in person at ECOApartment - Pearl Condominium Tower E, Ground Flr No. Ga 21, Kabaaye Pagoda Rd, Yangon or email at mashwemee@gmail. com. Contact Ph: 01557488, 09-564-0880. SinGAPORe based company is looking for Consultant (.Net/Java) based in Yangon. The candidate will be working from home for the first 3 months. Attracted salary will be offered according to experience. Interview will be conducted in Yangon in the first 2 weeks of April, 2012. Any interested person, please send CV/Resume to myanmarhr @mevo. com.sg. QuARtO Products is one of the leading Fine Food & Wine Distribut-ion Company in Myanmar. We are seeking for the following vacancies; (1) Accountant (Manager) - M/F 1 Post :Financial Controller with at least 10 years accountant job experience. Must possess Leadership qualities & foreign company work experience preferred. (2) Accountant (Supervisor) - M/F 1 post : At least 5 years accounting related work experience and foreign company work experience preferred. Possessed ACCA certificates. (3) Assistant Accountant - M/F 1 post : B.com or LCCI Level III. Age less than 30 with minimum 1 or 2 years experience at related field. Good command of English & computer knowledge preferred. (4) Admin & HR Manager - M/F 1 post : Possessed a degree in Human Resource related studies with several years international working experience. (5) Customer Service Assistant - M/F 2 posts : Experience in International hotels preferred with good command of English speaking skills. (6) Operation Staff - M 3 posts : Young male graduate, hardworking with physical ability to move stock, past experience with managing inventory preferred. (7) Management trainees - M/F 5 posts : Young graduates who are ambitious to become top management. Possessed a sharp mind and strong characters. You can apply with cover letter, CV with 2 recent photos, copies of NRC card, labor registration card, Police recommendat-ion letter, others educational references & experience to 5 ( B/ D) , Bayint Naung Lane, 550768, 530237. SAiL Marketing & Communications is seeking experienced advertising agency executives to serve international clients.
Dagon Tsp, Yangon. inteR GROuP of Companies is a leading management consulting company based in Singapore. We are inviting suitable candidates to join our team for Myanmar operation in the following job opportunity: Admin Assistant : Degree or Diploma Holder. Must familiar with import and export procedures. Good communication & interpersonal skills. Computer Literate. Able to work independently & efficiently in a fastpaced environment . Pls submit your detailed resume with one recent passport photo and together with copies of educational certificates and testimonials to Inter Consulting Co., Ltd : 30 (B-1), Rm 601, 6th Flr, YadanarInnya Condo, Than Lwin Rd, Bahan , Yangon, (Opposite of Fruit Market) Tel: 01-7310 5353 , 017310 5340 Email: hr@ icononline. net not later than 6th April 2012 . (1) WAReHOuSe Manager - M 1 Post : Any graduate. Working experienced at least 3 to 5 years. Age 35 to 40. Good in English & IT. (2) it Assistance Manager - M 1 Post : Any graduate.
knowledge. Good letter writing skill. (3) nurse - F 2 Posts: Certificate or diploma in related field. Good command of English. Comfortable working with young learners. Interested candidates may submit within a couple of week with a cover letter, a resume/ CV, a copy of relevant Diploma (certificate) & a current photo to the following address: Horizontal Intl Kindergarten (Po Sein Campus). 5/A, Po Sein Rd, Bahan, Ph: 548452. No.58/B, Shwe Hinn Thar St, 12 Ward, 6 Mile, Pyay Rd, Hlaing, Ph: 511595. (1) PLAnninG Manager M/F 1- Must be a MBA/ DMA or relevant degree holder with at least 5 years experience. Understand & commit to ISO system. Can survive in challenging culture/ spirit. Benefit will be from USD 200 to USD 800 based on achievement. (2) Operation Manager - M/F 1post: Must be a MBA/ DMA or relevant degree holder with at least 5 years experience. Able to manage to achieve targets. Understand and commit to ISO system. Can survive in challenging culture/ spirit.
The Essentials
EMBASSIES Australia 88, Strand Road, Yangon. tel : 251810, 251797, 251798, 251809, 246462, 246463, fax: 246159 Bangladesh 11-B, Than Lwin Road, Yangon. tel: 515275, 526144, fax: 515273, email: bdootygn@mptmail.net. mm Brazil 56, Pyay Road, 6th mile, Hlaing Tsp, Yangon. tel: 507225, 507251, 507482. fax: 507483. email: Administ.yangon@ itamaraty.gov.br. Brunei 317/319, U Wizara Road, Sanchaung Tsp, Yangon. tel: 526985, 524285, fax: 512854 email: bruneiemb@ bruneiemb.com.mm Cambodia 25 (3B/4B), New University Avenue Road, Bahan Tsp, Yangon. tel: 549609, 540964, fax: 541462, email: RECYANGON @mptmail. net.mm China 1, Pyidaungsu Yeiktha Road, Yangon. tel: 221280, 221281, 224025, 224097, 221926, fax: 227019, 228319 Egypt 81, Pyidaungsu Yeiktha Road, Yangon. tel: 222886, 222887, fax: 222865, email: egye mbyangon@mptmail. net.mm France 102, Pyidaungsu Yeiktha Road, Yangon. tel: 212178, 212520, 212523, 212528, 212532, fax: 212527, email: ambaf rance. rangoun@ diplomatie.fr Germany 9, Bogyoke Aung San Museum Road, Bahan Tsp, Yangon. tel: 548951, 548952, fax: 548899 email: info@rangun. diplo.de India 545-547, Merchant Street, Yangon. tel: 391219, 388412, 243972, fax: 254086, 250164, 388414, email: indiaembassy @mptmail. net.mm Indonesia 100, Pyidaungsu Yeiktha Road, Yangon. tel: 254465, 254469, 229750, fax: 254468, email: kukygn @indonesia.com.mm Israel 15, Khabaung Street, Hlaing Tsp, Yangon. tel: 515115, fax: 515116, email: info@ yangon.mfa.gov.il Italy 3, Inya Myaing Road, Golden Valley, Yangon. tel: 527100, 527101, fax: 514565, email: ambyang.mail@ esteri.it Japan 100, Natmauk Road, Yangon. tel: 549644-8, 540399, 540400, 540411, 545988, fax: 549643 Embassy of the State of Kuwait Chatrium Hotel, Rm: No.416, 418, 420, 422, 40 Natmauk Rd, Tarmwe Tsp, Tel: 544500. North Korea 77C, Shin Saw Pu Road, Sanchaung Tsp, Yangon. tel: 512642, 510205, fax: 510206 South Korea 97 University Avenue, Bahan Tsp, Yangon. tel: 527142-4, 515190, fax: 513286, email: hankuk@ kore mby.net.mm Lao A-1, Diplomatic Quarters, Tawwin Road, Dagon Tsp, Yangon. tel: 222482, fax: 227446, email: Laoembcab@ mptmail. net.mm Malaysia 82, Pyidaungsu Yeiktha Road, Yangon. tel: 220248, 220249, 220251, 220230, fax: 221840, email: mwkyangon@mptmail. net.mm Nepal 16, Natmauk Yeiktha, Yangon. tel: 545880, 557168, fax: 549803, email: nepemb @mptmail.net.mm Pakistan A-4, diplomatic Quarters, Pyay Road, Yangon. tel: 222881 (Chancery Exchange) fax: 221147, email: pakistan@ myanmar. com.mm Philippines 50, Sayasan Road, Bahan Tsp, Yangon. tel: 558149-151, fax: 558154, email: p.e. yangon@gmail.com Russian 38, Sagawa Road, Yangon. tel: 241955, 254161, fax: 241953, email: rusinmyan@mptmail .net.mm Serbia No. 114-A, Inya Road, P.O.Box No. 943Yangon. tel: 515282, 515283, fax: 504274, email: serbemb@ yangon.net.mm Singapore 238, Dhamazedi Road, Bahan Tsp, Yangon. tel: 559001, fax: 559002, 559922, email: singemb_ ygn@_ sgmfa. gov.sg Sri Lanka 34 Taw Win Road, Yangon. tel: 222812, fax: 221509, email: slembassy. yangon@gmail.com, info@slembyangon.org, www.slembyangon.org Thailand 94 Pyay Road, Dagon Township, Yangon. tel: 226721, 226728, 226824, fax: 221713 United Kingdom 80 Kanna Road, Yangon. tel: 370867, 380322, 371852, 371853, 256438, 370863, 370864, 370865, fax: 370866 United States of America 110, University Avenue, Kamayut Township, Yangon. tel: 536509, 535756, 538038, fax: 650306 Vietnam Building No. 72, Thanlwin Road, Bahan Township, Yangon. tel: 511305, fax: 514897, email: vnemb myr@ cybertech.net.mm Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia No.287/289, U Wisara Rd, Sanchaung Tsp. tel : 01-536153, 516952, fax : 01-516951 UNITED NATIONS ILO Liaison Officer Rm (M1212~1220), 12 Fl-A, Traders Hotel. 223, tel: 242 393, 242811. fax: 242594. IOM 12th Flr, Traders Hotel, 223, tel: 252560 ext. 5002 UNAIDS Rm: (1223~1231), 12 Fl, Traders Hotel. tel: 252361, 252362, 252498. fax: 252364. UNDCP 11-A, Malikha St, Mayangone tsp. tel: 666903, 664539. fax: 651334. 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. fax 524031. UNIAP Rm: 1202, 12 Fl, Traders Hotel.tel: 254852, 254853. UNIC 6, Natmauk St., BHN tel: 52910~19 UNICEF 14~15 Flr, Traders Hotel. P.O. Box 1435, KTDA. tel: 375527~32, fax: 375552 email: unicef.yangon@unicef. org, www.unicef.org/myanmar. UNODC 11-A, Malikha Rd., Ward 7, MYGN. tel: 666903, 660556, 660538, 660398, 664539, fax: 651334. email: fo.myanmar@unodc.org www. unodc.org./myanmar/ UNOPS Inya Lake Hotel, 3rd floor, 37, Kaba Aye Pagoda Rd, Mayangone Tsp. tel: 951657281~7. Fax: 657279. UNRC 6, Natmauk Rd, P.O. Box 650, TMWE tel: 542911~19, 292637 (Resident Coordinator), fax: 292739, 544531. WFP 3rd-flr, Inya Lake Hotel, 37, Kabar Aye Pagoda Rd. tel: 657011~6 (6-lines) Ext: 2000. WHO 12A Fl, Traders Hotel. tel:250583. ASEAN Coordinating Of. for the ASEAN Humanitarian Task Force, 79, Taw Win st, Dagon Township. Ph: 225258. FAO Myanma Agriculture Service Insein Rd, Insein. tel: 641672, 641673. fax: 641561.
General Listing
ACCOMMODATIONHOTELS
Chatrium Hotel Royal Lake Yangon 40 Natmauk Rd, Tarmwe. tel: 544500. fax: 544400. Summit Parkview Hotel 350, Ahlone Rd, Dagon Tsp. tel: 211888, 211966. fax: 227995. Thamada Hotel 5, Alan Pya Phaya Rd, Dagon. tel: 243639, 243640, 243641. Traders Hotel 223 Sule Pagoda Rd. tel: 242828. fax: 242838. Winner Inn 42, Than Lwin Rd, Bahan Tsp. tel: 535205, 524387. email: winnerinnmyanmar @gmail.com Yangon YMCA 263, Mahabandoola Rd, Botataung Tsp. tel: 294128, Yuzana Hotel 130, Shwegondaing Rd, Bahan Tsp, tel : 01-549600, 543367 Yuzana Garden Hotel 44, Alanpya Pagoda Rd, Mingalar Taung Nyunt Tsp, tel : 01-248944
AIR CONDITION
Chigo No. 216, 38 Street (Upper), Kyauktada Tsp, tel : 373472
No.7A, Wingabar Road, Bahan Tsp, Yangon. Tel : (951) 546313, 430245. 09-731-77781~4. Fax : (01) 546313. www.cloverhotel.asia. info@cloverhotel.asia Confort Inn 4, Shweli Rd, Bet: Inya Rd & U Wisara Rd, Kamaryut, tel: 525781, 526872 Golden Aye Yeik Mon Hotel 4, Padauk Lane, 4th Word, Aye Yeik Mon Housing, Hlaing. tel: 681706. Hotel Yangon No. 91/93, 8th Mile Junction, Mayangone. tel : 01-667708, 667688. Inya Lake Resort Hotel 37 Kabar Aye Pagoda Rd. tel: 662866. fax: 665537. Orchid Hotel 91, Anawrahta street, Pazundaung Township, Yangon, . Tel: 399930, 704740, 293261. E-mail: orchidhotel@myanmar. com. mm.
The First Air conditioning systems designed to keep you fresh all day GUNKUL Engineer supply Co., Ltd. No.437 (A), Pyay Road, Kamayut. P., O 11041 Yangon, Tel: +(95-1) 502016-8, Mandalay- Tel: 02-60933. Nay Pyi TawTel: 067-420778, E-mail freshaircon@gkmyanmar. com.mm. URL: http:// www.freshaircon.com General 83-91, G-F, Bo Aung Kyaw St, Kyauktada Tsp, tel : 706223, 371906
Reservation Office (Yangon) 262-264, Pyay Road, Dagon Centre, A# 03-01, Sanchaung Tsp, Yangon. Tel: 95-1-501937, 536255, 09-520-0926.
The Oasis Hotel (Nay Pyi Taw)
ASTROLOGER
Saya Min Thoun Dara Astrologer No(2), Maha Wizaya Pagoda North Stairway, Dagon Tsp. tel: 296184
BARS
50th Street 9/13, 50th street-lower, Botataung Tsp. Tel-397160.
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. Yangon Children Hospital tel: 222807, 222808, 222809. Yangon General Hospital (East) tel: 292835, 292836, 292837. Yangon General Hospital (New) tel: 384493, 384494, 384495, 379109. Yangon General Hospital (West) tel: 222860, 222861, 220416. Yangon General Hospital (YGH) tel: 256112, 256123, 281443, 256131. ELECTRICITY Power Station tel:414235 POST OFFICE General Post Office 39, Bo Aung Kyaw St. (near British Council Library). tel: 285499. INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Yangon International Airport tel: 662811. YANGON PORT Shipping (Coastal vessels) tel: 382722 RAILWAYS Railways information tel: 274027, 202175-8.
INYA1 Resturant & Bar No.(1), Inya Road, Kamayut Tsp. Tel: 01-527506 email: inyaone@gmail.com www.inya1.com
Strand Bar 92, Strand Rd, Yangon, Myanmar. tel: 243377.fax: 243393, sales@thestrand.com.mm www.ghmhotels.com
Lobby Bar PARKROYAL Yangon, Myanmar. 33, Alan Pya Phaya Road, Dagon Tsp. tel: 250388.
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SAIL Marketing & Communications Suite 403, Danathiha Center 790, Corner of Bogyoke Rd & Wadan Rd, Lanmadaw Township, Yangon, Myanmar. Tel: (951) 211870, 224820, 2301195. Email: admin@ advertising-myanmar.com www.advertising-myanmar. com
Room - 4021, 3 Floor, Taw Win Centre. Ph: 8600111 (Ext:4021), 09-803-2581.
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MYANMAR BOOK CENTRE Nandawun Compound, No. 55, Baho Road, Corner of Baho Road and Ahlone Road, (near Eugenia Restaurant), Ahlone Township. tel: 212 409, 221 271. 214708 fax: 524580. email: info@ myanmarbook.com
CONSTRUCTION
ENTERTAINMENT
CAFS
Qi Foot Spa At Inya Lake Hotel, Yangon. Tel: +951-662866, 662857 Ext: 1725 Zen Wellness Care No.62 (A), Rm-3, Yaw Min Gyi St, Dagon Tsp, Yangon. Tel: +951-252939.
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
Dance Lessons Mon-Fri 12:00 to 23:00. Sat-Sun 10 am to 8 pm Fun dancing Friday nights with Filipino musicians 4, U Tun Myat St, Tamwe. Tel: 01-541 550 The Uranium Dance Studio Pearl condo Bldg (C), 2nd flr, Bahan Tsp. Tel: 09731-42624, 09-514-0404.
Yangon : A-3, Aung San Stadium (North East Wing), Mingalartaungnyunt Tsp. Tel : 245543, 09-730-37772. Mandalay : Room No.(B,C) (National Gas), 35th St, Btw 80th & 81st, Chanayetharzan Tsp. Tel : 09-6803505, 02 34455, 36748, 71878.
La Brasserie (International) PARKROYAL Yangon. 33, Alan Pya Phaya Road, Dagon Tsp. tel : 250388. Cafe de Angel Always Pure & Fresh No.24, Baho Rd, Ahlone Tsp. tel : 703449 Opening Hour: 9 am to 11 pm
DUTY FREE
GENERATORS
Heavy Equipments & Genset
FITNESS CENTRE
Espace Avenir 523, Pyay Rd, Kamayut Tsp, Tel : 505214, 505222 FIT Club - Rm 101~3, Marina Residence, 8, Kaba Aye Pagoda Rd, Mayangone Tsp, Tel : 650634, 650651 Ext:102 Parkroyal Fitness & Spa Parkroyal Yangon. 33, Alan Pya Phaya Road, Dagon Tsp. Tel: 250388.
A Little Dayspa No. 475 C, Pyi Road, (Between Sweety Home & Shwe Kant Kaw Silk) Kamayut, Yangon. Tel: 09-431-28831.
La Source Beauty Spa 80(A), Inya Rd, Kamayut. tel: 512 380, 511 252. Sedona Hotel, Kabar Aye Pagoda Rd. tel: 666 900 My Way Diamond Condo, Bldg(A), Rm (G-02), Pyay Rd, Kamayut Tsp, Yangon. Tel: 52717, 09 51 70528
We are moving to: 17, 2nd street, Hlaing Yadanarmon Housing, Hlaing Township, Yangon. Tel: 500143, 500144, 500145.
Winning Way No. 589-592, Bo Aung Kyaw St, Yangon-Pathein highway Road. Hlaing Thayar Tsp. Tel: 951645178-182, 685199, Fax: 951-645211, 545278. e-mail: mkt-mti@ winstrategic.com.mm
24 hours Cancer centre No. 330, Yangon International Hotel, Ahlone Road, Dagon Tsp, Yangon, Myanmar. Tel: (951) 218388, 218292 Fax: (951) 218389
INYA1 Resturant & Bar No.(1), Inya Road, Kamayut Tsp. Tel: 01-527506 email: inyaone@gmail.com www.inya1.com Traders Caf Traders Hotel, Yangon. #223, Sule Pagoda Rd. Tel: 242828 ext: 6519
EDUCATION CENTRE
MHR Business & Management Institute 905, 9th floor, Modern Iron Market(Thanzay Condo) Lanmadaw St. tel: 707822. NELC (Nelson English Language Centre Young Learner & Adults No 53, Dhamayon Street, Myaynigone, Sanchaung Tsp. tel: 534287 NLEC 82 Anawrahta Rd, Corner of 39 St, Kyauktada Tsp. tel: 250225. RV! Centre Yangon Tel: 535433, 541886, 242410, 250388 Ext: 333. email: ask@rvcenre.com.sg The British Council 92, Strand Rd, Kyauktada Tsp. tel: 254658.
HOME FURNISHING
Traders Hotel, 5th Floor Tel: 242828,Ext: Coreana. Sedona Hotel, Mandalay Ground Fl. Tel: 02-36488, Ext: Coreana
BATTERY
CHOCOLATE
ISO 9001:2008 (QMS)
Mr. Betchang No.(272), Pyay Rd, DNH Tower, Rm No.(503), 5th flr, Sanchaung Tsp, Tel: 095041216 The Yangon GYM Summit Parkview Hotel 350, Ahlone Rd, Dagon Tsp. tel: 211888, 211966. Traders Health Club. Level 5, Traders Hotel Yangon#223 Sule Pagoda Rd, Tel: 951 242828 Ext: 6561
22, Pyay Rd, 9 mile, Mayangone Tsp. tel: 660769, 664363. Home Plus Trading Co., Ltd. No. 457, Aung San Stadium, Mingalartungnyunt Tsp. tel: 394888. Fax: 393008.
24 hours Medical centre No. 330, Ground Flr, Yangon Intl Hotel, Ahlone Road, Dagon Tsp, Yangon, Myanmar. 24 hour Call Centre : (951) 218 445 Clinic : (959) 4921 8159 Office : (951) 218 446 Fax : (951) 218 389 www.leomedicare.com
Shimmering Gold Services Co., Ltd.
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BANGKOK, THAILAND
HEALTH SERvICES
SR 22/1, Next to the Pearl Shopping Centre, Kaba Aye Pagoda Road, Bahan Tsp, Yangon. Tel: 544297, 549527, 700777. email: eros@ mptmail.net.mm.
Proven Technology Industry Co., Ltd. No. FS 14, Bayintnaung Rd, Shwe Sabai Yeik Mon, Kamayut Tsp, Yangon. Tel: 951-951-701719~20, 527667, 531030, 531041, 530694. Fax: 527667, 531030. http//www. toyobatterymyanmar.com.
G-A, Ground Floor, Pearl Center, Kabaraye Pagoda Road, Yangon. Tel: 09 500 6880 Email: chocolateheaven. sale@gmail.com
FLORAL SERvICES
81, Kaba Aye Pagoda Road, Bahan Township, Yangon. Tel: 548022, 542979, 553783, 09-8030847, 09-730-56079. Email: asiapacific. myanmar@gmail.com.
VEJTHANI MYANMAR REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE No.125(C), West Shwe Gon Dine Road, Bahan Township, Yangon, Myanmar. 01-3449977. Hot Line: 09-507-1111, 01-555448, 555998. vejthani@myanmar.com.mm www.vejthani.com
Lemon Day Spa No. 96 F, Inya Road, Kamaryut Tsp, Yangon. Tel: 514848, 09-732-08476. E.mail: lemondayspa.2011 @gmail.com Saw Peter Foot Reflexology Oil Massage, Body Massage, Foot Massage. Any time you want at your place. Tel : 09-518-8047.
BOOK STORES
COLD STORAGE
ELECTRICAL
LEGAL SERvICE
U Min Sein, BSc, RA, CPA.,RL Advocate of the Supreme Court 83/14 Pansodan St, Yangon. tel: 253 273. uminsein@mptmail.net.mm
Innwa Book Store No. 246, Rm.201/301, GF, Pansodan Street (Upper Block), Kyauktada Tsp. Tel. 389838, 243216, 374324, 514387
Est. 1992 in Myanmar Cold Storage Specialist, Solar Hot Water Storage Solutions. Tel: 09-504-2196, 09-73194828. E-mail: gei.ygn2@ gmail.com, glover2812@ gmail.com
Est. 1992 in Myanmar Electrical & Mechanical Contractors, Designers, Consultants. Tel: 09-504-2196, 09-73194828. E-mail: gei.ygn2@ gmail.com, glover2812@ gmail.com
Floral Service & Gift Shop No. 449, New University Avenue, Bahan Tsp. YGN. Tel: 541217, 559011, 09-860-2292. Market Place By City Mart Tel: 523840~43, 523845~46, Ext: 205. Junction Nay Pyi Taw Tel: 067-421617~18 422012~15, Ext: 235. Res: 067-414813, 09-49209039. Email : eternal@ mptmail.net.mm
Agent Office, 5th Floor, Junction Centre (Maw Tin), Lanmadaw Township, Yangon. Myanmar. Ph: 09-731-56770, 09-5117584, Fax: 01-516313, myanmarmeditour@gmail. com Bumrungrad Intl Rm 238, Summit Parkview Hotel, Dagon Tsp. tel: 723999, 211888. Ext: 8238.
Floral Service & Gift Centre 102(A), Dhamazaydi Rd, Yangon.tel: 500142 Summit Parkview Hotel, tel: 211888, 211966 ext. 173 fax: 535376.email: sandy@ sandymyanmar.com.mm.
Top Marine Show Room No-385, Ground Floor, Lower Pazundaung Road, Pazundaung Tsp, Yangon. Ph: 01-202782, 09-851-5597
Foral Service & Gifts shop No.2, Corner of Khay Mar St & Baho Rd (Near Asia Royal Hospital), Sanchaung Tsp, Yangon. email: yangonflorist@ myanmar.com.mm. Tel: 01-510406, 09-73184714.
No. 365/367, Bo Aung Kyaw st (Upper), IHBC, Kyauktada Tsp. Tel: 392484 , 389824, 09803-0166. Fax: 392590. Email: radiant.aesthetics @gmail.com. Web: www. kembanganradiant.com
MARKET RESEARCH
MMRD Research BLDG C, New Mingalar Market, 10-story BLDG, 8 & 9 flr, Coner of Mill St & Banyardala Rd, Mingalar Taungnyunt Tsp. Tel: 200326, 200846, 201350. Fax: 202425.
Acupuncture, Medicine Massage, Foot Spa Add:No,27(A),Ywa Ma Kyaung Street, Hlaing Township, Yangon. Tel: 01-511122, 526765. Piyavate Hospital (Bangkok) Myanmar Represent ative (Head office) Miba Gon Yee Business Group, No.506, 5th-fl, Yuzana Twin Tower, (No.8, Pangyan Tower) Cor of Dhama Zedi & Bargayar Rd, SCHG Tsp. Tel: 500600, 500800, 500900. Fax: 539799. hotline: +9595018777. piyavate@ myanmar.com.mm www.piyavate.com PHIH-Specialist Clinic FMI Centre (4th Floor) #380, Bogyoke Aung San Road, Pabedan Tsp. tel: 243 010, 243 012, 243 013
Foam Spray Insulation No-410, Ground Floor, Lower Pazuntaung Road, Pazuntaung Tsp, Yangon. Telefax : 01-203743, 09730-26245, 09-500-7681. Hot Line-09-730-30825.
FURNITURE
NatRay Co., Ltd. Rm 807, La Pyayt Wun Plaza. tel : 01-370833, 370836
Intuitive Design, Advertising, Interior Decoration Corporate logo/Identity/ Branding, Brochure/ Profile Booklet/ Catalogue/ Billboard, Corporate diary/ email newsletter/ annual reports, Magazine, journal advertisement and 3D presentation and detailed planning for any interior decoration works. Talk to us: (951) 430-897, 553-918 www.medialane.com.au 58B Myanma Gon Yaung Housing, Than Thu Mar Road, Tamwe, Yangon.
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SCHOOLS
ASIA Language & Business Academy (All classes are taught by native English-speaking teachers), No-66, Shwedagon Pagoda Road, Dagon Tsp, Yangon, Myanmar. Tel:+95-1376236, 376314, 384055.
OFFICE FURNITURE
Schenker (Thai) Ltd. Yangon 59 A, U Lun Maung Street. 7 Mile Pyay Road, MYGN. tel: 667686, 666646.fax: 651250. email: sche nker@mptmail.net.mm.
Streamline Education 24, Myasabai Rd, Parami, Myangone Tsp. tel: 662304, 09-500-6916. No.35(b), Tatkatho Yeik Mon Housing, New University Avenue, Bahan Township, Yangon. Tel: 951-549451, 557219, 540730. www.yangon-academy.org
Centure Office Furniture Monday to Saturday (9am to 6pm) No. 797, MAC Tower II, Room -4, Ground Floor, Bogyoke Aung San Road, Lamadaw Township, Yangon, Myanmar. Tel: (951) 212944 Ext: 303 sales.centuremyanmar@ gmail.com www.centure.in.th
Kohaku Japanese Restaurant Chatrium Hotel Royal Lake Yangon 40, Natmauk Road, Tamwe Tsp, Lobby Level, Tel: 544500 Ext 6231
PLEASURE CRUISES
Bo Sun Pat Tower, Bldg 608, Rm 6(B), Cor of Merchant Rd & Bo Sun Pat St, PBDN Tsp. Tel: 377263, 250582, 250032, 09-511-7876, 09-862-4563.
Bldg No. 12, Yangon Intl Compound, Ahlone Road. Tel: 09-431-85008, 09-731-60662. sales@corrianderleaf.com
Enchanting and Romantic, a Bliss on the Lake 62 D, U Tun Nyein Road, Mayangon Tsp, Yangon Tel. 01 665 516, 660976 Mob. 09-512-7795 operayangon@gmail.com www.operayangon.com The Ritz Exclusive Lounge Chatrium Hotel Royal Lake Yangon 40, Natmauk Road, Tamwe Tsp, Ground Floor, Tel: 544500 Ext 6243, 6244
RESTAURANTS
Horizon Intl School 25, Po Sein Road, Bahan Tsp, tel : 541085, 551795, 551796, 450396~7. fax : 543926, email : contact@horizonmyanmar. com, www.horizon.com ILBC 180, Thunandar 9th Lane, Thumingalar Housing, Thingungyung.tel: 562401.
SOLAR SYSTEM
The Brightest AC CFL Bulb 21, 9th St, Lanmadaw Tsp. Ph: 212243, 216861, 216864. spsolarstation@ gmail.com. www. spsolarstation.com
STEEL CONSTRUCTION
Moby Dick Tours Co., Ltd. Islands Safari in the Mergui Archipelago 4 Days, 6 Days, 8 Days Trips Tel: 95 1 202063, 202064 E-mail: mobydicktours@ gmail.com. Website: www. moby-dick-adventures.com
24 hours open. 5, Alan Pya Phaya Rd, Dagon Tsp, inside Thamada Hotel. tel 243640, 243047, Ext: 32.
22, Kaba Aye Pagoda Rd, Bahan Tsp. tel 541997. email: leplanteur@ mptmail.net.mm. http://leplanteur.net Tiger Hill Chinese Restaurant Chatrium Hotel Royal Lake Yangon 40, Natmauk Road, Tamwe Tsp, Lobby Level, Tel: 544500 Ext 6253 Traders Gourmet Corner Level 1, Traders Hotel, #223 Sule Pagoda Road, Kyauktada Tsp. Tel : 242828 ext : 6503 Traders Gallery Bar Level 2, Traders Hotel, #223 Sule Pagoda Road. tel: 242 828. ext: 6433 Traders Lobby Lounge Level 1, Traders Hotel, #223 Sule Pagoda Road. tel: 242 828. ext: 6456
Lunch/Dinner/Catering 555539, 536174 Road to Mandalay Myanmar Hotels & Cruises Ltd. Governors Residence 39C, Taw Win Road, Dagon Tsp, Yangon, Myanmar. tel: (951) 229860 fax: (951) 217361. email: RTMYGN@mptmail.net.mm www.orient-express.com Black Canyon Coffee & International Thai Cuisine 330, Ahlone Rd, Dagon Tsp. Tel: 0980 21691, 395052. email: blackcanyon@ yangon. net.mm.
ILBC IGCSE SCHOOL No.(34), Laydauntkan Road, Tamwe Tsp, Yangon. Tel: 542982, 545720, 549106,545736,400156 Fax: 541040 Email: info@ilbc.net.mm www.ilbcedu.com ISM Intl School W 22/24, Mya Kan Thar Housing, Hlaing Tsp. tel:530082, 530083. International School Yangon 20, Shwe Taung Kyar St, Bahan Tsp. Tel: 512793.
PEB Steel Buildings 60 (A), Halpin Road, Yangon. Tel: 01-218223, 218224. Fax: 218224. marketing@pebsteel.com. mm www.pebsteel.com.mm
SUPERMARKETS
Asia Light 106, Set Yone Rd.tel: 294074, 294083. Capital Hyper Mart 14(E), Min Nandar Road, Dawbon Tsp. Ph: 553136. City Mart (Aung San Branch) tel: 253022, 294765. (9:00 am to 9:00 pm) City Mart (47th St Branch) tel: 200026, 298746. (9:00 am to 9:00 pm) City Mart (Junction 8 Branch) tel: 650778. (9:00 am to 9:00 pm) City Mart (FMI City Branch) tel: 682323. City Mart (Yankin Center Branch) tel: 400284. (9:00 am to 9:00 pm) City Mart (Myaynigone Branch) tel: 510697. (9:00 am to 10:00 pm) City Mart (Zawana Branch) tel:564532. (9:00 am to 9:00 pm) City Mart (Shwe Mya Yar Branch) tel: 294063. (9:00 am to 9:00 pm) City Mart (Chinatown Point Branch) tel: 215560~63. (9:00 am to 10:00 pm) City Mart (Junction Maw Tin Branch) tel: 218159. (9:00 am to 9:00 pm) City Mart (Marketplace) tel: 523840~43. (9:00 am to 10:00 pm) City Mart (78th Brahch-Mandalay) tel: 02-71467~9. (9:00 am to 10:00 pm) IKON Mart IKON Trading Co., Ltd. No.332, Pyay Rd, San Chaung P.O (11111), Yangon,
Myanmar. Tel: 95-1-535783, 527705, 501429. Fax: 95-1-527705. Email: salesikon@myanmar.com.mm Junction Mawtin Bogyoke Aung San Rd, Cor of Wadan St. Lanmadaw Tsp. Tel: Junction Square Pyay Rd, Kamayut Tsp. Tel: Ocean Supercentre (North Point ), 9th Mile, Mayangone Tsp. Tel: 651 200, 652963. Pick n Pay Hyper Market Bldg (A,B,C), (14~16), Shwe Mya Yar Housing, Mya Yar Gone St, Mingalartaungnyunt Tsp. Tel: 206001~3, Fax: 9000199 Sein Gay Har 44, Pyay Rd, Dagon Tsp. Tel: 383812, 379823. Super 1 (Kyaikkasan) 65, Lay Daunt Kan St, Tel: 545871~73 Super 1 (Shwe Bonthar) 397, Bogyoke Aung San St, Pabedan. Tel: 250268~29 Victoria Shwe Pone Nyet Yeik Mon, Bayint Naung Rd, Kamaryut Tsp. Tel : 515136.
TRAvEL AGENTS
No.5, U Htun Nyein St, Kaba Aye Pagoda Rd, Mayangone Tsp, Yangon. Tel: 656611, 09-431-35406. Email: info@ mesamisyangon.com Monsoon Restaurant & Bar 85/87, Thein Byu Road, Botahtaung Tsp. Tel: 295224, 09-501 5653.
Asian Trails Tour Ltd 73 Pyay Rd, Dagon tsp. tel: 211212, 223262. fax: 211670. email: res@ asiantrails.com.mm Htoo Travels 209/c, first flr, Shwe Gonedaing Rd, Bahan. Tel: 548554, 548039. Sun Far Travels & Tours 27, Ground flr, 38th st, Kyauktada Tsp. Tel: 380888.
PAINT
No.430(A), Corner of Dhamazedi Rd & Golden Valley Rd, Building(2) Market Place (City Mart), Bahan Tsp, Yangon. Tel : 01-523840(Ext-309), 09-73208079.
Admissions Office: No. 44, Than Lwin Road, Bahan Township, Yangon. Tel: 535433, 09-850-3073. Email: rviacademygn@ rvcentre.com.sg
TOP MARINE PAINT No-410, Ground Floor, Lower Pazundaung Road, Pazundaung Tsp, Yangon. Ph: 09-851-5202
REMOvALISTS
Crown Worldwide Movers Ltd 790, Rm 702, 7th Floor Danathiha Centre, Bogyoke Aung San Road, Lanmadaw Township. tel: 223288, 210 670, 227650. ext: 702. fax: 229212. email: crown worldwide@mptmail.net.mm
Italian delicatesse & Ice-cream No.150, Dhamazadi Rd, Bahan Tsp. (Monunent Book Shop) Open Daily 9:00am to 7:00pm. Italian Ice-cream, Pasta, Pizza & Bar (2) G/F, City Mart, Myaynigone Centre. tel : 508469, 508470 ext. 113 Open Daily 9:00am to 10:00pm.
No. 105/107, Kha-Yae-Bin Road. between Pyi Daung Su Yeik Tha (Halpin) and Manawhari Road/Ahlone Road, Dagon Tsp. Tel/Fax: 538895, Tel: 09730-29973, 09-540-9469.
padonmar.restaurant@ gmail.com. www.myanmarrestaurantpadonmar.com
WATER HEATERS
Legendary Myanmar Intl Shipping & Logistics Co., Ltd. No-9, Rm (A-4), 3rd Flr, Kyaung St, Myaynigone, Sanchaung Tsp, Yangon. Tel: 516827, 523653, 516795. Mobile. 09-512-3049. Email: legandarymyr@ mptmail.net .mm www.LMSL-shipping.com
House of Memories Piano Bar & Restaurant Myanmar Cuisine & International Food 290, U Wizara Rd, Kamaryut Tsp, Yangon. tel: 525 195, 534 242. e-mail: houseofmemories 9@gmail.com
Pansweltaw Express Cafe: 228, Ahlone Rd, Ahlone Tsp. Tel: 215363 (1)-Rm-309, 3rd flr, Ocean, East Point Shopping Center, Pazundaung Tsp. Tel: 397900 Ext: 309. (2)G-Flr, Ocean North Point Shopping Center. Tel:652959, 652960, Ext: 133. www.pansweltaw.com E-mail: pansweltaw@ myanmar.com.mm
1. WASABI : No.20-B, Kaba Aye Pagoda Rd, Yankin Tsp,(Near MiCasa), Tel; 666781,09-503-9139 2. WASABI SUSHI : Market Place by City Mart (1st Floor). Tel; 09-430-67440 Myaynigone (City Mart) Yankin Center (City Mart) Junction Mawtin (City Mart)
95, Anawrahta Rd. Tel:296552, 293754. 336, Pyay Rd, Sanchaung Tsp. Tel: 526456. New University Avenue, 551521, 551951, 553896. U Wisara Rd, Tel: 524599, 501976.
The Global leader in Water Heaters A/1, Aung San Stadium East Wing, Upper Pansodan Road. Tel: 251033, 09-730-25281.
Phoenix Court (Chinese) PARKROYAL Yangon. 33, Alan Pya Phaya Road, Dagon Tsp. tel: 250388.
Kandawgyi (Royal Lake) Park, Yangon. (opposite of Eye Hospital) Ph: 556837, 556838. Fax: 556875. E-mail: whitericeyangon@gmail.com www.whiterice-myanmar. com
LANGUAGE
Bilingual Language Centre Teaching Myanmar to Non-Myanmar No.7 (Gournd Floor), Thu-Kha-Main Street, Myaynigone, San Chaung. Tel: 09-500-6431, nyalinphyu@gmail.com
INYA1 Resturant & Bar No.(1), Inya Road, Kamayut Tsp. Tel: 01-527506 email: inyaone@gmail.com www.inya1.com
Yangon International School Fully Accredited K-12 International Curriculum with ESL support No.117,Thumingalar Housing, Thingangyun Township, Yangon. Tel: 578171, 573149 www.yismyanmar.net Yangon International School New Early Childhood Center Pan Hlaing Golf Estate Housing & U Tun Nyo Street, Hlaing Thar Yar Township, Yangon. Tel: 687701, 687702 Kangaroo Child Care 55, Aung Min Gaung 1st Rd, Kamayut Tsp. Tel: 501 568, 09 504 7732.
Water Heater
WEB SERvICES
Shiki-Tel (Japanese) PARKROYAL Yangon. 33, Alan Pya Phaya Road, Dagon Tsp. tel: 250388.
World-class Web Services Tailor-made design, Professional research & writing for Brochure/ Catalogue/e-Commerce website, Customised business web apps, online advertisement and anything online. Talk to us: (951) 430-897, 553-918 www.medialane.com.au 58B Myanma Gon Yaung Housing. Than Thu Mar Road, Tamwe, Yangon.
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Barcelona forward, Lionel Messi, celebrates after scoring a goal during the Spanish league football match against Granada on March 20 at the Camp Nou stadium. Pic: AFP 67th minute to put Barcelona 3-2 ahead. Cristian Tello then drove the ball into the net after Messis shot was parried by Cesar to make it 4-2 for the hosts, and Messi followed up with another fine piece of individual skill to make it 5-2 in the 86th minute. Previously, Cesar was believed to have scored 235 goals for Barcelona, but a study had revealed that the 1950s striker had in fact scored 232 goals a statistic confirmed earlier on March 20 on Barcas website. Messis latest hat-trick, taking his Barca total to 234, also made it 34 goals so far in the league, one more than Cristiano Ronaldo who scored his 33rd goal of the season in the 62nd minute of their draw against struggling Villareal, but Marcos Senna equalised with eight minutes remaining. Things got worse for Real as Sergio Ramos, making his 300th appearance, and Mesut Ozil were both red-carded in the closing moments while coach Jose Mourinho and assistant Rui Faria were sent to the stands. Afterwards neither Mourinho nor any of his backroom staff came out to face the press while it was reported that Ronaldo left the pitch repeatedly shouting weve been robbed. Referees hurt us too much sometimes, but we must hold our heads high and move on. Every team would like to have a six point lead, said Reals Brazilian star Marcelo. You saw what happened and how many of us were
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Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero (front) attempts a shot on goal during the English Premier League football match against Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester on March 21. Pic: AFP not afford to lose. It was an inspired move. City levelled through Agueros 78 th -minute penalty and the home team dominated the remainder of the game before Tevezs astute pass set up Nasri for a dramatic 85th minute winner. Im happy, because he [Tevez] did well, Mancini told Sky Sports. I dont think we deserved to go behind, but we had the desire to win this game. Its more than three points this game. After their goal I felt squeaky bum time! AFP
Arsenal midfielder, Mikel Arteta (left) vies with Everton midfielder, Leon Osman, during their English Premier League match at Goodison Park on March 21. Pic: AFP
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was fired for attempting to introduce an unfamiliar defensive formation of 3-5-2 in the match that the players struggled to adopt. Another former coach, Drago Mamic, had met the same fate in early 2010 for not achieving sufficient success at the 2009 Southeast Asian (SEA) games. But Hansen had proved a successful coach during his spell in Myanmar. Completing his contract in Vietnam in 2008, Hansson took over the reins with Zayar Shwe Myay United FC (ZYSM) as a head coach on a contract running until 2014. He took the team to third place in the Myanmar National League 2011 season, notched a victory against the champions, Yangon United, 3-1 at their home ground, and reached the semi-finals of the MFF Max Cement Cup. Hansson was appointed coach of the U-23 national squad for the 2011 SEA Games achieving third place and a bronze. Following this success, he was asked to continue as U-21 coach for the upcoming SEA Games to be held in Myanmar in 2013 and so agreed with ZYSM to end his contract. Reaction from the domestic football scene has been a mix of dissatisfaction at how the situation was managed and support for the departed coach. We should be careful when dealing with foreign coaches, agents, and players. If we make a promise, we must make it happen, U Aung Kyaw Lwin, Yangon United manager, said. Hansen received consolation from his old club, ZYSM. While he was at ZYSM, we fulfilled whatever he asked for as ZYSM are quite a flexible club. I dont know what happened to him after moving to MFF as there are a lot of regulations and restrictions, U Than Zaw general secretary of ZYSM FC said.
Ayeyarwaddy United FC defender, Nay Lin Aung, heads the ball toward goal during their AFC group phase match against Kelantan FC at Thuwanna Stadium on March 21. Pic: Boothee
Golden Bangla is our dream, Vision 2021 is our roadmap for making this dream come true
Message from the President of Bangladesh
I
Sheikh Hasina
arch 26 is our great Independence and National Day. On the eve of the day, I convey my heartfelt greetings and felicitations to the fellow countrymen living at home and abroad. The historic Independence Day is a glorious day in our national life. We achieved our long-cherished independence through nine-month long armed struggle and supreme sacrifices of millions of people. On this solemn day, I pay my deep homage to the martyrs who laid down their lives in the War of Liberation in 1971. I pray to the almighty for the salvation of those departed souls. On this very memorable day, I recall with profound respect Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur rahman, who proclaimed countrys independence at the early hours on March 26, 1971. responding to his clarion call, the people from all walks of life participated in the War of Liberation and achieved victory through armed struggle. I also recall with deep respect our four National Leaders; valiant Freedom-fighters and organizers who rendered their dedicated efforts and enthusiastic support that accelerated the achievement of our victory. I also remember with deep respect the contributions of late Sher-e-Bangla a. K. Fazlul haque, huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy and Moulana abdul hamid Khan Bhasani who inspired our people at various stages for attaining countrys self-sovereignty. The contributions of those valiant sons of the soil would be ever written in the history of our independence. One of the prime objectives of our hardearned independence was to build a happy and prosperous Bangladesh. Keeping that in mind, the Government is rendering untiring efforts in materializing the objectives of independence. With the span of time, we have achieved some significant progresses in the field of agriculture, education, health, rural infrastructure, communication, IcT, SME, youth and sports, women and children, women empowerment, etc. at national level. at the same time we have also attained notable advancement in corporate sector
including the area of readymade garments, pharmaceuticals, ceramic and ship-building industry. The Government is also very sincere to establish rule of Law, human rights in the country. Our achievement at international arena is also praiseworthy. Yet, we have to go a long way for achieving the desired goals of independence and building a happy and prosperous Bangladesh. I believe concerted efforts from all strata irrespective of party affiliation are imperative in this regard. The people of our country are democracyloving. Without making institutionalization of democracy, the overall development is hard to attain. Tolerance, fortitude and respect to others opinion are the preconditions for flourishing democracy. Therefore, it is of paramount importance to maintain patience, forbearance at all levels and to be respectful to others opinion in a democratic pluralism. Let us make our Jatiya Sangsad as a certre of excellence in solving our national issues through discussion. I am confident, everybody irrespective of party affiliation would play responsible role in fulfilling the hopes and aspirations of our common people by playing their due role. The present Government, under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh hasina, has declared Vision 2021 with a view to attaining Golden Bangla dreamt by Bangabandhu. I believe people from all strata of life would contribute to build an ITbased happy and prosperous Bangladesh by materializing the Vision in the Golden Jubilee of independence in 2021. On this Independence Day, I urge all, living at home and abroad, to work unitedly imbued with the spirit of War of Liberation to expedite economic self-reliance and democratic advancement of the country.
May the Almighty be with us. Khoda Hafez. May Bangladesh Live Forever.
bloody war. The independence earned through huge bloodbath and sacrifice is our peoples greatest achievement. To ensure that this achievement remains meaningful, the spirit of our great liberation war should be reached to every nook and corner of the country. cherishing the true history of the liberation war close to our hearts, we would have to go ahead in achieving the objectives of the charter of change by building a Bangladesh, free from corruption, mal-governance, terrorism, hunger and poverty. The present awami League government has been implementing huge development programmes in all sectors, including agriculture, education, health, law and order, information technology, energy and power and communications. The defeated anti-liberation, communal and identified reactionary forces are trying to undo the democratic and development process of our beloved
country at a time when our government had executed the verdict of Bangabandhus assassination case, and is holding the trial of the war criminals. On this auspicious day of our independence, I urge the countrymen to remain united to foil the ill-designed plots of the anti-democratic and anti-liberation forces against the government and the people. We have been striving hard to establish Bangladesh as a poverty-, hunger- and illiteracy-free modern Digital Bangladesh by the Golden Jubilee year of our independence through implementing Vision-2021. I hope that all citizens of our country would engage themselves with their utmost sincerity, honesty and dedication to build Bangladesh as a prosperous and prestigious country in the comity of nations. I am confident that Insha-allah, with our united efforts, we would surely achieve our golden Bangladesh as envisioned by the Father of the Nation
Sheikh Hasina
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Myanmar President U Thein Sein in Nay Pyi Taw on December 06, 2011.
We continue, with new attention and new measures, to serve our men and women who work abroad, now numbering about eight million, and increasing every year, whose contribution to our economy and welfare has provided us with a new dimension of the sovereign state that they represent. Out ever evolving policy to serve our expatriate workers has brought about hope for a better future for their welfare than just the contribution that they render to the quality of life we enjoy within the country. Bangladesh is now a role model for fighting poverty and extremism, empowering women, disaster management and in coping with the challenges posed by global warming and climate change. Bangladesh is often cited as one of the eleven emerging economies of the world. It has achieved remarkable success and recognition in the social sector. The winning of the MDG award for achieving targeted reduction in infant mortality and the UN South South award for the use of modern technology in the development of women and child health by the Prime Minister bears testimony in this regard. Since the awami League assumed responsibility for conducting the affairs of the State, we have brought a judicial closure to the assassination case of Bangabandhu and his family and although some of the convicted continue to remain fugitives abroad, we are encouraged to believe that the horrors of impunity are being addressed. We have initiated the difficult process of
bringing to justice war criminals through fair trials consistent with high standards of fair trial under international law. We have made much progress in the cases against the BDr mutineers who threatened to shock and derail the Government within weeks of its assumption of State responsibility. Following judgments of the apex court, we have undertaken constitutional legislation, through the Fifteenth amendment, to remedy the aberrations inflicted by military dictators and usurpers upon the constitution. In Parliament, we have adopted significant legislation that has rendered the constitution consistent with our founding principles of Statehood. We believe that have made deep inroads to reverse the culture of impunity which had besieged the nation since the assassination of the Father of the Nation will effectively lay down a bedrock for the return, and advent, to the rule of law and rule under the constitution. On foreign policy issues, the Government has continued to pursue its policy of friendship to all nations. coupled with its elected character and the massive mandate it has received in the last general elections, Bangladesh now enjoys excellent relations with the outside world. The resolution of some long running issues with India and considerable progress to solve remaining ones, the successful holding of the climate Vulnerable Forum Ministerial Meeting in Dhaka, the unanimous adoption of the honourable Prime Ministers peoples empowerment model at the Second committee of the UN, Bangladeshs election to a record number of UN and international bodies, the decision to establish the Permanent Secretariat of
the BIMSTEc in Dhaka, the prompt repatriation of about 37000 Bangladesh nationals from Libya etc. securing the return of 35 Bangladesh nationals, including 26 crew members, seized by Somali pirates and the foreign policy pursued by the present Government during last three years. The winning of South South award during the 66th UNGa and MDG award by the honourable Prime Minister during the 65th UNGa for achieving impressive progress are eloquent testimonies in this regard. Without prejudice to our other achievements, we have been able to participate meaningfully in an ever expanding multilateral world and contribute to world peace-keeping efforts through the UN. Our efforts have resulted in Bangladesh being called a stabilizing State in the region. Then, of course, we have enjoyed high success in pursuing our interests in our maritime claims. Ever since the birth of our nation, our entitlement to the territorial sea, the Exclusive Economic Zone and the continental Shelf appeared to be theoretical rights. They were, indeed, neglected and Bangladesh was unable to exercise sovereignty and sovereign rights over these territories contemplated in our constitution. callous neglect by successive Governments, military and quasi military, had deprived our people over the resources over these areas. Our Government, led by Prime Minister Sheikh hasina, has successfully settled our maritime entitlements with our co-literal state, Myanmar through arbitration at ITLOS. Not only have been able to settle this issue we have settled it through peaceful means and respect for international law and the principles laid down in the UN charter to which we are committed. That although are maritime entitlements remain unsettled with India, we have every reason to believe that we will be able to settle our claims peacefully and successfully through the arbitration process we have initiated at the International court of arbitration and Bangladesh will emerge with vast new resources hitherto untapped and unavailed. I wish to highlight that continuing engagement by, and efforts of, our Diaspora serve enormously towards the achievement of our foreign policy objectives. The introduc-
tion MrP and MrV have been introduced in almost half of the Bangladesh Missions abroad, together with the on going process to do so in the remaining Missions, reflects the high degree of success in that area. To find out business potentials and to aggressively explore employment for our nationals, the Government has sent fact-finding Missions to Latin america and africa for the first time. We are planning to open new Missions abroad soon to support our commercial drive and at a time when our export volume, remittance flow and inbound FDI are witnessing an upward trend. I take this opportunity to thank all our officials and staff at the Ministry of Foreign affairs and our missions abroad who have devoted themselves to achieving our foreign policy objectives. I also congratulate the Bangladesh Diaspora who has lent buoyancy of the economy of their country of origin as well as to their host countries. No message, at this state of our national life, can be complete without invoking the source of our inspiration, namely, the inspiration imbibed by Bangabandhu, the Father of our Bangalee Nation, our four national leaders who, in his absence, led us during the nine months to our ultimate victory, the martyrs who laid down their lives, our Freedom Fighters, who had risked their lives against a modern ruthless and genocidal army. I recall their cause and contribution in the great struggle for our independence and statehood. With the entire nation, I also recall, with the highest regard, those who suffered in silence, moved from shelter to shelter within the country, or took refuge across the border in India, without assurances of food or money on their person, and to those who lost their closest relatives and friends. I take the opportunity to remind ourselves that their will and aspirations embodied in our constitution will provide the basis of all our endeavours.
Bangla in its truest sense, where the people will not only be free of poverty and hunger but also see democratic values, peace and secularism established in the country. Our efforts to elevate Bangladesh to a middle-income country and transform it into Digital Bangladesh by 2021 are also underway. Bangladesh-Myanmar relations are deeply rooted to our history, geographical proximity, common values and cultures. Myanmar was one of the first few countries to recognize Bangladesh on January 13, 1972. Both the countries share common views on many major regional and international issues and extend mutual support and cooperation to each other in the international organizations and UN bodies like the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical & Economic cooperation (BIMSTEc), BcIM, arF, acD, etc. With a note of satisfaction I may mention that the recent visit of our honble Prime Minister Sheikh hasina to Myanmar in December 2011 has added significant momentum to our efforts to further consolidate the existing friendly relations be-
tween our two countries - Myanmar and Bangladesh. I firmly believe that existing trade relations between our two countries would also grow further and that we would cooperate in exploiting the best potentials that we offer to each other in this field. Bangladesh offers various incentive packages to foreign investors and Myanmar businessmen may explore the opportunities of joint venture projects in Bangladesh and so will hopefully be the situation in Myanmar for Bangladesh and its businessmen. The recent verdict of the International Tribunal for Law of the Sea on the delimitation of the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Myanmar brought peaceful end to this very long outstanding issue. It is heartening to note that our two countries have happily accepted the verdict as fair and in accordance with international maritime laws, which surely paves the way for forging stronger brotherly relations between our two countries in the days ahead. On this auspicious day let us all pledge to build Bangladesh as a truly Sonar Bangla prosperous and self-reliant and pray that we will have our friendly countries including Myanmar and its great people standing by us in our endeavours.
Destination Bangladesh
By-Mohammad Shahidul Islam
country of pristine beaches, national parks, ancient palaces, mosques, temples, churches and wildlife, Bangladesh is truly one of the most delightful places to visit. Bangladesh enjoys a moderate tropical climate and as a vacationer, you could go riding on the secluded beaches or enjoy an exhilarating trek among the cloudreaching mountains at Bandarban, as well as a wide variety of other options to choose from when making a travel plan. You could stay in either a hotel or motel. If however, you were planning to stay for a longer time with friends or family, it would be ideal and more cost-effective to rent out
a guesthouse or a flat. coxs Bazar- certainly one of our major attractions- is a mesmerising site, which is also the longest stretch of natural beach in the world and has enchanted travellers from across the globe for a long time. The magnificent sights and sounds of coxs Bazar is a fascinating, aweinspiring experience. Sundarbans, the beautiful forest is undoubtedly another must see. here, the land and the water meet in spectacular fashion. The wildlife presents many a spectacle. If youre really lucky, you may come
across a royal Bengal Tiger swimming across the streams or crocodiles basking on the riverbanks. For the horticulture enthusiast, the lover of nature, the poet and the painter, this mass of green forest provides a variety of wonders for which they all crave. The capital city, Dhaka is friendly and relatively clean in the posh areas. There are many sights to attract visitors. The most essential sights are the Lalbagh Fort, the National assembly Building, the Baitul Mukarram Mosque, National museum, Savar Sriti Shoudho, Shahid Minar, botanical gardens, the zoo and many more significant places to enjoy. You can get cheap deals on flights to Dhaka throughout the year, and once there, the cost of living is considerably low, making Dhaka, and Bangladesh as a whole, amongst the best value destinations in the world. It would be a good idea to move around Bangladesh with a constant vehicle, so renting a car is a good option. There are many companies offering car rental and hiring services. You could negotiate your rates with them. Get help from a travel agency to chart out your Bangladesh vacation. They would be in a better position to plan a Bangladesh travel diary for you. Winter in Bangladesh is a most comfortable season and therefore the ideal time for a vacation.
The Bangladesh players celebrating their win against Sri Lanka (Top) and India (Bottom) at the 2012 Asia Cup to play the Final against Pakistan on March 22, 2012.
Export items:
Export from Bangladesh to Myanmar consists of pharmaceuticals, jute products, chemicals, fertilizers, cement, garments, textile fabrics, aluminum utensils, G.I. sheets, P.V.c pipes, iron chains, cosmetics, consumer products, printed materials, electronic products etc.
materials such as iron rods, G.I sheets, PVc pipes, iron chains, condensed and evaporated milk products, cosmetics & toiletries, tea in packets, leather goods, plastic/multilayer laminated tubes for tooth paste, electronic products etc.
Import items:
Other potential export items may include ceramic tiles, ceramic table and kitchen wares, sanitary wares and insulators, knitwear and fabrics, garments, construction
apart from agricultural produce like rice, beans, pulses, garlic, ginger, sugar, onions, yellow maize and betel nuts, Bangladeshi traders import fish, timbers/logs, sleepers, minerals (gypsum), beverages, etc from Myanmar.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after having inaugurated the construction works of Bangladesh Chancery Complex in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, on December 06, 2011.
Bangladesh Chief of Army Staff General Abdul Mubeen ndc, psc, called on Commander in Chief of Myanmar Defence Services General Min Aung Hlaing, on May 23, 2011
December 16, 2011: Advisor to the President of Myanmar U Ko Ko Hlaing graced the Victory Day celebration programme.
February 21, 2012: Bangladesh Embassy and Myanmar National Commission for UNESCO jointly celebrates Glorious Martyrs Day and International Mother Language Day
March 17, 2012: Bangladesh Embassy celebrates 92nd Birth Anniversary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and National Children Day
Cake cutting
Prize distribution
Children participants
Dance performance
Congratulations
on
The 41st Anniversary of Independence and National Day of Bangladesh