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Private banks get green light for dollar, euro accounts

By Aye Thidar Kyaw ONE private bank will begin offering foreign currency accounts this week, with more likely to follow during July, industry sources said. Sources said the Central Bank of Myanmar recently decided to relax restrictions on private institutions so the country was able to manage upcoming major events, including the 2013 Southeast Asian Games and ASEAN meetings in 2014, that are likely to draw large numbers of foreign visitors. Co-operative Bank (CB Bank) will start offering foreign banking on July 9 and four other banks Asia Green Development, Ayeyarwady, Kanbawza and United Amara are preparing to offer foreign currency accounts in July, the sources said. Previously, only three state-run banks Myanma Foreign Trade Bank, Myanma Investment and Commercial Bank and Myanma Economic Bank were allowed to offer foreign currency accounts. U Pe Myint, managing director of CB Bank, said individuals, hotels and More page 4

King of the kids

Hong Kong action film star and UN Childrens Fund goodwill ambassador Jackie Chan poses for a photo with children in Yangon on July 7 as part of a UNICEF campaign to help combat child trafficking. Full story page 10. Pic: AFP

Soldier tipped for VP post

EXPERTS were last week tipping the Tatmadaws nominee for the vacant vice president slot would come from the military, after Thiha Thura U Tin Aung Myint Oo ended months of speculation over his political future by formally tending his resignation. Tatmadaw MPs have been instructed to nominate a new vice president by July 10 to replace U Tin Aung Myint Oo, who resigned on July 1 for health reasons. The resignation was conveyed to parliament by President U Thein Sein and read out by Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Speaker U Khin Aung Myint when the fourth session convened on July 4. U Khin Aung Myint instructed Tatmadaw personnel, who hold 25 percent of seats in parliament, to submit the name of a nominee to replace U Tin Aung Myint Oo, who the military had nominated for president under the electoral college system in February 2011. If the position of vice president falls empty, the group of representatives which elected the [outgoing] vice president will elect a person to fill the vacancy within seven days, according to section 73 and subsection (f) of the constitution, U Khin Aung Myint said. With the laws 24 and 25 for the election of the president and vice presidents, the group of Tatmataw personnel representatives will put a name to me attached with [that persons] curriculum vitae, including required qualifications and other data, in accordance with section 59 of constitution before July 10, he said. The presidents letter to the hluttaw stated that U Tin Aung Myint Oo underwent medical

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with Kyaw Hsu Mon & Soe Than Lynn treatment in Singapore from April 18 to May 1 this year and rested from May 1 to June 30 after returning to Myanmar. But he submitted his resignation to the president on July 1 under section 72 of the constitution and section 67 of the Union Government Law as his health condition required long-term medical treatment, the letter said. Analysts told The Myanmar Times last week his replacement was likely to come from either the military or the top ranks of the State Peace and Development

Council, which was disbanded on March 30, 2011 when power was handed over to U Thein Seins government. Whereas previously the military leaders chose a retired military official as vice president, I think this time they will select a person in service, said U Kyaw Lin Oo, a political affairs columnist. Others emphasised the need for a nominee who could work closely alongside the president and members of the government. This person needs to be okay with both the president and the military. But there is no exact law that the vice president must be only from the military; the representatives can select whoever they want, said U Ko Ko, chief executive officer of Yangon Media Group, publisher of The Yangon Times and Flower News.

But whether they are military or civilian, they must believe in the reform process of the country. He said that the replacement would likely maintain the outgoing vice presidents focus on economic issues. Many people expected it would be [Thura] U Shwe Mann, then General Ko Ko from Ministry of Home Affairs, then U Tin Aye and U Htay Oo. No one knows who it will be it is hard to predict. Veteran journalist and political analyst Maung Wuntha agreed economic credentials and image would be important. To become a vice president, he should have good relationship with the president as well as opposition parties and politicians inside and outside parliament, he said. More page 4

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Dear Editor, To be frank, I was very annoyed by Roger Mittons article published in the June 18-24 issue of The Myanmar Times for several reasons. 1. Why was The Myanmar Times so quiet when Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was waiting for her passport like an ordinary citizen of Myanmar? She is a member of parliament and I know how quick an MP can normally get a passport in Myanmar. In Malaysia, obtaining a passport is easier than withdrawing cash from an ATM. This is the first thing that should be fixed in the second wave of changes in Myanmar as our most esteemed President U Thein Sein recently mentioned. 2. For example, do you believer it would have been the fault of the organisers of the World Economic Forum if U Khin Shwe, also an MP, was invited to attend and give a speech when our most esteemed President U Thein Sein was also invited to give a keynote address? I dont think so. 3. Roger should understand our presidents health problems and important issues that occurred like the strikes in Yangon industrial zones, which are a by-product of the decision by the parliament to give all government staff a K30,000 a month bonus. This was basically as our president predicted when he said it would not be fair for the 96.7 percent of Myanmar people who are not civil servants if the pay rise was granted. The media, including The Myanmar Times, never mentioned our most esteemed presidents thoughtfulness on that matter. Most of all, the Presidents Office already informed the Foreign Ministry of Thailand about the cancellation of our presidents visit. Our President is a very broad-minded person and his mindset is not how Roger guesstimated it to be. 4. Roger should understand that the Royal Thai Embassy and the Thai Foreign Ministry know Daw Aung San Suu Kyis name very well and she applied for a visa in accordance with all existing procedures of the Thai embassy. The Thai Foreign Ministry is also a well-informed state-level ministry and of course co-ordinates with Myanmars Ministry of Foreign Affairs. I wonder how Roger misunderstood that the Foreign Ministry of Thailand was not informed about her visit. 5. In fact, nobody was wrong. Our President did what he had to do here in Myanmar about these socalled strikes and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi visited Thailand because the WEF invited her. The Thai Foreign Ministry did what a ministry should do. Nobody was wrong and saying the opposite is just Rogers guesstimated opinion. 6. Most of all, our esteemed President U Thein Sein and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi have established mutual trust and a friendly, brother and sisterlike relationship, which is something even Roger should know. If our president doesnt want to work with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi he would not have personally invited her to participate in the by-election. Nyunt Aung *** Dear Editor, May the current Pyithu Hluttaw session in Nay Pyi Taw succeed in most of its deliberations and actions for the betterment of our people in the rural, urban and under-served areas of the Golden Land that we now refer to officially as the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. May we be able to live on in freedom from fear. The time has come for us to work together, to pool all our resources, for the strength of the union lies within. Lets all be like our beloved Bogyoke, the honourable U Aung San, who rose above party politics and became the champion of national politics and thus the paramount leader during the final negotiations towards the freedom and independence that he tragically failed to see for himself the lowering of the Union Jack and hoisting of the Union State flag on January 4, 1948. BBS U Win Tin, Kamaryut, Yangon
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Conflict endangers tigers

YANGON Efforts to stop Myanmars tigers being hunted to extinction are under threat from a civil war raging in a region home to the worlds biggest sanctuary for the endangered cats, experts warn. The former military government in 2010 expanded the tiger reserve to about 8450 square miles (22,000 square kilometres) an area roughly the size of Israel in the remote Hukaung Valley, where about 50-70 tigers are estimated to remain. But fighting over the past year between the military and ethnic minority rebels has hindered efforts to prevent the animals from being wiped out in one of Southeast Asias last frontiers for wildlife conservation. While most of the clashes are further east near the border with China, the rebel Kachin Independence Army (KIA) controls part of the Hukaung Valley, one of the worlds richest biodiversity areas but for now off limits to foreigners. Although the KIA supported the creation of the reserve, it is considered too risky for guards to venture deep into the forest because of the conflict, which has displaced tens of thousands of people in Kachin State. Its very difficult to patrol actively right now, said Robert Tizard, an expert in Yangon with the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), which works with the Myanmar government to train rangers in the reserve. Our guys wear camouflage fatigues and have a lot of equipment like the army or the KIA, so if one of our teams came across one of the armed groups and nobody knew what was going on the chance for an accident is pretty high. Conservationists say the valley has the potential to hold several hundred tigers, but rebuilding the population requires tackling illegal hunting of both the animals whose body parts are prized for Chinese medicines and their prey. The tigers are in terrible shape, said Alan Rabinowitz, chief executive of wild cat protection group Panthera who helped to create the reserve but now fears the tiger population there is in rapid decline.

The tiger is still valuable and the indigenous people there such as the Lisu and the Kachin are very much tied into the Chinese trade, and theyve been killing off tigers, he said by telephone from the United States. Im not convinced frankly that were going to be able to save the tigers there. Were going to try because its a big enough area and we know there are still tigers in some of the more remote regions in the far north, he added. A lack of funds has been another problem, although a recent easing of Western sanctions has raised hopes that more money will become available to pay for the patrols needed for such a big area, the expert said. You need law enforcement, protection and guards thats the number one thing, added Mr Rabinowitz, who led the first ever biological expedition in the area in 1999. As many as 100,000 tigers prowled Asias forests and grasslands a century ago, but numbers have slumped mainly because of poaching and loss of habitat. Worldwide

the wild tiger population is thought to have fallen as low as 3000. The Indochinese tiger (Panthera tigris corbetti), the type found in Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia and southwest China, is close to critically endangered status, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The Hukaung Valley is said to be one of the regions last closed forests an area with dense tree cover and there are hopes the reserve could also protect other large mammals such as clouded leopards and Asian elephants. The government says it is committed to trying to save the tigers and is recruiting staff to protect the reserve. It says surprise checks on local markets are also deterring the sale of wild animal meat. Sanctuary staff, the Tiger Conservation Police Force and Wildlife Conservation Society are working together in restricting and taking action on hunting and penetrating into the area, the Nature and Wildlife Conservation Division said in a statement.

By hiring indigenous peoples as guards, it is hoped that local communities will grow to learn about the importance of saving the big cats. But their value means locals are not the only ones hunting the animals poachers are also believed to come from elsewhere in the region. Youre talking tens of thousands of dollars at this point for a tiger and its very specialised work because there are so few of them and theyre so hard to track down, said Mr Tizard. Despite the huge challenges, conservationists remain hopeful that if and when fighting ends in northern Myanmar, the tigers in the Hukaung Valley will be left in peace. Theyre big pussy cats. They breed if you give them enough to eat, and if you stop people coming in trying to target them, said Colin Poole, director for the WCS in Asia. Its a big chunk of habitat perfect for tigers. They need to just be allowed space. But thats not going to happen until theres some level of peace there and security.

UN agency urges caution on tourism

By Yu Yu Maw OFFICIALS from the United Nations World Travel Organisation have warned Myanmar to prepare for a surge in tourists and take steps to control the impact of rapid tourism growth on the country. Speaking at a workshop in Yangon on July 3, Mr Xu Jing, UNWTOs director for the Asia Pacific region, said industry leaders should not prioritise tourist arrivals alone and should instead focus on sustainable development. A huge inflow is coming to your country in terms of international visitors. This is very encouraging news but we should also consider this gold rush as something that needs to draw our attention and concern to make sure it goes in the right direction. We must take responsibility to make sure to handle that sudden influx of international visitors, Mr Xu Jing said. He said there were three areas Myanmar should consider when trying to limit the impact of tourism: what sort of market Myanmar has or should have, what kind of supply the country has and how to meet the demand in a sustainable way. The Strategic Tourism Planning for Myanmar workshop, which was attended by representatives from both the public and private sectors, came about following the visit of the UNWTO secretary in May. Growing 35 percent tourism arrivals is a very good result but dont think too much about trying to increase arrivals in a short time, said Mr Hans Carl Jacobsen, who has been a UNWTO consultant for 20 years. Make sure arrivals are an amount that you can handle and think about a value not volume strategy. He also encouraged the government to take measures to ensure the majority of the profits from tourism went to Myanmar businesses. Lets be honest and say that we all need money, to make money through the tourism sector. But it should be for this countrys people, not for outsiders. Daw Kyi Kyi Aye, a consultant for the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism, said the government appreciated the suggestions from the UNWTO and they would be considered when the ministry draws up its tourism master plan. But Mr Jacobsen cautioned against only formulating long term plans, and said short term measures were also needed to bring the sector up to speed.

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Talks help to build mutual trust

By Soe Than Lynn PYITHU Hluttaw Speaker Thura U Shwe Mann last week encouraged 88 Generation student group leaders to participate unofficially in the parliaments activities by making suggestions and offering advice on development programs. The July 1 meeting between the former foes most of the senior 88 Generation leaders received long jail terms following the September 2007 protests marked another step forward in the governments budding national reconciliation program and was aimed at building mutual trust between political groups inside and outside parliament. 88 Generation leaders have resisted registering the group as a political party and entering the hluttaw, instead opting to operate outside the formal political process. Thura U Shwe Mann, who has emerged as one of the countrys leading reformers over the past year, was joined in the meeting, held at the Pyithu Hluttaw Legal Affairs and Special Issues Commission office in Yangon, by the heads of five parliamentary committees. Its sure that because of this meeting we can build mutual trust because the two sides spoke openly, we saw transparency on both sides, said Pyithu Hluttaw representative U Khine Maung Yi, who helped organise the meeting. The 88 Generation group included Ko Ko Gyi, Min Ko Naing, Ko Pyone Cho, Jimmy, An Bwel Kyaw and Ko Mya Aye. The speaker of the hluttaw Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker Thura U Shwe Mann (centre) with said he would encourage the the parliaments came alive government to follow up if the and started working on the rules and regulations of bills democratisation path. The 88 Generation members that have been approved were not implemented properly. were not only transparent They also discussed to work but showed their capacity together how to avoid bad and political nous during outcomes, said U Khine the discussions, said U Toe Naing Mann, a member of Maung Yi. Thura U Shwe Mann also the Legal Affairs and Special said that the 88 Generation Issues Committee and son of can officially contact him Thura U Shwe Mann. This talk was pretty good. via me, U Aung Thein Lynn or U Htay Myint if they Ko Ko Gyi said they have want to give advice or make accepted that they will try to a request to the hluttaw, work for the development of the country in whatever role he said. T h i s m e e t i n g w a s they play. Ko Min Ko Naing historic I believe it is said he hopes to work together one of the best steps since with mutual trust between members of the 88 Generation on July 1. Pic: Supplied the government, parliament remaining list of prisoners and 88 Generation, he said. of conscience from the 88 I think this meeting shows Generation leaders [and not only the quality, sensible this issue is] to be solved thinking and political strategy in hluttaw. I have arranged of the 88 Generation but also to submit it directly to the that we can go together on speaker as a special issue, the development path of our not via the regular channels, country and avoid barriers or said the National Democratic Force representative. instability, he said. I also plan to propose U Khine Maung Yi said some proposals from the the issue about expatriates 88 Generation would be who are facing difficulties in submitted to the Pyithu trying to return to Myanmar. Hluttaw during the fourth In reality, those who want session, which began on July to return have difficulties 4, including one concerning to get a visa even though the release of the remaining the president had already welcomed them. Translated prisoners of conscience. I have already received the by Zar Zar Soe

Land rights groups to resume lobbying on two new laws

By Thomas Kean THE Land Core Group is set to resume lobbying parliamentarians and the government for changes to land laws to ensure they protect the rights of smallholder farmers, the groups chairman said last week. The Farmland Law and Vacant, Fallow and Virgin Land Management Law have already been promulgated but will not come into effect until the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation introduces the necessary by-laws and regulations. However, last month a prominent hluttaw representative, U Aung Thein Linn of the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), indicated they could soon be amended to address concerns raised by farmers during a recent study trip he undertook to the dry zone. U Shwe Thein, chairman of the Land Core Group, a collective of more than 30 civil society organisations working on land-related issues, said the group would encourage MPs to discuss U Aung Thein Linns comment in the current hluttaw session, which began on July 4. That issue will probably be the focal point for our discussion [with parliamentarians] but it is very unclear right now whether the two land bills will be reviewed in the next session or not, he told The Myanmar Times on July 3. The proposal to amend the laws was said by somebody who is very powerful right now but Im not sure if he will bring it to the parliament right now. If not, parliament members should really repeat his message and raise the issue that there is the need to do the revision of the two land bills and also do it properly this time. We want to see all policies and laws related to land and agriculture be biased to smallholders to protect and to ensure benefits for them, particularly ethnic minorities and women. A law or act that can protect them should be developed to be in line with sections 23(a) and 23(b) of the constitution. U Shwe Thein said it was also very uncertain whether the by-laws for the land laws would be submitted to parliament for discussion and approval. The by-laws have already been written and submitted to the Office of the Attorney General but the drafting process lacked consultation and transparency, he said. It contrasts sharply with the approach of the Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry, which recently invited four Myanmar non-government organisations to help draft by-laws for the Environmental Conservation Law. Im not sure what the next step is. They may present [the by-laws] to parliament [if so] we will have opportunities to influence it through our MP networks. In late 2011 and early 2012, the Land Core Group began engaging politicians in an attempt to ensure the two land laws did not exacerbate landlessness and rural poverty. On June 27 the group launched a program plan for pro-poor land reform that runs until the end of 2014 and U Shwe Thein said it would hire an international expert to conduct a proper technical analysis of the two laws to support its advocacy work. To be able to give a concrete message to policymakers, we need to come up with concrete recommendations on the land laws. Hopefully we will get the person sometime in mid-July to do the analysis they will work with local lawyers and Land Core Group members to be able to understand the context, the issues around the two laws. Then use their international experience, and bring in the experiences of regional countries, to make recommendations. We are very excited to see the result. Meanwhile, the group is also preparing to hold a series of symposiums, including one with the Myanmar Development Resource Institute that will be totally focused on land reform, which is linked to the growth of the national economy. We will [discuss] experiences from neighbouring countries and invite keynote speakers from Vietnam and Cambodia to talk about their land reform, best practices and how important consultation is during the reform process.

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Industry welcomes airport plan

By Zaw Win Than TOURISM industry leaders have cautiously welcomed the planned development of a new international airport near Bago to service Yangon but warned transport links will need to improve to make the site viable. More details have also emerged about the project, which will go ahead under a build, operate and transfer (BOT) agreement and is scheduled for completion in late 2016. I think this is good news and a very positive project for tourism in Myanmar. As were all aware, Yangon International Airport has limited space to handle large numbers of tourists. This project is the best option to provide better services for visitors in the future, said Daw Aye Mra Tha, marketing executive from Myanmar Airways International (MAI). When you look at Mandalay International Airport, it is also situated quite far from downtown Mandalay so thats why we offer transportation between the airport and the city centre. I think Bago is not really that far from Yangon and hopefully the transportation facilities will be upgraded by the time the airport project is finished, she said. The Hanthawaddy International Airport project, located on a 9000-acre (3642hectare) site about 77 kilometres (48 miles) north of Yangon near Bago, was first slated for development in the early 1990s. Work began in March 1994 but ceased in October 2003. The site was considered the most suitable among a shortlist of nine, which included Hmawbi, Hlegu and Thanlyin, for a new airport to service Yangon. The Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) late last month called for expressions of interest from local and foreign investors to restart the project From page 1 Pic: Supplied

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An artists impression of the proposed Hanthawaddy International Airport, to be built near Bago. and hopes to have construction work begin in June 2013 for a December 2016 completion date. The airport will be capable of handling up to 10 million passengers a year, well above Yangon International Airports capacity of 2.7 million. Now the [travel] market is strong and we are unable to meet market demand. We also need to offer better quality services for visitors. Thats why we are inviting private sector participation in the Hanthawaddy International Airport project and other international as well as domestic airports, said U Tin Naing Tun, director general of the DCA, a Ministry of Transport body. We studied systems, technology and building structures from India, Malaysia and United Kingdom for this project. The department will issue an invitation in state media on July 9 for prospective local and foreign investors to take part in an evaluation process to ensure they possess the required technological and financial capabilities to undertake the project, he said. After that we will select the qualified companies and will let them submit a tender. The pre-qualification period will run for two months, from July 9 to September 9. In addition to construction, the investor will have to manage, operate and maintain the airport. Daw Phyu Phyu Mar, managing director of Seven Star Tours in Yangon, said Hanthawaddy International Airport was needed to cater for future growth in visitors. Weve definitely needed another internationalstandard airport since visitor numbers at Yangon started increasing rapidly. It is now stretched basically beyond its limit [so] I see this project as a positive solution, she said. I dont think distance is a problem. In most countries, airports are situated about one or more hours drive from the city centre. But the Yangon-Bago Highway must be upgraded from its current condition. Now it takes about 1.5 hours to drive from Yangon to Bago so that needs to be reduced. Meanwhile, the DCA said it would also invite local and foreign investors to participate in a planned upgrade of Yangon International Airport and some other domestic airports, including Heho, Nyaung U, Tachileik, Myitkyina, Putao, Dawei, Myeik and Kawthoung. Yangon airport, which can handle 2.7 million passengers a year, is to be expanded to a capacity of 3.7 million passengers by early 2013, said Daw Nwe Ni Win Kyaw, an assistant director from DCA. Even with further expansion, the maximum number of visitors we could handle in 2015 would be 5.3 million so while the Hanthawaddy Airport Project is being constructed we definitely need to continue upgrading the facilities of Yangon International Airport, she said.

Soldier tipped for VP

We really need a person who can reform the economic problems here to help [implement] the new economic policy that the president outlined on June 19. Whether his background is military or civilian, he should have a good reputation among the people, be intelligent and have a good relationship with president U Thein Sein the country will benefit if the new vice president cooperates with the president. Dr Nicholas Farrelly, a research fellow at the Australian National University in Canberra, said the reshuffle gives new impetus to President Thein Seins reformists and provides them with more room to manoeuvre. A refreshed decision-making line-up reinforces the message that this transition process requires new blood, he told AFP.

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Banks get green light

tourism businesses, and trading companies would be eligible to open an account at a private bank. Government organisations, state-owned

businesses and businesses in which the state is a major shareholder, and foreign embassies and their staff will still only be able to use the state-run banks, he said. Our bank has been around for nearly 20 years but weve really only started getting involved in foreign banking. We have little experience but weve learned a lot already from the state-owned banks, he said. The accounts will be able to hold US dollars, Foreign Exchange Certificates, Singapore dollars and Euros but generate no interest. A maximum of two withdrawals a week will be permitted. While the funds can only be used locally for now, U Nay Myo Htun, general manager of the marketing and business development department at Ayeyarwady Bank, said the banks were seeking to link up with regional partners to offer trade services, such as letters of credit and telegraphic transfers. Although this service is not much benefit at present, we will offer as much as stateowned banks in the future, he said. An official from the foreign

currency department at Kanbawza Bank, U Zaw Lin Htut, said it was planning to launch foreign currency accounts later this month. The Central Bank planned to gradually relax other restrictions on private banks step-by-step, he said. Dr Sean Turnell, an expert on Myanmars economy from Macquarie University in Australia, said that while the government should allow foreign bank to operate in Myanmar it should also give existing private banks much greater freedom to operate. He recommended they be granted the ability to lend to farmers, to lend according to their own decisions with respect to collateral, to open as many branches as they like and to allow people to make more than one withdrawal a week. The existing banks provide a raft of services but are not really doing the big savings aggregation that banks normally do, and which then is used to make bank loans to fund investment, said Dr Turnell, who visited Yangon in late May and observed local banking systems. Bank regulation in Myanmar

is behind the times, he said, with many laws still reflecting the thinking of the socialist era rather than modern banking practice. I n t e r m s o f Myanmars position on banking with respect to other countries in the region Myanmar ranks very much behind, he said. In part this reflects the lack of trust the people of Myanmar have in banks generally (hence, if they have savings, they tend to keep them in the form of gold, precious stones, US dollars). In part it reflects bad regulation. With respect to how Myanmar should prepare for the special events from 2013 above all I think it needs to improve bank regulation. Officials from local private banks agreed that they needed to offer more services, particularly loans to small and medium enterprises. Meanwhile, sources said the Central Bank is preparing to launch a national network known as Myanmar Payment Union that will facilitate and expansion of banking services, including credit cards, telephone banking and internet banking.

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US to give $5m for displaced in Rakhine and Kachin states

By Sandar Lwin THE United States government will provide US$5 million to assist those displaced by civil conflict and to reduce the risk of natural disasters, the US embassy in Yangon announced last week. The $3-million donation for those displaced by civil conflict will come through USAIDs Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) and be distributed to all communities suffering as a result of fighting in Kachin State and communal violence in Rakhine State, the embassy said. US charg daffaires Michael Thurston announced the plan at the Yangon office of the United Nations World Food Program, together with representatives from the Buddhist, Hindu, Christian and Islamic communities and humanitarian organisations. Mr Thurston said the US had been encouraged by President U Thein Seins leadership during and governments response to the conflict in Rakhine State. The military, local government and the international community have all worked together to provide a multi-sector response to this humanitarian crisis, he said. The announcement said $1 million would go towards emergency assistance in Rakhine State, while the remaining $2 million would go to programs in Kachin State. Mr Thurston said in the announcement that the US would continue to work with the government to assess the situation as it evolves and respond as necessary. Meanwhile, it will also give $2 million for disaster risk reduction activities to World Vision, Save the Children, the International Organisation for Migration and the US Geological Service. The announcement said each of these activities would build the capacity of communities, local leaders, and community organisations to respond to future natural disasters. Direct US humanitarian assistance to Myanmar started in 2011 after President U Thein Seins government took office. Previously, US aid to Myanmar usually went to pro-democracy groups and Myanmar refugees living abroad.

Head of NLDLA Malaysia office returns

By Kyaw Hsu Mon A MEMBER of the National League for Democracy-Liberated Areas office in Malaysia last week returned to Myanmar, after receiving permission from President U Thein Sein. U Zaw Myint, 47, who led the NLD Youth in South Okkalapa township from 1988 and became head of NLD-LA in Malaysia from 2003, returned home on June 4. After I saw the invitation to come back home in each of the presidents speeches, I went to the Myanmar embassy in Malaysia in January and informed them of my wish to go back home, U Zaw Myint told The Myanmar Times last week. They asked me to sign the required documents. In the interval, the by-elections and other events have occurred in Myanmar. I had to wait to come back home, but I eventually got permission. They also arranged air tickets for me, he said. Among the documents he signed was a pledge not to directly or indirectly harm the dignity of the state and its constitution. After completing all the embassys requirements, he resigned from his post in Malaysia. He said he was surprised to be greeted at Yangon International Airport by a government official. I t s p r e t ty c o n v e n i e n t to be back home. The Myanmar embassy in Malaysia also issued a special pass for me, he said. A former prisoner of conscience, U Zaw Myint spent three years in prison, from 1989 to 1992, because of his political activities. He said there were still 10,832 NLD members in Malaysia. The NLD-LA also has branches in the United States, United Kingdom, Japan, Norway, South Korea, Canada and Thailand. Translated by Thiri Min Htun

People welcome amnestied prisoners back to Yangon airport on July 4. Pic: AFP

NLD, 88 students call for further amnesties

By Zaw Win Than and Kyaw Hsu Mon MORE than 300 prisoners of conscience remain behind bars, National League for Democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi said last week following an amnesty that saw about 20 dissidents freed. We regularly urge [the government] to release them all. According to our partys records, we estimate that about 330 prisoners of conscience are still waiting to be released. We will continue to urge the government to release all of them, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi said at a press conference at the NLD headquarters on July 3. President U Thein Sein freed 46 prisoners, including 37 men and nine women, under section 204(a) of the constitution, the state-run New Light of Myanmar reported on July 3. The report said they were set free with a view to ensuring the stability of the state and making eternal peace, national reconciliation, enabling all to participate in political process. Another 34 foreign prisoners were also released and deported, it said. Twenty-two prisoners of conscience were freed under the amnesty, including 11 from Yangons Insein Prison, senior members of the 88 Generation student group said. Others were released from jails in Katha, Hpaan, Myingan, Mandalay, Kawthoung and Thayet. There are still prisoners of conscience left in prisons. We will keep urging the president to release them, said member Ko Zaw Zaw Min. In October 2011 the government released about 200 prisoners of conscience followed by approximately 300 in January, including prominent 88 Generation leaders. U Aye Aung, considered by Amnesty International as a prisoner of conscience, was among those let out of jail. I served about 14 years in prison ... I was a youth when I was sentenced, the former student activist, now in his 30s, told AFP by telephone after he was freed from Kalay prison in northwest Sagaing Region. He was arrested in 1998 and sentenced to 59 years later reduced to 29 years on charges including violating the emergency act as well as illegally printing and distributing leaflets. I have talked to my mother in Yangon. She was so happy she could barely speak, said U Aye Aung. But he added that people could only feel free when they felt secure.

Red Cross launches program to improve child, maternal health

the impact that this program is going to have on the health of mothers and children. He said the communities THE Myanmar Red Cross were selected because there Society last week launched were few other humanitarian a five-year program targeted agencies working in those at improving the health of regions. the nations mothers and We did an initial children, and in particular assessment and also we had maternal, neonatal and child to discuss with the local mortality. authorities and they also have The Healthy Mothers and their own opinion on Children program which area we should covers 75 rural go and where the communities in remote The program covers 75 least number of aid areas of Falam and agencies are present. Mutupi townships in communities in remote Based on the decisions Chin State, Mogok we finally selected township in Mandalay rural areas. these areas. and Sagaing township All activities will in Sagaing Region, be implemented in close reaching about 23,000 people practices. We would expect the coordination and cooperation in total. The society said in a press maternal and infant mortality with the public health release that the program to go down as a result of system. The Danish and British activities include family this project, said MRCS planning, counselling of president U Tha Hla Shwe. Red Cross have contributed a pregnant women, attendance We usually have periodic total of US$5.6 million for the of delivery by skilled health review sessions, monthly, project. A ceremony to sign workers, care of mothers annual or mid-term reviews a Cooperation Agreement and newborns after delivery and final end of the project between the partners was and health education for evaluation program. We will held on July 5 at ParkRoyal mothers through mother be focusing our attention on Hotel. By May Sandy clubs and household visits. It will also cover community management of the most common communicable diseases, including diarrhoea, promotion of immunisation, development of emergency referral plans for newborns, children, and pregnant women, construction of water sources and improvement of hygiene and sanitation

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Death for 13 over murder in Thanlyin

By Toe Wai Aung THE Southern District Court sentenced 13 people to death over the murder of the owner of a restaurant in Aung Chan Tha Ward, Thanlyin township, on July 20 last year. The judgement was made according to sections 302(1)(b)/34 and 302(1) (b) of the Penal Code and also included convictions for crimes that took place almost a week before Ko Yu Wai was killed. The victims mother, 70-year-old Daw Yin Yin Shwe, was chatting to her son in front of Thukhawai Restaurant on Kyaikkaukphayar Road when seven men approached the pair in a vehicle and struck up a conversation. The strangers demanded to know who had contacted the police about an hour earlier, at 2pm, complaining that a gang of thugs was hanging around in front of the shop. Daw Yin Yin Shwe witnessed one of the men slap her son in the face before he was dragged inside the restaurant. She immediately contacted Thanlyin police station and after entering the restaurant, found her son lying motionless behind the counter. He died of multiple stab wounds. Daw Yin Yin Shwe filed a case with the police station, which was heard by the deputy district judges court and involved se c ti on 302/ 11 4 of th e Penal Code. Those sentenced to death include U Hla Moe, Ma Aye Aye Soe, U Nga Thet (alias Thet Linn Paing), U Bu Maung, U Kayin (alias Ko Ko Naing), U Kyagyi (alias Kyaw Naing Win), U Moe Sann, Ma Phyu Phyu Thin, U Yaza (alias Yaza Tun), U Ahyokethe (alias Than Moe Tun), U Pho Aye, U Soe Tint (alias Kalaphayar) and U Meigyi (alias Kyaw Tun). Each of the convicted lives in Thaketa or Thanlyin townships. U Hla Moe and Ma Aye Aye Soe were found guilty of conspiracy to remove Ko Yu Wais body from the scene of the murder. Others were convicted of crimes that took place when they entered Ko Yu Wais restaurant six days before he was murdered, on July 14, 2011. The men threatened Ko Yu Wai with a knife and stole a bottle of liquor. Ko Yu Wai had filed a case following the incident but as he was unable to testify in court, the charges were heard in conjunction with his murder trial. Translated by Thit Lwin

Passport issuing office opens in Mandalay

RESIDENTS of upper Myanmar no longer have to travel to Yangon to renew their passports, following the opening of an issuing office in Mandalay last week. The passport office is located on 12 th Street, between 65th and 66th streets, and opened on July 4. The process of applying for a passport is the same here as in Yangon. It takes 21 days to get the passport and costs K25,700 altogether. You can also renew a passport at this office, a police officer at the office told The Myanmar Times on July 5, adding that about 160 applicants had visited the office on its first day of operation. I am glad that we could get a passport here. If I had to go to Yangon for the passport, I would need to spend a lot of extra time and money. It will make it more convenient for those who live in Mandalay and the towns in upper Myanmar to get a passport, applicant Ko Than Htay said on July 4. Some o f my f r ien ds who want to get passports havent done so because they didnt want to go all the way to Yangon. Now they are applying for passports here instead. Applicants must have their photo taken at the security entrance, have their National Registration Card scanned, take a form and a photo, provide their original family list for scrutiny, pay the fee and then fill in the form. When collecting their passport they also need to provide a completed form from the Customs office in Mandalays Aung Myae Thazan township. The passport offices opening hours are 8:30am to 3pm on weekdays except gazetted holidays. Phyo Wai Kyaw and Sithu Lwin

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Yangon and interviews with farmers. There were no signs saying no cameras or anything like that but they deleted it all. The worst thing is the pledge he had to sign not to shoot again on land grabbing. Now I worry that no one will dare work with me, Wine told The Myanmar Times last week. He plans to resume shooting this month and hopes to salvage some footage from another camera that was being repaired in Mandalay while the Pyin Oo Lwin shoot took place. Im not sure Ill get all the pictures from my first camera back but no matter what, Ill try to continue from [August], because now Im busy with fundraising and donation events for Kachin and Rakhine refugees, he said. He said he expects to film for at least a year because he wants to cover all sides of the land reform issue. I dont want to shoot just what the farmers feel and only show the side of the farmers because I know that there are a lot of difficulties from the government side as well. I also want to show how they try to negotiate with the farmers on the land issues. But its difficult to show the government side, he said. I want the film to have a happy ending but Ill have to wait until the last minute to see what the result is because Yangon on May 31. I feel the rules change from region to region. Yangon has Yangon police and Yangon rules and Mandalay and other regions have their own rules. Citizens like us follow the rules but those who come up with the rules dont follow them, he said. I know if I do it will just make me too busy and slow down my documentary making. Instead Ill just wait until we have real rule of law. While the land film has hit a snag, another Wine documentary, titled Media Law, has been completed and is being shown in Cambodia. He said he hoped it would also be possible to screen it in Myanmar. Ive no authority to show these documentaries in the local cinema because it is not included in the contract but Ill try to show it to some people, especially in the media, he said. To screen it in the cinema, we need to get approval from the censorship board but until now the restrictions are still tight even though they say it has changed. When the censorship board gives more freedom to filmmakers, I want all my documentaries, including Ban That Scene, to be shown to the public, he said, referring to his short film that won the Peoples Choice Award at the Art of Freedom Festival on January 4.

Wine vows to film on after police run-in

By Nyein Ei Ei Htwe DIRECTOR Wine says he will continue making his documentary on land grabbing despite much of his footage being deleted by police in Pyin Oo Lwin township last month. The footage was taken during a community meeting in Pyin Zar village in early June. Organised by the Settlement and Land Records Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, it was attended by farmers, forest and land experts, advocates of land reform, police and Department of Human Settlement and Housing Development (DHSHD) officials. The farmers invited Wine because they had heard he was making a documentary on land issues. As he was unable to go, he sent a cameraman instead. He said that while the cameraman was filming the meeting he was approached by police, who reviewed four hours of footage, including some taken at earlier events, and deleted it from the camera. They also made the cameraman sign a pledge not to take footage of land events in the future. When my cameraman came back from the meeting, he told me that all the footage on the camera was deleted, including earlier events that we shot in

Pic: Thet Htoo Director Wine, who is making a film about land disputes. the process of introducing the land laws wont be completed for about two years. He said the deletion of his footage highlighted the inconsistencies in law enforcement in Myanmar, as some of the footage he lost had been filmed in the presence of police at the DHSHD office in

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Opium fight fuels food insecurity

Eradication programs without crop substitution and livelihoods support risk worsening poverty, says UN agency
By Nan Tin Htwe POPPY eradication campaigns have left farmers in Shan State more vulnerable to food insecurity, a United Nations official said last week, as figures showed opium production increased in 2011. Mr Jason Eligh, country manager of UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Myanmar, told The Myanmar Times that the destruction of poppy had made the lives of many farmers and their families more difficult because it had not been accompanied by crop substitution programs. These [farmers] are not hardened criminals, not [drug] syndicate members. These are the poor people. Poppy is another farm crop that they use and rely on so that they can have food for their family, Mr Eligh said. In UNODCs World Drug Report 2012, released on June 26, Myanmar remained the second-largest poppy producer in the world after Afghanistan, with an production estimated at 610 tonnes from 43,600 hectares of fields, up from 580 tonnes and 38,100 hectares in 2010. The government reported that 7058 hectares of fields had been destroyed in the same year, down slightly from 2010 when 8268 hectares were destroyed but otherwise the largest campaign since 2002. Mr Eligh said increased conflict and reduced food security are the main reasons behind the steady increase in the scale of poppy cultivation since a low of 21,600 hectares in 2006. Other factors are also involved, however. [The] opium price is increasing as well [so] it becomes a lucrative alternative. Poppy has always been a solution for many of the household in the area for many years. Its simple to grow [and] the market for opium comes to your door. So, for farmers who live up in the mountains, what better crop is there to produce where somebody comes to your door to pick up? You dont even need to transport it. We are looking at the situation which is very complicated and a lot of socio-economic values that are affecting this, he said. Mr Eligh said Shan State is a priority for his agency and UNODC has four programs in the region, which it is implementing in close cooperation with the central government, state government, World Food Program, Pa-O National Organisation, Rehabilitation Council of Shan State (RCSS), Shan State Army-South (SSA), village development committees and villagetract leaders. Its important that all these people are involved in program because only when that is the case you begin to make progress or [find a] solution. Our approach has always been working closely with locals, Mr Eligh said. Its not up to us to give the solution. Its up to us to work together with local population to develop a solution together. But he conceded that the massive eradication campaign last year had done little to dissuade farmers from cultivating poppy. They see eradication is happening but with an absence of assistance; they dont see any other help coming, he said. I know that Shan State authorities and police have difficulties with this because of course they are concerned about the farmers and they want the best thing happen to them. They are only doing their jobs to eliminate the drugs. He said progress on building peace in Shan State represented an important step towards tackling opium production, with illicit drug production playing a central role in the conflicts that have wracked the region for decades. In order for a political solution to be achieved in Shan State, there also needs to be a solution achieved around the issue

Policemen destroy a poppy field near the village of Tar-Pu, Shan State, on January 27. Pic: Reuters/Damir Sagolj recognise the process that made the ceasefires is a significant step forward in responding to drug production in this country. The recent agreement that agreement. Funding remains a major challenge: UNODCs four programs are implemented with US$9 million from the German and Japanese While Myanmar has started to receive more aid from the international community, it is not earmarked for combating illicit drug production, Mr The government has recognised that they dont like the image that [drug production] portrays to the world. This is why U Thein Sein and others have made constructive efforts to try to step up the response to poppy cultivation and other illicit drugs, Mr Eligh said. That is an inadequate way of trying to come up with reliable statistics. We do really need to get on the ground and verify data, he said. He also said that UNODC was concerned the conflict would create an environment where rule of law is largely absent and make it easier for illicit activities not only drug production but also illegal logging and mining to take place. I would like to see a resolution to the Kachin conflict. I know there is work being done on this. I hope [when a ceasefire is reached that] those things that are breeding poppy cultivation in that area can also be addressed as part of peace initiative.

a political solution In order for a solution achieved to be achieved in Shan State, there also needs to be around the issue of poppy and drugs.
of poppy and drugs in Shan State. The two cannot be treated separately, Mr Eligh said. Its important we signed between Shan groups and the government is a further step forward. Its important now that we find ways to implement governments but the Myanmar government has estimated it needs $500 million to eradicate opium cultivation. Eligh said. Its targeted to other humanitarian matters in the country, he said. But the [national] government cant do this alone. The Shan State government cant do this alone. The SSA, RCSS and Shan State government cant do this alone. There needs to be strong partnership between the government, the UN and donors alongside the people of Shan State to try to [reach] a solution. Its going to take time, Mr Eligh said. The government has a genuine desire to eliminate opium production, Mr Eligh said, because of its damaging impact on the countrys reputation

New govt advisory body takes shape

By Moe Thu A NEWLY formed advisory body will assess whether international loans, grants and aid are being used effectively, a senior member said last week. U Maw Than, patron of the National Economic and Social Advisory Council and a former rector at Yangon Economics Institute, said it would also consider the role of public-private partnerships. The council was officially established in mid-June after its members, who include economists, scholars, entrepreneurs and retired government officials, met President U Thein Sein in Nay Pyi Taw to discuss its formation and role. Generally, the groups role is to advise the government on improving socio-economic development. We will listen to the voice of the public and inform the government, U Maw Than said last week. The group has also been tasked with monitoring whether grants and aid are used efficiently. One of the members [U Set Aung] of the presidents Economic Advisory Board is also a member [of the council] and he will be our link with the presidents advisers. Other members include scholar and writer Dr Thant Myint-U and U Moe Kyaw of Myanmar Market Research and Development. It is chaired by U Tin Htut Oo, a former director general of the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation.

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UN, govt to begin family planning push

By Thomas Kean THE government, United Nations and humanitarian community will mark World Population Day this week with a family planning conference in Nay Pyi Taw, convened as part of a global push to improve access to family planning in developing countries. The July 11 conference will bring together donors, the UN and international and local civil society to discuss family planning needs in Myanmar, said Mr Paul Whittingham, the head of the United Kingdoms Department for International Development (DFID) office in Myanmar. Despite an apparent drop in maternal deaths in Myanmar in recent years, an estimated 2400 women still die annually from pregnancy and childbirth related causes, mostly in rural areas. About five percent of all pregnancies end in abortion, particularly in the 15-19 age group, and this was also the third most common cause of maternal deaths. Mr Whittingham said the government had recognised the need for more resources for family planning and taken action by being one of 16 countries that have committed to reducing maternal, newborn and child mortality as part of the UN secretary generals Global Strategy for Women and Childrens Health. Myanmars commitment includes increasing the number of midwives so that 80pc of pregnant women have ante-natal care and a trained doctoral midwife to assist with delivery. It also includes ensuring universal coverage of vaccinations for all children and significantly increasing the availability of family planning, he said on July 4. We think its really important that the government has made that commitment and it is public and therefore citizens, including mothers, civil society and parliament, can hold the government to account for these promises, including on budget allocation where we will ultimately judge progress here is in translating these commitments into results on the ground. He also said that Myanmar was not on track to meet the three maternal and child health Millennium Development Goals and improved access to family planning services would accelerate progress towards these targets. Following the conference, Mr Whittingham will participate in a media briefing with Minister for Health Dr Pe Thet Khin and representatives from UNFPA and Marie Stopes International, an international non-government organisation. The conference complements global efforts to move voluntary family planning further up 24.2pc in a 2010 household living conditions survey conducted by the Ministry of National Planning and Economic Development and UN Development Program. This means that nearly one fourth of Myanmar women of reproductive age would like to practice contraception, but they do not have the means to do so, he said. When poor women do not have access to free or affordable family planning services, we should not expect them to go out and buy contraceptives from pharmacies. They would rather buy food or other necessities. As a result, they have unintended pregnancies and may resort to abortion, which is illegal and managed by traditional birth attendants in unhygienic and unsafe environment. As well as saving lives, investing in reproductive health has farreaching health, social and economic benefits, Mr AbdelAhad said. By enabling young women to delay childbearing until they have achieved education and training, reproductive health services contribute toward improving womens social position and increasing their community and political participation. Research has shown that each dollar invested in contraceptive services saves up to $4 in health expenditures and as much as $31 in other social services, such as education and housing.

A vendor sells condoms at a streetside store in Yangon. Pic: AFP the international development agenda. On the same day in London the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) will, with the support of DFID and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, launch an unprecedented initiative to meet the need for modern family planning in developing countries, the agency said in a statement. The aim is to mobilise the political will and extra resources needed to give 120 million more women access to family planning by 2020, UNFPA said on July 2. UNFPA is urging donors and UN members to produce the estimated US$4.1 billion that is still needed every year to fully meet the need for modern contraceptive methods in the developing world. Mr Mohamed Abdel-Ahad, the representative for UNFPA in Myanmar, said the July 11 summit was about saving lives in developing countries. Satisfying the unmet need for contraception and providing adequate maternal and new born care in the developing world will reduce maternal deaths by more than two-thirds and newborn deaths by more than half, he said. In Myanmar, the unmet need for family planning was estimated at

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Film star brings antitrafficking message

By May Sandy CHINESE action film star Jackie Chan brought his trademark sense of humour to Myanmar last week to campaign for a serious issue: child trafficking. The actor arrived on July 5 in his role as goodwill ambassador of the United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF), declaring that his mission was to send the message that Children are not for sale. UNICEF representative in Myanmar Mr Ramesh Shrestha said Mr Chan could play a valuable role in raising greater awareness around the issue. There is a need to further strengthen the public awareness on the harm [done] to children who are being trafficked. Children lose their childhood as a result of trafficking. Many children are tricked with false expectations, he told The Myanmar Times last week. I expect that the antitrafficking messages that Jackie Chan will deliver will be remembered by the people and internalised. This could help in reducing and perhaps ending the problems of trafficking altogether, he said. Jackie Chan is a famous artist who can influence peoples thinking, choices and decisions. When positive messages are delivered through famous people such as Jackie Chan there is a general tendency for people to listen.

Jackie Chan. Pic: AFP Jackie Chan also has a good sense of humour as we see him movies such as Rush Hour and Shanghai Knights. When people deliver messages through humour it impacts on people and people remember them. During his three-day visit, Mr Chan visited training centres in Yangon and Mandalay for trafficked children who managed to return to their homes but are in need of care and support. He met the children, listened to their stories and explained how they can protect themselves from trafficking. While in Myanmar, Mr Chan discussed efforts to effectively combat human trafficking with the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief an d Re se ttl e me n t an d with members of its antitrafficking police task force. He also met movie stars involved in efforts to combat the trafficking of children. Mr Chan has been a UNICEF goodwill ambassador since 2004.

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Members of parliament attend the opening of the Pyithu Hluttaw session in Nay Pyi Taw on July 4. Pic: AFP

President submits state of emergency order to hluttaw

By Soe Than Lynn PRESIDENT U Thein Sein last week submitted his declaration of a state of emergency in Rakhine State to the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, asking MPs to approve its imposition until order has been completely restored in the region. Order No 1/2012, issued on June 10, was submitted to the hluttaw on the presidents behalf by Minister for Border Affairs and Myanma Industrial Development Lieutenant General Thein Htay on July 4, the first day of the fourth session of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw. It is expected to be discussed late this week. The order was issued under section 410 of the constitution, which states: If the president learns that or if the respective local administrative body submits that the administrative functions cannot be carried out in accord with the constitution in a region or a state or a union territory or a selfadministered area, he may, after coordinating with the National Defence and Security Council, promulgate an ordinance and declare a state of emergency. In issuing the order, the put in place under section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. In presenting the proposal, Lt Gen Thein Htay explained the developments in Rakhine State at length, from the rape and murder of a 28-year-old woman on May 28 to the declaration of the state of emergency in order to restore so that is has the force of law until Rakhine State returns to stability, Lt Gen Thein Htay said. In section 212(b) of the constitution, it is stated that if the president does not withdraw an order that has the same power as a law he shall seek approval from the nearest possible

be discussed by representatives This proposal will 113(a) to have hluttaws decisionaccording to by-law on whether the order should be approved or not.
president cited the crimes and ethnic riots that broke out from June 8 to 10 and said that the assistance of the Tatmadaw was being sought under section 413(a) to help restore stability and administration of the region to normal. A curfew had already been stability and end the communal violence. On behalf of the president, I hereby present a proposal for the Pyidaungsu Hluttaws approval of Order No 1/2012, which has the same power as a law, according to section 412(a) of the constitution, Pyidaungsu Hluttaw session held within 60 days after the order is issued. If there is no Pyidaungsu Hluttaw session within 60 days, approval should be sought from an extraordinary Pyidaungsu Hluttaw session which is to be convened.

Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Speaker U Khin Aung Myint said the hluttaw would discuss the order this week. A member of the Union Government assigned by the president, with certain compelling reasons, has presented a proposal according to by-law 112(d) to approve Order No 1/2012 of the president, U Khin Aung Myin said. This proposal will be discussed by representatives according to by-law 113(a) to have hluttaws decision on whether the order should be approved or not. If any representative wants to join the discussion, they can give their name to the director-general of the Hluttaw Office by 4pm on July 12. The date on which the discussion will take place and list of those who will join the discussion will be announced later, he told the hluttaw. Translated by Thit Lwin

Government has made 255 pledges, says hluttaw vetting committee

By Soe Than Lynn THE government has made 255 guarantees, pledges and undertakings over the past 18 months as a result of questions and proposals from parliamentarians, a hluttaw committee revealed last week. A total of 463 questions and 78 proposals had been submitted to the parliament during the second and third sessions, with the majority during the second session, which ran from August to October 2011, the Governments Guarantees, Pledges and Undertakings Vetting Committee said in a report released to parliament last week. A total of 187 government guarantees, pledges and undertakings resulted from 337 questions asked during the second session. In the third session, we got 68 guarantees, pledges and undertakings from 126 questions, committee chairman U Win Sein, the Pyithu Hluttaw representative for Kawa, told the hluttaw on July 5. The Pyithu Hluttaw also approved 18 bills in the second session and 16 in the third, he said. While questions and proposals were submitted during the first session, from January to March 2011, these were not included because they were answered by ministers in the former military government. The first session was mainly held to select the president and hand over power to his government, U Win Sein said. He said the number of questions dropped in the third session, which ran for three months and six days, because it was mainly devoted to national planning, the budget and taxation issues. However, the proportion of questions and proposals supported by the government rose in the third session. During the second session, 18 of the 51 proposals submitted were approved. But in the third session 16 were approved and 11 rejected, he said In the second session 337 questions were heard and 187 resulted in a pledge form the government, while the other 150 were rejected. In the third session, the number of questions fell to 126 but of those 119 resulted in a government pledge. However, the report did not state how many of the governments pledges had been implemented to date. Translated by Zar Zar Soe

3 Advisor Vacancies at DFID, Yangon

($1670-$2318 per month) The British Governments Department for International Development (DFID) is responsible for managing the UKs overseas aid programme. These three new posts will play a vital role in DFIDs work to support reforms in Myanmar at this time of great change: - Health Advisor - Governance Advisor - Private Sector Advisor The positions will involve developing DFIDs policy and approach to these sectors and designing and managing high quality programmes. The job descriptions and application forms can be obtained from the British Embassy, 80 Strand Road, Yangon, or at the UKinBurma website: http://ukinburma.fco.gov.uk/en/about-us/our-embassy/ working-for-us/private-sector-adviser; http://ukinburma.fco.gov.uk/en/about-us/our-embassy/ working-for-us/health-adviser http://ukinburma.fco.gov.uk/en/about-us/our-embassy/ working-for-us/governance-adviser Closing date for applications will be 26 July 2012.

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look like familiar, even generic, contours of postCold War Southeast Asian political economies. It is worth tracing some eight of these contours.

N the late 1950s, two Americans with a keen interest in political dynamics in Southeast Asia published a best-selling novel set in a fictitious country called Sarkhan a small country out toward Burma and Thailand, as the monolingual political hack owed a favour by his party whom Washington sends out as its ambassador is told when he is offered the post. William Lederer and Eugene Burdick used Sarkhan as a generic mainland Southeast Asian country of the high Cold War, a land with graceful people and an ancient culture, a predominantly rural society with a sophisticated elite over whose fate the West and the Soviet Bloc were locked in a brutal contest. Was the Sarkhan of The Ugly American really Laos, Thailand, Burma, Cambodia? It had traces of all four. It was meant, as noted, to be generic. Few observers have considered Myanmar generic for a long time. By the time of the fall of Saigon, its xenophobic Burmese path to socialism had already led many to view it as a quaint Southeast Asian outlier. After the 1988-1990 period which brought terrible blood-shed on the streets of Yangon, the rise of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the abrogation of her partys election victory, the introduction of naked military rule, international pariah status and deep economic decline, and a long, long wait for a break that many thought would not come in their lifetimes Myanmars particularities appeared even more striking. Neither have the events of the past 18 months made it seem any less generic, above all in the eyes of those who would now hail it as the last economic frontier in Asia and join what the editor of a leading Yangon weekly recently and ironically called the current Myanmar rush. Such views were always deeply silly. Thankfully, the marked change in Yangons climate relative to six and even three months ago has now made them demonstrably silly. This change is encouraging. Facts on the ground are becoming clearer. The realities that will define Myanmars political economy in the mediumterm future seem to be coming into focus. For foreign firms and governments and international organisations that take Southeast Asia seriously, whose understanding of the region transcends the level that one associates with, say, the leadership of American chambers of commerce in Southeast Asian capitals or the pampered, parochial globalists-in-their-ownminds who staff the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), this is good news. As the irrational exuberance of the past year ebbs, Myanmar is not becoming Sarkhan. The high Cold War in Southeast Asia is long over. But the country is beginning to present what

griculture dominates employment in Myanmar, with 70 percent of the population employed in the sector. It accounts for just over 40pc of GDP. It is the largest sector of the economy, but one whose productivity lags that of other sectors. Many Myanmar people on the land face deep, deep poverty. Food is often an issue; nutrition is almost always an issue. Linkages between the Myanmar farm sector and other sectors merit close attention. Few observers will believe that agricultural surplus is destined to fuel industrial growth in the second decade of the 21st century, in Myanmar or elsewhere. Myanmar must, to borrow an expression from the late Arthur T Mosher, get its agriculture moving its smallholder agriculture. It is in the smallholder sector where productivity gains must come and a virtuous cycle of economic security must slowly take shape. Otherwise, the lives of the majority of Myanmars people will remain difficult and its consumers purchasing power low. And there will in all likelihood be political consequences, not least as manifest in elections.

yanmar faces a natural resource curse. Inflows of money to buy Myanmars primary products from the limited number of countries doing business with the country had already driven the exchange rate up and distorted the national economy, even before the waiver and suspension of sanctions began. With the country now open to many other business partners, this effect may well be exacerbated. The development of a foreign-owned plantation sector could worsen this curse. Any investor lusting after Myanmars natural resources is a potential agent for further worsening still. Myanmar may not escape its resource curse and the ensuing risk of long-term economic distortion any time soon. s it marks all of Southeast Asia, urban primacy marks Myanmar. Yangon and Mandalay dwarf other towns. The first is home to at least 7-9pc of the countrys population, but to far higher percentages of its doctors, good schools, newspapers, and more. Pronounced urban bias is already evident in Myanmars economic policy regime. The continued overvaluation of the exchange rate hurts producers but benefits urban consumers. While Myanmar needs capital goods, some observers point to an extended luxury import boom. Observant businessmen from Asia visiting Myanmar for the first time have a hard time squaring the signs of prosperity that they see in Yangon with the countrys

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complex dynamic among technocrats and soldiers and domestic business interests also numbers among the contours of Myanmars emerging political economy. The countrys ascendant technocrats have articulated a commitment to economic growth through the creation of a competitive setting for foreign direct investment (FDI). They have sold many of the former soldiers now in power on this model. They have sought to broaden the base of the countrys amply documented poverty. All of this is typical of the region, a region of primate cities. Urban primacy brings benefits: it concentrates economic activity and thus creates certain efficiencies. For the foreseeable future, serious industrialisation in Myanmar will be centred on Yangon. But urban primacy also brings disadvantages: the atrophy of and fiscal starvation of sub-national government as well as urban congestion, slums, pollution, and eventual diseconomies of scale.

technocracy by creating a new National Economic and Social Affairs Council to serve the executive branch. This council joins parliaments Commission on the Assessment of Legal Affairs and Special Issues among Myanmars braintrusts. But these bodies serve as an arena an arena that those familiar with, say, the Thai and Indonesian stories will recognise for a continuing dance among technocrats, soldiers or exsoldiers, and businessmen. One of the leading foreign

observers of the Myanmar economy remarked not long ago that Myanmars leading businessmen are at one and the same time actively in favour of change, willing passively to go along with it, and nervous about the competition that change will bring. And there is another level to this dynamic. Some big business interests have begun to criticise the technocrats commitment to FDI, not necessarily out of concern for their own firms but rather with warnings that smaller firms and

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Will Myanmars privatesector firms grow so rapidly as to render irrelevant even unreformed state enterprises, as in Thailand? Will they reduce the current role of the military-owned Myanmar Economic Corporation and Myanmar Economic Holdings to nothing? Will these latter corporations be dismembered? Will they prosper, as through joint ventures? None of this is clear. But none of it will happen overnight. That much is clear. State-owned enterprises will remain a feature of Myanmars political economy for the foreseeable future. lso in footsteps its neighbours, Myanmar is beginning to grope toward industrial and investment policies. Viewers may not see Myanmar versions of the Remarkable Indonesia commercial of the Badan Koordinasi Penanaman Modal Republik Indonesia on BBC World television any time soon. But the effect is the same. Myanmar will promulgate a revised special economic zone law and a foreign investment law. But will these laws help more than on the margins? Reference to other large Southeast Asian economies may be instructive here. non-government commercial banks. Yes, there will be banking and foreign exchange laws. Yes, the Central Bank of Myanmar will up its game, not least through cooperation with foreign institutions. More branches of fewer banks will, ideally, help finance growth in the countryside and then mobilise resultant savings. But knowledgeable observers do not consider large domestic firms undercapitalised. These firms are hardly waiting for foreign banks to enter Myanmar and ride to their rescue. Trade finance defines the activities of much of Myanmars financial sector, broadly understood, just as it long did in Thailand. Foreign involvement, on some terms, will become part of the financial landscape. But the hedge-fund gang needs to take a cold shower and, upon emerging, look financial sovereignty up on the web. long with these eight rather generic features of post-Cold War Southeast Asia that characterise Myanmars emerging political economy, the country does show a few distinctive wrinkles. One is the significant role of parliament vis--vis the executive branch in deliberations over economic policy. A second is the possibility that a competitive election in 2015 will change the cast of characters making economic policy before this emerging political economy is fully consolidated. A third is the relatively poor preparation and thinness of the technocracy, a weakness due not least to a failure on the part of Japan, the US, Australia, and Europe to offer young Myanmar the right sort of educational and training opportunities in recent decades. Myanmar thus presents a real contrast to post-1958 Thailand, to Indonesia in the early New Order, and even perhaps to Vietnam as the results of i mi began to attain critical mass. Fourth, of course, is Myanmars relationship with its largest neighbour. To amend the long-time Mexican president Porfirio Dazs probably apocryphal lament, the country is so far from God and so close, so very close, to the Peoples Republic of China! What are the implications of this quick tracing of the contours of Myanmars emerging political economy? The most surprising implication is how familiar it all looks. But, please note, this familiarity is not due to Myanmar being destined to follow the path that its neighbours in Southeast Asia have already followed. This is not the story of a laggard. It is not even the description of a path. Rather, it is the characterisation of a not so unfamiliar politicaleconomic environment, one likely in most of its features to endure, and one to which those who would understand and maybe even take a hand in Myanmars future ought to accustom themselves. (This article first appeared on New Mandala, a website established in 2006 and hosted by the Australian National University, Canberra, that provides anecdote, analysis and new perspectives on mainland Southeast Asia.)

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the social bases of postsocialist urban Myanmar cannot survive what the technocrats plan. These criticisms may well shape the rarely reported politics of economic change in Myanmar politics that will matter. What is certain is that the remarkable absence of open economic xenophobia characteristic of much of 2011 and early 2012 has given way to a more realistic sense that Myanmars domestic business sector needs a seat at the table, that asserting ones interests does not make one a corrupt, rent-seeking crony. This new awareness has been manifest in what is perceived as the possible roll-back of some opportunities for foreign enterprise and in resultant terms governing foreign investment that may hold nothing unfamiliar in the Southeast Asian context. Observers note that this dynamic will play out differently in different sectors. It is not about booty capitalism. The commitment to building a real economy remains broad, but the perceived stalling in the making of some decisions reflects the dynamic among ex-soldiers, technocrats, and domestic business interests, one as regionally familiar as it is likely to be enduring. nother feature of the landscape is and will remain stateowned enterprises, fully familiar to observers who know todays Singapore and Vietnam or the Thailand and Indonesia of the recent past well. Several weeks

ago, at the Myanmar Forum in Singapore, presidential adviser for economic affairs Winston U Set Aung said that leading reformer, minister for industry, and chairman of the Myanmar Investment Commission U Soe Thein was committed to a Myanmar without state-owned enterprises. But he spoke in the same breadth of measures such as corporatisation and equitisation that have had such chequered histories in contexts such as Singapore and Vietnam.

uch the same is true of the role of the international financial institutions. One may well see crucial interventions in specific policy areas, as has occasionally been the case elsewhere in Southeast Asia. But the IBRD, IMF, and Asian Development Bank are not going to wave magic wands and create a modern Myanmar economy. Rather, they will become more and more taken-for-granted parts of the scenery. How many in todays Saigon hang on the words of these outfits expatriate economists sitting in Hanoi? Would Thailand notice if the IBRD mission in the Siam Discovery tower were vaporised tonight? inally, many in this post-Asian Financial Crisis world may find it curious or outright unbelievable, but Myanmar will have a domestic and domestically controlled banking sector. Bank credit today amounts to only 5pc of GDP. Yet there are some 20

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President to make Thai visit

BANGKOK President U Thein Sein is scheduled to make a delayed state visit to Thailand later this month after twice postponing the trip, a senior Thai minister said on July 6. The president will arrive for a three-day visit to neighbouring Thailand on July 22, more than seven weeks after postponing an appearance at a forum of business leaders in Bangkok, where Daw Aung San Suu Kyi stole the show. President Thein Sein will definitely visit Bangkok between July 22 and 24 and we will hold meetings to prepare to welcome him later today, Yutthasak Sasiprapa, one of Thailands deputy prime ministers, told reporters. U Thein Sein was initially due to attend the World Economic Forum on East Asia held in Bangkok in late May, but rescheduled the visit for June 4, sending his energy minister instead. He ended up postponing the trip again, citing unfavourable conditions, but without elaborating. AFP

Zaykabar land fight heats up

By Noe Noe Aung FARMERS in rural Mingalardon township plan to appeal a ruling giving construction firm Zaykabar the right to famr land at the centre of an ownership dispute. U Kyaw Sein, a farmer from Shwenanthar village, said they were informed of the decision on June 26 and would appeal to the township farmland management office. According to the law, we can appeal within 30 days if we are not satisfied with the decision of village farmlands management committee I dont want to say whether the decision is fair or unfair, he said. The dispute dates back to early 2010 when, the farmers allege, they were tricked by local officials into selling their land to Zaykabar. The company planned to build an industrial zone on the site but later applied to the Yangon Region government for permission to farm the land instead. After the government gave the company the green light on May 22, the farmers applied to the village farmland management office to overturn it. However, it also ruled in favour of Zaykabar, an activist assisting the Shwenanthar farmers told The Myanmar Times on July 6. The company has won the [right

Farmers from Shwenanthar village in Mingalardon township. Pic: Ko Taik to farm] the land again. Farmers are going to appeal to township farmland management committee in the coming weeks, said U Aung Myo Oo, a member of the Peace and Diversity Party. After we found out about the decision of regional government, farmers took the case to the village farmland management committee. Under section 13 of the Law of Rental Lands for Cultivation (1963) people can apply to the respective village farmland management committee and township farmland management committee [for a resolution], he said. The land is still [classified as] farmland so the farmland laws still apply. U Aung Myo Oo said that under section 11 of the Law of Rental Lands for Cultivation (1963), the original cultivators of the farmland should be given priority when awarding land use rights. But if the original cultivator is denied permission to cultivate on the farmlands, the judge can instead give priority to the poorest of those who want to farm the land. A company owner is richer than the farmers another thing we dont understand is why the regional government not only gave permission to a company to cultivate the land but a company that does not focus on agriculture. And that company also said they would implement an industrial zone. So why did they apply for permission to farm the land? U Aung Myo Oo said.

More arrests made over Rakhine State communal violence

other individuals. Three men were arrested on May 29 for rape and AN INVESTIGATION team murder of Ma Thida Htway. tasked with probing three One committed suicide while incidents that preceded in Kyaukpyu Prison on June c o m m u n a l v i o l e n c e 9 while the two others were i n R a k h i n e S t a t e h a s sentenced to death on June fingerpointed 57 people over 18 after a short trial. The public has the right their involvement. The 1 6 - m e m b e r to know the process of trial investigation committee when these cases reach the was established on June court, said U Hla Thein, 6 and told to submit its chairman of the Information findings by June 30 and a n d D o c u m e n t a t i o n take action against those Committee of Rakhine involved in the incidents State. U Zaw Aye Maung, a that harmed community peace and prevalence of law representative for Rakhine constituents and order in in the Yangon accordance R e g i o n with the It is stable in the H l u t t a w , laws. he It looked at downtown areas s a i d twas situation the murder still uneasy of Ma Thida and students in Sittwe, Htway in R a m r e e can go to school he told The Myanmar township on Times by May 28, the easily and safely. phone from mob killing the state of 10 people in Taunggok township on capital on July 6. U Win Myaing, secretary June 3 and the attack on No.1 Police Station Sittwe of the Information and later the same day. on Documentation Committee June 3 and take action that of Rakhine State, said the harmed community peace section 144 order imposing a and prevalence of law and curfew was still in force but order in accordance with if the situation improved restrictions would likely be the Law. The state-run New Light of reduced gradually. It is stable in the Myanmar reported on July 2 that 30 people had been d o w n t o w n a r e a s a n d arrested in relation to the students can go to school Taunggok incident, while easily and safely. There 19 of 24 people suspected of is less fear among the involvement in the attack residents [of Sittwe] but on the police station had there are still security been arrested. Police are guards in the suburban still searching for the five areas, he added. By Ei Ei Toe Lwin

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In Depth
with Juliet Shwe Gaung DOMESTIC businesspeople are lobbying parliament to protect them against foreign competitors if the amended Foreign Investment Law is enacted. During a meeting with Pyithu Hluttaw speaker U Thura Shwe Mann at MICT park in Yangon on June 30, businesspeople voiced concerns that domestic companies already suffer from a lack of access to high technology and cheap capital, leaving them severely disadvantaged against foreign competitors. U Myo Thet, general secretary of the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI), said 100 percent foreignowned companies should not be allowed to enter resource-based industries such as timber extraction. Because Myanmar has been heavily dependent on earnings from timber sales for the past 30 years, the timber industry is struggling to survive because there is not much stock left. If 100pc foreign-owned companies are allowed into the timber industry, this will boost the technology used in sector but we will run out of trees very shortly, he said. U Ko Ko Htwe, chairman of Taw Win Family Construction Company, said the five-year tax holiday likely to be provided to new foreign investors was an unfair advantage. He said potential foreign investors already enjoyed significant advantages over Myanmar companies. These include strong capital support from banks with low interest rates and more efficient technology, he said. U Ko Ko Htwe said most domestic companies are small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that lack adequate access to capital or technology and a scarcity of skilled workers. Without the governments support, local businesses will collapse while competing against foreign investors who may enter the market, he said. He suggested a new domestic investment law that closely mirrored the amended foreign version be submitted to parliament as soon as possible. U Aye Lwin, chairman of Dagon Seikkan Industrial Zone, said that sectors where domestic businesspeople were able to compete should be restricted to joint ventures, where the foreign partner was limited to 49pc ownership. exemption for longer than five years, he said. He said the proposed foreign investment law stated that minimum foreign investment in manufacturing ventures should be US$500,000 and $300,000 for service companies. With those capital requirements, local businesspeople should be able to invest and there is no need for 100pc foreigneconomy and country should be allowed in. Just recently a foreign market research company asked me whether I wanted to work together. I refused and they went to a lawyer who told them not to worry because they would be allowed to enter the country as a 100pc foreign-owned firm soon, he said. U Moe Kyaw said he moved back to Myanmar to work in the service sector because he did not want to be a minority in a foreign country. However, he also did not want to be made a minority in his homeland when the amended financial law was enacted if it allowed 100pc foreign-owned companies in a sector that domestic companies could already handle. U Myat Thin Aung, chairman of the Hlaing Tharyar Industrial Zone, said if domestic SMEs were forced to compete against 100pc foreign-owned companies, many would be quickly wiped out. I believe that exluding huge companies, Myanmars companies in most industries should have a 51pc stake, he said, adding that 100pc foreign-owned companies should be confined to special economic zones as a possible alternative. Dagon Seikkan Industrial Zone chairman U Aye Lwin said he welcomed 100pc foreign-owned companies in high-tech industries that needed multiple-milliondollar investments but not in sectors where SMEs can compete. He also said Myanmar needs to establish export credit insurance corporations, export credit guarantee departments and export-import banks to assist domestic players. U Thura Shwe Mann promised at the meeting that laws would be established to protect domestic businesses. He said it is the hluttaws job to make laws that benefit the people. [But] hluttaw representative do not know of all cases Only if this issue is clarified can we understand what is really happening, he said, adding that it is the peoples job to speak out, he said when referring to the issues raised by businesspeople at the meeting.

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Providing an incentive to foreign companies that is not available to domestic companies is not fair.
In countries such as Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia, domestic partners are required to have a 51pc share, excluding sectors where there is no capacity. These include aeronautical engineering or car manufacturing, where foreign firms are allowed to own 100pc of the company, he said. And if the investment benefits the country it should be permitted for the company to be given a tax owned companies, he said. U Moe Kyaw, managing director of Myanmar Marketing Research and Development Co, said he started a joint-venture company in 1994 with a foreign marketing agency that told him from the beginning that he would never be allowed to increase his share in the business. He said that only the foreign companies that benefit the domestic

New foreign investment hits $133 million: MIC

By Aye Thidar Kyaw ABOUT US$133 million of foreign direct investment was earned in Myanmar by the end of May in the 201213 financial year, Myanmar Investment Commission officials said during a press conference in Nay Pyi Taw last week. Officials added that they hoped significant new investments would be made in the coming months, during the press conference on July 1. Myanmar received about $40 billion in FDI when the country opened up to outside investment in 1988 until 2012, with China being the largest investor. We are expecting other countries to make new investments soon, especially Japan, said U Aung Naing Oo, deputy director general of MIC. Investment from China, including Hong Kong, amounted to about $19.3 billion, according to the Central Statistical Organisations website. We receive five to 10 Japanese business delegations at MIC every week, he said, adding that French and American delegations were also due to visit in July. The $133 million in FDI contracted this fiscal year accounts for nine projects in manufacturing and oil and gas, and were made by companies from Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, South Korea and the United Kingdom, he said. MIC chairman and Minister for Industry U Soe Thein said Myanmar welcomes foreign companies to help strengthen the countrys economy. We invite them to help develop our country and we must cooperate with them if we dont have enough capital and technology, he said. However, we will only accept quality investment and investors who want to work within our laws, he added. U Soe Thein said domestic industrialists were suffering because they lack factories with up-to-date technology or access to capital, adding that many have ceased production. He said the government and ministries plan to provide loans to industrialists to prepare them for Myanmars full integration into the ASEAN Free Trade Area in 2015, when domestic companies will compete with regional competitors. This is a problem we must inevitably face when the doors to the countrys economy open, he said. MIC told The Myanmar Times earlier this year that it was predicting about $4 billion of new FDI to be announced during this financial year but the bulk of that investment has failed to materialise. Many investors appear to be on the sidelines to see whether the amended Foreign Investment Law is passed, U Aung Naing Oo said.

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Myanmar Brewery tops tax payer list

MYANMAR Brewery Ltd was the countrys top commercial and income tax payer in the 2011-12 financial year, it was revealed at a Ministry of Finance and Revenue press conference at Parkroyal Hotel in Yangon. The June 27 event disclosed the 20 highest tax paying firms in the year. In the 2011-12 fiscal year, the Internal Revenue Department collected about K1.57 trillion (about US$1.78 billion) income and commercial taxes, stamp duties and lotteries, an increase of about 50pc, or K508.6 billion, on the K1.063 trillion earned the previous year, a department official said. Officials who attended the ceremony said it was held to show the importance of companies meeting their tax obligations as the country develops. The ministry on April 1 amended a number of different taxes, including income and commercial tax, stamp duties and lotteries. However, some items such as teak and hardwood logs, tobacco and cigarettes were

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exempted from the reductions. Businesses involved in production, trading, banking and tourism dominated the list of highest tax payers. Myanmar Brewery Ltd was listed as the highest payer of both commercial and income taxes, while Kanbawza Bank paid the second highest amount of income tax and

Rothmans of Pall Mall Myanmar was second on the list of commercial tax payers. Kanbawza Bank vice president U Than Lwin said even though the bank was not the largest company in Myanmar it was the firms policy to pay the taxes it owed. I dont want to make any comments on other big companies

that are reluctant to pay their taxes. In my opinion we need to contribute to the country by paying our taxes [because this] revenue is one of main sources that will help to develop the countrys economy, he said. However, weve found that many companies bribe officials to pay less tax and the government must

supervise taxation carefully to ensure that doesnt happen in future, he added. A businessman who attended the June 27 event said that many people had noted that companies owned by some of the countrys best known entrepreneurs were not included in the top 20 list, ostensibly because they had formed philanthropic foundations to reduce their tax liabilities. Some of the big groups have philanthropic foundations that they fund, which reduces their taxes by 40-60 percent, he said. The government might well have a lot more companies paying taxes next year as a result of this media release, he said. The Internal Revenue Departments deputy director, U Aung Moe Kyi, said: We cut taxes and changed a number of mechanisms on April 1 to encourage people to pay their taxes. However, we wont find out how much tax people are paying under these changes until 2013. Aye Thidar Kyaw

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reg.no. iV/ 1735 /2012 in respect of Class 7: Machines and machine tools; motors and engines (except for land vehicles); machine coupling and transmission components (except for land vehicles); agricultural implements other than hand-operated; incubators for eggs; automatic vending machines; Beverage preparation machines [electromechanical]; Blenders, electric, for household purposes; Bread cutting machines; Can openers [electric]; Carpet cleaning apparatus [electric]; Carpet shampooing (machines and apparatus for -) [electric]; Central vacuum cleaning installations; Coffee grinders, other than handoperated; Crushers/grinders, [electric] (Domestic -); Dishwashers; Drying machines; Food mixers [electric]; Food preparation machines [electromechanical]; Food processors [electric]; Fruit presses [electric] for household purposes; Grating machines for vegetables; Grinders/ crushers [electric] for household purposes; Juice extractors [electric]; Kitchen machines [electric]; Knives [electric]; Meat choppers [machines]; Meat mincers [machines]; Peeling machines; Sewing machines; Vacuum cleaners; Vacuum cleaner bags; Vacuum cleaner hoses; Washing machines; Wringing machines for laundry; Generators of electricity; Power tools, including electric drills, cordless drills, cordless drills with screw drivers, electric circular saws, electric angle grinders, electric angle polishers and cordless electric screwdrivers. reg.no. iV/ 6070 /2005 reg.no. iV/701/2009 reg.no. iV/ 1189 /2012 in respect of Class 9: Accumulators; electric; acidimeters for batteries; alkaline batteries; amplifiers; anode batteries; answering machines; audio tapes and discs; batteries for lighting; batteries for mobile phones; batteries for pocketlamps; batteries, electric, for vehicles; batteries; battery boxes; battery chargers for mobile phones; battery jars; button batteries; calculators; camcorder batteries; camcorders; cameras; cassette players; cathode ray tube computer monitors; cathode ray tube displays; chargers for electric batteries; battery chargers; clocks (time-) [time recording devices]; clock radios; colour televisions, including pure flat colour

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televisions; television apparatus; compact disc changers; portable audio compact disc players; compact disc players; compact disc recorders; compact discs [read-only memory]; compact discs [audio-video]; data compact discs; compact radio cassette recorders; connectors [electricity]; cordless phone batteries; cylindrical battery cells; decoders; receivers (audio-and video); digital cameras; camcorders; cameras (cinematographic-); cameras [photography]; digital plasma display; digital readout tuners; gauges with digital readout; programmable digital read-out units; digital synthesized tuners; digital to analog audio converters; digital video disc changers; digital video disc players; digital video disc receivers; digital video disc recorders; digital/audio converters; analog to digital audio receivers; earphones [other than hearing aids for the deaf]; irons (flat-) electric; equalizers; galvanic batteries; grids for batteries; headphones; high tension batteries; light emitting diode display; liquid crystal display computer monitors; liquid crystal display television monitors; liquid crystal display televisions; liquid crystal display screens; lithium batteries; lithium-ion batteries; manganese alkaline batteries; microphones; mobile telephones; multisystem colour televisions; nautical apparatus and instruments; naval signalling apparatus, navigation apparatus for vehicles [on-board computers]; navigational instruments; nickel cadmium batteries; nickel cadmium cordless phone batteries; nickel cadmium cylindrical cells; nickel metalhydride batteries; plasma televisions; plates for batteries; portable telephones; prismatic cells; projection televisions; projectors; projection apparatus; projection screens; radio cassette players; radio/double cassette combo players with facility for sing-a-along; rechargeable batteries; record players; recorded disk players; remote control units; selectors; channel selectors for television; silver-oxide batteries, solar batteries; sound alarms; speaker systems; speakers [audio equipment]; personal stereo speaker apparatus; public address speaker systems; super flat colour televisions; tape recorders; telephone apparatus; telephone receivers; telephone transmitters; telescopic antennas; antennas; television receivers; transformers [electric]; tuners; amplifier tuners; amplitude modulation tuners; electronic tuners; line tuners; radio tuners; signal tuners; stereo tuners; video tuners; vacuum fluorescent display; video cassette players; video cassette recorders; video compact disc players; video tapes and discs; video recording discs; wireless telephones; zinc oxide batteries; all included in class 9. reg.no. iV/ 1736 /2012 in respect of Class 11: Apparatus for lighting, heating, steam generating, cooking, refrigerating, drying, ventilating, water

supply and sanitary purposes; air conditioning apparatus; air cooling apparatus; air deodorising apparatus; air dryers; air filtering installations; air heaters, air reheaters, heating apparatus [electric]; air (ionisation apparatus for the treatment of -); air purifying apparatus and machines; air sterilizers, Apparatus for generating steam for cooking purposes; autoclaves [electric pressure cookers]; bakers ovens; barbecues; bath (heaters for -); bath fittings (hot air -); bath installations (sauna -); bedwarmers; beverages cooling apparatus; central heating radiators; coffee filters [electric]; coffee machines [electric]; coffee percolators [electric]; coffee roasters; coils [parts of distilling, heating or cooling installations]; cooking apparatus and installations; cooking rings; cooking utensils [electric]; cooling appliances and installations; cooling installations and machines; cooling installations for liquids; cooling installations for water; convectional ovens and ovens, other than for experimental purposes; deep fryers [electric]; drying apparatus and installations; electric cookers; energy saving lights; fans [electric] for personal use; filters for air conditioning; filters for drinking water; freezers; fruit roasters; griddles [cooking appliances]; grills [cooking appliances]; hair dryers; hand drying apparatus for washrooms; heaters [electric] for feeding bottles; heating apparatus [electric]; heating plates; home bread makers; hoods (extractor -) for kitchens; hot plates; ice chests; ice machines and apparatus; kettles [electric]; kitchen ranges [ovens]; laundry dryers [electric]; microwave ovens [cooking apparatus]; plate warmers; portable lightings such as torchlights; pressure cooking saucepans [electric]; refrigerating apparatus and machines; refrigerating appliances and installations; refrigerating cabinets; refrigerating chambers; refrigerating containers; refrigerators; rotisseries; steam cookers; steam generators for domestic use; steam generating installations; steam oven; steamers; steamers [electric] for cooking; sterilizers; stoves; structural plates for ovens; toasters; waffle irons [electric]; water heaters; water purifying apparatus and machines; chest freezer; dehumidifier; humidifiers; ice machines and apparatus; ; lanterns for lighting; water dispenser for drinking water; wine cooler. Fraudulent imitation or unauthorized used of the said Trade Mark will be dealt with according to law. Khine Khine U, Advocate LL.B, D.B.L, LL.M (UK) For Phenomenon Agents Limited #205/5, Thirimingalar Hous; Strand Rd., Yangon. Dated. July 9, 2012

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Toyota Vitz

Honda CRV

Honda Fit

Mazda Demio

Small cars fetching big auction prices

By Aung Kyi PRICES for some small-engine vehicles in Japan have increased up to six-fold on the back of demand from Myanmar and importers are urging the government to increase engine size limits slightly to open up the options for buyers. The government set a valuation cap of US$5000 (based on the cost, insurance and freight cost, or CIF) to calculate import taxes for cars with engines 1350-cubic-centimetres or smaller in capacity produced from 2007 to 2010. Buyers must also have a foreign currency account at a staterun bank. Prices of used cars with small engines at Japans car auctions have increased greatly since news of the government lowering taxes here spread, said U Sithu Linn, sales manager of the Yangon office of Japan SBT company. He added the prices of cars with 1350cc engines were disproportionately high compared with those with 1500cc engines. Taxes on cars with 1350cc engines or smaller made between 2007 and 2010 are taxed using a $5000 CIF value by the Customs Department and the Directorate of Road Transport, while CIF values of cars with larger engines are determined by a valuation book and are considerably higher. It would be much better if the government set reasonable fixed rates for cars with 1500cc engines to give buyers more choices, U Sithu Linn said. He added that if regulations were more flexible then buyers here would not end up paying three times the cars auction price in Japan. People have to spend between K5-6 million to buy a car with a 1350cc engine that can cost as little as K1-2 million in Japan, he said. U Kyaw Than Aung, a director of Luxury Auto Services Company, said it was awkward that cars with bigger engines were not selling for much higher prices at auctions. Its rather awkward that auction prices for cars with 1350cc engines can cost twice as much as those with larger engines, he said. Taxes for a car with a 1350cc engine amount to about K4.5 million in total but about K8 million or K9 million for a vehicle with an engine that is only 150cc larger. Thats not a reasonable amount for [an extra] 150cc, he said. He said popular models under the new import program were Toyota Belta sedans and Probox wagons, Nissan AD vans, Honda Insight sedans and Nissan March, Toyota Vitz and Honda Fit hatchbacks. U Htay Aung, the owner of Sakura car sales centre in Yangon, said: If the prices in Japanese auction centres are higher than they should be, I usually stay away from them unless customers specifically demand a car. In my experience cheaper cars in Toyota Harrier good condition will become available at auction sooner or later, he added. U Aung Myin Moe, a car dealer in Thingangyun township, said potential buyers needed to bide their time. Buyers should avoid paying high prices for popular models and wait for prices to come down its not as if Japan is going to run out of cars to buy, he said. U Aung Myin Moe said prices of Toyota Vitz cars had increased by more than 600 percent to K7 million, from K1.1 million earlier this year, while Toyota Beltas had jumped to K9 million from K3.5 million and Honda Fits were now auctioning for K8.5 million, up from K3 million. Models that are achieving popularity as taxis, such as Toyota Probox and Nissan AD vans, have increased in price by about 400pc, he added. Buyers who opt for popular models will regret it, just like the people who have bought Toyota Mark II sedans or Harriers in recent months, both of which are now priced much lower, he said.

So, how much does a 1350cc car cost?

LAST week The Myanmar Times reported on the confusion over the costs of importing a vehicle under the governments various car import programs. This week we are pleased to provide a breakdown of the costs of importing a 2007-10 model passenger car with an engine capacity of 1350 cubic centimetres or less to clarify what you should expect to pay. Under the latest import program, which was announced by the Directorate of Road Transportation in early May, buyers have been encouraged through tax reductions to import cars with small capacity engines. The cornerstone of the reductions is fixing the cost, insurance and freight (CIF) value of eligible sub-1350cc cars at US$5000, although importers must still pay customs duty of 30 percent, commercial tax of 25pc on the combined CIF and customs duty, a road licensing fee of 50pc of the freeed on board (FOB) price, Here is a breakdown of the taxes:
Tax or fee Customs duty Commercial tax 25pc on CIF plus custom duty Road licensing fee 50pc on FOB Car with 1350cc 30pc on CIF engine or smaller

freight charges and a fee to the importer if one is used. Customs duty $1500; Commercial tax $1625 (CIF value of $5000 + commercial tax of $1500 = $6500); Road licensing fee $2083 (set using a freeed on board price of $4166.5, which is the CIF value minus 16.67pc); Shipping costs about $1000. Added together these costs total $6208 or K5.463 million at last weeks exchange rates. Expect to pay about an extra $1000 if you use an importer. Importers must also buy the car from abroad mostly Japan, where prices of small-engine cars are rising as a result of buyer interest from Myanmar (see main story). Prices of popular models, such as the Toyota Vitz and Honda Fit, at auction yards in Japan have climbed to between K7-9 million. This means a Honda Fit bought at auction in Japan for $7900 will cost about $15,000 or K13.2 million to import. While cars with marginally larger engines are available more cheaply at auction, they will still cost considerably more to import because, rather than a flat amount, the CIF price is set according to the governments valuation book. The final price of a car with an engine larger than 1350cc bought in Japan for about K4.5 million ($5200) will be at least K18.5 million ($21,000), not including the agents fee. Staff Writers

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Sedona Hotel Yangon is currently seeking mot-ivated, efficient and experienced candidate for the following Position Human Resources Manager (1)Post 1) Graduate in any Discipline (preferable MBA Degree) 2) Must have Diploma/Certificate in HR Management 3) Minimum (5) years experiences as HRM at organization over (500) employees (Local or International Hotel experiences preferable) 4) Must have good interpersonal skill & good communication in English 5) Good knowledge of Government labor law 6) Strong in leadership and problem solving skill are indispensible 7) Must be computer literate Interested candidate shall submit an application letter, CV with a recent photo, copies NRC and Labor Registration card, educational certificates and other testimonials to above address not later than 15 July 2012.

Myanmar mining summit set for July 23

THE Myanmar Mining Summit, a joint Centre for Management Technology and Ministry of Mines event, will be held in Yangon from July 23-25, a press release from the Singaporean company said. The conference will be held at Yangons Sedona Hotel and will feature addresses from key government officials and will explore the countrys mining laws and the prospects for foreign investors. The timing of the conference follows the recent suspension of economic sanctions by the United State, the European Union, Japan, Australia and Canada. Myanmar is rich in mineral resources that remain largely untapped and could provide lucrative investment options to foreign firms, the press release said. Union Minister for Mines, U Thein Htike will open the conference, which is titled Gear Up for Investment, Exploration and Mines Development Ventures in Myanmar Mines and Minerals. Expert speakers at the three-day event will present information on the countrys geological deposits, the latest investment opportunities as well as useful information on the fiscal requirements for large-scale mining. The conference will hear presentations from U Win Htein, director general of the Ministry for Mines; U Zaw Win, director (retired), Department for Mines; Dr Ye Myint Swe, director general of the Department of Geological Survey and Mineral Exploration; U Aung Naing Oo, director general of the Ministry of National Planning and Economic Developments Directorate of Investment and Company Administration; and many more. Experts from the private sector have also confirmed their participation as speakers at the conference on the crucial subjects of mineral mining prospects, projects and financing. More details of the summit are available at http://www. cmtevents.com/aboutevent. aspx?ev=120737. For more information, contact Ms Huiyan (huiyan@cmtsp.com.sg)

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ECB drops rates to record low

FRANKFURT The European Central Bank cut interest rates to a new record low on July 5, but markets punished what they deemed to be a timid response to the eurozone crisis as Greece warned its recovery was off track. The ECB, at its regular monthly policy meeting, trimmed eurozone borrowing costs by a quarter of a percentage point to 0.75 percent, in a widely anticipated move. Shortly beforehand, the Bank of England announced it was keeping its main interest rate at a record low 0.50pc and said it would increase its Quantitative Easing (QE) stimulus policy by 50 billion (US$78 billion) to boost Britains recession-hit economy. Both decisions had already been priced in by the financial markets, so with no more additional measures forthcoming, stock markets and the euro sagged in response. The gloom only deepened when new Greek Finance Minister Yiannis Stournaras admitted that the countrys recovery plan was off-track in some areas and that difficult years lay ahead for the crisis-hit eurozone member. On the bond markets, Italys 10-year bond yield climbed back above 6.0pc after it had been below that level since last weeks EU summit when leaders took steps to confront the crisis. And the yield on Spanish 10-year bonds also rose, while the European single currency plunged to $1.2372 from $1.2527 in New York on July 5. Markets were clearly disappointed when ECB president Mario Draghi said the banks decision-making governing council didnt discuss any other non-standard measures to combat the crisis. While a rate cut had been seen as a done deal, markets had been hoping the bank might revive its long-dormant programme of indirectly buying up the bonds of debt-mired countries known as the Securities Markets Program (SMP). Another option would have been to launch a third long-term refinancing operations or

Diplomatic Mission seeks Alumni Coordinator

Basic Function of Position: In collaboration with the U.S. Embassy Public Affairs Section, responsible for promoting greater contact and cooperation among former participants of U.S. Government-sponsored exchange programs and various U.S. Embassybased educational programs. Responsible for organizing events and programs for countrywide, regional, and local alumni audiences; integrating alumni at all levels into U.S. Mission programs. Qualifications Required: 1. A university (Bachelors) degree in one of the social sciences, education, liberal arts. 2. Minimum 1 year experience working within a high performing, flexible team wherein team leadership changes with project management. Familiarity with Myanmar and U.S. education systems. 3. Fluent speaking/reading/writing/ English and Burmese. 4. Must have a good deal of knowledge about Myanmars environment whether it be the social,economic,governmental, educational, art or sports arena and able to learn/ understand the policies and set-up of various exchange programs. 5. Must be able to provide advice and programmatic support to the various volunteer-based alumni associations about optimal ways to engage with the Embassy, including grants proposal writing and budget management and to perform independently and with a larger team on all administrative and strategic tasks. 6. Must have basic knowledge of MS Office applications such as Word, Excel and MS outlook. Eligible candidate may submit application to Human Resources Office, P.O. Box 521, GPO, Yangon not later than July 16, 2012.

Newly appointed Greek Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras looks on at a press conference during a handover ceremony at the Finance Ministry in Athens on July 5. Pic : AFP LTRO after two previous ones in December and February amounting to more than 1.0 trillion euros ($1.26 trillion). But Draghi poured cold water on such hopes. We didnt discuss any other non-standard measures, he said. We still have our artillery ready. We still have all our tools to pursue our objectives within our mandate, Draghi insisted, but he refused to elaborate further on what other possible non-standard measures the ECB was considering. The size and complexity of the LTROs were such that it was not possible to assess exactly what effects they have had so far, Draghi said. The aim of the LTROs was to avert a looming credit crunch, because the ECB hoped banks would lend the cheap funds to businesses and households and keep credit flowing in the debt-wracked eurozone economy.

However, the cash does not appear to be trickling through into the real economy, recent data suggest, with lending by eurozone banks to the private sector actually contracting in May. Berenberg Bank chief economist Holger Schmieding slammed the ECB rate cut as too timid and would leave the eurozone vulnerable to renewed financial turmoil. Are we heading for a stormy summer? he asked. The ECB cut interest rates ... but refused to do anything else to address the eurozone confidence crisis. The ECB neither announced new liquidity initiative nor dropped any hint that it may intervene again in sovereign bond markets to break the cycle of fear that is engulfing Spain and Italy, Schmieding complained. Commerzbank economist Joerg Kraemer also believed the rate cut will not help the eurozone economy. But he believed the ECB was nevertheless determined ... to use all of its weapons and that the it would undertake further easing of collateral rules and probably new long-term tenders if the crisis were to escalate again in the months ahead. GFT analyst David Morrison argued that investors had built their hopes up too high ahead of the ECB and BoE meetings and there are growing concerns that the apparent consensus reached at last weeks EU summit is not as game-changing as first thought. Julian Callow at Barclays Research said there is now little left for the ECB to do in terms of lowering interest rates. Therefore, if the economy does not turn around during the second half, the governing council will have to address the case for outright large scale asset purchases. On a positive note, Ireland successfully borrowed money on capital markets for the first time for two years, raising 500 million euros in three-month bills in a vital step in its fight to recover from a debt rescue. AFP

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Max Myanmar bids for Aussino

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Myanmar is seeking qualified local applicants to fill the post of: 1) Associate Field Officer (NOB) to be stationed in Mawlamyine, Mon State with frequent and extended visits to other operational areas. The detailed Terms of Reference for this position are available on request from UNHCR offices in Yangon, Maungdaw, Mawlamyine, Myeik, Taungoo, Loikaw, Myitkyina and Bhamo. Closing date: 20.07.2012 www.unhcr.org SINGAPORE Singapore bed linen maker Aussino Group has appointed a financial adviser to facilitate a proposed S$60 million (US$47.38 million) reverse takeover by a Myanmar group linked to a businessman on a US blacklist, according to three sources familiar with the firm. Prime Partners, a boutique advisory and asset management firm, will help Aussino obtain regulatory approval needed for a proposed injection of Myanmar assets into the Singapore firm, said the sources, who declined to be identified. Under the terms of the non-binding agreement, Aussino will issue new shares to buy a firm called Max Strategic Investments that will operate petrol stations in Myanmar. Max Myanmar, headed by businessman U Zaw Zaw, will gain majority control of Aussino as a result of the transaction. Several lawyers and bankers had raised doubts about whether the deal would materialise as U Zaw Zaw is on a US government sanctions list. Reuters

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IMF chief warns over growth

TOKYO International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde on July 6 warned that the global economy was slowing, with a soon-to-be published growth outlook lower than earlier forecasts. What I can tell you is that it will be tilted to the downside and certainly lower than the forecast that was published three months ago, she told an economic forum in Tokyo. In April, the IMF hiked its global growth forecasts to an annual rate of 3.5 percent this year, accelerating to 4.1pc in 2013, up from the January forecast of 3.3pc and 4pc respectively. Lagarde declined to elaborate on its upgraded assessment due later this in April was due in part to better global financial conditions and easing fears about the eurozone debt crisis. The outlook for the global economy is slowly improving again but is still very fragile, it said at the time. On July 2, the Washington-based IMF cut its growth forecast for the US economy and warned that the Obama administration could be slicing the deficit too fast for the weak economy. The IMF estimated 2012 US economic growth at 2.0pc, down from an April forecast of a 2.1pc expansion for the worlds biggest economy. AFP

Max says to withdraw from Dawei project

THE leading local partner in the Dawei port and industrial complex in Myanmar being led by Thailands ItalianThai Development said on July 4 he was pulling out of the project, adding to doubts about its viability. Reports have circulated that Max Myanmar Group, which owns 25 percent of Dawei Development Co Ltd, had become lukewarm about the venture. We are pulling out from the project gradually, U Zaw Zaw, Max Myanmars owner, told Reuters by telephone when asked about the reports. He declined to elaborate further. Italian-Thai was already thought to be struggling to find financial backing for the US$50 billion, 250square-kilometre (97 sq mile) complex that was planned to include a deep-sea port, steel mills, refineries a petrochemical complex and power plants, although the government had already vetoed a coal-fired power station. The Minister for Energy told Reuters in February that at least two other special economic zones would be developed more quickly than Dawei. The government of Thailand has been more enthusiastic. In May it approved a budget of 33.1 billion baht ($1.1 billion) for infrastructure in the west of the country that would provide links with the border area by Dawei. - Reuters

International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde delivers a speech at the Nikkei Special Forum at a hotel in Tokyo on July 6. Pic: AFP month but said that the outlook since the last IMF forecast had regrettably become more worrisome. The IMF had said its improved global forecast

Public gold firm formed

By Soe Sandar Oo THE nations first public gold company Myanmar Gold Development was launched last week with the stated aim of protecting small- and medium-sized enterprises against foreign competition, the chairman of the new company said. Chairman U Khin Maung Han said during its launch on June 27: We are preparing ahead of new foreign direct investment by combining small- and medium-sized (SMEs) private companies into a public company. He said SMEs could be wiped out if wholly foreignowned firms were allowed to operate in Myanmar if the amended Foreign Investment Law, which is currently being debated in parliament, were enacted. U Khin Maung Han said other aims are to increase the publics investment options, boost the economy and increase the opportunities to work with foreign companies in order to learn better mining techniques. We will emphasise on seeking investment from Myanmar citizens and will cooperate with other associations and organisations under current laws, he said. The companys authorised capital is K1 trillion (about US$1.1 billion). Shares will be sold for K100,000 each and those who buy at least 250 shares are eligible for selection to sit on the board of directors, said U Sein Win, a financial consultant from Myanmar Gold Development.

Trade Mark CauTion

Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd., a company incorporated in Japan and having its registered office at 5-33, Kitahama 4-chome, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka 541-0041, Japan is the owner and proprietor of the following Trademark:

reg. no. 4/3023/2012 (21. 3. 2012) All in respect of goods and services in Classes 6, 7, &12. Fraudulent or unauthorized use, or actual or colourable imitation of the said Trademark shall be dealt with according to law. U Than Maung, Advocate For Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd., C/o Kelvin Chia Yangon Ltd. Room 1509, 15th Floor, Sakura Tower Bogyoke Aung San Road, Yangon Republic of the Union of Myanmar. dated 9 July 2012 utm@kcyangon.com

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Developers in Yangon claim Yangon City Development Committee is taking too long to issue construction permits for new sites, an allegation strongly denied by municipal authorities. Pic: Kaung Htet

Permit delays hurt industry: developers

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THE construction industry is facing a crisis due to an ongoing dispute with Yangon City Development Committee over delays in issuing building permits, developers said recently. Sources said YCDCs failure to speedily issue permits to builders has resulted in some projects on Yangons outskirts beginning without the necessary documentation. U Lazarus, the managing director of Yadanar Shwe Htun Construction in Botahtaung township, said the delays were hurting the industry.

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There has been long delays in getting permits for at least the past year and its getting worse. In recent years we only had to wait a month or two for a permit but now it takes six months or longer, he said. There is a lot of unnecessary and complicated paperwork, he added. U Lazarus said some developers were taking the dangerous step of starting construction work without permits in outer suburbs, such as Insein, Mingalardon, Thingangyun, South Okkalapa, North Dagon and South Dagon townships. Im not blaming YCDC but this is a serious issue. The delays in granting construction permits are becoming longer and we would like to see YCDC address this.

Trade Mark CauTion

PerkinS HoLdinG LiMiTed of Eastfield, Peterborought, PE1 5NA, England, is the Owner and Sole Proprietor of the following Trade Mark:-

reg.no.iV/1002/1984 & reg.no.iV/1360/1992 & reg.no.iV/5519/2003 in respect of Diesel engines for all types and parts and fittings for engines of all types in Class 07 and 12. Any fraudulent imitation or unauthorized use of the said Trade Mark or other infringements will be dealt with according to law. Khine Khine U, Advocate LL.B, D.B.L, LL.M (UK) For PerkinS HoLdinG LiMiTed #205/5, Thirimingalar Hous; Strand Rd.,Yangon. Dated. July 9, 2012

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U Lazarus said the delays are one of several issues of concern to developers in Yangon. The requirement to install 5-foot-deep drains and provide a parking space for every unit in high-rise apartment blocks are taking up a lot of our time, he said. U Ko Ko Lay, a director of Three Friends Construction in Mingalar Taung Nyunt township, said the delays had been hampering the industry for the past two years. U Ko Ko Lay said highrise apartment buildings are the bread and butter for many developers, and the delays are causing significant financial losses. Many high-rise developments rely on presales to cover project costs. But the time required to receive approval to start work is upsetting buyers, who end up losing trust in the developers because the apartments cannot be completed on time, he said. This issue is creating a collective headache for the industry, he said. I know of some development projects in Insein, South Okkalapa and

Yankin townships mostly low-rise developments that have started without approval, U Ko Ko Lay said. He said YCDC needs to take a tougher stand against developers that start projects without approval. The authorities should take control of the situation before it gets worse, although I have heard that developers are only doing this because of corrupt YCDC officials, he said. But if YCDC does not

He agreed that developers are under pressure from buyers to finish sites on time but could not do much to solve the problem. Weve received lots of complaints from customers [in downtown projects] over delays, especially concerning the redevelopment of older buildings. They inform YCDC that we have failed to complete projects on time but we have to keep paying their rents until we finish the project, he said. Its really bad for our

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take action, other developers might follow the example set and go ahead without permission, he said. U Tin Naing, managing director of AMT Construction in Pazundaung township, said: The delays in getting building permits have been a problem for at least 18 months. The issue is particularly bad for the bigger projects in Pabedan, Kyauktada, Latha and Lanmadaw townships, U Tin Naing said. image, U Tin Naing said. We dont blame YCDC over the delays but we would really like to see the process speeded up so that we can get approval in a month at the most. However, a spokesperson for YCDCs building department said developers are to blame for the delays because many failed to provide the required documentation. We have found that many developers file

building applications that do not contain sufficient structural information, he said, adding that this is particularly important for taller buildings. This is critical for every high-rise block and we cannot issue a building permit without this information. We dont want to lay the blame on developers but we will not issue construction permits if the paperwork is incomplete, the official said. The spokesperson said the department provided building permits within a few weeks or a couple months depending on the project and the amount of detail provided in the application. He added that other factors, such as disputes over land ownership and a lack of certified maps, also slow down the process. He warned developers that YCDC would punish those who begin projects without approval. No construction can start without permission from YCDC and we are prepared to sue offenders straight away. We will not tolerate illegal construction.

Great Father Land waits on building permits

By Noe Noe Aung ONE high profile victim of the delays in granting construction permits by Yangon City Development Committee is the redevelopment of the Su Htoo Pan Cinema on Bogyoke Aung San Road, a company spokesperson said on July 2. Great Father Land Construction is redeveloping the site, which is right in the heart of downtown Yangon, into a condominium but has been forced to suspend work, said U Kyaw Myint, company chairman. We have to get a construction permit from YCDC and we must also get approval from the Ministry of Information because were going to put two cinemas inside the building. But construction has been delayed because we have not received permission yet, he said. U Kyaw Myint said the 14-storey project would include a 40-vehicle car park and retail space for a shopping centre and several bank branches. The cinemas would have 400 seats each, he added. He said the upper levels of the building would be serviced apartments targeted at foreigners. I expect to start construction in October but it might be earlier than that it all depends on receiving permits. However, we expect that we will be able to complete the project within two years, said U Kyaw Myint. Great Father Land will cooperate on the development with actress Daw Wah Wah Win Shwe, who owns the site.

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Apple settles China iPad row

By Bill Savadove SHANGHAI Apple has paid US$60 million to end a dispute over who could use the iPad name in China, a court said on July 2, giving the US tech giant more certainty in selling its tablet computer in the Chinese market. Apple paid the sum last week to settle its long-running legal battle with Chinese computer maker Shenzhen Proview Technology, the High Court of the southern province of Guangdong said in a statement. This means that the dispute between Apple and Shenzhen Proview over the rights to the iPad brand is resolved in a satisfactory manner, said the statement posted on the courts website. The amount paid by Apple was well below the $400 million demanded by the Chinese firm. Both Proview, based in the southern city of Shenzhen, and Apple had claimed ownership of the Chinese rights to the iPad trademark. Proviews Taiwanese affiliate registered iPad as a trademark in several countries including China as early as 2000 years before Apple began selling its hugely successful tablet computer. Apple subsequently bought the rights for the global enterprise to accuse an overseas firm of trademark breaches although foreign companies frequently complain of intellectual property rights violations in China. It was clear the Chinese government would prefer a settlement, said Shaun Rein, managing director for Shanghai-based China Market Research Group. For Apple, its a cheap settlement. For Proview, they just needed the cash. The legal battle did not halt sales of the iPad through Apples five retail stores in mainland China, its online store and many licensed dealers. But, amid uncertainty over how the Chinese courts would rule, the row loomed as a potential huge roadblock for Apple if it lost. Rein said the settlement should allow Apple to focus more clearly on China. Having these rights, they dont have an excuse anymore to be slow in introducing the new iPad line into China, Rein said, adding that although Apple products were wildly popular in China the company could still do much better. Greater China which includes Hong Kong and Taiwan has become Apples fastest-growing region, with revenues second only to the United States. Apple officials did not respond to requests for comment on the July 2 announcement. AFP

Google urges govts to share disaster data

SENDAI, Japan Google urged governments last week to get better at sharing information to allow citizens and first responders to make better use of the internet during natural disasters. At a conference in quakeprone Japan, Rachel Whetstone, the firms senior vice president of public policy and communications, said some countries hesitate over disclosing data. She said this prevents civil society from creating new services to help citizens in need. We certainly have found access to data has enormously improved many of our products, including maps, she said at Googles Big Tent conference, designed to discuss issues related to the internet and society. Roughly 430 participants gathered for the first Big Tent in Asia, held in this northern city, which was badly hit by the deadly earthquake and tsunami in March 2011. We are still seeing quite a few governments globally who are quite closed with their data. If we could have ... greater access to that data, I think we could do even more amazing things, Whetstone said. Tokyo was criticised for not publishing data it had as reactors at Fukushima went into meltdown, spreading radiation over a large area and forcing tens of thousands of people from their homes. Public officials have said they were worried about sowing panic with information that was not readily understandable. Engineers at the Google event also complained how Japan initially released radiation contamination data in PDF format, making it difficult for scientists around the world to easily edit and analyse them. The global rush to access the data also caused the science ministrys servers to crash, prompting private IT firms and academics to scramble to help disseminate the data in easy-to-use formats with English translations. Scientists were very eager to attack this data if it could be organised, Brian McClendon, Google vice president of technology. Google strengthened its disaster response operations after Hurricane Katrina hit the southern United States in 2005. The IT giant offered person finder services in Japan to help reunite families along Japans northern Pacific coasts which were hit by the 9.0-magnitude quake and subsequent deadly tsunami, triggering the Fukushima nuclear meltdown. It also actively mapped areas hit by the tsunami, publishing photos of communities before and after the natural disaster. But useful data from governments around the world in crises are difficult to collect, McClendon said. One of the challenges we have discovered in Katrina remains today, which is open data and being able to get it and deploy it and lay it on top of other data. It is what really makes a difference, he said. Masaakira James Kondo, country manager for Twitter Japan, said he is now helping the Japanese government draft new guidelines for releasing information in crisis situations. There are not a lot of examples, where an earthquake of this scale hit a high-income nation that has internet readily available, Kondo said. The government probably was the single entity that lost the public trust the most, he said. The chaos in Japan after the triple disaster was amplified by fear of unknown health effects from the nuclear crisis, said Margareta Wahlstrom, UN special representative for disaster risk reduction. AFP

Pic: AFP A customer visits an Apple store in Shanghai on July 2. trademark including from the Taiwanese affiliate. But the Shenzhen branch of Proview said the deal did not include the rights for mainland China and the two sides had been locked in a legal feud since the China launch of the iPad in 2010. Proview urged Chinese authorities to ban the sale, import and export of the iPad late last year after a Guangdong court issued a ruling against Apple. However, although a few Chinese cities reportedly ordered iPads to be seized, those calls were largely ignored. The Chinese firm also sued Apple in Chinas commercial hub of Shanghai and in the US state of California, but the lawsuits were thrown out. A lawyer for Proview, Xie Xianghui, said the debtridden Chinese company had originally sought $400 million in compensation for giving up the rights but settled for the lower amount out of practical considerations. We previously hoped that the compensation would be $400 million, so that it would be enough to pay back all the debts, Xie said on July 2. We have to say it is the practical choice. It is a comprehensive settlement and the end of the lawsuit in mainland China. Xie said Proview felt pressure to settle, though he declined to say why. Court mediation gave us some pressure, he said. Analysts said the Chinese government wanted the matter resolved, wary of the damage a ruling against Apple could do for the foreign business climate in China. It is rare for a Chinese

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Fortress London readies for Games

LONDON Britain is girding itself for the biggest peacetime security operation in its history featuring antiaircraft missiles on rooftops and a warship in the River Thames for the London Olympics Games which open on July 27. A security force of more than 40,000 military and civilian personnel, backed by a huge intelligence operation, will turn the British capital into a fortress to protect venues, athletes and millions of visitors. The 553-million (US$877million) operation will watch for a range of scenarios, from lone wolf terror strike to cyber-attacks, protests, riots, transport breakdowns and even extreme weather. Security has already been tight around the Olympic torch as it has made its way around the United Kingdom in the past month. The only incident of note has been a protest as it went through Northern Ireland. Britains Defence Secretary Philip Hammond announced that Rapier surface-to-air missiles would be deployed across the capital to guard against 9/11-style attacks, despite opposition from residents. The missiles Rapier and smaller high-velocity systems will be deployed at six sites including on the rooftops of blocks of flats in east London near the Olympic Park. Hammond said recently a major nine-day military exercise codenamed Exercise Olympic Guardian that took place in May had achieved its objectives. The exercise simulated a terror attack and included the huge helicopter carrier HMS Ocean taking up station near Greenwich, while Royal Air Force fighter planes were deployed near London at RAF Northolt for the first time since World War II. During the Games themselves, the centrepiece of the 40,000-strong security force will be a contingent of 13,500 military personnel from the Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force. The deployment is substantially larger than the entire British mission in Afghanistan, currently at about 9500 personnel. There will also be about 12,500 police officers deployed daily making it the countrys largest preplanned policing operation and more than 16,000 private security guards and unpaid volunteers. MI5, Britains domestic intelligence service, has reportedly suspended all leave to ensure it has its full complement of some 3800 staff for the Olympics, double the number it had after 9/11. British officials say up to 500,000 athletes, coaches, security staff and media and tourism visa applicants from more than 200 competing nations are being screened by the intelligence services ahead of the Olympics. Meanwhile the military will take charge of Londons airspace for the first time since World War II. Civilian controllers will take operational responsibility but will be under overall supervision of the defence ministry. It is expected to create a zone of secure airspace which is restricted by the military, and will work out of a military-civilian control centre in Hampshire, southeast England, The Times reported. Security has been a fundamental question for the London Games from the start. The day after London was named host city on July 6, 2005, four suicide bombers attacked three underground trains and a bus, killing 52 people. It is also 40 years since Palestinian militants massacred Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics, and 16 years after a bombing at the Atlanta Olympics. AFP

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Indian PM highlights transparency
NEW DELHI Indias prime minister has hit back at critics of his grafttainted government, stressing his own high standard of personal integrity and lauding his administration as a beacon of transparency. In an interview in the Hindustan Times newspaper on July 6, Manmohan Singh also argued that the Indian economy was healthier than media pessimism suggested and promised further measures on tax issues that have rattled foreign investors. Coming to the personal criticism, not only have I maintained a high standard of integrity in my conduct, I have endeavoured to raise the levels in the system as well, Singh said. Singh said his administration had made important strides in improving official accountability. Never before in the history of India have so many steps been taken in such a short time to bring in transparency into the functioning government, make government accountable to the people for its actions and bring in measures to control corruption, he said. Just as the pessimism over the economy is more in the markets and less on the ground, even in the case of corruption, I do not think there has been any explosion in corruption under my watch, he added. Singhs ruling coalition has been embroiled in a series of scandals. The most high profile case involved former telecom minister A. Raja, who quit in November 2010 over the sale of second-generation (2G) telecoms licences at far below their commercial value to selected companies. Raja was later arrested and is on trial. AFP G E N E V A R a u c o u s fellow pioneer who died in applause more usually 2011. Incandela said the seen at a football match and tearful exchanges are applause was like at a the behaviour you would football match. It was hard to say whether associate with a meeting of the overriding feeling among the science community. But this was no ordinary scientists was one of relief gathering, borne out by the that decades of work had hundreds of people who proved fruitful or excitement queued, some overnight with at embarking on a journey a duvet, to gain access to that in many ways is only the 400-seater auditorium just beginning. I can only say that its at CERN, as the European Organisation for Nuclear not for nothing that we have Research, at Meyrin, near been looking for this particle for so many years, said a Geneva, is known. The centre on the French- smiling CERN chief Rolf Swiss border had not seen Heuer. Its a fantastic day its a day like it as physicists from all corners of the globe a beautiful moment for grappled for a front row seat physics, for Cern and it is at the milestone moment a real beginning, because when the existence of a what we see, it looks like a Higgs-like particle would be Higgs boson, but not quite, said CERN research director revealed. A video leak on July 3 Sergio Bertolucci. ahead of the scheduled update the next day had piqued everyones excitement. They were snaking back and forth, the queue even reaching into the restaurant, said a CERN spokeswoman. For the first time, the unusual tribe which is particle physicists found themselves with a global showcase for their work. There was silence as the institutes Joe Peter Higgs (right) and Francois Incandela gave a Englert at CERN last week after complex explanation the milestone discovery was of how his CMS team announced. Pic: AFP had established what For Oliver Buchmueller he finally went on to utter: We have observed a new f r o m C M S , o n e o f t h e experiment programs at boson. Massive applause ensued CERN, who had spent as a theory first formulated the previously fortnight almost 50 years ago appeared furiously checking data, to be nearing reality and tiredness was only just all eyes turned to the man beginning to give way to behind it, 83-year-old Peter excitement. At the moment Im very Higgs. Higgs and Belgian physicist tired to be honest. It was two Francois Englert, 79, who very long weeks of putting it separately contributed to all together but I think now the theory, smiled humbly at that everything is over the one another as those in the excitement is kicking in auditorium got to their feet now, said the expert from Imperial College London. to salute the pair. Its a major event and Its an incredible thing that its happened in my many of my colleagues and lifetime, said Higgs, while me personally have invested a moist-eyed Englert paid years to make sure that this tribute to Robert Brout, a is going to happen. AFP

The Higgs boson particle

The Higgs Boson is a hypothetical particle which is used by the Standard Model of particle physics to explain why other particles have mass The Standard Model says the universe is made from fundamental particles and governed by fundamental forces
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EU scheme blamed for land grabs

KOH KONG An EU scheme to boost trade with developing nations is fuelling land grabs in Cambodia, activists say, with thousands evicted from their property to make way for a booming sugar industry. Campaigners are taking their fight to European supermarkets, encouraging a boycott of Cambodian sugar, which they claim is often grown on land snatched illegally from rural farmers. Yi Chhav, 68, said she had no choice but to return to her family plantation to work for the sugarcane grower that took her land, toiling for about US$1.50 a day in the sugar plantation that replaced her rice paddies. If we say theres no way well go to work in the sugarcane plantation then what will we have to eat? Theres no work, the widow told AFP at her modest home in southwestern Koh Kong province. How can we survive? she said, adding that the irregular work makes her feel like a slave and her low income has forced her to pull her teenage daughter out of school. Europes Everything But Arms initiative is meant to help the worlds least developed nations by lifting import quotas and duties. But activists say it has sparked a voracious appetite for land in Cambodias sugar industry, leaving more than 3000 dispossessed families without fair compensation, while enriching well-connected investors. Rights groups say the government has ignored residents legitimate land claims by granting tens of thousands of hectares to local and foreignowned sugar firms throughout the nation. Land titles are a murky issue in Cambodia the communist Khmer Rouge regime abolished property ownership during its murderous rule in the late 1970s and disputes pitting developers and agricultural firms against villagers have sparked increasingly violent protests in the country. Industry and government officials argue that there is compensation on offer for those affected and that the sugar business is good for Cambodia because it creates jobs. But activists say the compensation is inadequate. After years of seemingly futile protests, they are urging the EU and European consumers to step in to combat what they term blood sugar. It is scandalous that the European Union permits this tainted sugar to be sold within its territory, but until the EU implements a ban on the import of goods produced on stolen land it is up to European consumers to say no to these products, said David Pred, a representative from the Cambodian Clean Sugar Campaign. The coalition of rights groups and representatives from affected communities last week launched a campaign urging shoppers to put pressure on Tate and Lyle Sugars to stop buying from Cambodian suppliers.

Cambodian community leader Teng Kao with a sugarcane field at Cambodias Koh Kong province, about 250 kilometres southwest of Phnom Penh. Pic: AFP respond to repeated requests from AFP for comment. The EUs ambassador to Cambodia, Jean-Francois Cautain, told AFP the European Union was looking into the concerns. The government has already given us some documents and track in addressing land disputes, but referred specific questions about grievances in the sugar industry to the companies running the operations. Koh Kong, one of three sugargrowing provinces, has the countrys oldest and most active but still has ties to other sugar plantations, said there was little companies could do besides offering compensation because concessions were legally granted by the government. If it were my land, I would share with them, then the problem is over. But its the states land. So what can I do? he said. Frustrated by the battle, some affected families in Koh Kong recently accepted a hiked cash settlement, from about 10,000 riel ($250) to $2000, said community leader Teng Kao. But most are still holding out for a deal that makes up for the loss of their livelihoods. We cant live without our land. Every day we ask for our land back so that we can grow rice and crops like before, he said. AFP

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Their website www. boycottbloodsugar.net includes a video showing distressed villagers watching as rural buildings go up in flames. The British-based firm, once part of the Tate and Lyle group but now owned by the US company American Sugar Refining, failed to we are in the process of studying them and then well have an important discussion, he said, welcoming Phnom Penhs recent announcement that it would review all land concessions following a spike in conflicts this year. Government spokesman Ek Tha said authorities were on the right plantation, exporting about 20,000 tonnes of sugar to the EU in 2011 double the figure from 2010 say rights groups such as Equitable Cambodia and Licadho. Ruling party senator and Cambodian business heavyweight Ly Yong Phat, who has sold his stake in the Koh Kong operation

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WikiLeaks releases emails from Syria
LONDON WikiLeaks on July 5 began publishing more than two million emails from Syrian political figures. The whistleblowing website said the first emails from Syrian political figures, ministries and companies were from August 2006 and the final ones dated March 2012, a year after the bloody uprising in Syria began. The disclosures could illuminate the workings of the Syrian regime and its interactions with allies in the run-up to the conflict, which the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says has claimed more than 16,500 lives.

World increases pressure on Assad

PARIS International leaders last week urged the UN to ratchet up pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad by threatening tough sanctions, as the defection of a top general rocked his inner circle. Some 100 nations and organisations meeting in Paris on July 6 called on the UN Security Council to adopt a transition plan for Syria backed by economic sanctions if the regime refuses to comply. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton issued a clarion call for all nations to do more to push for political change in Syria and end the 16-month conflict, while lambasting Russia and China for blockading progress. The Friends of Syria talks in the French capital took place amid news that a general from Assads most trusted inner circle had defected in what would be a major blow to the regime as it battles the opposition. General Munaf Tlass defected three days ago, a source close to the that imposes real and immediate consequences for non-compliance, including sanctions, ranging from economic measures to military force, Clinton said. In some of her toughest comments yet, Clinton said she thought Russia and China did not believe they are paying any price at all for standing up on behalf of the regime. The only way that will change is if every nation represented here directly and urgently makes it clear that Russia and China will pay a price. They are holding up progress, blockading it. That is no longer tolerable, Clinton said. Russia reacted immediately, with Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov categorically rejecting the formulation that Russia supports Bashar al-Assads regime in the situation that has developed in Syria. There was no immediate reaction from China. AFP

An image released by the Syrian oppositions Shaam News Network on July 4 showing rebels forces the previous day after the seizure of a government outpost near the city of Idlib. Pic: AFP/Shaam News Network Syrian government said on condition of anonymity. Tlass, a general in the elite Republican Guard and the highest-ranking military officer to have abandoned the regime, is the son of former defence minister Mustafa Tlass, a close friend of Assads late father and predecessor, Hafez. Participants at the Paris meeting called on the UN Security Council to urgently adopt the six-point peace plan drawn up by UN-Arab League envoy to Syria Kofi Annan. But the final statement stressed that any immediate action provided only for nonmilitary intervention. The Annan plan, which insists on a cessation of violence by all sides, has made little headway and activists say an estimated 16,500 people have died since the uprising began in March last year. We should go back and ask for a resolution in the Security Council

Lengthy terms for former dictators

BUENOS AIRES Two former Argentine dictators were handed heavy prison sentences on July 5 for overseeing the systematic kidnapping of babies from leftist activists killed during the 1976-1983 dictatorship. Jorge Videla, 86, was sentenced to 50 years in prison and Reynaldo Bignone, 84, was given a 15-year jail term. Human rights activists say around 30,000 Argentines disappeared during the military regimes socalled dirty war against leftists.

Assange case hilarious: FM

QUITO Ecuadors foreign minister has said that rape and sexual assault cases lodged in Sweden against Julian Assange are laughable, but no ruling has yet been made on the WikiLeaks founders asylum application. Personally, (I think) this is hilarious, Ecuadoran chief diplomat Ricardo Patino told reporters on July 4, explaining that Assange is charged because his condom broke. Assange is at the Ecuadoran embassy in London, seeking political asylum in the Latin American country. Ecuadoran officials are examining the allegations of sexual misconduct in their review of Assanges application. Patino said that one of the alleged victims filed a complaint, because she realised that on certain nights, the condom broke. Assange, an Australian, maintains he only had consensual sexual relations with the alleged victims. WikiLeaks and Assange enraged the United States by publishing a flood of secret information about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The website founder fears that if extradited to Sweden, he will be subsequently re-extradited to the United States to stand trial for espionage, on account of the 250,000 US diplomatic cables that were published. British and Swedish authorities are awaiting Ecuadors decision regarding Assanges asylum application, but Patino said investigations into the claims of the two alleged victims are continuing. Ecuadors leftist President Rafael Correa, who has often been at odds with Washington and offered Assange asylum in 2010, has said that the South American country will take its time considering the application. AFP

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UN proposes tax on billionaires

UNITED NATIONS The United Nations on July 5 called for a tax on billionaires to help raise more than US$400 billion a year for poor countries. The annual World Economic and Social Survey, which said it was critical to find new ways to help the worlds poor, estimated that number of people around the globe worth at least $1 billion rose to 1226 in 2012. Together they own an estimated $4.6 trillion so a one percent tax on their wealth would raise more than $46 billion, said the report.

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Central Asian leaders take a different line on luxury cars

ASHGABAT Turkmenistans President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov last week ordered officials to bestow a luxury Cadillac car on a regional government after its farmers delivered a record grain crop. In the era of might and happiness, Lebaps courageous workers put in a big contribution to our country, which is moving ahead with the swiftness of a racehorse, Berdymukhamedov was quoted as saying by the state newspaper Neutral Turkmenistan on July 3. Berdymukhamedov, who has run the secluded Central Asian country since the death of eccentric dictator Saparmurat Niyazov in 2006, sets the plan for grain harvest which the Lebap province already exceeded this year by harvesting over 350,000 tonnes. To reward their efforts, he has ordered the awarding of a Cadillac Escalade, a USmade luxury sport utility vehicle not sold in Turkmenistan and extremely rare for the country where even government officials do not use American cars. The car would be used for work by the provincial government, the paper said. The same day, Kazakhstans President Nursultan Nazarbayev lashed out at government officials for defying his orders and continuing to buy foreign-made cars at the budgets expense. We make our own cars, but they want Mercedes! Let them do it out of their own pocket! Ban this immediately, Nazarbayev seethed during a televised call-in he held with regional officials. He called Kazakhstans officials and state company heads shameless former paupers who feel that its prestigious to buy tanks. Total lack of culture and education! said Nazarbayev. When will this outrage end... How long do I need to talk about it? Nazarbayev regularly advises state officials to buy cars made in Kazakhstan, although he continues to ride in an imported car, as do his cabinet members, who favour vehicles made in Japan and Germany. Kazakhstan, however, does not have its own car brand, and the cars to which the strongman leader was referring must be automobiles assembled from parts imported from South Korea, Russia, and the Czech republic. AFP

Tensions rise over language law

KIEV Several hundred opponents of a law elevating the status of Russian in Ukraine camped out in Kiev on July 5 as tensions soared over the issue. President Viktor Yanukovych, whose Regions Party rushed the law through parliament on July 3, warned the next day of a crisis situation. Yanukovych, who draws support from the Russianspeaking east, convened an emergency meeting of parliamentary leaders after speaker Volodymyr Lytvyn tendered his resignation in protest. AFP

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Expedition sets out to seek fate of aviatrix Amelia Earhart

HONOLULU, Hawaii An expedition to test the theory that aviatrix Amelia Earhart survived the crash of her airplane 75 years ago and died a castaway on a desert island left Hawaii on July 3. A University of Hawaii research ship left at the start of a 26-day trip, including eight days at sea each way to Kiribati, in the central Pacific. Richard Gillespie, the leader the International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR) mission, said they would use technology not previously available to try to learn the fate of the pioneering aviator. We are demonstrating the newest methods to sift fact from myth skills everyone can use these days when we are bombarded by information, not knowing what is true, he told AFP shortly before setting off. We will not be coming up with a solution to the mystery right away when we get on scene eight days from now... but we will bring back to Honolulu images we can send to the experts to verify if we have found part of her aircraft. The expedition is heading to Nikumaroro island in Kiribati to try to establish whether Earhart survived the apparent crash of her twin-engine Lockheed Electra aircraft. Earhart, 39, was flying with navigator Fred Noonan during the final stage of an ambitious round-the-world flight along the equator when her plane disappeared on July 2, 1937. The holder of several aeronautical records including the first woman to cross the Atlantic by air Earhart had set off from New Guinea to refuel at Howland Island for a final long-distance hop to California. In what turned out to be her final radio message, she declared she was unable to find Howland and that fuel was running low. Several search-and-rescue missions turned up no trace of Earhart or Noonan, who were eventually presumed dead at sea. Aircraft debris reportedly was found by island residents in subsequent years, but the TIGHAR research team is operating on the hypothesis that the aircraft landed safely on the reef and remained there for several days before being washed over the edge by rising tides and surf. TIGHAR suspects that Earhart and Noonan reached Gardner Island at the time a British possession and now known as Nikumaroro and managed to survive for an unknown period. The uninhabited coral atoll is about 480 kilometres (300 miles) southeast of Howland Island. Gillespie believes Earhart may have survived after her disappearance because of a series of clues including radio transmissions from the area, received at the time. AFP

Ban slams weapons trade disgrace

UNITED NATIONS UN leader Ban Ki-moon said last week it was a disgrace that there is no global arms trade regulation as he opened treaty talks held up by Palestinian demands for a place in the negotiations. The 193 UN members have until July 27 to hammer out a deal for a treaty on dealing in conventional weapons, which experts estimate to be worth more than US$70 billion a year. Poorly regulated international arms transfers for more than 40 percent are fueling civil conflicts, how military spending is on core national interests. UN states have spent seven of conventional weapons destabilising regions and over $1 trillion a year and empowering terrorists and the past six decades of UN years preparing for the arms sales, followed by Britain, China, France, Germany and criminal networks, Ban told peacekeeping operations trade treaty talks. All of the major producers Russia. the meeting on July 3, which have cost less than six weeks The United States which started a day late because of of current global military have reasons to limit any produces six the Palestinian billion bullets dispute. We do not have The world is over-armed and peace is underfunded. a year wants to exclude a multilateral munitions, say treaty of treaty, though all say they diplomats. China does not global scope dealing with spending. Ban said there have to be want a comprehensive want the treaty to cover conventional arms. This is a small arms, which it exports standards for arms exports document. disgrace, he said. The United States is en masse to developing The world is over-armed and strict national legislation, and peace is underfunded, though he acknowledged that by far the worlds biggest countries. European nations say Ban added. He highlighted the global arms trade touches arms trader, accounting

they want a treaty that at least makes the arms trade more transparent. Ahead of the negotiations, the foreign ministers of France, Britain and Germany and Swedens trade minister called for a treaty that covers all conventional weapons, including small and light weapons, all munitions and related technologies. The talks should have started on July 2 but were held up by a dispute over Palestinian representation at the conference. AFP

Japan, allies quash move for Atlantic whaling sanctuary

PANAMA CITY Japan and its allies last week shot down a Latin American-led proposal on to create a sanctuary for whales in the southern Atlantic Ocean, reigniting international tensions over Tokyos whaling. The International Whaling Commission, which has long been torn by disputes, fell into familiar divisions hours after officials opened the main session of their week-long annual meeting in Panama City on July 2. Argentina, Brazil, South Africa and Uruguay put forward a proposal to declare the southern Atlantic a nokill zone for whales, a largely symbolic measure as whaling ended there long ago. Thirty-eight countries voted in favor of the measure and 21 voted against, with two abstentions. Under commission rules, proposals need to enjoy a consensus of 75 percent support for approval. Jose Truda Palazzo, who spearheaded the proposal for the Atlantic sanctuary when he was Brazils representative to the International Whaling Commission, blamed nations that receive Japanese aid for scuttling the proposal. Japan doesnt want to give an inch on anything that may compromise their ability to roam the world doing whaling as they see fit, said Truda Palazzo, who is now at Brazils non-government Cetacean Conservation Center. You cant really believe that Nauru or Tuvalu has an interest or has studied the sanctuary. They are voting because Japan tells them to. Japan each year kills hundreds of whales in Antarctic waters that are already considered a sanctuary, infuriating Australia and New Zealand, where whale-watching is a lucrative industry. Japan says it is technically abiding by a 1986 moratorium on commercial whaling as its activities are for research. The International Whaling Commission allows lethal science on the ocean giants, with the meat then going to consumption. Japan argues that whaling is part of its culture and accuses Western nations of insensitivity. Environmentalists say few Japanese eat whale and that the countrys position is driven by its powerful fishing industry. Norway and Iceland are the only countries that openly defy the commercial whaling moratorium, although their hunts are confined to nearby waters. The two countries also voted against the proposed Atlantic sanctuary. China, Russia and South Korea which all have faced friction in the past over their fishing industries also opposed the Atlantic sanctuary. South Korean delegate Kang Joon-Suk told the session that the International Whaling Commission needed to move beyond its divisions and support both conservation and sustainable use of whales. AFP

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Syrian regime accused of operating torture camps

She told the UN Security DAMASCUS Syria is and intelligence defectors, held in Idlib province in holding tens of thousands a l m o s t a l l o f w h o m the northwest was quoted Council that the violence of detainees in a torture described experiencing or as saying that interrogators was becoming increasingly archipelago, a US-based witnessing torture, including had squeezed his fingers sectarian. With the United Nations rights group said on July prolonged beatings, often with pliers and put staples 3, after the UN rights chief with objects such as batons in his fingers, chest and considering the future of its observers in Syria, ears. accused both government and wires. I thought I would never Pillay said she told the Other methods included and opposition of serious holding the detainees in see my family again. They council it must support violations. As Turkey reported a new painful stress positions for tortured me like this three and strengthen the UN Supervision Mission in Syria mass defection of Syrian prolonged periods of time, times over three days. T h e r e p o r t q u o t e d a so that it can effectively troops across the tense often with the use of specially border, Syrian President devised equipment, the use former intelligence officer as monitor events. She told reporters after Bashar al-Assad said he of electricity, burning with describing a wide range of the briefing that regretted that his the violence was countrys defence being fuelled by forces shot down a I thought I would never see my family again. arms supplies from Turkish fighter jet abroad to both the on June 22, but still government and the insisted the plane car battery acid, sexual torture methods, including opposition. was in Syrian airspace. Any further militarisation The New York-based assault and humiliation, the hanging prisoners by their H u m a n R i g h t s W a t c h pulling of fingernails, and hands from the ceiling and of the conflict must be putting prisoners in coffins avoided at all costs, she documented 27 detention mock execution. Human Rights Watch and threatening to kill said. facilities throughout Syria While Pillay did not name it said were used to hold said that in addition to them. In New York, UN High countries, Russia and Iran people swept up in the the 27 facilities operated governments crackdown by four main intelligence Commissioner for Human are key suppliers to Assads on an uprising now in its agencies commonly referred Rights Navi Pillay said that government, while Gulf to as the mukhabarat government and opposition states, notably Qatar and 16th month. The group said it had detainees were being held alike were carrying out Saudi Arabia, have given carried out more than 200 in stadiums, military bases, s e r i o u s n e w r i g h t s weapons to the increasingly violations including attacks well-armed opposition. interviews with former schools and hospitals. AFP A 31-year-old detainee on hospitals. detainees, and military

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Repugnant destruction in Timbuktu condemned by UNESCO committee

SAINT PETERSBURG UNESCOs World Heritage Committee last week condemned the destruction of mausoleums in Malis Timbuktu, urging the head of the UN cultural body to set up an emergency fund for Mali. In a statement released on July 3 during its annual meeting in Saint Petersburg, the cultural bodys committee called for an end to the repugnant acts of destruction, citing a decision passed by its members a day earlier. It said that the decision also called on UNESCO directorgeneral Irina Bokova to create a special fund to help Mali in the conservation of its cultural heritage and to send a mission to assess the damage. It appealed for contributions from its member states as well as from two associations of Muslim countries: the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. UNESCO reacted with horror after Islamist extremists destroyed ancient tombs in the legendary city of Timbuktu just days after the body had recognised the sites on its World Heritage list. The body held an unusual public protest on July 3 attended by Malis culture minister and committee members next to a landmark statue of Tsar Peter the Great in the centre of the picturesque city in northwestern Russia. We see this act as a real crime against history, the chairperson of the 2012 World Heritage Committee, Eleonora Mitrofanova, said afterwards in a strongly worded official statement in her native Russian. She called for governments, international organisations and media to unite not to allow these barbarians to raze these monuments from the face of the earth. Lets remember the Buddha statues in Bamiyan she said, recalling the 2001 Taliban attacks on ancient Buddhist sites in Afghanistans Bamiyan valley, where the extremist group blew up giant statues it ruled were un-Islamic. Speaking on July 2 after the committee passed its decision on Mali, which was not immediately made public, Malis Culture and Tourism Minister Fadima Diallo had thanked UNESCO for what she called its speedy reaction to the events. Mali is delighted with the declaration that has come out of this committee to come up with urgent funds, the minister said during a meeting broadcast online. We can only express our thanks to the international committee for their speedy reaction. AFP

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Asia should learn from the OSCE

By Toyohisa Kozuki TOKYO There was little surprise in President Barack Obamas announcement late last year that the United States will strengthen its position in East Asia while drawing down its forces in Europe. After all, the security environment in East Asia is unpredictable and rapidly changing, unlike in Europe, where it is relatively stable. Against this background, efforts underway to establish a comprehensive multilateral framework for the region can learn from the recent history of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). The US is not alone in shifting its security focus to East Asia. Russian President Vladimir Putins decision to host Russias first AsiaPacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in Vladivostok in September reflects his countrys growing interest in the region. And, like the US, Russia attended last Novembers East Asia Summit (EAS). The EAS, along with the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) ministerial meetings last July, made important contributions to improving the regions security environment. The ARFs effort to build a more predictable and constructive pattern of relations for the Asia-Pacific region is based on three stages: confidence-building, preventive diplomacy, and conflict resolution. At its 18th ministerial conference last year, ARF entered the second phase, preventive diplomacy, while continuing to strengthen confidencebuilding measures. Maritime cooperation was a focus of attention at both the ARF ministerial meeting and at the EAS, not least because Chinas activities in the South and East China seas have generated fresh uncertainty in the region. The ARF welcomed the adoption of Guidelines for Implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea. Likewise, the EAS focused on combating sea piracy, search and rescue at sea, marine environment, maritime security, maritime connectivity, freedom of navigation, fisheries, and other areas of cooperation. Both meetings also focused on disaster management, with the ARF ministers reaching a common understanding on furthering regional cooperation. The ASEAN Coordinating Center for Humanitarian Assistance in Jakarta is expected to play a central role in building a disasterrelated information network across the region, and in developing concrete measures for disaster management. Similarly, many of the countries attending the EAS stressed the need for response capabilities, such as emergency disaster relief. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda announced his countrys readiness to host an international conference this summer on major disasters, giving Japan an opportunity to share lessons learned from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami. The aim must be to make the region more resilient to natural disasters as part of a broader framework for regional cooperation. The rapid changes occurring in the Asia-Pacific region demand policies to maximise growth opportunities while minimising risks. That is why Koichiro Gemba, Japans foreign minister, has proposed new open and multilayered networks with other Asia-Pacific countries. Multilayered means multinational cooperation on various activities that can be promoted through bilateral, trilateral, or multilateral mechanisms. Work within the ARF and EAS frameworks is already aligned with this concept, planning and budgets. Adoption of such measures in the Asia-Pacific region would do much to promote confidence and trust among Asian countries. A few steps in this direction have already been taken within the ARF framework, including the publication for more than a decade of an Annual Security Outlook based on contributions from ARF countries. In 2010, ARF ministers widened the Outlooks scope with the Simplified Standardised Format, which includes publication of national defence doctrines, defence expenditure, and the total number of personnel in a countrys armed forces. There have been two main approaches to meeting modern regional-security challenges: traditional alliances of the NATO type, which prepare for any potential threat to members, and comprehensive multilateral frameworks of the OSCE type, which include all relevant players within a region. As Europes post-1945 history clearly shows, traditional alliances and a comprehensive multilateral framework can be complementary, and are essential to maintaining regional peace and stability. Now the Asia-Pacific region is witnessing efforts to establish a similar comprehensive and multilateral framework through the ARF and the EAS. But, however successful such efforts may be, they will enhance, not lessen, the importance of existing bilateral relationships, such as the Japan-US alliance. Project Syndicate (Toyohisa Kozuki is deputy directorgeneral of the European Affairs Bureau of Japans Foreign Affairs Ministry. The views expressed here are his own, and do not reflect the official policy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan or any other Japanese government agencies.)

The Japanese Foreign Minister, Koichiro Gemba with his Myanmar counterpart, U Wunna Maung Lwin, meet in Tokyo on July 2 ahead of the world ministerial conference on disaster reconstruction being hosted by Japan on July 3 and 4. Pic: AFP and Japan is pursuing its own trilateral dialogues with China and the South Korea, as well as with the US and Australia. Japan believes that these networks must be open to all of the Asia-Pacific regions countries, as their establishment requires Chinas full participation. But the rule needed to form the foundation of such a network must obviously adhere to international law, and the ARF meetings final declaration clearly reflected this concern. This is where lessons from the OSCEs experience are relevant to Asias budding efforts to establish a regional architecture. In particular, despite the significant socioeconomic and political differences between the Asia-Pacific region and Europe, the OSCEs confidence- and securitybuilding measures are worthy of careful consideration. Such measures aim to reduce the risk of conflict by increasing trust among participating OSCE states, and by contributing to greater transparency in the field of military planning and other activities. The Vienna Document, which is the key to understanding these OSCE efforts, obliges annual exchanges of information on existing military forces, the structure of armed forces, and major weapons and defense systems. It also requires annual information exchanges on defense

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Power broker leaves Japans ruling party

TOKYO Shadow Shogun Ichiro Ozawa and his supporters on July 2 stormed out of Japans ruling party in protest at a sales tax hike, in a move that reduces, but does not overturn the governments majority. The 50 lawmakers 38 from the lower house and 12 from the upper chamber of parliament submitted their resignations to Prime Minister Yoshihiko Nodas Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), Ozawa said. We left the DPJ today ... intending to form a new party, Ozawa told reporters. The DPJ under Prime Minister Noda is no more the DPJ that achieved a power change in 2009 when it ended the Liberal Democrats nearly unbroken half-century reign, Ozawa said. The widely-anticipated departure is a blow to Noda, but is not big enough to deprive him of his majority in the lower house, which has the power to appoint prime ministers. Many of the defectors were among the 57 DPJ lawmakers who voted the previous week against legislation to double consumption tax to help pay off Japans mountainous debt. After months of furious horse-trading that brought the two largest opposition parties on board, the bills cleared a lower house ballot easily and passage through the upper house looks to be in little doubt. Noda has staked his premiership on a tax rise widely believed to be a sensible way for Japan to begin plugging its fiscal hole. Ozawa, a former leader of the DPJ, had until July 2 headed the largest faction within the party he is credited with leading to power in 2009. Over four decades, Ozawa has earned the nicknames The Destroyer and Shadow Shogun for his record of creating and wrecking political alliances and striking behind-thescenes deals that advance his agenda. His formidable war chest and wide-ranging connections have enabled him to build a significant powerbase in parliament. AFP

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authorities, Stenberg turned up in the remote Queensland town of Winton, where a casting call was underway late last month for extras for a murder film called Mystery Road. Ive held a number of casting auditions, but for a guy who is Australias most wanted to come through your door is most unusual, said Mark Ingram, second assistant director on the film starring Hugo Weaving. Stenberg was the first person to audition in the town, telling Ingram he saw the casting poster in a petrol station and wanted to make some extra cash. He came across as a really nice guy, a really nice guy. He even went and got me a cup of coffee. We were going to use him, Ingram told AFP. He came across as one of those kind of guys who you can trust. Ironically, we were going to cast him as a police officer. But Stenberg, who used his real name and described his address as back of truck on his audition application, could not wait around for the film teams call telling him he had secured the bit part. Ingram said he tried getting in touch on his mobile phone two days later but it went unanswered. Stenberg later emailed him to say it was nice to meet up but Ive headed up to the Northern Territory because Ive got a chance of a job, he said. It was not until he saw news reports about Stenberg, reportedly a builder and security guard, being captured in a manhunt north of Darwin that Ingram realised who he had been dealing with. He wasnt hiding (when he was in Winton), said Ingram, who provided photographs to the Australian media showing Stenberg at the audition. He gave me his name and number. Stenberg was arrested on June 27 north of Darwin after his abandoned car was found near the Northern Territory capital. Stenberg, a former army corporal, was on July 4 transferred from Darwin to Sydney, where he will face charges of killing Edward Ned Kelly on or before June 21. AFP

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Murder suspect lands cops role in homicide thriller

SYDNEY A man wanted over a beheading murder who was eventually captured in the Australian Outback auditioned to be a film extra while on the run winning the role of a policeman in a homicide thriller. Jonathon Stenberg, 46, sparked a major manhunt in late June after fleeing his home in northern New South Wales following the decapitation of his neighbour, who was reportedly left with a hat where his head should have been. During the six days he spent evading

Pakistan repeats denial of Mumbai attacks role

NEW DELHI Pakistan last week rejected renewed Indian charges that Pakistani state actors were involved in planning and coordinating the 2008 Mumbai attacks that left 166 people dead. I would very strongly reject any insinuation of any involvement of any state agency in acts of terrorism in India, Pakistani Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani told reporters on July 5 after talks with his Indian counterpart Ranjan Mathai. The two top civil servants in their respective ministries held two days of talks in New Delhi to bolster a peace dialogue undermined by fresh tensions over the Mumbai attacks and political flux in Pakistan. India recently arrested Sayed Zabiuddin Ansari, suspected of being a key handler for the Mumbai attackers, who were members of the Pakistanbased Lashkar-e-Taiba militant group. India says Ansari has admitted helping to coordinate the deadly assault from a command post in Karachi and his testimony has renewed Indian accusations that state elements in Pakistan were involved. It is no longer possible to deny that though the incident happened in Mumbai, there was a control room in Pakistan before and during the incident, Indian Home Minister P. Chidambaram said on July 4. It is clear that state actors were there, Chidambaram said. Pakistan has indicted seven people for their alleged role in the Mumbai attacks but their trial, which began in 2009, has been beset by delays. Speaking after his talks with Jilani, which focused on ways of reducing mutual distrust between the nucleararmed South Asian rivals, Mathai stressed that bringing those guilty for the Mumbai carnage to justice would be the biggest confidencebuilding measure of all. New Delhi suspended a four-year peace process with Islamabad after the attacks on Indias financial capital by 10 Islamist gunmen. The full peace dialogue only resumed in February last year. A joint statement issued after the July 5 talks said a meeting between the Indian and Pakistani foreign ministers was scheduled for September. AFP

NATO convoys back on road

CHAMAN, Pakistan The first trucks supplying NATO troops in Afghanistan crossed the border from Pakistan on July 5 after Islamabad ended a sevenmonth blockade. Pakistan closed overland routes for NATO convoys into its war-torn neighbour after a botched US air raid in November killed 24 Pakistani soldiers at a border post, plunging ties between the war on terror allies to a new low. Following a bitter sevenmonth standoff, Islamabad agreed to reopen the routes on July 3 after US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said sorry for the air strike deaths. Three trucks loaded with mineral water were cleared to enter Afghanistan from the Chaman border post in Pakistans remote province of Baluchistan on July 5, Chaman district customs official Abdul Razaq Imran told AFP. Most of the trucks for the NATO convoys have spent the past seven months standing idle in the Arabian Sea port of Karachi. Officials there said it was likely to be several days before they set off as measures to protect the containers from attack by Taliban militants

Fuel tankers used to supply NATO forces in Afghanistan are seen parked near oil terminals last week in Pakistans port city of Karachi. Most of the vehicles idled by Pakistans decision to close its border seven months ago had been stranded in Karachi. Pic: AFP were still being decided. The security situation is very bad so we cannot take any risks. We will be providing every possible security to the NATO truckers, said Sharfuddin Memon, a senior home department official in Sindh province, of which Karachi is the capital. The Pakistani Taliban has vowed to attack NATO supply trucks, and haulage associations have voiced fears for the safety of their drivers. The land routes into Afghanistan are vital as the United States and its NATO allies withdraw troops and equipment built up in Afghanistan since the 2001 invasion. The blockade had forced the United States and its allies to rely on longer, more expensive northern routes through Central Asia, Russia and the Caucasus, costing the US military about US$100 million a month, said the Pentagon. As part of the deal to open the routes, which followed months of negotiations, Washington will release about US$1.1 billion to the Pakistani military from a US coalition support fund designed to reimburse Pakistan for the cost of counter-insurgency operations. AFP

Sri Lanka denies curbing media freedom

TOKYO Sri Lanka hit back on July 4 over claims it is clamping down on press freedom after criticism from rights groups and Washington for its shuttering of opposition news websites. Look at the newspapers in Sri Lanka. Can you possibly say that there is no freedom of press in the country? There is so much, Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Gamini Lakshman Peiris told reporters in Tokyo. If you look at Sri Lankan newspapers, if you look at Sunday papers, they are full of the most abusive criticism, but nothing happens to those newspapers, he said. Sri Lanka, which lifted a state of emergency last year after concluding a decadeslong ethnic conflict in 2009, is beginning a new chapter in our history, an exciting chapter, full of hope and promise, he said. Colombo faced criticism after its police shut down opposition news websites and arrested nine employees, including several journalists, most recently on June 29. The United States on June 30 joined rights groups in demanding Sri Lanka stop harassing media organisations. Peiris told reporters in Japan the police move was justified as a way to protect privacy and safeguard reputations. There has been flagrant violation of those rights, he said. In order to comply with the applicable laws... actions in that case are necessary in exceptional situations. The foreign minister blamed the raided media organisation for turning deaf ears to repeated warnings to tone down their coverage. There is no response at all, he said. These things happen not only in Sri Lanka but Mahinda Rajapakses government, already facing international censure over its human rights record amid unsolved murders of journalists and attacks on independent media. Rights groups and employees said srilankaxnews.com was the official news organ of the opposition United National Party (UNP), while the other website was closely linked to the UNP. They shared the same office in Colombo. The latest police crackdown comes three months after the defence ministry ordered all mobile phone operators to clear any security-related news reports before issuing them as SMS alerts. Sri Lanka lifted a state of emergency last year, but media rights groups have said journalists have been forced to self-censor their work amid fear of physical attacks. AFP

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Singapore metro flawed, finds breakdown probe

SINGAPORE Singapores metro system has been plagued by outdated equipment and poor maintenance for years, found a high-level inquiry that criticised the networks operator for chasing profits. A panel assigned to look into two breakdowns in December last year, one of which left thousands trapped for hours underground, criticised management for rushing to resume services without adequately addressing underlying problems. The Committee of Inquiry (COI) findings, issued late on July 4, also said publicly listed operator SMRT did not have enough engineers capable of overseeing maintenance. At face value, the preventive maintenance regime appeared to be robust. The schedule for most preventive maintenance activities exceeded manufacturers recommendations, the report said. Yet, there appeared to be a gaping disconnect between what was formally on record and what was happening on the ground, it added. The COI finds the work procedures and control mechanisms of the maintenance branches to be grossly inadequate. In December, a seven-hour breakdown affected more than 127,000 commuters, including thousands trapped in trains stalled underground after a power fault hit the SMRT networks North-South line during the evening rush hour. It was the worst incident in the metro systems 24-year history and was followed by more breakdowns, including disruptions on a new section that cost billions of dollars to build. The SMRT management, which expanded retail operations at major stations in recent years, was criticised for its emphasis on resuming services after the December breakdowns, rather than addressing the problems thoroughly. The focus was to ensure continued revenue service, the report said. AFP

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SHIFANG, China Police stood guard over hundreds of people gathered in a tense Chinese city on July 4, a day after authorities bowed to violent protests and cancelled plans to build a controversial factory. The protests in Shifang city highlighted concerns in China over the effects of rampant economic development on the environment. Shifang authorities said on July 3 that they would not build the US$1.6-billion metals factory after two days of clashes during which riot police used tear gas to quell thousands of protesters.

Fukushima was a man-made disaster, says Diet panel

Milestone reached for massive dam

BEIJING The massive Three Gorges Dam on Chinas Yangtze River started working at full capacity on July 4 as the last of its 32 generators went into operation, state news agency Xinhua said. The full operation of the generators makes the Three Gorges Dam the worlds largest hydropower project and largest base of clean energy, said Zhang Cheng, general manager of China Yangtze Power, the operator of the generators. The dam, which first went into operation in 2003, has a combined generating capacity of 22.5 million kilowatts (22,500 megawatts).

Queen Sofia of Spain is surrounded by students at Camalig, in the Bicol region east of Manila, on July 4 as she arrives at emergency shelter sponsored by the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID). Sofia arrived in the Philippines on July 2 for a five-day visit to review development projects funded by the Spanish government. Pic: AFP

Aquino denies reports

MANILA Philippine President Benigno Aquino on July 5 denied reports he had asked the United States for spy planes to monitor a territorial dispute with China in the South China Sea. Aquino told reporters that his country had its own ships and aircraft to monitor the disputed Scarborough Shoal and that he had merely mentioned in an interview that US aircraft could be called upon for help if needed. If you will go through the transcript of the interview, I said We might (ask for US help), he said. That is where (the interviewers) suddenly introduced the supposed request for overflights, which wasnt what I stated. Aides said Aquino had made the remarks during an interview with a foreign news agency on July 2. Subsequent reports of the presidents alleged requests for US spy planes raised concerns within China, which warned the Philippines against provocation over the threemonth stand-off between the two countries. China claims nearly all of the South China Sea, even waters close to the coasts of neighbouring countries. AFP

As for direct cause of the TOKYO Last years nuclear in a generation. An earlier report by plant accident, the commission accident at Fukushima was a man-made catastrophe operator Tokyo Electric reached the conclusion that and not only due to the Power (TEPCO) had all but we cannot definitely say any tsunami that hit the plant, cleared the huge utility, devices that were important a Japanese parliamentary saying the size of the for safety were not damaged panel said on July 5 in its earthquake and tsunami by the earthquake, it said. We cannot rule out the final report on the disaster. was beyond all expectations The TEPCO Fukushima and could not reasonably possibility that a smallscale LOCA (loss-of-coolant Nuclear Power Plant accident have been foreseen. But an independent group accident) occurred at the was the result of collusion between the government, of scholars and journalists, reactor No. 1 in particular. Although many scientists the regulators and (plant who reported their findings operator) TEPCO, and the in February, said TEPCO and activists have questioned lack of governance by said could and should have done the dominant narrative that cooling systems were parties, said the knocked out by the report by the Diets Fukushima Nuclear They effectively betrayed rising nwaters, athe gover ment nd Accident Independent I n v e s t i g a t i o n the nations right to be safe TEPCO have been unwilling to say Commission. the reactors were from nuclear accidents. They effectively damaged by the betrayed the nations initial earthquake. right to be safe from Tectonically-volatile nuclear accidents. Therefore, more. It also said that had the Japan has a network of we conclude that the accident company had its way, its staff nuclear reactors that, until was clearly man-made. We believe that the would have been evacuated Fukushima, had supplied r o o t c a u s e s w e r e t h e from the crippled plant and around a third of the nations o r g a n i s a t i o n a l a n d the catastrophe could have electricity. The nuclear industry regulatory systems that spiralled even further out has long boasted of its supported faulty rationales of control. The findings published many safeguards against for decisions and actions, rather than issues relating last week call for further earthquakes, but much to the competency of any i n v e s t i g a t i o n i n t o t h e recent public opposition to impact of the 9.0 magnitude atomic power has focused on specific individual. The probe is the third of earthquake as opposed to the vulnerability of plants, its kind in Japan since the the towering tsunami on especially those that sit near worlds worst nuclear crisis the reactors at Fukushima. seismic faults. AFP

Protesters heckle new HK leader

HONG KONG Hong Kongs new leader was bundled out of an auditorium by police on July 2 after he was heckled by protesters, marking a rocky first day in office following the citys biggest protest in nearly a decade. The incident came a day after organisers claimed 400,000 people rallied against Leung Chun-ying, following his wearing-in as chief executive before Chinese President Hu Jintao.

Russian PM dismisses Tokyos anger at trip

MOSCOW Russias Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on July 5 dismissed Japans anger at his latest trip to the disputed Kuril Islands and urged other ministers to regularly visit the remote region. As for our Japanese partners reaction I do not care, Medvedev said in comments carried by the governments official website. I care so little about it that I do not even want to spend time answering your question, Medvedev was quoted as saying to reporters during the closing stages of his trip to Russias Far East. Why? Because why would we discuss the presence of the head of the Russian government on Russian territory, Medvedev demanded. Japan expressed extreme regret on July 3 over Medvedevs decision to tour the biggest of the four islands that were seized by Soviet troops at the end of World War II. Medvedev had already opened deep wounds in Japan in November 2010 when he paid a surprise trip to the archipelago while serving as president the first by a Russian head of state. Tokyo claims the archipelagos four southernmost islands and still formally refers to them as the Northern Territories. AFP

Bird flu death in Indonesia

JAKARTA An eight-yearold girl in Indonesia has died of bird flu, the health ministry reported on July 5, in the countrys eighth fatal case this year. The girl from Karawang district in western Java died on July 3, three weeks after visiting a market and helping to carry slaughtered birds home, the ministrys website reported. Indonesia is the nation hardest-hit by bird flu, with 157 other fatalities reported since 2003 out of 357 worldwide, show the most recent World Health Organisation figures, which exclude the latest death. AFP

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Musicians continue fight for youth representation
By Nuam Bawi THE Myanmar Music Association last week rejected a proposal to add a new subdivision to its organisation that would allow up-and-coming musicians to have a voice on its executive board. A group of young singers, musicians and composers had petitioned for the institution of a khit thit gita (new era music) subdivision to be added to the five that already exist under the Myanmar Music Association (MMA). The current subdivisions are historical traditional music, modern traditional music, contemporary music, production and technical work. At a press conference held at the House of Media and Entertainment in Yangon on July 2, hip-hop singer Anaga said he wanted all musicians to have a voice under the MMA. The younger generation would like to work together with the older generation, so we are asking them to allow us to work with them. But they have refused, said Anaga, who is also a member of the commission selected last month to help prepare for MMA executive board elections scheduled for later this month. If they dont allow new people to have a voice, the association will just keep going under a central authority like it always has, he said. Another member of the election commission, composer R Khaing, said he had never participated in MMA activities in the past but agreed to join the commission because he thought the association was entering a new era of transparency. H o w e v e r, h e s a i d h e was already becoming disillusioned with the way the association was conducting itself.

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Humperdinck concert postponed indefinitely

By Nuam Bawi THE Engelbert Humperdinck concert originally scheduled to be held at the National Theatre on July 11 has been postponed indefinitely due to a health problem in the singers family, concert organisers said last week. The event was organised by Yangon-based Forever Group broadcasting company, in cooperation with BEC Tero, a media group based in Bangkok. Im especially sorry for Engelbert Humperdinck fans in Myanmar that we had to postpone the concert, U Kyaw Win, a spokesperson from Forever Group, told The Myanmar Times. The event was postponed because of a family health problem. There is no other reason. Everything was okay for his trip to Myanmar. He said a new date for the concert had not yet been set. We cant tell when we can reschedule the concert yet. From the Myanmar side, we need at least a month to make preparations for the concert, such as renting a venue and so on, so only if they tell us a month before they come will it be convenient for us to prepare, he said. Seats for the concert had been priced at K150,000, K100,000 and K70,000, and about 300 had already been sold. U Kyaw Win said those who purchased tickets can get full refunds by stopping by MyAsia ticket outlet at any of the MRTV digital showrooms around Yangon during business hours. U Kyaw Myo Tun, 40, who had bought a ticket for K70,000, said he thought the price was quite reasonable. I dont think the ticket costs are too high because the singer was bringing his entire band and all their instruments, which must be expensive. And we would have enjoyed his singing accompanied by live music, he said. U Kyaw Myo Tun said he was also impressed by the tickets themselves. The plastic tickets with barcodes are every different from what we see at local

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Musicians sign an agreement at House of Media and Entertainment in Yangon on July 2 to continue lobbying the Myanmar Music Association for a new era music subdivision. Pic: Boothee If we want our association to be transparent, then everyone needs the opportunity to present their criticisms and suggestions freely and frankly, he said. But they always reject everything that young people suggest, on the grounds that we have no experience leading at the executive level. They just want us to nod our heads, even at lower-level meetings let alone at the executive level, R Khaing said. The July 2 press conference was attended by a multigenerational group of singers, musicians and composers who signed an agreement in which they vowed to continue pushing for a new era music subdivision in the MMA. The aims of the subdivision would include solving piracy problems; giving musicians working in the modern rock, punk, hip-hop, R&B and DJ genres a place on the executive board; and preserving traditional music while creating new music that can not only penetrate the domestic market but also reach international listeners. Composer Shwe Jaw Jaw, who also signed the agreement, welcomed the attempt to encourage younger and older musicians to work together. It is the duty of older people to preserve traditional music, and it is the duty of the younger generation to break into the current market, he said. Older people would have trouble marketing traditional music online because they dont have the knowledge, just as it would be difficult for young people to conserve traditional music properly. It is better if they work together, each doing what they are good at doing. When contacted by The Myanmar Times, MMA spokesperson U Ko Ko Lwin said he was not ready to comment on the matter. We d o n o t w a n t t o answer questions about this issue right now. After we have consulted with the executive board, we will give a response, he said. The election to form a new executive committee will take place at MMA headquarters in Tarmwe township from July 24 to 27.

concerts. Even though the show has been cancelled, it makes me feel like we will be able see other famous musicians in the future, maybe some that are closer to my own generation, he said, adding that when the concert is rescheduled he will buy another ticket. This was my first opportunity to see a worldfamous singer in concert, which is why I had planned to go. I know some of his songs, which are very famous, he said. If he was coming alone I wouldnt have been interested, but with his band it would have been great.

Four galleries host peace art festival

By May Sandy AN arts festival for peace, organised by local artists, writers and poets, will be held at six galleries in Yangon from July 10 to 14. The participating venues are the Dagaung, Pansodan, Nawaday Alley and Myanmar Ink art galleries. The festival will be organised by the Independent Myanmar Artists Alliance, Union of Myanmar Poets, and Union of Myanmar Writers with the aim of promoting peace in Myanmar. One of the festivals organisers, U Aung Soe Min from Pansodan Gallery, said that now was a good time to educate people about peace issues. Many issues that could not be solved in the past are coming to the forefront as the country becomes more open, and this is the best time to solve these issues. The aim of the festival is to help solve these issues peacefully, he said. He said Pansodan Gallery will exhibit old paintings that give a message about peace, such as a painting by U Than Aung titled Leh Taw Tay Than (song from a farm), which is about abandoning guns in favour of playing a flute in pursuit of peace. The festival will also include Myanmar-language poetry readings, as well as posters hanging in galleries featuring traditional and contemporary poems. Readings and performances will occur at each gallery from 1pm to 3pm each day. Maung Sein Ni from the Union of Myanmar Poets said that paying attention to poetry was important during times of crisis. The a ppre cia t ion of poetry knows no frontiers. Poems expressed by the people can put fear into the hearts of those in power, he said. Papers will also be read by U Tun Win Nyein from the Union of Myanmar Writers, as well as by two other writers. My paper is based on the win-win principle of Thakin Ko Taw Mhine, also known as U Loon, a writer and activist for peace during the colonial period. I believe that if we follow his principle, we will be able to achieve national reconciliation, U Tun Win Nyein said.

James Bond exhibition marks 50 years

LONDON Tuxedos, bikinis and vodka martinis are among hundreds of items now on show in London to mark 50 years since James Bond made the jump from Ian Flemings novels to the silver screen. More than 400 archive items from the Bond movies went on display starting July 6 at Londons Barbican Centre in Designing 007: 50 Years Of Bond Style, a celebration of the British spys evolving style. From the black dinner jacket worn by Sean Connery in Dr No to a crystalcovered dress seen in the forthcoming Skyfall, the exhibition is a journey through the British spys glamorous world from 1962 to the present day. Visitors are greeted by a life-size model of Connery relaxing on the bumper of the Aston Martin DB5 he used in an Alpine car chase in 1964s Goldfinger. A walk down a red carpet, through the giant gun barrel that has become an instantly recognisable feature of the Bond title sequences, opens up a world of gadgets and glamour. The deadly bowler hat used by Oddjob in Goldfinger and the weapon used by assassin Francisco Scaramanga in The Man With The Golden Gun are on display while scenes from the films are projected on the walls. You will see dazzling film clips, sequences that illuminate iconic moments in James Bond films from the beginning Dr No all the way up to Quantum of Solace, said curator Bronwyn Cosgrave. The sets, costumes and gadgets are today considered equally as iconic as the man himself, and thats what we hope to illuminate. An array of sketches, storyboards and costumes show 50 years of changing style but also the enduring themes that have made the films popular worldwide. The Bond girl is naturally one of these and the white bikini that catapulted Ursula Andress to fame in Dr No is showcased next to the orange two-piece worn by Halle Berry in Die Another Day 40 years later. I think James Bond films have changed, said curator and Oscar-winning costume designer Lindy Hemming. They have become far more international. When they started they were an English phenomenon that spread all over the world. A visit to the exhibition can be rounded off with a trip to the Martini Bar for one of Bonds favourite cocktails shaken not stirred. After two months in London the show will embark on a three-year global tour, starting in Toronto later this year. AFP

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By Douglas Long THE Bangkok Art and Culture Centre opened in July 2008, fulfilling a desperate need in the city for big gallery spaces where the public could view the work of contemporary Thai and international artists free of charge. Since it opened four years ago, the centre has largely remained under the radar of foreign visitors to Bangkok. Thats too bad, because the centre should be a compulsory stop for anyone interested in Southeast Asias art scene. The BACCs location in the belly of the consumerist beast within a tacky Swarovski pendants throw of MBK Centre and Siam Discovery Centre also makes it a great escape for anyone with the willpower to break free from the siren call of reckless spending. Does it bear repeating that entry is free of charge? For who are weirded out about the prospect of passing a few hours in Bangkok without spending any money, rest assured that there are opportunities within the centre to part with some cash. In order to help defray operating costs, the BACC rents retail space on the lower floors to art-oriented businesses, including private galleries, custom clothing and souvenir shops, and a coffee shop or two. But the main attraction is the art itself. Unlike the Yangon gallery scenes all-too-common threeday shows, whose brevity is insulting to both the artists and potential art viewers, exhibitions at BACC generally last for at least a month and often substantially longer. The large gallery spaces on the top three floors lend themselves to group exhibitions, including highprofile international events such as Icons of French Design and Twist and Shout: Contemporary Art from Japan both of which were shown last year. More interesting from a regional perspective are the group exhibitions that showcase socially and politically conscious artwork, with past events exploring topics such a s t h e p ossi bilities for r e c o n c i l i a t i o n be t we en Thailands Red Shirt and Ye l l o w S h i r t p o l i t i c a l factions, creative responses to the flooding in Bangkok in 2011, the plight of t h e Ro h i n g y a , a n d t h e environmental and cultural impacts of China-funded dam-building projects on the Mekong River. Other shows have been more conceptual, some of them carrying the sort of unfortunate titles favoured by pretentious Western curators; they might sound impressive but often hold about as much meaning for the artists as the inane dialogue in those television ads for Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. Culture: Commemorable, Formless, Shadowless and Be High (the) Soul are two examples. The intention of these shows, it would seem, is to ask Thai artists to stretch their imaginations a bit beyond the proverbial comfort zone and to consider new ways of approaching their work. Despite the titles, this is of course not a bad thing. The results are often spotty, sometimes tragically frivolous, but occasionally inspired and wonderful. Its always a treat to find a few pieces that energise the viewer into thinking about new ways of approaching their own work, whether i t s p a i n t i n g , w r i t i n g , landscaping or running a business. One notable event currently underway at BACC is the Third Trienniale International Print and Drawing Exhibition. The show features 216 artworks, chosen from 2963 pieces submitted by 1146 artists from 60 countries. A range of media are represented on the print side, including woodcuts o n p a p e r, e t c h i n g s , lithographs, linocuts and intaglio. Drawings on paper have been created using everything from pencils, ballpoint pens and crayons, to carbon powder, acrylic and charcoal. A number of the awarded entries explore slippery concepts that exceed the human capacity for easy understanding, such as the testing of faith by inexplicable feelings of doubt (Thai artist Jackee Kongchoms

Polish artist Cyprian Bielaniecs Hell and Heaven, the grand prize winner in the drawing category at the Third Trienniale International Print and Drawing Exhibition on display at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre. K h a m d e e p e e k h u m ) , o r, p o i n t s i n b e t w e e n . I t at Silpakorn University in as in Polish artist Cyprian speaks well for the growing Nakhon Pathom province Bielaniecs grand-prize- maturity and diversity of from January 10 to February winning drawing Hell and Thailands art scene, and 20, 2013, then to Chiang Heaven, eschatology and we can legitimately expect Mai University Art Centre in the unimaginable extremes that some of this greater June 2013. The Bangkok Art and of paradise and divine depth and variety will start punishment integral to many filtering into Myanmars art Culture Centre is located at community sooner rather the intersection of Rama and religious traditions. Payathai roads, facing MBK Hours could easily be spent than later. T h e T h i r d Tr i e n n i a l e and Siam Discover Centre; scrutinising this exhibition, which is big enough to International Print and the 3 rd floor entrance is accommodate ideas good, Drawing Exhibition is on c o n n e c t e d t o t h e B T S bad and mediocre, as well display at BACC through July National Stadium station. as perfect beauty, absolute 29. The show will move to BACC is open 10am to 9pm u g l i n e s s a n d c o u n t l e s s Sanamchandra Art Gallery (closed Mondays).

Art sales support NLD education network

By May Sandy AN exhibition featuring 1200 paintings by more than 300 artists was held at Taw Win Centre in Yangon from July 2 to 6, with the aim of raising funds for a school that provides free education to children. A Mayt Eain School, located in Dawbon township in Yangon, is run under the National League for D e m o c r a c y s e d u c a t i o n network. U Hla Min, the public relations officer for A Mayt Eain, described the school as almost a hut. We now have three sessions for 200 students. To improve their education we need more funding because the number of students is increasing each year, he said. Explaining the reason for the exhibition, titled July Images, U Hla Min said that in 1952 the Chinese foreign minister gave a painting of General Aung San made of woven silk to Myanmar representative Satt Khun Cho. The painting was then given as a gift to U Moe Nyunt, who is now a treasurer against any form of art at the exhibition. We h a d 1 2 r o o m s altogether, including rooms set aside exclusively for watercolour paintings and paintings by students from Mary Chapman School for the Deaf, he said. Art enthusiast Ko Moe Kyaw Thant said the big exhibition allowed him to see all kinds of medium, concepts and isms at one place. The political development of his daughter Aung San Suu Kyi are expressed by artists in different styles and from different perspectives, he said. The exhibitions title July Images refers to the fact that the 1947 assassination of General Aung San occurred in July. NLD leader U Win Tin said at the exhibitions opening ceremony on July 2 that the event was a cultural activity that comes of age together with political awakening of the people. Politicians will likewise come to realise that art is of interest to them and that they too can contribute tremendously to the development of art, he said.

Exhibition benefits charity organisation in south Chin State

By Lwin Mar Htun A GROUP art exhibition was held at Armanthit Art Gallery in Yangons Mingalar Taung Nyunt township from June 30 to July 4, with the aim of raising funds to benefit education in southern Chin State. The exhibition, titled Natmataung after the highest mountain in Chin State, featured 61 paintings by seven artists: Mg Kyaw Nyunt, Tun Kyaw, Win Kyi, Kyaw Swar Thant, Win Thaw, Than Soe and Hla Tun Aung. Most of the paintings were completed during a 10-day visit by the artists to Chin State in March and featured the natural scenery of the region including streams, forests and mountains as well as Chin women in traditional dress. Southern Chin State is very poor. Thats also where Natmataung [also known as Mt Victoria] is located, which is how we named the exhibition, said artist Kyaw Nyunt, who contributed six acrylic and oil paintings to the exhibition. He said that he and the other artists had been invited to the region by Ko Tin Ko Lin, a teacher in Chin State who also heads the Sar Mee Eain education charity organisation. He asked use to go to Chin State to study the poverty there, Kyaw Nyunt said, adding that the idea to hold the exhibition occurred to him only after they returned from the trip. Each artist donated 50 percent of the funds from the sales of their paintings to Sar Mee Eain, which will use the money to help improve education in the towns of Mindat, Kanpetlet and Matupi in southern Chin State. The paintings were for sale at the exhibition at prices ranging from K100,000 to K3.5 million. About K2.3 million were raised from the event, Ko Tin Ko Lin said.

U Win Tin signs his name on a blank canvas at the opening ceremony of the July Images art exhibition at Taw Win Centre in Yangon on July 2. Pic: Ko Taik of A Mayt Eain School, by Satt Khun Chos great grandson. The artwork is now worth quite a lot, and U Moe Nyunt decided to donate the painting to A Mayt Eain, he said. It is quite difficult for us to have an auction of this painting alone, so we also had this exhibition. Artist Tin Maung Win, one of the organisers of the event, said the exhibition was a good opportunity for the artists to showcase their artwork. The artists donated 50 percent of the proceeds from sales to A Mayt Eain School. It is very difficult for an artist to have the chance to throw an exhibition at this kind of venue. Even though there are more than 300 artists participating from all over the country, there is no fee involved in renting the space and the artists can contribute unlimited numbers of their paintings, he said. Tin Maung Win said there was no discrimination

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Wests woes boost Asias concert scene

By Bhavan Jaipragas SINGAPORE Faced with stubbornly feeble economies back home, more Western music acts are being lured to play in Asia to boost their profiles in a region where disposable incomes are growing, say experts. Festival organisers say a rising number of North American and European acts are accepting cuts in their performance fees for the chance to build a fan base in Asia, an comparatively economically vibrant region hosting most of the worlds seven billion population. Some artistes do take lower fees. They see the big opportunity in developing a market for themselves in markets like China and India, said Alan Ridgeway, president of international and emerging markets for Live Nation Entertainment, one of the worlds leading concert promoters. They could use festivals as a platform to introduce their music to a new audience, they can then come back and do multi-city tours and start building a following, Ridgeway said at the Music Matters conference in Singapore in late May. Japan, by various measures the worlds second largest music market after the United States, has traditionally always been able to attract high-profile Western acts, and its Fuji Rock Festival is considered to be Asias biggest. But Western indie acts are making pit stops elsewhere in Asias growing festival scene, even though these events lack the profile of the likes of the famed Glastonbury Festival in the United Kingdom or Coachella in the US. Glastonbury performer Yuck played at Singapores St Jeromes Laneway Festival in May, while UK bands The Cribs and Bombay Bicycle Club appeared at Hong Kongs harbour-front Clockenflap Festival in 2011. The worlds 50 biggest concert tours most of them held in European and North American cities sold a combined total of 35.5 million tickets in 2011, an 8.7 percent drop from the year earlier, according to trade magazine Pollstar. As audiences dwindle in Europe, the pull of Asias upwardly mobile

Chinese music fans attend at a rock concert in Hefei, China, on July 1. Pic: AFP middle class is attracting Western acts to the region, said Mindy Coppin, vice president and managing director at talent management company IMG Artists. We s t e r n a r t i s t e s h a v e identified that the Asia market is growing when the Western markets are suffering due to economic difficulties, she said, adding that Asian audiences have greater disposable income. In its latest forecasts released this month, the World Bank predicted that gross domestic product in East Asia and the Pacific will grow by 7.6pc this year, compared to a 0.3pc contraction in debt-hit Europe. The US economy is expected to grow by 2.1pc, it said. Organisers say the widening musical palette of local audiences is also a key factor for the rising reputation of Asia for attracting bands. With increasing use of social media and internet, audiences are exposed to many music genres apart from popular music, said Tay Pui Lin, an assistant director at Esplanade Theatres on the Bay, the organiser of Singapores Mosaic Music Festival. The eight-year old event has featured the likes of retro band Craft Spells and indie folk outfit Blind Pilot, while also leaving room for headline acts such as Jason Mraz and Rachael Yamagata. Promoters say that as more acts discover their audiences in Asia, they help contribute to a snowball effect with more bands coming over. If youd told me five years ago Id be putting The Jesus and Mary Chain on in Hong Kong, I would have fallen over, said Jane Blondel of Songs for Children, a Hong Kong based promoter that hosted the Scottish band in the Chinese territory and Singapore this year. The internet has changed things. When we started we had to use very grass-roots tactics, postering and flyering and using Facebook. Now as more bands play, the bands and managers know each other and if they have a great time theyll encourage others to go. Attitudes are also changing in China, the worlds most populous nation and second largest economy which was once averse to the disorder and rowdiness that comes with such rockfests, according to festival organiser Scarlett Li. Music aficionados in China are now willing to pay to attend such events, a concept unheard of just 10 years ago, said Li, the chief executive of music platform Zebra Media at the Singapore conference. We have less baggage [than before] in China, and our audience has the stomach to take on different kinds of music, said Li. Paul Dankmeyer, who organises Indonesias Java Jazz Festival, said international acts are vital for the long-term sustainability of Asian music festivals. The audience wants to see their heroes in the mix of international renowned artists. They would not spend money just to see their local heroes perform on their own, he said. Local musicians are however ambivalent, fearing the influx of Western acts into the region may smother promising local talents. Artistic inspiration from overseas is definitely essential, said Tim De Cotta, a bassist with Singaporean hip-hop band Sixx. But festival organisers also have the responsibility in shaping the local music scene. There must be a quota to limit foreign acts in festivals. AFP

Uzbek artist seeks to stun Europe with giant painting

TASHKENT Its longer than an Olympic swimming pool, took two-and-a-half years to complete and fulfils a 40-year dream a new mega-canvas by one of Uzbekistans best-known artists, inspired by the folk tale collection One Thousand and One Nights. Now, the immense painting by Lekim Ibragimov is on its way to Europe, where it will be put on show first in the Czech Republic and then in other European countries. Ibragimov started working on the project named One Thousand Angels and One Painting in 2010 and put the finishing touches on it in April. It measures eight metres (26 feet) high, an extraordinary 66 metres (215 feet) long, used several tonnes of paint and is so big it takes days to be installed on site. The works 1000 paintings stand alone as individual pictures in their own right, but when put together they also form a single continuous painting based on the classic folktale. While every piece, each depicting an image of angel, is itself a painting of full value, they make a single unified painting when assembled together, the 68year-old painter said. In each of the 1000 pictures Ibragimov has included the image of an angel, and visitors are encouraged to search hard in the picture to find your own guardian angel. In fact, the angels have always been present on my paintings and this is why the mega-project is a logical continuation of my creative career, said Ibragimov, who is an academic at Uzbekistans Arts Academy and an honorary member of the Russian Academy of Arts. The artist, who combined painting consisting of 1000 pieces, according to a spokesperson for the Russiabased event management firm Global Festina, which helped Ibragimov realise the project. The vast painting is marked by bold red and blue colours and exuberant brushstrokes. When fully mounted it is displayed in a curved formation supported by a scaffold behind it, with visitors free to walk from each end. Ibragimov explained the presence of the Buddha-like figures and terracotta colour as a reference to the preIslamic history of Central Asia. The work will be displayed a t t h e I n c h e b a Pr a h a exhibition centre in Prague from July 9 to 21 with free admission, according to Roman Masarik, the Czech Republics top diplomat in Uzbekistan. We hope it will be very interesting for many people in Prague, he said. We are very happy that Mr Ibragimov desired that his work first be shown in Prague. Ibragimov was born in the Almaty region of then-Soviet Kazakhstan but moved in the 1970s to Tashkent, where he was inspired by Uzbekistans eastern culture and its position on the fabled Silk Road of ancient trade. The project has required a huge logistical effort to ensure the artwork is transported to Europe intact. After Prague, the artwork will be displayed in Madrid, according to the Global Festina spokesman. We are in negotiations with the Madrid city administration to display it in the city centre, in the open air. The next destination could be Italys Florence, but it depends on weather conditions, Ulugbek Kasimkhodjaev said. AFP

Uzbek artist Lekim Ibragimov shows sketches of his artwork at his home in Tashkent on June 14. Pic: AFP graphical and pictorial art mixing Uzbek and Chinese fresco painting styles with European colour-blending techniques, said he had been dreaming of such a project for almost four decades. It is a massive undertaking. With its installation equipment, the work weighs more than 20 tonnes, with 2.4 kilometres (1.5 miles) of steel cables, and it will take four days for at least four people to install its more than 500 square metres (5500 square feet) like a giant curved panorama. Most of the cargo has already reached Prague, with several Czech companies providing logistical support. The project has been submitted to the Guinness World Records Committee as the worlds largest

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SOCIALITE launched her week on June 25 with the Seafarers Union of Myanmar gathering at Kaung Kin Nan Thar Restaurant, followed by the DKSH donation ceremony at Yangon WITH NYEIN EI EI HTWE Hospital. After three days of being stuck in the office, she finally made it out to attend the blood donation ceremony by Myanmar Brewery Limited at the National Blood Bank, the Green Light Jade and Jewellery shop opening ceremony, and a press conference at Park Royal Hotel to announce the launch of Japan-based NHK on Sky Net satellite service. The following day, Socialite dropped by the Kanebo branch opening at Gamonepwint Shopping Centre and the Fortune Fair at Tatmadaw Hall. On July 1, she attended the grand opening of Great Diamond Gems and Jewellery shop at Junction Square.

SOCIALITE

Daw Pae Nan, U Yone Mu, Daw Shin Phone, Ma Su Htay and Ma Yin May

Ma Moe Moe Khine

U Yone Mu

Bangkok School of Management Signing Ceremony

Dr Chang Yao-Lang, Mr Nelson and U Min Sein

NHK Sky Net Launch Press Conference

Green Light family members

Great Diamond Grand Opening

U Thet Win

Ko Thiha Htwe and Oshino San

Dr Htun Min Lat and U Zaw Moe Khing

Khin Yoon Yoon, Poe Ma De and Aye Thidar Aung

Daw Mya Mya Wai, Daw Win Kyi and Ma Baby

Mr Jeffrey James, U Kyaw Win and U Thet Win

Ma Nandar Wai D

Daw Baby and Thet Mon Myint

Daw Ni Ni Mar, Daw Mar Lar Myint, Daw Yin Yin Myat and May

Daw Mar Mar

Ma Khin Mo Mo Myint, Mr Akira Takezawa and Ko Thiha Htwe

Kanebo New Branch Opening

Yadana Mai Hnin Htet Htet Wai Jet San Htun Thanda Bo Zuu Myat Htet and Htet Htet Moe Oo Chan Me Me Ko

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DKSH Donation Ceremony Myanmar Brewery Limited Donation Ceremony

MyanMar tiMes

U Win Zaw Tun

Staff members

Ma Win Win Than

U Myo Aung

U Zaw Zaw

Staff members

Seafarers Union of Myanmar Meeting

Ko Tin Ko Thet, Ko Ye Win Htun and Ko Kyaw Swae Win

Seamen

Fortune Fair

Wai Lwin Kyaw, Hnin Pwint Phyu and Khine Phyo Phyo

Myat Kathi Kyaw, Chaw Yupar Win and Zar Chi Soe

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Days Flight Dep Arr Days Flight Dep Arr
TUE W9 009 AW 902 AW 892 6T 402 YH 910 W9 011 YH 812 6T 802 W9 251 W9 150 AW 762 K7 224 YH 730 6T 502 08:30 08:35 08:35 08:55 09:25 09:25 13:25 13:30 13:35 16:20 16:35 16:45 17:20 17:20 08:30 08:35 08:45 08:55 09:35 14:10 15:35 16:40 17:10 17:50 17:20 18:20 08:30 08:35 08:45 08:50 08:55 13:10 14:10 16:00 16:45 17:15 17:20 08:30 08:35 08:45 08:50 08:55 09:35 13:35 16:30 17:10 17:20 17:35 17:45 18:20 08:00 08:35 08:55 09:25 10:50 13:10 15:35 16:40 16:45 17:15 17:20 08:30 08:35 08:35 08:55 09:25 09:35 11:20 13:10 13:30 16:00 17:10 17:20 06:00 06:15 06:15 06:30 06:30 07:00 15:00 06:00 06:15 06:15 06:30 06:30 15:00 09:30 10:00 10:30 10:55 10:50 11:10 14:50 14:55 15:00 17:45 18:40 20:00 18:45 19:25 09:30 10:30 10:10 10:55 11:45 15:10 17:00 18:45 18:35 19:15 19:25 19:45 09:30 10:30 10:10 10:15 10:55 14:35 15:10 17:25 20:00 18:45 19:25 09:30 10:30 10:10 10:45 10:55 11:45 15:00 17:55 19:25 19:25 19:00 19:10 19:45 10:05 10:30 10:55 11:10 12:15 14:35 17:00 18:05 20:00 18:45 19:25 09:30 10:00 10:30 10:55 11:10 11:45 12:45 14:35 14:55 17:25 18:35 19:25 07:20 07:35 07:50 07:50 08:05 08:20 18:20 07:20 07:35 07:35 07:50 08:05 18:20

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DOMESTIC FLIGHT SCHEDULES

Days Flight Dep Arr
FRI AW 891 06:15 07:35 W9 009 06:30 07:25 6T 401 06:30 07:50 YH 917 06:30 08:05 K7 222 07:00 08:20 SAT AW 891 06:15 07:35 6T 403 06:15 08:30 W9 009 06:30 07:25 6T 401 06:30 07:50 YH 917 06:30 08:05 6T 801 10:30 11:50 K7 224 15:00 18:20 SUN W9 143 06:00 07:20 AW 891 06:15 07:35 YH 909 06:15 07:50 W9 009 06:30 07:25 6T 401 06:30 07:50 YH 917 06:30 08:05 K7 222 07:00 08:20

Days Flight Dep Arr

TUE K7 826 07:00 08:15 6T 801 08:00 10:20 W9 115 11:00 12:10 AW 761 11:00 12:10 YH 811 11:15 12:40 6T 501 15:00 16:10 YH 731 15:00 16:25 K7 224 15:00 17:20 WED AW 911 06:30 08:40 K7 222 07:00 10:10 W9 119 11:00 12:10 YH 737 11:00 12:25 AW 791 14:30 15:40 6T 501 15:00 16:10 YH 731 15:00 16:25 THUR K7 826 07:00 08:15 AW 761 11:00 12:10 AW 201 11:00 12:10 YH 811 11:00 12:25 W9 109 14:30 15:25 6T 501 15:00 16:10 YH 731 15:00 16:25 K7 224 15:00 17:20 FRI K7 222 07:00 10:10 AW 211 11:00 12:10 W9 109 14:30 15:25 6T 501 15:00 16:10 YH 731 15:00 16:25 SAT K7 826 07:00 08:15 AW 751 11:00 12:10 W9 119 11:00 12:10 YH 811 11:00 12:25 6T 501 15:00 16:10 YH 731 15:00 16:25 K7 224 15:00 17:20 SUN K7 222 07:00 10:10 AW SPL 07:30 08:40 AW 751 10:30 11:40 W9 115 11:00 12:10 YH 811 11:00 12:25 6T 501 15:00 16:10 YH 731 15:00 16:25 YH 737 11:00 12:25

Days Flight Dep Arr

SUN AW SPL 08:55 10:05 AW 892 09:20 10:30 YH 918 09:35 10:45 W9 011 09:40 10:35 6T 402 09:45 10:55 K7 223 10:30 11:45 AW 752 16:45 17:55 W9 116 16:45 17:55 YH 738 17:20 18:35

Taking advan
By Eric Goldscheider LOVE and travel are two things you shouldnt hurry. And if you love to travel, then detours are the elixir of delight. Thats why, whenever I fly somewhere, I look for the worst possible connection. An eight-hour layover is enough to explore part of a city. Overnight interruptions are even better, whether or not the airline picks up the hotel tab. I got into this habit when I worked in Kenya from 1995 to 1998 and had to commute to Vermont in the United States semi-annually. It didnt take long to figure out that the KLM night flight out of Boston got into Amsterdam in the early morning hours, missing the single daily connection to Nairobi by six hours. That translated into 14 hours for Vermeers, canals and window-shopping in the red light district. I spent most of the day laughing on the inside about being a brief interloper on European soil. I walked and walked, haunting bookstores, department stores and galleries and gawking at the street life. I was primed for a good upright sleep on the second leg of my flight. The layovers in the other direction were shorter but still allowed for a walk and a Dutch meal. By then I knew the city well enough to feel more secure about getting back to the airport without stress. So when I took my son for a tour of Europe upon his high school graduation, I couldnt have been more pleased to learn that the Iberia flight from Prague to Boston required an almost 24-hour layover in Madrid. We had to claim our bags. Depositing them in a locker involved an X-ray security check, but it didnt take long. Then, with a day pack and the address of a woman with whom we had arranged a home-stay, we spent the afternoon and next morning exploring a sliver of the city. We never went indoors except to eat or sleep. We just walked and walked with our heads usually tilted up at a slight angle, drinking in the architecture. Balconies with a brilliant sun raking gilded balustrades framed narrow streets. At eye level, a Fernando Botero sculpture of a cartoonishly

YANGON TO MANDALAY
MON AW 891 6T 405 AW 911 6T 401 K7 222 W9 011 6T 801 AW 761 6T 351 K7 824 AW 791 K7 224 6T 501 TUE K7 228 YH 909 6T 405 AW 891 AW 901 W9 251 6T 401 6T 801 YH 729 AW 761 K7 622 K7 224 6T 501 06:15 06:15 06:30 06:30 07:00 07:30 08:30 11:00 11:30 12:30 14:30 15:00 15:00 06:00 06:15 06:15 06:15 06:15 06:30 06:30 08:00 11:00 11:00 13:30 15:00 15:00 06:15 06:30 06:30 07:00 07:00 10:45 11:00 11:00 12:30 13:30 13:30 14:30 15:00 15:00 06:15 06:15 06:30 06:30 06:30 07:00 10:30 11:00 13:30 15:00 15:00 15:00 06:15 06:30 06:30 06:30 07:00 07:00 11:00 11:00 12:30 15:00 15:00 06:00 06:15 06:15 06:15 06:30 06:30 10:30 10:45 11:30 13:30 15:00 15:00 16:15 06:15 06:15 06:30 06:30 07:00 08:00 11:00 11:00 13:30 15:00 08:35 08:35 08:55 09:35 10:50 13:20 14:10 16:30 16:35 16:45 17:20 18:20 08:20 08:20 07:55 08:35 09:15 08:30 09:55 12:55 12:55 13:55 15:55 16:25 17:00 07:25 07:55 08:20 08:20 08:20 07:55 08:35 09:25 12:40 12:55 14:55 16:25 17:00 08:20 07:50 08:35 08:25 09:15 12:10 12:10 13:10 13:55 14:55 14:55 16:25 17:10 17:00 07:55 08:20 08:35 08:35 08:55 08:25 13:30 12:55 14:55 16:25 17:00 17:10 08:20 07:55 08:35 08:50 08:25 09:15 12:25 12:55 13:55 17:00 17:10 07:25 07:40 07:55 08:20 07:50 07:50 13:30 12:10 12:55 14:55 16:25 17:00 08:20 08:30 08:20 08:35 08:55 09:15 09:25 12:25 12:25 14:55 17:00 10:00 10:30 10:55 11:45 12:15 14:45 15:10 17:55 18:00 20:00 19:25 19:45

YANGON TO SITTWE
MON 6T 611 11:15 12:40 W9 309 13:00 14:45 TUE 6T 611 11:15 12:40 W9 309 13:00 14:45 WED 6T 611 09:00 10:25 W9 309 13:00 14:45 THUR 6T 611 11:15 12:40 W9 309 13:00 14:45 FRI 6T 607 11:15 12:40 W9 309 13:00 14:45 K7 426 15:00 16:20 SAT 6T 611 11:15 12:40 W9 309 13:00 14:45 SUN 6T 611 11:15 12:40 W9 309 13:00 14:45 K7 426 15:00 16:20

WED W9 009 AW 892 6T 332 6T 402 K7 223 W9 021 6T 802 AW 792 YH 738 AW 752 6T 502 K7 825 THUR W9 009 AW 892 6T 332 AW 902 6T 402 YH 812 W9 021 AW 202 K7 224 YH 730 6T 502 FRI W9 009 AW 892 6T 332 YH 918 6T 402 K7 223 W9 251 AW 212 YH 731 6T 502 W9 232 YH 728 K7 825 6T 404 AW 892 6T 402 W9 011 W9 262 YH 812 6T 802 AW 602 K7 224 YH 730 6T 502

NYAUNG U TO YANGON
MON K7 222 08:40 11:45 AW 792 17:50 19:10 W9 109 17:25 18:20 YH 732 17:55 19:15 6T 502 18:05 19:25 K7 225 18:40 20:00 TUE YH 910 08:40 10:00 AW 762 17:20 18:40 W9 109 17:25 18:20 AW 792 17:25 18:45 6T 502 18:05 19:25 YH 732 18:10 19:30 K7 225 18:40 20:00 WED K7 222 08:40 11:45 W9 109 17:25 18:20 AW 792 17:25 18:45 YH 732 17:55 19:15 6T 502 18:05 19:25 THUR YH 910 08:40 10:00 W9 109 17:25 18:20 YH 732 17:55 19:15 6T 502 18:05 19:25 K7 225 18:40 20:00 FRI K7 222 08:40 11:45 W9 109 17:25 18:20 YH 732 17:55 19:15 6T 502 18:05 19:25 SAT YH 910 08:40 10:00 6T 404 08:45 10:05 W9 109 17:25 18:20 YH 732 17:55 19:15 6T 502 18:05 19:25 K7 225 18:40 20:00 SUN K7 222 08:40 11:45 YH 910 08:40 10:00 W9 109 17:25 18:20 YH 732 17:55 19:15 6T 502 18:05 19:25 TUE

WED AW 891 AW 911 6T 401 6T 331 K7 222 6T 801 AW 751 YH 737 K7 824 K7 622 W9 261 AW 791 YH 731 6T 501 THUR YH 909 AW 891 AW 901 6T 401 W9 255 6T 331 YH 729 AW 201 K7 226 K7 224 6T 501 YH 731 FRI AW 891 W9 251 6T 401 YH 917 6T 331 K7 222 AW 751 AW 211 K7 824 6T 501 YH 731 W9 271 6T 403 YH 909 AW 891 AW 911 6T 401 YH 729 6T 801 AW 601 K7 622 K7 224 6T 501 AW 891

SITTWE TO YANGON
MON 6T 612 12:55 14:20 W9 310 15:00 16:45 TUE 6T 612 12:55 14:20 W9 310 15:00 16:45 WED 6T 612 10:40 12:05 W9 310 15:00 16:45 THUR 6T 612 12:55 14:20 W9 310 15:00 16:45 FRI 6T 608 12:55 14:55 W9 310 15:00 16:45 K7 427 16:40 18:00 SAT 6T 612 12:55 14:20 W9 310 15:00 16:45 SUN 6T 612 12:55 14:20 K7 427 16:40 18:00

HEHO TO YANGON
MON W9 143 09:05 10:15 AW 892 09:20 10:30 YH 918 09:35 10:45 W9 011 09:40 10:35 6T 402 09:45 10:55 K7 223 10:30 11:45 AW 792 16:55 19:10 K7 225 17:40 20:00 AW 892 09:20 10:30 YH 918 09:35 10:45 W9 011 09:40 10:35 6T 402 09:45 10:55 W9 116 16:45 17:55 K7 827 11:15 12:30 K7 225 17:40 20:00 WED W9 143 09:05 10:15 AW 892 09:20 10:30 YH 918 09:35 10:45 6T 402 09:45 10:55 K7 223 10:30 11:45 THUR W9 143 09:05 10:15 AW 892 09:20 10:30 YH 918 09:35 10:45 6T 402 09:45 10:55 K7 827 11:15 12:30 K7 225 17:40 20:00 FRI W9 143 09:05 10:15 AW 892 09:20 10:30 YH 918 09:35 10:45 6T 402 09:45 10:55 K7 223 10:30 11:45 SAT AW 911 08:55 11:05 W9 143 09:05 10:15 AW 892 09:20 10:30 YH 918 09:35 10:45 6T 402 09:45 10:55 K7 827 11:15 12:30 AW 752 17:15 18:25 K7 225 17:40 20:00

SAT

YANGON TO MYEIK
MON K7 319 07:00 09:10 6T 707 11:30 13:30 TUE AW 301 07:00 09:05 K7 313 07:00 09:10 6T 707 11:30 13:30 WED K7 313 07:00 09:10 6T 707 11:30 13:30 THUR K7 319 07:00 09:10 6T 707 11:30 13:30 AW 301 12:45 14:50 FRI AW 301 07:00 09:05 K7 319 07:00 09:10 6T 707 11:30 13:30 SAT K7 319 07:00 09:10 6T 707 08:00 10:00 SUN K7 319 07:00 09:10 6T 707 11:30 13:30 AW 301 12:45 14:50

SAT

SUN W9 009 YH 910 AW 892 6T 402 W9 011 K7 223 W9 256 YH 812 6T 802 AW 212 YH 738 6T 502 MON W9 143 AW 891 YH 633 6T 401 YH 917 K7 222 K7 224 TUE W9 143 AW 901 AW 891 6T 401 YH 917 K7 224

YANGON TO MYITKYINA
MON W9 255 06:30 09:25 TUE W9 251 06:30 09:25 K7 622 13:30 16:30 WED K7 622 13:30 16:30 THUR AW 201 06:30 09:20 W9 255 06:30 09:25 FRI SAT W9 251 06:30 09:25 K7 622 13:30 16:30 W9 255 06:30 09:25 K7 622 13:30 16:30

MYEIK TO YANGON
MON K7 320 11:50 14:00 6T 708 15:55 17:55 TUE K7 314 09:30 11:40 6T 708 15:55 17:55 AW 302 17:15 19:20 WED K7 314 09:30 11:40 6T 708 15:55 17:55 THUR AW 302 11:30 13:35 K7 320 11:50 14:00 6T 708 15:55 17:55 FRI SAT K7 320 11:50 14:00 6T 708 15:55 17:55 K7 320 11:50 14:00 6T 708 12:25 14:25

YANGON TO NYAUNG U

SUN AW 211 06:00 08:50

SUN YH 909 AW 891 6T 401 W9 255 K7 222 6T 801 AW 211 AW 751 K7 622 6T 501 MON YH 634 AW 892 6T 402 K7 223 W9 262 6T 802 W9 021 YH 728 AW 762 K7 224 6T 502 K7 825

MYITKYINA TO YANGON
MON W9 256 09:45 12:40 TUE W9 252 12:05 15:00 K7 623 16:50 19:50 WED K7 623 16:50 19:50 THUR AW 202 09:35 12:25 W9 256 09:45 12:40 FRI SAT W9 252 12:05 15:00 K7 623 16:50 19:50 K7 623 16:50 19:50

large and voluptuous nude woman stretched out on her stomach and peering into a diminutive round hand-held mirror demanded attention. I snapped pictures the entire time so that I could later identify famous places we had seen. I was struck by the grandeur befitting the hub of an erstwhile global empire. Our overnight host was a German woman who has been teaching in Madrid for years. She totally got it when I contacted her and explained the nature of our stay. She told us that if we could come to her apartment in a bohemian section of town after she got off work and leave first thing in the morning, we were more than welcome to a mattress on the floor and a shower. We shared a glass of wine with her that evening and accompanied her to her favourite coffee shop in the morning before resuming our unguided wanderings around the city, this time keeping an eye on the time to get ourselves back down into the Metro and to the airport comfortably. Three years later, as a junior in college, my son returned to Madrid for a semester abroad. Two summers ago I took my daughter on a roots trip to Kenya, where she was born. I researched the

Domestic Airlines
Air Bagan Ltd.(W9)
56, Shwe Taung Gyar Street, Bahan Tsp, Yangon. Tel : 513322, 513422, 504888, Fax : 515102 652754 (Airport Office), Fax: 525 937

MANDALAY TO YANGON

WED W9 143 06:00 07:20 AW 891 06:15 07:35 6T 401 06:30 07:50 K7 222 07:00 08:20 YH 917 06:30 08:05 AW 781 15:00 17:10 THUR AW 891 06:15 07:35 W9 009 06:30 07:25 AW 901 06:30 07:50 6T 401 06:30 07:50 YH 917 06:30 08:05 K7 224 15:00 18:20

Asian Wings (AW)

No.34(A-1), Shwe Taung Gyar Street, Bahan Township,Yangon. Myanmar. Tel: 951 516654, 532253, 09-73135991~3.Fax: 951 532333

SUN W9 256 09:45 12:40

SUN K7 320 11:50 14:00 6T 708 15:55 17:55 AW 302 17:15 19:20

Air KBZ (K7)

33-49,Corner of Bank Street & Maha Bandoola Garden Street, Kyauktada Tsp,Yangon, Myanmar Tel: 372977~80, 533030~39 (Airport) Fax: 372983

YANGON TO HEHO
MON K7 222 07:00 10:10 W9 119 11:00 12:10 AW 761 11:00 12:10 YH 727 11:00 12:25 6T 501 15:00 16:10 YH 731 15:00 16:25 K7 224 15:00 17:20

Domestic
6T = Air Mandalay W9 = Air Bagan AW = Asian Wings K7 = AIR KBZ YH = Yangon Airways

Yangon Airways(YH)
166, MMB Tower, Level 5, Upper Pansodan Rd, Mingalar Taungnyunt Tsp, Yangon. Tel: (+95-1) 383 100, 383 107, 700 264, Fax: 652 533.

Subject to change without notice

Air Mandalay (6T)

146, Dhamazedi Road, Bahan Tsp, Yangon Tel : 501520, 525488 (Head Office) 720309, 652753,

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SAT 8M 231 MI 511 8M 6232 MI 517 SUN 8M 231 MI 511 8M 233 MI 517

ntage of long layovers

travel
INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT SCHEDULES
Dep Arr
07:55 12:25 10:10 14:45 11:30 16:05 16:40 21:15 07:55 12:25 10:10 14:45 13:20 17:50 16:40 21:15 TUE

DAyS Flight

Dep Arr

Days Flight
THUR MI 512 8M 232 MI 518 MI 520 8M 234 FRI MI 512 8M 6231 8M 232 MI 518 MI 520 SAT MI 512 8M 6231 8M 232 MI 518 MI 520 SUN MI 512 8M 232 MI 518 MI 520 8M 234

Dep Arr
07:55 09:20 13:25 14:55 14:20 15:45 15:20 16:40 18:50 20:20 07:55 09:20 09:10 10:40 13:25 14:55 14:20 15:45 15:20 16:40 07:55 09:20 09:10 10:40 13:25 14:55 14:20 15:45 15:20 16:40 07:55 09:20 13:25 14:55 14:20 15:45 15:20 16:40 18:50 20:20

YANGON TO BANGKOK
MON 8M 335 FD 3771 TG 304 PG 702 8M 331 PG 704 FD 3773 TG 306 TUE 8M 335 FD 3771 TG 304 PG 702 8M 331 PG 704 FD 3773 TG 306 WED 8M 335 FD 3771 TG 304 PG 702 8M 331 PG 704 FD 3773 TG 306 THUR 8M 335 FD 3771 TG 304 PG 702 8M 331 PG 704 FD 3773 TG 306 FRI 8M 335 FD 3771 TG 304 PG 702 8M 331 PG 704 FD 3773 TG 306 SAT 8M 335 FD 3771 TG 304 PG 702 8M 331 PG 704 FD 3773 TG 306 SUN 8M 335 FD 3771 TG 304 PG 702 8M 331 PG 704 FD 3773 TG 306 07:35 09:20 08:30 10:15 09:50 11:45 10:55 12:50 16:30 18:15 16:40 18:35 17:40 19:25 19:45 21:40 07:35 09:20 08:30 10:15 09:50 11:45 10:55 12:50 16:30 18:15 16:40 18:35 17:40 19:25 19:45 21:40 07:35 09:20 08:30 10:15 09:50 11:45 10:55 12:50 16:30 18:15 16:40 18:35 17:40 19:25 19:45 21:40 07:35 09:20 08:30 10:15 09:50 11:45 10:55 12:50 16:30 18:15 16:40 18:35 17:40 19:25 19:45 21:40 07:35 09:20 08:30 10:15 09:50 11:45 10:55 12:50 16:30 18:15 16:40 18:35 17:40 19:25 19:45 21:40 07:35 09:20 08:30 10:15 09:50 11:45 10:55 12:50 16:30 18:15 16:40 18:35 17:40 19:25 19:45 21:40 07:35 09:20 08:30 10:15 09:50 11:45 10:55 12:50 16:30 18:15 16:40 18:35 17:40 19:25 19:45 21:40

BANGKOK TO YANGON
MON FD 3770 TG 303 PG 701 8M 336 PG 703 FD 3772 TG 305 8M 332 FD 3770 TG 303 PG 701 8M 336 PG 703 FD 3772 TG 305 8M 332 WED FD 3770 TG 303 PG 701 8M 336 PG 703 FD 3772 TG 305 8M 332 THUR FD 3770 TG 303 PG 701 8M 336 PG 703 FD 3772 TG 305 8M 332 FRI FD 3770 TG 303 PG 701 8M 336 FD 3772 PG 703 TG 305 8M 332 SAT FD 3770 TG 303 PG 701 8M 336 PG 703 FD 3772 TG 305 8M 332 SUN FD 3770 TG 303 PG 701 8M 336 PG 703 FD 3772 TG 305 8M 332 07:10 07:55 07:55 08:50 09:15 10:05 10:40 11:25 15:00 15:50 16:25 17:10 17:50 18:45 19:15 20:00 07:10 07:55 07:55 08:50 09:15 10:05 10:40 11:25 15:00 15:50 16:25 17:10 17:50 18:45 19:15 20:00 07:10 07:55 07:55 08:50 09:15 10:05 10:40 11:25 15:00 15:50 16:25 17:10 17:50 18:45 19:15 20:00 07:10 07:55 07:55 08:50 09:15 10:05 10:40 11:25 15:00 15:50 16:25 17:10 17:50 18:45 19:15 20:00 07:10 07:55 07:55 08:50 09:15 10:05 10:40 11:25 16:25 17:10 15:00 15:50 17:50 18:45 19:15 20:00 07:10 07:55 07:55 08:50 09:15 10:05 10:40 11:25 15:00 15:50 16:25 17:10 17:50 18:45 19:15 20:00 07:10 07:55 07:55 08:50 09:15 10:05 10:40 11:25 15:00 15:50 16:25 17:10 17:50 18:45 19:15 20:00

YANGON TO SIEM REAP

WED 8M 401 SAT 8M 401 08:50 11:25 08:50 11:25

YANGON TO KUALA LUMPUR

MON 8M 501 MH 741 AK 851 TUE 8M 501 MH 741 AK 851 WED 8M 501 MH 741 AK 851 THU MH 741 AK 851 FRI 8M 501 MH 741 AK 851 SAT 8M 501 MH 741 AK 851 SUN MH 741 AK 851 09:00 13:00 12:15 16:30 18:50 23:05 09:00 13:00 12:15 16:30 18:50 23:05 09:00 13:00 12:15 16:30 18:50 23:05 12:15 16:30 18:50 23:05 09:00 13:00 12:15 16:30 18:50 23:05 09:00 13:00 12:15 16:30 18:50 23:05 12:15 16:30 18:50 23:05

KAULA LUMPUR TO YANGON

MON MH 740 8M 502 AK 850 TUE MH 740 8M 502 AK 850 WED MH 740 8M 502 AK 850 THU MH 740 AK 850 FRI MH 740 8M 502 AK 850 SAT MH 740 8M 502 AK 850 SUN MH 740 AK 850 10:05 11:15 14:00 15:00 15:40 16:45 10:05 11:15 14:00 15:00 15:40 16:45 10:05 11:15 14:00 15:00 15:40 16:45 10:05 11:15 15:40 16:45 10:05 11:15 14:00 15:00 15:40 16:45 10:05 11:15 14:00 15:00 15:40 16:45 10:05 11:15 15:40 16:45

Long layovers at Suvarnabhumi International Airport provide the opportunity to spend a few hours exploring Bangkok, Thailand. cheapest flights and found that Qatar, a small but wealthy emirate on the Arabian Peninsula, is vying to turn its expanding airport into a high-volume hub. The Middle East has always been a global crossroads, and these days its probably cheaper to refuel in countries on the Arabian Peninsula than in other parts of the world. Qatar Airways was undercutting the other airlines. But, the travel agent I was working with added apologetically, a flight from New York to Nairobi would necessitate an overnight stay in both directions. Darn! By way of consolation, she added, the airline would pay for a visa, transportation into Doha, dinner, a hotel room, breakfast and transportation back to the airport. I pulled out my credit card on the spot. Doha is the third Arab city Ive had the opportunity to explore. Ive walked its streets twice now, but never during daylight. The Royal Qatar Hotel had a tasty M idd le E a s t e r n b u f f e t waiting for us. I didnt know much about Doha other than that its home to the satellite news network al-Jazeera. One of the stereotypes I carry around about cities in Muslim countries is that theyre generally very safe. The clerk at the front desk laughed when I asked whether I should be concerned about taking a stroll. The Royal Qatar Hotel, which is circular and about 12 stories high, is the tallest structure in its vicinity, so I could range widely without getting lost. I carried a photocopy of my passport and, since the airline had taken care of all my needs, I didnt need local currency. The store windows included one with a forlorn-looking model of a 10-tier wedding cake. It was a bakery away from the higher-volume foot traffic. I happened upon an ornamental arch over a busy boulevard that consisted of two swords meeting tip to tip high overhead, fused by the circular State of Qatar logo, which features a sailboat and a pair of palm trees. From there I was drawn to a brightly lit spire that looks like a snail gracefully coiled around a minaret reaching for the heavens. I learned later that this is a cultural centre dedicated to informing non-Muslims about Islam. I passed a small park with swaths of grass, streetlights and an open stone plaza. It was full of well-dressed young people, some holding hands in understated gestures of courtship. Through an empty corridor of tourist shops closed for the night, I happened on the centre of Dohas upscale night life, the Souq Waqif. It has dozens of restaurants, some with outdoor tables extending far into the flagstone pedestrian street. People in Western garb mixed with men in long white robes and ogals a black band around the head to keep a tailored piece of cloth in place. As they puffed on their hookahs, they lent the scene before me a sense of exoticism heightened by the scent of spices mixed with the aroma of rich coffee. On the return trip, four weeks later, I started my rounds where Id left off, continuing my nocturnal introduction to a city that the globe will get to know better when it hosts the World Cup football championships in 2022. Other peoples worst connections are my best ones. Had I rushed, I would have missed out on these random romances with three cities that werent even on my dance card. Im still enough of an infrequent flier that racking up points makes less sense for me than finding interesting layovers. So next time I go somewhere, Ill still be on the prowl for bad connections. The Washington Post

YANGON TO GAUNGZHOU
WED CZ 3056 THUR 8M 711 SAT CZ 3056 11:20 15:50 08:40 13:15 11:20 15:50 08:40 13:15

SUN 8M 711

YANGON TO TAIPEI
MON CI 7916 WED CI 7916 FRI CI 7916 14:00 19:25 14:00 19:25 14:00 19:25

GUANGZHOU TO YANGON
WED CZ 3055 THUR 8M 712 SAT CZ 3055 08:50 10:30 14:15 15:50 08:50 10:30 14:15 15:50

YANGON TO KUNMING
TUE CA 906 14:15 17:35 14:15 17:35 14:15 17:35 14:15 17:35 14:15 17:35

WED CA 906 THUR CA 906 SAT SUN CA 906 CA 906

SUN 8M 712

TAIPEI TO YANGON
MON CI 7915 WED CI 7915 FRI CI 7915 09:55 12:45 09:55 12:45 09:55 12:45

YANGON TO KOLKATA
Mon FRI IC734 IC734 13:30 16:40 13:30 16:40

KUNMING TO YANGON
TUE CA 905 12:35 13:15 12:35 13:15 12:35 13:15 12:35 13:15 12:35 13:15

YANGON TO CHIANG MAI

THUR W9 9607 SUN W9 9607 12:00 13:30 12:00 13:30

WED CA 905 THUR CA 905 SAT SUN CA 905 CA 905

YANGON TO HANOI
MON VN 956 WED VN 956 FRI SAT VN 956 VN 956 19:10 21:30 19:10 21:30 19:10 21:30 19:10 21:30 TUE

YANGON TO SINGAPORE
MON 8M 231 MI 511 8M 6232 MI 517 TUE 8M 231 MI 511 8M 233 MI 517 07:55 12:25 10:10 14:45 11:30 16:05 16:40 21:15 07:55 12:25 10:10 14:45 13:20 17:50 16:40 21:15 07:55 12:25 10:10 14:45 11:30 16:05 16:40 21:15 07:55 12:25 10:10 14:45 13:20 17:50 16:40 21:15 07:55 12:25 10:10 14:45 11:30 16:05 16:40 21:15

SINGAPORE TO YANGON
MON MI 512 8M 6231 8M 232 MI 518 MI 512 8M 232 MI 518 8M 234 WED MI 512 8M 6231 8M 232 MI 518 07:55 09:20 09:10 10:40 13:25 14:55 14:20 15:45 07:55 09:20 13:25 14:55 14:20 15:45 18:50 20:20 07:55 09:20 09:10 10:40 13:25 14:55 14:20 15:45

KOLKATA TO YANGON
Mon FRI IC733 IC728 10:00 14:55 15:50 16:40

YANGON TO HO CHI MINH

TUE VN 942 14:25 17:10 14:25 17:10 14:25 17:10

CHIANG MAI TO YANGON

THUR W9 9608 SUN W9 9608 14:30 15:00 14:30 15:00

International Airlines
Air Asia (FD)
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THUR VN 942 SUN VN 942

HANOI TO YANGON
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

Bangkok Airways (PG)

Air Bagan Ltd.(W9) Air China (CA)

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Silk Air(MI)

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WED 8M 231 MI 511 8M 6232 MI 517 THUR 8M 231 MI 511 8M 233 MI 517 FRI 8M 231 MI 511 8M 6232 MI 517

YANGON TO PHNOM PENH

WED 8M 401 SAT 8M 401 15:15 17:40 15:15 17:40

56, Shwe Taung Gyar Street, Bahan Tsp, Yangon. Tel : 513322, 513422, 504888, Fax : 515102 Building (2), corner of Pyay Rd and Kaba Aye Pagoda Rd, Hotel Yangon, 8 miles, Yangon, Myanmar. Tel : 666112, 655882.

Malaysia Airlines (MH)

335/357, Bogyoke Aung San Rd, Pabedan Tsp, Yangon. Tel : 387648, 241007 ext : 120, 121, 122 Fax : 241124

Thai Airways (TG)

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International
FD & AK = Air Asia TG = Thai Airways 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

HO CHI MINH TO YANGON

TUE VN 943 11:40 13:25 11:40 13:25 11:40 13:25

Subject to change without notice

Air India

Myanmar Airways International(8M)

Vietnam Airlines (VN)

THUR VN 943 SUN VN 943

75, Shwe Bon Thar St, Pabedan Tsp, Yangon. Tel : 253597~98, 254758. Fax: 248175

08-02, Sakura Tower, 339, Bogyoke Aung San Rd, Kyauktada Tsp, Ygn. Tel : 255260, Fax: 255305

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PHNOM PENH TO YANGON

WED 8M 402 SAT 8M 402 18:40 20:05 18:40 20:05

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Pufferfish still a big hit in Japan, despite the risks

TOKYO Every year in Japan people are hospitalised after eating pufferfish; sometimes the result is fatal. But despite apparent dangers, strict rules on serving the toxic delicacy in Tokyo are to be relaxed. Aficionados say the tingle that the meat of the pufferfish leaves on your lips caused by the potent neurotoxin it contains is part of the appeal. Never mind that the numbness tetrodotoxin creates can progress to paralysis and breathing problems. Or that, according to the US Food and Drug Administration, consumption can prove fatal within four to six hours and the victim, although completely paralysed, may be conscious and in some cases completely lucid until shortly before death. Diners at Shigekazu S u z u k i s r e s t a u r a n t , however, can be sure they are in no danger when they select their pufferfish an ugly and, to the untutored eye, rather unappetising looking creature from a tank near the kitchen. Suzuki is one of an exclusive coterie of Tokyo chefs who have undergone special training and licensing that allows them to serve the potentially fatal fish, known as fugu in Japan. Its not easy for nonlicensed people to clean fugu, Suzuki said at his branch of the Torafugu-tei chain in upmarket Ginza, as he stripped the toxic internal organs from the freshly killed fish with his razor-sharp knife. I have not eaten these bits because Im scared, he said, gripping the light yellow ovary one of the most poisonous parts of the fish and throwing it into a locked metal pot. than regular fish but its definitely worth it, he said. A c c o r d i n g t o J a p a n s health and welfare ministry, 17 people fell ill after eating fugu last year. One of them died. Under the present system, restaurants in the Tokyo Metropolitan area, home to some 13 million people, can only serve fugu if they have a specially trained chef working on site. But in a move that surprised some observers, the authorities in the capital earlier this year announced plans to relax the rules. From October eateries will be allowed to buy in ready-prepared fugu packaged or frozen, for example provided it came from a licensed chef. Unprepared fugu will continue to be banned from menus at restaurants without licensed personnel. The rule change is more of a technicality to catch up with current practice, the authorities argue. Tokyo consumers have long bought fugu meat from other areas of the country via the internet, most notably from the southern Kyushu region known for its food. We h a v e c o n c l u d e d that the revision of the regulation wont lead to any chances of triggering fugu poisoning, a Tokyo Metropolitan government official said. Chef Suzuki said he was not worried about competition when the new rules come into force. Due to the deregulation, more restaurants can serve fugu so that more customers can enjoy it and then will be properly aware of the culture of eating fugu, the 44-year-old said. We licensed chefs will continue taking care of it properly, he said. AFP

YOUR STARS
By Astrologer Aung Myin Kyaw Aquarius Jan 20 - Feb 18
Use your imagination to develop a sense of idealism that can be applied creatively to beautify the world around you. Remember that profound transformation takes time. Make sure your social relationships are compatible with any ambitions to perform charitable deeds, and dont neglect to include old friends in these plans.

Pisces

Identify those friends who have a knack for spying, and use them to help collect information that can be of use to you. Being more selective in forming meaningful relationships will also benefit you. Consolidate your efforts and direct them into useful channels.

Feb 19 - Mar 20

Aries

You must learn to be more realistic and gain some of the skills required for sound management in handling your basic resources. Learn to yield to other peoples opinions. Developing firm roots is an important priority in achieving your goals. Love is sure to reach into your environment.

March 21 - April 19

Taurus

The pursuit of your goals might require a more creative, indirect approach, but with tenacity and persistence you can succeed. Believe that sharing lightens the burden and doubles the return. Making an investment in people and their resources is a necessary component of any profession, and will help reduce future risks.

April 20 - May 20

Gemini

Japanese chef Shigekazu Suzuki cuts and trims a pufferfish, known as fugu in Japan, to remove toxic internal organs at Torafugu-tei restaurant in Tokyo on June 5. Pic: AFP According to Suzuki, it takes about five years to pass the fugu licence exam, which includes paper and practical tests on how to distinguish poisonous parts from others. Stringent regulations are often credited with the low level of fatalities, but reports of fishermen dying after eating their own inexpertly prepared catch continue to surface. And thrill-seeking diners sometimes ask to be served the banned internal organs. Occasionally, a chef will oblige. In December, the Tokyo government revoked the licence for a chef at a Michelin two-star restaurant after he had served the fishs liver to a diner who asked for it. She recovered after a few days in hospital. Some people really want to try the dangerous parts because they think it might be really good, said Mahiro Shin, a 33-year-old customer at Torafugu-tei. And sometimes some people get sick, but most people like us dont take such risks, he said. A set meal of fugu hot pot at Torafugu-tei costs roughly 5000 yen (US$63), but prices in some of the more exclusive restaurants in notoriously pricey Tokyo can rise to tens of thousands of yen. But, said diner Yohei Watanabe, the premium the seasonal delicacy attracts is easily justified. It is a bit more expensive

Learning about the characteristics of others will sharpen and widen your perspectives concerning the reality of nature. Good mental balance will give you a better understanding of how harmony will wonderfully perfume your body. Good luck and pleasant favour will allow you to ride the waves of passion.

May 21 - June 20

Cancer

Use your wisdom to manage the powerful tension between your fantasies and the realities of the world. Condense your boundless ideas of impossibility and try not to precipitate the clouds of illusion into the activity of your everyday life. Take care not to burn bridges in pursuit of your goals; likewise, avoid losing friends over simple misunderstandings.

June 22 - July 22

Leo

The most direct path to success will involve working through your personal issues. Your greatest challenges will not be external obstacles, but rather the need to make a big internal transformation. When facing tough obstacles and heavy burdens, the best approach is often to cultivate the self-discipline necessary to take your time and move forward thoughtfully and methodically.

July 23 - Aug 22

Virgo

Yesterday is gone, tomorrow isnt here, so concentrate on making today an outstanding one. Dont try to change your spouse and make him or her over into a second edition of yourself. Love is the awareness of natural beauty. There is no end to the good things you can say to each other in a family love-fest.

Aug 23 - Sept 22

Libra

Winery launches US$170,000 bottle

SYDNEY An Australian winery last month unveiled 12 bottles of a rare vintage for sale at an eye-watering price of A$168,000 (US$170,350) each, which can only be opened by a specially trained wine expert. The wine is held in a unique hand-blown glass ampoule designed to provide the ideal environment for the liquor, and this is suspended inside a bespoke glass container, which sits inside a wooden cabinet. It is our understanding this is one of the most expensive Australian wines released in this unique format, said Penfolds spokeswoman Ildi Ireland. But when the buyer decides to crack open the high-priced vintage, he or she will have to call out a senior member of Penfolds wine-making team, the only person with the correct training to uncork the prized bottle. The wine expert will travel to wherever the customer is to remove the ampoule from its glass casing and open the bottle using a specially designed device. The wine contained within the ampoule, first released in the 1950s, holds a particular significance among generations of Australian and international wine collectors, Penfolds said in a statement. The wine, a 2004 Kalimna Block 42 Cabernet Sauvignon, is a rare single-vineyard wine that is only released in stellar vintages. The Block 42 vineyard, planted in the mid-1880s, is in South Australias Barossa Valley and Penfolds said it is thought to have some of the oldest continuously producing Cabernet Sauvignon vines in the world. There is something really magical about the 2004 Block 42 Kalimna Cabernet, said Penfolds chief winemaker Peter Gago. It has an ethereal dimension and a saturated blackness on the palate, its extraordinarily perfumed with layer upon layer of flavour. Four artisans were commissioned to produce the ampoule and casings that feature fixtures made from precious metals that help anchor the glass sculpture to the jarrah wood box. Penfolds, which has been producing wines since 1844, is known for its Grange wines Australias most famous. One of the ampoules will remain at Penfolds Magill Estate Winery in South Australia, and one will be kept by luxury retailer DFS and feature at the Master of Spirits event in Singapore early in the New Year, Penfolds said. AFP

Remember that you are not responsible for what other people think of you; you are responsible only for what you think of yourself. Avoid arguments and disagreements at all costs. Always keep your word, and never make a promise you cannot keep or a decision you cannot support. The heart never kills love, but it changes everything for the better.

Sept 23 - Oct 22

Scorpio

Understanding the true meaning of life requires forging a balance in love affairs. This a great period to reduce unnecessary social complexity, which, if allowed to persist, can lead you to make stupid mistakes. Dont be proud to show your self-confidence, and dont overemphasise basic differences of style in interpersonal relationships.

Oct 23 - Nov 21

Sagittarius

Your awareness is not an emotional understanding as much as it is a rational and intelligent observance of the world around you. You will be aware of the troubles in the world at large and carry this perspective forward with sensitivity, gentle care and empathy.

Nov 22 - Dec 21

Capricorn

A 2004 Kalimna Block 42 Cabernet Sauvignon wine in a glass ampoule suspended inside a bespoke glass container. Pic: AFP

Fear always leads to hate. The only person you can ever really change in your life is you and you alone, no one else. Everybody wants to be somebody and you are no exception, so work to develop your own distinctive style. Believe that praise is the quickest and most reliable way to make a person feel important in any relationship, and its not a bad way to inspire them to use their abilities to their potential. Build an emotionally satisfying union. For a personal reading contact Aung Myin Kyaw, 4th Floor, 113 Thamain Bayan Road, Tamwe Township, Yangon. Tel: 0973135632, Email: williameaste@gmail.com

Dec 22 - Jan 19

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(1) NEW University Avenue Road, 120x100, 2nd Storey new house for rent, Nice and beautifully, P-furn, Ph, 8A/C, US$6500, Call AYT: 09518-8320. (2) Than Lwin Road,0.335,RC2Storey house for rent, Ph, 7A/C, asking price US$3500, Call Maureen: 09-5188320. (3) New University Road, 100x100, RC2, Nicely house for rent, Ph, 7A/C, US$3500, Call AYT: 09-518-8320. (4) New University Road, 30x100, BN2 for rent 16 Lakhs, Call Maureen: 09518-8320. BAHAN, No. 7 C Wingabar Rd, Next to Clover Hotel & Japanese Embassy. Brand new condo, whole 5th Flr. 2220 sqft. $1200/ MAmerican/International standard, 2 Bed, 2 Bath, Beautifully designed by USA Firm. Contact jeffreyatint@yahoo.com or jeffreyatint@ gmail. com Local ph # 09-73108503. APARTMENT (Double Slab) US$ 300/- (Per Month). Building 123, Cherry St, 4th Flr, Air Con 2, Setty, TV, Dining Table 1, Gas Store 1, Contact Add: A-17, Padaetharpin St, FMI City, Hlaingtharyar , Yangon. Ph: 680699, 687666, 09-730-74542. Office Time. BAHAN : New University Avenue Lane, Condo, 7 Flr, 1500 Sqft , Fully Furnished, Fully Furniture, 3 A/C, 1 MBR, 2 SBR ,1PH, 6.5 Lakhs, (Suitable to Rent for Foreigner), Ph:09-43200669 BAHAN: Golden Valley, 2 Story Building, Fully Furnished, Fully Furniture, 2MB, 2SB, Ph, A/C, Good Neighborhood, 25 Lakhs, Foreigners welcome. Ph: 09-432-00669 BAHAN,(1)0.5 acre land, 1 & half storey, 2 MBR, Ph line, 5 Aircons, 2 Single Rm, Generator, Nice Garden, Fully Furnished, US$ 3500 per month. (2) Inya Rd, 0.45 acre land, 11 Aircons, 3 Storey new house, Nice Garden, 5 MBR, 3 BR, US$ 8500 per month, (3) Thanlwin Rd, 0.23 acre land, 3 Storey new house, Ph line, semi furnished, 5 MBR, nice lawn, US$ 8000 per months, Ph: 09-513-7670 BAHAN, Thakhathoyeikmon Condo, 7F, 1500 Sqft, Fully Furnished, Fully Furniture, 3 A/C, 1 MBR, 2 SBR ,1Ph, 6 Lakhs, Ph : 09-731-35900

Travel
NYAN MYINT THU: Car Rental Service. Ko Nyan Myint Win Kyi. Address: No.56, Bo Ywe St, Latha, Yangon. Ph: 246551, 375283. 09-645-0599, 09-213-2778.

Housing for Sale

LASHIO : Ward 12, 2Acres Land including the main house and 2storey building. In downtown and Very Good place for business. Price: negotiable Ph: 09-5171377, 09-515-8738 SANCHAUNG , (1) near CityMart & Yuzana Super Market) Condo 32 ft x 52 ft, 6 Flr, MB (1) SB (2) renovated/ Lift. 1600 lakhs (2) Panchan st, new building, 15 ft x 50 ft, high 12 G Flr, 700 lakhs) Ph: 09-731-10110 09508-0880 BAHAN, Natmaut Yeiktha Lane, 0.22 Acre, RC 1 1/2 storey, Ph: 543350, 09-508-3097. No broker pls. N/DAGON, No.17, (Rose Garden) shwe pinlon, 8325 sq ft, land & building , 2RC price : 4500 lakh ph: 09-503-5522. HLAING , Near Yangon Insein Rd For more information K Khaing Kyaw : 09-518-2894

Training
I N T E R N AT I O N A L LY accepted Diploma in Management, a 17month program designed for busy executives. 12 subjects; only two seminars per month; foreign trainer (PhD); courses delivered in English; easy payments spread over 17 months. New course (Leading OrganizationalChange followed by Project Management) will start on July 8, 2012. For more information, inquiries or enrollment pls contact the Corporate Learning Academy (CLA) : 5 MeilikhaRd, Mayangon Tel: 650329, 664397. E-mail: cla@myanmar. com.mm BASIC CONCEPTS and Applications of Statistics Using SPSS software : 30-6-2012 (Saturday) to 29-7-2012 (Sunday). 159, Thukha Myaing 3rd St, Ward (8), Hlaing. (Near Thukha Bus-stop on Innsein Rd.) Sat & Sun, 8:00 am to 10:30 am . 10 days ( five weeks). 25 hrs for Ks 50,000/- U Zaw Win, Ex-Lecturer, Dept. of Statistics, Yangon Institute of Economics. Research Manager at an INGO. Hp: 09-501 7691, Email: zawwineco@ gmail.com

Want to Hire
RESIDENCE needed (independent house) 3 ~ 4 bed rooms with attached baths, a living room with a bath room attached,dining kitchen and a maids room. Within 1 or 2 kilometers of Eyes Hospital (Natmauk Yeiktha Rd). Pls contact 9:30am ~5:30pm. Ph: 545884

Want To Buy
USED Laptop, Notebook, Netbook, MacbookPro, Macbook Air, Samsung Galaxy Tablet, External Hardisk, External R/W, Used Phone Nokia Blackberry Motorola LG HTC Sony Ericsson Samsung Galaxy S2 Galaxy Note Galaxy Nexus, Huawei C8500 C8600 C8800 C8810 Ipod Touch 4G Iphone 3gs iphone 4, 4s handset Ipad Ipad2 New Ipad. Ph: 09-517-8391, 01376420

For Sale/Hire
ISUzU Trooper (1999 model) Left Hand Drive, 4X4. Ph: 09-500-9450

General
MOBILE CLASSIC Alluminium, Stainless Steel, Composite & Iron Work. Office :No10-Ground Flr ,Bo Moe St, Myae Ni Gone, Sanchaung. Ph: 09431-79764, 09-43195286. Email: goodwill 303164@gmail.com NYOON Book Dealing: Various kinds of Books regarding Business Management, Business & Investing, Account-

Employment
INGO Position
BURNET INSTITUTE Myanmar is seeking (1) Project Manager (Maternal & Child Health Program) 1 post (2) Technical Specialist for QLMA (Quality, Learning, Monitoring & Accounta-bility) 1 post (3) Technical Officer (Maternal & Child Health Technical Area) 1 post (4) Driver cum Logistic Assistant - 1 post. Detailed information can be assessed at Burnet Institute Myanmar office. All positions will be based in Yangon. Pls submit an application letter, CV with recent passport sized photo and copies of relevant documents to : HR Officer : Burnet Institute Myanmar : 226, 2nd Flr, Wizaya Plaza, U Wisara Rd, Bahan. Email: burnet. myanmar@ gmail. com CARE Myanmar organization is seeking (1) ART Doctor - 1 post in Monywa Closing date: 17th July 2012 Please 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 CARE International in Myanmar 17A, Pyi Htaung Su St, Sayarsan Rd, Sayarsan North-West Ward, Bahan Yangon. Tel: 401419, 401420, 401421 WELTHUNGERHILFE is seeing Agronomist 2 posts : Myanmar National only. Ade-quate university edu- cation in relevant technical field (agricul-ture), or relevant long term professional experience. 3 years of NGO experience, 3 years of experience as an agricultural advisor. Good knowledge in computer use (office package). Qualified women are encouraged to apply! Pls send electronic application including English cover letter, CV, copies of relevant certificates, referees and a recent passport size photo to E-mail: Uwe. Hermann @ welthungerhilfe.de; gaa. delta.akseinn@ gmail. com; aunghh01 @ gmail.com Closing date: th July, 15 2012 MEDECINS sans Frontieres - Switzerland (MSF-CH) is seeking Security Guard - 2 Posts: Primary education. Languages: French, A English, B National Language, Other dialects (please specify in the list of skills) F-Fluent, B-Basic, R-Requirement, A-Asset. Pls submit application (motivation letter, updated CV , copy of professional diplomas) to HR Officer. MSF Switzerland: 101, Dhamazedi Rd, Kamayut. Ph: 502509, 526194. E-mail: msfchrangoon-web@ geneva. msf.org. Closing date: 10 July 2012. MEDECINS sans Frontieres - Switzerland (MSF-CH) is looking for (1) Driver Factotum - 1 Post. (2)Security Guard - 2 Posts. Pls submit application (motivation letter, updated CV and copy of professional docu-ments) to HR Officer : Medecins Sans Frontieres - Switzerland (MSF-CH).101, Dhamazedi Rd, Kamayut, Yangon. Email: msfchrangoon-web@ geneva. msf.org, Ph: 502509, 526194. Closing date : July 10, 2012. SOLIDARITES Int'l (SI) seeking (1) Administrative & Finance Manager in Kanpelet, Chin State: University level or equivalent in accounting/ manage-ment/ administration. 2 years experience in a similar position with NGO. (2) Deputy Administrative & Finance Manager in Bhamo, Kachin State: University level or equivalent in account ing/ management/ administration. 1 years experience in a similar position with NGO. For all posts excellent knowledge of word & excel, knowledge of accounting software SAGA & HR software HOMERE is a plus. Fluent spoken & written English & Myanmar. Pls submit application (CV, cover letter, references) by email:hr.solidarites. mm@gmail.com, sol. ygn. hr@gmail.com, hr. solidarites.chin.mm@ gmail.com. Closing date : 31st July 2012. S O L I D A R I T E S Int'l (SI) is seeking Data Management Supervisor in Bhamo, Kachin State: Technical qualification or degree holder, 2 years professional experience similar position is INGO. Specific technical knowledge data analysis & mapping. Knowledge of Kachin state & project area is considered as advantage. Excellent computer is a must. Good level in both written & spoken. Pls submit application (CV, cover letter, references) by email : hr.solidarites. mm@gmail.com, bmo. admin@solidaritesmyanmar.org Closing date : 11 July 2012 SOLIDARITES Int'l (SI) is seeking Logistics Manager in Bhamo/ Kachin state: 4 years of professional experience in Logistics field with INGO/ NGO. University degree or diploma (preferably in Logistics Or related proven experience in similar area). Knowledge of IT management & MS office (excel, word, power point & network-ing). Fluent spoken / written English & Myanmar (Kachin & Chinese will be a plus). Good writing & communication skills. Pls submit application (CV, cover letter, references) to: Win Htay, Logistics Coordinator - Solidarites Int'l Office : 44-A, Tharyarwaddy Lane, Sayar San ward, Bahan, Yangon or email: hr.solidarites. mm @ gmail.com & cc to ygn. log. coordo@ solidaritesmyanmar. org. MEDECINS du Monde (MDM) is looking for Liaison/ Administration Officer - 1 post: Graduate diploma in social or behavioral sciences. 1 year experience with similar liaison, administration & communication duties. Excellent communication & inter-personal skills, good command of spoken / written English. Good knowledge of MS Office especially MS word & MS excel. Pls submit CV & cover letter to MDM Country Coordination Office, Yangon : 47-B, Po Sein St, Bahan. Ph: 542830, Email: admi. pyapon. mdmmyanmar @gmail.com MYANMAR Red Cross Society is looking for (1) Branch Project Officer, 2 posts: Relevant university degree (publichealth, development related discipline or Management). 3 years experience in health related field. Good analytical & report writing skills. Good mastering of spoken & written English in addition to high level Myanmar language skills. Computer literate. Red Cross volunteer experience is an added advantage. Closing date:12.7.2012 (2) Admin & Finance Assistant 4 posts: Relevant educational background (accounting, finance, administration or equivalent). 2 years experience in a similar position. Knowledge of English in speaking and writing is anadvantage.Computer literate. Understanding of, commitment & willingness to actively promote, the Red Cross Red Crescent Fundamental Principles. Closing date: 10.7.12 (3)Head of Communication Division, 1 post: Myanmar Nationality. Completion of higher education, preferably a Masters degree in Comunication, Business Administration, Internal relations or similar. Superior communication skills in English & Myanmar launguages are essential. Good Know-ledge of information technology including publication & presen-tation software. Acade-mic background in journalism, literature, pedagogic studies or a relevant field of Communication/public relations will be an asset. Closing date: 12.7.12. Pls submit a letter of application, relevant documents & CV, Copy of Recom-mendation letter from police station, labor registration card & health certificate & 1 passport photo (Cover letter & CV documents only need to be sent via e-mail to mrcshrrecruit ment@ gmail.com, U Khin Maung Hla, Executive Director, Myanmar Red Cross Society, Nay Pyi Taw. with 2 years experiences (INGO experience would be an asset). Strong analytic & accounting skill; Strong computer skill (excel, word, etc.); Good written and oral communication skill in Myanmar & English; Have a strong aspiration & interest in humanitarian & community development works. (2) Agriculture Training Specialist for Livelihood Improve-ment Program at Meiktila Field Office, Meiktila Tsp,Mandalay: Have a degree of Bachelor of Agricultural Science. Preferable on trainer experience for relevant training. Good communication,facilitat ion & supportive interpersonal skills. Have a strong aspiration & interest in humanitarian & community development works. (3) Guard - 1 post in Meiktila Field Office. Pls enclose a C.V., copies of testimonials (references) & photo-graph (passport size) & send it to Senior Officer, Admin/Finance Unit, AMDA Myanmar Country Office : 19 B, Thukhawaddy Rd, Yankin , Yangon. Tel: 578353. Email:amda @ mptmail. net.mm 9thJuly 2012. dsavariau@gmail.com MYANMAR ComBiz (Group) Co., Ltd is looking for (1) Admin Assistant M 1 Post: Any Graduate, 1 year experience. Able to relate with government office. Can use MSOffice. (2) Assistant - F 1 Post : Any Graduate, 1 year experience.Good communication skill in English (oral & Written). Can use MS-Office. (3) Business Development Supervisor - M/F 1Post: Science Graduate (MBA preferable) with 3 years experience in Tender Business. Good communication in English ( oral & written). (4) Procurement Supervisor - M 1 Post : Any Graduate (MBA, DBA preferable) with 2 years experience in procurement function, customer service & PR management. (5) Trade Supervisor (Ware-house) M 1 Post : Any Graduate, 1 year experience. Must have good communication, interpersonal and team building skills. Can use MS-Office. (6) Office Assistant - F 1 Post : Any Graduate. Must have good communication in English. Can use MS-Office. (7) Trade Executive - M 1 Post : Any Graduate, 2 years experience. Good communication skills. Can use MS-Office. (8) Travel & Tour Manager M/F 1 Post :Any graduate, 2 years experience. Excellent communication in English. Can use MSOffice & internet E-mail. (9) Sales & Reservation Supervisor - M/F 1 Post : Any graduate with 2 years experience in relevant function. Must have good communication in English. Can calculate tour quotation, group & individual reservation. Can use MS-Office & internet E-mail. (10) Ticketing Supervisor - M/F 1 Post : Any Graduate, 2 years experience in customer service & public relation. Must have good communication in English. Can use MSOffice. (11) Ticketing Assistant - M/F 1 Post: Any Graduate, 2 years experience in relevant function. Good communication in English. Can use MS-Office. (12) Office Assistant - M/F 1 Post : Any Graduate, 1 year. Must have good communication in English. Can use MSoffice. Pls send CV, copy of certificate, labor registration & 2 ID photo, within 2 weeks to: HR Department/ Myanmar ComBiz (Group) Co., Ltd: 148 E, 10(B-9), A1 St, 9 Mile, Mayangone. Ph: 668725, 664906. Email: admin@ combizgroup. com INCEPTA Pharmaceuticals Ltd. is seeking Medical Promotion Officer - 8 Posts: Graduate from any discipline (science graduate with 1-2 years experience. Ability to work under pressure. Incumbent must have good presentation skills to communicate up-to-date product informat-ion to medical professionals to generate prescriptions. Willing to travel extensively. Age 30 years. Pls submit updated resume/ CV to No.92/94, Rm #3B, 52nd St, Pazundaung, Ph: 09-294-859, email: kyaw.zar.min@gmail. com, Closing date: 30 July, 2012. VISION INTERIORS renowned internationally, is starting its operations in Yangon & require eligible and efficient candidate for each of the following post: (1). Draftsmen: Should have min. 5 years of experience in both residential & commercial designs, must be well versed with Auto-Cad / 3D Max, can draft/ sketch designs manually, responsibi-lities include site visits & supervision. * Must speak, read & write English fluently. (2). Carpenter: Should have min. 10 years of experience in carpentry, musthaveateamofskilled labor.(3). Contractor Cum Site Supervisor: should have min. 5 years experience in the required field, must have a technical know-ledge & good network among coworkers: civil engineers, painters, electricians, masons etc. Eligible applicants must send in CV to visioninteriors@ gmail. com or contact 09420087374 during office hours (10AM - 6PM, Mon-Sat) WANT TO LEARN to write news, articles and do market research? Thura Swiss a Yangon-based research and consultancy company, is looking for a bright individual with initiative, analytical skills and excellent command of English (able to read articles and texts and write clearly) to fill the temporary vacancy of a research associate. The initial contract will be for 3 to 4 months with possibility of extension. Shortlisted candidates will pass a writing test and interview. Please send your CV with a cover letter to hr@ thuraswiss. com indicating research associate in the subject line before 20 July 2012. NIBBAN Electric & Electronics Company in Myanmar is currently searching for Qualified & Competent person for the following positions. Production Manager M 1 Post : Any Graduate with Business Administration/ Diploma in Sales and Marketing. 3 years experience in the related field. Computer literate and familiar with office applications. Age 30 to 45. Pls submit update CV, recent photo, Copy of labor registration card, NRC & other relative docu-ments to HR Department : 164, Bo Ywe` St, Latha, Yangon. Ph: 389523, 384730 (or) by email to nibban.hr@ gmail.com Closing date: 14 July 2012. WE are looking for Accountant - F 1post: B.Com/ B Act or LCCI I, II. Pls Contact: 618102, 08:00-16:00 weekdays. Interview: Walk in interview, Wednesday & Thursday evening. (1) DEPUTY MANAGER - M 1 Post : Japanese Language Proficiency Test Result N1 or N2. Salary minimum 2 Lakh. Basic Computer Skill. Must have driving licence & driving experience. (2) Sales & Marketing (Branding Officer) Fluent in English. Age under 35. 2 years experience of Hospital Nurse. Salary: 1.8~2.5 Lakhs. (3) Driver : Fluent in English or Japanese. Age 25-40. Must have safety driving skill & 5 years experience in driving field. Strong knowledge of vehicle maintain, delivery and logistics are preferable. Place of residence: near Aung San Stadium, Mingalar Taung Nyunt, Yankin, Bahan, Tarmwe, Latha, Lanmadaw, Tharketa. Salary: 1.5~2.2 Lakh. Pls submit CV with application letter, passport size color photo (within 3 months taken), copies of NRC cards, working experien-ce, other relevant certificate and contact ph. Please Contact Ph: 393051, 394824. (1) DIRECTOR/GM (Finance) - M/F 2 Posts : B.Com, CPA, ACCA, A strong knowledge of Finance & Accounting related to banking, Age (40 ~ 50) , Good in English 4 skills, 20 years of relevant experience, Comprehensive knowledge of Banking Operation. (2) Branch Manager/Deputy Manager - M/F 15 Posts : Any Graduate, Age 28 ~ 55, Able to travel, Experiences in Manager /Deputy Manager level in Local Banking (3) Manager (Import & Export) - M/F 2 Posts : Any graduate, Prefer to MBA, Good in English 4 skills, 5 years experiences in Trade Documentation & Int'l Trading, Preferable banking knowledge. (4) Relationship Manager / Marketing Manager M/F 5 Posts: MBA/DMA, Diploma in Marketing, Good in English (4 skills), 5 years experiences in Sales & Marketing field. (5) HR Manager - M/F 5 Posts : Any graduate, PrefertoMBA/DMA,MPA, Good in English (4-skills), Computer literate, 5 years experiences in HR Management field. Age 35 ~ 45, Able to travel. Pls submit an application letter with updated CV,a passport size recent photo, copy of labor registration card & NRC card & other supportive documents to : 520 (A/4), Kabar Aye Pagoda Rd, Bahan, Yangon. Ph : - 018603009~18 (HR Dept.) or email: uabhohr@ unitedamarabank. com BANGKOK Airways Asias Botique Airline is looking for Reservation & Ticketing Officer to join Yangon Station team - M/F: age under 25. Myanmar Nationality. Good communication skills. Good command of written & spoken English. Computer literate. Pls apply a comprehensive CV and submit application letter to: Bangkok Airways Co., Ltd. #0305, 3rd Flr, Sakura Tower No.339, Bogyoke Aung San Rd, Kyauktada , Yangon. Closing date: 10 July 2012 CITY VIVA Travel Co.,Ltd is seeking Office staff M/F 2 Posts : Strong communication skills in English. Ability to communicate with Customers and Staff in a professional & efficient manner. Cheerful and outgoing personality. Good computer skills. Good organizational skills. Able to work with minimum supervision. Able to take direction and complete tasks required with accuracy in a timely manner. Willingness to take initiative & enthusiasm in learning and gaining experience. Fast leaner. Interested candidates should apply with detailed resume, contact details and expected salary to: 162(C), 2nd Thiri Yeik Thar, Lower Kyeemyindine Rd, Ahlone, Yangon before 15 Jul 2012 VACANCY for Mechanical Engineer, 4 - 5 years experience, with knowledge of Machinery Foundation & Installation. Workable English. To submit CV, Ph: 376458, 401093. PRISTINE Group is seeking : (1) Business DevelopmentManager M/F 1 post : Any Graduate or higher degree (MBA is prefera-ble). Age 35 ~ 45. 5 years experiences & 3 years direct experience in Business development fields. (2) Senior Executive(Commercial) - M/F 2 posts : Working experience in Commercial Fields (Export, Import documentation). Age under 35. 3 years experience. Chinese is preferable. (3) Business Development Executive - M/F 1 post : Any Graduate. Age under 35. 2 years experiences in Business development & Tender field. (4) Senior Executive Officer - M/F 1 post : Any Graduate (MBA is preferable). Age under 35. 5 years experiences in Cooperative multiple tasks will all concerning department. (6) Chief Acocunt - F 1 post : B.Com or CPA.Age under 35. 5 years experience. Chinese is preferable. For 1 ~ 6: Good command of English & computer literate .(7) Sale Executive - M 1 post : BE (Mechanical) Age 23 ~ 35. Must be skillfull in Computer. Pls submit an application letter, with full CV detailing experience, knowledge & skills. Pls include the names & contact details of referees to the HR Department by email to hrd1@pristinemyanmar. com, within 2 weeks. (1) OVERSEA Procurement Assistant Manager - M/F 3 Posts: MBA or DMA or Any graduated with management diploma. 2 ~ 3 years experience in Oversea Procure-ment & Trading. English 4 skills language proficiency must be needed. Age 30 ~ 40. Advance computer literate with e-mail & internet. (2) Secretary F 1 Post : Any graduate, Age above 25. Good personality. 2 years experience in similar job. Must be use computer (Microsoft Word, Excel, Page-maker & Outlook...). Excellent in 4 skills English. Pls submit an application letter, CV with detailed experiences to : (22/24), 4th & 5th Flr, Pansodan Rd (Bet: Strand Rd & Merchant Rd), Kyauktada. WE ARE well known International Law Firm looking for Office Assistant - F : Age 25~30, Any Graduate, preferred Business Management. Must have 3 years experience in related field (Admin/ office) Must have good English skills for Foreign firm Computer skills (Microsoft office) Submit CV to suhlaing 07@ gmail.com Tel: 556692, 556407 iNoWave Myanmar is currently looking for (1) Software Engineer 1 Post : Degree in IT / Computer Science or equivalent. 3 years of C#/VB.net experience required. Proficient in SQL SERVER 2005/2008. Experience in using Crystal Report or other reporting tools. Knowledge on php is an added advantage. Able to lead a team with good interpersonal and communication skills. (2)Software Developer - 2 Posts : Diploma or Degree in IT / Computer Science or equivalent. 1 years of C#/VB.net experience required (Fresh gradua-tes with academic software projects can apply too). Proficient in SQL SERVER 2005/2008. Pls send resume with current / last drawn salary, expected salary and available date to nyinyi@i nnowavemyanmar.com closingdate:17.7.12.

Local Position
THE OPENING soon International Fitness Center require the following position; (1) Sales Coordinator 3 Posts. (2) Customer Service Attendances

WORLD VISION Myanmar is seeking (1) Credit Facilitator Trainee (Micro Finance Program) in Pyigyitagon Tsp, Mandalay & Hlaingtharya, Yangon : University Bachelor Degree in any discipline with some desired focus in Finance, Accounting and/ or Development studies. 1 year of field experience in Community Development and/ or Microfinance would be an advantage. Must have good computer skills in Microsoft office word and excel. Good command of Myanmar & English in listening, reading, speaking and writing. (2)Community Development Facilitator (Food Program) is Konkyan, Northern Shan State: University Bachelor Degree in any discipline. Demonstrated commitment to World Vision values, philosophy & capacity to engage with the broader community in living these values. Able to provide a clean criminal background & reference check. Pls submit resume by post to HR Department, World Vision Myanmar or in person to appli-cation drop-box at (18), Shin Saw Pu Rd; Ahlone, Sanchaung PO or send to myajobapps @wvi. org not later than July 11, 2012. AMDA is seeking (1) Administrative / Financial Officer - 1 post Myit Chay Field Office : University degree in Accounting/ Financing

10 Posts. For position 1; Must be pleasant personality, intelligent & excellent customer relation skill. Must be able to communicate in English. Minimum 1 year experience in hospitality industry. For position 2; Must be pleasant personality. Knowledge of Fitness Center equipment will be plus. Please send your CV latest by 13 July 2012 to; No 201, 2nd Floor, Shwe Hinthar Tower Block A, Pyay Road, 61/2 Miles. Email: thadar9@gmail. com MALE Doctor 1 PostM.B.,B.S. Experience is preferable. Able to work full time. Submit CV form, recent photo, Documents Copy (Sa Ma) not later than (12.7.2012) to 365/367, Bo Aung Kyaw Street (Upper), IHBC, Kyauktada Township, Yangon. Ph: 392484, 392955. Fax: 392590. M U LT I - TA L E N T E D Australian Seeks Employment in Myanmar. Mr Craig Hodges has 20 years experience in the Media, Events and Trouism industries. He is currently touring the country looking for new opportunities Resume available on request. Contact: australianinmyanmar@hotmail.com MDs Assistant for a New Insurance company Graduated female fluent in English, knowledge in French (if possible), good presentation, with previous experience in the insurance business. please contact:

Job Wanted
OFFICE SECRETARY : B .Sc Eng Age 26 years, Female Work Experience: 2 Years Contact : candlelight 295 @gmail.com SOCCER and Fitness Coach : Very eager to work in Myanmar as Soccer or Fitness Coach at FCs, sports clubs and schools. Have considerable amount of experiences in Singapore & overseas. Please feel free to contact Joseph Ronald for further enquiry at josephronald@yahoo. com

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: myanmar@mofat.go.kr 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

ACCOUNTANTS AND CONSULTANTS

Charted Certified, Certified Public Accountants. tel: 09-5010563. drtinlatt@matglobal.com

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, 399990, 901061~65. E-mail: orchidhotel@ myanmar.com.mm.

ACCOMMODATIONHOTELS (NAy PyI TAw)

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) 502016-18, Mandalay- Tel: 02-60933. Nay Pyi Taw- Tel: 067-420778, E-mail : sales.ac@freshaircon. com. 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

Tel: 95-67-422088, 422099

ACCOMMODATION LONG TERM

Espace Avenir No 523, Pyay Rd, Kamaryut Tsp. tel: 505213-222.

BARS
50th Street 9/13, 50th street-lower, Botataung Tsp. Tel-397160.

No. 205, Corner of Wadan Street & Min Ye Kyaw Swa Road, Lanmadaw Tsp, Yangon. Myanmar. Tel: (95-1) 212850 ~ 3, 229358 ~ 61, Fax: (95-1) 212854. info@myanmarpandahotel .com http://www. myanmarpandahotel.com Panorama Hotel 294-300, Pansodan Street, Kyauktada Tsp. tel: 253077. PARKROYAL Yangon, Myanmar 33, Alan Pya Pagoda Rd, Dagon tsp. tel: 250388. fax: 252478. email: enquiry.prygn@ parkroyalhotels.com Website: parkroyalhotels. com. Savoy Hotel 129, Damazedi Rd, Kamayut tsp. tel: 526289, 526298, Seasons of Yangon Yangon Intl Airport Compound. tel: 666699. Sweet Hotel 73, Damazedi Road, San Chaung Tsp, Ph: 539152 Sedona Hotel Kabar Aye Pagoda Rd, Yankin. tel: 666900. Strand Hotel 92 Strand Rd. tel: 243377. fax: 289880.

Real estate & PRoPeRty ManageMent

Happy Homes
Green Garden Beer Gallery Mini Zoo, Karaweik Oo-Yin Kabar.

Tel: 09-7349-4483, 09-4200-56994. E-mail: aahappyhomes@ gmail.com, Facebook: happyhomes, Yangon Myanmar. Golden Hill Towers 24-26, Kabar Aye Pagoda Rd, Bahan Tsp. tel: 558556. ghtower@ mptmail.net.mm. Marina Residence 8, Kabar Aye Pagoda Rd, Mayangone Tsp. tel: 6506 51~4. fax: 650630. MiCasa Hotel Apartments 17, Kabar Aye Pagoda Rd, Yankin Tsp. tel: 650933. fax: 650960. Sakura Residence 9, Inya Rd, Kamaryut Tsp. tel: 525001. fax: 525002. The Grand Mee Ya Hta Executive Residence 372, Bogyoke Aung San Rd, Pabedan Tsp. tel 951-256355 (25 lines). fax: 951-256360. email: gmer@ mptmail.net.mm, www. grandmeeyahta.com Yangon City Villa (Residence) Pyay Rd, 8 Mile Junction, MYGN, tel: 513101

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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Room - 4021, 3rd Floor, Taw Win Centre. Ph: 8600111 (Ext:4021), 09-803-2581. La Brasserie (International) PARKROYAL Yangon. 33, Alan Pya Phaya Road, Dagon Tsp. tel : 250388.

GAS COOKER & COOKER HOODS

24 hours Cancer centre No. 330, Yangon International Hotel, Ahlone Road, Dagon Tsp, Yangon, Myanmar. Tel: (951) 218388, 218292 Fax: (951) 218389

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

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

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.

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

DOMAIN

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.

GEMS & JEWELLERIES

.biz.mm .per.mm .com.mm .org.mm

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.

BEAUTY & MASSAGE

BATTERY

CHOCOLATE
A Little Dayspa No. 475 C, Pyi Road, Kamayut, Yangon. Tel: 09-431-28831.

No. (8), Panchan Tower, Sanchaung Tsp, Yangon. Tel: 951-516891~3 sm@mtg.biz.mm, www.mtg. biz.mm, www.mmnic.biz.mm.

DUTY FREE
ISO 9001:2008 (QMS)

Natural Gems of Myanmar No. 30 (A), Pyay Road (7 mile), Mayangone Tsp, Yangon, Myanmar. Tel: 01-660397, 654398~9. E-mail: spgems.myanmar @gmail.com

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

HOME FURNISHING

Traders Hotel, 5th Floor Tel: 242828,Ext: Coreana. Sedona Hotel, Mandalay Ground Fl. Tel: 02-36488, Ext: Coreana

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

GENERATORS

COLD STORAGE

BOOK STORES

Duty Free Airport Shopping Yangon International Airport Arrival/Departure Tel: 662676 (Airport) Office: 17, 2nd street, Hlaing Yadanarmon Housing, Hlaing Township, Yangon. Tel: 500143, 500144, 500145.

22, Pyay Rd, 9 mile, Mayangone Tsp. tel: 660769, 664363.

HOTEL MANAGEMENT
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 Winning Way No. 589-592, Bo Aung Kyaw St, Yangon-Pathein highway Road. Hlaing Tharyar tsp. Tel: 951645178-182, 685199, Fax: 951-645211, 545278. e-mail: mkt-mti@ winstrategic.com.mm

EDUCATION CENTRE
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 MHR Business & Management Institute 905, 9th floor, Modern Iron Market(Thanzay Condo) Lanmadaw St. Tel: 707822. NLEC 82 Anawrahta Rd, Corner of 39 St, Kyauktada Tsp. Tel: 250225.

Hotel ManagementConsultants (Singapore) Yangon Office Tel. : 09-516-6400 Email: info@univel.com.sg

Inya Day Spa

16/2, Inya Rd, Kamayut Tsp, Yangon, Myanmar. Tel: 537907, 503375.

Innwa Book Store No. 246, Rm.201/301, GF, Pansodan Street (Upper Block), Kyauktada Tsp. Tel. 389838, 243216, 374324, 514387 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

HEALTH SERvICES

LANGUAGE

FLORAL SERvICES

CONSTRUCTION

ELECTRICAL

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.

CAFS
Cafe de Angel No.24, Baho Rd, Ahlone Tsp. Tel : 703449.

From Singapore, one-stop construction service No.22, U Chit Mg Housing, U Chit Mg Road, Tamwe Township, Yangon. Tel: +951554046 Fax: +951554048 Email: cnqcmyanmar@ 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

81, Kaba Aye Pagoda Road, Bahan Township, Yangon. Tel: 548022, 542979, 553783, 09-8030847, 09-730-56079. Email: asiapacific. myanmar@gmail.com.

No. 8, Panchan Tower, Dhamazedi Rd, Myaynigone, Sanchaung Tsp., Yangon. Tel: 539581, 539582. nexus@kyaukseinnwe.com www.nexusmyanmar.com www.facebook.com/Nexus. English.Language.Learning. Centre

English Language Learning Centre

Agent Office, 5th Floor, Junction Centre (Maw Tin), Lanmadaw Township, Yangon. Myanmar. Ph: 09-731-56770, 09-5117584, Fax: 01-516313, myanmarmeditour@gmail. com

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

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.

MARINE COMMUNICATION & NAvIGATION

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) Grand Mee Yahta Executive Residences. No.372, Bogyoke Aung San Rd, PBDN. Ph: 256355, Ext: 3206. Hotline: 09-73777799. Email: piyavate@cnt. com.mm, piyavate.cnt@ gmail.com, Website: www. piyavate.com PHIH-Specialist Clinic FMI Centre (4th Floor) #380, Bogyoke Aung San Road, Pabedan Tsp. tel: 243 010, 243 012, 243 013

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.

Top Marine Show Room No-385, Ground Floor, Lower Pazundaung Road, Pazundaung Tsp, Yangon. Ph: 01-202782, 09-851-5597

Media & Advertising

FOAM SPRAY INSULATION

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

24 hours Laboratory & X-ray No. 330, Ground Flr, Yangon Intl Hotel, Ahlone Road, Dagon Tsp, Yangon, Myanmar. Tel: (951) 218388, (951) 218292 Fax: (951) 218389

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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Streamline Education 24, Myasabai Rd, Parami, Myangone Tsp. tel: 662304, 09-500-6916. 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

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MARKET RESEARCH
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

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.

OFFICE FURNITURE

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

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)

No.35(b), Tatkatho Yeik Mon Housing, New University Avenue, Bahan Township, Yangon. Tel: 951-549451, 557219, 540730. www.yangon-academy.org

SOLAR SYSTEM
The Brightest AC CFL Bulb 21, 9th St, Lanmadaw Tsp. Ph: 212243, 216861, 216864. spsolarstation@ gmail.com. www. spsolarstation.com

SCHOOLS
INYA1 Resturant & Bar No.(1), Inya Road, Kamayut Tsp. Tel: 01-527506 email: inyaone@gmail.com www.inya1.com Phoenix Court (Chinese) PARKROYAL Yangon. 33, Alan Pya Phaya Road, Dagon Tsp. tel: 250388. Royal Garden Nat Mauk Road, Kandaw Gyi Natural Park, Bahan Tsp. tel: 546202 Signature Near U Htaung Bo Round, about Bahan Tsp. tel: 546488, 543387. Summer Palace (Chinese) Restaurant Level 2, Traders Hotel, #223, Sule Pagoda Road. tel: 242828. ext:6483 Target Bldg B, 1-fl, Rm F-23, Pearl condo. Bahan tsp. Tel: 09-513-5924, 09-5048750. TG Bar & Restaurant The Grand Mee Ya Hta Executive Residences (2nd Flr), Bogyoke Aung San Rd. Tel: 385101, 256355. 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.

Monday to Saturday (9am to 6pm) No. 797, MAC Tower II, Rm -4, Ground Flr, Bogyoke Aung San Rd, Lamadaw Tsp, Yangon. Tel: (951) 212944 Ext: 303 sales.centuremyanmar@ gmail.com www.centure.in.th

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.

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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. Kohaku Japanese Restaurant Chatrium Hotel Royal Lake Yangon 40, Natmauk Road, Tamwe Tsp, Lobby Level, Tel: 544500 Ext 6231 KSS Setyone Rd, Mingalar Taung Nyunt. tel: 203320.

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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. 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.

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

TRAvEL AGENTS

RESTAURANTS

Road to Mandalay Myanmar Hotels & Cruises Ltd. Governors Residence 39C, Taw Win Rd, Dagon Tsp, Yangon. Tel: (951) 229860 fax: (951) 217361. email: RTMYGN@mptmail.net.mm www.orient-express.com

24 hours open. 5, Alan Pya Phaya Rd, Dagon Tsp, inside Thamada Hotel. tel 243640, 243047, Ext: 32.

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.

Enchanting and Romantic, a Bliss on the Lake 62 D, U Tun Nyein Road, Mayangon Tsp, Yangon The Ritz Exclusive Lounge Chatrium Hotel Royal Lake Yangon 40, Natmauk Road, Tamwe Tsp, Ground Floor, Tel: 544500 Ext 6243, 6244

Lunch/Dinner/Catering 555539, 536174

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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. Black Canyon Coffee & International Thai Cuisine 330, Ahlone Rd, Dagon Tsp. Tel: 0980 21691, 395052. email: blackcanyon@ yangon. net.mm. Feel 164/168, War Tan St, Lanmadaw Tsp, Yangon, Ph: 223697, 09 511 8415, 09 50 14288

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Admissions Office: No. 44, Than Lwin Road, Bahan Township, Yangon. Tel: 535433, 09-850-3073. Email: rviacademygn@ rvcentre.com.sg

WATER HEATERS

TOP MARINE PAINT No-410, Ground Floor, Lower Pazundaung Road, Pazundaung Tsp, Yangon. Ph: 09-851-5202

22, Kaba Aye Pagoda Rd, Bahan Tsp. tel 541997. email: leplanteur@ mptmail.net.mm. http://leplanteur.net Little Tokyo Japanese Fine Dining No.168 (C), Dhamazedi Rd, Bahan Township, Yangon. Ph: 09-731-85168, 09-731-78946 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 Western Park Thakhin Mya Park, Ahlone. Tel: 225143 YKKO 28, Saya San Road, Bahan Tsp. tel:01-541998

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Relocation Specialist Rm 504, M.M.G Tower, #44/56, Kannar Rd, Botahtaung Tsp. Tel: 250290, 252313. Mail : info@asiantigersmyanmar.com

WEB SERvICES

Monsoon Restaurant & Bar 85/87, Thein Byu Road, Botahtaung Tsp. Tel: 295224, 09-501 5653. 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

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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.

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WC 2014 next for historic Spain

By Tom Williams KIEV - By thrashing Italy 4-0 in the June 1 Euro 2012 final in Kiev, Spain staked a claim to the title of the greatest international team of all time. Not even Zinedine Zidanes France, or West Germanys great team of the mid-1970s, had ever successfully defended the European Championship before. Not even the many famous Brazil teams, or four-time world champions Italy, or Johan Cruyffs Holland, had ever won back-to-back continental titles with a World Cup in between. A bewitching alliance of technical artistry, intuitive movement and metronomic passing, Spain have refocused perceptions of what it takes to succeed in the international game. In the light of the fate that befell Italy, it seems absurd that Spain could have been criticised for the quality of their football in the days preceding the decider. Spain replied to their critics in the most emphatic way possible at Kievs Olympic Stadium, to leave coach Vicente del Bosque in no doubt as to the validity of their approach. The way that the national team is going is clear, he said. And we cant only think about the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, but afterwards as well. I think the way is clear. Having agreed to a contract extension prior to the tournament that will keep him at the helm until 2014, Del Bosque can now turn his thoughts to the qualifying campaign for the next World Cup. France, beaten 2-0 by Spain in the quarter-finals, will provide the sternest opposition in Group I, but with Laurent Blanc having walked away from his post as coach, Les Bleus are now a rudderless ship. The first coach to have won

ManU plays for dollars in US IPO

NEW YORK Manchester United, overloaded with debt since their takeover by a billionaire American family of investors, is moving to raise cash through a US share sale. The US-controlled Red Devils, Britains all-time top team, filed papers in the United States on June 3 for an initial public share offering, with the owners touting its value as one of the worlds most recognized sports brands. The papers gave a proforma amount of US$100 million as the target for the share issue, but recent reports about abortive attempts to list it in Hong Kong or Singapore said the owners aim to bring in $1 billion. The team, controlled since 2005 by the Glazer family billionaire US sports investors has struggled in recent years with heavy debts from the takeover despite what is arguably the worlds strongest global fan base for a football club. We intend to use all of our net proceeds from this offering to reduce our indebtedness, the IPO prospectus said. United fans mounted protests against the Glazers from the moment the Americans bought the Premier League club in 2005, loading it up with debt to finance the deal. Tensions over their management and finances hit a peak in 2010, when the clubs liabilities topped one billion pounds ($1.55 billion) and fans rebelled at their management, launching protests aimed at denying the club revenues. But the debts have been slashed in the past two years, and profits have grown despite the teams narrow loss of the Premier League title to cross-town rival Manchester City this year. The clubs name and fame underpin massive stored value that the owners hope will bring in strong support for the IPO. We believe that we are one of the worlds most recognizable global brands with a community of 659 million followers, the prospectus said. The global sports industry is expected to grow from $119 billion in 2011 to $145 billion by 2015. Manchester United is at the forefront of live football, which is a key component of this market. While our business represents only a small portion of our addressable markets and may not grow at corresponding rates, we believe our global reach and access to emerging markets positions us for continued growth, it added. Manchester United is wholly controlled by Red Football LLC, a Glazer-led company registered in the US state of Delaware, which manages the team through British-incorporated Red Football Shareholder Ltd. AFP

The Spanish national football team parades in Madrid on July 2, a day after wining the Euro 2012 championships in Kiev. Pic: AFP the World Cup, the European Championship and the Champions League, Del Bosque faces the awkward task of trying to improve one of the most successful sides in the games history. Spains lauded passing style is unlikely to change, at least in the short-term, but he may decide that the team requires an injection of dynamism. La Roja had no trouble dominating games at Euro 2012, but the occasionally dreary nature of their football prompted accusations that their famous tiki-taka style had become sterile, and even boring. The gamble of using Cesc Fabregas as an unorthodox false nine centreforward paid off in spectacular fashion, and the 61-year-old coach must now decide whether to pursue the experiment. It could spell bad news for Fernando Torres, the first man to score in two Euro finals, as well as Fernando Llorente, who did not make it onto the pitch for a single minute in Poland and Ukraine. David Villa, however, will expect to return to the side when he recovers from the broken leg that kept him out of the tournament. The configuration of the midfield requires less deliberation, but the great men of Spains golden era will not be around forever. Xavi will be 34 at the next World Cup, Andres Iniesta 30 and Xabi Alonso 32, and Del Bosque will one day have to think about what Spain will do and how they will play when they are gone. Nonetheless, the new face of the national side is already emerging. Jordi Alba, 23, was Euro 2012s outstanding left-back, and Gerard Pique (25) and Sergio Ramos (26) can look forward to further opportunities to develop their centre-back partnership now that Carles Puyol has entered his 35th year. Athletic Bilbao pair Javi Martinez (23) and Iker Muniain (19) and Barcelonas Thiago Alcantara (21), meanwhile, will all hope to play a part in the teams evolution as well. It is an uncomfortable thought for their rivals, but Spains pool of talent remains as deep as ever and their attention will quickly turn to the quest to complete an extraordinary quadruple at the next World Cup. AFP

Bolt, Blake prepped to take track and field centre stage

By Luke Phillips PARIS The dopingtarnished world of athletics needed a boost at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and duly received a massive one from Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt, who changed the face of track and field as we know it. The good news for organisers of next months London Games is that the ebullient 25-year-old remains in tip-top form and professes himself desperate to defend his double sprint gold medal-showing from four years ago. But he will have a battle on his hands, having recently been pipped in both the 100 and 200m in the Jamaican Olympic trials by training partner Yohan Blake, crowned world champion in Daegu last year after Bolt sensationally false started in the final. Bolt truly revolutionised athletics with his performances in a captivated Birds Nest stadium in the Chinese capital, setting then-world records in both the 100 and 200m and also going on to claim a third gold as part of Jamaicas WR-setting 4x100m relay team. He went on to replicate his three golds in the 2009 world championships in Berlin, remarkably setting the current world records of 9.58 and 19.19sec in the 100 and 200m respectively. I am the Olympic champion and I have to show the world I am the best, Bolt said after his double losses in the Olympics trials to Blake last week. I will always make a comeback. It is not like I was blown away. I know what I need to do to get it right. Blake said he had not been shocked by recording a rare double defeat of Bolt. I have been working hard and am seeing it paying off now, Blake said. I was not surprised by the big win. I know what Bolt has to offer and I know he was not at 100 percent. I just tried to keep my form. But athletics is not all about one man and his roadshow. Contenders for the blue riband event of the 100m will come from another Jamaican in the shape of Asafa Powell and the American duo of Tyson Gay and Justin Gatlin, the 2004 Olympic 100m champion barred from defending his title in Beijing after being banned for doping offences. Gay, who has committed to racing just the 100m in London, has made a slow start to the season, but came through the US trials alongside Gatlin, the latter insisting they were ready to face the Jamaican challenge. We all have our eyes on that prize we want to get at the end, Gatlin said. If there are three Jamaicans we have to get out of the way, that will be our goal. The US team suffered one of its worst showings in Olympics history but still finished atop the gold medal standings in Beijing thanks to its mens 4x400m relay squad winning the penultimate race of the competition. The Americans finished with seven golds, nine silvers and seven bronzes for a total of 23. Russia came second with 18 medals (six gold, five silver, seven bronze and Jamaica third with six golds, three silvers and two bronzes. The US team, always happy to make their minority sport centre stage, will again be strong, with incredible strength in depth in the sprints and hurdles. AFP

Yohan Blake (far right) and Usain Bolt (far left) race in the mens 200m final of the Jamaican Olympic Athletic Trials at the National Stadium in Kingston, July 01. Pic: AFP

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US basketball team gives Myanmar tough lesson
By Aung Si Hein MYANMARS basketball federation team (MBF) played two friendly games against a USA youth team last week, part of a two month visiting sports development program by Vision Sports. Despite a lack of basketball culture in Myanmar, MBF held their own against the US team, losing 98-110 on July 5 and 104-106 on July 3 at Yangons Aung San Stadium. Vision Sports is in Myanmar on a two month basketball tour at the request of MBF to help them with training in preparation for the 27th SEA Games hosted in Myanmar next year. The program is headed by Scott Duke, who is training the mens basketball team, while his wife, Wendy Duke, is training the womens basketball team. They [MBF players] improved a lot in these three games [the first was a basketball aptitude test on July 1], Mr Duke, the coach and director of Vision Sports, told The Myanmar Times. He said he helped the MBF players play to their strengths in a short passing game and focus on shooting close to the hoop to counter the height advantage of the American players. American players are stronger because the are taller and also more skillful. For example Ty Green [a Vision Sports player] started playing basketball with a trainer at five years old. But the Myanmar guys have no need to be discouraged because of that. Effort can overcome all limitations, he said. He said the aim of Vision Sports is to use sports as a mediator to break down barriers and promote intercultural relations. The company has focused on East and Southeast Asia, and Mr Duke said he is no stranger to the state of sport development in the region. Myanmar needs to upgrade its sports from top to bottom. Myanmar players need to start playing sports at an early age together with a trainer. At the moment [the country] is lacking instructors and equipment, he said. Admitting that basketball is not a hugely popular sport in Myanmar, he encouraged Myanmar basketball players to raise their profile and inspire more people to take up the sport. The game is supposed to be fun whether it is a national favourite or not. I told them to play for fun. Kids at school will be looking to them as their stars one day. I encouraged them to try hard to make that their target, he said. Vision Sports is in Myanmar until the end of July and a womans team from the US is set to come for a week to play two friendlies with the MBF womens team on July 16 and 18.

July 9 - 15, 2012

Myanmar forward Kyi Lin (left) vies for the ball with the Malaysian goalkeeper during their AFC U-22 Asian Championship Group G qualifying match at Thuwunna Stadium on July 3.

Myanmar U-22 qualify

By Aung Si Hein MYANMARS Under-22 football team qualified for the AFC U-22 Asian Championship 2014 after beating Malaysia 2-1 on the last day of the group qualifiers on July 3 at Yangons Thuwunna Stadium. With South Korea already assured of qualifying on superior goal difference no matter the result of their last game, Myanmar battled it out with Malaysia for the second qualifying spot, needing only a draw to go through. The showdown came as a result of three wins and a draw with South Korea from Myanmar, while Malaysia came into the game also with three wins, but a loss to the same team. And as South Korea strolled to a comfortable 2-0 win over Vietnam the same night, putting them top of the group on goal difference, Myanmars win meant they finished equal on 13 points. The result makes Myanmar the first Southeast Asian country to qualify for the fledgling championship in its first year. The team was raucously cheered by a packed stadium, with officials announcing 20,000 in attendance, and the teams South Korean coach, Park Seong Hwa, paid tribute to the fans in helping them gain qualification. I am grateful to the fans, especially those who came to cheer on the team from the country side. Our players worked hard for this result, the game was very tough. It was better than we expected. I am so happy, Park Seong Hwa said. He could even be seen praying on the touchline during the game, which he said he did because the game was crucial. I wanted to make the dream [of qualifying] concrete for the people of Myanmar, so I prayed because as a Christian it is not within my power [to decide the outcome], Park said. The game was intense, with the balance of play shifting from one half to the other. The Malaysian coach, Ong Kim Swee, rued his teams initial capitulation, which allowed Myanmar to take the lead and made it hard to come back. The first half was very bad [for us] but in the second half we played better, threatening Myanmar. We tried our best to win but with Myanmar spectators supporting the home team from beginning to end, and a good game by their goal keeper [proved too much], Ong Kim Swee said. The signs didnt look good for Myanmar after their star striker, Kyaw Ko Ko, who picked up a knee injury in the game against South Korea, was left out of the squad. But his replacement, Kaung Si Thu, proved inspired, netting both goals for the team. The first half saw Myanmar dominate, making a number of attacking runs that had Malaysia rattled. On 33 minutes, the ball was passed neatly between a number of Myanmar players into the penalty area, and Kaung Si Thu found himself closest to goal to tap the ball in. In the second half, Malaysia looked to come out fighting but had the wind knocked out of their sails on 54 minutes, again Kaung Si Thu proving the scorer. When faced one on one with the Malaysian goalkeeper from a quick counter-attack, his first shot was parried away, but he recovered to send his second into the back of the net. The fans roared in expectation that the game, and qualification, was now theirs to take. Malaysia redoubled their efforts to prove they still had attacking threat, but it wasnt their night as Myanmars goalkeeper, Kyaw Zin Phyo, made a number of crucial saves to deny them a way back into the game. A conciliatory goal came on 89 minutes, but was not enough to give Malaysia hope for a desperately needed win. The referee pointed to the spot and brandished a yellow card after a Myanmar defender made a last ditch tackle that tumbled a Malaysian player in the penalty area. The midfielder Rozaimi stepped up to score, but Myanmar held on to the slender lead and qualification was theirs.

Myanmars MBF team play against USA team Vision Sports at Aung San Stadium on July 5. Pic: Ko Taik