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A secretive experiment carried out in the sleepy New Zealand town of Geraldine has attracted worldwide attention after it was revealed that a red volleyball-sized sphere placed on the roof of a home was part of a Google trial for providing Internet access to remote areas. The experiment, part of Project Loon, involves an antenna in the mounted sphere communicating with a similar antenna floating 60,000 feet above sea level, on a solarpowered balloon. Google is expected to hold a press conference with New Zealand Prime Minister John Key to reveal their findings.
Local real estate broker and hobby contortionist David Ney delighted punters at the Nawaday Gallery open mic night last week when he sprung forth from a suitcase. He then went on to perform a routine of impressive limb-based feats because, in his words, hes not spinal .
Hillary Clinton has entered the social media fray, making her Twitter debut on June 10. Her bio on the site describes her as Wife, mom, lawyer, women & kids advocate, FLOAR, FLOTUS, US Senator, SecState, author, dog owner, hair icon, pantsuit aficionado, glass ceiling cracker, TBD. In what is no doubt a savvy PR move, her tweets so far have given a hat-tip to the Texts From Hillary meme that circulated on the web in 2012, ando also showing that shes firmly grasped the concept of a selfie by posting a photo with daughter Chelsea.
Awn Seng is of Kachin ethnicity, and made her entry into the modelling industry when she won the Miss Kose Contest. Since then, she has appeared in a number of Myanmar commercials, all the while continuing to forge a successful career as a model. Photo: Aye Zaw Moe (Setthmu)
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immigration officials that he was not welcome in Thailand. The ostensible reason was the fear that Rainsy would badmouth Hun Sens government ahead of next months national elections. We do support democratic rule, but on the other hand we do not support other people using our country to attack others for political gain, said Thai foreign ministry spokesman Manasvi Srisodapol. It could be pointed out that criticising the government is an opposition leaders job, and that many of them have visited Thailand in the recent past
and done that without any problem. Malaysias Anwar Ibrahim and Lim Kit Siang spring to mind, as do Singapores Chee Soon Juan and James Gomez and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. Indeed, Rainsy himself visited Bangkok last November and did not curb his enthusiasm for excoriating Hun Sens reign of the mafia in a banana kingdom. So what has changed? Well, there is that general election on July 28 and Hun Sen wants to take no chances that his bte noirs Bangkok speech might sway voters at home. And as press reports have highlighted and Rainsy himself has noted, Hun Sen is known to be friendly with the exiled former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra, whose younger sister Yingluck is the current PM. So it appears a word from Hun Sen to Thaksin to Yingluck means Rainsy is denied entry until after the end of July. It was not only silly but also point-
less since he went ahead with his talk at the FCCT via Skype from Singapore, which happily welcomed him as Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar and the Philippines had earlier. And it was counterproductive, since the victimised Rainsy reaped greater publicity and kudos for himself and his party in the lead-up to the election. In his spiel, Rainsy said the Cambodian poll would be a farce, that Hun Sen was a coward who was afraid of the opposition and that his inevitable victory should be considered illegitimate. In the past, the bristly Hun Sen has responded with similar wild allegations, such as warning of civil war if Rainsys side wins the election. Of course, the opposition will not win. On that, both men concur. There will be no electoral fire in Cambodia next month. Like Rainsys visit to one of his neighbours, it will not be permitted.
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Ma Khine Wutyay Thanda Maung, who alleges she was assaulted by National League for Democracy security guards in Pyin Oo Lwin on June 10. Photo: Si Thu Lwin
I informed the police shortly after I was hit. Now I have discharged myself from the hospital against the orders of the doctors because I am worried about my son, she said. An official from the partys office for Mandalay Region, who asked not to be named, said the confrontation should never have occurred. Theres no reason to assault a citizen like this, regardless of whatever the personal issues behind the
incident are. I feel sad that it happened and legal action should be taken against those who physically assaulted [her]. We have to accept truth, he said. An official from Wetwun police station in Pyin Oo Lwin said on June 12 they had been informed about the incident and were investigating but a complaint had not yet been filed. Translated by Zar Zar Soe
The increase in the health budget for the 2013-14 financial year
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seem to be unfamiliar with research, the minister said. Budget restrictions have prevented implementation of a ministry policy that medical universities must conduct research, he added, but the increase in research funding from
K500,000 to K5 million a year will allow implementation. Under the ministrys plan, research laboratories will be installed in medical universities and government hospitals, and existing laboratories upgraded. This will be of long-term benefit to the medical industry, said Dr Khin Saw Aye, director of the Department of Medical Research. Most doctors here are unfamiliar with research, which plays an important role in medical development, she said. The health budget for the 20132014 financial year is more than K400 billion, which is 3.21 percent of the total budget and an almost 50pc rise on 2012-13.
After the complaint was filed on May 29 it was immediately transferred to the township court. The court accepted the case and transferred it back to the police station to investigate. I opened the case with the supervision of the district electrical engineer. To continue the process, we will also coordinate with the region and district levels. I was sad when I read the first article, Madaya township electrical engineer U Nyan Htun said on June 5. Senior reporter Si Thu Lwin said he only learned a complaint had been filed when he read an article about it in the state-run Mandalay daily newspaper on June 3. When the official letter [about the charges] comes to me, I will do what I have to do to fight the charges, he said.
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Deputy Minister for National Planning and Economic Development U Set Aung speaks at a meeting with Thilawa residents on June 11. Photo: Ko Taik
GOVERNMENT officials have promised residents in the Thilawa Special Economic Zone that a resettlement and compensation plan will get underway in a few months but have railed against what they say are attempts to cheat the program. Deputy Minister of Ministry of National Planning and Economic Development U Set Aung made the pledge at a meeting with residents on June 11. The government is going to implement Section A of the economic zone, which covers 600 acres, and we will prioritise the resettlement of and payment of compensate to residents in those 600 acres, said U Set Aung. However, he warned residents that they should not expect more compensation than the value of the land that has been acquired for the project. The meeting was the third between officials and residents since they defied a government order to leave their homes on January 31.
The government will use more than 5000 acres of land in Kyauktan and Thanlyin townships to implement the special economic zone, which will be developed in cooperation with Japan. U Set Aung said the government was wary of only paying compensation to people who really lived in the area, and not those who had arrived recently in a bid to make a quick buck. From April 4 to 26 we surveyed the residents who are living in Section A with a questionnaire. This will help us ensure that only real residents will get our support, he said. Only residents who were present on April 4 will be regarded as real residents for the purposes of compensation and they will be on a priority list for resettlement, he said. We have taken [satellite] photos of the area so that we can know straight away if any new houses appear. However, he said the government would consider compensation for residents who had abided by the eviction notice and already left the area. He said a survey will begin in the third week of June to ascertain the possessions of each household particularly their land and livestock as
well as their businesses, income and family size. After surveying, we will meet residents again in July to finalise resettlement and compensation. The project will start in September. He also told the farmers not to continue cultivating land because they
We have taken satellite photos of the area so that we can know if any new houses appear.
U Set Aung Deputy Minister for National Planning and Economic Development
may have to leave before it is time to harvest. I would like to request farmers not to continue farming because I am worried that you will lose more than necessary when the government makes you move.
But U Mya Hlaing, a farmer from Alwan Sut village in Thanlyin township, said he and others in his village planned to continue cultivating their fields. Although the minister said not to continue farming, we want to continue because we think we can harvest before the [Thilawa] project starts [in September], he said. Yangon Region Minister for Agriculture and Livestock U Soe Min warned residents not to split their households in order to get more compensation. Residents should wait for the government plan calmly and I would like to warn you not to try and cheat the resettlement and compensation plan. I know that some people are trying to build other houses for their children [to get more compensation]. And also non-residents are trying to squat in the area to get benefits so if there are any strangers squatting near your house, please inform the officials, he said. U Soe Min also said residents should be ready to move at short notice. Pack up your things and be ready to move. I dont want any chaos when the government tells everyone to leave.
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MEMBERS of the countrys leading business body have criticised new rules for selecting senior officials that were to be used in an election at the Yangon headquarters of the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry on June 15. The UMFCCI introduced the new rules on May 26, ostensibly to make the selection of its executive more democratic. The organisation was scheduled to hold a vote to choose its central executive committee (CEC) for the next three years at its headquarters on Min Ye Kyaw Swar Road over the weekend. Previously, elections were supposed to be held every two years but
The new rules contravene their promise that every member will have the right to elect the people they want.
U Soe Tun Myanmar Rice Federation
in practice the minister for commerce hand-picked the bodys CEC members. Under the rules introduced on May 26, members of the current CEC have been forced to resign and seek reelection in the June 15 vote. However, some members are unhappy that the rules stipulate that only members who have served one three-year term on the CEC or executive committee (EC) are eligible to be elected to the CEC. The rules were created by a fivemember presidential board of former presidents, senior officials and other experts. This group will also sit on an 11-member commission that will oversee the June 15 vote. Its worth noting the attitude of the presidential board when they assembled members on May 26 to discuss the new rules. The board said that the meeting wasnt organised to object to the rules but to confirm them. Even if we were dissatisfied we couldnt object so I left the meeting before it ended, said U Soe Tun of the Myanmar Rice Federation. The new rules contravene their promise that every member will have the right to elect the people they want freely. Anyone should be eligible to become chairman or secretary if they have the votes but these rules stop that, he said. It is not clear exactly how many CEC and EC members were to be elected on June 15. The CEC currently comprises around 50 members, while the EC has 125 members, most of whom are senior officials from UMFCCI-affiliated federations and associations. Presidential board member U Maung Maung said 63 representatives
of affiliated associations will still be directly appointed to the EC, while anyone who has been a UMFCCI member for at least one year can also stand for election to the EC. All members who joined the UMFCCI before March 31 are eligible to vote on June 15. Those who are eligible for the CEC will be required to self-nominate, and if there are more nominees than positions then a vote will be held. Those elected to the CEC will also be required to self-nominate for senior positions, such as president and secretary. If there is more than one nominee, the position will be decided through a vote of CEC members.
Long-time UMFCCI member Daw Chit Chit Myint said the bodys current constitution, as well as the new rules for the election of senior officials, denied equal rights to all members. Most of the current officials have been selected by the former government, she said, adding that fair elections should be held instead. But CEC member U San Lin, a joint secretary of Myanmar Edible Oil Dealers Association, said the current leadership had agreed to resign to ensure the process of selecting the new CEC is fair. We considered the possibility of only 75pc of the CEC resigning so that
elections could be held and the remaining 25pc staying in their position. But we thought that if we did that there might be misunderstandings so we decided everyone must resign and then elections held, U San Lin said at the meeting. However, neither he nor any other officials explained exactly why the one-term requirement had been included in the new election rules. Economist U Aung Htun Thet, who is also a member of the presidential board, indicated it was to ensure continuity. He said the dispute represented a tug of war between the emotional and rational and urged members to keep in mind the vision and mission of the UMFCCI when engaging in the debate on the leadership and elections. The old officials need to be changed but on the other hand continuity is important. Without continuity the federation could collapse, he said. Not all members were critical of the process. Daw Anna Khin Khin Kyawt, head of San Aung Imaging and a UMFCCI member since 1995, said she would nominate for a position on the EC. Im not sure what the result of the election will be but this is the first time theyve ever asked the members opinion about how to choose senior officials. Im really quite satisfied with that. Tt is a positive change. Formerly we had no opportunity to be a part of the decision-making process in the federation, she said. The UMFCCI was founded in 1919 as the Burmese Chamber of Commerce.
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Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
National League for Democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi speaks at a party rally in Pyin Oo Lwin on June 9. Photo: Si Thu Lwin
U Kyaw Thiha, beat U Khin Maung Win of the Union Solidarity and Development Party. NLD members from Mandalays northern districts as well as parts of northern Shan State attended the meeting, which mostly lacked the fervour of the by-election campaign period. One resident said the lack of information about the event and the choice of venue, which was far
outside town, had deterred some people from attending. Traditionally, political events here are held in the compound of Shwe Myin Tin Pagoda, the resident said. They also did not inform us about the exact time the event would start but we wanted to cheer Daw Suu, the resident said, adding that there were also complaints about being charged K1000 by the party for motorbike parking. Translated by Zar Zar Soe
Taxes are levied when business is thriving. Taxes should be levied according to the law and should also be paid. But many people are unwilling to pay. They dont want to pay taxes because they are not able to see how these taxes are of benefit to the people. They wonder why they are paying taxes when they do not have water or power. Translated by Thit Lwin
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Workers from 30 factories protest in Yangons Hlaing Tharyar township on June 10. Photo: Boothee
increase, said Ma Hla Hla, who works in the Hlaing Tharyar Industrial Zone. Ma Hla Hla, who has been working at the factory for four years, said her take-home salary is K50,000. She pays K30,000 a month in rent and can barely support her family. But U Myat Thin Aung, president of Hlaing Tharyar Industrial Zones
Aung Thein Than and secretary of the Hlaing Tharyar Industrial Zone management committee, said that while salaries are low the Dispute Settlement Arbitration Councils decisions were too favourable for workers. Officials from the council always talk to the owner when they negotiate a dispute but they make the owner
We have to work day and night, but without overtime we dont earn enough to live on.
Ko Zaw Zaw Tun Worker at Bo San pipe factory
management committee, said in a meeting in May that factory owners could not pay more wages because they were facing electricity shortages and increases in the prices of materials and imported goods. U Aye Tun, managing director of
fulfil the workers demands as much as possible. I think the council should use a standard payment system to resolve the disputes, he said. He said both sides needed to show understanding and transparency. Workers should understand the
conditions and difficulties of the owners and owners should understand the lives of the workers as well, he said. I think most of the protests occur because of lack of transparency between owners and workers. But U Win Shein, director of the Department of Factories and General Labour Laws Inspection Department, said government bodies were doing their best to resolve the disputes fairly. We are trying to resolve the situation between workers and owners by negotiating in the factory or at the township-level dispute settlement boards. If the dispute is not solved at these levels, we can go to the Dispute Settlement Arbitration Council and even to the district-level dispute resolution office in accordance with the new Settlement of Labour Disputes law, U Win Shein said. Government officials from the relevant department are trying to resolve disputes between workers and owners. They solve problems fairly.
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Members of the Committee for the Prevention of the Creation of Riots meet earlier this month to plan a preaching event on June 23. Photo: Phyo Wai Kyaw
anniversary of the resumption of hostilities in Kachin State. Today marks two years since war returned to Kachin State. We saw a ray of hope when all the armed groups, including the KIO and the KIA, came to the negotiating table. Though we still hear gunfire in the state, this year could bring more positive results than last year. But I believe the situation is becoming more complicated and serious. The public and civil society organisations should help support the peace process as
much as they can, said the groups leader, U Tin Thit. I organised this event to encourage the emergence of true peace and to end the war as soon as possible. Participants sang peace songs and spoke in favour of ending the fighting. Sein Yaung So secretary U Maung Maung Oo said that the return of the armed groups to the negotiating table after the 60-year-long civil war was a good sign, and should lead to genuine peace based on equality for all ethnic groups.
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SENIOR monks, including the controversial cleric U Wirathu, have accused reporters in Western and Arab media of worsening tensions between Buddhists and Muslims. They made the comments at a gathering of more than 200 Buddhist leaders at a monastery in Yangons Hmawbi township on June 13 that was billed as an attempt to curb outbreaks of religious violence that have occurred throughout the country over the past year.
Our goal is finding the solution in a peaceful way to lead our nation in accordance with Buddhas teaching, said the Venerable U Dhammapiya, a spokesperson for the event. But he took the opportunity to slam sections of the international media, which he said had painted an unfair picture of the monastic community and its role in the conflict. He said the biased Western media was responsible for much of the escalation in violence over the past year and was particularly critical of coverage of the 969 campaign, which encourages Buddhists to only frequent businesses owned by other Buddhists. U Dhammapiya said Western media had incorrectly labelled it an anti-Muslim campaign, insisting that
it was instead a movement aimed at teaching young people the principles of Buddhism. When shop owners or taxi drivers put up the now infamous 969 stickers, it is only to show support for the educational aspects of the symbol and not to make a statement about race or religion, he said. He conceded that some people may be misusing the symbol but said they were a small minority. Many foreign media groups think the violence is caused by religion. In reality it is caused by social problems, he said. Some people are uneducated. Monks from throughout the country attended the conference, including U Wirathu, the Mandalay-based monk who founded the 969 campaign and has become well known inside Myanmar and abroad for his hard-line rhetoric about Muslims. U Wirathu told The Myanmar Times that he stood by all of his statements about Muslims, adding that each was based on evidence. He said his comments were not directed at Muslims specifically but at extremists of all stripes. [Extremists] cause problems and dangers, he said. Buddha rejects extremism. So whoever they are, I disagree with them. I also hate sharia law, he added. Asked to respond to critics who have called him an extremist and a racist, Sayadaw Wirathu said: I really take pity on them. ... They are under the influence of media backed by the Arab world. Europeans and Americans are educated people, but sometimes certain illusions are created by the Arab media. He spoke passionately of his support for the much-discussed policy limiting Muslim families in northern Rakhine State to only two children, as well as other measures to limit the expansion of Islam in Myanmar, saying they were necessary to protect the nation. U Dhammapiya agreed with his colleague, saying that the violence in Myanmar was fuelled by a fear of Muslims taking over the country. [People] want to protect their homes. They are scared, he said. We want to tell [Muslims], If you stay in your village and live peacefully, we will stay in ours and live peacefully.
Buddhist monks attend a conference on religious violence at a monastery in Yangon Regions Hmawbi township on June 13. Photo: AFP
BUDDHIST leaders have rejected accusations that members of the Sangha have exacerbated religious tension between Buddhists and Muslims and urged all Buddhists to work together for peace and the global image of their religion. On June 13-14, 227 Buddhist leaders from throughout the country assembled at Dhammaduta Chekinda Yama Forest Monastery in Yangon Regions Hmawbi township to discuss intercommunal conflict in Myanmar. Participants included Bhamo Sayadaw, the head of the Sangha Association; U Nanda Malar from Sitagu International Buddhist Academy; Waso Sayadaw; Yama Sayadaw; and leading monks from London and Malaysia. The Venerable U Chekinda said the meeting aimed to bring Buddhist leaders together to find ways to reduce the tension between Buddhists and Muslims in Myanmar. We dont want any more violence between Buddhist and Muslims. The conference called for positive suggestions [about how] to solve the problem using the Buddhas teachings as a pathway, he said. The Buddhist leaders objected to media reports describing a Buddhism-inspired genocide in Myanmar and said some articles had misinformed international readers about the reality in Myanmar.
All wrong information should be corrected. At this point in time the media plays an important role and must send accurate messages to the public to cool down tensions, said the Venerable U Dhammapiya, the spokesperson of the conference. If the media exaggerates the conflict it will only make it worse. They also responded to accusations that the 969 campaign was anti-Muslim, saying it had initiated in Mawlamyine in Mon State as an educational tool. We expected the symbol to only be used for peace, andto remember and respect Buddhism, but it has been misused for ill-will. We are now trying to trace the problem-makers, the Venerable U Wirathu from Mandalays Masoeyein monastery, told journalists on June 13. All media are requested to present the situation clearly and accurately. We found many unbalanced stories in media. They presented it as if Buddhism is creatingthe violence and this has defamed and shamed all of the worlds Buddhists, U Wirathu said. Following the discussion, the sayadaws released a five-point statement in which they called on Buddhists to help resolve the conflict through non-violence and highlighted the importance of strengthening law and order. The statement also called for a law stipulating that every citizen has the right to freely worship and study the religion of their choice. Buddhist leaders are planning to create a network of grassroots organisations that will work to prevent further outbreaks of violence
and share accurate information and will establish a website so that people can access up-to-date news and information, which would halt the spread of rumours, the statement said. However, the declaration was overshadowed by the revelation that they will also push for a law that will place restrictions on marriage between Buddhists and people of other religions. The law was not on the conference agenda but a draft was shared with attendees. It sparked an outcry in some quarters, with fears that it could exacerbate religious divisions and tension. U Wirathu said the draft would be given to the hluttaw, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, political parties and other organisations. Under the draft law, any Buddhist man or woman seeking to marry a follower of another religion must have permission from their parents and register with their township general administration department office. The law has been planned for nearly 10 years. I am expecting that the law can help Buddhist women who marry Muslim men get freedom of worship. I found many Buddhist women were forced to convert to Islam, U Wirathu said. It is unfair. I dont mean to stop them marrying but they should have freedom of worship. The law aims to guarantee the human right to worship your religion of choice freely. The draft law will incorporate elements of the Singapore and Malaysia marriage laws, existing marriage laws in Myanmar and recommendations from legal experts.
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FIFTEEN ethnic parties have announced plans to unite under the name Federal Unity Party so they can better compete with the Union Solidarity and Development Party and the National League for Democracy in future elections. The grouping includes the Shan Nationalities Democratic Party, the Chin National Party and the Rakhine Nationalities Development Party, which are all members of an ethnic political alliance known as the Nationalities Brotherhood Forum. Together, they control more than 100 seats in national and state legislatures. And they are already eyeing a major political role in mainland areas of the country, which are predominantly ethnic Burmese. I introduced the idea to form a larger party at a meeting of the Nationalities Brotherhood Forum held in Nay Pyi Taw in March 2012. We are going to start to tackle mainland politics, which our ancestors didnt take any interest in, Chin National Party chairman U Zo Zam said on June 11, the first day of a two-day Nationalities Brotherhood Forum meeting in Taunggyi. He said the Federal Unity Party banner would allow the parties to compete
at the national level against the USDP and NLD. But he described the move as a response to the decision of those parties to compete in ethnic minority areas. The big parties will run in our ethnic regions so we are on the defensive, he said. The decision was also made based on the expectation that a form of proportional representation will be brought in before the 2015 election. In the mainland [Burmese areas] there may be those who would like to cast a vote for me. This is one of the reasons we are forming the party. The Federal Union Party will oppose moves to introduce proportional representation, officials said. While they would not comment on whether they would boycott the election if the voting system is changed, U Zo Zam said he supported a shift away from first-pastthe-post voting. Personally I accept proportional representation. A multi-party system should not have a voting system where one person alone can win. Proportional representation is more suitable. The ethnic leaders will apply to form the Federal Union Party only after the policies and party rules have been agreed on, said U Sai Hla Kyaw, general secretary of the SNDP. He said the 15 founding parties will continue to exist, although members who join the Federal Union Party will have to resign from their original party first. Under election rules, parties are not allowed to merge. Translated by Thit Lwin
The amount the 3MDG fund will distribute between 2012-16, mostly for maternal and child health projects
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Muslims leaders speak at a press conference at the YMCA in Yangon on June 12. Photo: Ko Taik
laria. Seven donors have provided US$300 million to the fund, which will be distributed for projects up to 2016. The fund is calling for proposals from Myanmar organisations that can help deliver better healthcare in Chin State. Paul Sender, the funds director, said activities in Chin State will focus on improving access to midwives in remote areas and increasing delivery of drugs and vaccines for moth-
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THE leader of the Shan State ArmySouth last week pledged to work with the government for national peace after his historic meeting with President U Thein Sein in Nay Pyi Taw on June 10. It was the first meeting between the pair and Lieutenant General Yawd Serk said afterward that he believes that the government and president are on the right track with their reforms. This is our first meeting and discussion. But there will more discussions in the future, he said on June 11, adding that he believed the Tatmadaw had a most vital role to play in peacebuilding. Lt Gen Yawd Serk, who is also the leader of SSA-Souths political wing, the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS), said that he had discussed the need for federalism with the president. We have 60 years of civil war because we dont trust each other, he said. Recent fighting between the SSASouth and Tatmadaw in northern Shan State that forced about 1000 people to flee their homes was further evidence of this lack of trust, he said. I felt sad about the fighting in Namkham township [in May], he said. Minister for the Presidents Office U Aung Min, the governments chief
peace negotiator, said another reason was the lack of clearly demarcated territory. We cant define our areas so the troops are mixed up and then fighting happens, he said. The president has already told me to define the areas. Well keep working on that. On the evening of June 11 Lt Gen Yawd Serk met ministers and deputy ministers from about 15 ministries and discussed a wide range of topics, including agriculture, mining, immigration and the formation of a joint peace monitoring committee. These topics, Lt Gen Yawd Serk said, were the direct result of consultations with Shan people affected by the conflict. There is no topic that is the top priority. Everything we discussed was important. Please go to the countryside and you can see how much people are suffering, he said. U Aung Min said the government would address the immigration concerns by issuing National Registra-
Shan State Army-South leader Lieutenant General Yawd Serk (right) and head government peace negotiator U Aung Min speak at a press conference in Nay Pyi Taw on June 11. Photo: Thiri
There is no topic that is the top priority. Everything we discussed was important.
Lieutenant General Yawd Serk Shan State Army-South leader
tion Cards in Lashio ahead of a larger rollout in rural areas. In regards to the peace monitoring committee, he said that two members from both the government and the RCSS/SSA-South would be included, while six respected and independent locals would also be involved. We need to monitor who makes the first mistakes, said Lt Gen Yawd Serk. After any agreement is reached or signed, implementation is needed and promises need to be kept. The Shan leader and his team also met the Ministry of Home Affairs Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control on June 12 and the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC) in Yangon on June 13 to discuss the fight against illicit drugs, which has had a devastating impact on Shan communities. Lt Gen Yawd Serk said opium cultivation was increasing and more young people were using illicit drugs but stressed that it was a national issue. Drugs are not only a problem
for Shan State its a union-level problem. UNODC country manager Jason Eligh told The Myanmar Times that the talks went reasonably well but that cooperation with the RCSS has not yet started because of security concerns. We appreciate the position that the RCSS has taken in respect to drugs. It is important that this is acknowledged, Mr Eligh said. Work with the RCSS hasnt started on the ground yet. There is sporadic fighting and it is something that concerns us. [It needs to be resolved] before the programming can get underway on any significant level. I hope a resolution can be found. Im confident that we can begin shortly. The RCSS/SSA-South has accused government-backed militias of profiting from the drug trade in Shan State but Lt Gen Yawd Serk maintains that his organisation is not involved. Mr Eligh said that if the RCSS/ SSA-South is involved it should be
treated the same way as any other group profiting from illicit drugs. He urged the organisation to commit to combating the illicit drug and to ensure they are not part of the problem. Certainly there are some militia groups [involved]. We have raised this issue multiple times with the government. There needs to be a solution to this issue, he said. On June 13, Lt Gen Yawd Serk also visited the office of the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy in Yangon and met the partys leader, U Khun Htun Oo. They agreed to cooperate on political dialogue with the government, to help repatriate Shan people in Thailand ahead of next years census and to assist with the issuing of identity cards. We all agree that federalism is the most appropriate [political system] if we want to build a real union, U Khun Htun Oo wrote on his Facebook page following the meeting. Additional reporting by Tim McLaughlin
USDP members at the partys national assembly in Nay Pyi Taw in October 2012. Photo: Christopher Davy
Chairman Thura U Shwe Mann will deliver the opening speech and reports from the partys leadership will also be distributed at the meeting, which will be held at the partys headquarters in Nay Pyi Taw. The report will cover the proposed change to proportional representation, federalism and the constitutional review, U Tint Zaw said. We are not yet ready to finalise our policies on these issues. We will just read out
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BRITAINS trade minister said his visit to Myanmar to strengthen trade and investment ties would have been unthinkable 18 months ago, as he announced that British exports to Myanmar were up more than 175 percent on last year. Eighteen months ago it would have been unthinkable that a British trade minister would visit this country and be received by a room full of businesspeople, Lord Stephen Green said at a press conference at Traders Hotel on June 13. President U Thein Seins government, together with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, have led this country on a path to a peaceful and prosperous future and the last 18 months have seen remarkable progress. The UK fully supports this process and has demonstrated our commitment at the highest levels: Our prime minister, foreign secretary, secretary of state for international development and most recently chief of defence have
all visited to broaden and deepen our relationship. Lord Green visited Myanmar from June 13 to 14 on the last leg of a Southeast Asia tour to promote British businesses abroad. He was accompanied by a trade delegation that included representatives from major British companies, such as Arup, JCB, Standard Chartered and Crown Agents. Lord Green said British exports
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to Myanmar had risen sharply in the first quarter of 2013 but there was still huge room for growth. He pointed to the fact that exports to Myanmar in 2012 amounted to less than 1pc of the 1.8 billion (US$2.81 billion) sent to Thailand. However, I am encouraged by recent figures showing that UK exports
are up an impressive 178pc for the first quarter of 2013, he said. The European Unions formal reinstatement of the generalised system for preferences to Myanmar on June 12 is likely to boost trade further and create jobs in Myanmar, he said. This will allow free access to European markets for goods manufactured in Myanmar, and will surely encourage strong growth in the manufacturing sector, he added. However, he said corruption and a lack of transparency continued to hinder British investment, and underdeveloped physical and technological infrastructure prohibits the easy flow of people and information. The banking sector is woefully underdeveloped and restricts the flow of capital into and around the country, hampering economic growth. Nevertheless, some British businesses have been quick to explore opportunities in Myanmar. Standard Chartered was the first Western bank to open a representative office in Myanmar, he said. Unilever opened its first manufacturing facility and three of the big four accountancy firms now have a presence on the ground. Lord Green also announced the formation of a British Business Group in Myanmar.
British Minister for Trade Lord Stephen Green speaks at a press conference in Yangon on June 13. Photo: Boothee
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RESIDENTS displaced by the nowsuspended Myitsone dam project complain they have been condemned to live in a deadly village, where they cannot make a living and the housing provided is deteriorating. The villagers want to return to their homes and have accused the projects backers of breaking promises they made to encourage people to relocate. Despite facing arrest if they visit their former farmlands, many people live between the new village and their old homes. After widespread public criticism of the social and environmental fallout from the US$3.6 billion project, President U Thein Sein suspended the Myitsone dam in September 2011 for at least the five-year term of his government. But the villagers who had been relocated from the site to a new village, Aung Myin Thar Sanpya, say they are not allowed to go home again. Myitsone was one of seven dams to be built by CPI, a Chinese state-owned entity, on the upper reaches of the Ayeyarwady River in Kachin State. The dam would be capable of generating more than 6000 megawatts. Many villagers say they have tried to get official permission to return home because the farmland in the new villages is not good enough to sustain their livelihoods. We were forced to move in 2010. When we lived in Padan Kwin village, we owned many acres of land and had buffaloes and cows. CPI said they would give me two acres in
compensation, but theyve given us nothing, said Daw Khaung Yawl. Weve opened a shop to generate income but its not enough. U Khaung Lwan, deputy administrator of Aung Myin Thar Sanpya village, said it comprised 386 households combined from four villages. CPI had provided a two-storey house for each family, plus other benefits, including a 21-inch TV. We cant go back to our villages because our homes and farmlands have already been destroyed, said Daw Khaung Yawl. Since last month, CPI has stopped providing us with rice, although they promised they would provide it for five years. But now they want to stop because the project was suspended. Villagers who have attempted to return to their old homes have been arrested and forced by local authorities to sign an undertaking not to return, on the grounds that they had already received compensation for their land and crops.
Women at the confluence of the Maikha and Malikha rivers in Kachin State, an area known as Myitsone. Photo: Boothee
A man pans for gold near the Myitsone area in Kachin State. Photo: Boothee
We go between the new and old villages because we still do our business in the old villages, but we live in the new village for education and health services. There is no school or clinic in the old village as they were moved to the new village, said Daw Bauk Mai, retailer in Tangphre village. My mother-in-law and I mostly live in Tangphre because we opened a shop there. But we need more land for my buffaloes to graze. Daw Bauk Mai said CPI and the local authorities had told villagers they would be able to plant crops around Myitsone until the land was flooded. But local authorities have arrested villagers who returned to their land and told them to stay away. Twenty villagers including me were arrested last year by the local authorities. They threatened us and said that if we came back they would put us in jail. But we have no choice. Our village is the only place we can survive. All the villagers think Aung Myin Thar is a deadly place. We cant work the land, there are too many stones and the houses they provided look nice but they are deteriorating slowly inside. Now, two-thirds of the population has
moved to settle Tangphre again, Daw Bauk Mai told The Myanmar Times. Residents of Tangphre, Myitsone and Lepe villages wrote to the Kachin State chief minister and the president in March to request permission to resume farming but have received no reply. We are continuing to farm, but it is unofficial. We know they can ar-
Weve opened a shop to generate some income but its not enough.
Daw Khaung Yawl Resident of Aung Myin Thar village
rest us at any time, said U Tu Hkaung from Tangphre. Villagers said CPI officials occasionally visited Aung Myin Thar and asked them what difficulties they faced. They also explained the advantages of building the dam and said the
project would provide residents with better-paying jobs. We told them of our difficulties and they said they would report to their authorities, but nothing has happened, said Daw Khaung Ywal. The Chinese government and CPI in particular appear desperate to see work at the dam resume. Last month, a CPI official lobbied members of a National League for Democracy delegation visiting China to push President U Thein Sein to resume the project. The party said the decision was the responsibility of the government. Chief Minister U Lajun Ngum Sai refused to rule out the possibility of the project restarting. The project has been postponed. The company is no longer working in the project areas. There is still some machinery there but it is being gradually withdrawn to China. Speaking of the possibility that China could persuade the Myanmar government to resume the project, U Tu Khaung said: We dont want the project to resume. We just want to go back home officially. We dont want to live in this deadly village anymore.
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RELIGIOUS and ethnic civil society groups marked the second anniversary of the outbreak of fighting in Kachin State with a peace march and prayer ceremony. The groups also called on both sides to ensure peace talks between the government and the Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO) lead to genuine federalism. The June 9 ceremony, which was organised by 18 civil society groups with the slogan Calling for a Genuine and Just Peace, drew about 500 people. The march started at Independence Monument in Mahabandoola Park and ended at Zaw Tanar Yama Monastery in Ahlone township. Wreaths were gathered along the way to be laid at a memorial for those who have died in the conflict since June 2011. At the ceremony, participants prayed for peace and sang songs from various religions to show solidarity with those displaced by the fighting. An exhibition of photos highlighted the effects of the conflict on ordinary people, while a documentary, Hopes Behind War, which was based on interviews with displaced people living in relief camps, was screened. Today I pray for people from both sides who have died on the battleground and also to get real peace in the whole Kachin region, said Ko Jaw
Activists stage a peace march in Yangon on June 9 to mark the second anniversary of the outbreak of fighting in Kachin State.
Gun, a member of the Kachin Peace Network. Organisers said they wanted to use the ceremony to share the bitter experiences of the Kachin and pressure both sides to end the civil war. Ma May Sabae Phyu, a member of the Kachin Womens Peace Network, said the signing of a seven-point agreement in Myitkyina on May 30 was a welcome step but did little to alleviate the suffering of people in Kachin State. We welcome the result of the latest talks [between the government and the KIO] but we need to remember that
thousands of people still cant go back to their homes and are living in IDP camps, she said. We think that both sides should take steps so they dont need to stay any
longer in those squalid camps. Today we are holding this ceremony so that all people remember the anniversary of the resumption in fighting and can understand how those IDPs feel.
We need to remember that thousands of people still cant go back to their homes.
Ma May Sabae Phyu Kachin Womens Peace Network
To show the suffering of people displaced by the conflict, organisers arranged for a number of IDPs to speak at the event. They described their lack of hope for the future, inability to work and the poor conditions in the camps. We live in a very small space in poor conditions. We dont have enough food and shelter even though some local and international organisations are supporting our basic needs. We dont want to live in a camp any more, we really want to go back our villages, said Daw Mary from Manje IDP camp. But Im afraid of living in my village because of landmines. My house has already been burned down because of the conflict. We are praying to get peace as soon as possible, she said. Daw Lu Chan of Nyaung Hna Pin IDP camp said water and sanitation was also a problem. There are 270 people living in this camp but there is only one tube well in the village. We have lots of trouble accessing clean water. We want to go back to our homes but have no idea when that will be possible, she said. Noting that the conflict has not yet ended, civil society groups urged both sides to undertake a number of measures during the negotiation phase. These include establishing a conflict-free zone to protect civilians, prioritising humanitarian aid over security and providing assistance according to international human rights standards. They also urged the government and KIO to establish a tripartite ceasefire monitoring and advisory group comprising individuals and representatives of UN agencies, non-government organisations and civil society groups.
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THE government will soon begin enforcing a law enacted seven years ago that is designed to stop activities aimed at promoting smoking, a Ministry of Health official said. The Control of Smoking and Consumption of Tobacco Products Law was introduced in 2006. It bans advertising of tobacco products, and tobacco companies sponsoring events and conducting promotions, such as free giveaways. We have the law but it has not come into force, said Daw Nang Naing Naing Shein, a director of the ministrys Tobacco-free Initiative. Firstly we will finalise the rules of the law and will issue instructions to the relevant departments to cooperate with our anti-tobacco plan. She said one of the first tasks would be to crack down on direct and indirect advertising of tobacco products. In the future we will try to control tobacco advertising in cooperation with the head of township administrative offices. Municipal authorities
used to take responsibility for enforcing the law, said Daw Nang Naing Naing Shein. First offences under the law are punishable with a fine ranging from K20,000 to K50,000, while subsequent convictions can result in a two-year jail term and a fine of up to K200,000. Speaking at a World No Tobacco Day event in Nay Pyi Taw on May 31, Deputy Minister for Health Dr Win Myint conceded that very few people seem to follow the law. We want the public to know that it is illegal to distribute cigarettes free of charge, to give out goods with the label of a tobacco product or to sponsor or render service to an athletic event, funfair or exhibition, he said. Myanmar launched its tobaccofree program in 1980, after introducing its first anti-smoking legislation in 1959 with an act that banned smoking in theatres. Ko Wa Lone, 26, said he took up smoking as a teenager. While he enjoys smoking in the teashop with his friends, he said he never accepts cigarettes given away in promotions because they are low quality and really bad for health. He agreed that a crackdown was needed on promotions and advertising. They promote cigarettes through
things like two-for-one offers, he said. And companies promote their products by giving away free packets during Thingan. I even saw one celebrity handing out cigarettes to the public on stage during this years water festival while it was being shown on television. In restaurants, sales girls are used to promote products. Other avenues of discouraging smoking are also failing to have an impact. In 2010 the government doubled
the tax on cigarettes to 100 percent, while taxes on other tobacco products, including cheroots, were raised to 50pc in 2012. Additionally, shops are required to charge a 5pc sales tax. But a spokesperson from the Internal Revenue Department said most cigarette producers do not pay the tax because of a lack of enforcement and knowledge. Most businesses in the sector have never been taxed although in practice
we are meant to tax them. Now we are trying to persuade them to pay it. However, several cigarette producers are paying tax. The Internal Revenue Departments Top 100 Taxpayers for the 2011-12 financial year lists Rothmans of Pall Mall Myanmar Pty Ltd as the second-highest commercial tax-paying company and 91st in terms of income tax. Myanmar Sampoerna Tobacco Co, Ltd stood at 14 in terms of commercial tax.
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DEBT and fear of unemployment are keeping Myanmar migrant workers in Malaysia despite threats to their safety and offers of assistance to return home from the government and private companies. Concern arose for the safety of Myanmar workers in Malaysia after at least four were killed and nine injured in Selayang, Selangor region, last month. Those attacks were reportedly prompted by accounts of intercommunal violence between Buddhists and Muslims in Rakhine State and elsewhere. In the wake of the attacks, Deputy Minister for Information U Ye Htut announced that deputy ministers from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Labour had left for Malaysia to help the workers. Major companies like Max Myanmar, Htoo Trading and Kanbawza also promised to donate money to the injured workers and to help bring those who wanted to return home back to Myanmar. Myanmar Airways International, which is majority-owned by Kanbawza, announced a 50 percent discount on tickets from Kuala Lumpur to Myanmar, and said some could return for
Shelters hold detainees at an immigration detention centre south of Kuala Lumpur. Photo: The Myanmar Times
free, while Air Bagan, owned by Htoo Trading, announced that the company would help returning workers reach their hometowns. Max Myanmar owner U Zaw Zaw said he would donate 1000 free air tickets between Kuala Lumpur and Yangon through his Ayeyarwady Foundation. But they may have few takers. I think only a few people want to go back to Myanmar. Legal workers can go home without difficulty but illegal workers here are afraid it wont be easy to work abroad again, said Ko Zaw Lin, a worker in Kuala Lumpur. He said many of the workers come to Malaysia after borrowing the money needed to go abroad. Until they pay off the debt, and make enough money
to help their families, they cannot go home again. Were worried about what kind of jobs we could get back home, Ko Zaw Linn added. He said workers in the regions where the violence erupted want to go back as they are afraid. More than 60 of them took refuge in a Buddhist monastery in Kepong. But now many of them are back at work. The violence seems to have ended. But Myanmar workers are still worried because of rumours, especially on Facebook. A worker from Sarawak in eastern Malaysia who asked not to be named told The Myanmar Times that most
of his friends dont want to go back to Myanmar. The violence occurred in western Malaysia so workers from the eastern part are fine. But when I ask my friends in western Malaysia, they said they wont go back unless conditions get worse, he said. A major factor is that most migrant workers are supporting their families in Myanmar with the money they earn in Malaysia, he said. What will they do after they go home with the help from businessmen and government? Many will become jobless and thats why they dont want to go back including me. But illegal workers are in trouble because Malaysian police are harassing and arresting them after the violence, he said. Ko Khin Maung, a worker from Kepong, Selangor region, said he had no plans to return, despite living near the scene of the killings. I believe that there will be a law to protect migrant workers in Malaysia, Ko Khin Maung said. The murders and violence occurred in Selayang, Shah Alam and Kuantan in Selangor region. The other places here are still calm. Criticisms that Myanmar embassy officials in Malaysia had given inadequate help have spread swiftly. The Myanmar Times was unable to contact the embassy. However, an article in state media quoted the deputy ministers as saying prior to their departure for Malaysia that the government does not turn a blind eye to the violence against Myanmar citizens.
It is a clash of Myanmars among themselves. ... The quarrel they have back home is brought to our country, Malaysian Deputy Home Minister Wan Junaidi Jaafar told reporters on June 13 after meeting a delegation from Myanmar. He said some 257,000 Myanmar nationals work in Muslimmajority Malaysia 144,000 of these illegally filling mostly low-paid jobs in plantation, construction and other sectors shunned by locals. Some 250 people remain in detention after a security sweep following the deadly clashes, in addition to illegal workers who were already being held. We have 4400 Myanmar detained in immigration detention centres now and we have invited the Myanmar authorities, especially the embassy, to ... bring them back, Mr Wan Junaidi said. He also called on the United Nations refugee agency to swiftly process those who say they are refugees and feel unsafe returning to Myanmar. The agency has documented some 95,000 Myanmar refugees in Malaysia, which does not grant them any legal status but allows temporary stays. Of them, 28,000 are Muslim Rohingya. The United Nations has described them as one of the worlds most persecuted minorities but the government says they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. Myanmar Deputy Foreign Minister U Zin Yaw said in separate comments to reporters that the attacks in Malaysia were believed to be gangrelated and not necessarily religious. We ask help from the Malaysian government to protect our people working here. Some want to go back to Myanmar so [we will] make arrangements for them to go back quickly, he said. AFP
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Mandalay Guides urge development of Pinya as tourism site
Tour guides in Mandalay say the ancient region of Pinya should be developed into a tourist destination. Pinya, located south of Inwa, was a Burmese capital from 1312 to 1364. Six kings ruled during that period. At Pinya tourists can see historic buildings as well as rural culture. Not only local tour guides but also tour companies should make more effort to turn Pinya into a popular destination, said freelance tour guide Ko Win Zaw Oo. Ko Win Zaw Oo said roads in the area would need to be upgraded and basic maintenance undertaken at sites of interest. The tour companies do not include Pinya in their package tours and many guides are unfamiliar with the region. Its also hard to travel there because of the roads. But one attraction is that you dont need to pay an entrance fee. Ko Thaung Naing Oo, an English-speaking freelance tour guide, said the Pinya area was also notable for its examples of architecture from the Nyaung Yan dynasty (1597-1752). Tour companies should include Pinya in their packages, he said. The main attraction at Pinya is Aung See Gone Pagoda but the rural countryside is also dotted with notable caves, the guides said. Shwe War Lwin, translated by Zar Zar Soe
Security officials inspect a Myanma Airways aircraft that skidded off the runway into a field upon landing at Kawthoung on June 10. Photo: Myanmar Police Force
We have no plans to ground our planes because of yesterdays incident, he said. Our MA60 aircraft have been certified by Chinese and Indonesian aviation authorities. We will continue to fly them. Dudi Sudibyo, senior editor at Indonesian aviation magazine Angkasa, noted however that MA60 planes were not certified safe by US or EU aviation authorities. Merpati was too hasty in pur-
chasing the aircraft, he said. Mr Sudibyo said the airlines pilot training, maintenance procedures and stock of spare parts should be investigated. They should have grounded the MA60 for a week or two while the investigations are ongoing. Other operators of the plane include Lao Airlines, Philippines Zest Airways and several Chinese carriers. Following the 2011 accident, there were calls by Indonesian lawmakers to ban the planes altogether. AFP
Immigration Department officials in Mandalay Region have issued almost four times more National Registration Cards than they expected during a recent two-month campaign. The department had expected to issue 8106 cards under the fifth phase of the program, including 4633 in urban Mandalay, said U Thaung Zaw, head of Mandalays immigration office. But we issued 23,094 by the end of the project. Initially I thought that our department wouldnt be able to meet the quota but hluttaw representatives were able to help us, he said. Resident U Win Aung of Mandalays Chan Aye Tharsan township said the process of replacing an NRC was faster and cheaper during the campaign. In the past we had to spend a lot of time visiting many government offices to get an NRC. Now we can get this card in a short time, in just one day, and I dont need to pay any money. This is really good for someone in my situation, U Win Aung said. Khin Su Wai
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Yangon Charity surgery program to target cleft deformities
A derailed city circle train lies on its side near Hledan station in Yangon on September 1, 2011. Photo: Kaung Htet
AN OVERHAUL of the Yangon circle train line may not be completed for at least five years because of a lack of funding, Minister for Rail Transport U Zayar Aung has told The Myanmar Times. An upgrade and expansion of the circle train line and its five branches, which cover 148
kilometres, is a central element of the new Yangon 2040 city plan. Drafted by Yangon City Development Committee, it aims to increase rail patronage from just 3 percent of all journeys to 30pc over the next three decades. In the shorter term, an upgrade of the 45.9km circle route is considered essential for alleviating worsening traffic congestion. The railway could also help to ferry workers to industrial zones outside of the city, creating what UN-HABITAT adviser Michael Slingsby describes as a beads on a necklace effect,
The length in kilometres of the main Yangon city circle train line
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with factories lining the track. But U Zayar Aung said that there was little interest in funding work on the line. Who will fund this project? Only Japan and [South] Korea have shown interest in upgrading the track together with other [sources of ] funds. The problem is securing funding, he said. The type of loans granted to move the project forward for example, whether they are commercial or development loans would also play an important role in how and when it is completed, he said. A paper complied by the University of Tokyos Graduate School of Public Policy in March 2012 estimated the cost
at around US$10 million a kilometre, or more than $400 million for the entire circle route, excluding branch lines. U Zayar Aung said that part of the cost of a large-scale upgrade could be covered by developing some of the land that surrounds the track but additional funding would be needed. The circle line upgrade remains the ministrys second priority, behind the YangonMandalay line, which U Zayar Aung described as the artery of Myanmar and the countrys lifeline. Minor improvements have been made over the past year to the Yangon circle line, including the replacement of wood sleepers with precast concrete and upgrades to rolling stock. The upgrades were designed to increase the speed on the train but have largely failed to have an impact because of the numerous railroad crossings along the track. U Zayar Aung agreed the measures had proven ineffective but said the ministry plans to rework crossings on the line.
More than 100 patients with cleft deformities will have reason to smile after benefitting from corrective operations offered under a charity program. The third medical mission between Myanmar and Singapore will provide surgeries to patients with cleft defects at Yangon General Hospital from June 15 to 22. The surgeries will be performed by a team of surgeons from Operation Smile Singapore a branch of an organisation that has helped 150,000 cleft patients in more than 50 countries around the world and Myanmar doctors who are volunteering their skills as part of the Myanmar Care Program, which is funded by Myanmar Brewery Limited. Previous missions, in 2010 and 2012, resulted in more than 200 free cleft operations being performed. Patients across the country are able to join, a spokesperson from Myanmar Care Program said. Although we have limitations, we want patients to register as soon as possible. We will pay for travel, meal and accommodation expenses for all patients. We welcome patients regardless of age, gender and race. Figures from the Yangon Central Womens Hospital indicate that cleft deformities occur in approximately one in every 800 to 1000 babies born in Myanmar. The global average is one in 700. Yamon Phu Thit
Two fires broke out on the same day in Mandalay last week, a fire department official said. The first occurred in Yay Thant ward in Pyi Gyi Tagun township on June 10, while the second was in a textile shop near the railway line on 62nd Street in Chan Mya Tharsi township. Ten homes were destroyed in the Yay Thant ward blaze, which was started by an overheated transformer. An unattended cigarette was blamed in Chan Mya Tharsi but the fire was contained before it could spread to other buildings. Si Thu Lwin, translated by Zar Zar Soe
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K50,000 if other allowances are included, she said. In terms of the resignations, the parents of some workers called them back to their homes, while some returned temporarily. But they seem willing to come back and keep working. But Ma Nu, who moved to the factory from Mandalay, said she resigned because workers were only taking home about K40,000 a month when bonuses and allowances were included. The meals the factory served us were bad except when inspections were carried out. All of us were very tired and our parents were also worried about the bad conditions so some workers did resign and
returned to their homes. They dont want to continue doing this job even if they get paid an extra K10,000 because it is so tiring, said Ma Nu. In a sign of goodwill, factory management decided to consider the four days of the strike as holidays and did not cut workers wages. Neither side won anything from this dispute, said U Aung Htay, from the northern Shan State branch of a civil society organisation that assists in labour disputes. Most of the problems stemmed from the workers mediators. They did not always negotiate fairly. Translated by Zar Zar Soe
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THE World Economic Forum on East Asia has helped to put Myanmar back on the world stage the challenge now is to continue the reforms, attendees said. The June 5-7 event drew more than 1000 participants, including past and present international political and business leaders, and was held at the Myanmar International Convention Centre in the capital. [Myanmars] leaders need to strengthen the institutions in Myanmar and strengthen the rule of law to continue these wide-ranging reforms, UNDP administrator and WEF co-chair Helen Clark said on June 6. [The government] has to maximise the benefit for its people. People are very poor in this country and the biggest challenge is poverty reduction, she said. The forum was Myanmars first effort at handling a major international event and comes just before
the Southeast Asian Games in December and its chairmanship of the ASEAN bloc in 2014. International visitors left mostly impressed, despite having to forego some of the luxuries of the annual Davos WEF. I congratulate Myanmar on its successful hosting of the World Economic Forum here today, said
Guests will get to know our country and investment will come from the visitors to this kind of forum.
U Soe Thein Minister for the Presidents Office
AirAsia chief executive officer Tony Fernandes, who was also a co-chair. I am sure the countrys future will flourish. Everyone is willing to help and to collaborate with this wonderful country.
Minister for the Presidents Office U Soe Thein and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi listen to questions from the audience during a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum in Nay Pyi Taw. Photo: Aung Htay Hlaing
More than 40 group discussions were held over the three-day event, with ICT, energy, tourism, human resources development, finance and agriculture among the most keenly watched topics. However, the most hotly debated topic was reform in Myanmar, which spilled over to investment policy and the impediments to achieving reliable investment. Deputy Minister for Planning and Economic Development U Set Aung said prior to the event that the main aim of hosting the forum was to attract international investors and dispel doubts about the process. Myanmar has stepped up its rapid reform process within two years, he said. The country now has to turn to economic reforms after two years of political movement. But there are some lingering doubts about whether the reforms are real. This forum is a chance to clear those doubts. Notable attendees included Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker Thura U Shwe Mann, National League for Democracy chair Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and other parliamentary representatives. Some Myanmar reporters found it amusing to see the unhappy faces of high-ranking government officials who were forced to undergo security checks as they entered restricted areas, just like everybody else at the forum. If something was missing from the discussions, it was a stronger local flavour: Few of Myanmars best-known businesspeople were invited. It was also clear that only some government ministers were in attendance and rumours were rife that the forums organisers had snubbed some crony businesspeople. Despite the theme of inclusiveness, the countrys many ethnic minority groups had no formal representation. Major announcement at the forum included a US$500-million project to boost Myanmars tourism sector, with support from the Asian Development Bank and Norway. Minister for the Presidents Office
President U Thein Sein speaks during the World Economic Forum in Nay Pyi Taw. Photo: Aung Htay Hlaing
U Soe Thein said on June 5 that the forum was a chance for Myanmar to further boost its international reputation. We are the host, he said. We are not getting any money from this event but its not costing too much. But guests will get to know our country and investment will come from the visitors from that kind of forum. They will come to know our country, which is what we hope to get from the forum. Former British prime minister Tony Blair, who is now an international consultant, said he is work-
ing with Myanmars government to boost international confidence in the countrys changes. I am discussing with the government how they can assure [the world about] its changes. The country is facing two groups of challenges: one is political democracy is putting down roots and [there are] ethnic disputes, he said. The other group is practical and concerns living standards and conditions, [such as] electricity, water and roads that are important to people. The advantage from this event [is that] Myanmar is back on the world stage.
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Govt enters transparency partnership with US
Washington announces deal to work with Nay Pyi Taw to strenthen good governance in Myanmars oil and gas industry, as global energy firms vie for 30 offshore blocks
ON JUNE 14, the same day that the Ministry Energy received letters of intent from energy firms for exploration of 30 offshore blocks, the US Department of State announced that it had formed a partnership with Nay Pyi Taw to achieve greater transparency and good governance in Myanmars extractive industries. Washington will provide political support and technical assistance for the implementation of international best practices in oil, gas, and mining sector management and oversight, financial accountability, and safety and environmental stewardship, it said in a press release. The State Department added that the partnership will reinforce international support for Myanmars implementation of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, a global standard that promotes revenue transparency and accountability in the mining and oil and gas industries. This will also ease the way for global energy firms eager to enter the market. Minister of Energy U Than Htay has said that Exxon Mobil, Woodside Petroleum and Oil India are among 59 global energy companies lining up for a share of Myanmars estimated US$75 billion bounty of the fuel. While oil and gas have been pumped for decades, investment largely dried up during almost five decades of military rule that ended in 2012. The countrys opening to foreign investment has been compared to the fall of the Berlin Wall and the start of an economic growth story to emulate Vietnams. How those views pan out will be largely decided by natural gas. Myanmar needs more investment to explore its gas potential. Energy and industries such as agriculture need a combined $320 billion through 2030 for its economy to achieve 8 percent growth, according to a report released early this month by McKinsey Global Institute. Frances largest oil producer Total, Italys biggest oil company Eni and Indias leading explorer Oil & Natural Gas Corp have qualified to explore onshore fields. A lot of low-hanging fruit hasnt been caught, Olivia Boyd, a Beijing-based energy analyst at IHS Global Insight, said. A lot of prospective areas are unexplored. Korea Gas Corp, the worlds biggest LNG buyer, PTT Exploration & Production, Thailands biggest publicly traded exploration company, and Malaysias Petroliam Nasional have also qualified to bid for the onshore blocks, according to the Ministry of Energy. Woodside, Australias second-largest oil and gas producer, is evaluating bids on offshore blocks after reaching two exploration deals last year in the country, chief executive officer Peter Coleman said. Myanmars reserves are quite modest, Mr Coleman said. This is all about potential. We are talking about potential in deep waters offshore of Myanmar. Its a story about the future of Myanmar. Its not a story about what Myanmar has done. Oil India, that nations second-biggest state explorer, plans to bid for onshore fields in Myanmar, while PTT, the parent company of PTTEP, is planning a lot more exploration, CEO Pailin Chuchottaworn said. Theres a lot of energy demand in this country given the energy shortage problem here, he added. Myanmar has 7.8 trillion cubic feet of proven natural gas reserves, according to BP data, worth about $75 billion. The US Energy Information Administration estimates the country had 10 trillion cubic feet of proven reserves and produced 421 billion cubic feet of the fuel in 2011. The reserves are 1.9pc of known deposits in the Asia Pacific, it said. The potential gas reserves could be much bigger than what is known, Oil India finance director Ananth Kumar said. In the long-term, we need to be in Myanmar. Its one of the last Asian countries opening up. Sanctions, a lack of technical capacity, opaque regulatory policy and insufficient investment by foreign firms have significantly impeded the countrys efforts to realise its oil and gas production potential, the EIA said. Myanmar has 16 foreign companies working on 17 onshore exploration blocks and 15 exploring or producing in 20 offshore blocks, all in partnership with the state-owned Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise. The fourth-biggest contributor to Myanmars gross domestic product is energy and mining, with agriculture being the largest at $21.2 billion, according to McKinsey. Australian explorer Roc Oil Co, which qualified for the onshore bidding round in Myanmar, said in February that it believes the country has the potential for significant discoveries and transformational growth. Bloomberg, The Myanmar Times
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Yangon Metal firms forge deal to open factory in Yangon
CONSTRUCTION is set to begin next month on a US$66 million steel beam- and pipe-manufacturing plant in Yangon Industrial Zone, executives from the joint venture partners building it said. The plant will begin producing for the domestic market by the end of next year, Yoon Hun Sup, the managing director of Korea-based Prime Metal, said at a signing ceremony for the deal on June 8. It may also export to the region, he added. U Yang Ho, the managing director of Yangon-based Asia Metal and a shareholder in his Korean partner said he had wanted to build such a factory for 20 years to reduce Myanmars reliance on imports. Ive imported steel pipe and beams for government-run industries and my own company for 20 years, but soon our domestic factory can fill these orders, U Yang Ho said. Each company will invest $33 million in the plant, which will introduce high frequency electric resistance welding technology to Southeast Asia, a spokesperson for Prime Metal told The Myanmar Times. Only three factories in Asia two in China and one South Korea use this cutting-edge technology, he added. Mr Yoon said the factory will be operational by the end of next year and the investment recouped within five years. Within five years of opening annual production capacity will be at least 50,000 tonnes of beam and 50,000 tonnes of pipe, he added. The first year will see half that amount produced. The factory import steel sheet from South Korea, China, Japan and Taiwan to make beams and pipes, U Tin Maung Htun said, adding that the factory will employ 200 people. Myat Nyein Aye
MANDALAYS gem market died down in the run up to the annual gem emporium in Nay Pyi Taw, traders at the citys Mahar Aung Myae Gems Trading Centre said last week. Trader U Myo Zaw said buyers had switched their sights from Mandalay to the gem expo in Nay Pyi Taw, which began on June 15. Traders, especially Chinese buyers, have been holding off for the expo. The market was slow and trading will likely fall even more when it begins. Another trader said he was not even putting his most precious stones on sale because high-end buyers were out of town. Any seller who has cash is holding on to their stones, but there are some traders who desperately need money and are selling, he added. Aung Ye Thwin, Translated by Zar Zar Soe
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rwelford@csr-asia.com AS MYANMAR goes through a rapid transition, the private sector can play a critical role in ensuring that economic growth is responsible and that as many people as possible benefit from the new opportunities emerging from it. There is an important role, therefore, for corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives from businesses that recognise their role in protecting the environment, building strong and economically active communities and helping the poorest of the population out of poverty. Myanmar needs an economy that is perceived to be responsible to outside investors and benefits the whole population, not just a few. We need to protect Myanmars rich biodiversity and environment. We must help people live the lives they want and at the same time provide employment and small-business opportunities so that development becomes inclusive. Effective CSR initiatives put the private sector at the heart of this process. Traditionally, CSR in Myanmar has been seen as philanthropy. Many companies have made generous donations to education, rural development and healthcare projects, benefitting many people. However, these initiatives have, arguably, done little to benefit the companies whose profits were used to fund them. CSR needs to go beyond philanthropy and demonstrate a benefit for the business as well as the community. Further, CSR needs to be more
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Companies need to rethink their CSR programs, with retention of talent in mind.
Richard Welford Chairman CSR Asia
than a PR exercise that tries to show how good a company is. Such PR strategies will actually damage the business in the longer term, as stakeholders realise that rhetoric does not match reality. Strategic and effective CSR is embedded in a firm; it is not an add-on. The business case for CSR is strong. Numerous studies show that companies that practice it outperform their peers financially. CSR helps a company build its brand and reputation by showing that it is socially responsible. It also creates trust amongst stakeholders, who are becoming increasingly sophisticated about environmental and social issues. In Myanmar, people want to see economic progress, but it is clear that they also want their communities, traditions, culture and environment protected. Companies that can demonstrate responsible business practices and inclusive development will gain loyal customers. One vital stakeholder for a business is its own staff. We know that talented people want to work for companies that they can trust and respect. A battle for talent is now emerging in Myanmar, with foreign investors looking for talented staff and willing to pay appropriately. Many of these foreign companies have CSR programs that encourage staff to get involved in innovative ways that also boost personal development. Local companies
in Myanmar need to rethink their CSR programs, with recruitment and retention of talent in mind. Another critical component of CSR is creating inclusive business opportunities. Employing more people is a good start, but inclusive business is also about using value chains to generate employment, to develop skills at the local level and help establish clusters of small businesses that can service value chains. There are many opportunities to involve more people in supply chains, distribution networks and in selling products and services. Inclusive business means that companies will look, in particular, at ways of helping poor people create jobs and businesses. As more companies in Myanmar work together on CSR initiatives, it will help position the whole economy as responsible, which is important in the medium term. New investment is attracted to countries where it is safe to do business and where there are responsible and transparent business practices. What is good for companies will ultimately be good for the country as well.
Richard Welford is the chairman of CSR Asia, which recently published Responsible and Inclusive Business in Myanmar . The report provides a roadmap for the private sector to contribute to sustainable development in Myanmar. It is available at www.csr-asia.com.
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Yangon MPT to sell most of its stake in ISP
Internet service provider Yatanarpon Teleport said it will become a public company within three months as government-owned Myanma Posts and Telecommunications will sell most of its 51-percent stake in the company. Yatanarpon vice chairman U Yan Win put the total value of the shares held by MPT at US$500 million and said it plans to sell all but 5pc of its stake in Yatanarpon to the public. The remaining 49pc are already owned by private investors. Yatanarpon chief executive officer U Tin Win said the company is undergoing valuation and that the date of the share sale will be announced after this is completed, likely in about three months. Shares will be sold for K10,000 each, U Tin Win said. An individual or registered organisation can buy up to K1 billion worth of shares at most and a group can buy up to K2 billion, he said. Investors with 3 million shares or more can seek representation on the board of directors, which will elect the companys chairperson and vice chairperson, he added. Htoo Aung
WITH competition surging and profits tumbling, owners of car showrooms in Yangon are up in arms about what they describe as a regulatory framework that is biased against them, as well as competitors using the business to launder money. The only purpose of some dealerships is to turn black money into white. They dont care about sales, but I have to make money, said SKK car sales centre chief executive officer Ko Chan Kyaw Kyaw. Its no surprise that the market for cars is down. You can see four or five sales centres in some streets. He, and other sales-centre owners, also blamed constantly shifting import regulations, a backlog of imported cars at docks and competition from individual importers for the collapse of
a sector that many businesspeople rushed into after the government began liberalising auto imports in September 2010. Profit margins have tumbled to less than 10 percent of what they were early last year, dealers say. I made K5 million a car early last year, but now Im happy if I make K200,000 or K300,000, Ko Chan Kyaw Kyaw said. Operating costs are also rising. Rent can exceed K10 million a month, dealers said. The major hurdle they face, however, is what they describe as regulatory biases allowing individual importers to bring in newer vehicles with smaller engines. Ko Win Ko Aung, the managing director of Win Ko sales centre, said he is only permitted to import vehicles made before 2007. We cant compete against individual importers who import newer models cheaply, he added.
Farmer Auto chairman U Soe Htun said business is so bad that showroom owners cannot even afford to organise special events. The market is so tight now that we cant offer the same kind of incentives as before, and we dont have the money to take part in auto shows. Recent media reports that some showrooms have been reselling cosmetically enhanced wrecks have tarnished the entire industry, dealers said. U Soe Htun said showroom owners hope regulatory changes will be made soon to allow them to compete more effectively against individual importers. Potential customers say showrooms are overpriced now that there are so many individual brokers in the market. Some also said traffic congestion and a rise in road accidents have made them reconsider whether buying a car is a good deal.
Thegovernment should make developing the ICT sector its priority because this will generate development across Myanmars economy, the chief executive officer of a leading Vietnamese IT firm said during the World Economic Forum in Nay Pyi Taw on June 7. Truong Gia Binh, chairman and chief executive officer of Vietnams FPT Corporation, told The Myanmar Times on June 7 that ICT is the first sector Myanmar should focus on. The Internet is everything, and should be the top priority for Myanmar, he said, adding that foreign firms will not invest unless the Internet is up to speed. FPT, a founding member of World Economic Forum, is preparing to invest in Myanmars ICT sector and plans to open a branch office in Yangon next month. The company is in talks with the government to invest in telecoms infrastructure. Truong Gia Binh said it plans to hire 500 engineers and urged the government to simplify the investment process. Aung Shin
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the euro-zone economy this year, as fiscal and banking consolidation is dragging down growth, and is now projecting an economic contraction of 0.6pc for 2013, compared with the previous projection of 0.1pc. But Mr Burns said that Europe is past the worst of the crisis and that as confidence rises, growth should resume. Kaushik Basu, chief economist at the World Bank, noted that important positive actions have been taken on banking supervision, monetary policy and fiscal consolidation to stabilise the situation in the euro zone but said more steps are needed to improve fiscal coordination and create a stronger banking union. In Japan, a dramatic relaxation of macroeconomic policy has sparked an uptick in economic activity, at least over the short term. The World Bank also has recalculated potential growth in the developing world, now estimated at 6pc. We used to hear talk that countries will grow 9pc like China, Mr Burns said. Increasingly there is a recognition that they will have to do a lot of really difficult things to achieve
that. Those steps include undertaking structural reforms, such as opening up international trade and foreign investment and investing in infrastructure and human capital, Mr Burns said. These measures underpinned strong developing country growth over the past 20 years and are worth sticking with. Global trade is expected to expand by 4pc this year, in part due to rapid expansion in trade among developing countries. More than 50pc of a developing countrys exports now go to other developing countries. At the same time, commodity prices are easing: Metals and minerals are down 28pc and energy by 14pc since their peaks in early 2011, the World Bank said. Despite the improving picture, there is no denying that the slowdown in the real economy is unusually protracted, Mr Basu said. This is reflected in the stubbornly high unemployment in industrialised nations and in the slowing growth in emerging economies. The Washington Post
US trade deal
THE European Union thrashed out a compromise on June 14 on how to negotiate the worlds biggest free trade deal with the United States, meeting Frances demands to ensure its prized cultural exception would not be bargained away. EU officials said trade ministers had agreed that the audiovisual sector would be excluded from the talks mandate, as demanded by Paris, but that the European Commission would have the right to raise any issue during the negotiations if it saw fit later, meeting the needs of both sides. After some 12 hours of talks, ministers had agreed on what one EU source described as a not in, not out formula. French Commerce Minister Nicole Bricq said she welcomed the outcome because it gave Paris the exclusion of the audiovisual sector since if the commission asked for it to be included in the future, that would require a unanimous vote that is, France would have a veto. EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht, who will lead the talks, stressed meanwhile that the accord was not a carve out. I am going to listen to what my American friends say on this (and) then we can then ... ask for additional mandates if needed, Mr De Gucht said. He said he could live with the agreed mandate, adding that he found the French position understandable. Washington has said no areas should be excluded from the talks and EU officials had repeatedly warned that any exceptions would only hand Washington an early bargaining chip in what promises to be very tough negotiations. AFP
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LAND prices in Yangons outskirts have risen as much as 30 percent since the beginning of the year, resulting in an increase of more than 100pc over last year in some locations, especially those adjacent to industrial zones and new housing projects, real estate agents say. They pointed to the kyats decline against the US dollar, falling gold prices and the upcoming gem and jade emporium in the capital as factors driving the rise in prices, explaining that the property market usually heats up ahead of the annual gem show. The easing of Western sanctions and Myanmars re-entry to Europes preferential trade scheme are also fueling the optimism underlying the property market. U Yan Aung, the general manger of realtor Sai Khung Noung in Tamwe township, said the fact that companies like Coca-Cola and Ford are investing in Myanmar is stoking confidence of local buyers. Land plots in Dagon Seikkan township that went for K15 million a year ago are now selling for K30 million, while plots that sold for K20 million are now going for K40 million, according to realtors. Prices last month were up by 30pc over a few months ago, especially in Dagon Seikkan, East Dagon and other outer townships, U Yan Aung said, adding that prices usually begin climbing in May. Realtors also attributed rising land prices on Yangons outskirts to two new affordable housing projects Ayeyarwun and Yadanar which will add a combined 40,000 flats to Dagon Seikkan township, as well as improved infrastructure. A new hotel will also be built near the Ayeyarwun project, which U Yan Aung said will draw more investors. The property markets rise
Surging property prices in central Yangon have driven investors to the citys outskirts in search of affordable land. Photo: Staff
was cutailed last year after a cut in property tax in September was not as much as expected. The rate was lowered from 50pc to 37pc by the Ministry of Finance and Revenue, but realestate agents had been expecting it to fall to 22pc. Land plots and the luxury market were the hardest hit. Luxury sales have recovered since April and those looking for a property worth more than K500 million are having a hard time locating one, U Yan Aung added. He said the most sought after high-end properties are in Mayangone, Thingangyun and Kamaryut townships. Bargains hunters are looking for land away from main roads in Hmawbi and Helgu townships, as well as in Bago division, where an acre can be snapped up for as little as K10 million. An acre of land near a main road there ranges from K40 million to K1 billion. Speculators are getting in ahead of infrastructure projects, which are expected to cause prices to spike.
Daw Moh Moh Aung, the general secretary of Myanmar Real Estate Services Association and the owner of Win Shwe Wah realty, said demand
is steady and focused on the outskirts. The market is changing shape, she said. Investors are looking at the huge residential
complexes like Yadanar housing in Dagon Seikkan. They want land plots in the area that are selling for K15 million to K30 million each. We are
also seeing sharp price rises in Thanlyin and North Dagon, she added. Buyers are snapping up land near industrial zones in anticipation of a surge in foreign investment in 2015. Such plots are relatively cheap, realtors say. Japanese investors are investing in the industrial zone at Thanlyin and this is one reason demand has risen nearby, Daw Moh Moh Aung said. Daw Cho Cho, a freelance realtor in Yankin township, said the market there remains sluggish. Sales are stagnant as investors weigh taxes against price expectations. Foreign investors are looking for massive land plots at the Yankin, Bahan and Mayangone townships, but they are not necessarily buying. There are problems in terms of available acreage and tax rates that are a big barrier to solid investment, she said. Foreign investors are definitely looking for land, but they are not buying as fast as local buyers do. She called for the tax rate to be cut from 37pc to 22pc to encourage more buying and selling. Demand will rise by 50pc if the tax is cut by 15 percentage points, she said.
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A social network officer works on a computer in her office in Madrid. Photo: AFP
DANIEL SILVA SPAINS national police have built up an army of more than half a million followers on Twitter, using them to help swoop on fugitives and get tip-offs on drug dealers in an open dialogue that has helped bring the force closer to the people. Since it was set up four years ago, the Spanish feed has become one of most popular police Twitter accounts in the world, with the force regularly sending humorous tweets to attract followers. As well as warning the public of new scams, the force often enlists the help of Spaniards, tweeting requests for information about drug dealers in particular, to be sent anonymously to a police email address. If you know of anybody, a little group of narcos, or of a drugs sales point in Spain, tell us at antidroga@policia. es#CONFIDENCIAL, we will get them, ran a recent tweet. Police say they have arrested 300 suspected drug traffickers since January 2012 thanks to information provided by Twitter users in response to these appeals for help. Followers meanwhile routinely pass on to police information on new fraud techniques and flag Internet sites that distribute pornographic images of children. They provide us with a lot of really useful information.
CHEAP mobile phone SIM cards released in April are still trading for up to K80,000 in Yangon, with another batch expected to go on sale later this month. About 700,000 of the CDMA 800 MHz SIM cards were sold through administrative offices in April and May for K1500. However, this was not enough to meet demand, and many were resold on the black market at a steep mark-up. The government has not taken any steps to try and stop the reselling of the cards. Representatives from the Ministry of Information could not be reached for comment. My shop does not sell K1500 SIM cards but I am told they are selling for around K80,000. However, when they are sold between family and friends the price is normally cheaper, at around K50,000, said U Htet Lin Kyaw, general manager Mr Fone Telecom Centres head office in South Okalapa Township. Daw Zar Chi Lin, general manager from Lu Gyi Min mobile shops head office in South Okalapa, said the cards were typically selling for around K 80,000. SIMs without any credit are selling for K55,000, while those with K5000 of prepaid credit are more expensive, she said. She said there were rumours that GSM SIM cards would soon be sold for K20,000 a 90 percent reduction on the current price of K200,000.
It is just hearsay so well have to wait and see when they come out, she said. The government has said that it will distribute about 350,000 K1500 SIM cards each month to gradually meet demand. Sales normally take place through a lucky draw system. For many the release cannot come quickly enough. Myanmar currently has among the lowest rates of cell phone penetration in Asia, with less than 5 percent of the population connected to a telecommunications grid. In recent months, the government held a kind of beauty pageant for foreign companies to make bids for the right to enter this lucrative and largely untapped market. The rational being that foreign companies could lend expertise to locals and speed up the building of a modern telecommunications grid. However, interested customers will have to make due with local providers for the immediate future. The selected international providers will not be announced until the end of June, and even the most optimistic companies, such as Digicel from Ireland, estimate their networks will not be operational until the end of the year. Under the previous government, cell phones and SIM card sales were on of many sectors kept under tight regulation and control. I cant wait until I win a SIM card in the lucky draw so I bought one from my relative and it wasnt very expensive, said Daw Hla Hla Thwin, a 50 year old woman who lives in Botahtaung. Many people are willing to buy them on the black market as long as they are less than K100,000, she said.
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An anti-government protester waves a Turkish flag with a poster of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of modern Istanbul on June 13. Photo: AFP
Protesters hold placards in support of Edward Snowden outside the US consulate in Hong Kong on June 13. Photo: AFP
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patients and staff from a nowshuttered surgery wing, Serbian state television reported. It was a real emergency, we have moved the patients and hermetically closed the wing, including the intensive care, Milan Jovanovic, head of Belgrades clinic for plastic and reconstructive surgery, told the station. The bees have settled in a space between the ventilation and air conditioning systems in the past weeks, possibly hiding from a wave of cold and rains that have hit Serbia, said Sladjan Simovic of Belgrades Association of Beekeepers. We had to bring in cranes and firefighter ladders as we could not get inside, said Mr Simonovic. treatment for his depression, according to a doctor who recommended against his pardon. The administered treatment has not been the best. Medication and psychotherapy have been insufficient, psychiatrist Jorge Castro said in an interview published on June 13 in Peruvian magazine Caretas. Exams demonstrate that Fujimoris depression is treatable in prison, Castro added, while warning that severe depression can lead to suicide. The Peruvian-Japanese Fujimori, who governed Peru from 1990 to 2000, was convicted in 2009 of the killings of 25 people by a government-backed death squad in the course of Perus war against the Maoist Shining Path rebel group. The 74-year-old had submitted a request for a pardon eight months ago arguing that he was suffering from a recurring cancer of the tongue and depression but that request was denied by President Ollanta Humala. AFP
The tiny Pacific nation of Nauru swore in a new president on June 11 after the islands parliament elected long-serving minister Baron Waqa as its leader, officials said. Mr Waqa, who has held a range of ministerial portfolios, defeated former finance minister Roland Kun 13-5 in a parliamentary vote for the presidency. He was sworn in immediately and his new administration sat for the first time on June 13, the government said in a statement. Mr Waqa replaces Sprent Dabwido as president of one of the worlds smallest independent nations, with a population of about 10,000.
A swarm of runaway bees who have found shelter in a ventilation air hole forced a Belgrade hospital to evacuate all the
It started as an environmentalist protest, but this is about much more than a park. Its about a nations identity.
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A Syrian boy walks with an old rifle as he helps fighters belonging to the Martyrs of Maaret al-Numan battalion in the town of Maaret alNuman on June 13. Photo: AFP
Number two House Republican Eric Cantor was more critical, saying that despite Mr Obamas rhetoric about red lines, the Syrian conflict has only deepened. Its increasing-
ly clear the president does not have a coherent plan to manage this growing strategic catastrophe, Mr Cantor said. Mr McCain worried that the Pentagon would send only
non-lethal supplies to Syria. We need heavy weaponry. We need the kind that can counter tanks, and we need surface-toair missiles that can take care of air, he said. AFP
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Opponents have accused Mr Erdogan of repressing critics and of forcing conservative Islamic policies on the mainly Muslim but staunchly secular nation including religious education reforms and restrictions on alcohol sales. While opposition to the premier is intense, the 59-year-old has been in power since 2002 and remains the countrys most popular politician. His AKP has won three elections in a row and took nearly half the vote in 2011, having presided over strong economic growth in the country of 76 million people. Mr Erdogan has urged supporters to answer the demonstrators by voting for the AKP in next years local polls. The first election rallies are scheduled for this weekend in the capital Ankara and Istanbul and are expected to bring tens of thousands of loyalists into the streets. Britains BBC meanwhile announced it had suspended ties with Turkeys private station NTV after it pulled a BBC program that covered the initial failure of mainstream Turkish media to cover the protests. Turkeys protesters have already criticised the countrys mainstream media for failing to properly cover the story. AFP
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Austrian UN soldiers stand on the tarmac on June 12 at the Vienna Airport Schwechat, as the first Austrian contingent arrives from Syria. Photo: AFP
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said it was essential that the mission remain. Mr Ban called on the UN Security Council to consider measures to beef up the force. These include, as a matter of priority, enhancing the self-defence capabilities of UNDOF, he said in a report. It is also necessary to consider further adjustments to the posture and operations of the mission. Mr Ban said the UN is urgently seeking reinforcements and that the force should be bolstered to 1250 troops. Fiji is sending 171 troops this month to replace the Croatian and Japanese con-
tingents, according to the UN report. Mr Ban said Syria was guilty of a grave violation of the ceasefire accord and that Israel was guilty of a serious violation, warning that mounting tensions could jeopardise the agreement that formally separated the two sides following the 1973 Arab-Israeli war. Moscow has offered to send Russian troops to bolster the depleted UNDOF. But under the terms of the 1974 agreement that established the peacekeeping force, no troops from the five permanent members of the Security Council can participate. AFP
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Confirmed deaths by swine flu, April 2009-August 2010 According to the new rules, for instance, WHO currently considers the world is at the alert level when it comes to both the H5N1 and H7N1 bird flu, compared to level three in the old system, Mr Harper said. If there is concern that a new pandemic has broken out, the WHO secretariat will urgently convene a group of experts to counsel the head of the organisation, who will in turn decide whether to put the world on the pandemic phase. The new system also aims to encourage countries to develop their own risk assessments and plans to address a potential pandemic, including closing schools and sports stadiums, Mr Harper said. AFP
Police officers separate an orthodox activist and gay rights activist clashing just outside the lower house of Russias parliament, the State Duma, in Moscow, on June 11. Photo: AFP
be held in police cells for up to 15 days and be deported. According to another bill, passed in a 308-to-2 vote, public actions expressing clear disrespect for society and com-
fines of up to 300,000 rubles. The same actions committed in places of worship would be punishable by up to three years in prison and a fine of up to 500,000 rubles.
This fits in perfectly with the course toward repressive politics that has been openly taken by our president and our parliament.
Lyudmila Alexeyeva Russian activist
ers and says foreign nationals who use media or the internet for propaganda can be fined up to 100,000 rubles and can also
mitted to the goal of offending religious feelings of the faithful would be punishable with jail terms of up to one year and
The bill was proposed after Pussy Riot members sang a punk prayer against Mr Putin in a Moscow cathedral last year.
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T the Ali Al Yaskari primary school, the classrooms are silent. In the morning, teachers sign their names on an attendance sheet to receive their salaries, and then quickly leave without teaching a single course. A few students sit under a tree, idling away their time in the sandy schoolyard. People are afraid to come, said Lawana Bura, 47, the only teacher in the school on a recent day. Thats why the classes are empty. It has been that way, he said, since gunmen entered the school one morning in March and shot and killed a teacher. Three other schools were attacked that day in Maiduguri, leaving a total of six teachers and four students dead. For the past four years, the Islamist Boko Haram militia has been known to target schools, burning them down at night in its fight to install sharia law in Nigerias mostly Muslim north. But in recent months, the group, whose name translates to Western education is a sin, has escalated its campaign to cripple the regions education system. Militants raid schools in broad daylight, killing teachers and students. They kidnap professors and order schools to shut down, forcing thousands of children to seek an education in safe zones protected by soldiers or outside the region if they can afford it. The schools are being destroyed in an impoverished, long-neglected part of the country, where children were already struggling to receive an education. Many of the schools attacked didnt have desks, textbooks and other resources. The schools are the bedrock to change the minds of people, said Babangida Labaran Usman, a senior investigation officer with Nigerias National Human Rights Commission. They are perfect targets for the Boko Haram. The assaults underscore how dramatically the conflict in Africas most populous nation has changed this year from a simmering homegrown insurgency to a guerrilla conflict that has spread into neighbouring countries and entered its most violent stage. Nigerian officials and analysts say Boko Haram militants are using more sophisticated military tactics and weaponry brought back from the battlefields of Mali. Since 2009, militants have attacked churches, mosques, police stations and government buildings across the north, killing an estimated 3000 peo-
Sherif Daggash (right), a 28-year-old teacher at Sanda Kyarimi Government Day Secondary School, received a text-message warning from Boko Haram days before gunmen hit the campus. Photo: The Washington Post
ple in more than 700 attacks. During the past few months, hundreds more have died as the militants have launched bold incursions into small towns and villages, prompting retaliatory attacks by Nigerian security forces. The insurgents have also kidnapped Westerners and government officials for ransom and have attacked military bases and soldiers heading to help quell the Islamist insurgency in northern Mali. Much of the violence has occurred in Borno state. Eight schools have been burned there this year, said Musa Inuwa Kubo, the state education commissioner. Maiduguri is the states capital and the cradle of the insurgency. Some Nigerian government officials say the attacks on schools reflect Boko Harams increasing number of recruits and shifting tactics. An overstretched government security force, which has gone after the militants in their jungle bases, has been unable to protect the schools in towns and villages.
A young girl selling peanuts passes male students at Sanda Kyarimi Government Day Secondary School in Maiduguri, Nigeria. Photo: The Washington Post
You cannot be everywhere, said Isa Umar Gusau, a spokesman for the Borno state government. Every terrorist organisation grows in strategy, they grow in tactics and they grow in weaponry. If they adopt a strategy of launching attacks in the night and they realise that you place emphasis on targeting them at night, they will launch daylight attacks. And they know these schools are everywhere, even in the remotest villages. A few days before Sanda Kyarimi Government Day Secondary School was attacked by gunman, a teacher there, 28-year-old Sherif Daggash, received a text message on his cell phone that read: We know you. We know your hours. You are teaching the students government subjects. We want you never to come to school again. The message ended with the full Islamic name of the Boko Haram. Mr Daggash informed his co-workers, but most dismissed the warning. They had read similar text messages, but the militia had never followed through on its threats. We never believed they would attack, Mr Daggash said. They had never killed teachers before. A few days later, several gunmen entered the school. They wore no masks as they walked across the schoolyard, waving their Kalashnikov rifles. They shot a teacher in front of his office, witnesses said, and then began firing randomly at students fleeing for cover. When I heard the gunshots, I jumped out of the window and ran, recalled Ali Muhammed Abdullahi, 18. Up until now, I havent found my school bag. After the assailants fled, students carried wounded classmates to the principals office. Four were seriously injured and later died, students and teachers said. I helped carry Malam Kachala, said Ahmed Usman, 21, a student, re-
ferring to the teacher. He was shot in the head. His brain had burst open. At the Mafoni Day Secondary School, bullets are still visible in the walls near where two teachers and an administrator were killed. Six days later, the militants burned down three schools in a nearby town, human rights activists say. They want the students to go to Islamic schools, Mr Daggash said. They dont want us to teach them any forms of Western knowledge. In other instances, the militia has kidnapped teachers of Arabic a subject that Boko Haram approves of because they wore Western clothes, said Mr Usman, the activist. Many teachers and university professors have fled the state for Abuja, the capital, or farther south to Lagos, Nigerias largest city.
been reduced to rubble after attacks by Boko Haram or Nigerias security forces, whom human rights group accuse of committing abuses in their efforts to quell the insurgency. Many schools close by noon. Children are taking their state and national exams at schools in safe areas, protected by Nigerian soldiers. The only schools that appear to operate without concern are Islamic schools, where students study subjects approved by Boko Haram. The trauma is visible long after the attacks. At Ali Al Yaskari, Zara Abubakr trembles at any mention of Boko Haram. She saw the gunmen through her classroom window as they killed the teacher. I never heard of them, she said, her voice quivering. And then she quickly ran away.
They want the students to go to Islamic schools. They dont want us to teach them any forms of Western knowledge.
Sherif Daggash Nigerian teacher
In some parts of Borno state, the militants simply tear up textbooks to shut down the schools. They are so strong in these areas, Usman said. They dont need to attack the schools. Today, Maiduguri and much of the north is under emergency law, which was imposed by the government last month. Cell phone and internet networks have been cut to prevent communication among militants. Long lines of vehicles wait at military checkpoints that have been erected across town. In some areas, shops have closed or
At Sanda Kyarimi, only a few hundred of the roughly 5000 students have returned to school. Classes are being taught by inexperienced trainee teachers because most of the regular teachers have not returned. Students said many of their classmates now attend Islamic schools or have left the state. Others said they had no choice about returning. We just come to school because our parents order us to, said Mustapha Bulama, a student. In reality, we fear that the Boko Haram will attack again. The Washington Post
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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on June 11 about New York Citys long-term plan to prepare for climate change. Photo: AFP
sial, especially those that block the view to the ocean. He insisted however he was bent on safeguarding New Yorks 835 kilometres (520 miles) of coastline. Some 400,000 people already live in flood risk areas, where a total of 270,000 jobs are on the line. The alternative is to get flooded out or worse. We cant stop nature, and so if were going to save lives, and protect the lives of communities, were going to have to live with some new realities, Mr
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Number of people who live in flood risk areas of New York City Bloomberg said. This is a defining challenge of our future. In 2009, scientists said that coastal waters around New York could rise as much as 12 centimetres (5 inches) by 2020. Now, they say a 20cm change is possible by that time, and up to 60cm by 2050. Eight percent of coastal areas could be regularly flooded, simply due to normal high tides, the study warned. By 2050, temperatures could regularly exceed 32 de-
grees Celsius (90 Fahrenheit) over nearly two months of every year 57 days, as compared with 18 days currently, experts warn. The plan also calls for reinforcement or creation of dunes along vulnerable coastlines in Staten Island, Brooklyn and the Rockaways. Construction will be carried out with the help of the Army Corps of Engineers and financing will come from a combination of city funding and federal relief money. Theres no single solution to all of these challenges and we wont get all this work done at once. That would literally be impossible, Mr Bloomberg said. But piece by piece over many years and even decades, we can build a city thats capable of preparing better. AFP
Baring our breasts is not intended to cause sexual excitement but is a form of activism.
Margaret Stern Femen activist
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Femen has held other demonstrations at European Parliament offices in Brussels, the German chancellors office and the Tunisian embassy in Paris. The women were arrested on May 29 after staging a topless demonstration outside the main courthouse in Tunis in support of Amina Sboui, a Tunisian activist with the same sextremist group who had been arrested 10 days earlier. Ms Sboui had been arrested for painting the word Femen on a wall near a cemetery in Kairouan last month, in protest against a planned gathering of radical Salafists in the historic Muslim city south of Tunis. AFP
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An Indian child named Abdul collects recyclable garbage in Siliguri on June 11. Photo: AFP
We need a robust legal framework to clearly identify, prevent and eliminate child labour in domestic work.
Constance Thomas Director of ILOs program to eliminate child labour
escaped natural disasters, have ended up in domestic work little better than slavery. And thousands of young girls from Ethiopia are every year sent to the Middle East to work as servants. The ILO said such youngsters usually work in the homes of a third party or employer, carrying out tasks such as cleaning, ironing, cooking, gardening, collecting water, looking after other children and caring for the elderly. Vulnerable to physical, psychological and sexual violence and abusive
working conditions, they are often isolated from their families, hidden from the public eye, and become highly dependent on their employers. They can also risk ending up being forced into prostitution, the ILO said. We need a robust legal framework to clearly identify, prevent and eliminate child labour in domestic work, and to provide decent working conditions to adolescents when they can legally work, Ms Thomas said. Child domestic work is not recognised as a form of child labour in many countries because of the blurred
relationship with the employing family, the report said. Such children work but are not considered workers and, while they live in a family setting, are not treated as a family member, it said. This care vacuum opens the way to exploitation, but such youngsters are difficult to protect because they can be hidden from the public eye. Child domestic servants represent some 5 percent of all children under the age of 17 in employment around the world, according to ILO figures. AFP
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A PROMINENT Vietnamese blogger has been arrested for anti-state activity, reports said on June 14, the second online government critic detained in less than a month in an intensifying crackdown on dissent. Pham Viet Dao, 61, was taken into custody on June 13 in Hanoi accused of abusing democratic freedoms to infringe on the interests of the State, staterun Tuoi Tre newspaper said. The charge carries a maximum seven-year jail term. Mr Dao, a former official at the Ministry of Culture and longstanding member of the Vietnamese Communist Party, has become a well-known internet commentator and his blog attracts thousands of hits. His posts are often critical of the government and its top leaders and address highly sensitive issues such as Chinas policy on the South China Sea known in Vietnam as the East Sea. Mr Daos arrest follows the detention of 49-year-old Truong Duy Nhaton on May 26 on the same charges linked to his blog A Different Viewpoint. Vietnam bans private media and all newspapers and television channels are state-run. Lawyers, bloggers and activists are regularly subject to arbitrary arrest and detention, according to rights groups. Perceived Chinese aggression in the East Sea has served as a rallying point for activists and dissidents in Vietnam, who over the last three years have organised a string of protests. The protests were initially tolerated by authorities but some recent demonstrations have been broken up by security forces. In February journalist Nguyen Dac Kien was fired from a state-run newspaper after criticising the head of the ruling Communist Party on his personal blog. So far in 2013, at least 46 activists have been convicted of anti-state activity and sentenced to often lengthy jail terms under what rights groups say are vaguely defined articles of the penal code. AFP
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THE abrupt cancellation of planned talks between North and South Korea last week underlines the huge challenges facing any trust-building process on the divided peninsula, 60 years after the Korean War. Right from the outset, the agreement to hold what would have been the first high-level dialogue for six years had looked vulnerable dogged by disagreement over the agenda and other issues. In the end, it was a matter of protocol the North felt insulted by the Souths nomination of a vice minister as its chief delegate that smothered the initiative before it had even drawn breath. While little was expected of the talks, they had been seen as a positive step forward, given that the two Koreas had spent most of March and April on full military alert, trading threats of nuclear war and counterstrikes. As of June 12, however, the North wouldnt even deign to pick up when the South called on a newly restored inter-government hotline. We made an opening call at 9am, but the North did not answer, the Souths Unification Ministry said. From an outside perspective, the Norths behaviour may seem gratuitously churlish, but some analysts say it reflects a deep-rooted insecurity that balks at offering the merest hint of a concession. The weaker North Korea is, the more afraid it is to be seen as weak, said Andrei Lankov, a North Korea expert and professor at Kookmin University in Seoul. This makes it ultra-sensitive to issues of ritual and protocol, especially when dealing with the wealthier South. The talks were to have focused on reopening two suspended commercial projects the Kaesong joint industrial zone and South Korea tours to the Norths Mount Kumgang resort. These were important hard currency earners for Pyongyang and they wanted them back up and running, said Mr Lankov.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (cen Foodstuff Factory in Pyongyang on Jun
But however badly it needs the cash, the North leadership will never allow itself to be seen as making a political concession even one that seems trivial, he added. There had been significant scepticism about Pyongyangs real intentions when it came up with its dialogue offer last week. The proposal seemed to follow the traditional North Korean playbook manufacture a crisis, ratchet up tensions to dangerous levels and then offer talks to extract concessions. But its a worn strategy that ignored a growing international consensus, which has critically won the limited support of the Norths main ally China, to stop pandering to Pyongyang. Recent US-South Korea and US-China summits, and an upcoming China-South Korea summit have fuelled the impression of a united front forming against an increasingly isolated North Korea.
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ntre) is mobbed by a host of enthralled, colourfully clad children at the nursery of the Pyongyang Essential ne 8. Photo: Korean Central News Agency
With all this summitry going on, I think North Korea was looking to relieve the pressure a bit by demonstrating some willingness to talk, said Hahm Chaibong, president of the Asan Institute for Policy Studies in Seoul. It could see the international opinion building up against it, and wanted to buy some time. I was a little surprised by the abrupt cancellation, because I thought they might drag it out a little longer, but then the North doesnt re-
The weaker North Korea is, the more afraid it is to be seen as weak.
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ally do compromise. South Korean President Park Geun-Hye, who took office in February with a promise of greater engagement in Pyongyang, has since pushed a trust-building policy aimed at incremental improvements in relations. As such, she had welcomed the prospect of talks as a useful first step, but the resulting stalemate over the status of the chief delegates demonstrated that Seoul was also wary of early concessions. The two Koreas have technically remained at war for the past six decades because the 1950-1953 Korean War concluded with an armistice, which will enter its 60th year next month, rather than a peace treaty. Lee Jung-Hoon, director of the Centre for American Studies at Seouls Yonsei University, said the Norths proposal had largely been a masquerade from the outset. The basic idea was to break the momentum created by the summits going on around
them, and try and make people believe the North might be changing its ways, Mr Lee said. I dont think anyone was really going to buy that. On June 13 North Korea blamed South Korean arrogance and deceit for the collapse of the talks. The South side had no intent to hold dialogue from the beginning, said a spokesman for the Norths Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea the state body that handles inter-Korean issues. It only sought to create an obstacle to the talks, delay and then torpedo them, he said in a statement carried by the official Korean Central News Agency, accusing the South of arrogant obstructions and deliberate disturbance. This impolite and immoral provocative behaviour made us think once again whether it will be possible to properly discuss matters or improve relations even if official talks are opened in the future, the spokesman said. AFP
The Dalai Lama waded into Australias bitter gender war on June 13, saying his successor as the spiritual leader of the Tibetans could be a woman.
The United States on June 12 criticised China for handing an 11-year prison term to the brother-in-law of Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo and called on Beijing to free the writer and his wife. A court in Beijing sentenced Liu Hui for alleged fraud in connection with a real estate deal. The sentence was handed on June 9 just after US President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping ended a closely watched summit. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said that the United States is deeply
At least two people died and more than 20 others are missing after a ferry sank in the central Philippines on June 14, authorities said. A navy plane, coastguard boats and local fishermen were deployed to the waters about 2 kilometres (1.2 miles) from Burias Island, where the ferry sank before dawn, to search for the survivors. Thirty-four people were quickly rescued but the body of a 58-year-old woman was found and more than 20 others are missing, said regional civil defence chief Raffy Alejandro. Mr Alejandro said the cause of the sinking had not yet been determined but the ships captain, who was among those rescued, reported the vessel may have been unbalanced by two passenger buses and a large truck it was carrying. AFP
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of hope for religion. I dont agree with older people who think we young people are losing respect for religion. I see more young people than old people at religious festivals, Ko Shwe Win said. Another young man living in Yangon, Alex Pau Sian Zam, shares Ko Shwe Wins views, though he sees the situation from his own Catholic perspective. All religions are based on optimism. People choose them for refuge, to have better conditions, not to haveunsafe lives and worse situations, he added. But the 28-year-old English teacher also feels religion needs to be balanced with knowledge. If we are weak in wisdom, we won't be able to accept the differences between religions, he said. We all have the right to believe in and love our chosen religion freely. But we shouldnt do bad things to show how much we believe in them, Alex said. Ma Ei Thiri Thu, a 22-year-old who lives in Ahlone township, has just taken her LCCI level III exam. She has also seen the number of young people involved in religious and charity events rise over the past few years. We want to be leaders in every kind of situation, she said, but added that sometimes this youthful enthusiasm can cause problems. Thats why we see some young religious activists turning to violence. We want our religions and beliefs to be right. We want to show how loyal we are to our religion. From there, it leads to arguments. While the four young people featured here come from different faiths, they all touched on similar topics when asked about religion: education, charity, the role of young people. No doubt these same topics will come up at Interfaith Youth Tour - and perhaps some of the participants who go in as strangers will come out as friends. Additional reporting by Manny Maung
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OME young people become angry when religious violence erupts. Some feel undecided and just want it to go away, according to Bilal [Htay Win], a 20-year-old student in Yangon. But Bilal knows the situation wont change without mutual understanding, which is why hes organising an event at which religious youth can meet and mingle to learn about each others faiths. Interfaith Youth Tour, which will be held on June 30, aims to break down the barriers between cultures and show that differences in religious beliefs can instruct, not just divide. Organised through SMILE Education and partner NGOs, its geared specifically toward young people, who will visit different temples with other youths and get to know more about the places of worship and each other. It gives us an opportunity to go with others who might be able to give us more insight, Bilal said. It will be a chance to share an experience and make some friends. Bilal is not afraid to reach out to strangers to try to create a bond through communication. Hes the leader of the Public Speaking Club at the American Centre, where he is now volunteering after finishing a two-year English program there. He hopes to study overseas one day. But first, development starts at home: Bilal said he was recently involved in a blue-sticker campaign to encourage non-violence. Growing up Muslim in a predominantly Buddhist country hasnt been easy, he said. There have always been lots of obstacles and challenges to being Muslim in Myanmar. The recent troubles didnt just start out of the blue. I felt discrimination as a kid. But the discrimination hasnt angered him, nor has it made him less hopeful for the future. There is a long history of people living together and living next to each other in this country who are from different religious backgrounds, he said. And its this tradition he hopes to
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reclaim with events like Interfaith Youth Tour, though he admits its an uphill battle as the country transitions to a new, more open society. Unfortunately, it seems people are scared of each other these days. Expectations have changed with recent economic developments and there is that level of mistrust that didnt appear to be there before. He said non-Muslims no longer feel free to participate in Muslim festivities: In particular, he has seen fewer people celebrating Eid al Adha. One of the key problems is that diversity is not being taught in schools or at home any more. It feels like people are being taught, They are them and we are us - very divisive and non-inclusive values - but people dont even realise that is a problem. Some other young people in Yangon agree with Bilal, even those who come from different faiths. Interviewed at the Hindu wedding of one his relatives amid pounding drums and swirling saris, Ko Shwe Win, 18, of Bahan township, said he dropped out of school when he was in ninth standard. But he said he believes his religious activities are helping him to succeed in life. I pay respect to the gods and donate lit oil cups every night, he said. I think it makes me peaceful and comfortable with people. Ko Shwe Win has even urged friends who aren't involved in religious works to have faith, he said. I want to share my peace with my friends who arent interested in religion. I know there is too much violence over religion, he said. We should be careful what we believe, and try to understand others feelings. He sees young people as a beacon
Sule Pagoda marks the heart and geographical centre of Downtown Yangon. Photo: Lwin
'One of the key problems is that diversity is not being taught in schools or at home anymore. It feels like people are being taught, They are them and we are us - very divisive and non-inclusive values - but people dont even realise that is a problem.'
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Traditional Ramayana dancers perform Gadawin Ahla Myanmar Rama on stage Photo: Thiri Nyunt
NYEIN NYEIN HTWE nyeineieihtway23@gmail.com 20 years ago, audiences will still find some surprises in store as they sit down to watch the new version, which is scheduled to air at the end of this year. The characters are well known to audiences, Chit Oo Nyo said. But we want to make the mini-series more modern, so there will be some differences. In this version, the love triangle is between a young Master's student (Paing Phyo Thu) who is writing her thesis about Rama and the two men who fall in love with her (Min Hein Khant and Ye Thiha Ko). The update is an attempt to hook younger audiences on the timeless tale. It is a love story between those three main actors, said director Zaw Zaw. Their story is similar to the history of Rama, Ma Thida and Datha Giri. Zar Zar said that he has been influenced by the traditional story since he was a child, but felt that todays audience might want a different approach. Though it is historically a great love story, young people dont seem interested in reading stories like this now. I wanted to share our heritage through a familiar and entertaining medium like film, and I hope this resonates with a younger audience. While Chit Oo Nyos novel focused on Datha Giri, Ramas arch-nemesis, another new slant shifts the focus on the protagonist . This time, I wanted to change the point of view to Rama and show his story to the audience, Chit Oo Nyo said. While hes confident audiences will take to the new narrative, Chit Oo Nyo said he regrets that some changes had to be made to the original script for practical rather than artistic reasons. Some of the plot lines require traditional dancers who are experts in Ramayana dancing, he said. But in reality, many of the dancers [familiar with this style] are older and some of them have even passed away in recent years. We are having to reconsider some of the plot lines. Ramayana dancing is said to have come to Myanmar via neighbouring Thailand. Though the setting has been changed, actress Paing Phyo Thu said she has been studying the original sources to make sure her portrayal matches the original character. I knew about Datha Giris story from author Chit Oo Nyo, but now Im trying to learn about Rama and Mal Thida. [Zaw Zaw] gave me some history books two months ago and I have been reading them since then, Paing Phyo Thu said. Actor Ye Thiha Ko plays Datha Giri, who in this version will be Korean. He has played Korean characters before but never needed to learn the language until now. In other roles, he said he just needed to act and a native Korean would speak the words. Now, Im practicing my own dialogue. About a quarter of the filming has been completed, with shooting of the eight episodes scheduled to wrap in August.
ILMING began last month on a Myanmar-language television mini-series titled Gadawin Ahla Myanmar Rama [the literal English translation being The Classical Beauty of Rama]. The story is a retelling of the traditional Myanmar interpretation of the Ramayana, an Indian epic in which Ramas wife Ma Thida is kidnapped by Datha Giri, a rival suitor from another country. The story has been adopted and adapted by many Asian countries, and has been a part of Myanmar culture for at least 1000 years, stretching all the way back to the era of King Anawratha. Although the shows script was written by author Chit Oo Nyo, whose novel Rama shot him to popularity
A CELEBRATION to mark the 80th anniversary of the start of the career of the late traditional dancer, U Shwe Man Tin Maung, will be held from August 9 to 10 at the National Theatre in Yangon. The event will feature performances by troupes led by Shwe Man Tha Bin, which is still run by U Shwe Man Tin Maungs sons and grandchildren. Back in the days of the bullock cart, U Shwe Man Tin Maung did not need stage equipment to produce dramatic effects in his tent-like theatre
built along the dusty cart tracks. He had a wealth of talent in creating special effects to surprise the audience. Once he used a trick of the light to transform himself into a flame onstage, said composer Bokalay Tint Aung, 92, who apprenticed with Shwe Man Tin Maung, at a press conference on June 11 at Karaweik Palace, in Kandawgyi Park. In 1932, U Shwe Man Tin Maung founded the Shwe Man Tha Bin traditional dance troupe in Mandalay to tour the country, performing in a huge rambling tent of bamboo matting in which they spent the whole night performing. Ive invited performers from various troupes to commemorate my father. I dont want our family alone to perform; I want different performers to entertain the audience together,
said U Win Maung, the son of U Shwe Man Tin Maung, who died on stage while performing in 1969. Performances include duet-dance, slapstick and traditional dances and singing, along with performing the real-life drama of his sudden death on stage, written by his sons. My father is known for his creation of special effects without using machines. When he performed the opera Gandama Taung, he used a man-made applicance to make smoke billow, said another of his sons, U Chan Thar. He added: I will design sets that will delight the audience, though they might not be as wonderful as the settings my father created. My father died for his art. He was dancing a duet on the stage on the last day of a four-day event. Hed been performing all the previous night.
Even though he felt dizzy, he continued singing and dancing, he said. Thats how much he loved the theatre. At the two-day event, the dancers will enact his real-life events. That will seize the interest of the audience, he added. The event will be broadcast live on MRTV4.
U Shwe Man Tin Maung's son says he will bring his father's life to the stage. Photo: Aung Htay Hlaing
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WHEN his dreams of becoming a doctor went up in a puff of smoke, he had to pull another rabbit out of the hat. So he decided to become a magician. Now billed as Mr Top, U Nyi Hlaing will present two magic performances at Yangons National Theatre on June 22 - and promises that they will be world-class. Ive been dreaming of this for more than 20 years, Mr Top told a press conference at the Central Hotel on June 7. Weve prepared our magic show, as much as possible, to a world-class standard. He added that magicians from Myanmar generally have a lot of experience but cant afford to put on big spectaculars that can run to K8 million for just a single grand illusion. Mr Top served his apprenticeship with Yangon Moe Aung, one of the first teachers for most magicians in the country. When I was a student, my dream was to become a doctor, Mr Top told The Myanmar Times. Unfortunately, my family could not afford to help me. Since then, I studied magic and when I was
20, I started working as a professional magician. Mr Tops magic show will be divided into two performances. The first round will be held at 3pm for school students, and a second performance is scheduled at 7pm for adults. Tickets are free and available from City Mart and Sein Gay Har supermarkets. The show will also be broadcast on Channel 7 and MRTV-4 as live performances. Mr Top said he wanted to thank his financial backer, Red Horse Dairy Industries. Without their support, I cant imagine being able to afford to set this up with my own money, he said.
Mr Top will have his time on stage when his first large-scale magic show is performed at the National Theatre, Yangon on June 22. Photo: Aung Tun Win
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Eat like an Italian hunter with this weeks Chicken Cacciatore cook-up
PHYO'S COOKING ADVENTURE
50 grams grilled salted dried fish (nga yant chauk or ar pyae chauk phote) 4 cloves garlic (crushed) 2 tablespoons vegetable oil PREPARATION Choose the softer spinach leaves and discard the tough ones. Then break the crisp stems and peel the outer lining. Wash and drain well. Heat the wok with vegetable oil on high heat. Fry the crushed the garlic for a few seconds then throw in the stems. When they become soft to your liking, add the leaves. Cover the pan with a lid. When the spinach is cooked to taste, stir in crushed-up dry fish and stir in. Serve immediately. SHOPPING Myanmar spinach is available at the local fresh produce market. You can buy grilled salted dried fish in packets or by weight at supermarkets.
Classic chicken cacciatore. Photo: Phyo
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HICKEN cacciatore is a hearty and simple Italian dish. The word cacciatore means hunter in Italian, and this dish is popular in the Italian countryside as a rustic meal cooked with rabbit. Normally I would use a whole chicken or just chicken thighs, but for a healthier alternative, Im going to use chicken breast in this recipe. The process of making a cacciatore is actually quite close to a Myanmarstyle chicken curry as it uses tomatoes for its base ingredient the difference here is we put olives in. Im also including a recipe for a Myanmar sidedish: a spinach stir-fry with salted, dry fish. Spinach in Myanmar is different from English spinach and cant be used raw in salads. You can find it at any local fresh market where it is sold in large bunches. When selecting, go for the ones with the fattest stems, as these are sweet and perfect for stir-fries. Salted dried fish is called nga chauk and is available in all supermarkets in Myanmar. Ask for nga chauk phote. Grilled salted dried fish. It sounds strange but it actually adds a lot of depth of flavour. CHICKEN CACCIATORE INGREDIENTS 2 tablespoons olive oil
500 grams chicken breast 2 onions 1 red capsicum (optional) 200 grams mushroom (optional) cup olives 8 tomatoes 7-8 leaves sage/basil teaspoon salt teaspoon black pepper PREPARATION Cut the chicken breast into bitesized pieces and sprinke with salt
and black pepper. Chill for a least 30 minutes. Wash and boil the tomatoes. When the skin starts to break, remove from the heat. Cool the tomatoes and peel the skin off. Chop the tomatoes into neat pieces. Heat oil in a pan at medium heat. Fry the chicken in batches until they change to a golden color. Saut the onions. When they are translucent, add the sage or basil leaves. Add tomatoes. After two
three minutes, bring the fried chicken back to the pan and add olives. Add cup of water and turn the heat down. Cover the pan with a lid and simmer for 15 minutes. Add a bit more water if the chicken starts to stick. Serve with rice or pasta. STIR FRIED SPINACH WITH SALTED FISH INGREDIENTS 2 bunches Myanmar spinach
TIP Cut a cross with a sharp knife on the top of the tomatoes before boiling. It will make it easy to peel off the skin. While frying the spinach, some of additional water may come out, but remove the lid after cooking and let the water will evaporates. Keep the chicken pieces separate when cooking in batches so they dont stick together. NEXT WEEK One pot dishes ...
Royal Thazin food house provides an assortment of options, but not much food
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Wine Review
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Chateau HautFlorin 2009 Bordeaux Rouge This light-bodied, classic French rouge is neither overpowering nor heavy on the tannins. It will do as a traditional table wine and will appeal to those who prefer less sweetness in a red.
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ENTERING the restaurant compound of Royal Thazin is a delight. Across a beautifully manicured lawn, a lamplit restored colonial building can be seen, hinting at enticing treats. It was empty, but for a waiter who directed us to the other building, a few steps
away, when told we were looking for the Indian cuisine. The dahl and the masala dosa we selected from the extensive menu were not available, so I requested a garlic naan bread - which they didnt have either. (Call me nave but I thought every Indian restaurant stashed naan in their cupboards and drawers as spares.)
We settled for a chicken vindaloo (K2500), spiced rice (K1500), a mutton keema (K3000) and a plate of stir-fried snake beans to share (K1500). The keema came with a nice yoghurt-and-cucumber dipping sauce that complemented the fried encasing. The spiced rice, cooked with bay leaves and cumin seeds, was also
If youre after the Indian fare at Royal Thazin restaurant, this is the wrong building. Go to the other one. Photo: Manny Maung
tasty, if a little on the oily side. By the time the chicken vindaloo came (more like a Myanmar chicken curry served together with dry, fried chillies), we needed to order plain rice to soak up the oil served in all the dishes. Similarly, the beans that were served had a substantial layer of grease and were more akin to Myanmar-style food than Indian fare. While the service and food were unremarkable, the bill totalled only K14,000 (the two bottles of Myanmar beer were the most overpriced items, at K2500 each). The overall experience of the meal was quite flat, but at least it was a relatively low hit to the wallet.
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Bordeaux Blanc This white wine is good value for money. Deep yellow, with a floral bouquet to the nose, it is an elixir of honey, apricots and nutty almond.
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SOCIALITE is wondering if the rain is to blame for fewer events around town. She started out the week pretty bored, but a function by the MIBS & BBC Audio Bulletin at the Chatrium hotel on June 3 saved her from despair. On the other days of the week, she passed the monotonous hours by searching for social events on the Internet. But even by the end of the week, poor Socialite had only been invited to just two events on the weekend. On June 8, she shook off the doldrums from a week of not enough partying by heading to Inya Lake hotel for Chindwins College Fresher welcoming ceremony, and then to Sedona hotel for the official launch of Prime Metal company in Yangon. The next day, she took part in Parksons lucky draw program at the FMI Centre, hoping that with a little good, next week wont be as dull as this one.v
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Y5 233 YH 918 6T 402/K7 223 K7 223 YJ 892 W9 201 W9 144 YJ 143/W9 7143 Y5 132 YJ 762 W9 120 K7 623 W9 129 K7 225 6T 502/K7 225 YJ 602/W9 7602 YH 730 Y5 233 YH 918 YJ 892 YJ 143/W9 7143 6T 402/K7 223 K7 223 W9 201 W9 144 Y5 132 YJ 212 W9 129 YJ 725/W9 7752 6T 502/K7 225 K7 623 K7 225 8M 6604 YH 738
8:10 8:40 8:55 8:55 8:30 9:10 9:20 9:20 9:30 12:35 15:45 16:40 16:40 16:50 16:50 17:50 18:00 8:10 8:40 8:30 9:20 8:55 8:55 9:10 9:20 9:30 12:00 16:40 16:50 16:50 16:40 16:50 17:20 17:25 6:10 6:30 6:10 7:00 7:00 7:00 6:30 6:30 14:30 14:30 14:30 15:00 6:10 6:10 6:30 6:30 7:00 14:30 14:30 7:00 14:30 6:10 6:10 6:30 6:30 6:45 7:00 7:00 14:30 14:30 14:30 6:10 6:10 6:30 6:30 7:00 7:00 14:30 14:30 14:30 6:10 6:10 6:30 6:30 6:45 7:00 7:00 14:30 14:30 14:30 6:10 6:10 6:30 6:30 7:00 7:00 14:30 14:30 14:30 6:10 6:30 6:10 6:30 7:00 7:00 14:30 14:30 14:15 14:30 7:45 7:45 9:10 8:55 8:05 8:35 8:35 17:25 17:40 17:45 17:55 7:45 7:45 8:05 8:35 8:05 8:35 17:25 17:40 17:45
9:25 10:45 10:55 11:00 10:25 11:05 10:45 11:15 10:30 14:00 17:10 18:05 18:45 19:00 19:00 19:15 19:25 9:25 10:45 10:25 11:15 10:55 11:00 11:05 10:45 10:30 13:25 18:45 18:15 19:00 18:05 19:00 18:30 18:50 7:30 8:20 7:45 8:20 8:20 8:55 7:50 8:55 17:10 17:20 17:25 17:55 7:45 7:30 7:50 7:50 8:20 17:10 17:20 8:20 17:25 7:45 7:30 7:50 7:50 8:05 8:20 8:20 17:10 17:20 17:25 8:00 7:45 7:50 7:50 8:20 8:20 17:10 17:20 17:25 7:30 7:45 7:50 7:50 8:05 8:20 8:20 17:10 17:20 17:25 7:30 7:45 7:50 7:50 8:20 8:20 17:10 17:20 17:25 7:45 7:50 7:30 7:50 8:20 8:20 17:10 17:20 16:25 17:25 10:25 10:45 12:00 10:15 11:00 10:45 11:15 18:45 19:00 19:00 19:15 10:25 10:45 10:55 10:45 11:00 11:15 18:45 19:00 19:00
YANGON TO NYAUNG U
MON YJ 891 YJ 201 YH 917 YJ 143/W97143 W9 143 6T 401 K7 222 YH 909 W9 129 6T 501/K7 224 K7 224 YH 731 TUE YH 917 YJ 891 6T 401/K7 222 K7 222 W9 143 W9 129 6T 501/K7 224 YJ 143/W9 7143 K7 224 WED YH 917 YJ 891 6T 401/K7 222 K7 222 K7 242 W9 143 YJ 143/W9 7143 W9 129 6T 501/K7 224 K7 224 THUR YJ 891 YH 917 6T 401/K7 222 K7 222 W9 143 YJ 143/W97143 W9 129 6T 501/K7 224 K7 224 FRI YJ 891 YH 917 6T 401/K7 222 K7 222 K7 242 YJ 143/W9 7143 W9 143 W9 129 6T 501/K7 224 K7 224 SAT YJ 891 YH 917 6T 401/K7 222 K7 222 W9 143 YJ 143/W9 7143 W9 129 6T 501/K7 224 K7 224 SUN YH 917 6T 401/K7 222 YJ 891 K7 222 W9 143 YJ 143/W9 7143 W9 129 6T 501/K7 224 K7 224 K7 224 MON YJ 891 YH 917 6T 401 YH 910 K7 222 W9 143 YJ 143/W9 7143 W9 129 6T 502/K7 225 K7 225 YH 732 TUE YJ 891 YH 917 6T 401/K7222 W9 143 K7 222 YJ 143/W9 7143 W9 129 6T 502/K7 225 K7 225
MANDALAY TO YANGON
MON Y5 233 YH 918 YJ 892 K7 223 W9 201 W9 144 YJ 143/W97143 6T 402 YJ 202 K7 625 W9 120 YJ 762 W9 129 K7 623 6T 502/K7 225 YH 728 K7 225 TUE Y5 233 YH 918 6T 402/K7 223 K7 223 YJ 892 W9 201 W9 144 YJ 143/W9 7143 YJ 202 K7 623 W9 129 K7 225 6T 502/K7 225 W9 252 YJ 762 8M 6604 YH 730 K7 823 WED Y5 233 YH 918 6T 402/K7 223 K7 223 W9 201 W9 144 YJ 143/W9 7143 Y5 132 K7 625 W9 120 YJ 202 K7 623 W9 129 K7 225 6T 502/K7 225 YH 738 YJ 752/W9 7752 THUR Y5 233 YH 918 6T 402/K7 223 K7 223 W9 201 W9 144 YJ 143/W9 7143 YJ 202 K7 623 W9 129 YJ 762 6T 502/K7 225 K7 225 8M 6604 FRI Y5 233 YJ 892 YH 918 6T 402/K7 223 K7 223 W9 201 W9 144 YJ 143/W9 7143 Y5 132 YJ 212 YH 728 K7 623 W9 129 K7 225 6T 502/K7 225 YJ 752/W9 7752 W9 252 K7 825
YANGON TO MANDALAY
WED YJ 891 YH 917 6T 401/K7222 K7 222 W9 143 YJ 143/W9 7143 K7 225 W9 129 6T 502/K7 225 K7 225 THUR YJ 892 YH 917 6T 401/K7222 K7 222 W9 143 YJ 143/W9 7143 6T 502/K7 225 K7 225 FRI YJ 891 YH 917 6T 401/K7222 K7 222 W9 143 YJ 143/W9 7143 K7 225 W9 129 6T 502/K7 225 K7 225 SAT YJ 891 YH 917 6T 401/K7222 W9 143 K7 222 YJ 143/W9 7143 K7 225 W9 129 6T 502/K7 225 K7 225 SUN YJ 891 YH 917 6T 401/K7222 K7 222 W9 143 YJ 143/W9 7143 W9 129 6T 502/K7 225 K7 225 MON YJ 201 K7 624 K7 622 TUE YJ 201 K7 844 W9 251 K7 622 WED K7 624 YJ 201 K7 622 THUR K7 844 YJ 201 K7 622 FRI YJ 211 K7 626 W9 251 K7 622 SUN YJ 211 K7 626 K7 622 MON YJ 202 K7 625 K7 623 TUE YJ 202 K7 845 K7 623 W9 252 WED K7 625 K7 623 YJ 202 THUR K7 845 K7 623 YJ 202 FRI K7 627 YJ 211 K7 623 W9 252 SAT K7 623 SUN YJ 211 K7 627 K7 623 MON YJ 891 YH 917 YJ 143/W9 7143 6T 401 W9 201 K7 222 K7 828 W9 119 YH 727 YJ 761 6T 501/K7 224 W9 129 K7 224
7:45 7:45 8:05 8:05 8:35 8:35 16:40 17:25 17:40 17:45 8:15 7:45 8:05 8:05 8:35 8:35 17:40 17:45 7:45 7:45 8:05 8:05 8:35 8:35 16:40 17:25 17:40 17:45 7:45 7:45 8:05 8:35 8:05 8:35 16:40 17:25 17:40 17:45 7:45 7:45 8:05 8:05 8:35 8:35 17:25 17:40 17:45 6:30 8:00 12:00 7:00 7:30 10:00 12:00 8:00 11:30 12:00 7:30 7:00 12:00 7:00 8:00 10:00 12:00 7:00 8:00 12:00 10:45 13:10 15:10 10:05 11:20 15:10 15:35 13:10 15:10 14:35 11:20 15:10 10:05 11:45 10:05 15:10 15:35 15:10 10:05 11:45 15:10 6:10 6:10 7:00 7:00 7:30 6:30 7:30 10:30 11:15 11:30 14:30 14:30 14:30
9:50 10:45 10:55 11:00 10:45 11:15 18:00 18:45 19:00 19:00 10:20 10:45 10:55 11:00 10:45 11:15 19:00 19:00 10:25 10:45 10:55 11:00 10:45 11:15 18:00 18:45 19:00 19:00 10:25 10:45 10:55 10:45 11:00 11:15 18:00 18:45 19:00 19:00 10:25 10:45 10:55 11:00 10:45 11:15 18:45 19:00 19:00 10:30 10:55 14:55 9:50 11:05 12:55 14:55 10:55 14:20 14:55 11:05 9:50 14:55 9:50 11:30 12:55 14:55 9:50 11:30 14:55 13:35 16:05 18:05 12:55 16:00 18:05 18:30 16:05 18:05 17:55 16:00 18:05 12:55 15:15 13:25 18:05 18:30 18:05 13:25 15:15 18:05 9:00 9:35 9:50 10:35 9:40 9:30 8:45 11:40 12:40 12:40 15:40 15:40 15:45
TUE
YANGON TO MYITKYINA
MYITKYINA TO YANGON
YJ 891 YH 917 6T 401/K7222 K7 222 YJ 143/W9 7143 W9 201 K7 822 YJ 761 6T 501/K7 224 W9 129 K7 224 WED YJ 891 YH 917 6T 401/K7222 K7 222 YJ 143/W9 7143 K7 826 W9 201 YJ 751/W9 7751 W9 119 YH 737 6T 501/K7 224 W9 129 K7 224 THUR YJ 891 YH 917 6T 401/K7222 K7 222 YJ 143/W9 7143 K7 828 W9 201 YJ 761 6T 501/K7 224 W9 129 K7224 FRI YJ 891 YH 917 6T 401/K7222 K7 222 YJ 143/W9 7143 K7 826 W9 201 YJ 751/W9 7751 YH 727 6T 501/K7 224 W9 129 K7224 SAT YJ 891 YH 917 6T 401/K7222 K7 222 YJ 761 YJ 143/W9 7143 K7 828 W9 201 K7 822 W9 119 6T 501/K7 224 W9 129 K7 224 SUN YJ 891 YH 917 6T 401/K7222 K7 222 YJ 143/W9 7143 K7 822 W9 201 YJ 751/W9 7751 YH 737 6T 501/K7 224 W9 129 K7 224 MON YH 918 K7 828 YJ 892 K7 223 W9 201 YJ 143/W9 7143 6T 402 K7 829 W9 120 W9 129 YH 728 6T 501/K7 224 K7 224 TUE YJ 892 YH 918 6T 402/K7223 K7 223 W9 201 6T 501/K7 224 YJ 143/W9 7143 K7 823 W9 129 K7 224 YJ 762 WED YH 918 YJ 892 6T 402/K7223 K7 223 W9 201 YJ 143/W9 7143 K7 827 W9 120 W9 129 6T 501/K7 224 YH 738 K7 224
6:10 6:10 6:30 6:30 7:00 7:30 10:00 11:30 14:30 14:30 14:30 6:10 6:10 6:30 6:30 7:00 7:30 7:30 10:30 10:30 11:15 14:30 14:30 14:30 6:10 6:10 6:30 6:30 7:00 7:30 7:30 11:00 14:30 14:30 14:30 6:10 6:10 6:30 6:30 7:00 7:30 7:30 10:00 11:15 14:30 14:30 14:30 6:10 6:10 6:30 6:30 7:00 7:00 7:30 7:30 10:00 10:30 14:30 14:30 14:30 6:10 6:10 6:30 6:30 7:00 7:30 7:30 10:00 11:15 14:30 14:30 14:30 9:35 7:30 9:15 9:45 9:55 10:05 10:50 13:50 15:00 15:55 16:00 16:00 16:00 9:15 9:35 9:45 9:45 9:55 16:00 10:05 14:50 15:55 16:00 16:20 9:35 8:40 9:45 9:45 9:55 10:05 13:40 15:00 15:55 16:00 16:40 16:00
9:00 9:35 9:30 9:30 9:50 9:40 11:15 12:40 15:40 15:40 15:45 8:25 9:35 9:30 9:30 9:50 8:45 9:40 11:40 11:40 12:40 15:40 15:40 15:45 8:55 9:35 9:30 9:30 9:50 8:45 9:40 12:10 15:40 15:40 15:45 9:00 9:35 9:30 9:30 9:50 8:45 9:40 11:10 12:40 15:40 15:40 15:45 9:00 9:35 9:30 9:30 8:10 9:50 8:45 9:40 11:15 11:40 15:40 15:40 15:45 9:00 9:35 9:30 9:30 9:50 8:45 9:40 11:10 12:40 15:40 15:40 15:45 10:45 8:45 10:25 11:00 11:05 11:15 12:00 15:05 17:10 18:45 18:10 19:00 19:00 10:25 10:45 10:55 11:00 11:05 19:00 11:15 16:05 18:45 19:00 18:30 10:45 9:50 10:55 11:00 11:05 11:15 14:55 17:10 18:45 19:00 18:50 19:00
THUR YJ 892 YH 918 6T 402/K7223 K7 223 W9 201 YJ 143/W9 7143 K7 829 YJ 762 W9 129 6T 501/K7 224 K7 224 YH 730 FRI YH 918 YJ 892 6T 402/K7223 K7 223 W9 201 YJ 143/W9 7143 K7 827 W9 129 YH 728 6T 501/K7 224 K7 224 SAT YJ 892 YH 918 6T 402/K7223 K7 223 W9 201 YJ 143/W9 7143 YJ 762 K7 829 K7 823 W9 120 W9 129 6T 501/K7 224 K7 224 SUN YJ 892 YH 918 6T 402/K7223 K7 223 W9 201 YJ 143/W9 7143 K7 823 W9 129 6T 501/K7 224 K7 224 YH 738 MON 6T 607 TUE K7 426 6T 611 WED 6T 611 THRU K7 426 6T 611 FRI 6T 605 SAT K7 426 6T 611 SUN 6T 611 MON 6T 608 TUE K7 427 6T 612 WED 6T 612
9:10 9:35 9:45 9:45 9:55 10:05 13:50 15:50 15:55 16:00 16:00 18:00 9:35 9:15 9:45 9:45 9:55 10:05 13:40 15:55 16:00 16:00 16:00 9:15 9:35 9:45 9:45 9:55 10:05 11:50 13:40 14:50 15:00 15:55 16:00 16:00 9:15 9:35 9:45 9:45 9:55 10:05 13:40 15:55 16:00 16:00 16:40 12:30 13:00 14:30 14:30 13:00 14:30 11:15 13:00 14:30 11:30 14:15 14:35 16:15 16:15
10:20 10:45 10:55 11:00 11:05 11:15 15:05 18:00 18:45 19:00 19:00 19:25 10:45 10:25 10:55 11:00 11:05 11:15 14:55 18:45 18:10 19:00 19:00 10:25 10:45 10:55 11:00 11:05 11:15 14:00 14:55 16:05 17:10 18:45 19:00 19:00 10:25 10:45 10:55 11:00 11:05 11:15 14:55 18:45 19:00 19:00 18:50 13:55 14:20 15:55 15:55 14:20 15:55 13:15 14:20 15:55 12:55 16:15 15:55 17:40 17:40
THUR K7 427 6T 612 FRI 6T 606 SAT K7 427 6T 612 SUN K7 423 6T 612 MON K7 319 YJ 301 YH 633 TUE K7 319 YJ 301 WED K7 319 6T 707 YJ 301 YH 633 THUR K7 319 YJ 301 YH 633 FRI K7 319 YJ 301 YH 633 SAT K7 319 YJ 301 6T 707 SUN K7 319 YJ 301 YH 633 6T 707 MON YJ 302 K7 320 YH 634 TUE YJ 302 K7 320 WED YJ 302 K7 320 YH 634 6T 708 THUR YJ 302 YH 634 K7 320 FRI YJ 302 YH 634 K7 320 SAT K7 320 YJ 302 6T 708 SUN K7 320 YH 634 6T 708 YJ 302 MON 6T 607 FRI 6T 605 MON 6T 608 FRI 6T 605
14:35 16:15 13:35 14:35 16:15 8:55 13:15 7:00 7:00 7:00 7:00 7:00 7:00 11:15 7:00 7:00 7:00 11:30 7:00 7:00 11:30 7:00 7:00 7:00 11:15 7:00 11:30 7:00 7:30 11:25 11:30 11:25 11:25 11:30 11:25 11:30 11:25 15:40 15:55 11:25 11:30 15:55 11:25 11:30 11:30 11:25 15:40 11:30 11:25 11:55 15:55
15:55 17:40 15:00 15:55 17:40 10:50 14:40 9:05 9:10 9:15 9:05 9:10 9:05 13:15 9:10 9:15 9:05 13:40 9:15 9:05 13:40 9:15 9:05 9:10 13:15 9:05 13:40 9:15 9:30 13:35 13:35 13:25 13:35 13:35 13:35 13:35 13:25 17:40 18:05 13:25 13:35 18:05 13:25 13:35 13:35 13:35 17:40 13:35 13:25 13:55 18:05
YANGON TO MYEIK
MYEIK TO YANGON
YANGON TO SITTWE
YANGON TO THANDWE
12:30 15:05 11:15 12:10 15:20 16:15 12:25 15:00
SITTWE TO YANGON
THANDWE TO YANGON
Domestic Airlines
Air Bagan Ltd.(W9)
Tel : 513322, 513422, 504888, Fax : 515102 731-35991~3.Fax: 951 532333
HEHO TO YANGON
Yangon Airways(YH)
Tel: (+95-1) 383 100, 383 107, 700 264, Fax: 652 533.
YANGON TO HEHO
International Airlines
Air Asia (FD)
Tel: 251 885, 251 886.
NYAUNG U TO YANGON
Air India
Domestic
6T = Air Mandalay W9 = Air Bagan YJ = Asian Wings K7 = AIR KBZ YH = Yangon Airways UB = FMI UB Charter Y5 = Golden Myanmar Airlines
Silk Air(MI)
Tel: 255 287~9, Fax: 255 290
Dragonair (KA)
www.mmtimes.com
Days Flight
MON PG 706 8M 335 TG 304 PG 702 TG 302 8M 331 PG 704 Y5 237 TG 306 TUE PG 706 8M 335 TG 304 PG 702 TG 302 8M 331 Y5 237 PG 704 TG 306 WED PG 706 8M 335 TG 304 PG 702 TG 302 8M 331 Y5 237 PG 704 TG 306 THUR PG 706 8M 335 TG 304 PG 702 TG 302 8M 331 Y5 237 PG 704 TG 306 FRI PG 706 8M 335 TG 304 PG 702 TG 302 8M 331 Y5 237 PG 704 TG 306 SAT PG 706 8M 335 TG 304 PG 702 TG 302 8M 331 Y5 237 PG 704 TG 306 SUN PG 706 8M 335 TG 304 PG 702 TG 302 8M 331 Y5 237 PG 704 TG 306 MON FD 2752 FD 2756 FD 2754 TUE FD 2752 FD 2756 FD 2754 WED FD 2752 FD 2756 FD 2754 THUR FD 2752 FD 2756 FD 2754 FRI FD 2752 FD 2756 FD 2754 SAT FD 2752 FD 2756 FD 2754 SUN FD 2752 FD 2756 FD 2754 MON MI 509 8M 231 SQ 997 8M 6232 3K 586 MI 517 TUE MI 509 8M 231 SQ 997 3K 586 8M 6232 VN 942 MI 517 WED 8M 231 SQ 997 8M 6232 3K 586 MI 517 THUR 8M 231 SQ 997 3K 586 8M 6232 VN 942 MI 517 FRI 8M 231 SQ 997 3K 586 8M 6232 8M 233 MI 517
Dep Arr
7:15 9:00 9:50 10:30 14:55 16:30 18:20 18:05 19:45 7:15 9:00 9:50 10:30 14:55 16:30 18:05 18:20 19:45 7:15 9:00 9:50 10:30 14:55 16:30 18:05 18:20 19:45 7:15 9:00 9:50 10:30 14:55 16:30 18:05 18:20 19:45 7:15 9:00 9:50 10:30 14:55 16:30 18:05 18:20 19:45 7:15 9:00 9:50 10:30 14:55 16:30 18:05 18:20 19:45 7:15 9:00 9:50 10:30 14:55 16:30 18:05 18:20 19:45 8:30 12:15 17:50 8:30 12:15 17:50 8:30 12:15 17:50 8:30 12:15 17:50 8:30 12:15 17:50 8:30 12:15 17:50 8:30 12:15 17:50 0:25 8:00 10:25 11:30 11:30 16:40 0:25 8:00 10:25 11:30 11:30 14:25 16:40 8:00 10:25 11:30 11:30 16:40 8:00 10:25 11:30 11:30 14:25 16:40 8:00 10:25 11:30 11:30 15:05 16:40 9:30 10:45 11:45 12:25 16:50 18:15 20:15 19:50 21:40 9:30 10:45 11:45 12:25 16:50 18:15 19:50 20:15 21:40 9:30 10:45 11:45 12:25 16:50 18:15 19:50 20:15 21:40 9:30 10:45 11:45 12:25 16:50 18:15 19:50 20:15 21:40 9:30 10:45 11:45 12:25 16:50 18:15 19:50 20:15 21:40 9:30 10:45 11:45 12:25 16:50 18:15 19:50 20:15 21:40 9:30 10:45 11:45 12:25 16:50 18:15 19:50 20:15 21:40 10:20 14:05 19:35 10:20 14:05 19:35 10:20 14:05 19:35 10:20 14:05 19:35 10:20 14:05 19:35 10:20 14:05 19:35 10:20 14:05 19:35 5:00 12:25 14:45 16:05 16:05 21:15 5:00 12:25 14:45 16:05 16:05 17:10 21:15 12:25 14:45 16:05 16:05 21:15 12:25 14:45 16:05 16:05 17:10 21:15 12:25 14:45 16:05 16:05 19:30 21:15
Days Flight
SAT MI 509 8M 231 SQ 997 8M 6232 3K 586 8M 233 MI 517 MI 509 8M 231 SQ 997 3K 586 8M 6232 VN 942 8M 233 MI 517
Dep Arr
0:25 8:00 10:25 11:30 11:30 15:05 16:40 0:25 8:00 10:25 11:30 11:30 14:25 15:05 16:40 7:50 8:30 12:15 16:45 8:30 12:15 16:45 16:55 8:30 7:50 12:15 16:45 8:30 12:15 16:45 7:50 8:30 12:15 16:45 16:55 8:30 7:50 12:15 16:45 8:30 12:15 16:45 16:55 14:15 14:15 14:15 14:15 14:15 17:40 8:40 11:20 8:40 17:40 11:20 8:40 10:50 10:50 10:50 10:50 14:40 14:15 14:40 12:20 14:15 14:15 14:40 14:40 14:15 14:40 14:15 14:40 5:00 12:25 14:45 16:05 16:05 19:30 21:15 5:00 12:25 14:45 16:05 16:05 17:10 19:30 21:15 11:50 12:50 16:30 21:00 12:50 16:30 21:00 21:10 12:50 11:50 16:30 21:00 12:50 16:30 21:00 11:50 12:50 16:30 21:00 21:10 12:50 11:50 16:30 21:00 12:50 16:30 21:00 21:10 21:55 21:55 21:55 21:55 21:55 22:15 13:15 15:50 13:15 22:15 15:50 13:15 16:15 16:15 16:15 16:15 18:00 17:35 18:00 18:35 17:35 17:35 18:00 18:00 17:35 18:00 17:35 18:00
Days Flight
MON TUE THUR SAT KA 251 KA 251 KA 251 KA 251
Dep Arr
1:10 1:10 1:10 1:10 6:00 6:00 6:00 6:00
Days Flight
MON FD 2751 FD 2755 FD 2753 TUE FD 2751 FD 2755 FD 2753 WED FD 2751 FD 2755 FD 2753 THUR FD 2751 FD 2755 FD 2753 FRI FD 2751 FD 2755 FD 2753 SAT FD 2751 FD 2755 FD 2753 SUN FD 2751 FD 2755 FD 2753 MON SQ 998 3K 585 8M 6231 8M 232 MI 520 MI 518 TUE SQ 998 3K 585 8M 6231 8M 232 MI 518 WED SQ 998 3K 585 8M 6231 8M 232 MI 518 THUR SQ 998 8M 6231 3K 585 8M 232 MI 518 FRI SQ 998 3K 585 8M 6231 8M 232 MI 518 8M 234 MI 520 SAT SQ 998 3K 585 8M 6231 8M 232 MI 518 8M 234 MI 520 SUN SQ 998 8M 6231 3K 585 8M 232 MI 518 8M 234 MI 520 TUE WED THUR SAT SUN CA 905 CA 905 CA 905 CA 905 CA 905
Dep Arr
7:15 11:10 16:35 7:15 11:10 16:35 7:15 11:10 16:35 7:15 11:10 16:35 7:15 11:10 16:35 7:15 11:10 16:35 7:15 11:10 16:35 7:55 9:10 9:10 13:25 22:10 14:20 7:55 9:10 9:10 13:25 14:20 7:55 9:10 9:10 13:25 14:20 7:55 9:10 9:10 13:25 14:20 7:55 9:10 9:10 13:25 14:20 20:30 22:10 7:55 9:10 9:10 13:25 14:20 20:30 22:10 7:55 9:10 9:10 13:25 14:20 20:30 22:10 8:05 8:05 8:05 8:05 8:05 6:55 10:05 12:50 15:05 6:55 10:05 14:45 15:05 6:55 10:05 12:50 15:05 6:55 10:05 15:05 6:55 10:05 12:50 14:45 15:05 6:55 10:05 12:50 15:05 6:55 10:05 14:45 15:05 8:00 11:45 17:20 8:00 11:45 17:20 8:00 11:45 17:20 8:00 11:45 17:20 8:00 11:45 17:20 8:00 11:45 17:20 8:00 11:45 17:20 9:20 10:40 10:40 14:50 23:35 15:45 9:20 10:40 10:40 14:50 15:45 9:20 10:40 10:40 14:50 15:45 9:20 10:40 10:40 14:50 15:45 9:20 10:40 10:40 14:50 15:45 21:55 23:35 9:20 10:40 10:40 14:50 15:45 21:55 23:35 9:20 10:40 10:40 14:50 15:45 21:55 23:35 13:15 13:15 13:15 13:15 13:15 8:00 11:15 13:50 16:15 8:00 11:15 15:55 16:15 8:00 11:15 13:50 16:15 8:00 11:15 16:15 8:00 11:15 13:50 15:55 16:15 8:00 11:15 13:50 16:15 8:00 11:15 15:55 16:15
Days Flight
MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT SUN CZ 3055 8M 712 CZ 3055 8M 712 CZ 3055 CZ 3055 8M 712
Dep Arr
14:45 14:15 8:40 14:15 14:45 8:40 14:15 7:00 7:00 7:45 7:00 7:00 7:45 7:45 13:30 12:40 13:30 12:40 8:20 12:40 13:30 13:30 12:40 13:30 12:40 13:30 16:35 15:50 10:30 15:50 16:35 10:30 15:50 9:55 9:55 10:35 9:55 9:55 10:35 10:35 13:55 13:15 13:55 13:15 11:30 13:15 13:55 13:55 13:15 13:55 13:15 13:55
YANGON TO BANGKOK
GUANGZHOU TO YANGON
SUN
YANGON TO TOKYO
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ALKING down a narrow stairway from a traffic-congested street in Myanmars largest city, I came across Hpaya Lan Station. Inside the station, the arrival of rundown coaches takes visitors back to the old days of when the station had an English name, Pagoda Road, and the city was called Rangoon, the capital of the nation also known as Burma. One day in 1924, some students were in the station teasing each other when one bumped into a tall British man. The Briton burst into a fit of anger and appeared ready to swing his cane at the students head, but poked his back instead. One of the students, Tin Aung, who later became the president of Rangoon University, wrote about the incident before he died in 1978. After the encounter, the students followed the Briton onto a train as they continued to protest the mans actions. But as U Tin Aung recalled in his writings, witnessing the man trying to patiently speak to the outraged students instilled in him a sense of sympathy and understanding. U Tin Aung was later told by a Burmese police officer that the mans name was Eric Blair, who later adopted the nom de plume George Orwell. In 1934, Orwell published a novel, Burmese Days. After graduating from Eton College in England, Orwell worked in Burma, now Myanmar, from 1922 to 1927. His novels Animal Farm and 1984 were published in 1945 and 1949, respectively. The latter depicts a nightmarish totalitarian nation. Even today, closed societies such as North Korea are described as Orwellian. Orwell wrote an essay about his life as a police officer in Myanmar. In his essay Shooting an Elephant, he wrote that the longer he stayed in the country, the more strongly he felt that imperialism was evil. His sympathy toward the Burmese people had deepened, he wrote. One day during that time, he received a report that an elephant had gone on a rampage in a village. He went to the village carrying a weapon, but found himself surrounded by a crowd of curious onlookers. He did not want to kill the elephant. But if he did not shoot the animal, he thought,
the Burmese people would regard him and all Britons as cowards. That might affect the foundation of Britains colonial rule. At the time, Orwell wrote, he noted Britons were destroying their own freedom by becoming oppressors. U Khin Maung Nyunt, 84, professor emeritus of Mandalay University, said Orwell sensed the emptiness behind the sense of superiority that many Britons harboured toward Asians. He said the period Orwell spent in Myanmar was a turning point for him. After rejecting the illusions of imperialism, Orwell denounced totalitarianism for its accumulated lies and repression of truth and conscience conveyed through such works as Animal Farm and 1984. After Orwell left the country, Myanmar gained independence. But the governments military regime was oppressive, and many people were incarcerated as political prisoners. Because nationalistic education continued for many years, works of foreign literature, including Orwells, were not widely read, U Khin Maung Nyunt lamented. In central Yangon, the Independence Monument stands tall near a former redbrick Supreme Court building constructed by the previous colonial masters. Carved on the monument is a slogan declaring the rights of citizens to be shared by all. I saw a Muslim man, a member of a religious minority, examine the words closely. Recent advances in democratisation in Myanmar have brought about the easing of sanctions by the international community and expectations of rapid economic development. However, concerns remain over how to eliminate inequalities and conflicts among religious and ethnic groups. The Muslim mans presence prompted me to remember an ironic quote from Animal Farm: All animals are equal. But some animals are more equal than others. The Yomiuri Shimbun
Yangons Hpaya Lan Station formerly known as Pagoda Road where George Orwell and some students confronted each other in 1924. Photo: The Yomiuri Shimbun
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S each new arrival walked into the lower floor of the Nawaday Tharlar Art Gallery, they were blasted with a wave of hot air. Those at the front of the crowd looked around furtively, wondering if they would be trapped in the hot room as more people walked in through the door. Thats one of the risks a punter takes going to an open mic gig anywhere in the world: the possibility of being trapped in a room for an indefinite period of time. Would the night be sensational enough to distract them from the heat, or would the sweat-pit of a room remind everyone they had volunteered to be slowly tortured by listening to bad poetry for most of the night? The crowd didnt have to wait long to decide how the remainder of the night would pan out. A Myanmar violinist stepped up as the first act and surprised everyone with a couple of New Orleans-inspired jigs, having audience members happily clapping along within minutes. The next act
Joseph Dekker performs his poem "Mondays" at Yangon's 5th Open Mic session at the Nawaday Tharlar art gallery, June 8. Photo: Supplied
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masturbation and (requited) love. While the themes may have hit a lower-brow note, the poetry captured the essence of the night, which was to be fearless, creative and free. There was even a contortionist who climbed out of a suitcase my personal highlight of the evening. Not so long ago, it would have been difficult to congregate like this in Myanmar, and as someone returning home from abroad, I find myself delighting at the creative expression that appear to be pouring out of the country. Ko Pyay Way, who runs Nawaday Tharlar, said he offered the venue for the night because he wanted to create a safe space for people to come and express whatever they wished. [The] place [is] where people can share their thoughts, ideas and gifts, he wrote in an email. He said there has been a noticeable change in the way artists express themselves. They can now express and create whatever art theywish, he observed. They can write poems, paint pictures without anyfear. Also, a lot ofart has nowcome out into publicby some artists who painted certain sensitive genres but were too scared to show anyone a couple of years ago. And as for Myanmars literary culture, Ko Pyay Way believes that youth still feel a passion for the written and spoken word. I definitely dont think this generation [is] less interested in literature, he said. Maybe the interest is not classical literature, but theres definitelystill interest. Sitting in my own pool of sweat, I barely noticed the heat toward the end of the night. But I definitely left feeling entertained and just a little bit awestruck at the level of talent this wave of new expression in Myanmar is revealing. The next date for an open mic session is yet to be confirmed. To view Narwarday Tharlar artwork, visit: www.nawadaytharlargallery. com - Manny Maung
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IF YOU WANT to change from International Driving Licence to Myanmar Driving Licence.Our Services can do. Pls, Answer the following data & mail me for your application. I type the forms & continue, Name, passpost No, Myanmar immigration admitted date, date of expire, date of birth and place, blood type, driving licence No, date of expire, issue date, issue country, licence class, present address, your rank & duty in Myanmar Office, Company or Orginazation, your apply officer name, rank & duty. Ph : 09-730-08426 email : kaungthetservices@ gmail.com. FOR IGCSE (Ecexcel & Cambridge) & Secondary students Regular tuition classes Home tuition Exam preparation classes All subjects available Contact: Tr. Pyae Phyo Kyaw 09-508-8683 TRANSLATION Service : English, Myanmar , Japanese, Chinese, Inian movies, script letters, books. Pls do contact at Ph : 552317 C/O for Teacher Caroline : 152 first flr Aungmingalar St, Kyaukmyaung Yangon. AUGUST Engineering Service : (Aircondition & Electrical) Installation,Repairing & Maintenance. Ph: 09731-10321, 09-420007180. Email: aes. august@gmail.com REAL ESTATE : We have Lands for sale suitable for making Industrial buildings in large area. Buyers can Contact Us on 09-450059037. (There is no pay for Agents & Third party Warmly welcome the buyers)
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I, AJAY ADVANI, S/o. Anand BashomalAdvani, resident of 50/1601, Seawoods Estates, Sector-54/56/58, Nerul, Navi Mumbai in India and 118, Tower 'E', Pearl Condominium, Bahan Township, Yangon in Myanmar, have changed my name to AJJAAY ADVANI for all purposes.
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WE PAY Cash for your Your Mobile Phone Handset Laptop Notebook Netbook Macbook and other electronic device We Buy Mobile Samsung Apple HTC LG Sony Nokia and other We buy With High Price if you want to sales. Pls contact : 09-517-8391 LOOKING for a hatstand. We want to buy a three-leg hat-stand of Bombay Burma. Please contact: 09-730-53353, 09-731-15256, 09-73115358, 09-731-18446. USED MACBOOK Pro, Macbook Air, iMac , Mac Mini Sony Vaio, Dell, HP, Asus, Lenovo, MSI, Acer, Toshiba , Sing Tech, Samsung, Intel Core i3, i5, i7, B970, B960 B940, DualCore Core 2 Duo Laptop Notebook Netbook. Ph: 09-730-48106
ROOM 30' x 60' 1 MBR, 2 common rooms, fully furnished half layer with decorated 8 th floor W/O lift. om the waizayantar main road US$ 500 per month, foreigner only & no broker please. Ph: 09516-7767, 09-517-0481 PEARL CONDO (D), 15th Flr, 1500 sqft, Corner Rm, Fully furnished, 4 Air-con, 2BR, 1MBR, Suitable for foreigner, reasonable price, 1'350 US$ per month. contact no: Burmese: 09-5111032; English: 09-5152532 (1)NEAR AUNG SAN CITY MART, condo 1500 Sqft, 2 MBR, 1SR, US$ 2222 (2)Hletan , Diamond condo, 1200 Sqft, 2 bed room,US$ 1111 (3) New University avenue condo , 2300 Sqft ,3 bed room. US$ 2500(4) Chaung Tar condo,with swimming pool. 2000 Sqft, 2 bed room, fully furnish, US$ 2777 (5) Strand Rd, near Strand Hotel, condo 2300 Sqft, 3 bed room, US$ 2134 (6) 9 Mile , U Mg Mg Soe St, 4200 Sqft 2 RC, 4 bed room, US$ 2134 . Ph: , 094211 77 105. BAHAN , University Avenue, compound 85 by 120, 3 MB, 1 reading room, living room, dinning room, kitchen, servant quarter, BBQ house in the garden, ph, 3AC . $ 5000. Contact info - 09-513-7802, 01534542 MAYANGONE, Kabaaye Gamonepwint Condo, 1850 sqft, 1 MBR, 2BR, 4 AC, Fully furniture, 4 Flr, Lift, Car parking, internet line. Teak Parquet, Teak cabinet, Cold/Hot water, Ph: 09-5199565(English), 09-5102285. Pls contact directly, No broker. YANKIN CENTER, 1450 Sqft, 1 MB , 2 SB , 1 Landline Telephone , 4 A/C, 1 Washing M/C, 1 Fridge, 1 gas stove, 1 heater, fully furnished, satellite. Contact : 09732-44933
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LAND : We have Lands for sale suitable for making Industrial buildings in large area. Buyers can contact us on 09-450059037. (There is no pay for Agents & Third party ... Warmly welcome the buyers) MAYANGONE, 9 Mile, Bonyarna Lane (50x 70x 65) garden with including house (3700 Lakhs) no agent please. Owner Ph: 09-5036519) MINGARDONG Garden, Kantkaw Yeik Tha.100' x 100' x 4 pics (closed with beside and back side) Price: Kyats 2,475 lakh/100 ' x 100 ' x 1 pics. (can negotiate) contact person & ph :09-73152 32 7.
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TEACHER MYO (G.C.E in London) : Grade 10. 11 (all subjects), IELTS, Interview, IGCSE, BCA (all subjects). 37, 4th Flr, Yay Kyaw St, Pazundaung. Ph: 0973221317, 09-5132373. EDUCATION guide for yound learners : If you need to coach your children in school subjects for primary level English, Math,Science, History. Social, Geography, Myanmar You are welcome to contact time:7:00 to 8:00 pm time:morning 9:00 to 12 am Ph : 552317 C/O for Teacher Caroline :152 first flr Aungmingalar St, Kyaukmyaung Yangon SCHOLAR Teaching Organization founded with ME, BE & Master Degree holder with 12 years experience in teaching field.Role & Responsibility: Making the students develop problem solving skills, critical thinking skills & I.Q & E.Q enriching skills, Int'l School (ILBC, Total, MISY, ISY, PISM, Horizon, ISM, Network, CISM, MIS, MLA, ES4E, DSY RV). All grades, All Subjects ..... Singapore MOE Exams
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NATTHMEE Classical Travels:Taunggyi-InlyKalaw-Pindaya ( July 18) hotels + Transportation + breakfast, lunch, Dinner Package Trip for 3 night 4 days 180000 kyats for one person. Bagan-Popa (July 18) hotels +Transportation+ breakfast, lunch, Dinner Package Trip for 2 night 3 days 160000 kyats for one person. Chaungtha Beach HotelMax,Belle Resort + Transportation +breakfast, lunch,
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UN Positions
THE Int'l Organization for Migration (IOM) office in Yangon is seeking Township Community Project Assistant 1 post in Mawlamyine, Mon State. Pls submit an application letter & an updated CV with a maximum length of 3 pages including names a& contact details of 3 referees (copies of certificates & further documents are not required at this stage) to 12th Flr, Traders Hotel : 223, Sule Pagoda Rd, Kyauktada. Ph: 252560, 375-601, Email: hryangon@iom.int, Closing date : 17.6.2013. IOM Int'l Organization for Migration is seeking (1) Assistant Project Manager Medical Services & Social Mobilization in Myawaddy , Kayin State: Advanced university degree in Nursing, Public Health or Medicine (must have a valid license to practice). Strong programme management skills are necessary, demon strated by 5 years experience management health related projects for int'l organizations or INGO. (2) Laboratory Manager in Mawlamyine, Mon State. Laboratory technician (Grade I). For 1 & 2 : Computer literacy, Good in English & Myanmar (fluency in Kayin and/or Mon would be an advantage). (3) Mobile Clinic Team Leader (Malaria) in Mawlamyine, Mon State. Advanced university degree in Nursing, Public Health or Medicine (Must have a valid license to Practice). Computer literacy. (4) Monitoring & Evaluation Assistant in Yangon : A Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline (Public Health, Epidemiology, Computer science, Statistics, Social science, or a related field). Pls submit CV to IOM Mission in Myanmar - Yangon, 12th Flr, Traders Hotel, 223, Sule Pagoda Rd, Email: iomyangon@iom.int, http://www.iom.int
Ingo Positions
ACTED (Agency for Cooperation &Technical Development) is seeking (1)Program Manager Support to Civil Society/ Peace Building 2 posts in Yangon, Meikhtila & Myitkyina: Education to Masters level in relevant fields. 5 years & above experience. (2)Capacity Building Specialist 2 posts in Yangon, Meikhtila & Myitkyina : Master's Degree or equivalent in a relevant area, preferred. Extensive knowledge of CBO Capacity Building program development & implementation. (3) Field Officer - 10 posts in Meikhtila & Myitkyina: A bachelor's degree. 2 years & above experience. (4) AME Officer 1 post in Yangon : MA degree in a relevant field. 5 years experience. (5) Programme Support Officer (Logistics/ Finance/ Admin) 1 post in Meikhtila : A Master or bachelor's degree. 5 years experience. (6) Admin/ HR & Finance Officer 1 post in Myitkyina :AMaster or bachelor's degree in a relevant subject. 5 years experience. (7) Specialist 2 posts in Yangon, Meikhtila & Myitkyina : Master's Degree or equivalent in a relevant area, preferred. Extensive knowledge of CBO Capacity Building program development & implementation.(8)Field Officer - 10 posts in Meikhtila & Myitkyina: A bachelor's degree. 2 years & above experience. (9) Logistics Officer 1 post in Myitkyina : A bachelor's degree in a relevant field. 3 years experience. (10)Cashier 1 post in Myitkyina: LCCI Level 3 or a bachelor's degree in a relevant subject. 2 years relevant experience. For all posts Excellent computer skills. Good communication in English & Myanmar Pls submit a resume, a cover letter & 3 references to ACTED Office: 661(A), Mya Kan thar Lane 1, Kamayut, Yangon. Ph: 09-863-1672. Email: actedmyanmarjobs@ gmail.com
MEDECINS Sans Frontieres-Holland (AZG) is seeking (1) Nurse 1 post in Yangon: University degree in nursing care or Diploma in Nursing. Valid licence and official registration. Basic English. Pls send application letter, CV & passport photo, copies of education qualification & references to Project Coordinator, MSFHolland (Yangon Project Office) : 15(C), Aung Min Khaung St, Kamayut, Yangon. Or through msfh.myanmar. recruitment@gmail.com Closing date : 17.6.2013 AMDA is seeking a "Community Develop ment Facilitator" for Healthy Village Project in the western part of Pakokku: Any degree holder. Experience in the community develop ment works. Pls enclose a C.V. copies of testimonials (references) & photoshop (passport size), to Senior Office, Admin/ Finnace Unit, AMDA Office, 19 B, Thukhawaddy Rd, Yankin. Tel: 58353, Email: amda@mptmail.net.mm Closing date : 20th June 2013. MEDECINS Sans Frontieres - Holland (AZG) is seeking Deputy Project Medical Coordinator 1 post in Maungdaw : MBBS Degree (essential). 1 year clinical experience (essential). Good level of English (essential). Computer skills, Micro soft office, Excel specifically (essential). 2 years experience as Medical Doctor in project with MSF (desirable). Pls send application letter, CV & passport photo, copies of education qualifications & references to: MSFHolland/ AZG (Yangon Coordination), 62A, Bawdiyeiktha - Thanlwin Rd, Bahan, Yangon or through rakhine-esdrecruiting@oca.msf.org, Closing date : 25th June 2013. SOLIDARITES Int'l is seeking(1) Logistics Officer in Monywa, Sagaing Region : Any degree holder, 1 year experience. Fluent in English & Myanmar.
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As a leading global company, Daewoo International Corporation (Myanmar E&P) is seeking an energetic, reliable and qualified person to fill a position for its ongoing operations of Oil & Gas Industry in Myanmar. Network Engineer (2 posts) - Degree / Higher Diploma (prefer Computer Engineering, Information Technology) - Minimum 3 years relevant experience in LAN and Wan, VSAT networks, involving devices ie. routers, switches, WAN accelerators and load balances - Knowledge and experience maintaining WAN involving a MPLS/ IPLC optical network - Experience in managing in a network environment over multiple sites - Preferably has CCNA certification and others Network or Telecom related experience in managing of PABX System Engineer (2 posts) - Degree / Higher Diploma (prefer Computer Engineering, Information Technology) - Minimum 3 years relevant experience in managing Server, Hardware, Software, Linux, Windows, Firewall/VPN and Security - Knowledge and experience maintaining system backup and data backup - Experience in managing of Application Server, Mail Server, Linux Server, Web Server - Experience in operation of firewall/VPN, Anti-virus, Anti-Span, Intrusion Detection, System/Computer security & vulnerabilities assessment - Preferably has CCNA certification and others System related experience in managing LAN networks, involving devices ie. routers, switches Application closing date is 27th June 2013 Interested persons who meet the above mentioned qualifications are invited to submit their CV, application letter, recent photo and copies of academic transcripts to the following address: HR & Admin Department Daewoo International Corporation (Myanmar E&P) International Business Center No. 88, Pyay Road, 6 Miles, Hlaing Township, Yangon. Or e-mail to admin@daewooenp.com
Strong computer skill in windows XP/7, MS Office 2007/2010 especially in Excel. Pls submit application (CV, cover letter, references) to Nang Thiri Aung, Deputy Administrative Manager - Solidarites Int'l office Aung Thit Sar Rd, Yan Kin Qtr, Monywa, or per email: mon.admin@ solidarites-myanmar.org. Closing date : 18.6. 2013. MYANMAR Red Cross Society is seeking (1) Watsan Coordinator 1 post in Nay Pyi Taw: University degree in Water & Sanitation, Civil Engineering or related field. 3 years in the field of water & sanitation. Good computer knowledge. English language skill. (2)PMER Coodinator 1 post in Nay Pyi Taw : University graduate. Effective English language skills. Computer literate Pls submit a letter of application, CV, 1 passport photo with necessary documents (Cover letter CV documents only need to be sent via email) to mrcshrrecruitment@ gmail.com before 21st June 2013. www. myanmarredcrosssociety.org 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. Fluent English & Myanmar (Kachin & Chinese will be a plus). Pls submit application (CV, cover letter, references) to attention of: Application for the Logistics Manager PositionSolidarites Int'l office - 44-A, Tharyarwaddy Lane, Bahan, Yangon or per email: recruitment@ solidarites-myanmar.org. ACF-MYANMAR is seeking (1) Programme Manager (Food security / Livelihoods / WaSH) for Maungdaw/Buthidaung, Rakhine State. Basic skills in Agronomy and/or economy and/or WASH, 4 years professional experiences(in Program me Management of Rural Development activities (Agriculture and/or social sciences or engineering),Analytical capacity, Capacity to supervise a team, Good human relations, Good knowledge of projects implementation & command of PCM tools, Computer knowledge, Good command in English. Pls send application (cover letter, CV, references) to ACF Office :78(D), Than Lwin Rd, Bahan, Yangon OR Via an email:jobs.acf. mya@gmail.com
Local Position
THE INTERNATIONAL Montessori Myanmar (IMM) invites applications from Foreign English Native Speaker for teaching position: The foreign teacher works with Myanmar teachers. The position is not an ESL job. The foreign teacher also takes a role as model and mentor for Myanmar teachers. Lunch is provided for teachers at school. Both part-time and full time positions are available. Working hours: Monday to Friday from 8:00 to 4:00. Pls email CV through imm.myngmail. com or contact 55(B) Po Sein Rd, Bahan, Yangon. tel: 546097, 546761. WE ARE looking for an individual for the position of 'Associate Attorney (full-time)' in Yangon for a Cambodia Law Firm with highly attractive salary and benefit package. The personal interviews will be conducted from June 8 to 15 in Yangon.Pls submit your application
ASAP to: info@ zenithpowermyanmar. com, hrsolutions@ zenithpowermyanmar. com WE ARE looking for Manager (Financial Control & Procurement)' with Int'l Pharmaceuticals Company in Myanmar: Finance related degree holder from any University with managerial experience. 5 to 10 years experience. Pharmaceutical experience will be an advantage. Strong SAP knowledge. Good command of English. Good analytical & interpersonal skill. Pls submit application ASAP to: info@ zenithpowermyanmar. com, hrsolutions@ zenithpowermyanmar. com BAYVIEW - The Beach Resort in Ngapali is urgently looking for (1) Bakery Chef - 1 post, must have 3 years experience in related field. Application letter by email to reservation@bayviewmyanmar.com or Savoy Hotel - 129, Dhammazedi Rd, Yangon. VDB Loi, a regional legal and tax firm, has a number of vacancies in legal, tax translation and admin. Details on these positions can be found at www.vdbloi.com/careers/ (1)CIVIL ENGINEER M/F 1 post (Yangon). (2) Business Coordinator - M/F 1 post (Naypyidaw). (3)Admin Officer - M/F 1 post (Yangon). (4) Executive Secretary M/F 1 post (Yangon). (5) Secretary - M/F 1 post (Yangon). (6) Driver - M 2 posts (Yangon). With attractive & competitive package for the qualified candidates. Pls submit an application letter with updated resume, a passport recent photo, a copy of NRC & labor registration card work experience to date, contact ph: number & other related & supportive documents to Myanmar Offshore Ltd, HR Department :77, Pyi Htaung Su Avenue Rd, Dagon Tsp, Yangon. Email: ssa@ myanmaroffshoreltd. com; tps@myanmar offshoreltd.com; Closing date : Urgently required/ within 1 week ENTERPRETER'S available (Part time/ Full time). English to Myanmar + Hindi Myanmar to English + Urdu. By-: R.S.Verma. B.Sc.(Bot) ygn.UFL (Eng.)ygn. Ph: 09-730-42604. A NEW established company is seeking a young and energetic staff to join the team. (1) Office Secretary - F 1 Post : University graduate, Good commu nication skills in both Myanmar & English, 1 year experience in the targeted position, Experience in trading is preferred but optional, Must to use Words, Excel, Power points & Email, Effective team working skills, Excellent interpersonal skills, Ability to multitask and work under pressure with minimum supervision. Office hour - 9 am to 5 pm (Only week days) Pls send an application including CV with expected salary to myanmar.slt@gmail. com Closing date : 21 June 2013. PARKWAY Cancer Centre is seeking Medical Doctor - F 1 post : A minimum degree from university M.B,B.S with SA MA registration. Age 23 28. Good communication in English. Must be able to use computer, internet and Microsoft application with excellent skills. We welcome the candidates who are trust worthy, selfmotivated & outstanding, willing to learn and able to focus on work,be
polite and hospitality , able to communicate in courteous manners and must have positive working attitude. Pls submit CV with recent photocopy of relevant certificates & documents, describe working experience from graduation till present & expected salary to Rm (G-07), G Flr, Diamond Center, Pyay Rd, Kamayut. Tel : 532438, 532447, 09 - 513- 6584. RUBY DRAGON Companies Hotels Group : A well-established New Hotels are looking for (1)Operation Manager - M/F 2 posts (2)Front Office Manager - M/F 2 posts. (3)Reception Supervisor - M/F 2 posts (4)Receptionist - M/F 3 post (5)Bell-men - M 4 post (6)Driver - M 2 posts (7)Business Center Attendant - M/F 2 posts (8)Souvenier Shop Assistant - M/F 2 posts (9)Spa Masseur - M/F 3 posts (10) Beautician M/F 2 posts. Pls submit application letter, CV with recent photo, with necessary documents to Admin Department : 39(A), 7miles, Pyay Rd, Ma Yan Gone. Ph: 664158, 652662 NETSMART, a leading IT company in Myanmar, is expanding its business and is looking for skilled & highly motivated individuals with good English to join its team.(1)IT Technical Engineer -F/M 7 Posts (2)Receptionist cum Secretary - F 1 Post. For details, please check on our website www.netsmart.com.mm. Apply on-line or send CV with a recent photo, labour registration, expected salary & other relevant documents to 70-B Tharthana Yeikthar St, Bahan, Ph : 541351, 552729 Closing date : 29.6.2013. INNOTECH is seeking (1).Electronics/ Mechantronics Engineer - M/F 3 Posts Age above 23, Bachelor (or) Degree in Electronics Field, 1 years experience (2).IT Engineer - M/F 2 Posts : Any graduate with strong IT knowledge, Age above 22, 1 years experience in IT field (3). Web Designer - M/F 1 Post : Any graduate, Age above 22 years. (4). Office Staff - M/F 2 Posts : Any graduate, Age between 20-23 years, Can use Microsoft Office, Internet & Email. Pls submit CV, 2 passport photo to (401), Kaba Aye Villa Residence, Myangone, Yangon. Ph : 09-421156547, 09732-20670 Email: eng@ innotechmyanmar.com INDEPENDENT distributor We are currently looking for customer orientated and highly motivated independent distributors for Yangon &surrounding area. No previous experience is required full training and on going support is provided. Contact: 09-4192-1349 TLM is an int'l advertising agency launching at Yangon is seeking starting up members for 3 posts. Account manager, admin & graphic designer, 1 each. Office located Maykha housing, Thingangyune. Speak English must. Univesity degree. Submit resume: recruitment_mm@ theloudminority.com.sg ORYX Int'l General Svc's Co., Ltd. is seeking (1) Computer Operator- F 2 Posts : Good in English, 5 years experience in Internet, Email, Office Word, Excel, Pagemaker & Photoshop (2) Admin Officer - F 1 Post: Good in English, leadership skills, Age over 35, computer skills & knowledge of routine administration. (3)Office Staff - F 2 Posts : Good
in English, Age over 30, computer knowledge, Above 5 years experien ce. Salary will depend on experience & qualificat ion. Submit details resume to Rm 806, Yuzana Tower Shwe Gone Daing Junction Bahan, Yangon Tel: 558398, 09-430- 66708. BANDOOLA Enterprises Ltd is seeking Assistant Service Manager - 1 Post : Degree in Mechanical Engineering. Work experience for around 10 years in Tractor, Automobile & generator repair. Experience in repair and maintenance of Heavy equipment is also acceptable. But be fluent in English & be able to operate computers. (2) Service Engineer - 2 Posts : Must have Degree/ Diploma in Mechanical Engineering. People without the relevant education qualification can also apply if they have more than 10 year of relevant experience experience for around 5 years in Tractor, Automobile & generator repair. Experience in repair and maintenance of Heavy equipment is also acceptable. (3) Marketing Manager Experienced in liasing with Government & Institutional Officers. Experience in tender procedure & Submissions. Know ledge in automotive & farm equipment busi ness, Fluent in English & computer operations. (4) Market ing Surveyor Knowledge in automotive business in Myanmar. 5 years experience in market survey & research. Knowledge of customs & automotive importation regulation. Fluent in English & computer operations. (5)Sales Consultants - 5 Posts : 3 years experience in selling cars, pickups, motorcycles, 3 wheeler, Tractors or farm equipment. Knowledge of English is an add advent . Pls send CV's to gbg.tractors@gmail. com OR Ph:09-420087374. EXPRESSIONS of Interest are requested from IT professionals seeking employment with qualifications or current experience in the implementation & support of any of the following products: Cisco systems, Microsoft Products (Server, Exchange, SharePoint, Lync, SQL Server), Firewall appliances (Checkpoint, Fortinet, Juniper), Virtualisation (VMWare, Hyper-V), SAP Business One, SAP BI, Business Objects. Candidates should have a Bachelor level degree. Certifications are preferred, but not essential. Pls send a covering letter & CV to uthawn@sdimyanmar. com. Closing date : 18 June 2013. WE ARE looking for (1) a Quality Assistant -M/F : Familiar with developing websites. Any graduate, preferable in IT. Is analytically strong & detail oriented. Fluent in English. A proactive, enthusiastic person that can clearly communicate with management. A foreign education (preferred). Full time available. Age 20 ~ 30. (2)Product development manager M/F : Has significant IT experience. Familiar with developing web sites. Knows how to manage a team. Experience with Google analytics, Google Adwords & other analytical software (not essential but preferred). Has a graduate degree, preferable in IT and/or marketing/ management. Fluent in English. A proactive,
enthusiastic person that can clearly communicate with management. Has a foreign education (preferred). Full time available. Age 25 ~ 35. Pls send CV to Rocket Internet Myanmar (we recommend to upload CV & apply via Work. com.mm)! You can also send CV to theingi.oo@ work.com.mm or call 012305629. MITA Myanmar @ ISBC is looking for projects in MYANMAR going to start soon: (1). Transmission Experts (2). Substation Experts (3). Financial M a n a g e m e n t Analysts (4). Social Specialists (5). Energy Statisticians ( 6). Energy Planners (7). Energy Economists Myanmar National are given first priority & email CVs to hrm1@ mitaservices.com. sg Preference will be given to the candidates who may have prior working experience with Myanmar Govt. Enterprises Pls send CV to hrm1@ mitaservices.com.sg. MiTA Myanmar @ ISBC Investment & Strategic Business Consulting Co Ltd (ISBC) #604, Bldg B, Delta Plaza, Shwegondaing Rd, Bahan,. Ph: 09-420110451. Email: hrm1@ mitaservices.com.sg www.mitaservices.com. sg. Ph: 543926, 551795, HORIZON Int'l School is looking for (1) .Teacher : for Primary & Secondary School: Myanmar Language (Kindergartens: Swimm ing) : 5 years experience, Enthusiastic, have excellent subject know ledge, be supportive of their students & offer challenging but fun lessons. Strong Classroom Management skills (2).Kindergarten Assistant Teachers / Lab assistant - F 3 posts : Age 20 ~ 25, University graduate, Proficient in English, Computer literacy, Comfortable working with young learners, Able to devote oneself to teaching, Friendly, enthusiastic & patient, (3).Supervisor - M 2 posts : Age 25 ~ 40, Passed matriculation examination, Good command of English, Must have supervisory skill & 5 years experience, Pls submit a cover letter, a resume/CV, a copy of relevant diploma (certificate) & a current photo to the Recruitment team at recruitment@ horizonmyanmar.com or to Horizon Po Sein Campus, Po Sein Rd 25, Bahan, Yangon. TWJS Co., Ltd is seeking a few sales and marketing to be trained in abroad and make contract. We need English 4 skills. Good pay - commission and co.'s benefits. And office secretary and director assistant. Salaries are negotiable, dollars or kyats. Pls submit in person your CV ASAP. We make interview in the same day. Office : 23, Bayint Naung Rd, Cross St. is Parami St., Hlaing, Yangon. Tel: 09-5199333, 09-732-56999. RESOURCE Integrated Services is seeking (1) BE Civil - M 3 posts: 3 years experience in Steel building construction field. Can stay at site [2 time/ month (mostly Sunday)] can back to home By own cost.. (2)Pharmacist - M/F 3 posts. (3)Chief Account - F 2 posts. (4)Senior Account - F 2 posts. (5) Receptionist - F 5 posts. (6)Office Staff - M/F 5 posts. Above for staffs must be expert for each field. 2 years experience for any field. 219/2b Botahtaung Pagoda Rd, Middle. Yangon, Ph: 09-732-08423, 09731-65226.
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 17, Kanbawza Avenue, Golden Velly (1), Bahan Tsp, Yangon. Tel: 566985, 503978, 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 Rd, Sanchaung Tsp, Yangon. Tel: 512642, 510205 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. 943-Yangon. Tel: 515282, 515283, fax: 504274, email: serbemb@ yangon.net.mm Singapore 238, Dhamazedi Road, Bahan Tsp, Yangon. Tel: 559001, email: singemb_ ygn@_ sgmfa. gov.sg Sri Lanka 34 Taw Win Road, Yangon. Tel: 222812, fax: 221509, email: slembassy. yangon@gmail.com The Embassy of Switzerland No 11, Kabaung Lane, 5 mile, Pyay Rd, Hlaing Tsp, Yangon. Tel: 534754, 512873, 507089. Fax: 534754, Ext: 110 Thailand 94 Pyay Rd, Dagon Tsp, Yangon. Tel: 226721, 226728, 226824 United Kingdom 80 Strand Rd, Yangon. Tel: 370867, 380322, 371852, 371853, 256438, fax: 370866 United States of America 110, University Avenue, Kamayut Tsp, Yangon. Tel: 536509, 535756, 538038, fax: 650306 Vietnam Bldg-72, Thanlwin Rd, Bahan Tsp, Yangon. Tel: 511305 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
MGM Hotel No (160), Warden Street, Lanmadaw Tsp, Yangon, Myanmar. +95-1-212454~9. www. hotel-mgm.com Savoy Hotel 129, Damazedi Rd, Kamayut tsp. tel: 526289, 526298, 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. Summit Parkview Hotel 350, Ahlone Rd, Dagon Tsp. tel: 211888, 211966. Thamada Hotel 5, Alan Pya Phaya Rd, Dagon. Tel: 243639, 243640. Traders Hotel 223 Sule Pagoda Rd. tel: 242828. fax: 242838. Winner Inn 42, Than Lwin Rd, Bahan Tsp. Tel: 503734, 524387. email: reservation@winner innmyanmar.com 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 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).
YANGON No. 277, Bogyoke Aung San Road, Corner of 38th Street, Kyauktada Township, Yangon, Myanmar. Tel : (951) 391070, 391071. Reservation@391070 (Ext) 1910, 106. Fax : (951) 391375. Email : hotelasiaplaza@gmail.com Chatrium Hotel Royal Lake Yangon 40 Natmauk Rd, Tarmwe. tel: 544500. fax: 544400.
AIR CONDITION
Chigo 216, 38 St (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
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) 123, Alanpya Pagoda Rd, Dagon Township Tel : 951- 255 819~838 Royal Kumudra Hotel, (Nay Pyi Taw) Tel : 067- 414 177, 067- 4141 88 E-Mail: reservation@ maxhotelsgroup.com
BARS
50th Street 9/13, 50th street-lower, Botataung Tsp. Tel-397160.
ACCOMMODATION
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.
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 PARKROYAL Yangon, Myanmar 33, Alan Pya Pagoda Rd, Dagon tsp. tel: 250388. fax: 252478. email: enquiry.prygn@ parkroyalhotels.com Website: parkroyalhotels. com.
Reservation Office (Yangon) 123, Alanpya Pagoda Rd, Dagon Township Tel : 951- 255 819~838 Hotel Max (Chaung Tha Beach) Tel : 042-423 46~9, 042-421 33, E-mail: reservation@ maxhotelsgroup.com
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
HAPPY HOMES
REAL ESTATE & PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Royal White Elephant Hotel No-11, Kan Street, Hlaing Tsp. Yangon, Myanmar. (+95-1) 500822, 503986. www.rwehotel.com
Lobby Bar PARKROYAL Yangon, Myanmar. 33, Alan Pya Phaya Road, Dagon Tsp. tel: 250388.
ADVERTISING
WE STARTED THE ADVERTISING INDUSTRY IN MYANMAR SINCE 1991
EDUCATION CENTRE
MHR 905, 9th floor, Modern Iron Market(Thanzay Condo) Lanmadaw St. Tel: 707822. NLEC 82 Anawrahta Rd, Corner of 39 St, Kyauktada Tsp. Tel: 250225.
M A R K E T I N G & C O M M U N I C AT I O N S
A D V E R T I S I N G
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
Spa & Boutique Fashion No. 24, Inya Road, Kamaryut Township, Yangon, Myanmar. Tel: 951 534 654, 09-73200147 theredscarf99@gmail.com
COLD STORAGE
ELECTRICAL
Sein Shwe Tailor, No.797 (003-A), Bogyoke Aung San Road, Corner of Wardan Street, MAC Tower 2, Lanmadaw Township, Yangon, Ph: 01-225310, 212943~4 Ext: 146, 147, E-mail: uthetlwin@gmail.com
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.
FITNESS 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 Est. 1992 in Myanmar Electrical & Mechanical Contractors, Designers, Consultants. Tel: 09-504-2196, 09-73194828. E-mail: gei.ygn2@ gmail.com, glover2812@ gmail.com Traders Health Club. Level 5, Traders Hotel Yangon#223 Sule Pagoda Rd,Tel:951242828Ext:6561
BOOK STORES
Marina Residence, Yangon Ph: 650651~4, Ext: 109 Beauty Plan, Corner of 77th St & 31st St, Mandalay Ph: 02 72506
CONSTRUCTION
ENGINEERING
Balance Fitnesss No 64 (G), Kyitewine Pagoda Road, Mayangone Township. Yangon 01-656916, 09 8631392 Email - info@ balancefitnessyangon.com
24 Hour International Medical Centre @ Victoria Hospital No. 68, Tawwin Rd, 9 Mile, Mayangon Township, Yangon, Myanmar Tel: + 951 651 238, + 959 495 85 955 Fax: + 959 651 398 24/7 on duty doctor: + 959 492 18 410 Website: www.leo.com.mm One Stop Solution for Quality Health Care Piyavate Hospital (Bangkok) Grand Mee Yahta Executive Residences. No.372, Bogyoke Aung San Rd, Pabedan. Tel: 256355, Ext: 3206. Hotline: 09-7377-7799. PHIH-Specialist Clinic FMI Centre (4th Floor) #380, Bogyoke Aung San Road, Pabedan Tsp. tel: 243 010, 243 012, 243 013 Vibhavadi Hospital 214. 1st Floor-Right, Waizayanter Road, Thingangyun Tsp, Yangon. Email: vibhavadimyanmar @gmail.com, Tel: 09-2011772, 09-731-650-45.
Aesthetic Medical Spa 5 (C), Race Course Condo, South Race Course Street, Tarmwe, Yangon. Mobile: 09-5202781 dr.face.aesthetic@gmail.com
150 Dhamazedi Rd., Bahan T/S, Yangon. Tel: 536306, 537805. Room 308, 3rd Flr., Junction Center (Maw Tin), Lanmadaw T/S, Yangon. Tel: 218155, Ext. 1308. 15(B), Departure Lounge, Yangon Intl Airport. 45B, Corner of 26th & 68th Sts., Mandalay. Tel: (02) 66197. Email: yangon@monumentbooks.com MYANMARBOOKCENTRE 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
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
CONSULTING
193/197, Shu Khin Thar Street, North Okkalapa Industrial Zone, Yangon. Tel: 951-691843~5, 9519690297, Fax: 951-691700 Email: supermega97@ gmail.com. www. supermega-engg.com
Life Fitness Bldg A1, Rm No. 001, Shwekabar Housing, Mindhamma Rd, Ph: 01-656511, Fax: 01-656522, Hot line: 0973194684, Email: natraysports@ gmail.com
sales@manawmaya.com.mm www.manawmayagems.com
Ruby & Rare Gems of Myanamar No. 527, New University Ave., Bahan Tsp. Yangon.
Shwe Hinthar B 307, 6 1/2 Miles, Pyay Rd., Yangon. Tel: +95 (0)1 654 730 info@thuraswiss.com www.thuraswiss.com
ENTERTAINMENT
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. 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
HOME FURNISHING
DUTY FREE
CAFS
Duty Free Shops Yangon International Airport, Arrival/Departure Tel: 533030 (Ext: 206/155) La Brasserie (International) PARKROYAL Yangon. 33, Alan Pya Phaya Road, Dagon Tsp. tel : 250388. Office: 17, 2nd street, Hlaing Yadanarmon Housing, Hlaing Township, Yangon. Tel: 500143, 500144, 500145.
Dance Club & Bar No.94, Ground Floor, Bogalay Zay Street, Botataung Tsp, Yangon.Tel: 392625, 09-500-3591 Email : danceclub. hola@gmail.com
(Except Sunday)
22, Pyay Rd, 9 mile, Mayangone Tsp. tel: 660769, 664363. Franzo Living Mall 15 (A/5), Pyay Rd, A-1, 9 Miles, Mayangone Tsp, Yangon. Ph: 664026
GENERATORS
FLORAL SERVICES
Lemon Day Spa No. 96 F, Inya Road, Kamaryut Tsp, Yangon. Tel: 514848, 09-732-08476. E.mail: lemondayspa.2011 @gmail.com
The Uranium Dance Studio Pearl condo Bldg (C), 2nd flr, Bahan Tsp. Tel: 09731-42624, 09-514-0404.
FloralService&GiftShop 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
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
Bldg-D, Rm (G-12), Pearl Condo, Ground Flr, Kabaraye Pagoda Rd, Bahan Tsp. Tel: 557448. Ext 814, 09-730-98872.
S.B. FURNITURE
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. 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.
98(A), Kaba Aye Pagoda Road, Bahan Township, Yangon. Tel: 553783, 549152, 09-732-16940, 09-730-56079. Fax: 542979 Email: asiapacific. myanmar@gmail.com.
No-001-002, Dagon Tower, Ground Flr, Cor of Kabaraye Pagoda Rd & Shwe Gon Dine Rd, Bahan Tsp. Tel: 544480, 09-730-98872.
Acupuncture, Medicine Massage, Foot Spa Add:No,27(A),Ywa Ma Kyaung Street, Hlaing Township, Yangon. Tel: 01-511122, 526765.
European Quality & Designs Furniture Suitable for Outdoor or Indoor Use No. 422 - 426, FJVC Centre, Ground Floor, Room No. 4, Strand Road (Corner of Botahtaung Pagoda Road), Botahtaung Township, Yangon 11161, Myanmar. Tel: 01 202063, 01 202064 H.P: 09 509 1673 Fax: 01 202063 E-mail: contact@ smartdesignstrading.com Website: www. wovenfurnituredesigns.com
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.
24 hours Laboratory & X-ray No. (68), Tawwin Street, 9 Mile, Mayangone Township, Yangon, Myanmar. Tel : (951) 9 666141 Fax : (951) 9 666135
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
Top Marine Show Room No-385, Ground Floor, Lower Pazundaung Road, Pazundaung Tsp, Yangon. Ph: 01-202782, 09-851-5597
PLEASURE CRUISES
Kohaku Japanese Restaurant Chatrium Hotel Royal Lake Yangon 40, Natmauk Road, Tamwe Tsp, Lobby Level, Tel: 544500 Ext 6231
No.35(b), Tatkatho Yeik Mon Housing, New University Avenue, Bahan Township, Yangon. Tel: 951-549451, 557219, 540730. www.yangon-academy.org
SUPERMARKETS
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) tel: 294063. (9:00 am to 9:00 pm) City Mart (Chinatown Point) tel: 215560~63. (9:00 am to 10:00 pm) City Mart (Junction Maw Tin) 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 No.332, Pyay Rd, San Chaung. Tel: 535-783, 527705, 501429. Email: sales-ikon@ myanmar.com.mm Junction Mawtin Bogyoke Aung San Rd, Cor of Wadan St. Lanmadaw. Ocean Supercentre (North Point ), 9th Mile. Tel: 651 200, 652963.
Car Rental with English Speaking Driver. (Safety and Professional Services). Tel : +95 9 2050107 robinsawnaing@gmail.com
WATER TANK
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.
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: info@islandsafari mergui.com. Website: www. islandsafarimergui.com
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.
Enchanting and Romantic, a Bliss on the Lake 62 D, U Tun Nyein Road, Mayangon Tsp, Yangon Tel. 01 665 516, 660976 Mob. 09-4210-34875 operayangon@gmail.com www.operayangon.com
No. 372, Bogyoke Aung San Rd, Pabedan T/S, Yangon. Tel : 01-380 398, 01-256 355 (Ext : 3027) Email : zawgyihouse@ myanmar.com.mm
WATER TREATMENT
SANITARY WARE
OFFICE FURNITURE
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
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.
RESTAURANTS
Monsoon Restaurant & Bar 85/87, Thein Byu Road, Botahtaung Tsp. Tel: 295224, 09-501 5653. Summer Palace (Chinese) Restaurant Level 2, Traders Hotel, #223, Sule Pagoda Road. tel: 242828. ext:6483
Grohe 79-B3/B3, East Shwe Gone Dine, Near SSC Womens Center, Bahan Tsp. Tel : 401083, 09-73056736.
Commercial scale water treatment (Since 1997) Tel: 01-218437~38. H/P: 09-5161431, 09-43126571. 39-B, Thazin Lane, Ahlone.
WATER HEATERS
SCHOOLS
REAL ESTATE
Open Daily (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
FREE House-Hunting Service with English Speaking Expert. Tel : 09 2050107 robinsawnaing@gmail.com
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.
The Ritz Exclusive Lounge Chatrium Hotel Royal Lake Yangon 40, Natmauk Road, Tamwe Tsp, Ground Floor, Tel: 544500 Ext 6243, 6244
Horizon Intl School 25, Po Sein Road, Bahan Tsp, tel : 541085, 551795, 551796, 450396~7. fax : 543926, email : contact@horizonmyanmar. com, www.horizon.com
The Global leader in Water Heaters A/1, Aung San Stadium East Wing, Upper Pansodan Road. Tel: 251033, 09-730-25281.
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The Special One tries for a second hopes of being the architect of a Ch
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Chelsea football clubs new manager Jose Mourinho addresses a press conference at S
Former Manchester United player Clayton Blackmore takes a shot during a charity match on June 9 at Yangons Thuwanna Stadium. Photo: Boothee
career. The 50-year-old Portuguese has achieved success wherever he has coached, but he has never remained with a club longer than the three years and three months he spent at Chelsea in his first spell between 2004 and 2007. He returns to Stamford Bridge on a four-year contract, having won a further eight trophies with Inter Milan and Real Madrid, but says he now wants to sow the seeds of longterm success. You need stability for identity, and I think identity becomes more important in football, he told reporters after being officially presented to the media on June 10. You need stability if you want to go in this profile direction. If Chelsea bought lots of young players, those players need to be developed. With Financial Fair Play, and Chelsea wants to go in that direction, you also need stability. You cannot change manager and philosophy every few years. Its more difficult to keep trying to win and trying to be successful, while at the same time developing young players while giving an identity to the team. But its something I want at this stage of my career. Titles I have.
OSE Mourinho says he has returned to Chelsea because he wants to leave a long-lasting legacy for the first time in his managerial
Money I have. I need challenges. While Mourinho was at Madrid, Chelsea ended owner Roman Abramovichs nine-year quest for Champions League glory by prevailing over Bayern Munich in the 2012 final. They followed that up with success in the Europa League under interim coach Rafael Benitez, but Mourinho says the club must aim higher. I think Europa League winners can be analysed in two ways: one
way, you won it; the other way, why did you win it? Because you didnt get through the group phase of the Champions League, he said. The point is we have to prepare ourselves to win, or not to win, but our target level is not Europa League. Its the Champions League and the Premier League. Mourinho inherits a squad rich with talented young players such as Eden Hazard, Oscar and Victor
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BRIEFS
Edmonton Oilers name Eakins as coach
Dallas Eakins, a former assistant coach with the Toronto Maple Leafs, was named the new coach of the National Hockey Leagues Edmonton Oilers on June 10. Eakins, a 46-year-old American, becomes the fifth coach in six years for the Oilers, who have missed the playoffs for seven seasons in a row. Ralph Krueger was fired from the job on June 8 after just one season. For the past four seasons, Eakins has coached the Toronto Marlies, the top developmental club of the Maple Leafs. Eakins went 157-114-41 with the club and helped develop a core of talent that advanced to the Maple Leafs.
Lionel Messi prepares to shoot during the Ecuador vs Argentina match in Quito on June 11. Photo: AFP
Moses, but he also faces awkward decisions about how to handle the old guard. John Terry, in particular, is no longer the first-choice selection he once was, and Mourinho says that, although the 32-year-old centreback will remain club captain, he cannot guarantee him a role in the team. John is the club captain. Im more than happy with that, so are the fans, so I think he has to be the club captain, Mourinho said. With the armband? Only if he plays. If he isnt in the starting 11, he wont have the armband. Striker Fernando Torres belatedly found his feet at Chelsea under Benitez, scoring 22 times in 64 games, but Mourinho hinted that he may be allowed to leave the club in the close season. Hes more than happy to stay and work hard, and I think he deserves that respect from me, especially, and also the club, Mourinho said. That respect starts by speaking with him face to face and deciding what is the best for all of us. If the best for all of us is for Fernando to stay, lets help him and try and get the best out of him. Mourinho said he was relishing his return to England and claimed his love of all things English even extends to the much maligned festive period, when Premier League teams must squeeze in match after
match while their continental counterparts enjoy a winter break. Would I prefer to have a weeks holiday in Christmas, like I did in Spain? Where did I go? New York two years ago. Last year, Brazil, he said. Thats fantastic. But I prefer to play. I was envious watching the Premier League at home. Envy. Total envy. Is it right playing four consecutive matches? Probably not. But I love it. AFP
The striker and his father aimed to deceive the taxman by ceding Messis image rights to companies based in tax havens such as Belize and Uruguay, the prosecutors complaint said. They drew up deals related to his image rights in Britain and Switzerland, ensuring that the income went straight to the tax havens without any tax being paid, it said. Messi and his father acted with total opaqueness towards the Spanish authorities, the filing said. The complaint lodged with the court in Gava, near Barcelona, accused them of defrauding the state of 1.06 million euros in 2007, 1.57 million euros in 2008 and 1.53 million euros in 2009. The father was accused of being the brains behind the scheme, allegedly setting it up in 2005 before his son turned 18 on June 24 of that year. The prosecutor said Messi later agreed with his fathers tactics so that he would avoid any taxes on income from the use of his image rights during the period. The income related to his image rights included contracts with FC Barcelona, Banco Sabadell, Danone, Adidas, Pepsi-Cola, Procter & Gamble and Kuwait Food Company. Messis net income from image rights amounted to 2.56 million euros in 2007, 3.82 million euros in 2008 and 3.80 million euros in 2009, the complaint said. AFP
National Football League quarterback Tim Tebow signed a two year contract with the New England Patriots on June 11. Tebow has struggled in the NFL after making a big impression in his second season in 2011, when he took over as Denvers starting passer in the fourth week and sparked the Broncos to a surprise division crown and a first-round playoff upset of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Despite his celebrity, in part for his evangelical views and a kneeling move that became known as Tebowing, he was traded to the New York Jets for two draft picks. In 12 games with the Jets last season, Tebow was used in a variety of roles. The 25-year-old threw just eight passes and completed only six for 39 yards while running 32 times for 102 yards. He was released by the Jets six weeks ago.
Tim Tebow. Photo: AFP
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Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho holds the club jersey during a press conference on June 10 in London. Photo: AFP
French international prop Remi Casty has signed a two-year deal to play for the Sydney Roosters, the National Rugby League side said last week. He will join the club from 2014, reuniting with Roosters mentor Trent Robinson who coached him at English Super League club Catalans Dragons in 2011-12. Under Robinsons tutelage, Castys game lifted to new levels and he was named the French player of the year in 2011. Viewed as a leader on the field, Casty is recognised as one of the most dangerous forwards in the Super League, known for his strong and powerful tackling style. AFP
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BRIEFS
New York Kidd named Brooklyn head coach
Jason Kidd, a star point guard who helped the United States win two Olympic gold medals and captured an NBA title with Dallas in 2011, has been hired to coach the NBAs Brooklyn Nets. The move came on June 13, just 10 days after the 40-year-old veteran of 19 NBA seasons announced his retirement as a player.
and rewrote some rules and regulations. This way the other countries would feel more confident about playing, Ye Aung explained. Despite the federations attempts to make the sport more inclusive, it remains the center of an ongoing dispute over which sports should be contested at the SEA Games. Critics have slammed Myanmars Sports Ministry for what they say is a blatant attempt to increase the countrys medal haul by including traditional events not played outside of Myanmar. Philippines Sports Commission Chairman, Richie Garcia, has gone as far as to call for a boycott of the SEA Games for the replacement of Olympic sports with traditional Myanmar ones.
As chairman of the Philippines Sports Commission, I will not attend the SEA Games and will encourage my commissioners to do the same. If the Philippine Olympic Committee will not show any sign of protest, the government will, Garcia said told the Philippine Star newspaper on May 28. We have successfully made the regulations for chinlone more favourable to our guests, Ye Aung said of the criticisms. He added that Myanmar coaches are aiding other nations with training and that the competition format would also prevent Myanmar teams from sweeping all of the medals by only allowing them to contest six of eight chinlone events.
As chinlone officials are looking to build the sports international appeal, Ye Aung said that he was concerned that the game is suffering domestically. There are, by Ye Aungs count, just 26 covered chinlone courts in Yangon. The limited spaces are crowded by players on a nightly basis, leaving many unable to practice on the courts. While this is not a huge obstacle for amateur players, who can quickly set up a game on a street corner or in a vacant lot, the professional ranks suffer. Professional teams now find themselves primarily playing not on courts, but instead at festivals organised by pagoda trustees who hire teams as entertainment.
Legendary horse trainer Henry Cecil died on June 11 aged 70 after a long battle with cancer. Cecil, who was British champion trainer 10 times and trained the winner of the Epsom Derby four times, had a memorable time on the track over the last three seasons with the unbeaten Frankel. AFP