Fight Brewing As Yangon Govt Rejects Hluttaw Bodies: Drop Army Demands or We'll Quit Peace Talks, Groups Warn

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Fight brewing as Yangon
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Drop army
demands or
well quit
peace talks,
groups warn
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Government stops fow of maids to Hong Kong
Media scrutiny following the alleged abuse of an Indonesian maid is thought to have
prompted the ministry rethink, but Myanmar domestic workers continue to head to
Singapore, where activists warn they are at even higher risk of abuse than in Hong Kong.
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THE majority of armed ethnic groups
will quit the peace process unless the
Tatmadaw drops a demand for them
to disarm and respect the 2008 con-
stitution, a leading ethnic negotiator
says.
U Naing Han Thar, the head of the
Nationwide Ceasere Coordination
Team, which negotiates on behalf of
16 armed ethnic groups, said the Tat-
madaws demands, made during peace
talks in Yangon from April 5 to 9, were
unacceptable.
During the meeting, the Tatmadaw
said the armed ethnic groups must
abide by six points, including follow-
ing the countrys existing laws and re-
specting the 2008 constitution.
These two [points] are a warning
for us to disarm [and] we dont accept
it. If they urge us to follow these rules,
we will have no choice we will quit
the talks, U Naing Han Thar told The
Myanmar Times on May 2.
His comments come as the govern-
ment peace team and the NCCT are
due to meet in Yangon on May 19 and
20 to continue discussions on the pro-
posed nationwide ceasere. At talks
in March, they agreed to form a joint
committee to draft a single ceasere,
but the plans were thrown into disar-
ray by recent ghting in Kachin State.

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ANALYSIS 18
More needed on health
Despite large budget increases since
2011, the state health system is still
struggling to win back public trust.
PROPERTY 30
Tax change spurs sales
Lower taxes introduced by parliament
in an efort to combat widespread
evasion have helped to heat up the
property market after Thingyan.
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March of the penguins
With average daily temperatures in
Nay Pyi Taw hovering in the vicinity
of 38 degrees Celsius, its not just
parliamentarians feeling the heat.
The New Light of Myanmar reported
on April 28 that the increase in
temperature has seen a corresponding
rise in the number of visitors to Nay Pyi
Taws zoological garden. While this is
good news for the zoo, it would appear
some of the animals are struggling.
Eight of 10 penguins obtained from
Thailand have perished from unknown
causes, even though they were kept
in a temperature-controlled penguin
house, read the report in The New
Light.
While its possible their demise was
not heat-related, ofcials are clearly
keen to eliminate the possibility of
another mass death before procuring
replacements.
Plans are underway to get another
six penguins to join the two remaining,
but ofcials admitted they will also
need to get technical help to ensure
the safety of the extremely popular
ightless birds from Antarctica.
The loss of the majority of the
zoos penguin population has been
an untimely blow, with many of the
animals now apparently difcult to spot
as they hide out to escape the blazing
heat.
Despite this, zoo ofcials insist its
still worth the visit: The elephant and
sea lion dances alone are well worth
the admission price.
Zoo administrator U Than Soe
Aye told The New Light that a zoo
is slated to be built near Myitsone
in Kachin State soon, and it will
make it easier for those in the north
to enjoy a visit to a top zoo.
But, if other developments in the
area are anything to go by, this isnt
likely to happen any time soon.
Cultural cringe corner: Gilt Trip
A particularly cringeworthy editorial
shoot by fashion photographer Tim
Walker for W Magazine entitled Gilt
Trip: Prudence in the Golden Land
went online last week, and is well
worth a Google if your internet
connection is playing ball.
The shoot depicts model Edie
Campbell fretting at various locations
around Myanmar, including Golden
Rock, Salay, and a Yangon antique
store. One (presumably Photoshopped)
shot would appear to show the model
climbing a ladder at Shwedagon, her
feet spraypainted gold.
In another, she stands near a pagoda
sporting what would appear to be
an approximation of monk robes,
apparently by Givenchy.
In the shoot at Golden Rock,
Campbell crouches, wistful, holding
a ower and a candle with a bunch of
burnt-out incense sticks in her hair.
Perhaps the pice de rsistance is
the image of Campbell posing with an
umbrella, sandwiched between two
elderly clapping Padaung (i.e. Kayan
women with neck rings) wearing what
is described in an earlier credit box
as a Vicki Sarge neckpiece, knee and
ankle bracelets as well as Delna
Delettrez chokers.
Next week:
Rakhine conference delegate
embarrassed after someone explains
Muslim is not actually a blood type,
regrets comments cited in Wall Street
Journal
Style
Statement
San Thit La
from NOW! Magazine.
Photo: Htet Aung Kyaw
(studio HAK)
60s film Kyaw Dot Hlei
Thu Gyi, or Affair with
the Ship Captain
Once was
Burma ...
Archival material
provided by
Pansodan Gallery
Vicki Sarge neckpiece, umbrella stylists own. Photo: from Facebook
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Despite misgivings, armed groups
agree to continue talks for now
After Kachin clashes, KNU team meets non-NCCT members at Panghsang and Mongla to shore up support for proposed nationwide ceasere
ETHNIC armed groups have agreed
to continue talks with the govern-
ment despite concerns over the re-
cent ghting in Kachin State and
controversial demands made by ne-
gotiators from the Tatmadaw.
At the same time, the Karen Na-
tional Union has met with several
armed groups outside the Nation-
wide Ceasere Coordination Team
(NCCT), which negotiates on behalf
of 16 organisations, to strengthen
their support for the peace process
and planned nationwide ceasere
agreement.
The ghting in Kachin State,
which broke out shortly before wa-
ter festival, had prompted the head
of the NCCT to warn that peace talks
planned for May could be delayed.
Some members have expressed
new doubts over the peace process,
U Naing Han Thar said in late April.
Despite their misgivings, the
groups agreed at a meeting in Chi-
ang Mai to hold talks with the gov-
ernments Union Peace-making Work
Committee on May 19-20.
However, U Naing Han Thar
said members complained that dur-
ing peace talks the government has
been reluctant to discuss their main
demands, which are equality, self-ad-
ministration and a federal union.
They are also unhappy at a set of
six points that the Tatmadaw has de-
manded they agree to and abide by.
The six points include a requirement
to follow all existing laws and instruc-
tions enacted by the government and
to respect 2008 constitution.
It is unfair and impossible for us
to accept it. It means we would have
to disarm our forces, U Naing Han
Thar said.
In the end, however, NCCT mem-
bers agreed it was important to con-
tinue to meet with the government
and discuss their concerns rather
than delay or even pull out of the pro-
cess. They also agreed on the impor-
tance of maintaining unity during the
negotiating process.
In the past, if one group left the
government would launch a military
ofensive against that group until it
surrenders, said U Khun Okkar, joint
secretary of the the United Nation-
alities Federal Council, an umbrella
organisation for 11 armed ethnic
groups, most of which are also NCCT
members.
As the NCCT members debated
the future of the peace talks, a del-
egation from the KNU, led by General
Mutu Say Poe, travelled to Pangh-
sang in northern Shan State to meet
leaders of the United Wa State Army,
which is not part of the NCCT, on
April 26. The delegation then met
with another non-NCCT member, the
National Democratic Alliance Army
better known as the Mongla group
on April 28.
In a joint statement issued at the
conclusion of the talks, KNU and
UWSA leaders said that the main
source of the long-running conicts
between the government and ethnic
armed groups are racial discrimina-
tion and the lack of political equal-
ity. Both sides agreed to resolve these
problems through peaceful and po-
litical means, and stressed that they
believe building mutual trust among
armed ethnic groups is important for
national unity.
Both parties also said they are
strongly against military conict,
warning it could devastate the
peace process.
The KNU delegation and the
Mongla groups Peace and Unity Com-
mittee said they agreed to hold politi-
cal dialogue with the Union Govern-
ment but added the government must
treat them with equality, respect and
understanding.
The recent visits to non-NCCT
members have conrmed the KNUs
status as the governments strongest
ally among the major armed ethnic
groups. The two sides signed an ini-
tial ceasere agreement in January
2012, ending more than 60 years of
conict between the Karen National
Liberation Army the armed wing of
the KNU and the Tatmadaw.
KNU delegations, normally led by
General Mutu Say Poe, visit Nay Pyi
Taw regularly for talks with President U
Thein Sein and Tatmadaw Command-
er-in-Chief Senior General Min Aung
Hlaing. Government ofcials regularly
cite their improved relationship with
the KNU as evidence that they are
making progress on ending Myanmars
decades-old ethnic conicts.
The KNU next plans to visit Loi Tai
Leng, the headquarters of the Resto-
ration Council of Shan State and its
armed wing, the Shan State Army-
South, KNU secretary Saw Tamula
said last week.
However, he ruled out a visit to
Laiza, the base of the Kachin Inde-
pendence Organisation.
We are concerned about the re-
sumption of ghting in Kachin State
and want to go there but its impos-
sible at the moment because of recent
ghting, he said.
He said the main aim of the trips
is to build consensus on the nation-
wide ceasere.
While we are discussing politi-
cal dialogue we dont want to leave
any group behind, he said. We want
to build a common attitude from
all ethnic groups on the nationwide
ceasere. The UWSA told us they are
willing to take part in the signing of
the nationwide ceasere agreement,
although they are not members of the
NCCT.
He said that while it is difcult for
armed ethnic groups to accept the
Tatmadaws demands it is important
to show patience.
The 2008 constitution doesnt
meet democratic criteria and cannot
be used to form a genuine federal
union. On the other hand, we under-
stand that it is impossible to rewrite
all chapters of this constitution. It is
possible, however, to amend some re-
strictions gradually.
U Hla Maung Shwe, a peace fa-
cilitator from the Myanmar Peace
Center, said only a few points of the
nationwide ceasere have yet to be
agreed upon. If there is no more ght-
ing in Kachin State, he said the text of
the nationwide ceasere accord will
be nalised in June and a nationwide
ceasere signing ceremony could take
place in July or August.
But Padoh Kwe Htoo Win, a joint
leader of the NCCT, said the future of
the process remains unclear despite
the NCCT decision to continue talks.
We know what we want, he said,
but we are not sure whether the oth-
er side will accept it.
Members of the Arakan Army take part in a meeting of armed ethnic groups in Laiza, Kachin State. Photo: Boothee
EI EI TOE LWIN
IN DEPTH
It is unfair and
impossible for
us to accept [the
Tatmadaws
demands]. It means
we would have to
disarm our forces.
U Naing Han Thar
Nationwide Ceasere
Coordination Team leader
MYANMAR saw a modest improve-
ment in its media freedom last year,
bucking the global trend as press free-
dom hit its lowest level in more than
a decade, according to Freedom House.
Myanmars score improved from
72 to 70 in the annual press freedom
report compiled by the United States-
based watchdog group. The report
measures media independence in 197
countries and territories using a scale
of 0 to 100, with 0 being the most free
and 100 the least.
The two-point improvement landed
Myanmar in 159
th
place, tied with the
African nation of Gabon, but still places
it in a category of countries described
as not free. The Netherlands, Norway
and Sweden topped the list with scores
of 10, while North Korea rounded out
the rankings, taking out 197
th
spot with
97 points.
The report attributed Myanmars
rise largely to the governments deci-
sion to allow private daily newspapers
to be printed and distributed from April
2013, ending a ve-decade ban imposed
by former leader General Ne Win.
Although the pace of reform has
slowed, the year did feature a further
loosening of controls over the print me-
dia market and the licensing and open-
ing of a number of new private daily and
weekly newspapers, the report said.
It added that restrictions on cover-
age of ethnic conict and the drafting
of a new media law without sufcient
input from members of the media in-
dustry remained issues of concern.
In mid-March President U Thein
Sein enacted two new laws the Media
Law and the Printers and Publishers
Enterprise Law to replace the highly
repressive 1962 Printers and Publishers
Registration Act.
The new media law received a
mixed reaction from journalists and
publishers, who, while happy to bid
farewell to the old law, expressed con-
cern over the Ministry of Information
retaining the power to grant publishing
licences. The vague wording of the law
and hefty nes it carries for violations
have also been criticised.
Myanmars rise in the Freedom
House rankings since 2009, during
which its score has improved from 95 to
70, has been bested only by Libya and
Tunisia, which have climbed 32 points
each.
Freedom House said media free-
dom hit its lowest point in more than
10 years due to major regression in
Middle Eastern countries as well as
setbacks in the Ukraine and East Africa
and a deteriorating level of press inde-
pendence in the US because of the gov-
ernments attempts to curb coverage of
national security issues.
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Traditional food gets international
recognition at Vietnam festival
MYANMAR traditional food has won
rst prize at the International Gas-
tronomy Festival held in Hue, Viet-
nam. The judges were won over by an
entry that included Sagaing glutinous
rice cooked in oil, shwe taung noodles
and nanpyar salad.
Now Myanmar is considering
applying to host the event, which
this year attracted chefs from 46
countries.
Myanmar Restaurant Association
vice president U Khin Aung Htun said
the prize would bring international
recognition for Myanmar cuisine.
Our food was reviewed not just
by Vietnamese but by people from all
over the world, he said.
If we can hold this event here it
could promote our tourism industry,
he added.
It was the first time MRA had
participated in the event, which
was held concurrently with the
Hue Festival.
Ko Zaw, a chef from Feel restaurant
who took part in the competition, said
the award came as a surprise.
Im very glad to have won the
prize the rst time we competed, and
proud to have introduced our tradi-
tional foods to the rest of the world,
said the 33-year-old chef.
The International Gastronomy
Festival was organised by the Vi-
etnam National Administration of
Tourism and the Ministry of Culture,
Sports and Tourism in collaboration
with the Thu Thein Hue Peoples
Committee and the Vietnam Hotel
Association. Participating countries
included Myanmar, South Korea,
Singapore, Laos, Taiwan, Malaysia,
Cambodia and Vietnam. Second
prize went to Cambodia.
Myanmar chefs take part in the International Gastronomy Festival in Hue, Vietnam. Photo: Supplied/MRA
Yangon govt
rejects call for
parliamentary
oversight
YANGON Region ministers have re-
fused to support a proposal to form
parliamentary committees, insist-
ing that there is no need for MPs to
monitor their activities.
During an unusually combative
Yangon Region Hluttaw session on
April 28, Bahan MP Daw Nyo Nyo
Thin said a public accounts com-
mittee, governments guarantees,
pledges and undertakings vetting
committee, and public complaints
committee are needed to keep tabs
on the governments activities and
how it spends its budget. Currently
the hluttaw only has a bill commit-
tee, which reviews proposed legisla-
tion before it is discussed by MPs.
After her proposal was rejected,
Daw Nyo Nyo Thin launched a with-
ering attack on the regional govern-
ments commitment to transparency.
They dont accept the formation
of these committees so why should
we believe that they are honest? We
should watch them with suspicion,
Daw Nyo Nyo Thin said.
Other region and state hlut-
taws have these committees but we
dont. I dont understand why the
government has refused to form
them, she said.
During the discussion, both Min-
ister for Planning and Economics
U Than Myint and Minister for Se-
curity and Border Afairs Colonel
Tin Win objected to the formation of
the committees.
The auditor general is regularly
inspecting our governments budg-
et and we are already solving public
complaints so we dont need these
committees, he said.
U Than Myint said the proposal
was not in line with provisions in
the 2008 constitution, pointing to
section 167(a), which states that
the region hluttaw may, if neces-
sary, form committees and bodies
with the region or state hluttaw
representatives.
Daw Nyo Nyo Thin rejected the
ministers interpretation and said
the issue should be submitted to the
Constitutional Tribunal.
Only the Constitutional Tribu-
nal can decide, not the ministers or
the speaker, she said.
A number of MPs sided with
Daw Nyo Nyo Thin and the issue
appears likely to be discussed fur-
ther during the next session. Un-
der the constitution, the regional
hluttaw speaker can ask the Con-
stitutional Tribunal to review the
case.
If the government doesnt
accept the proposal to form the
committee, it shows that our re-
gion doesnt have real rule of
law, said U Kyaw, an MP from
Thingangyun.
There are many complaints
from the public so the complaint
committee really is needed, said U
Win Htein from Tarmwe.
YE MON
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Our food was
reviewed not just by
Vietnamese but by
people from all over
the world.
U Khin Aung Htun
Myanmar Restaurant Association
EI EI THU
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Myanmar climbs in Freedom House media rankings
TIM MCLAUGHLIN
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14%
People across the globe that live in a
country with a free press, according to
Freedom House
U Shwe Mann
promises to
devolve power
PYIDAUNGSU Hluttaw Speaker
Thura U Shwe Mann has urged Ra-
khine people to respect the rule of
law to ensure the development of
their region and promised to give
more authority to regional govern-
ments, saying that Nay Pyi Taw cur-
rently holds too much power.
Citizens must have a strong
spirit and must follow the rules and
regulations if we want to build a de-
veloped country. If they do that then
we can achieve the things we want
to achieve, Thura U Shwe Mann
said in remarks at the conclusion of
the rst Rakhine National Confer-
ence, held in Kyaukpyu township
from April 27 to May 1
Rule of law plays a vital role
in the stability of the state ... If
[someone] fails to follow or violates
the law, ofcials must take action
against him. If [the ofcial] does
not, we can say that they have also
violated the law, the speaker said, in
reference to violence that occurred
in Rakhine State in March.
The ve-day meeting brought
together political parties, Rakhine
ethnic armed groups and other Ra-
khine community leaders, as well as
government ofcials and political
experts. The conferences organis-
ing committee said more than 3000
participants took part. The Myan-
mar Times was initially told it was
not invited because of perceived bias
toward Muslims in the state but of-
cials later insisted there had been
a mistake. In a strong show of state
support, the opening ceremony was
attended by Minister for the Presi-
dents Ofce U Aung Min.
Reiterating a message he de-
livered at a Rakhine conference in
Yangon in September 2013, Thura U
Shwe Mann praised Rakhine people
for safeguarding Myanmars western
border and urged parliamentarians
to cooperate with them.
He promised to further decen-
tralise power and give more author-
ity to state governments.
State and region government
have little authority because the
central government takes too much
power. [Regional governments]
also have trouble managing natu-
ral resources because the central
government totally controls natural
resources.
Rakhine representatives used the
meeting to explain the difculties
and challenges they face in regards
to security, the rule of law, immigra-
tion, education and health.
U Oo Hla Saw, a member of the
conference organising committee,
said participants discussed democ-
racy and federalism, peace and sta-
bility, socio-economic issues, and
resource sharing.
We are proud to be able to hold
this conference. All shared their
thoughts and views on the future of
Rakhine State, he said, adding that
organisers will compile the discus-
sions into a report to submit to the
government and parliament.
The main demand is to ensure
the security, peace and stability of
Rakhine State, as well as democracy
and a federal union state.
U Aye Thar Aung, chairman of
Rakhine National Party, said the
aspirations of the Rakhine com-
munity could only be achieved
with the participation of the cen-
tral government.
Rakhine State has been neglect-
ed for many years ... Both [Buddhist
and Muslim] communities have
been living in poor conditions and
the Rakhine State economy has de-
clined, he said.
New flood prevention committee
races to beat rainy season arrival
THE race is on to keep Yangon dry
this rainy season. The committee
formed to oversee the K12.23 billion
project to prevent ooding says much
of the work has been done, but it is
not clear that preparations will be
complete before the rains come.
Box culverts and drainage chan-
nels are being dug all over the city,
said U Ye Thu Win, deputy director
of the committee. He said it was the
rst ood prevention project in the
city for 20 years and includes govern-
ment ofcials and private sector rep-
resentatives.
The money comes from a national
fund for natural disaster prevention.
The box culverts and drains will
be done. Drainage ditches will be dug
during the rainy season on a ward-
by-ward basis. Garbage clearance is
being done systematically, U Ye Thu
Win said.
The work is focusing on four out-
lying townships at particular risk of
ooding because of the many rivers
and streams that run through them:
North Dagon, South Dagon, East
Dagon and Dagon Seikkan.
The four Dagon townships have
many sluice gates and ditches, which
is why we are concentrating on them.
Were also dredging the rivers, said U
Ye Thu Win.
Dagon Seikkan resident U Mya
Aung said he hoped the measures
would have an impact. We always
sufer ooding during the rainy sea-
son, he said.
Workers dig a drain in North Dagon on April 28 as part of a project to prevent flooding. Photo: Aung Htay Hlaing
TIN YADANAR HTUN
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Monsoon to strengthen from July: DMH
STRONGER monsoon weather is be-
ing forecast for the middle and later
stages of the coming rainy season after
a moderate start, the Department of
Meteorology and Hydrology said in a
statement last week.
The April 28 statement said the
monsoon season would last from the
second week of May to the rst 10 days
of October. According to the DMH, the
Southwest monsoon is likely to reach
southern Myanmar between May 12 and
17, while delta areas should see monsoon
rains before May 25. Southwest winds
are expected to push the monsoon into
central Myanmar between May 26 and
the end of the month.
The monsoon outlook report said
the monsoon season would start na-
tionally on about June 5, when the
monsoon completes its advance north-
ward. Monsoon intensity was forecast
as moderate in the early period from
about mid-May to end of June while
strong conditions were expected from
July 1 onward.
U Kyaw Lwin Oo, deputy director of
the department, said this years mon-
soon was expected to be normal that
is, not heralded by a major storm. The
monsoon will be of moderate inten-
sity in the early period, but could gain
strength supported by a low-pressure
area in the Bay of Bengal, he said.
The department has forecast two
low-pressure areas in the early mon-
soon period, of which one is likely to
intensify into a depression.
Meanwhile, during the early mon-
soon period the department has fore-
cast above-average rainfall in Tanintha-
ryi Region; below-average in Sagaing,
Mandalay and Magwe regions and
Chin State; and about normal in the
remaining regions and states.
AYE SAPAY PHYU
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Speaker tells attendees at Rakhine conference that
the central government has too much power
EI EI TOE LWIN
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Amid media scrutiny,
govt halts maids to HK
IN February, a group of 19 young wom-
en made history by becoming the rst
Myanmar citizens to legally travel to
Hong Kong to work as maids. Media
reports at the time said the women
would be the rst of several hundred
to arrive within three months.
More than two months later, they
remain the only Myanmar maids to
have been sent to Hong Kong. The of-
cial reason? The Ministry of Labour
has halted the process until an assess-
ment of the rst groups experience
can be completed.
It all depends on the rst group.
Were taking precautionary measures
and not sending them too quickly,
said U Min Hlaing, chair of the My-
anmar Overseas Employment Federa-
tion, which has been working closely
with the government on the project.
A representative from the Min-
istry of Labour conrmed that the
original plan had changed but de-
clined comment further. U Min Hla-
ing said the abrupt shift in policy
was not motivated by any concerns
beyond creating a safe and transpar-
ent system for Myanmar domestic
workers abroad.
For a country that has up to 3 mil-
lion workers abroad, many illegally, it
seemed an unusually cautious step.
However, the timing of the maids ar-
rival in Hong Kong was signicant. As
well as being the rst from Myanmar
to work there legally since a change in
labour policy in 2013, the maids also
touched down in the midst of protests
over the alleged torture of an Indo-
nesian housekeeper by her employer.
The scandal made headlines across
the globe, the employer was arrested.
and the maid, Erwiana Sulistyaning-
sih, was recently named one of the
worlds 100 most inuential people by
Time magazine. The case meant the
Myanmar group received an unusually
high level of media attention.
Activists and sources at several
Yangon-based employment agencies,
who asked not to be named, said this
media coverage made the government
wary of sending more maids to Hong
Kong.
I feel condent to say that if the
publicity wasnt there at the time, the
[Ministry of Labour] would have
been more than willing to see the mi-
gration between Myanmar and [Hong
Kong] proceed at speed, said Andy
Hall, a labour rights activists and for-
mer adviser to the ministry.
He said the ministrys caution was
a positive thing, to be encouraged.
But many, including Mr Hall, question
why the government does not apply
the same standards when it allows
Myanmar workers to be sent to other
countries.
In particular, activists point to Sin-
gapore. The Ministry of Labour only
gave the green light to sending maids
to Singapore in July 2013, just a few
months before it approved Hong Kong.
The Singapore announcement did
not generate headlines and the govern-
ment has shown no hesitancy in send-
ing several hundred prospective maids
to the city-state, based on estimates
provided by employment agencies.
Singapore is, by most standards,
a more dangerous place for migrant
workers than Hong Kong.
Theres discrimination at all lev-
els, said Jolovan Wham, the executive
director of the Singapore-based Hu-
manitarian Organization for Migra-
tion Economics. Domestic workers
in Singapore are excluded from labour
laws; they do not have the option to
unionise. Any time they get involved
with activism they are deported.
Mr Wham said that the agreement
the Myanmar government signed
with Singapore concerning migrant
workers does not meet international
standards, as it only guarantees a
salary of US$450 a month and gives
workers a single day of each month.
[The] Singapore domestic worker
market is an unregulated broker mar-
ket and the abuse of Myanmar do-
mestic workers in Singapore real and
concerning, agreed Mr Hall.
The approach for Hong Kong
seems a bit hypocritical when con-
trasted with the ongoing mass migra-
tion, often irregularly, of female Myan-
mar domestic workers to Singapore.
Jacqueline Pollack, a migration
expert with the International Labour
Organization in Yangon, said her or-
ganisation has received complaints
from domestic workers in Singapore
who say they have also been expected
to work as carers.
In one case, the domestic worker
had to clean, cook, wash and give 24-
hour care to the elderly mother and
her mentally challenged daughter,
she said.
Regarding the delay in sending
workers to Hong Kong, Ms Pollack
said, If this is a period of preparing
for domestic workers to work abroad,
then part of the preparation should
include holding consultations with re-
turned domestic workers in Myanmar
to use their experience to improve the
conditions and systems.
Aside from stronger legal protec-
tions for domestic workers than Sin-
gapore, Hong Kong also has a more
robust civil society, including many
groups focused on migrants rights.
This isnt to say that Hong Kong is
a workers paradise, said Mr Wham.
[But] workers in Hong Kong are or-
ganised; domestic workers are more
empowered [In Singapore] we dont
have a mature civil society sector.
Like Ms Pollack, Mr Wham said he
hopes the Myanmar government will
consider the hardships of other migrant
workers when deciding whether to al-
low more to work abroad. He said this
will become increasingly important, as
demand is only likely to increase.
The preference for Myanmar
workers has increased in the last cou-
ple of years, often based on negative
stereotypes of them being compliant
and sweet-natured, he said, which
really just means easier to exploit and
abuse.
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OTOOLE
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The approach for
Hong Kong seems
a bit hypocritical
when contrasted
with the ongoing
mass migration ...
of female Myanmar
domestic workers
to Singapore.
Andy Hall
Labour rights activist
Protesters shout slogans during a
May Day rally in Yangon on May
1. Hundreds of Myanmar workers
marked the day by calling for better
working conditions and wages.
Dogs overrun Mandalay
General Hospital wards
MANDALAYS main hospital has
been overrun but not by patients.
Stray dogs are roaming the wards,
terrorising staf, patients and their
relatives, amid accusations the hos-
pitals management has failed to act
on complaints about the problem.
One Mandalay resident who re-
cently took care of a relative staying
in ward two at Mandalay General
Hospital said ofcials need to take
stronger steps to prevent dogs from
entering the wards.
I dont know how the dogs get
in but once they are here we cant
scare them away, said the person,
who asked not to be named.
Patients are trying to rest and
then the dogs are here ghting each
other and making a lot of noise. We
are also scared of getting bitten and
we want action to be taken.
Ma Myint Myint Lwin, who re-
cently accompanied a relative dur-
ing a stay in the hospital, said hos-
pital ofcials seemed to be ignoring
the problem.
We arrived in the hospital on
April 27 and there hasnt been a
single day where I didnt see a dog
enter the patient ward, she said.
We told the nurses about the
dog problem but they cant solve it.
They said they will tell the hospital
management but so far nothing has
changed.
Hospital spokesperson U Min
Lwin acknowledged the dogs were
a problem and said he would raise
the issue with the hospitals super-
intendent. We will solve this prob-
lem, he said. But we cant always
watch the wards all the time. When
we see the dogs, we scare them
away or call [Mandalay] City Devel-
opment Committee to catch them.
Translation by Khant Lin Oo
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Myanmar is still sending workers to countries where they are far more at risk of
abuse, activists say, with hundreds of maids arriving in Singapore since mid-2013
THE United States has expressed
concern over recent arrests and
jailing of journalists and urged the
government to adopt a change of
mindset into how it deals with the
media, a senior ofcial says.
Richard Stengel, the under-
secretary of state for public diplo-
macy and public afairs, said on
May 29 that it was also important
journalists improve their skills and
reporting standards, particularly
with the 2015 election approaching.
He also pledged more US support
for the training of journalists.
Im very concerned about the
arrests of journalists, the persecu-
tion of journalists, the lack of un-
derstanding about what you all do
and that is very concerning to the
United States and we want to help,
Mr Stengel said at the end of a two-
day visit.
At the same time I think there
has to be an even greater degree of
professionalism on the part of jour-
nalists and media and an even more
rigorous understanding of whats
required, he said, adding that both
the government and journalists will
be under the microscope in the
election year.
Were very supportive of all the
reform eforts, we want to encour-
age them, were mindful of how dif-
cult things are, and we want to
help [journalists] because what
[they] do is essential for having a
true democracy.
Mr Stengels visit comes amid
growing concerns about media
freedom following the jailing of a
reporter from Democratic Voice of
Burma last month, which prompted
about 20 journalists to stage a pro-
test in downtown Yangon on April
29. Four reporters and an executive
from Unity journal also remain on
trial for publishing an article about
an alleged chemical weapons fac-
tory. Many in the media industry
are also unhappy about recently in-
troduced media laws that they say
could be used to stop stie report-
ing.
Mr Stengels visit included meet-
ings in Nay Pyi Taw with Minister
for Foreign Afairs U Wunna Maung
Lwin, Minister for Information U
Aung Kyi and Minister for Culture
U Aye Myint Kyu. He also held talks
with civil society representatives,
students and senior journalists
about US plans to support bilateral
ties and Myanmars reforms.
Mr Stengel said that it was clear
in his meetings that many govern-
ment ofcials are not comfortable
acting as spokespersons for their
ministries or the government be-
cause they are worried about the
ramications of saying the wrong
thing.
Nevertheless, in discussions
with U Aung Kyi, Mr Stengel said
he impress[ed] upon the minister
that the solution for stories that you
dont like is to be more cooperative
and be more transparent.
The government does have a
point of view ... [and] they need to
get it out there. But that traditional
instinct that many military folks
have of not being transparent, not
being open, not communicating,
doesnt serve anyone well.
A former editor of Time maga-
zine, Mr Stengel said since joining
President Obamas government in
September 2013 he has realised that
governments often do not take ad-
vantage of their role when dealing
with the media.
By taking advantage, I mean
that they should be communicating,
saying what theyre going to do and
talking about their reasons and mo-
tivations, he said.
Thats the way that they can sell
their policy to the public.
Two men take part in protests over electricity shortages in Yangon in May 2012. Photo: Kaung Htet
DESPITE a recent rise in rates and
eforts to increase supply, Yangon Re-
gion residents will continue to experi-
ence power cuts, the regional electric-
ity ministry has cautioned. The news
came in response to a question raised
in the regional hluttaw by Dagon Seik-
kan MP U Thein Kyaw Aung on April
28.
We are replacing some old elec-
tricity cables and much remains to be
done. So sometimes electric power will
be reduced or cut of, said Minister U
Nyan Tun Oo, adding that regional
daytime use was 847.71 megawatts,
and 779.84MW at night during the hot
season, with a possible 5 percent or
50MW rise to come.
New rates introduced on April 1
will see households pay K35 per unit
up to 100 units, K40 per unit up to
200 units, and K50 for units in excess
of 200. Industrial users pay K75 per
unit up to 500 units, K100 from 501
to 10,000 units, K125 from 10,001 to
50,000 units, and K150 from 50,001 to
300,000 units. Above 300,000 units,
the unit price will drop to K100.
The electricity ministry has built
new natural-gas power stations to
cope with the anticipated increase in
use and to try to avoid the frequent
blackouts Yangon has known in the
past.
These include 150MW stations
in Thaketa, Hlawga and Ywarma, a
120MW station in Ahlone, and two
120MW stations and a 240MW plant
in Ywarma.
Minister warns of looming
power shortages for Yangon
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Farmers
threaten to
defy military
on farmland
FARMERS in Nay Pyi Taws Lewe
township are threatening to take
back hundreds of acres of land they
say was conscated by the military
in 2010, after local authorities re-
fused to return it to them.
The farmers say they will begin
ploughing the land on May 5 unless
it is returned.
They say these lands are mili-
tary-owned but they are about 1 mile
[1.6 kilometres] from the military
base, said Ko Mya Kyaing from Kyo
Sa Lote village.
The farmers could face trespass-
ing charges if they proceed with the
plan to plough the elds.
If they sue us, we will face it by
legal means, said Ko Nay Lin Aung,
also from Kyo Sa Lote.
The decision was taken after
military ofcials and local adminis-
trators met farmers on April 9 and
announced they would not give back
the land.
At the meeting, ofcials cited a
report from a parliamentary inves-
tigation into land disputes that said
the 432 acres in question had been
transferred to the military legally as
it was classied as forest land. It was
included in a parcel of more than
2000 acres that the military received
for free in August 2010, the report
said.
We just explained what the in-
vestigation commission said about
the ownership of the land to the
farmers, said Lewe township admin-
istrator U Hla Chaun. They told us
that they dont agree with it [but] we
have no authority to get involved in
the issue of military-owned land.
On April 24, 57 of the 97 farmers
afected signed a complaint letter ad-
dressed to Senior General Min Aung
Hlaing and senior members of the
government.
Translation by Zar Zar Soe
US ofcial tells minister that transparency and cooperation are the best way to resolve stories that you dont like
Im very concerned
about the arrests
of journalists, the
persecution of
journalists, the lack
of understanding
about what you do.
Richard Stengel
US under-secretary of state for
public diplomacy and public affairs
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Yangons daytime electricity usage, in
megawatts, during hot season
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Govt asks KIO for May 13 talks
THE government has asked to meet
members of the Kachin Independence
Organisation on May 13, after ruling
out a KIO proposal to meet on May 10
and 11 because the dates clash with the
ASEAN Summit in Nay Pyi Taw.
U Daung Khar, a member of KIO
technical team based in Myitkyina,
told The Myanmar Times on May 2
that the KIO had not yet replied to the
proposal.
On April 28, the KIO wrote to head
government negotiator U Aung Min
and proposed to meet on May 10 and
11 in Myitkyina to discuss recent clash-
es in Kachin State that have resulted
in at least 30 casualties and displaced
thousands of civilians.
However, the head of the Myanmar
Peace Centers technical team, U Hla
Maung Shwe, said that while the Un-
ion Peace Working Group welcomed
the proposal the dates were not fea-
sible.
The working group cannot meet
them on the date they proposed
because it coincides with the ASEAN
Summit so it seems likely they will in-
stead meet after the summit, he said.
He said this meeting would likely
be before May 19, when the govern-
ment peace team is scheduled to be-
gin two days of talks on the proposed
nationwide ceasere with the Nation-
wide Ceasere Coordination Team
(NCCT), which negotiates on behalf of
most armed ethnic groups, including
the KIO.
The recent ghting had put the
May talks in doubt and there had been
concerns that the KIO may leave the
NCCT. However, at a meeting in Chi-
ang Mai on April 28 and 29, the KIO
agreed to meet rst with the govern-
ment peace team before the next
NCCT meeting.
Speaking to reporters on April
29 in northern Thailand, Kachin
Independence Army commander-
in-chief General Gun Maw said the
ghting in Kachin and northern Shan
states had complicated the nationwide
ceasere talks.
We want to continue discussions
not to stop the nationwide ceasere
accord [talks]. Thats why we asked
for a bilateral meeting with govern-
ment, he said.
The conict erupted shortly before
the water festival holiday. Both sides
have blamed each other for the out-
break. The KIO said the ghting had
hurt its trust in the peace process and
warned the group would not sign a
nationwide ceasere accord if the gov-
ernment tries to force it to the table
through military means.
A 17-year ceasere between the gov-
ernment and KIO broke down in June
7, 2011, and the subsequent conict
is thought to have displaced almost
100,000 people.
After heavy ghting erupted in late
2012, China-brokered peace talks were
held in early 2013 and in May the gov-
ernment and the KIO reached a seven-
point agreement to de-escalate the
ghting. In October, the KIO organ-
ised a meeting of all ethnic armed
groups at its headquarters in Laiza
and became a member of the NCCT.
Kachin Independence Army deputy commander-in-chief General Gun Maw speaks at a meeting in Myitkyina in May 2013. Photo: Boothee
University students in line
for academic awards
University students now have
the chance to be selected as
outstanding, says the Ministry
of Education.
Every year the ministry
recognises outstanding students
from the eighth, ninth and 10
th

standards, the nal three years
of high school. But for the 2015-
2016 academic year, university
students will also be eligible for
the honour, said U Myint Zaw
from the ministrys Department
of Basic Education 2.
Weve decided to add the
university level because we want
to recognise more outstanding
students, he said.
The ministry will set selection
standards before the awards are
introduced. Currently winners are
selected based on oral and written
tests, and physical tness.
Students are rewarded with
trips to recreational camps at
Bagan, Inle and Ngwe Saung,
which the ministry opened in
April 2013. Pyae Thet Phyo,
translation by Thiri Min Htun
Mandalay-Bhamo ferries
suffer amid bus competition
Ferries plying the Ayeyarwady
River between Mandalay and
Bhamo in southern Kachin State
say they are considering halting
operations because of a lack of
passengers.
While business was good be-
fore Thingyan because highway
bus tickets were in short supply,
passenger numbers have now
dropped off precipitously on the
10-day voyage, which includes a
long stop in Katha.
Around 48 boats make the trip
and can take up to 180 passen-
gers. However, most are only
taking around 20 for each voyage
at present.
Passengers prefer to take
the highway buses because the
Bhamo-Mandalay road is getting
better and the old buses are also
being replaced with newer mod-
els, said Ko Zaw Win, a boat
driver from Myintzu transporta-
tion services.
The boat costs K6000 from
Bhamo to Katha and K12,000
from Katha to Mandalay, while
the bus costs K12,000. However,
he said some passengers still
prefer to take the boat.
Travelling by river is better
for your health, he said. Its
more relaxing and comfortable
than taking the express bus.
Kyaw Ko Ko,
translation by Khant Lin Oo
EI EI TOE
LWIN
It seems likely they
will instead meet
after the ASEAN
Summit.
U Hla Maung Shwe
Myanmar Peace Center
IN BRIEF
Dates proposed by KIO for meeting to discuss ghting in Kachin State clashed with ASEAN Summit
Free internet comes to Mahamuni Pagoda
REDLINK Communications has do-
nated free internet access at Manda-
lays Mahamuni Pagoda, starting from
April 30. The service is designed for
the use of pilgrims, and is limited to
15 minutes before automatically log-
ging out.
Users who want to continue
can just log in again, said company
spokesperson U Myo Myint Nyunt,
who added that the service can be
widened to accommodate increasing
numbers of pilgrims.
RedLink is also negotiating to ofer
free internet access in Mandalay Uni-
versity, Mandalay railway station and
Mandalay international airport.
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A monk cleans the face of the Mahamuni image at Mandalays Mahamuni Pagoda. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Red Shan
party eyes fve
Kachin seats
THE Tai-Leng (Red Shan) Devel-
opment Party will contest all ve
vacant constituencies in Kachin
State in this years by-elections,
chair U Sai Htay Aung said last
week.
While the party is based in
Mandalay, it will not compete in
the citys two vacant constituen-
cies when the by-elections are
held in November or December.
It seeks to represent the Red Shan
people of Kachin State and Saga-
ing Region, who are also known
as the Tai-Leng or Shanni. Shan
groups are thought to make up
around one-quarter of Kachin
States population.
We will contest in five va-
cant seats in Kachin State. We
are now conducting campaign
activities in those areas, he said
on April 29.
The by-elections are likely to
ll empty Pyithu Hluttaw seats for
Hpakant, Bhamo and Mogaung
townships, as well as two Kachin
State Hluttaw seats for Waingmaw.
Altogether 30 seats across the
country will be contested, includ-
ing six in the Amyotha Hluttaw,
13 in the Pyithu Hluttaw and 11 in
state and region hluttaws.
The Tai-Leng Development
Party was formed after the 2012
by-elections. Under existing laws,
new parties have to contest at
least three seats in the next gen-
eral election or by-elections after
they are formed.
While the Union Solidarity and
Development Party and the Na-
tional League for Democracy will
contest all vacant seats, a spokes-
person for the National Democrat-
ic Force said the party was unsure
how many candidates it would put
forward.
U Khin Maung Than, the cam-
paign organiser for the partys
youth wing, said it had already
chosen candidates for Aung
Myay Thar San in Mandalay and
Mogaung and Hpakant in Kachin
State.
We are still nding someone
for Mogok, U Khin Maung Than
said. But we wont compete in all
vacant constituencies. Transla-
tion by Thiri Min Htun
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Govt keeps muzzle on broadcasters
WORD of the substantive improve-
ments to press freedom in Myanmar
have spread around the globe in recent
years. Daily papers, the shutting-down
of the censorship board, and new print
laws the pace of change has been
astounding.
Yet this should not be confused with
media freedom, for broadcast media
remains well and truly under govern-
ment control, with virtually no editorial
freedom and independence. And these
restrictions have an outsized impact
on media freedom in the country as a
whole, because the overwhelming ma-
jority of the population gets its news
through broadcast outlets rather than
independent print media.
In the broadcast sector there are
not many channels that can really
inform people about what is happen-
ing, said U Zeyar Hlaing, the editor of
news magazine Mawkwun and a media
trainer.
U Toe Zaw Latt, the Myanmar bu-
reau chief for Democratic Voice of Bur-
ma, agreed. The broadcast sector has
not yet seen the development of inde-
pendent media outlets, he said.
Some form of change is coming,
however. In March, the Ministry of In-
formation submitted a draft broadcast
media law to the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw.
The law will allow private ownership of
independent broadcast media for the
rst time and has generated some hope
that the existing state monopoly will be
broken.
However, observers say the intro-
duction of the law will be slow and its
impact incremental.
It is not [practical] to hope for too
much from the broadcast law, said U
Toe Zaw Latt. The process is just begin-
ning We have only seen the draft.
Media laws take time to enact. I
think we can expect a complete set of
broadcast rules, including by-laws, dur-
ing the term of the next government.
The implications for editorial free-
dom in the sector remain unclear. But
U Zeya Hlaing cautioned that granting
editorial freedom would not automati-
cally result in media outlets covering
news in an independent manner.
They will also have to overcome
technology barriers and the struggle for
economic survival, he said.
Until change comes, viewers will
continue to be served by state broadcast
outlets as well as a mixture of joint ven-
ture and privately owned stations that
are closely linked to the government.
In television, there are ve existing
free-to-air TV channels that broadcast
news. Of these, MRTV is fully state-
owned, Myawady is owned by the mili-
tary, while MRTV-4 and English-lan-
guage channel Myanmar International
are state-private joint ventures. MNTV
and pay-TV channel SkyNet Up to Date
are owned by private company Shwe
Than Lwin Media but are closely linked
to the government.
Four distributors Myawady, For-
ever Group, Family Entertainment and
Shwe Than Lwin Media are also sell-
ing terrestrial and satellite television
packages that include in-house and in-
ternational news channels.
The picture in radio broadcasting is
similar. Along with state-owned Myan-
mar Radio, there are several FM chan-
nels, including City FM run by Yangon
City Development Committee, Shwe
Than Lwin Medias Shwe FM, Fam-
ily Entertainments Mandalay FM, and
Pyinsawady FM, which is run by For-
ever Group.
Despite the tight controls, there have
been some noticeable improvements
in news coverage on private broadcast
networks since President U Thein Sein
took ofce in early 2011.
As well as covering the activities of
government ministries and other gov-
ernment-approved bodies, the channels
started covering events that are in line
with government policies. However,
none of the hot-button issues and popu-
lar discontents that ll the front pages
of independent private newspapers can
be found on television screens.
Although there are no direct re-
strictions on news coverage, we have
to follow the policy of the Ministry of
Information, said U Myo Myat Thu, a
program director at MRTV-4.
But the importance of the broadcast
sector is beyond argument. A survey of
3000 people conducted for the Inter-
national Republican Institute between
December and February found that 35
percent get their news from radio, while
23pc get it from television. Only 11pc got
their news from print media, includ-
ing newspapers, weekly journals and
magazines.
In March, Minister for Information
U Aung Kyi told parliament that state
and private newspapers only reach 6
million of 49 million potential readers,
most of whom are too poor to buy a
daily paper.
The minister said the government is
looking to meet the gap by supporting
public service broadcasters essentially
state-controlled media outlets. The pro-
posed broadcast media law will play an
important role in this plan, as it allows
Union Government ministries, as well
as state, region and self-administered
zone governments, to set up TV and ra-
dio stations with public funding.
Existing state-owned media busi-
nesses will continue operating as public
service media organisations, according
to the ministry. But while the private
sector is banned from owning both print
and broadcast media assets, there are no
such restrictions placed on government-
controlled media organisations.
It is unclear how the law will be
implemented in cases where companies
already own print and broadcast assets,
such as Shwe Than Lwin Media, which
recently started publishing a daily pa-
per, Democracy Today.
Despite this apparent bias toward
state-controlled media, Deputy Minister
for Information U Ye Htut said the gov-
ernments media laws have been crafted
so as to prevent monopolies forming in
the sector.
The media pluralism concept says
that three kinds of media organisations
public service, private and community
have to be developed to avoid [monop-
olisation]. We have included the neces-
sary provisions for the development of
these types of media in the broadcast
and public service media laws, U Ye
Htut told The Myanmar Times.
Even with media pluralism, it re-
mains unclear whether broadcast me-
dia outlets will be guaranteed media
freedom under the law. A nine-member
TV and Broadcasting Council will be
responsible for ensuring broadcasters
abide by codes of conduct but the coun-
cil will answer to a National TV and
Broadcasting Development Committee,
which will be largely dominated by gov-
ernment ofcials.
In its World Press Freedom Index
2014, media watchdog Reporters With-
out Borders said the latest draft of a
proposed broadcast media law [reveals]
government ambivalence about real re-
spect for fundamental rights.
U Myo Myat Thu said he believed
the industry would enjoy more media
freedom when there is more competi-
tion, as it will be an important means of
distinguishing between broadcast out-
lets. For now, existing broadcasters are
also hampered by a lack of experienced
journalists.
Broadcast media was introduced
only in 1980 and since then it has been
under state control. Broadcast media
journalists have only appeared since
2010 so we cant compare with those
from the print sector, he said. We are
also hoping for press freedom It is
an extremely important element of
democracy.
U Zeya Hlaing said he was uncon-
vinced, however, that broadcast media
outlets would be independent of the
government or the interests of their
owners any time soon.
We cant expect that these networks
will broadcast programs, he said, that
will hamper the interests of their
owners.
A woman holds pamphlets for satellite television broadcaster SkyNet. Photo: Staff
SANDAR
LWIN
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We are also hoping
for press freedom
... It is an extremely
important element
of democracy.
U Myo Myat Thu
MRTV-4 program director
Draft broadcast media law will do little to enshrine media freedom and allow state-organised outlets to compete with the private sector
ANALYSIS
More than 200 commemorative plaques have been installed in Mandalays
Aye Yeit Nyein Buddhist Cemetery since Mandalay City Development
Committee stopped allowing burials in May 2013. The decision was taken
because the citys cemeteries were rapidly running out of space the 100-
acre Aye Yeit Nyein cemetery is more than half full, according to MCDC
records and for aesthetic reasons. Our cemeteries are now neater and
tidier so it is more convenient for visitors, a Department of Cleansing
spokesperson said. Si Thu Lwin, translation by Zar Zar Soe
IN PICTURES
High temperatures
bring tragedy in MDY
SOARING temperatures are result-
ing in a spate of funerals as more
people succumb to the heat, say
Mandalay city ofcials. Cemeter-
ies are reporting a sharp rise in the
number of cremations since the
Thingyan festival.
Though wed been seeing about
ve funerals a day in previous
months, the cremation rate has in-
creased to nearly 20 bodies a day
in late April because of the extreme
temperature rise after Thingyan,
said U Myint Wai, head of the cre-
matorium at Aye Yeit Nein Cemetery.
He said most of dead ranged in
age from 40 to 70 years, and had
died because of the heat.
The number rose to 30 to 40 bod-
ies a day in the fourth week of the
month, compared to about 10 a day
in previous months, said U Kyaw
Ngwe, from South Inn and North Inn
Cemetery, Amarapura township.
Aye Yeit Nein Cemetery in Kyar
Ni Kan village handles funerals from
Aung Myay Thar San and Chan Aye
Thar San townships, while South Inn
and North Inn cemetery is responsi-
ble for Mahar Aung Myay, Chan Mya
Tharsi, Pyigyitagun and Amarapura
townships.
Free funeral service associations
in Mandalay conrmed that most
April services were for those who
had passed away because of the ex-
treme heat.
We have arranged about 10 fu-
nerals a day, up from three or four
a day in previous months, said U
Kyaw Shein, of Chan Mya Thukha so-
cial organisation in Chan Mya Thar
Si township.
According to the Department
of Meteorology and Hydrology, the
highest maximum daily temperature
in the last week of April was about
42 Celsius.
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Girl hangs herself after
watching horror movies
A girl, 10, from Yangons Shwe Pyi
Thar township hanged herself on
April 27 after her grandfather told
her to go to a Buddhist religious
training class.
The grandfather told her to attend
the classes because she had spent
the past three days only watching
horror movies. About 15 minutes
later she was found by her seven-
year-old brother hanging from the
rafters of their family home.
No injuries in four-car pileup
A 41-year-old woman has been
charged with rash driving after she
allegedly collided with a taxi, prompt-
ing a four-car pile-up.
Two other taxis were also dam-
aged in the April 27 accident, which
occurred at the corner of Link Road
and Dhammazedi Road in Bahan
township about 8am.
Pharmacy owner arrested
for selling Viagra
The owner of a pharmacy in Thin-
gangyun was arrested on April 26
after police seized his shop following
a tip-off that he had been selling vari-
ous brands of sildenal, a drug used
to treat erectile dysfunction, includ-
ing Viagra.
The 18-year-old man has been
charged under section 18 of the anti-
drug law.
Baby found in rubbish dump
A baby boy was found at a garbage
dump in a Yangon City Development
Committee compound in Insein town-
ship on April 28.
The boy was found around 2pm
wrapped in a polypropylene woven
sack. He was sent to the childrens
ward of Insein hospital.
Pistol found during
police drug search
Yangon police on April 27 uncovered
an air pistol during a search on a
person suspected of carrying illicit
drugs.
Anti-narcotics police searched a
26-year-old man on board a bus from
Pathein in Ayeyarwady Region as it
arrived in Yangon.
Police allegedly found 38 amphet-
amine-type stimulants in the mans
wallet, which was hidden in his
underpants. They also found an air
pistol and a magazine into which four
steel balls can be loaded.
The Myawaddy resident has been
charged with drug possession and
possessing a rearm. Toe Wai
Aung, translation by Thiri Min Htun
CRIME IN BRIEF
A visitor admires a display at the Freshwater Fish Garden, which will soon make way for a new aquarium. Photo: Aung Htay Hlaing
Aquarium project gets
underway in Yangon
CONSTRUCTION of the Yangon Eco-
logical Aquarium began last week at
Kandawgyi Gardens, with a sched-
uled completion date of December
2015.
The project will be developed by
Surbana International Consultants
Pte Ltd, which opened an ofce in
Yangon early in April, in partnership
with Myanmar Aquarium Company,
which won a tender for the site in
November.
The ve-acre (2-hectare) site,
in Bahan township, is currently
home to the Freshwater Fish Gar-
den, which opened in 2005. It fea-
tures two waterfalls, a stream, 23
in-ground sh tanks and 24 glass
sh tanks. More than 12,700 fresh-
water sh are displayed, including
26 native species, 30 Asian species,
seven African species and eight Latin
American species.
However, all will be demolished
to make way for the sleek two-storey
building designed by Surbana, which
has described the new aquarium as
the most anticipated tourist desti-
nation in Yangon.
The company declined to com-
ment when contacted last week but
in recent advertisements it has said
the aquarium blends in seamlessly
with the natural surroundings and
features a number of environmen-
tally friendly features, including a
green roof .
Surbana said it is managing the
project from design development to
construction and commissioning of
the completed facilities.
U Sai Moe Kyaw, manager of
the Freshwater Fish Garden, said
Myanmar Aquarium Company would
import many more seawater species
to display in the new aquarium, and
that staf would undergo a one-year
training session provided by Surba-
na on their care and feeding.
The site will be landscaped by the
Yangon City Development Commit-
tee, said the head of YCDC gardens
and parks department Lieutenant-
Colonel U Ko Ko Lwin. U Kyaw Min,
head of the Department of Revenue
of YCDC, said the project would be
run under a Build-Operate-Transfer
system, with the property returning
to the government at the end of the
contract.
U Hla Tun from the Ministry of
Livestock and Fisheries said that ve
companies took part in a tender for
the project and Myanmar Aquarium
Company was selected in November.
The company will pay K120 mil-
lion in rent each year for the rst 10
years of the project. It can extend the
contract for another two ve-year
periods if both sides reach agree-
ment on the annual rent.
We rented the Freshwater Fish
Garden out to the Myanmar Aquar-
ium Company last November. YCDC
is responsible for approving the up-
grade plan, he said.
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5-acre aquarium site
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Anti-Ooredoo campaign
only hurts the people
THE Lashio township Committee for
the Protection of Religion and Nation-
ality in northern Shan State recently
issued a rather odd statement. It said,
The Committee for the Protection of
Religion and Nationality (Northern
Shan State) states that the group and
its all members never answer a call
from any group or any person using
telecom company Ooredoo.
The statement was stamped with a
government seal and signed by Bhad-
danta Inkura, the general secretary of
the committees northern Shan State
branch.
But what does this statement
mean? Can it simply be disregarded?
The statement is simple. It encour-
ages a boycott of Qatar-based telecom-
munications provider Ooredoo, which
will soon release mobile phone SIM
cards here. Although it is not stated, it
is clear that the group is advocating a
boycott because Ooredoo is from Qatar,
which is an Islamic country.
The statement was reposted on
the Facebook page of the well-known
Mandalay monk Ashin Wirathu, who
also added that all other Committee
for the Protection of Religion and Na-
tionality branches need to protest the
company unanimously because it can
destroy the national interest and can
be dangerous for the future of our na-
tional race, religion and state.
Thats a big claim. But rst, some
background on the telephone system
in Myanmar. As everyone knows, the
former military government had a
monopoly on telecom services for
more than 20 years. Although this
monopoly was ostensibly for security
reasons, the government exploited it
for business and political advantage.
As a consequence, Myanmar people
rst had to pay K4 million for a SIM
card and then later around K1 mil-
lion. This was clearly much more ex-
pensive than in other countries.
However, the difculties for users
didnt end when President U Thein
Seins government took ofce prom-
ising a market-oriented economic
system. It eventually released K1500
SIM cards through a ballot but these
were massively oversubscribed most
ended up on the black market, where
they could be bought for K70,000 to
K100,000.
At the same time, however, the gov-
ernment agreed to liberalise the sec-
tor. It conducted a tender and invited
foreign companies to participate. It
even hired a foreign company to run
the tender to ensure it was conducted
transparently and in the interests of
every Myanmar citizen.
In the end, Norways Telenor and
Qatari rm Ooredoo were awarded
operating licences. They will compete
against state-run Myanmar Posts and
Telecommunications and Yatanarpon
Teleport. In January, both of the for-
eign companies signed their contracts
and received their licences, and have
now started building networks so they
can ofer SIM cards later this year.
The statement from northern Shan
State has been disseminated at a time
when Myanmar people are hoping to
acquire cheap mobile phone connec-
tions for the rst time.
But if the views propagated in the
statement spread, it will directly im-
pact rst and foremost on the abil-
ity of Myanmar people to get a cheap
mobile phone. The second repercus-
sion will be on foreign rms willing-
ness to invest in Myanmar. Ooredoo
has committed to spending billions
of dollars to develop our communica-
tions industry. While the statement
only advocated not answering calls
from Ooredoo users, it is impossible to
rule out hard-line nationalists taking
more extreme actions. If this happens,
the international community will see
those actions for what they are: an act
of aggression against the investment
of an Islamic country in Myanmar.
Recent incidents in Rakhine State
and Taungnyo Myo Thit in Bagos Nat-
talin township show such incidents
are a real threat. In Rakhine, the prob-
lems started with the anti-Bengali
conicts, then the violence against the
Muslim Kaman an ofcially recog-
nised ethnic group and most recent-
ly the attacks on NGOs. In Taung Nyo,
local Buddhists destroyed the prop-
erties of a Buddhist family who had
taken in a Muslim youth. They did this
in a leisurely fashion, as local police
looked on. No one has been arrested
or charged over the incident.
Myanmar is a country seeking to
overcome poverty. It is not rich enough
to refuse investment from Islamic
countries, and the authorities are not
crazy enough to try it. It is also a mem-
ber of ASEAN, alongside Indonesia
the most populous Muslim country
in the world and Islamic Malaysia,
where hundreds of thousands, if not
millions, of Myanmar people work.
It is important to note that there
are divisions within the Committee for
the Protection of Religion and Nation-
ality. Some members think they can
propagate anti-Islamic sentiment and
hate speech in the name of protect-
ing their race and religion. Others are
genuinely trying to protect their race
and religion and wish to do so through
peaceful means.
It is clear that the group that issued
the statement calling for a boycott of
Ooredoo is part of the anti-Muslim
movement. The success of this boycott
call and the movement more gener-
ally will have widespread negative
implications for the country. It will
damage the chances of people being
able to get access to cheap mobile
phone connections. It will hurt for-
eign investment in Myanmar. The gov-
ernment is likely to lose face within
ASEAN and will be denounced by the
broader international community.
Its worth asking ourselves who or
what hate speech based on religion
benets. Given it doesnt help the peo-
ple, the government, the country or
the Buddhist religion, the beneciar-
ies are very few indeed.
Translation by Thiri Min Htun
Ross Cormack (right), chief executive officer of Ooredoos Myanmar operations, talks to the media during a press
conference in Yangon on July 5. Photo: AFP
SITHU AUNG
MYINT
If the views
propagated in the
statement spread,
it will impact rst
and foremost on the
ability of Myanmar
people to get a cheap
mobile phone.
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as well as in agriculture and forestry; adhesives used in industry;
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preparations for technical purposes; preservative agents; manures.
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PSI plans health app with Telenor, Ooredoo
IMPROVED mobile phone services
could also bring more up-to-date
health information, particularly for
pregnant women.
Population Services Internation-
al, better known as PSI, is planning
to launch a mobile health informa-
tion service with telecom operators
Ooredoo and Telenor, said Daniel
Crapper, deputy country director of
PSI Myanmar.
He said PSI was in discussion
with the telecom companies over a
mobile phone application that will
provide information to pregnant
women.
PSI Myanmar was founded in
1995 with a focus on HIV prevention,
and later became involved in other
aspects of reproductive health and
general health concerns, including
dissemination health information to
local communities.
Mr Crapper said the new service
would start once the telecom com-
panies had launched their networks
later this year. A pilot project is
already under way.
The PSI application will inform
users about antenatal care and avail-
able health ministry services. All
pregnant women should visit a doc-
tor at least four times before deliv-
ery, said Mr Crapper.
The service will also provide in-
formation about malaria prevention
and nutrition.
According to a UN report, under-
ve mortality rates are estimated at
107 per 1000 live births, and pneu-
monia remains the leading cause of
death of under-ves.
Health budget up but challenges remain
S
IGNS of improvement, but
still struggling: Thats the
prognosis for Myanmars
public health system,
which is ghting to recov-
er from decades of underinvestment
and mismanagement under socialist
and military rule.
While President U Thein Seins
government has made increased
social spending a key plank of its
reform strategy and the health
budget has increased more than 800
percent over the past ve years as
a result the impact has only been
marginal, and structural challenges
remain.
Experts say that while the budget
needs to be increased further still
from the K652 billion (about US$680
million) allocated for 2014-15 by par-
liament on March 29, spending must
also be more efectively allocated.
U Myat Nyarna Soe, a medical
doctor and Amyotha Hluttaw rep-
resentative from Yangon, said much
of the money was being wasted
because of the ministrys misman-
agement. While the ministry has
eight departments, including health
planning, medical science, medical
research, traditional medicine and
the Food and Drug Administration,
about 90pc of the budget goes to the
Department of Health.
This department spends a lot
of money on new buildings and
renovating old ones, he said. But
we need to invest in more than just
buildings. For example, we need
to improve provision of medicine,
health services and research. I can-
not understand why the government
focuses so much on buildings.
However, this was disputed by Dr
Nwe Ni Ohn, a director in the min-
istrys Health Planning Department,
who said the Health Department re-
ceives about 75pc of the ministrys
total allocation.
She said budget increases since
2011 had initially been used to pro-
vide medicines free of charge and
to replace outdated medical equip-
ment. This nancial year the addi-
tional funds will be used to renovate
all hospital and rural health centres.
A particular focus will be sanitation,
with the ministry hoping to replace
hospital toilets and ensure all facili-
ties have access to clean water.
Budget allocation is an issue not
only between departments, however.
According to the Burma Children
Medical Fund Health, services con-
tinue to be heavily concentrated in
larger cities. Citing 2012 gures from
the Ministry of Health, it said last
year that the number of rural health
centres has barely changed since
1988 from 1337 to 1565. However,
around two-thirds of the population
lives in rural areas. Service provision
in rural and, in particular, remote
areas also sufers because many doc-
tors and nurses are unwilling to be
assigned to these places.
Dr Tin Myo Win, the National
League for Democracys policy
adviser on health and a member of
the Gayunar Yeik Healthcare Foun-
dation, said these rural health cen-
tres are able to treat only the most
basic illnesses.
When we visit rural areas we can
see that people want to be able to
rely on state health centres but they
are unable to because these centres
lack basic supplies, medication and
equipment. Patients with complex
medical conditions frequently travel
great distances within Myanmar, he
said.
However, public health services
also remain limited in urban areas.
Daw San Yin, from Kyaiklat in
Ayeyarwady Region, began receiving
treatment for breast cancer at Yan-
gon General Hospital in 2010.
She has undergone operations
and chemotherapy there, and still
visits every six weeks for a checkup.
Over that time she said she has seen
little change in facilities, cost to pa-
tients or quality of staf.
Many people are still waiting to
see doctors we have to wait at least
two hours. We dont have to pay to
see the doctors but we do pay for
the medicine and the facilities that
we use, she said. Some doctors are
nice, and others are not.
According to government esti-
mates based on 2010 data, 60-70pc
of all health spending doesnt even
come from the state rather, people
pay for it from their own pockets,
either under the states cost-shar-
ing system or by going to private
facilities.
That is unlikely to change until
more money is put into the minis-
trys cofers. Dr Phone Myint, a for-
mer deputy director general of the
health planning department, said
despite the recent increases spend-
ing remained the lowest in the re-
gion, and among the lowest in the
world. A recent report from news
agency Reuters said Myanmar is the
only developing country in Southeast
Asia where spending on the military
is higher than combined spending
on health and education.
At the same time, Dr Tin Myo Win
said there is a major lack of trust be-
tween state health ofcials and the
public because of the poor level of
service and the cost-sharing system.
A key step in rebuilding the state
health system is restoring public
faith in its ability to efectively pro-
vide services, he said.
The government needs to be
transparent about their activities,
he said. They need to show their
balance sheet, explain what services
they have actually provided, show
that the buildings they have built
meet the correct standards and wel-
come public input.
A doctor works at a clinic run by the non-government organisation FXB Myanmar in Yangon. Photo: Kaung Htet
SHWE YEE SAW MYINT
poepwintphyu2011@gmail.com
ANALYSIS
SHWE
YEE SAW
MYINT
poepwintphyu2011@gmail.com
We need to
improve provision
of medicine,
health services and
research. I cannot
understand why
the government
focuses so much on
buildings.
U Myat Nyarna Soe
MP and medical doctor
Healthy growth
Myanmars growing health budget
2
0
1
4
100
200
300
400
500
700
600
Source: Ministry of Health
Billion
(Kyat)
2
0
1
0
77.26
414.9%
2
0
1
2
368.66
29.1%
2
0
1
3
499.3
30.7%
652.74
2
0
1
1
20.6%
93.19
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Myanmars contestant in the 2013 Miss Universe beauty pageant has
been appointed an ambassador for Bangkok Airways. Speaking at the
Parkroyal Hotel on April 28, Moe Set Wine, who shot to prominence
after being selected as Myanmars rst Miss Universe entrant, said she
was proud and happy to take on the position. Ei Ei Thu
Bus conductors accused of
beating three passengers
Police are hunting three bus conduc-
tors who allegedly attacked three
passengers with wooden poles in
Yangons Ahlone township.
The passengers boarded the bus
at the Sin Min Market stop on Strand
Road at about 8:30pm on April 27 after
returning their ice-cream cart to its
owner. They boarded an Adipati blue
bus line bus and quickly got into an
argument after asking which would
be the last stop, as some buses do not
run all the way to end of the line.
Three conductors approached and
said, Who do you think you are? and
then allegedly attacked them with
wooden poles. The passengers got off
at the next stop and went to hospital,
where they were treated for head
injuries.
If they are found, the conductors
will be charged with causing grievous
hurt, obscene acts and abetting the
committing of an offence, police said.
Tugboat sinks after head-on
collision on Ayeyarwady River
A tugboat has sunk after a head-on
collision with another tug in the early
hours of April 30 in Taikkyi town-
ship. No injuries were reported in
the incident, which occurred on the
Ayeyarwady River.
The tugboat Thabyay was pushing
two barges from Yangon to Myan Aung
in Ayeyarwady Region when it hit the
Phone Pyay Zone, which was pushing
a barge from Myan Aung to Yangon,
at about 2:20am near Pan Tone Pate
village.
The Phone Pyay Zone and its barge,
which was carrying rocks from Myan
Aungs Thonese mine, were sunk in
the accident. Toe Wai Aung, transla-
tion by Thiri Min Htun
Hluttaw targets 200 laws
The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw is aiming to
enact, amend or cancel 200 pieces
of legislation before the end of its
ve-year term, speaker Thura U Shwe
Mann said at a workshop last month.
The government has sent 134 bills to
the hluttaw, while the Supreme Court
has sent two and the Constitutional
Tribunal one law, he said.
Since its establishment in January
2011, the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw has
approved 98 bills, while another 54 are
under discussion. Aung Kyaw Min
Correction
The article Teacher takes ght to
Supreme Court, published in the
April 28-May 4 edition of The Myan-
mar Times, incorrectly spelled Daw
Kyin Htays name as Daw Kyi Htay. We
regret the error.
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Reform of
State Sangha
Committee on
the agenda
REFORM of the body that oversees all
Buddhist monks in Myanmar will be
the main focus of an upcoming confer-
ence that will bring together more than
2500 monks, organisers say.
The 5
th
All Orders Sangha meeting,
the rst of its kind in almost 19 years,
will take place at Maha Pasana Cave at
Yangons Kabar Aye Pagoda from May
11-13. The Sangha committees vice
chair for Yangon Region, U Kunarl-
inkarya, told The Myanmar Times last
week that reform of the terms of the
committee would be at the top of the
agenda.
In preparation for the event, organ-
isers have sought suggestions on issues
that should be addressed.
We have received 20 suggestions
from Yangon Region and also got sug-
gestions from other parts of the coun-
try. Most are about changing the terms
and procedures of the Sangha, he said.
We are focused on reforming the
terms of the State Sangha Maha Naya-
ka Committee, the State Central Work-
ing Committee of the Sangha of All Or-
ders and other Sangha bodies.
He said monks would also review
a 2004 decision to extend the term of
the State Central Working Committee
of the Sangha of All Orders from ve
to 12 years. A system to introduce vot-
ing for 25 percent of positions was also
put in place at the time and it is unclear
whether this will be retained.
The suggestions submitted for dis-
cussion at the 5
th
All Orders Sangha
Meeting will be screened by three com-
mittees: the Hosting and Preparing
Committee from April 29 to May 5; a
special meeting of the 47-member State
Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee from
May 7 to 8; and a second special meet-
ing of the 7
th
State Central Working
Committee of the Sangha of All Orders
on May 11.
A spokesperson for the Department
of Religious Afairs said changes pro-
posed by the State Sangha Committee
to Sangha rules will also be considered
but refused to give further details.
The State Central Working Com-
mittee of Sangha of All Orders received
suggestions sent from each state and
region but we cant give the details
about the suggestions, said deputy di-
rection general U Zar Ni Win.
The received suggestions will be
considered by the [committees], he
said, adding that some suggestions had
also been received from foreign monks.
The head of a township Sangha
committee in Yangon Region, who
asked not to be named, said monks in
his township had sent several sugges-
tions for the meeting but was unsure
how they would be handled.
Although we give suggestions, if
they do not t the committees aims
then they will probably be ignored, he
said. Anyway, we will be watched the
outcome of the Sangha meeting.
Of the 2558 monks who will attend
the conference, 448 are from Yangon
Region, while Mandalay and Ayeyar-
wady regions will send 369 and 286
monks respectively. Chin State will send
the smallest contingent, with 14, fol-
lowed by Kayah State with 21. A num-
ber of prominent monks who are not
senior members of the Sangha commit-
tee will also be invited to attend, includ-
ing the Paradalthi Sayadaw from India.
The rst All Orders Sangha Meeting
was convened in 1980, and subsequent
meetings were held every ve years to
1995.
AUNG
KYAW
MIN
aungkyawmin.mcm@gmail.com
Views
Civil-military dialogue is the
key to a successful transition
GIVEN the signicance of the issue, I
nd it disheartening that only a hand-
ful of people have talked about civil-mil-
itary relations in Myanmar. It is an is-
sue of importance not only in Myanmar
but also many other countries that have
gone through transitions from military
rule to democracy.
As student activists in exile after
1988, we recognised early on that the
Tatmadaws role in the countrys transi-
tion would be crucial. We also realised
that there was a lack of understanding
regarding the Tatmadaw, and believed
that this was a capacity sorely lacking
among Myanmars opposition groups.
To build our understanding, we av-
idly read Alfred Stepans literature on
civil-military relations and democratic
transitions.
Coincidentally Mr Stepan par-
ticipated in a discussion at Myanmar
Peace Center early this year. He was a
soldier and a reporter before becoming
a successful academic who focuses on
democratic transitions. He teaches at
Yale, Columbia and several European
universities, has established courses
on democratic civil-military relations,
and has written 15 books.
On civil-military relationships and
dialogue in democratic transitions, he
said that civilians and democratic theo-
rists focus on what military regimes are
capable of doing, which is mostly nega-
tive. They tend to forget that the armed
forces are a legitimate institution in any
country. They are part and parcel of any
democratic polity. It is crucial for both
civilians and armies alike to recognise
this and to make sure that armed forces
are the best institutions they can be.
In some countries civilians study the
military in order to understand it. They
study to get doctoral degrees on civil-
military relations. In these countries,
civilians clearly recognise the fact that
understanding the military is crucial in
civil-military relationships.
Mr Stepan wants soldiers and ci-
vilians to exchange views and experi-
ences. With their expertise, knowledge
and understanding, he wants them to
establish credible and efcient mili-
tary institutions within the democratic
framework.
What he has advocated did not ex-
ist in Latin American 40 years ago but
the situation has changed dramatically.
When he studied Latin America in the
1970s, 17 out of 20 countries were under
military dictatorships. Since 1993, all
military dictatorships in Latin Ameri-
can have disappeared. He said this is
due to the fact that there has been deep-
er understanding between the civilians
and the soldiers.
But the path to better understand-
ing can only come through dialogue
and political transformation.
Mr Stepan said this dialogue is the
key distinction between countries that
have transitioned successfully to de-
mocracy and those that have failed.
He said with condence that Tu-
nisia would be the rst democracy in
the Arab world because they have had
dialogue for eight years like what
you are doing here in Myanmar now.
As he predicted, on February 7 Tunisia
ratied a constitution that would push
the nation on the path to democracy.
By contrast, Egypt has had none of the
features of Myanmar or Tunisia so he
reckoned that the situation in Egypt
was likely to get worse.
Even the countries that have had
successful transitions have diferent
features, he said. But again, many of
the common denominators of success
depend on innovation, all-inclusive-
ness when it comes to adopting policy
frameworks and, above all, dialogue.
In this, all stakeholders must meet and
hold dialogue freely like what I am
seeing in Myanmar, he said.
From the peace process point of
view, peacemaking, civil-military rela-
tions, dialogue and democracy are all
inherently linked.
In Myanmar, it is likely that dialogue
will commence sometime this year fol-
lowing the successful conclusion of a
nationwide ceasere agreement with
armed ethnic groups in order to resolve
our problems. However, politicians
acute lack of understanding regarding
the role of the Tatmadaw in particular
and civil-military relations in general
will likely cast a shadow over political
dialogue and Myanmars transition to
democracy.
While I have been one of the few
people who have constantly pointed
out this knowledge deciency, I am
also fully aware of the general view
not very positive that Myanmar peo-
ple have about the role of the armed
forces in Myanmar, particularly its role
in politics.
This must change, and it can only
change through dialogue. Now is the
time to debate what role we want our
armed forces to play in a fully demo-
cratic Myanmar. We must consider this
undertaking understanding civil-mil-
itary relations as an integral part of
our responsibilities for achieving peace
and democracy.
Aung Naing Oo is associate director of the
Peace Dialogue Program at the Myanmar
Peace Center.
AUNG
NAING OO
Election boycotts
always a bad idea
IT is a strange fact of life that even
the most cultured and well-educated
politicians often adopt a position
that is palpably and inexcusably
wrong.
At such times, observers could
be excused for wishing that, like the
Queen of Hearts, they could stamp
on the ground and shout, Of with
their heads!
Nothing imparts that kind of
extreme reaction more than when a
political leader decides to boycott a
general election.
For there is rarely, if ever, a situa-
tion in which refusing to participate
in the electoral process can be justi-
ed. It is almost always wrong.
It was, for instance, when Daw
Aung San Suu Kyi advised against
her party, the National League for
Democracy, participating in Myan-
mars 2010 general election.
Not only did that unsound deci-
sion cause internal dissension, but
it cost the party the opportunity to
have enough representation in the
current parliament to substantively
afect legislative measures.
Equally misguided is the way
she is mulling, if we are to be-
lieve credible sources, whether
to boycott next years election if
the constitution is not amended
to allow her to be eligible for the
presidency.
Well, even Homer nods, and Daw
Aung San Suu Kyi has been nodding
in a rather self-centred way an aw-
ful lot recently.
We must hope that wiser and
less selsh party elders have enough
spine to counter Daw Aung San
Suu Kyi if she does try to enforce
another shameful election boycott.
An even more graphic example
of the stupidity of spurning the
electoral process has occurred not
once, but twice in Thailand.
The sadly misnamed Democrat
Party rst boycotted the 2006 elec-
tion on the risible grounds that it
diverted public attention from
then Prime Minister Thaksin Shina-
watras corruption case.
Then, earlier this year, the
Democrats, led by their foppish
British-Thai leader Abhisit Vejjajiva,
ignored a general election called by
the current PM Yingluck Shina-
watra, Thaksins younger sister.
The ostensible reason for the
second boycott was that violent
protests, fomented by Abhisits
colleagues, prevented many people
from voting.
Actually, as everyone knows, the
Democrats boycotted both elections
because they knew they would lose,
and lose massively.
It has happened every time they
have contested against a Thaksin-
aligned party and it will happen
again next time, whether Yingluck is
at the helm or not.
Abhisit, however, following
Richard Nixons maxim that if two
wrongs dont make a right try three,
Former Prime Minister of Thailand Abhisit Vejjajiva addresses supporters during a rally in Bangkok in June, 2011. Photo: AFP
ROGER
MITTON
rogermitton@gmail.com
As everyone knows,
the Democrats
boycotted both
elections because
they knew they
would lose, and
lose massively.
Views
Australia and ASEAN: a prospering partnership
JULIE
BISHOP
Election boycotts
always a bad idea
Former Prime Minister of Thailand Abhisit Vejjajiva addresses supporters during a rally in Bangkok in June, 2011. Photo: AFP
also recently boycotted mediation
talks with Yingluck and other party
leaders, out of concern for his own
security.
As if the actions of Abhisit and
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi were not
soul-sapping enough, up pops an-
other Western-educated intellectual
behaving equally badly.
Sam Rainsy, head of the opposi-
tion Cambodia National Rescue
Party, did campaign in last Julys
election and his candidates fared
well against the long entrenched
Cambodian Peoples Party led by PM
Hun Sen.
Like Thaksin, Rainsy had been
convicted of various ofences and
ed into exile. Unlike Thaksin, how-
ever, he was given a royal amnesty
and returned home last year.
His party won 55 out of 123
seats, slashing Hun Sens majority
to just 13; but not content with that
surprising windfall, Rainsy alleged
vote-rigging and had his men boy-
cott parliament.
It was very silly, as is his hardline
stance in dealing with Hun Sen over
electoral reform, despite unusual
concessions by the ruling party.
Rainsy would be wise to order
his MP-elects into the national as-
sembly pronto and get them work-
ing as a credible opposition in time
for the next election.
Almost a year has now passed
and his partys continued cold-
shouldering of parliament is prov-
ing just as counter-productive as the
poll boycotts of Thailands Demo-
crats and Myanmars NLD.
As wiser and more stalwart
oppositionists in Brunei, Malaysia,
Singapore and Vietnam long ago
realised, an election boycott is an
escalator to nowhere.
It merely signies a leadership
lacking in clear-sighted integrity,
or what Orwell called the power of
facing unpleasant facts.
And that, frankly, is what Abhisit,
Rainsy and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
appear to lack.
ON a recent visit to Southeast Asia, I
was reminded of the strength of Aus-
tralias partnership with the coun-
tries of ASEAN, the Association of
Southeast Asian Nations.
In Malaysia I met some of the
300,000 alumni of Australian univer-
sities, many now serving in key gov-
ernment and business positions.
In the Philippines I saw rst-hand
our joint relief efort in the wake of
Typhoon Haiyan and was joined by
hundreds of schoolchildren to cel-
ebrate a new A$150 million (US$139
million) Australian initiative for ba-
sic education needs.
In Vietnam, I was reminded fur-
ther of our cooperation with projects
such as the Australian-Asian Devel-
opment Bank co-funded Cao Lanh
Bridge that will connect communi-
ties in an economy of nearly 90 mil-
lion people.
The 10 nations of ASEAN have
the potential for strong economic
growth that will dramatically lift liv-
ing standards across Southeast Asia,
according to a recent report by the
World Bank.
For example, the report highlight-
ed studies showing that ASEAN could
boost the welfare of its members by
5.3 percent or US$69 billion and eco-
nomic growth by up to 1pc through
deeper economic integration.
Australia is willing and able to be
a partner in the economic agenda
for this region and to increase our
existing deep economic engagement,
that has already seen two-way trade
increase from A$45 billion to A$92
billion between Australia and ASEAN
over the past decade.
The new Australian government
has adopted a policy of economic
diplomacy as a key platform of our
foreign policy to ensure we unlock
the productivity enhancing benets
of closer trade and investment ties in
our region. Just as traditional diplo-
macy aims for peace, economic diplo-
macy aims for prosperity.
It is timely that we reect on Aus-
tralias partnership with ASEAN as
we reached the milestone last month
of 40 years of bilateral relations.
We have worked with all ASEAN
members to realise our countries
shared aspirations to live in a re-
gion of lasting peace, security and
stability, sustained economic growth,
shared prosperity and social pro-
gress.
ASEAN countries have made great
progress toward this goal, and to-
gether are working toward the reali-
sation of the ASEAN Community by
the end of 2015.
The nations of ASEAN have in
recent years grown at twice the rate
of world economic growth, doubling
their share of global GDP and reduc-
ing poverty signicantly by up to
half, in some cases.
They have led the way in devel-
oping regional security architecture
that is fostering a cooperative region
in which states act consistently with-
in international law, enjoy freedoms
of navigation and overight and are
free from coercion and intimidation.
And they are strengthening their
capacity to respond to natural disas-
ters, through better coordination of
their relief eforts and those of part-
ners like Australia.
I am determined to increase our
engagement in our neighbourhood.
The Australian government has
launched the New Colombo Plan to
support young Australians to study
and undertake internships in the
region. I will be inviting all ASEAN
countries to build on this years two
pilot locations of Singapore and In-
donesia, from 2015, complementing
Australias extensive education pro-
grams with the region.
I also want to work with ASEAN
to strengthen regional cooperation,
in particular through the East Asia
Summit. It has the right mandate
and membership for enabling the
region to deal with strategic issues
be they security, trade or nancial.
And as a partner to ASEANs Co-
ordinating Centre for Humanitarian
Assistance, Australia will contin-
ue to work with ASEAN to ensure
timely and efective responses to
disasters.
I am personally committed to
Australias relationship with ASEAN
and its member states so much so
that I will be visiting all 10 ASEAN
countries before our leaders meet at
a commemorative 40
th
anniversary
summit in Nay Pyi Taw later this year.
Australias future lies in our re-
gion our geography is our destiny.
Julie Bishop is the foreign minister of
Australia.
Business
Visitors admire a BAIC D50 on display at the Beijing Automakers Show. Photo: Aye Nyein Win
CHINESE automakers are looking
to take a bigger share of the growing
Myanmar personal car market, though
consumer preference for Japanese
brands remains strong.
Beijing Automotive Group (BAIC)
is one Chinese rm looking to woo
Myanmar consumers, aiming to in-
troduce its third model the D50 in the
coming months.
BAIC International Development
president Dong Haiyang told The
Myanmar Times that while many in
Myanmar currently drive used Korean
and Japanese cars, there is plenty of
room for competitors.
We will give a guarantee for our
products, and we believe that the My-
anmar people will be satised with
them, he said.
State-owned BAIC is Chinas fourth
largest automaker, and purchased in-
tellectual property from former Gen-
eral Motors unit Saab in 2009.
The rm hopes its commitment to
quality and after-sales service will help
set it apart from its competitors. It has
partnered with local rm Aung Gabar
to distribute its cars.
It is not easy to build a Chinese
brand in Myanmar, he said. The
basis of success will be the forward-
looking marketing philosophy of the
management.
The partnership agreement be-
tween the two rms was signed late
last year, with the rst BAIC show-
room opening in Yangon in February.
Some analysts say that while estab-
lished Japanese brands are currently
preferred, there is room for growth for
Chinese carmakers in the Myanmar
market.
The current share of Chinese ve-
hicles is minuscule between 3 and 5
percent but could increase over time
provided they seize the initiative and
aggressively address the gaps in the
market, said Dushyant Sinha, associ-
ate director of automotive practice Asia
Pacic at Frost and Sullivan.
While there is no quick x to over-
come image problems, the fact the
Myanmar market is at an early stage
of development could make it easier
for Chinese brands to establish them-
selves compared with other markets.
Mr Sinha said that while competi-
tive pricing can be a good approach to
get a foothold in the market, it is not a
desirable long-term strategy.
Having made an early entry into
the market, Chinese car companies
such as Chery, Dong Feng and BAIC
need to slowly establish reputation
through strong after sales support and
sound product-market strategy, he
said. Selection of appropriate models
and a Myanmar-wide network of deal-
ers is also important, he added.
Previous imports of Chinese brands
to Myanmar have not always been as
systemic as BAICs setup.
The Ministry of Industry imported
Chery QQ3 models to Myanmar in
2011 and 2012, but has not imported
any since the lots units sold out in
September 2013, said ministry ofcial
Daw Toe Toe Lwin.
Although there have been rumours
about the reliability and quality of the
Chinese state-owned Chery brand,
some owners claim to be satised by
their purchases.
One taxi driver said that while he
used the vehicle daily over the past
two years it had never required main-
tenance, adding that while Cherry QQ
is on the cheaper side and a Chinese
brand, it is quite good. Additional
reporting Jeremy Mullins
Chinese auto manufactuers make
their move into the fast lane
AYE
NYEIN
WIN
ayenyeinwin.mcm@gmail.com
23 BUSINESS EDITOR: Jeremy Mullins | jeremymullins7@gmail.com
MANGO exporters complain they are
still required to pay duties by whole-
salers despite their exports to China
being allowed tax-free.
Farmers ire has grown as duties
have crept upwards in Mandalay Re-
gion to K180 a box this year from K50
in 2012, though ofcials claimed the
exports are indeed conducted tax-free
and the duties reect other taxes lev-
ied by the government.
Ko Nay Lin Maung Maung, vice
chair of Mandalay Regions Mango
Association, said the mango duties
are an unwelcome addition to the
other costs paid by mango growers,
such as charges for workers, trans-
portation and brokerage.
The government relieved tax
on mango exports, yet we still have
to pay charges called duty fees, he
said, adding the association has com-
plained to various industry and gov-
ernment bodies, with little response.
Our growers dont have anyone to
depend on, he said.
A spokesperson from Muse Fruit
and Vegetable Wholesale Centre said
the governments tax-free pledge cov-
ers custom duties alone, and the fees
levied by some brokers at the centre
are meant to cover other applicable
commercial taxes such as taxes on in-
come and prots.
However, Ko Nay Lin Maung
Maung said that explanation had
initially covered melon growers only
and was laterslapped onto mango
farmers.
We want wholesalers to meet di-
rectly with our farmers and explain
this to us, he said.
U Myo Thu, head of the Depart-
ment of Trade Promotion for Manda-
lay Region, said that while the gov-
ernment no longer charges taxes on
mango exports, wholesalers are still
required to pay some taxes, which
it appears they are in turn making
farmers pay.
As the dispute is between private
businesses, the government should
not play a direct role but could help
negotiate, he said, adding that it had
been reported to the Ministry of Com-
merce.
He added border wholesale cen-
tres should mediate the problem.
Mango duties not yet man-gone
A woman selling mangos in Bago Region. Photo: Kaung Htet
K180
Fee farmers must pay in Mandalay per
box of mango exports, an increase on
the K50 fee rst charged in 2012
KYAY MOHN WIN
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THE Asian Development Bank
(ADB) moved to ease international
business money transfers from My-
anmar by guaranteeing Letter of
Credit transfers from CB Bank, CB
managing director U Pe Myint said.
A Letter of Credit from a bank
guarantees the seller will receive a
payment from the buyer on time,
with the bank responsible if the
buyer fails to pay.
Using Letters of Credit requires
the recipient bank to bear some
credit risk, which foreign banks are
often reluctant to do when dealing
with a transfer from a Myanmar
banking counterpart.
The ADB will step in to guarantee
CB Banks Letter of Credit transfers,
taking responsibility if something
goes wrong during the transfer, said
U Pe Myint.
The ADB has guaranteed our
ability to provide transfers this
way, he said.
Wire transfers are the most
common system of international
transfers with Myanmar at present,
where the buyer transfers the funds
before receiving the goods. The Let-
ter of Credit system differs by al-
lowing the buyer to transfer funds
after receiving the goods, with a
bank guaranteeing the payment
will be made even if the buyer fails
to pay, in return for a fee.
Ministry of Commerce official U
Than Aung Kyaw said the ministry
approved the Letter of Credit sys-
tem for imports last May, but just
recently allowed it for exports.
The ministry did not permit
this system for export as the US
could seize money transferred into
and out of Myanmar whenever it
wanted, he said, adding sanctions
on Myanmar funds transfers are
not fully removed, delaying the de-
cision to allow the transfers.
CB Bank claims to be the first
Myanmar bank guaranteed by an
international institution for Letter
of Credit transfers.
Myanmar businesspeople say
the lack of Letter of Credit facilities
made transfers complicating, often
requiring a second set of funds in
accounts in Singapore.
Although major export markets
such as the US and EU have opened
to Myanmar businesses in recent
years, many say practical consid-
erations such as challenges making
transfers limited the advantages to
business.
U Soe Tun, joint secretary of the
Myanmar Rice Federation, told the
The Myanmar Times the move will
boost exporting businesses by mak-
ing fund transfers cheaper and less
risky.
However, exporters looking to
avoid export taxes may continue us-
ing the current setup of transfers
through Singapore to avoid official
scrutiny, he added.
There are so many problems
that still need to be solved to pro-
mote Myanmars foreign trade, he
said.
U Nay Lin Zin, joint secretary of
the management committee for the
Shwe Lin Ban industrial estate in
Yangon, said businesses had peti-
tioned the Ministry of Commerce to
allow the system, adding there are
a number of problems to work out
at present.
We need to show many docu-
ments to be able use Letter of
Credit payments for export, so it is
not very convenient, he said. It is
going to take time to use Letters of
Credit for exports properly.
Other businesspeople said the
move was a step toward simplifying
exports in line with international
standards.
A top Myanmar rice exporter U
Lu Maw Myint Maung said he wel-
comed the possibility of using Let-
ter of Credit facilities to expand his
business.
The current method of making
transfers often required double in-
vestments of capital, which compli-
cated arrangements, he said.
ADB tackles a banking barrier to trade
Move to guarantee Letter of Credit transfers from CB Bank earns the applause of the business community, though some say more to be done
There are so many
problems that still
need to be solved to
promote Myanmars
foreign trade.
U Soe Tun
Myanmar Rice Federation
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INSURANCE rms will begin selling
credit guarantee insurance for SMEs
this month, according to Deputy Fi-
nance Minister U Maung Maung Thein.
The insurance will see state-owned
Myanma Insurance or private rms re-
imburse lenders to SMEs some 50 per-
cent of the loan in the event of a default.
We have set up the policy proper
for Myanmars situation, and also set up
premium fees, U Maung Maung Thein
said, though did not reveal any limits
for premiums.
Firms providing credit guarantee in-
surance will research the reputation of
a company and then charge premiums
accordingly.
Lenders say they look forward to the
insurance, as it will reduce risk when
lending to SMEs.
Kanbawza Banks deputy manag-
ing director U Zaw Linn Htut said that
while the Financial Institution Law has
not yet been passed, the central bank
issued some notication of what to
expect, allowing initiatives like credit
guarantee insurance to go ahead.
The insurance will be very positive
for local enterprises, he said. On the
bank side, the most important thing is
to think about how much demand for
loans might rise [as a result].
There are thought to be about
100,000 SMEs in Myanmar in 2014, not
including many micro-businesses.
The scheme may allow KBZ to ex-
tend the time-period for its loans, as
currently risk increases signicantly for
smaller borrowers if the loan is made
for more than a year, he said.
Many domestic banks currently lim-
it loans to SMEs to a one-year period.
If interest is paid of regularly the bor-
rower will eligible to extend the loan.
Banks often ofer loans to SMEs at
up to 35 percent of the value of the col-
lateral, but also generally value assets at
about 80pc of their market value. Some
say the insurance plans will allow lend-
ers to provide loans worth 60-70pc of
the collateral.
Economist U Maung Aung, who has
written extensively on SME develop-
ment, said a major concern for banks is
the risk of non-performing loans, which
could be mitigated with the insurance.
Its hard to expect the banks to take
risks without the appropriate collat-
eral, he said. Statistics show the non-
performing loan rate stood around 2pc
for 2013.
He reckons funding the insurance
scheme will be difcult without external
sources. Some ve banks are thought to
be interested in a nancing program
ofered by development organisations
JICA and GIZ to SMEs, though sources
say no discussion of interest rates and
types of loans has yet been held.
Pyithu Hluttaw representative and
edible oil dealer U Ko Gyi said many oil
producers in Mandalay waited a long
time to get loans with collateral, but the
program had been suspended after they
ofered K10 billion in loans for a small
number of SMEs.
If loans are so hard to get even with
collateral, how can we expect to receive
them without collateral? he said. Inter-
est rates are another large burden for
edible oil producers, as they often de-
pend on informal money lenders.
Credit guarantee
insurance on tap for
small businesses
AYE THIDAR KYAW
ayethidarkyaw@gmail.com
SHWEGU THITSAR
khaingsabainyein@gmail.com
Its hard to expect
the banks to take
risks without
the appropriate
collateral.
U Maung Aung
Economist
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development
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Currency Buying Selling
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Distributing power
to Yangons people
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24 Business THE MYANMAR TIMES MAY 5 - 11, 2014
POOR electricity supply invariably
appears prominently in discussions
about the challenges facing Myan-
mars economy. Accordingly, interna-
tional organisations and in some cases
foreign investors have pledged large
amounts of money and expertise to
tackle the problem.
However, the discussion is normal-
ly framed in the context of expanding
power generation capacity rather than
the urgent need to repair existing in-
frastructure. Nowhere is this more ap-
parent than Yangon, where 76 percent
of households have electricity well
above the national average of 25pc
and consumption is about 850 mega-
watts, or half of the national total.
In some areas, Yangons electricity
infrastructure dates back to the colo-
nial period. In addition to new genera-
tion capacity and a rollout of the net-
work to the other 75pc of homes who
are not yet connected to the national
grid, experts say extensive investment
is needed to bring the citys distribu-
tion system up to standard.
The Ministry of Electric Power is
already undertaking some measures
to rehabilitate the distribution net-
work. In early February, a pilot project
was launched in Thaketa, Dawbon
and Dagon Seikkan townships with
the help of the Japanese International
Cooperation Agency (JICA). The pro-
ject aims to reduce blackout periods
by installing a system that allows engi-
neers to identify fault location points
in distribution lines within seconds.
A pilot survey of the citys electric-
ity distribution system, also being
conducted in conjunction with JICA,
was launched in July 2013, with aims
to expand if successful. Overall we
found power demand is growing,
generation capacity is increasing but
distribution network and capacity of
power stations are not up to date, said
Kuronuma Kenji from the electricity
section of JICAs Myanmar ofce.
A major impact of the outdated in-
frastructure is losses during the trans-
mission and distribution processes.
Overall power loss in Myanmar is said
to be 26pc, of which 5-10pc is during
transmission and the rest from distri-
bution and illegal electricity use. This
means that when power generation
increases, more and more power will
be lost unless the transmission and
distribution systems are upgraded, he
said.
Yangon City Electricity Supply
Board (YESB), the government body
responsible for electricity distribu-
tion in the city, also started installing
digital meters last year in an efort
to charge customers more accurately
and combat thieves. The system is also
more efcient and cut down on cheats,
reducing power losses from more
than 20pc to 17pc, said U Yan Lin, the
boards chief engineer.
However, its eforts to roll out the
digital meters, which are produced by
army-owned Union of Myanmar Eco-
nomic Holdings Limited (UMEHL),
have been hamstrung by a lack of
funding.
We dont have enough money, U
Yan Lin said. We just buy the meters
and repay [UMEHL] whenever we
have some cash.
Although large-scale generating
projects take years to develop, im-
provements to the transmission and
distribution networks can often be im-
proved incrementally.
Over the next six years the Ministry
of Electric Power will spend US$214
million borrowed from JICA to re-
duce electricity losses due to transmis-
sion and distribution down to 5pc.
The rst phase of the project will
include 25 townships. The ministry
is also in discussions with Thailands
National Institute of Development Ad-
ministration (NIDA) to borrow 3 bil-
lion baht for a similar project in North
Dagon and North Okkalapa townships.
Other international organisations
are also involved in rehabilitating Yan-
gons electricity network. The Asian
Development Bank will work in ve
townships, it said last year, while the
International Finance Corporation
(IFC), a member of the World Bank
Group, has signed an agreement with
the Ministry of Electric Power to im-
prove power supply.
The IFC will provide technical as-
sistance to reform YESB so it can pro-
vide electricity reliably and efciently,
while the government has commit-
ted to enabling YESB to operate as a
stand-alone and regulated electricity
supplier within three years.
As a whole, the World Bank Group
plans to provide $1 billion in nancial
support to expand electricity genera-
tion, transmission and distribution,
but most of the attention remains
on power generation. Mr Kuronuma
said outdated infrastructure, includ-
ing substations and transformers, will
limit the benets of those power gen-
eration projects.
Getting the right balance of invest-
ment in generation, transmission and
distribution is critical, he said.
Upgrades planned for
Yangon power grid
AUNG
SHIN
koshumgtha@gmail.com
Getting the right
balance of investment
in generation,
transmission and
distribution is critical.
Kuronuma Kenji
JICA
THE rm selected to build Thilawa
SEZ harbour and oil tanks has ap-
plied to the Myanmar Investment
Commission, expecting to receive
its license in the next few months,
Puma chief operations ofcer Rob-
ert Jones said.
Work on the project is set to
begin shortly after receiving the
licence. It is 80 percent owned by
Puma Energy and 20pc by local
partner Asian Sun, and set for a
mid-2015 completion.
The harbour will include a jetty
capable of handling medium-sized
vessels and a storage facility capable
of holding 88,000 cubic metres of bi-
tumen and other petroleum products.
Puma, a Singapore-based mid-
and downstream energy company,
is also mulling entering the retail
business, Mr Jones told The Myan-
mar Times in Singapore on April 25.
There are not enough service
stations and retail stations to meet
demand, he said. It will be a very
interesting business.
Puma Energy plans to eventu-
ally establish up to 150 retail sites
for petroleum products around
Myanmar. Puma is the rst foreign
company granted permission to de-
velop oil storage facilities in Myan-
mar, and was selected to build the
Thilawa facilities through a tender
process in mid-2013.
Puma pounces on Thilawa port
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koshumghta@gmail.com
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LAND prices for Thilawa SEZ will be
competitive with other countries pro-
jects in ASEAN, according to SEZ Man-
agement Committee Chair U Set Aung.
Although he declined to reveal exact
costs, he said that as an example it could
be a couple US dollars cheaper than
prices for similar Vietman industrial
estates.
One thing I can say for sure is that
rates must be competitive to attract
FDI, he said.
Although U Wing Aung, chair of
Myanmar Thilawa SEZ Holdings, said
in February that SEZ property would
be at least 30 percent below that of
other Yangon industrial estates, U Set
Aung said he could not conrm these
prices.
I cannot say the land prices in the
SEZ will be cheaper than other areas in
Yangon, he said. It might be cheaper
than some areas and more expensive
than others.
Sources within the business com-
munity say monthly rental prices for
Yangons industrial estates is between
K225 (US$0.24) and K300 ($0.32) per
square foot.
Thilawa, located about 15 miles from
Yangon, is the site of Myanmars rst
SEZ under development by Myanmar-
Japan Thilawa Development Company
(MJTDC). The rm is 51 percent owned
by Myanmar businesses and govern-
ment, and 49pc by Japanese businesses
and government.
The rst area of Thilawa under de-
velopment covers 396 hectares out of a
total 2342 hectares.
U Set Aung said last month at a
press conference that he hopes com-
mercial operations at the SEZ begin by
the end of 2015, with regular supplies
of water and electricity ensured.
Yanai Takasahi, president of the
MJTDC, said earlier this year that much
of the international interest came from
Japan and Hong Kong, though other
businesses from Australia and China
had also made enquiries
Were in a better position than we
expected. We are going to start con-
struction works of the factories in the
SEZ in May, said Mr Yanai in March.
Myanmar Thilawa SEZ Holdings
Public Limited (MTSH) also issued
2.145 million shares at K10,000 a share
for a total valuation of K21 billion ($22
million) from March 3 to April.
U Set Aung claimed public interest
exceed the available share issue with
17,000 applying to take part, making
it the rst oversubscribed ofering in
Myanmar. The rm also cut of indi-
vidual purchases at lots of 500 shares,
intending to ensure shares we available
to interested individuals. Those apply-
ing to purchase more could ask to do
so, though may ultimately be restricted
to ensure shares were available for all
interested Myanmar buyers.
Thilawa land prices still
up in air after share sale
Ofcials pledge the SEZs prices will be competitive with ASEAN counterparts
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BRIEFS
Ministry plans promotion agency
The Ministry of Commerce plans to
open a trade promotion agency in 2014,
according to Trade Promotion Depart-
ment director U Win Myint.
The semi-governmental Myantrade
organisation will meet directly with
foreign counterparts to grow market
share for Myanmar traders, he said.
There are some local companies
who are looking to compete on the
international marketplace, and this
organisation is intended to help them
compete on the larger global market,
he said.
One impetus to creating the or-
ganisation is the increased export op-
portunities expected from the ASEAN
Economic Community, he said.
Aye Thidar Kyaw
UK helps light up PPPs
The United Kingdom will provide
1million (US$1.69 million) funding
in technical assistance to Myanmar to
develop public-private partnerships
(PPPs) in the electricity sector, accord-
ing to an announcement May 2.
The funding will be provided to the
Asian Development Bank, aiming to
assist the Ministry of Electric Power
specically with the tendering process
and design of PPPs.
Helping government secure good
deals for new power sector investment
will help the country build an electric-
ity network t for a rapidly developing
Asian economy, said Gavin McGillivray,
head of the UKs Department for In-
ternational Development in Myanmar.
Aung Shin
Concrete plans for JV
A joint Chinese and Myanmar venture
has announced plans to open ve ce-
ment factories in Myanmar, beginning
with one in Mandalay Division and one
in Kayin State.
Myanmar imports about two-thirds
of the current 6 million tonnes of
cement required to meet domestic de-
mand each year, according to Myanmar
Jidong Cement Company chair U Sai
Myo Win.
Cement is a requirement for basic
infrastructure building, and as the
country develops it will require more
cement, he said. The factories aim to
produce around 5000 tonnes per day,
he said. Myat Noe Oo
One thing I can say
for sure is that rates
must be competitive
to attract FDI.
U Set Aung
Thilawa SEZ
THE oil and gas sector continues to
draw the most complaints regard-
ing transparency and human rights
practices in Myanmar, according
to a survey conducted by business
watch groups and released last
week.
Some 47 percent of allegations
recorded by the report released
from the Business and Human
Rights Resource Centre (BHRRC)
were addressed at the oil and gas
sector, while 19pc of complaints
involve nance, banking and insur-
ance, 10pc for insurance, and 8pc
for hydropower, the report said.
BHRRC executive director Phil
Bloomer said foreign investors are
worried about investing in a coun-
try with corruption.
They dont want to make mis-
takes with their business, he said.
Long-term investments take a lot
of care before they get started, he
said.
He highlighted transparency as
an essential rst step to underpin
economic reforms.
The organisation tracks allega-
tions that a company has abused
human rights, then its researchers
contact the company and invite
a public response. In Myanmar
it receives a response 47pc of the
time, compared with a global rate
of 70pc.
The government is going in
the right track but there are many
steps in this long journey, said Mr
Bloomer. He pointed to minimum
wages and land ownership issues as
areas requiring work.
Vicky Bowman, director of the
MCRB, said local companies could
improve transparency concerns by
making more use of websites by up-
loading information.
The organisation found that of
60 prominent local companies, only
34 have websites, but very few of
them use websites to report respon-
sible business practices.
Oil frms draw most
rights complaints
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47%
Share of complaints directed at the
oil and gas sector, according to a
report from the Business and Human
Rights Resource Centre.
EACH week salespeople from at least
two diferent motorcycle manufactur-
ers approach Ko Tun Zaw Win to see
if his three Mandalay shops will act
as resellers for their brands, he said.
He turns away most, but the other
dealers are not being so picky. Two
years ago only a handful of brands
were available locally. Today the
market is more diverse: Ko Tun Zaw
Win said Chinese-made motorcycle
brands alone may number more than
200.
All that choice, though, may not
add up to much of a choice at all.
For a few thousand dollars, Ko
Tun Zaw Win said, any entrepreneur
can cut a deal with a Chinese factory
to have a few motorcycles made and
then import them into Myanmar un-
der their own brand name.
Some of the companies dont
even exist in China, he added.
It is no surprise that entrepre-
neurs are so keen on the Mandalay
motorbike market. As of late 2013,
about 3.3 million motorbikes were
registered in Myanmar, according to
Road Transport Administration De-
partment statistics provided by Ipsos
Business Consulting.
In spite of a continuing ban on
motorcycle use in Yangon that is
more than double gure for 2008,
when 1.6 million were registered. And
many more motorcycles on the roads
are thought to be unregistered, espe-
cially in rural areas.
In Mandalay Region, where nearly
a third of the nations registered mo-
torcycles put down their kickstands
and where Chinese brands make
up more than 90 percent of what is
available the fragmented state of
the sales market shows supply is still
far from meeting demand.
It is the lure of an emerging mar-
ket that draws so many manufactur-
ers here, according to Colin King-
horn, head of the Mekong subregion
and Indonesia for Ipsos Consulting.
Myanmar is going to be top pri-
ority, Mr Kinghorn said, as it is an
untapped market.
This is especially true for Japanese
brands, he said. Japanese motorcy-
cles can easily cost twice the price of
similar vehicles from China, India or
Thai brands, but they are perceived
as being of a higher quality. Mr King-
horn suggests that growing afuence
among consumers in the coming
years coupled with local manufactur-
ing of Japanese brands will likely lead
to a shift in the market.
Theres going to be lots more
pressure on Chinese brands, he said.
Suzuki, Honda and Yamaha Thai-
land are all thought to be looking at
producing motorcycles in the country.
In Mandalay the expansion of
Japanese brands will come from peo-
ple like Ko Nay Lin Oo, head of Swift
Investment and Trading Group, an
importer and distributor of Suzuki
motorcycles.
His focus is two years down the
road, he says, when he foresees ris-
ing domestic incomes, commensurate
with GDP growth, leading to a shift
toward Japanese machines.
Acknowledging his motorcy-
cles are more expensive than Chi-
nese brands, he says the main sell-
ing points for the Suzuki brand are
Japanese standards of quality, use of
showrooms, genuine spare parts and
after-sales service.
I think in a few years the market
habit will change to a branded mar-
ket, he said.
For now, however, shop owner
Ko Tun Zaw Win says price remains
the big concern. Resellers are racing
to undercut each other, and with re-
tailers unwilling to slow down either,
competition is heating up for lower-
end models. As a result, once-robust
prot margins have declined signi-
cantly.
Ko Tun Zaw Win is looking to pass
the competition on the outside. He
plans to move away from Chinese-
made 110cc and 125cc models that
currently predominate in Mandalay
and focus on niche Chinese sports
bikes instead.
Theyre more expensive, but they
also ofer a higher prot margin per
bike. While the cheapest 110cc motor-
cycles sell for about K420,000 new,
Ko Tun Zaw Wins best selling sports
model fetches K5.8 million.
Others, however, are still ght-
ing for market share at the lower
end. Some manufacturers are even
thought to resort to unscrupulous
marketing, slapping a 125cc sticker
on lower-market 110cc models and
trusting customers would not be able
to tell the diference.
Ko Tun Zaw Win said vendors gen-
erally have no way to prove deceit.
But he added that forming a motor-
cycle sellers association could allow
vendors to push for government ac-
tion at the borders to ensure im-
ported bikes meet the standards their
manufacturers claim.
An association could also provide
a forum for importers to order in
larger lots from the manufacturer.
That would transfer market power
to the Myanmar vendors and allevi-
ate some of the pressures of having
so many smaller shops in competition
with one another.
Daw Thin Thin Ngwe, manager at
Mandalays HiBoBo motorcycle shop,
says her business draws much of its
trade from agents who purchase from
her in bulk and sell in Myanmars ru-
ral towns and villages.
Her husband lives in Muse in Shan
State on the border with China, where
he scours the market for motorcycles
for import.
While the unstable kyat exchange
rate leads to frequent prices uctuat-
ing, ofering a range of motorcycle
brands to consumers is a key business
strategy for HiBoBo. Im not worried
about the future, because we have so
many types of motorbikes to sell, she
said.
Other retailers are working to dif-
ferentiate themselves from the crowd
in other ways. Its important to try
to ofer new things, says Ma Tin Tin
Hla, an employee at a Jianshan brand
showroom on 62nd Street.
The 125cc models are the shops
best sellers, despite retailing for
K530,000 compared to the K410,000
that 110cc models go for, she said.
Hoping to continue the trend toward
larger-engine bikes, the showroom
now ofers 150cc motorcycles as well,
though at K1.2 million a piece they
are a little pricey for many .
While it seems Mandalays mo-
torcycle business itself has plenty of
room to grow, practical considera-
tions may limit just how big the actu-
al engines driving the sales are likely
to get.
Ko Tun Zaw Win said while he
would like to see even larger ma-
chines on the roads, he reckons
300cc might just about be the limit
given the state of Mandalays road-
ways.
Could you imagine a 600cc ma-
chine doing a U-turn on this road?
he asked, gesturing to the heavily
trafcked 62
nd
Street, one of the citys
main arteries. I cant.
Race begins for motorcycle dealers
Mandalay may have once been a city of bicycles, but for its million residents, imported motorcycles are now the ride of choice. Currently
dominated by low-cost imports from China but eyed by higher-end rms, it is a market dealers and manufacturers say will only pick up speed.
JEREMY MULLINS
MON MON AYE
monmonaye@gmail.com
FEATURE
Theres going to be
lots more pressure
on Chinese brands.
Colin Kinghorn
Ipsos Consulting
Mandalay city motorcycle owners wait to receive new license plates. Photo: Phyo Wai Kyaw
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THE International Monetary Fund said
Hong Kong property prices are set to
see adjustments following years of
boom.
The citys housing market has been
one of the most expensive in the world
prices have more than doubled since
2008 due to an inux of capital from
the mainland and record low interest
rates thanks to US quantitative easing.
Housing afordability has become
a thorny issue for the Hong Kong gov-
ernment, with ofcials forced to intro-
duce a series of measures to curb rising
prices.
But an expected US tapering and an
interest rate hike are set to bring down
prices, the IMF said.
Some adjustments are necessary,
Rhee Chang-Yong, IMFs director of its
Asia and Pacic Department, said in
Hong Kong on April 28 as the interna-
tional lender released its latest regional
economic outlook.
As interest rates go up because of
tapering, it is one issue Hong Kong gov-
ernment needs to focus on, he said.
Borrowing costs will increase. It
denitely will have an impact on real
estate.
Since 2010, authorities have imple-
mented several measures to curb rising
property prices, including an unprec-
edented bid to restrict the number of
non-local homebuyers with a 15 per-
cent property tax on foreign investors.
Mr Rhee said Hong Kong govern-
ment can consider weakening some of
the measures when prices start to fall
in a more signicant manner in order
to achieve a soft landing.
The recommendations came as the
IMF expected the citys GDP to grow
by 3.7pc this year, before edging up to
3.8pc next year.
In general, the IMF projects Asias
growth to remain steady at 5.4pc this
year, compared to 5.2pc last year.
It can further improve to 5.5pc in
the next year, driven by demand, the
IMF said.
External demand is set to pick up
alongside the recovery in advanced
economies, and domestic demand
should remain solid across most of the
region, its outlook report published on
its website said.
Asia remains the most dynamic re-
gion despite tapering, Mr Rhee said in
the press conference.
But a faster-than-expected slow-
down in China and a sluggish Japan
are two big risks to the regions eco-
nomic outlook.
China is expected to grow by 7.5pc
this year before slowing to 7.3pc next
year, IMF said. Japan could grow by
1.4pc this year before lowering to 1.0pc
next year, it said.
There is a possibility that Abenom-
ics-related measures could prove less
efective in boosting growth than envis-
aged unless strongly supported by struc-
tural reforms, the lender said in the
report last week. - AFP
Commuters wait for transport during rush hour in Hong Kong last week. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong property set
for a 2014 slowdown: IMF
WEALTH accumulation is so simple,
almost no one wants to believe it:
Save regularly, reinvest your interest
and dividend income, maintain your
contributions even during market
down cycles, and you will accumulate
wealth. It is as simple as that.
Many expats are keen to imple-
ment a strategy and start to turn what
were previously just ideas into action.
Going about this can be daunting but
making a start is the obvious rst step.
The rst action to take is to establish
an ofshore bank account in a tax ha-
ven where you can start to accumulate
cash savings. If you are not sure how
to go about this contact a professional
nancial adviser who will be able to
walk you through the process.
Once that box is ticked your nan-
cial adviser will prole you and create
a nancial life plan which will cover
the entire period starting from now.
He will then meet you to evaluate the
plan and explain the strategy he de-
velops to help deal with the anticipat-
ed events most likely to occur in your
lifetime; the nancial impact of all of
these needs to be taken into account,
including buying property, getting
married, planning your pension, hav-
ing children and the associated costs
this will entail. No matter where you
are on your journey through life he or
she can take it from that point and
steer you in the right direction.
As an expat living in Myanmar you
have access to some very favourable
wealth accumulation plans which you
will not see back at home. Expats eve-
rywhere have access to these because
they are structured internationally in
tax havens and available from any-
where in the world. These schemes are
only available through professional
advisers. In Myanmar there are only a
small number of advisers who visit for
counselling their clients whilst here.
You will also harness the phenome-
non of compound growth. This means
that you enjoy growth on growth, mak-
ing your investment pot grow much
faster than you may at rst imagine.
With a simple example lets take a sum
of US$10,000. If you place this in a
bank account at say 3 percent inter-
est and withdraw the accrued interest
each year you will enjoy an income of
$300 per year. After ten years you will
have the same capital sum of $10,000
left and will have enjoyed the income
of $300 each year, totalling $3000. On
the entire deal you would have made
$13,000 in total.
However, if you had invested this
at the same rate of 3pc and left it
to grow, your capital after ten years
would be $13,494. That is 16pc more
than the income withdrawal. Mul-
tiplying this over a number of years
and applying it to your total invest-
ment savings it will be a signicant
advantage to you, accumulating inter-
est on interest.
When you make investments of
this type you will be wise to use a
designed strategy which invests into
mutual or other investment funds.
The advantage is that such funds
will invest in a large number of dif-
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a specic fund investing in say Far
East equities you will be investing in
around 100 companies all over South
East Asia. This gives you the advan-
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there are great winners but limits the
downside.
By combining your investment
across a number of diferent funds,
you can gain great advantages in dif-
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as well. So, your regular contributions
could be split over a number of these
areas and asset classes, allowing
participation in equities, property,
bonds, commodities and some other
sectors which may become available.
The use of these strategies can
signicantly enhance your invest-
ments. They will also accelerate your
nancial planning capabilities and
increase your overall wealth pool. No
matter what stage you are at in your
career and whatever your age it is
never too late to start accumulating
wealth. So see a professional adviser
today and get on the fast track to
wealth creation.
Questions to the author can be directed
to PFS International on +66 2653 1971 or
email to enquiriesmyanmar@fsplatinum.
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Expat basics: wealth accumulation
COMMENT
ANDREW WOOD
enquiriesmyanmar@fsplatinum.com
TRADE MARK CAUTION
EX HACIENDA LOS CAMICHINES, S.A. DE C.V., a company
organized and existing under the laws of Mexico, of Periferico Sur
No. 8500, Tramo Morelia Chapala, Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, C.P. 45601,
Mexico, is the Owner of the following Trade Mark:-
1800
Reg. No. 2787/2009
in respect of alcoholic beverages.
Fraudulent imitation or unauthorised use of the said Trade Mark
for EX HACIENDA LOS
CAMICHINES, S.A. DE C.V.
Dated: 5 May 2014
TRADE MARK CAUTION
NOTICE is hereby given that HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
a company duly organized under the laws of the Korea (South) and
having its principal offce at 12, Heolleung-ro,Seocho-gu Seoul, Korea
(South) is the Owner and Sole Proprietor of the following trademark: -
(Reg: No. IV/2362/2014)
in respect of : - Automobiles, Passenger cars, Vans, Light trucks,
Pickup trucks, Motor buses, Racing cars, Refrigerated vehicles,
Sports cars, Tractors for agricultural purposes, Parts and accessories
for automobiles, Shock absorbers for automobiles, Brakes for
vehicles, Speed change gears for land vehicles, Motors for land
vehicles, Automobile tires, Wheelchairs, Parachutes, Vessels [boats
and ships], Aeroplanes, Locomotives, Motor cycles, Bicycles, Baby
carriages- Class: 12
Any fraudulent imitation or unauthorized use of the said trademark or
other infringements whatsoever will be dealt with according to law.
for HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
th
May, 2014
NICOVENTURES LIMITED, a company organized under the
laws of England & Wales carrying on business as and having its
principal offce at 22 Tudor Street, London, EC4Y 0AY, United
Kingdom (Formerly of, 1 Water Street, London, WC2R 3LA,
United Kingdom) is the owner and sole proprietor of the following
Trademarks : -
VOKE
Myanmar Registration Numbers.
4/5412/2012, 4/5413/2012 & 4/5414/2012
Pharmaceutical preparations; namely preparations for human use
including but not limited to, transdermal patches lozenges and
microtablets. (International Class 5)
Medical device, namely medical devices for human use including,
but not limited to, mouth sprays and inhalators. (International
Class 10)
Tobacco substitutes, devices containing nicotine, not for medical
purposes; cigarettes, tobacco products, lighters, matches, smokers;
articles. (International Class 34)
Any unauthorised use, imitation, infringements or fraudulent

Ph: 0973150632
Dated. 5
th
May, 2014
A DEARTH of big-name share listings
of overseas rms and a multi-billion-
dollar penny-stock crash have ham-
pered the growth ambitions of Singa-
pores stock exchange as Asian rivals
ourish, analysts say.
Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX),
the sole stock market operator in the
city-state reported that net prots
slumped 22.4 percent year-on-year in
March, as total securities trading vol-
ume fell 47pc in the same period.
That, market observers say, high-
lights the bourses main problem soft
volumes, which make it less attractive
for fresh share oferings from around
Southeast Asia.
To compound its woes, sentiment
was hit when three penny-stock compa-
nies -- Asiasons Capital, LionGold Corp,
and Blumont Group sufered a rout in
October that wiped around SG$8 bil-
lion (US$6.4 billion) from their value in
two days after a huge rally.
In a statement accompanying its lat-
est earnings report, SGX said despite
continuing weakness it is condent
that our securities market will recover
over time and we remain committed to
our long-term strategies.
While its major players include
state-linked rms such as Singapore
Telecom, DBS Bank and Singapore Air-
lines, the bourse says 40 percent of its
listed companies are foreign.
But Desmond Chua, a Singapore-
based market analyst at trading rm
CMC Markets, said low market vola-
tility for some time now and slowing
number of initial public oferings have
hurt the exchange.
Retail investors are also concerned
after the October penny stock crash.
Penny stocks have historically been a
sector in local markets that ofered high
returns and drive volume, he said.
The central bank, the Monetary
Authority of Singapore (MAS), and the
police white-collar crime unit are inves-
tigating possible trading irregularities
that could have led to the crash.
MAS and SGX have mooted sweep-
ing regulatory reforms in the wake of
the scandal, including minimum trad-
ing prices for mainboard shares, short-
selling reporting and collateral require-
ments for securities trading.
However, Mr Chua said new compa-
nies looking to list may view the agged
curbs as onerous.
IPOs could be afected with the reg-
ulatory changes. As it is, we have had
only two big ones this year and there
dont seem to be many in the pipeline,
he said.
Those that have listed recently have
been relatively small.
Property group OUE raised SG$346
million in a commercial real estate in-
vestment trust (REIT) listing in Janu-
ary, while oil services rm PACC Of-
shore Service Holdings, controlled by
Malaysias richest man Robert Kuok,
debuted on April 25 in a SG$388 mil-
lion IPO.
The exchanges last big IPO was a
SG$1.6 billion REIT in February last
year by Mapletree, the real estate arm
of Singapore state investment company
Temasek Holdings.
A total of US$5.17 billion in IPO eq-
uity funds were raised on the SGX in
2013. But that compares with US$21.77
billion in Hong Kong and $10.15 bil-
lion in Tokyo, while it was only mar-
ginally higher than US$5.09 billion in
Bangkok, according to Dealogic data
published on the Hong Kong Stock Ex-
change website.
In terms of average daily trading
value, the SGX ranks ahead of Bursa
Malaysia and the Indonesia Stock Ex-
change, but is behind the Stock Ex-
change of Thailand (SET).
The exchange has also missed out
on listings in the past, namely English
football giants Manchester United, who
decided against an IPO in the city in
2012 owing to weak demand. Instead
the club opted for the New York Stock
Exchange.
And Formula One boss Bernie Ec-
clestone has delayed on a number of
occasions a multi-billion-dollar IPO,
although he has said it will go ahead
when we think the time is right.
But Mr Ong said the citys global rep-
utation for being business-friendly and
its position as a hub for fast-growing
Southeast Asia put the bourse on a rm
footing in the long term.
Singapore ... should continue fo-
cusing on the ASEAN growth story, he
said. AFP
Little roar from the
Lion Citys exchange
... low market
volatility for some
time now and slowing
number of initial
public oferings ...
Desmond Chua
Market analyst
JAPANESE fast-food chain Fresh-
ness Burger is set to enter the
Myanmar market with its first
location under construction in a
development opposite Shwedagon
Pagoda.
The chains opening was con-
firmed by Masaki Takahara, ex-
ecutive managing director of the
Japanese External Trade Organi-
sation in Japan.
The restaurant will occupy
part of a shopping centre being
developed by local firm Nature
World Company in Peoples Park.
Freshness Burger was established
in 1992 in Tokyo and the chain
has since expanded across Japan
and into Hong Kong and Singa-
pore, according to its website.
Company officials could not
immediately be reached for com-
ment.
Freshness Burger is the latest
in a string of foreign fast-food
chains to enter the Myanmar mar-
ket over the past two years.
South Korean chain Lotteria
opened its first location in Yan-
gon in late April 2013 and has
since opened three more outlets
in the city.
Other foreign fast-food chains
with a Myanmar presence in-
clude Malaysias Marrybrown,
South Koreas BBQ Chicken, The
Pizza Company from Thailand
and Swensens Ice Cream from
Canada.
While the shopping centres lo-
cation close to Shwedagon Pagoda
and Peoples Park is likely to boost
business for Freshness Burger, the
site has also been a source of con-
troversy since development began
in August 2012.
Originally planned as a three-
storey structure, the Yangon City
Development Committee forced
the group to scale back the project
after complaints over its proxim-
ity to one of Myanmars most sa-
cred Buddhist sites and questions
over how the land was acquired.
Nature World tore down the
third storey of the structure it had
begun building at the request of
YCDC last year.
YCDC told us to remove the
third floor when it was nearly
finished. While this will cost our
company money we agreed be-
cause it is also what people want
us to do, Nature World general
manager U Aung Naing said at
the time.
YCDCs Department of Garden
and Playground Parks approved
Nature Worlds application to
build the centre in 2009, under
former mayor U Aung Thein Linn,
the company said.
The details of the deal, includ-
ing how much the company paid
for the rights to the land, have
never been made available.
Japanese burger chain
bites into Yangon scene
IN PICTURES
A Pakistani worker
handles molten steel
at a steel mill in an
industrial area of
Lahore on the eve of
International Labour
Day. Pakistan has a
workforce of around
56 million people
among a population of
186 million, according
to Pakistans ofcial
gures. Photo: AFP
SINGAPORE
TIM
MCLAUGHLIN
JOB WATCH
UNOCHA MYANMAR
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
(UNOCHA/YGN/2014/005)
The United Nations Offce for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
(UNOCHA) is seeking the applications from dynamic and highly motivated
Myanmar nationals for the following vacancies. Detailed terms of reference/
requirements for vacancies can be requested at the UNOCHA Offce. The
positions below are Fixed Term Appointment for 1 year with possibility of
extension.
1. Field Coordination Offcer (NOA, 1 position)
Duty station: Sittwe, Rakhine State
Requirements
Bachelor Degree in Economics, Social Sciences, International Relations,
Political Sciences or related feld.
Minimum 2 years of progressively relevant professional experience in the
feld of humanitarian/ recovery affairs; knowledge on global policies and
guidelines related to humanitarian/recovery affairs and humanitarian reform.
Ability to write clearly and concisely in English and local language(s) including
verbal translations. Strong computer skills. Proven high-level representation
skills, such as speaking at meetings and providing situational analysis.
Proven capacity to work effectively in small teams.
Experience working in implementation and delivery of humanitarian/recovery
projects at the feld level is a must.
Experience working in a complex settings that requires sound judgment, and
operational fexibility.
Previous experience in a similar capacity with humanitarian agencies, in
particular the UN, preferred.
Fluency in English and Myanmar language. Knowledge in any other local
languages will be an asset.
2. National Administrative Offcer (NOA, 1 position)
Duty station: Yangon, Myanmar
Requirements
Master Degree or equivalent in Business Administration, Public Admin-
istration, Finance, Economics or related feld.
2 years of relevant experience in Administration, Human Resources
Management and/or Operations Management.
Experience in the usage of computers and offce software packages.
Experience in handling of web based management systems.
Fluency in the UN and national language of the duty station.
Candidates should clearly indicate the Vacancy Number and Post Title in their
applications, and should submit them together with complete duly flled UN-
P11 form, bio-data stating personal details, academic qualifcation and work
experience, copies of educational credentials, and a recent passport sized
photograph. Applications should be addressed to:
Admin and HR Unit, UNOCHA Myanmar
Room (211), No (5), Kanbawza Street, Shwe Taung Kyar (2) Ward,
Bahan Township, Yangon, Myanmar (In front of Pearl Condo)
Closing Date: Friday, 16 May 2014 (COB)
Only short-listed candidates will be notifed. Interviews will be competency
based.
Vacancy Re-open
Advisor Political, Economy and Development
Responsibilities:
The advisor will monitor the political and economic situation, provide analyses
and reports on relevant topics. The advisor will also be involved in program
management, related to the expanding development portfolio particularly
related to natural resources management, energy and environment/climate
change.
Required qualifcations:
Bachelor degree or equivalent and minimum four years of relevant work
experience. Excellent command of both written and oral English and Myanmar
languages, service minded, ability to work in team, fexible, good computer
skills (excel, word), creative, ability to manage several tasks simultaneously.
Application including cover letter, CV and supporting documents to be
submitted to Att: Head of Administration, the Royal Norwegian Embassy, No.
7, Pyi Thu Street, Pyay Road, 7 Miles, Mayangone Township, Yangon or by
mail to emb.yangon@mfa.no
Closing date for application: 12
th
May 2014
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
(M003/April/2014) and (M004/April/2014)
CARE International in Myanmar is looking for appropriate candidates for the
following positions:
Sr. Position Title Duty Station Deadline
1. Program Director Yangon 19 May 2014
(Socially Marginalised Program)
2. Emergency & Disaster Yangon 19 May 2014
Risk Reduction Coordinator
Interested persons should send an application letter along with a
current C.V., a passport sized photograph, and copies of any references or
testimonials to the address below;
Human Resources Manager , No.17A,Pyi Htaung Su Street, Sayarsan Road,
Sayarsan North West Ward, Bahan Township, Yangon. Tel: +95 (1) 401419,
401420, 401421 Ext:112, 222, 212
Email: MMR.Recruitment@careint.org
Detail Job Description can be accessible from HR unit, and
http://www.themimu.info and http://www.myanmar-network.com.mm.
Vacancy Notice
UNFPA because everyone counts.
The United Nations Population Fund: Delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every
young persons potential is fulflled.
Interested in being part of a multi-cultural team delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe,
every young person's potential is fulflled in Myanmar? Come and join us, because at UNFPA, everyone counts. We are
seeking a creative, dynamic and highly motivated individual to join our growing effort to drive forward to the next level of
UNFPA country programme on population, gender equality and reproductive health and rights for the people in Myanmar.
If youre looking for an opportunity to make a difference, thrive in a challenging yet rewarding teamwork environment, we
wish to hear from you.
Sr. Position and Grade Type of Contract Duty Station Deadline
1. National Programme Offcer, Fixed-Term Yangon 19 May 2014
(Advocacy, Media and Communication) NOB
2. Field Cordinator (SC9) Service Contract Nay Pyi Taw 12 May 2014
Applications should be addressed to UNFPA Representative. Attention: International Operations Manager, Room A-07,
UNFPA, No.6, Natmauk Road, Yangon.
Email: myanmar.offce@unfpa.org
For further details, please see the vacancy announcement posted at UN billboard. No.6, Natmauk Road, Yangon and also
at UNFPA website (http://myanmar.unfpa.org)
Applications will be considered only when meeting all requirements set in detailed vacancy announcement.
AUSTRALIAN EMBASSY
YANGON
JOB VACANCY
The Australian Embassy in Yangon is a medium sized diplomatic agency representing the Australian Government in
Myanmar. It is staffed by employees of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Australian Federal Police, the
Department of Immigration and Border Protection, the Australian Trade Commission and the Department of Defence. The
Australian Embassy is seeking applications for the following position:
SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR - EDUCATION
The Senior Policy Advisor - Education is responsible for providing high-level policy and program advice to support the
implementation of the Australian Governments aid assistance to the people of Myanmar.
The successful applicant will have an excellent opportunity to work with an established organisation offering the opportunity
to progress their skills and work experience.
QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE:
The appointee will have the following qualications and experience:
Essential
1. Relevant qualication in education or related discipline, preferably at postgraduate level, or equivalent experience in
education policy, education management and programming in development contexts.
2. Extensive international development experience in the education sector,
3. Proven technical skills in one or more elds of education such as education policy, education management,
education economics, education systems strengthening, education nance, program evaluation and/or education
sector planning.
4. Extensive experience in Southeast Asia in an advisory capacity in a public service environment, providing strategic
support and quality assurance to education sector activities.
5. Substantial international experience in supporting transition processes to sector approaches in education, and education
sector development and reform.
6. Demonstrated ability to conceptualise and think strategically in a dynamic environment.
7. Proven ability to cultivate productive and collegial working relationships with a range of internal and external
stakeholders, and communicate in uent English and with inuence in a wide range of contexts.
Selection criteria and duty statement can be obtained from the Australian Embassy, 88 Strand Road, or downloaded from the
Embassy website at: http://www.myanmar.embassy.gov.au.
Please submit your detailed CV, two written references, and statement of claims to the Australian Embassy, 88 Strand Road,
Yangon, Myanmar, or by e-mail to: dfataap.recruitment.yangon@ausaid.gov.au. Please clearly identify the position for which
you apply in the e-mail subject line or on the envelope. Envelopes should be addressed for the attention of The Recruiter
Australian Aid Program.
The closing date: 4PM (Yangon time) 16 May 2014.
Note:
1. All DFAT employees demonstrate a commitment to the Code of Conduct and Values, as well as to workplace diversity,
occupational health and safety and employee participation principles and have appropriate cross-cultural sensitivities.
2. The Australian Embassy does not discriminate in regards to race, ethnicity, gender and age.
The United Nations Offce for Project Services (UNOPS) in Myanmar is inviting qualifed candi-
dates to apply for the following positions:
Sr. Title and level Duty Station Position Deadline
1. Finance Assistant (LICA-3) Yangon National 31 May 2014

The beneft package for the above positions includes an attractive remuneration, 30 days annual
leave and 10 holidays per year, medical insurance, learning and development opportunities and a
challenging work environment with 250 national and international colleagues.
All applications must be made through the UNOPS E-recruitment System. Please go to https://
gprs.unops.org and click on the post that you are interested in applying for. If you do not have
access to the internet, please contact UNOPS directly on the numbers below.
For any quires please do not hesitate to contact UNOPS at 95 1 657 281-7 Ext: 147
BUSINESS EDITOR: Jeremy Mullins | jeremymullins7@gmail.com
Property
REDUCTIONS in property taxes
have done little to encourage
more tax payments but have
helped heat up the Yangon mar-
ket, say realtors.
Transaction taxes for most
Yangon properties were signi-
cantly reduced at the beginning
of April in a bid to encourage tax
payments, though there has been
little immediate impact.
Over the past few years at
most 150 people paid their prop-
erty taxes every two weeks, said
U Hla Htay Oo, head of the Inter-
nal Revenue Department.
Since the new tax rates start-
ed in April, taxes have been paid
in only about 200 cases.
The transaction taxes are due
to be paid every time a property
is bought. Assessments were con-
ducted late last year on a street
by street basis in Yangon, with
property values put into place
beginning in October.
Taxes had been xed at 30
percent of the assessed value
plus a 7pc stamp tax every time a
property is sold, though insiders
say the taxes are often avoided.
The Ministry of Finance and
Revenue created brackets for the
transactions taxes last month.
Now, a property sold for less
than K50 million will face a 3pc
tax, while those between K50
million and from K150 million
receive a 10pc tax and K150 mil-
lion to K300 million the tax is
20pc, while over K300 million in-
curs rates of 30pc. All properties
must also pay a 5pc stamp duty.
U Hla Htay Oo said reducing
taxes particularly on the lowest
brackets might encourage more
people to pay taxes. Statistics
show about 1200 buyers paid
the transaction tax from Octo-
ber 2013 to March 2014, well be-
low the number of transactions
thought to have occurred.
The number of taxpayers
hasnt increased, he said. We
hope the new rules will get more
people to pay than in the past.
U Kyaw Kyaw, director of the
Finance Ministrys Internal Rev-
enue Department, said there are
few taxpayers given the amount
of buying taking place in Yan-
gons 28 townships. Most of the
people buying homes or land to
live in do not mind paying taxes,
but brokers often try to avoid
them especially if they intend to
sell the property quickly.
Sai Khun Naung real estate
general manager U Yan Aung
said the Yangon property market
felt like it was sleeping until the
Thingyan festival.
When both the property
price and the property tax were
too high, people were reluctant
to buy, he said. He reckons more
people will be interested in the
property market following the
tax relief.
He pointed to the lower end of
the market as the area that could
generate the most new taxpayers,
given that rates had gone from
37pc to 8pc with the changes.
U Yan Aung said he hoped
more people would pay the low-
ered taxes and the property mar-
ket would stabilise.
Transaction tax
relief spurs Yangon
buying spree
MYAT NYEIN AYE
myatnyeinaye11092@gmail.com
YANGON landmark Traders Hotel re-
branded to Sule Shangri-La Yangon last
week following two-and-a-half-years of
renovations.
The hotels overhaul ensures guests
receive an experience in keeping with
other Shangri-La properties, said Phil-
ip Couvaras, Shangri-La area general
manager.
During [the past] 20 years, the
Shangri-La brand has become recog-
nised as the number-one brand in Asia,
he said. We have done the refurbish-
ments and we rebranded the hotel so
we could bring the Shangri-La brand to
Myanmar.
[We will] give every guest a person-
al experience, one that is really sincere,
and a level of service that comes from
the heart to our guests, he said.
In addition to the renovations,
the hotel has also conducted exten-
sive staf training and increased the
amenities on ofer.
Mr Couvaras said prices for some
products and services at Sule Shangri-
La have recently increased, but claimed
this was not related to the change in
branding on April 28.
There has been no specic strat-
egy to increase prices other than those
that impact our business from time to
time, he said, citing the example of
wine, which is more expensive because
of higher costs due to a government
crackdown on illegal imports beginning
in late 2013.
We have always adopted an ap-
proach that our food and beverage pric-
ing is reasonable, quality and freshness
being the main criteria, he said. Most
important is that room rates remain un-
afected.
Hong Kong-listed Shangri-La Hotels
and Resorts owns both the Traders and
Shangri-La brands.
The name change is part of a push
by Shangri-La to restart and expand
projects that were stalled about 15 years
ago by a combination of the Asian Fi-
nancial Crisis, economic sanctions and
a travel boycott as a result of alleged hu-
man rights abuses in the country.
Shangri-La will formally open
Shangri-la Residences Yangon in 2015. It
is a twin tower project beside Kandaw-
gyi Lake that includes two 21-storey
towers of 120 apartments each.
Currently one tower is fully occupied
and the other, which is not fully open, is
at about 30 percent occupancy. Plans
call for the project to be surrounded by
15 acres of landscaped gardens and will
ofer a range of recreational facilities,
including a gym, swimming pool, ten-
nis courts and a mini mart.
Shangri-La is also developing Sule
Square beside Sule Shangri-La with
a targeted completion date of 2015.
The multi-storey commercial tower
will include ofces, retail space and
underground parking. It has also an-
nounced plans to build a 350-room
Lakeside Shangri-La hotel near
Kandawgyi Lake with investment of
US$115 million. A groundbreaking
ceremony for the hotel, which will
be located near the Shangri-La Resi-
dences, was held in December last year.
The completion of renovation works at
Sule Shangri-La and the construction of
Shangri-La Residences were funded by
an $80 million loan from the Interna-
tional Finance Corporation, a member
of the World Bank Group.
Traders rebrands Yangon
hotel to Shangri-La name
A monk blesses the newly re-branded hotel at a ceremony on April 28. Photo: Zarni Phyo
ZAW WIN
THAN
zawwinthan@gmail.com
THE Ministry of Railways and Trans-
portation set a late May deadline for
expressions of interest for applications
to develop the area around Yangon Cen-
tral Railway Station, an ofcial said.
The historic railway building it-
self is set to remain untouched, but
most of the 62 acres is underused. The
ministry hopes to attract a US$2 bil-
lion investment to a multi-use project
including hotels, shopping malls and
business centres, said Myanmar Rail-
ways ofcial U Htun Aung Thin.
The ministry cannot upgrade the
station and the area around it by itself.
Thats why we invited developers for the
buildings design and construction, he
told The Myanmar Times on May 2.
So far representatives from about
100 rms have inquired about the pro-
ject, he claimed.
The station itself is the largest in
Myanmar. It was rst built in 1877 by
the British, but destroyed in 1943 and
rebuilt in the years following the Sec-
ond World War. The current structure
was designed with traditional Burmese
architectural style in mind.
Myanmar Railways spokesperson U
Sein Hla Myint said the historic build-
ing would not be removed, with plans
instead calling for its renovation.
Ofcials also point to the important
role of rail stations in the lives of many
living in major cities.
International railway stations are
often the centre of a city, providing
many diferent [transportation] servic-
es, deputy railways minister U Myint
Thein said last month.
Yangon Heritage Trust director Daw
Moe Moe Lwin said she welcomed the
chance to improve the downtown core
provided the historic Yangon Cen-
tral Railways Station building was not
touched.
It will be a really good chance to
upgrade an area near downtown, she
said.
Daw Moe Moe Lwin also cautioned
against a purely prot-driven project,
noting that in the long term the city will
benet from smart development.
Creating an attractive development
open to the public could draw in more
people to take part in commercial activ-
ities than a closed-of project, she said.
Authorities also told The Myanmar
Times that the railway station site is not
afected by the various limits on high
rise buildings in the downtown area
and near the Shwedagon Pagoda.
Railway ministry invites developers
aboard Yangon station project
MYAT NYEIN AYE
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When both the
property price
and property tax
were too high,
people were
reluctant to buy.
U Yan Aung
Sai Khun Naung real estate
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PROPERTY prices have soared in
Yangons Sanpya Phasa Pa La Ward as
the appearance of soil testers sparked
rumours of an impending large-scale
buyout plan by international rms
keen to re-develop the area.
Local residents say the appearance
of Myanmar and Japanese soil test-
ing crews in the ward located north
of Aung San Stadium caused a buying
frenzy this year, with prices increasing
to several times the costs of last year.
Since the soil testing teams visited
several places in the ward, prices just
about quadrupled, said resident U
Aung Din.
The ward consists of some 800
apartment units intended largely for
civil servants and those made home-
less by disasters, located to the north
of Yangons Aung San Stadium in Min-
galar Taung Nyunt township. Some of
the four-storey buildings date back over
50 years, showing their age with cracks
in the walls and poor maintenance.
Local residents told The Myanmar
Times that ats which previously sold
for K20 million fetched as much as K85
million following the arrival of the soil
testing teams in the last two months,
while monthly rental prices generally
tripled from K50,000 to K150,000.
Department of Human Settlement
and Housing Development deputy di-
rector general U Shwe Win said rules
stipulating all residents must be civil
servants or other people chosen by
the government are often ignored, as
many residents sell the right to live in
their ats to the general public.
Although he declined to provide a
timeframe for the eventual re-develop-
ment of the ward, he said permission
had been granted to interested devel-
opers to begin surveys over the last
two months.
Ministry of Construction ofcials
also conducted a preliminary survey
of residents some two months ago,
though not all residents have yet been
registered.
Another ofcial from the Depart-
ment of Human Settlement and Hous-
ing Development said there is a large-
scale tendering plan in the works,
adding employees from ve diferent
international companies so far request-
ed permission to conduct soil tests.
It will be a very big housing pro-
ject, and will attract a large foreign
investment, said the ofcial, who re-
quested anonymity as the project has
not been ofcially announced to the
public, including ward residents.
The redevelopment is one of
three large projects slated for even-
tual tender alongside developments
in Thuwanna and Yankin Town-
ships, he added.
Mystery project spikes wards prices
A woman walks through Sanpya Phasa Pa La Ward. Photo: Aung Htay Hlaing
SU PHYO
WIN
suphyo1990@gmail.com
Since the soil
testing teams visited
... prices just about
quadrupled.
U Aung Din
Area resident
A LACK of buyers has not stopped
asking prices for land around Thil-
awa SEZ from continuing their up-
ward trajectory, according to real
estate agents.
Asking prices have climbed to as
much as K5 billion per acre from
earlier highs of K3 billion, though
would-be property sellers are find-
ing few takers, according to U Khin
Maung Aye from Shwe Kan Myae
Real Estate.
Although sales are slow at pre-
sent, hopes are high that property
investments will pay off in the fu-
ture in the areas around the SEZ.
U Yan Aung, managing director at
Sai Khun Naung Real Estate Agen-
cy, said many people are watch-
ing to see if the project will be a
success.
People are watching because
its the first project of its kind, he
said.
Land [prices] will be good later.
Much of the focus is on selling
the land as rental prices are limited
by the government, he said.
Meanwhile, Thilawa Special
Economic Zone 51 percent owned
by Myanmar businesses and gov-
ernment and 49pc by Japanese
counterparts aims to begin com-
mercial operations by the end of
2015, according to SEZ manage-
ment committee chair U Set Aung.
Thilawa officials have not yet
announced what it will charge for
industries looking to locate to the
SEZ, though officials pledge costs
will be competitive with similar in-
dustrial sites in Yangon and below
many of its ASEAN competitors in
order to attract foreign investment.
The firm also conducted an
over-the-counter share sale to My-
anmar citizens last month, which it
claims was oversubscribed.
Land near
Thilawa
sees steep
increase
MYAT NOE OO
myatnoe.mcm@gmail.com
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
Over the past fews years at most 150 people paid their property taxes
every two weeks.
U Hla Htay Oo
Bodies of ferry victims
may never be found
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Science & Technology
THIRTY tech students have won plac-
es at Indias International Institute of
Information Technology, Bangalore to
study postgraduate software develop-
ment, it was announced on May 2.
The participants were selected
through an entrance examination and
interview conducted by The Ministry
of Science and Technology and IIITB.
The program is job-oriented and
will have an industry-tested curricu-
lum taught by highly rated faculty to
enable students to get jobs in software
development in the worlds leading
companies.
We selected IT graduates from the
upper 60 percent of each year. The
institute will award a diploma to 30
Myanmar participants, said Mie Mie
Thet Thwin, rector of the Ministry of
Science and Technology, Yangon, and
The University of Computer Studies,
Yangon.
The rst batch of students will
undergo a nine-month postgraduate
software development program com-
mencing May 5.
I took the exam online. When I
return, I will apply to software com-
panies. Indian technology is the best,
said Naw Zin Malar Win of the Univer-
sity of Computer Studies, Yangon.
The rst six months of the program
will be held at IIITB Bangalore, India
and the last three months at the MIIT
campus at the University of Computer
Studies, Mandalay.
These students will get job oppor-
tunities. We will give them jobs, said
deputy technology minister U Aung
Kyaw Myat.
This is part of Indias continued
commitment to development coop-
eration and human resource develop-
ment in Myanmar which encompass-
es major connectivity projects and
several capacity-building initiatives,
entailing a nancial commitment on
the part of Government of India of US
$1.5 billion, said Indias ambassador
to Myanmar, Gautam Mukhopadhaya.
30 IT grads
selected for
training in India
AUNG
KYAW
NYUNT
aungkyawnyunt28@gmail.com
SCIENTISTS on April 28 launched
a radar-assisted hunt in a Madrid
convent for the remains of Spanish
writer Miguel de Cervantes, author of
Don Quixote.
Two technicians in grey vests
paced around a church altar in cen-
tral Madrids red-brick Convent of
Trinitarians, sweeping a ground-pen-
etrating radar in search of the body
of the greatest writer of the Spanish
Golden Age.
Under the gaze of photographers
and television reporters, the radar
revealed images of what lies beneath
the oor, the start of the rst sig-
nicant search for the remains of a
writer who died in poverty on April
22, 1616, despite creating one of the
landmarks of Western literature.
Cervantes is recorded as having
been buried a day after his death in
the church of the convent, which has
expanded over the centuries. The
whereabouts of the writers remains,
however, have been forgotten.
Why search for the remains of
Miguel de Cervantes? Because he is
a gure of worldwide importance.
Because all humanity is in his debt.
And because we have the opportunity
and the technology capable of nding
those remains, removing them from
an anonymous grave and covering
them with a memorial stone, said
Fernando de Pardo, the historian in
charge of the project.
He has given us so much. We are
going to try at least to do something
by putting his name on a stone to dif-
ferentiate it from a nameless tomb.
The electromagnetic waves re-
ected back to the radar machine can
detect any disturbance in the ground,
such as from a burial, Mr. De Pardo
explained.
In the rst phase of the project,
the scientists will sweep the tar-
get area two rooms adjoining the
church, the former cloister, which
covers up to 220 square metres (720
square feet) over a period of three
days, he said.
The results will be analysed over
the following two to three weeks be-
fore a report is submitted to Madrids
city hall, the historian said.
Mr. De Pardo has put the esti-
mated cost of the project at about
100,000 euros ($138,000) over all. If
Cervantess remains are identied
there, it is planned that he remain
buried in the church but with a
plaque, he said.
Francisco Etxeberria, a forensic
anthropologist, said ahead of the
search that the radar could reveal
a burial but not the identity of the
corpse, which would be the challenge
for archaeologists and forensic scien-
tists.
Mr. Etxeberria said the searchers
would also scan parts of the walls
and the sacristy, in the oor of which
there is a padlocked door thought to
lead down to a crypt.
Born near Madrid in 1547, Cer-
vantes has been dubbed the father of
the modern novel for The Ingenious
Gentleman Don Quixote of La Man-
cha, published in two parts in 1605
and 1615.
The convent is still inhabited by
nuns and has been designated part of
Madrids cultural heritage since 1921,
complicating any efort to excavate in
blind pursuit of Cervantes remains.
Finding the tomb of Cervantes
would mean paying a very important
debt to the Prince of Letters in Spain,
Jose Francisco Garcia, Madrid city
halls director of cultural heritage,
said last month. AFP
Spain hunts remains of
Quixote author Cervantes
MADRID
A marble plaque commemorates Spanish Golden Age writer Miguel de
Cervantes on a wall of the Convent of Trinitarians in central Madrid. Photo: AFP
Why search for the
remains of Miguel
de Cervantes?
... Because all
humanity is in his
debt.
Fernando de Pardo
Madrid historian
IN PICTURES
This photo from the European Space
Agencys sun-spotter satellite shows last
weeks solar eclipse as viewed from orbit.
Photo: AFP
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Science & Technology
Gadget Reviews
Multi-Function Clock
It might looks like a table clock,
but look again! Hidden inside is
a 2.0MP resolution camera. There
is also a remote control to use for
shooting from a distance. Recorded
video footage is kept in AVI Format.
Continuous shooting can last four
hours with a full battery.
K85,000
Available: Beno Sony Game Enterprise Ltd.
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Ph: 01- 256417, 09-8622744
by Myo Satt
Power Bank Camera
Works as both a camera and an
external battery. Great for lming
your co-workers.
K75,000
Button Spy Camera
A camera disguised as a shirt-
button, Q would be proud. Can
be used inconspicuously with any
shirt that has black buttons.
K55,000
Motion Detecting Camera (Plug)
This motion detecting camera
comes in the shape of a plug
adaptor. Video resolution is 720x480
at 30 frames per second.
K 75,000
Mini DV (Pocket Digital Video
Camera)
Wherever you go, you can record
everything by clamping this on
your pocket. A waterproof case is
included. Continuous recording
can last for two hours. Can also
export photos in JPEG format.
K85,000
IN an effort to shore up its con-
sumer base ahead of new compe-
tition from private firms, the gov-
ernment-backed Myanmar Post and
Telecommunications is doubling
down on network infrastructure
and customer service in Mandalay.
First off, U Saw Phoe Thar, vice
general manager of Myanma Post
and Telecommunications for Man-
dalay Region, said last week that
MPT plans to extend bandwidth in
the regions GSM radio stations.
We will complete this work
within two weeks, so the GSM
bandwidth will expand to 360,000
lines for the entire region, he said.
In addition, another 120 radio
stations for GSM/UMTS (1+3) are
now being built and of those, 55 are
in the city so it can also increase
subscriber lines to more than
300,000 in the area, he said.
These new stations are set to be
completed this year, he said, giving
no figure for the government budg-
et on the project.
In addition, MPT will open a
public service centre to address
consumer complaints in Mandalay.
The centre will open mid-May in
the citys Chan Aye Thar San town-
ship, aiming to address all com-
plaints regarding the firms service,
said MPT Mandalay Region deputy
general manager U Saw Htoo Thar.
We must offer more services
when there will be competitors,
he said, referring to the launch by
private firms Ooredoo and Telenor
expected later this year.
Mandalay is no exception to the
countrys slow internet and poor
telecommunications infrastructure
woes. U Saw Htoo Thar said he
expects some problems to be easy
enough to answer, but others might
take longer than a single sitting to
resolve.
We still have to consider to
what extent we can settle the com-
plaints we receive, he said.
One service the firm expects to
provide is the ability to tell internet
users whether a connection prob-
lem is with their equipment or MPT
infrastructure.
U Saw Htoo Thar also declined
to reveal plans to adjust mobile
tariffs to meet the new competi-
tion, but said the firm is commit-
ted to remaining flexible in the new
market.
MPT rolls out new
towers, service in
Mandalay Region
A man speaks on his mobile near radio towers in Mandalay. Photo: Phyo Wai Kyaw
120
Number of new radio towers being built
by MPT in Mandalay Region.
PHYO WAI KYAW HLAING KYAW SOE
WorldWORLD EDITOR: Fiona MacGregor
SLAVYANSK
DAMASCUS
JUBA
TWO subway trains collided in Seoul
on May 2 injuring more than 170 peo-
ple but with no reported fatalities,
emergency services said.
News of the accident broke as the
country still reels from the ferry dis-
aster that has left around 300 people
dead.
The tragedy on April 16 has trig-
gered widespread public anger and
a bout of national soul-searching as
to whether South Korea now Asias
fourth-largest economy sacriced
safety standards in its rush for
development.
Brieng reporters, re department
ofcial Kim Kyung-Soo said 172 peo-
ple had been injured in Fridays train
collision, none of them seriously.
The accident happened around
3:30pm (0630 GMT) when a moving
train slammed into the rear of a sta-
tionary train at Sangwangsimni sta-
tion in eastern Seoul.
Around 1000 people were evacu-
ated from the two trains, Mr Kim
said, adding that many of those hurt
had complained of ankle injuries,
cuts and bruises.
According to senior Seoul Metro
ofcial Chung Soo-Young, initial in-
vestigations suggested the automated
stopping system that should prevent
a train getting too close to another
appeared to have failed.
The tunnel curves before enter-
ing Sangwangsimni station and Mr
Chung said the driver of the moving
train did not see the platform was oc-
cupied until quite late.
He applied the emergency break,
but the distance was too short to
Scores injured as underground train crash highlights safety fears
UKRAINE launched a military assault
on the ashpoint town of Slavyansk on
May 2, raising the stakes in the show-
down with Russia, which has vowed
catastrophic consequences if Kiev
stepped up operations.
Insurgents shot down two army
helicopters, killing two servicemen, in-
cluding a pilot, as the army tightened
its noose around the rebel-held town
of 160,000 people.
The pre-dawn ofensive drew a
sharp response from Moscow, where
a spokesperson for President Vladimir
Putin said it dealt a nal blow to a
deal clinched last month in Geneva
meant to ease the crisis.
A spokesperson for insurgents in
Slavyansk, the epicentre of tensions
in eastern Ukraine, said the army
had staged a full-scale attack on the
town.
An AFP reporter on the scene saw
a column of eight armoured vehicles
breaching a rebel-held checkpoint just
south of Slavyansk and heard explo-
sions and sporadic small arms re as
helicopters circled overhead.
The raid marked a dramatic escala-
tion in the crisis and jeopardised ne-
gotiations to release seven European
OSCE (Organisation for Security and
Cooperation in Europe) inspectors be-
ing held by Slavyanks insurgents.
The Kremlin said it had an envoy
in east Ukraine negotiating for their
freedom.
A day earlier, Ukraines interim
president reintroduced conscription
amid fears of an imminent Russian
invasion.
Oleksandr Turchynov has also put
his armed forces on full-combat alert
in response to the estimated 40,000
Russian troops massed on the border.
He has admitted police are power-
less to stop a growing insurgency in
the eastern part of the country, where
pro-Russian rebels have seized control
of more than a dozen towns and cities.
As the crisis rapidly spirals into the
worse East-West confrontation since
the end of the Cold War, US President
Barack Obama was due to discuss the
tensions with German Chancellor An-
gela Merkel at the White House later
on May 2.
Interior Minister Arsen Avakov an-
nounced the Slavyansk death toll on
his Facebook page, adding that there
were also personnel wounded in the
operation.
Its a real battle we are waging
against professional mercenaries, he
wrote, warning local residents to stay
indoors and keep away from windows.
Our demands for the terrorists
are simple: release their hostages, lay
down their arms, leave administrative
buildings and restore the normal func-
tioning of the urban infrastructure.
One Slavyansk resident, Vladimir
Pader, told Russian television, Every-
one, rebels and Slavyansk residents, is
determined not to surrender the city.
Eight armoured vehicles and sev-
eral soldiers were seen retrenching
positions at checkpoints and warned
of anybody trying to approach.
Central Slavyansk remained rela-
tively calm, although rebels parked a
previously captured armoured vehicle
in front of the town hall where the
OSCE monitors are being held.
In what they called an anti-
terrorist operation, the Ukrainian
forces had for days encircled the town
to prevent the insurgents receiving
reinforcements.
Russias foreign ministry warned
on May 1 that any efort by Kiev to in-
tensify its military operation against
its own people in the east could have
catastrophic consequences.
And Russian news agencies quoted
Mr Putins spokesperson Dmitry Pesk-
ov as saying that while Moscow was
making eforts to de-escalate and set-
tle the conict, Kiev had launched a
reprisal raid.
He said the raid was essentially
nishing of the last hope for the feasi-
bility of the Geneva accord.
Russias envoy to the OSCE, Andrei
Kelin, said Moscow had urged the pan-
European body to take steps to stop
this reprisal raid, according to the
ITAR-TASS news agency. AFP
Ukraine attack on Slavyansk
is final blow to peace deal
SYRIAN warplanes hit a popular
market in a rebel-held district of
Aleppo on May 1 killing at least 33
civilians, the Syrian Observatory for
Human Rights said.
The previous day, at least 20 peo-
ple, including 17 children, were killed
in air strikes on the city, during a
week in which civilians continued to
bear the brunt of the civil war.
The previous day least 100 peo-
ple, including some 80 civilians, died
in a twin car-bomb attack on a pro-
regime area of Homs claimed by the
al-Qaeda afliated Al-Nusra Front.
Despite the ongoing conict, the
regime of Bashar al-Assad is pre-
paring for a presidential election
slammed as a farce by the opposition
and by the United States as a parody
of democracy.
The April 30 twin air strikes
hit a school in Aleppos rebel-held
Ansari neighbourhood, the Syrian
Observatory for Human Rights said.
Amateur video distributed by
activists showed rows of bodies of
children, some of them bloodied,
wrapped in grey body bags on the
ground.
Aleppo-based citizen journalist
Mohammed al-Khatieb told AFP via
the internet that the children were
holding a drawing exhibition when
two air strikes, 10 minutes apart,
struck the school.
Aleppo provinces opposition
council condemned the attack in
a statement, and appealed to the
worlds conscience for action over
Syria, for the sake of the values and
principles you defend, because your
silence is killing us.
Rebel-held areas of Aleppo have
come under massive assault from the
air since mid-December.
The governments use of bar-
rel bombs, unguided munitions
Violence escalates a month
ahead of Syrian elections
An armed pro-Russian man walks past burning debris at a checkpoint in Slavyansk on May 2. Photo: AFP
35
EU technology is
fuelling Chinas
military power rise
WORLD 41
May Day events
across the world
marked by protests
WORLD 38
UNESCO condemns
plan to dump waste
at the Barrier Reef
WORLD 40
US Secretary of State John Kerry ew
in to war-torn South Sudan on May 2
in an efort to bring about a ceasere
and halt the countrys slide toward
genocide and famine.
The unannounced visit is seen as
the most determined push yet for a
truce in the four-month-old civil war,
which has seen the worlds youngest
nation collapse amid a brutal cycle of
war crimes including widespread eth-
nic massacres, rape and child soldier
recruitment.
On arrival in Juba, Mr Kerry head-
ed into a meeting with President Salva
Kiir, an AFP correspondent said.
US ofcials said he would also be
holding telephone talks with rebel
leader Riek Machar, and brandish-
ing the threat of targeted sanctions
against both sides in the conict.
Secretary Kerry will reiterate the
need for all parties to respect the ces-
sation of hostilities agreement [and]
to immediately cease attacks on civil-
ians, State Department spokesperson
Jen Psaki said.
He will also urge warring factions
to fully cooperate with the United Na-
tions and humanitarian organisations
to protect civilians and to provide
life-saving assistance to the people of
South Sudan, Ms Psaki added.
Outrage is mounting over the scale
of killings in South Sudan, with both
government forces loyal to President
Kiir and rebels backing ex-vice presi-
dent Machar implicated in a string of
atrocities.
Last month hundreds of peo-
ple were massacred by rebels in the
northern oil-hub of Bentiu, including
in churches, mosques and hospitals,
while a pro-government mob shot
dead dozens of unarmed civilians shel-
tering in a UN base in the town of Bor.
The United States has also been un-
der pressure to intervene, having been
a key backer of South Sudans push
for independence from Khartoum and
having poured in billions of dollars in
aid to the country since it split from
Sudan in 2011.
Mr Kerry has signalled that Wash-
ington has lost patience, saying on
May 1 that he was frankly disappoint-
ed by the conduct of both Mr Kiir and
Mr Machar, whose bitter rivalry has
sparked a wave of ethnic killings be-
tween their respective Dinka and Nuer
tribes.
Peace talks taking place in Ethiopia
have made no progress.
Speaking in the Ethiopian capital
Addis Ababa on May 1, Mr Kerry cited
very disturbing leading indicators of
the kind of ethnic, tribal, targeted na-
tionalistic killings taking place.
Were they to continue in the way
theyve been going [they] could re-
ally present a very serious challenge
to the international community with
respect to the questions of genocide,
he added.
President Barack Obama signed a
decree last month authorising puni-
tive sanctions, including the seizure of
assets and visa bans, against anyone in
South Sudan deemed to be threaten-
ing peace eforts.
A State Department ofcial said
Mr Kerry had also met with African
Union ofcials in Addis Ababa earlier
on May 2 and discussed the scope of
atrocities in South Sudan and the need
to hold people accountable.
Thousands, and possibly tens of
thousands, of people have already
been killed with at least 1.2 million
people forced to ee their homes. Tens
of thousands are living in appalling
conditions in overstretched UN bases.
Aid agencies are also warning that
South Sudan is on the brink of Africas
worst famine since the 1980s, with
the United Nations demanding at
least a one-month-long truce so that
crops can be planted and food stocks
boosted.
On April 30 the UN High Commis-
sioner for Human Rights, Navi Pil-
lay, visited South Sudan and issued
a similarly bleak assessment of the
situation, saying she was appalled
by the apparent lack of concern about
the risk of famine displayed by both
leaders.
The deadly mix of recrimination,
hate speech, and revenge killings ...
seems to be reaching boiling point,
Ms Pillay said.
The conict started on December
15, with Mr Kiir accusing Mr Machar
of attempting a coup. MrMachar then
ed to the bush to launch a rebellion,
insisting the president had attempt-
ed to carry out a bloody purge of his
rivals.
AFP
South Sudans President Salva
Kiir Mayardit (right) meets with US
Secretary of State John Kerry in Juba
on May 2. Photo: AFP
JUBA
Kerry pushes for ceasefre in
surprise visit to South Sudan
avoid a collision, Mr Chung said.
The two last cars of the stationary
train appeared to have been thrown
of the rails by the force of the im-
pact, and TV footage showed cracked
windows on the two trains and one
door connecting two carriages that
had been completely knocked of its
hinges.
Seouls subway network is in one
of the busiest in the world, carrying
around 5.25 million passengers a day,
according to ofcial data from City
Hall.
Although there were no fatalities,
the accident will likely fuel public
criticism of the government for lax
safety standards caused by the al-
leged collusion of transport compa-
nies and state regulators.
President Park Geun-Hyes ap-
proval ratings, which have been im-
pressively high since she took ofce
a little over a year ago, have fallen by
around 11 percentage points in the
wake of the ferry disaster, according
to Gallup Korea.
AFP
Scores injured as underground train crash highlights safety fears
Violence escalates a month
ahead of Syrian elections
usually dropped from altitude to
avoid ground re, has come in for
particular criticism from human
rights watchdogs because of their in-
discriminate toll on civilians.
Hours later, Al-Nusra Front car-
ried out two suicide attacks in the
Aleppo countryside, killing and
wounding dozens of troops and pro-
regime militiamen, said the Observa-
tory.
Al-Nusra Front had earlier
claimed an attack on April 29 against
Homs Abbasiyeh neighbourhood,
mainly inhabited by members of As-
sads Alawite minority community.
God allowed the Al-Nusra Fronts
ghters to achieve a feat despite dra-
conian security measures. It is so that
they [residents of pro-regime areas]
taste the hell that our brothers have
tasted, a statement said.
According to Observatory direc-
tor Rami Abdel Rahman, the attacks
come amid a major government of-
fensive aimed at reclaiming a handful
of rebel areas in the heart of Homs.
Hundreds of people have been
killed and thousands of families dis-
placed from Homs by violence since
the anti-Assad revolt broke out in
March 2011.
The attacks come just weeks away
from a presidential election that
will be held in regime-controlled
territory.
According to Abdel Rahman, the
escalation in attacks is a message
from the armed opposition to the
regime to say there will be no safe
zones during the election.
Meanwhile, the number of presi-
dential hopefuls shot up to 17.
The election has been mocked as
a farce mainly because of a series
of constraints that make it efectively
impossible for a genuine regime op-
ponent to run. AFP
IN PICTURES
PHOTO: AFP
Afghans work inside
a coal mine which
collapsed on April 30.
Around 40 miners were
killed and an unknown
number of others were
trapped.
The incident happened
in the Dar-i- Suf district
of Samangan province,
some 200 kilometres
(124 miles) from Mazar-
e-Sharif.
Ofcials at the site
said the collapse had
followed an explosion at
the mine.
SEOUL
36 World International THE MYANMAR TIMES MAY 5 - 11, 2014
THE recovery of a body from South
Koreas ferry disaster some distance
from the submerged vessel has fuelled
concerns many among the scores still
missing may never be found.
More than two weeks after the
6825-tonne Sewol capsized and sank,
213 people have been conrmed dead
but 89 remain unaccounted for, much
to the frustration and anger of the
victims families.
On April 30, a shing boat pulled a
body from the sea about 2 kilometres
(1.2 miles) away from the main
recovery site of the southern island
of Jindo.
This made us even more aware
of the importance of preventing the
loss of victims bodies, Park Seung-
Ki, spokesperson for the Ministry of
Oceans and Fisheries, told reporters.
Recovery workers put a ring of
netting around the site days ago,
but there are concerns that powerful
currents in the area may have pulled
some bodies into the open sea.
The relatives of those still missing
are insisting that all the bodies be
recovered before eforts begin to raise
the sunken ferry.
But the dive teams, working
in challenging and sometimes
hazardous conditions, have yet to
access 22 of the ships 66 passenger
cabins in their grim search.
The Sewol capsized on April 16
with 476 people on board. More than
300 were from the same high school
in Ansan city, just south of Seoul.
A group of 160 relatives whose
childrens bodies have been recovered
left Ansan for Jindo on May 1, to
show support for those still waiting
for their loved ones remains to be
retrieved.
It has become one of South Koreas
worst peacetime disasters, and the
death of so many young students
has fuelled the need to apportion
blame and hold those responsible to
account.
The captain and 14 of his crew
have been arrested, and the ferry
owners have become the focus of an
ever-widening probe, but much of the
public criticism has been directed at
the government.
The general consensus is that
lax safety standards and collusion
between industry and regulators
were partly to blame for the scale of
the disaster, while ofcials have also
been blamed for the initially slow
rescue response.
The Sewols regular captain,
who was of duty on the day of the
accident, has told prosecutors that
the ferry operator, Chonghaejin
Marine Co, brushed aside repeated
warnings that the 20-year-old ship
had stability issues following a
renovation in 2012.
The precise cause of the accident is
still under investigation, but experts
have suggested a sharp turn may have
caused its cargo to shift and the ferry
to list irretrievably to one side before
capsizing.
Senior prosecutor Yang Jong-Jin
said two Chonghaejin Marine ofcials
had been questioned extensively on
April 30 over allegations that the
Sewol was carrying three times its
recommended cargo weight. AFP
Ferry victims bodies
may never be found
South Korean mourners wait in a line to pay tribute at the memorial altar for
victims of the sunken South Korean ferry Sewol, in Ansan on April 30. Photo: AFP
89
Number of the Sewols passengers who
remain unaccounted for
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incorporated in U.S.A and having its offce at One Baxter Parkway,
Deerfeld, Illinois, U.S.A, is the Owner and Sole Proprietor of the
following Trade Mark:-
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sodium Rlactate, sodium chloride, potassium chloride and calcium
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chloride, calcium chloride and dextrose in water; dextrose, alcohol
and sodium chloride in water; dextrose and alcohol in water;
hydrolyzed protein in water; dextrose and protein hydrolysate in
water; alcohol, dextrose and protein hydrosate in water; acacia
and sodium chloride in water; invert sugar in water; histamine
diphosphate and potassium chloride in water; hitamine diphosphate
and sodium chloride in water; sodium sulfate in water; injectable
pyrogen; sterile non-pyrogenic distilled water used as a diluent
for parenteral injection solutions, and medical preparations for
topical application comprising pectin jelly.
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according to law.
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For BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.,
#205/5, Thirimingalar Housing, Strand Rd., Yangon.
Dated. 5
th
May, 2014
TRADE MARK CAUTION
NOTICE is hereby given that PIGEON CORPORATION
a company organized under the laws of Japan and having
its principal offce at 4-4, Nihonbashi Hisamatsu-cho,
Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan is the owner and sole proprietor
of the following trademarks:-
(cosmetic); baby powder; make-up powder; cotton swabs
(toiletries); cotton balls (toiletries); medicated soap; disinfectant
soap; bath preparations; sun-block lotions, creams, creamy
lotions; after care lotions for sunburn; dentifrices; tissues
impregnated with cosmetics lotions; transparent soaps; baby
creamy lotion; diamantine (abrasive); sun-tanning preparations
(cosmetic); moisture creams; creams for nipple and breast;
creams for whiting the skin; powder contained in wet tissues;
sun-block lotions contained in wet tissues; sun-block cream
contained in wet tissues; skin lotions contained in wet tissues;
hair lotions; cosmetic preparations for skin care; beauty masks;
antiperspirants (toiletries); cosmetic preparations for slimming
purposes; cotton wool for cosmetic purposes; mouth washes,
not for medical purposes; preparations for cleaning dentures;
lipsticks; pumice stones; make-up powder; perfumeries;
essential oils; washing starch; cleaning, polishing, scouring
and abrasive preparations; cosmetics; cosmetic preparations
for baths; cleaning preparations; cosmetic kits; hair dyes; wet
tissues for cleaning human body; wet tissues for babies and
infants use; wet napkins; chemical preparations for increasing
transparency and insulation rate of lens; magnetic disc cleaning
liquid; shoe cream; shoe polish; incense; incense sticks; anti-
static preparations for household purposes; animal washes,
not including pharmaceutical preparations; and all other goods
included in this Class 3
Pacifers; teethers; teething rings; feeding bottles (babies
bottles); disposable bottles; feeding bottle valves; teats;
nipple hole punches; breast pumps; nipple pullers; nipple
protectors; cup-type pad for breast milk; nipple cream;
coolers and warmers for breast; walking aids for handicapped
persons; containers for sterilizing; sterilizing tongs; clinical
thermometers; electronic clinical thermometers; infrared
clinical thermometers; maternity belts; cotton swabs for
medical purposes; cotton balls for medical purposes; portable
urinals; toilet training seats; nasal syringes; feeding cups
for a liquid medicine; feeding bottle for a liquid medicine;
incontinence sheets; ice bags for medical purposes; spoons
for administering medicines; mirrors for dentists; fumigation
apparatus for medical purposes; ear picks; feeding bottles
with integral spoons; feeding bottles with integral spouts;
plasters for cooling purposes; sphygmomanometers;
apparatus for the diagnosis of pregnancy; pads for preventing
pressure sores on patient bodies; bed pans; artifcial limbs,
eyes and teeth; abdominal belts; air cushions for medical
purposes; ear plugs; bandages (elastic); basins for medical
purposes; cases ftted for medical instruments; non-chemical
contraceptives, crutches; esthetic massage apparatus; nursing
appliances; draw-sheets for sick beds; soporifc pillows for
insomnia; orthopedic soles; hearing aids for the deaf; plastic
spouts; holders for pacifers; rubber cot sheets for babies;
hygrometers; wheelchairs; holders for feeding bottles; breast
pads; plastic containers for milk powders; containers for
feeding bottles and teats; and all other goods included in
this Class 10
trademarks or other infringements whatsoever will be dealt
with according to law.
for PIGEON CORPORATION
th
May, 2014
( Reg: No. IV/590/2008)
in respect of:- all goods in Class 3 including toiletries,
softeners and detergents in powder, solid and liquid
all goods in Class 5 including breast pads and medicines
all goods in Class 8 including spoons and forks
all goods in Class 10 including feeding bottles and other
feeding apparatus
all goods in Class 16 including wipes for buttock and
wet tissues
all goods in Class 21 including manually operated
household utensil and kitchen utensil
all goods in Class 28 including toys
(Reg: Nos. IV/4553/2001 & IV/8478/2006)
in respect of:- Softeners; detergents in powder, solid and
liquid; bleaching preparations; foam-type skin cleansers;
foam-type deodorant; body soaps; solid and liquid soaps;
shampoos; baby oils; oils for cosmetic purposes; baby
lotions; lotions for cosmetic purposes; baby creams; creams
International World 37 www.mmtimes.com
MANILA
COLOMBO
International sextortionists
arrested in the Philippines
POLICE investigating a massive
global internet sextortion net-
work have arrested 58 people in the
Philippines, Interpol announced on
May 2.
Victims have been lured by people
posing as attractive young women
into giving sexually explicit photos
or videos of themselves online, then
blackmailed sometimes repeatedly
for many thousands of dollars, the
authorities said.
Those arrested in the Philippines
were just a small part in an expand-
ing worldwide phenomenon that is
being fuelled by the explosion of so-
cial media, the director of Interpols
Digital Crime Centre Sanjay Virmani
said.
The scale of this extortion net-
work is massive, Mr Virmani said.
Philippine police chief Alan Puri-
sima said the 58 Filipinos arrested
would be charged over a range of
crimes, including engaging in child
pornography, extortion and using
technologies to commit fraud.
Mr Purisima said the scam typi-
cally involved the fake woman mak-
ing contact with people overseas via
Facebook and other social media,
then seeking to establish a relation-
ship with them.
After getting acquainted with the
victims ... they engage in cybersex,
and this will be recorded unknown
to the victims, he said, adding web-
cams were used to record sexually ex-
plicit conversations and actions.
They then threaten to release it
to friends and relatives.
Mr Purisima said victims paid
between hundreds or thousands of
dollars, sending their payments via
Western Union and other money
transfer remittance companies.
While he said elderly men were
often targeted, senior representa-
tives of foreign police agencies also
attending the press conference said
minors were also victims.
Detective chief inspector Gary
Cunningham, from the Scottish po-
lice forces major investigation team
who also briefed reporters, said one
teenager in Scotland had committed
suicide after being extorted.
Mr Cunningham said the boy was
17 when he killed himself.
More than 530 people in Hong
Kong, many aged between 20 and 30,
have fallen victim to the scam since
the beginning of last year, according
to Chief Inspector Louis Kwan, from
the Chinese territorys police com-
mercial crime bureau.
Mr Kwan said Hong Kong victims
had paid up to US$15,000 in desper-
ate attempts to keep the sexually
compromising material private.
Mr Kwan said some victims paid
up to three times before going to
the police when they realised they
could no longer aford to continue
paying.
However, authorities empha-
sised the Philippines was not the
hub of the global sextortion
scams, only that the current inves-
tigation had focused on the South-
east Asian nation.
These crimes are not limited to
any one country and nor are the vic-
tims, Mr Virmani of Interpol said.
Mr Purisima said authorities from
the United States, Hong Kong, Inter-
pol, Scotland, Singapore and Austral-
ia last year established Operation
Strikeback.
The joint taskforce was created
at an Interpol meeting to tackle the
growing number of sextortion vic-
tims in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Sin-
gapore, the Philippines, the United
Kingdom and the United States, ac-
cording to Mr Purisima. AFP
Gilbert Sosa (centre), Philippine police chief of cyber crime division, answers
questions from the media, with Philippine national police chief Alan Purisima
(left) and William Wallwrapp, US attache, in Manila on May 2. Photo: AFP
MUSLIM legislators in Sri Lan-
ka have asked President Mahinda
Rajapakse to protect their minority
community from Buddhist extremist
elements blamed for a recent spate of
hate attacks.
The Muslim Council of Sri Lanka,
an umbrella organisation of Muslim
groups, said 16 out of the 18 Mus-
lim parliamentarians had asked the
president to intervene and halt the at-
tacks.
Muslim parliamentarians wish to
bring to your excellencys kind attention
the continued hate campaign, intimida-
tion and threats to Muslims, carried out
by some Buddhist extremist elements,
the MPs said in a joint letter on May 2.
It was sent after police on April 28
established a new unit to investigate
hate crimes after attacks by Buddhist
monks on churches and mosques last
year raised concerns about religious
freedom.
Nationalist Buddhist groups have
accused religious minorities of having
undue political and economic inuence
on the island.
Seventy percent of Sri Lankas 20
million people are Sinhalese Buddhists,
while Muslims are the second-largest re-
ligious group, making up just under 10
percent.
Mr Rajapakse, who is a Buddhist,
warned monks in January last year not
to incite religious violence. However the
opposition has alleged the government
has tacitly supported the violence. AFP
Sri Lankas
Muslims ask
for protection
ISTANBUL
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN
Indonesian workers rally in Jakarta to mark May Day, also known as Labour Day, on May 1. Photo: AFP
TURKISH police red tear gas and
water cannons to disperse May Day
protesters in Istanbul on May 1, as tens
of thousands of people hit the streets
around the world to mark Internation-
al Labour Day.
Police dispersed hundreds of pro-
testers who tried to defy a ban on
demonstrations on the citys Taksim
Square on the anniversary of clashes
that spawned a nationwide protest
movement.
After giving a nal warning, hun-
dreds of riot police backed up by wa-
ter cannon moved in on protesters in
the Besiktas district as they tried to
breach the barricades leading up to
the symbolic square, according to an
AFP reporter.
Rallies also took place across Asia,
including in Hong Kong, Jakarta,
Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Taipei and
Seoul, where the annual protest was
expected to take a sombre tone in
the wake of the South Korean ferry
disaster.
Russian workers, meanwhile, were
to parade on Red Square for the rst
time since 1991 in the latest Soviet tra-
dition to be revived as a wave of patri-
otism sweeps the country.
May Day was a key date in the
Soviet calendar, with elaborate cel-
ebrations involving ranks of marching
athletes, soldiers and workers on the
Moscow square, but in recent years
the annual demonstrations have been
relegated to a city highway.
In Cambodia, security forces armed
with sticks and batons forcibly dis-
persed dozens of May Day protesters
near Phnom Penhs Freedom Park, ac-
cording to an AFP photographer.
Several people were beaten.
The park, opened by the govern-
ment in 2010 as a designated area
for people to air their grievances, was
closed of by police with barbed wire
as the authorities seek to clamp down
on protests against long-ruling strong-
man Prime Minister Hun Sen.
We are sad that we could not mark
May Day properly. Workers rights
have been thwarted, said Ath Thorn,
president of the Coalition of Cambo-
dian Apparel Workers Democratic
Union.
Indonesian police said some 33,000
workers were set to rally across the
capital Jakarta. Unions said up to 2
million workers would be out in force
to demand better working conditions
in Southeast Asias most populous na-
tion, although in previous years the
numbers have come in much lower
than such forecasts.
Demonstrations will be held na-
tionwide but the biggest will be in
Jakarta, with around 33,000 workers,
police spokesperson Rikwanto told
AFP, adding that 18,000 police ofcers
would be out on the streets.
In Hong Kong, union organisers
said some 5000 people were set to
join their march from the citys Victo-
ria Park to government headquarters,
with better working hours at the top
of the agenda.
Malaysian civil society groups said
they expected several thousand peo-
ple to attend a rally in Kuala Lumpur
against price hikes implemented by
the long-ruling government, which
is already under domestic and inter-
national scrutiny over its handling of
the passenger jet that disappeared on
March 8.
Meanwhile in Taiwan, thousands of
workers were set to march to the la-
bour ministry demanding wage hikes
and a ban on companies hiring cheap
temporary or part-time workers.
In Seoul around 5000 workers were
expected to rally, but this years tradi-
tional May Day trade union gathering
has been overshadowed by the ferry
disaster that has claimed the lives of
hundreds of people.
In Singapore, critics of the govern-
ments manpower and immigration
policies were scheduled to hold a rally
in a designated protest park. AFP
Hong Kong to Istanbul,
May Day sees protests
A CONTROVERSIAL new penal code
for oil-rich Brunei that will eventually
include tough Islamic sharia penalties
such as severing of limbs and death by
stoning ofcially came into efect on
May 1.
Bruneis all-powerful Sultan Has-
sanal Bolkiah had announced on April
30 that he would push ahead with
the introduction of the new criminal
code that has sparked international
condemnation and rare domestic criti-
cism of the fabulously wealthy ruler
and.
The initial phase introduces nes
or jail terms for ofences including
indecent behaviour, failure to attend
Friday prayers and out-of-wedlock
pregnancies.
A second phase covering crimes
such as theft and robbery is to start
later this year, involving more strin-
gent penalties such as severing of
limbs and ogging.
Late next year, punishments such
as death by stoning for ofences in-
cluding sodomy and adultery will be
introduced.
The sultan, one of the worlds
wealthiest men with an estimated for-
tune of US$20 billion, had announced
the implementation last year.
He rst called for the penal code
in the late 1990s and has increasingly
voiced plans to strengthen Islams
role in the already conservative, en-
ergy-rich Muslim country on Borneo
island.
But the plans by the revered father-
gure monarch triggered unprec-
edented criticism earlier this year on
Bruneis active social media, though
the move appears to enjoy broad sup-
port, especially among Muslim ethnic
Malays, who make up about 70 per-
cent of the population.
The UNs human rights ofce and
various international rights and legal
activist groups have also condemned
the move as out of step with modern
society.
Brunei is the rst country in East
or Southeast Asia to introduce a sharia
penal code on a national level, joining
several mostly Middle Eastern coun-
tries like Saudi Arabia and Iran.
Attorney General Hayati Salleh
late on April 30 sought to ease con-
cerns over the codes implementation,
stressing that sharia cases will face
high burdens of proof before the tough
penalties are imposed.
It is crucial that we, and the in-
ternational community, understand
these distinctions and not focus sole-
ly on the punishments but rather on
the evidence-gathering process that is
complicated and strict, she said.
AFP
Bruneis new sharia laws launched
TRADE MARK CAUTION
NOTICE is hereby given that OLEEN CO., LTD. a company
organized under the laws of Thailand and having its principal
offce at No. 33/21-33, Sukhumvit 11, Klongtoey-Nua, Wattana,
Bangkok, 10110, Thailand is the owner and sole proprietor of the
following trademarks:-
(Reg: No. IV/13644/2013)
(Reg: No. IV/13645/2013)
(Reg: No. IV/13646/2013)
The above three trademarks are in respect of:- Refned palm olein
cooking oil Class: 29
trademarks or other infringements whatsoever will be dealt with
according to law.
for OLEEN CO., LTD.
Phone: 372416
Dated: 5
th
May, 2014
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the following Trademarks : -
BENSON & HEDGES
Myanmar Registration Number 4/1596/2014
Reg. No.
4/1597/2014
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Reg. No.
4/1599/2014
Cigarettes; tobacco; tobacco products; lighters; matches;
smokers articles. (International Class 34)
Ph: 0973150632
Dated. 5
th
May, 2014
ON May 1 UNESCO condemned a
decision to allow the dumping of
dredge waste in Great Barrier Reef
waters and recommended the Aus-
tralian marine park be considered
for inclusion on the World Heritage
in-danger list.
The decision in January to allow 3
million cubic metres of dredge waste
to be disposed of in park waters fol-
lowed a decision by the government
to give the green light to a major
coal port expansion for Indias Adani
Group on the reef coast in December.
Conservationists warn it could
hasten the demise of the reef, which
is already considered to be in poor
health, with dredging smothering
corals and seagrasses and exposing
them to poisons and elevated levels
of nutrients.
In its rst comments on the is-
sue, the United Nations Educational,
Scientic, and Cultural Organization
noted with concern and regrets the
move, which it said was approved de-
spite an indication that less-impacting
disposal alternatives may exist.
It asked the government to pro-
vide a new report to the World Her-
itage Committee proving that dump-
ing was the least damaging option
and would not hurt the reef s value.
More generally, UNESCO ex-
pressed concern regarding serious
decline in the condition of the Great
Barrier Reef, including in coral re-
cruitment and reef-building across
extensive parts of the property.
The body said a business-as-usu-
al approach to managing the prop-
erty is not an option.
Given the reefs long-term deteriora-
tion, it recommended the World Herit-
age Commitee consider putting it on its
in-danger list in 2015 in the absence of
substantial progress on key issues.
WWF Australia spokesperson
Richard Leck said the government
needed to act quickly to prevent the
embarrassment of the reef being list-
ed as in danger.
UNESCOS concern is shared by
thousands of Australians and hun-
dreds of leading scientists and we
call on the federal government to
ban dumping of dredge spoil in the
Great Barrier Reef World Heritage
Area prior to the World Heritage
Committee meeting in June, he said.
The government in February
insisted it had made substantial
progress on UNESCO benchmarks
for protection of the reef in a report
aimed at staving of a world heritage
downgrade.
Environment Minister Greg Hunt
said it demonstrates unequivocally
the governments commitment to
better managing and protecting this
natural wonder.
According to the report, Australia
was taking steps to bolster the reefs
resilience to the major threats of ex-
treme weather events and climate
change, which it said cannot be man-
aged directly. AFP
SYDNEY
MANILA
UNESCO slams Barrier
Reef dumping scheme
[We have concerns]
regarding serious
decline in the
condition of the
Great Barrier Reef.
UNESCO
150 km
Coral
Sea
Basin
Source: Australian government/Greatbarrierreef.org
QUEENSLAND
Dredge dumping plan in Barrier Reef
Townsville
Cairns
Lockhart
River
Lockhart
River
Rockhampton
Cooktown
Great Barrier
Reef Marine Park
Length: 2,600 km
400 kinds of corals
1,500 fish species
215 bird species
30 species of whale,
dolphin, porpoise
2,900 individual reef
900 islands
AUSTRALIA
Abbot Point
Approved disposal site is
about 25 km east-north-
east of the port
UNESCO condemns a decision to allow the dumping of up to three
million cubic metres of dredge waste in the Great Barrier Reef
Australia approved the
dumping plan in January,
part of major coal port
expansion for Indias
Adani Group
THE Philippine government has said
that the United States has a treaty
obligation to help if the country is at-
tacked on its own territory or in the
South China Sea.
President Barack Obama on April
29 declared the US would support its
ally in the event of being attacked, a
day after his government signed an
agreement allowing a greater Ameri-
can military presence on Philippine
bases over 10 years.
Mr Obama cited a 1951 mutual de-
fence treaty but did not specically
mention coming to Manilas aid in the
South China Sea, where China and the
Philippines are in dispute over tiny is-
lets, reefs and rocks.
However Philippines foreign Sec-
retary Albert del Rosario said in a
statement on April 30. Under the mu-
tual defence treaty, the United States
will come to the assistance of the Phil-
ippines if our metropolitan territory
is attacked or if our armed forces are
attacked in the Pacic area.
Washington had afrmed in a 1999
diplomatic letter that the South Chi-
na Sea is considered as part of the Pa-
cic area, Mr del Rosario added.
Critics of the US security pacts as
well as sections of the Philippine press
allege Manila had gifted US troops
with new bases but got nothing in
return. AFP
US has duty
to protect
Philippines
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of the Trademarks described below, by virtue of the Deed of
Assignment dated 3 March 2014 (Reg. No. 4/3085/ 2014) executed
between Den Braven Sealants B.V. (Assignor), and Den Braven
Holding B.V. (Assignee), whereby Assignor, the original owner
had registered the Marks in Myanmar, assigned it to Assignee:
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BEIJING
BANGKOK
EU technology supporting Chinas arms
AS China boosts its military spending,
rattling neighbours over territorial
disputes at sea, an AFP investigation
has found that European countries
have approved billions in transfers of
weapons and military-ready technol-
ogy to the Asian giant.
Chinas air force relies on French-
designed helicopters, while subma-
rines and frigates involved in Bei-
jings physical assertion of its claim to
vast swathes of the South China Sea
are powered by German and French
engines part of a separate trade
in dual use technology to Beijings
armed forces.
Chinese President Xi Jinping an-
nounced stepped-up production of
the Airbus EC175 helicopter in China
during his visit to France in March.
Analysts said the deal could result in
technology transfers to the military.
European exports are very im-
portant for the Chinese military, said
Andrei Chang, editor of the Hong
Kong-based Kanwa Asian Defense
Review.
Without European technology,
the Chinese navy would not be able
to move.
The European Union imposed an
arms embargo on China after its army
killed many demonstrators in the
1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.
But member states are free to inter-
pret the embargo loosely, analysts say.
The exports have generated fric-
tion with the United States, which
does not export arms to Beijing,
along with criticism from activists
pointing to human rights violations
and analysts citing regional security
concerns.
An EU spokesperson said in a
statement that the nal decision to
authorise or deny the [arms] export
is the responsibility of EU member
states.
China, the worlds second-largest
military spender, last month an-
nounced the latest of many double-
digit rises in its ofcial defence budg-
et.
EU arms makers received licences
to export equipment worth 3 billion
euros (US$4.1 billion) to China in the
decade to 2012, according to annual
EU reports on the trade.
The most recent said arms ex-
ports worth 173 million euros ($240
million) were approved in 2012, with
France issuing more than 80 percent
of them by value. A French parlia-
mentary report said the country de-
livered China arms worth 104 million
euros ($140m).
Most of Frances arms exports
to China from 2009 to 2013 were
accounted for by the production of
Airbus helicopters in China for use
by Chinas military, according to ana-
lysts from the Stockholm Internation-
al Peace Research Institute (SIPRI),
which monitors arms transfers.
Other EU licences included almost
3m euros ($4.2m) worth of smooth-
bore weapons and accessories, ap-
proved for export by Britain, and
nearly 18m euros ($25m) worth of
vessels of war or their accessories
and components, authorised by the
Netherlands.
Most of Beijings military imports
last year came from Russia while
France, Britain and Germany sup-
plied 18 percent, SIPRI estimates.
China is on track to become a major
military power.
While it calls its expanding capa-
bilities peaceful and aimed at self-
defence, relations with its neighbours
have soured in recent years, especial-
ly rival Japan, with experts warning
of potentially dangerous escalations
if either side miscalculates.
Tensions spiked last year when a
Jiangwei-class Chinese frigate was
among the vessels which Tokyo ac-
cused of locking re-control radar on
a destroyer and helicopter near dis-
puted islands, an allegation Beijing
denied.
Military experts believe the frigate
relies on diesel engines produced by
German rm MTU.
Another ship involved in recent
tensions, a Jiangkai-class vessel, uses
engines made by SEMT Pielstick, a
French diesel engine manufacturer
owned by German rm MAN Diesel
and Turbo, according to analysts and
specications posted on Chinese mili-
tary websites.
MAN told AFP that its Chinese li-
censees have supplied about 250 en-
gines to Chinas navy.
MTU said it acts strictly accord-
ing to the German export laws, with-
out elaborating.
The engines are exported as dual
use, having civilian and potential
military applications, so are exempt
from the EU arms embargo.
Beijings military has acquired an
array of such items from Europe over
the past decade, including software
used to design ghter jets.
German-designed engines chosen
for their low noise levels power virtu-
ally all non-nuclear Chinese subma-
rines and several classes of Chinese
frigates deployed in the South Chi-
na Sea, where Beijing has a host of
territorial disputes, analysts say.
Citing the co-production deal
signed in France, Mr Chang said,
China uses the name of civil pur-
chase to purchase French helicopter
engines, and they shift those engines
into military helicopters.
If [China] knows how to design
the middle-sized EC175, they will
know how to design a middle-sized
military transport helicopter.
Chinas recent military helicopters
appear to just be upgrades of Airbus
designs, said Roger Clif, military ana-
lyst at the US-based Atlantic Council.
Airbus directed enquiries to its
helicopter division, which did not
respond.
Bernadette Andreosso, director of
European studies at Irelands Univer-
sity of Limerick, described Europes
dual-use export controls as very lax,
very loose.
China represents much more of a
threat today to stability in the Pacic
and elsewhere, said Ms Andreosso.
We might have to sacrice some of
our competitiveness to have greater
security.
Arms exports have created tension
between the EU and US. According
to SIPRI the US has not exported any
arms to China in any of the recent
years for which it has data.
Chinas defence ministry declined
to comment.
Airbus Group said in a statement,
We strictly abide with all laws and
regulations relating to any exports to-
wards China, including the US laws.
Our governments are fully aware of
the exports that are made to China,
as in many cases they require specic
licenses.
Campaigners also worry about hu-
man rights in China, which jails dissi-
dents and deploys troops in sensitive
areas including Tibet.
The EU is hhsupposed to be
based on the promotion of human
rights and democracy, but all too of-
ten these values are overridden in the
name of short-term prots for arms
companies, said Andrew Smith, of
the UK-based Campaign Against
Arms Trade.
Emil Kirchner, an EU policy ex-
pert at Britains University of Essex,
said East Asian tensions meant the
exports could eventually damage EU
interests.
Already, cynics claim that if the
Peoples Liberation Army went to
war tomorrow, it would employ an
arsenal lled with equipment from
Germany, France and Britain, he
said. AFP
A visitor films models of an aircraft carrier fleet, including Chinas first aircraft carrier Liaoning, on display at Defence Park in Nanjing, east Chinas Jiangsu province
on April 14. Photo AFP
EU exporters are avoiding an arms embargo to cash in on Beijings weapons boom and fuel Chinas military advance, an investigation nds
Without European
technology the
Chinese navy would
not be able to move.
Andrew Chang
Kanwa Asian Defense Review
A THAI comedian and prominent
Red Shirt political activist lost an
appeal on May 1 against a two-year
prison term under the kingdoms strict
royal defamation law.
The Court of Appeals upheld the
sentence handed to Yosawaris Chuk-
lom, who goes by the stage name Jeng
Dokchik, last year in connection with
a speech delivered during mass pro-
tests against the previous government
in 2010.
While he did not explicitly mention
the royal family, the court said my
speech led people to understand that
I was talking about the monarchy, he
told AFP from the court.
King Bhumibol Adulyadej, 86, is re-
vered by many Thais and protected by
harsh royal defamation laws.
Under the lese majeste rules, any-
one convicted of defaming the king,
queen, heir or regent faces up to 15
years in prison on each count.
Critics say the legislation has
been politicised, noting that many of
those charged are linked to the Red
Shirts, who are broadly supportive
of fugitive former premier Thaksin
Shinawatra.
Royalists have recently urged
heightened vigilance against remarks
deemed critical of the monarchy.
The call comes against a backdrop
of a six-month deadly political crisis
that has shaken the government of
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.
Thaksin, her elder brother, clashed
with the kingdoms royalist establish-
ment before he was ousted in a mili-
tary coup in 2006. He lives overseas to
avoid serving prison time for a corrup-
tion conviction.
During the 2010 Red Shirt protests,
more than 90 people were killed and
nearly 1900 were wounded in street
clashes between demonstrators and
armed soldiers.
Comic loses appeal against monarchy joke jail sentence
15
Maximum prison sentence, in years,
per count of defaming a member of
the Thai royal family.
ABDUL Khalik remembers vividly the
moment almost seven decades ago he
saw his father being driven away from
their remote Indonesian village by
Dutch soldiers to be executed.
He said to me, Go home, son, but I
refused, recalled the 75-year-old during
an interview in Bulukumba district on
the central island of Sulawesi.
His father was shot dead the next
day, one of thousands killed by the
Dutch army during the 1940s war of
independence as Indonesia fought to
shake of colonial rule.
This was during a 1946-47 opera-
tion by the Dutch to reassert control
in Sulawesi after they were almost
driven out, one of the darkest epi-
sodes of the independence war, which
saw thousands of suspected rebel
ghters killed.
After some widows won compensa-
tion last year, the Netherlands apolo-
gised for all summary executions carried
out during the independence struggle
and said it would pay out to other sur-
viving partners of those killed.
But far from turning the page on a
dark chapter, the renewed attention on
Dutch atrocities committed at the end of
a more-than-three-century occupation
of the archipelago has only fuelled calls
for more to be done.
Mr Khalik and others are now de-
manding that the victims children, not
just the widows, receive compensation
and have taken their case to court in the
Netherlands. A hearing on their case is
to take place in The Hague in August.
It is not fair. The arrests are the
same, the imprisonment the same,
the shooting the same, the events the
same, so why do the children get dif-
ferent treatment? said Mr Khalik,
adding he would share any money
with his 32 grandchildren and one
great-grandchild.
Shaah Paturusi, an 82-year-old who
lost her father and brother on Sulawesi,
added, I want justice from the Dutch,
because the pain of losing a father is
equal to, if not worse than, losing a hus-
band.
A notorious Dutch forces captain,
Raymond Westerling, masterminded
the campaign on Sulawesi, a large island
made up of four peninsulas with a rug-
ged, mountainous interior. Dutch forces
would surround villages and then weed
out suspected enemy ghters before kill-
ing them without trial.
There is strong disagreement
over the number that died during
the months-long campaign, with
some in Indonesia claiming that up
to 40,000 were killed although his-
torical studies have put the gure at
3000 to 4000.
The operation proved hugely
controversial and Westerling was re-
lieved of his duties in 1948, although he
never faced trial for war crimes.
For the older generation on Sulawesi,
memories are still raw.
Mr Khalik recalled his father and
others were piled up in a truck like
animals before being driven away --
although the older man still managed to
wave goodbye to his son as the vehicle
drove of.
The next day my father was taken
from prison, chained up with eight
others and they were all executed, he
said.
Liesbeth Zegveld, a Dutch hu-
man rights lawyer who has won
compensation for Indonesian widows, is
also representing some of the children.
She is hopeful of success but warned
it might not be easy because time was
running out, as many seeking redress
were already elderly.
The state tries to pay out as little as
possible by taking time with all these
claims, asking questions and questions,
time and time again, she said.
Jefry Pondaag, from a Dutch-based
foundation run by Indonesians helping
those seeking compensation, said that
in addition to money they wanted the
Dutch to be more open about the darker
side of colonial rule.
We will ght for the Dutch govern-
ment to explain to their people that
what they did to Indonesia was wrong,
said Mr Pondaag, who works in a ce-
ment plant northwest of Amsterdam.
However a Dutch government state-
ment insisted that Jakarta and The
Hague had drawn a line under this part
of their shared history.
The Dutch government has repeat-
edly expressed its deep regret for the
painful way in which the Netherlands
and Indonesia separated, the statement
said.
Diplomatic relations between
Jakarta and The Hague are generally
good.
The Dutch government in August
last year said other widows with simi-
lar claims had two years to apply for
compensation.
But money does not always bring
closure.
We have forgiven the Dutch but
when I received the money, I had mixed
feelings, said Andi Aisyah, a wheel-
chair-bound woman in her 90s, whose
husband was killed on Sulawesi.
The pain that was long buried
returned. AFP
BULUKUMBA
Dutch apology opens old
wounds for Indonesians
An Indonesian veteran weeps as he attends a ceremony in Akassar on December 11, 2013, to commemorate victims of a
notorious Dutch forces captain Raymond Westerling. Photo: AFP
ALMOST 90 percent of children taken
from their families in Japan end up in
institutions rather than foster care, a
rights group has reported.
Human Rights Watch expressed
shock at the rate the highest in any
development nation.
Just 12 percent of children who
have been removed from their natural
parents are placed with foster fami-
lies, leaving tens of thousands of other
youngsters to languish in understafed
childrens homes, the group said.
That gure is the lowest in the Or-
ganisation for Economic Cooperation
and Development (OECD), a club of
rich nations, and is just a fraction of
that in Australia, where 93.5pc of these
children live in a family home.
Its heartbreaking to see children
crammed into institutions and de-
prived of the chance for life in a caring
family setting, said Kanae Doi, Japan
director at Human Rights Watch.
While other developed countries
place most vulnerable children in fam-
ily-based care, in Japan, a shocking 90
percent end up in institutions.
The 119-page report says 39,000
children in Japan have been re-
moved from their families by the
authorities, who determined their
parents were either unable or unwilling
to look after them.
The report, prepared over a three-
year period, found Japans child guid-
ance centres, the local administrative
bodies charged with dealing with chil-
dren in care, are predisposed to insti-
tutionalising children rather than plac-
ing them in adoption or foster care.
These centres often defer to the
preference of biological parents to
place the child in an institution rather
than with a foster family, or seek to
avoid time-consuming and often sensi-
tive individual adoption or foster care
arrangements. AFP
TOKYO
Japans heart-breaking childrens home record
TRADE MARK CAUTION
NOTICE is hereby given that Hyundai Motor Company a
company organized under the laws of South Korea and having its
principal offce at 12, Heolleung-ro, Seocho-gu, Seoul, South Korea
is the Owner and Sole Proprietor of the following trademark:-
GRAND i10
(Reg: No. IV/3116/2014)
in respect of: - Automobiles, passenger cars, vans, Light trucks,
pickup trucks, motor buses, racing cars, refrigerated vehicles,
sports cars, tractors for agricultural purposes, parts and accessories
for automobiles, shock absorbers for automobiles, brakes for
vehicles, speed change gears for land vehicles, motors for land
vehicles, automobile tires, wheelchairs, parachutes, vessels [boats
and ships], aeroplanes, locomotives, motor cycles, bicycles, baby
carriages. Class: 12
for Hyundai Motor Company
th
May, 2014
TRADE MARK CAUTION
NOTICE is hereby given that CHAMPS INDUSTRIAL PTE
LTD a company organized under the laws of Singapore and
having its principal offce at Blk 512 Chai Chee Lane # 07-
07, Singapore 469028 is the Owner and Sole Proprietor of the
following trademark:-
(Reg: No. IV/11133/2013)
in respect of: - Water heaters; heaters for baths; heating
installations; heating installations [water]; bath installations and
fttings Class: 11
Any fraudulent imitation or unauthorized use of the said trademark
or other infringements whatsoever will be dealt with according
to law.
for CHAMPS INDUSTRIAL PTE LTD
Phone: 372416
Dated: 5
th
May, 2014
TRADE MARK CAUTION
NOTICE is hereby given that Millennium & Copthorne
International Limited a company organized under the laws of
Singapore and having its principal offce at 36 Robinson Road
#04=01 City House, Singapore 068877 is the owner and sole
proprietor of the following trademark:-
(Reg: No. IV/8284/2013)
in respect of :- Business management of hotels and motels and
other temporary accommodation including serviced apartments and
apartment hotels; public relations services in relation to temporary
accommodation, including hotels and motels, serviced apartments
and apartment hotels; marketing of temporary accommodation
including hotels and motels, serviced apartments and apartment
hotels including the advertising of the aforementioned services
via the Internet and other global computer networks. Class: 35
Temporary accommodation services, accommodation (rental of
temporary), catering (food and drink), rental of meeting rooms,
restaurants, cafs, reservations of temporary accommodation;
providing temporary housing accommodation; providing serviced
apartments; hotel services. Class: 43
for Millennium & Copthorne International Limited
th
May, 2014
A BOTCHED execution, which left a
prisoner writhing in agony after he was
injected with an untested drug cock-
tail, has focused attention on Americas
struggle to nd the best way to put peo-
ple to death.
Rights groups expressed disgust on
April 30 after convicted rapist and mur-
derer Clayton Locketts gruesome death
at the hands of Oklahoma authorities,
who administered the new mix of drugs.
Ofcials postponed the execution of
another convicted murderer and rap-
ist, Charles Warner, that had been due
to take place later on April 29 and said
they would re-examine measures taken
since the United States was confronted
with a drug shortage.
Pharmaceutical rms from Europe,
where the death penalty has been abol-
ished, have halted exports of execution
drugs to the United States, and US states
are struggling to develop alternatives.
Defence lawyers and campaigners
against the death penalty argue that US-
made drug cocktails are untested and
that slow deaths like that sufered by
Mr Lockett amount to a form of illegal
torture.
Local journalist Graham Brewer re-
counted the scene, He begins convuls-
ing, lifting his head and his chest out
of the gurney, shaking and moving his
head, even mumbling a few times.
The prison warden closed the blinds
preventing reporters from witnessing
Mr Locketts eventual death throes.
Oklahoma Department of Correc-
tions spokesperson Jerry Massie said
the drugs a sedative, an anaesthetic
and a lethal dose of potassium chloride
at rst didnt go into the system.
Mr Lockett died 43 minutes after
the process began, surviving a half-hour
longer than is typical in an execution by
lethal injection.
Asked about the case, White House
spokesperson Jay Carney said President
Barack Obama supports the use of the
death penalty in heinous cases if the
executions are carried out humanely.
This case fell short of that standard,
Mr Carney said.
Oklahomas Governor Mary Fallin,
a strong supporter of the death penalty,
ordered a full review of Oklahomas ex-
ecution procedures to determine what
happened and why.
But Mr Locketts defence attorney,
Madeline Cohen, demanded an inde-
pendent inquiry, claiming that her client
had in efect been tortured to death.
Others said the case appeared to
contravene the US Constitutions ban on
cruel and unusual punishment.
This execution went horribly wrong,
the inmate appeared to sufer a great
deal, law professor Lyn Entzeroth of the
University of Tulsa, Oklahoma, told AFP.
It is a form of torture ... All this
raises the constitutionality and the
appropriateness of what Oklahoma did,
she said.
Ms Entzeroth said the incredible
difculty of carrying out the lethal injec-
tion in a transparent way was one of
the reasons why in recent years several
US states have abolished or suspended
executions.
Deborah Denno, a law profes-
sor at Fordham University, said that
since European rms halted exports
of pentobarbital, previously used in
executions, US states have run out of
supplies.
US rms mixing their own lethal
cocktails for the execution market
have done so reluctantly and in com-
plete secrecy, fearful of a consumer
boycott of their medical and consumer
products.
That forces the states who want to
use lethal injection to improvise. This
improvisation creates this execution
mess, said Professor Robert Blecker of
the New York Law School. AFP
WASHINGTON
Two mug shots released by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections on April
30 show convicted murderer and rapist Clayton Lockett (left) and convicted
murderer and rapist Charles Warner (right). Photo: AFP
Torture claim over US
death penalty injection
TRADE MARK CAUTION
NOTICE is hereby given that NIPPON SUISAN KABUSHIKI
KAISHA (also trading as Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd.) a
company organized under the laws of Japan and having its principal
offce at 6-2, Otemachi 2-Chome, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, Japan is the
owner and sole proprietor of the following trademarks:-
(Reg: No. IV/350/ 2014)
(Reg: No. IV/351/2014)
The above two trademarks are in respect of :- Pharmaceutical and
veterinary preparations; sanitary preparations for medical purposes;
dietetic food and substances adapted for medical or veterinary
use, food for babies; dietary supplements for humans and animals;
plasters, materials for dressings; material for stopping teeth, dental
wax; disinfectants; preparations for destroying vermin; fungicides,
herbicides; nutritional supplements; mineral food supplements; protein
dietary supplements; yeast dietary supplements; enzyme dietary
supplements; vitamin preparations; dietetic beverages adapted for
medical purposes; dietary supplements for animals; drugs for medical
purposes; medicines for human purposes; medicines for veterinary
purposes; medicinal drinks; chemical preparations for medical
purposes; chemical preparations for pharmaceutical purposes; chemical
preparations for veterinary purposes; chemical reagents for medical or
veterinary purposes; fsh meal for pharmaceutical purposes; reagent
paper for medical or veterinary purposes; bacterial preparations for
medical and veterinary use; bacteriological preparations for medical and
veterinary use; biological preparations for medical purposes; biological
preparations for veterinary purposes; biological tissue cultures for
medical purposes; biological tissue cultures for veterinary purposes;
media for bacteriological cultures; bouillons for bacteriological cultures;
cultures of microorganisms for medical and veterinary use; nutritive
substances for microorganisms; preparations of microorganisms for
medical and veterinary use. Int. Class: 5
Meat, fsh, poultry and game; meat extracts; preserved, frozen, dried
and cooked fruits and vegetables; jellies, jams, compotes; eggs; milk
and milk products; edible oils and fats; fsh, not live; crustaceans, not
live; shellfsh, not live; shrimps, not live; prawns, not live; salmon;
tuna fsh; fsh fllets; fsh, preserved; salted fsh; fsh, canned; fsh,
bottled; fried fsh; food products made from fsh; processed fsh spawn;
foods prepared from fsh; fsh meal for human consumption; seaweed
extracts for food; meat, canned; charcuterie; croquettes; vegetables,
cooked; vegetables, dried; vegetables, preserved; beans, preserved;
peas, preserved; soya beans, preserved, for food; boiled, seasoned and
frozen green soybeans; preparations for making soup; soups; instant
soups; sausages; sausages made from fsh (fsh sausages); tubular
rolls of boiled fsh paste(CHIKUWA); deep fried ball of crab meat
mixed with fresh cream; frozen vegetable food products included in
Int. class 29; frozen food products made of fsh included in Int. class
29. Int. Class: 29
Coffee, tea, cocoa and artifcial coffee; rice; tapioca and sago; four
and preparations made from cereals; bread, pastry and confectionery;
ices; sugar, honey, treacle; yeast, baking-powder; salt; mustard; vinegar,
sauces (condiments);spices; ice; pastries; condiments; seasonings;
seaweed [condiment]; farinaceous foods; four-milling products;
noodle-based prepared meals; noodles; pasta; pizzas; spring rolls;
roasted rice balls; gratin; rice casserole with white sauce(DORIA);
prepared Japanese-style foods included in Int. class 30; prepared frozen
food products included in Int. class 30. Int. Class: 30
Beers; mineral and aerated waters and other non-alcoholic beverages;
fruit beverages and fruit juices; syrups and other preparations for
making beverages; waters [beverages]; isotonic beverages; whey
beverages; soda water; vegetable juices [beverages]; fruit nectars, non-
alcoholic; essences for making beverages; pastilles for effervescing
beverages; powders for effervescing beverages; non-alcoholic
beverages containing extracts derived from fshes, shellfshes and/or
crustaceans, not for medical purposes. Int. Class: 32
Any fraudulent imitation or unauthorized use of the said trademarks
or other infringements whatsoever will be dealt with according to law.
for NIPPON SUISAN KABUSHIKI KAISHA
(also trading as Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd.)
Phone: 372416
Dated: 5
th
May, 2014
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A new life for the poppy
growers of Doi Tung
Above: An aerial view of Doi Tung in 1988. Below: Doi Tung in 2013. Photos: Supplied
the pulse 47 www.mmtimes.com
F
OR years Ajars family lived frugally
of a diet of sweet corn when farmers
in his village couldnt produce enough
rice for the whole year. Living in
hardship, his parents often borrowed
money from a well-off villager. Every so often
they laboured in other villagers fields to get
money to buy food.
When they found themselves facing a mount-
ing burden of debt, however, they turned to
growing poppies.
Today, Ajars father Law Boe, 77, and his
mother Yeh Yee, 67, no longer grow illegal
opium. The thatched hut where they lived with
their ve children has been turned into a two-
storey concrete building. And they no longer get
into debt.
They now own a cofee farm and lychee
plants, earning secure income from selling cof-
fee seeds and lychee, Ajar, 27, said.
Ajars family lives in Doi Tung mountain,
1395 metres (4575 feet) above sea level in
northern Chaing Rai province, Thailand. The
residents in Doi Tung are fortunate to benet
from a visionary project, the Doi Tung Devel-
opment Project, that converts opium growers
into legitimate earners and turns formerly poor
labourers into skilled craftspeople.
The Doi Tung Development Project, run by
the Mae Fah Luang Foundation under royal pa-
tronage, was the brainchild of the late princess
mother Srinagarindra (1900-1995). After visiting
Doi Tung in 1987, she made a determined efort
to stop opium growing and to improve the liv-
ing standards of those who reside there.
The inspiration behind the project was her
son, who had battled hard to eliminate opium
production.
The down-to-earth princess mother ex-
plained her concept. I will help them to help
themselves, help themselves to help others.
I have encouraged them to realise their full
potential, making them a lot more independent
from others assistance and allowing them to
shape their own destiny.
The project has been taken forward by local
residents who have become the artisans and
entrepreneurs in three leading enterprises
handmade textiles, ceramics and products made
out of mulberry paper, cofee and macadamia
nuts, and plants and orchids.
U Abay La, a sweet and amiable Akha man
who works as project manager at the Thai-
Myanmar Sustainable Alternative Livelihood
Development Project, says Doi Tung is home to
many ethnic minorities, a number of whom hail
from Myanmar, including the Akha, Lahu, Shan,
Lesu and Mwa, who ed from Myanmar in the
1960s because of insurgency.
They scraped out a living practising tradi-
tional slash-and-burn farming and growing
opium poppies in Doi Tung. Lacking education
and work opportunities, farmers turned to
drugs and few children from these communities
had the chance to go to school.
Looking back, Ajar is happy that his parents
no longer grow opium, which he says they were
forced to do by circumstances beyond their
control.
In the 1960s, anti-government armed
insurgent groups troubled the residents in my
parents home in Kengtung, eastern Shan State,
where they used to grow poppies. They left
town and nally settled in Pha Hee village years
before the project started, Ajar said.
They gave up their earnings from selling
opium, he added, when the project started in
Doi Tung in 1989-1990.
In the late 1980s, the princess mother and
members of the Mae Fah Luang Foundation
kicked of the project by assisting about 20
households each from a half-dozen villages in
Doi Tung. The foundation raised awareness of
the consequences of destroying the forest and
stopped slash-and-burn cultivation.
The project now grows cofee nurseries,
employing villagers on the plantation. Prot is
divided, with half going to the growers and the
other half to the foundation. The foundation is
responsible for buying the raw cofee seeds.
In 1994 a cofee roasting factory opened to
rene the cofee seeds picked by the villagers.
Today the project area covers approximately
15,000 hectares, beneting 11,000 people from
29 villages in Doi Tung.
After Ajar graduated from agriculture col-
lege. he was immediately ofered a job as a
junior agricultural specialist for the Doi Tung
Development Project, assisting agricultural pro-
jects in his parents home town in Shan State.
The project has expanded to help residents
in Yawng Kha village, Shan State, and villages
in Yenan Chaung township in Magwe Region,
ofering micro-loans and providing cattle to
farmers.
Ajar lives with his parents. His sisters gradu-
ated middle school and his brother graduated
from high school, and all are employed in the
Doi Tung project. His mother also contributes to
the project by working at the cofee company.
Salakjit Munthamraksa, who works at the
projects Centre for Social Entrepreneurship,
pointed at women who were speaking in the
Akha language at the weaving factory, one of
the income creation projects for ethnic women.
Older women with poor eyesight are assigned
to spin, he said, while young women work at
traditional wooden looms.
The factory at the base of the mountain
has an outlet attached which ofers handmade
wooden textiles, ceramic pots and fans made
out of mulberry. On the opposite site of the fac-
tory is a paper mill where men and women are
busy soaking, boiling and sifting mulberry barks
to prepare paper sheets.
The rst handmade products shop opened in
1990 on the mountain, and now the goods go to
markets throughout Thailand.
In the past I was blind, said Orawan
Sophonamnuaylij, an Akha single mother of
four who once relied on small-scale farming
since she cannot read. Life as an illiterate is
like living in the dark. I was clueless and I didnt
know what to do, she added.
She believes that education is very impor-
tant. However, due to limited opportunities in
the past, she hasnt been to school.
Now she had become a skilled artisan, em-
ployed by the project which taught her to weave.
Her work in the quality control department earns
her enough to support her four children.
Two of her children have graduated with
bachelor degrees while the remaining two are
still at school.
Thanks to the success of the Doi Tung brand,
the projects commitment to eradicating opium
production has been self-sustaining since 2001.
And that means so are the people who work
there: no more debt, no more drugs, no more
darkness.
On the Thai-Burma border, ethnic minorities who ed violence in Myanmar in the
1960s turned to poppy growing in order to make ends meet. Since then, an
innovative project to help villagers become self-sufcient farmers of coffee and fruits
and makers of handicrafts has encouraged a sustainable and prosperous community
ZON PANN
PWINT
zonpann08@gmail.com
Weavers create textiles that are sold throughout Thailand. At work in the paper mill.
Work-in-progress at a local ceramics factory. The Doi Tung gardens.
48 the pulse THE MYANMAR TIMES MAY 5 - 11, 2014
PARIS
Sophia Loren is guest of honour at Cannes
Sophia Loren will be a guest of honour at this
years Cannes Film Festival where the 79-year-old
Italian actresss latest lm will also get a screening,
organisers said on Wednesday.
A double Oscar winner considered one of the last
great sex symbols of the 1950s and 1960s, Loren
will return to the red carpet as part of the Cannes
Classics series.
She will also give a master class and attend the
screening of The Human Voice (2014) in which she is
directed by her son Edoardo Ponti.
Over 20 features and documentaries will be
screened as part of the Cannes Classics series
including a restored version of Wim Wenders Paris,
Texas, which marks its 30th anniversary this year.
The lm, starring Nastassja Kinski, won the
Palme dOr in 1984.
Loren, who was president of the Cannes jury in
1966, has continued working well into her 70s.
Before The Human Voice, her last major role was
in the 2009 musical Nine alongside Marion Cotillard,
Penelope Cruz, Kate Hudson and Nicole Kidman.
A ceremony in her honour at the Oscars Academy
in 2011 included tributes from John Travolta and Tom
Hanks who called her a great artist.
Perez Hilton attends Paper
Magazines 17
th
annual
Beautiful People Party on
April 25 in New York City.
Photo: Astrid Stawiarz/Getty
Images/AFP
ROME
Dolce & Gabbana lose appeal against tax
fraud verdict
An Italian court on April 30 upheld a guilty verdict
against celebrated fashion house duo Domenico
Dolce and Stefano Gabbana for evading taxes
totalling 200 million euros (US$277 million).
The pair were sentenced to one year and six
months in prison, though under Italian law they
will not face jail until the appeals process has
been exhausted.
I am speechless, totally stunned. We will
without doubt appeal to the high court, the
fashion giants lawyer Massimo Dinoia said.
Dolce and Gabbana, whose celebrity clients
include Beyonce and Madonna, were accused of
having transferred control of their brands to a
shell company in Luxembourg in 2004 and 2005
to avoid paying Italian taxes.
Prosecutors had argued that setting up the
Luxembourg company Gado an acronym of
the surnames of the two designers while the
company was operating out of Italy was a bid to
defraud the state.
They were found guilty in June 2013 and given
20-month jail sentences, which they appealed.
Actress Halston Sage
attends Universal
Pictures Neighbors
premiere at Regency
Village Theatre on
April 28 in Westwood,
California. Photo:
Jason Merritt/Getty
Images/AFP
Cate Blanchett speaks at a
Salvation Army charity event
aiming to raise US$80 million
in Sydney on May 1. Photo:
AFP/Peter Parks
Actress Anne Hathaway
attends the Lollipop
Theater Networks
Night Under the Stars
screening of Twentieth
Century Foxs Rio 2 at
Nickelodeon Animation
Studio on April 26 in
Burbank, California.
Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty
Images/AFP
LONDON
Peaches Geldof died of heroin overdose: report
Live Aid founder Bob Geldofs daughter Peaches died of a
heroin overdose, the same cause of death as her mother
Paula Yates in 2000, Britains Times newspaper reported
on May 1.
The model died suddenly on April 7, aged 25, but the
autopsy proved inconclusive.
Detective Chief Inspector Paul Fotheringham told a
hearing in Gravesend, Kent, later that day that toxicology
tests showed she had died of a heroin overdose, the
paper reported.
Peaches, who wrote for British magazines and
newspapers and presented celebrity-driven television
shows, was found dead at her countryside home where
she was looking after her 11-month-old son, Phaedra.
Police searched the property for drug paraphernalia
but found none.
Bob Geldof has said his family is suffering beyond
pain at the death of his second daughter.
Coroner Roger Hatch is set to adjourn the inquest
until July in order to give relatives a chance to attend the
full hearing, the Times reported.
WASHINGTON
Dylan manuscript of Like a Rolling Stone
to be auctioned
Bob Dylans handwritten working manuscript
for the lyrics of Like a Rolling Stone will be
auctioned in June by Sothebys, the New York
Times reported Wednesday.
The lyrics are part of a sheaf of six pages of
memorabilia from Dylan that also include the
manuscript of A Hard Rains a-Gonna Fall.
The auction, entitled the History of Rock and
Roll from Presley to Punk, will be held June 24.
Sothebys expects Like a Rolling Stone
to fetch as much as US$2 million, double the
current record price for a rock manuscript at
Sothebys, a title held by John Lennons A Day in
the Life which it sold in 2010.
Hard Rain is expected to sell for $400,000 to
$600,000.
The auction house said that the owner of the
Dylan manuscript, who lives in California, wishes
to remain anonymous, the Times reported.
M
A Aye Aye Mon is
sweating. Shes walking
the streets under the
hot sun trying to nd a
hostel that will take her
in. Shes come to Mandalay to study,
like many other young women from
upper Myanmar who come to the
city for university or work.
But nding a hostel in Mandalay
is not easy. All the establishments
have their own rules, which has
led to discrimination against
some customers based on private,
conservative values.
The rst three months, I lived
at my aunts house with her family,
but it wasnt easy for me to stay
there. Some of the family was
annoyed by me. So I started to look
for a hostel, but its harder than I
thought, said Ma Aye Aye Mon, 25.
Hostel owners only want to
accept university students, whether
we have graduated or not.
She earned a degree from
Monywa University, majoring in
English, and got a job as a private
school teacher. Still, she said, no one
will take her.
In Mandalay, there are between
100 and 200 hostels situated
mostly in the Mandalay University
compound along the 73
rd
Road, near
the Nursing University and now
also in the citys suburbs.
Owners assume that when a
worker comes in late at night that
they dont have the job they say
they do. Theyre afraid to accept
girls who work at KTV lounges or
as prostitutes. So they only accept
students who have contact with their
parents, Ma Aye Aye Mon said.
She said some owners ask young
women to show letters from their
employer to conrm their job title.
Some dont ask, but if were not
students, they will say no to us.
Daw Hnin Mya is a hostel owner
in Mandalay University compound.
She defends hostel owners right to
deny accommodation.
I dont accept strange girls
or those who dont have jobs.
Theyve made problems like some
of their boyfriends and customers
destroying my property, she said.
Fights have broken out requiring
the police to be called, she said.
Some hostel owners are picky
about length of stay. They dont
want short-term customers, and
many prefer at least a one-year
commitment. Other rules owners
set include: no entry after 8pm;
no use of lights all night; no
noise; no use of electricity; and
no wasting water. The rules dont
have to be approved by any outside
organisation, so customers have
little choice but to obey.
Ma Aye Aye Mon also said she
is afraid to tarnish her name in
the community if she stays at a
hostel located near a KTV, massage
parlour or beer pub.
Its not okay for us who get
home late from work. So we try to
nd a place through other girls that
we work with.
Finding a place is further
complicated by cost and service
needs. The cheapest is K20,000 for
a month. Some with air-con, TV and
a private bathroom can go for up to
K100,000 a month. Most women get
around by motorbike and thus also
need a place to keep it.
If theres no parking place, its
not safe. How can I keep my bike
there? The owners arent responsible
for our loss, Ma Aye Aye Mon said,
noting that she always makes a point
of checking the water supply in the
bathroom, too.
Ma Thinzar Aung, who has
lived in hostel for 4 years, has
seen many women struggle to nd
accommodation.
If our hostel-mates work for
KTV lounges or massage rooms,
people start to think that we do the
same. There are so many problems
and rumours. We have to take care
of each other, she said.
She works as an ofcer in a
company and graduated from the
Mandalay University of Foreign
Languages. But the owner of her
hostel is suspect of all women, she
said.
For work, sometimes I need to
leave early in the morning if there
is a dinner or party. A few times the
owner didnt want to open the door
and got angry. So now I need to
inform them a day before.
Similarly, if girls want to stay out
for a night or go on a trip, they need
to tell the owners of their plan, she
said, and even get others to vouch
for them.
There is no outlet for hostel
tenants to complain or any rules to
protect them. In Mandalay, where
traditional values rule, some young
women try to secure their dignity by
wearing conservative clothing that
doesnt reveal their necks or thighs.
People get clothing style and
character mixed up. So were careful
with our clothes, even if it doesnt
concern our character, Ma Thinzar
Aung said.
A Kuu Lay, a 26-year-old
marketing executive from Shan
State has been living in a hostel for
eight years. She has learned how to
uphold her standing among hostel
owners and the community.
When my mother and aunt
visited Mandalay, I brought them
to my hostel to meet the owner and
get to know about me. Theyre in
contact, and now I have the trust of
the owner.
The alternative to living at a
hostel often is living with friends.
But that comes with its own
problems.
The problem with staying
with friends is visitors, A Kuu Lay
said. In a hostel, visitors arent
allowed, but our friends invite their
boyfriends and other people to
our hired house. How can we stay
there? Its more responsibility than
a room in a hostel.
NYEIN EI EI HTWE
nyeineieihtwe23@gmail.com
Young women seeking hostels in Mandalay ght stereotypes
of immoral behaviour
No place to go
On 73
rd
Street, young women staying at Ever Smile hostel for girls go out for dinner. Photo: Phyo Wai Kyaw
If our hostel-
mates work for
KTV lounges
or massage
rooms, people
start to think
that we do the
same.
Ma Thinzar Aung
Hostel tenant for four years
the pulse 49 www.mmtimes.com
PEOPLE Who Dare to Face Tomorrow
is a book about prostitutes in
Myanmar. It was written by Htin
Aung Kyaw Htet, who used to write
treatises on logic, based on interviews
with 20 sex workers. The book relates
how sex workers survive where
there is no rule of law, though most
of them are HIV-positive, and face
discrimination from society. Htin
Aung describes their lives in the
context of wider society. Here, Chit Su
Wai talks to the author.
What inspired you to write this
book?
As I worked for an INGO before
becoming a writer, I researched their
lifestyle for a project. I saw their life
as it really was. Many people think
they have no value as human beings,
and have no idea of the reality. I
found myself moved by their tears
and helplessness. At that time, I had
no chance to write a book. Later,
Myanmar Sex Workers Network
helped me by asking sex workers to
agree to be interviewed. I just want
people to know about their true
life and to feel some consideration
for them. Under our laws, these are
outcasts, with no chance to promote
themselves.
What was the hardest part of
writing this book?
Portraying the truth. Many people
think women set out to become sex
workers, when in fact most girls deal
with the situations they face. Or that
girls become sex workers because
they drop out of school or live in a
bad neighbourhood. Actually, some
sex workers graduated from school
and come from rich families. Girls
became sex workers because that is
one decision they can take to deal
with the situations they face. It can
happen in a day, or in an hour. I went
through four drafts of the book to be
sure I got it right. The hardest part
was to write it in a way that would
avoid misunderstanding. Another
problem was nding the right
interviewing technique, because they
have all sufered trauma and they
needed a lot of strength to talk about
their lives. I had to keep a box of
tissues on the desk during interviews.
Earning their trust took time, and I
didnt have much time.
What is your expectation from the
book?
Many people were oppressed by
our ruthless military regime, and
none more than sex workers. They
should enjoy legal protection, and
consideration from the public.
HIV-positive people cant get jobs. I
wanted to combat discrimination.
What research did you do?
I had to study their language. They
use a lot of slang. By using it in
interviews, I could gain their trust. I
also treated them with respect. Most
people they meet are rude, especially
the authorities.
How long did it take to write the
book?
About three months, including
interviewing and writing. But it was
very concentrated. I couldnt do
anything else during that time.
What made you think of the title?
It wasnt easy. My rst working title
was Twenty Worlds, Twenty People.
After I read it over, that changed
to KTV, Massage, Sule, to represent
their typical workplaces. On further
re-reading, I realised how insecure
their lives are. They depend on
donors to get AZT [HIV drugs]. Just
going without for one day can be very
dangerous. Hence, People Who Dare
to Face Tomorrow.
Your book says government
authorities torture them. Tell us
more.
You get all kinds of people in the
authorities. Some lack education
and dont realise they themselves
are breaking the law. They also dont
get paid much, and are subject to
corruption. You could say they were
victims of the military regime too.
Most people lack knowledge about
the law. Sex workers think they were
arrested because the police think
possession of condoms is an ofence.
But this is no legal basis for arrest.
The law also says only a female ofcer
can arrest a female suspect. There are
laws, but there is no rule of law.
Why is it that so few sex workers
escape their lifestyle?
They have to earn a living. Most of
them have big families. Prostitution is
the only way they can support them.
Do you have a message for your
readers?
Readers should understand that sex
work is a job. They do it for a living.
Id like to see less discrimination.
These are human beings, and deserve
legal protection.
What is your next project?
I want to write about people who are
HIV-positive. People think they are
all drug addicts or sex workers, but
people can become infected under all
sorts of circumstances. Society should
not cast them out. But I dont know
when Ill have the chance to write
about it.
CHIT SU WAI
suwai.chit@gmail.com
An interview with the author of
People Who Dare to Face Tomorrow
Pressing questions with
Htin Aung Kyaw Htet
Q & A
Photo: Aung Htay Hlaing
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ART
MAY 5-9 Art & History in the City:
A Dialogue, Pansodan Scene, 2
nd

foor 144 Pansodan Street, Kyauktada
10am-6pm
MAY 11 &Proud LGBT photo
exhibition opening. Show continues
MAY 11-13, 12-5pm. Yangon Witness
Documentary Art Space, 3
rd
foor, 4A
Parami Road, Mayangone 2pm
FILM
Start times at Mingalar (1,2), Thwin,
Shae Shaung (1, 2) and Nay Pyi Taw
cinemas are 10am, noon, 2pm, 4pm,
6pm and 8pm.
Start times at Junction Square and
Maw Tin are 10am, 1pm and 4pm
daily and 7pm and 9:30pm on Friday
and Saturday.
Nay Pyi Taw Cinema, near Sule
Pagoda
Rio 2. Directed by Carlos Saldanha.
In this animated feature, Blu,
Jewel and their three kids hurtle
from Rio to the Amazon where Blu
struggles to ft in and must face his
adversaries.
Thwin Cinema, near Sakura Tower,
Bogyoke Road, Kyauktada
Sabotage. Directed by David Ayer.
Arnold Schwarzenegger plays the
leader of an elite DEA task force that
takes on the worlds deadliest drug
cartels.
Mingalar 1, Thein Gyi Market, Latha
Sabotage.
Mingalar 2 Cinema, at Dagon Center
2, Myae Ni Gone, Sanchaung
Captain America 3D. Directed by Joe
Johnston. The superhero struggles
to expose a massive conspiracy and
winds up facing a formidable enemy,
the Winter Soldier.
Shae Shaung Cinema 1, Sule Pagoda
Road, Kyauktada
Captain America 3D.
Shae Shaung Cinema 2, Sule Pagoda
Road, Kyauktada
Still 2 2D. Directed by Tai Hong. A Thai
horror flm.
Junction Square Cineplex, Kamaryut
Non-Stop. Directed by Jaume
Collet-Serra. Liam Neeson stars in
this suspense thriller about a US air
marshal who must race against time
to respond to a cryptic demand for
$150 million or watch his airplane
passengers be killed.
Captain America 3D.
She Devil 2D. Directed by Susan
Seidelman.
Junction Maw Tin Cineplex,
Lanmadaw
Captain America 3D.
MUSIC
MAY 10 Jam It! featuring Skunx, The
Myth, No U Turn, Count the Thief and
more. Tickets K3000. Flamingo Bar,
Yangon International Hotel, 330 Ahlone
Road, Dagon
MISC
MAY 5 Monday night meditation
group. Golden Hill Tower, 24-26 Kabar
Aye Pagoda Road, Mayangone 7:15-
9pm
MAY 6 Gallery gathering for
conversation and drinks. Pansodan
Gallery, 1
st
foor 268 Pansodan Street,
Kyauktada 7:30pm-12am
MAY 7 Monthly youth forum: Youth
Engagement in Politics. Count Basie
Hall, American Center, 14 Taw Win
Street, Dagon 4:30-6:30pm
MAY 8 Tipsy Travel Talk Thursday.
Discuss alternative travel in Myanmar
over drinks. Off the Beaten Track Caf,
Kandawgyi Oo Yin Kabar, Kandawgyi
Park, Mingalar Taung Nyunt
MAY 10 Spiritual Shwedagon tour.
Tours are K25,000 per person and
must be pre-booked. Contact 01 249
171 or travel.myanmar@khiri.com.
Shwedagon Pagoda 8am-12pm
MAY 10 Mayham! An on-the-water
pig roast and party. Tickets K25,000.
Reserve at yangonboatparty@gmail.
com. Wardan Jetty Pier 5:30pm
MAY 10-11 Intex summer relax party
hosted by Monument Books. Outdoor
toys, games and music for kids. Love
Island, Kandawgyi Park 9am-6pm
MAY 11 Mothers Day brunch with live
jazz music. $30 per person. Inya Lake
Hotel, 37 Kabar Aye Pagoda Road,
Mayangone 11:30am-2:30pm
MAY 5 - 11
IN PICTURES
Kids plunge
into Yangon
River on a
sunny day last
hot season.
Photo:
Kaung Htet
In a pocket of rainforest,
a chance to spot rare
species and help
conserve their terrain
T
HE 25-minute plane trip
from Kota Kinabalu to
Sandakan ies so close to
the sparkling granite peaks
of Mount Kinabalu you can
appreciate Southeast Asias highest
pinnacle in all its glory, without going
to the efort of scaling it.
The hike to the 4095-metre (13,435
foot) summit is a popular visitor
attraction in its own right, as are the
states glorious white beaches. But the
world is full of impressive mountains
and white sands. Only in Borneo can
you nd what is undoubtedly one of
the biggest tourist draws in Sabah
state: orang-utans.
The ginger men of the forest
are possibly the most endearing of
all the great apes. But like the rest of
Borneos wildlife, they have sufered
dreadfully from the disastrous mass
deforestation that has robbed them of
their natural habitat and made them
easy prey for hunters.
The Sepilok Orangutan
Rehabilitation Centre at Sandakan is
one of the few remaining stretches of
original rainforest left in the region.
It provides sanctuary for some of the
critically endangered species. It also
ofers visitors a rare opportunity to
see wild orang-utans close up.
As they are notoriously shy, and
nesting high in the tops of towering
rainforest trees, the chance of
spotting them on a jungle trek is
unlikely. But the twice daily feeding
sessions at Sepilok mean bashfulness
is forgotten in pursuit of bananas and
youngsters being rehabilitated back
into forest life make their way out of
the trees in search of food.
Visitors wait quietly for the rst
rustles in the branches and rst
glimpse of clambering russet limbs
that indicate the arrival of the rst
orang-utan. On the morning of our
visit, ve young apes emerged from
the jungle and spent a good 40
minutes or so playing, eating and
showing of their acrobatic skills
around the feeding platform.
A certain distance must be kept
between human visitors and their
forest-dwelling cousins to prevent the
spread of potentially deadly diseases
from person to animal, but the orang-
utans that day happily left the platform
to climb along branches directly over
our heads, so there was plenty of
opportunity to see them close up.
If they were unfazed by our
presence, they were decidedly
less tolerant than the cheeky and
determined monkeys who came to
raid the breakfasting board and a few
noisy tantrums ensued.
But there were moments of
Disney-esque romance too. At one
point a pair of orang-utans sitting on
the same branch shared a banana and
then a kiss.
While these sights make for cute
holiday stories, the reality is that such
easy access to the wonders of the
jungle is only available because most
of the forest has been destroyed.
But the centre at Sandakan has
proved to be the starting ground for
something that can provide a valuable
lesson to other Southeast Asian
nations, including Myanmar.
In January this year, the Sabah
state government announced that
revenue from tourism was now
outstripping that of timber.
While in part that is no doubt due
to the fact theres so little natural
forest left, ofcials said the gures
prove that the logging restrictions
enforced in recent years have proved
benecial to the economy as well as
the environment.
A range of other rainforest-based
attractions have sprung up around
Sepilok, the newest being the Borneo
Sun Bear Conservation Centre right
next door, which opened three
months ago.
According to Wong Siew Te, the
centres founder, bears and orang-
utans are natural neighbours, and
the apes frequently drop in for a visit,
especially around feeding time.
He believes tourism can play
an important part in conservation
eforts. Money talks, he says,
pointing out that if revenue can
be generated by tourism without
logging it will encourage better forest
management by the authorities.
Indeed, the state government now
has a facility at Sepilok dedicated to
raising awareness of the forest and its
wildlife.
The Rainforest Discovery Centre
allows visitors to take a platform walk
through the rainforest canopy, so
people can experience life high among
the ancient treetops as well as from the
ground beneath shady branches. One
couple at the guest house where we
stayed returned there over several days
simply to enjoy walking through the
natural beauty of pristine forest.
You may not be guaranteed to see
any large mammals there, though
its possible, but you might well
encounter a lumbering monitor
lizard or spot the ash-past of a ying
squirrel, and theres a wealth of exotic
bird life to look out for. Theres also
something about standing under a
tree that is more than 1000 years old
that puts life in perspective.
Travellers prepared to travel a little
further away from the main cluster
of visitor centres at Sepilok can also
discover a most unusual animal
sanctuary, which ofers the chance
of a close encounter with one of the
worlds most physically distinguished
primates: the proboscis monkey.
Not only do the males of the species
boast improbably large noses, they
also sport near-permanent erections,
while their digestive system gives them
stomachs and a predisposition towards
atulence. They are not the kind of
monkey youd want to take home to
meet your mother.
Yet despite their somewhat
disconcerting physiques, they
contrive to be remarkably attractive
little creatures. So much so in fact,
that the Labuk Bay Proboscis Monkey
Sanctuary was founded not by a
conservation group or government
agency, but by the owner of an oil-
palm plantation the very business
that destroyed the monkeys natural
habitat and led them to becoming
endangered in the rst place.
When Michael Lee rst came
across proboscis monkeys while
clearing the land for his palm
plantation 17 years ago, he was so
taken with them that he ordered a
halt to further destruction of the
mangrove forest where they lived
and set up a sanctuary instead. Since
2009 it has been open to the public,
allowing tourists to see the playful
monkeys at close quarters. In a
moment of pure revelry and delight
in life they take to the water in a
small pool as we watch, swimming
happily as the infants divebomb
from trees with gleeful splashes. Its
impossible not to smile witnessing
them having such fun.
The 90 or so monkeys at the
sanctuary, along with their orang-
utan and bear neighbours at Sepilok,
are the lucky ones. Deforestation
continues to pose a massive threat
to the regions wildlife population,
and tourism alone is not going to
save what is left of the forest. But
the governments recognition that
trees can be more valuable alive
and standing where they are than
being hacked down and shipped
abroad ofers a model of hope across
Southeast Asia.
BORNEO
Photos: Fiona MacGregor
FIONA
MACGREGOR
newsroom@myanmartimes.com.mm
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O
VER the holidays, my family
and I visited Phuket before
driving to Bangkok. We
enjoyed lots of Thai and
Asian-fusion food along the
way, such as Thai-Italian a terric
combination! We tried an assortment
of dishes with surprising new looks
and delicate avours.
Feeling inspired, I made a couple
fusion dishes at home this week. Like
last week, I used lemongrass again,
this time in a kebab-style mutton
mince with red curry paste. Ive also
used grape tomatoes for their intense
juice.
This stir-fried dish would match
well with the lemongrass salad recipe
I shared last week. A mint salad
would also be good. This recipe is
based on a Chinese salad using chiu
chow chilli sauce. If you cant get the
chilli sauce, which comes in jars, fried
chilli akes and oil works well. The
combination of crunchy cucumber
and mint helps the appetite in this
hot weather.
Red curry paste is available
in bottles and packets at big
supermarkets.
MUTTON WITH RED CURRY
Serves 4
500g minced mutton
300g grape tomatoes
3 tbsp red curry paste
2 lemongrass stalks
4 cloves of garlic, crushed
7-8 medium onions, diced
tbsp fsh sauce
Handful of coriander
cup vegetable oil
Dry the minced mutton with
kitchen paper. It should be so dry that
no water comes out during cooking.
Slice the white part of the
lemongrass thinly. Wash the
coriander, including the roots, and
dice nely.
Add oil to a wok and heat on
high. Saute the onions until they are
transparent. Add the red curry paste
and saute 1 minute.
Add the mutton and fry. Break
the mutton mince with a wooden
spatula and stir to coat with the
curry paste. Fry until dry, then add
the lemongrass, garlic and coriander
leaves, and fry for 3-4 minutes to
infuse the meat with the herbs.
Add the tomatoes and stir. Fry
until the skins of the tomatoes break.
Serve with steamed or fried rice.
Fearless
fusion
Mutton and mint inspire a
refreshing summer meal
Restaurant Preview
food
CRUNCHY
CUCUMBER AND
MINT SALAD
Serves 4
2 bunches of mint
1small cucumber
2 tsp fish sauce
1tsp lime juice
1tsp sugar
1tsp fried chilli flakes
1
/2 tsp chilli oil
Wash and dry the mint, and
pick the leaves from the stems.
Halve the cucumber and
discard the seeds. Slice them into
1cm-thick rounds.
Mix the sugar, lime juice
and fish sauce until the sugar
dissolves. Add chilli flakes and oil.
Prepare the mint leaves and
cucumber on a plate, and pour the
dressing over. Toss well and serve
immediately.
PHYO ARBIDANS
phyo.arbidans@gmail.com
Thai cafe boasts small prices, great location
LWIN MAR HTUN
lwinmarhtun.mcm@gmail.com
SUZUKI Caf is easily located in the
upper block of Sule Pagoda Road. A
narrow shop, it was full of customers
at lunchtime and we were lucky to
get a place. In the evening, diners can
also sit outside.
The walls of the modern
restaurant boast many little landscape
paintings and photos. Its colourful,
but also distracting from the service.
I ordered rice with curry and a
fried egg (K2500). My companion
went for steamed rice and pork stick
(K2300). We ordered Thai spicy soup
(K2000) to share.
The pork stick arrived rst: a
simple presentation but mouth-
watering. The rice was sweet and the
pork soft. Overall, an excellent dish.
In fact, diners can watch how the chef
prepares the pork stick, as the kitchen
is easily viewed from the tables. We
checked whether it was clean and
were duly satised.
The soup and my dinner, however,
took too long to arrive. We waited
around 25 minutes after placing
the order. I couldnt stay upset for
long. The charming waiter listened
carefully to my complaint and told
me that the kitchen was overloaded
with orders from other tables.
When it did come, the
presentation was simple and
colourful. The rice was set in a perfect
square and the pork and basil were
accentuated by slices of cucumber
and tomato and lettuce leaves. The
menu described a spicy dish, but it
wasnt. Sweet and a little salty would
be more accurate.
The soup was also great, including
tiny bits of pork, mushroom, little
meat balls and cauliower. The taste
is somewhat spicy and sour.
Service is good and the foods are
delicious because the ingredients
are fresh and the chef cooks
everything promptly. In addition to
Thai food, the menu ofers Chinese
and Western-style options. Prices
range from K1700 to K6000. As for
drinks, you can order many kinds
of cofee cappuccino, espresso,
latte, mocha and others. Italian
sodas, soft drinks and beer is also
available.
Next door to the restaurant are
two cinemas, making this a perfect
stop before or after a lm.
Food 8
Beverage 6
Atmosphere 6
X-Factor 7
Service 8
Value for money 8
Restaurant Rating
Suzuki Caf and Thai Food

182 Sule Pagoda Road, Kyauktada, Hours 9am-10pm
Photo: Lwin Mar Htun
Stir-fried mutton with red curry paste. Photo: Phyo
THE MYANMAR TIMES MAY 5 - 11, 2014
Socialite
Photos:
MA/Emmanuel Maillard
Emmanuel Maillard@ima
imaphotodesign@gmail.com
Jazz at IFB
On April 30, the Institut Franais de
Birmanie with support from the Goethe
Institute hosted a jazz performance
with local musicians in
celebration of International
Jazz Day.
Comic Party 73
On April 26-27, Tatmadaw Hall
lled with comic fans and cosplayers
decked out in whimsical and colourful
costumes for a party/convention
hosted by Negibose Condo.
Mobile Monday
On April 28, Mojo bar and lounge
hosted Mobile Monday, a networking
forum for mobile industry professionals
and enthusiasts,
sponsored by
Ooredoo.
The Lab grand opening
On April 25, The Lab, a new tapas bar and restaurant,
opened its doors on Shwegondine Road for a very successful
launch party, hands down the event of the weekend. We
look forward to sampling their luscious menu of small dishes
from around the world, including baba ghanoush, spring rolls,
cucumber-feta salad and more.
Nina H Tun and Shiro Chan Hana Yuki
Myu Linn Ko Ko
Kaori Claire
Su Su Htwe and Khine Lin Grace and Jennifer
Thiri J Mg Mg and Sherry (CB Bank) Soe Thu Ra (Vero)
Sophie ten Bosch and Andy Zain
Zayar Kyaw (PSI)
Flo
Margot and Laetitia
Valentina and Aya
Sarah Niemeyer Ute Koster Iris and Jesse Kristin Czernietzki Kasia and Annette
Fluke and Tiranan Win Thant Tin Oo & Si Thu Kyaw Swar Daniel and George
Rico Ishie and Jelena Marion and Marine Paul
Jason and Jason Chris and Nidia
Mario
Adnan Shah
Florence
Mel, Xavier and Na
Abd Charlotte, Emily and Sean
PT Audrey Nicolas
Chris Star
Nelson, Betty and Billy
Angel Gonzales
Helicopter safety seminar
The rst Myanmar Helicopter Safety
Seminar was held at Sedona Hotel
on April 28.
Louis A Sorrentino Stan Rose
Ma Khine Yadanar Htike
MehmZayar AyeThaung
Ko Wai Lin Moe
Ko Kyaw Htin
Ma Khin Thandar Tun
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Socialite
Donation of monastery
On April 29, businesswoman Daw Aye Aye Myint
dedicated a new monastery dining hall, located
in Mandalays Industrial Zone Two, that she has
donated to local Buddhist monks. Daw Aye Aye
Myint, who owns the 80
th
Street shop Aye Aye
Kyu Kyu, which sells umbrellas, plastic ware and
other household items, was joined by her business
partners, family members and government ofcials.
U Kyaw Win Daw Nwe Ni Hla Daw Aye Aye Myint Daw Nyunt Khin and Daw Thein Thein Sae Photos: Si Thu Lwin
Products launch in Mandalay
Malaysia-connected Mega Life Sciences Co., Ltd
hosted a product launch event at Mandalays
Sedona Hotel on April 28 to introduce
new products from Garnier skin care, Jelly
Belly and Eveready Batteries.
Vivek Bhatia
Mr Girish Wadhwa Ms Jirapa
U Thein Htoo
U Tin Aung Myint Mr Dugash
Mr Udit U Tay Za Aung Daw Aye Aye Myint
Ooredoo company party
On April 30, the Ooredoo ofce in
Mandalay hosted a get-together at
Mandalays Sedona Hotel for about
40 people including owners of mobile
phone shops, the media and customers.
The event was led by Ooredoo CEO
Ross Cormack.
Lona McPherson (COM) Ma Yamin Ma Ma Ko
Ma Thiri Kyar Nyo Ross Cormack Chriss Bannister
Ko Zaw Lin Phyo Ko Thet Khine Myint Ko Kyaw Soe Lin
Famous bakery family
opens new coffee shop
One of the most famous
bakeries in Mandalay, SP Bakery,
opened their rst-ever new
cofee shop located on 78
th

Street between 30
th
and 31
st

Streets in Mandalay near the
Railway Station on May 1.
Ma Thin Thin Kyaw and Daw San San Myint
U Kyaw Win Ma Cho Ma Me Me Kyaw
Mr Harris Ko Aung Kyaw Zin
Ma Thandar Hlaing Ko Myo Kyaw Zin Phway Phway
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DOMESTIC FLIGHT SCHEDULES
YANGON TO NAY PYI TAW
Flight Days Dep Arr
FMI A1 1,2,3,4,5 7:30 8:30
Y5 777 1,2,3,4,6 7:45 8:25
FMI A1 6 8:00 9:00
FMI B1 1,2,3,4,5 11:30 12:30
FMI A1 7 15:30 16:30
FMI C1 1,2,3,4,5 16:45 17:45
NAY PYI TAW TO YANGON
Flight Days Dep Arr
FMI A2 1,2,3,4,5 8:50 9:50
FMI A2 6 10:00 11:00
FMI B2 1,2,3,4,5 13:00 14:00
FMI A2 7 17:00 18:00
Y5 778 1,2,3,4,6 17:30 18:10
FMI C2 1,2,3,4,5 18:05 19:05
YANGON TO MANDALAY
Flight Days Dep Arr
YJ 891 7 6:00 8:05
YJ 761 6 6:00 7:25
YJ 211 5 6:00 7:25
YJ 201 2,3,4 6:00 7:25
K7 282 Daily 6:30 8:40
YH 917 1,2,3,4,5,7 6:10 8:30
Y5 234 Daily 6:15 7:30
6T 401 Daily 6:20 8:25
YH 826 2,6 7:00 8:40
YJ 003 6 7:00 9:05
W9 201 Daily 7:30 8:55
YH 826 4 8:00 12:05
YH 545 1,3 8:00 12:05
K7 266 Daily 8:00 10:05
K7 642 Daily 8:30 12:20
8M 6603 2,4,7 9:00 10:10
YJ 211 7 10:00 11:25
YJ 761 4 11:00 12:55
K7 844 Daily 11:00 14:10
YH 727 1 11:00 13:10
YH 737 3,5,7 11:00 13:10
YH 729 4,6,2 11:00 14:00
W9 251 2,5 11:15 12:40
YJ 761 5 13:00 14:25
K7 226 2,4,6 13:00 14:25
6T 501 5,6,7 14:30 16:30
YH 731 1,2,3,5,6,7 14:30 16:40
W9 129 Daily 15:00 16:55
6T 501 2,4 15:15 17:15
YJ 7211/W9 211 5 16:00 17:25
MANDALAY TO YANGON
Flight Days Dep Arr
Y5 233 Daily 8:10 9:25
YJ 891 7 8:20 10:15
YH 918 1,2,3,4,5,7 8:30 10:25
6T 402 Daily 8:45 10:45
W9 201 Daily 9:10 11:05
W9 144 Daily 9:20 10:45
Y5 132 3,5,6,7 9:30 10:30
K7 267 Daily 10:20 12:25
YJ 762 6 10:30 11:55
YJ 212 5 11:00 12:25
K7 823 2,4,7 11:25 14:25
YH 827 6 11:30 15:20
YH 827 2 12:00 15:50
YH 827 4 12:05 15:55
YH 546 1,3 12:05 15:55
K7 643 Daily 12:35 16:25
YJ 203 2 13:55 15:20
YJ 212 7 15:00 16:25
W9 120 1,3,6 16:30 17:55
YH 728 1 16:30 17:55
YJ 762 4 16:35 18:00
YH 732 1,2,3,5,6,7 16:40 18:45
K7 227 2,4,7 16:50 18:15
6T 502 5,6,7 16:50 18:55
W9 129 Daily 17:10 18:35
YH 738 3,5,7 17:10 18:35
W9 211 Daily 17:10 19:15
8M 6604 2,4,7 17:20 18:30
YJ 752/W9 7752 7 17:20 18:45
6T 502 2,4 17:35 19:40
YH 730 2,4,6 17:45 19:10
YJ 004 3 18:00 19:25
YANGON TO NYAUNG U
Flight Days Dep Arr
YJ 891 5,7 6:00 7:20
YH 917 1,2,3,4,5,7 6:10 7:45
W9 141 Daily 6:15 7:35
6T 401 Daily 6:20 7:40
YH 917 6 6:30 8:05
K7 282 Daily 6:30 7:50
W9 143 Daily 7:15 8:35
6T 501 5,6,7 14:30 17:20
YH 731 1,2,3,5,6,7 14:30 17:25
6T 501 2,4 15:15 18:05
W9 211 Daily 15:30 17:40
NYAUNG U TO YANGON
Flight Days Dep Arr
YJ 891 5 7:35 9:40
YJ 891 7 7:35 10:15
YH 918 1,2,3,4,5,7 7:45 10:25
W9 141 Daily 7:50 10:40
6T 401 Daily 7:55 10:45
YH 918 6 8:05 10:10
W9 144 Daily 8:50 10:10
K7 283 Daily 10:40 12:00
YH 732 1,2,3,5,6,7 17:25 18:45
6T 502 5,6,7 17:35 18:55
W9 211 Daily 17:55 19:15
6T 502 2,4 18:20 19:40
YANGON TO MYITKYINA
Flight Days Dep Arr
YJ 201 2,3,4 6:00 8:50
YH 826 6 7:00 10:05
YH 826 2 7:00 10:35
YH 826 4 8:00 10:40
YH 545 1,3 8:00 10:40
K7 642 Daily 8:30 10:50
W9 251 2,5 11:15 14:10
MYITKYINA TO YANGON
Flight Days Dep Arr
YJ 202 4 9:05 11:55
YH 827 6 12:55 15:20
YH 827 2 13:25 15:50
YH 827 4 13:30 15:55
YH 546 1,3 13:30 15:55
K7 643 Daily 14:05 16:25
W9 252 2,5 16:05 19:00
YANGON TO HEHO
Flight Days Dep Arr
YJ 891 1,5 6:00 8:50
YH 917 1,2,3,4,5,7 6:10 9:15
W9 141 Daily 6:15 8:20
6T 401 Daily 6:20 9:20
YH 917 6 6:30 9:00
K7 282 Daily 6:30 9:30
W9 201 Daily 7:30 9:40
K7 828 1,3,5 7:30 8:45
K7 822 2,4,7 7:30 10:20
K7 266 Daily 8:00 9:15
YJ 751/W9 7751 5 10:45 11:55
YJ 761 4 11:00 12:10
K7 844 Daily 11:00 15:00
W9 203 Daily 11:00 12:10
YH 737 3,5,7 11:00 12:25
YH 727 1 11:00 12:25
W9 119 1,3,6 11:15 12:25
6T 501 5,6,7 14:30 15:40
YH 731 1,2,3,5,6,7 14:30 15:55
6T 501 2,4 15:15 16:25
W9 129 Daily 15:00 16:10
HEHO TO YANGON
Flight Days Dep Arr
W9 141 Daily 8:35 10:40
YJ 891 5 8:30 9:40
YJ 891 7 9:05 10:15
YH 918 6 9:00 10:10
YH 918 1,2,3,4,5,7 9:15 10:25
6T 402 Daily 9:35 10:45
K7 283 Daily 9:45 12:00
W9 201 Daily 9:55 11:05
K7 267 Daily 11:10 12:25
W9 204 Daily 12:25 13:35
K7 829 1,3,5 13:50 15:05
K7 845 Daily 15:15 18:10
W9 120 1,3,6 15:45 17:55
YJ 212 5 15:45 16:55
YH 728 1 15:45 17:55
YJ 762 4 15:50 18:00
6T 501 5,6,7 15:55 18:55
YH 732 1,2,3,5,6,7 15:55 18:45
YH 738 3,5,7 16:25 18:35
W9 129 Daily 16:25 18:35
6T 501 2,4 16:40 19:40
YANGON TO SIT T WE
Flight Days Dep Arr
6T 607 3,6 11:15 12:40
6T 605 2,4,5,7 11:15 13:15
YJ 7309/W9 309 1,3,5,6,7 11:30 12:55
K7 422 Daily 13:30 15:25
6T 607 1 12:30 13:55
SIT T WE TO YANGON
Flight Days Dep Arr
6T 608 3,6 13:00 15:00
YJ 7309/W9 309 1,3,5,6,7 13:10 14:55
6T 606 2,4,5,7 13:35 15:00
K7 423 Daily 15:40 17:00
YANGON TO MYEIK
Flight Days Dep Arr
YH 633 1,3,4,5,7 7:00 9:15
K7 319 Daily 7:00 9:05
6T 707 1,3,5,6,7 7:45 9:45
MYEIK TO YANGON
Flight Days Dep Arr
YH 634 1,3,4,5,7 11:25 13:25
K7 320 Daily 11:30 13:35
6T 708 1,3,5,6,7 12:10 14:10
YANGON TO THANDWE
Flight Days Dep Arr
W9 141 Daily 6:15 9:35
6T 605 2,4,5,7 11:15 12:10
6T 607 3,6 11:15 13:50
K7 422 Daily 13:30 14:25
THANDWE TO YANGON
Flight Days Dep Arr
6T 605 2,4,5,7 12:25 15:00
6T 608 3,6 14:05 15:00
K7 422 Daily 14:40 17:00

Domestic
6T = Air Mandalay
W9 = Air Bagan
YJ = Asian Wings
K7 = AIR KBZ
YH = Yangon Airways
FMI = FMI AIR Charter
Y5 = Golden Myanmar Airlines
Subject to change
without notice
Domestic Airlines
Air Bagan Ltd. (W9)
Tel : 513322, 513422, 504888, Fax : 515102
Air KBZ (K7)
Tel: 372977~80, 533030~39 (Airport),
Fax: 372983, Hot Line: 373766
Air Mandalay (6T)
Tel : (Head Ofce) 501520, 525488,
Fax: 525937. Airport: 533222~3, 09-73152853.
Fax: 533223.
Asian Wings (YJ)
Tel: 951 515261~264, 512140, 512473, 512640.
Fax: 951 532333, 516654
Golden Myanmar Airlines (Y5)
Tel: 95 9 400446999, 95 9 400447999,
Fax: 01 860 4051
Yangon Airways(YH)
Tel: (+95-1) 383 100, 383 107, 700 264,
Fax: 652 533.
FMI Air Charter - Sales &
Reservations
Tel: (95-1) 240363, 240373 / (+95-9) 421146545
Day
1 = Monday
2 = Tuesday
3 = Wednesday
4 = Thursday
5 = Friday
6 = Saturday
7 = Sunday
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WEEKLY PREDICTIONS
MAY 5 - 11, 2014
CANCER | June 21 July 22
Always look beyond details
and consider the bigger
picture. Ensure that you
improve all relationships
equally, and seek to uphold
and develop your personal vision and
values. Inspire the trust of others in order
to challenge the status quo. Know that
change is vital for success in the future.
Dare to be different in decision-making.
Generate ideas for emotional change.
CAPRICORN | Dec 22 Jan 19
The mind is full of chaotic
delusions and illusions. You
should see a human beings
life as an external
dramatisation of an internal
phenomenon. You cannot change
something unless you are high in power
or rich in knowledge. Know that your life
has no guarantee and nothing belongs to
you but your perception, which creates
everything.
AUNG MYIN KYAW
4
th
Floor, 113, Thamain Bayan Road, Tarmwe township, Yangon.
Tel: 09-731-35632, Email: williameaste@gmail.com
GEMINI | May 21 June 20
Demonstrate your
competence at every
opportunity. Remember
that what you show is what
you get. Do not let your high
standards slip. You should avoid roles
that you are unsuited to, and encourage
yourself to start a new life of optimism.
The more you free yourself from
superstition, the easier it will be for you
to solve problems as your progress on
the path to wisdom.
SAGITTARIUS | Nov 22 Dec 21
Creating the future is a
process that opens up many
options. Let your goals
change as your thoughts,
feelings and circumstances
change. Your vision can make way for
new green developments in your life. Be
willing to take the lid off your dreams and
live up to your potential. Know that
knowledge is limitless and life is limited
by knowledge. Limit yourself to wisdom.
AQUARIUS | Jan 20 Feb 18
Never stop your cultivating
your power of memory,
which will help you achieve
greater awareness of the
consequences of your
actions. Understand the value of living
with integrity, and learn more about the
social contract to increase your success
in relationships. Through time and
experience you will develop a system that
works for you. A cynical remark in love is
like poison.
LEO | July 23 Aug 22
Strive for the best possible
performance and increase
your knowledge in your
specic eld. Always work
on your own strengths.
Learn to calculate and accept moderate
risks, and review your work at frequent
intervals, comparing plans with
outcomes. You must take charge of
sensitive matters and retain control of
important areas. Love needs sympathetic
care and emotional favours.
PISCES | Feb 19 March 20
Condent eye contact is
important as a measure of
motivation. Blushing can
indicate pleasure, and an
increased breathing rate can
indicate enthusiasm. Both are good signs
of motivation. Your cheerful expression
must be combined with a smart
appearance. Learn to see the difference
between work problems and personal
ones. In love, you may not always get
honest responses.
VIRGO | Aug 23 Sept 22
Openness is a great way to
promote fairness. You cant
just predict the future but
must create it. When
conditions in the world
change, you can change your goals in
response. You can experience more of
what you want in life by thoughtfully
focusing on fewer activities of higher
value. Your love life will see a good
change toward devotion.
TAURUS | Apr 20 May 20
You know the value of
something after its gone.
Everyone experiences loss.
Loss of understanding
among friends, however, is
one of lifes most sorrowful punishments.
Serenity within yourself is the key to
freeing yourself from attachments, and
you can gain knowledge about yourself
leading toward spirituality. Love is a
powerful emotion in relationships.
SCORPIO | Oct 23 Nov 21
Extend time for your
goal-setting sessions. You
should always have the
option to draw a new lesson
from your experience and
create new ways to overcome obstacles.
The more satised and happy you are in
the present, the more likely you are to get
what you want in the future. Personal
integrity is essential to building a strong
family foundation. Love needs optimism.
ARIES | Mar 21 Apr 19
You are the author of your
future. Dont go for silly
goals, but consider even
the most outrageous
possibilities to fulll your
potential. If you feel discomfort, let it be
a signal to continue creating your
future, not to stop. Accept any feeling of
resistance and stay with the process.
Know that careless actions can change
the course of something great within a
minute.
LIBRA | Sept 23 Oct 22
A golden future cannot be
built with self-centredness
and egoism. Dont try to
destroy the world with your
desires. Dont shy away
from doing the right thing. The more you
drop the immoral facade, the better you
will be prepared to show courage. Look to
get on sociably with others. It might get
more difcult than usual to balance social
life with work responsibilities.
International
FD & AK = Air Asia
TG = Thai Airways
8M = Myanmar Airways International
PG = Bangkok Airways
MI = Silk Air
VN = Vietnam Airline
MH = Malaysia Airlines
CZ = China Southern
CI = China Airlines
CA = Air China
KA = Dragonair
IC = Indian Airlines Limited
W9 = Air Bagan
3K = Jet Star
AI = Air India
QR = Qatar Airways
KE = Korea Airlines
NH = All Nippon Airways
SQ = Singapore Airways
DE = Condor Airlines
MU=China Eastern Airlines
BR = Eva Airlines
DD = Nok Airline
AI = Air India
BG = Biman Bangladesh Airlines
Subject to change
without notice
International Airlines
Air Asia (FD)
Tel: 251 885, 251 886.
Air Bagan Ltd.(W9)
Tel : 513322, 513422, 504888, Fax : 515102
Air China (CA)
Tel : 666112, 655882.
Air India
Tel : 253597~98, 254758. Fax: 248175
Bangkok Airways (PG)
Tel: 255122, 255 265, Fax: 255119
Condor (DE)
Tel: + 95 1 -370836 up to 39 (ext : 810)
Dragonair (KA)
Tel: 95-1-255320, 255321, Fax : 255329
Golden Myanmar Airlines (Y5)
Tel: 95 9 400446999, 95 9 400447999,
Fax: 01 860 4051
Malaysia Airlines (MH)
Tel : 387648, 241007 ext : 120, 121, 122
Fax : 241124
Myanmar Airways International(8M)
Tel : 255260, Fax: 255305
Silk Air(MI)
Tel: 255 287~9, Fax: 255 290
Thai Airways (TG)
Tel : 255491~6, Fax : 255223
Vietnam Airlines (VN)
Fax : 255086. Tel 255066/ 255088/ 255068.
Qatar Airways (Temporary Ofce)
Tel: 379845, 379843, 379831, Fax: 379730
Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BG)
Tel: 371867~68, Fax: 371869.
Nok Airline (DD)
Tel: 255050, 255021, Fax: 255051
Day
1 = Monday
2 = Tuesday
3 = Wednesday
4 = Thursday
5 = Friday
6 = Saturday
7 = Sunday
INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT SCHEDULES
YANGONTOBANGKOK
Flights Days Dep Arr
PG 706 Daily 6:15 8:30
8M 335 Daily 7:40 9:25
TG 304 Daily 9:50 11:45
PG 702 Daily 10:30 12:25
TG 302 Daily 14:55 16:40
PG 708 Daily 15:20 17:15
8M 331 Daily 16:30 18:15
PG 704 Daily 18:25 20:20
Y5 237 Daily 18:15 20:05
TG 306 Daily 19:45 21:35
YANGONTODONMUENG
DD 4231 Daily 8:00 9:45
FD 2752 Daily 8:30 10:20
FD 2756 Daily 12:15 14:05
FD 2754 Daily 17:50 19:35
FD 2758 Daily 21:30 23:15
DD 4239 Daily 21:00 22:45
YANGONTOSINGAPORE
MI 509 1,2,6,7 0:25 5:00
8M 231 Daily 8:00 12:25
Y5 233 Daily 10:10 14:40
SQ 997 Daily 10:25 14:45
3K 586 2,4,6 11:20 15:50
TR 2827 Daily 19:05 23:40
3K 588 1,3,4,6 19:15 23:45
YANGONTOKUALALUMPUR
8M 501 1,3,5,6 8:55 12:55
AK 1425 Daily 8:30 12:50
MH 741 Daily 12:15 16:30
8M 9506 Daily 12:15 16:30
8M 9508 Daily 15:45 20:05
MH 743 Daily 15:45 20:05
AK 1421 Daily 16:45 21:00
YANGONTOBEIJING
CA 906 3,5,7 14:15 21:55
YANGONTOGAUNGZHOU
8M 711 2,4,7 8:40 13:15
CZ 3056 3,6 11:25 16:15
CZ 3056 1,5 17:30 22:15
YANGONTOTAIPEI
CI 7916 1,2,3,5,6 10:50 16:15
YANGONTOKUNMING
CA 906 Daily 12:15 15:55
MU 2012 1,3 12:20 18:20
MU 2032 Daily 14:50 18:20
YANGONTOCHIANGMAI
W9 9607 4,7 14:20 16:10
YANGONTOHANOI
VN 956 1,3,5,6,7 19:10 21:30
YANGONTOHOCHIMINHCITY
VN 942 2,4,7 14:25 17:10
YANGONTODOHA
QR 919 Daily 7:40 11:10
YANGONTOPHNOMPENH
8M 403 3,6 16:50 19:15
YANGONTOSEOUL
0Z 770 4,7 0:35 9:10
KE 472 2,3,4 23:35 07:45+1
YANGONTOHONGKONG
KA 251 1,2,4,6 1:10 5:35
YANGONTOTOKYO
NH 914 Daily 21:45 06:45+1
YANGONTOSIEMREAP
8M 401 1,3,6 8:35 10:45
YANGONTOGAYA
8M 601 3,5,6 7:00 8:20
YANGONTODHAKA
BG 061 1,4 19:30 20:45
YANGONTOINCHEON
8M 7702 Daily 23:35 8:05
8M7502 4,7 0:35 9:10
MANDALAYTOBANGKOK
TG 2982 1,2,4,6 9:30 11:55
PG 710 Daily 14:05 16:30
MANDALAYTODONMUENG
FD 2761 Daily 12:45 15:00
MANDALAYTOKUNMING
MU 2030 Daily 14:40 17:20
MANDALAYTOGAYA
8M 603 4 11:10 12:15
NAYPYIDAWTOBANGKOK
PG 722 1,2,3,4,5 19:30 22:30
BANGKOKTOYANGON
TG 303 Daily 7:55 8:50
PG 701 Daily 8:50 9:40
8M 336 Daily 10:40 11:25
TG 301 Daily 13:00 13:55
PG 707 Daily 13:40 14:30
PG 703 Daily 16:45 17:35
TG 305 Daily 17:50 18:45
8M 332 Daily 19:15 20:00
PG 705 Daily 20:00 21:30
Y5 238 Daily 21:05 21:55
DONMUENGTOYANGON
DD 4230 Daily 6:30 7:15
FD 2751 Daily 7:15 8:00
FD 2755 Daily 11:10 11:45
FD 2753 Daily 16:35 17:20
FD 2757 Daily 20:15 20:55
DD 4238 Daily 19:30 20:15
SINGAPORETOYANGON
SQ 998 Daily 7:55 9:20
3K 585 1,3,4,6 9:10 10:45
8M 232 Daily 13:25 14:50
MI 518 Daily 14:20 15:45
Y5 234 Daily 15:40 17:10
TR 2826 Daily 17:05 18:25
3K 587 2,5 17:05 18:35
MI 520 5,7 22:10 23:35
BEIJINGTOYANGON
CA 905 2,3,4,6,7 8:05 13:15
KAULALUMPURTOYANGON
AK 1426 Daily 6:55 8:00
MH 740 Daily 10:05 11:15
8M 9505 Daily 10:05 11:15
8M 502 1,2,3,5,7 12:50 13:50
8M 9507 Daily 13:30 14:40
MH 742 Daily 13:30 14:40
AK 1420 Daily 15:05 16:15
GUANGZHOUTOYANGON
CZ 3055 3,6 8:40 10:25
CZ 3055 1,5 14:40 16:30
8M 712 2,4,7 14:15 15:50
TAIPEITOYANGON
CI 7915 1,2,3,5,6 7:00 9:55
KUNMINGTOYANGON
MU 2011 1,3 8:25 11:40
CA 905 Daily 10:45 11:15
MU 2031 Daily 13:30 14:00
CHIANGMAITOYANGON
W9 9608 4,7 17:20 18:10
HANOITOYANGON
VN 957 1,3,5,6,7 16:50 18:10
HOCHIMINHCITYTOYANGON
VN 943 2,4,7 11:40 13:25
DOHATOYANGON
QR 918 Daily 20:30 6:15+1
GAYATOYANGON
8M 602 3,5,6 9:20 12:30
PHNOMPENHTOYANGON
8M 404 3,6 20:15 21:40
SEOULTOYANGON
KE 471 2,3,4 18:45 22:35
0Z 769 3,6 19:50 23:45
TOKYOTOYANGON
NH 913 Daily 11:45 17:15
HONGKONGTOYANGON
KA 250 1,3,5,7 21:50 23:45
DHAKATOYANGON
BG 060 1,4 16:15 18:30
INCHEONTOYANGON
8M 7701 Daily 18:45 22:35
8M 7501 3,6 19:50 23:25
BANGKOKTOMANDALAY
TG 2981 1,2,4,6 7:25 9:50
PG 709 Daily 12:00 13:20
DONMUEANGTOMANDALAY
FD 2760 Daily 10:50 12:15
KUNMINGTOMANDALAY
MU 2029 Daily 13:55 13:50
GAYATOMANDALAY
8M 604 4 13:15 16:20
BANGKOKTONAYPYIDAW
PG 721 1,2,3,4,5 17:00 19:00
58 the pulse tea break THE MYANMAR TIMES MAY 5 - 11, 2014
ACROSS
1 Sites of abs
and pecs
5 Italian bills
10 Big wine
container
14 Vet text
15 Like the game, to
Holmes
16 Ubiquitous plant
17 When your alarm
might ring next
20 Hockey venue
21 They cause
stiff arms?
22 Poetic black
25 Engine with
8-Down
26 Room furnishing
29 Borns partner
31 Required
35 Country lodge
36 Esaus dad
38 Arid
39 Thoroughly
43 Kind of bean
44 Font flourish
45 Tokyo, once
46 Casts out
from the
body
49 One kind
of starter
50 Johnny
in gray
51 Color lightly
53 Svelte
55 Vientiane
resident
58 Musical
bridge
62 Anonymous trio
65 Cookie brand
66 Wrote bad
checks
67 Scent detector
68 Quaker leader
William
69 Condescending
one
70 Jabberwocky
opener
DOWN
1 Videotape
format, once
2 Olfactory
trigger
3 Coin smaller
than a penny
4 Thing in
a sling
5 Anvil setting
6 E.T.s craft
7 Handles
the oars
8 Get-up-and-go
9 Swiped
10 Most shrewd
11 Got off a horse
12 Mamas boys
13 Brewery unit
18 Potters Peter
19 Hoarfrost
23 Approximately
24 Tide types
26 Hunters
weapon
27 Strip of gear
28 Lawn dwarf
30 Calendar
features
32 Block
33 Destroy
bit by bit
34 Disband
37 Apple centers
40 Prehistoric
mammal
41 Als boss, once
42 Aloof
47 A marmoset
48 Small incisions
52 ___ Care
of Business
(1974 hit)
54 Stood for
55 Handed-down
tales
56 Call from
the pews
57 Western
alliance
59 Swell
60 Bear, to a
skygazer
61 Head set
62 Mountain
part
63 The Matrix
character
64 Banned
insecticide
Universal Crossword
Edited by Timothy E. Parker
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YANGON
No. 277, Bogyoke Aung
San Road, Corner of
38
th
Street, Kyauktada
Township, Yangon,
Myanmar.
Tel : (951) 391070, 391071.
Reservation@391070
(Ext) 1910, 106.
Fax : (951) 391375. Email :
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General Listing
Chatrium Hotel
40 Natmauk Rd, Tarmwe.
tel: 544500. fax: 544400.
The Essentials
Emergency Numbers
For more information about these listings, Please Contact - classied.mcm@gmail.com
Ambulance tel: 295133.
Fire tel: 191, 252011, 252022.
Police emergency tel: 199.
Police headquarters tel: 282541, 284764.
Red Cross tel:682600, 682368
Trafc 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: 067-
407007.
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 Ofce
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.
UNITED NATIONS
ILO Liaison 1-A, Kanbae
(Thitsar Rd), Yankin Tsp,
Tel : 01-566538, 566539
IOM 318 (A) Ahlone Rd, Dagon
Tsp, Yangon.Tel 01-210588,
09 73236679, 0973236680,
Email- iomyangon@iom.int
UNAIDS 137/1, Thaw Wun Rd,
Kamayut Tsp.
Tel : 534498, 504832
UNDCP 11-A, Malikha St,
Mayangone tsp.
Tel: 666903, 664539.
UNDP 6, Natmauk Rd, Bahan
tel: 542910-19. fax: 292739.
UNFPA 6, Natmauk Rd,
Bahan tsp. tel: 546029.
UNHCR 287, Pyay Rd,
Sanchaung tsp.
Tel: 524022, 524024.
UNIAP Rm: 1202, 12 Fl,
Traders Hotel.
Tel: 254852, 254853.
UNIC 6, Natmauk St., Bahan,
tel: 52910~19
UNICEF 14~15 Flr, Traders
Hotel. P.O. Box 1435,
Kyauktada. Tel: 375527~32,
unicef.yangon@unicef. org,
UNODC 11-A, Malikha Rd., Ward
7, Mayangone. tel: 01-9666903,
9660556, 9660538, 9660398.
email: fo.myanmar@unodc.org
UNOPS 120/0, Pyi Thu Lane,
7 Miles, Mayangone Tsp.
Tel: 951-657281~7.
Fax: 657279.
UNRC 6, Natmauk Rd, P.O.
Box 650, TMWE Tel: 542911~19,
292637 (Resident Coordinator),
WFP 5 Kan Baw Za St, Shwe
Taung Kyar, (Golden Valley),
Bahan Tsp. Tel : 2305971~6
WHO No. 2, Pyay Rd, 7 Mile,
Mayangone Tsp, Tel : 650405-
6, 650416, 654386-90.
ASEAN Coordinating Of. for
the ASEAN Humanitarian
Task Force, 79, Taw Win st,
Dagon Tsp. Tel: 225258.
FAO Myanma Agriculture
Service Insein Rd, Insein. tel:
641672, 641673.
EMBASSIES
Australia 88, Strand
Road, Yangon. Tel :
251810, 251797, 251798.
Bangladesh 11-B, Than
Lwin Road, Yangon.
Tel: 515275, 526144,
email: bdootygn@
mptmail.net.mm
Brazil 56, Pyay Road,
6
th
mile, Hlaing Tsp,
Yangon. Tel: 507225,
507251. email: Administ.
yangon@itamaraty.gov.br.
Brunei 17, Kanbawza
Avenue, Golden Velly (1),
Bahan Tsp, Yangon. Tel:
566985, 503978.
email: bruneiemb@
bruneiemb.com.mm
Cambodia 25 (3B/4B),
New University Avenue
Road, Bahan Tsp, Yangon.
Tel: 549609, 540964.
email: RECYANGON @
mptmail.net.mm
China 1, Pyidaungsu
Yeiktha Road, Yangon.
Tel: 221280, 221281.
Danmark, No.7, Pyi Thu
St, Pyay Rd, 7 Miles,
Mayangone Tsp, Yangon.
Tel: 01 9669520 - 17.
Egypt 81, Pyidaungsu
Tel: 222886, 222887,
Egyptembassy86@
gmail.com
France 102, Pyidaungsu
Tel: 212178, 212520,
email: ambaf rance.
rangoun@ diplomatie.fr
Germany 9, Bogyoke
Aung San Museum Road,
Bahan Tsp, Yangon.
Tel: 548951, 548952,
email: info@rangun.
diplo.de
India 545-547, Merchant
St, Yangon.
Tel: 391219, 388412,
email: indiaembassy @
mptmail.net.mm
Indonesia 100,
Pyidaungsu Yeiktha Rd,
254469, 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 Rd,
Yangon. Tel: 549644-8,
540399, 540400, 540411,
545988, fax: 549643
Kuwait
62-B, Shwe Taung Kyar
St, Bahan Tsp.
Tel : 01-230-9542, 230-
9543.
Fax : 01-230-5836.
Lao A-1, Diplomatic
Quarters, Tawwin Road,
Dagon Tsp, Yangon.
Tel: 222482, Fax: 227446,
email: Laoembcab@
mptmail. net.mm
Malaysia 82, Pyidaungsu
Tel: 220248, 220249,
email: mwkyangon@
mptmail.net.mm
Nepal 16, Natmauk
Yeiktha, Yangon. Tel:
545880, 557168, fax:
549803, email: nepemb
@mptmail.net.mm
Norway, No.7, Pyi Thu
St, Pyay Rd, 7 Miles,
Mayangone Tsp,Yangon.
Tel: 01 9669520 - 17
Fax 01- 9669516
New Zealand No. 43/C,
Inya Myaing Rd, Bahan
Tsp, Yangon.
Tel : 01-2306046-9
Fax : 01-2305805
Netherlands Diplomatic
Mission No. 43/C, Inya
Myaing Rd, Bahan Tsp,
Yangon. Tel : 01-2305805
North Korea 77C, Shin
Saw Pu Rd, Sanchaung
Tsp, Yangon.
Tel: 512642, 510205
Pakistan A-4, diplomatic
Quarters, Pyay Rd,
Yangon. Tel: 222881
(Chancery Exchange)
Philippines 50, Sayasan
Rd, Bahan Tsp, Yangon.
Tel: 558149-151,Email:
p.e. yangon@gmail.com
Russian 38, Sagawa Rd,
Yangon.
Tel: 241955, 254161,
Royal Embassy of Saudi
Arabia No.287/289, U
Wisara Rd, Sanchaung.
Tel : 01-536153, 516952.
Serbia No. 114-A, Inya
Rd, P.O.Box No. 943,
515283, email: serbemb
@ yangon.net.mm
Singapore 238,
Dhamazedi Road, Bahan
Tsp, Yangon. Tel: 559001,
email: singemb_ ygn@_
sgmfa. gov.sg
South Korea 97
University Avenue, Bahan
Tsp, Yangon. Tel: 527142-
4, 515190, fax: 513286,
email: myanmar@mofat.
go.kr
Sri Lanka 34 Taw Win
Road, Yangon.
Tel: 222812,
Switzerland
No 11, Kabaung Lane, 5
mile, Pyay Rd, Hlaing
Tsp, Yangon.
Tel: 534754, 507089.
Thailand 94 Pyay Rd,
Dagon Tsp, Yangon. Tel:
226721, 226728, 226824
Turkish Embassy
19AB, Kan Yeik Thar St,
Mayangone Tsp,Yangon.
Tel : 662992, Fax : 661365
United Kingdom 80
Strand Rd, Yangon.
Tel: 370867, 380322,
371852, 371853, 256438,
United States of
America 110, University
Avenue, Kamayut Tsp,
535756, Fax: 650306
Vietnam Bldg-72,
Thanlwin Rd, Bahan Tsp,
Yangon. Tel: 511305
ACCOMMODATION-
HOTELS
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
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
PARKROYAL Yangon,
Myanmar
33, Alan Pya Pagoda Rd,
Dagon tsp.
tel: 250388. fax: 252478.
email: enquiry.prygn@
parkroyalhotels.com
parkroyalhotels. com.
Marina Residence
8, Kabar Aye Pagoda Rd,
Mayangone Tsp.
tel: 6506 51~4. fax: 650630.
ACCOMMODATION-
HOTELS (Nay Pyi Taw)
Tel: 09-7349-4483,
09-4200-56994.
E-mail: aahappyhomes@
gmail.com, http://www.
happyhomesyangon.com
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REAL ESTATE & PROPERTY
MANAGEMENT
Sakura Residence
9, Inya Rd, Kamaryut Tsp.
tel: 525001. fax: 525002.
Savoy Hotel
129, Damazedi Rd,
Kamayut tsp.
tel: 526289, 526298,
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.
The Grand Mee Ya Hta
Executive Residence
372, Bogyoke Aung San Rd,
Pabedan Tsp.
tel 951-256355 (25 lines).
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
No. (356/366), Kyaikkasan
Rd, Tamwe Township,
Yangon, Myanmar.
Ph: 542826, Fax: 545650
Email: reservation@
edenpalacehotel.com
Royal White Elephant Hotel
No-11, Kan Street, Hlaing
Tsp. Yangon, Myanmar.
(+95-1) 500822, 503986.
www.rwehotel.com
Reservation Ofce (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
(Nay Pyi Taw)
M-22, Shwe Htee Housing,
Thamine Station St., Near
the Bayint Naung Point,
Mayangone Tsp., Yangon
Tel : 522763, 522744,
667557. Fax : (95-1) 652174
E-mail : grandpalace@
myanmar.com.mm
Clover Hotel City Center
No. 217, 32nd Street
(Upper Block), Pabedan Tsp,
Yangon, Myanmar.
Tel : 377720, Fax : 377722
www.clovercitycenter.asia
Clover Hotel City Center Plus
No. 229, 32nd Street
(Upper Block), Pabedan Tsp,
Yangon, Myanmar.
Tel : 377975, Fax : 377974
www.clovercitycenterplus.asia
Hotel Yangon
91/93, 8
th
Mile Junction,
Tel : 01-667708, 667688.
Inya Lake Resort Hotel
37 Kabar Aye Pagoda Rd.
tel: 662866. fax: 665537.
MGM Hotel No (160), Warden
Street, Lanmadaw Tsp, Yangon,
Myanmar. +95-1-212454~9.
www. hotel-mgm.com
MiCasa Hotel Apartments
Yankin Tsp.
tel: 650933. fax: 650960.
Yankin Tsp.
Tel: 650933. Fax: 650960.
Email : micprm@
myanmar.com.mmwww.
myanmar micasahotel.com
ADVERTISING
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
WE STARTED THE ADVERTISING
INDUSTRY IN MYANMAR SINCE 1991
MAR K E T I NG & COMMUNI CAT I ONS
A D V E R T I S I N G
ACCOMMODATION
LONG TERM
Golden Hill Towers
24-26, Kabar Aye Pagoda
Rd, Bahan Tsp.
tel: 558556. ghtower@
mptmail.net.mm.
Windsor Hotel No.31, Shin
Saw Pu Street, Sanchaung.
Yangon, Myanmar.
Ph: 95-1-511216~8, www.
hotelwindsoryangon.com
Yuzana Hotel
130, Shwegondaing Rd,
Bahan Tsp, tel : 01-549600
Yuzana Garden Hotel
44, Alanpya Pagoda Rd,
Mingalar Taung Nyunt Tsp,
tel : 01-248944
No. 12, Pho Sein Road,
Tamwe Township, Yangon
Tel : (95-1) 209299, 209300,
209343, 209345, 209346
Fax : (95-1) 209344
E-mail : greenhill@
myanmar.com.mm
GENERATORS
HEAVY MACHINERY
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.
FLORAL SERVICES
Floral Service & Gift Shop
No. 449, New University
Avenue, Bahan Tsp. YGN.
Tel: 541217, 559011,
09-860-2292.
Market Place By City Mart
Tel: 523840~43,
523845~46, Ext: 205.
Junction Nay Pyi Taw
Tel: 067-421617~18
422012~15, Ext: 235.
Res: 067-414813, 09-492-
09039. Email : eternal@
mptmail.net.mm
FITNESS CENTRE
Balance Fitnesss
No 64 (G), Kyitewine
Pagoda Road, Mayangone
Township. Yangon
01-656916, 09 8631392
Email - info@
balancetnessyangon.com
Life Fitness
Bldg A1, Rm No. 001,
Shwekabar Housing,
Mindhamma Rd,
Mayangone Tsp. Yangon.
Ph: 01-656511,
Fax: 01-656522,
Hot line: 0973194684,
natraysports@gmail.com
No. 589-592, Bo Aung
Kyaw St, Yangon-Pathein
highway Road. Hlaing
Tharyar tsp. Tel: 951-
645178-182, 685199, Fax:
951-645211, 545278.
e-mail: mkt-mti@
winstrategic.com.mm
Ruby & Rare Gems
of Myanamar
No. 527, New University
Ave., Bahan Tsp. Yangon.
sales@manawmaya.com.mm
www.manawmayagems.com
Tel: 549612, Fax : 545770.
BEAUTY & MASSAGE
Strand Bar 92, Strand
Rd, Yangon, Myanmar.
tel: 243377.fax: 243393,
sales@thestrand.com.mm
www.ghmhotels.com
Lobby Bar
PARKROYAL Yangon,
Myanmar. 33, Alan Pya
Phaya Road, Dagon Tsp.
tel: 250388.
150 Dhamazedi Rd.,
Bahan Tsp, Yangon.
Tel: 536306, 537805.
Email : yangon@
monument-books.com
15(B), Departure Lounge,
Yangon Intl Airport.
#87/2, Crn of 26
th
& 27
th

St, 77
th
St,Chan Aye Thar
Zan Tsp, Mandalay.
Tel : (02) 24880.
BOOK STORES
Lemon Day Spa
No. 96 F, Inya Road,
Kamaryut Tsp, Yangon.
Tel: 514848, 09-732-08476.
E.mail: lemondayspa.2011
@gmail.com
No. 52, Royal Yaw Min Gyi
Condo, Room F, Yaw Min
Gyi Rd, Dagon Township,
Yangon, Myanmar.
Tel: 09-425-307-717
YANGON
La Source Beauty Spa
80-A, Inya Rd, Kamayut Tsp.
Tel: 512380, 511252
Beauty Bar by La Source
Room (1004), Sedona Hotel,
Tel : 666 900 Ext : (7167)
LS Salon
Junction Square, 3rd Floor.
Tel : 95-1-527242, Ext : 4001
MANDALAY
La Source Beauty Spa
No. 13/13, Mya Sandar St,
Chanaye Tharzan Tsp.
Tel : 09-4440-24496.
www.lasourcebeautyspa.com
No. 20, Ground Floor, Pearl
Street, Golden Valley Ward,
Bahan Township, Yangon.
Tel : 09-509 7057, 01-
220881, 549478 (Ext : 103)
Email : realtnessmyanmar
@gmail.com
www.realtnessmyanmar.com
CONSULTING
Shwe Hinthar B 307, 6 1/2
Miles, Pyay Rd., Yangon.
Tel: +95 (0)1 654 730
info@thuraswiss.com
www.thuraswiss.com
Myanmar Research | Consulting | Technology
DUTY FREE
Duty Free Shops
Yangon International
Airport, Arrival/Departure
Mandalay International
Airport, Departure
Ofce: 17, 2
nd
street,
Hlaing Yadanarmon Housing,
Hlaing Township, Yangon.
Tel: 500143, 500144, 500145.
FOAM SPRAY
INSULATION
Foam Spray Insulation
No-410, Ground Fl,Lower
Pazuntaung Rd, Pazun
taung Tsp, Yangon.Telefax
: 01-203743, 09-5007681.
Hot Line-09-730-30825.
ENTERTAINMENT
HEALTH SERVICES
98(A), Kaba Aye Pagoda
Road, Bahan Township,
549152, 09-732-16940,
09-730-56079. Fax: 542979
Email: asiapacic.
myanmar@gmail.com.
DTDC Courier and Cargo
Service (Since 1991)
Yangon. Tel : 01-374457
Mandalay. Tel : 09-431-
34095. www.DTDC.COM,
dtdcyangon@gmail.com
Door to Door Delivery!!!
COURIER SERVICE
FASHION & TAILOR
Sein Shwe Tailor, 797
(003-A), Bogyoke Aung
San Rd, MAC Tower 2,
Lanmadaw Tsp, 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, 09-73903736,
09-73037772.
Mandalay : No.(4) 73rd St,
Btw 30th & 31st St, Chan
Aye Thar Zan Tsp. Tel : 09-
6803505, 09-449004631.
Naypyitaw : Level (2),
Capital Hyper Mart,
Yazathingaha Street,
Outarathiri Tsp. Tel : 09-
33503202, 09-73050337
GAS COOKER &
COOKER HOODS
Worlds leader in
Kitchen Hoods & Hobs
Same as Ariston Water
Heater. Tel: 251033,
379671, 256622, 647813
BARS
50
th
Street
9/13, 50th street-lower,
Botataung Tsp. Tel-397160.
The First Air conditioning
systems designed to keep
you fresh all day
Zeya & Associates 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
AIR CONDITION
ADVERTISING & MEDIA
Air Con Sales & Service
No. 2/1, Than Thu Mar
Rd, Thuwunna Junction.
Tel : 09-4224-64130
COFFEE MACHINE
CAR RENTAL
illy, Francis Francis, VBM,
Brasilia, Rossi, De Longhi
Nwe Ta Pin Trading Co., Ltd.
Shop C, Building 459 B
New University Avenue
01- 555-879, 09-4210-81705
nwetapintrading@gmail.com
No. 56, Bo Ywe St,
Latha Tsp, Yangon.
Tel : 01-246551, 375283,
09-2132778, 09-31119195.
Gmail:nyanmyintthu1983@
gmail.com,
Car Rental Service
Zamil Steel
No-5, Pyay Road,
7 miles,
Mayangone Tsp, Yangon.
Tel: (95-1) 652502~04.
Fax: (95-1) 650306.
Email: zamilsteel@
zamilsteel.com.mm
CONSTRUCTION
CO WORKING SPACE
No. (6), Lane 2
Botahtaung Pagoda St,
Yangon.
01-9010003, 291897.
info@venturaofce.com,
www.venturaofce.com
ENGINEERING
One-stop Solution for
Sub-station, M&E Work
Design, Supply and
Install (Hotel, High Rise
Building Factory)
193/197, Shu Khin Thar
Street, North Okkalapa
Industrial Zone, Yangon.
Tel: 951-691843~5, 951-
9690297, Fax: 951-691700
Email: supermega97@
gmail.com.
www.supermega-engg.com
Diamond Palace Jewelry
Shop (1) - No. 663/665,
Mahar Bandoola Rd,
Yangon. Tel : 01-371 944,
371 454, 371 425
Shop (2) - No.1103/1104/
1105, Ground Fl, Taw Win
Center, Yangon.
Tel : 01-8600111 ext :1103,
09 49307265
Shop (3) - No.B 020,
Ground Fl, Junction
Square Shopping Center,
Yangon.
Tel : 01-527 242 ext : 1081,
09 73203464
Shop (4) Ground Fl,
Gamonepwint Shopping
Mall, Kabaraye Pagoda
Rd, Yangon.
Tel : 01-653 653 ext : 8205
09 421763490
info@seinnandaw.com
www.seinnandaw.com
www.facebook.com/
seinnandaw
The Lady Gems &
Jewellery
No. 7, Inya Rd, Kamayut
Tsp, Yangon, Myanmar.
Tel : 01-2305800,
09-8315555
Learn to dance with
social dancing
94, Bogalay Zay St,
Botataung T/S,
Yangon.
Tel : 01-392526,
01-1221738
No.(68), Tawwin Street,
9 Mile, Mayangone Tsp,
Yangon.
Hunt line: +95 1 9666 141,
Booking Ext : 7080, 7084.
Fax: +95 1 9666 135
Email:
info@witoriya hospital.com
www.victoriahospital
myanmar.com,
Facebook :
https://www.facebook.com/
WitoriyaGeneralHospital
HOME FURNISHING
22, Pyay Rd, 9 mile,
Mayangone Tsp.
tel: 660769, 664363.
Bldg-D, Rm (G-12), Pearl
Condo, Ground Flr,
Kabaraye Pagoda Rd,
Bahan Tsp. Tel: 557448.
Ext 814, 09-730-98872.
Myittar Oo Eye Hospital
499, Pyay Rd, Kamayut Tsp.
Ph: 09-527381.
Pearl Dental
29, Shwe Taung Tan St,
Lanmadaw Tsp.
Ph : 01-226274,
09-730-39011
9:30 AM TO 9:00 PM
European Quality
& Designs Indoor/
Outdoor Furniture, Hotel
Furniture & All kinds of
woodworks
No. 422, FJVC Centre,
Ground Floor, Room No. 4,
Strand Road, Botahtaung
Tel: 01-202063-4, 09
509-1673 E-mail: contact@
smartdesignstrading.com
www.royalbotania.com,
www.alexander-rose.co.uk
24 Hrs International Clinic
Medical and Security
Assistance Service
@ Victoria Hospital
No.68, Tawwin Rd, 9 Mile,
Mayangon Township,
Yangon, Myanmar.
Tel: +951 651 238
+959 495 85 955
Fax: +959 651 398
www.leomedicare.com
Media Relations,
Event Management &
Strategic Communications
Hotline : 09 730 81 787
Email : tharapa.myanmar
@gmail.com
California Skin Spa
NO 32.B, Inya Myaing Road,
Yangon. (Off University
Road) Tel : 01-535097,
01-501295. Open Daily :
(10 AM - 8 PM)
MYANMAR BOOK CENTRE
Nandawun Compound,
No. 55, Baho Road,
Corner of Baho Road
and Ahlone Road, (near
Eugenia Restaurant),
Ahlone Township. tel:
212 409, 221 271. 214708
fax: 524580. email: info@
myanmarbook.com
Marina Residence, Yangon
Ph: 650651~4, Ext: 109
Beauty Plan, Corner of
77th St & 31st St, Mandalay
Ph: 02 72506
Dent Myanmar
Condo C, Rm 001, Tatkatho
Yeikmon Housing, New
University Avenue Rd,
Bahan. Ph: 09-8615162.
No-001-002, Dagon Tower,
Ground Flr, Cor of Kabaraye
Pagoda Rd & Shwe Gon
Dine Rd, Bahan Tsp.
Tel: 544480, 09-730-98872.
S.B. FURNI TURE S.B. FURNI TURE
24 Hours Laboratory
& X-ray, CT, MRI, USG
Mammogram, Bone DXA
@ Victoria Hospital
No. 68, Tawwin Rd, 9 Mile,
Mayangon Township,
Yangon, Myanmar.
Tel: (951) 9 666141
Fax: (951) 9 666135
Japan-Myanmar
Physiotherapy Clinic.
Body Massage - 7000 Ks
Foot Massage - 6000 Ks
Body & Foot Massage -
12,000 Ks
No.285, Bo Aung Kyaw Rd,
Kyauktada Tsp, Yangon.
09:00 AM - 09:00 PM
Tel : 09-8615036
Authorized Dealer in
Myanmar
No. 74, Lann Thit Road,
Nant Thar Kone Ward,
Insein Tsp, Yangon.
Tel : 09-4026-68668,
09-4026-68600
Email : sanymyanmar@
gmail.com
www.sany.com.cn
www.sany-myanmar.com
GEMS & JEWELLERIES
Best Jewels
No. 44, Inya Road,
Yangon, Myanmar.
Tel : 01-2305811, 2305812.
Capital Hyper Mart
14(E), Min Nandar Road,
Dawbon Tsp. Ph: 553136.
City Mart (Aung San) tel:
253022, 294765.
City Mart (47
th
St Branch)
tel: 200026, 298746.
City Mart (Junction 8)
tel: 650778.
City Mart (FMI City Branch)
tel: 682323.
City Mart (Yankin Center
Branch) tel: 400284.
City Mart (Myaynigone)
tel: 510697.
City Mart (Zawana Branch)
tel:564532.
City Mart (Shwe Mya Yar)
tel: 294063.
City Mart (Chinatown Point)
tel: 215560~63.
City Mart (Junction Maw Tin)
tel: 218159.
City Mart (Marketplace)
tel: 523840~43.
City Mart
(78
th
Brahch-Mandalay)
tel: 02-71467~9.
IKON Mart
No.332, Pyay Rd, San
Chaung. Tel: 535-783, 527705,
501429. Email: sales-ikon@
myanmar.com.mm
SUPERMARKETS
No. (6), Lane 2
Botahtaung Pagoda St,
Yangon.
01-9010003, 291897.
info@venturaofce.com,
www.venturaofce.com
22, Kaba Aye Pagoda Rd,
Bahan Tsp. tel 541997.
email: leplanteur@
mptmail.net.mm.
http://leplanteur.net
G-01, City Mart
(Myay Ni Gone Center).
Tel: 01-508467-70 Ext: 106
G-05, Marketplace by
City Mart.
Tel: 01-523840 Ext: 105
1. WASABI : No.20-B,
Kaba Aye Pagoda Rd,
Yankin Tsp,(Near MiCasa),
Tel; 09-4250-20667,
09-503-9139
Myaynigone (City Mart)
Yankin Center (City Mart)
MARINE
COMMUNICATION &
NAVIGATION
Top Marine Show Room
No-385, Ground Floor,
Lower Pazundaung Road,
Pazundaung Tsp, Yangon.
Ph: 01-202782, 09-851-5597
STEEL STRUCTURE
World famous Kobe Beef
Near Thuka Kabar
Hospital on Pyay Rd,
Marlar st, Hlaing Tsp.
Tel: +95-1-535072
Enchanting and Romantic,
a Bliss on the Lake
62 D, U Tun Nyein Road,
Mayangon Tsp, Yangon
Tel. 01 665 516, 660976
Mob. 09-730-30755
operayangon@gmail.com
www.operayangon.com
Delicious Hong Kong Style
Food Restaurant
G-09, City Mart (Myay Ni
Gone Center).
Tel: 01-508467-70 Ext: 114
Heaven Pizza
38/40, Bo Yar Nyunt St.
Yaw Min Gyi Quarter,
Dagon Township.
Tel: 09-855-1383
Horizon Intl School
25, Po Sein Road, Bahan
Tsp, tel : 541085, 551795,
551796, 450396~7.
fax : 543926, email :
contact@horizonmyanmar.
com, www.horizon.com
SCHOOLS
Mon - Sat (9am to 6pm)
No. 797, MAC Tower II,
Rm -4, Ground Flr,
Bogyoke Aung San Rd,
Lamadaw Tsp, Yangon.
Tel: (951) 212944 Ext: 303,
09-4200-91393.
info@centuremyanmar.
com.
www.centure.in.th
OFFICE FURNITURE
UnionBarAndGrill
42 Strand Road,
Botahtaung, Yangon.
Tel: 95 9420 180 214, 95
9420 101 854
www.unionyangon.com,
info@unionyangon.com
Design, Fabrication,
Supply & Erection of Steel
Structures
Tel : (+95-1) 122 1673
Email : Sales@WEC-
Myanmar.com
www.WEC-Myanmar.com
Good taste & resonable
price
@Thamada Hotel
Tel: 01-243047, 243639-41
Ext: 32
RESTAURANTS
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.
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.
Legendary Myanmar Intl
Shipping & Logistics Co.,
Ltd.
No-9, Rm (A-4), 3
rd
Flr,
Kyaung St, Myaynigone,
Sanchaung Tsp, Yangon.
Tel: 516827, 523653,
516795.
Mobile. 09-512-3049.
Email: legandarymyr@
mptmail.net .mm
www.LMSL-shipping.com
Crown Worldwide
Movers Ltd 790, Rm 702,
7
th
Flr Danathiha Centre,
Bogyoke Aung San Rd,
Lanmadaw. Tel: 223288,
210 670, 227650. ext: 702.
Fax: 229212. email: crown
worldwide@mptmail.net.mm
Yangon Intl School
Fully Accredited K-12
International Curriculum
with ESL support
No.117,Thumingalar
Housing, Thingangyun,
Tel: 578171, 573149,
687701, 687702.
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
PLEASURE CRUISES
Moby Dick Tours Co., Ltd.
Islands Safari in the Mergui
Archipelago
5 Days, 7 Days, 9 Days Trips
Tel: 95 1 202063, 202064
E-mail: info@islandsafari
mergui.com. Website: www.
islandsafarimergui.com
PAINT
Sole Distributor
For the Union of
Myanmar Since 1995
Myanmar Golden Rock
International Co.,Ltd.
#06-01, Bldg (8), Myanmar
ICT Park, University Hlaing
Campus, Hlaing Tsp,
Yangon. Tel: 654810~17.
Worlds No.1 Paints &
Coatings Company
TOP MARINE PAINT
No-410, Ground Floor,
Lower Pazundaung Road,
Pazundaung Tsp, Yangon.
Ph: 09-851-5202
Edo Zushi
290-B,U Wisarya Rd,
10 Ward, Kamaryut Tsp,
Yangon.
Tel : (09)259040853
Open daily 11:00~23:00
HOUSING
INSURANCE
LOGISTICS
Rentals at Pun Hlaing
Service Apartment
Homes and Apartments
PHGE Sales & Marketing,
Hlaing Tharyar Tsp, Yangon.
Tel : 951-687 800, 684 013
phgemarketing@gmail.com
www.punhlainggolfestate.com
Get your Visa online for
Business and Tourist
No need to come to
Embassy.
#165. 35th Street,
Tel: +951 381200, 204020
travel.evisa@gmail.com
VISA & IMMIGRATION
WATER TREATMENT
WEB SERVICE
Wat er Heat er
Made in Japan
Same as Rinnai Gas Cooker
and Cooker Hood
Showroom Address
Commercial scale
water treatment
(Since 1997)
Tel: 01-218437~38.
H/P: 09-5161431,
09-43126571.
39-B, Thazin Lane, Ahlone.
WATER SOLUTION
Water Treatement Solution
Block (A), Room (G-12),
Pearl Condo, Kabar Aye
Pagoda Rd, Bahan Tsp.
Hot Line : 09-4500-59000
Aekar
Company Limited
Web Services
All the way from Australia
world-class websites/
web apps for desktop,
smartphone & tablets,
online shopping with
real-time transaction,
news/magazine site,
forum, email campaign
and all essential online
services. Domain
registration & cloud
hosting. Talk to us: (01)
430-897, (0) 942-000-4554.
www.medialane.com.au
Home Outdoor Ofce
99 Condo, Ground Floor,
Room (A), Damazedi Rd,
Kamayut Township,
Yangon, Myanmar.
Tel : 09-2504-28700
info@decorum.mm.com
REAL ESTATE
Real Estate Agent
Agent fees is unnecessary
Tel : 09 2050107,
09 448026156
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.
a drink from paradise...
available on Earth
@Yangon International
Hotel, No.330, Ahlone Rd,
Dagon Tsp, Yangon.
Tel: 09-421040512
WATER HEATERS
The Global leader in
Water Heaters
A/1, Aung San Stadium
East Wing, Upper
Pansodan Road.
Tel: 01-256705, 399464,
394409, 647812.
Executive Serviced Ofces
www.hinthabusinesscentres.com
Tel : 01-4413410
Ocean Center (North
Point), Ground Floor,
Tel : 09-731-83900
01-8600056
Quality Chinese Dishes
with Resonable Price
@Marketplace by City Mart.
Tel: 01-523840 Ext.109
REMOVALISTS
Relocation Specialist
Rm 504, M.M.G Tower,
#44/56, Kannar Rd,
Botahtaung Tsp.
Tel: 250290, 252313.
Mail : info@asiantigers-
myanmar.com
Bld-A2, Gr-Fl, Shwe
Gabar Housing, Mindama
Rd, Mayangone Tsp,
Yangon. email: eko-nr@
myanmar.com.mm
Ph: 652391, 09-73108896
KAMY Group Intl Co., Ltd.
International Transport
and Logistics
No. 363-D, Ground Floor,
Bo Aung Kyaw St (Upper),
Tel : 951 245491,
09-4202-87291.
Fax : 951 245491
Email : gm@kamygroup.com
www.kamygroup.com
TRAVEL AGENTS
Shan Yoma Tours Co.,Ltd
www.exploremyanmar.com
Asian Trails Tour Ltd
73 Pyay Rd, Dagon tsp.
tel: 211212, 223262.
fax: 211670. email: res@
asiantrails.com.mm
Serviced Ofce, Virtual
Ofce, Business
Services, Hot Desking
Tel: +(95) 01 387947
www.ofcehubservices.com
Olympians Learning Hub
No. (80-G), Thanlwin Rd,
Shwe Taung Gyar, Ward-2,
Bahan Tsp, Yangon.
Tel : 95-9-5016430
95-9-425329571
www.olympiansmyanmar.
com
No. 5, U Tun Nyein
Street, Mayangone T/S,
Yangon.
Tel : 01-660 612, 011 22
1014, 09 50 89 441
Email : lalchimiste.
restaurant@gmail.com
Fire, Motor and Life
Insurance
44, TheinPhyu Road,
Tel : 01- 8610656
Mob : 09-5055216
Email: ninaeikhine@gw-
insurance.com
www.gw-insurance.com
SERVICE OFFICE
BUSINESS CENTRE
#77/2b, DhammaZedi Rd,
Corner of U Wisara Rd,
SanchaungTsp, Yangon.
Tel: +95 931 323 291
info@serv-smart.com
www.serv-smart.com
Monsoon Restaurant
& Bar 85/87, Thein Byu
Road, Botahtaung Tsp.
Tel: 295224, 09-501 5653.
Singapore Cuisine
Super One Super Market,
Kyaikkasan Branch,
No. 65, Lay Daung Kan Rd,
Man Aung Qtr, Tamwe Tsp,
Yangon. Tel : 01-542371,
09-501-9128
For House-Seekers
with Expert Services
In all kinds of Estate Fields
yomaestatemm@gmail.com
09-332 87270 (Fees Free)
09-2541 26615 (Thai Language)
Bldg-A2, G-Flr, Shwe
Gabar Housing, Mindama
Rd, Mayangone Tsp,
Yangon. email: eko-nr@
myanmar.com.mm
Ph: 652391, 09-73108896
Tel : 01-9000712~13 Ext : 330
09-4200-77039.
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Rent/Sale
49TH ST, middle block,
6th Flr, 1500 Sqft, 25
x 60, 1 MBR with Bath
Tub, western toilet, 1BR,
Teak wood foor, Hot &
Cold shower, Bath tub,
4 Air con, Laundry room,
Tilling foor Kitchen, Fully
fnished, Very comfort
walk up stair, Nice and
Clean excellence location
in Yangon. Call us - 09-
507-6675, 09-2500-
13963, 09-503-9498.
Housing for Rent
(1).Near Park Royal
hotel , Bo Yar Nyunt St,
800Sqft, 2 fat, 3 SR fully
furnish,1600 USD (2).
Near Sakura tower, 1250
Sqft , with lift, 1 MBR, 2
SR, fully furnish , 2100
USD. (3).Pansodan St,
near Ruby Mart, 1250
Sqft, 1 SR, part of furnish,
1600 USD. (4).China
town , 1500 Sqft, 1 MBR,
2 SR, fully furnish, 3500
USD. (5).Near Union bar,
Strand Rd, 1200 sqft, 1
MBR, 2 SR, 2500 USD.
(6)Near Indian Embassy,
1300 Sqft, 2 MBR, 1 SR,
fully furnish, 2500 USD.
09- 4921-4276, 09-4211-
77105
(1).Near MICP park, 3000
Sqft, 1 MBR, 2 SR, fully
furnish , 4500 USD. (2).9
Mile Ocean condo , 1800
furnish, 2500 USD. (3).
Near Hle Tan center,
2000 Sqft, 2 MBR, 2
SR, fully furnish, 2000
USD.(4). Near Taw Win
center, 1250 Sqft, 2 Flat ,
1 MBR, 2 SR, 2500 USD.
(5).Golden Valley, 2 RC,
6500 Sqft, 2 MBR, 2 SR,
fully furnish, 5000 USD.
(6).Yankin housing, 7500
Sqft, 7 MBR,2 SR, fully
furnish 12000 USD. (7).
Parami Rd, 1 RC, 5600
Sqft, near MICP Park, 1
MBR, 2 SR, 6000 USD.
(8).7 Mile , 2 RC, 7500
furnish, 6000 USD. (9).
Yankin center, 1250 Sqft,
1 MBR, 2 SR, fully furnish
, 2500 USD. Ph: 09- 4921-
4276, 09-4211- 77105
KAMAYUT, 2555 newly
condo with fully funished
to let in Hledan Centre at
Hledan Junction. No need
to pay monthly service
charges(not including
electricity and water) and
a free fxed car parking for
one. 25lakhs or 2500$ per
month. contact 09-732-
05178
CLASSIC STRAND
Condo, 3 bed 2 bath,
modern design/decor,
wide open layout, 1550
square feet, 8th foor
corner unit river view.
$3600/month. Strand
Road, 5min walk to Hilton/
Center Point offces.
jasonwongjp@gmail.
com, 09-4211-02223
CLASSIC STRAND
Condo, 2200 sqft
commercial/residence
for sale or rent. 3rd
foor, wide open layout,
14 foot ceilings. Gym,
cafe, facilities. Prime
downtown location, close
to strand hotel/union bar.
jasonwongjp@gmail.com
09-4211-02223
CENTRAL CITY
Residence minutes from
Park Royal, marble/
hardwood premium
fttings, modern design.
4 rooms 3 bathroom
(2 master w/ attached
bath) 1955sqft
Starting from $3800/
month unfurnished.
jasonwongjp@gmail.
com, 09421102223
PYAE Wa Condo, Kabar
Aye Pagoda Road,
Bahan Tsp. Room
Space - 2200sqft,
including 1MBR, 2BR,
living room, dining
room & kitchen room
each. Facilities-Lift,
24hr (security, electricity
& water supply),
Satellite, Phone, Wi-Fi
Furniture - fully decorated
& furnished. All Furniture
Included. Location-only 3
and 5 min drive to Sedona
Hotel and Inya Lake
Hotel respectively. (USD-
3400 per month). Contact
Person: SoeMoe@Steve.
Mobile Ph :09-4200-
33959, 09-3128-6535
HUGE LAND : Mingalar
St, Sawbuagyigone,
Insein. 45,000 sqft. 2
storey building with land
line phone. For more
detail contact us at:
phyuphyu.077@gmail.
comor 09-503-2952, 09-
730-75900. (No Agents
Please)
INYA RD, 2 storey
building. 50 x 64 ft. 1st
Flr: 4 bedrooms bathroom
attached. Shrine room. G
F: guest toilet, living room,
dining room, kitchen.
Garage & 2 small storage
rooms. Asking rent
fee: $4000/per month.
Interested parties, Ph: 09-
732-12443, 09-51-26285.
OFFICE or Apartment,
Golden View Condo
(Room facing to
Kandawgyi Lake &
Shwedagone Pagoda),
2400 sqft, fully furnished,
2 MBR, 2 BR, Living room,
lobby, dining, kitchen. Ph:
09-513-3958.
Housing for Sale
CLASSIC STRAND
Condo, 2200 sq ft
commercial/residence for
sale. 3rd foor, wide open
layout, 14 foot ceilings.
Gym, cafe, facilities.
Prime downtown location,
close to strand hotel/
union bar. Great value
psf jasonwongjp@gmail.
com09-4211-02223
CHAUNG THA (Near
Pathein) , Brick 25' x 50'
on 40' x 70' of Land, with
well, 300 gallon water
tank, Septic tank, Solar
power, 200mfrombeach,
500m from village, 390
Lakhs/ US$ 39000. Call
09-4250-10128, Email:
howww@gmail.com,
akhinmoeato@gmail.
com.
Education
STUDY GUIDE KG. to
Primary 6 (international
school) Tr . Hnin Ph . 09-
4200-87050
HOME Tuition & Guide:
For Pre-KG, Primary
and Secondary Level.
Specialized in Maths &
Biology, Tr. Daw Khin Swe
Win (B.E.H.S Thuwunna)
Rtd. Ph: 09-730-99679.
IGCSE (all subjects) For
IGCSE students sitting
in May 2014 (or) Oct/
Nov 2014 (or) Jan 2015,
an international school
graduate who passed
with all distinctions in
GCE O level and who has
been producing students
with highest possible
marks, some obtain all
distinctions with the help of
co-teacher. The teachers
have 12 years of teaching
experience & the students
can successfully sit for the
examafter preparing with
us. Ph: 09-513-9298, 09-
732-55281
HOME TEACHING,
KG - to - Primary 6
(International schools).
Ph: 09-4200-87050
I N T E R N A T I O N A L
Montessori Myanmar
(English Education
Center) Accredited by
IMC Bangkok (Since
1991). Our Montessori
curriculum includes:
Practical Life Exercises,
Sensorial Training,
Language Development,
Mathematics, Cultural
Studies, Botany &
Zoology, History, Creative
Art, Music and Movement,
Cooking, Physical
Development, Social &
Emotional Development.
Learning through play.
55(B), Po Sein Rd,
Bahan, Yangon. Tel:
546097, 546761. Email:
imm.myn@gmail.com
STUDY Guide: You can be
an honor roll student too!.
Sometimes, school work
is tough, but with a little
help you can accomplish
great things. I can ensure
that you have that extra
time and attention you
need to succeed. I am
a qualifed tutor, with
straight A's in A levels and
four years of experience. I
tutor students fromGrade
1-12, IGCSE, A Levels,
Pre-University level and
SAT I and II. If interested
contact me at 09-519-
0543 and we will set up a
meetiing to discuss your
academic needs. Cindy:
09-519-0543.
LITERATURE study and
world history for IB and
SAT up to 12 Grade , it
is right to enjoy reading
classic principle of written
English & critical thinking
If you had tried as much
as you can to follow the
lesson and you will get
good experiences and
skill. This program will
help you capability and fll
your luck of knowledge..
Middle school students
can study in a small
class for literature and
language art. Beginners,
Intermediate Spanish
and French can also be
inquired.U Thant Zin,
28, 3 B, Thatipahtan St,
Tarmwe. Ph: 09-310-
21314, 09-503-5350.
BA (ENG) Dip in English
(YUFL) Int'l school, private
school, KG to Primary 4
for Home Guide. Ph: 09-
4200-3613.
IGCSE, Secondary 2, 3,
4, Physics, Mathematics
B & Pure Mathematics,
Practice with 20 years
old question. Allow
individual or section. Only
5 students for one section.
Near Hledan Sein Gay
Har. Ph: 09-4500-25213,
524617.
GIVE your child the
best possible start to
life at International
Montessori Myanmar
(English Education
Center). Accredited by
IMC Bangkok (Since
1991), Our Montessori
curriculum includes:
Practical Life Exercises.
Sensorial Training.
Language Development.
Mathematics. Cultural
Studies. Botany &
Zoology. History. Creative
Art. Music and Movement.
Cooking. Physical
Development. Social &
Emotional Development.
Learning through play.
55(B), Po Sein Rd,
Bahan, Yangon, Tel:
546097, 546761. Email:
imm.myn@gmail.com
ENGLISH for Young
learners : Build confden
ce in commu nicating
in English. Build strong
foundation in English
for further education.
Introducing reading with
variety of books. Using
Int'l syllabuses such
as Oxford, Collins &
Cambridge ,etc. Lesson
will be conducted in
English. Taught by
qualifed & internationally
experience teacher.
English for Adults
Speak fuently in various
situations. Improve
your pronunciation and
increase your vocabulary.
Communicate effectively
in everyday situations.
English for social, study,
overseas travel and work
purposes. Teacher Yamin
- Ph : 291-679, 292176,
09-250-136695
TR.KAUNG MYAT : For
International School,
Guide & Lecturer, Special
for Maths, Geometry,
Algebra I&II, Calculus.
Ph: 09-731-42020.
geometry500@gmail.
com
Expert Services
USA to Yangon Online
Shop : If you want to buy
Handbag, Clothes, Make-
up, Perfume, Phone
& iPad, Electronics,
Vitamins, Car Parts,
Starbucks coffee bean,
whatever fromUSA, we
are ready to assist you.
You can visitour Facebook
Page for Great Sales
Events, status update for
your choice. Single party
or other Online shopping
services are warmly
welcome to contact us.
We will arrange for you
with special service
charges. There are 2
deliveries in every month.
We can provide original
invoice from USA. Pls
call 09-2505- 34703 for
more detail.
EFFECTIVE ENGLISH
Marketing Do you want
to produce an effective
marketing or advertising
campaign in English but
lack the English skills
and marketing ideas to
do so. I can help you to
achieve this. I have a
background in successful
English marketing and
advertising, including the
internet, in the United
Kingdom. I will work with
you so that your company
produces eye-catching
marketing & advertising
that attracts customers
attention. The result
being increased sales. I
can also help you design
marketing strategies for
reaching new customers.
For more details contact
us either by email:
Kensington.yangon@
gmail.com or Ph: 09-
2507-90200
ENGLISH Escort Service
: Are you a sophisticated
lady living in Yangon? Do
you wantto go outto dinner
or a social event with a
genuine Englishman as
your partner? Wining
and Dining. I amhappy
to arrange this. There
are many amazing
restaurants and clubs in
Yangon which would make
for a perfect venture. You
have to be able to speak
good English. For further
details, please contact me
by email: n.setterington@
gmail.com
'WANT to create that
professional marketing
campaign in English but
lack the English skills
to do so? Straight from
England, our marketing
man will do this for you''.
Tel: 09 250790200 or
email: n.setterington@
gmail.com
OWNER want to rent (or)
sale. Call Maureen: 09-
518-8320.
PRIME Engineer Co.,
Ltd. Building (A), Room
(501), Yuzana Housing
Compound. New
Yaetarshae Rd, Bahan,
Yangon, Myanmar, Offce
(+95) 9 31337444, Email:
primeengineering @
outlook.com
For Rent
CAR : suzuki splash (blue),
year : 2012, mileage :
25,000 km, excellent
condition. fee : $300~400
/ month, no driver, only
car. I amreal owner, pls
contact directly.ryankim
aceyangon79@gmail.
comPh: 09-4313-2872
Language
SPEAKING Class
(Myanmar, English,
Chinese, Japanese). For
foreigners - We do teach
Myanmar Language
4 skills by (Teacher
TUN). Available home
tuition or group class.
Basic Class - 3 Months.
Intermediate Class - 3
Months. Advanced Class
- 3 Months. English
Language - For adults
and young learners. We
do teach 4 skills face
to face group teaching.
Available home tuition
or group class. Chinese
Language - For all
grades and classes.
(Taiwan Teacher MR.
LIN) teach 4 skills to be
native speaker. Intend to
go abroad to study or work
students can contact us.
Basic Class - 3 Months,
Intermediate Class -
4 Months, Advanced
Class - 6 Months, Super
Advanced Class - 6
Months. We do service.
Japanese Language - For
all students who want to
go to JAPAN for Work or
study. We do teach 4 skills
and practice very well.
Contact us - 09-4211-
47821, 01-243420.
ENGLISH for any age. I
have a bachelor's degree
in elementary education
with a concentration in
English as a Second
Language fromthe USA
and also have experience
teaching adults English
as well. If you want to
improve your English
skills for any variety of
purposes email me and
we will arrange a meeting.
During the frst meeting
we will discuss your goals
and objectives for learning
English and develop
a curriculum custom-
tailored to your goals.
Justin: jhemming@nmsi.
org
GERMAN native teacher
available for private
individual courses or
small groups. All levels
possible. House calls
on request. Call 09-
421012160 for more
information!
ENGLISH & FRENCH
courses by experienced
language trainer. Special
courses for tourism
industry available (guides,
hotel and restaurant
staff, management level
possible). Contact 09-
421012160 for details!
ENGLISH Teaching
Coming from England I
offer top quality English
teaching and English
coaching so that given
time and practice you will
speak and write English
like native English
speakers do. You need
to have a reasonable
knowledge of English to
start with as I do not speak
Myanmar. My teaching
involves a mixture of
face face teaching
and correspondence
teaching. For more
details contact us either
by email: Kensington.
yangon@gmail.com or
phone: 09-2507-90200
Dat i ng@Yangonl i ve,
We are an English-
language dating site
based in Yangon. Are
you wanting to meet that
special person and you
do not know how to do
it?We are here to help
you. You are dealing with
real people at Dating@
Yangonlive. Face to
face meetings can be
arranged, if required,
between you and us to
discuss your specifc
requirements. We will
not only help you design
your profle but will let
you know of places and
events in Yangon where
you should go. In the
frst instance, email us
at dating.yangonlive@
gmail.com and we will
send you our Personal
Details Form. Simply
complete this form,
attach some recent
photos and we will add
you to our dating lists that
are updated constantly.
To start with, while we
build our database there
is no charge for our
service. You can request
our dating list by email:
dating.yangonlive@
gmail.com
For Sale
TOYOTA BELTA (grey)
year : 2011.Dec, mileage
: 22,000 km, excellent
condition. fee : $500 /
month, no driver, only
car. I amreal owner, pls
contact directly. ryankim
aceyangon79@gmail.
com. Ph: 09-4313-2872
TOYOTA PRADO, 2006
Model/ White Colour
Left Hand Drive /4Doors
Very Good Driving
Condition (No Accident)
Only serious buyer can
contact. Ph : 09-515-
0751
Public Notices
WOULD you like to kill Two
birds with One stone?
If so conduct your
meeting at Mary
Chapman School for the
Deaf Holding a meeting
means donating the
Deaf children Rooms
available: (1).Air con
roomfor 25 person per
day kyats50,000/(ffty
thousand) (2).Air con
roomfor 50 person per
day kyats80,000/(eighty
thousand) (3).Hall for
100 person above
per day kyats100,000/
(one hundred thousand)
Reservation please!
Mary Chapman School
for the Deaf : No. 2,
Thantaman St, (Near
American center), Dagon
Tel: 01-221872, 01-
218342, 01-218343.
Those who see what
God sees fnd ways
to help the HELPESS"
Training
WEB Development &
Design Training Sat&Sun
- 1:00pm-3:00pm.
Contact: 09-4211-44937
We provide the following
Training, CISCO, CCNA,
CCNP, MICROSOFT,
MCSA, MCSE, LAB,
EC-COUNCIL CEH,
SECURITY ADMIN.
www.facebook.com/
imcscompany, 09-4500-
16040.
Leading foreign limousine company in
Yangon seeking Operations Manager,
High Pay, Fluent English, Management
skills and personal relationships a
must. Myanmar citizens with overseas
working experience preferred.

Dignitas Business Limousines
Call 01-600 688 for interview.
Employment
FREE THE MYANMAR TIMES MAY 5 - 11, 2014
Embassy
URGENT NEED:
Representative Offce
of the Republic of
Poland in Yangon is
seeking Admin assistant
- university degree;
effective both Myanmar
& English language
skills; computer skills;
2 years experience in a
similar position. Please
send application with
CV, recent photo &
salary expectations on
email: bangkok.amb.
sekretariat@msz.gov.
pl Closing date: May 9,
2014
UN Positions
THE UNITED NATIONS
Offce on Drugs and
Crime (UNODC)
is seeking for
Myanmar nationals:
A d m i n i s t r a t i v e
Associ at e (Asset
management) 1 Post
in Yangon : Secondary
education. Certifcation
in Adminstration.
University Degree in
Business or Public
A d mi n i s t r a t i o n
desirable. 6 years of
relevant experience
in administration or
programme support
services. Expereice in
the usage of computers
and offce software
packages. Fluency in
spoken and written
Myanmar and English.
Application must include
a cover letter, current
CV, P11 From, copies
of relevant academic
qualifcation certifcates,
& a recent passport
photograph to UNODC,
11A, Maylikha Rd, Word-
7, Mayangone Tsp. or
C/O UNDP, PoBox 650,
Yangon. Closing Date: 1
May 2014.
THE UNITED Nations
World Food Programme
is seeking (1)
Programme Offcer
NO-A Maungdaw (VA
14005) (2) Fi el d
Moni t or Assi st ant
GS-4 Maungdaw
(VA14031). Pls send
the applications with
UN P-11 to WFP HR
Unit. No. 5 Kanbawza
St, Shwe Taung Kyar (2)
Ward, Bahan, Yangon.
Email: wfpmyanmar.
vacancy@wfp.org COB
11 May 2014
Ingo Positions
MYANMAR Red Cross
Society is seeking
Vol unt eer Of f i cer
2 posts in Sittwe
and Yangon. Skills
and Competencies
Requirement: Myanmar
National. University
degree. 2 years in related
feld. Effective English
language skill. Effective
computer Knowledge.
Red Cross Volunteers
are preferable. Pls
send application
letter, CV and related
documents to Myanmar
Red Cross Society Head
Offce. Yazathingaha
Rd, Dekkhinathiri,
Nay Pyi Taw. Or
mrcshrrecruitment@
gmail.com, Deadline:
8-5-2014.
FONDAZIONE Terre
des hommes Italia
(TDH Italia) is seeking
Accountant : Bachelor
degree in related feld.
Proven experience for
at least 3 years. Good
English required. Pls
submit application with
completed information
about current job and
expected salary incl.
CV, photo, references
by e-mail or by postal
service to Terre des
Hommes Italia Main
Offce: TDH Italia Main
Office: 36/A, Inya
Myaing Rd, Bahan,
Yangon. Tel: 01-527563,
E-mail: hr.tdhit.mya@
gmail.com, Closing date
: 9
th
May 2014.
(1) DEVELOPMENT &
Liaison Offcer - 1 post
(2)National Consultant
- 1 post (3)Fi el d
Supervi sor - 2 posts
(4)Assi st ant Fi el d
Supervi sor - 2 posts.
Application process: Pls
send application letter,
CV & related documents
to Myanmar Red
Cross Society (Head
Office) Yazatingaha
Rd, Dekkhinathiri,
Nay Pyi Taw.
Ormrcshrrecruitment@
gmail.com www.
yanmarredcrosssociety.
org Pls mention Position
Title in subject if you
apply.
THE Int'l Montessori
Myanmar is seeking
Nur ser y/ Pr e-K/
Ki n d er g ar t en L ead
teachers & Assi stant
teachers. A Kinder
garten teacher who
is loving, caring &
understand early
childhood education
with ECCD certifcation
is preferred, but we will
train the right person
who is willing to get
certifcated at a later
date. Both are full time
positions, Monday to
Friday from 8:00 to 4:00.
Pls email CV through
imm.myn@gmail.comor
contact 55 (B), Po Sein
Rd, Bahan, Yangon, Tel:
546097, 546761.
Local Positions
SUSTAINABLE LIVING
Technology Co., Ltd.
Cashier cum Assistant
Bookkeeper - Female 1
post : Basic Accounting
Knowledge (L.C.C.I
Level I,II), Basic
Computer Knowledge
(Microsoft Excel,
MYOB), Open-minded,
willing to learn and
take responsible, love
challenges & strong in
self-studying with can
do attitude. Interested
person can submit
your complete CVs to
myanmar.slt@gmail.
com or No.(17), Shwe
Tha Pyay Yeik Mon(2),
Nawarat St, Thaketa
Tsp, Yangon, Ph: 0-
2500-33709 not later
than 9 May 2014. Only
short listed candidates
will be contacted for
interviews.
AMARA GROUP Co.,
Ltd, are currently looking
for (1)Finance Manger
- 5 years experience
: 1 post, (2)Chi ef
Accountant - 5 years
experience : 1 post, (3)
HR Manger - 5 years
experience : 1 post, (4)
Purchaser - 2 years
experience : 1 post,(5)
Personal Manager
- 5 years experience
: 1 post, (6)Sal es &
Marketi ng - 2 years
experience 4 posts, (7)
Admin Offcer - 2 years
experience - 1 post, Be
part of a young dynamic
team & contribute to the
hotels success with your
expertise & experience.
We look forward
receiving your CV in
English to amaragroup.
mmw@gmail.com. Ph:
663347, 652191.
MYANMAR FIBER Optic
Communication Network
Co., Ltd(MFOCN)
is seeking account
Manager : Act as a
lead point of contact to
your specifc customers,
build & maintain strong
& long term customer
relations; ensure timely
solutions to customers;
communicate smoothly
with the internal &
external stakeholders;
forecast & track key
account metrics.
Qualifcations : BA/BS
degree or equivalent; be
passionate, proactive,
with high team work
spirit; 2+years of account
management; strong
listening, negotiation
& presentation abilities
; proven abilities to
manage multiple tasks at
the same time; attention
to detaills. Add : FG-54,
Song Hnin Thazin Rd,
FMI City, Hlaing Tharyar
Tsp. Yangon. Ms Yin Yin:
09-402617058.
YANGON Journalism
School (YJS), a Yangon-
based journalism
institution which has
produced several
Myanmar journalists,
is seeking qualifed
professional Fi nance
Offcer to join YJS
Offce.The main purpose
of this role is to manage
all works of fnance
& accounting of the
school. The post-holder
will work closely with
the Director, Program
Manager & Admin Offcer
of the school. Yangon
Journalism School was
founded in 2011, is a
non-proft organization
that provides capacity
building programs
to the working local
journalists to support the
development of Media in
Myanmar. Main Duties
: Handle all day to
day accounting works.
Responsible to plan
budgets and fnancial
reports under the
supervision of Program
Manager. Assists
Program Manager in
planning budgets for
each and every activity.
Prepare monthly report
and brief to the Director.
Pls send application
with complete
curriculum vitae to
thihamaungmaung@
gmail.com Ph:09-4200-
35652. Closing date : 11
May 2014.
PARKWAY Cancer
Centre is seeking(1)
Medi cal Doct or
- F 1 post : M.B,B.S
Graduate with SA MA
registration, 2 years
experience in medical
feld, (2)Accountant
F 1 post : A minimum
degree from university
preferably accounting &
marketing background.
LCCI Level - 3 , Age
above 35, For all posts
: Good communication
in English, 2 years
experience, Able to use
computer, internet and
Microsoft application
with excellent skills. We
welcome the candidates
who are trust worthy, self-
motivated & outstanding,
willing to learn and
able to focus on work,
be polite & hospitality,
able to communicate
in courteous manners
and must have positive
working attitude.
Pls submit CV with
recent photocopy of
relevant certifcates &
documents, describe
working experience from
graduation till present
and expected salary. Ps
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certifcates, documents,
recommendation letter
attach and documents,
& expected salary.
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the ability to problem
solve, pay attention to
detail and deliver work
to a high standard,
Excellent interpersonal
skills with a good
command in both spoken
& written English. (2)
Operati ons Manager
: 2 years relevant
working experiences
in the tourism & car
rental industry, Fluent in
English, Oversee the day
to day operations of the
transport department,
Must have good people
management skills, Must
ensure that all vehicles
are properly maintained
and serviced. Pls state
your expected salary
and email resume to :
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com.mm
MEDIA & Advertising
Agency, looking for an
aggressive and outgoing
Female Marketi ng
Services Manager : 2
years similar working
experiences, Must be
fuent in both spoken
& written English,
Responsible for market
ing the companys
services, Must be able
to organize and manage
events independently,
Must love meeting new
people and must be able
to maintain excellent
customer services to
key client contacts.
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also welcome. Pls send
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(Yangon Branch Offce)
is currently seeking
- Offce Manager -
1 post, Marketi ng
Servi ces Manager -
1 post, Supply Chain
Manager 1 post, Brand
Manager / Ex ec ut i v e
- 3 posts, Trade
Marketi ng Executi ve
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Market Devel opment
Executi ve - 2 posts.
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Resume indicating
expected salary, position
of interest, qualifcations,
educational background
and recent photo not
later than (10.05.14).
For all posts : Good
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& computer skill. Only
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interview. Pls submit
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Tsp, Yangon. Tel: 01-
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PAN ASIA Majestic
Eagle Ltd is in the
commencement of
tel ecommuni cati on
network deployment in
the Republic of the Union
of Myanmar and builds
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2 posts : Age 21 ~ 35,
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Email Knowledge. (2)
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5097057. Closing date
: 15.5.14
ANGEL FASHION
Group Company is
seeking (1)Onl i ne
Marketi ng Manager
- M/F 2 Posts : Direct
Marketing, Marketing
c o mmu n i c a t i o n
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Market Research,
Public relations (PR),
Event Management,
Presentation kits,
Managing Suppliers,
Management diploma
in sale and marketing
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Computer, Science,
Basic Database Experi
enceing (MySQL,
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Skill in English. Effective
computer knowledge.
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01.505724, 01.538552
The International School Yangon (ISY) is an organization providing
an American Curriculum education to the children of diplomats and
international business community. It is accredited by Western Association
of School and Colleges of United States of America. We are now looking
for highly-motivated individuals with relevant experience for the following
positions:

Administrative Assistant for Elementary School
Key Responsibilities
1. Provide professional, positive customer service to all families, stu-
dents and teachers.
2. Arrange appointments, maintain shared electronic calendar, receive
visitors, make travel arrangements. Responsible for time manage-
ment and scheduling on behalf of the principal and offce administra-
tors.
3. Manage administrative team calendars and assist with the mainte-
nance of the school wide calendar to add activities and meetings.
4. Assist maintaining, updating school directory to be ready to publish to
the ISY community.
5. Assist counselor in university/college applications by providing sup-
port to graduating students including sending out transcripts, report
cards and reference letters to universities and colleges.
6. Facilitate all lower elementary events.
7. Arrange substitute for teachers on short or advanced notice.
Key Skills and Attributes
1. University Degree
2. Technology and systems knowledge - advanced knowledge and ex-
perience working with Microsoft offce applications (Excel, Power-
Point, Word, etc.).
3. Strong organizational, interpersonal and communication (oral and
written) skills in English and in Burmese.
4. Be effcient and effective in handling communications of all kinds, and
in dealing with visitors and information inquiries including informal
translations where necessary.
5. Ability to communicate positively and effectively with teachers and
students and parents.
6. Being assertive, proactive and anticipating issues is an important skill
for the success for this position.
An attractive remuneration package commensurate with qualifcations and
experience will be offered to the successful candidates.Interested candi-
dates are invited to send details of personal particulars, employment his-
tory, contact numbers and two references to offce@isyedu.org by May 16,
2014.
International School Yangon
20, Shwetaungyar Rd, Bahan T/S, Tel: 512793 ~5.
(We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notifed.)

Administration positions are available at the new The Pun Hlaing
School (PHS), due to open in August 2014. PHS is located in the
Pun Hlaing Golf Estate and, along with top quality housing, an
international hospital and a Gary Player designed golf course,
forms part of the new community being established in the estate. It
is intended that PHS will be a stepping-stone for students to other
international schools in Myanmar and the region.
PHS delivers a British education by means of the Early Years
Foundation Stage curriculum and National Curriculum of England
key stages one and two. Whether in learning activities inside the
classroom or out-side, students are expected to be the best that
they can be.
We are please to offer the following four positions and will come
your application latest by 15 May 2014.
Adminstration Manager
Oversee the non-academic operations and support services of the
school
Ensuring all non-academic functions operate effciently
Budget approving non-academic expenditure, maintaining
fnancial records and ensuring the school remains within
budget
Educational level degree, preferable a business
management degree and/or accounting
School Administration Secretary
Receive inquiries to the school; prepare documents and resourc-
es need by the Head of EYC and Administration Manager.
Be the frst point of contact for all stake-holders in the school
for information, resources and emergencies
Accountant/HR Manager
To maintain the accounts of the school and manage the payroll
and other tasks and documentation related to the hiring and
compensation of staff.
Budget - approving non-academic expenditure, maintaining
fnancial records and ensuring the school remains within
budget
Educational level an accounting degree, preferable with HR
Paper
School Nurse and Admissions Offcer
To provide frst response care for students who are ill or injured
and oversee processes and databases related to the admission
of pupils into the school.
Educational level an nursing degree, preferable with
Management Paper
All level need following Competencies :
High professional standards
Empathy and Patience
Team Player
Customer relations
Send your CV and Application to: careers@spa.com.mm

64 Sport THE MYANMAR TIMES MAY 5 - 11, 2014
D
REAMS shattered and
counting their losses,
many foreign climbers say
they might never return to
Nepal to climb Everest, up-
set by ugly scenes at base camp and
what they see as the governments
mismanagement of the peak.
Climbing Everest from the Nep-
alese side the easiest and most
popular route up the worlds high-
est peak has been efectively closed
this season after the worst-ever ac-
cident on April 18.
Sixteen Nepalese sherpa guides
died in an avalanche, sparking a la-
bour dispute between them and the
government and a boycott that left
foreign expeditions no choice but to
abandon their plans.
US climber Robert Kay had
planned a third attempt at scaling
the peak this year, after being forced
to turn back twice due to bad weath-
er in 2010 and 2013.
The 52-year-old hired two per-
sonal trainers, spent upward of
US$40,000 and took ten weeks of
from his job running a motorcycle
dealership in Nebraska all for an op-
portunity to reach the summit of the
8848-metre (29,029-foot) mountain.
I think about that mountain 10
times a day every day, Kay told AFP
in Kathmandu, where others are ar-
riving on their way home.
The father of three, including
two daughters adopted from Nepal,
described the days since the April 18
avalanche as a rollercoaster of emo-
tions.
One minute, it was no climbing
will happen. The next minute, the
government is going to make a deal
with the sherpas and we are going
to climb. Then the next day, its of
again. It was exhausting, Kay ex-
plained.
For some, like British teenager
Alex Staniforth, who was diagnosed
with epilepsy at the age of nine, the
heartbreak has prompted a rethink
of his future plans.
This is something I never saw
coming. I dont know ... whether I
could create the same momentum,
put the bad memories behind me to
motivate and dedicate myself to an-
other attempt, Staniforth wrote on
his blog.
The seeming wastage of sacri-
ces, sufering and sheer dedication
required the countless hours of
hard training, 15 months of persis-
tence with fundraising, doubts and
overcoming setbacks make this ex-
tremely painful, he blogged.
Seasoned climbers returning
from Everest base camp described a
tense atmosphere, saying it revived
memories of last years infamous
brawl between three Europeans and
a group of sherpas that shocked the
mountaineering community.
The disaster has highlighted the
huge risks borne by guides on be-
half of foreign clients and fuelled
demands for better death and injury
benets after the government ini-
tially ofered $400 to families of the
bereaved.
Negotiations between guides and
the government for improved condi-
tions are underway.
US climber Kay said all the sher-
pas on his team wanted to climb, but
were afraid to proceed due to threats
from other guides.
They were told by this younger,
angrier lot that if you go ahead, we
know where you live, he said.
Other mountaineers said that the
response of some climbing compa-
nies to the disaster may have con-
tributed to the problem.
We had a memorial ceremony
for the lost sherpas, where I felt that
some Western mountaineers were
very insensitive, trying to rally peo-
ple to climb and get back to work,
Australian climber Gavin Turner
said.
They were behaving like we
were trying to win a football game.
It just highlighted the gulf between
Westerners and sherpas. The mood
changed, Turner, 38, told AFP in
Kathmandu.
The former head of the Nepal
Tourism Board, Prachanda Man
Shrestha, said that the closure would
have implications for the tourism in-
dustry, one of the countrys top earn-
ers of foreign currency.
Nepal earns more than $3 million
from Everest climbing fees annu-
ally and the country attracted some
800,000 tourists in 2012. Annual rev-
enues from tourism amount to $356
million, nearly 2 percent of Nepals
GDP.
The Everest economy per se
is not that important the big-
ger problem is what this means for
Nepal tourism as a whole. This has
damaged Nepals image in the eyes
of climbers and non-climbers alike,
Shrestha told AFP.
Although ofcials have promised
foreigners that their climbing per-
mits, usually at least $11,000 a piece,
will be extended for ve years, many
frustrated mountaineers say they
will try to scale Everest from China
instead.
I want to climb next year but I
am considering the Chinese side. I
have lost condence in the Nepalese
governments ability to manage the
mountain, said Turner. AFP
KATHMANDU
Nepal counts cost of Everest debacle
Everest Base Camp in Nepal taken on May 17, 2009.
Photo: AFP
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May, 2014
Sport 65
BRIEFS
Nay Pyi Taw
Myanmar shines at Youth
Athletics Championship
Over 200 youth athletes from across
Southeast Asia gathered in Nay Pyi
Taw last week to take part in the
9
th
Southeast Asian Youth Athletics
Championships.
It was the rst time that Myanmar
played host to the Championships,
which ran April 27-28, and the home-
side walked away with a total of 44
medals, 11 of which were golds.
Neighbouring Thailand was
the only country to win more gold
medals, collecting 15, along with 12
silvers and 6 bronzes.
This is the rst international
sports event to be held after the
Southeast Asian Games which were
completed in December 2013. Thank
you for the chance to hold the 9th
SEA Youth Athletics Championships,
said U Tint Hsan, Minister of Sport.
U Tint Hsan said that he was
hopeful that the meet could pave the
way for more Myanmar athletes to be
able to compete in other ASEAN and
international sporting events.
Last years Championship was held
in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam.
Kyaw Zin Hlaing
Sydney
Australia reclaim top Test
ranking
Australia have reclaimed the number
one Test ranking for the rst time
in ve years following their Ashes
whitewash of England and a series
defeat of South Africa.
Australia also remain the top-
rated one-day international side in
the latest ofcial rankings from the
International Cricket Council (ICC).
It is the rst time since December
2008 that Australia have been ranked
number one in Tests and ODIs at the
same time. They last held the top
Test ranking in August 2009, when
they were displaced after losing the
Ashes 2-1 to England.
Darren Lehmanns Australians
nudged out South Africa, who had
held the top Test spot since August
2012.
England are currently third, ahead
of Pakistan and India.
Los Angeles
DAntoni resigns as Lakers coach
Mike DAntoni resigned on April 30
as coach of the Los Angeles Lakers
after one of the worst seasons in the
NBA clubs history.
The Lakers announced DAntonis
resignation less than 18 months after
they brought him in to take the place
of Mike Brown early in the 2012-13
campaign.
The Lakers under DAntoni went a
total 67-87, including a 27-55 mark
this season with injured superstar
Kobe Bryant missing all but six
games.
Their .329 winning percentage was
the second-lowest in the Western
Conference and the Lakers worst
since the 1957-58 Minneapolis
Lakers went 19-53 (.264).
Wellington
Super Rugby to expand to 18
teams in 2016
The Super Rugby competition will
expand to 18 teams in 2016, with
three new clubs coming from South
Africa, Argentina and possibly Asia or
the United States, the New Zealand
Rugby Union said on May 1.
NZRU chief executive Steve Tew
said a revamp was needed in the
southern hemisphere competition,
which currently includes ve teams
from each of Australia, New Zealand
and South Africa.
He said expansion, which has
been approved by governing body
SANZAR, would meet South African
demands for a sixth team and help
establish elite professional rugby in
Argentina.
The addition of an 18
th
team would
also take the game to new markets,
he said. AFP
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66 Sport THE MYANMAR TIMES MAY 5 - 11, 2014
FLOORBALL, a hockey-like game
popular in Singapore, will make its
debut in the 2015 Southeast Asian
(SEA) Games hosted by the city-state,
while karate, weightlifting and wres-
tling are out, organisers said on April
29.
There will be 402 gold in 36
sports, including equestrian events,
waterskiing and rowing, in the re-
gional biennial games, the Singapore
National Olympic Council said.
Council secretary general Chris
Chan said hosts Singapore added six
more sports from the initial 30 after
appeals from member countries of
the SEA Games Federation.
Chan said Singapore cannot please
everyone in including more events but
stressed that the sports picked are not
mickey mouse events.
Of the 36, 34 are Asian games
sports, 24 are Olympic sports, Chan
told reporters.
Only two sports, oorball and net-
ball, are outside the two main catego-
ries, he said.
Floorball will be included as a
medal event for the rst time. It was
a demonstration sport when Myan-
mar hosted the SEA Games in 2013.
The sport was developed in the
1970s in Sweden and is popular in
Scandinavia. It is also growing in
popularity in some parts of Asia
and the US. It is an indoor game
and combines elements of hockey
and football. There are ve eld
players and one goalkeeper on each
team.
Netball will also be included for
the rst time since it debuted in Ma-
laysia in 2001.
Countries hosting the SEA Games
tend to pick sports in which they are
strong to ensure a high medals tally
for the home country.
In 2011, Myanmar debuted chin-
lone, a sport that involves six play-
ers keeping a rattan ball above the
ground using any parts of their body
except their hands while they walk
around in a circle.
The SEA Games is a smorgasbord
of diferent sports ranging from the
popular football, swimming and ath-
letics to the more exotic sepak takraw
and wushu which are passionately
followed in this part of the world.
The Games will be held from June
5-16. Singapore last hosted the event
in 1993.
They involve all 10 members of
the Association of Southeast Asian
Nations -- Brunei, Cambodia, Indo-
nesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the
Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and
Vietnam plus non-ASEAN state
East Timor which rst participated
in the Games in 2003. AFP
T
HE NBAs lifetime ban of
Los Angeles Clippers owner
Donald Sterling on April 29
was hailed as a watershed
moment that would rever-
berate far beyond just basketball.
I believe that today stands as one
of those great moments where sports,
once again, transcends, where sports
provides a place for fundamental
change on how our country should
think and act, said former NBA player
Kevin Johnson, the Sacramento may-
or.
Johnson, who was drafted as a spe-
cial adviser to the players association
as the sport grappled with Sterlings
racist remarks, added, This is also
a statement about where we are as a
country.
It doesnt matter if youre a pro-
fessional basketball player worth mil-
lions of dollars or a man or woman
who works hard for their family.
There will be zero tolerance for in-
stitutional racism, no matter how rich
or powerful, Johnson said, praising
NBA players for their forceful but pro-
fessional reaction in seeking a maxi-
mum reaction from the league.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti
echoed Johnson.
The Clippers have on their jerseys
this citys name, Garcetti said. And
today we stand as angels in this city,
saying we will not tolerate this from
anybody, from any company, least
of all one that bears this great citys
name.
NBA veteran Steve Nash added,
Lets hope this is an opportunity for
all of us as players, former players, as
a league, as a community, to help edu-
cate and take one step further to eradi-
cating racism in our communities.
In addition to a lifetime ban from
all games, team facilities and NBA
board meetings, NBA commissioner
Adam Silver announced he was n-
ing Sterling US$2.5 million and would
urge the NBA Board of Governors to
act according to their constitution to
force a sale of the team.
That takes a majority vote by fel-
low NBA team owners, and many
promptly issued statements backing
Silver. Sterling made no immediate
comment.
Some of the NBAs biggest names
used social media to praise Silver, who
took over as NBA boss on February 1
upon the end of David Sterns 30-year
tenure.
Commissioner Silver thank you
for protecting our beautiful and pow-
erful league!! Miami Heat superstar
LeBron James said on Twitter. Great
leader!!
Current and former NBA play-
ers now know that in Commissioner
Adam Silver we have a great leader
leading our league, former Lakers
great Earvin Magic Johnson said on
Twitter, also urging Clippers fans to
turn out to support the team.
The scandal erupted over the
weekend, when an audio recording of
Sterling speaking to his girlfriend was
made public.
The 80-year-old billionaire was
heard chastising her for broadcast-
ing the fact that she was associating
with black people.
Sterling might still be their owner
in name at least but that did not stop
the ofcial Clippers website making its
own protest to his comments.
The front page of the website was
black except for the words WE ARE
ONE and the team insignia. Other
teams followed suit on their websites
in solidarity. AFP
SINGAPORE
Floorball to debut in 2015
SEA Games, karate out
Sterling life ban
welcomed as watershed
Clippers owner pays hefty price for racist remarks
A man carries a message as people gather to protest outside Staples Center on
April 29 in Los Angeles, California. Photo: AFP
There will be
zero tolerance for
institutional racsim,
no matter how rich
or powerful.
Kevin Johnson
Former NBA player and current
Sacramento Mayor
Sport
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Games as karate kicked out
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TOKYO
Japan
says sorry for
Qatar World
Cup gaffe
JAPAN has apologised for creating a
misunderstanding after suggesting it
could step in and hold the 2022 World
Cup instead of Qatar, if the Gulf nation
is stripped of hosting rights.
Japan Football Association (JFA)
president Kuniya Daini made the ini-
tial comments in a taped interview
with AFP in late March, but he later
backtracked following a complaint
from Qatar.
When questioned on the matter by
AFP, the JFA said that Dainis inten-
tions were not properly conveyed and
that he was not actively seeking to
hold the World Cup.
The article left Qatar ofcials
with the bad impression that the
Japan Football Association had ex-
pressed its intention to actively in-
vite the 2022 World Cup, the JFA
communications department said in
a statement.
Therefore, the Japan Football As-
sociation, for its part, sent a letter in
which it explained that Dainis inten-
tions were not properly conveyed and
it apologised for creating a misunder-
standing.
Qatar has come under re over al-
leged corruption in the bidding pro-
cess, and also for the deaths of foreign
workers at construction sites al-
though it is considered unlikely to lose
hosting rights.
Daini, when asked what would
happen if Qatar lost hosting rights,
said at the time: If FIFA look for an
alternative country, we already have
the stadiums that would meet the cri-
teria to host it.
We have the Olympics in 2020. If
there is a chance, wed like to do it,
although I dont know how likely that
would be.
The JFA said: He (Daini) was not
expressing a willingness to host the
2022 World Cup in Japan.
After we told Qatar that the presi-
dents intentions had not been prop-
erly conveyed, the Qatari association
said it fully understood. AFP
I
NTERNATIONAL Olympic
Committee vice president John
Coates last week piled pres-
sure on 2016 host Rio de Janei-
ro, blasting its preparations as
the worst he has ever seen, though
he quickly tried to walk back the
statement on May 1.
The Australian, who has made six
visits to Rio as a member of the IOC
Coordination Commission oversee-
ing the Games, painted a dire picture
of the progress being made, which he
said was of critical concern.
He told an Olympic Forum in
Sydney on April 29 that the IOC had
been forced to take unprecedented
action, embedding experts in Rios
Organising Committee to ensure the
sporting spectacle proceeds.
The IOC has formed a special
task force to try and speed up prepa-
rations but the situation is critical on
the ground, he said, adding it was
the worst I have experienced.
The IOC has adopted a more
hands-on role, it is unprecedented
for the IOC but there is no Plan B.
We are going to Rio.
With two years and three months
to go before the rst Olympics in
South America, many facilities in Rio
have yet to be completed because of
construction delays and soaring costs.
Earlier this month the IOC drew
up a list of urgent recommendations
aimed at breathing life into the ag-
ging preparations.
These include the creation of
three task forces with a number of
aims including easing the fears of an
increasingly angry population who
have protested at the costs of both
the Olympics and the 2014 World
Cup, which is also in Brazil.
Furthermore, international sports
federations will send teams of ex-
perts to work alongside local organ-
isers in a model of cooperation which
was used in the build-up to the Sochi
Winter Olympics.
I think this is a worse situation
than Athens [in 2004], said Coates,
who has been involved in the Olym-
pics for nearly 40 years.
In Athens, we were dealing with
one government and some city re-
sponsibilities. Here, theres three.
There is little coordination be-
tween the federal, the state govern-
ment and the city which is respon-
sible for a lot of the construction, he
added.
And this is against a city thats
got social issues that also have to be
addressed; a country thats also try-
ing to deal with the FIFA World Cup
coming up in a few months.
Its the worst that Ive
experienced. AFP
SYDNEY
Rios Olympic preparations
blasted as the worst
IN PICTURES
Nothing but net: Real Madrids Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after breaking
the record for the most goals in a European Cup or Champions League season
in his sides 4-0 semi-nal second-leg victory over Bayern Munich. Photo: AFP
The IOC has
adopted a more
hands-on role, it is
unprecedented for
the IOC but there is
no Plan B
John Coates
Olympic committee vice president

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