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U Myat (Sonny) Swe (left) is greeted by former colleagues from The Myanmar Times at Yangon airport on April 24, a day after his release from Taunggyi Prison. Pic: Kaung Htet
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with Roger Mitton THE recent disappearance of Myanmars pro-democracy icon Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is the saddest news for a long time. It was hard enough when the human rights lawyer Somchai Neelapaijit vanished in Bangkok in 2004 when investigating allegations of torture by police officers. Similarly shocking was the 2007 abduction of Jonas Burgos, an advocate for landless peasants, in a shopping mall in the Quezon City district of Manila. Then, just four months ago, Sombath Somphone, the Lao educator and rights activist, was stopped by the police in Vientiane and later dragged off in a pickup truck. None of them have been seen again. Now comes the mysterious disappearance of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, whose friends and close associates suspect was engineered by the military leaders and their megarich cronies. If so, they have been unusually cunning and replaced her with a lookalike double, as has been done elsewhere in the past for political figures as varied as Winston Churchill, Henry Kissinger and Saddam Hussein. Let us try to recap how this dastardly act occurred. In 1988, when she returned to Myanmar, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi became a fearless advocate for a secular, multiparty democracy, free from state-sanctioned corruption, drug dealing and ethnic cleansing. She rebuked the military dictators for misgoverning her resource-rich nation and impoverishing its people and in the process she won the Nobel Peace Prize, while enduring house arrest most of the time. Then, in 2010, she was released from detention and permitted a degree of political latitude that was unprecedented. She campaigned around the country, won a seat in parliament and even travelled overseas to collect her Nobel prize and be feted by world leaders in Washington, London and Paris. Then, suddenly, she vanished or at least the real Daw Aung San Suu
Kyi that we all know vanished. In her place another lady appeared, assuming the same name and having a similiar appearance. This new creature, a Faustian figure, like a distaff Lee Kuan Yew or Hun Sen, promptly jumped into bed with the generals and their wellheeled sidekicks. Its genuine, Im fond of the army, she gushed on the BBCs Desert Island Discs show while picking Here Comes the Sun by the Beatles and Green Green Grass of Home by Tom Jones among her songs. Was this the real Daw Aung San Suu Kyi praising army officers who, let us remember, recruited child soldiers, pillaged and raped ethnic minorities, and murdered hundreds of civilian protesters in 1988 and 2007? No, it must be an impostor, because the woman even lauded the cronies, gleefully accepting cash donations at a party fundraiser from people like U Tay Za and U Kyaw Win, whose ill-gotten millions, along with their Ferraris and Rolls-Royces, came from military contracts and other activities. Furthermore, this Daw Aung San Suu Kyi decoy endorsed the Letpadaung copper mine, co-owned by a Chinese military conglomerate and the army-owned Union of Myanmar Economic Holdings. This long-controversial project has displaced hundreds of farmers and turned a bucolic rural area into a kind of hellish lunar landscape that would challenge Hieronymus Bosch. Even after security forces fired white phosphorus munitions on protesting farmers, the Daw Aung San Suu Kyi mimic reiterated that she backed the mine and she chastised the peasants for demonstrating against it without permits. Final proof of this decoy charade came when Muslims in Meiktila, Yangon and Rakhine State were slaughtered by gangs of rightwing Buddhists from the majority Bamar community Daw Aung San Suu Kyis heartland vote bank. Did the Lady stand up and rage against these pogroms? She did not. It was so unlike the real Daw Aung San Suu Kyi that the only explanation possible is that it is a diabolic militaryhatched scheme whereby she has been abducted and replaced by a sycophantic stooge. Let us hope someone frees her and soon.
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi speaks during a press conference in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on January 30. Pic: AFP
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Dear editor, AS an Australian who has lived in and enjoyed the beauty of Myanmar, including the people, for eight months, with my Burmese-born wife, I have found The Myanmar Times to be an invaluable source of information and considered opinion, presented with balance and reason. I see it as part of the education system. The community needs to be informed, taught and challenged to think and act. The high level of smoking is a challenge. I fear for the 20 million children under 15. What is their health future? More education on the risks of smoking and secondary smoke is needed. Teashops are a buzz. They are great but sadly there are cigarette lighters and smokers everywhere. Nonsmoking areas are needed. Shopping recently at a large department store, I had to grab my wife as she tripped on a raised tile. On showing staff, they looked bemused, as if nothing was wrong. Understanding the principle of duty of care, as well as occupational health and safety, is improving but everyone needs to be more fully informed. As private general insurance companies are established, public liability claims will eventuate, especially with increasing tourism. The whats the problem? attitude is not sustainable. I know from 20 years of experience in the insurance industry. Please continue to be part of the education diet of this great country. Graham Goodall
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AS an international human rights group criticises the government over last years violence in Rakhine State, pressure is growing for the release of the governments own investigation report. The long-awaited report of an investigation commission into the Rakhine violence is in the hands of President U Thein Sein but it is still not clear whether or when the report will be made public. Presidential spokesperson U Ye Htut confirmed that the president received the Rakhine report on April 22, one day ahead of the extended deadline. The president is studying the report, and we cannot yet confirm whether the report will be made public or not, U Ye Htut, who is also deputy information minister, told The Myanmar
Times on April 24. In the meantime, Human Rights Watch released its own 153-page report on April 22, titled All You Can Do is Pray: Crimes Against Humanity and Ethnic Cleansing of Rohingya Muslims in Burmas Arakan State . The HRW report is strongly critical of the government, claiming that it engaged in a campaign of ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya that continues to this day through the denial of aid and restrictions on movement (see related story page 21). Commission member Ko Thura, better known as the comedian Zaganar, said on April 23: We have submitted final report to the presidents office, with copies in both Myanmar and English. But I cant say whether it will be published. Zaganar said that, at 105 pages long, the report might be too big to publish in the state-run media, as has been done with other reports. The commission plans to hold a news conference at
the Myanmar Peace Centre at the end of April to explain its findings. Weve printed 500 books about the report to be distributed at the conference, said Zaganar. The Presidents Office announced the formation of the 27-member committee on August 17, 2012 to look into the causes of the violence in Rakhine State the previous May and June and to make recommendations. The report was due to be filed by November 16. Since the report was not complete at the time more unrest broke out in late October the commission filed an interim report that has not been made public. The government has said it will abide by the commissions findings and recommendations. Commission member U Aung Naing Oo hinted that the findings would differ from those of Human Rights Watch. International observers might take a different view of Rakhine than local people. We must study the views of all parties
to the conflict, not just one side. Above all, we must study the local context in detail. But we shouldnt neglect criticisms, said U Aung Naing Oo, who is also director of the Myanmar Peace Centres peace dialogue program. Our report contains advice that we believe to be in the best interests of the state and the people, especially in terms of ensuring a lasting peace in Rakhine State in the long term, he said. U Shwe Maung, a Pyithu Hluttaw representative for Buthidaung in Rakhine State, said the president should publish the report in the interests of transparency. I assume the reports recommendations are in the best interests of both communities. Peaceful co-existence is the most important point. I would be prepared to back the peoples demands in that respect, said U Shwe Maung, who is a member of the Union Solidarity and Development Party.
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on February 6 to ensure all political prisoners are released. It invited a number of political parties, activist groups and individuals, including the National League for Democracy, Shan Nationalities League for Democracy, 88 Generation, Former Political Prisoners Association, Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma) and comedian Zaganar, to help it released under the amnesty, which was ordered by President U Thein Sein on September 17 under section 204(a) of the constitution and section 401(i) of the Code of Criminal Procedure to ensure all inclusiveness in political processes and further strengthening the amity between the countries and on humanitarian and social grounds.
Police stand in the last of three lines facing about 500 protesters near Wettmay village on April 26, in front of a sign that warns they will shoot if approached. Pic: Supplied/Han Wai Aung curfew] in the whole region. We will do our work. The owners of that land havent sold it to anyone and havent accepted any compensation, Ko Aung Than Myo said. We wont give up on our goal of protecting the Letpadaung the company in recent years. Mr Dunkley is facing several criminal charges following an altercation with the wife of his business partner, Dr Tin Tun Oo, which occurred following tense negotiations over the future of the company. Mr Dunkley called on Dr Tin Tun Oo, who bought U Myat Swes shares at a reduced price when he was forced to sell them in 2005, to return them to the companys founder. area. We dont care what methods they use, he said. The clashes are not the first at the mine between police and pro testers; on November 29, 2012, police broke up a protest camp with incendiary smoke grenades in a pre-dawn raid, U Myat Swe is entitled to buy back his shares back at no more than the price his family was paid for them all those years ago, he said. To be honest, I think he should get the shares back for free. Once this issue is resolved, we will push on to realise our joint ambitions. There hasnt been a day in this past eight-and-a-half years that I havent thought of him and his situation: leaving almost 100 including many monks injured. An investigation commission set up just days after the raid confirmed police used the grenades but could not clarify how they got them or who ordered their use. being in prison, being unjustly detained for doing nothing wrong. Its a sad episode that has finally [ended]. Now I only wish to see his father released. Mr Dunkley and U Myat Swe established The Myanmar Times in 2000. Its parent company, Myanmar Consolidated Media, Ltd, remains the only foreigninvested media organisation in Myanmar.
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I was in prison for eight years and five months. Now my family is my priority. I will push for my fathers release. I can say nothing about work at the moment. But his former partner at The Myanmar Times, Mr Ross Dunkley, said U Myat Swes release would undoubtedly have an effect on the ownership struggles that have plagued
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A student pulls names out of a container during a lucky draw in Bahans Yedashe quarter. Pic: Aung Htay Hlaing be given. Nor have we had an idea whether application is submitted, an official from the Zabuthiri township general administration office said. This left many Nay Pyi Taw residents disappointed. We dont know how to manage the release of the SIM cards in Nay Pyi Taw. I came [from my village] at 7am to buy a SIM card but it was a waste of time because the local administration office said they didnt know anything about selling the cards, said Ko Phoe Lay from Kywal Chin village in Nay Pyi Taws Ottarathiri township. Myanma Post and Telecommunication chief mobile engineer U Htay Win confirmed on April 23 that no quota had been devised for how to distribute the cards allocated to Nay Pyi Taw. As a capital territory, it does not come under the control of a state or region government, which had been given control of distribution. If there are disputes over the distribution of lowpriced SIM cards, its up to the relevant state or region government to resolve it. The ministry wont intervene, he said. But in many Yangon wards the distribution process appeared to go smoothly, even though many residents went home disappointed. In Bahans Yedashe quarter, 484 people took part in a lucky draw for 86 SIM cards. Administrator U Phay Tike Aung said a 10-person committee was formed to oversee the lucky draw, which was conducted in public. He said he had worked hard to ensure the process was transparent, and had had difficulty sleeping in recent days because he was worried about receiving complaints. The SIM card that I won will help me communicate with everyone. It will also help me with my business, said Yedashe quarter resident Ko Nyi Nyi Oo, 39. Translated by Thit Lwin and Zar Zar Soe
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PNLO chairman Colonel Khun Okkar (right) at a press conference on March 23. Pic: Boothee
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Boats berth on the canal linking Nyaungshwe and Inle Lake. Pic: Win Oo Tan lake, even in the afternoon. There was less water from streams that flow into the lake and water was flowing quickly out of the lake, said U Tin Soe, who lives in Tha Pyay Pin village on the lakes west bank. As a result, some villages, such as Heya Ywama, Minchaung, Lin Kin and Tha Pyay Pin, are difficult to access by waterways. U Win Oo Tan, general manager of Aureum Palace Resort at Inle Lake, said the low water level made it difficult for boats to approach Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda, the holiest Buddhist site in southern Shan State. If we dont see rain in May the situation will be serious. The water level has dropped day by day it decreased about 8 inches to 1 foot in just 20 days. The weather is very hot and there are no trees in the area, he said. Travelling to other popular tourist sites on the lake, such as Indein, Samkar and Alotawpauk Pagoda, is also more difficult, with boats having to take slower alternative routes. U Kyaw Kyaw Oo, a staff officer in the Irrigation Department, said the low water level was the result of both a 36 percent drop in monsoon rainfall last year and no serious pre-monsoon rain in 2013. Last monsoon we had about 30 inches of rain in Nyaung Shwe, below the average of about 47 inches. That is the main reason that the level of the lake is down this year. The deputy minister for agriculture and irrigation visited the area on April 20. Since yesterday our department has been working to clear waterways to ensure convenient transportation near Phaung Daw Oo and other areas, he said on April 22, adding that the water level near Phaung Daw Oo was about 2 feet, and just 1 foot near the pagodas jetty.
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Highway police monitor cars on the Yangon-Mandalay Highway. Pic: Su Hlaing Tun
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Govt to pay K20b Protests fail to deter MCDC housing plan compensation over Paunglaung dam
By Win Ko Ko Latt THE government will pay out K20 billion (about US$22.5 million) in compensation to residents of 23 villages forced to move for the Paunglaung hydro dam project, a Ministry of Electric Power official says. The 140-megawatt dam in southern Shan States Pinlone township is scheduled for completion in 2014. We will give K11 billion to cover resettlement, including moving their houses, making new farms and compensating for trees that were lost. The rest will be used to build new monasteries, a school, water and electricity supply, Buddhist temples and so on, said U Win Naing, an assistant director from the ministry. He said that the government will give K600,000 to cover the cost of clearing each acre of farmland, while K450,000 will be given to compensate for the lower agricultural productivity of the new site. Those who previously had no farmland will receive K300,000 to cover the cost of developing two acres, he said. He said compensation will be given in two payments, with 50 percent handed out prior to moving and the remainder after moving. The 23 villages comprise 2474 households and 9755 people. I received K2.5 million for my house and K300,000 for two acres of new farmland. I am pleased with the government compensation, said U Kyaw Myint from Shan Kone village. On April 8, the government handed out K1.418 billion to 539 households in six of the villages. PLANS to develop low-cost housing in Mandalay will go ahead, Mandalay City Development Committee says, despite protests from people who were evicted from the land being used for the project. We are planning this project so that we offer good quality housing at the cheapest price possible, senior committee official U Tun Kyi said on April 23. We will be talking to engineers and contractors on April 26. The houses are slated for Chan Mya Tharsi township in the southeast of the city, in a section bounded on the north and south by 44th and 48th streets, and on the east and west by Yuzana Street and the Mandalay-Pyin Oo Lwin railway. The plan is to build four four-storey buildings, with a total of 5000 rooms. MCDC issued a tender for the project in February. The project, however, was beset by controversy before it even started. Removal of the areas former residents by MCDC in August and September 2012 led to violent clashes. U Aye Thein, a senior member of a group called the Peace and Public Fairness Association, which has campaigned on behalf of the evicted residents, said protests were planned if the dispute is not resolved fairly. He was quoted in Mandalay journal Myanandar as saying that the former residents had been told they would be given the first chance to buy housing
People tend to a woman injured in a confrontation between MCDC staff and Chan Mya Tharsi residents in August 2012. Pic: Phyo Wai Kyaw in the new complex but they were not satisfied with this offer. While MCDC says the residents bought land in the area illegally, one resident countered that MCDC knew about the land sales and did nothing to stop them. U Tun Kyi said that those who object to the removals and the housing project are misunderstanding MCDCs motivations. We removed the landowners who wrongfully bought ownership documents. Some (former residents) object to the project because they dont understand the good intentions of the government. We will continue with the project and hope to get started soon.
traders New committee planning Mandalay issue warning on jade anti-extremist sermon day
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After the violence that took palce in Meiktila, I realised that extremist opinions are widely spread.
and others involved in the committee felt the need to act after realising the impact the 969 sermons were having on friends and family. My son listened to extreme Buddhist doctrine at our neighbours house, she said. After the violence that took place in Meiktila, I Thingyan, Daw Amar Ni said rumours began to spread in Mandalay that someone had been splashed with acid in Pyin Oo Lwin. We were able to spread the message that the rumour was not true after we enquired at clinics and hospitals with the help of young monks from the Asia Alin Yaung Monastery,
BUYERS at Mandalays jade market are urging officials to crack down on fake jade sales, which they say have increased since the start of the year. The jade market in Maha Aung Myay township has always had its share of fraudsters, said gem dealer U Swe. But the problem has grown significantly and is harming the markets reputation among foreign and local jade buyers, he said. Officials should take action against them effectively. The centre will be disgraced if foreign visitors buy these fake stones. In China, the officials put up photos of fake gem sellers around the gem trading center if they arrest them, along with a brief explanation of how they cheat buyers, he said. Their techniques cant trick the experienced gem dealers, so they target visitors, he said, adding that little had been done to crack down on the practice. Most of the methods for producing fake jade have
A trader at the Mandalay jade market. Pic: Aung Ye Thwin been imported from China, one gem dealer said. These include dyeing or pouring plastic liquid onto cheap stones to make them appear better quality. Gem dealers at the Maha Aung Myay market said people who show foreign visitors around the market, such as tour guides, should have a good knowledge about how the market operates. If possible, they should encourage their clients to work only with trusted gem dealers. Translated by Zar Zar Soe
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Meiktila recovery complete within three months: official
By Win Ko Ko Latt REHABILITATION efforts in Meiktila should be completed within three months, an official said on April 20, a month after violence broke out in the Mandalay Region town. A dispute in a gold shop on March 20 sparked days of bloody violence in the town, which left at least 44 people dead. The unrest later spread to Bago Region. Our recovery plan for Meiktila wont take as long as in Rakhine State because there was not as much damage and it was not as widespread. Recovery will likely be completed within two or three months, U Sa William French, deputy director of the Relief and Resettlement Department, told The Myanmar Times in Meiktila. He said the government has enough food for those displaced, with more than 6000 bags of rice and other items. As of April 20, about K490 million in donations in cash and kind had been received. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said in a situation report released on April 9 that more than 8400 displaced people were still living in relief camps, while 1594 homes were destroyed or damaged by arson. Some will be transferred to other locations as the schools they are staying in are due to reopen, U Sa William French said. Under the first step of our rehabilitation plan we sent refugees from the Teacher Training College to the transportation school. ... We are also planning to relocate 2317 refugees staying at government schools to other places, he said. Mandalay Region Attorney General U Ye Aung Myint said the regional government plans to build low-cost houses, at an estimated cost of K3.5 million each, for those who lost their homes in the violence.
Monks walk past a burning truck during riots in Meiktila in late March. Pic: Si Thu Lwin However, he would not say when construction would begin. We will wait for the situation to be stable. If we think it is okay between the two communities we will start building houses, U Ye Aung Myint said. But Ma Nge, a 30-yearold Muslim resident of Thirimingalar ward whose home was destroyed, said the financial and emotional impact of the violence will linger long after houses are rebuilt. She said she cannot afford to send her sixyear-old son to school and worries whether he may be discriminated against because I am Muslim. We have lost everything, including my father [who was killed in the violence]. I do not know what to do in the future. Refugee camps only can give us food, she said.
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A main point is that wages for locals who work on the Chinese projects are so low.
An official stands in front of hundreds of protesters outside a China National Petroleum Corporation construction site on Maday Island on April 18. Pic: Supplied yet to pay compensation. U Tun Kyi said most residents did not have official land ownership documentation. They are working and living there on the land of their ancestors. If [CNPC] doesnt compensate residents who cant show land ownership certificates we will continue to push for the rights of our people, he said. They also promised to improve transportation on Maday Island after May 7 when we met with them. If they dont start these projects we will protest again, whether we have permission or not. One resident told The Myanmar Times that wages were also an issue. A main point is that wages for locals who work on the Chinese projects are so low, and also the compensation given for farmland is low. So we protested to demand our desire we need to demonstrate like that to get a reasonable wage and compensation for our farmland, the resident said on April 22. CNPC is one of several investors in oil and gas pipelines that will link Rakhine State with Chinas Yunnan Province. Only the oil pipeline passes through Maday Island. Meanwhile, on April 20, two senior members of the Rakhine Nationalities Development Party d e p ar t e d f o r Ch i n a at the invitation of the China Communist Party. Chairman Dr Aye Maung and U Zaw Aye Maung were among 10 politicians invited on the eight-day trip.
Myanmar Times. At 1:30pm on April 18 the group of protestors led by U Tun Kyi met us and discussed their nine points and they signed an agreement. I cant understand why they then went out and protested at 2pm after the meeting. We already explained about the land compensation issues
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A MAN who survived a suicide attempt hung himself later the same day, police in Mandalay said. The 27-year-old man, originally from Yangons Htantabin township, hung himself with electrical cables in a Myanmar CP Livestock office in Chan Myar Tharsi township on April 8. The man was not employed by the company. At about 6am the same day, he attempted to commit suicide by throwing himself into the path of an oncoming truck laden with rocks. He survived because the truck managed to stop in time, a police official said. Si Thu Lwin
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New National Democracy Party chairman U Thein Nyunt (left) talks with Union Election Commission chairman U Tin Aye outside the April 26 meeting in Nay Pyi Taw. Pic: Soe Than Lynn School of Political Science, and government officials and presidential advisers. International groups were also invited, with representatives from UN agencies, bilateral aid agencies, the International U Thein Nyunt was one of six party representatives to discuss party financing. Election commission member Dr Daw Myint Kyi responded by outlining the ways parties could legally generate income, including membership candidates, the need to spend money on campaigning and the potential court costs related to filing an objection over election results. She said it was important that funds received by parties are recorded and managed systematically, preferably with the help of an accountant or other expert. A representative for the Chin National Party said the registration fee should be reduced to enable smaller parties to compete, and the government should subsidise the appointment of parties poll station representatives. We should also be allowed to receive financial support from Chin family members who are overseas and restrictions on party fundraising should be relaxed, the representative said. Translated by Thiri Min Htun and Thit Lwin
the current law isnt clear, a new law Ifshould be presented to the hluttaw. We will all support it.
Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, International Foundation for Electoral Systems and Asia Foundation all present. The morning session featured expert input on voter registration and political party financing, while the afternoon session focused on voter education and civil society election monitoring. fees, donations and party-owned businesses. She said the funding system allowed in a country related to the level of its democratic development, the political knowledge of its people and the finances of the state. She said that funding was important for parties because of the high cost of registering
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They hit them with stones because they wanted to be listed as Rohingya.
Police lead Ko Ye Min Oo from Bahan Township Court on April 22. Pic: Aung Htay Hlaing
About 70,000 Muslims displaced by rioting in June and October 2012 are thought to live in the camp. It happened at about 11am, while the immigration officers were in the middle of a group of Bengalis. They hit them with stones because they wanted to be listed as Rohingya, government spokesperson U Win Myaing told The Myanmar Times. They said that if the immigration officers didnt accept them [as Rohingya] that they would fight. Several officers suffered minor injuries in the incident, he said. President U Thein Sein already announced to the world that we dont have Rohingya in our country but they still want to show the world that they are Rohingya. In my personal opinion, some people or some groups are behind this incident, U Win Myaing said.
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Poppy plants lie on the ground after police destroyed a field in Shan State in January 2012. Pic: Reuters up territory and lose lucrative markets. The report also seeks to show how the problems of one nation can affect an entire region. These transnational criminal activities are a global concern now. Illicit profits from crimes in East Asia and the Pacific can destabilise societies around the globe. Dollars from illicit activities in East Asia can buy property and companies and corrupt anywhere. We need to talk about this, and organise a coordinated response now, said Mr Jeremy Douglas, the UNODC representative for Southeast Asia and the Pacific. The report ends with a detailed series of recommendations for stemming the massive flow of illegal goods, one of which simply says, Prioritise Myanmar. Recent positive political developments in Myanmar ... provide a window of opportunity to effectively address opium, heroin and [methamphetamine] production in the country, it says. Poppy-growing areas are becoming more accessible to law enforcement intervention, and there is high-level pressure from the president to eliminate poppy cultivation. But it warns that international experience clearly indicates that crop elimination efforts must be accompanied by effective alternative development strategies if the livelihoods [and human rights] of poor farmers are to be protected, and the benefits are to be sustained.
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Ms Moire Fraser, a parliament library expert from Australia, with hluttaw staff at a research workshop in Nay Pyi Taw on April 8. The workshop was conducted under an Inter-Parliamentary Union project. Pic: Maria Danmark subject. The focus in the coming months will be to develop the collection. The collection is reasonable, but there are not as many newspapers, journals and video clips. Now they have to focus on current information for MPs like government reports, comparative information and statistics in the collection, Ms Fraser said. She said another challenge for the library was that education for librarians in Myanmar often focuses on academic libraries, which are different from those in parliaments. There is a big focus on the collection here, but a parliament library should have a focus on the services and the MPs. It should be about taking the book down from the shelf and finding the answers for the members that will help them do the work, whether it is debating in the chamber or committee, making the law or policy work, Ms Fraser said. The first phase of the project will also involve training the library staff and library committee so they can assist MPs in finding the right information. This is particularly important given it is thought that two-thirds of MPs do not know how to use the internet. In other parliament libraries 95 percent of the work is done on computers and the last 5pc is the books. But the research training that we are giving now is not what we would think of as full tailored parliamentary research. It will come later, when we have the right kind of staff to do it. But what we are doing now is simply improving their searching for information and [teaching] how to present it for the members, Ms Fraser said. The latest workshop in internet research focused on how to find information about Thailand and South Korea. Meanwhile, two groups of library staff are going to visit the parliament libraries in these countries to see how they work and in particular offer services to the MPs. I hope that we can share our experience and that the parliament libraries in Asia can work together, but first we have to reach the same standards, said Ms Sunida Boonyanon from the parliament library in Bangkok. During her visit she supplied an example of the Thai parliamentary
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A HIV test kit of the kind that will soon be sent to rural areas. Pic: MSF themselves, Dr Tun Nyant Oo added. While the new kit will make testing for HIV blood antibodies easier than previous tests, the kit will give only preliminary results. For absolute certainty, follow-up laboratory tests will be needed. After staff have conducted a blood test with the kit, patients will have to bring the blood sample to their nearest township hospital blood test center, Dr Tun Nyant Oo said. In some areas, he said, patients can also be tested anonymously at public health department offices. Regardless of the method used, Dr Tun Nyant Oo said it was important to undergo a follow-up test if the preliminary results indicated a patient was HIV-positive. When you get an HIV test done, you either make sure that HIV is something that you do not have and do not have to worry about spreading, or you make sure you seek treatment as soon as possible. There are many benefits to early treatment that can be taken advantage of when HIV is caught in its earliest stages, he added. Still, getting an accurate test is only the first struggle in curbing the spread of HIV in Myanmar. While about 125,000 people require antiretroviral treatment, only 35pc receive it. Last year alone, 18,000 people died of HIV-related diseases, at a rate of about 40 a day, according to official figures.
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Government workers tear down homes in South Dagon on April 24. Pic: Supplied letting us pay the rent to live here because we dont have any other place to go, but they didnt take it. They issued another notice on April 22 and then on April 24 they destroyed our houses by force. While the families did not argue with the legality of the eviction, the method and level of force used is likely to raise concerns. Daw Yin Mya, 71, was asleep in her home with her 13 family members when the soldiers arrived. When she realised what was happening, she abandoned her belongings and fled. I didnt even wake up. They were destroying our homes like they didnt even care about the people in the house, she said. I am an old woman and if I couldnt get out from my house in time, what will they do? I called for my grandchildren and we had to run away from the house, from the destruction. Her granddaughter also witnessed the raid. They pulled everything out from the house. And they piled our furniture and clothes on the road. Our houses and shops were on the ground, the granddaughter said. After being forced to leave, the families, totalling about 70 people, were given refuge by the Myanmar Journalist Network, which also helped them organise the press conference. I cant even think where we will stay and sleep tonight. We have big families. There are children and employees in families. We are totally in trouble, said Daw Myint Myint Khaing. Attempts to contact the South Dagon township administrator were unsuccessful, with The Myanmar Times being told repeatedly that he was unavailable to answer questions about the eviction.
Reg. No. 2713/2013 in respect of Class 29: Meat, fish, 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. Class 30: Coffee, tea, cocoa and artificial coffee; rice; tapioca and sago; flour and preparations made from cereals; bread, pastry and confectionery; ices; sugar, honey, treacle; yeast, bakingpowder; salt; mustard; vinegar, sauces (condiments); spices; ice; tortillas, tacos, burritos, nachos and other prepared Mexican foods for consumption on or off the premises. Class 43: Services for providing food and drink; temporary accommodation. Fraudulent imitation or unauthorised use of the said Trade Marks will be dealt with according to law.
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Shan rights group accuses army of using human shields
By Tim McLaughlin THE Shan Human Rights Foundation has alleged that Tatmadaw soldiers fighting in northern Shan State used civilians as human shields during a recent three-day offensive. The group said that the incident occurred on April 15 outside of the town of Tang Yan, west of the Thanlwin River, a day after fresh clashes between Tatmadaw and Shan State Army-North soldiers broke out. The SSA-N is the armed wing of the Shan State Progress Party. A group of about 50 young men and women travelling to celebrate the water festival were apprehended by Burmese troops, and forced to walk in front and behind them as human shields, to ward off attacks by Shan troops, the group said in an April 22 statement. They were forced to leave their motorbikes at the side of the road, and walk behind and in front of the Burmese troops from Nam Lao to Mong Kao, before they were released and allowed to go back to their homes. The move was part of a larger offensive undertaken by nine Tatmadaw battalions to push SSA-N soldiers from their position south of Tang Yan. SSA-N spokesperson Major Sai La told the Shan Herald Agency for News that four Tatmadaw soldiers had been killed in the fighting, which ended on April 16. A Tatmadaw spokesperson could not be reached for comment or to confirm the figure. U Sao Yawd Maung from the Restoration Council of Shan State, the political wing of the Shan State Army-South, told The Myanmar Times that the current spate of skirmishes had started about March 24, despite the SSA-N agreeing a preliminary ceasefire with the government in December 2011. The latest fighting prompted around 700 people to flee their homes for Tang Yan, where they are being housed in a monastery, said Shan Human Rights Foundation U Kham Harn Fah. The group said that on April 15 the Tatmadaw fired about 50 mortar rounds into two villages, damaging homes and a market and injuring at least two civilians including a child.
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Human Rights Watch report alleges Myanmar has waged a campaign of ethnic cleansing against Rohingya Muslims
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Violence in June 2012 Violence in October 2012 Displaced persons camp since June Displaced persons camp since October
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KYAUKPHU Some 13,000 Rohingya left by boat in 2012, according to UN estimates At least 180 people died in outbreaks of Buddhist-Muslim violence in June and October 2012 TOUNGOP RAMRI MUNAUNG More than 125,000 Rohingya have been forcibly displaced
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in Sittwe, witnesses told Human Rights Watch researchers that police dumped the naked bodies of 18 Rohingya, some of whom had their hands and feet bound. One child was among the dead. Mr Phil Robertson, deputy director of Human Rights Watchs Asia Division, told The Myanmar Times the violence was partly driven by a heartfelt fear in the Rakhine community of being trapped between the Burman and the Muslims. The Arakanese believe there is a credible threat against them, he said, adding that Human Rights Watch believed this to be untrue. He said this has led to the spread of outlandish
misinformation, including rumours of weapons caches hidden in mosques and links to terror group Al-Qaeda. Despite President U Thein Seins promise to reveal the truth behind the unrest and find solutions for communities with different religious beliefs to live together in harmony, the government has failed to do either, the organisation said. A 27-member commission formed on August 17, 2012 submitted its final report into the violence, which flared up in June and October, to the president on April 22. Chaired by Dr Myo Myint, a retired director general from the Ministry of Religious Affairs, the commission was
initially given a three-month deadline, and an extended deadline of March 31 was also missed. The final report is yet to be made public. Presidential spokesperson and Deputy Minister for Information U Ye Htut slammed the report in a Facebook post shortly after its release. The report compiled by Human Rights Watch is based on one-sided data and the words used in the report will not be accepted, he said. He also questioned the timing of the reports release, which coincided with the European Unions (EU) meeting to discuss whether to lift sanctions against Myanmar.
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A man rides a bike ast the entrance to FMI City in Hlaing Tharyar township. Pic: Boothee security and report suspicious behaviour, he said. But the police have told us that the thief is quite clever since he has not been caught. He also urged homeowners to be more careful. We found that the homeowner who was burgled on April 17 did not lock the door, he said. He said management also plans to install CCTV cameras but could not say when the system would be put in. We dont want these things to happen and want all residents here feeling safe and secure. But the owner of the home burgled on March 3 said he plans to sell his house and move from the estate as soon as possible because of the incident. I chose to live in FMI City because I thought it was safe but this break-in has changed my mind because I no longer believe its safe to live here, he said. I believe there are a lot of poor workers living in Hlaing Tharyar now, and I feel as if the environment has changed in the past two years.
He said he had informed the Hlaing Tharyar Police Station of the burglary at his home on March 3 but no progress has been made in solving the crime. U Than Naing, a sergeant at the Hlaing Tharyar Police Station, said the burglaries have not been solved yet but rejected accusations that the police were not doing enough to enforce security.
AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE INVESTIGATIVE ASSISTANT SALARY USD $1440 PER MONTH 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 (AFP) the Department of Immigration and Citizenship and AusAID. The AFP Investigative Assistant (IA), works alongside the AFP Senior Liaison Officer (SLO), providing advice on and engagement with Myanmar law enforcement agencies, and assisting Australian staff to progress the work of the AFP in Myanmar. The IA will support the AFPs law enforcement engagement and capacity building function in Myanmar; manage engagement and correspondence with Myanmar enforcement officials on behalf of the SLO; undertake research, analysis and reporting on law enforcement issues, including translation of documents, and accompany the SLO to official meetings with Myanmar law enforcement and provide interpretation where required. The AFP is seeking an exceptionally well organised individual, a multi tasker who can work under pressure, demonstrates initiative and takes pride in their work. The application form, selection criteria and duty statement can be obtained from the Australian Embassy, 88 Strand Road, or the Australian Embassy website at: http://www.burma.embassy.gov. au/rang/home.html. Applications should be lodged at the Australian Embassy or emailed to austembassy.yangon@ dfat.gov.au together with a two page summary addressing the selection criteria and a copy of your CV with one recent passport sized photo. The closing date for applications is 4:00 pm on 17 May 2013 Qualifications and Experience The appointee should have the following qualifications and experience: Proven strong liaison and interpersonal skills, including an ability to liaise with contacts at all levels. This requires clearly developed skills in cultural sensitivity. Proven high level written and oral communication skills in English and Myanmar including translation of documents and interpretation at events. Demonstrated high level of administrative organisation and prioritisation skills including the ability to work independently with minimal supervision, as well as part of a team, and working under pressure and to meet deadlines. Demonstrated skills to manage challenges by identifying and applying innovative solutions, and Demonstrated competence in the use of computer software including Microsoft Office Note: 1. The Australian Embassy does not discriminate in regards to race, ethnicity, gender and age. 2. Only those candidates whose qualifications and experience are of further interest will be contacted for an interview.
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Myanmar to host ASEAN Unilever Peoples Forum next year to help submit statements and association By Cherry Thein recommendations to their government so that they can M Y A N M A R w i l l h o s t take action or enact policies with SEA a regional civil society on the issues, she said. organisation conference We hope all civil society in 2014 when it takes up organisations and interested Games food
the rotating ASEAN chair position, a Thailand-based Myanmar NGO says. At a meeting in Brunei on April 6-8, the ASEAN Civil Society Conferences management committee agreed to hold the forum in Myanmar next year after getting the agreement of all participants, said Daw Khin Ohmar, coordinator of Burma Partnership. Also known as ASEAN Peoples Forum, the conference aims to bring together organisations and individuals in a way that enables them to exchange experiences and perspectives on human rights and other issues, she said. The forum can help civil society groups in each ASEAN country share and individuals can join the forum in Myanmar and express their perspectives openly and work for a better future. She said about 300 civil society organisations w orking on peace and security, the environment, land issues, womens and childrens issues, migration and refugees, ethnic minority issues and religious conflict attended the Brunei meeting earlier this month. Twelve people from Myanmar, including members of Burma Partnership, Kaung Rwai Social Action Network, Myanmar Womens Organisation and Karen Womens Association (Thailand), took part in the conference. ATHLETES competing in the Southeast Asian Games, to be held in Nay Pyi Taw later this year, can look forward to Myanmar-style dishes, as well as a full range of international cuisine. Myanmar Restaurant Association, which is catering the event, has signed an agreement with Unilever Food Solutions to provide technical assistance. Association vice chairman U Khin Aung Htun said Unilever is providing the assistance for free. Catering for the games is a great honour, which we really appreciate. We lack international experience, so weve asked [Unilever] to help ensure international standards of hygiene and so on. They have a lot of experience. We want to ensure the best possible service, association member U Kyaw Myat Moe said. About 5000 athletes and sporting officials are expected to attend the games. They will enjoy a varied menu that will include Myanmar traditional foods. We will get international experience and promote our traditional foods to an international clientele at the same time, said U Kyaw Myat Moe. Unilever has invited association officials to Thailand to start training ahead of the opening of the games in December. Yu Yu Maw
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New rules require hotel owners to get permission to open from both the tourism and enviornmental conservation ministries. Pic: Douglas Long
INTERNATIONAL arrivals in Myanmar topped one million in 2012, up an impressive 30 percent from the year before. The country, which was recently voted the top travel destination by readers of the British magazine Wanderlust, is also attracting the attention of international hotel chains. Tourism still plays a relatively small role in Myanmars economy, at least compared to its neighbours. The ASEAN Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2012 says international tourism receipts in Myanmar were equivalent to just 0.2pc of GDP in 2011, compared to a regional average of 4.6pc. The majority of visitors are from Asia, mainly Thailand (16pc) and China (12pc). The presence of a military government had discouraged tourists in the past but economic liberalisation and political reforms have brought a new wave of curious visitors. This has accordingly created new opportunities for investors, some of which were highlighted at the Myanmar Hospitality and Tourism Conference held in Yangon at the end of February. In his welcome letter posted on the conference website, Minister for Hotels and Tourism U Htay Aung pushed for the development of higher quality accommodation. People in the industry have demanded [that] international standard hotel rooms in Yangon should be developed to accommodate the influx of tourists coming to Myanmar. Therefore, as Myanmar opens her doors to both corporate and leisure travellers, it presents myriad opportunities for foreign investors to seek partnerships and collaboration to meet the immediate needs of the industry, he wrote. Myanmar has 787 hotels and guesthouses that can provide 28,291 rooms. Demand is already outstripping supply, pushing hotel prices up to many multiples of what they were only one year ago. Tourist infrastructure is very limited and all the hotels are full, which has led to a price hike, U Aung Myat Kyaw, chairman of
the Union of Myanmar Travel Association, said in March. But foreign investors are already moving to fill this market gap. Shangri-La, the Asian luxury hotel group, is developing two 21-storey towers of 120 serviced apartments each. The project, which was started in the late 1990s but put on hold, is expected to be completed by the third quarter of this year. Shangri-La is also developing an adjoining 800-room hotel, as well as commercial tower adjacent to its Traders Hotel in Yangon. Other projects are underway: data from the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism shows that foreign investors are financing hotel developments that would add more than 6700 rooms. But hotel space is just one gap needing to be filled. Paved roads and improved public transport, easy international banking and reliable telecommunication services are also in the works, with major upgrades planned ahead of the Southeast Asian Games in December. Direct access to Myanmar by air is still limited, but this is changing. Last year Condor Airlines began offering flights to Yangon from Frankfurt, Germany, becoming the first European airline to do so. This was only the second route offered outside Asia, after Qatar Airways Doha-Yangon flight. With this sudden influx of interest in the sector, the government has recognised the need to develop a structure and guidelines for the industry, stressing an interest in socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable projects. A Myanmar tourism master plan is due to be published this month. The ministry has expressed the need to consider all aspects of the tourism industry and manage the potential downsides as well as encouraging foreign investment. Myanmar is changing rapidly, but it is important we keep our roots, U Aung Myat Kyaw said. Our country is about people, culture and religion. We must move in the right direction.
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By Soe Sandar Oo THE lifting of European Union sanctions on April 22 might herald a bright future for Myanmars garment sector if the country can benefit from the generalised system of preference status, which lowers import tariffs, in the EU and United States. U Myint Soe, chairman of the Myanmar Garment Manufacturers Association (MGMA), said at the start of a business matching event between Myanmar and Hong Kong garment and textile industries on April 24 that Myanmar might be granted GSP status on June 4. EU sanctions were lifted last Monday and hopefully we will be granted GSP status by the US on June 4, he told the 30 representatives at the meeting, which was held at the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry. This is the huge opportunity for international companies to invest in Myanmars garment sector. If we can get GSP status from the US it will mean we can do more business with international companies. They will be able to invest in Myanmar and be assured that they can get access to the EU and US markets, he said. U Myint Soe said Myanmars garment sector had many incentives for foreign companies, including tax breaks, cheap labour and an attractive foreign investment law. However, he said electricity shortages in the hot months were problematic but expected the shortages would be solved by the government, which is working to ensure adequate supplies. Myanmars garment exports hit a high of about US$826 million in 2001, just before the United States announced
Workers stitch garments at a garment factory in Yangon last week. Pic: Aung Htay Hlaing a ban on imports. But by 2012, the value of exports had recovered to more than $900 million, with more than 75 percent shipped to Japan and South Korea. Less than $200 million worth of goods were sent to Europe. U Aung Win, MGMA vice chairman, told The Myanmar Times: We have continuously made and exported garments since 1993. We are waiting for GSP status but we must also ensure that our quality levels meet the standards required for those markets. He added that there are more than 300 garment factories in Myanmar. Daw San San Myint, deputy director of Myanmar Investment Commissions Yangon branch, which opened on April 10, said most of the information requests handled by the office since it was opened have concerned the garment sector. She added that 25 of 40 requests have been about the sector. MIC has to explain to investors about the foreign investment law first, especially equity ownership ratios, as well as taxation, she said. Companies from Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan have shown the greatest interest so far but I think there might be investments made from the EU and possibly Canada too if Myanmar is granted GSP status, she said. Mr Lewis Leung, president of Price Edward Road Management in Hong Kong, which operated garment factories in Myanmar from 1995 to 2000, said Myanmar could compete with Cambodia and Bangladesh if it receives GSP status. Myanmar can compete with them but the profit wont be as high as in Bangladesh, he said. I am interested in investing in Bago Region because it is so near to Yangon and has a large available workforce, he said. He added that the quality of Myanmars garments is good. However, U Myint Soe said companies would need to increase their awareness of international standards, especially labour rights and conditions. But the MGMA, International Labour Organisation and labour activists would assist companies in this effort. He added that the average wage for a garment worker is about $100 a month. U Myat Thin Aung, chairman of the Hlaing Tharyar Industrial Zone, said many international companies operate garment factories in Thailand but might shift production to Myanmar if it is given GSP status. But we still need to solve the electricity shortages and high land prices, he added. MIC data shows that most garment production in Myanmar about 60pc is cutting, manufacturing and processing work, which provides quick profits to operators but does not help the nation to build a manufacturing base since all raw materials are imported from abroad.
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Fisheries sector not ready for EU markets
By Myat Nyein Aye DESPITE the removal of European Union sanctions, most fisheries products exporters have failed to position themselves to enter the EU market, industry observers say. Moreover, production of fisheries goods has fallen 60 percent since last year because of reduced marine catches and a prolonged weakness of the US dollar, which has led many farmers to scale back. The fisheries industry is calling for government assistance, especially lowinterest loans, to help revive production. There are more than 80 cold-storage factories in Yangon but only 13 of them can export to the EU because the others dont have the necessary Good Management Practice (GMP) certificates. They are not even trying to get one, said U Myo Nyunt, an executive committee member of the Myanmar Fisheries Products Processors and Exporters Association. Speaking to The Myanmar Times on April 24, he said: The association has urged factories to get the certificate and offered them assistance to do so, but only one factory has joined up. Even though, the ASEAN Free Trade Area will begin in 2015, the factories can get permission to export only if they have that certificate. But most factories are not interested, he said. Association treasurer Daw Toe Nandar Tin said fisheries products have fallen by nearly 60pc. Fish farmers cant farm enough fry, and marine fishermen arent catching enough, she said. As a result of trading losses caused by the unfavourable exchange rate with the US dollar, the number of commercial fish ponds has been allowed to decline from 220,000 nationwide five years ago to only 70,000, said U Than Lwin, chairman of the Myanmar Fish Farmers Association. We had to borrow from the government because of our trading losses. We lost our investment when we had to repay the loans, so we have no more to invest. Production is down, but the government doesnt help us. Government aid would enable us to start up again, he said.
Philippine President Benigno Aquino arrives for a meeting at the ASEAN summit in Bandar Seri Begawan, in Brunei, on April 25. Pic: AFP everyone who believes that one community is beneficial to everybody concerned will really try hard (to reach the goal). ASEAN, a region of 600 million people in 10 countries, wants to establish a common market and manufacturing base so that it can better
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Myanmar bank workers counting kyat in Yangon in September 2011. Pic: AFP/ Soe Than Win
By Aye Thidar Kyaw THE US dollar strengthened by about 1 percent last week from pre-Thingyan levels following recent falls in international gold prices and reduced interest in the car market, market sources said on April 22. On April 22 the dollar was trading for K880 to K888 in formal markets, and about K900 informally, sources said. The Central Bank of Myanmars website set the official rate for April 22 at K882 to the dollar, with private banks allowed to trade the currency within a band of 0.08 percent of this rate. Further interest in the dollar was stoked on April 9 at a finance workshop in Yangon attended by Pyithu Hluttaw speaker Thura U Shwe Mann and held at the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of
There is a lot of tax avoidance among traders because they dont know the process. I would like to suggest to the ministry that it runs an information campaign to tell people about the changes, and try to make taxes suitable to encourage people to pay them, he said. He suggested that taxation on tobacco, liquor and log exports be doubled, while the import tax on palm oil should be increased 10-fold to 50pc. I would like to change these tax rates because these products are harmful to peoples health, reduce job opportunities, and kill small- and medium-sized enterprises.
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No.2013/005 Position Title : Programme Analyst (Advocacy, Communication and Resource Mobilization) Grade : NOB Duty Station : Yangon, Myanmar Issue Date : 29 April 2013 Closing Date : 13 May 2013 (5:00pm) Duration of Appointment : 1 year (Initial) Applications are invited from interested Myanmar nationals for the post of Programme Analyst (Advocacy, Communication and Resource Mobilization). Applications should be addressed to UNFPA Representative. Attention : International Operations Manager RoomA07, UNFPA, No.6, Natmauk Road, Yangon. Email : myanmar.ofce@unfpa.org For details on duties and responsibilities, educational and other requirements, please see the vacancy announcement posted at UNDP 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.
Auto traders say the market is flat after Thingyan as a result of communal violence but expect sales to pick up again before June. Pic: Ko Taik announcements about these, he said. U Win Myint also spoke out against rumours that new automobile factories would be opened, saying the domestic market demand would be insufficient. A factory can only open if people buy about 100,000 a year for only one brand, he said. Other factors may make this month a particularly slow one for sales. U Soe Moe said April is always a quiet period for automobiles and other major purchases. April includes the long New Year holiday and many people believe that if they start the new year by spending money, they will spend the whole year doing so. He added that he hoped trading would recover soon, but wasnt sure whether it would come back fully before school starts again. U Thein Than, treasurer of the Myanmar Automobile Trading Centre (Yangon branch), said the relocation of the Hantharwady car market on March 3 had also affected the market. He added that the new site, on Min Ye Kyaw Swar Street near Pyay Road, is only a temporary location and the market will be moved again soon. We have heard about a new hospital funded by National League for Democracy chairperson Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and speaker of the Pyithu Hluttaw Thura U Shwe Mann, following a meeting on April 9, he said. The new hospital will be built at the temporary car market so we have already sent letters to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and the hluttaws asking for a new venue, he said. The automobile industry has undergone significant changes since September 2011, when the government first allowed private importing of automobiles. Data provided by the Ministry of Commerce to April 8, 2013 shows that a total of 145,796 vehicles have been imported under the new regulations, at a value of nearly US$1 million. Of the imports, 80 percent were cars and the remainder either buses or trucks. The totals include nearly 70,000 vehicles imported as part of the overage car import substitution programs, while 61,000 were brought in by foreign currency earners and individual importers, and just under 15,000 were imported by
No.2013/004 Position Title : Project Assistant Grade : SC - 5 Duty Station : Sittwe, Rakhine State Issue Date : 29 April 2013 Closing Date : 13 May 2013 (5:00pm) Duration of Appointment : Up to December 2013 Applications are invited from interested Myanmar nationals for the post of Project Assistant. Applications should be addressed to UNFPA Representative. Attention : International Operations Manager RoomA07, UNFPA, No.6, Natmauk Road, Yangon. Email : myanmar.ofce@unfpa.org For details on duties and responsibilities, educational and other requirements, please see the vacancy announcement posted at UNDP 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.
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By Michael Fletcher MIAMI Big investors are pouring unprecedented amounts of money into real estate hit hard by the housing crash, bringing those moribund markets back to life but raising the prospect of another Wall Street-fueled bubble that wont be sustainable. Drawn by the prospect of double-figure profit margins on rents and the resale of homes whose prices plummeted in the crash, hedge funds, Wall Street investors and other institutions are crowding out individual home buyers. If the chain of easy credit and dangerous leverage that started on Wall Street fanned the housing bubble and eventual crash, some analysts find it disturbing that major investors are the ones snapping up the bargains and eventual big profits left in its wake. There is the possibility that Wall Street and the banks and the affluent 1 percent stand to gain the most from this, said Jack McCabe, a real estate consultant based in Deerfield Beach, Florida. Meanwhile, lower-income Americans will lose their opportunity for the American Dream of building wealth through owning a home. Real estate executives say institutional investors which in some cases are bidding on hundreds of homes a day account for as much as 70 percent of sales in some Florida markets. Over the past two years, analysts say, they also have accounted for most of purchases in other parts of the country where housing prices are rebounding sharply. The influx of investors may explain why home prices have been rising in parts of the country most affected by the housing crash, despite high jobless rates and relatively few new mortgages being issued by lenders. In the past year, prices have risen 23pc in the Phoenix area, 15pc in Las Vegas, 9pc in Tampa and 11pc in Miami, the CaseShiller home-price indexes show. Nationally, prices are up more than 8pc over the past year. I dont know whether things are as good as they seem to be. A lot of properties are being occupied by institutional investors, not the end user, said Scott Kranz, co-principal of Title Capital
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An Orlando, Florida, man stands in front of the home his parents built by hand before it was reposssessed in October 2007 following the sub-prime lending collapse. Pic: AFP Management, a firm that helps big investors scout, buy and manage homes in Florida. The end user would need to see a great increase in jobs, availability of mortgage money and a loosening of the reins that have been holding them back. But all the economic indicators are that we are The investors are making it hard for a regular homeowner to buy a property, said Robert Russotto, a broker with Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. They are getting outbid by people with cash. Russotto noted that out of the 20 home sale returns elsewhere, major investors see the prospect of healthy profits in singlefamily homes. Residential property is an on-fire asset class, said Kranz, noting that his firm has ploughed more than US$100 million into residential real estate for investors in the past year be a lucrative niche. Last year, famed investor Warren Buffett said on CNBC: If I had a way of buying a couple hundred thousand single-family homes, I would load up on them. Its a very attractive asset class now. I could buy them at distressed prices and find renters. A growing number of private-equity groups have done as much. Over the past year, Blackstone has amassed a portfolio of 20,000 rental homes worth $3 billion, spokesman Peter Rose said. American Homes 4 Rent, a firm run by warehousing magnate B W ayne H ughes, has bought about 10,000 rental properties, news reports show. The strategy makes sense, as a shrinking share of Americans own their homes. After more than a decade of robust increases, the national homeownership rate peaked in 2004 at 69.2pc. Since then, it has been in steady decline, falling to 65.4pc at the end of 2012, show Census Bureau figures. The big investor activity is pushing up prices, which is good for the large number of homeowners whose mortgages are larger than their homes values. But for people being shut out of the biggest bargains offered by the housing market, it means a longer, slower slog to building equity. It also raises the spectre of future price declines when investors lose interest
is the possibility that Wall Street and the banks and There the affluent 1 percent stand to gain the most from this.
not at that point. The ability of investors to make cash deals is helping them buy a large portion of the distressed homes that continue to flood the market. Property brokers and others in Florida say traditional buyers even those able to qualify for financing in a still-tight mortgage market are finding it difficult to compete with the cash and market savvy of large investors. contracts he is completing, 17 of the buyers are major investors. Before the housing crash, big investors almost never wanted single-family homes, largely because of slow returns and the moneydraining hassle of managing tenants in often far-flung properties. But with prices still depressed and with low interest rates and high stock prices limiting prospective and is on course to spend $250 million to buy an extra 2000 homes in 2013. At Title Capital Management, nearly four dozen analysts and lawyers are glued to computer monitors some seven days a week hunting for deals among the flood of foreclosures that have bedeviled this state. Aided by its proprietary software, Title Capital sizes up each home for square footage, special features and the prices and rents they can command. The firms legal team then scrubs each property for liens and title problems before determining a price that would allow its clients on Wall Street and elsewhere to turn a tidy profit. The company bids on about 200 houses a day, making it one of the largest players in Florida that help hedge funds and other Wall Street firms buy distressed properties. It is proving to
The investors are making it hard for a regular homeowner to buy a property.
a fraction of the building costs. After making repairs, the company rents them out for as much as $1700 a month. The firms biggest client is the federal Section 8 program, which subsidises the rents of low-income tenants. Delavaco notes that Section 8 provides over 60pc of the firms revenue. Thats a pretty good opportunity, Wharton said, adding that investors help stabilise communities even as they make money. If the end user does not have the ability to enter in the market, and they do down the road, have they missed an opportunity? Perhaps. But if it werent for investors, where would the market bottom be? What would happen to neighbourhoods if homes were just to sit there and rot? Washington Post
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Greece offers residency to foreign investors
ATHENS Greece will be offering residence to nonEU investors purchasing or renting property over 250,000 euros (US$326,000), in a bid to revive its moribund real estate industry, officials said last week. The initiative, voted into law by parliament the week before, comes in response to strong demand from Arab, Chinese and Russian investors, the officials from the interior ministry and property groups told a news conference. Valid for five years and open to renewal, the r e siden c e p l an f o l l o w s similar measures adopted by Hungary, Spain and Portugal in the past. Finally, the property market can move out of its paralysis a little, said Stratos Paradias, head of the confederation of Greek home owners. The permits will enable the holders, their spouses and children under the age of 18 to freely travel though not work in the Schengen area for three consecutive months at a time. The recession gripping Greece for a sixth straight year and heavy taxation has crippled the countrys construction industry that was previously one of pillars of the economy. AFP
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The former owners of the land occupied by Hledan Center are demanding that Asia World provide apartments they say they were promised in the development. Pic: Ko Taik Ni Aung, a former land owner. We were so angry because that was the first meeting we had had with the company in 10 years and we wanted to negotiate about the apartments we were promised. Asia World project manager U Pone Nyunt told the former owners of the many difficulties the company had faced during construction and explained why the building could not be 28 storeys high. He said the company expected to lose from K6 billion to K10 billion on the project as a result. We just want an apartment thats worth the same as our land was, said Daw Ni Ni Aung. We dont care if Asia World has lost money on the project thats the companys business. We have waited 10 years and its time Asia World paid us back for the years that weve had to live somewhere else and for the company to compensate us for what we have lost. Where we have lived has always been temporary, none of us has viewed these places as our home.
We dont care if Asia World has lost money thats the companys problem.
Asia World had never offered any compensation for the delays. She added that Asia World met owners in November last year, many of whom told the companys representatives
Technology
April 29 - May 5, 2013
SYDNEY Tech startups could be worth A$109 billion (US$111 billion) to the Australian economy by 2033 on a par with retail or education and create half a million jobs, a report for Google has found. The PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) study The Startup Economy, released on April 23, said that by global comparisons there is no better time to be an entrepreneur in Australia, with some 1500 tech startups and support for the industry expanding rapidly. Were growth to accelerate to a rate of 5600 new startups by 2023, PwC said the sector could account for 1.1 percent of gross domestic product, from 0.1pc currently. Ten years later, in 2033, that figure would be 4.0pc, the PwC study said. If achieved, it would mean 540,000 new jobs. The report called for Australia to flaunt its technological successes, which include the invention of WiFi Internet technology and bionic Cochlear hearing technology. It also boasts several global success stories in the startup sector, including investor firm Computershare and software developer Atlassian, among whose clients are Boeing, NASA, Sony, HSBC and American Express. But Google Australia, which commissioned the study, said tapping the sectors potential would require hard work, including increasing the success rates for start-ups and boosting computer science education. Some 1100 of todays 1500 start-ups are expected to fail by the end of 2013 and numbers of domestic computer science graduates have fallen two-thirds in the past decade. In the short-term its estimated well need to have 2000 more tech entrepreneurs drawn from the existing workforce each year, said Alan Noble, engineering director at Google Australia. My hope for the longterm is that success will breed success. The report said greater government funding for early-stage projects would be needed, with current levels at one-tenth that of the United States and onetwentieth that of Israel. The government could
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Objects printed with 3D printers at the Inside 3D Printing conference and exhibition in New York on April 22. The two-day exhibition featured tutorials and seminars offering ideas on how to invest in and use 3D printing as well as the latest products and services from leading manufacturers and developers. Pic: AFP
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(Reg: No. IV/14165/2012) (Reg: No. IV/14161/2012) the above five trademarks are in respect of: Fish, sea food and meat food products, derived from fish, seafood and meat; prepared meals consisting substantially of fish, seafood and meat processed food products, all prepared from chicken, beef, lamb, caviar, crayfish and
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other crustaceans, cuttlefish, fish, herrings, lobsters, octopi, mussels, prawns, salmon, sea cucumbers, shellfish, shrimps, squids, tuna and seafood; fish and chicken ball and/or cake; vegetable ball and/or cake; prawn ball and/or roll; fish or chicken roll; food product consisting primarily of fish or chicken; crab meat products; octopus ball and/or cake; vegetable food products with fish or chicken; bean curd; bean curd ball with fish and/or chicken; dried bean curd with fish/chicken; prepared vegetable products; canned fish, meat, poultry and vegetable; chilled foods consisting predominantly of fish, meat and poultry; frozen seafood products; frozen fish products; frozen meat products; meat, preserved; preserved prepared meat; preserved seafood; processed meat products; processed seafood Class: 29 The bringing together for the benefit of others a variety of goods, enabling customers to conveniently view and purchase those goods in a retail store, in a wholesale outlet, from a mail order catalogue, from a general merchandise catalogue, by telecommunications or from a global computer network web site (excluding the transport thereof), all in the field of food products, all the aforesaid services also provided on-line from a computer database or via the global communications network or by means of telecommunications; hypermarket retailing; retail sale of prepared meat and meat products (butchers shop); export-import agency services; importexport agency services; export agency services; export
promotion services; export services, not being transport services; import services, not being transport services; franchising services [group purchasing, group advertising]; procurement services for others (purchasing goods and services for other businesses); ordering services (for others); advertising; business administration; business assistance; business information; business management; business project management; information, advisory and consultancy services in relation to all the aforesaid services Class: 35 Services for providing food and drink; takeaway services; takeaway food and drink services; preparation of food and drinks; preparation and provision of takeaway food and drink; consultancy services in relation to food and beverages preparation; food and drink catering; food cooking services; consultancy, advisory and information services relating to the aforesaid services; information, advisory and consultancy services in relation to food and beverages and the provision of food and drinks Class: 43 Any fraudulent imitation or unauthorized use of the said trademarks or other infringements whatsoever will be dealt with according to law. U Kyi Win Associates for HA LI FA PTE LTD P.O. Box No. 26, Yangon. Phone: 372416
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Asia on guard as bird flu threat spreads
TAIPEI Asian countries urged renewed vigilance against a spread of H7N9 bird flu last week after Taiwan reported a case of the deadly strain, the worlds first outside mainland China. The self-governing island on April 25 urged its residents to take enhanced precautions when visiting China placing Shanghai, Beijing and five Chinese provinces on particular alert for travellers after at least 22 deaths were confirmed there. Taiwans Centers for Disease Control (CDC) confirmed on April 24 that a 53-year-old Taiwanese man, who had been working in the eastern Chinese city of Suzhou, showed symptoms three days after returning home via Shanghai on April 9. The man, who was infected in China, has been hospitalised since April 16 and is in a serious but stable condition, it said. There have been at least 111 confirmed cases of human infection with H7N9 avian influenza in China, including the fatalities, figures from Chinese authorities and the World Health Organisation showed on April 25. State news agency Xinhua reported early on April 26 that the eastern province of Jiangxi had reported its first case. Xinhua , citing local health authorities, said a 69-year-old man was in a critical condition in hospital. On April 25, the WHO maintained its global advisory for combating the bird flu, urging against contact with live poultry but not recommending any restrictions against travel to China. The enhanced precautions urged by Taiwans CDC were in line with WHO advice, counselling people to avoid going to poultry markets, stay away from anyone with a fever and eat only thoroughly cooked bird meat and eggs. WHO experts said on April 24 that H7N9 was a particularly lethal influenza virus but that there was no proof yet of sustained transmission between humans. Chinese researchers reporting in The Lancet on April 25 confirmed poultry as a source of the virus and also said they found no evidence of person-to-person transmission. Asian nations stressed they had measures in place, pioneered during a deadly outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) a decade ago. AFP
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Bangladeshi volunteers and rescue workers search for survivors amid the rubble of a collapsed eight-storey garment factory near Dhaka on April 25. The death toll in the countrys worst industrial accident rose to 324 early on April 27. Full report, P. 38. Pic: AFP
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(Reg: No. IV/1525/2013) in respect of:- Tobacco, whether manufactured or unmanufactured; smoking tobacco, pipe tobacco, hand rolling tobacco, chewing tobacco, snus tobacco; cigarettes, cigars, cigarillos; substances for smoking sold separately or blended with tobacco, none being for medicinal or curative purposes; snuff; smokers articles included in Class 34; cigarette papers, cigarette tubes and matches - Class 34 Any fraudulent imitation or unauthorized use of the said trademark or other infringements whatsoever will be dealt with according to law. U Kyi Win Associates for JAPAN TOBACCO INC. P.O. Box No. 26, Yangon. Phone: 372416 Dated: 29th April, 2013
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Brothers planned NY attack: Mayor
NEW YORK The brothers accused of staging the Boston Marathon bombings planned to detonate more explosives in Times Square as they were being hunted by police, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on April 25. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev confessed the plan to Federal Bureau of Investigation agents in his hospital bed, Bloomberg said, calling it a horrific reminder that we remain targets for terrorists. More reports, P. 32.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin during the questionand-answer session last week. Pic: AFP Putin performance in a church. Millions of Soviet citizens were sent to prison camps or executed under Stalins rule, while millions also died in horrific famines blamed on his brutal agricultural polices. There is nothing like this in Russia and, I hope, never will be again, said Putin. However rights groups in Russia have accused Putin of using Stalinist repression techniques, including the jailing of opponents and impeding the work of NGOs with repressive laws. AFP
Reg. No. 12495/2012 in respect of Class 20: Furniture, mirrors, picture frames; goods (not included in other classes) of wood, cork, reed, cane, wicker, horn, bone, ivory, whalebone, shell, amber, mother-of-pearl, meerschaum and substitutes for all these materials, or of plastics; mattresses; mattress foundations; box springs and pillows. Class 24: Textiles and textile goods, not included in other classes; bed covers; table covers; sheets; blankets; mattress pads; bedding clothes.
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Reg. No. 12497/2012 in respect of Class 20: Furniture, mirrors, picture frames; goods (not included in other classes) of wood, cork, reed, cane, wicker, horn, bone, ivory, whalebone, shell, amber, mother-of-pearl, meerschaum and substitutes for all these materials, or of plastics; mattresses; mattress foundations; box springs and pillows. Fraudulent imitation or unauthorised use of the said Trade Marks will be dealt with according to law. Win Mu Tin, M.A., H.G.P., D.B.L for Dreamwell, Ltd. P. O. Box 60, Yangon E-mail: makhinkyi.law@mptmail.net.mm Dated: 29 April 2013
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A monk meditates during a moment of silence held near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on April 22 to mark the first week since the bombings occurred. Pic: AFP his bedside hearing on April, saying no when asked whether he could afford a lawyer, said a transcript of the hearing released on April 22. Otherwise, the record showed he nodded when asked whether he understood the process and
(Reg: Nos. IV/ 8790/2008 & IV/7803/2012) in respect of:market survey and analysis services; business survey research services Cl: 35 Any fraudulent imitation or unauthorized use of the said trademark or other infringements whatsoever will be dealt with according to law. U Kyi Win Associates for Kantar Media UK Limited P.O. Box No. 26, Yangon. Phone: 372416 Dated: 29th April, 2013
(Reg: No. IV/3668/2011) in respect of:- Stationery, paper, cardboard and goods made out of these materials, as far as included in class: 16; printed matter; bookbinding material; photographs; writing goods, drawing goods, painting goods and modelling goods; writing instruments, especially pens; drawing inks Any fraudulent imitation or unauthorized use of the said trademark or other infringements whatsoever will be dealt with according to law. U Kyi Win Associates for GLOBAL CONQUISTADORS S.A P.O. Box No. 26, Yangon. Phone: 372416 Dated: 29th April, 2013
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(Reg: Nos. IV/806/2005 & IV/520/2013) in respect of:- Hand tools and implements (handoperated); hand tools for woodworking and metal working; cutlery; side arms; razors; blade sharpening instrument, blades (hand tools), milling cutters, saw blades (parts of hand tools), saw holders, saws (hand tools); drills, drilling tips for hand-operated drills. Any fraudulent imitation or unauthorized use of the said trademark or other infringements whatsoever will be dealt with according to law. U Kyi Win Associates for Sandvik lntellectual Property AB P.O. Box No. 26, Yangon. Phone: 372416 Dated: 29th April, 2013
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US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel is welcomed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) at his office in Jerusalem on April 23. Pic: AFP had said the arms deal sent a very clear signal to Tehran that military action remains an option to stop it from obtaining nuclear weapons. Israel, believed to be the Middle Easts sole if undeclared nuclear power, has refused to rule out a pre-emptive military strike on Irans nuclear facilities. Hagel said on April 22 that every sovereign nation has a right to defend itself. AFP
(Reg: Nos. IV/5421/1997 & IV/2819/2013) In respect of: - Pharmaceutical preparations and substances. Class: 5 Any fraudulent imitation or unauthorized use of the said trademark or other infringements whatsoever will be dealt with according to law. U Kyi Win Associates for AstraZeneca UK Limited P.O. Box No. 26, Yangon. Phone: 372416 Dated: 29th April, 2013
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David Mason, co-founder of the Mobile Mini Circus for Children, at its ceremony in Kabul on April 21 to mark World Circus Day. Pic: AFP performers in colourful cloaks circled a courtyard on rollerskates and headscarved girls showed off their juggling skills. Children performed cartwheels and backward somersaults and formed human pyramids, dancing and clapping to entertain an audience of their peers from a camp for internally displaced people and an orphanage. Conditions in the camps housing the countrys half a million internal refugees are notoriously harsh. In the winter of 2011-2012 about 100 people, mostly children and the elderly, lost their lives in the cold.
Reg. No. 4516/2010 in respect of Class 1: Chemicals used in industry, science and photography, as well as in agriculture, horticulture and forestry; unprocessed artificial resins, unprocessed plastics; manures; fire extinguishing compositions; tempering and soldering preparations; chemical substances for preserving foodstuffs; tanning substances; adhesives used in industry. Class 2: Paints, varnishes, lacquers; preservatives against rust and against deterioration of wood; colorants; mordants; raw natural resins; metals in foil and powder form for painters, decorators, printers and artist. Class 3: Bleaching preparations and other substances for laundry use; cleaning, polishing, scouring and abrasive preparations; soaps; perfumery, essential oils, cosmetics, hair lotions; dentifrices. Class 5: Pharmaceutical and veterinary preparations; sanitary preparations for medical purposes; dietetic substances adapted for medical use, food for babies; plasters, materials for dressings; material for stopping teeth, dental wax; disinfectants; preparations for destroying vermin; fungicides, herbicides. Class 9: Scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments; apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity; apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images; magnetic
data carriers; recording discs; automatic vending machines and mechanisms for coin-operated apparatus; cash registers, calculating machines, data processing equipment and computers; fire extinguishing apparatus. Class 10: Surgical, medical, dental and veterinary apparatus and instruments, artificial limbs, eyes and teeth; orthopedic articles; suture materials. Class 16: Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials, not included in other classes; printed matter; book binding materials; photographs; stationery; adhesives for stationery or household purposes; artists materials;paint brushes; typewriters and office requisites (except furniture), instructional and teaching material (except apparatus); plastic materials for packaging (not included in other classes); printers type; printing blocks. Class 29: Meat, fish, 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. Class 30: Coffee, tea, cocoa, sugar, rice, tapioca, sago, artificial coffee; flour and preparations made from cereals, bread, pastry and confectionery, ices; honey, treacle; yeast, baking-powder; salt, mustard; vinegar, sauces (condiments); spices; ice. Class 35: Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions. Class 41: Education; providing of training; entertainment; sporting and cultural activities. Class 42: Scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto; industrial analysis and research services; design and development of computer hardware and software. Class 44: Medical services; veterinary services; hygienic and beauty care for human beings or animals; agriculture, horticulture and forestry services. Fraudulent imitation or unauthorised use of the said Trade Marks will be dealt with according to law. Win Mu Tin, M.A.,H.GP.,D.B.L. for MERCK KGaA P.O. Box 60, Yangon Dated: 29th April, 2013
(Reg: No. IV/11347/2012) (Reg: No. IV/11348/2012) The above two trademarks are in respect of:Paints, varnishes, lacquers; preservatives against rust and against deterioration of wood; colorants; mordants; raw natural resins; metals in foil and powder form for painters, decorators, printers and artists. Class: 2 Crayons; pastels; colored pencils; ball-point pens; felt writing pens; marking pens; highlighter; writing instruments; erasers; paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials, not included in other classes; printed matter; bookbinding material; photographs; stationery; adhesives for stationery or household purposes; artists materials; paint brushes; typewriters and office requisites (except furniture); instructional; and teaching material (except apparatus); plastic materials for packaging (not included in other classes); printer type; printing blocks. Class: 16 Any fraudulent imitation or unauthorized use of the said trademarks or other infringements whatsoever will be dealt with according to law. U Kyi Win Associates for SAKURA COLOR PRODUCTS CORPORATION P.O. Box No. 26, Yangon. Phone: 372416, Dated: 29th April, 2013
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The top US military officer, General Martin Dempsey, with his Chinese counterpart, General Fang Fenghui, at a joint news conference in Beijing on April 22. Dempsey, on his first visit to China since becoming chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in October last year, told the news conference that the US sought to be a stabilising influence in the Asia-Pacific region and to have a stronger relationship with China. Fang, the chief of the Peoples Liberation Army general staff, said the armed forces of the two countries needed to deepen cooperation. The Pacific Ocean is wide enough to accommodate us both, he said. Pic: AFP
(Reg: No. IV/14827/2012) in respect of: - Metallic building materials, namely, bindings of metal, boards, bolts, brackets of metal for buildings, metal joinery fittings for buildings, prefabricated buildings of metal, casement windows, cladding for construction and building, door bolts, door cases, door closures, door fittings, namely, keys and key cylinders, hinges, door frames, door handles, door panel, door, door stops of metal, fences, fittings of metal for windows, namely, metal window sills, crescent, window handles, flashing of metal for building, gates, gratings, greenhouse frames of metal, small hardware of metal, namely, metal gate latches, pulleys, springs, nuts, washers, insect screens of metal, jalousies of metal, lining of metal, locks of metal for bags, outdoor blinds of metal, reinforcing materials of metal for building, namely, waterproof louvers, slide shutters, shutters, window shutters, rivets of metal, metal roofing, sash fasteners of metal for windows, sash pulleys, screw, tiles of metal for building, window frames, windows, venetian blinds, bay windows, sidings, curtain walls, common metals and their alloys for further manufacturing, ceiling boards, all of metal Class: 6 Non-metallic building materials, namely, synthetic boards, ceiling boards, stone for buildings, window glass for buildings, window frames, window, panel for building, casement windows, doors, door frames, door panels, fences, gates, roof coverings, balustrade, marble, granite, andesite, sandstone, limestone, tuff, artificial marble, plaster, plywood, wall claddings, boards, building timber, moldable wood, partitions, insect screen, shutters, tiles for building, joinery fittings (not of metal), prefabricated building kits (not of metal), cement, all not of metal- Class: 19 Any fraudulent imitation or unauthorized use of the said trademark or other infringements whatsoever will be dealt with according to law. U Kyi Win Associates for YKK CORPORATION P.O. Box No. 26, Yangon. Phone: 372416
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North Korea Briefs spurns talks Anwar holds lead, ultimatum shows opinion poll from South KUALA LUMPUR OpSEOUL North Korea has rejected South Koreas offer to open formal talks on restarting operations at the Kaesong joint industrial zone, Yonhap news agency said on April 26, citing the Norths National Defence Commission. Seoul had the previous day had given the North 24 hours to agree to formal negotiations on the Kaesong complex, warning of unspecified significant measures if Pyongyang declined. If the South Korean puppet force continues to aggravate the situation, it would be up to us to take any final and decisive grave measures, Yonhap cited the defence commission statement as saying. The Souths ultimatum had been seen as a thinly veiled threat of a permanent withdrawal from Kaesong, which normally employs 53,000 workers at 123 South Korean firms. The industrial zone, about 10 kilometres (six miles) inside the North, was seen as a rare example of cooperation across the heavily militarised border. But Pyongyang pulled out its workforce on April 9 and suspended operations, angered by the Souths mention of a military contingency plan to protect its staff at the site. The South Korean firms that usually operate at the complex have vowed to remain and fight to defend their investment whatever Seouls decision. The Korean peninsula was already engulfed in a cycle of escalating tensions triggered by the Norths nuclear test in February when Pyongyang decided on April 3 to block all South Korean access to Kaesong. AFP
position leader Anwar Ibrahim holds a slight edge over Malaysian premier Najib Razak ahead of elections on May 5, showed an opinion poll released by the University of Malaysias Centre for Democracy and Elections late on April 25. Anwar was considered the more qualified prime minister choice by 43 percent of voters, compared to 39pc for Najib, who is battling to stave off the biggest electoral threat to the ruling coalition in its 56 years in power.
in respect of Class 29: Meat, fish, 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. Class 30: Coffee, tea, cocoa and artificial coffee; rice; tapioca and sago; flour and preparations made from cereals; bread, pastry and confectionery; ices; sugar, honey, treacle; yeast, bakingpowder; salt; mustard; vinegar, sauces (condiments); spices; ice; pasta. Class 43: Services for providing food and drink; temporary accommodation.
Reg. No. 2697/2013 Reg. No. 2700/2013 Reg. No. 2698/2013 Reg. No. 2701/2013 in respect of Class 29: Meat, fish, 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. Class 30: Coffee, tea, cocoa and artificial coffee; rice; tapioca and sago; flour and preparations made from cereals; bread, pastry and confectionery; ices; sugar, honey, treacle; yeast, bakingpowder; salt; mustard; vinegar, sauces (condiments); spices; ice; pizza, pizza pie crusts, pizza dough; pizza sauce. Class 39: Food and beverage delivery services. Class 43: Services for providing food and drink; temporary accommodation. Fraudulent imitation or unauthorised use of the said Trade Marks will be dealt with according to law. Win Mu Tin, M.A.,H.G.P.,D.B.L. for Pizza Hut International, LLC. P.O. Box 60, Yangon E-mail: makhinkyi.law@mptmail.net.mm Dated: 29th April, 2013
Reg. No. 2703/2013 in respect of Class 29: Meat, fish, 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. Class 30: Coffee, tea, cocoa and artificial coffee; rice; tapioca and sago; flour and preparations made from cereals; bread, pastry and confectionery; ices; sugar, honey, treacle; yeast, bakingpowder; salt; mustard; vinegar, sauces (condiments); spices; ice; pizza, pizza pie crusts, pizza dough; pizza sauce. Class 43: Services for providing food and drink; temporary accommodation.
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also wrote regular columns for newspaper. Editors supplied the cartoonists with the opinion they wanted to convey, usually relating to the events of the day. The resulting cartoons were fresh and reflected the current situation as well as the views of the editor, Soe Thaw Dar said. Today the system is different: Cartoonists create their own work that comments on the failings of politicians, the government system and current conflicts, and then they send their cartoons to the journals. The editors select what they like. He said that nowadays most cartoons are derived from the feelings and opinions of the cartoonists themselves, whose ideas are driven by current conflicts and social problems. For example, many cartoons predicting the outcome of the Letpadaung copper mine issue popped up in journals at that time. The opinions of the cartoonists were expressed in the cartoons, many of which predicted that the copper mine would be cancelled, Soe Thaw Dar said. It seemed like a popular subject for cartoons at that time, and then the situation all went wrong. He added that if more cartoons start appearing in local newspapers, cartoonists must be careful to remain faithful to the accuracy of events. Like journalists, cartoonists shouldnt show strong feelings in favour of, or against, one group of people or one side in an argument. Their works should based on fair judgment, Soe Thaw Dar said.
Cartoon by Soe Thaw Dar Mirror featured such work as an expression of editors outlook on the social ills of the day He said newspapers appointed famous cartoonists such as U Pe Thein and U Aung Shein, who
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get painted over, so I have to be pretty thickskinned to do this work. But I still felt a sharp pain when I heard my work had been covered.
All of my murals
A mural of President U Thein Sein in Mayangone township, Yangon, on April 20. Pic: Supplied the Shwegondine Junction flyover. M e a n w h i l e , Ya n g o n municipal authorities continue waging a lowkey war against street art. Last December, authorities announced a ban on graffiti and street art in the city. Yangon-based graffiti artist Thu Myat said hes heard of no one receiving excessive punishment since then. After the ban was announced via state newspapers and television, we did have difficulty getting permission to paint on buildings where we used to paint, he said. But we still paint on houses and shops owned by our friends. He said artists have continued painting on walls, some officially, some commercially and some illegally at night. The ban hasnt had a severe effect, and authorities seem quite lenient with artists. There are no big obstacles hindering us from painting, he said. And no artists have been severely punished yet for making street art. Thu Myat said that before the ban was announced, artists who were caught painting in the street were asked to sign a pledge promising never to paint in the public places. Since the ban, penalties have also not been severe. Before the ban, I was asked once to sign the pledge, and some artists even spent two days at the police station. And last year I painted a wall alongside a stretch of army-owned railroad tracks in Ahlone township, and I was caught and kept in Ahlone Police Station for eight hours, he said. Since the ban started, though, none of us have been asked to sign the pledge, but the police now move quickly to whitewash the artwork. Thu Myat said that if street artists were given a particular place in the city to work, the site would become a cauldron for the creation of new ideas. But artists cant be deterred from working in the streets. If we see the police we run away, and if were hopeless at running, we get caught, he said. One thing that has changed since the December ban was announced: There are now more police and municipal workers prowling the streets at night. We see them especially along Pyay Road and Kaba Aye Pagoda Road, but they never bother us. I think theyre focused on catching reckless drivers, but their presence does make us more cautious, Thu Myat said.
hours of April 20 on a wall near Chawtwingone traffic light in Mayangone township. It was a accompanied by the message wishing the president a happy birthday. The mural was short-lived, however, as police swarmed in at 1pm on the same day and covered it with white paint. I learned the date of the presidents birthday just a week beforehand, and I wanted to paint his portrait to mark of his 68th birthday on April 20, Arker Kyaw said. The Chawtwingone traffic light is busy in the morning, so I knew that bus passengers
is a chance to This present our songs on an international stage, so we are preparing to present them as well as we can.
released in July 2012 and was made available on iTunes late last year. Han Htue Lwin said band members applied to play at the festival as Bloodsugar Politik so they can perform Englishlanguage songs.
Big Bag and Bloodsugar Politik front man Han Htue Lwin (Kyar Pauk) performs in Yangon. Pic: Christopher Davy
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April 29 - May 5, 2013
By Lwin Mar Htun THE short film Floating Bliss, which explores relations among a group of young Yangon artists of different religious backgrounds, will be submitted to the Singapore-Myanmar Film Festival, scheduled to be held in Singapore in July. The films director, Mg Mg Tha Myint, said he was inspired to make the film by the recent conflicts between Buddhists and Muslims in Myanmar. At the time of these conflicts, a group of young artists of different religions and ethnicities would meet at the river at the bottom of Latha Road at a place they called the Floating Bar, the director said. When I saw them I realised that even though th e y w ere o f d i ffe r e n t religions, they could still have fun together. I want my film to give the message that no matter who you are, where youre from, or what your religion might be, the main thing is what is in your mind. Floating Bliss is the second film by Mg Mg Tha Myint. His first, Scrap, was shown at the 2012 Wathann Film Festival in Yangon. He said the festival, which A still image from the short film Floating Bliss. Pic: Supplied
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is being held for the first time this year, is organised by a Myanmar filmmaker living in Singapore. Its a good opportunity for me to get more
members are real artists who went to the river to hang out twice a week. I didnt impose any fake style on them. All the scenes from the film are based on
The main cast members are street artist Arkar Kyaw, photographer Saw Win Htut, musician Sam and author Soe Wai Htun. Soe Wai Htun, who is also
This is the first time Ive performed as an actor, but it wasnt difficult because all the scenes reflect my daily lifestyle, he said. Im very happy
I want my film to give the message that no matter who you are, where youre from, or what your religion might be, the main thing is what is in your mind.
experience as a filmmaker and to compete in film festival, he said. Mg Mg Tha Myint said that even though the film is a drama, all the cast reality, but there is some acting to create continuity from scene to scene. But the scenes where theyre having fun at the waterfront are real, he said. general manager of ART Entertainment, said he is also collaborating with Mg Mg Tha Myint on a film for the Human Rights Festival to be held in Yangon in June. and satisfied because my first film will hopefully compete in a festival in Singapore. He said Floating Bliss also contained a message about
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Main Tips
Low-salt corn chips are better for the salad so you can enjoy the delicate taste of the dressing. Dont cook the beans in boiling water, but rather cook them slowly over medium heat. Corn chip are available at the supermarket.
QUAFFING QUOTE
My mom made two dishes: Take it or leave it. Steven Wright (American comedian)
NEXT WEEK
Pic: Phyo I hope you all had a great Thingyan holiday, and I wish you all the best for the Myanmar New Year. Chinese cabbage and crispy noodle salad INGREDIENTS (6 servings) 1 Chinese cabbage (800850g) 6 spring onions or shallots 1 pack of crispy fried noodles (sar ka lay khwe, 80-100g) 2 or more green chilies 100g of roasted peanuts (crushed) Dressing cup of white vinegar 50g of caster sugar 2 tablespoons of Kikomon soy sauce 2 teaspoons of sesame oil cup of peanut oil (fried) PREPARATION For the dressing, mix all the ingredients in a jar and set aside. Wash the Chinese cabbage and shred it finely. Cut the shallots finely and diagonally. Remove the skin from the peanuts and crush them roughly. In a big bowl, add the Chinese cabbage, roasted peanuts, shallots and crispy noodles. Pour the dressing over the mix just before youre ready to eat. Toss well.
Red Wine
La Fleur Du Barril du Chateau Haut-Goujon 2009 Now is a good time to pop the cork on this full-bodied and resolutely tannic merlot, which is just now coming into maturity.
RESTAURANT REVIEW
Ks 16,100
Score BOX
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White Wine
Chateau La Gravelle Bordeaux Blanc Sec 2011 The season for pouring water is over, but its always a good time to pour wine. Astute tasters might detect citrus and almond in this floral white.
Caf Napoli
287 East Shwegondine Road, Bahan township, Yangon; Tel 01-554-957, 09-420-207233 Pic: Douglas Long ordered beef lasagna (K4500), fettucini carbonara (K4000) and seafood paella (K4000). The lasagna was hearty and cheesy, while the fettucini came out delectably creamy and topped with bacon cooked to just barely pre-crispy perfection. Both dishes were deemed delicious and very good value for money. The paella was judged to be not so bad but not great, and the friend who ordered it was disappointed that although the dish was advertised on the menu as spicy, the only heat she encountered was when she bit directly into the single dry chili hidden in the rice. For drinks, we all went with the passable house red wine (K2000 a glass), but there is also a wide array of fruit juices, smoothies, freshly brewed coffees and milk Food: 8 Drink: 8 Service: 8 Atmosphere: 7 X Factor: 7 Value for Money: 8
Ks 9,600
Score BOX
/10
Score BOX
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Socialite
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Ko Win Nyunt Lwin and Ko Aye Zaw Myo @ Ko Myo Min Tun and Ma Po Po Aung
Wedding Reception
Mr Marco @ Himoinsa
New Product Launch
U Tin Myint @ Park Royal Hotel New Year Himoinsa New Product Launch Donation Ceremony Mr Hermann Feial @
Ma K @ Mascots
Dr Win Kyaw @
Ko Kyaw That Tun, Ma Khin Marlar Aung and Ko Pyae Phyo Lin @ IKON Mart Coffee Class Program
Mr Francois Xavier @
Himoinsa New Product Launch
Contestant @ Mr and Ms
Wanlima 2013
Contestant @ Mr and Ms
Wanlima 2013
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HAPPY New Year to all of our readers! The Thingyan holidays flew by WITH NYEIN EI EI HTWE all too quickly, and now its time for Socialite to get back to the work of writing this breathtakingly glamorous column. Ready? Lets go First, theres a bit of catching up to do: Just before the holiday, Socialite attended the launch of a coffee class being offered by Ikon Mart in Sanchaung township, as well as the Red Scarf Spa promotion event. On April 6 she went to the Himoinsa product launch at Micasa Hotel, and the next day she dropped by Traders Hotel for the Mr and Ms Wanlima 2013 Contest. On April 9 Socialite was back at Traders for Mascots Companys 15th anniversary celebration. She kicked off the new year at Park Royal Hotels New Year celebration and donation event on April 17. She also attended the wedding reception for Ko Myo Min Tun and Ma Po Po Aung at Panda Hotel, and wishes all the best for them.
Socialite
Ko Freddy @ Park
and Ma Po Po Aung Wedding Reception Royal Hotel New Year Donation Ceremony
SOCIALITE
Ma Thuzar, Tin Nilar Win, Daw Kyin Yone, Mu Mu Swe and Thazin @ Ko Myo Min Tun
Ma Shwe Yee and attendees @ Red Scarf Spa Promotion Ma Sint Sint, Ma Yin Yin Win and Ma Su That Hlaing @
Himoinsa New Product Launch
U Lin Lin Htun and Dr Win Kyaw @ Mascots Company 15th Anniversary
Ko Sai Kyaw Kyaw and Ma Moh Moh Thaw @ Ko Myo Min Tun and Ma
Po Po Aung Wedding Reception
Travel
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SAT
SUN
YJ 891 YH 917 6T 401 YH 909 K7 222 K7 244 YJ 001 Y5 131 YJ 517/W9 7517 YJ 601/W9 7601 YJ 761 YH 729 6T 501/K7 224 YH 731 YJ 211 YJ 891 YH 917 6T 401 YH 909 K7 222 YJ 001 Y5 131 8M 6603 YJ 251/W97251 YJ 751/W97751 YH 737 K7 622 6T 501/K7 224 YH 731
6:10 6:10 6:20 6:30 6:30 6:45 8:00 8:00 12:00 10:00 11:00 11:15 14:30 15:00 6:00 6:10 6:10 6:20 6:30 6:30 8:00 8:00 9:00 11:00 11:00 11:15 12:00 14:30 15:00 8:10 8:30 8:30 8:45 9:00 9:30 11:00 14:30 16:50 16:35 16:40 16:45 16:50 17:10 8:10 8:30 8:30 8:45 9:00 9:30 16:50 16:35 10:30 16:40 17:10 17:20 18:00 18:00 18:05 8:10 8:30 8:30 8:45 9:00 9:30 16:40 16:50 17:10 8:10 8:30 8:30 8:45 9:00 9:30 11:00 15:50 16:50 16:35 17:00 17:10 17:15 17:20 18:00 8:10 8:30 8:45 9:00 9:10 9:30 11:00 13:20 16:50 16:45 17:10 17:40 17:50
8:15 8:30 8:25 8:10 8:40 8:10 8:55 9:00 13:25 11:25 12:55 14:15 16:35 17:10 7:25 8:15 8:30 8:25 8:10 8:40 8:55 9:00 10:10 12:25 12:55 13:25 13:25 16:35 17:10 10:15 10:25 10:25 10:45 11:05 10:30 11:55 15:55 19:00 18:00 18:05 18:10 18:15 19:15 10:15 10:25 10:25 10:45 11:05 10:30 19:00 18:00 11:55 18:05 19:15 18:30 19:25 19:25 19:30 10:15 10:25 10:25 10:45 11:05 10:30 18:05 19:00 19:15 10:15 10:25 10:25 10:45 11:05 10:30 11:55 17:15 19:00 18:00 18:25 19:15 18:40 18:30 19:25 10:15 10:25 10:45 11:05 11:05 10:30 11:55 14:45 19:00 18:10 19:15 19:05 19:15
SAT
SUN
YH 910 YH 918 YJ 892 6T 402 K7 223 Y5 132 YJ 002 YJ 517/W97517 YJ 602/W97602 YJ 762 YH 728 6T 502/K7 225 YH 732 YH 910 YH 918 YJ 892 6T 402 K7 223 Y5 132 YJ 212 YJ 002 6T 502/K7 225 K7 623 YH 732 8M 6604 K7 823 YH 738 YJ 752/W97752 YJ 252/W97252
8:10 8:30 8:30 8:45 9:00 9:30 11:00 15:50 16:20 16:35 16:45 16:50 17:10 8:10 8:30 8:30 8:45 9:00 9:30 11:00 11:00 16:50 16:40 17:10 17:20 17:20 17:25 17:50 18:05 6:10 6:10 6:20 6:30 6:30 14:30 15:00 6:10 6:10 6:20 6:30 6:30 14:30 15:00 6:10 6:10 6:20 6:30 6:30 6:45 14:30 15:00 6:10 6:10 6:20 6:30 6:30 14:30 15:00 6:10 6:10 6:20 6:30 6:30 6:45 14:30 15:00 6:10 6:10 6:20 6:30 6:30 10:45 14:30 15:00 6:10 6:10 6:20 6:30 6:30 14:30 14:15 15:00 7:45 7:45 7:55 8:55 16:40 17:40 17:55 7:45 7:45 7:55 8:55 17:40 17:55
10:15 10:25 10:25 10:45 11:05 10:30 11:55 17:15 17:45 18:00 18:10 19:00 19:15 10:15 10:25 10:25 10:45 11:05 10:30 12:25 11:55 19:00 18:05 19:15 18:30 18:45 18:50 19:15 19:30 7:30 7:45 7:40 7:50 8:55 17:20 17:55 7:45 7:30 7:40 7:50 8:55 17:20 17:55 7:45 7:30 7:40 7:50 8:55 8:05 17:20 17:55 7:30 7:45 7:40 7:50 8:55 17:20 17:55 7:30 7:45 7:40 7:50 8:55 8:05 17:20 17:55 7:30 7:45 7:40 7:50 8:55 12:05 17:20 17:55 7:30 7:45 7:40 7:50 8:55 17:20 16:25 17:55 10:25 10:25 10:45 10:15 18:00 19:00 19:15 10:25 10:25 10:45 10:15 19:00 19:15
MANDALAY TO YANGON
MON YH 910 YJ 892 YH 918 6T 402 K7 223 Y5 132 YJ 002 YJ 202 6T 502/K7 225 YJ 762 K7 623 YH 728 YJ 518/W97518 YH 732 TUE YH 910 YH 918 YJ 892 6T 402 K7 223 Y5 132 6T 502/K7 225 YJ 762 YJ 202 K7 623 YH 732 8M 6604 YH 730 K7 823 YJ 252/W97252 WED YH 910 YH 918 YJ 892 6T 402 K7 223 Y5 132 K7 623 6T 502/K7 225 YH 732 THUR YH 910 YH 918 YJ 892 6T 402 K7 223 Y5 132 YJ 002 K7 227 6T 502/K7 225 YJ 762 YJ 516/W97516 YH 732 YJ 202 8M 6604 YH 730 FRI YH 910 YJ 892 6T 402 K7 223 YJ 201/W97201 Y5 132 YJ 002 YJ 212 6T 502/K7 225 YH 728 YH 732 K7 825 YJ 752/W97752
YANGON TO NYAUNG U
MON YJ 891 YH 917 6T 401 K7 222 YH 909 6T 501/K7 224 YH 731 TUE YH 917 YJ 891 6T 401 K7 222 YH 909 6T 501/K7 224 YH 731 WED YH 917 YJ 891 6T 401 K7 222 YH 909 K7 242 6T 501/K7 224 YH 731 THUR YJ 891 YH 917 6T 401 K7 222 YH 909 6T 501/K7 224 YH 731 FRI YJ 891 YH 917 6T 401 K7 222 YH 909 K7 242 6T 501/K7 224 YH 731 SAT YJ 891 YH 917 6T 401 K7 222 YH 909 6T 451 6T 501/K7 224 YH 731 SUN YJ 891 YH 917 6T 401 K7 222 YH 909 6T 501/K7 224 K7 224 YH 731 MON YH 918 YJ 891 6T 401 YH 910 K7 225 6T 502/K7 225 YH 732 TUE YJ 891 YH 918 6T 401 YH 910 6T 502/K7 225 YH 732
WED YJ 891 YH 918 6T 401 YH 910 K7 225 6T 502/K7 225 YH 732 THUR YJ 891 YH 918 6T 401 YH 910 6T 502/K7 225 YH 732 FRI YJ 891 YH 918 6T 401 YH 910 K7 225 6T 502/K7 225 YH 732 SAT YJ 891 YH 918 6T 401 YH 910 K7 225 6T 502/K7 225 YH 732 SUN YJ 891 YH 918 6T 401 YH 910 6T 502/K7 225 YH 732 MON YJ 201 YJ 511/W9 7511 K7 622 TUE YJ 201 YJ 251/W9 7251 K7 622 WED K7 622 THUR YJ 201 YJ 511/W9 7511 FRI YJ 211 SUN YJ 211 YJ 251/W9 7251 K7 622 MON YJ 202 K7 623 TUE YJ 202 K7 623 YJ 252/W9 7252 WED K7 623 THUR YJ 202 SUN YJ 211 K7 623 YJ 252/W9 7252 MON YH 917 YJ 891 6T 401 K7 828 YJ 761 YH 727 6T 501/K7 224 K7 224 YH 731 TUE YJ 891 YH 917 6T 401 YH 711 YJ 761 K7 822 6T 501/K7 224 YH 731 WED YJ 891 YH 917 6T 401 K7 826 K7 224 6T 501/K7 224 YH 731
7:45 7:45 7:55 8:55 16:40 17:40 17:55 7:45 7:45 7:55 8:55 17:40 17:55 7:45 7:45 7:55 8:55 16:40 17:40 17:55 7:45 7:45 7:55 8:55 16:40 17:40 17:55 7:45 7:45 7:55 8:55 17:40 17:55 10:00 10:00 12:00 6:00 11:00 12:00 12:00 12:45 10:00 6:30 6:00 11:00 12:00 13:05 15:10 9:05 15:10 16:35 15:10 15:50 9:05 15:10 16:35 6:10 6:10 6:20 10:00 11:00 11:15 14:30 14:15 15:00 6:10 6:10 6:20 10:30 11:00 11:30 14:30 15:00 6:10 6:10 6:20 12:30 14:15 14:30 15:00
10:25 10:25 10:45 10:15 18:00 19:00 19:15 10:25 10:25 10:45 10:15 19:00 19:15 10:25 9:50 10:45 10:15 18:00 19:00 19:15 10:25 10:25 10:45 10:15 18:00 19:00 19:15 10:25 10:25 10:45 10:15 19:00 19:15 12:50 12:55 14:55 8:50 13:55 14:55 14:55 15:35 12:55 9:20 8:50 13:55 14:55 15:55 18:05 11:55 18:05 19:30 18:05 18:40 12:25 18:05 19:30 9:15 9:00 9:20 11:15 12:10 12:40 15:40 15:30 16:25 9:00 9:15 9:20 11:55 12:10 13:45 15:40 16:25 9:00 9:15 9:20 13:45 15:30 15:40 16:25
YANGON TO MYITKYINA
THUR YJ 891 YH 917 6T 401 K7 828 YH 711 YJ 761 6T 501/K7 224 YH 731 FRI YJ 891 YH 917 6T 401 K7 242 YJ 201/W97201 YJ 751/W97751 YH 727 6T 501/K7 224 K7 224 YH 731 SAT YJ 891 YH 917 6T 401 K7 224 YJ 761 K7 826 K7 224 6T 501/K7 224 YH 731 SUN YJ 891 YH 917 6T 401 YJ 751/W97751 YH 505 YH 737 K7 822 6T 501/K7 224 K7 224 YH 731 MON YH 918 YJ 892 6T 402 K7 223 6T 501/K7 224 YJ 762 YH 728 YH 732 K7 829 TUE YH 918 YJ 892 6T 402 K7 223 YH 712 6T 501/K7 224 YJ 762 YH 732 K7 823 WED YH 918 K7 243 YJ 892 6T 402 K7 223 6T 501/K7 224 YH 732 K7 827 THUR YJ 892 YH 918 6T 402 K7 223 YH 712 YH 732 6T 501/K7 224 K7 829 YJ 762 FRI YH 918 YJ 892 K7 243 6T 402 K7 223 YJ 201/W97201 YH 732 6T 501/K7 224 YH 728 SAT YJ 892 YH 918 6T 402 K7 223 YH 732 YJ 762 6T 501/K7 224 K7 827
6:10 6:10 6:20 10:00 10:30 11:00 14:30 15:00 6:10 6:10 6:20 6:45 7:30 11:00 11:15 14:30 14:15 15:00 6:10 6:10 6:20 6:45 11:00 12:30 14:15 14:30 15:00 6:10 6:10 6:20 11:00 10:30 11:15 11:30 14:30 14:15 15:00 9:15 9:15 9:35 9:50 16:00 15:50 16:00 16:25 16:30 9:15 9:15 9:35 9:50 11:55 16:00 15:50 16:25 17:10 9:15 9:15 9:15 9:35 9:50 16:00 16:25 16:30 9:15 9:15 9:35 9:50 11:55 16:25 16:00 16:30 15:50 8:40 9:15 9:15 9:35 9:50 9:55 16:25 16:00 16:00 9:15 9:15 9:35 9:50 16:25 15:50 16:00 17:10
9:00 9:15 9:20 11:15 11:55 12:10 15:40 16:25 9:00 8:40 9:20 9:00 9:40 12:10 12:40 15:40 15:30 16:25 9:00 9:15 9:20 9:00 12:10 13:45 15:30 15:40 16:25 9:00 9:15 9:20 12:10 11:55 12:40 13:45 15:40 15:30 16:25 10:25 10:25 10:45 11:05 19:00 18:00 18:10 19:15 17:45 10:25 10:25 10:45 11:05 14:00 19:00 18:00 19:15 19:25 10:25 11:30 10:25 10:45 11:05 19:00 19:15 17:45 10:25 10:25 10:45 11:05 14:00 19:15 19:00 17:45 18:00 9:50 10:25 11:30 10:45 11:05 11:05 19:15 19:00 18:10 10:25 10:25 10:45 11:05 19:15 18:00 19:00 18:25
SUN
YH 918 YJ 892 6T 402 K7 223 YJ 751/W97751 YH 506 6T 501/K7 224 YH 732 YH 738
9:15 9:15 9:35 9:50 11:00 11:55 16:00 16:25 16:40 7:00 14:30 6:45 7:00 11:15 7:00 11:15 7:00 14:30 7:00 11:15 11:15 6:45 11:30 12:35 16:15 8:55 12:35 13:00 13:00 12:35 16:15 12:35 12:35 13:00 13:00 8:55 13:15 7:00 7:00 12:15 7:00 7:00 6:30 7:00 7:00 7:00 12:40
10:25 10:25 10:45 11:05 12:10 14:00 19:00 19:15 18:50 9:05 15:55 8:40 9:05 12:40 9:05 12:40 9:05 15:55 9:05 12:40 12:40 8:40 12:55 14:00 17:40 10:50 14:00 15:00 15:00 14:00 17:40 14:00 14:00 15:00 15:00 10:50 14:40 9:05 9:05 14:25 9:05 9:05 8:40 9:05 9:05 9:05 14:50
MYEIK TO YANGON
MON K7 320 TUE YJ 302 K7 320 WED K7 320 THUR YJ 302 K7 320 FRI K7 320 SAT K7 320 SUN K7 320 YJ 302 MON K7 420 YH 503 6T 601 TUE K7 422 YH 711 6T 607 WED 6T 607 YH 711 THUR K7 420 YH 711 6T 601 FRI YH 503 6T 607 SAT YH 505 6T 607 SUN K7 422 YH 505 6T 601 MON K7 421 YH 504 6T 602 TUE K7 423 6T 608 YH 712 WED 6T 608 YH 712 THUR K7 421 6T 602 YH 712 FRI K7 243 YH 504 6T 608 SAT K7 245 YH 504 6T 608 SUN K7 423 6T 602 YH 506 11:30 14:40 11:30 11:30 8:55 11:30 11:30 11:30 11:30 15:05 6:45 10:30 11:15 6:45 10:30 11:15 11:15 12:00 6:45 10:30 11:15 10:30 11:15 10:30 11:15 6:45 10:30 11:15 7:55 11:35 12:25 9:55 14:05 13:10 14:05 15:30 7:55 12:25 13:10 10:35 11:35 14:05 10:35 11:35 14:05 9:55 12:25 13:10 13:35 18:15 13:35 13:35 12:30 13:35 13:35 13:35 13:35 18:40 7:40 11:35 12:10 7:40 13:10 13:50 13:50 15:30 7:40 13:10 12:10 11:35 13:50 11:35 13:50 7:40 13:10 12:10 8:50 12:25 13:20 10:50 15:00 14:00 15:00 16:20 8:50 13:20 14:00 11:30 12:25 15:00 11:30 12:25 15:00 10:50 13:20 14:00
YANGON TO SITTWE
MON 6T 603C 6T 611 TUE K7 422 6T 603C 6T 607 WED 6T 603C 6T 607 THRU 6T 603C 6T 611 FRI 6T 603C 6T 607 SAT 6T 607 SUN K7 422 6T 611 MON 6T 604C 6T 612 TUE K7 423 6T 604C 6T 608 WED 6T 608 6T 604C THUR 6T 612 6T 604C FRI 6T 604C 6T 608 SAT 6T 609 SUN K7 423 6T 612 MON K7 319 TUE K7 319 YJ 301 WED K7 319 THUR K7 319 YJ 301 FRI K7 319 SAT K7 319 SUN K7 319 YJ 301
YANGON TO THANDWE
SITTWE TO YANGON
THANDWE TO YANGON
YANGON TO MANDALAY
HEHO TO YANGON
YANGON TO MYEIK
MYITKYINA TO YANGON
Domestic Airlines
Air Bagan Ltd. (W9)
Tel : 513322, 513422, 504888, Fax : 515102
YANGON TO HEHO
Yangon Airways(YH)
Tel: (+95-1) 383 100, 383 107, 700 264, Fax: 652 533.
International Airlines
Air Asia (FD)
Tel: 251 885, 251 886.
Tel : 513322, 513422, 504888, Fax : 515102 Tel : 666112, 655882. Tel : 253597~98, 254758. Fax: 248175
NYAUNG U TO YANGON
Silk Air(MI)
Domestic
6T = Air Mandalay W9 = Air Bagan YJ = Asian Wings K7 = AIR KBZ YH = Yangon Airways UB = FMI UB Charter Y5 = Golden Myanmar Airlines
Condor (DE)
Dragonair (KA)
Tel: 95-1-255320, 255321, Fax : 255329
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MON PG 706 8M 333 8M 335 TG 304 PG 702 TG 302 8M 331 PG 704 TG 306 TUE PG 706 8M 333 8M 335 TG 304 PG 702 TG 302 8M 331 PG 704 TG 306 WED PG 706 8M 333 8M 335 TG 304 PG 702 TG 302 8M 331 PG 704 TG 306 THUR PG 706 8M 333 8M 335 TG 304 PG 702 TG 302 8M 331 PG 704 TG 306 FRI PG 706 8M 333 8M 335 TG 304 PG 702 TG 302 8M 331 PG 704 TG 306 SAT PG 706 8M 333 8M 335 TG 304 PG 702 TG 302 8M 331 PG 704 TG 306 SUN PG 706 8M 333 8M 335 TG 304 PG 702 TG 302 8M 331 PG 704 TG 306
YANGON TO BANGKOK
07:15 08:20 08:40 09:50 10:30 14:55 16:30 18:20 19:45 07:15 08:20 08:40 09:50 10:30 14:55 16:30 18:20 19:45 07:15 08:20 08:40 09:50 10:30 14:55 16:30 18:20 19:45 07:15 08:20 08:40 09:50 10:30 14:55 16:30 18:20 19:45 07:15 08:20 08:40 09:50 10:30 14:55 16:30 18:20 19:45 07:15 08:20 08:40 09:50 10:30 14:55 16:30 18:20 19:45 07:15 08:20 08:40 09:50 10:30 14:55 16:30 18:20 19:45 08:30 12:50 17:50 08:30 12:50 17:50 08:30 12:50 17:50 08:30 12:50 17:50 08:30 12:50 17:50 08:30 12:50 17:50 08:30 12:50 17:50 00:25 08:00 10:10 10:25 11:30 11:30 16:40 00:25 8:00 10:10 10:25 11:30 11:15 14:25 16:40 08:00 10:10 10:25 11:30 11:30 16:40 08:00 10:10 10:25 11:30 11:15 14:25 16:40 08:00 10:10 10:25 11:30 11:30 15:05 16:40 08:00 10:10 10:25 11:30 11:30 15:05 16:40 00:25 00:25 08:00 10:10 10:25 11:30 11:15 14:25 15:05 16:40 09:30 10:05 10:25 11:45 12:25 16:50 18:15 20:15 21:40 09:30 10:05 10:25 11:45 12:25 16:50 18:15 20:15 21:40 09:30 10:05 10:25 11:45 12:25 16:50 18:15 20:15 21:40 09:30 10:05 10:25 11:45 12:25 16:50 18:15 20:15 21:40 09:30 10:05 10:25 11:45 12:25 16:50 18:15 20:15 21:40 09:30 10:05 10:25 11:45 12:25 16:50 18:15 20:15 21:40 09:30 10:05 10:25 11:45 12:25 16:50 18:15 20:15 21:40 10:20 14:40 19:35 10:20 14:40 19:35 10:20 14:40 19:35 10:20 14:40 19:35 10:20 14:40 19:35 10:20 14:40 19:35 10:20 14:40 19:35 05:00 12:25 14:40 14:45 16:05 16:05 21:15 05:00 12:25 14:40 14:45 16:05 15:50 17:10 21:15 12:25 14:40 14:45 16:05 16:05 21:15 12:25 14:40 14:45 16:05 15:50 17:10 21:15 12:25 14:40 14:45 16:05 16:05 19:30 21:15 12:25 14:40 14:45 16:05 16:05 19:30 21:15 05:00 05:00 12:25 14:40 14:45 16:05 15:50 17:10 19:30 21:15
MON 8M 501 AK 1425 MH 741 AK 1421 TUE 8M 501 AK 1425 MH 741 AK 1421 MH 743 WED AK 1425 8M 501 MH 741 AK 1421 THUR AK 1425 MH 741 AK 1421 FRI AK 1425 8M 501 MH 741 AK 1421 MH 743 SAT AK 1425 8M 501 MH 741 AK 1421 SUN AK 1425 MH 741 AK 1421 MH 743 TUE WED THUR SAT SUN CA 906 CA 906 CA 906 CA 906 CA 906
MON NH 914 21:30 06:40+1 WED NH 914 21:30 06:40+1 SAT NH 914 21:30 06:40+1 MON 8M 335 TUE 8M 335 TG 782 WED 8M 335 THUR 8M 335 FRI 8M 335 TG 782 SAT 8M 335 TG 782 SUN 8M 335 TG 782 MON Y5 233 8M 335 TUE Y5 233 8M 335 WED Y5 233 8M 335 THUR Y5 233 8M 335 FRI Y5 233 8M 335 SAT Y5 233 8M 335 SUN Y5 233 8M 335 MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT SUN
YANGON TO TOKYO
MANDALAY TO BANGKOK
08:25 08:25 09:30 08:25 08:25 08:25 09:30 08:25 09:30 08:25 09:30 08:10 08:25 08:10 08:25 08:10 08:25 08:10 08:25 08:10 08:25 08:10 08:25 08:10 08:25 10:45 10:45 10:45 10:45 10:45 10:45 10:45 10:45 10:45 11:55 10:45 10:45 10:45 11:55 10:45 11:55 10:45 11:55 14:40 15:15 14:40 15:15 14:40 15:15 14:40 15:15 14:40 15:15 14:40 15:15 14:40 15:15 13:10 13:10 13:10 13:10 13:10 13:10 13:10 17:20 17:20 17:20 17:20 17:20 17:20 17:20
MANDALAY TO SINGAPORE
YANGON TO BEIJING
WED DE 2369 06:10 19:35 MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT SUN CZ 3056 8M 711 CZ 3056 8M 711 CZ 3056 CZ 3056 8M 711 17:40 08:40 11:20 08:40 17:40 11:20 08:40 10:50 10:50 11:35 10:50 10:50 10:50 11:35 10:50 11:35 10:50 22:15 13:15 15:50 13:15 22:15 15:50 13:15 16:10 16:10 17:20 16:10 16:10 16:10 17:20 16:10 17:20 16:10 18:00 17:35 18:00 17:35 18:00 17:35 18:00 18:00 17:35 18:00 18:10 17:35 18:00
YANGON TO FRANKFURT
YANGON TO GAUNGZHOU
MANDALAY TO KUNMING
MU 2030 14:40 MU 2030 14:40 MU 2030 14:40 MU 2030 14:40 MU 2030 14:40 MU 2030 14:40 MU 2030 14:40
MON CI 7916 TUE CI 7916 BR 288 WED CI 7916 THUR CI 7916 FRI CI 7916 BR 288 SAT CI 7916 BR 288 SUN CI 7916
YANGON TO TAIPEI
TUE 8M 603 11:10 12:15 THUR 8M 603 11:10 12:15 SUN 8M 603 11:10 12:15 MON TG 303 PG 701 8M 334 TG 301 PG 703 TG 305 8M 332 PG 705 TUE TG 303 PG 701 8M 334 TG 301 PG 703 TG 305 8M 332 PG 705 WED TG 303 PG 701 8M 334 TG 301 PG 703 TG 305 8M 332 PG 705 THUR TG 303 PG 701 8M 334 TG 301 PG 703 TG 305 8M 332 PG 705 FRI TG 303 PG 701 8M 334 TG 301 PG 703 TG 305 8M 332 PG 705 SAT TG 303 PG 701 8M 334 TG 301 PG 703 TG 305 8M 332 PG 705 SUN TG 303 PG 701 8M 334 TG 301 PG 703 TG 305 8M 332 PG 705 07:55 08:50 11:30 13:00 16:45 17:50 19:15 20:15 07:55 08:50 11:30 13:00 16:45 17:50 19:15 20:15 07:55 08:50 11:30 13:00 16:45 17:50 19:15 20:15 07:55 08:50 11:30 13:00 16:45 17:50 19:15 20:15 07:55 08:50 11:30 13:00 16:45 17:50 19:15 20:15 07:55 08:50 11:30 13:00 16:45 17:50 19:15 20:15 07:55 08:50 11:30 13:00 16:45 17:50 19:15 20:15 07:15 11:35 16:35 07:15 11:35 16:35 07:15 11:35 16:35 07:15 11:35 16:35 07:15 11:35 16:35 07:15 11:35 16:35 07:15 11:35 16:35 08:50 09:40 12:15 13:45 17:35 18:45 20:00 21:30 08:50 09:40 12:15 13:45 17:35 18:45 20:00 21:30 08:50 09:40 12:15 13:45 17:35 18:45 20:00 21:30 08:50 09:40 12:15 13:45 17:35 18:45 20:00 21:30 08:50 09:40 12:15 13:45 17:35 18:45 20:00 21:30 08:50 09:40 12:15 13:45 17:35 18:45 20:00 21:30 08:50 09:40 12:15 13:45 17:35 18:45 20:00 21:30 08:00 12:20 17:00 08:00 12:20 17:00 08:00 12:20 17:00 08:00 12:20 17:00 08:00 12:20 17:00 08:00 12:20 17:00 08:00 12:20 17:00
MANDALAY TO GAYA
MON SQ 998 3K 585 8M 6231 8M 232 MI 520 Y5 234 MI 518 TUE SQ 998 3K 585 8M 6231 VN 943 8M 232 MI 518 Y5 234 WED SQ 998 3K 585 8M 6231 8M 232 MI 518 Y5 234 THUR SQ 998 3K 585 8M 6231 VN 943 8M 232 MI 518 Y5 234 FRI SQ 998 3K 585 8M 6231 8M 232 MI 518 Y5 234 8M 234 MI 520 SAT SQ 998 3K 585 8M 6231 8M 232 MI 518 Y5 234 8M 234 MI 520 SUN SQ 998 8M 6231 3K 585 VN 943 8M 232 MI 518 Y5 234 8M 234 MI 520 TUE WED THUR SAT SUN CA 905 CA 905 CA 905 CA 905 CA 905
SINGAPORE TO YANGON
07:55 09:10 09:10 13:25 22:10 15:35 14:20 07:55 09:10 08:55 11:40 13:25 14:20 15:35 07:55 09:10 09:10 13:25 14:20 15:35 07:55 09:10 08:55 11:40 13:25 14:20 15:35 07:55 09:10 09:10 13:25 14:20 15:35 20:30 22:10 07:55 09:10 09:10 13:25 14:20 15:35 20:30 22:10 07:55 08:55 09:10 11:40 13:25 14:20 15:35 20:30 22:10 08:05 08:05 08:05 08:05 08:05 09:20 10:40 10:40 14:50 23:35 17:05 15:45 09:20 10:40 10:25 13:25 14:50 15:45 17:05 09:20 10:40 10:40 14:50 15:45 17:05 09:20 10:40 10:25 13:25 14:50 15:45 17:05 09:20 10:40 10:40 14:50 15:45 17:05 21:55 23:35 09:20 10:40 10:40 14:50 15:45 17:05 21:55 23:35 09:20 10:25 10:40 13:25 14:50 15:45 17:05 21:55 23:35 13:15 13:15 13:15 13:15 13:15
THUR CA 905 13:00 MU 2031 13:30 FRI MU 2011 08:35 MU 2031 13:30 SAT CA 905 13:00 MU 2031 13:30 SUN CA 905 13:00 MU 2031 13:30 MON AI 227 FRI AI 227 AI 233
KOLKATA TO YANGON
10:10 12:55 10:10 12:55 13:30 16:00
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THUR W9 9608 17:20 18:10 SUN W9 9608 17:20 18:10 MON WED FRI SAT SUN
18:10 18:10 18:10 18:10 18:10 13:25 13:25 13:25 13:25 12:30 12:30 12:30 16:00 12:30 07:35 07:35 08:50 07:35 07:35 07:35 08:50 07:35 08:50 07:35 08:50 19:05 07:35 19:05 07:35 19:05 07:35 19:05 07:35 19:05 07:35 19:05 07:35 19:05 07:35
MON 8M 602 09:20 WED 8M 602 09:20 FRI 8M 602 09:20 AI 233 15:00 SAT 8M 602 09:20 MON 8M 336 TUE 8M 336 TG 781 WED 8M 336 THUR 8M 336 FRI 8M 336 TG 781 SAT 8M 336 TG 781 SUN 8M 336 TG 781 MON Y5 234 8M 336 TUE Y5 234 8M 336 WED Y5 234 8M 336 THUR Y5 234 8M 336 FRI Y5 234 8M 336 SAT Y5 234 8M 336 SUN Y5 234 8M 336 06:15 06:15 07:25 06:15 06:15 06:15 07:25 06:15 07:25 06:15 07:25 15:35 16:05 15:35 16:05 15:35 16:05 15:35 16:05 15:35 16:05 15:35 16:05 15:35 16:05
GAYA TO YANGON
BANGKOK TO MANDALAY
SINGAPORE TO MANDALAY
BEIJING TO YANGON
BANGKOK TO YANGON
MON FD 2752 FD 2756 FD 2754 TUE FD 2752 FD 2756 FD 2754 WED FD 2752 FD 2756 FD 2754 THUR FD 2752 FD 2756 FD 2754 FRI FD 2752 FD 2756 FD 2754 SAT FD 2752 FD 2756 FD 2754 SUN FD 2752 FD 2756 FD 2754
MON MU 2032 14:40 TUE CA 906 14:15 MU 2032 14:40 WED CA 906 14:15 MU 2032 14:40 THUR CA 906 14:15 MU 2032 14:40 FRI MU 2032 14:40 SAT CA 906 14:15 MU 2032 14:40 MU 2012 12:20 SUN CA 906 14:15 MU 2032 14:40 MON AI 234 FRI AI 234 AI 228
YANGON TO KUNMING
TUE DE 2368 14:05 05:10+1 MON AK 1424 MH 740 8M 502 AK 1420 TUE AK 1424 MH 740 8M 502 MH 742 AK 1420 WED AK 1424 MH 740 8M 502 AK 1420 THUR AK 1424 MH 740 AK 1420 FRI AK 1424 MH 740 8M 502 MH 742 AK 1420 SAT AK 1424 MH 740 8M 502 AK 1420 SUN AK 1424 MH 740 MH 742 AK 1420 MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT SUN CZ 3055 8M 712 CZ 3055 8M 712 CZ 3055 CZ 3055 8M 712 06:55 10:05 12:50 15:05 06:55 10:05 12:50 14:45 15:05 06:55 10:05 12:50 15:05 06:55 10:05 15:05 06:55 10:05 12:50 14:45 15:05 06:55 10:05 12:50 15:05 06:55 10:05 14:45 15:05 14:45 14:15 08:40 14:15 14:45 08:40 14:15 07:00 07:00 07:45 07:00 07:00 07:00 07:45 07:00 07:45 07:00 08:00 11:15 13:50 16:15 08:00 11:15 13:50 15:55 16:15 08:00 11:15 13:50 16:15 08:00 11:15 16:15 08:00 11:15 13:50 15:55 16:15 08:00 11:15 13:50 16:15 08:00 11:15 15:55 16:15 16:35 15:50 10:30 15:50 16:35 10:30 15:50 09:50 09:50 10:35 09:50 09:50 09:50 10:35 09:50 10:35 09:50 14:00 13:15 14:00 13:15 14:00
FRANKFURT TO YANGON
TUE 8M 604 13:15 16:20 THUR 8M 604 13:15 16:20 SUN 8M 604 13:15 16:20 MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT SUN
GAYA TO MANDALAY
DOHA TO YANGON
QR 618 QR 618 QR 618 QR 618 QR 618 QR 618 QR 618 21:05 21:05 21:05 21:05 21:05 21:05 21:05
YANGON TO KOLKATA
13:40 16:55 13:40 16:55 18:45 19:45
WED 8M 404 20:15 21:40 SAT 8M 404 20:15 21:40 MON KE 471 TUE KE 471 WED KE 471 0Z 4753 THUR KE 471 FRI KE 471 SAT KE 471 0Z 4753 SUN KE 471
THUR W9 9607 14:20 16:10 SUN W9 9607 14:20 16:10 MON WED FRI SAT SUN
MON MI 509 8M 231 Y5 233 SQ 997 8M 6232 3K 586 MI 517 TUE MI 509 8M 231 Y5 233 SQ 997 3K 586 8M 6232 VN 942 MI 517 WED 8M 231 Y5 233 SQ 997 8M 6232 3K 586 MI 517 THUR 8M 231 Y5 233 SQ 997 3K 586 8M 6232 VN 942 MI 517 FRI 8M 231 Y5 233 SQ 997 3K 586 8M 6232 8M 233 MI 517 SAT 8M 231 Y5 233 SQ 997 8M 6232 3K 586 8M 233 MI 517 MI 509 SUN MI 509 8M 231 Y5 233 SQ 997 3K 586 8M 6232 VN 942 8M 233 MI 517
YANGON TO SINGAPORE
21:30 21:30 21:30 21:30 21:30 17:10 17:10 17:10 17:10 08:20 15:00 08:20 08:20 15:00 08:20 11:15 11:15 11:15 11:15 11:15 11:15 11:15
MON 8M 402 20:15 21:25 FRI 8M 402 20:15 21:25 MON NH 913 11:10 17:05 WED NH 913 11:10 17:05 SAT NH 913 11:10 17:05 MON WED FRI SUN
The exhibition doesnt have a military theme, even if its in Frances national war museum. There are no mock ups of battlefields and few weapons on display. The shows title makes it clear the emphasis is on how Napoleon influenced Europe, and how other Europeans viewed him. Paintings, cartoons, statues, newspapers and coins show that during his rule, portrayals throughout Europe ranged from dashing liberator to squat tyrant. Nine European countries shared collections for the show, including Greenwichs National Maritime Museum, which lent Lord Nelsons uniform from the Battle of Trafalgar, complete with deadly bullet hole; and the Kremlin Museum, which sent a Russian generals uniform and standard. By the end of his reign, Napoleon had made enemies of all of Europe. Toward the end of the show, a uniform of Napoleon is cleverly placed surrounded by biographical panels of George III of England, Ferdinand VII of Spain, Czar Alexander I, Pope Pius VII, Austrian Emperor Francis I, Prussian Queen Louise Augusta, and the exiled Louis XVII. A quote best sums up Napoleons energetic rule: You kings, defeated, can return to your thrones. I, to remain, need victories. How right he was, as shown by a final statue by Vincenzo Vela of an emaciated Napoleon dying on the faraway island of Saint Helena. Napoleon and Europe runs through July 14 at Musee de Larmee, 129 rue de Grenelle, Paris. Information: www.museearmee.fr/en/englishversion.html. Bloomberg News
GUANGZHOU TO YANGON
MON 8M 601 AI 234 WED 8M 601 FRI 8M 601 AI 234 SAT 8M 601 MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT SUN QR 619 QR 619 QR 619 QR 619 QR 619 QR 619 QR 619
YANGON TO GAYA
YANGON TO DOHA
WED 8M 403 16:50 19:15 SAT 8M 403 16:50 19:15 MON TUE WED THUR KE 472 KE 472 KE 472 KE 472 0Z 770 FRI KE 472 SAT KE 472 SUN KE 472 0Z 4763
MON CI 7915 TUE CI 7915 BR 287 WED CI 7915 THUR CI 7915 FRI CI 7915 BR 287 SAT CI 7915 BR 287 SUN CI 7915
TAIPEI TO YANGON
MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT SUN
KUNMING TO MANDALAY
MU 2029 14:00 MU 2029 14:00 MU 2029 14:00 MU 2029 14:00 MU 2029 14:00 MU 2029 14:00 MU 2029 14:00
MON 8M 401 17:05 19:15 FRI 8M 401 17:05 19:15 MON TUE THUR SAT KA 251 KA 251 KA 251 KA 251 01:10 01:10 01:10 01:10 05:45 05:45 05:45 05:45
MON FD 2751 FD 2755 FD 2753 TUE FD 2751 FD 2755 FD 2753 WED FD 2751 FD 2755 FD 2753 THUR FD 2751 FD 2755 FD 2753 FRI FD 2751 FD 2755 FD 2753 SAT FD 2751 FD 2755 FD 2753 SUN FD 2751 FD 2755 FD 2753
MON MU 2031 13:30 TUE CA 905 13:00 MU 2031 13:30 WED CA 905 13:00 MU 2031 13:30
KUNMING TO YANGON
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Napoleon at the Saint-Bernard Pass by Jacques-Louis David, shows an idealised view of the crossing that Napoleon made across the Alps in 1800.
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toplessly) passes the time with Leonardo time hes supposed to spend painting her portrait well, so much for his place in gay history. At first look, Da Vincis Demons predictably resembles cables many period dramas, most of which seem to exist to provide employment opportunities for British actors. The show takes liberties wherever it likes while remaining within the general frame of history; there is just enough here to enjoy, stopping well short of enthralling. One byproduct of the golden age of television is that anything cheap can be easily made to look better than it is. That means a lot of
between The Future Sound of Asia and the release of the new album was the result not only of a meticulous creative process, but also of a desire to wait until more music fans in Myanmar became familiar with dubstep music. Dubstep is a form of electronic dance music originating in the United Kingdom but heavily inspired
strong sense of the type of music he wants to create, and hes made it part of his mission to introduce local audiences to sounds that have not yet become popular in Myanmar. Its very easy to attract an audience. I could just remix a hit song or create familiar electronic house music with a soft sound, and Id be 100 Scorpio
YOUR STARS
By Astrologer Aung Myin Kyaw
Aquarius (Jan 20 - Feb 18)
self-acceptance and self-applause. Make sure your actions are managed by wise decisions. Adjust your attitude according to changes in the social environment that surrounds you. Immerse yourself in the purity of love and pleasure.
events that might come your way. Undertake everything in accordance with the philosophy of making the right challenge.
Leo
Maint ain your practice of medit ation, and understand that close friends who seem to be in opposition to you are mostly motivated by greed. The more you can remain calm and stable, the more you will be free from confusion. Family relationships will change for the better, and dont be surprised by the advent of miracles that will help you enjoy love and beauty.
Visualise yourself overcoming all obstacles. When dealing with questions about how to deal with difficult situations, the answer lies in changing your thinking from negative to positive. Expend energy on a healthy relationship that will help bring your knowledge into equilibrium. Purify romance that is inextricably linked to the realm of sensuality.
Taurus
You must take the leaders vision to make it reality. Strive to replace your blue misconceptions with truth, and note its effect on your peace of mind. View your relationships through the lens of understanding and humanity. Get ready for what you must do in order to gain time for contingencies. Let love bloom in its own way and according to its own nature.
Concentrate on quality communication, especially when it comes to making financial agreements and investments. Improve your level of thought through concentration and meditation. Your memory can be better than you think, and you should stop your mind from sleeping during your waking hours. Remaining optimistic will result in emotional satisfaction on the road to finding love.
Sagittarius
Virgo
Gemini
Pisces
Your optimistic outlook will elevate your social status to a remarkable level. It is now more important than ever to adhere to the Golden Rule of doing unto others as you would have them do onto you. The keys to leading yourself exceptionally well are learning self-management and controlling your emotions.
Maintain a balanced outlook in your perspective of the world. Your life will be adventurous and exciting, and perhaps a bit unusual. Success is not sexy but its all about working the basics of excellence with a passionate consistency. Qualify yourself by taking responsibility for your role in what is not working in your life.
Make everything as simple as possible, because a simple idea can have an awe-inspiring effect on the world. Remember to give something back and realise that all people can contribute to building beauty in society. Always focus on quality over quantity, and create a harmonious future by performing good deeds and social services.
Gain experience through free expression and release yourself from your emotional tension. Small financial steps can lead to a sudden and quantum leap forward through careful persistence. Learn to answer ill treatment with moderation. Know that every challenge is nothing more than a chance to make things better. Love is not to be challenged.
Capricorn
Libra
Cancer
Aries
Proud statements in your relationships will be your long and heavy burden, which cannot have a good end. Reduce your resistance to uncritical
Abandon your impractical ways and strive to take a more sensible approach to life. Avoid obsessing over your social duties and family responsibilities. No one is able to pass beyond the way of sorrow. Let some scope remain for emergencies and unexpected
Be careful to use information wisely. Impartiality and justice for all is of the utmost importance to you in all aspects of life. Unexpected social favours will help improve your lifestyle. Your desire to become a beloved object of affection will come true following a short spell of social disturbance. Take steps to release the gloom from your heart.
Being superbly fit is a brilliant move that will positively influence every area of your life. Revealing your emotional tides to the person you love is a way for you to continue endearing yourself to your partner. Its time to take better care of yourself and make an effort to find the right mental balance in your life. For a personal reading contact Aung Myin Kyaw, 4th Floor, 113, Thamain Bayan Road, Tamwe Township, Yangon. Tel: 0973135632, Email: williameaste@gmail.com
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PART TIME study guide 7:00 ~ 9:00 Pm. Ph: 09420-106628. FOR INTERNATIONAL school's students All subjects (Grade 1 to Grade 4) Only Maths specialized (Grade 1 to Grade 6). Ph: 09-420087050. I N T E R N AT I O N A L schools subjects: English, Maths, Science, Hindi, Urdu & Social. Will coach your kids with great effort. Contact :Teacher Fiona :31, 6th flr, U Lun St, Tawme. Ph: 09-43063590 ENGLISH for young learner & adult General English 4 skills, Foundation English Course, Business English Course, One to one, special class & home. Saya Zaw Myao Win- Ph: 09-73026906. " SCHOLAR Teaching Organization" founded with ME,BE and Master Degree holder with 12 years experience in teaching field.Role and Responsibility: Making the students develop problem solving skills, critical thinking skills & I.Q and E.Q enriching skills,Int'l School (ILBC, Total, MISY, ISY, PISM, Horizon,ISM,network, CISM,MIS,MLA,ES4E, DSY RV). All grades, All Subjects .....Singapore MOE Exams (AEIS, S-AEIS exam IELTS, TOFEL. Tr.Htet :09215-0075, 09-401600705, Tr.Bryan : 09420-070692. 039844 ACER ASPIER 4740 Intel Core i5 Ram 2GB H.D.D 320GB Finger Print Display 14" Blue Colour (Like New) Price : 350000. Ph : 248076 DELL INSPIRON N5110 Intel Core i7 Ram 8GB H.D.D 640GB Graphics 1GB Display 15.6" Red Colour (Like New) Price : 550000. Ph : 09-5016694 MATTRESS rubber, Kings size, 200 x 190 x 12. Two years old, good order, 60,000 k ONO. Palm Village, Yankin, Yangon. email only. pl8ts@hotmail.com ORIGINAL 3DS Game Cartridge (Spirit Camrea: The Cursed Memoir) - 20000 Kyats, Original 3DS Game Cartridge (Kid Icarus: Uprising) - 20000 Kyats. Ph: 09-507-9980" ACER ASPIER 4740 Intel Core i5 Ram 2GB H.D.D 320GB Finger Print Display 14" Blue Colour (Like new) Price : 350000. Ph : 01-248076 ACER ASPIRE 4743G Intel Core i3 Ram 2GB H.D.D 320GB Graphics 512MB Display 14" Black Colour (Like New) Price : 280000. Ph : 09-450-039844 IPAD 4 32GB White 4G iPad 3 32GB White Wifi iPad Mini 64GB Black WiFi. Ph : 09-501-6694 SAMSUNG Galaxy Note 2 Note 1 S2 S3 & Samsung tabltes. Ph : 09-450-039844. IPAD 4 32GB White + 4G (10 Month Warranty) Price : 570000. iPad 3 64GB White Wifi (8 Month Warranty) Price : 460000. Ph : 09-5016694. ACER 4775 Intel Core i5 Ram 4GB H.D.D 750GB Graphic nvidia 1GB Green colour Price : 400000. Ph : 01-248076. IPAD 4 32GB White + 4G (10 Month Warranty) Price : 570000. iPad 3 64GB White Wifi (8 Month Warranty) Price : 460000. Ph : 09-5016694 IPAD 4 32GB White 4G iPad 3 32GB White Wifi iPad Mini 64GB Black WiFi. Ph : 09-501-6694 DELL INSPIRON N5110 Intel Core i7 Ram 8GB H.D.D 640GB Graphics 1GB Display 15.6" Red Colour (Like New) Price : 550000. Ph : 09501-6694 (1) SONY TV 25'" Trinitron, TruSurround with SRS (2) Yamaha Generator , Single Cylinder 2.3 KVA, EF 2600, Petrol Engine OHV Engine, Brushless Ph: 09-501-2801, 519 268 (1)USED ACER LED Monitor, Display18.5 , Port :VGA, DVI ,Black, 3 No, K 50,000 (2) Used LG LED Monitor, Display 18.5, Port :VGA, DVI , Black, 3 No, K 50,000.No(58/B), Myanmar Gon Yaung Housing, Than Thu Mar Rd, Tamwe. CRANE CAR : 25 ton, 50 ton, 55 ton, 6m3 Truck Mixer. Ph: 09-43016006 RED LINK - Wireless Internet 2MB for Sale 5,40000 (lakhs) Negotiatable) Ph: 09730-65958, 09-5061232. ORIGINAL 3DS Game Cartridge (Spirit Camrea: The Cursed Memoir) - 20000 KyatsOriginal 3DS Game Cartridge (Kid Icarus: Uprising) - 20000 Kyats. Ph: 095079980" DELL, Acer, ASUS, Laptop Core i3, i5, i7 Ph : 09-450-039844 ACER 4775 Intel Core i5 Ram 4GB H.D.D 750GB Graphic nvidia 1GB Green Colour Price : 400000. Ph : 09-450039844 95% NEW IPHONE 5 64GB Black Official Unlock With Original Box & Accessories. Price : 720000. Ph : 09-450-039844 IPAD 4 32GB + 4G White, iPad Mini 64GB Black, iPad Mini 16GB Black, iPad 1 64GB + 3G. Ph : 09-501-6694. IPHONE 4G 32GB Black. Price : 300000, iPhone 4G 16GB Black Price : 250000, iPhone 3GS 32GB Black, Price : 150000, iPhone 3GS 16GB Black, Price: 120000, Samsung Galaxy S3 White, Price : 320000, (All Phone is Official Unlock). Ph : 09-450-039844 IPAD 4 32GB + 4G White iPad Mini 64GB Black, iPad Mini 16GB Black, iPad 1 64GB + 3G. Ph : 09-501-6694. ACER ASPIER 4740 Intel Core i5 Ram 2GB H.D.D 320GB Finger Print Display 14" Blue Colour (Like New) Price : 350000. Ph : 248076 IPHONE 4S 64GB White iPhone 4S 32GB Black, iPhone 4G 32GB Black, iPhone 4G 16Gb Black (All Phone is Official Unlock) Ph : 09-450039844 ACER 4775 Intel Core i5 Ram 4GB H.D.D 750GB Graphic nvidia 1GB Green Colour Price : 400000. Ph : 09-4500398-44 IPHONE 4G 32GB Black Official Unlock Price : 300000 IPHONE 3GS 32GB Price : 150000 iPhone 3GS 16GB Price : 120000 Samsung Galaxy S3 White. Price : 320000. Ph : 09-450039844 99% NEW IPAD (4rd Gen:) 32GB WiFi + 4G White With Original Box & Accessories ( 11 Month Warranty) Price : 550000. Ph : 09-450039844.
Property
HousingforRent
K YA U K TA D A , ( 1 ) Pansodan St(Condo) 1500 Sqft, 1 MBR, 2SR. 1750 USD. (2)Pansodan St (Condo) Near City Mark. 1500 Sqft, 1MBR, 2SR, 2300 USD. (3) Diamond Condo (Near Hlae Tan Bridge) 1200 Sqft, 1MBR, 1SR. 1300 USD (4) Near UNDP Office (750 Sqft) (3+4) Flr.Hall Type. USD 800. (5)Near Taw Win Shapping Mall.(Condo). 1375 Sqft, 2MBR, 1SR .very good location USD 1800.Ph : 09-49214276. 09- 4211 77105. (1) 8 Mile, Kabaraye Villa (Condo) 2000 Sqft 1MBR. 2SR. USD 3000. (2)Near Park Royal Hotel, Bo yar nyunt St, 1500 Sqft, 2MBR. 1SR, Fully furnish. USD 2000.(3) Near Kandawgyi Park, (good view condo) 2500 Sqft , 2MBR, 1SR USD 3000. (4) Yan Kin Centre condo. 1600 Sqft, 2MBR, 1SR Fully furnish USD 2069. (5) Pan Hliaing Condo, Near Pan Hlaing Golf. 1500 Sqft, 2MBR, 2SR. USD 3500. 09- 4211 77105. 09-420 114749. BAHAN, (1) New University Rd, 80' x 60', 2 storey new house. K 45 lakhs. (2)Moe Myint San Condo, 2400 sqft, f f, 5 A/C, 30 Lakhs (3) Pearl Condo, 1750 sqft, 1 MB, 2 BR, 5 A/C, f f, 25 lakhs. Call Maureen: 09-518-8320. YANKIN, Moe Kaung Rd, 50' x 90' RC, 1 storey house. 25 lakhs. Maureen : 09-5188320. HLAING, (647), # 8-C, Inya View Condominium, Pyay Rd. Ph: 09-420035206, 09-4200-767665. (No Agents). BAHAN , University Avenue compound 85' x 120, 3 MBR, 1 reading room, living room, dinning room, kitchen, servant quarter, BBQ house in the garden, ph, 3AC. Ph: 09-513-7802, 534542.
Employment
UN Positions
IOM Int'l Organization for Migration is seeking (1) Medical Doctor (Officer) - HIV/ AIDS in Mawlamyine, Mon State. 3 month probation with possible of extension: Myanmar national. Advanced university in Nursing, Public Health or Medicine (must have a valid license to practice. Good written & spoken English & Myanmar (speakingMonand/orMon would be an advantage). Computer literacy, including Microsoft Office applications. (2) Community Health Supervisor in Mawlamyinegyun Suboffice, Ayeyarwaddy Region: University degree in Medicine, preferably with advanc ed studies in public and/or community health, Should have both public health and medical background. 3 years experience with community based health programmes. Good command of English. Competent in MS Excel, Word processing & Power Point. (3)Admin Clerk in Mawlamyine, Mon State: University graduate. 2 years of experience in clerical work. Good understanding of English. Knowledge of Microsoft Office's software package. Local residents are encouraged to apply. Pls submit application to IOM Mission in Myanmar - Yangon, 12th Flr, Traders Hotel, No.223, Sule Pagoda Rd, Yangon. Email: iomyangon@ iom.int, Website: http:// ww.iom.int Coordination) 62A, Bawdiyeiktha-Thanlwin Rd, Bahan, Yangon. Or through msfh.myanmar. recruitment@gmail.com, closing date : 3rd May 2013. SOLIDARITES Int'l (SI) is seeking Deputy Logistics Coordinator in Yangon: 4 years of professional experience in Logistics field with INGO/ NGO. University Degree or Diploma (preferably in Logistics Or related proven experience in similar area.). Knowledge of IT management & MS office. Fluent in English & Myanmar. Pls submit application (CV, cover letter, references) to the attention of: The Logistics Coordinator, Logistics Unit - Solidarites Int'l office - 44-A, Tharyarwaddy Lane, Ward, Bahan, Yangon or per email: recruitment@solidaritesmyanmar.org. SOLIDARITES Int'l is seeking (1) Admini strative Officer in Monywa, Sagaing : 2 years experience in INGO or private organization. Fluent in English & Myanmar. Knowledge of MS office Good in English Myanmar typing skill. Pls submit application (CV, Cover letter, references) to: hr.solidarites.mm@ gmail.com & copy to : mon.admin@solidaritesmyanmar.org or in hard to Ei Ei Phyu at Solidarites Int'l Dry Zone office: 130, Zaw Ti Ka St, Yankin,Aung Thu Kha Ward, Monywa, Sagaing Region. Closing date : 30.4.2013. SOLIDARITES Int'l (SI) is seeking Logistics Manager in Monywa/ Sagaing Division: 3 years experience in Logistics field with INGO/ NGO. University Degree or Diploma (preferably in Logistics Or related proven experience in similar area.). Knowledge of IT management & MS office. Pls submit application (CV, cover letter, references) to Logistics Coordinator, Yangon Logistics Unit - Solidarites Int'l office : 44-A, Tharyarwaddy Lane, Bahan, or per email: recruitment@solidaritesmyanmar.org recommendation letters from Township Police Officer & Ya Ya Ka, a copy of household registration, a copy of NRC & related educational documents to : MBIS, 72/ 9, Kan Baw Za St, Yay Aye Kwinn Qtr, Taunggyi, Shan State. Email : ceo.taunggyi@ gmail.com (1).OFFICE MANAGER (or) Office Admin 1 Post :Graduate (Foreign graduate preferred but not necessary).Good in English. Comfortable with computers and have working knowledge of Microsoft Office. Be extremely well organized. Efficient at executing tasks. Able to multitask. (2).Marketing - 1 Post : Graduate (Foreign graduate preferred but not necessary) . Good in English. Result oriented; must be able to make things happen, meet set targets . Must enjoy and natural at selling and explaining products/ services. Able to cold call potential customers and go out on marketing campaigns (mostly will be within Yangon) . Any experience of education related marketing will be looked at favorably or have a passion for education. Other terms, applicable for both posts: 6 working days per week. 3 month probation period during which salary will be 20% lower than agrees salary. Pls submit application CV, 2 passport photo with necessary documents to HR Dept : 380 , 10th flr, FMI Center, Bogyoke Aung San Rd, Pabedan, Closing date: 30-4-2013. WE are currently seeking (1). Sales & Marketing Executive - M/F 1 Post : Any graduate, Good command of English, Software skills (2). Customer Service Executive - M/F 1 Post : Any Graduate, Good command of English, Software skills. (3). Data Entry - M/F 1 post : Any graduate, Excellent software skill, Good typing skill (Myanmar, English) (4).Driver - M 1 post : Age 30 ~ 50. Pls submit application letter with personal details, qualification details, along with copies of related documents, 1 passport photo to Vinco Int'l Shipping Co.,Ltd : Rm.902, 9th Flr, Strand Rd, Ahlone Tower, Ahlone. Ph: 212707, 094200-74913 or via email bduvinco@gmail.com Closing date: 30th April, 2013. RISK Management & Assurance Analyst 2 Posts : Tertiary qualifica tions in Accounting, Finance, Commerce (or) Economics. Membership with professional, Accounting (or) Auditing Associations. Skill requirement : Ability to perform end to end financial & operational reviews. Sound understanding of Risk management framework, Audit methodologies & process improvement principles. Fluent English must be able to write review findings present to senior management in English. Comprehensive computer skills (Accounting Software, MS office Word, Excel, PowerPoint ). Able to type Myanmar and English. Minimum working experience professional experience in either accounting Auditing (or) related positions. Pls submit application with detail & complete curriculum vitae, 2 passport photo with necessary documents to HR Dept 380, 10 th flr . FMI Center, Bogyoke Aung San Rd, Pabedan. Closing date : 30-4-2013. APPLE ION Co.,ltd is seeking (1)Manager - 1 post (2)Marketing Executive - 2 posts (3) Marketing Staff - 5 posts (4)Driver -1 post (5) Web designer - 1 post. Position (1 to 4) are for Real Estate services and all applicants must be graduated and good in health, self-motivated and active to work in less of supervision. Driver must possess valid driving licence and able to drive with good skill in Yangon area. Positions (2 and 5) are for web developing and on-line services. Male or female are welcome for all position (except Driver post) & age between 25 ~ 40. Relevant experience and expertise will be good advantage. Selected candidates will be offered good salary plus good commensurate package & other benefits depend on performance. Pls submit to via email:Saisimonsai@ gmail.com SUPER LUCK Construction is seeking (1) Account Executive : B.Com/Dip in L.C.C.I Level III, Age under 45, 3 ~ 5 years experience in construction sector, Good in English, computer literate, able to use internet/email/ fax, Microsoft Office , Skillful in computerized accounting, Able to prepare financial situation report (2) Administration Clerk : Any graduate, Age under 45, 3 years experience in a related field, Fluent in English, Computer literate, able to use internet/email/fax, Microsoft Office, Able to travel and work. 139, Damazedi Rd, Bahan. Ph: 09-430-32729.
Expert Services
IF YOU NEED house, building apartment, Office Room to rent or buy. Please do contact ph: candlelight295@ gmail.com GO AWAY Vocal Myo Set Swe (Melody) Cxan Min Beat By Cxan Min Represent 85 Family Nay Pyi Taw Music Pioneer Entertainment. AMAZING home services We provide cleaning services to home/ offices/retail for one time/weekly/monthly. more info:-200654, 09-507-3309, 09732-50365.email:ahs. azinghomeservices@ gmail.com C O N S U LTA N C Y f o r INGO projects for sustainability of project results. Writer & Freelance National Consultant Dr. Tun Win is providing strategy for sustainability through facilitating workshop on How to Facilitate Corruption Fighting in Community Based Organizations. Contact address: Dr. Tun Win, 21-Chan Thar St, Sanchaung, Yangon, Ph: 09-540-8223, 09730-95975. UVSV Hygiene kits, FirstAdKits for Emergency Areas with Fair price and fast delivery. Ph -09-5163209, 09-507-4207
Ingo Positions
MEDECINSSansFrontiers - Holland (AZG) is seeking (1) Medical Doctor for emergency interventions on short contracts 4 posts in Kachin State, Rakhine State, Shan State: Medical degree. Good knowledge of the issues surrounding STI, HIV/ AIDS & TB. Good command of English, both written and spoken. We offer a 6 month contract with possible extension. (2) Translator 3 posts in Sittwe, Rakhine Project: Good command of English and Myanmar. Good computer skill. We offer a 6 month contract with possible extension. (3) Mechanic 1 post in Sittwe, Rakhine Project : Literate. Significant previous mechanical experience. Ability to learn and adapt to new technology. We offer a 6 month contract with possible extension. Pls send application letter, CV & passport photo, copies of education qualifications & references to: MSFHolland/ AZG (Yangon
HousingforSale
M AYA N G O N E , Apartment 1320 sqft 4 rooms, 8 mile condo apartment to be sold direct by First Owner. Call 09-514-2568. SANCHAUNG, 12.5 x 55, 2 Flr, 1 A/C. 1 ine ph. 350 Lakhs. Negotiable. Ph:09- 501-2801, 519 268 MAYANGONE, 9 miles Bonyarna Lane, 50'x 70' garden with including house (3700 Lakhs) no agent please. Ph: 09-503-6519, 09-421029911. HLAING THARYAR, 129 (A), Thakin Pholagyi 5 St 20x 60 (PriceNegotiable), (Near to Shwe Yin Aye Market & bus stop) Ph:09-43129221, 09-731-35807
Training
HOTEL AND TOURISM Training Centre (Yangon). Kandawgyi Palace Hotel. Course Conducted are: Hotel Supervisory (Accounting), (Room Division), (F&B Division) (Level II); Front Office Operations (Level I); Housekeeping Operations (Level I); F&B Service (Level I); F&B Production (Level I); Oriential Food Cookery (Level I); OPERA (Computerized System. Duration: 2 months (29.4.2013 to 21.6.2013). Ph: 394836.
Local Position
MBIS is a private int'l school located in Taunggyi, Shan State is seeking for the academic year (2013-2014). Teaching Position: 3 posts : Age 20 ~ 30, Bachelor degree (Preferable English Major), Thorough understanding in Early Childhood Care & Development, 2 ~ 3 years experience with children, Must stay in Taunggyi, Shan State. Pls apply CV along with the recently taken photograph,
Travel
TO FOREIGNERS, TAXI service with an English speaker. Feel free to ask by yourself. Ph: 09 -517-9125 NYAN MYINT THU Car Rental Service : 56, Bo Ywe St, Latha Tsp, Ph: 246551, 375283, 704335, 09-2132778. Email:colwinkyi@gmail. com, nyanmyintthu@ gmail.com
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The Essentials
EMBASSIES Australia 88, Strand Road, Yangon. tel : 251810, 251797, 251798, 251809, 246462, 246463, fax: 246159 Bangladesh 11-B, Than Lwin Road, Yangon. tel: 515275, 526144, fax: 515273, email: bdootygn@mptmail.net. mm Brazil 56, Pyay Road, 6th mile, Hlaing Tsp, Yangon. tel: 507225, 507251, 507482. fax: 507483. email: Administ.yangon@ itamaraty.gov.br. Brunei 17, Kanbawza Avenue, Golden Velly (1), Bahan Tsp, Yangon. tel: 566985, 503978, fax: 512854 email: bruneiemb@ bruneiemb. com.mm Cambodia 25 (3B/4B), New University Avenue Road, Bahan Tsp, Yangon. tel: 549609, 540964, fax: 541462, email: RECYANGON @mptmail. net.mm China 1, Pyidaungsu Yeiktha Road, Yangon. tel: 221280, 221281, 224025, 224097, 221926, fax: 227019, 228319 Egypt 81, Pyidaungsu Yeiktha Road, Yangon. tel: 222886, 222887, fax: 222865, email: egye mbyangon@mptmail. net.mm France 102, Pyidaungsu Yeiktha Road, Yangon. tel: 212178, 212520, 212523, 212528, 212532, fax: 212527, email: ambaf rance. rangoun@ diplomatie.fr Germany 9, Bogyoke Aung San Museum Road, Bahan Tsp, Yangon. tel: 548951, 548952, fax: 548899 email: info@rangun. diplo.de India 545-547, Merchant Street, Yangon. tel: 391219, 388412, 243972, fax: 254086, 250164, 388414, email: indiaembassy @mptmail. net.mm Indonesia 100, Pyidaungsu Yeiktha Road, Yangon. tel: 254465, 254469, 229750, fax: 254468, email: kukygn @indonesia.com.mm Israel 15, Khabaung Street, Hlaing Tsp, Yangon. tel: 515115, fax: 515116, email: info@ yangon.mfa.gov.il Italy 3, Inya Myaing Road, Golden Valley, Yangon. tel: 527100, 527101, fax: 514565, email: ambyang.mail@ esteri.it Japan 100, Natmauk Road, Yangon. tel: 549644-8, 540399, 540400, 540411, 545988, fax: 549643 Embassy of the State of Kuwait Chatrium Hotel, Rm: No.416, 418, 420, 422, 40 Natmauk Rd, Tarmwe Tsp, Tel: 544500. North Korea 77C, Shin Saw Pu Road, Sanchaung Tsp, Yangon. tel: 512642, 510205, fax: 510206 South Korea 97 University Avenue, Bahan Tsp, Yangon. tel: 527142-4, 515190, fax: 513286, email: myanmar@mofat.go.kr Lao A-1, Diplomatic Quarters, Tawwin Road, Dagon Tsp, Yangon. tel: 222482, fax: 227446, email: Laoembcab@ mptmail. net.mm Malaysia 82, Pyidaungsu Yeiktha Road, Yangon. tel: 220248, 220249, 220251, 220230, fax: 221840, email: mwkyangon@mptmail. net.mm Nepal 16, Natmauk Yeiktha, Yangon. tel: 545880, 557168, fax: 549803, email: nepemb @mptmail.net.mm Pakistan A-4, diplomatic Quarters, Pyay Road, Yangon. tel: 222881 (Chancery Exchange) fax: 221147, email: pakistan@ myanmar. com.mm Philippines 50, Sayasan Road, Bahan Tsp, Yangon. tel: 558149-151, fax: 558154, email: p.e. yangon@gmail.com Russian 38, Sagawa Road, Yangon. tel: 241955, 254161, fax: 241953, email: rusinmyan@mptmail .net.mm Serbia No. 114-A, Inya Road, P.O.Box No. 943-Yangon. tel: 515282, 515283, fax: 504274, email: serbemb@ yangon.net.mm Singapore 238, Dhamazedi Road, Bahan Tsp, Yangon. tel: 559001, fax: 559002, 559922, email: singemb_ ygn@_ sgmfa. gov.sg Sri Lanka 34 Taw Win Road, Yangon. tel: 222812, fax: 221509, email: slembassy. yangon@gmail.com, info@slembyangon.org, www.slembyangon.org Thailand 94 Pyay Road, Dagon Township, Yangon. tel: 226721, 226728, 226824, fax: 221713 United Kingdom 80 Kanna Road, Yangon. tel: 370867, 380322, 371852, 371853, 256438, 370863, 370864, 370865, fax: 370866 United States of America 110, University Avenue, Kamayut Township, Yangon. tel: 536509, 535756, 538038, fax: 650306 Vietnam Building No. 72, Thanlwin Road, Bahan Township, Yangon. tel: 511305, fax: 514897, email: vnemb myr@ cybertech.net.mm Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia No.287/289, U Wisara Rd, Sanchaung Tsp. tel : 01-536153, 516952, fax : 01-516951 UNITED NATIONS ILO Liaison Officer Rm (M1212~1220), 12 Fl-A, Traders Hotel. 223, tel: 242 393, 242811. fax: 242594. IOM 12th Flr, Traders Hotel, 223, tel: 252560 ext. 5002 UNAIDS Rm: (1223~1231), 12 Fl, Traders Hotel. tel: 252361, 252362, 252498. fax: 252364. UNDCP 11-A, Malikha St, Mayangone tsp. tel: 666903, 664539. fax: 651334. UNDP 6, Natmauk Rd, Bahan tel: 542910-19. fax: 292739. UNFPA 6, Natmauk Rd, Bahan tsp. tel: 546029. UNHCR 287, Pyay Rd, Sanchaung tsp. tel: 524022, 524024. fax 524031. UNIAP Rm: 1202, 12 Fl, Traders Hotel.tel: 254852, 254853. UNIC 6, Natmauk St., BHN tel: 52910~19 UNICEF 14~15 Flr, Traders Hotel. P.O. Box 1435, KTDA. tel: 375527~32, fax: 375552 email: unicef.yangon@unicef. org, www.unicef.org/myanmar. UNODC 11-A, Malikha Rd., Ward 7, MYGN. tel: 666903, 660556, 660538, 660398, 664539, fax: 651334. email: fo.myanmar@unodc.org www. unodc.org./myanmar/ UNOPS Inya Lake Hotel, 3rd floor, 37, Kaba Aye Pagoda Rd, Mayangone Tsp. tel: 951657281~7. Fax: 657279. UNRC 6, Natmauk Rd, P.O. Box 650, TMWE tel: 542911~19, 292637 (Resident Coordinator), fax: 292739, 544531. WFP 3rd-flr, Inya Lake Hotel, 37, Kabar Aye Pagoda Rd. tel: 657011~6 (6-lines) Ext: 2000. WHO 12A Fl, Traders Hotel. tel:250583. ASEAN Coordinating Of. for the ASEAN Humanitarian Task Force, 79, Taw Win st, Dagon Township. Ph: 225258. FAO Myanma Agriculture Service Insein Rd, Insein. tel: 641672, 641673. fax: 641561.
General Listing
ACCOMMODATIONHOTELS
Avenue 64 Hotel No. 64 (G), Kyitewine Pagoda Road, Mayangone Township. Yangon. 09 8631392, 01 656913-9 Chatrium Hotel Royal Lake Yangon 40 Natmauk Rd, Tarmwe. tel: 544500. fax: 544400. Sweet Hotel 73, Damazedi Road, San Chaung Tsp, Ph: 539152 Sedona Hotel Kabar Aye Pagoda Rd, Yankin. tel: 666900. Strand Hotel 92 Strand Rd. tel: 243377. fax: 289880. Summit Parkview Hotel 350, Ahlone Rd, Dagon Tsp. tel: 211888, 211966. Thamada Hotel 5, Alan Pya Phaya Rd, Dagon. tel: 243639, 243640, 243641. Traders Hotel 223 Sule Pagoda Rd. tel: 242828. fax: 242838. Windsor Hotel No.31, Shin Saw Pu Street, Sanchaung. Yangon, Myanmar. Ph: 95-1-511216~8, www. hotelwindsoryangon.com Winner Inn 42, Than Lwin Rd, Bahan Tsp. Tel: 503734, 524387. email: reservation@winner innmyanmar.com Yangon YMCA 263, Mahabandoola Rd, Botataung Tsp. tel: 294128, Yuzana Hotel 130, Shwegondaing Rd, Bahan Tsp, tel : 01-549600, 543367 Yuzana Garden Hotel 44, Alanpya Pagoda Rd, Mingalar Taung Nyunt Tsp, tel : 01-248944 Golden Hill Towers 24-26, Kabar Aye Pagoda Rd, Bahan Tsp. tel: 558556. ghtower@ mptmail.net.mm. Marina Residence 8, Kabar Aye Pagoda Rd, Mayangone Tsp. tel: 6506 51~4. fax: 650630. MiCasa Hotel Apartments 17, Kabar Aye Pagoda Rd, Yankin Tsp. tel: 650933. fax: 650960. Sakura Residence 9, Inya Rd, Kamaryut Tsp. tel: 525001. fax: 525002. The Grand Mee Ya Hta Executive Residence 372, Bogyoke Aung San Rd, Pabedan Tsp. tel 951-256355 (25 lines).
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
AIR CONDITION
Chigo 216, 38 St (Upper), Kyauktada Tsp, tel : 373472
No. (356/366), Kyaikkasan Rd, Tamwe Township, Yangon, Myanmar. Ph: 542826, Fax: 545650 Email: reservation@ edenpalacehotel.com Hotel Yangon 91/93, 8th Mile Junction, Mayangone. 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
The First Air conditioning systems designed to keep you fresh all day GUNKUL Engineer supply Co., Ltd. No.437 (A), Pyay Road, Kamayut. P., O 11041 Yangon, Tel: +(95-1) 502016-18, Mandalay- Tel: 02-60933. Nay Pyi Taw- Tel: 067-420778, E-mail : sales.ac@freshaircon. com. URL: http://www. freshaircon.com General 83-91, G-F, Bo Aung Kyaw St, Kyauktada Tsp, tel : 706223, 371906
Emergency Numbers
Ambulance tel: 295133. Fire tel: 191, 252011, 252022. Police emergency tel: 199. Police headquarters tel: 282541, 284764. Red Cross tel:682600, 682368 Traffic Control Branch tel:298651 Department of Post & Telecommunication tel: 591384, 591387. Immigration tel: 286434. Ministry of Education tel:545500m 562390 Ministry of Sports tel: 370604, 370605 Ministry of Communications tel: 067-407037. Myanma Post & Telecommunication (MPT) tel: 067407007. Myanma Post & Tele-communication (Accountant Dept) tel: 254563, 370768. Ministry of Foreign Affairs tel: 067-412009, 067-412344. Ministry of Health tel: 067-411358-9. Yangon City Development Committee tel: 248112. HOSPITALS Central Womens Hospital tel: 221013, 222811. Children Hospital tel: 221421, 222807 Ear, Nose & Throat Hospital tel: 543888. Naypyitaw Hospital (emergency) tel: 420096. Workers Hospital tel: 554444, 554455, 554811. Yangon Children Hospital tel: 222807, 222808, 222809. Yangon General Hospital (East) tel: 292835, 292836, 292837. Yangon General Hospital (New) tel: 384493, 384494, 384495, 379109. Yangon General Hospital (West) tel: 222860, 222861, 220416. Yangon General Hospital (YGH) tel: 256112, 256123, 281443, 256131. ELECTRICITY Power Station tel:414235 POST OFFICE General Post Office 39, Bo Aung Kyaw St. (near British Council Library). tel: 285499. INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Yangon International Airport tel: 662811. YANGON PORT Shipping (Coastal vessels) tel: 382722 RAILWAYS Railways information tel: 274027, 202175-8.
No. 205, Corner of Wadan Street & Min Ye Kyaw Swa Road, Lanmadaw Tsp, Yangon. Myanmar. Tel: (95-1) 212850 ~ 3, 229358 ~ 61, Fax: (95-1) 212854. info@myanmarpandahotel .com http://www. myanmarpandahotel.com PARKROYAL Yangon, Myanmar 33, Alan Pya Pagoda Rd, Dagon tsp. tel: 250388. fax: 252478. email: enquiry.prygn@ parkroyalhotels.com Website: parkroyalhotels. com.
Reservation Office (Yangon) 123, Alanpya Pagoda Rd, Dagon Township Tel : 951- 255 819~838 Royal Kumudra Hotel, (Nay Pyi Taw) Tel : 067- 414 177, 067- 4141 88 E-Mail: maxhotelsreservation@ gmail.com
BARS
50th Street 9/13, 50th street-lower, Botataung Tsp. Tel-397160.
ACCOMMODATION
Reservation Office (Yangon) 123, Alanpya Pagoda Rd, Dagon Township Tel : 951- 255 819~838 Hotel Max (Chaung Tha Beach) Tel : 042-423 46~9, 042-421 33, E-mail: maxhotelsreservation@ gmail.com
No.(1), Inya Road, Kamayut Tsp. Tel: 01-527506 email: inyaone@gmail.com www.inya1.com
Royal White Elephant Hotel No-11, Kan Street, Hlaing Tsp. Yangon, Myanmar. (+95-1) 500822, 503986. www.rwehotel.com Savoy Hotel 129, Damazedi Rd, Kamayut tsp. tel: 526289, 526298, Seasons of Yangon Yangon Intl Airport Compound. tel: 666699.
Strand Bar 92, Strand Rd, Yangon, Myanmar. tel: 243377.fax: 243393, sales@thestrand.com.mm www.ghmhotels.com
HAPPY HOMES
REAL ESTATE & PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Lobby Bar PARKROYAL Yangon, Myanmar. 33, Alan Pya Phaya Road, Dagon Tsp. tel: 250388.
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ELECTRICAL FITNESS CENTRE
Traders Health Club. Level 5, Traders Hotel Yangon#223 Sule Pagoda Rd,Tel:951242828Ext:6561 Est. 1992 in Myanmar Electrical & Mechanical Contractors, Designers, Consultants. Tel: 09-504-2196, 09-73194828. E-mail: gei.ygn2@ gmail.com, glover2812@ gmail.com
A Little Dayspa No. 475 C, Pyi Road, Kamayut, Yangon. Tel: 09-431-28831.
M A R K E T I N G & C O M M U N I C AT I O N S
A D V E R T I S I N G
SAIL Marketing & Communications Suite 403, Danathiha Center 790, Corner of Bogyoke Rd & Wadan Rd, Lanmadaw Township, Yangon, Myanmar. Tel: (951) 211870, 224820, 2301195. Email: admin@ advertising-myanmar.com www.advertising-myanmar. com
Spa & Boutique Fashion No. 24, Inya Road, Kamaryut Township, Yangon, Myanmar. Tel: 951 534 654, 09-73200147 theredscarf99@gmail.com
Acacia Tea Salon 52, Sayar San Rd, Bahan Tsp, Tel : 01-554739. Cafe47 47-A, Pyay Rd, 7 miles, Mayangone Tsp, Tel : 01-651774. Traders Caf Traders Hotel, Yangon. #223, Sule Pagoda Rd. Tel: 242828 ext: 6519
COLD STORAGE
ENGINEERING
Est. 1992 in Myanmar Cold Storage Specialist, Solar Hot Water Storage Solutions. Tel: 09-504-2196, 09-73194828. E-mail: gei.ygn2@ gmail.com, glover2812@ gmail.com
Balance Fitnesss No 64 (G), Kyitewine Pagoda Road, Mayangone Township. Yangon 01-656916, 09 8631392 Email - info@ balancefitnessyangon.com
BOOK STORES
Marina Residence, Yangon Ph: 650651~4, Ext: 109 Beauty Plan, Corner of 77th St & 31st St, Mandalay Ph: 02 72506
CONSTRUCTION
193/197, Shu Khin Thar Street, North Okkalapa Industrial Zone, Yangon. Tel: 951-691843~5, 9519690297, Fax: 951-691700 Email: supermega97@ gmail.com. www. supermega-engg.com
Sports & Fitness Grand Meeyahta Executive Residence. Shop 4-5, Ph: 256355, Ext: 3015, 3204 09 731 94684 email: natraysports@gmail.com
sales@manawmaya.com.mm www.manawmayagems.com
Ruby & Rare Gems of Myanamar No. 527, New University Ave., Bahan Tsp. Yangon.
24 Hour International Medical Centre @ Victoria Hospital No. 68, Tawwin Rd, 9 Mile, Mayangon Township, Yangon, Myanmar Tel: + 951 651 238, + 959 495 85 955 Fax: + 959 651 398 24/7 on duty doctor: + 959 492 18 410 Website: www.leo.com.mm One Stop Solution for Quality Health Care Vibhavadi Hospital 214. 1st Floor, Waizayanter Rd, Thingangyun Tsp.Email: vibhavadimyanmar @gmail. com, Hot line: 09-2011-772, 09-731-650-45, 09-86-250-86 PHIH-Specialist Clinic FMI Centre (4th Floor) #380, Bogyoke Aung San Road, Pabedan Tsp. tel: 243 010, 243 012, 243 013
Aesthetic Medical Spa 5 (C), Race Course Condo, South Race Course Street, Tarmwe, Yangon. Mobile: 09-5202781 dr.face.aesthetic@gmail.com
150 Dhamazedi Rd., Bahan T/S, Yangon. Tel: 536306, 537805. Room 308, 3rd Flr., Junction Center (Maw Tin), Lanmadaw T/S, Yangon. Tel: 218155, Ext. 1308. 15(B), Departure Lounge, Yangon Intl Airport. 45B, Corner of 26th & 68th Sts., Mandalay. Tel: (02) 66197. Email: yangon@monumentbooks.com MYANMARBOOKCENTRE Nandawun Compound, No. 55, Baho Road, Corner of Baho Road and Ahlone Road, (near Eugenia Restaurant), Ahlone Township. tel: 212 409, 221 271. 214708 fax: 524580. email:info@ myanmarbook.com
Zamil Steel No-5, Pyay Road, 7 miles, Mayangone Tsp, Yangon. Tel: (95-1) 652502~04. Fax: (95-1) 650306. Email: zamilsteel@ zamilsteel.com.mm
Mr. Betchang No.(272), Pyay Rd, DNH Tower, Rm No.(503), 5th flr, Sanchaung Tsp, Tel: 095041216
ENTERTAINMENT
FLORAL SERVICES
Natural Gems of Myanmar No. 30 (A), Pyay Road (7 mile), Mayangone Tsp, Yangon, Myanmar. Tel: 01-660397, 654398~9. E-mail: spgems.myanmar @gmail.com
CONSULTING
Shwe Hinthar B 307, 6 1/2 Miles, Pyay Rd., Yangon. Tel: +95 (0)1 654 730 info@thuraswiss.com www.thuraswiss.com
Dance Club & Bar No.94, Ground Floor, Bogalay Zay Street, Botataung Tsp, Yangon.Tel: 392625, 09-500-3591 Email : danceclub. hola@gmail.com
(Except Sunday)
DUTY FREE
FloralService&GiftShop No. 449, New University Avenue, Bahan Tsp. YGN. Tel: 541217, 559011, 09-860-2292. Market Place By City Mart Tel: 523840~43, 523845~46, Ext: 205. Junction Nay Pyi Taw Tel: 067-421617~18 422012~15, Ext: 235. Res: 067-414813, 09-49209039. Email : eternal@ mptmail.net.mm
GENERATORS
HEAVY MACHINERY
Winning Way No. 589-592, Bo Aung Kyaw St, Yangon-Pathein highway Road. Hlaing Tharyar tsp. Tel: 951645178-182, 685199, Fax: 951-645211, 545278. e-mail: mkt-mti@ winstrategic.com.mm
ATC Co., Ltd. 27 (A), Kaba Aye Pagoda Road, Yankin TSP:, Yangon, Myanmar. T & F : 665610, 667498
atc-admin@wimaxmail.net.mm
CAFS
HEALTH SERVICES
Duty Free Shops Yangon International Airport, Arrival/Departure Tel: 533030 (Ext: 206/155) Office: 17, 2 street, Hlaing Yadanarmon Housing, Hlaing Township, Yangon. Tel: 500143, 500144, 500145.
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Lemon Day Spa No. 96 F, Inya Road, Kamaryut Tsp, Yangon. Tel: 514848, 09-732-08476. E.mail: lemondayspa.2011 @gmail.com
La Brasserie (International) PARKROYAL Yangon. 33, Alan Pya Phaya Road, Dagon Tsp. tel : 250388.
Sein Shwe Tailor, No.797 (003-A), Bogyoke Aung San Road, Corner of Wardan Street, MAC Tower 2, Lanmadaw Township, Yangon, Ph: 01-225310, 212943~4 Ext: 146, 147, E-mail: uthetlwin@gmail.com
Flora Service & Gift Shop No.173(B), West Shwegonedaing Rd, Bahan Tsp, YGN. Tel: 09.731 800 30 No.75/77, Yaw Min Gyi St. Dagon Tsp, YGN. Tel: 09.431 432 34. Home: 01-577 387, Email: rosanafloral.ygn@ gmail.com
ATC Co., Ltd. 27 (A), Kaba Aye Pagoda Road, Yankin TSP:, Yangon, Myanmar. T & F : 665610, 667498
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98(A), Kaba Aye Pagoda Road, Bahan Township, Yangon. Tel: 553783, 549152, 09-732-16940, 09-730-56079. Fax: 542979 Email: asiapacific. myanmar@gmail.com.
HOME FURNISHING
22, Pyay Rd, 9 mile, Mayangone Tsp. tel: 660769, 664363. Acupuncture, Medicine Massage, Foot Spa Add:No,27(A),Ywa Ma Kyaung Street, Hlaing Township, Yangon. Tel: 01-511122, 526765. Franzo Living Mall 15 (A/5), Pyay Rd, A-1, 9 Miles, Mayangone Tsp, Yangon. Ph: 664026
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.
Foam Spray Insulation No-410, Ground Floor, Lower Pazuntaung Road, Pazuntaung Tsp, Yangon. Telefax : 01-203743, 09730-26245, 09-500-7681. Hot Line-09-730-30825.
Yangon : A-3, Aung San Stadium (North East Wing), Mingalartaungnyunt Tsp. Tel : 245543, 09-730-37772. Mandalay : Room No.(B,C) (National Gas), 35th St, Btw 80th & 81st, Chanayetharzan Tsp. Tel : 09-6803505, 02 34455, 36748, 71878.
24 hours Laboratory & X-ray No. (68), Tawwin Street, 9 Mile, Mayangone Township, Yangon, Myanmar. Tel : (951) 9 666141 Fax : (951) 9 666135
LEGAL SERVICE
U Min Sein, BSc, RA, CPA.,RL Advocate of the Supreme Court 83/14 Pansodan St, Yangon. tel: 253 273. uminsein@mptmail.net.mm
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TOP MARINE PAINT No-410, Ground Floor, Lower Pazundaung Road, Pazundaung Tsp, Yangon. Ph: 09-851-5202 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. 22, Kaba Aye Pagoda Rd, Bahan Tsp. tel 541997. email: leplanteur@ mptmail.net.mm. http://leplanteur.net
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Streamline Education 24, Myasabai Rd, Parami, Myangone Tsp. tel: 662304, 09-500-6916. 1. WASABI:No.20-B, Kaba Aye Pagoda Rd, Yankin Tsp,(Near MiCasa), Tel; 666781,09-503-9139 2. WASABI SUSHI:Market Place by City Mart (1st Floor). Tel; 09-430-67440 Myaynigone (City Mart) Yankin Center (City Mart) JunctionMawtin(CityMart) No.35(b), Tatkatho Yeik Mon Housing, New University Avenue, Bahan Township, Yangon. Tel: 951-549451, 557219, 540730. www.yangon-academy.org Ocean Supercentre (North Point ), 9th Mile, Mayangone Tsp. Tel: 651 200, 652963. Pick n Pay Hyper Market Bldg (A,B,C), (14~16), Shwe Mya Yar Housing, Mya Yar Gone St, Mingalartaungnyunt Tsp. Tel: 206001~3, Fax: 9000199 Sein Gay Har 44, Pyay Rd, Dagon Tsp. Tel: 383812, 379823. Super 1 (Kyaikkasan) 65, Lay Daunt Kan St, Tel: 545871~73 Victoria Shwe Pone Nyet Yeik Mon, Bayint Naung Rd, Kamaryut Tsp. Tel : 515136.
Top Marine Show Room No-385, Ground Floor, Lower Pazundaung Road, Pazundaung Tsp, Yangon. Ph: 01-202782, 09-851-5597
PLEASURE CRUISES
Bo Sun Pat Tower, Bldg 608, Rm 6(B), Cor of Merchant Rd & Bo Sun Pat St, PBDN Tsp. Tel: 377263, 250582, 250032, 09-511-7876, 09-862-4563.
Enchanting and Romantic, a Bliss on the Lake 62 D, U Tun Nyein Road, Mayangon Tsp, Yangon Tel. 01 665 516, 660976 Mob. 09-4210-34875 operayangon@gmail.com www.operayangon.com
STEEL CONSTRUCTION
SANITARY WARE
Intuitive Design, Advertising, Interior Decoration Corporate logo/Identity/ Branding, Brochure/ Profile Booklet/ Catalogue/ Billboard, Corporate diary/ email newsletter/ annual reports, Magazine, journal advertisement and 3D presentation and detailed planning for any interior decoration works. Talk to us: (951) 430-897, 553-918 www.medialane.com.au 58B Myanma Gon Yaung Housing, Than Thu Mar Road, Tamwe, Yangon.
Moby Dick Tours Co., Ltd. Islands Safari in the Mergui Archipelago 4 Days, 6 Days, 8 Days Trips Tel: 95 1 202063, 202064 E-mail: info@islandsafari mergui.com. Website: www. islandsafarimergui.com
RESTAURANTS
Monsoon Restaurant & Bar 85/87, Thein Byu Road, Botahtaung Tsp. Tel: 295224, 09-501 5653. Pansweltaw Express Cafe: 228, Ahlone Rd, Ahlone Tsp. Tel: 215363 (1)-Rm-309, 3rdflr,Ocean, East Point Shopping Center, Pazundaung Tsp. Tel:397900 Ext: 309. (2)G-Flr, Ocean North Point Shopping Center. Tel:652959, 652960, Ext: 133. Royal Garden Nat Mauk Road, Kandaw Gyi Natural Park, Bahan Tsp. tel: 546202 Spicy Forest Thai, Korean and European Food Rm-051/Basement-1 (B1), Taw Win Center, Pyay Rd. Tel : 09-7320-9566, 01-8600111 (1151) Summer Palace (Chinese) Restaurant Level 2, Traders Hotel, #223, Sule Pagoda Road. tel: 242828. ext:6483
Lunch/Dinner/Catering 555539, 536174 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
Grohe 79-B3/B3, East Shwe Gone Dine, Near SSC Womens Center, Bahan Tsp. Tel : 01 401083, 09-73056736.
PEB Steel Buildings 21/5, Thirimingalar Avenue, Kabaaye Pagoda Rd, Yankin Tsp, Yangon. Tel: 653410, 09-7325-7042, 09-5150332, 09-4016-01948. marketing@pebsteel.com. mm www.pebsteel.com.mm
TRAVEL AGENTS
SCHOOLS
SUPERMARKETS
Asia Light 106, Set Yone Rd.tel: 294074, 294083. Capital Hyper Mart 14(E), Min Nandar Road, Dawbon Tsp. Ph: 553136. City Mart (Aung San Branch) tel: 253022, 294765. (9:00 am to 9:00 pm) City Mart (47th St Branch) tel: 200026, 298746. (9:00 am to 9:00 pm) City Mart (Junction 8 Branch) tel: 650778. (9:00 am to 9:00 pm) City Mart (FMI City Branch) tel: 682323. City Mart (Yankin Center Branch) tel: 400284. (9:00 am to 9:00 pm) City Mart (Myaynigone Branch) tel: 510697. (9:00 am to 10:00 pm) City Mart (Zawana Branch) tel:564532. (9:00 am to 9:00 pm) City Mart (Shwe Mya Yar Branch) tel: 294063. (9:00 am to 9:00 pm) City Mart (Chinatown Point Branch) tel: 215560~63. (9:00 am to 10:00 pm) City Mart (Junction Maw Tin Branch) tel: 218159. (9:00 am to 9:00 pm) City Mart (Marketplace) tel: 523840~43. (9:00 am to 10:00 pm) City Mart (78th Brahch-Mandalay) tel: 02-71467~9. (9:00 am to 10:00 pm) IKON Mart IKON Trading Co., Ltd. No.332, Pyay Rd, San Chaung P.O (11111), Yangon, Myanmar. Tel: 95-1-535783, 527705, 501429. Fax: 95-1-527705. Email: salesikon@myanmar.com.mm Junction Mawtin Bogyoke Aung San Rd, Cor of Wadan St. Lanmadaw.
Asian Trails Tour Ltd 73 Pyay Rd, Dagon tsp. tel: 211212, 223262. fax: 211670. email: res@ asiantrails.com.mm
OFFICE FURNITURE
REAL ESTATE
Monday to Saturday (9am to 6pm) No. 797, MAC Tower II, Rm -4, Ground Flr, Bogyoke Aung San Rd, Lamadaw Tsp, Yangon. Tel: (951) 212944 Ext: 303 sales.centuremyanmar@ gmail.com www.centure.in.th
No.430(A), Corner of Dhamazedi Rd & Golden Valley Rd, Building(2) Market Place (City Mart), Bahan Tsp, Yangon. Tel : 01-523840(Ext-309), 09-73208079. Black Canyon Coffee & International Thai Cuisine 330, Ahlone Rd, Dagon Tsp. Tel: 0980 21691, 395052.
Horizon Intl School 25, Po Sein Road, Bahan Tsp, tel : 541085, 551795, 551796, 450396~7. fax : 543926, email : contact@horizonmyanmar. com, www.horizon.com ILBC 180, Thunandar 9th Lane, Thumingalar Housing, Thingungyung.tel: 562401.
Car Rental with English Speaking Driver. (Safety and Professional Services). Tel : +95 9 2050107 robinsawnaing@gmail.com
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Real Estate Agency Our Services - Office, House & Land (For Rent) (Agent Fees Free) Tel: 09-501-8250, 09-732-02480.
WATER TREATMENT
REMOVALISTS
Bld-A2, Gr-Fl, Shwe Gabar Housing, Mindama Rd, Mayangone Tsp, Yangon. email: eko-nr@ myanmar.com.mm Ph: 652391, 09-73108896
Relocation Specialist Rm 504, M.M.G Tower, #44/56, Kannar Rd, Botahtaung Tsp. Tel: 250290, 252313. Mail : info@asiantigersmyanmar.com
Heaven Pizza 38/40, Bo Yar Nyunt St. Yaw Min Gyi Quarter, Dagon Township. Tel: 09-855-1383
ILBC IGCSE SCHOOL No.(34), Laydauntkan Road, Tamwe Tsp, Yangon. Tel: 542982, 545720, 549106,545736,400156 Fax: 541040 Email: info@ilbc.net.mm www.ilbcedu.com International School Yangon 20, Shwe Taung Kyar St, Bahan Tsp. Tel: 512793.
Commercial scale water treatment (Since 1997) Tel: 01-218437~38. H/P: 09-5161431, 09-43126571. 39-B, Thazin Lane, Ahlone.
WATER HEATERS
No.(1), Inya Road, Kamayut Tsp. Tel: 01-527506 email: inyaone@gmail.com www.inya1.com Legendary Myanmar Intl Shipping & Logistics Co., Ltd. No-9, Rm (A-4), 3rd Flr, Kyaung St, Myaynigone, Sanchaung Tsp, Yangon. Tel: 516827, 523653, 516795. Mobile. 09-512-3049. Email: legandarymyr@ mptmail.net .mm www.LMSL-shipping.com
The Ritz Exclusive Lounge Chatrium Hotel Royal Lake Yangon 40, Natmauk Road, Tamwe Tsp, Ground Floor, Tel: 544500 Ext 6243, 6244
Bld-A2, Gr-Fl, Shwe Gabar Housing, Mindama Rd, Mayangone Tsp, Yangon. email: eko-nr@ myanmar.com.mm Ph: 652391, 09-73108896
Admissions Office: Than Lwin Campus: 44, Than Lwin Road, Bahan Tsp, Yangon. Tel: 951535433, 959-8503073. Email: rviacademygn@ rvcentre.com.sg Website: www.rvcentre. com.sg
The Global leader in Water Heaters A/1, Aung San Stadium East Wing, Upper Pansodan Road. Tel: 251033, 09-730-25281.
Water Heater
PAINT
Worlds No.1 Paints & Coatings Company
The Emporia Restaurant Chatrium Hotel Royal Lake Yangon 40, Natmauk Road, Tamwe Tsp. Lobby Level, Tel: 544500 Ext 6294 Kohaku Japanese Restaurant Chatrium Hotel Royal Lake Yangon 40, Natmauk Road, Tamwe Tsp, Lobby Level, Tel: 544500 Ext 6231 Traders Gourmet Corner Level 1, Traders Hotel, #223 Sule Pagoda Road, Kyauktada Tsp. Tel : 242828 ext : 6503 Traders Gallery Bar Level 2, Traders Hotel, #223 Sule Pagoda Road. tel: 242 828. ext: 6433 Traders Lobby Lounge Level 1, Traders Hotel, #223 Sule Pagoda Road. tel: 242 828. ext: 6456 Western Park Thakhin Mya Park, Ahlone. Tel: 225143
WEB SERVICES
Sole Distributor For the Union of Myanmar Since 1995 Myanmar Golden Rock International Co.,Ltd. Level 6, FJV Commercial Center, Botahtaung Tsp Yangon. Ph-202092-96, Fax: 202079
Crown Worldwide Movers Ltd 790, Rm 702, 7th Flr Danathiha Centre, Bogyoke Aung San Rd, Lanmadaw. Tel: 223288, 210 670, 227650. ext: 702. Fax: 229212. email: crown worldwide@mptmail.net.mm
World famous Kobe Beef Near Thuka Kabar Hospital on Pyay Rd, Marlar st, Hlaing Tsp. Tel: +95-1-535072
Yangon International School Fully Accredited K-12 International Curriculum with ESL support No.117,Thumingalar Housing, Thingangyun Township, Yangon. Tel: 578171, 573149 www.yismyanmar.net Yangon International School New Early Childhood Center Pan Hlaing Golf Estate Housing & U Tun Nyo Street, Hlaing Thar Yar Township, Yangon. Tel: 687701, 687702
World-class Web Services Tailor-made design, Professional research & writing for Brochure/ Catalogue/e-Commerce website, Customised business web apps, online advertisement and anything online. Talk to us: (951) 430-897, 553-918 www.medialane.com.au 58B Myanma Gon Yaung Housing. Than Thu Mar Road, Tamwe, Yangon.
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. works out at the Mayweather Boxing Club on April 17 in Las Vegas, Nevada. said he would wait and see how he fared in the ring over the span. I only have 30 months left, Mayweather said. After this fight Ive got five more fights. Thats all I have got to do, finish putting those stamps on my legacy. I just want to stay active, go out there and keep the fans happy. I dont know yet (if I will retire). I dont know. By 30 months, Ill be pretty close to 40. It might be time to get out of the sport. We have to see how these next six fights play out. I want to stay active. The busier I am the better it is for me. Mayweather termed Guerrero flatfooted and called him more like a grappler, a wrestler, than a boxer. Everybody always says what they are going to do to me. Hes a solid opponent. He talks a good game. Now we have to see if he can fight as well as he talks. Mayweather said he was ready for any punishment Guerrero might bring, but ready to adjust his style to cope, saying, You cant go to a gunfight and basically not think youre going to get shot. We have to see how the fight goes. Mayweather will be trained by his father, Floyd Snr, rather than his uncle Roger because his uncle is ill. Mayweather has a strained relationship with his father. My thing is to try to leave all the negative things behind, Floyd Jnr said. As far as arguments we had in the past, thats in the past. We leave it in the past and focus on the future. AFP
achieved the landmark against Bangladesh in Dhaka in March 2012. Tendulkar, who decided not to play Twenty20 internationals after just one match in 2006, announced his retirement from one-day cricket last December in a bid to prolong his glittering Test career. But his form in the five-day format has also dipped by his own stellar standards. He has scored just 1,145 runs in 21 Tests at an average of 31.80 since being part of Indias World Cup-winning team two years ago. And Tendulkar has not added to his tally of 51 Test centuries since making 146 against South Africa in Cape Town in January 2011. But despite his struggles with the bat, the veteran is refusing to follow fellow modern greats such as
compatriot Rahul Dravid and Australias Ricky Ponting into retirement. Sunil Gavaskar, the first man to reach the 10,000run milestone in Tests, suggested last year that Tendulkars reflexes were on the slide. Former Australian captain Steve Waugh also feels he is past his best. He is not playing up to his standards, Waugh said last week. But he himself has to decide [on retirement]. When India succumbed to a Test series defeat against England at home in December, former skipper Sourav Ganguly backed calls for Tendulkar to quit. He is getting a long rope because of what he has achieved, Ganguly was quoted as saying by Londons Daily Telegraph newspaper. And I think if I were Tendulkar, I would go [retire].
TIMESSPORT
A player walks across an empty court at the Thein Byu Tennis Center on April 24 in Yangon. Davis Cup matches were scheduled to start at the venue on April 22. Pic: Aung Htay Hlaing