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THE National Convention to draft a new constitution was
an “historic milestone,” Secretary-1 of the
State Peace and Development Council, Lieutenant-General
Thein Sein, said at the opening last week of its third session
since the government unveiled its road map for a transition
to democracy in August 2003.
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| THE Prime Minister, General
Soe Win, is leading Myanmar’s delegation to the 11th
annual ASEAN summit and the historic inaugural East Asia summit
in Kuala Lumpur this week, the government announced on December
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| MYANMAR and Thailand are
likely to begin contract farming of some crops early next
year under an agricultural cooperation program, ...... |
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| A SENIOR medical officer
has urged all doctors to participate in preparations and surveillance
against a possible outbreak of bird flu and to provide information
about the disease to the public. |
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TRADITIONAL cultural values have an important role in helping
to combat HIV-AIDS, the Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Mya
Oo, told a ceremony on December 1 to mark World AIDS Day.
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MEMORIAL service to honour soldiers who died in Myanmar
during World War Two was held in the grounds of the Thiripyitsaya
Sakura Hotel at Bagan on November 24.
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THE government has dismissed allegations made against
it in a letter sent by a senior American diplomat
to the United Nations Security Council last month
calling for it to take action against Myanmar.
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SENIOR officials at the Health Ministry have
called on the Myanmar Motion Picture Association
to help raise awareness about the four cleans
(clean hands, clean food, clean water and
clean toilets) campaign to promote better
standards of hygiene.
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TALKS have begun to consider the introduction
of a national earthquake warning system, said
a director of the Suntac Technologies company,
U Maung Maung Khin.
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Myanmar
Contemporary Art Awards 2004 Finalist |
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I STARTED learning about
HIV when I was at high school. HIV is the human immunodeficiency
virus that causes AIDS, a disease that results in the
body’s immune system breaking down and being unable
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I graduated from the
Yangon Institute of Economics in 1968 with a Master
of Commerce degree. I was a lecturer at the institute
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MYANMA
Gems Enterprise (MGE) started taking bids on November
21 from mining companies seeking permits to explore
for jade in Kachin State in northernmost Myanmar.
SEDONA
Hotel was the place to see and be seen on the evening
of December 2, as the cream of Yangon’s celebrity
crop gathered in their colourful outfits and glittering
jewellery.
TWO
bright young stars in Myanmar’s fashion design
world were invited to show their work at the Kuala
Lumpur-Asia Fashion Week in late November.
ALTHOUGH
some local beauty experts predict that hairstyle trends
could change soon, stylish Yangon girls still prefer
straight hair to perms.
