A PLAN to develop a national disease surveillance system was the focus of a workshop held jointly by the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organisation at Traders hotel from May 11 to 13

THE National Blood Bank Centre at Yangon General Hospital has issued a call for donations to help overcome a shortage of supplies.
“We need more blood from volunteer donors,” said Dr Thida Aung, a pathologist at the blood bank (Volume 11 , No.215)

SALES of fuel-powered water pumps have increased by about 30 per cent in the past month in Yangon, water pump distributors said last week

CONSTRUCTION of a 12-storey colonial style residential building will begin in Upper Pansodan Street in September, says the project developer, Opal International Garment Manufacturing & Construction Company.

WITH a view of Shwedagon Pagoda shining in the early morning sun, hundreds of guests gathered at the Yadana People’s Park field to partake in Myanmar’s sixth annual Mohingar Food Show and Competition on May 8

I had been living in Myanmar for about six weeks and had constantly been asked, “Are you settled yet?” Sometimes I answered yes, sometimes no. But the truth was that

THE government has rejected a claim by the United States that the tighter economic sanctions it imposed on Myanmar last year had promoted change.

OFFICIALS have welcomed a new law enacted late last month which paves the way for Myanmar to cooperate with foreign nations in criminal investigations

‘My style is not always fixed’
I HAVE been interested in jewellery since I was young. I think it plays an important

‘Only diamonds when I got married’
I WAS not very interested in jewellery until I was over the age of 20. But now as a woman, I love

FOR the inhabitants of Mogok, the htar pwe, or gem market, has a marked influence on day-to-day living