A MASSIVE boulder once towered over the foreshore near Thandwe airport, welcoming travellers as they arrived at the gateway to Myanmar’s popular Ngapali Beach

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

A LAW expected to be enacted late this year will greatly accelerate efforts to protect the nation’s rivers, a senior official with the Ministry of Transport said last week

MYANMAR will join other member countries of the International Maritime Organisation in implementing a range of security measures for ships and ports by the end of next month, an official with the Department of Marine Administration said last week

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

THE Foreign Minister, U Win Aung, has stressed the role of education and training to provide the human resources needed to ensure that Myanmar becomes a modern, developed nation.

A multi-million dollar factory which will extract citronella oil from lemon grass was opened at Hlegu, about 30 miles north of Yangon, on May 12.

A PROJECT to promote fish farming in paddy fields is being expanded because of the positive response it has received from farmers, who have benefited through improved food security and higher incomes.

THE Mandalay City Development Committee early this month adopted a new water supply schedule for city residents.

THE country’s first diploma course in international freight management will be offered by the Myanmar International Freight Forwarders’ Association beginning in June

THE Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry began an eight-day course in international trade at its training centre in Padedan township on May 11.

THE Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry began an eight-day course in international trade at its training centre in Padedan township on May 11.

THE Yangon City Development Committee has launched a four-year plan to improve roads and bridges, a YCDC official said last week.

THE Ministry of Hotels and Tourism is changing the licensing system for tour guides to include a test of foreign language proficiency, a senior official said last week.

MYANMA Posts and Telecommunications has installed 400 new public telephone lines in Yangon during the past 12 months, bringing the total number in the capital to 2400

MYANMAR needs better intellectual property protection, a key factor for promoting foreign investment and technology transfer, as well as for boosting industrial development, legal experts told Myanmar Times.

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

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