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REPRESENTATIVES from the Singapore business community last
week visited Myanmar, Vietnam and Cambodia to explore ways
to improve transport links between the three countries’
garment industries and key international markets.
The August 12-19 tour came in anticipation of the lifting
on January 1, 2005, of a World Trade Organisation quota
system that regulates garment exports, which is expected
to cause upheaval in the global textile industry.
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PTTEP International Limited, a Thai state energy company,
signed a Production Share Contract with The Ministry of
Energy on August 7 to explore two new offshore oil and natural
gas blocks.
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A Nepalese business delegation will visit Myanmar for the
first time in seven years this month, with the aim of smoothing
the way for direct bilateral trade, a spokesman for the
Nepalese Embassy told Myanmar Times last week.
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High-rise construction had experienced a cement
shortage prior to the government’s announcement
on May 10 that cement imports would be permitted,
but although there was more cement on the market
and demand had decreased with the beginning of Buddhist
Lent, prices remained unchanged.
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Advertising a property for rent or sale is one of
the time-honoured ways of reaching potential buyers.
The Myanmar Times polled several of the country’s
biggest property developers to find out what they
feel about the power of advertising.
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A copy of the film – Pay sat thu toe ei hnit
lone thar (the hearts of the givers) – was taken
back to China to consider for entry in the festival
by a delegation from the Chinese Film Association
headed by the organisation’s secretary-general,
Mrs Lieu Xiuwen, following their visit to Myanmar
in May.
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 The
activities include competitions during August and
September for essays, articles, photos, works of art
and posters with a theme devoted to rice. The winners
of the competitions will receive awards on October
16, World Food Day.
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THE Ministry of Transport will upgrade its Institute
of Marine Technology in Yangon next January to offer
diplomas and bachelor degrees.The Myanmar Mercantile
Marine Degree College will offer a four-year bachelor
degree, a one-year advanced diploma and a two-year
diploma courses, said U Win Thein, the principal of
the IMT.
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MYANMAR needs to be prepared to minimise any negative
pricing effects involving pharmaceuticals when it
implements international agreements on trade related
intellectual property rights (TRIPS), a workshop in
Yangon has been told.
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even used to scold some of my friends for keeping
large amounts of cash with them, and I never brought
a lot of money with me unless I needed to go shopping.But
recently I realised that a half empty purse had its
pros and cons.
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YANGON’S youth are spending increasing amounts
of time at the hairdresser as new styles and trends
are hitting the streets, hairdressers and trend setters
told the Myanmar Times.
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Myanmar Contemporary
Art Awards 2004
Finalist
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I HAVE worked with
expatriates for more than seven years, at three different
jobs. I worked at a garment factory and a souvenir shop
before joining South Korea’s international aid
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About 200 people. Trade between Myanmar and Indonesia
is still small. Our businessmen hesitate to come here
because the economic policies are still not clear. |
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UNICEF is seeking to recruit dynamic, motivated and
committed professionals to assist in reducing the
transmission and impact of HIV/AIDS among children,
women, communities and mitigating the impact of HIV
among infected and affected families, under the HIV/AIDS
Prevention and Care Project.
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How some of Yangon's famous people
are keeping themselves fresh and fragrant all day.
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AS a woman, I like using perfumes with
a flower fragrance, especially rose and jasmine. I didn’t
start wearing perfume until I was at university, when
I started getting it as gifts from
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I was a tomboy when I was a teenager,
so I did not use perfume until I was in tenth grade
as I thought it made me girly
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I often buy cologne in Bangkok because
a wide range is available there. I always buy a new
bottle before I finish an old one.
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