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New homes near Shwedagon

A YANGON development company has redesigned a building project on Manawhari Street to avoid obscuring views of the city’s landmark Shwedagon Pagoda, said a director at the company. Opal International Co., Ltd has changed the plans of the Manawhari Development Project to reduce the height of the buildings from 12 to eight storeys. The revised project also calls for the construction of five buildings rather than two, as originally planned.

Account transfers to be reinstated

THE Myanmar Foreign Trade Bank, and the Myanmar Investment and Commercial Bank will soon resume account transfer services in accordance with instructions issued last week by the Trade Council, said a business leader in Yangon.

Myanmar signs $290m export deal with Yunnan

MYANMAR traders signed sales contracts worth a total of US$290 million with Chinese entrepreneurs during the Greater Mekong Subregion Business Forum, which was held on the sidelines of the GMS Summit in Kunming, China, from July 3 to 4.

Bank loans for industrial sector rise by four times

THE semi-government Myanmar Industrial Development Bank in fiscal 2004-2005 granted loans totaling nearly four times the amount of money it had granted in the previous fiscal year, the bank’s chairman, Major General Saw Lwin, said last week.

Car market cooled by rains

THE market for used cars was inactive and prices remained largely unchanged in the first week of July, said market sources at Hanthawaddy, the biggest car-trading zone in Yangon.

Traders invited to Colombo gem fair

ABOUT 40 Myanmar gem traders will take part in Facets 2005: The 15th Sri Lanka International Gem and Jewellery Show, to be held in the capital city, Colombo, from August 31 to September 3.

Miners seek to form industry association

A GROUP of miners and geologists in Myanmar has submitted an application to the government for permission to start a new mining association, said the director of the Myanmar-Tin Tungsten Co. Ltd mining company.

HOUSE OF THE WEEK

Colonial house with a lake view in Mayangone

THE appeal of the Myanmar Times House of the Week lies in both its grand colonial architecture and its spectacular location along the shores of Yangon’s picturesque Inya Lake.

India may reject Dhaka on pipeline

INDIA has indicated that it would reject conditions sought by Bangladesh for allowing a proposed pipeline to carry natural gas across its territory from a gas field off Rakhine State.

ASEAN voices anger over Rice snub

The United States has said Rice will skip the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) and the post-ministerial conference of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations annual meeting in Vientiane.

Ladies to rock Mandalay

FOLLOWING the success of the first all-female rock concert in Yangon last month, the ladies are now set to rock Mandalay.

‘Live jewels’ shine in VCD

On July 5, producer Pee Paw brought together 58 female singers to record the Live Jewels VCD, due out in October. The immense concert - a treat never seen before in Yangon - took place at the Myanmar Convention Centre on July 5.

Japanese stylist shares the latest trends

LOCAL hairstylists took a quick course last week with visiting Japanese hairstylist Hidero Nakagami. “We asked him to train the staff at our Shiseido beauty salon,” said Daw Ei Thandar Khaing, manager of Taw Win Oo Co Ltd, which brought the first Shiseido salon to Myanmar.

Top director revives horror film industry

HORROR films are back on the menu in Myanmar with the upcoming release of two new films by famed director Maung Myo Min.

ART AWARD

Myanmar Contemporary Art Awards 2004 Finalist

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»	The Embassy of Japan Vacancy for the Post of Clerk The Embassy of Japan currently has a vacancy for the post of clerk. Applicants must be under 35 and in good health with at least 5 years’ work experience. ..... to G.P.O Box No. 841 by 29th July 2005.

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