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Volume 15, No.283

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New aquamarine deposit found

NEW aquamarine deposits were discovered in Mandalay Division in upper Myanmar last month, a Yangon-based gemmologist and crystal dealer told Myanmar Times last week.

Cross border protocols to be finalised in Laos

THE protocols of the Greater Mekong Sub-Region Cross Border Transportation Agreement (CBTA) are expected to be finalised at a negotiation meeting to be held in Laos in the first week of November.

Seafarer association seeks jobs for Myanmar seamen

THE Myanmar Overseas Seafarers’ Association (MOSA) plans to sign a collective agreement later this year with the Taipei, Taiwan-based National Chinese Seamen’s Union (NCSU), which is expected to result in overseas employment for thousands of Myanmar seamen, the association’s joint secretary said last week.

$125.85m contracts signed

THE Ministry of Electric Power signed two contracts worth a total of US$125.85 million with Chinese companies last week in Yangon, the state-run Myanma Alin newspaper reported.

Hotel to provide taste of country living

A PRIVATE company began work on an international-standard hotel project early last month in Pyin Oo Lwin, a picturesque hill station town that serves as a gateway to northern Shan State, said a spokesperson at the developing company.

Price of peanut oil begins to fall after three months of increase

THE price of peanut oil fell last week following a three-month period of increase, said market sources at Yangon’s Bayintnaung Complex, the biggest commodity wholesale market in Myanmar.

Plastic group wants to improve industry

AMONG the goals of the newly formed Myanmar Plastic Industries Association will be to seek easier and more convenient ways to import raw materials for member plastic manufacturers, said a spokesperson from the organisation.

HOUSE OF THE WEEK

Opulent house on a quiet lane

THE sheer magnitude of the four white columns and the portico fronting the Myanmar Times House of the Week indicates that it is a property suitable for those whose lifestyles require grand spaces and opulent surroundings.

Journalists, writers move on creating copyright awareness

SCHOLARS and media industry representatives gathered with international counterparts at a workshop in Yangon last week to discuss a handbook on copyright for use by writers, journalists and publishers.

With talks deadlocked B’desh plays itself out of gas pipeline

TALKS in Dhaka last week between Bangladesh and India failed to resolve their differences over a proposed multi-million dollar trilateral pipeline to carry natural gas from Myanmar’s A1 block off Rakhine State.

Myanmar children triumph in Japan art competition

EIGHT Myanmar children won prizes at the recent 13th Kanagawa Biennial World Children’s Art Exhibition held at the Kanagawa Plaza for Global Citizenship, in Yokohama, Japan.

Artist awarded New York grant

MYANMAR artist Aye Ko has been awarded a grant to undertake a three-month creative residency in New York by the Asian Cultural Council (ACC).

Pint-sized singer with big dreams

AUNG Thiha is an unusual 11-year-old. Instead of running off to play with his friends after he finishes his homework, he sits and plays his guitar or practices singing famous rock songs.

ART AWARD

Myanmar Contemporary Art Awards 2004 Finalist

»	YOUR OPINION

I WATCH satellite television every day. I mainly watch news broadcasts, MTV, movies and the Discovery channel. The programs I like most are news broadcasts and those on the Discovery channel.

»	THINKING ALOUD

	I graduated from Tribhuvan University in Kathmandu in 1970 with a major in political science and received a Master’s degree in 1983 in political science from the same university.

JOB |Domestic|

	The United Nations Office On Drugs and Crime is looking for a suitable qualified person for the following position: Senior Administrative Officer (1) Post The duty station for the above position is in Mong Pawk, Wa Special Region No.2, Shan State, Myanmar. .........

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