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Birth control
pulled from
shelves on
police orders
SHWE YEE SAW MYINT
TOE WAI AUNG
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A POLICE force special project to
reduce sexual crime during Thingyan
has resulted in registered contraceptive pills and even condoms being
pulled from shelves, in a move health
professionals say is highly misguided.
Pharmacists have described it as the
strongest crackdown on such products
in at least a decade, but said trade was
continuing unabated only out of sight
of the authorities, and at inflated prices.
Yangon police announced on March
30 that they would arrest owners of
pharmacies or other shops found to be
selling emergency contraceptives, birth
control pills or medicines for erectile
dysfunction.
Officers have been forcing pharmacy owners to sign pledges not to sell the
medicines before and during the festival, including products registered with
the Food and Drug Administration. In
some areas of Yangon, pharmacies have
even reported that police have told
them to stop selling condoms.
Many have responded by pulling
contraceptive products from their
shelves, or even closing completely.
Police Lieutenant Thi Thi Myint
said the campaign had been preceded
by educative talks.
On March 23 we started arresting
shop owners who are selling the drug
we have prohibited, she said.
Dala township Police Lieutenant
Colonel said he had been ordered to
round up all of those selling erectile
dysfunction medicine, whether on the
street or in a shop.
CONTINUED ON NEWS 3
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News 3
A pharmacy owner holds birth control pills yesterday that police have ordered
him to take from the shelves in the lead-up to Thingyan. Photo: Thiri Lu
THE country needs good agreements to come out of talks starting today between the government
and opposition, Daw Aung San Suu
Kyi said yesterday, as she reiterated
her refusal to commit her National
League for Democracy to taking
part in parliamentary elections in
November.
It is important to proceed to
hold political talks. Moreover, it is
essential to get agreements good for
the country, she told a news conference in Nay Pyi Taw.
Asked about the 48-party talks
convened by President U Thein Sein
on April 8 ahead of the six-way talks
scheduled for today, she replied, Its
difficult to say what happened in the
talks. We took time there by having
tea.
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi earlier
told reporters that there had not
been enough time for discussion
as so many people were attending.
However she said she felt positive
about the talks starting today.
The meeting, the first of its
kind, will bring together the president, the NLD leader, both speakers of parliament, the head of the
military and an ethnic minority
representative.
Participants in the 48-party talks
said they expected amendments to
the 2008 constitution, written by the
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi (left) arrives for a session of the lower house of
parliament in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday. Photo: AFP
of the elections was raised last December and repeated last week in a
media interview. The NLD says that
for elections to be free and fair the
constitution should be first amended so that the military is no longer
guaranteed one quarter of seats in
parliament. The constitution also
bars Daw Aung Suu Kyi from being
elected president by parliament because she has children with foreign
citizenship.
Asked about possible victory in
the elections, she said, The main
energy of the NLD is people. We depend on the people.
U Ye Htut, presidential spokesperson, said on April 8 that changing the constitution would be one
topic among many at the six-way
talks. Discussions would also cover
holding free and fair elections and
issues of political stability before
and after the elections. The president has also set the peace process
as a focus for the talks.
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi had originally proposed four-way talks but
she said she backed the parliamentary proposal to hold six-way talks.
I have nothing to object to it. It is
good that the president accepts the
Hluttaws proposal and holds the
meeting, she said.
She said she had no objections
to the party affiliation of the head
of the Union Election Commission
but stressed that it was important
he carry out the task correctly. She
called on the media to keep watch.
U Tin Aye, the chair, is a former lieutenant general and former member
of parliament for the presidents ruling USDP.
NLD tightens
discipline
over joining
protests
THE opposition National League for
Democracy (NLD) has instructed its
members to seek approval if they intend to take part in protests in the
name of the party.
U Nyan Win, party spokesperson,
said the NLD was not limiting members individual rights to participate
in political activities. We just want to
say that approval must be taken if the
protests and political activities will be
joined by members using the partys
name, he said of the decision taken by
the NLDs central executive committee.
If approval is not given, it is against
party rules, he added.
A committee statement said the
clarification was made after members
had requested a formal response to
their concerns. It also said that members must not use properties and assets of the party for the benefit of other
organisations. The NLD said it had observed that some of its members were
involved in political activities without
requesting party permission.
An NLD source, who asked not to
be identified, said some NLD members
were facing criminal charges for joining
student protests in Letpadan last month
that were ended by a police crackdown
and mass arrests on March 10.
On February 9, the NLD expelled U
Thein Lwin from a senior position for
supporting student demonstrations
for education reform and attending
discussions with the government and
education ministry as a representative
of the National Network for Education
Reform.
U Nyan Win said members could
participate freely in political activities
if they did not use the partys name.
Lun Min Mang
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Parliament
opens up
monogamy
bill to debate
A worker scours the hillsides of Hpakant for jade. Photo: Kaung Htet
ANALYSIS
China had actively entered the
peace process in 2013, hosting peace
talks in Ruili between the KIA and the
Myanmar government in the hope of
ending a renewed conflict which had
taken a heavy toll on Chinese investments in northern Myanmar.
But further south of Kachin State
along their 2011-kilometre (1250-mile)
shared border, Myanmar and in
particular the Tatmadaw harbours
strong suspicions of Chinas intentions. In northern Shan State in early
February ethnic Chinese rebels with
close ties to Chinas Yunnan province
launched an offensive to regain control
of the self-administered Kokang region
that they lost to the Tatmadaw in 2009.
The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army is led by Phone
Kya-shin, also known by his Chinese
name Peng Jiasheng, who is accused
by Myanmar and the US of being a
drug lord. Details are sketchy of the
events behind his ousting six years
ago, but some observers say it appears
that China, or at least elements in
Yunnan, accepted the outcome of the
power struggle and froze his assets,
apparently until a year or so ago when
the octogenarian commander started
rearming and recruiting fighters in
China in preparation for his attempted
comeback.
Tens of thousands of mainly ethnic
Chinese residents of Kokang have fled
the fighting, mostly to China, while the
Tatmadaw tally of soldiers killed was
approaching 100 until a virtual news
blackout was imposed over two weeks
ago.
Continued fighting has demonstrated that the Tatmadaw has no intention
of heeding Chinas calls for a negotiated ceasefire with the Kokang fighters
I suspect that at
this point, Beijing
would be happy
with whatever
arrangement
restores stability
along the border.
Gregory Poling
Center for Strategic and
International Studies
News 5
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Commission
to report
findings
on ferry
sinking
MRATT KYAW THU
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A COMMISSION formed by Rakhine
State Hluttaw MPs to examine the sinking of the Aung Takon 3 ferry near Myebon last month is expected to submit
its findings today, members said. The
report, which was originally due on
April 7 but was pushed back three days,
is expected to contradict the findings of
a state government investigation.
The hluttaw set up the commission
on March 24 because MPs said they
did not trust the results of the government investigation into the disaster.
The state-owned vessel sank in
calm seas on March 13. The vessel was
overloaded with both cargo and passengers, many of whom were not listed on the manifest, and the real death
toll is thought to be much higher than
the 69 bodies recovered by the time
the search was called off.
All MPs were instructed to gather
information from their constituencies
on the sinking by April 7. They then
gathered in Sittwe on April 8 and 9 to
collate their findings.
We have found things that the
government omitted from their report
and were putting those detailed facts
on our reports, said MP U Aung Win,
who represents Myebon for the Rakhine National Party.
He said the government had not disclosed that the vessel was carrying almost 30 heavy steel sheets and 80 bags
of lime. The government has blamed
members of the crew, whom it said
were drunk when the ferry went down.
I think that our report can find
some answers to how and why the
ferry sank, said U Aung Mya Kyaw, a
representative for Sittwe from the Rakhine National Party.
We have enough evidence about
what happened.
council.
The government says the council
will only be used to set sector-wide
policies and will have no control over
the operations of the universities, including how budgets are spent.
The issue of autonomy is central
to student-led protests against the
Pilgrimage
numbers rise
THE number of locals on domestic pilgrimage tours during the 2014-15 season is expected to reach 4.8 million, a
huge increase over the previous year
but just short of the 5 million predicted
by the Domestic Pilgrimage and Tour
Operator Association.
The pilgrimage tour season lasts
from the beginning of August to the end
of the Buddhist year in mid-April. The
figure for 2013-14 was 3.5 million.
U Myo Oo, an adviser to the association, said this seasons numbers have
been negatively impacted by the political situation in Myanmar.
Civil conflicts and student protests
have made people afraid to visit certain
places, like the Laukkai region [in eastern Shan State]. People are mostly going to peaceful places, he said.
But he added that Myanmar people
are getting a taste for travel, so the number of pilgrim trips is increasing yearly.
Locals know to take trips and how to
do it economically, he said. But across
the country, there is a problem with the
demand for hotel rooms outstripping
supply as the industry expands.
U Myo Oo said a favourite destination for pilgrim tours during Thingyan
is the Shin Ko Shin Pagoda itinerary in
Dawei, Tanintharyi Region.
But Daw Khaung Khaung, the manager of Tango Travel and Tours, said
most people avoid pilgrimage tours
during water festival in favour of the
beach. Ei Ei Thu
6 News
After delays,
police order
GPS on buses
AYE
NYEIN
WIN
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Construction selected B Smart Telematics to install GPS products on buses operating between Yangon and Mandalay,
after conducting a tender in which six
companies submitted proposals.
But last December, in the face of
protests from bus company owners
who said the new system would do little to improve safety, the government
backed down on immediate installation but embarked on a pilot scheme.
Last week, deputy chief engineer
of the highway maintenance group U
Kyaw Naing said the pilot had been a
success. Buses and trucks must install
the system by May 1 or we will not allow them on the highway, he said.
Owners are still not convinced this
will improve safety, and also complain
of the cost.
We dont want to install telematics. Nobody can tell us how many accidents this will prevent, or what good
it would do ... The only beneficiary of
this scheme is the company concerned,
said a spokesperson for JJ Express.
The service is said to cost K20,000
per vehicle a month, with one year payable in advance.
B Smart Telematics director Ko
Aung Nyi Nyi Maw said yesterday the
company had so far installed the system in 50 trucks. No buses have applied yet but they will have to soon.
News 7
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MAUNG
ZAW
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I hope that if I
can win then more
female candidates
will take part in the
future.
Daw Khin Lay Myint
MCDC election candidate
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8 News
BILL
OTOOLE
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Flags mark out the proposed site for the airport near Surbung village in Falam township. Photo: Griffin Hotchkiss
GOVT SCHOLARSHIP
The organisers just told us to produce the confirmation letter from the
college that admitted me and not to
worry about the funding. But no time
limit was stated. You cant just apply
to a school without preparation, said
Ma May Eain Hmwe, who is currently
taking IELTS courses, with an eye to
applying in either Australia or the US.
Returning student are required to
come back and work for the government for twice as long as they spent
studying, or to replay three times the
sum of their scholarship.
Working for the government for
eight years sounds harsh. I like to think
of it as working for my country, said
Ma Pyae Thandar Soe.
Ma May Eain Hmwe also considers this a long-term investment for the
good of the country. Im planning to
study engineering, which would take
at least four years to finish at undergraduate level. That means eight years
working for the government. But thats
a secondary concern for me. Im just
very happy to have got the opportunity
to study abroad, she said.
News 9
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Views
Population control measures are clearly targeted at Muslims, particularly the Rohingya of Rakhine State
A woman watches a boy run through a Rohingya IDP camp in Sittwe. Photo: Yu Yu
access to family planning support. Improving womens education opportunities and economic status will enable
them to make informed choices.
Legal interference should be unnecessary. Experience across the world
has shown that higher education and
incomes has led to smaller families
through choice, not coercion.
But without such support, any
law attempting to control reproduction is going to be ineffective, unless
direct means forced contraception or
even sterilisation and abortion are
brought into play.
Its easy to dismiss the likelihood of
these measures. But it was also easy to
dismiss the idea that such a law could
come into force in the first place. Such
violations have happened elsewhere,
including in neighbouring India and in
China, where the one-child policy has
encouraged female infanticide.
It would be disingenuous not to
acknowledge that this law, along
with the three others in the race and
religion package, is aimed particularly
at one group of people: Muslims, and
in particular those who describe themselves as Rohingya.
Perhaps one reason fewer people
have objected to it as might otherwise
is because it plays into widespread
fears about a perceived increase in the
Muslim population in Myanmar.
But the law presumably to avoid
too much international condemnation does not identify any specific
target. Instead it uses vague and general terms, which means that if the
circumstances were to arise it could be
applied to anyone.
In supporting it, advocates have
effectively signed away their own
reproductive rights to try and control
those of a group they feel threatened
by. That is: they have given up control
over their own body, in order to allow
the authorities to exert control over
someone elses. That is an extremely
dangerous path to go down.
EDITORIAL
Rise above
personal
interest
THE March 8 meeting attended
by four dozen political leaders in
Nay Pyi Taw has prepared the way
for a long awaited six-party meeting today. President U Thein Sein,
the two speakers of parliament,
Commander-in-Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, National
League for Democracy leader
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and an
ethnic leader, U Aye Maung, will
hold talks.
Momentum has been building
for a meeting along these lines,
with a limited number of participants. For a while, it seemed they
might not happen. Now the meeting is on, the question remains:
What will they discuss, and what
is the possible outcome?
The constitutional amendment, peace process and upcoming general election will definitely
be on the agenda. There is speculation that discussions will focus
on the current and future roles of
vital institutions the legislature,
the executive, the judiciary, the
military and political parties in
regard to the constitution, and
how this could change with possible amendments.
No one seems to have particularly high expectations for a breakthrough, for any major decision.
Political analysts do not envisage
any immediate tangible results.
Only the sincere political will of
Myanmars leaders and their prudent vision will advance the countrys goals of mutual trust and
national reconciliation and avoid
deepening division. If the motivation is that of the vested interest of
the individuals, it is unlikely anything of benefit to the nation will
come out of the summit.
Business
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PROfIlE
11
Entrepreneur
finding the
right designs
As China
slows, can
Myanmar
benefit?
Curtis s Chin
Jose b Collazo
more on business 12
Some companies
can pay the amount
of gold they owe,
but are watching
the response of the
government.
u aye kyaw
Ministry of Mines
12 Business
As China
slows, can
Myanmar
benefit?
continued from business 10
Granted, relationships are important in every country, but this can
be particularly true in parts of Asia.
As with marriage, trust needs to be
built over time before a commitment is agreed to, and just as in
a marriage, the hard work begins
when the signing ceremony ends.
Second, leverage local talent.
This can include local nationals
who work with locally-based business organisations such as chambers of commerce. They, and other
organisations as well as law, accounting and consulting firms with
local expertise, can help with introductions and provide valuable insight into the nuances of the local
business environment.
Third, recognise you are not
alone. There is strength in numbers.
Businesses that have done well in
nations where corruption is endemic have often partnered in efforts to
change the environment in their favor by together refusing to take part
in illegal business practices.
Fourth, educate your local partners of the consequences to violating anti-graft laws. Local business
partners may well be unaware that
foreign laws, such as the United
States Foreign Corrupt Practices
Act or the United Kingdoms Bribery Act, apply to multinationals
outside their own country. Local
partners may well assume that because you are doing business in
their country you are not required
to abide by the laws back home.
As the Golden
Age of investment
in China driven by
Beijings one-time
focus on unbridled
economic growth
fades, a new one
seems to be rising in
Myanmar.
Jakarta
opINIoN
Alex
JAggArd
alex.jaggard@mekongeconomics.com
An elevated road for cargo container trucks (R) and regular traffic (L) are seen
under construction at Jakartas port district in Tanjung Priok. Photo: AFP
in Jakarta, which oversees the equivalent of $690 million, including the nations top-performing equity fund in
2014. The firm added Alam Sutera to
the top five holdings of its Dana Progresif Nusantara fund in December.
The Jakarta property gauge rose
0.1pc on April 6. Alam Sutera gained
0.8pc while Lippo Cikarang rose
0.4pc.
The average consensus rating on
Indonesian property companies with
at least five analyst recommendations
is 4.32, on a scale where 5 equates to
a unanimous buy rating. That compares with 4.13 in the United States
and 4.1 in China. Shares in the Jakarta property index will probably
climb 14pc over the next 12 months,
according to price targets compiled
by Bloomberg.
The gauge is valued at about 13.9
times estimated earnings. Thats an
11pc discount versus the broader Jakarta Composite Index, compared
with an average premium of 11pc
since Bloomberg began tracking the
data in 2006.
Indonesias new-home prices
probably climbed 5.7pc in the first
quarter from a year earlier, following
a 6.3pc gain in the final quarter of last
year, according to a February survey
by the nations central bank.
Bloomberg
infrastructure-related or otherwise,
must be addressed before SEZs are
built to ensure that the projects are as
successful as possible.
Once these SEZs are operational,
it is crucial for policy makers to study
their effects closely. They must analyse exactly what policies work well
and continue to mold and nurture
these further, whilst also scrutinising
which ones did not work as expected
or were even prohibitive to encouraging business growth. Strong laws and
regulations should promote business growth but also ensure that the
resulting benefits are not entirely appropriated elsewhere. Not only would
this lead to fertile business environments, but also display a willingness
by the government to engage further
with businesses and encourage investment from both foreign and local
companies (or, perhaps most likely,
joint-ventures between the two).
With all this in mind, lets return
to the original question: How can we
boost investment in Myanmar? The
list of recommendations provided
here is by no means exhaustive, but
used correctly SEZs could provide
some of the answers were looking for.
In addition, they should be thought of
as a stepping stone or guide towards
enhancing an enabling economic
environment in the country, with
a flourishing private sector providing the foundations to nationwide
development. Nevertheless, despite
the promise SEZs hold for Myanmar,
many issues exist that may ultimately
constrain their success. For the sake
of SEZs, and consequently for investment in general, it is imperative that
these are resolved.
Alex Jaggard is the country representative
for Mekong Economics in Myanmar.
Mekong Economics is a development
consultancy organisations, specialising
in conducting policy research and project
evaluations across the South East Asia
region for donor organisations including
the World Bank, ADB, bilateral donors
and INGOs. Mr Jaggard has consulted
extensively across Southeast Asia,
covering a range of topics including
banking and finance, energy and
environmental issues, trade policy,
microfinance and impact evaluations.
International Business 13
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SEOUL
Samsung
looks to S6
to reverse
fortunes
SAMSUNG said yesterday it expected its new flagship smartphone
to shatter sales records and pull
the company out of a recent profit
slump that saw it lose ground to
arch-rival Apple and cheaper Chinese makers.
The Galaxy S6 is the sixth edition
of the South Korean electronics giants high-end, signature handset.
Along with its curved-edge variant, the Galaxy S6 Edge, the S6 will
hit stores at home and in some 20
countries, including the United
States, Singapore, India and Australia, today.
Unveiled in March, the two
phones have received rave reviews
fanning hopes of a big comeback for
Samsung after the much-criticised
Galaxy S5 largely flopped last year.
Given the response from the
market and clients ... we expect the
S6 to set a sales record for all Galaxy models, Lee Sang-Chul, the vice
head of Samsungs mobile unit, told
reporters.
Samsung rarely discloses handset sales figures but the Galaxy S4
released in 2013 is known to have
set the firms sales record of 70 million units globally.
The firm suffered a dramatic
slide in profits last year, hit by slowing demand in an increasingly saturated and competitive smartphone
market that it had largely dominated since 2011.
The company struggled to fend
off a double challenge from Apple
in the high-end market and rising
Chinese firms such as Lenovo and
Xiaomi in the fast-growing mid and
low-end markets.
Samsung hopes the S6 will re-establish it as the clear global smartphone market leader over Apple,
which has enjoyed blockbuster sales
of its iPhone 6, launched last September.
Several market trackers had
Apple and Samsung tied in global
smartphone sales in the fourth
quarter of 2014, while at least one
suggested Apple had regained the
throne it lost to Samsung in 2011.
Signs that Samsung was beginning to turn things around were
confirmed on Apirl 8 when it released a better-than-expected profit
estimate for the first quarter.
Its forecast of an operating profit
of 5.9 trillion won (US$5.4 billion)
was down 30.5 percent from a year
ago, but beat average analyst expectations of around 5.5 trillion won,
and was up 11.5pc from the previous
quarter.
The S6 and the Edge powered
by Googles Android operating
platform feature metal and glass
bodies in a break from their plasticbacked predecessors.
The head of the companys mobile unit JK Shin said the complex
production process for the curved
S6 Edge meant it might be difficult
to meet initial demand.
I think there will be some supply shortage for a while although
were trying our best, he said.
Both new handsets allow users to
recharge wirelessly by placing them
on a charging pad. A 10-minute recharge provides an extra four hours
of use.
Users will also be able to make
mobile payments in a service similar to the Apple Pay feature available on iPhone 6.
Samsung said the Samsung Pay
service would be launched first in
South Korea in July. AFP
HYDERABAD
14 International Business
ATHENS
Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras attend a signing ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow. Photo: AFP
MILLION EUROS
459
WASHINGTON
to service its debt without more financial help from the European Union.
And in a move that risks further irritating European neighbours, Mr Tsipras
has made no secret of seeking closer ties
to Russia at a time when Moscow is at
loggerheads with the European Union
over the conflict in Ukraine.
In his meeting with Putin on April
8, warm words were exchanged and a
vague joint action plan on cooperation was agreed upon, with Mr Putin
insisting Athens has not asked for financial aid and that a Russian embargo on Greek produce would remain as
part of a wider ban on EU agricultural
imports.
Mr Tsipras was to meet Russian
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev yesterday for further discussions.
Greece was particularly hard-hit by
the January embargo decision, which
was instituted in retaliation for sanctions imposed by the bloc against Moscow, as more than 40 percent of its
exports to Russia were farm products.
In a sign of potential compromise, a
proposal to set up joint Russian-Greek
companies based in Russia that would
provide a loophole in the ban were
mooted on April 8, by a Greek government source, under which Greek fruits
and vegetables would not be considered as exports.
There is a desire from both sides
to launch a procedure whereby Russiabased joint companies for Greek exporters of agricultural products, said
the source.
Greece and Russia have talked up
the possibility of closer economic ties
between the two Christian Orthodox
nations ahead of the visit set to be
followed by another trip to Moscow for
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IN PICTURES
Photo: AFP
The Phuket
ferry burns near
Noppharat Thara
beach in Krabi
province on April
8. Scores of foreign
tourists endured
a dramatic sea
rescue after a
blaze devoured
a ferry travelling
between two
resort hotspots in
southern Thailand,
police said.
BANGKOK
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BEIJING
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abuse.
It is important to highlight that
many survivors who did come forward previously, still remain in Nauru subject to further abuse, the letter
stated.
Viktoria Vibhakar, who worked
with the charity Save the Children on
Nauru, said those who signed the letter felt morally obliged to do so.
She said one girl had wanted to
take her own life after being sexually
abused, while other small children
were demonstrating disturbing sexualised behaviour.
I believe that all of those children in Nauru need to be removed
from detention and brought to Australia where they can be safe, Ms
Vibhakar told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Since 2013 Australia has sent all
asylum-seekers arriving by boat into
detention on Nauru and Papua New
Guinea, and denied them resettlement in Australia despite an outcry
from rights groups.
AFP
DHAKA
COLOMBO
Nasheed
assembles
legal team
JAILED former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed has
announced a high-profile international legal team, including
prominent rights lawyer Amal
Clooney, to prepare a fresh attempt to secure his release.
Mr Nasheed was imprisoned
for 13 years last month following a
rushed trial which the UN says was
in violation of Maldives own laws
and practices and international
standards.
Mr Nasheeds office said three
celebrity lawyers had agreed to represent him.
It named them as Jared Genser,
who had represented Myanmars
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi; Ben Emmerson, a judge on war crimes in
Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia;
and Amal Clooney, who had defended the former Ukrainian prime
minister Yulia Tymoshenko and is
married to Hollywood star George.
I am very pleased to have such
an extraordinary team agree to
take up my legal defence internationally, Mr Nasheed was quoted
as saying in a statement issued by
his office.
It was not clear how the team
would work to secure his release after a deadline to file a formal appeal
against his conviction and sentence
lapsed late last month.
Mr Nasheed insisted that Maldivian authorities blocked his appeal by not releasing the court transcripts necessary to file it.
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Saudi Arabia is
sending a strong
message to the
Huthis and their
allies that they
cannot overrun
Yemen by force.
Anthony Blinken
US deputy secretary of state
Aid agency Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said April 8 it had managed to bring a boat carrying 2.5
tonnes of medical aid to the main
southern city of Aden, the scene of
heavy fighting between rebels and
pro-government forces.
A second boat belonging to the
International Committee of the Red
Cross carrying medical aid and person-
Yemeni fighters opposing Huthi rebels fire weapons in the southern Yemeni city of Aden on April 8, as clashes continue
to rage in the city between Shiite Huthi rebels and forces loyal to the fugitive Yemeni President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi.
Photo: AFP
April 7 that it was stepping up weapons deliveries and intelligence sharing in support of the effort.
Saudi Arabia is sending a strong
message to the Huthis and their allies
that they cannot overrun Yemen by
force, Blinken told reporters in the
Saudi capital.
In support of that effort we have
expedited weapons deliveries, he said.
A US defence official told AFP that
Washington was sending primarily
precision-guided munitions.
Yemen has been a longstanding
US ally, allowing Washington to carry
out a drone war against al-Qaedas
powerful local branch.
Last week, al-Qaeda seized much
of Hadramawt provincial capital Mukalla in Yemen and on April 7 they attacked one of the last loyalist strongholds in the city.
US Defence Secretary Ashton
Carter acknowledged on April 8 that
al-Qaeda was making gains and the
fighting in Yemen was complicating Washingtons counter-terrorism
efforts but vowed they would go on
regardless.
Obviously its always easier to
conduct CT ops when there is a stable government willing to cooperate,
he said.
That circumstance now obviously doesnt exist in Yemen but that
doesnt mean that we dont continue
GENEVA
BAGHDAD
DEAD
643
On April 7 the WHO had reported that at least 540 people had been
killed and 1700 wounded over the
same nearly three-week span.
A Saudi-led coalition has been
bombing Iran-backed Huthi rebels
IRAQS premier says that the countrys next battle is to retake Anbar province from the Islamic State
jihadist group, his most direct
statement yet on Baghdads target
after Tikrit.
Our next stand and battle will
be here in the land of Anbar to
completely liberate it, Haider alAbadi said from a base in the province west of Baghdad on April 8,
according to his office.
He was visiting Anbar to check
on preparations for the upcoming
military campaign.
Mr Abadi announced last week
that Iraqi forces retook the city of
Tikrit from IS, in Baghdads biggest
victory to date over militants who
overran large parts of the country
last June.
It was unclear if the next
target would be Nineveh, ISs main
stronghold in Iraq and the first
province to fall last year, or Anbar,
a massive desert province stretching from the borders with Syria,
Jordan and Saudi Arabia to the
western approach to Baghdad.
While IS has gained further
ground in Anbar since June, the
governments loss of territory in
the province predates the jihadist
offensive by six months.
Security forces dismantled a
key anti-government protest camp
near provincial capital Ramadi in
late 2013, sparking a crisis that
saw anti-government fighters take
parts of that city and all of Fallu-
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New test
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developed
Supporters of Sudans President Omar al-Bashir (portrait-R) gather for the incumbent presidents campaign rally for the
upcoming presidential elections in El-Fasher, in North Darfur, on April 8. Photo: AFP
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Photo: AFP
Lida Antonova,
79, stands next
to a field near
the village of
Petropavlivka
on April 6. As a
tenuous ceasefire
brings a lull
to Ukraines
yearlong conflict
between proRussian rebels
and Ukrainian
troops, the
lurking danger
of landmines
threatens lives as
well as economic
recovery,
particularly
on once-rich
agricultural
lands.
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PARIS
PANAMA CITY
One- third
of countries
meeting
education
goals: UN
THE UN gave one-third of the worlds
countries a passing grade yesterday for
efforts to provide universal basic education, but said most governments had
failed on a pledge made 15 years ago.
In 2000, 164 countries agreed at the
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organizations (UNESCO) World Education Forum to
ensure basic education for all by 2015.
But in its latest annual report, the UN
body said that only a minority had
passed the test.
Several European countries as well
as Cuba, Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia are
among those who managed to meet
the education goal, said the report.
Pakistan, Yemen and several countries in sub-Saharan Africa were nowhere close to meeting their targets.
Only around half of the 164 countries have succeeded in providing
universal primary education, the
report said. In 15 years, the world
has made significant progress, the
director general of UNESCO, Irina
Bokova, said.
Millions more children are in
school than would have been had
the trends of the 1990s persisted.
But governments need to prioritise the
poorest especially girls, she added.
The worlds poorest children are
four times less likely to go to school
than the richest, the report said.
Around 58 million children are still out
of school globally and 100 million children fail to complete primary education.
Gender parity at the primary and secondary levels has improved but girls
education is often hindered by early
marriages and pregnancies, said the
report.
Millions more
children are in
school than would
have been had the
trends of the 1990s
persisted.
Irina Bokova
Director general of UNESCO
The 2000 Dakar education summit had also hoped to halve the number of illiterate adults. But the rate
of global illiteracy has dropped only
slightly from 18 percent in 2000
to an estimated 14 percent in 2015.
Of the 781 million illiterate adults
worldwide, two-thirds are women,
says UNESCO.
The report comes a month ahead
of UNESCOs World Education Forum
in Incheon, South Korea, which will
set new education targets for 2030.
The UN agency said funding remained the main obstacle to expanding education and that the
international community must find
an additional $22 billion (20 billion
euros) to meet the education-for-all
targets by 2030.
The report recommended that
governments devote 15 to 20 percent of their national budgets to
education, and that donors increase their contributions fourfold.
UNESCO also wants governments to
mandate at least one year of free preprimary education for all children.
AFP
anonymity.
In another sign of warming ties,
the US State Department said Secretary of State John Kerry could
meet with Cuban Foreign Minister
Bruno Rodriguez on the sidelines of
the summit.
But a scene of lingering tensions
among Cuban dissidents and government sympathizers emerged on
April 8 ahead of the summit.
Some 100 Castro regime supporters jeered dissidents as they
arrived at a Latin American civil society forum in a Panama City hotel,
shouting sell outs and imperialists before leaving the event.
Another wild card is Venezuelas
socialist President Nicolas Maduro,
Havanas main ally in the region.
He could overshadow the summit
with grievances over US sanctions
against Caracas officials over an opposition crackdown.
Mr Maduro plans to bring a petition with 10 million signatures
from Venezuelans demanding that
Mr Obama revoke his executive
order declaring Venezuela a US national security threat.
The Obama-Castro meeting will
still punch through as the highlight,
but certainly [Venezuela] will complicate that story and weaken it, Ted
Piccone, a foreign policy advisor during the Bill Clinton presidency, told
AFP.
Mr Maduros petition could become a major polarising issue at the
summit, said Mr Piccone, now an
expert at the Brookings Institution
think tank.
The White House is seeking to
ease tensions, saying it does not really believe that Caracas threatens
US national security, and dispatching a senior official to Caracas.
Top State Department official
Thomas Shannon met on April 8
with Venezuelan Foreign Minister
Delcy Rodriguez, whose office said
that she demanded that Mr Obama
withdraw his executive order.
Separately, the Brazilian government said President Dilma Rousseff
spoke with Mr Maduro, who expressed his willingness to promote
a reduction of tensions with the
United States on the basis of mutual respect of national sovereignty.
Brasilia said Mr Maduro had
spoken with US Vice President Joe
Biden by telephone.
Raul Castro and other Latin
American leaders have defended
Venezuela.
But neither the United States
nor Cuba will let Venezuela insert
itself in this process in any way,
said Frank Mora, a Latin America
expert at Florida International
University and former Pentagon
official.
All eyes will undoubtedly be on
how Mr Obama and Mr Castro interact during the summit.
The last substantive talks between US and Cuban leaders was
also in Panama in 1956, when President Dwight Eisenhower met with
Fulgencio Batista, who was toppled
by Fidel Castro three years later.
For Mr Obama, the gathering
comes on the heels on last weeks
tentative nuclear accord with Iran,
another historic US foe. Some 59
percent of Americans agree with
the restoring of relations with Cuba,
according to a Marist College poll.
For Mr Castro, it marks another
milestone amid slow, tentative economic reforms that he has implemented in Cuba since taking over
for his brother Fidel after an illness
in 2006.
Mr Obama and Mr Castro briefly
shook hands at Nelson Mandelas
memorial service in Johannesburg
in 2013, and they spoke by telephone before their December announcement that they would seek
to restore full diplomatic ties.
White House officials say that
while the two leaders will have a
chance to meet, they may not sit
down for a formal bilateral gettogether. AFP
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Photo: AFP
Uproar in US as police
shooting caught on tape
A MAN who recorded chilling video
of a white police officer gunning
down a black man said on April 8
that the shooting followed a struggle in which the officer had gained
control of the situation.
The now widely distributed video of South Carolina officer Michael
Slager shooting Walter Scott repeatedly in the back was recorded by
23-year-old Feidin Santana.
The video sparked public outcry
and led to a murder charge against
the policeman after it challenged
the officers account of the shooting
that took place in the coastal city of
North Charleston.
The shooting is Americas latest
high-profile police killing of a black
man. A string of such shootings of
unarmed victims, where officers are
rarely charged, have sparked protests around the country with demonstrators alleging racism in the nations police forces.
Before I started recording, they
were down on the floor. I remember
the police [officer] had control of
the situation, Mr Santana said in
an interview with NBC television
about what he witnessed in the moments before filming started.
He had control of Scott. And
Scott was trying just to get away
from the Taser [stun gun].
I knew right away, I had something on my hands, he said about
recording the video.
Mr Slager was arrested and
charged with murder after the video surfaced showing him shooting
eight times at Mr Scott, 50, while
Mr Scott was running away.
He was fired from the police
force on April 8 after being charged
with murder and being booked into
jail.
Mr Slager could face a sentence
of up to life in prison or the death
penalty.
Mayor Keith Summey announced
the sacking at a highly charged
press conference frequently interrupted by residents angered over
the killing.
The mayor said the police department would buy body cameras
for officers to wear to help investigate shootings.
Protesters gathered in front
of City Hall throughout the day
and demonstrated against racial
inequality.
Signs at the rally included slogans such as Stop racist police terror and No justice, no peace.
Some demonstrators said the
quick arrest of the officer helped defuse what could have been a tense
situation.
The deadly shooting occurred
April 4 following a traffic stop for a
broken tail light. After initial police
reports claimed Mr Scott had taken
Mr Slagers stun gun, Mr Santanas
video was released to The New York
Times and published April 7.
The video shows wires from the
stun gun extending from Mr Scotts
body, implying that the victim rather than the police officer had been
hit as the two men scuffled.
As Mr Scott, who was heavy-set,
tries to flee, Mr Slager draws his
handgun and shoots eight times toward his back.
The officer later approaches Mr
Scott, who is on the ground, telling him to put his hands behind
his back, before putting him in
handcuffs.
Mr Slager appears to pick up a
device that had fallen during the altercation and drop it by Mr Scotts
body.
Mr Scott was hit by five bullets
three times in the back, once in the
upper buttocks and once in the ear,
said family lawyer Chris Stewart,
quoting the coroner who examined
Mr Scotts body, according to the
Times.
Mr Scotts father, also named
Walter, said the family was devastated by his sons death, but was
grateful for the video evidence.
The way he was shooting that
gun, it looked like he was trying to
kill a deer or something running
through the woods. I dont know
PARIS
Promising results in
HIV reduction trial
RESEARCHERS have announced a
lab-manufactured antibody significantly reduced HIV blood levels in a
small but promising human trial, and
caused no harmful side effects.
The virus-suppressing action did
not appear to last, however, and some
patients developed resistance to the
agent, said the authors of the research
published by Nature on April 8.
This meant the designer molecule
dubbed 3BNC117 may be best used in
combination with other drugs, said
the team while highlighting the
promise of a new, immunotherapybased approach to fighting HIV.
This represents potentially a new
class of drugs with activity against
HIV, study co-author Marina Caskey
of New Yorks Rockefeller University
told AFP.
It is possible that 3BNC117 and antibodies like it will boost the patients
own immune responses, leading to
better control of their infection.
So-called monoclonal antibodies
like 3BNC117 which are cloned from
a single parent immune cell, hold the
promise of actually killing HIV-infected cells.
Currently, cocktails of antiretroviral drugs are used merely to suppress
replication of the virus for which no
cure or vaccine exists.
Antibodies remain active in the
body for longer than daily-dose antivirals, said the scientists, and may be
administered with longer intervals
in between, perhaps once every few
months.
The new agent, cloned from a cell
taken from an HIV-positive person,
was given to 12 uninfected volunteers
and 17 infected with HIV.
Each received a single, intravenous
shot in doses ranging from 1 to 30 milligrams per kilogram of bodyweight,
and were monitored for 56 days.
All eight individuals given the
highest dose showed up to 300-fold
decreases in the amount of virus in
their blood, said the US-German research team.
The viral load was lowest about a
week after treatment, and remained
significantly reduced for 28 days.
In four of the eight high-dose
volunteers, viral loads were below
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New York City Department of Parks and Recreation employees take down a
statue of former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden at
the Fort Greene Park in Brooklyn, New York, on April 6. Photo: AFP
Silicon Valley.
The Austrian said he was startled
by the general lackadaisical attitude
toward European privacy laws.
The general approach in Silicone
Valley is that you can do anything you
want in Europe without facing any
major consequences, Mr Schrems said.
As a result, he set up the Europev-Facebook (EvF) advocacy group,
which in particular campaigns for the
overhaul of the so-called Safe Harbour agreement, a data exchange pact
signed in 2000 between the United
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school students can study
in a small class. U Thant
Zin, 28-3B,Thatipa Htan
St, Tamwe. Ph:09- 5035350, 09-310-21314,
09-319-24423
leArn
frencH,
Myanmar, English and
Tamil in a month. Limited
seats. Ph: 09-30199028.
iM an experienced
Chinese
(Mandarin)
teacher here in Yangon,
over 6 years teaching
in Singapore. Please do
not hesitate to contact me
for an evaluation. Im a
professional teacher who
will help you improve
your speaking, reading
& writing skills. I use
Singaporean text books
& Chinese speaking/
conversation
books
for teaching speaking,
reading & writing in
Mandarin.
MondaySunday with a flexible
schedule. I also teaching
Myanmar language to all
Foreigner. Ph : 095-95162988
An ex- engliSH high
school master is tutoring
in English and Myanmar
Travel
SMile
pAnorAMA
Travels & Tours Co., Ltd,
Car rental services. Ph:
09-505-3004, 09-250605665.
09-4440-11279
(Mandalay)
JpM Journeys Princess
Myanmar Travel & Tours
: Domestic & Int'l ticketion,
Hotel accommodation
bookings,
Package
tours, Visa on arrival,
Publics buses, trains,
river boats, Off the beaten
track, Individually tailored
incentive tours, Special
event tours, Expert
guides for all journeys
princess Myanmar tours.
Ph: 09-731-45835, 09252-030997. Email : jpm.
sales3@gmail.com, jpm.
rsvn@gmail.com
Training
MAndAlAY Computer:
Computer for Kids,
Basic Accounting for Job
I-Office , Advanced Excel
Course, DTP Course
MYOB Software, Peach
Tree Software, Window
Shortcut Course, Email &
InternetCourseMp3,Mp4,
Video Editing, Multimedia
Course. Ph:09-444011279(MDY)
ArT BASic, Perspective,
Interior Design, Exterior
Design & Colour Theory.
Learn Art 5 months to be
a professional architect.
Only 2 months for
Special classes. Home
tuition also available.
New Vision Art Gallery
and Center,No 132
lift no: 4 Bagaya Rd,
Sanchaung,
Shann
Lann Bus top, Ph: 092542-57911
Public Notics
pHYSicS TUTor needed
for Year 12 International
School student. Ph: 09502-2834
coMMUniTY Partners
International, Yangon
office relocated to the
following address- No.
(12/B), Hnin Si Lane,
Parami Road, Chaw dwin
gone, Yankin Township,
Yangon, Myanmar. Ph: +
95 1 657909
Sell / Rent
KAMAYUT,
Diamond
Condo, Pyay Rd, 1600
sqft, 1MBR, 2BR, 3A/C,
f.f, 4300 Lakhs & 35 lakhs,
Call owner: 09-518-8320
09-514-2988.
HlAing THAr YAr,
Punhlaing Golf Estate,
Lake view condo(C),
702, 2255 sqft, 2 Bed
Rooms + 1MBR, fully
funished, direct ph line
+ extation line, (2)Lake
view condo(C), 802,
4176 sqft, 3 Bed Rooms
+ 1MBR, fully funished,
direct ph line + extation
line, Negotiable. Ph: 09730-26390 (Nilar Win
Maung) 09-2543-11756
(Aung Lwin).
BAHAn, Near Chatrium
Hotel, Po Sein Rd, 2
RC house, 3 rooms
with toilet, 3 AC, 2
Cable phones, internet
available, wide car
parking. US$ 2300 per
month. Please contact
:09-7944-40510, 09312-87827.
condoTel , Condo with
hotel services: (1)1850
sqft 1MBR, 1SR@
Bahan.
2800US$/
month.
(2)1750sqft
2MBR, 2SR@ Tamwe.
2800US$/
month.
(3)1650 sqft 1MBR,
2SR@
Tamwe.
2800US$/ month. (4)
1650 sqft 1MBR, 2SR
@ Mayangon. 4000US$/
month.
(1)neAr 50 ST, 1200
sqft, 1MBR, 1SR, fully
furniture. USD 1200. (2)
Near Park Royal Hotel,
1850 sqft , 2MBR, 1SR,
fully furniture USD 3200.
(3)Near Park Royal
Hotel, 1875 sqft, Hall
type ,1 1/2 storey, G flr,
good for open shop, USD
5800. (4)Near United
Living Mall, 1200 sqft,
2MBR, fully furniture
USD 1500. (5)Pearl
Condo, 1800 sqft, 2MBR,
1SR, fully furniture, USD
2500. (6)7 Mile, U Kyaw
Hla St, 3 RC, Hally type,
good for office, USD
4000. (7) New University
Avenue Rd, Ag Da Kong
condo 1200 sqft, 1MBR,
1SR, fully furniture
USD 2500. (8)New
University Avenue St,
1800 sqft, 2MBR, 1SR,
fully furniture USD 2500.
(9) Minda Ma condo,
2200 sqft, 3MBR, fully
furniture, USD 5000. Ph:
09-2527-0 3331.
reTAil Shop Space
Available, 250 sqft. Heavy
foot traffic. Suitable for
takeaway, beauty saloon
and fashion shops. Bahan
Township.Prominent
Center. Ph:09-4303-0
288. Email : slee888@
gmail.com
office
SpAce
Downtown, Modern office
space at an affordable
price. 1,356 sqft, so
would be large enough
for staff and to facilitate
a meeting room and a
kitchen. Located on the
11th floor it has 24 hours
security and a back-up
generator. Price- $3,500.
Ph :09- 314-91678.
BAHAn
Condo:
Conveniently located in
Pearl condo, a 20 minute
drive from downtown or
from the airport. There
are many shops and
restaurants in the building
and the property can be
used for both commercial
and residential purposes.
It has 2 master bedrooms,
one single bedroom with
one common bath and
has 1,550 Sqft of living
space with a great view.
Price:$2,600. Ph:09- 31491678
BAHAn,
Affordable
Single family home:
off Sayasan Rd, in
residential area, it is
completely remodeled
recently in western
style. 3MBR, 2SR, 4
Want to Hire
expAT
working
in
Yangon looking for
accommodation to share
with other Expats. If you
want to rent a bedroom in
your house or flat please
contact me through my
email at biscay.world@
gmail.com
FREE
Employment
UN Positions
The UniTed Nations
World Food Programme,
is
seeking
(1)
Programme Assistant
GS-5, Hakha. For more
information, please visit
to http://www.themimu.
info/jobs-for-myanmarnationals. Please Email
the applications with UN
P-11 to wfpmyanmar.
vacancy@wfp.org COB
22 April 2015.
Embassy
embAssy of Egypt is
seeking an experienced
staff to work as bearer
at the Ambassador's
Residence. Must be able
to speak English well and
have experience in the
same field. Qualified and
Interested candidates
should submit CV and
copies of testimonials
as soon as possible
to Embassy of Egypt,
No.81
Pyidaungsu
Yeiktha Rd, Dagon
Township or to email:
egyptembassy86@
gmail.com.
Ingo Position
( 1 ) A c c o U n TA n T
(Press) - 1 Post (2)
store Assistant - 1
Post
(3)supporting
Officer - 1 Post. Please
send application letter,
CV & related documents
to
Myanmar
Red
Cross Society (Head
Office)
Yazatingaha
Rd,
Dekkhinathiri,
Nay
Pyi
Taw.
Ormrcshrrecruitment@
gmail.com
www.
m y a n m a r
redcrosssociety.org
myAnmAr red Cross
Society is seeking
Legal Adviser 1 post,
MRCS Head Quarter
Nay Pyi Taw/Yangon :
Bachelor of Laws and/
or an Attorney-at-Law
qualification, involving
a professional degree
related to international
law.
4-5
years
experience. Confirmed
skills in the following
fields:
representing
an institution, public
speaking & presentation
skills, legal drafting,
analysis and synthesis,
negotiation & networking.
Fluent in both Myanmar &
English. Good computer
skills.
Knowledge
& experience of Int'l
Humanitarian Law highly
desirable. Knowledge
of the International Red
Cross and Red Crescent
Movement and of the
latter's organisation,
legal and regulatory
framework and modes of
operation. Please send
application letter, CV,
and related documents
to Myanmar Red Cross
Society Head Office:
Yazathingaha
Rd,
Dekhinathiri, Nay PyiTaw.
Or mrcshrrecruitment@
gmail.com
www.
myanmar
redcross
society.org.
The
sUbsTAnce
Abuse
Research
Association (SARA), a
registered local NGO in
Myanmar, is looking for
Finance Manager (Full
Time) 1 Post : (800US$
to 900US$) based in
Yangon : Masters degree
in Accounting, Business
Administration, or related
field required. 5 years
experience in successful
financial management
of international projects.
Understanding of rules
and regulations related
to Global Fund and
3MDG project funding &
reporting requirements.
Strong working know
ledge of computer
programs & accounting
softwares:
Microsoft
Word, Excel, ACCPAC,
Peachtree, MYOB etc.
Demonstrated skills in
financial oversight of
Humanitarian Projects
in
Myanmar.
Well
organized,
strong
attention to detail, and
ability to multitask.
Fluency in English.
Good
planning
&
organizational skills.
Working experiences
Local Positions
g sTAr hoTeL is seeking
(1)driver - M 2 Posts (2)
Waiter - M 10 Posts (3)
room Attantant - M/F
3 Posts (4)bell boy - M
1 Post (5)cashier - F
3 Post (6)Public Area
cleaner - M/F 2 Posts (7)
Receptionist - F 3 Post
(8)m&e (Maintainess)
- M 1 Post. For new
branch at Thaketa G
Star II is seeking (1)
Waiter - M 10 Posts (2)
cashier - F 3 Posts.
Please submit CV with
necessary documents
to 20/b,c , Thukhawati
St, West Yankin, Yankin
tsp. Tel ; 09-32109590/
09-32109591. Closing
Date : 15 .5 .2015.
We
Are
seeking
Translator : 3 year
experience,
Strong
knowledge of legal
terminology, Positive
working
attitude,
interpersonal
and
communication skills,
Good awareness of
current affairs, cultures
and politics, It is an
advantage to have a
knowledge of and/or
interest in specialist
areas such as law,
politics/government/
public administration,
economics, marketing
and financial affairs.
Interested candidate
please send CV to ppo@
kcyangon.com with Last
drawn, expected salary
& availability period.
greAT goLden Glory
Co., Ltd, A Leading
Chemical distribution
company is seeking
for self - motivated and
dedicated staff for the
following positions. (1)
sales
coordinator
- M/F 1 post : Any
graduate, Chemistry
or Business related
subjects more preferred,
Age 25 ~ 35 years. (2)
Accouontant - F 1 post
: Graduate in B.Com,
CPA or related subjects,
Age 25 ~ 40 years, (3)
Logistics - M 1 post :
Any graduate, Age 2- ~
35 years, Good driving
skill. (4)driver - 1 post
: Good communication
& driving skill. All above
positions, except for the
driver, must possess the
following qualifications
: Fluent in written &
spoken English, Good
computer skill, 3 years
experience in related
field. Please submit CV,
photo with necessary
documents to 85 ~ 87, 3
Flr, 32 St, Pabedan. Ph:
387366, 387431. Email
3g@ggglory.com.mm,
3gmyanmar@gmail.
com. Colsing date : 15
May 2015.
KeLVin chiA Yangon
Ltd is a foreign legal
consultancy firm. We
invite motivated and
committed individuals
to join us as
(1)
Lawyers
who
will
work on a variety of
corporate & commercial
matters & transactions
in Myanmar. If you are
a Myanmar-qualified
lawyer with strong
English language skills,
you are invited to apply
to join our Myanmar
practice group. Myanmar
nationals admitted to intl
bars are also welcome
to apply. Training will be
provided. (2) corporate
Affairs
Executive
As a corporate affairs
executive, you will
be
involved
with
business development,
networking,
market
research and liaison
work.
Applicants
should be proficient
in English, energetic
& self-motivated. All
nationalities are welcome
(Myanmar, Japanese,
Korean,
Chinese,
Taiwanese, etc). Please
email application and
curriculum vitae to ppo@
kcyangon.com
WeLL esTAbLished
Hotel in Bagan is looking
for sales & marketing
manager (Yangon) M/F 1 Post : At least
5 years experience
in similar position,
Efficient in Computer,
Excel & Word, Mature,
assertive & posses
strong managerial &
Leadership skills, Wellorganized,
Flexible.
Should be fluent oral and
written English. Please
send the CV with 1 recent
passport photos, Labour
Registration card and
relevant certificates to
Rm 2H, 1st Flr, Nawarat
Condo, Sa Mon St, 22/24,
Pyay East Qtr, Dagon
Tsp, Yangon. Email.
gm@tharabargate.
com
or
bodsec@
hoteltharabarbagan.
com.mm Closing date :
30 . 4. 2015.
gLomed PhArmAceU
TicAL Co., INC is
seeking
(1)sales
manager - Male 1 post
in Yangon: Excellent
in English. Determines
sales
plans
by
implementing marketing
strategies; analyzing
trends
&
results.
Establishes
sales
objectives by forecasting
and developing annual
sales quotas for regions
and territories; projecting
expected sales volume
for existing and new
products. Implements
national sales programs
by developing field
sales action plans.
Completes
national
sales
operational
requirements
by
scheduling & assigning
employees; following
up on work results.
Maintains
national
sales staff by recruiting,
selecting,
orienting
employees. Maintains
national sales staff job
results by counseling and
disciplining employees;
planning, monitoring,
and appraising job
results. Willing to go on
business trip in the whole
Myanmar. (2)Medical
sales representative
(MSR) : male/female 4
posts in Yangon, 2 posts
in Mandalay, 1 in each
other State in Myanmar:
Approaching and making
good relationship with
customers.
Recom
mending & selling
products to customers in
pharmacies in appointed
area. Collecting market
information and reporting
to Sales Manager. Details
will be discussed in the
interview. Some other
tasks will be given by
the direct manager. (3)
Office Admin - female 1
post in Yangon : English
speaking. Coordinates
administrative activities
and
supports
the
offices daily operations
to ensure efficiently
office admin function.
Contacts with the vendor
to carry out indirect
purchasing
process
such as car rental, the
apartment lease, HOTEL
BOOKING, air tickets.
Coordinates logistics
for the expatriate such
as visa/working permit/
residence
permit/
apartment lease agree
ment. Arranges travel
and logistics for internal
parties. Checks all
expenses relate to
travel report and creates
weekly/travel report in
SAP system. Arranges
appointment/meeting
when necessary. Other
miscellaneous duties as
assigned by Superior.
CVs should be sent
by email to : giang.
glomedvn@gmail.com;
C/c to: Congkhanh.
nguyen@glomedvn.
com
H/P: +95 92
5200 2759 Mr. Giang
(English speaking) +959
261 779 889 Mr. Khanh
(English speaking) Add.:
35th str., 1st floor, middle,
Kyauktada,
Yangon.
www.glomedvn.vn
We Are seeking (1)
Production Manager
- M 1 post : Need to
hold a degree of A.G.T.I
(Mechanical), 3 years
experience in related
field, Age 30 ~ 55 years
old, Well knowledge
in modern furniture &
furniture
installation
&
production.
(2)
marketing manager
- M/F 1 post : Have
to understand project
sales, retail marketing
& other marketing
tools and technique.
4 years experience in
Decorative Materials
and
Construction
materials industry. (3)
Project Coordinator
(Interior)- M/F 1 post
: Able to set
project
timelines & coordinate
different parties. Well
knowledge in modern
furniture & furniture
installation & production.
3 years experience in
interior scope of work. (4)
Project Manager- M/F 1
post : Have to manage
the projects (Interior
Decoration, Renovation,
and Construction) also
timelines, procurement,
materials and labor.
A.G.T.I (Civil) or B.E
(Civil). 5 years experience
in related field. Well
experience in high-rise
construction, at least 6
storey. Well knowledge
in steel structure, precast building & modern
building
techniques.
Able to set project
timelines & coordinate
different parties. Familiar
with
construction
methods & building
codes.
(5)Assistant
hr manager - M/F 1
post : Any graduate, 5
year experience, Must
have HR knowledge,
Computer
skills
&
also reporting skill.
Good communication
skills. Self-motivated,
independent thinkers and
willing to work under team
environment.
Please
submit CV, photo with
necessary documents
to HR Department Zware
Group of Companies
(DeArch Co., Ltd, Live
Life Co., Ltd, Builder
Group Co., Ltd, MBIG)
440,
Waizayantar
Rd (at the corner of
Waizayantar Rd & Thit
Sar Rd), South Okkala,
Yangon.
Tel:
951565911, +951-8551294,
+959-73117966 www.
zwaregroup.com
Email: recruitment@
zwaregroup.com
hogo
is
seeking
Technical Marketing/
sale marketing, 3~5
Posts in Yangon : Any
Bachelor's degree or
diploma in any field
with good command
in
IT.
Candidates
have excellent using
experience at iPad,
iPhone, Android Smart
phone and Smart TV
will be an advantage.
Minimum
2
years'
experience with sale or
marketing in networking/
CCTV
field.
Any
interested candidates
should submit not later
than 30th April along with
CV and recent passport
photo to HOGO Yangon
Business Consulting
Co., Ltd. No.(71), Ground
Floor, (5th) St, (2) Ward,
Lanmadaw, Yangon.
Email : hogobusiness@
gmail.com
singAPoreAn
Construction Company
in newly, will be starting
project in Myanmar soon
is seeking QS Engineer
1 Post M/F : Minimum
5 years experience in
related fields, Preparing
BoQ, doing bills payment,
Providing local supplier
contacts. Please send
CV to 2014thanda@
gmail.com within two
weeks.
AsiA PLAzA hoTeL
is seeking (1) sale &
marketing manager
- M/F 1 Post. (2)
Assistant Fo manager
- M/F 1 Post. (3)sales &
Marketing Executive M/F 2 Posts. (4) Fo
supervisor - M/F 2
Posts. (5) F&b manager
M/F 1 Post. (6)chief
Accountant - M/F 1
Post. (7) g.s.o (Guest
Service Officer) - M/F 1
Post. (8) hr Assistant
- F 1 Post. Must be
interesting, strive and
in the long term for this
position. Please can
apply with CV form,
Photo, Expect salary,
Certificate &
other
attachement copy. Asia
Plaza Hotel, Yangon,
No(277), Corner of 38th
& Bogyoke Aung San Rd,
Kyauktada, Yangon. Ph:
391070, 391071.
singAPoreAn
Construction Company
in newly, will be starting
project in Myanmar soon
is seeking QS Engineer
- M/F 1 Post : Minimum
5 years experience in
related fields, Preparing
BoQ, doing bills payment,
Providing local supplier
contacts. If you interest,
please send your CV
to 2014thanda@gmail.
com not later than within
two weeks.
myTcL is currently
seeking (1)Document
Assistant/Warehouse
Assistant - M/F 3 Posts
:Age 23 ~ 35 years, Any
University
graduate,
Good communication
skills both in Myanmar
and English. Fluency
in
Myanmar
and
English
language.
Good Computer skills
in particular for Data
processing & analysis,
MS Office, Email and
Internet, etc. Honesty,
reliability, hardworking
and be a good team
player.
One
year
experience.
Please
submit the application
letter with full CV
detailing experience,
knowledge & skills, one
passport photo, copy of
all relevant certificates,
labour
registration
card, NRC card &
recommendation letter
from police station to
Administration Depart
ment : Myanmar Yang Tse
Copper Limited, Yangon,
70(I) Bo Chein St, Pyay
Rd, Hlaing, Yangon. Tel:
01-514194~7, Email:
yangtse@yangtse.com.
mm , Note: Employment
is always subject to
passing an MYTCL
Medical Examination.
Colsing date : 24 April
2015.
engLish TeAcher
in Language School :
Responsible & reliable,
Efficient and resultoriented, At least 3
years in teaching,
Willingness and capacity
to accommodate when
faced with difficult and
frustrating
working
conditions, Able and
willing to travel in
Yangon.
Interested
applicants are to send
their current C.V with
recent photo and fixed a
day for interview. Send to
jatojamie@gmail.com or
call 09-4500-50725.
eXo TrAVeL is seeking
(1)Admin Assistant
(Logistics) : Any degree
holder or equivalent
qualifications, Able to
use Microsoft office
programs comfortably.
Relevant
work
experiences would be
advantageous.
Hard
working and team player.
Able to commit overtime
when necessary. (2)
Travel consultant : 2
years
experience in
tourism related field, Proactive & Team spirit, good
organizational & problem
solving skill, Excellent
interpersonal skills &
communication skills,
Strong sales & customer
service focus, Computer
proficiency : Microsoft
word, Excel, & Outlook,
Good communication in
English/French (Written
& Spoken ). (Only those
with a genuine interest
in joining a professional
travel company for
long-term commitment
need apply.) Interested
candidates are invited
to send a detailed
resume HR Manager at
memecho@exotravel.
com or mail to 147.
Shwegonedaing
St,
West Shwegonedaing,
Bahan, Yangon, Tel: +
95 (0) 1 8604933
zWAre groUP is
seeking (1)marketing
manager - M/F 1 post
(2)Project Coordinator
(Interior) - M/F 1 post
(3)Project Coordinator
(Civil Structure) - M/F
2
posts
(4)Admin
Assistant - M/F 2 posts
(5)civil engineer - M/F 2
posts (6)Office Secretary
- M/F 1 post (7)Assistant
hr manager - M/F 1 post
(8)marketing Assistant
- M/F 3 posts (9)Office
staff - M/F 2 posts
(10)Senior
Quantity
surveyor (Head of QS)
- M/F 1 post (11)Project
coordinator - M/F 1 post
(12)sales engineer M/F 1 post (13)driver
- M 1 post (14)general
helper - M 1 post (15)
store Keeper - M/F 2
posts. Please submit CV,
photo with necessary
documents to 440,
Waizayandar St, Corner
of Thitsar Traffic point,
South Okkalarpa. Ph :
01-565911, 01-8551294.
Email:
recruitment@
zwaregroup.com
inT'L Accounting &
Law firm is seeking (1)
Junior Associates, LL.
B or LL. M - F 3 posts.
(2)cPAs - F 2 posts. (3)
Accountants, B Com,
Level II, Level III - F 3
posts. (4) Receptionist
& Secretary - F 2
post.
For all posts:
Ages between 22 and
35, Fluent in English,
Excellent negotiation &
communication skills,
Computer skills. Please
submit CV to alex.
hwang@polaris.com.
mm
myAnmAr Access
International Co., Ltd
is seeking marketing
Executive : 2 year
experience in marketing
field, Age 25 years
and above, Must be
able to speak & write
English, Must be able
to use Ms & Power
point, Well organized &
result-oriented. Contact
us- zinminpon@gmail.
com, sunandar91072@
gmail.com. Ph:09-253062042, 09-732-40764.
consTrUcTion
company is urgently
seeking for Office
staffs - 3 posts : Male
or Female, Age between
25-35, Any Graduate/
Degree Holder, Minium
(2 ~ 3) years working
experience, for the
materials in construction
field, computer skills,
internet, email, Able
to speak Myanmar &
Chinese OR Myanamr &
English. please contact
09 - 4303-1641
We
Are
seeking
Experience Teacher :
Yanagon English centre
run by ex-pats requires
teachers with skills in
delivering
corporate
training. Contact think
in English @ 09-425026102, for ph interview.
Kh hoTeL Yangon is
currently seeking self
motivated, dedicated
and potential candidates
for the following posts;
(1)sale & marketing
manager - M/F 2 posts
: University graduate,
Excellent
English
communication
skill,
written & spoken, 3 years
experience in relate
field, Good personality.
(2)M&E Technicians M 3 Posts : Must have
related certificates or
Diploma or B.Tech, 2
years experience in
hospitality
industry,
Must work shift duty.
Interested candidates,
please submit CV with
relevant documents to
KH Hotel : 28, 7 Miles,
Pyay Rd, Mayangone,
Yangon. Ph: 01-652989,
01-653358, 01-653359.
JAPFA
comFeed
Myanmar Pte Ltd is
seeking
(1)senior
Accountant : B.Com
(or) CPA, Age under
50, Have knowledge
& experience on tax &
regulation of Myanmar,
(2)Accountant : B.Com
(or) LCCI level 3, 3 years
experience, Computer
literate & accounting
knowledge
(3)chief
Finance : B.Com, 4 years
experience, Knowledge
& experience on cash
& finance, Knowledge
on banking sustem.
(4)Office staff : Any
graduate,
Computer
literate (Microsoft office),
(5)driver : 3 years
experience in driving, can
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Athletics
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and building closer ties with business to increase International Association of Athletics Federation
revenues.
Like Coe, Bubka said that athletics must find new ways to increase its attraction, especially
among young people.
he promised the most intensive review of international athletics that would make proposals
to an extraordinary congress. This
could include changes to the flagship world championships.
Bubka said the IAAF should
even consider men and women
competing against each other as
well as staging athletics in shopping malls and other new venues.
Mixed gender competition
this area may have many opportunities and we must move to this
direction.
We need to work
together. We need
to study legally
how we can
strengthen our
position, in which
way we can put
sanctions.
sergey Bubka
iAAF presidential candidate
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make it all the way to lift the returning General Aung San Shield.
Last years Myanmar Football Federation knockout cup winners were
Ayeyawaddy United who defeated
Nay Pyi Taw FC in the final. The twotime winners have gone on to find
improved form, coming runners-up
in the Toyota Mekong Championship
and even offering a threat in the continental competition the AFC Cup. The
games losers sold a number of their
players to Ayeyawaddy in the close
season and have struggled in this
years national league.
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FOOTball
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Pot 1
Pot 2
Pot 3
Pot 4
Pot 5
Iran (40)
Afghanistan (135)
Timor-Leste (152)
Malaysia (164)
Japan (50)
Oman (97)
Philippines (139)
Kyrgyzstan (153)
Bangladesh (167)
Qatar (99)
Palestine (140)
Australia (63)
Jordan (103)
Maldives (141)
Myanmar (158)
Yemen (170)
Bahrain (108)
Thailand (142)
Indonesia (159)
Guam (175)
Uzbekistan (73)
Vietnam (125)
Tajikistan (143)
Turkmenistan (159)
Laos (178)
China (82)
Syria (126)
Lebanon (144)
Singapore (162)
Cambodia (179)
Iraq (86)
Kuwait (127)
India (147)
Bhutan (163)
FOOTball
Human rights
tackles UEFA
HUMAN rights organisation the Simon
Wiesenthal Centre on April 8 urged
UEFA to act on alleged anti-semitic
chants during a friendly match between
Austria and Bosnia.
The Los Angeles-based group, which
combats anti-semitism and terrorism
while promoting human rights, called on
UEFA president Michel Platini to punish
the Bosnian Football Association.
The Centre claims to have a video of
Bosnian fans chanting Kill the Jews
while waving Palestinian flags.
In a letter to Platini, the Centres director for international relations, Shimon
Samuels urged UEFA to take the strongest disciplinary measures against the
Bosnian Football Association.
This action debases the beautiful
game and presages violence in sport
from a new Jihadist-Nazi alliance, added
Samuels.
The alleged incidents took place during a friendly in Vienna between Austria
and Bosnia.
The letter comes just a few days after the Palestinian Football Association
asked FIFA to ban Israel from international competition over racist behaviour
against Arabs.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter rejected
any such possibility on April 7 ahead of
a meeting with PFA chief Jibril Rajoub
in Cairo.
When asked by AFP at a press conference to comment on the PFA request,
Blatter said, Such a situation shall not
occur at the FIFA congress because suspension of a federation for any reason
is always something which harms the
whole organisation.
In its draft resolution asking Israel to
be barred, the PFA also protested at the
creation of five clubs in settlements on
land occupied since 1967, clubs participating in Israeli national championships
in violation of international law.
The PFA last called for Israels suspension in November after Israeli forces
raided its headquarters in the West Bank
city of Ramallah.
It has also cried foul over Israeli travel
restrictions on Palestinian players.
To be passed the Palestinian resolution must win the support of at least 156
other delegates at the 209-member FIFA
congress. AFP
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Winehouse died four days earlier, aged 27.
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BY CHARLOTTE ROSE
The Guardian
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The fat
The yolk must be mixed with
something even richer, both to bulk
Seasonings
A devilled egg should have a certain
heat to it, though it shouldnt be
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DR Congo chef
reaches stardom
after return to roots
BY MARTHE BOSUANDOLE
Chef Christian Yumbi works in the open-air kitchen at Re-Source restaurant in Kinshasa, DR Congo, on February 19.
Photo: AFP/Federico Scoppa
local distributors.
Dishes are exotic and not for the
conservative palate. They range
from mushroom soup to crocodile
tournedos for starters, and goat
smoked over a wood fire for mains.
The presentation is artful and
colourful, marrying traditional
Congolese tastes with European
minimalism.
What I care about the most is
that my clients feel good, Yumbi said
as he stood working in his kitchen
overlooking the little garden and
indoor swimming pool at Re-Source.
In our modern Congolese
kitchen, each product maintains
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wEEKEND | HEALTH&beauty
CCORDING to comments
made to The Nation by
Piya Sosothikul, executive
director of Thai footwear and
MSG manufacturer Seacon Group,
the average person in Myanmar
consumes 800 grams (1.76 pounds)
of MSG per year.
MSG monosodium glutamate
enhances savoury tastes. In 1908 a
Japanese scientist found a traditional
broth did not match existing
categories of sweet, salty, sour or
bitter. He called the taste umami, a
combination of the Japanese words
for delicious and taste, and tested
various glutamate salts to find one
that could be made an additive for
other foods. Sodium glutamate won:
He patented a crystalised form and in
1909 it hit the market as Aji-no-moto,
or essence of taste.
Not all umami tastes involve
MSG, of course. Tomatoes and green
tea are both naturally high in it, as is
breast milk and parmesan cheese.
So why should we worry about
MSG? Well, MSG is 78 percent free
glutamic acid, 21pc sodium and
The average person in Myanmar consumes 800 grams (1.76 pounds) of MSG per year. Photo: Staff
Ko Kyaw Thet,
chef, Rangoon Tea House
I suffer from hypertension when I
eat MSG, so I stopped eating MSG it
altogether and we dont use it in our
restaurant. People should cut it out
of their diets as much as possible
and substitute it with something
else. For example, in our restaurant,
we use onion instead of MSG.
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PARADE of unknowns on
the catwalks of Beijing
Fashion Week highlights the
challenges facing Chinese designers
trying to break into an industry
dominated by foreign brands: high
production costs, excessive retail
prices and customers who still
favour Western labels.
Not a single international
fashion house exhibited at the
show, much of which took place
in a former factory building in the
suburbs of the Chinese capital, far
from the spotlights of Paris, New
York or London.
Instead the event was opened by
a group of young Chinese designers,
some of them still students, who
won a competition for the privilege.
Among them was Liang Xiudong,
from Xian, who presented a mixture
of black capes, silver epaulettes and
oversized sleeves. His watching
father dressed in a cheap greybeige jacket said proudly, Its
good, very good. I see a great future
for him.
But Liang was more sanguine. I
know the biggest difficulties are still
ahead of me, he said.
Another winner, Liang Diyun, 22,
opened his Beijing studio last year
but his brand has yet to get off the
ground.
The Chinese publics taste is
significantly less advanced than in
Western countries, he lamented.
A few Chinese labels that have
appeared in the last 15 years such
as Zuczug or JNBY have managed
to establish themselves and now
have hundreds of shops, but
international experts say Chinese
designers have yet to find their
identity.
Honestly, I see a lot of pretty
things in China, but nothing I could
call modern Chinese style has
emerged yet, Anna Wintour, editor-
Models parade creations designed by Chinese designer Wei Chao at China Fashion Week in
Beijing on March 30. Photo: AFP
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Model:
Chalkboard labels
(set of 3) US$12
When
planning a
garden, take
it slowly
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Blown co
Myanmars music
industry struggles to
overcome the stigma
of decades of reliance
on songs pirated from
international artists
BY ZON PANN PWINT
HEN the Beatles and Elvis Presley were great favourites among Yangon music fans
in the early 1970s, local bands such as the Play Boys took to performing Myanmar
versions of their songs to please their listeners.
The practice of copying international hit songs gained momentum over the following
decades, and popular acts like rock band Iron Cross built entire careers out of releasing
album after album of songs filched from foreign sources.
By the 1990s, copy songs had become the dominant form of popular music. Local bands
borrowed heavily from the likes of Rod Stewart and Bon Jovi. Popular songs like Stewarts
I Am Sailing and Michael Learns To Rocks Blue Night were catchy, and they helped
introduce the fans to foreign performers.
While the tunes were copied, many of these songs featured original lyrics written in
Myanmar language, a hybrid form of cover music known locally as copy thachin.
Popular singer Phyu Phyu Kyaw Thein, a graduate from the Institute of Medicine, said
that in the past it was not easy for local musicians to become famous by singing original
songs, known in Myanmar as own tunes.
There was no music institute that taught us how to compose music, so musicians had to
copy, make adaptations and learn from internationally famous singers, she said.
Nonetheless, there were a handful of brave souls who refused to take the easy path of
replicating the songs of others and instead insisted on performing originals. Among them
were the late singers Htoo Eain Thin, Ba Din and Pho Cho, whose best efforts have stood the
test of time and remain popular in Myanmar.
There are many musicians who have tried hard to compose their own music and who
have struggled to achieve success as singers, but only a few have been able make their
names, Phyu Phyu Kyaw Thein said. But generally, original songs have not become big hits
like copy songs.
For her first three albums, Phyu Phyu Kyaw Thein took the safe path and mostly relied on
covers. She achieved instant fame with the release in 2003 of her debut Lone Wa Ma That
Saing Dot Par (Not Concerned Anymore). The title song was a cover of Shakiras Whenever
Whenever.
Her second album, 2007s Chit Thu A Mone Kyaine Sar (The Curse of Love), was also
a big hit with fans, although the discs lone original, Moe Khar Yay (Go Along With
the Crowd), never gained popularity. She followed this in 2011 with Memoir of a Diva,
another collection of cover songs by Bonnie Tyler, Queen, Celine Dion, Shakira and Within
Temptation, but this time many were sung in English.
Increasingly unsatisfied with this approach, and noticing that other local bands were
releasing better and better original material, she took a gamble on her fourth album Main
Khalay Ta Yaut A Thae Kwae Nay Thi (A Woman Is Heartbroken), released in 2013, and
packed it with new songs written by local musicians.
It took three years to produce my fourth album. It was difficult and time-consuming but
it was rewarding because those songs are great favourites with my fans and they appreciate
them, Phyu Phyu Kyaw Thein said.
The singers fifth album Nan Mae Kyan Nay Yit Mae (The Name Will Remain),
due for release on April 25, will likewise consist of 10 original rock songs written by
young local composers.
One of the new songs is Sit (War), written by the Scare Band and released
as a single on January 1. It proved popular when performed during a concert in
Amsterdam last year, and the song became a hit with local fans after Phyu Phyu Kyaw
Thein posted a video of the performance on YouTube.
The young composers have become very creative, and their lyrics and tunes have
originality. Within the past 10 years weve seen more and more original songs become
successful, she said.
But music fans still love her copy songs, and during concerts they shout for famous
tunes like A Twin Kyae (Contusion in My Heart), a cover of Bon Jovis You Give
Love a Bad Name from 1986.
Now my fans like both copy and own songs. They ask for both types during my
stage shows, she said.
Composer Myint Moe Aung reckoned that in the past, original songs accounted for
about 30 percent of pop music produced in Myanmar, a figure that has increased to
about 50pc in the past several years.
Despite this move toward original material, he said copy songs are still more
popular than originals in Myanmar.
In the past, we copied songs because we wanted fans to listen to good songs with
Myo Gyi and Chit Sann Maung. Photo: Hein Latt Aung
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Chorus:
Shot through the heart, and youre to blame
You give love a bad name
I play my part and you play your game
You give love a bad name
You give love a bad name
Chorus:
He cant see what I feel in my heart
A contusion in my heart
People do not know, contusion in my heart
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Directors
bury
music
video cliches
BY CHARLOTTE ROSE
Punk band Big Bag appears on the set of a music video for their DVD We are Big Bag. Photo: Staff
Director Zayar Lynn (right) watches band Big Bag on the set of a music video for their DVD
We are Big Bag. Photo: Supplied
In my videos I want
to bury girls in the
ground or drown them
I dont want to shoot
couples and romance
stuff
Zayar Lynn, creative director,
Dream Factory Media Production
A girl is buried in the ground in Zayar Lynns music video for band Sarah. Photo: Zayar Lynn
Cinematographer Tin Win Hlaing (centre) directs a scene in one of his short films. Photo: Supplied
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Beatboxing in Bhutan:
Festivalgoersflockto
theremoteHimalayan kingdom
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wEEKEND | TRAVEL
Ginny Galloway. Its about youth and legacy and the fusion of
a culture thats so intact with that of the modern world.
Arriving in Bhutan was an adventure in itself. The flight
into Paro airport skims the Himalayas: All faces were glued
to the windows for a glimpse of Everest. Then it was an hours
winding drive past paddy fields and lost-in-time villages to the
capital.
It doesnt take long to get the lie of the land in Thimphu,
which has a population of 100,000. The Wang Chhu river
skirts its western edge and, on a hilltop, a 51-metre-high gilded
Buddha, one of the largest in the world, overlooks the city. This
is the only capital in the world with no traffic lights: Whitegloved police direct traffic from a prettily painted stand in the
main roundabout. Theres an almost medieval feel about the
old centre, with its wooden-shuttered buildings; the vibe is
remarkably laid-back and the people gentle.
As the days unfold, a constant stream of talent takes to
the stage monks from Majuli, in the Indian state of Assam,
perform a mesmerising dance, then Bhutanese rock band
Flying Kik scream out Rage Against the Machine covers. Other
surprises are the beatboxers MC Xander and Bellatrix from
the UK, and Chesney Snow from the US, and rapping from
BBC4 Poetry Slam champion Dizraeli.
As darkness and the temperature falls, the action moves to
Mojo Park, a bar and music venue where visitors might catch
musicians from the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra jamming
with Bhutanese guitarists and beatboxers or Indian pop star
Lucky Ali and Mercury-nominated UK indie folk artist Nick
Mulvey treating fans to an intimate gig before their stadium
turn. Theres a constant buzz in the air the Bhutanese hosts
and artists excited to have the festival in town, visitors simply
excited to be here.
I sign up for a workshop with Argentinian photographer
Sebastian Suki Belaustegui, and we venture out to a village to
practise portraits. Just 20 minutes from the city, were in a
world of wood-and-mud farmhouses with oxen ploughing the
fields. Were invited in to a home where a new year blessing is
taking place. The candlelit shrine room (theres one in every
house) is full of chanting monks and were offered puffed rice
with sweet milk as a blessing.
From Thimphu its possible to take excursions to key sites,
but the low-volume, high-value approach means tourists
have to use a tour operator, and packages require a minimum
spend of US$200 a day ($250 in high season). These have to be
paid for before a visa is granted. For those used to independent
touring, this can feel restrictive and pricey, but it does cover all
accommodation, food and transport.
As the festival draws to a close, I take a trip with British
company Mountain Kingdoms, which has been operating
here since 1986. Bhutan is a mecca for trekkers looking for
mountain hikes and remote camping, but I opt for a gentler
trip, combining day walks with comfortable hotels.
Its a spectacular winding drive north to Punakha, over
the 3000-metre Dochula pass, which is crowned with 108
stupas in memory of Bhutanese soldiers killed fighting Indian
insurgents in 2003. The sky is cloudless and the views across
the eastern Himalayas include Gangkhar Puensum, the
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1,2,3,5,6
Daily
3,7
4
1,2,5,6
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Daily
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1,7
7
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5
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5
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4
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6:00
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6:30
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6:00
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8:00
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11:00
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11:15
11:15
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7:25
7:40
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8:05
7:55
8:35
8:10
8:25
8:40
8:40
8:40
8:40
8:40
8:25
11:05
9:20
10:05
10:10
14:50
12:25
12:40
12:40
13:10
12:55
12:55
14:00
13:25
13:25
12:55
16:55
16:45
14:25
14:55
16:40
16:30
16:55
MANDALAY TO YANGON
Flight
Y5 233
YJ 891
YJ 891
K7 283
YH 918
YH 910
W9 201
YJ 891
7Y 132
K7 267
YH 830
YH 912
YJ 762
YH 832
YH 827
YH 836
YH 910
YJ 212
YJ 212
YJ 752
YJ 202
YJ 602
YH 732
YH 732
YH 728
YJ 762
W9 152/W97152
Y5 776
W9 211
K7 823
8M 6604
K7 227
8M 903
YH 738
K7 623
YH 730
YJ 234
W9 252
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3,7
Daily
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Daily
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8:10
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YANGON TO NYAUNG U
Flight
K7 282
YJ 891
YH 909
YH 917
YJ 881
YJ 891
YH 909
YJ 881
K7 242
7Y 131
K7 264
YH 731
W9 129
W9 211
Days
Daily
3,7
1,2,3,5,6
Daily
7
1,2,5,6
4
4
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
1,3,6
4
Dep
6:00
6:00
6:00
6:10
6:30
6:30
6:30
6:45
7:00
7:15
14:30
14:30
15:30
15:30
Days
5
3
1,7
4,6
1,2,3,4
2,5
Dep
7:00
7:00
7:00
7:00
11:00
11:30
Dep
8:35
13:30
18:20
Arr
9:35
14:30
19:20
NYAUNG U TO YANGON
Arr
7:20
7:20
8:25
7:45
7:50
7:50
8:05
8:05
8:20
8:35
16:40
17:25
17:35
17:40
YANGON TO MYITKYINA
Flight
YH 829
YH 826
YH 835
YH 831
YJ 201
W9 251
Days
1,2,3,4,5
1,2,3,4,5
1,2,3,4,5
Arr
9:40
10:05
10:05
10:05
13:50
14:25
Flight
YJ 891
YH 918
YJ 881
YJ 891
YH 910
YJ 881
YH 910
K7 242
7Y 131
K7 283
K7 265
YH 732
W9 129
Days
3,7
Daily
7
1,2,5,6
4
4
1,2,3,5,6
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
1,3,6
Dep
7:35
7:45
8:05
8:05
8:05
8:20
8:25
8:35
8:50
10:10
16:55
17:25
17:50
Arr
10:15
10:45
10:10
10:45
9:25
10:25
9:45
11:45
11:30
11:30
18:15
18:45
19:10
MYITKYINA TO YANGON
Flight
YH 827
YH 832
YH 836
YH 830
YJ 202
YJ 234
W9 252
Days
3
4,6
1,7
5
1,2,3,4
6
2,5
Dep
11:55
11:55
11:55
12:30
14:05
16:20
16:45
Arr
14:45
14:45
14:45
14:55
16:55
19:10
19:40
YANGON TO HEHO
Flight
YJ 891
YJ 891
K7 282
YH 917
YJ 881
YJ 891
YJ 881
K7 242
7Y 131
K7 266
Y5 649
YH 505
YJ 751
YJ 751
YJ 761
YJ 233
YJ 761
YH 727
YH 737
YH 727
K7 828
K7 822
K7 264
YH 731
W9 129
Days
4
3,7
Daily
Daily
7
1,2,5,6
4
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
1,2,3,4,5,6
3,7
5
4
6
1,2
1
3,5,7
3
1,3,5
2,4,7
Daily
Daily
1,3,6
Dep
6:00
6:00
6:00
6:10
6:30
6:30
6:45
7:00
7:15
8:00
10:30
10:30
10:30
10:45
11:00
11:00
11:15
11:15
11:15
11:15
12:30
12:30
14:30
14:30
15:30
HEHO TO YANGON
Arr
8:40
8:50
9:00
9:35
8:50
9:20
9:00
9:15
10:05
9:15
12:45
11:55
11:40
11:55
12:10
12:10
12:25
12:40
12:40
12:40
13:45
13:45
15:45
15:55
16:40
Flight
YJ 891
YJ 881
YJ 891
K7 283
YJ 881
W9 201
K7 243
YH 918
YJ 891
7Y 132
K7 267
YH 506
YJ 752
YJ 762
YH 732
YJ 762
K7 829
YH 728
YJ 602
K7 264
YH 738
YJ 752
W9 129
Arr
8:15
9:05
13:50
17:00
Flight
Y5 326
7Y 532
K7 320
Y5 326
YANGON TO MYEIK
Flight
Y5 325
K7 319
7Y 531
Y5 325
Days
1,5
1,3,5,7
2,4,6
2
Dep
6:45
7:00
11:45
15:30
Days
1,3,6
Daily
1,3,5,7
Dep
11:30
11:45
12:00
Days
Daily
1,2,3,4,5,6
1,3,6
1,3,5,7
Daily
1,3,4,6
Dep
7:00
10:30
11:30
12:00
13:00
15:45
Days
1
2,4,6
Dep
7:00
11:45
Flight
W9 309
6T 612
K7 423
Arr
10:35
13:10
13:50
12:50
13:35
16:40
Flight
K7 243
YH 506
7Y 413
W9 309
K7 422
Y5 422
Days
3,7
5
2,4,6
1,3,5
Dep
10:30
10:45
11:00
12:30
Days
3
4,6
1,7
2,5
Dep
7:00
7:00
7:00
11:30
Days
1,5
2,4,6
1,3,5,7
2
Dep
8:35
16:05
11:30
17:15
Arr
10:05
18:10
13:35
18:45
Days
1,3,6
Daily
Daily
Dep
13:10
13:15
15:10
Arr
14:55
14:20
16:30
Days
Daily
1,2,3,4,5,6
1,3,5,7
1,3,6
Daily
1,3,4,6
Dep
10:50
13:10
13:05
14:05
14:10
16:55
Arr
11:45
14:00
15:25
14:55
16:30
17:50
Arr
8:10
12:50
Flight
K7 320
7Y 532
Arr
12:45
13:00
13:00
14:50
Flight
YJ 752
K7 829
K7 829
YJ 752
YH 730
Arr
11:00
11:00
11:00
15:25
Flight
YH 836
YH 832
YH 827
W9 252
Days
1,3,5,7
2,4,6
Dep
12:25
17:05
Arr
13:35
18:10
LASHIO TO YANGON
Days
5
1,3
5
3,7
2,4,6
Dep
13:15
15:05
15:05
15:40
16:45
Arr
16:30
15:55
17:25
17:55
19:10
PUTAO TO YANGON
Days
1,7
4,6
3
2,5
Dep
11:00
11:00
11:00
15:45
Airline Codes
7Y = Mann Yadanarpon Airlines
K7 = Air KBZ
W9 = Air Bagan
Y5 = Golden Myanmar Airlines
YH = Yangon Airways
YJ = Asian Wings
FMI = FMI Air Charter
DAWEI TO YANGON
YANGON TO PUTAO
Flight
YH 826
YH 831
YH 835
W9 251
THANDWE TO YANGON
YANGON TO LASHIO
Flight
YJ 751
YJ 751
YH 729
K7 828
Domestic Airlines
Arr
12:55
12:55
13:50
YANGON TO DAWEI
Flight
K7 319
7Y 531
Arr
10:05
10:15
10:15
11:30
10:25
10:35
11:45
10:45
10:45
11:30
12:25
14:00
16:30
17:00
18:45
18:15
17:25
18:10
17:50
18:15
18:50
17:55
19:10
SITTWE TO YANGON
YANGON TO THANDWE
Flight
K7 242
YH 505
W9 309
7Y 413
K7 422
Y5 421
Dep
8:55
9:05
9:05
9:15
9:15
9:25
9:30
9:35
9:35
10:20
11:10
11:55
14:20
15:50
15:55
16:05
16:10
16:00
16:40
16:30
16:40
16:45
16:55
MYEIK TO YANGON
YANGON TO SITTWE
Flight
W9 309
6T 611
K7 413
Days
4
7
3,7
Daily
4
Daily
Daily
Daily
1,2,5,6
Daily
Daily
1,2,3,4,5,6
5
4
Daily
1,2
1,3,5
1
6
Daily
3,5,7
3,7
1,3,6
Arr
14:45
14:45
14:45
19:40
Subject to change
without notice
Day
1 = Monday
2 = Tuesday
3 = Wednesday
4 = Thursday
5 = Friday
6 = Saturday
7 = Sunday
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YANGON TO GUANGZHOU
Flights
Days
Dep
8M 711
2,4,7
8:40
CZ 3056
3,6
11:35
CZ 3056
1,5
17:40
YANGON TO TAIPEI
Flights
Days
Dep
CI 7916
Daily
10:50
GUANGZHOU TO YANGON
Flights
Days
Dep
CZ 3055
3,6
8:35
CZ 3055
1,5
14:40
8M 712
2,4,7
14:15
TAIPEI TO YANGON
Flights
Days
Dep
CI 7915
Daily
7:00
Flights
PG 706
8M 335
TG 304
PG 702
TG 302
PG 708
8M 331
PG 704
Y5 237
TG 306
YANGON TO KUNMING
Flights
Days
Dep
CA 416
Daily
12:30
MU 2012
3
12:40
MU 2032
1,2,4,5,6,7 14:50
YANGON TO HANOI
Flights
Days
Dep
VN 956
1,3,5,6,7
19:10
Arr
13:15
15:55
22:10
Arr
16:10
Arr
15:55
18:50
18:15
KUNMING TO YANGON
Flights
Days
Dep
MU 2011
3
8:25
CA 415
Daily
11:10
MU 2031
1,2,4,5,6,7 13:30
HANOI TO YANGON
Flights
Days
Dep
VN 957
1,3,5,6,7
16:40
Arr
8:45
9:40
22:20
11:25
13:50
14:30
17:50
18:50
20:00
21:30
Arr
7:15
8:00
12:20
17:05
20:55
20:15
Arr
8:45
8:50
9:20
10:40
12:45
14:50
15:45
18:50
21:40
Arr
8:00
11:15
11:15
13:50
14:50
15:05
18:25
Arr
22:50
Arr
10:35
16:40
15:50
Arr
9:50
Arr
11:50
11:30
14:00
International Airlines
All Nippon Airways (NH)
Tel: 255412, 413
Tel: 09254049991~3
Condor (DE)
Dragonair (KA)
YANGON TO DOHA
Flights
Days
Dep
QR 919
1,4,6
7:55
DOHA TO YANGON
Flights
Days
Dep
Arr
QR 918
3,5,7
19:45 0459+1
YANGON TO TOKYO
Days
Dep
Daily
22:10
Arr
11:40
Arr
8:50
07:45+1
SEOUL TO YANGON
Flights
Days
Dep
KE 471
Daily
18:30
0Z 769
3,6
19:30
Arr
22:30
23:40
Arr
05:45
05:55
Arr
00:30
23:30
TOKYO TO YANGON
Days
Dep
Daily
11:45
Arr
17:15
Arr
10:45
18:45
Arr
06:45+1
Flights
NH 913
Airline Codes
3K = Jet Star
8M = Myanmar Airways International
AK = Air Asia
BG = Biman Bangladesh Airlines
YANGON TO DHAKA
Flights
Days
Dep
BG 061
2
11:45
BG 061
5
19:45
Arr
13:00
21:00
DHAKA TO YANGON
Flights
Days
Dep
BG 060
2
8:30
BG 060
5
16:30
YANGON TO INCHEON
Flights
Days
Dep
PG 724
1,3,5,6
12:50
W9 607
4,7
14:30
8M 7702
Daily
23:30
8M 7502
4,7
00:35
Arr
14:45
16:20
07:50+1
09:10
INCHEON TO YANGON
Flights
Days
Dep
PG 723
1,3,5,6
11:00
W9 608
4,7
17:20
8M 7701
Daily
18:45
8M 7501
3,6
19:50
Arr
11:55
18:10
22:25
23:25
Arr
8:05
12:50
16:20
Arr
10:15
14:35
18:10
Arr
8:20
14:10
15:05
GAYA TO YANGON
Flights
Days
Dep
AI 235
2
9:10
8M 602
3,5,6
9:20
AI 233
5
15:00
Arr
12:10
12:30
18:00
Flights
AI 236
YANGON TO DELHI
Days
Dep
2
13:10
Arr
16:30
Flights
AI 235
DELHI TO YANGON
Days
Dep
2
7:00
Arr
12:10
PG = Bangkok Airways
Flights
AI 234
AI 228
YANGON TO KOLKATA
Days
Dep
1
14:05
5
18:45
Arr
17:20
19:45
Flights
AI 227
AI 233
KOLKATA TO YANGON
Days
Dep
1
10:35
5
13:30
Arr
13:20
18:00
SQ = Singapore Airways
Arr
16:40
BANGKOK TO MANDALAY
Flights
Days
Dep
PG 709
Daily
12:05
Arr
13:25
TR = Tiger Airline
YANGON TO GAYA
Flights
Days
Dep
8M 601
3,5,6
7:00
AI 236
2
13:10
AI 234
1,5
14:05
MANDALAY TO BANGKOK
Flights
Days
Dep
PG 710
Daily
14:15
SINGAPORE TO MANDALAY
Flights
Days
Dep
Arr
Y5 2234
Daily
7:20
16:30
MI 533
2,4,6
11:30
14:50
Arr
16:40
KUNMING TO MANDALAY
Flights
Days
Dep
MU 2029
Daily
12:55
CA = Air China
CI = China Airlines
CZ = China Southern
DD = Nok Airline
FD = Air Asia
KA = Dragonair
MANDALAY TO SINGAPORE
Flights
Days
Dep
Arr
MI 533
2,4,6
15:45
20:50
Y5 2233
1,2,4,5,6
7:50
14:15
MANDALAY TO KUNMING
Flights
Days
Dep
MU 2030
Daily
13:50
Air India
Arr
18:10
YANGON TO SEOUL
Flights
Days
Dep
0Z 770
4,7
0:50
KE 472
Daily
23:55
Arr
21:25
BANGKOK TO YANGON
Flights
Days
Dep
TG 303
Daily
8:00
PG 701
Daily
8:45
Y5 238
Daily
21:30
8M 336
Daily
10:40
TG 301
Daily
13:05
PG 707
Daily
13:40
PG 703
Daily
17:00
TG 305
Daily
18:05
8M 332
Daily
19:15
PG 705
Daily
20:15
Arr
12:50
KE = Korea Airlines
MH = Malaysia Airlines
MI = Silk Air
MU = China Eastern Airlines
NH = All Nippon Airways
QR = Qatar Airways
TG = Thai Airways
VN = Vietnam Airline
AI = Air India
Y5 = Golden Myanmar Airlines
Subject to change
without notice
Day
1 = Monday
2 = Tuesday
3 = Wednesday
4
5
6
7
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Universal Crossword
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2 Egg cells
3 Apprehend
4 Lhasas land
5 Snobby one
6 Fanged Nile
menace
7 Romanian
currency
8 Take the
blame
9 Trojan War hero killed
by Achilles
10 Sticks like glue
11 Tent sanctuaries
12 Throat
dangler
13 Swarming with
bacteria
18 Bait and switch, e.g.
23 Beat it!
24 Decided
25 Addiction
26 Fort Knox unit
28 Fork feature
31 Jazz genre
35 Agrees (with)
37 Second-largest land
animal
38 Thick green
cloth
40 Bookworm, in
stereotypes
42 More intrusive
45 R&B ballad
47 By hook or by
crook
50 Toyota rival
53 Laughter
sounds
54 Waste away
55 Old drum played
with a fife
57 Prefix with type or
plasm
63 Meadow call
64 Schuberts The
___-King
65 Fine-wine-producing
vineyard
66 Do-it-yourselfers
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General Listing
The Essentials
EMBASSIES
Australia 88, Strand Road,
Yangon. Tel : 251810,
251797, 251798.
Bangladesh 11-B, Than
Lwin Road, Yangon.
Tel: 515275, 526144, email:
bdootygn@mptmail.net.mm
Brazil 56, Pyay Road,
6th mile, Hlaing Tsp,
Yangon. Tel: 507225,
507251. email: Administ.
yangon@itamaraty.gov.br.
Brunei 17, Kanbawza
Avenue, Golden Velly (1),
Bahan Tsp, Yangon. Tel:
566985, 503978.
email: bruneiemb@
bruneiemb.com.mm
Cambodia 25 (3B/4B),
New University Avenue
Road, Bahan Tsp, Yangon.
Tel: 549609, 540964.
email: RECYANGON @
mptmail.net.mm
Canada
9th Floor, Centerpoint
Towers, 65 Sule Pagoda
Road, Yangon, Tel :
01-384805 , Fax :01
384806, Email : yngon@
international.gc.ca
China 1, Pyidaungsu
Yeiktha Road, Yangon. Tel:
221280, 221281.
Denmark, No.7, Pyi Thu
St, Pyay Rd, 7 Miles,
Mayangone Tsp, Yangon.
Tel: 01 9669520 - 17.
Egypt 81, Pyidaungsu
Yeiktha Road, Yangon. Tel:
222886, 222887,
Egyptembassy86@gmail.
com
France 102, Pyidaungsu
Yeiktha Road, Yangon. Tel:
212178, 212520, email:
ambaf rance. rangoun@
diplomatie.fr
Germany 9, Bogyoke Aung
San Museum Road, Bahan
Tsp, Yangon.
Tel: 548951, 548952, email:
info@rangun. diplo.de
India 545-547, Merchant
St, Yangon. Tel: 391219,
388412,
email:indiaembassy
@mptmail.net.mm
UNITED NATIONS
ILO Liaison 1-A, Kanbae
(Thitsar Rd), Yankin Tsp,
Tel : 01-566538, 566539
IOM 318 (A) Ahlone Rd, Dagon
Tsp, Yangon.Tel 01-210588,
09 73236679, 0973236680,
Email- iomyangon@iom.int
UNAIDS 137/1, Thaw Wun Rd,
Kamayut Tsp.
Tel : 534498, 504832
UNDCP 11-A, Malikha St,
Mayangone tsp.
Tel: 666903, 664539.
UNDP 6, Natmauk Rd, Bahan
tel: 542910-19. fax: 292739.
UNFPA 6, Natmauk Rd,
Bahan tsp. tel: 546029.
UNHCR 287, Pyay Rd,
Sanchaung tsp.
Tel: 524022, 524024.
UNIAP Rm: 1202, 12 Fl,
Traders Hotel.
Tel: 254852, 254853.
UNIC 6, Natmauk St., Bahan,
tel: 52910~19
UNICEF 14~15 Flr, Traders
Hotel. P.O. Box 1435,
Kyauktada. Tel: 375527~32,
unicef.yangon@unicef. org,
UNODC 11-A, Malikha Rd., Ward
7, Mayangone. tel: 01-9666903,
9660556, 9660538, 9660398.
email: fo.myanmar@unodc.org
UNOPS 120/0, Pyi Thu Lane,
7 Miles, Mayangone Tsp.
Tel: 951-657281~7.
Fax: 657279.
UNRC 6, Natmauk Rd, P.O.
Box 650, TMWE Tel: 542911~19,
292637 (Resident Coordinator),
WFP 5 Kan Baw Za St, Shwe
Taung Kyar, (Golden Valley),
Bahan Tsp. Tel : 2305971~6
WHO No. 2, Pyay Rd, 7 Mile,
Mayangone Tsp, Tel : 6504056, 650416, 654386-90.
ASEAN Coordinating Of. for
the ASEAN Humanitarian
Task Force, 79, Taw Win st,
Dagon Tsp. Tel: 225258.
FAO Myanma Agriculture
Service Insein Rd, Insein. tel:
641672, 641673.
Emergency Numbers
Ambulance tel: 295133.
Fire tel: 191, 252011, 252022.
Police emergency tel: 199.
Police headquarters tel: 282541, 284764.
Red Cross tel:682600, 682368
Traffic Control Branch tel:298651
Department of Post & Telecommunication tel: 591384,
591387.
Immigration tel: 286434.
Ministry of Education tel:545500m 562390
Ministry of Sports tel: 370604, 370605
Ministry of Communications tel: 067-407037.
Myanma Post & Telecommunication (MPT) tel: 067407007.
Myanma Post & Tele-communication (Accountant Dept)
tel: 254563, 370768.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs tel: 067-412009, 067-412344.
Ministry of Health tel: 067-411358-9.
Yangon City Development Committee tel: 248112.
HOSPITALS
Central Womens Hospital tel: 221013, 222811.
Children Hospital tel: 221421, 222807
Ear, Nose & Throat Hospital tel: 543888.
Naypyitaw Hospital (emergency) tel: 420096.
Workers Hospital tel: 554444, 554455, 554811.
Panda Hotel
Min Ye Kyaw Swa Road,
Lanmadaw Tsp, Yangon.
Tel: (95-1) 212850 ~ 3,
229358 ~ 61,
ACCOMMODATIONHOTELS
YANGON
No. 277, Bogyoke Aung
San Road, Corner of
38th Street, Kyauktada
Township, Yangon,
Myanmar.
Tel : (951) 391070, 391071.
Reservation@391070
(Ext) 1910, 106.
Fax : (951) 391375. Email :
hotelasiaplaza@gmail.com
Avenue 64 Hotel
No. 64 (G), Kyitewine
Pagoda Rd, Mayangone Tsp,
Yangon. Tel : 09-8631392,
01 656913-9
Sedona Hotel
Kabar Aye Pagoda Rd,
Yankin. tel: 666900.
Strand Hotel
92 Strand Rd. tel: 243377.
fax: 289880.
Summit Parkview Hotel
350, Ahlone Rd, Dagon
Tsp. tel: 211888, 211966.
Winner Inn
42, Than Lwin Rd, Bahan
Tsp. Tel: 503734, 524387.
email: reservation@winner
innmyanmar.com
Confort Inn
4, Shweli Rd, Bet: Inya Rd
& U Wisara Rd, Kamaryut,
tel: 525781, 526872
Clover Hotel
No.7A, Wingabar Road,
Bahan Tsp, Yangon.
Tel : (951) 546313, 430245.
09-731-77781~4. Fax : (01)
546313.
www.cloverhotel.asia.
info@cloverhotel.asia
Parkroyal Yangon,
Myanmar
33, Alan Pya Pagoda Rd,
Dagon tsp.
tel: 250388. fax: 252478.
ACCOMMODATION
LONG TERM
HAPPY HOMES
REAL ESTATE & PROPERTY
MANAGEMENT
Tel: 09-7349-4483,
09-4200-56994.
E-mail: aahappyhomes@
gmail.com, http://www.
happyhomesyangon.com
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AGRICULTURAL
TRACTOR
KH Hotel, Yangon
28-A, 7 Miles, Pyay Rd,
Mayangone Tsp, Yangon.
Ph: 95-1-652532, 652533
AIR CONDITION
A D V E RT I S I N G
ARCHITECTS &
MODULAR BUILDINGS
contactus@greenarc.net.au
Tel : 09-730-22820
COLD STORAGE
Car Rental Service
No. 56, Bo Ywe St,
Latha Tsp, Yangon.
Tel : 01-246551, 375283,
09-2132778, 09-31119195.
Gmail:nyanmyintthu1983@
gmail.com,
Moe Car Rental
Than Thu Mar Rd,
Thuwunna, Thingangyun.
Tel: 09-2540-07712, 0949570697, 09-799658370.
YANGON
La Source Beauty Spa
80-A, Inya Rd, Kamayut Tsp.
Tel: 512380, 511252
Beauty Bar by La Source
Room (1004), Sedona Hotel,
Tel : 666 900 Ext : 7167
MANDALAY
La Source Beauty Spa
13/13, Mya Sandar St,
bet: 26_27, bet: 62_63,
Chanaye Tharzan Tsp.
Tel : 09-4440-24496.
www.lasourcebeautyspa.com
BUSINESS SERVICE
HOT LINE:
09 - 402 510 003
01-646 330
First Class VIP
Limousine Car Rental.
Professional English
Speaking Drivers.
Full Insurance for
your Safety and
comfortable journey
Call us Now for your
best choice
www.mmels.com
COFFEE MACHINE
News & Business Ideas
facebook box.com.mm
http://box.com.mm
CAR RENTAL
CENTURION AUTO GROUP
Corporate Car Rental
Transfer | Daily | Monthly| Fleet
www.realfitnessmyanmar.com
Worlds leader in
Kitchen Hoods & Hobs
Same as Ariston Water
Heater. Tel: 251033,
379671, 256622, 647813
FLORAL SERVICES
CONSTRUCTION
MYANMAR EXECUTIVE
LIMOUSINE SERVICE
BOOK STORES
DELIVERY SERVICE
Zamil Steel
No-5, Pyay Road,
7 miles,
Mayangone Tsp, Yangon.
Tel: (95-1) 652502~04.
Fax: (95-1) 650306.
Email: zamilsteel@
zamilsteel.com.mm
CO WORKING SPACE
CONSULTING
DUTY FREE
sales@manawmaya.com.mm
www.manawmayagems.com
FOAM SPRAY
INSULATION
GENERATORS
Your Most Reliable Jeweller
FORKLIFT
ELECTRICAL
ENTERTAINMENT
FITNESS CENTRE
Life Fitness
Bldg A1, Rm No. 001,
Shwekabar Housing,
Mindhamma Rd,
Mayangone Tsp. Yangon.
Ph: 01-656511,
Fax: 01-656522,
Hot line: 0973194684,
natraysports@gmail.com
Made in Taiwan
Bldg No. F/S (2),
ShweMarlar Housing,
Bayintnaung Rd.,
Kamaryut Tsp., YGN
Tel: +95 9 4302 4615
(English Speaking)
+95 9 502 1312
(Myanmar Speaking)
Email : utsales@
universaltractormyanmar.
com
Your Lifting Solution
Made in Spain
Bldg No. F/S (2),
ShweMarlar Housing,
Bayintnaung Rd.,
Kamaryut Tsp., YGN
Tel: +95 9 4302 4615
(English Speaking)
+95 9 502 1312
(Myanmar Speaking)
Email : utsales@
universaltractormyanmar.
com
Your Power Solution
HEALTH SERVICES
GLASS
International
Construction
Material Co., Ltd.
No. 60, G-Fl, Sint-Oh-Dan St,
Lower Block, Latha Tsp,
Yangon, Myanmar.
Tel : 01-245112,
09-730-22820
Email : intconstruction
material@gmail.com
Japan-Myanmar
Physiotherapy Clinic.
Body Massage - 7000 Ks
Foot Massage - 6000 Ks
Body & Foot Massage 12,000 Ks
No.285, Bo Aung Kyaw Rd,
Kyauktada Tsp, Yangon.
09:00 AM - 09:00 PM
Tel : 09-8615036
24 Hours Laboratory
& X-ray, CT, MRI, USG
Mammogram, Bone DXA
@ Victoria Hospital
No. 68, Tawwin Rd, 9 Mile,
Mayangon Township,
Yangon, Myanmar.
Tel: (951) 9 666141
Fax: (951) 9 666135
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HOME FURNITURE
MARINE
COMMUNICATION &
NAVIGATION
HOTEL SUPPLY
LIGHTING
PAINT
Relocation Specialist
Rm 504, M.M.G Tower,
#44/56, Kannar Rd,
Botahtaung Tsp.
Tel: 250290, 252313.
Mail : info@asiantigersmyanmar.com
Crown Worldwide
Movers Ltd 790, Rm 702,
7th Flr Danathiha Centre,
Bogyoke Aung San Rd,
Lanmadaw. Tel: 223288,
210 670, 227650. ext: 702.
Fax: 229212. email: crown
worldwide@mptmail.net.mm
OFFICE FURNITURE
REMOVALISTS
Sole Distributor
For the Union of
Myanmar Since 1995
Myanmar Golden Rock
International Co.,Ltd.
79-D, Bo Chein St, Pyay Rd,
6 Mile, Hlaing Tsp,
Tel: 654810~654819
654844~654848
International
Construction
Material Co., Ltd.
No. 60, G-Fl, Sint-Oh-Dan St,
Lower Block, Latha Tsp,
Yangon, Myanmar.
Tel : 01-245112,
09-730-22820
Email : intconstruction
material@gmail.com
REAL ESTATE
Monsoon Restaurant
& Bar 85/87, Thein Byu
Road, Botahtaung Tsp.
Tel: 295224, 09-501 5653.
European Quality
& Designs Indoor/
Outdoor Furniture, Hotel
Furniture & All kinds of
woodworks
Office Tel: 01-380382,
09-509-1673, Show Room:
No. 123-124, Shwe Yin Aye
(2) Street, Industrial Zone
5 (Extension), Hlaing Thar
Yar Township, Yangon,
Myanmar. E-mail: contact@
smartdesignstrading.com,
www.royalbotania.com,
www.alexander-rose.co.uk,
Please call for any enquiry.
For House-Seekers
Heaven Pizza
38/40, Bo Yar Nyunt St.
Yaw Min Gyi Quarter,
Dagon Township.
Tel: 09-855-1383
SC STORAGE YANGON
Monthly storage available
Transportation of goods
provided,
Mobile: 09-253 559 848,
Email: YangonStorage@
gmail.com
TRAVEL AGENTS
Yangon International
School (YIS)
Grades, Pre-school Grade 12.
American Curriculum.
117, Thumingalar Housing
Thingangyun Tsp
Yangon, Myanmar.
Tel : 95 1 578171, 573149
Fax : 95 1 578604
Website :
www.yismyanmar.com
SERVICE OFFICE
www.exploremyanmar.com
www.exploreglobaltravel.
com
WATER HEATERS
www.hinthabusinesscentres.com
Tel : 01-4413410
Made in Japan
Same as Rinnai Gas Cooker
and Cooker Hood
Showroom Address
Executive Serviced
Office, Registered
and Virtual Office, Hot
Desking, Meeting Rooms
Tel: +(95) 1 387947
www.officehubservices,com
STEEL STRUCTURE
Design, Fabrication,
Supply & Erection of Steel
Structures
Tel : +95 9 252399569
Email : Sales@WECMyanmar.com
www.WEC-Myanmar.com
Faucets | Showers |
Sanitarywares | Bathroom
Accessories, Ph: 379671,
256622, 399464, 09 9771
09852. Address: Same
as ARISTON
Grohe
Bath Room Accessories,
79-B3/B3, East Shwe Gone
Dine, Near SSC Womens
Center, Bahan.
Tel : 01-401083,
WATER PROOFING
International
Construction
Material Co., Ltd.
No. 60, G-Fl, Sint-Oh-Dan St,
Lower Block, Latha Tsp,
Yangon, Myanmar.
Tel : 01-245112,
09-730-22820
Email : intconstruction
material@gmail.com
WATER TREATMENT
SPORTS
Premium Trophies
From Malaysia/Italy
RESORT
SANITARY WARE
Water Heater
RESTAURANTS
STORAGE
SC STORAGE YANGON
G-05, Marketplace by
City Mart.
Tel: 01-523840 Ext: 105
PLEASURE CRUISES
SCHOOLS
WATER SOLUTION
Aekar
Company Limited
SUPERMARKETS
Capital Hyper Mart
14(E), Min Nandar Road,
Dawbon Tsp. Ph: 553136.
City Mart (Aung San) tel:
253022, 294765.
Junction Square
Pyay Rd, Kamayut,
Ph: 01-527242.
Junction Zawana
Lay Daung Kan St,
Thingangyun, Ph: 573929.
Ocean (North Point)
Pyay Rd, 9 mile,
Ph: 01-652959.
Ocean (East Point)
Mahabandoola Rd,
Ph: 01-397146.
Orange Super Market
103, Thu Damar Rd,
Industrial Zone, North
Okkalar, Ph: 9690246
WEB SERVICE
Web Services
All the way from Australia
world-class websites/
web apps for desktop,
smartphone & tablets,
online shopping with
real-time transaction,
news/magazine site,
forum, email campaign
and all essential online
services. Domain
registration & cloud
hosting. Talk to us: (01)
430-897, (0) 942-000-4554.
www.medialane.com.au
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Qatar Airways
Lets fly, lets fly away...
Qatar Airways held an agents appreciation dinner at the
Parkroyal Hotel on March 31. Guests enjoyed live music and
traditional dance performances, and one lucky draw winner
walked away with return business-class flights to any destination
in the world.
Martin and Trazer
Chatrium Hotel
say thank you
Theres no better way to
say thank you than with a
big old knees-up, and thats
exactly what the Chatrium
Hotel gave their clients and
partners on April 1.
Htet Yu
Leena, Craig Shim, Daanica Kumara
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Events
FRIDAY 10
MUSIC
Aaron Gallegos Trio. Blending diverse
influences from Flamenco, jazz and world
music. Gekko, 535 Merchant Road 7pm
Acoustic music show. Off The Beaten
Track Cafe, Kandawgyi Park (near
childrens playground), Mingalar Taung
Nyunt 7-9:30pm
MISC
SATURDAY 11
ART
The Past is the Present. Indian
photographer Pablo Bartholomew delves
into personal histories of Myanmar
featuring old family albums, holiday
snaps and private photo collections.
Myanmar Deitta, 49 (3rd floor) 44th Street,
Botahtaung 10am-5pm daily
NIGHTLIFE
False morality prepares for the exodus.
Pre-Thingyan party with False Morality
selecting tunes all evening. Hummingbird,
MUSIC
Live Music. Kokine Bar & Restaurant
(near Kokine swimming club) 6-11pm
Live Jazz. Sky Bistro Bar and Restaurant,
20 floor, Sakura Tower, 339 Bogyoke
Aung San Road, Kyauktada 7-10pm
NIGHTLIFE
Titan Thingyan welcoming party (see
pick of the week, facing page). Roof
Alchemy Gastropub, Yangon International
Hotel compound, Ahlone Road 6pm
MISC
World pillow fight day. Pillow Fight Day
is a global event. All participants are
requested to respect laws and regulations
according to local Myanmar authorities.
Location TBC (check the Facebook page)
10am
SUNDAY 12
NIGHTLIFE
MONDAY 13
MUSIC
TUESDAY 14
WATER FESTIVAL EVENTS
Getting wet again, as above
Project X water festival pandal. Kabar
Aye Pagoda Road, opposite Fusan
Restaurant. Tickets: All day K58,000, 14th
K20,000, 15th K25,000, 16th K35,000
MUSIC
Live music by The Experience Band.
Sky Bistro, 20th floor, Sakura Tower, 339
Bogyoke Aung San Road 7pm
WEDNESDAY 15
WATER FESTIVAL EVENTS
Done with getting wet? Its not over yet.
As above
NIGHTLIFE
Mojito Night, The Lab, 70A
Shwegonedaing Rd, Bahan, 5:30-10pm
THURSDAY 16
WATER FESTIVAL EVENTS
New Years Eve, and last day of gettng
wet. Enjoy 1376 while you can 1377 is
hot on its heels.
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CHARLOTTE ROSE
Photo: Staff
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Party at a pandal
A pan-what? It might be a new
addition to your lexicon, but if you
like your music loud and your water