"The Myanmar Times" February 21 - 27, 2011 Volume 29, No. 563

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LOCAL NEWS: Former MP to lead commission; Diarrhoea a risk in dry season; NRC opens 170-foot bridge in delta; Management, editorial changes at Myanmar Consolidated Media; Mass vaccination to combat polio return; Korean language winning hearts and minds; Project to raise fish with paddy begins; Chief justice named, attorney general nominated; Tourist arrivals rise more than 20 percent in January 2011; Foundation plans cornea donation signup event; Japan provides grant for monastic school; Officials on lookout for A(H1N1) virus; Amara group to continue health project in delta; GPS units installed on Sagaing Fault; Giri-affected areas face shortage of clean water; Workers get second chance to find jobs in S. Korea; UNICEF provides funding for temporary schools in Rakhine; NGOs call for listing for Gulf of Martaban; Kengtung readies for 600th Thingyan festival; History lures visitors to Botahtaung Pagoda...BUSINESS & PROPERTY: Dollar, FEC swings confound ; DOF tries to raise fishmeal quality; Young love boosts Valentine?s Day sales; Matpe prices dip 10pc year-on-year: traders; Foreign firms review SEZ laws: economist; Garment industry hoping for a boom year; Prices surge as speculators flock to Dawei; Dollar dramas beset real estate industry... TIMEOUT: Documentary makers lack finance, not creativity; Punk bands adopt DIY approach to gigs; Neighbours stick together for ?htamane? festival; Shwe FM releases first anniversary album...INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: Bus firm brings net to NPT services; Internet users get crafty as connections slow; Sony launches mobile gaming wars...EVENTS FLASH: Concert at Chatrium Hotel; Guitar concert at Inya Lake; Sein Gay Har competitions...YOUR STARS...FLIGHT SCHEDULES.....N.B. SINCE THIS ISSUE HAS NO INDEX PAGE, NAVIGATE FROM "LOCAL NEWS" TO THE OTHER SECTIONS

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Myanmar Consolidated Media Co. Ltd

Date of Publication: 

2011-02-27

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2011-03-02

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  • Individual Documents

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English, Burmese

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