"The Myanmar Times" July 23-29, 2012, Volume 32, No. 636

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NEWS: Our heroes honoured at Yangon ceremony; Giants pull Myanmar in different directions; Make a plan, stick to it; Govt gives positive signals on EITI; US firm GE to open office in Yangon; Yangon farmers get approval to protest; Army to pay compensation for confiscated land in Shan State; Woman arrested for posing as speaker?s daughter; Pyithu Hluttaw pushes NLD leader on sanctions; Singapore Red Cross provides S$2.5m to Myanmar; US donates $3m for Kachin IDPs; Yangon Hluttaw to convene at end of July; US will look at import ban waiver, says ambassador; Workers fired for labour roles, says ILO; ?We need to reach a political solution?; NGOs continue programs in Kachin, despite fighting; U Thein Sein meets minority party leaders; Government announces record drug bust; NDF denies rumour of resignations in Bago; Significant ?gaps? in family planning: govt; Tharapa establishes mobile library; Former free funeral society members found new group; Experts question 2015 stock exchange target; Firms eye insurance expansion; Association warns brokers over sales; First Miss Farmer competition held; Rice industry official touts agriculture FDI in Malaysia; Reps to discuss changes to two controversial laws; Hyundai buses replace WWII-era Chevrolets; Developing Myanmar faces humanitarian challenges; Hotels ignoring room rate order: agents...BUSINESS & PROPERTY: As taxi numbers and traffic increase, drivers suffer; Commerce Ministry to keep car prices falling, say officials; CBM prepares for joint ventures; Japan?s Sumitomo Corp to open Nay Pyi Taw office; Gold on the rise as kyat weakens; US in human rights call on biz trip; Conflict and rain starve Mandalay?s gem market; Cheap imports imperil upper Myanmar?s egg farmers; ?Staggering fortunes? possible in Myanmar: Rogers; PTT to invest up to $3b in Myanmar; Zegyo Market?s billboards to be cleared: MCDC; Huang?s Iceland plan revised; Japanese town sells land for $1.50; Fed sees modest US growth, better housing; Road upgrades to boost NW prices: agents...TECHNOLOGY: Google chief declares war on ?illicit networks?; Govt cautious in telecoms opening; Indonesia?s whale sharks tagged...TIMEOUT: U Thant sculpture bound for Pantanaw; BloodSugar Politik release debut CD; Doherty booted from Thailand rehab clinic; Painting honours life of Thakin Kodaw Hmaing; Something for everyone at Taw Win Fashion Day; New book explores feng shui; Philippine musicians sing their way out of poverty; K-pop invades Latin America; A casual crawl through a few of Yangon?s new bars...TRAVEL...SPORT: "MOC secure SEA Games advertising deal Share" By Aung Si Hein...YOUR STARS...FLIGHT SCHEDULES

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Myanmar Consolidated Media Co.Ltd.

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2012-07-29

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2012-07-24

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English

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