"The Myanmar Times" May 17-23, 2010, Volume 26, No. 523

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N.B. AS THIS ISSUE HAS NO INDEX PAGE, NAVIGATE FROM "LOCAL NEWS" TO THE OTHER SECTIONS.....LOCAL NEWS: In Dala, residents rely on volunteers for water; Clean water in short supply as hot, dry spell continues; NDAK company to boost crop substitution acreage; Why we shouldn?t believe everything that we are told; Project brings clean water to 60,000 delta residents; More heat records smashed in May; No rain in sight for Yangon: DMH; Vox Pop; Pharma company seeks foreign partner for flu drug clinical trials; New travel directory to go on sale; More free Thai visas for tourists; Popa National Park survey uncovers 65 orchid species; Jivitadana Hospital marks 70th anniversary; Difference and Peace Party to rely on donors; MWEA vows to stay non-political; Chaungtha bridge open to traffic; Prison meditation courses expand to Mandalay, Bago; Cow blood tests to reduce disease; Web portal to be ready in June; A world away from politics...BUSINESS & PROPERTY: Fuel stations to open as private operations; Salt price dries up; Farmed fish sales hit record but still off target; Fish farmers lose out in hot spell; Gold price rockets upward: dealers; New Pyapon schools; New Labutta town; Earthquake guides released; Consumer focus shifts to the next batch of dangerous buildings...TIMEOUT: Old masters find loving homes; Fashion designers club launched to raise standards; Myanmar heroes exhibition; Zaw Mong holds fourth exhibition; Documentary tackles costs of Inle Lake farming; Myanmar art debuts in Phnom Penh...SPORT...INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: Yatanarpon Teleport to start another net provider; IT industry continues battle with brain drain phenomenon; Worldwide software piracy cost $50b in 2009: report...TRAVEL: Hotels report high season boom...CLASSIFIEDS...MEDIA ROUNDUP: Local group to export rice to Haiti; Asia World takes on ground handling; Five Star Shipping Line to up salaries...EVENTS FLASH: Japanese film screening; Myanmar Hip-Hop Day concert; Art fundraiser; American choir to visit; Art Jetty gallery opens; U Nyan Shein?s art show...YOUR STARS...FLIGHT SCHEDULES

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Myanmar Consolidated Media Co. Ltd

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2010-05-23

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2010-05-25

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English, Burmese

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