"The Myanmar Times" May 30 - June 5, 2011, Volume 29, No. 577

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LOCAL NEWS: Development ideas emerge in Nay Pyi Taw; Escape from poverty on horizon; Productive investment key to development; Botahtaung residents worried by ?dangerous? building; Singapore vote highlights fears of migrant workers; Rescue teams trained for disaster; Economist proposes formation of development resource institute; Myanmar?s urban areas at risk from earthquakes; Lives of Dayelu bandits saved by commutation of death sentences; Journalists study Myanmar media law; Action urged on environmental law; Judge adjourns hearing until May 30; Myanmar crucial to conservation of rare sandpiper; Charities donate antivenom to 25 rural communities; Obama certain to win second term: astrologer; National Library collection headed for Nay Pyi Taw; Yangon institute plans Abhidhamma discussion series...BUSINESS & PROPERTY: Next gem emporium to be held in July; Bankers push for collateral rethink; Wood industry calls for tax reform; Furniture design competition accepting entries from June; Organisers ready next CAEXPO; Ginger demand outstrips supply: traders; Foreign interest sparks office rental surge: agents; Myanmar architects help Singapore project; New rice crisis cannot be ruled out: research group...TIMEOUT: Students advertise dangers of alcohol; Thailand newspapers to get local distribution...INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: Indonesia?s illegal technology market to stay: analysts; Second Myanmar online expo gets underway; Microsoft unveils ?Mango? Windows phone update; Yahoo launches rejigged email; China has over 900m mobile users; Web-based Yangon restaurant directory launched......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

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2011-06-05

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2011-07-03

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