Farm sector evaluates genetic advances: GENETICALLY Modified Organisms had the potential to sharply increase farm sector output but needed to be treated with care, an agriculturalist with Myanma Agriculture Services, said last week... MT strikes deals on news content: IN line with its philosophy of providing the most up-to-date news The Myanmar Times is expanding its international news sources and coverage from this week... MT strikes deals on news content: IN line with its philosophy of providing the most up-to-date news The Myanmar Times is expanding its international news sources and coverage from this week... Business group backs education programs Coalition on AIDS reactivated: A SENIOR official from the United Nations? AIDS Program in Yangon has welcomed the reactivation of a business group on AIDS which was set up informally two years ago... Books, gems captivate a Thai Princess: LITERATURE, traditional culture and gems captured the attention of Thailand?s Princess Sirindhorn during her visit to Myanmar last week, a Thai diplomat said... Each week ‘Thinking Aloud? asks someone from the community to give their thoughts on a range of subjects. This week we speak with our Editor-in-Chief Ross Dunkley. Q. How long have you been living in Yangon?...Noise pollution a threat, warns medical specialist: PUBLIC awareness on noise pollution and hearing impairment is still low in Myanmar, a prominent professor told Myanmar Times last week... Infirm elderly welcome free health treatment: A FREE medical service, provided by the Myanmar Maternal and Child Welfare Association (MMCWA) in South Okkalapa township, is bringing comfort to the infirm elderly in the area... Chin State clay: HIGH-QUALITY clay found throughout Chin State is in demand as a raw material to make gravestones, as well as pots and other kitchenware, reports Myanmar Market journal... A timely lesson for agriculture trainees: THE participants of the first three-month course provided by an agricultural training school in Pyin Oo Lwin say it has increased their self-confidence and made them more aware of the importance of time management...Training essential for e-govt, says computer group leader: TRAINING is the key to the successful implementation of e-government, said the chairman of the Myanmar Computer Federation (MCF) at the opening ceremony of a training course at MICT Park last Monday... Work starts on another high-rise on Pyay Road: WORK has begun on another high-rise residential and commercial development on Pyay Road, the fourth multi-storey project to be launched along the major thoroughfare in as many months... City FM extends transmissions to satisfy listeners, advertisers: YANGON?S City FM radio station plans to extend its broadcasting period to 14 hours each day... Veteran lensman wins top national award: PROFESSIONAL photographer, U Thiha Thein Nyan, has been chosen photographer of the year for 2002 by the Myanmar Photographic Society...Micro-credit frees trader of debt burden: ACCESS to a micro-credit scheme has transformed the life of Ma Nyo Nyo Win, 36, but she readily admits there had been little change to her daily routine... Old Myanmar ceramics historically significant: THERE is growing international interest in ancient Myanmar ceramics, an Australian archeologist said in Yangon last week... Buyers? market beckons as car prices plummet: CAR prices in Yangon and Mandalay have plummeted by up to 40 per cent in recent weeks because of reduced demand and an oversupply on the market, a market survey has found... Economist warns business success to be hard-earned in free market: MYANMAR managers need to develop a greater awareness of the challenges they need to overcome in a rapidly changing world to be able to bring benefits to the community, says a prominent woman entrepreneur...No puff as 76yo powers into town: A 76-year-old man from Rakhine State pedalled into Yangon last week as part of a cycling tour through the nation to focus attention on the dangers of smoking... Climbers conquer Saramayti: A TEAM of 31 mountaineers has returned to Yangon and Mandalay after climbing one of Myanmar?s highest mountains... Ministry selling palm oil: THE Ministry of Cooperatives began selling palm oil to retailers last Wednesday, said a ministry official... Vietnam meeting: THE Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council, Senior General Than Shwe, was due to begin a three-day visit to Vietnam on March 15, a diplomatic source said. Senior General Than Shwe will be accompanied by a 60-member delegation, the source said... Buckwheat shipment in limbo: A 50-tonne shipment of buckwheat due to have left for Japan at the end of February was still in a government warehouse at Lashiolast week, a senior official said. The official told Myanmar Times that some documents were yet to be signed before the shipment could leave for Yokohama via China... Mandalay goes online: MANDALAY City Development Committee launched a website last Saturday, featuring details and useful information about the city, as well as tourist attractions, local events and trade opportunities in upper Myanmar... A first for Myanmar: AQUACULTURE specialists gather in Yangon this week for the first annual meeting of a regional organisation to be held in Myanmar. A seminar and workshop will be held as part of the annual gathering of the Bangkok-based Network of Aquaculture Centres in the Asia-Pacific, to be held at the Grand Plaza Parkroyal hotel from March 28 to April 1, said the director general of the Aquaculture Division of the Department of Fisheries, U Khin Ko Lay... Deadline nears at market: MANDALAY City Development Committee says it will confiscate more than 1000 shops at Yadanabon Market unless the lessees open them for business by March 20.