Description:
LOCAL NEWS:
With human rights envoy?s visit, change is in the air;
Quintana sees ?positives? but more progress needed on HR;
Government proposes tax changes;
Media transition takes another step in hluttaws;
Awards judges must be independent: journalists;
UEC approves new political party;
UEC proposes to amend law;
Quintana meets parliamentarians, speakers;
UN-HABITAT to distribute landslide risk manuals;
Flooding, landslides in Shan State;
Members of two parties facing charges over road toll refusal;
Yangon pavements get a makeover;
Workers stranded in Saudi Arabia;
Economic forum shows challenges for govt;
MAS pilots farming project in NPT;
Tourism counter, soldiers for airport;
Obituary: Not Burmese, but a real Burmese;
KOICA to fund $3m disease lab;
NGO lobbies govt to act on gender rights;
Shwekyin order prepares for 2012 conference in Hmawbi;
Forgotten securities market eyeing revival; Loi Hein to go public within three years...BUSINESS & PROPERTY: Dollar drops, gold rises on uncertainty: traders;
Rice exports from Pathein to restart;
Pathein jetty set for upgrade: official;
Call to end ?unnecessary? fisheries tests;
Myanmar seeks JVs for new onshore blocks;
Rice production policy set for change: MRIA;
Property market taking a breather: agents;
Govt urges action at Thilawa-Kyauktan;
Heavy monsoon boosts demand for broken bricks;
Brand hijacking ?disgusting?, says developer...
Business Brief:
- Yangon Expo starts September 1;
- Myanmar-Malaysia expo in mid-Sept;
- Imports push trade deficit: Commerce...TIMEOUT: Publishers profit from Aung San books; Explore more Tagore; Writer honoured for helping lepers; Young directors sought for Mekong filmmaking contest; Mr & Ms Smart Contest scheduled; Haunted by the ghost of Tom Joad...Events Flash:
- Japanese films;
- Jewellery show;
- Art exhibition;
- Ye? Lay concert...TECHNOLOGY: Why mobile phone connection charges should cost nothing...YOUR STARS...FLIGHT SCHEDULES...YANGON RESTAURANT REVIEW.....N.B. SINCE THIS ISSUE HAS NO INDEX PAGE, NAVIGATE FROM "LOCAL NEWS" TO THE OTHER SECTIONS
Source/publisher:
Myanmar Consolidated Media Co. Ltd
Date of Publication:
2011-09-04
Date of entry:
2011-08-30
Grouping:
- Individual Documents
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Language:
English