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Yangon Weather Forecast, Burma

Bombing death toll rises to 10

THE official death toll from the Yangon water festival bombings has risen to 10 after two men injured in the blast died at Yangon General Hospital, the Yangon Division Peace and Development Council has confirmed. (Volume 26, No. 520)

Political parties condemn acts of ‘terrorism’

POLITICAL parties that have applied to register for this year’s election have condemned a series of bombings that rocked the country over the Thingyan holiday. (Volume 26, No. 520)

Money change counters open at airports

TOURISTS arriving in Myanmar by air will now have access to money changers that will accepts US dollars, euros or British pounds in exchange for Foreign Exchange Certificates (FEC), a senior Yangon International Airport official said last week. , (Volume 26, No. 520)

Underfunded Inle at risk: experts

LOCAL environmental groups have called on the government to increase funding for conservation activities at Inle Lake, the country’s most-visited ecotourism site. (Volume 26, No. 520)

Bombing rocks Myitsone

A SERIES of bomb blasts at the Myitsone hydropower project early on April 17 left one man injured and destroyed several vehicles and buildings, state media said last week. (Volume 26, No. 520)

Buddhist group rallies support for victims

AS police and emergency services swung into action following the deadly bombing of a water festival pandal on April 15, help was also being provided by a less obvious source., (Volume 26, No. 520)

Country swelters through heatwave

THE annual March and April heatwave has pushed maximum temperatures in some areas of upper Myanmar to almost 50-year highs, the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology has announced. (Volume 26, No. 520)

Migratory bird sightings decline

SIGHTINGS of migratory birds at the country’s major wetland sites in early 2010 were down about 30 percent on last year, according to a local conservation group. (Volume 26, No. 520)

Tourism trade hit by volcano fallout

TOURISM-RELATED businesses were last week counting the cost of a volcano eruption in Iceland that forced the cancellation of thousands of flights to and from Europe last week. (Volume 26, No. 520)

Searching for the ‘hidden charm’

THAILAND bills itself as the Land of Smiles, and in my limited experience it generally lives up to the marketing hype. Hotel staff, waiters, taxi drivers – most are polite, if not friendly, to foreign visitors. (Volume 26, No. 520)