April 21-27, 2003 Myanmar's first international weekly Volume:9, No.162
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As Yangon sweltered last week these happy revellers were intent on splashing water and welcoming in the Myanmar New Year.           [New Year-Thingyan celebrating photo]
 
HAPPY NEW YEAR
A wet and exuberant New Year celebration
YANGON came to a wet standstill last week as hundreds of thousands of Myanmar celebrated the four-day Thingyan festival from April 13 to usher in New Year 1365 under the Buddhist calendar.
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Revered monk bemoans lack of spiritual progress

A PROMINENT monk has called for the international community to pay more attention to moral and spiritual progress.

“A society that lacks spiritual progress cannot be considered developed,” said Thidagu Sayadaw Nanissara, who heads the Thidagu World Buddhist Academy at Sagaing Hill in Sagaing Division. [FullStory]

 
Myanmar avoids outbreak of SARS
MYANMAR seems to have avoided any cases of the SARS epidemic affecting countries in the region and elsewhere in the world, a senior official from the Ministry of Health said last Friday. [FullStory]
 
 
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EVERY New Year stimulates me to intensify my attempts to improve and develop my life. [Su Sandar Lwin]
   
 News Topic    Health News
• NLD commitment trusted, says govt
• Human rights resolution 'flawed, biased'
• Cybιr cafes on way
• ICRC expands activities on two Shan State areas
• YCDC delays launch of new bus route system
• Blood bank suprised by New Year's Day donors
• Japanese aid expected for city water project
• Coal to generate electricity
• Glass factory to be built in Yangon
• Agricultural research deals signed
 
• Health Day message focuses on children
• Free treatment benefits TB patients
• Traditional medicine helps fight Tuberculosis
• Health issues bring move to disposable razors
• Further efforts needed to sustain leprosy-free status
   
  Business News
• Indonesian delegation to focus on trade relations
• Report outlines challenges to using some timber varieties
• Aquaculturalists concerned over antibiotics in prawn farming
• Bright outlook for machines on the move
   
     
 
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