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THE office of the Auditor
General would expand its blood donation activities at branch
offices in states and divisions as a move aimed to save lives,
its director said last week. “Blood donation activities would
be carried out as our offices four monthly regular
activities,” said U Tin Aung.The expansion of blood donation
has already started at three office’s branches at Mandalay,
Taunggyi in Shan State and Pathein in Ayeyarwaddy division
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MYANMAR Airways International, the country’s only
international carrier, has squashed speculation the airline
was closing down in the wake of news a new local international
carrier will shortly commence business. [FullStory] |
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A SENIOR official from the UN Office for Drug and Crime
said issues involving the link between illegal drug use and
HIV-AIDS were threatening the human security and the
credibility of the governments in the East Asia and the
Pacific Region.[FullStory] |
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A SCHOLAR from Mandalay University has discovered a new
chemical compound extracted from a medicinal plant locally
known as Naganaing (Murraya alternan).
“The finding of this
chemical compound called ‘Alternamin’ will lead to the
development of highly potent antivenins,” said Dr Mya Aye,
head of the university’s chemistry department.[Fullstory] |
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