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Elected MPs have accused their Tatmadaw counterparts of misreading the national mood, after
the military wielded its veto powers for the first time yesterday to block constitutional change.
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Tatmadaw MPs vote on proposed constitutional amendments in the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday. Photo: Thiri
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Disappointment as military
shoots down amendments
Result was expected but elected MPs still reacted strongly to the militarys decision to veto key constitutional reforms
EI EI TOE
LWIN
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MPs vote on the constitutional amendments in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday. Photo: Thiri
posed changes. MPs will begin debating the bill on June 30, knowing that
the amendments can only pass with
the support of the military bloc.
Prior to the vote there had been
significant debate over which voting
system would be selected for use by
Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Speaker Thura U
Shwe Mann.
Rather than the electronic or standup systems, he announced that MPs
would have to write their choices on
a piece of paper and place it in a box
at the front of the chamber - a method
that has not been used since February
2011, when parliamentarians elected U
Thein Sein president.
The Speaker warned MPs there
were only two types of vote yes or
no. Anyone who abstained would be
counted as a no vote. The 583 MPs 50
were absent on the day had to mark
their vote for the six proposed amendments on the one piece of paper.
There was confusion as to whether
the Speaker had the right to vote, but
Thura U Shwe Mann insisted he did
and he voted together with the other
MPs.
After taking almost two hours to
count the votes, the Speaker announced
the results to a hushed chamber.
this month.
I feel really sorry about this result. We tried to escape political crisis
through the six-ways talks but they neglected it, U Aye Maung said.
He added that the holding of free
and fair elections would be the best
way to overcome the rising political
tension.
The good point from seeing this
result is that the people can clearly
know who stands on their side and
which party they should vote for in the
upcoming election. It mainly depends
on the people they need to decide the
future of our country but it must be
a free and fair election too, he said.
U Win Than from the USDP said it
was not worth holding a nationwide
referendum to approve the minor
change to section 59(d). It would be a
waste of money, he said, adding, We
tried as much as we could but we still
got a bad result.
The constitutional amendment
process will resume on June 30, when
debate will start on proposed changes
to around 30 other sections that require only the approval of parliament.
The Speaker said yesterday that 63
MPs had registered to take part in the
debate.
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The amendments
proposed by
the USDP are
not enough [for
democratic reform].
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
National League for Democracy
National League for Democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi speaks to the media after parliament voted to reject
amendments to the constitution in Nay Pyi Taw on June 25. Photo: AFP
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We have to negotiate with owners for more pay for more production,
b ecause the owners will want more
production if they have to pay proper
wages according to the agreement,
she said.
But Tai Yi factory worker Ma
Yin Aye said the amount was not
enough, and she plans to register her
objection to the committee. We are
planning to complain right now, she
said.
Ma Sander, a member of the Federation of Trade Unions-Myanmar,
said she agreed with the proposal but
believed it might cause problems at
first for employers and workers.
She said trade unions were taking on a more active role. This would
become apparent as employers and
workers negotiated higher wages for
more productivity, she said. If the
owners pay more, I can promise that
we will work hard for output as well,
she added.
Ko Zaw Gyi, a producer of handmade candies, said he was willing to
pay his workers the minimum wage
but voiced concern about the fixing of
overtime rates. His workers currently
put in at least 12 hours a day for a
basic salary of K80,000 a month. Any
higher costs would have to be passed
on to the consumer, he said.
Dengue
fever
cases
continue
to rise
with the initial tight deadline, suggested that the tender had been tailored
to a very small number of very large
companies.
The tender was announced on
May 5, with a deadline of June 19.
However, parliament suspended the
tender on May 27, citing concerns
over a lack of transparency.
If I breach ethics or
the law, I am ready
to resign without
having to be pushed.
U Ye Htut
Minister for Information
Critics say, however, that the restriction on who can apply bidders
must be a media business, with at
least three consecutive years experience and how the land can be used
will push down the value of the site,
which is potentially worth hundreds
of millions of dollars.
The successful tender applicant
will assume ownership of the Yegu
transmitter site, and must build and
operate a media-related business
park, including a broadcasting complex, a studio complex, a multi-media
university, a theme park and zones for
recreation, sport and public services.
The winner must also bear the costs
of resettling the existing transmitters
and related plant to a 150-acre site
elsewhere.
U Khin Maung Lay, the chair of
the Myanmar Press Council (Interim),
said the tender terms and process
should be more meticulous.
There are many other doubtful
tenders that do not attract much criticism. It is interesting why the criticisms were raised only on this one.
Putting it out to open tender is an
improvement, but they should have
been more careful about the details,
he said, noting that the ministry had
responded to parliaments decision.
MRATT
KYAW THU
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Top left: Rakhine National Party chair U Aye Maung. Bottom left: U Aye Thar Aung, the former leader of the Arakan League
for Democracy. Above right: The Rakhine Nationalities Development Party crest and flag on display at an office in Mrauk Oo
prior to the RNDP/ALD merger. Photos: Staff; Adam Jones
The current
situation is very
volatile. There have
been attacks by some
party members.
U Aye Maung
Rakhine National Party
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KYAW
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Palaung
political
leaders
missing
[U Hla Swe] is
spreading hate
speech. MPs are
supposed to make
laws to protect
peoples rights.
Ko Phyo Thit Lu
Colours Rainbow
least two years, and will be paid a salary comparable to that of international
organisations.
KDI is closely working with international organisations like ADB,
the World Bank, UNDP, et cetera,
said Mr Kim.
KDI researchers will conduct joint
research with local organisations in
five public-service areas: macro-economics in finance, trade and investment in industries, governance and
public-sector development, and social
development, including healthcare
and labour, he said.
U Aung Tun Thet said the institute
was designed to provide public policy
solutions to the government.
There are many problems in our
country due to weaknesses in public
policy, including serious traffic congestion and the degradation of universities. Thats why the government decided to establish the institute, he said.
Professor Sang Woo Nam, who led
the KDI delegation, said, In many
countries, including Korea, China
and Vietnam, there are government
think tanks and research institutes
helping the government make the
right policies. Surprisingly, Myanmar did not have one. We believe
that the establishment of MDI will
make a great contribution to good
policy-making.
KDI will also train the permanent
secretaries of government ministries
and pave the way to linking MDI research to improving policy-making
procedures.
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Views
Business
Buying
K1233
K295
K819
K32.8
K1116
Selling
K1253
K306
K833
K35
K1119
A jaywalker dares to cross a Nay Pyi Taw road. The city is known for its impressive infrastructure, and less appreciated for its cultural highlights. Photo: Thiri Lu
CLARE
HAMMOND
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Weve got to be
visionary but at the
same time weve got
to have a fast-track
short-term plan,
if the government
wants a capital
city that is taken
seriously around the
world.
Magnus Bartlett
Odyssey Publications
Earlier this month, Sphere Conferences held a forum on hotels and tourism
that was moved to Nay Pyi Taw at the
request of the MoHT.
The Union minister this morning welcomed you all, but why are you
here? Well actually because he intervened and said the conference should
be here and not in Yangon, said Mr
Chin, during a speech. If they want you
to have a meeting here, you will, but
this is not how business should happen.
To me, Nay Pyi Taw is an example of a
market driven by the government and
not by business projections.
Even during the SEA Games, one of
the two occasions in which hotels were
supposedly fully booked, the Ministry of
Sports bought all the rooms, according
to a businessperson who attended the
event. No one could book rooms directly or choose which hotel they stayed
in. It all had to go through the ministry,
which allocated rooms. My hotel was
40pc empty, he said.
Another challenge to developing
the city as a MICE destination is a
lack of developed supply chains. Hotel chefs said that they have waited
for months at a time for deliveries of
tomatoes, cream, cheese and meat.
Many bring their own supplies by car
from Yangon.
The head chef at a major hotel said
that he has resorted to buying his own
pigs. We are out of cream and have
been told it will come, but not for two
months, he said. The owner of a Yangon restaurant said he opened a Nay
Pyi Taw branch but had to close it due
to problems with obtaining regular
supplies.
A tough road to follow
To begin to attract people to Nay Pyi
Taw, the most important thing is to develop transport routes, said hotels and
tourism minister U Htay Aung, during
the conference last week.
We have to relax regulations.
Nay Pyi Taw International Airport at
the moment is just a name, he said.
We need to incentivise airlines to
come, [by removing] navigation fees
and landing fees. We are very lucky
to receive Bangkok Airways, but they
are worried about return passengers.
Also if it becomes easier to get here by
bus or train that will be very helpful to
get volumes. More people equals more
positive feedback, he said.
Bangkok Airways operates the only
international flight to Nay Pyi Taw,
Correction
The June 25 article Indian gate
closed for unusually long time
included a statement attributed
to Indian embassy deputy chief of
mission Silas Thangal stating special forces from 21 Para crossed
into Myanmar on June 8. This
statement is incorrect and was included due to an editing error.
Mr Thangal actually said, As far
as the operation along the border
is concerned, India and Myanmar
have signed an MoU on Border
Cooperation in 2014, which covers
cooperation against insurgencies,
transnational crimes, and trafficking of all sorts across our border.
The MoU include a provision for
coordinated petrol on either sides
of the boundary and regular interaction to maintain peace and
stability along the border. In response to the June 4 attack in India
Myanmar and India are presently
cooperating to prevent repetition
of such incidents in line with Myanmars policy of not tolerating any
rebel groups against its neighbours
from its soil.
The Myanmar Times regrets the
error.
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Companies eye
LNG potential
AUNG
SHIN
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privately run gas-fired plants are operating, though they periodically face fuel
shortages.
A Ministry of Electric Power official
said about 210 million cubic feet per
day of natural gas is earmarked for Yangon power, while about 2 billion cubic
feet per day is exported.
Theres not enough gas to develop
more gas-fired plants at present, the official said.
The Ministry of Electric Power has
been signing agreements to build more
power plants, to be developed by local
and foreign firms.
Singaporean firm Sembcorp Industries won a contract in April to develop
a 225MW gas-fired plant in Myingyan
near Mandalay. Japanese firm Marubeni
Corporation will also develop a 400MW
plant in Thanlyin near Yangon. The
Ministry of Electric Power official said
it will obtain about 56mmcfd of natural
gas from the Shwe Gas project, which
will be use to fuel the Myingyan plant
and a separate one at Kyaukpyu.
Ensuring there is enough gas to generate electricity for Yangon is a main
It will be
compulsory that
we use LNG, due
to rising energy
demand.
U Min Min Oo
Ministry of Energy
programs that would benefit the country the government squandered the
money to build up Nay Pyi Taw, much
of which is already crumbling, wrote
Shari Villarosa, charg daffaires for
the US embassy in Myanmar, according to a cable from 2007 leaked by
WikiLeaks.
Today, the spending continues.
In February, MP U Myat Nyarna Soe
told the Amyotha Hluttaw that money
invested in Nay Pyi Taws giant road
network and other infrastructure
was being wasted. This aggressive
development should stop, he said,
adding that it had also fuelled conflict
over land.
He said the low number of visitors
to the capital showed that it was not
a tourist destination, while industry
was also unviable because it was too
far from a major port. Nay Pyi Taw is
neither a commercial city nor a manufacturing [centre]. Its just an administrative capital, he said, as reported by
The Myanmar Times.
The annual budget for Nay Pyi Taw,
directly controlled by the president,
has been a matter of heated debate in
parliament, as it remains much higher
than budgets for the other states and
regions.
Lateral thinking
To attract people to the city while
avoiding another round of needless
spending, the government needs to
think differently, according to commentators, and consider how best to
use the existing facilities. Once the
projects under construction are complete, the city will have more than 90
hotels.
I have no idea why they didnt
design the SEA Games accommodation to be transformable into
student housing and open a university there or a civil service training
school once the need had passed,
rather than force the construction
of all these hotels by now-disgruntled construction companies, said a
Yangon-based businessperson.
Mr Chin pointed out that in other
countries, facilities built for large
events are often rethought afterward.
In London, for example, affordable
housing has been built on the Olympic Games site. But here, at the moment, there is no plan to turn Nay Pyi
Taws hotels into anything other than
hotels, he said.
Some at the conference said they
believe that Nay Pyi Taw would make
a good vocational training centre for
young people. Daw Khaing Mee Mee
Htun said that the MoHT was taking
the lead on this, and that there is an
idea to host students from around the
country.
Due to a lack of vocational training schools, the hotels currently train
their own staff, many of which have
never worked in the hotel industry
before. In the beginning the workers
were not so interested, but now they
are and they love to work the passion has increased a lot, said Tun Tun
Naing, assistant manager at the Kempinski Hotel in Nay Pyi Taw.
The hotels are very good for developing people. Theres a fantastic attitude, but you can only grow as fast
as you have talent, said Mr Droin.
However, others such as Mr Bartlett have even bigger visions for attracting people to the city. To me it
isnt a hopeless case. We could turn
this into the greatest campus city in
the world. Why dont we bring the
universities here Chinese, Indian,
French, German, Australian. Theres
the room and theres the quality of life
here, he said.
He also suggested developing Nay
Pyi Taw as a centre for pan-Asian conflict resolution, or running an international competition for urban planners.
If we dont do something very dramatic and different, I dont think its
ever going to work. But if that vision is
there and the young people here can
see that, then I think something very
exciting could happen here, he said.
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GENEVA
SEOUL
Solar
plane
grounded
in Japan
A SOLAR-POWERED plane attempting to fly around the world
must cross the Pacific within a few
weeks or it could remain stuck in
Japan for a year, its pilot said in an
interview published yesterday.
Solar Impulse 2, which has been
stranded in Japan for three weeks
and had to postpone a planned
take-off this week due to bad weather over the Pacific, only has a short
window for making the next leg of
its journey, one of its two pilots,
Bertrand Piccard, told the Tribune
de Geneve daily.
By early August, the days will become too short for the solar-driven
plane to cross the Pacific, and subsequently the Atlantic Ocean, safely,
he said.
Before August 5, we must have
crossed the Pacific or the Atlantic,
Mr Piccard said, adding that if the
team is unable to do so they will have
to find a permanent hangar where the
fragile aircraft can pass the winter.
If the plane makes it to the
United States, it can easily pass the
winter there before crossing the
Atlantic to complete its aroundthe-world trip, since the team has a
permanent hanger in New York, Mr
Piccard said.
[Solar Impulse 2
can] fly through
clouds for 10 hours,
but after that it needs
blue skies to recharge
its batteries.
Bernard Piccard
Solar Impulse 2 pilot
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SHANGHAI
Chinese
freight
airlines to
merge
CHINA will merge its three biggest
freight airlines and build the combined entity into Asias largest air cargo operator, a top aviation official was
reported as saying.
Currently, this work [the merger]
is being actively pushed, the official
Xinhua news agency quoted Zhou
Laizhen, deputy chief of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC),
as telling an industry forum.
Chinas top three cargo operators
are the freight arm of Beijing-based
flag carrier Air China, Shanghai-based
China Cargo Airlines, and China
Southern Airlines Cargo, headquartered in the southern city of Guangzhou, said the report.
China has the worlds second-largest air transport system but its cargo
flight through-put grew just 7.8 percent last year to 135.6 million tonnes.
According to International Air
Transport Association statistics, Asias
biggest cargo airline by freight tonne
kilometres in 2014 was Hong Kongbased Cathay Pacific, followed by Korean Air. Worldwide they were number two and three behind global leader
Emirates.
The value of Chinas international air freight only accounted for 17
percent of its total trade turnover in
2014, CAAC chief Li Jiaxiang told the
June 24 forum, compared to a global
figure of 35pc.
Chinas imports slumped nearly
18pc year-on-year in May, the seventh
straight monthly decline, while exports also dropped for the third consecutive month.
Growth in the worlds second-largest economy dropped to 7.4pc in 2014,
the slowest pace in nearly a quarter of
a century, and this year has seen few
signs of any reversal in the slowing
trend. AFP
SEOUL
HANOI
Women wearing face masks walk past a clothes stall at a market in Seoul. Photo: AFP
WASHINGTON
to negotiate the Trans-Pacific Partnership and other trade deals and present
them to Congress for an up-or-down
vote, without lawmakers able to pick
apart the accord.
The Senate also passed a bill reinstating a worker aid program known
as Trade Adjustment Assistance
(TAA), and on trade benefits for developing nations, mainly in Africa.
The TAA measure still requires
passage by the House of Representatives, where a vote could come as early
as yesterday.
The White House has signalled
it wants both bills on the presidents
desk.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell hailed TPA passage as a win
for the middle class.
Achieving this positive outcome
was never going to be easy but it
proves that the power of a good idea,
no matter where it comes from, can
win out over the stasis of gridlock, he
said.
Last week the House narrowly
passed TPA, which would remain valid
until 2021, despite furious opposition
by most Democrats.
The resistance to the trade pact
comes mainly from traditional Democratic allies, including organised
JOB WATCH
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is a Japanese governmental
organization responsible for implementing Official Development Assistance
(ODA) in developing countries such as Technical Cooperation, ODA Loans
and Grant Aid. JICA Myanmar Office is seeking Programme Assistants for its
expanded works in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.
(1) Job Description for Programme Assistant: The Programme Assistant
will be responsible for:- assisting in planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the
Projects and Programs
- organizing seminars and workshops
- undertaking public relations activities
- assisting in data collection, compilation, data analysis and writing reports
- handling operation and logistic matters
Eligible candidate for Program Assistant should possess following qualifications;
- University graduate
- Fluent in English (reading, writing, speaking)
- Good relationship with Myanmar governmental offices (preferably)
- Ability to work in a team and maintain harmonious relationship with other staff
- More than 5 years of working experience in the organization/s
- Age between 35~45 years (preferably)
- Good computer skills and knowledge of Word, Excel & Power Point
Duration of Assignment: From August (or) September 2015 to 31 March
2016 (negotiable), yearly renewal upon satisfactory performance
How to apply: Qualified and interested persons are requested to send the
applications with updated C.V, educational credentials and references to JICA
Myanmar Office, Room 701, 7th Floor, Sakura Tower, No. 339, Bokyoke Aung
San Road, Kyauktada Township, Yangon, not later than 24 July 2015.
N E W V A C A N C I E S A P P L Y N O W!
Note: Only short listed candidates will be contacted for subsequent interviews.
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Vietnams
moonbears freed
from bile farms
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SEOUL
KATHMANDU
Photo: AFP
BEIJING
Chinese child-buyers to
face prosecution
COUPLES who buy abducted children
in China will face criminal punishment under proposed laws that would
remove their exemption from prosecution, reports said yesterday, as authorities clamp down on the flourishing
child trafficking industry.
More than 13,000 children were
rescued by police in China last year,
the China Daily said, with demand for
stolen youngsters fuelled by a traditional preference for sons and a onechild limit for some couples.
Current law imposes harsh sentences for child trafficking, including
the death penalty in certain cases.
Buyers of kidnapped children can
be sentenced to up to three years in
jail, but are exempt from criminal proceedings if they have not abused the
children or obstructed efforts to rescue them.
The revised criminal law will increase penalties for those who buy
children, the state-run newspaper
said, without specifying potential
sentences.
Buyers would receive a less severe
penalty if they did not abuse the child
or attempt to hinder rescue efforts, it
added.
Child trafficking has grown into
a huge problem in China, where this
year alone police have broken up several criminal gangs found keeping babies in disused mortuaries and factories where pregnant women were kept
before selling their newborns.
Almost 13,000 people involved
in human trafficking were punished
IN PICTURES
South Korean relatives of the war dead wear traditional costumes as they attend a memorial service to mark the 65th anniversary of
the outbreak of the Korean War in Seoul on June 25. The Korean peninsula is the worlds last Cold War frontier as Stalinist North
Korea and pro-Western South Korea have been technically at war since the 1950-53 conflict.
WASHINGTON
US Secretary of State John Kerry (right) shakes hands with Chinese Vice
Premier Wang Yang after closing statements June 24, at the Department of
State in Washington, DC. Photo: AFP
NEPALS prime minister pledged yesterday to ensure that all aid would
reach quake victims, seeking to allay
fears over corruption and red tape as
he appealed for funds at a meeting of
international donors in Kathmandu.
Nepal says it needs around US$6.7
billion to recover from the April disaster, which killed more than 8800
people, destroyed nearly half a million
houses and left thousands in need of
food, clean water and shelter.
But some international donors have
been slow to pledge money, concerned
that bureaucracy and poor planning will prevent it from being used
efficiently.
Prime Minister Sushil Koirala urged
delegates including foreign ministers
from regional superpowers China and
India as well as World Bank, UN and
EU officials to work with us, the government of Nepal.
In an environment of good faith, I
assure you that we will [leave] no stone
unturned in ensuring that the support
reaches the intended beneficiaries ...
because we are accountable to our own
citizens, he said as he opened the oneday meeting.
Indias Foreign Minister Sushma
Swaraj pledged $1 billion to finance reconstruction as the meeting got under
way. She said around one-quarter of
the money would be grants, but did not
specify what form the rest would take.
The World Bank has already
pledged up to $500 million for
reconstruction.
Nepal one of the worlds poorest
countries even before the quake desperately needs assistance to rebuild
homes, schools and hospitals destroyed
or damaged by the April 25 earthquake
and a strong aftershock on May 12.
The countrys already weak economy has been hard hit by the disaster,
with annual growth forecast to fall to
just 3 percent, the lowest in eight years.
The government wants all aid to be
channeled through a new state body
But the pledges yielded little tangible progress as donors delayed implementing projects due to concerns over
corruption and political instability,
leaving thousands living in temporary
shelters five years on.
Dev Ratna Dhakhwa, secretary general of the Nepal Red Cross Society,
said frustrating delays occurred in the
aftermath of the April 25 quake as aid
poured in from around the world.
There were bottlenecks at the
airport, issues getting permissions
to land, issues getting visas for relief
workers. It was chaos, Mr Dhakhwa
said.
He was also sceptical of the governments planned one-window policy
for reconstruction, saying political parties were already trying to manipulate
the system to siphon off funds.
But Finance Minister Ram Sharan
Mahat said concerns about corruption were overblown in a country long
plagued by graft.
There are so many parliamentary
bodies looking at everything with a
magnifying glass nothing can be
hidden. AFP
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YEONCHEON
PHNOm PENH
Kim Ki-Ho, head of the Korea Research Institute for Mine Clearance, holds up his metal detector near the Demilitarized
Zone (DMZ) in Yeoncheon, north of Seoul, on March 17. Photo: AFP
Mekong
body risks
funding
loss
THE Mekong River Commission must
urgently clarify how it will restructure and fund itself in the future or
risk donors pulling out, development
partners have said, as it emerged
funding for the intergovernmental
body would likely be much lower
than the MRC had anticipated.
Following three days of meetings
in the Laotian capital, Vientiane, the
MRCs development partners released
a joint statement on May 24 calling
for more information on critical reforms to its governing bodies.
The statement endorsed by Australia, the European Union, Denmark,
Finland, Germany, Japan, Switzerland and the United States, among
others comes less than a week after
the MRC referred Laos controversial
Don Sahong dam to national governments after talks through the body
failed.
With six months of strategic planning left for the next funding cycle,
donors chief concerns surround uncertainty over the future of the MRCs
leadership, organisational structure,
staffing, funding arrangements and
the cost-sharing formula between
member countries.
Without clarity on these issues
as a matter of urgency, many development partners will not be in a
position to provide funding for 20162020, the statement said.
As the body seeks to finalise its
planning for the coming years, the
donor statement questioned how the
committee would handle a foreseen
downsizing as MRC programs wind
up this year, saying managing staff
transition has become critical.
There is a high level of uncertainty among staff, with many staff
operating without contracts, and an
unclear process for hiring under the
future structure, it reads.
The statement also recommended
the MRC prioritise its outcomes and
suggest alternative plans as donors
current combined funding of about
US$33 million was much lower
than the amount assumed in the plan.
An update on the MRCs review
of its prior consultation process was
also called for, in light of challenges
raised by the proposed Don Sahong
dam, which, although opposed by
Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam, is
being pushed by Laos.
The Phnom Penh Post
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QUANG NINH
Moon bears
freed from
bile-farms in
Vietnam
FREED from captivity in tiny metal
cages, seven long-suffering Asiatic
moon bears have been rescued on bile
farms in northern Vietnam, as efforts
to end the illegal trade are boosted.
Bear bile farming is banned but it
is legal to raise the animals as pets
a loophole used by illicit Vietnamese
farms to feed a regional demand for
the digestive fluid, which is believed
to possess healing properties in traditional Chinese medicine.
The bears were rescued from
coastal Quang Ninh province earlier
this week and were in extremely poor
health with missing or maimed limbs
after being confined in the small cages where, according to Animals Asia,
they were likely milked for bile.
Rescuers either use honey to calmly coax the animals out of their pens
into a transport cage, or dart them
and stretcher them to the removal
truck if they are unwilling to move.
The moon bears, so named for the
distinctive yellow crescent-shaped
mark on their chests, have since been
transferred to the charitys sanctuary
in another province.
This week will see Quang Ninh
province come very close to being
bear bile farm-free, Animals Asia
Vietnam director Tuan Bendixsen
said, adding the group aims to rescue
seven more bears in the coming days.
We will keep on fighting and
campaigning until every last captive
bear suffering in the province has
been moved to our sanctuary, Mr
Bendixsen said.
1245
BANGKOK
A captive moon bear lies inside a metal cage at a private bear farm in the district of Quang Yen in Vietnams northeastern
province of Quang Ninh on June 23. Photo: AFP
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BEIRUT
IS re-enters
Kobane
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THE Islamic State group launched
a two-pronged offensive in northern
Syria yesterday after several setbacks,
reentering the symbolic town of Kobane and seizing parts of the city of
Hasakeh.
In southern Syria, an alliance of rebel groups, including al-Qaeda affiliate
al-Nusra Front, attacked governmentheld areas of the city of Daraa.
Kobane, on the border with Turkey,
is an important symbol in the battle against the jihadists, having been
secured by Kurdish militia with USled air support in January after four
months of ferocious fighting.
The jihadists reentered the town by
using a suicide car bomb, the Syrian
Observatory for Human Rights said.
IS detonated a suicide bomb in
the area near the border crossing with
Turkey, killing at least five people, Observatory director Rami Abdel Rahman
said.
Fierce clashes erupted afterward
in the centre of the town and there are
bodies lying in the streets, he added,
without giving a specific toll.
Local Kurdish official Idris Nassan
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Daesh or Daesh-related terrorist
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for IS.
Since being pushed out of Kobane
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Kurdish Peoples Protection Units
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The YPG seized the border town of
Tal Abyad farther east on June 16 and
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Syrian capital.
Tal Abyad had been a key conduit
for IS, allowing it to transport weapons
and fighters to and from Raqa.
The Kurdish advance to within 55
kilometres (35 miles) of Raqa this week
prompted the IS counteroffensive, said
Charles Lister, a visiting fellow at the
Brooking Doha Centre think tank and
author of The Syrian Jihad, a book on
IS.
Overnight, IS fighters seized two
neighbourhoods of Hasakeh, capital
of a Kurdish-majority province in the
northeast, the Observatory said.
At least 30 government loyalists
and 20 jihadists were killed in the
fighting, which continued into yesterday morning.
Events overnight in Kobane and
Hasakeh have displayed classic IS strategy, whereby unexpected, spectacular
attacks have been launched as diversionary operations aimed at distracting
the Kurds from their role approaching
Raqa, Lister said.
Control of Hasakeh is divided between government loyalists and Kurdish militia who are mostly present in
the citys north and northwest.
IS has sought repeatedly to enter
the city, including earlier this month
when it advanced to the southern
outskirts before government forces
pushed it back.
State television acknowledged the
jihadists had penetrated the city.
Heavy clashes ongoing between
Syrian army troops and National Defence Forces against IS terrorists in the
Al-Nashwa district of Hasakeh, it said
Smoke billows from the Syrian town of Kobane on June 25. Photo: AFP
TURKEY
Kobane
Hassakeh
DAMASCUS
Daraa
JORDAN
IRAQ
100 km
BOSTON
by US Marshals.
Mr Tsarnaev will eventually sit on
federal death row in Terre Haute, Indiana, but prosecutors say he could
be sent first to Americas only super-max prison, ADX Florence, in
Colorado.
Defence lawyer Judy Clarke told
the court that Mr Tsarnaev had offered to plead guilty last year, but the
May 24 remarks were the first time
that her client had expressed any remorse in public.
Survivors were divided on whether
his apology was genuine. Lynn Julian
said his remarks were sort of shocking and denied that he had shown
proper remorse or regret.
A sincere apology wouldve been
nice, she told reporters.
But Henry Borgard, who was a
student on his way home from work
when he was injured in the bombings, was one of the few to forgive and
said that he had been really deeply
moved by Mr Tsarnaevs remarks.
I have forgiven him. I have come
to a place of peace and I genuinely
hope that he does as well, he said.
Im going to take it on faith that what
he said was genuine.
But government prosecutors criticised Mr Tsarnaev, who showed little
emotion during the trial, for invoking
Allah, and said he had not renounced
terrorism nor violent extremism.
FBI special agent in charge of Boston Vincent Lisi speaks during a press
conference following the formal sentencing of Dzhokar Tsarnaev at John Joseph
Moakley United States Courthouse on June 24. Photo: AFP
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SYDNEY
BRUSSELS
Australia closes
asylum loophole
THE Australian government yesterday scrambled to close a possible
loophole in its offshore asylumseeker detention regime, rushing
legislation through parliament in
a bid to avoid a High Court ruling that could render the process
illegal.
The conservative Liberal-National coalition, with the support
of the Labor opposition, voted in
favour of amendments to the Migration Act explicitly spelling out
that the government had the right
to fund offshore processing.
The policy where asylum seekers who arrive in the country by
boat are sent to the Pacific islands
of Nauru and Papua New Guinea
while their refugee applications are
processed is central to Canberras
tough immigration regime.
But a High Court challenge
brought by the Human Rights Law
Centre in Melbourne on behalf of a
group of asylum seekers and their
families, which began on May 14,
questioned the governments legal
authority to support such regional
facilities.
With parliament due for a sixweek break starting today, an 11thhour amendment to the act was
hastily tabled and passed through
the lower house on June 24 with
the upper house Senate voting late
yesterday in support of the bill.
The Human Rights Law Centre slammed the move on June 24
World 23
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IN PICTUREs
Photo: AFP
Mutineer
island backs
same-sex
marriage
TINY Pitcairn Island, a one-time
hideout for the infamous HMS
Bounty mutineers with a population of just 50, has legalised samesex marriage to help bring the remote community into the modern
age.
The change to the law was made
last month but only just released
publicly on the official website for
the island, which is Britains last
Pacific territory.
While Pitcairns Aucklandbased Deputy Governor Kevin
Lynch was unaware of any samesex islanders likely to wed, he said
it showed the territory was adapting to the modern world.
I think its quite a substantial
change that reflects their standing
in the world ... bringing them into
line with modern legislation, Mr
Lynch told Radio New Zealand.
Formally known as The Pitcairn
Group of Islands, the territory consists of four volcanic outcrops in
the South Pacific, about halfway
between New Zealand and Chile.
Only the second-largest island,
Pitcairn, is populated, with its
inhabitants descended from the
Bounty mutineers and their Polynesian companions, who settled
there in 1790.
A few months earlier, they had
rebelled against Captain William
Bligh, setting him and a group of
loyal officers adrift so they could
stay in the South Seas.
The mutiny, led by Fletcher
Christian, became one of the most
notorious episodes in British naval
history and has been immortalised
in numerous Hollywood movies
starring the likes of Marlon Brando and Mel Gibson.
It became a British territory
in 1838 and remains one of only
14 overseas territories still under
British jurisdiction.
However, island life has often
fallen short of the tropical idyll
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mrcshrrecruitment@
gmail.com
www.
myanmarredcross
society.org.
MedeCins
Sans
Frontieres - Switzerland
(MSF-CH) is seeking
nurse 2 posts in Wa
Special Region 2, Shan
State : Nurse degree/
diploma a recognised
by National Authorities.
Valid license required.
Experience - Non is
required.
Myanmar,
Wa or Shan speaking
required.
Chinese
speaking is an asset.
Basic English would
be advantage. Please
submit
application
(motivation letter and
updated CV) to: msfchrangoon-web@geneva.
msf.org with the following
code "2015 15 Nurse".
MedeCins
Sans
Frontieres - Switzerland
(MSF-CH) is seeking
(1)deputy
field
Coordinator 1 post in
Pang Kham/ Ling Haw/
Pang Yan, Wa Special
Region 2 Preferably a
medical or paramedical
qualification or univer
sity-level
studies.
Success ful experience in
the field of humanitarian
aid, preferably with MSF,
or other organisations.
Experience in manage
ment of health project
is an assest. Fluent
in English. Chinese/
Wa speaking is an
strong asset. (2)hR
&
Administrative
Officer 1 post in Dawei,
Tanintharyi Region :
Diploma or certificate
in human resources
management & business
administration. 2 years
experienced.
Fluent
in English. Computer
literate.
(3)deputy
Medical Coordinator
1 post in Yangon
Coordination Office :
REcognized & registered
(SAMA) medical doctor.
Master in Public Health
is an asset. Fluent in
English.
Computer
skills. (4)Laboratory
technician 2 post in
Dawei,
Thanintharyi
Region : A Laboratory
Technician
diploma/
degree
recognized
by the state.
Able
to work in a generic/
basic laboratory; no
experience is required
but it is an asset, 1 year
experience.
Please
submit appilcation (moti
vation letter & updated
CV as soon as possible
to email: msfch-rangoonweb@geneva.msf.org
MedeCins
Sans
Frontieres - Switzerland
(MSF-CH) is seeking
Medical doctor 2 post
in Wa Special Region 2,
Shan State : Recognized
medical doctor degree
(plus inscription to the
national register of the
country of the mission,
Knowledge of AutoCAD
(2D). Please submit
consultancy proposals.
Proposals should include
consultant profile/ CV
with description of
experience
relevant
to this consultancy &
outline consultancy fees
(per day and total) &
availability of consultant
for indicated timeframe.
Please note that costs
for travel to field sites
including transportation
& accommodation will
be covered by MRCS
based on actual costs.
Electronic proposals
should be submitted to
mrcshrrecruitment@
gmail.com
Local Positions
ThihA gROUP is seeking
(1)steel sale Manager
: 5 years experience in
steel or construction
materials sales activity,
Fluent in English, Good
communication skills (2)
Chief Financial Officer
- 5 years experience,
Excellent writing skills,
(3)Assistant Tendering
engineer : BE(Electrical
Power), 3 to 5 years
experience, English 4
skills, (4)Sales Executive
- Construction Materials
: English required,
Sales representative
skills, Provide excellent
customer
service
by addressing and
resolving
customer
queries/issues in a timely
manner. Pls send CV to
info@thihagroup.com or
recruiting@thihagroup.
com Ph:546464
dVB
Multimedia
Group Co., Ltd is
seeking
Marketing
Manager : Passion
for the DVBs mission.
Bachelors
Degree
in
Communications,
Marketing, or Business
Administration.
Graduate degree a
plus. Experience in
executing
marketing
plans on digital platforms
including social media,
with an open eye/
mind to continually
evaluate new cuttingedge online vehicles
& tools. Experience
managing new product
commer cialization in
any industry a plus.
High-level knowledge
of B2B sales processes
and
techniques
in
any industry a plus.
Excellent written and
spoken communication
skills. Fluency in either
Myanmar or English;
with a good command
of English. Eligibility to
work in Burma. DVB
has
a
competitive
compensation package.
Please submit an applicat
ion letter detailing why
they are interested in the
position and an updated
CV including contact
telephone
number,
education qualifications
and contact details to:
Email: admin@dvb.no;
chris@dvb.no
gOLden hAWks Int'l
Ltd, leading trading
house
dealing
in
the
Pharmaceutical
products
with
an
execellent distribution
network within the
country. is seeking (1)
Product
executive
(Or) special Product
Officer - M/F 5 Posts :
M.B.B.S, B.D.S,B.V.S,B.
Pharm, Any science
degree Holder can apply,
Have good knowledge
& Well experience on
Biomolecular product
(Or) Advanced scientific
potential
molecules
in market with Either
One (Or) 2 years
related marketing field
experience. Computer
literate with well operating
Microsoft Word, Excel,
Powerpoint. Age 30 ~ 50
years, Can travel cities
in Country. Pls send
application with CV, 1
passport photo copies
of labour registration
card, NRC card, Edu
cational
certificate
from respective ward
police station , working
experience &
other
relevant
certificates
MM inTeRPLAse Co.,
Ltd is seeking Driver
1 post : Basic English
communication skills,
Good area knowledge of
Yangon. Please apply to
42/A, Pantra St, Dagon
Tsp, Yangon, Bet : 9 am
to 5 pm. Ph: 09-421021654.
CiTy sTAR hOTeL is
seeking (1).Front Office
department - M/F (2).
Waiter/ Waitress - M/F
(3).security - M (4).
sale & Marketing M/F (5).Reservation
department - M/F (6).
kitchen department
- M (7).Bell service
department - M (8).
Accountant - M/F (9).
hR department - M/F
(10).Admin staff - M/F
(11).M&e departmentM.
Please
submit
with CV, photo with
necessary documents
to our hotel by directly
or by Email. 169/171,
Mahabandoola Garden
St, Kyauktada, Yangon.
Email:
citystarhotel.
yangon@gmail.com Ph:
01-370920~924
We
are
seeking
Assistant Coffee shop
Manager -1 Post : F&B
Shop / Coffee Shop
Management : 1 year,
Good
interpersonal
skills, Highly motivated
and can lead the team,
Must be able to work on
weekends and public
holiday. To apply : send
your CV with photo to
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gmail.com
We areseekingforJewelry
shop, sales girls - F 3
posts : Any graduate,
Good
interpersonal,
communication skills &
honesty, Strong customer
facing experience and
good job knowledge
jewelry. Interested and
qualified candidates are
interesting to submit
network
certificates,
Age 25 ~ 35, 3 years
& above experience,
Good command of
English. Salary range:
250,000~300,000 (2)
senior Programmer
- M/F 2 Posts : Age 25
~ 35, 3 years & above
experience,
B.C.Sc
(Computer) & related
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Related Certification,
3 ~ 5 years, 250000
& 300000. Encodes
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requirements
by converting work
flow. Written programs
by entering coded.
Confirms
programs
operation by conducting
tests. (3)Programmer
: General programming
skills, Analyzing project,
Problem
solving,
Software performance
tuning. More should
familiar with VB, VB Net,
MS SQL, Oracle platform.
Salary range: 250,000 ~
300,000 Contact to : U
John @ U Kyaw Win Sein
: 09-2500-88750.
hinA Shipping (Myanmar)
Co., Ltd, is seeking (1).
Admin/H.R. Manager M/F 1 post : A degree from
a recognized university.
Must possess a degree/
certificate in the related
fields.(Admin/HR), 3 years
of experience. Fluency
in English. Computer
literate. (2).equipment
control executive. - M/F
1 post : A degree from a
recognized university. 2
years of experience in
the shipping, depot and
terminal etc. Fluency
in English, Computer
literate. (3)Cashier.- M/F
1 post: A degree from a
recognized university.
1 year experience. Fair
knowledge of English.
Able to use the computer.
LCCI Levels I & II or hold
relevant certificates. (4).
Operation staff - M/F
1 post : A degree from
a recognized university.
Certificate
regarding
shipping matters will
be an advantage. Fair
knowledge of English.
Able to use Email, internet,
Able to use computer
(4)Customer service
executive - M/F 1 post:
A recognized university.
2 years experience
in shipping line. Fair
knowledge of English.
Able to use Email, internet
& computer. For the
above mentioned posts
priority will be given to
the candidate fluent in
the Chinese language
Applications together with
CV photo with necessary
documents & references
will be accepted to 501,
Rm(B 1001/1002), 10th
Flr, Myawaddy Condo,
Corner of Bogyoke Rd &
Wartan St, Lanmadaw,
Yangon. Tel: 01- 2300157,
2300158,
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date:30.6.2015.
We ARe seeking (1)
Architect - M/F 2 posts
: B.Arch degree holder,
5 years experience or
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Proficiency in using Auto
CAD, Sketch Up and
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skill, Excellent sense of
design and solid technical
abilities,
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Football
Without a
league of
their own
W
Indonesian womens football team goalkeeper Evi Iswandari (right) guards the goal against Erma Karafir during a friendly
match in Bogor. Photo: AFP
WheN it comes to history, soccers classic derby matches are put in the shade by
the Calcio Storico Fiorentino, a fixture that
has been played in Florence since the 16th
Century.
every year on June 24 the feast day
of the citys patron saint St John the Baptist, teams from two of the four historic
neighbourhoods do battle in the final of a
competition that wraps football and rugby
skills into something that resembles a mass
brawl conducted in historical costume.
the districts of Santo Spirito (the
whites) and San Giovanni (the greens) were
the finalists this year and it was the whites
who ran out the winners on June 24 in
front of a crowd of more than 4000 people
at the famous Piazza Santa Croce.
Brutal it may have been at times, but
Veronica, an American spectator, could not
got enough of the peculiarly Florentine mix
of sport, history and culture.
its something that it is really interesting, as a cultural thing, how they take it,
she told AFPtV.
And so ive been coming for three years
and its fantastic ... i like the heart that goes
into it and the amount of culture and tradition. it is beautiful.
Local seven-year-old Francesco was not
about to join the tradition. Personally i
wouldnt play that. id rather be a footballer, he said.
Giacomo, a member of the winning
team, explained the attraction. On the field
there is adrenaline. But it is also a wonderful sport. if it wasnt great id stay at home.
Piazza Santa Croce has always been
the venue for a game and these days the
elegant square is covered in mud to make
it like it was in the early days of the contest, when it was reserved for aristocrats
and played every night during a fixed
winter period. AFP
Sport
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A newly trained police officer wears a security vest while on duty at Aung San Stadium. Photo: Matt Roebuck
Ayeyawady United FC
Pos
Team
Pld
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Yangon united
30
+22
27
Ayeyawady united
20
+13
22
Yadanarbon FC
15
+7
19
Magway FC
19
11
+8
18
Kanbawza FC
11
+3
15
Chin united
11
+2
14
12
-5
Rakhine united
20
-11
Hantharwady united
10
-3
10
21
-13
League leaders Yangon United face off against second-place Ayeyawady. The Delta
Boys lost to Chin United last week, and if Yangon make it two on the trot the Lions will
leave themselves in a commanding position for the second half of the season.
11
Manaw Myay FC
20
-13
12
Zwegapin united
16
-10
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A parade participant
poses in costume for
the 33rd Annual Mermaid
Parade at New Yorks
Coney Island on June
20. Over 700,000 people
are expected to turn out
for the parade, wellknown for its extravagant
and sometimes scanty
costumes. Photo: AFP/
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Rolling stones
Families are leaving their
farms behind and moving
to the city in search of
work in the stone trade
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Dont worry, working mums leave Dad in charge at home
HOME & GARDEN
Decluttering: a load of junk?
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Domestic and international flight times
FICTION
A Scent of Scandal
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Comics, crosswords and predictions
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Fabulous photos from the biggest bashes around town
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Your weekly guide to events in Yangon
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HIN Kyung-sook, an
internationally renowned
South Korean novelist who
won the US$30,000 Man Asian
literary prize four years ago, has
apologised to her readers and
admitted that everything is
my fault after being accused of
plagiarism.
Shin had earlier denied
allegations that she had plagiarised
passages in her 1996 short story
Legend from the Japanese author
Yukio Mishimas Patriotism
(1961). The accusation was made by
the poet and novelist Lee Eung-jun
in the Huffington Post; Lee cited
lines from both pieces, calling it a
Shin Kyung-sook has apologized to her readers after being accused of plagiarism. Photo: Facebook
denied in 2000.
But now the novelist, whose Man
Asia-winning novel Please Look
After Mother has sold more than
2 million copies worldwide, has
backtracked on her earlier denial,
and apologised to her readers.
She told South Korean
newspaper Kyunghyang Shinmun
that after comparing the sentences
cited by Lee, she thought that
it might be right to raise the
plagiarism allegation.
I desperately tried to recall my
memory only to find that I havent
read Patriotism, but now Im in a
situation where even I cant believe
my own memory, said Shin, in a
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Golden Pho
ITH the exception of a growing number
of exotic street vendors who caused
outrage recently when it was discovered they
were serving dog meat to labourers on a nearby
construction site Vietnamese food has yet to take off
in the city. That could be about to change, however, with
a trickle of new Vietnamese restaurant openings doing
a roaring trade particularly among expats thankful
for their fresh, healthy offerings and minimal use
of oil.
Golden Pho which opened last month
has proven so popular that, during our
visit, all but one of the tables in the lively
restaurant were occupied by diners
enjoying steaming bowls of pho. As we slid
into the last remaining seats the serving
staff shot us a vexed look that said, You
better be prepared for a wait, folks. And
wait we did though it was difficult to
feel impatient seeing them dash around
madly with armfuls of dishes.
You will find all of your favourite
Vietnamese dishes on the menu here,
which includes the usual pork buns, Pho
and a range of salads. My guest and I opted
for the fried spring rolls (K3500) and fresh
prawn and pork rice-paper rolls (K3000)
to start, both of
which were
excellent
though,
admittedly, difficult
to get wrong. When it comes
to sorting the vrai from the faux in the Vietnamese
restaurant game, every Vietnamese food lover knows
it all rests on the pho, so my guest chose the chicken
version while I opted for the sliced rare beef. The dishes
were served in the traditional Vietnamese way with a
side of fresh bean sprouts and fresh herbs and plenty
of fresh chilli for those who like their noodle soup with
added kick. The fragrant, steaming broth is just like
youd find in any good restaurant in Vietnam, and has
a clean, wholesome flavour that sets it apart from the
fatty, oilier versions available elsewhere in the city.
There are no alcoholic beverages on the menu, but
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health-conscious
diners will take
pleasure in the surprising range of
fresh juices and smoothies. My fresh pineapple
juice (K2500) was served in a Mason jar a
trendy touch (the restaurants owner hails
from Melbourne) that will no doubt prove
popular with bearded expats. Fresh young
coconuts (K2000) are also on the menu
the staff will carve the shell up for you if you
want to scoop out the fruit inside and the
traditional Vietnamese coffee is a real gem.
There are no delusions of grandeur here.
The interior is modern but minimal almost
clinically so and the service was somewhat
aloof, even after the crowds had cleared out.
But Golden Pho undoubtedly serves the freshest,
tastiest, best-value Vietnamese food in Yangon,
making it a must-go for noodle soup lovers if you can
find a table.
Golden Pho
62 Yaw Min Gyi Street, Yangon
Restaurant Rating:
Food
Beverage
Service
Value
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When society
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respects them. I think sex
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Girls, uninterrupted
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stories of the hardship that girls face but it needs to be told
that there are ways to address the problems and this is a very
successful program.
The photographs in this exhibition have been taken over
three years. What did you learn about the girls during that
time?
Coming back over and over, Ive seen the girls go through the
curriculum and the transition in the way they communicate
and interact with the other.
You see so many young girls in places where Girl
Determined isnt functioning who are timidly walking around
and interacting in a way you can barely hear them. Then you
see these girls who are graduates walking through the town
arm in arm like they own the place.
Also there is a sense of comradeship and solidarity that
they form with each other. They learn that theyre not the only
ones who are going through these struggles: that every single
girl almost that they come in contact with are going through
them, and sharing is a good thing and finding strength in
companionship is so important.
Has your approach to the way in which you take
photographs changed over the time that youve got to know
the girls?
Getting to know the girls changed things, but also they change
[because of the program]. So its not just our relationship and
their comfort level with me, but also me witnessing them
becoming these strong women with goals.
I do a lot of individual portraits of them. So rather than
these girls who look scared of not only me but the world, just
[the look] in their eyes and the way the carry themselves
changes so much and so that imagery in itself changes. Its not
me so much who makes the pictures different, but the girls
who make them different.
How did you pick the photographs appearing in this
exhibition?
I wanted to give a sense of the broad geographical area that the
organisation works in. Then some are just direct portraits that
allow the girls to be represented as themselves and represent
themselves. Others photographs give a sense of daily life
that allow people to walk into the place visually that this is
[happening]. Then there are the photographs of the [Girl
Determined] activities themselves.
Do you have a favourite image?
I love the portraits. When Brooke and I were going through
them there were about five of them that we looked at and
thought, The future board of directors for Girl Determined!
They were very powerful. Some of them mirror and I am
consciously doing it, but at the same time Im not posing them
in any way but they really speak to that iconic picture by Nic
Dunlop of Aung San Suu Kyi.
Is there any particular story from working with the girls
that has stuck in your mind?
Theres a photograph of a girl with her father and mother in
their small bamboo house on the outskirts of Yangon. The
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girls mother had had a very debilitating stroke, but she had
this beautiful smile and these eyes that really lit up, especially
when they were talking about her daughter.
After hearing so many awful stories about the men in
families, [it was very positive] to see this father who had stuck
with the family, was taking care of the mother and was so
proud of his daughter for taking part in Girl Determined.
But the girl was also talking about maybe having to drop
out of school to help the family basically survive. So even in a
household where you arent facing the normal challenges of
male dominance these girls can have extreme challenges. But
it was a positive feeling that, ok, there are some good males
in the world! And it was a beautiful moment of family and
togetherness.
How do you feel that particular story reflected what Girl
Determined achieves?
Ive seen it a lot of times when in the beginning the families
were very reluctant to have their girls take part in Girl
Determined, but after a few months they begin to see the
change and have admiration for what their daughters are
accomplishing and also start to be able to communicate with
them, because their daughters are able to stand up and give
good reasons [for what they want to do] and are talking about
their hopes and dreams. I think not only are girls empowering
themselves, they are empowering their families as well.
What do you hope to achieve by holding this exhibition?
As it approached the five-year anniversary of Girl Determined,
I thought, now that theres a sort of open society in Myanmar
and groups like this can function out in the open, lets have a
kind of coming-out party. So it will be great.
We can raise money, which is a very important thing,
because its incredible how low the cost is of the program for
an individual girl, so by raising money you can really affect a
large population.
And also it is [an opportunity] to introduce Girl
Determined to the Myanmar community of government, aid
organisations and international investment organisations that
are all working to try and make this country stronger.
Im hoping to be able to meet and talk to a lot of people
about my experiences [with Girl Determined] and so not only
is it through my photographs, but I can also give voice to the
photographs.
The images of the girls are beautiful in their own right, but
when people buy photographs at the auction, do you think
they will have a sense of taking something more than that
home with them?
The hope with any photograph or piece of art is that they are
impetuses for conversations to start and so if someone takes
home a photograph and has it on their wall and they have a
party and someone asks, Whats this about?, the dialogue
continues.
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The event will take place on Sunday, June 28, 4-7pm, at Goethe
Villa, 8 Ko Min Ko Chin Road, Bahan township, Yangon. For
more on Girl Determined and the fundraising exhibition visit:
http://www.girldetermined.org/fundraiser.php
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Days
Dep
Flight
YH 917
YJ 891
7Y 131
YJ 891
K7 222
7Y 131
Y5 649
YJ 751
YJ 761
YJ 751
YJ 233
YH 737
YH 727
K7 224
7Y 241
W9 129
Days
Daily
1,2,3,5,6
2,4,6,7
4,7
1,3,5
Daily
Daily
3,5
1,2,4
7
6
3,5,7
1
2,4,6,7
1,3,5
1,3,6
Dep
6:10
6:20
6:30
6:30
6:30
7:15
10:30
10:30
11:00
11:00
11:00
11:00
11:30
14:30
14:30
15:30
HEHO TO YANGON
Arr
9:15
9:10
9:20
8:45
9:30
10:05
12:45
11:40
12:10
12:10
12:10
12:25
12:55
15:45
15:40
16:40
Flight
YJ 891
YH 918
YJ 891
W9 201
7Y 132
K7 223
YJ 762
7Y 242
K7 225
YH 728
YH 738
YJ 602
YJ 752
W9 129
Arr
8:15
9:05
8:40
13:20
17:00
10:40
Flight
Y5 326
6T 706
7Y 532
K7 320
Y5 326
SO 202
YANGON TO MYEIK
Flight
Y5 325
K7 319
6T 705
7Y 531
Y5 325
SO 201
Days
1,5
1,3,5,7
2,4,6
2,4,6
2
Daily
Dep
6:45
7:00
7:30
11:15
15:30
8:20
Days
Dep
Dep
9:00
9:15
9:25
9:25
9:35
9:45
15:50
15:55
16:00
16:15
16:25
16:25
16:45
16:55
Arr
10:10
10:25
10:35
10:35
10:45
11:00
17:00
18:45
19:00
18:25
18:35
17:35
17:55
19:10
Tel: 656969
Fax: 656998, 651020
Days
1,5
2,4,6
2,4,6
1,3,5,7
2
Daily
Dep
8:35
8:55
15:35
11:30
17:15
13:20
Arr
10:05
10:05
17:40
13:35
18:45
15:40
Arr
Flight
Days
Dep
SITTWE TO YANGON
Arr
Arr
K7 422
2,4,6
8:00
9:55
K7 423
2,4,6
10:10
11:30
7Y 413
1,3,5,7
10:30
12:20
7Y 414
1,3,5,7
12:35
13:55
W9 309
1,3,6
11:30
12:55
W9 309
1,3,6
13:10
14:55
6T 611
Daily
11:45
12:55
6T 612
Daily
13:15
14:20
YJ 201
1,2,3,4
7:00
7:55
SO 101
Daily
7:00
8:00
ND 910
1,2,3,4,5
7:15
8:15
YJ 202
1,2,3,4
8:10
13:25
ND 105
1,2,3,4,5
10:45
11:40
ND 9102
1,2,3,4,5
8:35
9:35
ND 107
11:25
12:20
ND 104
1,2,3,4,5
9:20
10:15
ND 109
1,2,3,4,5
14:55
15:40
ND 106
10:00
10:55
Flight
Days
Dep
Arr
Flight
Days
Dep
Arr
2,4,6
8:00
8:55
K7 422
2,4,6
9:10
11:30
YANGON TO THANDWE
Domestic Airlines
MYEIK TO YANGON
YANGON TO SITTWE
Flight
Days
4,7
Daily
1,2,3,5,6
Daily
2,4,6,7
1,3,5
1,2,4
1,3,5
2,4,6,7
1
3,5,7
6
3,5
1,3,6
THANDWE TO YANGON
Airline Codes
SO = APEX Airlines
ND 9109
1,2,3,4,5
17:00
18:00
ND 108
1,2,3,4,5
13:30
14:25
K7 422
ND 111
18:25
19:20
YJ 212
16:00
16:55
7Y 413
1,3,5
10:30
11:20
7Y 413
1,3,5
11:35
13:55
SO 102
Daily
18:00
19:00
ND 110
17:00
17:55
W9 309
1,3,6
11:30
13:50
7Y 413
12:05
14:20
K7 = Air KBZ
ND 9110
1,2,3,4,5
18:20
19:20
7Y 413
11:00
11:50
W9 309
1,3,6
14:05
14:55
Y5 421
1,3,4,6
15:45
16:40
Y5 422
1,3,4,6
16:55
17:50
W9 = Air Bagan
YANGON TO NYAUNG U
NYAUNG U TO YANGON
Flight
Days
Dep
Arr
Flight
Days
Dep
Arr
YH 917
Daily
6:10
7:45
YH 918
Daily
7:45
10:25
K7 222
1,3,5
6:30
7:50
7Y 132
2,4,6,7
8:05
10:45
7Y 131
2,4,6,7
6:30
7:50
K7 223
1,3,5
8:05
11:00
K7 224
2,4,6,7
14:30
17:25
K7 225
2,4,6,7
17:40
19:00
7Y 241
1,3,5
14:30
17:10
W9 129
1,3,6
17:50
19:10
W9 129
1,3,6
15:30
17:35
7Y 242
1,3,5
17:25
18:45
W9 211
15:30
17:40
W9 129
15:30
17:35
YANGON TO MYITKYINA
YANGON TO DAWEI
DAWEI TO YANGON
MYITKYINA TO YANGON
Flight
Days
Dep
Arr
Flight
Days
Dep
Arr
6T 805
2,4,6
6:30
8:55
6T 806
2,4,6
9:10
11:40
YH 826
1,3.5.7
7:00
9:40
YJ 202
1,2,3,4
10:35
13:25
YJ 201
1,2,3,4
7:00
10:20
YH 827
1,3,5,7
11:30
13:55
Days
Dep
Arr
Flight
Days
Dep
Arr
K7 319
1,3,5,7
7:00
8:10
YH 634
2,4,6
12:15
13:25
YH 633
2,4,6
7:00
8:25
K7 320
1,3,5,7
12:25
13:35
SO 201
Daily
8:20
9:40
6T 708
3,5,7
14:15
15:15
6T 707
3,5,7
10:30
11:30
SO 202
Daily
14:20
15:40
7Y 531
2,4,6
11:15
12:20
7Y 532
2,4,6
16:35
17:40
YJ 233
11:00
15:10
YJ 234
15:25
W9 251
2,5
11:30
14:25
W9 252
2,5
16:45
LASHIO TO YANGON
Flight
Days
Dep
Arr
Flight
Days
Dep
Arr
YJ 751
3,5
10:30
12:45
YJ 752
3,5
15:40
17:55
YH 729
2,4,6
11:00
13:00
YJ 752
16:10
17:55
YJ 751
11:00
13:15
YH 730
2,4,6
16:45
19:10
Arr
Flight
Days
YANGON TO PUTAO
Dep
PUTAO TO YANGON
Dep
Flight
YANGON TO LASHIO
Flight
Days
18:15
Arr
YH 826
1,3,5,7
7:00
10:35
YH 827
1,3,5,7
10:35
13:55
19:40
W9 251
2,5
11:30
15:25
W9 252
2,5
15:45
19:40
YJ = Asian Wings
6T = AirMandalay
FMI (ND) = FMI Air Charter
Subject to change
without notice
Day
1 = Monday
2 = Tuesday
3 = Wednesday
4 = Thursday
5 = Friday
6 = Saturday
7 = Sunday
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YANGON TO TOKYO
Days
Dep
Daily
21:45
YANGON TO DHAKA
Flights
Days
Dep
BG 061
1,6
15:35
BG 061
4
13:45
YANGON TO INCHEON
Days
Dep
4,7
14:20
1,3,5,6
13:10
YANGON TO CHIANG MAI
Flights
Days
Dep
Y5 251
2,4,6
6:15
7Y 305
1,5
11:00
Flights
W9 607
PG 724
YANGON TO GAYA
Flights
Days
Dep
8M 601
3,5,6
7:00
AI 236
2
13:10
YANGON TO DELHI
Flights
Days
Dep
AI 236
2
13:10
AI 701
1,5
14:05
YANGON TO KOLKATA
Flights
Days
Dep
AI 228
1,5
14:05
YANGON TO MUMBAI
Flights
Days
Dep
AI 773
1,5
14:05
MANDALAY TO BANGKOK
Flights
Days
Dep
PG 710
Daily
14:05
BANGKOK TO YANGON
Flights
Days
Dep
Arr
TG 303
Daily
7:55
8:50
PG 701
Daily
8:50
9:40
Y5 238
Daily
21:30
22:20
8M 336
Daily
10:40
11:25
TG 301
Daily
13:05
14:00
PG 707
Daily
13:40
14:30
PG 703
Daily
16:45
17:35
TG 305
Daily
17:50
18:45
8M 332
Daily
19:15
20:00
PG 705
Daily
20:15
21:30
DON MUEANG TO YANGON
Flights
Days
Dep
Arr
DD 4230
Daily
6:20
7:05
FD 251
Daily
7:15
8:00
FD 253
Daily
16:20
17:00
DD 4238
Daily
19:30
20:15
SINGAPORE TO YANGON
Flights
Days
Dep
Arr
TR 2822
Daily
7:20
8:45
Y5 2234
Daily
7:20
8:50
SQ 998
Daily
7:55
9:20
3K 581
Daily
8:55
10:25
MI 533
2,6
11:35
12:55
8M 232
Daily
13:50
15:15
MI 518
Daily
15:15
16:40
3K 583
2,3,5
17:05
18:35
KUALA LUMPUR TO YANGON
Flights
Days
Dep
Arr
AK 504
Daily
6:55
8:00
MH 740
Daily
10:05
11:15
8M 502
1,2,3,5,6
12:50
13:50
MH 742
Daily
13:40
14:50
AK 502
Daily
17:50
19:00
BEIJING TO YANGON
Flights
Days
Dep
Arr
CA 905
3,5,7
19:30
22:50
GUANGZHOU TO YANGON
Flights
Days
Dep
Arr
CZ 3055
3,6
8:40
10:25
CZ 3055
1,5
14:40
16:30
8M 712
2,4,7
14:15
15:50
TAIPEI TO YANGON
Flights
Days
Dep
Arr
CI 7915
1,2,3,5,6
7:00
9:55
KUNMING TO YANGON
Flights
Days
Dep
Arr
MU 2011
3
8:25
11:50
CA 415
Daily
10:45
11:15
MU 2031
1,2,4,5,6,7 13:55
14:30
HANOI TO YANGON
Flights
Days
Dep
Arr
VN 957
1,3,5,6,7
16:50
18:10
HO CHI MINH CITY TO YANGON
Flights
Days
Dep
Arr
VN 943
2,4,7
11:50
13:25
DOHA TO YANGON
Flights
Days
Dep
Arr
QR 918
3,5,7
20:40 06:25+1
SEOUL TO YANGON
Flights
Days
Dep
Arr
KE 471
Daily
18:45
22:25
0Z 769
3,6
19:50
23:25
HONG KONG TO YANGON
Flights
Days
Dep
Arr
KA 252
4
22:50 00:30+1
KA 250
1,2,3,5,6,7 21:45
23:30
TOKYO TO YANGON
Days
Dep
Daily
11:00
Arr
15:40
Arr
17:00
15:10
DHAKA TO YANGON
Flights
Days
Dep
BG 060
1,6
12:30
BG 060
4
10:40
Arr
14:55
13:05
Arr
16:10
15:05
Flights
W9 608
PG 723
Arr
06:50+1
Arr
8:05
12:50
Flights
NH 813
INCHEON TO YANGON
Days
Dep
4,7
17:20
1,3,5,6
11:05
CHIANG MAI TO YANGON
Flights
Days
Dep
Y5 252
2,4,6
9:25
7Y 306
1,5
13:45
Arr
10:15
14:35
Tel: 09254049991~3
Condor (DE)
Dragonair (KA)
Airline Codes
3K = Jet Star
8M = Myanmar Airways International
DD = Nok Airline
FD = Air Asia
KA = Dragonair
KE = Korea Airlines
Arr
15:05
KOLKATA TO YANGON
Flights
Days
Dep
AI 227
1,5
10:35
Arr
13:20
Arr
22:35
MUMBAI TO YANGON
Flights
Days
Dep
AI 675
1,5
6:10
Arr
13:20
SQ = Singapore Airways
Arr
16:30
BANGKOK TO MANDALAY
Flights
Days
Dep
PG 709
Daily
12:00
Arr
13:20
TR = Tiger Airline
MH = Malaysia Airlines
Arr
12:20
13:20
KUNMING TO MANDALAY
Flights
Days
Dep
MU 2029
Daily
13:00
Arr
12:50
MI = Silk Air
TG = Thai Airways
VN = Vietnam Airline
AI = Air India
Y5 = Golden Myanmar Airlines
Subject to change
without notice
Day
1 = Monday
2 = Tuesday
3 = Wednesday
Arr
16:30
19:50
Arr
16:40
Arr
12:0
12:30
SINGAPORE TO MANDALAY
Flights
Days
Dep
Arr
Y5 2234
Daily
7:20
16:30
MI 533
2,6
11:35
15:00
Scandal
GAYA TO YANGON
Flights
Days
Dep
AI 235
2
9:20
8M 602
3,5,6
9:20
DELHI TO YANGON
Flights
Days
Dep
AI 235
2
9:20
AI 401
1,5
7:00
Arr
8:20
15:05
A Scent of
CZ = China Southern
MANDALAY TO SINGAPORE
Flights
Days
Dep
Arr
MI 533
2,6
15:55
20:50
Y5 2233
1,2,4,5,6
7:50
14:15
MANDALAY TO KUNMING
Flights
Days
Dep
MU 2030
Daily
13:50
International Airlines
AK = Air Asia
Arr
18:10
12:00
19
4
5
6
7
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Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
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12 A size too small
13 Sports figs.
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28 Indy entrant
29 Flight data,
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30 Part of a price
32 Director
Preminger
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38 Platoon locale,
for short
39 Certain
Protestant
43 Take back to
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a road
45 Point of no return?
46 Color often
described as
burnt
47 Nigerian currency
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tower
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The Essentials
EMBASSIES
Australia 88, Strand Road,
Yangon. Tel : 251810,
251797, 251798.
Bangladesh 11-B, Than
Lwin Road, Yangon.
Tel: 515275, 526144, email:
bdootygn@mptmail.net.mm
Brazil 56, Pyay Road,
6th mile, Hlaing Tsp,
Yangon. Tel: 507225,
507251. email: Administ.
yangon@itamaraty.gov.br.
Brunei 17, Kanbawza
Avenue, Golden Velly (1),
Bahan Tsp, Yangon. Tel:
566985, 503978.
email: bruneiemb@
bruneiemb.com.mm
Cambodia 25 (3B/4B),
New University Avenue
Road, Bahan Tsp, Yangon.
Tel: 549609, 540964.
email: RECYANGON @
mptmail.net.mm
Canada
9th Floor, Centerpoint
Towers, 65 Sule Pagoda
Road, Yangon, Tel :
01-384805 , Fax :01
384806, Email : yngon@
international.gc.ca
China 1, Pyidaungsu
Yeiktha Road, Yangon. Tel:
221280, 221281.
Denmark, No.7, Pyi Thu
St, Pyay Rd, 7 Miles,
Mayangone Tsp, Yangon.
Tel: 01 9669520 - 17.
Egypt 81, Pyidaungsu
Yeiktha Road, Yangon. Tel:
222886, 222887,
Egyptembassy86@gmail.
com
France 102, Pyidaungsu
Yeiktha Road, Yangon. Tel:
212178, 212520, email:
ambaf rance. rangoun@
diplomatie.fr
Germany 9, Bogyoke Aung
San Museum Road, Bahan
Tsp, Yangon.
Tel: 548951, 548952, email:
info@rangun. diplo.de
India 545-547, Merchant
St, Yangon. Tel: 391219,
388412,
email:indiaembassy
@mptmail.net.mm
UNITED NATIONS
ILO Liaison 1-A, Kanbae
(Thitsar Rd), Yankin Tsp,
Tel : 01-566538, 566539
IOM 318 (A) Ahlone Rd, Dagon
Tsp, Yangon.Tel 01-210588,
09 73236679, 0973236680,
Email- iomyangon@iom.int
UNAIDS 137/1, Thaw Wun Rd,
Kamayut Tsp.
Tel : 534498, 504832
UNDCP 11-A, Malikha St,
Mayangone tsp.
Tel: 666903, 664539.
UNDP 6, Natmauk Rd, Bahan
tel: 542910-19. fax: 292739.
UNFPA 6, Natmauk Rd,
Bahan tsp. tel: 546029.
UNHCR 287, Pyay Rd,
Sanchaung tsp.
Tel: 524022, 524024.
UNIAP Rm: 1202, 12 Fl,
Traders Hotel.
Tel: 254852, 254853.
UNIC 6, Natmauk St., Bahan,
tel: 52910~19
UNICEF 14~15 Flr, Traders
Hotel. P.O. Box 1435,
Kyauktada. Tel: 375527~32,
unicef.yangon@unicef. org,
UNODC 11-A, Malikha Rd., Ward
7, Mayangone. tel: 01-9666903,
9660556, 9660538, 9660398.
email: fo.myanmar@unodc.org
UNOPS 120/0, Pyi Thu Lane,
7 Miles, Mayangone Tsp.
Tel: 951-657281~7.
Fax: 657279.
UNRC 6, Natmauk Rd, P.O.
Box 650, TMWE Tel: 542911~19,
292637 (Resident Coordinator),
WFP 5 Kan Baw Za St, Shwe
Taung Kyar, (Golden Valley),
Bahan Tsp. Tel : 2305971~6
WHO No. 2, Pyay Rd, 7 Mile,
Mayangone Tsp, Tel : 6504056, 650416, 654386-90.
ASEAN Coordinating Of. for
the ASEAN Humanitarian
Task Force, 79, Taw Win st,
Dagon Tsp. Tel: 225258.
FAO Myanma Agriculture
Service Insein Rd, Insein. tel:
641672, 641673.
Emergency Numbers
Ambulance tel: 295133.
Fire tel: 191, 252011, 252022.
Police emergency tel: 199.
Police headquarters tel: 282541, 284764.
Red Cross tel:682600, 682368
Traffic Control Branch tel:298651
Department of Post & Telecommunication tel: 591384,
591387.
Immigration tel: 286434.
Ministry of Education tel:545500m 562390
Ministry of Sports tel: 370604, 370605
Ministry of Communications tel: 067-407037.
Myanma Post & Telecommunication (MPT) tel: 067407007.
Myanma Post & Tele-communication (Accountant Dept)
tel: 254563, 370768.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs tel: 067-412009, 067-412344.
Ministry of Health tel: 067-411358-9.
Yangon City Development Committee tel: 248112.
HOSPITALS
Central Womens Hospital tel: 221013, 222811.
Children Hospital tel: 221421, 222807
Ear, Nose & Throat Hospital tel: 543888.
Naypyitaw Hospital (emergency) tel: 420096.
Workers Hospital tel: 554444, 554455, 554811.
ACCOMMODATIONHOTELS
YANGON
No. 277, Bogyoke Aung
San Road, Corner of
38th Street, Kyauktada
Township, Yangon,
Myanmar.
Tel : (951) 391070, 391071.
Reservation@391070
(Ext) 1910, 106.
Fax : (951) 391375. Email :
hotelasiaplaza@gmail.com
Avenue 64 Hotel
No. 64 (G), Kyitewine
Pagoda Rd, Mayangone Tsp,
Yangon. Tel : 09-8631392,
01 656913-9
Winner Inn
42, Than Lwin Rd, Bahan
Tsp. Tel: 503734, 524387.
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www.residence26.com
Sakura Residence
9, Inya Rd, Kamaryut Tsp.
tel: 525001. fax: 525002.
Sule Shangri-La Hotel
223 Sule Pagoda Rd. tel:
242828. fax: 242838.
ARCHITECTS &
MODULAR BUILDINGS
A D V E RT I S I N G
AIR CONDITION
YANGON
La Source Beauty Spa
12-E, Inya Rd, Kamayut Tsp.
Tel: 512380, 526653
Beauty Bar by La Source
Shop (1004), Sedona Hotel,
Tel : 860 5377 Ext : 7167
MANDALAY
La Source Beauty Spa
13/13, Mya Sandar St,
bet: 26 x 27, bet: 62 x 63,
Chanaye Tharzan Tsp.
Tel : 09-4440-24496.
www.lasourcebeautyspa.com
Yves Rocher
147, Shwe Gone Taing Rd,
West Yay Tar Shay Ward,
Bahan, Ph: 01-8604930~31
BOOK STORES
BUSINESS SERVICE
HOT LINE:
09 - 402 510 003
01-646 330
First Class VIP
Limousine Car Rental.
Professional English
Speaking Drivers.
Full Insurance for
your Safety and
comfortable journey
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best choice
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Commercial Cleaning
Services and Products
Carpet, Windows,
Upholsteries, Floor,
Buildings...We Clean It All!
For FREE estimates,
Contact: 09 730 35336,
09 7321 2220 or
ppcscleaning@gmail.com
COFFEE MACHINE
COLD STORAGE
CONSTRUCTION
contactus@greenarc.net.au
Tel : 09-730-22820
FITNESS CENTRE
Balance Fitnesss
University Avenue Rd,
Bahan Tsp. Yangon.
01-656916, 09 8631392
Email - info@
balancefitnessyangon.com
Life Fitness
Bldg A1, Rm No. 001,
Shwekabar Housing,
Mindhamma Rd,
Mayangone Tsp. Yangon.
Ph: 01-656511,
Fax: 01-656522,
Hot line: 0973194684,
natraysports@gmail.com
FLORAL SERVICES
Zamil Steel
No-5, Pyay Road,
7 miles,
Mayangone Tsp, Yangon.
Tel: (95-1) 652502~04.
Fax: (95-1) 650306.
Email: zamilsteel@
zamilsteel.com.mm
CO WORKING SPACE
DELIVERY SERVICE
Marina Residence, Yangon
Ph: 650651~4, Ext: 109
Beauty Plan, Corner of
77th St & 31st St, Mandalay
Ph: 02 72506
CONSULTING
DUTY FREE
ELECTRICAL
Worlds leader in
Kitchen Hoods & Hobs
Same as Ariston Water
Heater. Tel: 251033, 399491,
379671, 255795, 394409
sales@manawmaya.com.mm
www.manawmayagems.com
GENERATORS
Floral Service & Gift Shop
No. 449, New University
Avenue, Bahan Tsp. YGN.
Tel: 559011, 541217,
09-730-55660
Market Place By City Mart
Tel: 523840~43,
523845~46, Ext: 205.
Junction Nay Pyi Taw
Tel: 067-421617~18
422012~15, Ext: 235.
Res: 067-414813,
09-492-09039. Email :
eternalflowers99@gmail.
com
HEALTH SERVICES
Floral Service & Gift
Centre 102(A), Dhamazaydi
Rd, Yangon.tel: 500142
Summit Parkview Hotel,
tel: 211888, 211966 ext. 173
fax: 535376.email: sandy@
sandymyanmar.com.mm.
GLASS
International
Construction
Material Co., Ltd.
No. 60, G-Fl, Sint-Oh-Dan St,
Lower Block, Latha Tsp,
Yangon, Myanmar.
Tel : 01-245112,
09-730-22820
Email : intconstruction
material@gmail.com
Japan-Myanmar
Physiotherapy Clinic.
Body Massage - 7000 Ks
Foot Massage - 6000 Ks
Body & Foot Massage 12,000 Ks
No.285, Bo Aung Kyaw Rd,
Kyauktada Tsp, Yangon.
09:00 AM - 09:00 PM
Tel : 09-8615036
24 Hours Laboratory
& X-ray, CT, MRI, USG
Mammogram, Bone DXA
@ Victoria Hospital
No. 68, Tawwin Rd, 9 Mile,
Mayangon Township,
Yangon, Myanmar.
Tel: (951) 9 666141
Fax: (951) 9 666135
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HOTEL SUPPLY
HOUSING
Sole Distributor
For the Union of
Myanmar Since 1995
Myanmar Golden Rock
International Co.,Ltd.
79-D, Bo Chein St, Pyay Rd,
6 Mile, Hlaing Tsp,
Tel: 654810~654819
654844~654848
International
Construction
Material Co., Ltd.
No. 60, G-Fl, Sint-Oh-Dan St,
Lower Block, Latha Tsp,
Yangon, Myanmar.
Tel : 01-245112,
09-730-22820
Email : intconstruction
material@gmail.com
REAL ESTATE
European Quality
& Designs Indoor/
Outdoor Furniture, Hotel
Furniture & All kinds of
woodworks
Office Tel: 01-380382,
09-509-1673, Show Room:
No. 123-124, Shwe Yin Aye
(2) Street, Industrial Zone
5 (Extension), Hlaing Thar
Yar Township, Yangon,
Myanmar. E-mail: contact@
smartdesignstrading.com,
www.royalbotania.com,
www.alexander-rose.co.uk,
Please call for any enquiry.
PAINT
SC STORAGE YANGON
SC STORAGE YANGON
Monthly storage available
Transportation of goods
provided,
Mobile: 09-253 559 848,
Email: YangonStorage@
gmail.com
TRAVEL AGENTS
Enchanting and Romantic,
a Bliss on the Lake
Legendary Myanmar Intl
Shipping & Logistics Co.,
Ltd.
No-9, Rm (A-4), 3rd Flr,
Kyaung St, Myaynigone,
Sanchaung Tsp, Yangon.
Tel: 516827, 523653,
516795.
Mobile. 09-512-3049.
Email: legandarymyr@
mptmail.net .mm
www.LMSL-shipping.com
Yangon International
School (YIS)
Grades, Pre-school Grade 12.
American Curriculum.
117, Thumingalar Housing
Thingangyun Tsp
Yangon, Myanmar.
Tel : 95 1 578171, 573149
Fax : 95 1 578604
Website :
www.yismyanmar.com
SERVICE OFFICE
www.exploremyanmar.com
www.exploreglobaltravel.
com
WATER HEATERS
www.hinthabusinesscentres.com
G-05, Marketplace by
City Mart.
Tel: 01-523840 Ext: 105
Tel : 01-4413410
Water Heater
Made in Japan
Same as Rinnai Gas Cooker
and Cooker Hood
Showroom Address
Executive Serviced
Office, Registered
and Virtual Office, Hot
Desking, Meeting Rooms
Tel: +(95) 1 387947
www.officehubservices,com
STEEL STRUCTURE
Commercial leasing
Contact : 09 301 66 888
sales777Lux@gmail.com
STORAGE
WATER PROOFING
RESTAURANTS
Monsoon Restaurant
& Bar 85/87, Thein Byu
Road, Botahtaung Tsp.
Tel: 295224, 09-501 5653.
From Malaysia/Italy
RESORT
Heaven Pizza
38/40, Bo Yar Nyunt St.
Yaw Min Gyi Quarter,
Dagon Township.
Tel: 09-855-1383
The Taj
Authentic North Indian Dining
Ph 09 97662518/09
252451353, No. 9, Aung San
Stadium North Wing,
WATER TREATMENT
WATER SOLUTION
Aekar
Company Limited
SANITARY WARE
World famous Kobe Beef
Near Thuka Kabar
Hospital on Pyay Rd,
Marlar st, Hlaing Tsp.
Tel: +95-1-535072
International
Construction
Material Co., Ltd.
No. 60, G-Fl, Sint-Oh-Dan St,
Lower Block, Latha Tsp,
Yangon, Myanmar.
Tel : 01-245112,
09-730-22820
Email : intconstruction
material@gmail.com
SPORTS
SUPERMARKETS
REMOVALISTS
Relocation Specialist
Rm 504, M.M.G Tower,
#44/56, Kannar Rd,
Botahtaung Tsp.
Tel: 250290, 252313.
Mail : info@asiantigersmyanmar.com
Design, Fabrication,
Supply & Erection of Steel
Structures
Tel : +95 9 252399569
Email : Sales@WECMyanmar.com
www.WEC-Myanmar.com
Premium Trophies
For House-Seekers
Crown Worldwide
Movers Ltd 790, Rm 702,
7th Flr Danathiha Centre,
Bogyoke Aung San Rd,
Lanmadaw. Tel: 223288,
210 670, 227650. ext: 702.
Fax: 229212. email: crown
worldwide@mptmail.net.mm
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HOME FURNITURE
SCHOOLS
Faucets | Showers |
Sanitarywares | Bathroom
Accessories, Ph: 379671,
255795, 399491, 251033,
394409. Address: Same
as ARISTON
WEB SERVICE
Web Services
All the way from Australia
world-class websites/
web apps for desktop,
smartphone & tablets,
online shopping with
real-time transaction,
news/magazine site,
forum, email campaign
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Studio
Bar
launch
Monsoon merriment
Italian restaurant Di Vino hosted a monsoon party for guests on June 17,
where they enjoyed traditional Italian hospitality, cuisine and, of course, wine.
Guests
gathered
at Novotel
Yangon
Max on
June 13 to
celebrate
the
opening
of its new
Studio Bar.
Enchant opening
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FRIDAY 26
ART
NIGHTLIFE
THURSDAY 2
MUSIC
Folk on fire. Jean-Franois Rancourt will
once again set the stage on fire with his
witty folk songs, in English and in French.
Free entry. The Lab, 70A Shwegonedaing
Road, Bahan 9:30-11:30pm
MUSIC
Live music by the Aaron Gallegos Trio,
featuring vocalist Tom Barton. Gekko, 535
Merchant Road 7pm
Nightly live music. Kokine Bar and
Restaurant (next to Kokine Swimming
Club) 6-11pm
Romances Violin night. Enjoy with The
Two Nightingales Band and Romances
classical violin music. B2O Bar and Bistro,
98 20th Street, Latha 8-11pm
NIGHTLIFE
Dour Hour with False Morality. More rain.
More humidity. More reasons to kick it
with some cocktails at the end of another
long week. Hummingbird, 76 Phone Gyi
Street 8pm
Freaky Friday. Free service drinks,
canapes and music from DJ Mickey
and DJ Smith. P2 Bar, 330 Yangon
International Hotel Compound, Ahlone
Road, Dagon 8-12pm
Monsoon Umbrella Latin Spirit. Dance
the night away with Latin dance expert
Ghizzy and Latin tunes by DJ Bay Tar.
Chatrium Hotel Royal Lake Yangon, 40
Natmauk Road, Tarmwe 7pm
MISC
Friday-night bike ride around Yangon.
Ride is free of charge. Bike rental (if
required) K15,000. Start place is Bike
World, 6 Mile, Pyay Road, Hlaing 10am
SATURDAY 27
ART
A Myanmar Traditional Art Traveller
solo exhibition featuring the designs and
artworks of renowned Myanmar master
artist Aye Myint. Gallery 65, 65 Yaw Min
Gyi Road, Dagon 10-6pm [Until June 29]
This and other photos are displayed in the Yangon Echoes photo exhibition at Myanmar Deitta Gallery until July 18. Photo: Tim Webster
MISC
The Jam Down 2015. Dance competition
hosted by the Myanmar Street Dance
Association. Here and Now Dance studio,
41 65th Street, Tarmwe 3:30pm (see our
pick of the week on page 27)
Grab & Go. 20 percent discount event
on all green furniture by Yangon Green
Furniture for one day only. Yangon Green
Furniture, 29G Yezet Street, Kabar Aye
Pagoda Road, Mayangone 1-5pm
The Yangon Hash. A mixed, family-style
Hash runs usually take about an hour.
K4000. University Avenue (at the main
entrance to the old university) 2:45-8pm
NIGHTLIFE
The Yangon Vibe. Resident Mr Y will be
spinning for your pleasure. R&B, party
anthems and a dose of house to dance
and sing all night. Mojo Bar, 135 Inya
Road, Kamaryut 10pm
Future EDM Volume II: Crayon Night.
ROOF Alchemy and H-Life Entertainment
bring you the awesome EDM party. Roof
Alchemy Gastropub, Yangon International
Hotel Compound, Ahlone Road, Ahlone
9pm
FAB party. Club night for lesbians, gays
and friends. Entry fee K5000. J-One Music
Bar, Bo Cho Road (Near Union Business
Centre), Bahan
MUSIC
Saturday Night Live. Live band and halfprice cocktails. Studio Bar, Novotel Yangon
Max, 459 Pyay Road, Kamaryut 7pm
SUNDAY 28
MISC
Girl Determined fundraiser event. Images
of Girl Determineds programs across
the country, all captured by acclaimed
photographer Andrew Stanbridge, will be
auctioned during the event. The photographs
will be on display all day, so buyers can see
them beforehand and make their choice.
Both kyats and dollars are accepted. GoetheVilla, 8 Ko Min Ko Chin Road, Bahan 4-7pm
(see story page 14)
Tea House movie: 1993s Jurassic Park.
A 22-year gap may be a bit much to
recollect, so let us refresh your memory
with Spielbergs ultimate thrill ride with
the screening of the original Jurassic
Park. Rangoon Tea House, 77 Pansodan
road (lower block) 8-10:45pm
Sunday BBQ. Bring ID and US$. Australian
Club, 18 Shwe Taung Kyar Road 5-8pm
MUSIC
Live music at Studio Bar. Are you ready
to rock? Live band every Thursday, Friday
and Saturday. Studio Bar, 459 Pyay Road,
Kamaryut 7-10pm
MONDAY 29
NIGHTLIFE
Cocktail night. Unlimited cocktails offer
(K8000 per person). B2O Bar and Bistro,
98 20th Street, Latha 8-11:45 pm
MISC
Monday Special Taco Night. Fahrenheits 1
Dollar 1 Taco Fiesta. Mix and match their
delicious fish, chicken, pork and mini
beef tacos. Fahrenheit Bar, 38 Bogyoke
Road (corner of Botahtaung Pagoda Road)
5-11pm
TUESDAY 30
MISC
Tuesday Snippets. A gathering in which
all sorts of people interested in the future
of the country enjoy conversation and
perhaps some beer until late at night.
Pansodan Gallery, Pansodan Street,
Kyauktada 7-10pm
Tuesday Movies at the Connect Institute.
Free popcorn, chips and soft drinks; fun
games and quizzes; thought-provoking
discussions and more. Connect Institue,
3A Pansodan Business Tower (corner of
Anawrahta Road and Pansodan Street)
2:30pm-4pm
MISC
Yoga Class. Stretch your limbs in the
outdoor covered studio on the lake, with
a beautiful view and gentle breezes.
One-and-a-half hours for K7000. LOpera
Italian Restaurant, 62D U Htun Nyein
Street, Mayangone 4.45pm
NIGHTLIFE
80s music night. Great gastropub food and
80s music with DJ Bay Tar. Union Bar and
Grill, 42 Strand Road, Botahtaung 7-12pm
FILM
Start times at Mingalar (1,2), Top Royal,
Shae Saung (1,2) and Nay Pyi Taw
cinemas are 10am, 12:30pm, 3:30pm,
6:30pm and 9:30pm
Start times at Junction Square and
Junction Maw Tin are 9:30am, 12:30pm,
3:30pm and 6:30pm daily and 9:30am,
12:30pm, 3:30pm, 6:30pm and 9:30pm
on Friday and Saturday.
Start times at Mingalar San Pya are
10am, 12:30pm, 3:30pm, 6:30pm and
9:30pm
Nay Pyi Taw Cinema, near Sule Pagoda
Mad Max: Fury Road [3D].
Directed by George Miller. Action film.
Jurassic World [3D].
Directed by Colin Trevorrow. American
science fiction adventure film.
Skin Trade [2D]. Directed by Ekachai
Uekrongtham. Action-thriller film.
WEDNESDAY 1
MUSIC
Jazz music and dinner. Enjoy jazz music
and a great dinner in a friendly musical
atmosphere. The Rendez-Vous Restaurant,
340 Pyay Road 7:30-9:30pm
MISC
Yangon Language and Cultural Exchange.
A great opportunity for you to learn and
practise your language skills in a fun
and friendly environment. Meet people
from all over the world and make new
friends by sharing your own stories, events,
hobbies, music, dance, art, adventures,
sports, games, cultural events, food, movies,
parties, etc. Smoothie Foodie, Anawrahta
Street, Lanmadaw 7-9pm
Mingalar Cinema 2,
Dagon Center 2, Myaynigone
Jurassic World [3D].
Directed by Colin Trevorrow. American
science fiction adventure film.
Junction Square, Kyun Taw road, near
Hanthawaddy Circle
Tracers. Directed by Daniel Benmayor.
American action drama film.
Robot Overlords. Directed by Jon Wright.
British independent science-fiction film.
Junction Maw Tin, Corner of Anawrahta
Road and Lan Thit Street, Lanmadaw
Tracers. Directed by Daniel Benmayor.
American action drama film.
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A gallery visitor examines works at the Confluence of Minds and Interplay of Colours
exhibition at Yangon Gallery. Photos: Aung Khant