HOUSE OF THE WEEK
New house in Mayangone
FOR K800,000 a month, this fine new house in Mayangone township – on Shwe Hninsi Lane, just off Pyay Road – could be yours to rent. more
Doctors urge early detection for breast cancer
WHEN the biopsy result came back, tears were rolling down 63-year-old Daw Khin Tin’s face. “While I was bathing, just by chance I touched a small lump in my breast. It wasn’t painful but one week later it seemed bigger so I went to a clinic and the doctor urged me to have a biopsy done straight away,” Daw Khin Tin said. 
Human traffickers arrested at Shweli
MYANMAR and Chinese anti-human trafficking squads recently arrested two traffickers at Shweli on the China border after receiving a tip-off from a “duty-conscious citizen”, state media reported last week.
Migrant workers to suffer as Singapore hikes worker levy
NEW rules introduced by Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower (MOM) could reduce job opportunities for Myanmar workers, overseas employment experts say.
- Forced marriages driving human trafficking, UN says
- A festival of colour at Inya Lake Hotel
- Fulbright scholarships open to local students
- Roofed turtle still under threat: WCS
- SKorean firm inks $1.4b gas deal
Cement prices approach seasonal highs
A BREAKDOWN at a major factory and seasonal demand are the factors behind recent escalation of cement prices, a number of industry sources said last week.
Flower association formed to fight imports
THE battle of the flowers is on. Spurred by imports of blooms from Thailand and China, Myanmar growers want to increase market share for home-grown flowers, and export them overseas as well.
Organic villages coming
“ORGANIC villages” will soon help boost Myanmar’s export earnings, agriculture officials are promising. The Myanmar Agriculture Service, under the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, said the ministry would set up three organic villages in April.
- Good farming guidelines could boost exports: MAS
- Industrial exhibition to be held on March 5
- Honey exporters seek sweeter deals
- Commodity price wrap
Life and death
ON chilly days U Bo Sein’s fingers get stiff and stick together, forcing him to pull them away from each other so that he can hold his mug of tea firmly. Looking down at his fingers, he is reminded of a boxing match he once fought when he was 30-years-old.
Fashion cottons on to cotton
SPRING is here, which for Myanmar means things are heating up. To cope with the weather people are investing in new clothes made from cotton.
Sex addiction big business for US clinics
NEW YORK — Sex addiction isn’t just a problem for Tiger Woods — it’s big business for clinics claiming to offer treatment. The planet’s best golfer is far from the first celebrity to go into sex rehab, but he’s probably the biggest and his case has helped thrust the idea of sex addiction as a serious disease into the spotlight.
Tendulkar knocks record double tonne
GWALIOR – Sachin Tendulkar smashed a world-record 200 not out as India pounded South Africa by 153 runs in the second one-dayer on February 24 to take a 2-0 lead in the three-match series..
Myanmar outclassed
MYANMAR’s AFC Challenge Cup hopes were dashed on February 24, after loosing 5-0 to World Cup qualifiers, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).
Golfers slam Woods’s woes as insensitive
LOS ANGELES – Tiger Woods was back in seclusion on February 21, leaving the golf world to deal with the ripples left in the wake of his brief return to the public eye two days earlier.
Last Jews seek salvation in tourism
THE story of Sally Joseph’s family would be familiar to anyone in Yangon’s dwindling Jewish community. Her parents were Iraqi Jews, born in Myanmar to second- and third-generation Jewish families, who fled to India after the outbreak of World War II and returned in 1947, quickly settling into the thriving, 3000-member community.
LP to promote ASEAN tourism
A NEW tourism campaign promoting Southeast Asia has received a boost with the news travel publisher Lonely Planet will provide content for its website, the ASEAN Tourism Association announced last week.
Sands S’pore to open in April
SINGAPORE – US gaming giant Las Vegas Sands said on February 24 its casino project in Singapore will open on April 27, months behind the original schedule of late 2009.
MPT rolls out 450MHz phone network
MYANMA Post and Telecommunications has launched a local mobile phone system for thousands of mobile phone in nine states and divisions during this month, the prepaid top-up cards sole distributor, Elite Tech said last week.
Jupiter to open at Sein Gay Har Parami in April
BANGKOK has Panthip Plaza, a shopping mall dedicated to consumer electronics and soon Yangon will have its own dedicated outlet, this time specific to information technology and communications.
China toughens internet rules
BEIJING – China has issued new restrictions on internet use, requiring those wanting to set up a website to meet regulators and provide identity documents.