HOUSE OF THE WEEK
Refurbished twin-level apartment in Hlaing
TWO thousand and two hundred square feet split over two floors of freshly redecorated space for K90 million sounds like a pretty hot deal. more
3D fund provides TB drugs worth $3m
THE Three Diseases Fund has provided US$3 million of anti-tuberculosis (TB) drugs to the Ministry of Health through the World Health Organisation (WHO), the fund said in a statement last week. (Volume 26, No. 513)
Vietnam Airlines lands in Yangon
THE inaugural flight of Vietnam Airlines’ Yangon-Hanoi route landed at Yangon International Airport on March 2 at 6:10pm and departed at 7:10pm for Hanoi. (Volume 26, No. 513)
IOM appeals for $17m
THE International Organisation for Migration last week appealed to the international donor community for renewed funding in order to “continue to meet the ongoing needs of those without adequate shelter support” in the Ayeyarwady delta. (Volume 26, No. 513)
Turning a corner on aid
MYANMAR received a much-needed increase in development aid in 2008, with figures released by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development showing that total assistanc e rose by more than 170 percent. (Volume 26, No. 513)
New hotel zone to increase capacity for Games
NAY Pyi Taw is set to get a new Hotel Zone to provide extra room capacity in anticipation of Myanmar hosting the 2013 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, officials and developers have told The Myanmar Times. (Volume 26, No. 513)
Britain looks to seize on US ‘momentum’ to improve ties
THE British government is ready to kick start the European Union’s diplomatic dealings with the country if it sees progress on key issues from the Myanmar authorities, the British ambassador to Myanmar told The Myanmar Times last month. (Volume 26, No. 513)
Officials head to Israel
TWO Myanmar officials have left for Israel to study the handling of commodities post-harvest, the Israeli embassy in Yangon has announced.(Volume 26, No. 513)
Breaking down the walls
was woken by the morning sunlight pouring through the glass and curtains of my hotel window. From my third-floor room I could see a busy main road with a heavy flow of jeeps, rickshaw tricycles and pedestrians. Far to the east, below the rising sun, was a green mountain ridge. (Volume 26, No. 513)
