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Myanmar government troops patrol Kokang region in northern Shan State in midFebruary. Yesterday Myanmar formally apologised to China for a cross-border bombing
which killed five Chinese farmworkers. Myanmar initially denied responsibility.
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Dozens dead
in Russian
trawler disaster
Wa Lone
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military junta expressed their support for the armed forces and donated
generously to families of the dead and
wounded. But nearly two months later there is a growing sense of unease
over the human and political costs of
the war.
A spokesperson for the MNDAA
said that according to his latest information fighting continued in the
Khote Htan area all day on April 1. He
gave no details of casualties.
Sporadic fighting had continued
during peace talks in Yangon between
the government and representatives of 16 armed ethnic groups that
culminated in the signing of a draft
nationwide ceasefire agreement on
March 31. The MNDAA was not represented at the talks. China has urged
Myanmar to open a dialogue with the
Kokang rebels.
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bars at the end of 2013, and the number continued to grow through 2014.
The issue is of great concern to
the international community, which
regards the release of political prisoners as a demonstration of the governments commitment to the transition
to democracy and the rule of law.
Earlier this month, committee
member U Sit Myaing, who is also
vice chair of the Myanmar National
Human Rights Commission, said the
Ministry of Home Affairs had written to the committee instructing it
to revert to its original name, the
Remaining Political Prisoner Scrutiny Committee. U Sit Myaing said
the letter had not given any reason
for the change, and the membership
remained unchanged.
Activists had complained that two
members of the 2013 committee who
have regularly criticised the governments handling of the issue, U Bo Kyi
and U Nyo Tun, were excluded from
its successor.
U Zaw Htay, director of the Office
of the President, told The Myanmar
Im disappointed
that the government
keeps making these
changes, abolishing
and re-forming the
committee.
U Ye Aung
Remaining Political Prisoner
Scrutiny Committee
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Night commuters
resort to dangerous
unlicensed buses
Official bus companies say they do not have enough
customers or staff to offer evening routes
Aye Nyein Win
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SHIFT-WORKERS who live in the
outskirts of Yangon say they are at
the mercy of unlicensed private bus
drivers who provide the only available transportation in off-hours.
They say some drivers lack not only
a business licence to operate such a
service, but even a driving licence.
Drivers are often drunk and rude
to passengers, and they run away
when they get involved in the notinfrequent accidents.
Most buses in Yangon do not run
after about 8pm because owners say
there are not enough customers to
make an evening service profitable.
We are aware
that without these
operators many
commuters will not
be able to get home.
Colonel Win Lwin
Traffic police
Myanmar migrants search for sellable and edible items among the rubbish in Mae Sot. Photo: Si Thu Lwin
Myanmar refugees
scour Mae Sot rubbish
Si Thu
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If we find
vegetables among
the rubbish, we just
pick them up and
eat them, or save
them to be cooked
later.
Daw Aye Htay
Myanmar refugee
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editorial
Goals yet to
be achieved
THE
Nationwide
Ceasefire
Agreement has been the talk of
the town for weeks. The final
draft of the NCA was agreed
upon and approved by the Nationwide Ceasefire Coordination
Team representing 16 ethnic armed groups waging war
against the central government
for decades and delegates of
the government on March 31.
Some claimed the event as
a historic one, and some, with
cautious optimism, regarded it
as a major step toward political
dialogue that might pave the way
for ultimate peace in this country. The draft NCA itself has to be
taken back to the ethnic leaders
for their approval and possible
amendments. President U Thein
Sein, who attended the final day
of the session, expressed his
hope that the final NCA might
be signed by all before the end
of April. That sounds a bit ambitious but he has every right to be
hopeful since his team has been
working day and night for nearly
two years.
People who act the same way
over a long period of time tend
to develop distinctive and persistent mindsets. Their unique
relationship with the world and
society gives them a particular
perspective in their rationalisation of their behaviour and role.
It is quite understandable that
for the ethnic armed groups and
the Myanmar military, who have
been facing off for more than
half a century, such engrained
ways of thinking might be hard
to change.
Still, this initial attempt to
start a political dialogue between
warring factions in Myanmar is
plausible. Formidable tasks lie
ahead, as everyone recognises,
but taking into consideration the
losses to all people over the decades, the price that has to be paid
is worthwhile. With a sincere desire to end armed conflicts, and
a political will to achieve the
elusive dream of peace, no goal
is unattainable.
Business
We will ensure
stronger financial
institutions, first
by enhancing the
strength of the
banks and second by
strengthening the
financial markets.
Dr Maung Maung Thein
Deputy finance minister
Low-cost housing
now much cheaper
SU PHYO WIN
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A PLANNED low-cost housing
plan will sell units for between
K7.5 million (US$7200) and K9
million, a departure from other recent government low-cost
housing options which had been
several times more expensive.
Construction at the new project will begin in April on 15 acres
in Hlaing Tharyar townships
Shwe Lin Ban industrial zone,
said zone management committee
secretary general U Nay Lin Zin.
Everyone in the industrial
zone is interested to buy, he said.
We [factory] owners also want a
place for our workers to stay. And
workers are willing to buy in, but
the installments are in chunks of
30 percent, which may be difficult for them.
The contract is being run by
the Department of Human Settlement and Housing Development,
with work slated to be finished by
the end of the year.
Presidential advice to promote
the low-cost project was put in
place by deputy construction
minister U Soe Tint to rent the 15
acres on the Shwe Lin Ban industrial zone to put up 28 buildings,
each of five storeys, according to
Maybe it is [ready]
on the government
side, but the private
side is not ready for
the community.
U Thint Swe
Businessperson
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McDonalds plans US
wage rise, but critics
say it is not enough
PROPERTY 12
BUSINESS 14
Buying
Euro
Malaysia Ringitt
Singapore Dollar
Thai Baht
US Dollar
K1140
K280
K770
K32.5
K1085
Selling
K1150
K285
K775
K33.5
K1090
Foreign banks
to open after 50
year absence
JEREMY
MULLINS
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AYE
THIDAR
KYAW
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A pile of money is ready to be transported after being prepared by the Central Bank of Myanmar. The countrys lender of
last resort has now approved three of the foreign banks to open. Photo: AFP
We recognised
that this is just
the beginning of a
long journey but
we are confident
that together, we
can help transform
Myanmars financial
sector into one that
is well-developed.
Go Watanabe
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ
Australia
China
Japan
Mizuho Bank
Japan
Japan
Maybank
Malaysia
OCBC
Singapore
UOB
Singapore
Bangkok Bank
Thailand
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Plans to double the width of the Thaketa bridge have kept the Thaketa property market strong. Photo: Naing Wynn Htoon
METERS
284
Traffic is often a problem on the existing Thaketa bridge. Photo: Naing Wynn Htoon
No Colombo port
project despite visit
Sri Lanka has yet to resolve a
dispute with China over a $1.4
billion development in Colombo
despite a state visit to Beijing last
week, a minister said.
New Sri Lankan President
Maithripala Sirisena suspended
the Chinese-backed construction of a port city in the capital
following allegations that environmental clearances had not
been obtained.
Some reports had indicated
the project would go ahead following Mr Sirisenas three-day
visit to Beijing last week.
But Deputy Foreign Minister
Ajith Perera said the president
had not discussed the project
with his Chinese counterpart Xi
Jinping. We have given them
[Chinese companies] time to
produce the environmental approvals, but they have not done
that yet, the minister said.
AFP
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TOKYO
Line mobile
app reviving
IPO plans
Line, the popular messaging app
launched in the aftermath of Japans
earthquake and tsunami, is set for an
initial public offering as early as this
year, a report said April 2, after shelving plans for a listing in 2014.
The leading Nikkei business daily
reported that the company has applied to trade its shares in Tokyo
and may launch a separate New York
listing in a sale that could value it at
more than US$8.0 billion.
A Line spokesperson said the company would not comment on the Nikkei report, which did not cite sources.
Line applied in mid-2014 for a
share sale in Japan, and said it was
eyeing a US listing as well. But it
pulled back in September, saying
it needed to focus on growth first
some reports said the sale was cancelled due to disagreements with its
parent over details of the listing.
The company, which claims more
than 400 million registered members
in Japan and other parts of Asia, lets
users make free calls, send instant
messages, and post photos or short
videos. It combines attributes of Facebook, Skype and WhatsApp.
It reported sales of 86.3 billion yen
($722 million) in its latest fiscal year.
Best known for letting users send
each other cute cartoon stickers,
Line is hugely popular in Japan, particularly among teenagers.
About 88 percent of Japanese
smartphone owners use messaging
apps such as Line, according to a
survey by the Communications and
Information network Association of
Japan.
Its
messaging
service
was
launched in 2011 by the Japanese
unit of South Korean Internet service
provider Naver Corp after the quaketsunami tragedy damaged telecoms
infrastructure nationwide, forcing
millions of people in Japan to resort
to online resources to communicate.
Line is based in Japan, but is
owned by Naver. AFP
Female workers perform road maintenance work along a highway in Soc Son district on the outskirts of Hanoi. Photo: AFP
continue to monitor.
Pou Chen called on the Vietnamese
government to provide assurances to
workers on the social insurance issue,
Pou Chen spokesperson Amos Ho said
by phone. The work stoppage, which
began March 26, may cause some production delays, Mr Ho said.
The Vietnamese government has
pledged to prevent more labour unrest
after workers damaged foreign facto-
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New York
and financial assistance for completing their education would make a real
difference in their careers and lives.
McDonalds said the 3100 franchisee companies that operate most
of the brands outlets around the
country will make their own decisions on wages.
The move comes as pressure
mounts on large employers in lowpaid service industries, from retail
chains to fast-food businesses, to
increase wages that have effectively
not risen for decades, when measured against the cost of living.
Hong Kong
IN PICTUREs
Photo: AFP
Job Watch
Embassy of Canada, Yangon
Ambassade du Canada, Yangon
invites applications for the positions of
Common Services (CS) Assistant
Salary: USD 11,167 per annum
(based on 37.5 hours work week)
Please read the detailed competition notice & job description available at
http://www.burma.gc.ca before applying
Last Date to Submit Application for this position:
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in
Myanmar is seeking for qualified applicants to fill the following position:
1) Field Associate, GL-6
(UNOPS Contract - LICA, Sittwe)
2) Driver PN 10012506, GL-2
(UNHCR Contract - FTA, Sittwe)
Closing date: 13 April 2015
N e w V a c a n c i e s A P P L Y N O W!
The detailed Terms of Reference for these positions are available on request
from UNHCR offices in Yangon, Maungdaw, Buthidaung, Sittwe, Myitkyina,
Bhamo, Mawlamyine, Hpa-An, Loikaw, Dawei and Taungoo.
www.unhcr.org
World
HONG KONG
UK financier in court
over double murder
BRITISH banker Rurik Jutting appeared before a packed courtroom
in Hong Kong yesterday accused of
the murder of two young Indonesian
women whose mutilated bodies were
found in his apartment.
Wearing the same black T-shirt
and dark-rimmed glasses as in previous hearings, Mr Jutting, 30, returned to magistrates court after
being deemed fit to stand trial in November following psychiatric tests.
The former Merrill Lynch Bank of
America employee faces life in prison if he is convicted of the murder
charges.
But the case was adjourned until
May 8 after the prosecution asked for
more time.
One-time securities trader Mr Jutting, who has not yet entered a plea
in the case, was attentive but looked
tired. He spoke twice to say I do
when asked whether he understood
the two charges against him.
Seneng Mujiasih and Sumarti
Ningsih, both in their 20s, were
found dead in Mr Juttings upmarket
flat in the early hours of November 1
after he called police.
Ms Mujiasih was found in the
living room, naked and with knife
wounds to her legs and buttocks. The
TOKYO
BANGKOK
Section 44 is
actually worse
[than martial law].
Khemthong Tonsakulrungruang
Constitutional scholar
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Celebrations as
Tikrit reclaimed
from rebels
Indias elderly
choosing retirement
homes over family life
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HAGATNA, Gua
IN PICTUREs
Photo: AFP
South Korean
protestors cut an
effigy of Japans
Prime Minister
Shinzo Abe with a
saw during an antiJapan rally outside
the Japanese
embassy in Seoul
on April 1. Mr Abe
described comfort
women mainly
Koreans who were
forced to serve
as sex slaves for
Japanese troops
during World War
II as victims of
human trafficking
in a recent
interview with a US
newspaper.
rainproof.
There are fallen trees and you
cant get through many back roads,
she said.
There are two live aboards [vessels] which have significant damage
after being swept on to the reef. The
crew had to jump off and swim to
land. Quite a few were injured but
all survived.
The Pacific Maritime Association
(PMA) sent an aircraft to survey the
damage on Ulithi atoll which was
hit hard when the eye of the storm
passed over on the night of March
31 with sustained winds of 260 kilometres (160 miles) per hour.
Most concrete structures withstood the fury but everything else
was damaged, PMA Pacific administrator Melinda Espinosa said in
an email.
Because Ulithi is just a little
above sea level, in some areas the
sea rose, destroying crops and the
soil. It will take time to desalinate
the soil, approximately a year until
the crops can be re-planted, she
said.
In Chuuk, Ms Stinnett said they
were reliant on ships to bring in
Structures damaged during storms brought on by Super Typhoon Maysak lie broken near the village of Mwan on the
island of Weno in the Micronesian state of Chuuk on March 29. Residents were struggling to clear the roads of huge
pieces of debris and return to damaged homes on April 1. Photo: AFP
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LAUSANNE
British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond (left), senior director at the National Security Council Robert Malley (centre) and
US Secretary of State John Kerry stand on the terrace of the Beau-Rivage Palace hotel in Lausanne on April 1. Photo: AFP
GENEVA
in BRIEF
ARISSA
Students killed in gun attack
SYDNEY
Special needs pupil kept in cage
MANILA
Top militant confirmed killed
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SANAA
A wounded Yemeni man receives treatment on April 1 at the burn unit of a hospital in Yemeni capital Sanaa, following a reported airstrike by the Saudi-led coalitions
in the area of Yarim south of the capital the day before. Photo: AFP
DAMASCUS
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TIKRIT
Success over IS
at Tikrit boosts
liberation plans
IRAQ has vowed to reclaim the entire country from jihadists after retaking Tikrit from the Islamic State
group, as its forces fought to consolidate control of the city.
Speaking on April 1 from a newly
recaptured area of central Tikrit
after a month-long operation that
was Baghdads biggest success yet
against IS, Prime Minister Haider
al-Abadi said the government was
determined to liberate every inch
of Iraqi land.
But Tikrit is far from secure,
with various officials saying that IS
militants were still present in the
city, while bomb-rigged houses and
buildings also pose a major threat.
Interior Minister Mohammed
al-Ghaban told journalists in Tikrit
that there were a few pockets [of IS
fighters] remaining in some of the
neighbourhoods.
And a commander from the Ketaeb Imam Ali militia, one of the
paramilitary forces fighting alongside police and soldiers, reported
clashes with IS in the citys north
on the morning of April 1.
They tried to advance on the
university, Rasul al-Abadi said, referring to Tikrit University on the
northern edge of the city that has
served as a base for pro-government
[The government
is] determined to
liberate every inch
of Iraqi land.
Haider al-Abadi
Iraq prime minister
forces.
Mr Ghaban said IS fighters were
trying to cross the Tigris river, east
of the city, to escape.
Supporting that assertion, a
paramilitary commander said the jihadists launched an attack on April
1 from a mountain hideout northeast of Tikrit in an attempt to open
a safe passage for fleeing militants.
There has been concern that Iraq
does not have enough specialised
ordnance clearance teams to handle
the large quantity of traps left by IS
fighters.
Mr Ghaban said security forces
had so far found 185 rigged houses
and about 900 other bombs.
Exploding bombs periodically
sent clouds of dust rising over
Tikrit, apparently detonated intentionally by forces working to clear
the city.
One militiaman said he fired a
rocket-propelled grenade to dispose
of a suspected car bomb in central
Tikrit.
Columns of black smoke rose
from various burning houses and
buildings in the city.
Some of the dozens of palaces
in dictator Saddam Husseins massive complex on the eastern side
of the city were smashed by shelling or air strikes, but other areas
of Tikrit were comparatively lightly
damaged.
Militia have quickly set about
spray painting the names of their
groups on walls and windows, and
also looted items including clothes,
shampoo and shaving cream from
shops in central Tikrit.
There is still evidence of ISs
almost 10-month presence in the
city, including the groups black
flag painted on walls and writing
Shiite fighters from the Popular Mobilisation units flash the sign for victory in Tikrit on April 1. Photo: AFP
Struggle For Iraqs Future, said however that the fighting in Tikrit was made
easier because the city was largely emptied of its population even before the
operation began on March 2.
Mosul still has a large civilian
population, which will make things
very complicated, the analyst said.
The government has provided
no information on how many of its
fighters were killed, wounded or
captured in the battle, but Baghdads forces are believed to have
suffered significant casualties.
The army and police, as well as
pro-government paramilitary forces
dominated by Iran-backed Shiite
militias, completely surrounded
Tikrit within two weeks of launching the operation, but it then stalled
and Abadi requested coalition
strikes, which began on March 25.
Iran was Baghdads top foreign
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ABUJA
forget our old battles and past grievances and forge ahead.
Mr Buharis victory wrote a new
chapter in Nigerias often turbulent
political history, after six military
coups since independence in 1960
and 16 years of unbroken civilian
rule by Mr Jonathans Peoples Democratic Party.
UN chief Ban Ki-moon and US
President Barack Obama led the
congratulations for Mr Buhari.
But it was Nigerias unprecedented democratic transfer of
power that won the most plaudits
internationally.
The last few days have shown
the world the strength of Nigerias
commitment to democratic principles, Mr Obama said, while his top
Africa diplomat said Nigeria had
raised the bar for the continent.
Nigeria is a trailblazer, Assistant
Secretary of State for African Affairs
Linda Thomas-Greenfield saud,
They have sent a huge, huge example across Africa that democracy
and change of government can work
and it can work in a free and fair
election.
The US president later telephoned both President-elect Mr Buhari and outgoing leader Mr Jonathan, praising both for their role
in the historic democratic power
transfer.
Mr Obama spoke to the men separately to commend them for their
leadership during Nigerias election, the White House said.
Mr Buhari had praised Mr Jonathan for his statesmanship in conceding defeat before the final result
was declared, helping to defuse the
potential for poll-related violence
and lengthy legal wranglings.
In a statement, the heads of international election observation
missions including the African Union and the European Union congratulated Nigeria and its people
for their commitment to a peaceful
response to the election results.
Mr Buharis victory by 2.57 million votes, confirmed early on April
1, came after a gripping weekend
contest hit by glitches with new voter technology, claims of irregularities and Boko Haram fears.
Nigerias President-elect Mohammadu Buhari (right) and his deputy Yemi Osinbajo pose after receiving their certificates of
return from the Independent Nigeria Electoral Commission on April 1. Photo: AFP
MUMBAI
MEXICO CITY
Albari said.
We have been ruled for the
past 16 years by the ... PDP. They
have been ruling us and no jobs,
no good roads, no hospitals, no
infrastructure.
There is nothing here to talk
about.
Celebrations extended into a second day in Buharis home town of
Daura in northern Katsina state,
but residents said they were not
expecting any special favours from
their favourite son.
Buhari never gave Daura any
preferential treatment when he was
head of state or when he was chairman of the PTF [Petroleum Trust
Fund], said resident Ahmad Tijjani.
Im sure he will not do it now.
There was disappointment in Mr
Jonathans home town of Otuoke in
the oil-rich southern Delta region,
where near total support for the
We are desperate.
The government is
doing nothing. We
have to act.
Epifanip Alvarez
Father of missing student
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NERAL
Residents arrive at the dining hall at the Dignity Lifestyle Retirement Township in Neral some 50kms east of Mumbai in the
western Indian state of Maharashtra on March 10. Photo: AFP
TOKYO
University students who are receiving student loans to pay for living costs attend an interview in Tokyo on March 1. Photo: AFP
have lost one or both parents, because the government is not promising any financial contribution.
But, he said, a national
campaign could be meaningful because it might improve the discrimination and prejudice against people in
poverty.
Single parents face strong social
stigma in conservative Japan.
Most recently, the mother of
a 13-year-old schoolboy who was
murdered in February, probably by
a gang of youths, publicly blamed
herself for his death, saying he
would not have died if she had kept
an eye on him.
She said she had not known what
her son was doing because she was
working day and night to raise her
five children alone.
University student Ryohei Takahashi, who grew up in a single-parent
household, welcomed the idea of a
private fund to reduce child poverty.
Mr Takahashis father committed
suicide when he was 13 and, since
then, his mother has had to provide
for the family.
I consider myself lucky, said Mr
Takahashi, now 22. His mother did
not have money for tuition but he
won a scholarship and lives in an
Ashinaga-funded dorm that serves
breakfast and dinner.
Not many single-parent families
can afford expensive university fees,
he said. Even if children manage to
get into university, some still have to
juggle part-time jobs to send money
to their families.
I want companies to make an
investment [in helping under-privileged children] because well definitely contribute to society in the future,
he added.
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IT Top one (Interpreting,
Translating & Teaching
Language
Class)
Yangon. Ph: 09-421147821, 09-79580-7548
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If any prospective tour
operator needs a licensed
guide in English. Please
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Ph: 09-30199028.
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Os Installation, Anti Virus
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English ( home tuition)
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IELT. GCE, IGCSE.
GMAT four skills. local
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Property
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children & adult - home
tuition: courses
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English for professional
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English.Writing ought to
be easiest of the four skill
for students of English
as a Second language,
unlike listening & reading,
the student is control
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writing class often the
opportunity to see growth.
to share important ideas
and to develop sense of
community. . If you had
tried as much as you
can to follow the lesson
and you will get good
experiences and skill.
Middle school students
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Spanish is also inquired.
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Pahtan St, Tamwe. Ph:
09-503-5350, 31021314,.
an
experienced
Chinese
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teacher here in Yangon,
Myanmar. I have over
6 years teaching in
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not hesitate to contact
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track, Individually tailored
incentive tours, Special
event tours, Expert
guides for all journeys
princess Myanmar tours.
Ph: 09-731-45835, 09-
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Basic Accounting for Job
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Course, DTP Course
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Ph:09-4440-11279(MDY)
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office relocated to the
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UN Position
The United Nations
World Food Programme,
is seeking 1) Programme
Assistant GS-5, Hakha
(Re-advertise). For more
information, please visit
to http://www.themimu.
info/jobs-for-myanmarnationals. Please email
the applications with UN
P-11 to wfpmyanmar.
vacancy@wfp.org COB
7 April 2015.
Embassy
Embassy of Egypt is
seeking an experienced
staff to work as Bearer
at the Ambassador's
Residence. Must be able
to speak English well and
have experience in the
same field. Qualified and
Interested candidates
should submit CV and
copies of testimonials
as soon as possible
to Embassy of Egypt,
No.81
Pyidaungsu
Yeiktha Rd, Dagon
Township or to email:
egyptembassy86@
gmail.com.
Ingo Position
the Int'l Rescue
Committee (IRC) is
seeking
(1)Project
Officer Infrastructure
1 Post in Myebon/
Minbya, Rakhine State:
Bachelor's degree in
related field. 2 years
experience. Skilled in
Excel, Word software.
Very good command
of English & Myanmar.
(2)Project
Officer
Agriculture 1 post in
Myebon, Rakhine State
: Bachelor's degree in
related field. 2 years
experience in relevant
field. Skilled in Excel,
Word software. Very
good command of
English. (3) Health
Service Quality Officer
: B.NSc/ B.CommH/
Diploma in Nursing.
2 years experience in
primary health care and
sexual and reproductive
health care services.
Good command of
English & Myanmar.
Chin (Khumee) Ethic
language(s) written and
verbal skill is favourable.
Please submit a Cover
letter & CV to the Human
Resources Department
by email at: WaiMar.
Naing@rescue.org
Closing date : 13 April
2015.
terre des hommes
Italia (TDH-It) is seeking
MCN Field Officer
(Based in Yenanchaung
&
Natmauk)
:
Experienced Midwife,
Nurse or Medical Doctor.
3 years of experience in
Maternal and child health
& nutrition programmes.
Good written and spoken
English & Myanmar. Fully
computer literate in MS
Office Package. Please
submit application with
completed information
about current job and
expected salary incl.
CV, photo, references
by e-mail or by postal
service to Terre des
Hommes Italia: TDH-It
Country Office: 48, Shwe
Hinn Thar St, 11 Ward,
Hlaing, Yangon. Tel:
654604. Email: hr.tdhit.
mya@gmail.com
C a r e e r
Opportunities(1)Field
Supervisor 1Post (2)
Branch WASH Officer3
Posts
(3)WASH
Coordinator - 1 Post (4)
WASH Manager-1 Post.
Please send application
letter, CV & related
documents to Myanmar
Red Cross Society (Head
Office)
Yazatingaha
Rd,
Dekkhinathiri,
Nay
Pyi
Taw.
Ormrcshrrecruitment@
gmail.com
www.
myanmar
redcross
society.org
(1)Logistics
Deve
lopment
Officer
(NayPyiTaw) 1 Post.
Please send application
letter, CV & related
documents to Myanmar
Red Cross Society (Head
Office)
Yazatingaha
Rd,
Dekkhinathiri,
Nay
Pyi
Taw.
Ormrcshrrecruitment@
gmail.com
www.
myanmarredcross
society.org
(1) Branch Project
Officer
(Myitkyina)
1 Post (2)Program
Coordinator (Nay Pyi
Taw / Yangon)1 Post
(3)Program Assistant
(Myitkyina) 1 Post (4)
Program
Support
Officer (NayPyiTaw /
Yangon) 1 Post. Please
send application letter,
CV & related documents
to
Myanmar
Red
Cross Society (Head
Office)
Yazatingaha
Rd,
Dekkhinathiri,
Nay
Pyi
Taw.
Ormrcshrrecruitment@
gmail.com
www.
myanmarredcross
society.org
(1) Branch Project
Officer
(Myitkyina)
1 Post (2)Program
Coordinator (Nay Pyi
Taw / Yangon) 1 Post
(3)Program Assistant
(Myitkyina) 1 Post (4)
Program
Support
Officer (Nay Pyi Taw /
Yangon) 1 Post: Please
send application letter,
CV & related documents
to
Myanmar
Red
Cross Society (Head
Office)
Yazatingaha
Rd,
Dekkhinathiri,
Nay
Pyi
Taw.
Ormrcshrrecruitment@
gmail.com
www.
myanmarredcross
society.org
Local Positions
We are seeking (1)
Production Manager
- M 1 post : Need to
hold a degree of A.G.T.I
(Mechanical), 3 years
experience in related
field, Age 30 ~ 55 years
old, Well knowledge
in modern furniture &
furniture
installation
&
production.
(2)
Marketing Manager
- M/F 1 post : Have
to understand project
sales, retail marketing
& other marketing
tools and technique.
4 years experience in
Decorative Materials
and
Construction
materials industry. (3)
Project Coordinator
(Interior)- M/F 1 post
: Able to set
project
timelines & coordinate
different parties. Well
knowledge in modern
furniture & furniture
installation & production.
3 years experience in
interior scope of work. (4)
Project Manager- M/F 1
post : Have to manage
the projects (Interior
Decoration, Renovation,
and Construction) also
timelines, procurement,
materials and labor.
A.G.T.I (Civil) or B.E
(Civil). 5 years experience
in related field. Well
experience in high-rise
construction, at least 6
storey. Well knowledge
in steel structure, precast building & modern
building
techniques.
Able to set project
timelines & coordinate
different parties. Familiar
with
construction
methods & building
codes.
(5)Assistant
HR Manager - M/F 1
post : Any graduate, 5
year experience, Must
have HR knowledge,
Computer
skills
&
also reporting skill.
Good communication
skills. Self-motivated,
independent thinkers and
willing to work under team
environment.
Please
submit CV, photo with
necessary documents
to HR Department Zware
Group of Companies
(DeArch Co., Ltd, Live
Life Co., Ltd, Builder
Group Co., Ltd, MBIG)
440,
Waizayantar
Rd (at the corner of
Waizayantar Rd & Thit
Sar Rd), South Okkala,
Yangon.
Tel:
951565911, +951-8551294,
+959-73117966 www.
zwaregroup.com
Email: recruitment@
zwaregroup.com
hogo
is
seeking
Technical Marketing/
Sale Marketing, 3~5
frustrating
working
conditions, Able and
willing to travel in
Yangon.
Interested
applicants are to send
their current C.V with
recent photo and fixed a
day for interview. Send to
jatojamie@gmail.com or
call 09-4500-50725.
EXO Travel is seeking
(1)Admin Assistant
(Logistics) : Any degree
holder or equivalent
qualifications, Able to
use Microsoft office
programs comfortably.
Relevant
work
experiences would be
advantageous.
Hard
working and team player.
Able to commit overtime
when necessary. (2)
Travel Consultant : 2
years
experience in
tourism related field, Proactive & Team spirit, good
organizational & problem
solving skill, Excellent
interpersonal skills &
communication skills,
Strong sales & customer
service focus, Computer
proficiency : Microsoft
word, Excel, & Outlook,
Good communication in
English/French (Written
& Spoken ). (Only those
with a genuine interest
in joining a professional
travel company for
long-term commitment
need apply.) Interested
candidates are invited
to send a detailed
resume HR Manager at
memecho@exotravel.
com or mail to 147.
Shwegonedaing
St,
West Shwegonedaing,
Bahan, Yangon, Tel: +
95 (0) 1 8604933
Zware Group is
seeking (1)Marketing
Manager - M/F 1 post
(2)Project Coordinator
(Interior) - M/F 1 post
(3)Project Coordinator
(Civil Structure) - M/F
2
posts
(4)Admin
Assistant - M/F 2 posts
(5)Civil Engineer M/F 2 posts (6)Office
Secretary M/F 1
post (7)Assistant HR
Manager - M/F 1 post
(8)Marketing Assistant
- M/F 3 posts (9)Office
Staff - M/F 2 posts
(10)Senior Quantity
Surveyor (Head of QS)
- M/F 1 post (11)Project
Coordinator - M/F 1 post
(12)Sales Engineer M/F 1 post (13)Driver
- M 1 post (14)General
Helper - M 1 post (15)
Store Keeper - M/F 2
posts. Please submit CV,
photo with necessary
documents to 440,
Waizayandar St, Corner
of Thitsar Traffic point,
South Okkalarpa. Ph :
01-565911, 01-8551294.
Email: recruitment@
zwaregroup.com
Int'l Accounting &
Law firm is seeking (1)
Junior Associates, LL.
B or LL. M - F 3 posts.
(2)CPAs - F 2 posts. (3)
Accountants, B Com,
Level II, Level III - F 3
posts. (4) Receptionist
& Secretary - F 2
post.
For all posts:
Ages between 22 and
35, Fluent in English,
Excellent negotiation &
communication skills,
Computer skills. Please
submit CV to alex.
hwang@polaris.com.
mm
Myanmar Access
International Co., Ltd
is seeking Marketing
Executive : 2 year
experience in marketing
field, Age 25 years
and above, Must be
hospitality
industry,
Must work shift duty.
Interested candidates,
please submit CV with
relevant documents to
KH Hotel : 28, 7 Miles,
Pyay Rd, Mayangone,
Yangon. Ph: 01-652989,
01-653358, 01-653359.
JAPFA
COMFEED
Myanmar Pte Ltd is
seeking
(1)Senior
Accountant : B.Com
(or) CPA, Age under
50, Have knowledge
& experience on tax &
regulation of Myanmar,
(2)Accountant : B.Com
(or) LCCI level 3, 3 years
experience, Computer
literate & accounting
knowledge
(3)Chief
Finance : B.Com, 4 years
experience, Knowledge
& experience on cash
& finance, Knowledge
on banking sustem.
(4)Office staff : Any
graduate,
Computer
literate (Microsoft office),
(5)Driver : 3 years
experience in driving, can
drive for ferry / foreigner,
English literate. Contact
01-652536,
652544,
or submit CV to 37,
Kabaaye
Pagoda
Rd, Inya Lake Hotel
Compound, East Wing.
SITUATION WANTED,
A Freelance Licensed
guide (Eng) Wishes to
serve in any position
with any reputable tour
agency.
Prospective
employers may contact
soon. Ph: 09-301-99028.
DVB MultimediaGroup
Co., Ltd is seeking Team
development Lead :
Fluency in both English
& Myanmar language,
2 ~ 4 years working in
a quota- driven sales
environment, 2 ~ 4 years
working in an office/
business environment
(multi-national company
expsrience a plus), 2 ~
4 years managing office
Driver - M 5 Posts : 5
years experience. Kha
- valid driving license.
Age 30~40. Please
email covering letter,
CV, 2 passport photo
& photocopies of the
graduation certificates,
national
registration
card, labor registration
card, police clearance,
household
census
list to Aung Chan Tha
Trading Co., Ltd :HR
Manager, 54, Kaba
Aye Pagoda Rd, Near
Nawaday Intersection,
Mayangone, Yangon,
Email: hr.aungchantha@
gmail.com within 2
weeks.
TRAVEL
companies
is looking for Senior
travel assistant cum
authorized
tourist
guide, wth three foreign
languages, may please
contact to 09-30199028.
myanmar
Travel
is seeking 3 Tour
Operation & Reser
vation (Myanmar Citizen
only) : 1 year experience
as Tour Operator for the
inbound travel company.
Fluency in English both
speaking & writing.
Possess
computer
proficiency: Microsoft
office, Excel. Interested
person send CV (with
photo attached) to Ma
Nway Nway Eai, Country
Manager, Email: resal@
myanmartravel.com, Ph:
09-430-74201.
Myanmar
Food
Co., Ltd is seeking (1).
Brand manager (2).HR
assistant - M/F 1 post (3).
Store Keeper - M/F (4).
Service Provider - M/F
20 posts (5).Customer
Service
Executive
(Hostess) M/F 2 posts
(6).Admin Executive M/F 1 post (7).Quality
Control - M/F 1 post (8).
Service Engineer - M 1
post . Plese cubmit to
Myanmar Food Co., Ltd ,
ph: 09- 730- 99383, mfft.
hr@gmail.com
Myanmar Lifestyle
Co.ltd, is seeking (1).
Marketing
Manager
- M/F 1 post (2).Retail
Operation Manger - M/F
1 post (3).Brand Manager
- F 3 posts (4).Sales &
Marketing Operation
Assistant - F 1 post (5).
Admin Executive - M/F
1 post (6).Operation
assistant - M/F 1 post
(7). Graphic Designer
- M/F 1 post: Age 20 ~
35, 1 year experiences.
Please
submit
to
Myanmar Lifestyle Co.
Ltd., Ph:09-3361-1110,
Email : sevenfridaymm@
gmail.com
(1) TraineeAccountant
- M/F 1 Post (2)
Assistant AccountantM/F 1 Post (3) Senior
Accountant- M/F 1 Post
(4) Office Secretary /
Executive SecretaryF 1 Post (5) Estate
Coordinator - F 1 Post
(6) Technical Assistant
M 1 Post. For all posts
must be speak English.
Please submit CV with
necessary documents
to 17, Shwe Tha Pyay
Yeik Mon 2, Nawarat St,
10 South/North quarter,
Thaketa. Email : wai.
strategypartner@gmail.
com Ph: 09-4211-66892
INTER
GROUP
of
companies is seeking
(1)Administrative
Assistant - F : Degree
Holder,
3
years
experience, Excellent
in English, Computer
literate. (2)Accounts
Executive - M/ F :ACCA
or B.Com, 3 years
experience in full set of
Accounts preparation,
Experience in MYOB,
Great team player with
excellent communication
& interpersonal skills, Able
to multi-tasks and meet
tight reporting deadlines,
Excellent in English,
Computer literate, Willing
to travel overseas for
training and must hold
valid passport. Please
submit detailed CV in
person or by email, stating
your current & expected
salary, date of availability,
reason for leaving and a
recent passport photo to :
7(D), 1st Flr, 6 Miles, Pyay
26 Sport
UKRAINE
OLYMPICS
SQUASH
Sustainability
beyond 2015
SEA Games
KYAW ZIN HLAING
kyawzinhlaing.mcm@gmail.com
Militarised police commandos patrol the Praia de Ramos and Roquette Pinto communities, part of the Mare Complex in Rio de Janiero. Photo: AFP
Now they are handing back responsibility for law and order to
military police.
We started with the Praia de
Ramos and Roquette Pinto favelas,
which are the quietest, military
police colonel Frederico Caldas told
AFP as troops began a phased withdrawal which will wrap up in June.
By June, four so-called Police
Pacification Units will be established
in Mare comprising 1620 police officers, a figure which could change as
needs dictate, Colonel Caldas said.
He insisted that if the program
does not succeed then everyone will
lose out.
After winning the right to stage
two showpiece international sports
Sport
28 THE MYANMAR TIMES APRIL 3, 2015
FOOTBALL
The Myanmar U20 side are currently in Macedonia as part of their pre-World Cup preparations. Photo: MFF/Facebook
MYANMARS
2015
SEA GAMES
GOLD MEDAL TARGETS
Dragon Boat
Canoeing
Wushu
Judo
Archery
Cue Sports
Rowing
Athletics
Boxing
Chinlone
Sepak Takraw
Shooting
Taekwondo
Fencing
Football
Golf
Gymnastics
Petanque
Sailing
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dressed as Hindu deity
Shiva holds a snake
as he participates
in a Hindu religious
procession on the
occasion of the Ram
Navmi festival in Amritsar
on March 28. Ram Navmi
commemorates the birth
of Hindu deity Rama.
Photo: AFP/Narinder
Nanu
FEATURE
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14-15
Recollections of a
military life
Army memoirs
provide another
piece of Myanmars
complex and
contentious history
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Colin Falconer (left), Anne Enright (centre) and Louis de Bernieres speak on a panel at the
Irrawaddy Literary Festival on March 28. Photo: Joe Woods
E-books
still a long
way off
BY CHIT SU
Foundation.
The list of finalists was
announced at the University of Cape
Town, South Africa, by writer and
academic Professor Marina Warner,
chair of the five-person judging
panel.
The judges have had an
exhilarating experience reading for
this prize. We have ranged across
the world and entered the vision of
writers who offer an extraordinary
variety of experiences, she said.
The winner will be announced at
a ceremony in London on May 19.
AFP
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RECIPE
A delish
fish dish
S
Washington Post
Singapores former prime minister and elder stateman Lee Kuan Yew attends the
Standard Chartered Forum in Singapore on March 20, 2013. Photo: AFP/Mohd Fyrol
LEO BENEDICTUS
The Guardian
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Prosecco
bubbles over into
Southeast Asia
I
Hummingbird soars
BY CHARLOTTE ROSE
Hummingbird
76 Phone Gyi Street, Yangon
Restaurant Rating:
Food
Beverage
Service
Value
X-factor
10
8
9
8
10
To drink champagne
you have to put
on a dinner jacket.
Prosecco is more
casual and relaxed
Giancarlo Vettorello
wEEKEND HEALTH&beauty
LIVING WELL IN MYANMAR
The challenges of
hormone therapy
CHRISTOPH GELSDORF, MD
livingwellmyanmar@gmail.com
N recommendations to curb
sugar intake may face an uphill
battle for acceptance, experts
say confronted by an ingrained
human yearning for sweetness.
Sugar is laden with energy, which
we are genetically geared to want
a craving the food industry has
cultivated to keep consumers coming
back for more, they point out.
On March 11, the World Health
Organization (WHO) reiterated
its advice that added sugar should
The average can of soda packs up to 10 teaspoons of sugar. Still want that? Photo: Staff
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Schwartz, one of three Romanian Jewish sisters, who had had a correspondence with
19th-century French authors. Photo: AFP/Daniel Mihailescu
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A souvenir hunters
guide to avoiding the
elephant in the room
BY VERN YIP
TOKYO
Bonsai plants
take root among
foreigners in
Japan
An Atlanta living room boasts objects from eight different journeys including ones to India, Thailand, Bali and Tibet.
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wEEKEND FEATURE
The first Sar Pae Law Ka bookshop was opened in the early 1960s. There are now several branches in Yangon. Photo: Zarni Phyo
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Recollections of a
Author U Maung Swe Thet holds a copy of his 2010 memoir From Kaduma to Mawpha. Photo: Zon Pann Pwint
Army memoirs
provide
another piece
of Myanmars
complex and
contentious
history
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Former Prime Minister U Khin Nyunt signs a condolence book at family home of Bo Ye Htut, the last of the 30 Comrades in November 2013. Photo: Thiri Lu
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Literary festivals
around Asia
BY RACHNA SACHASINH
SIA holds the worlds oldest civilizations, with a vibrant tradition of creative
arts. As trading caravans and warring dynasties criss-crossed the continent,
they left their cultural imprint and took home new ideas. In this way, the culture
and arts of Asia have influenced one another and evolved throughout the centuries.
With colonialism, the direction of cultural exchange in Asia shifted. In subsequent
years, contemporary Asian writers enjoyed notoriety in their home country and the
West, but remained largely unknown to their Asian neighbours.
All this is changing, however, and changing fast. Open borders, trade agreements,
accelerating economies and lets not forget the internet and discount airlines are
giving Asian nations another opportunity at cultural give-and-take. Literary festivals
are one form of this cultural barter, creating space for dialogue and discovery between
neighbouring and far-flung countries. Most are free and open to the public, allowing
the people of Asia to bridge borders and transcend class boundaries.
[Literary] festivals have created aplatform for debate, discussion and dialogue.
The growth of literary gatherings are vital as they allow us a window into different
cultures, philosophies, religions and economies, and bring a greater understanding of
the world we inhabit, said Sanjoy Sethi, director of the Jaipur International Literature
Festival.
Each year, literary festivals report record attendance. Asia boasts an estimated 60
literary festivals, making it clear that new generations of writers and readers are still
moved by the written word.
It is these conversations that have huge potential impact, because writers make
culture and readers shape culture, which in turn can shape and mould society. What
is most exciting is how these exchanges inspire something new and unexpected, said
Australian-Myanmar writer Michelle Aung Thin, who attends several literary festivals
each year.
If you too want to find something new and unexpected, here are some of the regions
best literary festivals. So go ahead get booking!
George Town Literary Festival
George Town, Malaysia
British sovereign King George III gave George Town its name, although its proper
Malay name is Tanjung Penang or Cape Penang. One of two UNESCO World Heritage
cities along the Strait of Malacca (the other is Melaka), George Towns colonial
grandeur endures. Here, native Malay, Tamil, Chinese, Thai, Portuguese and English
have contributed to the citys rich architecture, cuisine and cultural life, making this
one of the most engaging and fun places to visit in Asia. It is no wonder the city hosts a
home-grown literary festival with film screenings and even a comedy show. Attended
mostly by Malay writers, the festival provides a window into the Malay experience,
one that has absorbed various influences to forge a national identity. The relaxed
atmosphere allows you to duck into any one of the free workshops or lectures, and then
step back out to enjoy the sights such as the Camera Museum, the Botanical Gardens,
the Dharmikarana temple and the Protestant Cemetery.
When: October 27 November 1, 2015
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Ira Trivedi reads from her book India in Love at the Hong Kong Literary Festival 2014. Photos: Supplied
Visiting an international literature festival isnt just about the books: It offers a great opportunity to see the local sights,
like the Jal Mahal (Water Palace) on Man Sagar Lake in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
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Mauk Yone
Seng wishes
for peace but
trains for war
with the Shan
State Army
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Defence Services Museum
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THE MYANMARTHE
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ISSUE 04 I APRIL 3 - 9, 2015
MYANMAR TIMES FEBRUARY 3 - 9, 2014
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13:25
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16:45
14:25
14:55
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16:30
16:55
MANDALAY TO YANGON
Flight
Y5 233
YJ 891
YJ 891
K7 283
YH 918
YH 910
W9 201
YJ 891
7Y 132
K7 267
YH 830
YH 912
YJ 762
YH 832
YH 827
YH 836
YH 910
YJ 212
YJ 212
YJ 752
YJ 202
YJ 602
YH 732
YH 732
YH 728
YJ 762
W9 152/W97152
Y5 776
W9 211
K7 823
8M 6604
K7 227
8M 903
YH 738
K7 623
YH 730
YJ 234
W9 252
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8:20
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13:20
13:20
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Flight
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Flight
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FMI C2
Days
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1,2,3,4,5
1,2,3,4,5
Dep
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10:45
17:00
Arr
8:15
11:45
18:00
YANGON TO NYAUNG U
Flight
K7 282
YJ 891
YH 909
YH 917
YJ 881
YJ 891
YH 909
YJ 881
K7 242
7Y 131
K7 264
YH 731
W9 129
W9 211
Days
Daily
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1,2,3,5,6
Daily
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1,2,5,6
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Daily
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Daily
Daily
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Dep
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6:00
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Days
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3
1,7
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7:00
7:00
7:00
11:00
11:30
Dep
8:35
13:30
18:20
Arr
9:35
14:30
19:20
NYAUNG U TO YANGON
Arr
7:20
7:20
8:25
7:45
7:50
7:50
8:05
8:05
8:20
8:35
16:40
17:25
17:35
17:40
YANGON TO MYITKYINA
Flight
YH 829
YH 826
YH 835
YH 831
YJ 201
W9 251
Days
1,2,3,4,5
1,2,3,4,5
1,2,3,4,5
Arr
9:40
10:05
10:05
10:05
13:50
14:25
Flight
YJ 891
YH 918
YJ 881
YJ 891
YH 910
YJ 881
YH 910
K7 242
7Y 131
K7 283
K7 265
YH 732
W9 129
Days
3,7
Daily
7
1,2,5,6
4
4
1,2,3,5,6
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Daily
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Daily
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7:45
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8:05
8:05
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10:45
10:10
10:45
9:25
10:25
9:45
11:45
11:30
11:30
18:15
18:45
19:10
MYITKYINA TO YANGON
Flight
YH 827
YH 832
YH 836
YH 830
YJ 202
YJ 234
W9 252
Days
3
4,6
1,7
5
1,2,3,4
6
2,5
Dep
11:55
11:55
11:55
12:30
14:05
16:20
16:45
Arr
14:45
14:45
14:45
14:55
16:55
19:10
19:40
YANGON TO HEHO
Flight
YJ 891
YJ 891
K7 282
YH 917
YJ 881
YJ 891
YJ 881
K7 242
7Y 131
K7 266
Y5 649
YH 505
YJ 751
YJ 751
YJ 761
YJ 233
YJ 761
YH 727
YH 737
YH 727
K7 828
K7 822
K7 264
YH 731
W9 129
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3,7
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11:00
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HEHO TO YANGON
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K7 267
YH 506
YJ 752
YJ 762
YH 732
YJ 762
K7 829
YH 728
YJ 602
K7 264
YH 738
YJ 752
W9 129
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9:05
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17:00
Flight
Y5 326
7Y 532
K7 320
Y5 326
YANGON TO MYEIK
Flight
Y5 325
K7 319
7Y 531
Y5 325
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Dep
6:45
7:00
11:45
15:30
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11:45
Flight
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6T 612
K7 423
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12:50
13:35
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Flight
K7 243
YH 506
7Y 413
W9 309
K7 422
Y5 422
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16:05
11:30
17:15
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18:10
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7Y 532
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YJ 752
K7 829
K7 829
YJ 752
YH 730
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11:00
11:00
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Flight
YH 836
YH 832
YH 827
W9 252
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2,4,6
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12:25
17:05
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18:10
LASHIO TO YANGON
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1,3
5
3,7
2,4,6
Dep
13:15
15:05
15:05
15:40
16:45
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16:30
15:55
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17:55
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PUTAO TO YANGON
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11:00
11:00
15:45
Airline Codes
7Y = Mann Yadanarpon Airlines
K7 = Air KBZ
W9 = Air Bagan
Y5 = Golden Myanmar Airlines
YH = Yangon Airways
YJ = Asian Wings
FMI = FMI Air Charter
DAWEI TO YANGON
YANGON TO PUTAO
Flight
YH 826
YH 831
YH 835
W9 251
THANDWE TO YANGON
YANGON TO LASHIO
Flight
YJ 751
YJ 751
YH 729
K7 828
Domestic Airlines
Arr
12:55
12:55
13:50
YANGON TO DAWEI
Flight
K7 319
7Y 531
Arr
10:05
10:15
10:15
11:30
10:25
10:35
11:45
10:45
10:45
11:30
12:25
14:00
16:30
17:00
18:45
18:15
17:25
18:10
17:50
18:15
18:50
17:55
19:10
SITTWE TO YANGON
YANGON TO THANDWE
Flight
K7 242
YH 505
W9 309
7Y 413
K7 422
Y5 421
Dep
8:55
9:05
9:05
9:15
9:15
9:25
9:30
9:35
9:35
10:20
11:10
11:55
14:20
15:50
15:55
16:05
16:10
16:00
16:40
16:30
16:40
16:45
16:55
MYEIK TO YANGON
YANGON TO SITTWE
Flight
W9 309
6T 611
K7 413
Days
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7
3,7
Daily
4
Daily
Daily
Daily
1,2,5,6
Daily
Daily
1,2,3,4,5,6
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Daily
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1,3,5
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14:45
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TG 303
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8:00
PG 701
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Y5 238
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8M 336
Daily
10:40
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13:40
PG 703
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TG 305
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8M 332
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YANGON TO SINGAPORE
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8M 231
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12:25
Y5 2233
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9:45
14:15
TR 2823
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15:10
3K 582
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MI 533
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5,6,7
14:40
19:05
MI 519
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21:15
3K 584
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YANGON TO KUALA LUMPUR
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11:50
AK 505
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12:45
MH 741
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16:30
8M 9506
Daily
12:15
16:30
8M 9508
Daily
15:45
20:05
MH 743
Daily
16:00
20:15
AK 503
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19:05
23:20
YANGON TO BEIJING
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CA 906
3,5,7
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SINGAPORE TO YANGON
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TR 2822
Daily
7:20
Y5 2234
Daily
7:20
SQ 998
Daily
7:55
3K 581
Daily
9:10
MI 533
2,4,6
11:30
8M 232
Daily
13:25
MI 518
Daily
14:20
3K 583
2,3,5
17:20
8M 234
5,6,7
20:15
KUALA LUMPUR TO YANGON
Flights
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Dep
AK 504
Daily
6:55
8M 9505
Daily
10:05
MH 740
Daily
10:05
8M 502
1,2,3,5,6
12:50
8M 9507
Daily
13:40
MH 742
Daily
13:55
AK 502
Daily
17:20
BEIJING TO YANGON
Flights
Days
Dep
CA 905
3,5,7
19:30
YANGON TO GUANGZHOU
Flights
Days
Dep
8M 711
2,4,7
8:40
CZ 3056
3,6
11:35
CZ 3056
1,5
17:40
YANGON TO TAIPEI
Flights
Days
Dep
CI 7916
Daily
10:50
GUANGZHOU TO YANGON
Flights
Days
Dep
CZ 3055
3,6
8:35
CZ 3055
1,5
14:40
8M 712
2,4,7
14:15
TAIPEI TO YANGON
Flights
Days
Dep
CI 7915
Daily
7:00
YANGON TO KUNMING
Flights
Days
Dep
CA 416
Daily
12:30
MU 2012
3
12:40
MU 2032
1,2,4,5,6,7 14:50
YANGON TO HANOI
Flights
Days
Dep
VN 956
1,3,5,6,7
19:10
Arr
13:15
15:55
22:10
Arr
16:10
Arr
15:55
18:50
18:15
Arr
8:00
11:15
11:15
13:50
14:50
15:05
18:25
International Airlines
All Nippon Airways (NH)
Tel: 255412, 413
Tel: 09254049991~3
Air India
Condor (DE)
Dragonair (KA)
Arr
22:50
Arr
10:35
16:40
15:50
Arr
9:50
Arr
11:50
11:30
14:00
YANGON TO DOHA
Flights
Days
Dep
QR 919
1,4,6
7:55
DOHA TO YANGON
Flights
Days
Dep
Arr
QR 918
3,5,7
19:45 0459+1
YANGON TO TOKYO
Days
Dep
Daily
22:10
Arr
11:40
Arr
8:50
07:45+1
Arr
5:25
Arr
06:45+1
SEOUL TO YANGON
Flights
Days
Dep
KE 471
Daily
18:30
0Z 769
3,6
19:30
Arr
22:30
23:40
TOKYO TO YANGON
Days
Dep
Daily
11:45
Arr
17:15
Arr
10:45
18:45
Airline Codes
3K = Jet Star
8M = Myanmar Airways International
AK = Air Asia
BG = Biman Bangladesh Airlines
YANGON TO DHAKA
Flights
Days
Dep
BG 061
2
11:45
BG 061
5
19:45
Arr
13:00
21:00
DHAKA TO YANGON
Flights
Days
Dep
BG 060
2
8:30
BG 060
5
16:30
YANGON TO INCHEON
Flights
Days
Dep
PG 724
1,3,5,6
12:50
W9 607
4,7
14:30
8M 7702
Daily
23:55
Arr
14:45
16:20
07:50+1
INCHEON TO YANGON
Flights
Days
Dep
PG 723
1,3,5,6
11:00
W9 608
4,7
17:20
8M 7701
Daily
18:45
Arr
11:55
18:10
22:05
Arr
8:05
12:50
16:20
Arr
10:15
14:35
18:10
Arr
8:20
14:10
15:05
GAYA TO YANGON
Flights
Days
Dep
AI 235
2
9:10
8M 602
3,5,6
9:20
AI 233
5
15:00
Arr
12:10
12:30
18:00
MI = Silk Air
Flights
AI 236
YANGON TO DELHI
Days
Dep
2
13:10
Arr
16:30
Flights
AI 235
DELHI TO YANGON
Days
Dep
2
7:00
Arr
12:10
PG = Bangkok Airways
Flights
AI 234
AI 228
YANGON TO KOLKATA
Days
Dep
1
14:05
5
18:45
Arr
17:20
19:45
Flights
AI 227
AI 233
KOLKATA TO YANGON
Days
Dep
1
10:35
5
13:30
Arr
13:20
18:00
SQ = Singapore Airways
Arr
16:40
BANGKOK TO MANDALAY
Flights
Days
Dep
PG 709
Daily
12:05
Arr
13:25
TR = Tiger Airline
MANDALAY TO BANGKOK
Flights
Days
Dep
PG 710
Daily
14:15
SINGAPORE TO MANDALAY
Flights
Days
Dep
Arr
Y5 2234
Daily
7:20
16:30
MI 533
2,4,6
11:30
14:50
MANDALAY TO KUNMING
Flights
Days
Dep
MU 2030
Daily
13:50
Arr
16:40
KUNMING TO MANDALAY
Flights
Days
Dep
MU 2029
Daily
12:55
CA = Air China
CI = China Airlines
CZ = China Southern
MANDALAY TO SINGAPORE
Flights
Days
Dep
Arr
MI 533
2,4,6
15:45
20:50
Y5 2233
1,2,4,5,6
7:50
14:15
Arr
12:50
DD = Nok Airline
FD = Air Asia
KA = Dragonair
KE = Korea Airlines
MH = Malaysia Airlines
QR = Qatar Airways
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
A Study in
Saffron
CHAPTER 3
Arr
18:10
YANGON TO SEOUL
Flights
Days
Dep
0Z 770
4,7
0:50
KE 472
Daily
23:55
Arr
21:25
KUNMING TO YANGON
Flights
Days
Dep
MU 2011
3
8:25
CA 415
Daily
11:10
MU 2031
1,2,4,5,6,7 13:30
HANOI TO YANGON
Flights
Days
Dep
VN 957
1,3,5,6,7
16:40
Arr
8:45
8:50
9:20
10:40
12:45
14:50
15:45
18:50
21:40
23
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5
6
7
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General Listing
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.
Panda Hotel
Min Ye Kyaw Swa Road,
Lanmadaw Tsp, Yangon.
Tel: (95-1) 212850 ~ 3,
229358 ~ 61,
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
Sedona Hotel
Kabar Aye Pagoda Rd,
Yankin. tel: 666900.
Strand Hotel
92 Strand Rd. tel: 243377.
fax: 289880.
Summit Parkview Hotel
350, Ahlone Rd, Dagon
Tsp. tel: 211888, 211966.
Winner Inn
42, Than Lwin Rd, Bahan
Tsp. Tel: 503734, 524387.
email: reservation@winner
innmyanmar.com
Confort Inn
4, Shweli Rd, Bet: Inya Rd
& U Wisara Rd, Kamaryut,
tel: 525781, 526872
Clover Hotel
No.7A, Wingabar Road,
Bahan Tsp, Yangon.
Tel : (951) 546313, 430245.
09-731-77781~4. Fax : (01)
546313.
www.cloverhotel.asia.
info@cloverhotel.asia
Parkroyal Yangon,
Myanmar
33, Alan Pya Pagoda Rd,
Dagon tsp.
tel: 250388. fax: 252478.
ACCOMMODATION
LONG TERM
HAPPY HOMES
REAL ESTATE & PROPERTY
MANAGEMENT
Tel: 09-7349-4483,
09-4200-56994.
E-mail: aahappyhomes@
gmail.com, http://www.
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KH Hotel, Yangon
28-A, 7 Miles, Pyay Rd,
Mayangone Tsp, Yangon.
Ph: 95-1-652532, 652533
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ARCHITECTS &
MODULAR BUILDINGS
contactus@greenarc.net.au
Tel : 09-730-22820
COLD STORAGE
Car Rental Service
No. 56, Bo Ywe St,
Latha Tsp, Yangon.
Tel : 01-246551, 375283,
09-2132778, 09-31119195.
Gmail:nyanmyintthu1983@
gmail.com,
Moe Car Rental
Than Thu Mar Rd,
Thuwunna, Thingangyun.
Tel: 09-2540-07712, 0949570697, 09-799658370.
YANGON
La Source Beauty Spa
80-A, Inya Rd, Kamayut Tsp.
Tel: 512380, 511252
Beauty Bar by La Source
Room (1004), Sedona Hotel,
Tel : 666 900 Ext : 7167
MANDALAY
La Source Beauty Spa
13/13, Mya Sandar St,
bet: 26_27, bet: 62_63,
Chanaye Tharzan Tsp.
Tel : 09-4440-24496.
www.lasourcebeautyspa.com
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CAR RENTAL
CENTURION AUTO GROUP
Corporate Car Rental
Transfer | Daily | Monthly| Fleet
www.realfitnessmyanmar.com
Worlds leader in
Kitchen Hoods & Hobs
Same as Ariston Water
Heater. Tel: 251033,
379671, 256622, 647813
FLORAL SERVICES
CONSTRUCTION
MYANMAR EXECUTIVE
LIMOUSINE SERVICE
BOOK STORES
DELIVERY SERVICE
Zamil Steel
No-5, Pyay Road,
7 miles,
Mayangone Tsp, Yangon.
Tel: (95-1) 652502~04.
Fax: (95-1) 650306.
Email: zamilsteel@
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CONSULTING
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FOAM SPRAY
INSULATION
GENERATORS
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Bldg A1, Rm No. 001,
Shwekabar Housing,
Mindhamma Rd,
Mayangone Tsp. Yangon.
Ph: 01-656511,
Fax: 01-656522,
Hot line: 0973194684,
natraysports@gmail.com
Made in Taiwan
Bldg No. F/S (2),
ShweMarlar Housing,
Bayintnaung Rd.,
Kamaryut Tsp., YGN
Tel: +95 9 4302 4615
(English Speaking)
+95 9 502 1312
(Myanmar Speaking)
Email : utsales@
universaltractormyanmar.
com
Your Lifting Solution
Made in Spain
Bldg No. F/S (2),
ShweMarlar Housing,
Bayintnaung Rd.,
Kamaryut Tsp., YGN
Tel: +95 9 4302 4615
(English Speaking)
+95 9 502 1312
(Myanmar Speaking)
Email : utsales@
universaltractormyanmar.
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Your Power Solution
HEALTH SERVICES
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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HOME FURNITURE
MARINE
COMMUNICATION &
NAVIGATION
HOTEL SUPPLY
LIGHTING
PAINT
Relocation Specialist
Rm 504, M.M.G Tower,
#44/56, Kannar Rd,
Botahtaung Tsp.
Tel: 250290, 252313.
Mail : info@asiantigersmyanmar.com
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
OFFICE FURNITURE
REMOVALISTS
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
Monsoon Restaurant
& Bar 85/87, Thein Byu
Road, Botahtaung Tsp.
Tel: 295224, 09-501 5653.
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.
For House-Seekers
Heaven Pizza
38/40, Bo Yar Nyunt St.
Yaw Min Gyi Quarter,
Dagon Township.
Tel: 09-855-1383
SC STORAGE YANGON
Monthly storage available
Transportation of goods
provided,
Mobile: 09-253 559 848,
Email: YangonStorage@
gmail.com
TRAVEL AGENTS
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
Tel : 01-4413410
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
Design, Fabrication,
Supply & Erection of Steel
Structures
Tel : +95 9 252399569
Email : Sales@WECMyanmar.com
www.WEC-Myanmar.com
Faucets | Showers |
Sanitarywares | Bathroom
Accessories, Ph: 379671,
256622, 399464, 09 9771
09852. Address: Same
as ARISTON
Grohe
Bath Room Accessories,
79-B3/B3, East Shwe Gone
Dine, Near SSC Womens
Center, Bahan.
Tel : 01-401083,
WATER PROOFING
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
WATER TREATMENT
SPORTS
Premium Trophies
From Malaysia/Italy
RESORT
SANITARY WARE
Water Heater
RESTAURANTS
STORAGE
SC STORAGE YANGON
G-05, Marketplace by
City Mart.
Tel: 01-523840 Ext: 105
PLEASURE CRUISES
SCHOOLS
WATER SOLUTION
Aekar
Company Limited
SUPERMARKETS
Capital Hyper Mart
14(E), Min Nandar Road,
Dawbon Tsp. Ph: 553136.
City Mart (Aung San) tel:
253022, 294765.
Junction Square
Pyay Rd, Kamayut,
Ph: 01-527242.
Junction Zawana
Lay Daung Kan St,
Thingangyun, Ph: 573929.
Ocean (North Point)
Pyay Rd, 9 mile,
Ph: 01-652959.
Ocean (East Point)
Mahabandoola Rd,
Ph: 01-397146.
Orange Super Market
103, Thu Damar Rd,
Industrial Zone, North
Okkalar, Ph: 9690246
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,
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Over 400 people gathered at the Institut Francais on March 27 for The Cluster Art, a poetry event featuring performances
by 20 young Myanmar poets as well as live graffiti, performance art and music courtesy of punk-rock band Big Bag.
Guests celebrated the launch of Apex Airlines at Yangons Novotel on March 25.
Mr Selvakmar
Love is on
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Events
FRIDAY 3
MUSIC
Aaron Gallegos Trio. Blending diverse
influences from Flamenco, jazz and world
music. Gekko, 535 Merchant Road 7pm
Acoustic music show. Off The Beaten
Track Cafe, Kandawgyi Park (near
childrens playground), Mingalar Taung
Nyunt 7-9:30pm
ART
The Past is the Present. Indian
photographer Pablo Bartholomew delves
into personal histories of Myanmar,
featuring old family albums, holiday
snaps and private photo collections.
Myanmar Deitta, 49 (3rd floor) 44th Street,
Botahtaung 10am-5pm daily
New Face Art Exhibition. 1st solo show
by artist Hmaw Sayar (Phone Myint)
featuring over 50 paintings. Gallery 65, 65
Yaw Min Gyi Road, Dagon 9am-5pm
Burma: An Enchanted Spirit. Photo
exhibition by American photographer
David Heath. Gallery 65, 65 Yaw Min Gyi
Road, Dagon 10am-6pm
Artist Win Pes third solo exhibition.
Featuring 52 watercolour paintings.
River Ayeyarwady Gallery, 134 35th Street
(middle block), Kyauktada (until April 5)
NIGHTLIFE
The Yangon Vibe. Mojo Bar, 135 Inya
Road, Bahan 10pm
Friendly Friday Latin dance competition.
Club Rizzoli, Chatrium Hotel Royal Lake
Yangon, 40, Natmauk Road, Tarmwe
7-9pm
Bollywood Neon Party. Dress in white.
Featuring a DJ from India. For tickets
contact 09420187010 or 9420205023.
Entry K12,000 with free flow beer.
SATURDAY 4
MUSIC
Live Music. Kokine Bar & Restaurant
(near Kokine swimming club) 6-11pm
Live Jazz. Sky Bistro Bar and Restaurant,
20th floor, Sakura Tower, 339 Bogyoke
Aung San Road, Kyauktada 7-10pm
4 Minute music concert. Female Korean
pop group will perform in Myanmar for
the first time. Tickets available at Taw
Win Center, Nay Pyi Taw Cinema, Shae
Saung Cinema, San Pya Cinema, Dagon
Center and Monument Books & Toys
(K25,000-K600,000). Myanmar Event Park,
Shin Saw Pu Street, Sanchaung, 7pm
The Evolution: EDM Attack. DJ Wine, DJ
Nway Oo, DJ Icez and DJ Mickey will be
performing. Tickets available at Vista Bar,
Ginki Kids, Escape Gastro bar, Brave Bar
(K Bar), Turbo De Bar, The 1st Container,
Mojo, Union Bar, Gekko, DJ Bar, Sport Bar
1, Sport Bar 2, 50th Street Bar, V6 (BME)
(K6000). Shwe Htut Tin Compound (in
front of Sky Star Hotel), East Horse Race
Course Road, Tarmwe 6pm
NIGHTLIFE
Love to Reggae. Kandawgyi Park (Sushi
Boys), Kan Yeik Tha Road 8pm
The Jungle II. Let your animal spirit
take control, and get lost in The Jungle
for Yangons new landmark event. Free
entrance until midnight for people in
jungle outfits. Mojo Bar, 135 Inya Road,
Bahan 10pm
ART
1st solo show by artist Soe Soe (Laputta).
Featuring his famous 3D effect paintings.
Yangon Gallery, Peoples Park, corner of
Ahlone Road and Pyay Road 10am-6pm
SUNDAY 5
MUSIC
Easter Cantata (Musical opera). Organised
by the Myanmar Gracias Choir. Tickets
K3000, K5000, K8000. Myanmar
Convention Center, Mindhamma Street,
Mayangone 6:30-9pm
NIGHTLIFE
Salsa beginners workshop. Club 5,
Parkroyal Hotel, 33 Alan Pya Pagoda
Road, Yan Min Gyi, Dagon 5:30-7pm
Karaoke Nite. Club Rizzoli, Chatrium Hotel
Royal Lake Yangon, 40 Natmauk Road,
Tarmwe, 7-9pm
MONDAY 6
MISC
New Year-Welcoming Sundowner
Meetup. Get to know both local and
foreign businesspeople and enjoy
complimentary drinks and snacks.
Officecubed, 7 Lay Daung Kan Road,
Thingangyun 6pm
wEEKEND WHATSON
MUSIC
Monday Blues. Mojo Bar, 135 Inya Road,
Bahan 9:30pm
MISC
Trivia night. Free beer pitcher for
round winners and winning team gets
aK30,000 bar tab. 50th Street Bar, 50th
Street (lower block) 8pm
TUESDAY 7
ART
Tuesday snippets. Gallery conversation
and drinks. Pansodan Gallery, 289
Pansodan Street, Kyauktada, 7pm-late
MISC
Wine-tasting: Bottomless glass. Two reds
and one white French wine. K15,000. Mojo
Bar, 135 Inya Road, Bahan 9:30pm
Entrepreneurs Breakfast Club. Join
our breakfast meeting and be part of
creating a friendly environment for fellow
entrepreneurs of all ages and nationalities
to meet. Breakfast buffet US$12 per
person. Inya Lake Hotel, 37 Kabar Aye
Pagoda Road 8-9am
WEDNESDAY 8
NIGHTLIFE
Mojito Night. The Lab, 70A
Shwegonedaing Road, Bahan, 5:30-10pm
Girls night out. Mojo Bar, 135 Inya Road,
Bahan 8pm
MUSIC
Jazz music and dinner. Rendez-Vous
restaurant and bar, Institut Francais, 340
Pyay Road 7:30-9:30pm
THURSDAY 9
MUSIC
Folk on Fire with LNR band. Mojo Bar,
135 Inya Road, Bahan 9:30pm
FILM
APRIL 3 9
Start times at Mingalar (1, 2), Top Royal,
Shae Shaung (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
Cinderella. Directed by Kenneth Branagh.
British romantic fantasy.
Gangnam Blues. Directed by Yooha. South
Korean action film.
The Eyes Diary. Directed by Chookiat
Sakveerakul. Thai horror film.
Mingalar Cinema 1, at Thein Gyi Zay
Kungfu Jungle. Directed by Teddy Chan.
Hong Kong-Chinese action thriller film
Mingalar Cinema 2, at Dagon Center 2,
Myaynigone
Cinderella.
Shae Shaung Cinema, Sule Pagoda Road,
Kyauktada
Insurgent. Directed by Robert Schwentke.
American science-fiction film.
The Eyes Diary.
Junction Square Cineplex, Kamaryut
Cinderella.
Big Match. Directed by Ho Choi. South
Korean action comedy film.
Junction Mawtin, Lanmadaw
Cinderella.
Mingalar San Pya Cineplex, Phone Gyi
Street and Anawrahta, Lanmadaw
Cinderella.
Insurgent
CAP: A visitor examines a watercolour painting by artist U Win Pe at the River Ayeyarwady gallery exhibition, on until April 5. Photo: Aung Khant.
lasted 18 years.
An internationally known artist,
U Win Pe painted 60 watercolours
for the exhibition, but his foreign
customers bought eight of the works
before the opening day.
I have a family. If I was offered
a better chance, I would go for it, U
Win Pe said.
Throughout my life, I found the
temptation to pass up an opportunity
too hard to resist. Because they
earned a fortune, it didnt seem like a
weakness when I took the chance to
make films, he said.
He said the art of filming
encompasses painting, music and
writing. Along the way, he studied
classical music.
I dont regret the filming. My
friend Paw Oo Thet asked me why I
stopped painting at that time, and
I told him that I was painting by
camera. My artist friends thought it
was just an excuse, he said.
His home in Yankin township
houses his studio, where he devotes
days and nights to painting.
Fellow artist Khin Zaw Latt said,
I saw his paintings posted on the
internet. I love them. Whenever he
has exhibitions, I usually visit. I find
a different style and an originality in
his artworks. I respect him and love
his work. He is 80 but his paintings
are fresh, as if they are the vision of a
young artist.