Bandoola to import 300 buses for ABCC   Bandoola Transport Company Ltd, a subsidiary of Myanmar Economic Holdings Ltd (UMEH), will import 300 buses for All Bus-line Control Committee (ABCC) this year, according to an official from Bandoola. [ more + ] |
ADSL to be available in ten major cities  As the drive to promote the availability of ADSL (broadband) internet connection in all parts of the country is gathering momentum, web users in ten major cities in Myanmar can now use the high-speed lines. [ more + ] |
The fixtures for ASEAN Women's Championship have been announced: All matches will be played at 15:30 hours at Thuwanna and Aung San Stadiums  The fixtures for ASEAN Women’s Championship have been announced in the ASEAN Football Federation website. The Championship will begin on 6 September and end on 15 September. [ more + ] |
| Broadband Network for Education project kicks off Plans are underway for the implementation of Broadband Network for Education project which will enable high-speed internet access at the universities. [ more + ] |
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The selected players of ASEAN U 17 Championship are under 15 years: The team aims to qualify for 2009 World Youth Championship |
| Dengue fever can happen all year round Incidents of dengue fever in children are on the rise this year with Yangon Division, Ayeyarwady Division and Mon State being the hardest regions in the country. [ more + ] |
Arrangements are being made to hold an IT exhibition which will exclusively showcase the latest IT technologies in September 2007. Myanmar Computer Federation and Myanmar Computer Professionals Associations will organise the exhibition said to be the largest fair of its kind ever to take place in the country. [ more + ]
Export ban hurts sesame prices  The prices of sesame seeds, sesame oil and sesame oil cake slumped after the export ban on all types of sesame seed used in manufacturing edible oil except white and black varieties, merchants from Mandalay and Monywa says. [ more + ] |
New version of MySM to hit the market soon  An upgraded version of the current MySM Myanmar language short messaging system will soon be made available for the convenience of the mobile phone users. [ more + ] |
| Fine for speeding vehicles Cars travelling in Yangon will be monitored with speed limit surveillance instruments to make sure that they are driving within the legal speed limit and the violators will be fined from the end June, according to a responsible person. [ more + ] |
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High level Vietnamese delegation visited Myawaddy  In a bid to speed up the economic cooperation between the countries in the Greater Mekong Subregion, a fact finding and surveying mission for East-West Economic Corridor headed by the Director General of Mountainous and Border Trade Department (MBTD) of the Vietnam Ministry of Trade has visited Myawaddy at Myanmar-Thai border via Thailand on 24 July. [ more + ] |
| High speed internet access to be available in more cities Officials from Myanmar World Distribution which is an authorized reseller of ADSL internet connection said that the high-speed broadband connection will become available in many cities around the country soon. [ more + ] |
IMT receives international quality certificate  Graduates from the Institute of Marine Technology will have better chances of getting employment opportunities as it has been given a quality assurance certificate from International Maritime Organization (IMO) recently.[ more + ] |
Paracetamol poisoning on the rise  The number of people admitted to the New Yangon General Hospital with drug poisoning has risen this year. An official from the Ministry of Health said most of the patients are found to have taken a large number of Paracetamol tablets. [ more + ] |
Reporting system for highway cargo trucks  Under a new directive from the Highway Cargo Trucks Supervision Committee, cargo trucks which come into and go out of metro Yangon area will have to use a reporting record from early August.[ more + ] |