World's first International Institute of Abhidhamma opens   A ceremony to open the International Institute of Abhidhamma was held at the Sitagu International Buddhist Missionary Beikman (Yangon) at the corner of Parami and Pinlon Roads in Dagon Myothit (North) Township this afternoon (25 August).[ more + ] |
Browse the internet in Myanmar language with MyMyanmar  A ceremony to introduce and demonstrate MyMyanmar Unicode System (Second Generation) which conforms to the Unicode Standard 5.1 of Unicode Consortium and MyWindows System was held in the conference hall of Myanmar Info-Tech at Yangon University (Hlaing Campus) on 22 August. [ more + ] |
ASEAN Women's Championship matches to be telecast live  According to one of the MFF officials the ASEAN Women’s Championship matches may be telecast live. [ more + ] |
| Beware of mosquito-born meningitis Care should be taken to stay away from mosquitoes because, among the four mosquito-born illnesses that must be reported to the health authorities, meningitis is particularly hard to cure as well as virulent, professor Dr Chit Soe says. [ more + ] |
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Two Foreign Coaches for Myanmar FUTSAL teams will arrive in Myanmar in September |
| Children with dengue still can have shock despite tempe12ure fall Parents of the children with the symptoms of dengue fever should keep a close eye on their kids even after the body temperature has subsided suddenly, a paediatrician warns. [ more + ] |
The finalised selection of players for U 17 ASEAN Championship announced |
Myanmar Computer Professionals Association (Shan State) will team up with Myanmar Computer Entrepreneurs Association to organize an ICT exhibition in Shan State for the second time in November (during Taunggyi Tazundaing Festival period).
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High Division League Kick-off date Changed |
| WiMAX to be used for internet connection in Yangon Myanmar Teleport will kick off its new WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) broadband system soon making internet, email and VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) services available to more users in Yangon. [ more + ] |
Lone Chaw challenges Zan Htoo to the fight for Championship Golden Belt |
FDA declare four brands of drinking water unsafe  Four brands of 20-litre size drinking water bottles that are in production without approval from Food and Drug Administration of the Department of Health have been declared as unfit for consumption as they do not meet the micro-biological and chemical standards defined by the FDA, according to the state-run newspapers.[ more + ] |
| Workshop for mobile TV programme A mobile communication firm is negotiating with a television broadcasting company to implement a plan that will allow mobile phone users to watch TV on their handset. [ more + ] |
Garbage trucks to replace waste dumps  Mobile waste collection vehicles, which will replace the walled garbage dumps that are located all over Yangon, are starting to be used by Yangon City Development Committee in some parts of the city. [ more + ] |
| ITPEC exams to be held in October Workshop for mobile TV programme A mobile communication firm is negotiating with a television broadcasting company to implement a plan that will allow mobile phone users to watch TV on their handset. [ more + ] |
| Malnutrition of mothers leads to infant deaths High child mortality rate in Myanmar, 6.2 percent compared to 0.2 percent in other countries, is caused by under-nourished mothers who do not eat sufficiently to nurture their baby, according to a leading paediatrician. [ more + ] |
| Local IT firm to repair iPSTAR systems iPSTAR satellite communication systems rent out by Myanmar Teleport and Posts & Telecommunications (MPT) to subscribers for wireless internet access in all parts of the country can now be repaired and their parts replaced by a local company while only small-scale maintenance services were available locally in the past. [ more + ] |
| Anyone interested in literature to get permits for publishing Minister for Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan, who is also the Chairman of the Central Supervisory Committee for Printers, Publishers, Registration and Press Scrutiny and Publishing, said that anyone may have the opportunities to secure permits for publishing and press registration. [ more + ] |
| MPT planning to boost internet bandwidth As the Internet usage in Myanmar has been increasing gradually, plans are being made to boost the internet bandwidth through the GMS project and fibre optic cable links that go cross the borders on top of the existing undersea fibre optic cable link. [ more + ] |
| Agreement reached for Yangon-Hanoi direct air link An agreement had been reached by the two governments to establish a direct air link between Yangon and Hanoi, Vietnamese Prime Minister said at the Myanmar-Vietnam Business Forum held at Sedona Hotel on 15 August. [ more + ] |
| Only a handful of shops sell cellular handsets TDMA cellular phone users are hankering for shops that sell quality handsets with warranty since only a handful of shops are selling TDMA handsets as opposed to shops selling GSM handsets which can be seen all over the town. [ more + ] |
Bus fare rise affects low-income workers  Blue-collar workers with fixed daily wages are troubled by the higher bus fares after the prices of petrol, diesel and natural gas have been increased on 15 August. Most of the low-income people in Yangon are working as daily wagers in construction sites and hawkers in street-side stalls. [ more + ] |
| Yadanabon Cyber City to become functional from January 2008 Myanmar's first information and communication technology (ICT) town, Yadanabon Cyber City, will start operating in January next year. [ more + ] |
Bus lines hike fares in Yangon  Bus fares for all bus lines running in Yangon have been increased officially from today (16 August). Buses operating under the umbrella of All Bus Lines Control Committee, Western District, Northern District, Southern District, Shwe Innwa and Thanmyanthu lines have formally raised their fare from 40 Kyat to 100 Kyat, 60 Kyat to 150 Kyat and 80 Kyat to 200 Kyat for different routes and to 200/250 Kyat according to the distance. [ more + ] |
| Fares for highway buses adjusted Prices for highway express buses have been raised from 16 August after the changes to the fuel prices, according to the sources from highway bus lines. [ more + ] |
Factory fire kills two in Hlinetharyar  A massive fire at a garment factory in Hlinetharyar Industrial Zone (2) killed two people and destroyed a 1.3 billion Kyat installation. The fire which started at 10:15 a.m. this morning (15 August) at Friendship garment factory also injured seven factory workers and one Fire Department personnel. Also lost in the inferno are one saloon car, one pick-up truck, one CNG-powered Dyna truck and one van, according to the owner of the doomed factory. [ more + ] |
More opt to commute by train after bus fare hike  After the bus fares have been changed publicly in the third week of August, more people are using commuter trains with some trying to get a ride in haphazard ways, a passenger says. [ more + ] |
New cement factory to pave Yangon's roads  Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC) and Fong Fei Company of China have signed an agreement on 1 August to build Pyinnyaung Cement Factory. The construction of the factory is due to commence in 2009 and after the completion of the facility, cement produced there will be used in replacing the tarred roads of Yangon with the concrete ones and in other construction projects in the city.[ more + ] |
Two new airlines to fly to Myanmar  The Department of Civil Aviation says that two more international airlines will fly to Myanmar soon. [ more + ] |
| Unscrupulous edible oil dealers to be punished An official from Yangon City Development Council (YCDC) has issued a stern warning to 2 300 edible oil dealers in the city that those who charge more than the regulated price of the Edible Oil Merchants Association will be rigorously penalized. [ more + ] |
| Vietnam hope to become a developed country by 2020 Vietnam whose GDP has been increasing at an annual rate of 8 percent after reforming its economic system two decades years ago is aiming to increase the average income of its citizen to USD 1200 per year by 2010, Vietnamese Prime Ministry told the audience at the Myanmar-Vietnam Economic Forum sponsored by Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry. [ more + ] |
