Comments for Today in Myanmar http://www.myanmar2day.com Myanmar Life, Culture, Custom, Travel, Information Sat, 20 Feb 2010 08:11:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 Comment on Myanmar’s Famous and Popular Tourist Attractions by rami http://www.myanmar2day.com/places-to-visit-in-myanmar/2009/02/myanmars-famous-and-popular-tourist-attractions/comment-page-1/#comment-907 rami Sat, 20 Feb 2010 08:11:35 +0000 http://www.myanmar2day.com/?p=391#comment-907 hi there please can u send me information about myanmar i want to go there for holiday and i dont now any thing about it iam from libya hi there please can u send me information about myanmar i want to go there for holiday and i dont now any thing about it iam from libya

]]> Comment on Myanmar currency – kyat and pya by Annamarie http://www.myanmar2day.com/myanmar-information/2009/03/myanmar-currency-kyat-and-pya/comment-page-1/#comment-906 Annamarie Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:21:01 +0000 http://www.myanmar2day.com/?p=1079#comment-906 i was walking through a gas station here in janesville wi.. and i seen a 5 kyats.. i dnt no to much about it.. i was just wondering about them.. i was walking through a gas station here in janesville wi.. and i seen a 5 kyats.. i dnt no to much about it.. i was just wondering about them..

]]> Comment on Internet cafe in Hakha by Vickie http://www.myanmar2day.com/myanmar-information/2009/01/internet-cafe-in-hakha/comment-page-1/#comment-905 Vickie Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:10:04 +0000 http://www.myanmar2day.com/?p=605#comment-905 to serve in the southern city of Nakhon Si Thammarat. Brother Sa-ngat Mungsin, another special pioneer, was sent to Chiang Rai, the northernmost province bordering Myanmar. The earlier pioneers had placed much literature in those places, and these special pioneers were eager now to do the follow-up work and start Bible studies. The two special pioneer sisters in Nakhon Si Thammarat met Kruamat, a young Buddhist woman who had her own dressmaking shop. Since she had no desire to change her religion, it required many visits with gentle persuasion to get her to take some time off from her sewing to discuss a few paragraphs in the book “Let God Be True.” Once her interest was aroused, however, she became an eager student of the Bible, and despite opposition from her family and friends, she started to associate with the Witnesses and began publishing the good news. Soon after her baptism, she became a pioneer. Sister Kruamat later married missionary Neil Crockett, and for some years they served in the circuit work. Presently she is a special pioneer in a Bangkok congregation where Neil serves as an elder. Help Given Despite Death Threats When Brother Sa-ngat preached in the town of Mae Sai on the Myanmar border, he had an experience that shows that people of sheeplike disposition who hunger for truth and righteousness will be found, despite isolation or opposition. In October 1951 he met a young woman, Karun Chuthiangtrong, who was born into a Buddhist family that practiced ancestor worship according to the Chinese tradition. She relates about her background: “As a teenager, I often asked Grandmother where we came from and what happens after death. But the myths and fables I was told in reply to my inquiries did not satisfy me. In 1945, when I was 19 years old, a relative in Chiang Mai sent the family a Thai New Testament. I began reading it and noticed that it talked about God as the Creator and about the hope of everlasting life. I remember that among the literature our relative sent us were two booklets of the Watchtower Society. At that time, however, I understood there was only one kind of Christian religion. “In 1946 I was baptized in the Presbyterian Church. Filled with zeal to tell others about the message of salvation, I wanted to become a preacher. Several times I applied for admission to schools that trained ministers, both in Thailand and in neighboring Myanmar. But somehow it never worked out.” When Brother Sa-ngat called on Karun and was able to answer her questions clearly and reasonably, she took the book “Let God Be True.” It did not take her long to recognize the ring of truth in the good news. But it did not take long for opposition to start either. “Often,” she continues, “while we were having discussions of the Bible, our house was pelted with stones, or people would come and make a lot of noise outside to disturb us. One day an elder of the church came with a policeman, who happened to be his younger brother, and tried to intimidate me by threatening arrest if I did not stop associating with Jehovah’s Witnesses. Brother Sa-ngat kept receiving death threats from a group known as the Black Hand. So the Society found it advisable to reassign him to Songkhla in the south of Thailand.” Not long after that, Brother Sa-ngat was shot to death one evening in 1953; the case was never solved. Meanwhile, Karun began to publish the good news. All on her own now and 200 miles [320 km] from the nearest congregation, she continued preaching courageously, being strengthened by visits of the circuit overseer and by literature sent to her regularly by the branch office. Following her baptism in November 1952, Sister Karun served in the full-time work for more than 20 years and, in the face of adversities, still faithfully preaches the message of real liberty. to serve in the southern city of Nakhon Si Thammarat. Brother Sa-ngat Mungsin, another special pioneer, was sent to Chiang Rai, the northernmost province bordering Myanmar. The earlier pioneers had placed much literature in those places, and these special pioneers were eager now to do the follow-up work and start Bible studies.
The two special pioneer sisters in Nakhon Si Thammarat met Kruamat, a young Buddhist woman who had her own dressmaking shop. Since she had no desire to change her religion, it required many visits with gentle persuasion to get her to take some time off from her sewing to discuss a few paragraphs in the book “Let God Be True.” Once her interest was aroused, however, she became an eager student of the Bible, and despite opposition from her family and friends, she started to associate with the Witnesses and began publishing the good news. Soon after her baptism, she became a pioneer. Sister Kruamat later married missionary Neil Crockett, and for some years they served in the circuit work. Presently she is a special pioneer in a Bangkok congregation where Neil serves as an elder.
Help Given Despite Death Threats
When Brother Sa-ngat preached in the town of Mae Sai on the Myanmar border, he had an experience that shows that people of sheeplike disposition who hunger for truth and righteousness will be found, despite isolation or opposition. In October 1951 he met a young woman, Karun Chuthiangtrong, who was born into a Buddhist family that practiced ancestor worship according to the Chinese tradition. She relates about her background:
“As a teenager, I often asked Grandmother where we came from and what happens after death. But the myths and fables I was told in reply to my inquiries did not satisfy me. In 1945, when I was 19 years old, a relative in Chiang Mai sent the family a Thai New Testament. I began reading it and noticed that it talked about God as the Creator and about the hope of everlasting life. I remember that among the literature our relative sent us were two booklets of the Watchtower Society. At that time, however, I understood there was only one kind of Christian religion.
“In 1946 I was baptized in the Presbyterian Church. Filled with zeal to tell others about the message of salvation, I wanted to become a preacher. Several times I applied for admission to schools that trained ministers, both in Thailand and in neighboring Myanmar. But somehow it never worked out.”
When Brother Sa-ngat called on Karun and was able to answer her questions clearly and reasonably, she took the book “Let God Be True.” It did not take her long to recognize the ring of truth in the good news. But it did not take long for opposition to start either. “Often,” she continues, “while we were having discussions of the Bible, our house was pelted with stones, or people would come and make a lot of noise outside to disturb us. One day an elder of the church came with a policeman, who happened to be his younger brother, and tried to intimidate me by threatening arrest if I did not stop associating with Jehovah’s Witnesses. Brother Sa-ngat kept receiving death threats from a group known as the Black Hand. So the Society found it advisable to reassign him to Songkhla in the south of Thailand.” Not long after that, Brother Sa-ngat was shot to death one evening in 1953; the case was never solved.
Meanwhile, Karun began to publish the good news. All on her own now and 200 miles [320 km] from the nearest congregation, she continued preaching courageously, being strengthened by visits of the circuit overseer and by literature sent to her regularly by the branch office. Following her baptism in November 1952, Sister Karun served in the full-time work for more than 20 years and, in the face of adversities, still faithfully preaches the message of real liberty.

]]> Comment on Falam – Former capital of Chin Hills by tulipar http://www.myanmar2day.com/places-to-visit-in-myanmar/2009/01/falam-former-capital-of-chin-hills/comment-page-1/#comment-904 tulipar Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:33:57 +0000 http://www.myanmar2day.com/?p=622#comment-904 where by you know not yourself who actually you are .... anyway you have done your best ......... where by you know not yourself who actually you are …. anyway you have done your best ………

]]> Comment on Shin Pyu – Ordination ceremonary for Myanmar Buddhists by peter cheng http://www.myanmar2day.com/myanmar-culture-custom/2009/01/shin-pyu-ordination-ceremonary-for-myanmar-buddhists/comment-page-1/#comment-903 peter cheng Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:12:48 +0000 http://www.myanmar2day.com/?p=111#comment-903 Yes, we received email by people in Malaysia Dear Sir and Madam, We are Myanmar group in Malaysia; we lived in Malaysia over decade and always went to one of temple in Taman Desa Jaya, Kepong, Kuala Lumpur and we were very sad and regreting with the committees of temple because they are using our monks in wrong conception of Buddhist teaching or Buddhist rules. We came to temple to help our monks and respected of our religion. That temple is president of name:Yip Kom Fook, that our monks said and he is invited our monks from Myanmar to in charge of that temple but without pay anything to our monks, added he and his not respecting of our monks and sometime he ordered of his people to collected item such as paper, mineral water etc. without inform any words to our monks. In our religious believed we can't take anything of holy place, if we done we are sin. In pervious, our monk said the committees always asked money from him, when our monks gave RM20,000.00 in cash on 2001 to the committees, then committees keep silent, later committees make problem with our monk again and cancelled of our monk Visa permit to stayed in Malaysia, then our monks( Sadayaw Nandiya) go to Australia and our monk not come that temple at long time. "Yip Kom Fook gave our monk notebook computer for to cover of that amount of money our monk said" Many local people around temple said, now no more people come to this temple because committees is always make problem and we are heard from local people said: Yip Kom Fook ordered of his people to put fire of Hindu temple at Taman Daya, Kepong because he needed that place to make his business about many years ago. "Everybody known what he done for Hindu temple at Taman Daya, Kepong" Last time also he invited police to arrest the monks at holy place(temple) and locked the temple without afraid and shameful of people because he believed committee is big and has more authority, also his son always say to people: this temple is belonging of his father. "This temple donated from public, we are work hard for this temple" This temple the committees always changed the monks, now they change the new monk to in charge of temple, this new monk also complaint the bad things of committees because committees also wait for donation box only, they without help anything to our monks. And committees controlled of our monks not to talk more or complaint more, our monks lived there as slaver and afraid of committees members. In new building where remaining of Buddha statue marble; we have renovation of Buddha statue because that Buddha statue is put very low, we lift to highest the committees don't like and unhappy. In our country, anyone be able to come temple to worship the Buddha but in Malaysia is different temple controlling by committees. We hope everyone preserve of Buddhist teachings, and please safety of our monks, not see only money as this of temple. When we asked some of our people ( Myanmar) and local people, the committees are very low of idea because is very narrow mind and without education of religions. And committees will not disturbing of our monks, monks are like our father to take care of Buddhism and temple is like our place of resolving of our problem. Recently, our monk(Sadayaw Ashin Indaka original from Madalay, Myanmar) has been staying in this temple also unhappy because the committees are not pay anythings to him, he is working in hardly to advise people and we also unhappy and very sad when heard the bad news from our monks. Sometime the committees people came and shouting in the temple without have any reason and done what they need to do, our monk said, the committees of this temple don't have Buddhist teachings in their mind, may be next time Buddhist can destroy. From Myanmar Buddhist group in Malaysia but many word complaint by local Buddhist community in Malaysia. If anyone receive of this message(email), please forward or send to your friends to protection Buddhism in Malaysia. Yes, we received email by people in Malaysia

Dear Sir and Madam,

We are Myanmar group in Malaysia; we lived in Malaysia over decade and always went to one of temple in Taman Desa Jaya, Kepong, Kuala Lumpur and we were very sad and regreting with the committees of temple because they are using our monks in wrong conception of Buddhist teaching or Buddhist rules. We came to temple to help our monks and respected of our religion.

That temple is president of name:Yip Kom Fook, that our monks said and he is invited our monks from Myanmar to in charge of that temple but without pay anything to our monks, added he and his not respecting of our monks and sometime he ordered of his people to collected item such as paper, mineral water etc. without inform any words to our monks. In our religious believed we can’t take anything of holy place, if we done we are sin.

In pervious, our monk said the committees always asked money from him, when our monks gave RM20,000.00 in cash on 2001 to the committees, then committees keep silent, later committees make problem with our monk again and cancelled of our monk Visa permit to stayed in Malaysia, then our monks( Sadayaw Nandiya) go to Australia and our monk not come that temple at long time. “Yip Kom Fook gave our monk notebook computer for to cover of that amount of money our monk said”

Many local people around temple said, now no more people come to this temple because committees is always make problem and we are heard from local people said: Yip Kom Fook ordered of his people to put fire of Hindu temple at Taman Daya, Kepong because he needed that place to make his business about many years ago. “Everybody known what he done for Hindu temple at Taman Daya, Kepong”

Last time also he invited police to arrest the monks at holy place(temple) and locked the temple without afraid and shameful of people because he believed committee is big and has more authority, also his son always say to people: this temple is belonging of his father. “This temple donated from public, we are work hard for this temple”

This temple the committees always changed the monks, now they change the new monk to in charge of temple, this new monk also complaint the bad things of committees because committees also wait for donation box only, they without help anything to our monks. And committees controlled of our monks not to talk more or complaint more, our monks lived there as slaver and afraid of committees members.

In new building where remaining of Buddha statue marble; we have renovation of Buddha statue because that Buddha statue is put very low, we lift to highest the committees don’t like and unhappy. In our country, anyone be able to come temple to worship the Buddha but in Malaysia is different temple controlling by committees.

We hope everyone preserve of Buddhist teachings, and please safety of our monks, not see only money as this of temple. When we asked some of our people ( Myanmar) and local people, the committees are very low of idea because is very narrow mind and without education of religions. And committees will not disturbing of our monks, monks are like our father to take care of Buddhism and temple is like our place of resolving of our problem.

Recently, our monk(Sadayaw Ashin Indaka original from Madalay, Myanmar) has been staying in this temple also unhappy because the committees are not pay anythings to him, he is working in hardly to advise people and we also unhappy and very sad when heard the bad news from our monks. Sometime the committees people came and shouting in the temple without have any reason and done what they need to do, our monk said, the committees of this temple don’t have Buddhist teachings in their mind, may be next time Buddhist can destroy.

From Myanmar Buddhist group in Malaysia but many word complaint by local Buddhist community in Malaysia. If anyone receive of this message(email), please forward or send to your friends to protection Buddhism in Malaysia.

]]> Comment on Prepaid mobile phone SIM cards available in City Mart Supermarkets in Yangon by Bamarlay http://www.myanmar2day.com/myanmar-news/2009/01/prepaid-mobile-phone-sim-cards-available-in-city-mart-supermarkets-in-yangon/comment-page-1/#comment-901 Bamarlay Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:34:22 +0000 http://www.myanmar2day.com/?p=478#comment-901 International calls are quite expensive in Myanmar. Call to Thailand usually cost 1.70 us dollar per minute. Calls to other countries are more expensive. International calls are quite expensive in Myanmar. Call to Thailand usually cost 1.70 us dollar per minute. Calls to other countries are more expensive.

]]> Comment on New Prepaid GSM phone cards from Myanmar by Bamarlay http://www.myanmar2day.com/myanmar-information/2009/01/new-prepaid-gsm-phone-cards-from-myanmar/comment-page-1/#comment-900 Bamarlay Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:31:26 +0000 http://www.myanmar2day.com/?p=560#comment-900 1. Official rule is that you have to show your id or passport when you buy. 2. No top up available. 3. It depends on how advanced the technology is. At least the authority can track up to a certain point. 1. Official rule is that you have to show your id or passport when you buy.
2. No top up available.
3. It depends on how advanced the technology is. At least the authority can track up to a certain point.

]]> Comment on Prepaid mobile phone SIM cards available in City Mart Supermarkets in Yangon by Yani http://www.myanmar2day.com/myanmar-news/2009/01/prepaid-mobile-phone-sim-cards-available-in-city-mart-supermarkets-in-yangon/comment-page-1/#comment-898 Yani Sat, 13 Feb 2010 12:51:23 +0000 http://www.myanmar2day.com/?p=478#comment-898 Hi, I am leaving for Yangon in two days. I am just wondering, is the pre paid phone card still cost me $20 ? and how much it charged for international text message and call? many thanks, yani Hi,
I am leaving for Yangon in two days. I am just wondering, is the pre paid phone card still cost me $20 ? and how much it charged for international text message and call?

many thanks,
yani

]]> Comment on Living in Yangon (Rangoon) as an expatriate by Hub http://www.myanmar2day.com/myanmar-information/2009/04/living-in-yangon-rangoon-as-an-expatriate/comment-page-1/#comment-897 Hub Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:43:05 +0000 http://www.myanmar2day.com/?p=1375#comment-897 Hi Myo, I understand that there is a restriction on taking out foreign currencies when we depart Myanmar... My question is how do we transfer money out and what is your recommendation... Cheers! Hub Hi Myo,

I understand that there is a restriction on taking out foreign currencies when we depart Myanmar…

My question is how do we transfer money out and what is your recommendation…

Cheers!
Hub

]]> Comment on Living in Yangon (Rangoon) as an expatriate by Hub http://www.myanmar2day.com/myanmar-information/2009/04/living-in-yangon-rangoon-as-an-expatriate/comment-page-1/#comment-896 Hub Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:31:12 +0000 http://www.myanmar2day.com/?p=1375#comment-896 Hi Myo, How are you? Many thanks for your kind information, very much helpful to me... Wishing you well... You have a good day ahead! Best regards Hub Hi Myo,

How are you? Many thanks for your kind information, very much helpful to me…

Wishing you well…

You have a good day ahead!

Best regards
Hub

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