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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s Myanmar visit agenda

Thet Naing — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:52:45 +0000

The following is the tentative agenda of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s historic Myanmar visit as obtained by Myanmar Today. November 30 3:00 PM – arrival to Naypyidaw by air December 1 9:00 AM – meeting with Myanmar foreign minister Wunna Maung Lwin 10:00 AM – meeting with President of Union of Myanmar U Thein Sein 12:00 Noon – lunch with foreign minister Wunna Maung Lwin 1:00 PM – meeting with Chairman of upper house Khin Aung Myint and Chairman of lower house Thura Shwe Mann 4:00 PM – left for Yangon, visit to Shwedagon Pagoda Stay at Chatrium Hotel Yangon December 2 9:00 AM – meeting with Democracy icon Aung Sann Su Kyi at her lakeside resident Visit to Shan cultural museum Afternoon – meeting with political parties and politicians at US embassy in Yangon 4:00 PM – left Yangon by air US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s Myanmar visit agenda is an article from Myanmar Today, a site about Myanmar news, culture, custom, information and travel advice. If you like our articles, why don't you link to us in your website? It is simple. Just copy and paste the following code somewhere into your webpage. We [...]

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Myanmar hit by magnitude 6.8 earthquake

Bamarlay — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 14:24:22 +0000

A magnitude 6.8 earth quake hit eastern Shan State close to Thai, Laos and China border, according to State run official media. According to Myanma rRadio and Television (MRTV), the quake hit an area near Keagtong, the capital of eastern Shan State. 74 people died and 111 injured according to State media reports

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New Myanmar Visa on Arrival

Bamarlay — Thu, 06 May 2010 15:38:12 +0000

New system of visa on arrival was started in both Yangon (Rangoon) and Mandalay. Start from 1st May, visitors to Myanmar can apply for the new arrival visa at Yangon (Rangoon) International Airport and Mandalay International Airport. Myanmar has previously issued arrival visa in the past. However, these were not real arrival visa. Visitors had to apply through travel agents a few days in advanced before coming to Myanmar (Burma). The visitor needed to bring the approval letter together with them and showed them to the immigration officer at the airport. Under the new system, visitors no longer need to apply in advanced. They can apply at the airport for the 28 days tourist arrival visa, which cannot be extended. Visa fees will be US$ 30 per person. All nationalities except those in the government black list will be issued arrival visa. There are some formalities for the application process. The immigration officer will check whether the applicant has the return ticket, have enough money and the address in Myanmar while he is in the country. The immigration officer might also ask for the purpose of the visit. Apart from 28 days tourist visa, business visa on arrival can also [...]

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Arsenic contamination in drinking water found in Myanmar

Bamarlay — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 15:01:27 +0000

Arsenic contamination in drinking water has been found in all over Myanmar, according to Mizzima News’ report. Quoting Deputy Director of Occupational Health from the Ministry of Health from Myanmar, the news reported “water contaminated with arsenic at levels above 10 ppb (parts per billion) – the level set as permissible by the World Health Organisation (WHO) – was found in the states and divisions of all 12 regions”. The survey was done in 12 regions of Myanmar which include Yangon (Rangoon), Irrawaddy (Ayeyarwaddy) , Pegu (Bago), Sagaing, Magway, Mandalay and Thanintharyi Divisions and Kachin, Rakhine (Arakan), Mon, Shan (North) and Shan (South) States. The survey was a joint cooperation between UNICEF, Ministry of Health and Ministry of Border Region Municipal. According to Dr. Than Htut of Ministry of Health, arsenic level higher than 10 ppb (parts per billion), the level permissible by WHO for drinking, was found in all 12 regions where survey was conducted. The highest level of arsenic in water was found in Rakhine (Arakan) State, Irrawaddy (Ayeyarwaddy) and Pegu (Bago) Divisions. The highest arsenic contamination is found in river valleys and delta regions and along the rivers, creeks, lakes and reservoirs based on water bearing mud [...]

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List of Death in Yangon New Year Bomb Blast

Bamarlay — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 06:38:24 +0000

Daw Ni Ni Thein, female, 67 year U Khin Maung Lay, male, 61 year Daw Htay Htay Yi, female, 45 year Ko Kyin Aung, male, 37 year Ma Thida Pyone, female, 35 year U Thant Zin Thein, male, 32 year Ko Aung Ko Ko Maung, male, 30 year Ko Soe Win, male, 24 year Photo: Nyi Lynn Seck reproduced with permission List of Death in Yangon New Year Bomb Blast is an article from Myanmar Today, a site about Myanmar news, culture, custom, information and travel advice. If you like our articles, why don't you link to us in your website? It is simple. Just copy and paste the following code somewhere into your webpage. We really appreciate your link to us. <a href="http://www.myanmar2day.com/">Myanmar Today</a> Related Posts Bomb Blast in Yangon Thingyan Killed Eight News from local media about Yangon Bomb Blast List of Government Ministers submitted to Myanmar Parliament

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News from local media about Yangon Bomb Blast

Bamarlay — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 05:56:13 +0000

A number of local news journals have published the accounts of the bomb blast in Yangon during Thingyan New Year Water Festival. Excerpts from Eleven News local media are translated here for our visitors. “My father is a hundred-household chief (local administrative council member). On that day, he was working as a security at the Myanmar Medical Association Pandal around Kandawgyi Lake. He went there since 7 AM, came back home at 12 for lunch and went back again at 2 PM. Around 3, I heard two loud explosions. A few seconds later, I heard another explosion. One of our friends told us that my father was hit in the bomb explosion. He fell down when the bomb exploded. He was still breathing at that time, but was not conscious anymore. His niece brought him to the nearby Worker’s Hospital immediately, but was dead by the time he arrived there. “ Recount from daughter of bomb victim U Khin Maung Lay “My mother was sleeping in the morning. My niece wanted to go so at around 2 PM, my mother, my sister and my niece went out there. They were standing and watching at the end of 125th street opposite [...]

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Bomb Blast in Yangon Thingyan Killed Eight

Bamarlay — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 17:07:18 +0000

Photo: Nyi Lynn Seck reproduced with permission Three bomb blasts rocked former capital Yangon (Rangoon) during the Thingyan Myanmar New Year celebration this afternoon. According to official MRTV (Myanmar Radio and Television) announcement this evening, three bombs blasted in front of X20 water pandal near Kandawgyi Lake in downtown Yangon (Rangoon) at around 3.15 PM. Because of the bomb, 8 people (5 male and 3 female) died and injured 75 people(59 male and 16 female) were injured. According to unofficial rumours, the number of death is as high as 30, but this cannot be individually confirmed. The photos of the bomb boast were posted on this blog post of Nyi Lynn Seck. Face book’s Burmese pages were immediately filled with news of the bomb blast as well as people’s voices showing anger at the bombers. Myanmar Today also got this news a few hours before the official announcement from Face book and Twitter. According to one witness account from a Myanmar blog, people were not aware of the bomb blast at first, thinking it was base sound from the loudspeaker. However, after a while, some people started to realize the truth and ran away, creating chaos and confusion. Some people were [...]

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Myanmar Thingyan 2010

Bamarlay — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 14:19:43 +0000

People all over Myanmar (Burma) will be celebrating New Year Thingyan water festival next week. The traditional Myanmar Thingyan water festival is a similar event to a much well known Thai Songkran. However, it is more widely and fiercely participated by all class of Myanmar (Burmese) society all over the country. This year’s 2010 Myanmar New Year Thingyan water festival will take place from 14 April to 16 April all over the country. Myanmar (Burmese) people all over the world will also participate Thingyan water festival within Myanmar communities. Officially, Myanmar Thingyan will starts from 14 April, but many people, especially younger people and children will start throwing water at each other since 13 April, which is Pre-Thingyan Day. Every year, Thingyan water festival is the biggest event of the year in Myanmar. Tens of thousands of people from all classes in Myanmar (Burma) come out onto the street and joyfully participate in the festival. However, due to various reasons, this year’s Thingyan water festival is expected to be not as much crowded as previous years. If you want to know more about Myanmar Thingyan New Year Water Festival, here is an article in Myanmar Today about Myanmar Thingyan Water [...]

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New Myanmar kyat note

Thet Naing — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:54:43 +0000

Myanmar (Burmese) state media on September 24 announced the distribution of new currency notes from the central bank of Myanmar. The new notes are in 5000 kyat denomination, and will be started distribution on first October. The new note will be the same size as other notes currently in use in Myanmar. Currently, the largest currency note in Myanmar is 1000 kyat, which is approximately US$ 0.90. Rumors of new 5000 kyat notes had been circulating in Myanmar since 2006. Due to massive inflation in Myanmar, many Myanmar people have to carry hundreds of one thousand kyat notes whenever they go shopping. It is not unusual to see people carrying thousand kyat notes in large plastic bags in the markets of Myanmar. Many people welcome the news of new 5000 kyat notes by the Central Bank. However, it also causes some panic among locals in Myanmar, which causes unofficial (black market) US dollar – Myanmar kyat exchange rate to rise. US dollar exchange rate in Myanmar was 1070 kyat for one dollar before the announcement. The next day, on 25th September, the rate shoots up to 1160 kyat for one US dollar. In another related news, locally published The Voice Weekly News [...]

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Myanmar Today News brief

Bamarlay — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:05:25 +0000

Myanmar State television reported that 7,114 convicted prisoners across the country will be released from prison. However, it was not clear how many of then will be political prisoners. The amnesty was granted for good behaviour and humanitarian ground. The amnesty comes just ahead of the opening of this year’s U.N. General Assembly session, which will be attended by Prime Minister Gen. Thein Sein, the highest-ranking government leader in recent years to participate. In another breaking news, a series of seven small explosions hit the outskirt of Yangon (Rangoon) today. Five blasts went off at the Hlaing Tharyar industrial zone in western Yangon and a separate explosion occurred at another industrial zone in Shwepaukan on the city’s northern outskirts in the pre-dawn hours. A separate seventh explosion took place at around 10 Am Thursday in the Mingalardon Industrial Park, in the north of Yangon. No casualties were reported. Meanwhile, a new political party was formed by veteran politicians and headed by three daughters of former prime ministers of Myanmar during parliamentary democracy period. The new party, the Democratic Party, was formed by U Thu Wai in Yangon. The daughters of U Nu, U Ba Swe and U Kyaw Nyein, who were once [...]

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