"The Myanmar Times" July 16-22, 2012, Volume 32, No. 635

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NEWS: Clinton ?excited? about progress in Myanmar; Reporting rules for US firms revealed; An opportunity missed; Devillers par for the course in Cambodge; Reps to vote on U Myint Swe nod; UNHCR seeks ?true? community reconciliation in Rakhine State; Senators upset US firms can invest with state oil, gas firm; IMF to open Myanmar office in Thailand; Ministry enacts protest by-laws; March planned for Martyrs? Day; Depts in capital upgraded; Small grants program to start in 2013 Traffickers of children should get ?heavy? sentences, says Jackie Chan; Yangon, MDY tech schools to get boost; ?Pyithu Khit? marks an unlikely two years; Donors launch new $300m health fund; Ayeyarwady River approaches danger level near Mandalay; Free Bagan tourist maps available; Era of reform neglects decentralisation; GE signs $2m deals for health equipment; Kachin farmers struggle with instability; Draft law publication wins praise; Lt Gen Wai Lwin in line for top job in Yangon; NLD issues MOGE transparency call; Daw Suu?s fame risks eclipsing new stars...BUSINESS & PROPERTY: UK trade delegation visits; Govt tender winner details released; ADB country director heads to Myanmar; Bad weather cuts mango exports; KBZ Bank starts Thai remittance service; Marubeni to repair Ywama thermo plant; Peanut oil market nearly ?dead?: producers; Owners take a gamble on dangerous strategy; Shard adds vacant offices to London stung by slowdown; Trump tees off on new golf course in Scotland; NY City mayor Bloomberg promotes ?micro? apartments; Watergate apartment finds buyer for record $3.1 million...TECHNOLOGY: Ministry seeks consultant to oversee telecoms tendering; Intel spends $4b on chip tool maker ASML; Spending on IT to hit $3.6t this year; Apple to enter Myanmar...TIMEOUT: Straight Outta Kandawgyi; Me N Ma Girls on their way to LA; Daw Suu Kyi to help choose Aung San actors this week; Afghans sing again of love and war; Exhibitions highlight Ayeyarwady River, contemporary art; Festival seeks young directors; Asian reality stars travel overseas in search of fame; Roger Moore croons 007 birthday song; Rocker Tyler departs ailing ?American Idol?; Wine sleuth stems tide of counterfeit bottles...TRAVEL: Nearly killed by Lonely Planet...SPORT: Rivals to show Olympics live; Does hiring foreign coaches work? ACE FC overcome Yangon City FC to retain futsal crown; Kick-boxer drawn into fighting for a living...

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Myanmar Consolidated Media Co. Ltd.

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2012-07-22

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2012-07-16

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English

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