"The Myanmar Times" July 9-15, 2012, Volume 32, No. 634

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NEWS: Soldier tipped for VP post; Private banks get green light for dollar, euro accounts; Conflict endangers tigers; UN agency urges caution on tourism; Talks help to build mutual trust; Land rights groups to resume lobbying on two new laws; Industry welcomes airport plan; NLD, 88 students call for further amnesties; US to give $5m for displaced in Rakhine and Kachin states; Head of NLD-LA Malaysia office returns; Red Cross launches program to improve child, maternal health; Death for 13 over murder in Thanlyin; Passport issuing office opens in Mandalay; Wine vows to film on after police run-in; Opium fight fuels food insecurity; New govt advisory body takes shape; UN, govt to begin family planning push; Film star brings anti-trafficking message; President submits state of emergency order to hluttaw; Government has made 255 pledges, says hluttaw vetting committee; Myanmar after military rule; Zaykabar land fight heats up; President to make Thai visit; More arrests made over Rakhine State communal violence...BUSINESS & PROPERTY: Biz community lobbies for FDI protection; New foreign investment hits $133 million: MIC; Myanmar Brewery tops tax payer list; Small cars fetching big auction prices; So, how much does a 1350cc car cost? Myanmar mining summit set for July 23; ECB drops rates to record low; Max Myanmar bids for Aussino; IMF chief warns over growth; Max says to withdraw from Dawei project; Public gold firm formed; Permit delays hurt industry: developers; Great Father Land waits on building permits...TECHNOLOGY...TIMEOUT: Musicians continue fight for youth representation; Humperdinck concert postponed indefinitely; Four galleries host peace art festival; James Bond exhibition marks 50 years; Regional art gets boost in Bangkok; Art sales support NLD education network; Exhibition benefits charity organisation in south Chin State; West?s woes boost Asia?s concert scene; Uzbek artist seeks to stun Europe with giant painting; Pufferfish still a big hit in Japan, despite the risks...TRAVEL...SPORT: Myanmar U-22 qualify; US basketball team gives Myanmar tough lesson

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Myanmar Consolidated Media Co. Ltd.

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2012-07-15

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2012-07-16

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English

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