Bangkok calls for timely solutions to border issues: LAST month?s visit to Thailand by Gen Maung Aye, the Vice Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council has prompted reaction from Thai business people and government officials... World Cup, promotions send TV sales soaring: SALES of televisions have risen sharply in recent months because of special promotional campaigns and the prospect of watching the World Cup... Look outwards, Goh tells Asean: SINGAPORE Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong has expressed impatience over the Association of Southeast Asian Nations for being slow in building trade links outside the regional bloc... Hotels score points with football fans: HOTELS in Yangon are finalising preparations to provide customers with live coverage of World Cup tournament matches in South Korea and Japan... Scores sign on for internet service: BAGAN Cybertech is celebrating a successful launch to its internet and intranet service... Thailand visit hailed as a ‘great success?: THE Government says a visit to Thailand late last month by the Vice Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council, Gen Maung Aye, was a "great success."... Pharmaceuticals firms urged to raise output: A DEPUTY Minister of Health, Professor Dr Mya Oo, has urged pharmaceutical companies to boost production... Ocean research ship pays visit from India: A RESEARCH ship from India visited Yangon last week as part of a joint India-Myanmar oceanographic survey project launched nine years ago... Increased plantings and higher yields create optimistic outlook for key crops: THE Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation says rice production for the 12 months to March 2003 is expected to exceed 14 million tonnes, an increase of about one million tonnes over the previous year... Business people from China form chamber to promote cooperation: YANGON-BASED business people from China have formed an organisation to promote cooperation among members and enhance relations with the Myanmar business community... MWEA urged to improve the lot of women: SECRETARY 1 of the State Peace and Development Council, Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt, has urged the Myanmar Women Entrepreneurs Association to speed up its efforts to improve the social and economic well being of women... Red Cross meet discusses disaster planning: TRAINING in first aid was essential for communities in areas prone to natural... Motivating English language students the key to success: ENSURING that students remain motivated is essential for successfully teaching a foreign language, a conference in Yangon has been told... $1.2m in gem and jade sales expected: SALES totalling about US$1.2 million are expected from a four-day gem and jade emporium which begins in Yangon on May 14... Kyaukse sees $1.7m factory commissioned: PRODUCTION of sewing machines is due to start this month at a US$1.7 million factory in Mandalay Division built with loan funds from the Indian government... Myanmar Overseas Seafarers? Assoc. inaugurated: AN organisation formed late last month to protect the interests of merchant seamen expects to attract more than 30,000 members, a government official has predicted... Maritime & Aerospace Uni?s seek enrolments: THE selection of students and academic staff for Myanmar?s new Maritime University and Aerospace Engineering University has begun, in readiness for the institutions? launch in August... Expatriate Pakistanis cast vote in plebiscite: MORE than 100 people from Yangon?s Pakistani community were able to vote last week in a referendum on President Gen Pervez Musharraf?s political future, a diplomatic source said... Yangon mountaineering team conquer 10,450 Lonkrumadin: A MOUNTAINEERING team battled raging torrents and food and water shortages during a successful attempt to climb a snow-capped peak in Kachin State near the border with India last month.