"The Myanmar Times" July 30-August 5, Volume 32, No. 637

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NEWS: Reps ignore ministry on land-grab committee; Quick boom turns to bust as prices dive in Mandalay outskirts; Jakarta voters are caught in a jam; Youth, and their votes, hold the key to nation?s future; Committee continues to vet the military?s VP nominee; Zaykabar files defamation charge against politician over land dispute; Govt looks to rebuild ?rice bowl?; Daw Aung San Suu Kyi urges legislation for ethnic equality; Literature experts tasked with drafting Shan textbook; President to meet 14 more parties; Child Law amendments complete; Ratana Metta begins children?s legal aid program; Election commission flags voting system change; US to let import ban expire, at least temporarily; Farmers protest agri zone, call for return of farmland; Location survey for storm radars underway; Airlines plan large foreigner fare rise; Foreign hotels meet cap as local prices take off; UN agency to begin joint land program; Former mayor sparks outrage with interview; World Bank to open Yangon office; US ban on imports hurting people: ICG; Pakistani Taliban threaten Myanmar; Taiwan?s EVA Air to launch Yangon flights; Visa on arrival for Mandalay, Nay Pyi Taw; Road deaths rise in Yangon; Community urged to join hepatitis fight; Participants declare debate a winner; Govt, ?Singapore Polytechnic sign agreement; UN rapporteur Quintana to visit this week; Vendors threaten Taungbyone boycott; Hluttaw to debate asset disclosure proposal; MP calls for census during debate on Rakhine State; Japan debt payment plan gets green light; Free bus rides to mark anniversary; Prison terms for 92 Thais...BUSINESS & PROPERTY: Ministry targets ?investor-friendly? changes to law; Mineral prospecting, exploration and production: how the permit system works; Mining summit shows international interest, lack of local capacity; Who?s already in Myanmar? Employment, complaints flow from pipeline; By the numbers: Myanmar-China oil and gas pipelines; Governments back Dawei project; Traders sidestep restrictions to export rice to China; Policy change sees imports rise as exports plunge: official; MFF urges farmers to set fish limits; Industry welcomes proposed law amendment; Baghdad in need of 750,000 homes: govt; City council approves NYU expansion plans; Stadium nominated for architecture prize...TECHNOLOGY: Sun-powered plane returns home after historic flight; NATO confronts tech-savvy Taliban fighters; Virtual lips for long-distance lovers; China censors coverage of deadly Beijing flooding...TIEMOUT: Lead actors for Aung San f ilm announced; Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi starts Daw Suu Kyi documentary; In memory of Taw Paya Galay, a prince of a man; Singer Daw Mar Mar Aye releases memoir of divorce; Tale of young loafers gets OK; Transformed riverscapes inspire SE Asian artists; Springsteen fought depression: report; Guerilla playlists for Indonesian primates; Chardonnay shines bright as Stony Hill marks 60 years; How much gold can you safely eat?...TRAVEL...SPORT: 100 gold medals our target, says minister; Korean flag blunder mars Olympics start; Bardoe steps into limelight on Yangon?s big stage; Yangon to host international marathon; London opens Games with style...

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Myanmar Consolidated Media Co. Ltd.

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2012-08-05

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2012-08-06

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English

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