"The Myanmar Times" March 26-April 1, 2012, Volume 31, No. 620

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NEWS: Mandalay candidates complain over voter list errors; Election heralds new era for film sector; Time to overhaul English teaching; The economic cost of conflict; Govt invites poll observers; By-elections postponed in Kachin State because of security fears; Foreign arrivals rise in January, February; Tarmwe market move in doubt; Voters decrease in Nay Pyi Taw: EC; NLD suit against Meikhtila opponent rejected; Celebrities launch travelling campaign for NLD; Media law review to include private sector; Gem sale gives hotels short-term boost; Boat driver blamed after accident kills at least 25; Mizzima aiming for publication launch in May: spokesman; Hluttaw refuses human rights body budget; Federations to oversee labour strikes; President shores up support on three-nation regional tour; UN chief to visit ?probably? in April; Australia to send election observers; Pyidaungsu Hluttaw to join International Parliamentary Union; Independent associations to replace MWJA, says official; Physio training for blind launched...BUSINESS & PROPERTY: Myanmar to set kyat at 820 a dollar, say sources; MPRL E&P announces gas find in A-6; Swift system to start late April: CB Bank; Dawei port faces growing public backlash; Economists debate return of IFIs; MOGP summit this week; Lead up to CAEXPO begins again; China?s manufacturing slows: HSBC; Irish Republic returns to recession in late 2011, says govt; VN inks 11 deals during March visit; India abandons rail price rises; India auditor rejects reported $210b coal loss; ?Worst is over? in eurozone debt crisis, says ECB chief Draghi; Foreign miners decry Indonesian law change; Condo market heats up: real estate agents; Work on Hledan flyover starts, says official; China?s home prices largely down in Feb; China?s trading hub of Guangzhou booming...TECHNOLOGY: Singapore gains toehold in world weapons industry; Pedal power brings cheap energy to Rwanda; Apple announces dividend as iPad sales rocket...TIMEOUT: MMPO uncovers hidden Aung San painting; Artists request restructure for arts and artisans org; Laurel Art Academy offer film scholarships; Deller exhibits Iraq bombed car, graffiti; Putin weeps, cuddles dog Connie in pop art portraits; Horror films help revive Malaysian movie industry; Video games enter realm of art in Smithsonian exhibition; Acacia Tea Salon: more than just tea...TRAVEL...SPORT...EVENTS FLASH...YOUR STARS; FLIGHT SCHEDULES...TEA BREAK: Acacia Tea Salon: more than just tea

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Myanmar Consolidated Media Co. Ltd

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2012-04-01

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2012-03-27

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English

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