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In brief:
un continues to unleash its arsenal of
celebrity ambassadors, wont confirm
reports Angelina Jolie may be deployed
again soon: At this stage, we cant rule
it out
Once was
Burma ...
Next week:
Michelle Yeoh steadfastly refuses
to address boat crisis, draws ire of
rights groups
1557
The number of major battles the
Tatmadaw has been embroiled in since
1948. Source: GnLM
16,571
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President U Thein Sein (left) shakes hand with Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Speaker
Thura U Shwe Mann in Nay Pyi Taw on October 31, 2014. Photo: EPA
because of provisions in the 2008 constitution. However, the law does not
prevent the president from running as
a party candidate in the elections.
According to the constitution, the
president does not take part in party
activities but if the president and Union ministers want to run in the elections, we will follow the law. Now we
are discussing with legal advisers about
the law, U Thein Swe said.
He cautioned that those wanting to
join the party must obey its rules and
regulations. Those remarks could be
aimed at reports that 100 military officers led by Senior General Min Aung
Hlaing, commander-in-chief of the
armed forces, were likely to take up
top posts in the USDP and run in the
elections. U Thein Swe said the number
100 was not correct, but he confirmed
that some military figures would join
the party.
Central committee and military
officials are now discussing the issue.
We hope we will officially announce
our candidate list within two weeks,
he said.
Senior General Min Aung Hlaing
is reported to be on the point of retirement and about to enter the political fray, possibly with an eye to the
presidency.
We have not received any information that Senior General Min Aung Hlaing wants to join the party. If he wants
to be a politician and can accept our
party rules and regulations, then the
party will accept him as a member, U
Thein Swe said.
He said the party was open to civilians and those from a military background, as long as they were good
public figures. To run as candidates
they would need to be accepted by the
majority of the party, he said.
Central executive committee members said winning the elections was the
first priority, rather than selection of its
presidential candidate.
We have to struggle very hard to
win the elections, said U Zaw Myint Pe,
a central executive committee member.
News 3
UEC
launches
website
TECHNICIANS and electoral
officials are scrambling to complete a website that will eventually allow voters to check that
their names and other details
are correct. The Union Election
Commission (UEC) said the current version of the website was
still provisional, although details
of some voters who live in some
Yangon townships are available
on the site.
U Win Kyi, a member of the
UEC, said the website was a test
version and information would
not yet be complete or correct.
It was launched on May 26,
but a lot still needs to be done, he
told The Myanmar Times. Voters
can type in their name, national
identity card number and township and search for their names,
he said, adding that work was still
proceeding to input all the data
required.
I am not sure how many
names have been uploaded to
the test website, but I think they
will be resident in some of the 10
townships of Yangon that were
the first targeted under a national
program to overhaul electoral
rolls.
Daw Yadanar Tun, a member
of the Myanmar Informationtechnology Development Organisation (MIDO), which has helped
the Yangon Region election subcommission with the project, said
some additional features were
still needed.
The website is user-friendly,
but it would be better if there
were a feature such as a pictographic guide showing how the
numbers of Citizenship Scrutiny
Card or date of birth should be
typed, she said.
She also said only computers
with the Unicode font system
installed would be able to read
the website correctly. The website does not support the English
language. Lun Min Mang
minorities. But with an election scheduled for early November, time is running out for these talks to yield fruit.
U Aye Maung, leader of the Rakhine National Party and also the
designated ethnic minority representative at the six-party talks, told
the media after meeting the Speaker
on May 29, The question is whether
parliament can proceed with this issue even without agreement in the
six-way talks.
It is expected that parliament will
discuss some issues related to the
constitution next week, including the
questions of the sharing of power and
natural resources between the Union
government and the states and regions.
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Media conflicts
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minister says
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KYAW THU
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An Elite Express bus slammed into a traffic circle in Tadaoo and flipped over yesterday. Photo: Ministry of Information
Local officials blamed the accident on the driver not being fully
awake when he took over his shift at
the wheel.
The incident happened because the driver was woken from
his sleep and asked to drive, said U
Kyaw San, minister for transport in
Mandalay Region.
The driver who was at the wheel
at the time of the accident fled the
scene, while the other bus driver was
questioned by investigating police.
When the driver was questioned in police custody and was
asked about the speed, he wrongly identified the speed limit on
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After we explained,
they understood
that most boat
people drifting in
the sea are not from
Myanmar.
U Htin Lynn
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
First private
TB treatment
centre opens
SHWE YEE SAW MYINT
MYINT KAY THI
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TOE Linn Aung in Yangons North
Dagon township has become the first
private hospital to open a centre dedicated to treating tuberculosis.
Labs and technicians will be provided by the Myanmar Medical Association TB program with funding from
the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
Dr That Maung Naing, who manages the associations TB program,
said the MMA had begun urging
private hospitals to open TB care
centres last year. While many were
interested, he said it was very difficult due to a lack of specialised staff
and equipment.
We believe helping the private sector to open TB health centres can reduce the infection rate and encourage
patients to seek early treatment. Most
hospitals dont want to accept TB patients because of the risk of infection,
he said, adding that about 20 state
hospitals accept TB patients.
Dr That Maung Naing said one or
two private hospitals would open TB
care centres next year with the support of the MMA TB program.
The infection rate for tuberculosis
is 373 people per 100,000, according to
the 2013 Global TB report.
Dr Ba Shwe, an executive committee member of Jivitadana Sangaha
Hospital, said introducing TB care
in the private sector was a positive
development.
Currently, patients found to have
TB symptoms are referred to the township health department but not all
patients seek treatment at the government centres.
Though the doctors refer them to
the health department, some patients
dont go, he said. If the TB clinic is
operating in a private hospital, patients can get a check-up immediately,
as well as early treatment.
6 News
Final census
results set for
2016 release
Rakhine, Kachin,
and Kayin states
KACHIN
YE MON
yeemontun2013@gmail.com
We will release
the data on
ethnicity, religion,
occupation and
industry in
early 2016.
U Khin Yi
Union population minister
SAGAING
Fertility rate:
CHIN
Population
51.5
50%
Million
SHAN
under
age 27
in 1983
Urban areas: 1.8 children
Rural areas: 2.5 children
RAKHINE
KAYAH
BAGO
YANGON
MON
KAYIN
AYEYARWADY
Life expectancy:
Men
Women
Highest
Lowest
: 63.9 years
: 69.9 years
: Mon State (71.7
years) and Yangon
(71.2 years)
: Magwe (60.6 years)
and Ayeyarwady
regions (61.0 years)
TANINTHARYI
IN DEPTH
A breakdown of the population
pyramid showed a narrower base in
the 0-9 years age group than in 1983,
highlighting the effect of declining
birth rates since the previous census
was conducted.
On the other hand, the proportion
of young people is growing and the
emerging youth bulge creates favourable conditions for a demographic dividend in Myanmar, the ministry said.
The average fertility rate for women
living from 15 to at least 49 years is 2.3
children, a figure close to the Southeast
Asian average.
Life expectancy is among the lowest
in the region, however. Men live an average of 63.9 years, while women live six
years longer, for a nation average of 66.8
years. There is a stark rural-urban divide,
however, with those in cities living on average nearly seven years longer.
Magwe and Ayeyarwady regions
had the lowest life expectancy of 60.6
and 61 years respectively. Those two
regions also had the highest under-5
mortality rates, at 108 and 105 deaths
per 1000 live births respectively more
than twice the rate in Yangon. The national average is 72.
The national literacy rate compares
well with the wider region, at 89.5pc
of the population, below the rate of
93.5pc in Thailand but well above
62.8pc in India. About 80pc of My-
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Views
EDITORIAL
Let us count
the ways...
LAST November presidential adviser U
Myint said the governments approach
to statistics would start from scratch.
Decades of disastrous meddling had
long twisted facts to the governments
favour, counting what it wanted to
be true rather than what was true. He
called accurate stats a crucial governance tool vital to democratic transition.
All this comes to mind as results
are released from last years nationwide census. The 2014 count the first
since 1983, the broadest since 1931
cost US$60 million. Why bother?
Because nothing elections aside
stands to affect our future more. Prior
to last Augusts provisional results, most
thought Myanmar contained 5-10 million people too many. Now we can allocate funds properly, giving each a fairer
share. And the new data is already revealing much about what kind of country we live in: for example, that urban
residents live on average seven years
longer than rural residents.
Stats like this galvanise change. Last
week the president said results would
play a crucial role in shaping the future of our country and our society.
Without a bedrock of accurate data, reforms could only leave us back where U
Myint admitted wed been for decades.
The gaps, however, are telling.
Around 1.2 million people in Kachin,
Kayin and Rakhine states, already
disadvantaged, risk further disenfranchisement after going uncounted.
Ethnic, religious, occupation and
industry figures are delayed until
early 2016, pending talks with ethnic
groups. The census has helped reveal
the extent to which disagreement exists over categorization of ethnicity, a
joint government-UN statement said.
Not all these categories need to be
delayed over that issue: It would be
worrying if this signalled a massaging
of results. But if the census brings a rethink of the official list of 135 ethnic
groups dating only to 1989, and criticised as misleading ever since well be
much closer to U Myints goal of seeing
the nation tallied as it is, not as the government wants it to appear.
Business
Central
Bank
moves to
limit US
dollars
JEREMY MULLINS
jeremymullins7@gmail.com
THE Central Bank of Myanmar has
moved to prevent dollarisation by
limiting US dollar withdrawals and
reinforcing rules against paying in
a currency other than the kyat.
The May 29 announcements by
the Central Bank are aimed at preventing more widespread use of the
US dollar, against a backdrop of a
depreciating kyat.
It has placed a limit on dollar
withdrawals, meaning no more
than US$5000 may be withdrawn
from a bank account on two occasions each week though embassies, UN organisations and international NGOs are exempt.
The limit is on the US dollar
cash withdrawals only, a senior
Central Bank official said.
There is no restriction on foreign currency payments for both
domestic and international. There
is no restriction on local currency
payments. There is no restriction
on foreign currency exchange.
The Central Bank also issued a
notice stating that transactions inside the country must be conducted
in kyat, a rule that is already on the
books but unevenly enforced.
The moves come as the kyat has
tumbled about 6 percent against
the dollar so far this year, according to the Central Banks official
reference rate, but closer to 11pc if
market rates are used. On May 29
the Central Banks rate was K1090 a
dollar, while the markets rate was
closer to K1135.
Myanmar Oriental Bank chair U
Mya Than said the decision to limit withdrawals to $10,000 a week
from domestic bank branches followed a high-ranking meeting in
Nay Pyi Taw in May.
The move came in response to
concerns on dollarisation, or the
increased use of the dollar instead
of the local currency. Other ASEAN
countries, such as Cambodia, predominantly use the dollar rather
than the local currency, resulting in
less control over its own monetary
policy.
U Mya Than said there are also
practical difficulties in Myanmar,
as local banks often do not have
enough dollars on hand to meet demand. This creates problems when
people are not able to withdraw
any money from their US dollar accounts.
We do not print US dollars
here, he said.
Adding to the complications,
most US dollar inflows come in
forms of electronic payments
through methods such as SWIFT
transfers, though when people
withdrawal money in Myanmar
they want cash, rather than electronic currency.
We need to prevent dollarisation, said U Mya Than.
Turning to the restrictions on
dollars is a way of promoting local
currency use inside the country.
Inflation fears
prompted by
K10,000 notes
AYE
THIDAR
KYAW
ayethidarkyaw@gmail.com
HTIN
LYNN
AUNG
htynlynnaung@gmail.com
PERCENT
8.5
KILOMETRES
20
BUSINESS 10
BUSINESS 12
Buying
K1185
K300
K802
K32
K1097
Selling
K1205
K310
K816
K34
K1099
Quality the
priority
over timing
for Yangon
Exchange
JEREMY MULLINS
jeremymullins7@gmail.com
THE Yangon Stock Exchange may
not arrive in October, as preparations are focused on providing a
quality market rather than solely on
timing, according to deputy finance
minister Dr Maung Maung Thein.
The target we have set is October
this year, but its just a target. Our
intention is just to deliver the quality
goods, not [only] the timing. It might
be earlier than October, it might be
later than October no problem,
he told The Myanmar Times on the
sidelines of an insurance press event
on May 30.
There is still much to do before
the Yangon Stock Exchange, Myanmars first modern bourse, opens.
While KBZ has been selected as the
settlement bank and Japan Exchange
Group, Daiwa Securities information-gathering arm and state-owned
Myanma Economic Bank have signed
a joint venture agreement to establish the exchange, some critics say
the pace of progress has been slow.
The underwriters, brokers, dealers and advisers for the exchange
have not yet been selected. A total
of 57 applications were received in
April, though the winners will not be
announced until June.
The winners will be required to
meet a number of conditions, including a paid-up capital requirement of
K15 billion (US$13.7 million) for underwriters, K10 billion for brokers,
K7 billion for dealers and K30 million for advisers.
Dr Maung Maung Thein, who is
also chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Myanmar,
said the full list of 57 companies will
not be disclosed. Only [the names
of those] who pass the exam will be
released, he said.
Dr Maung Maung Thein also said
he is hopeful that the criteria that
companies must meet to list will
be released as early as this week.
He said the criteria is finished and
is now being finalised, after careful
consideration from experts on ensuring it strikes the right balance between encouraging companies to list
and maintaining strong corporate
standards.
If it is too rigid, there will be
no listed companies. If it is too lax,
there will be a lot of listing companies and it might confuse the public,
he said.
While Myanmar can take some international best-practices, it cannot
simply copy another countrys standards, as it has a difference culture
and economic situation.
We cannot make a carbon copy
of the foreign model. So we have to
think about foreign models in our
context. We have to be very careful
about this thing and repeatedly review it again and again.
So far, First Myanmar Investment, Myanmar Agribusiness Public
Company and Asia Green Development Bank have declared their intention to list, though not all of them
are likely to be ready this year.
The Sheraton Yangon Hotel remains under construction as of May 29. Photo: Aung Khant
LAUNCH DATE
2017
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DICA permits 7 companies in May
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and VERNALIS (R&D) LIMITED at 35 rue de Verdun 92284
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IN PICTURES A man walks by the 1908 Central Post Office building on Strand
Road. It received a heritage marker fom the Yangon Heritage Trust
on May 29. The blue plaque says, This building was built as the
offices of the Scottish rice company Bulloch Bros & Co. It became
the General Post Office after the original Post Office was badly
damaged during the 1930 earthquake. Photo: Aung Khant
LICENCES
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NEW DELHI
HONG KONG
Cathay
Pacific
strike
averted
A SUMMER strike threatened by flight
attendants at Hong Kongs flag carrier
Cathay Pacific has been called off after
an agreement with management following two days of negotiations.
The Cathay Pacific Airways Flight
Attendants Union announced the twoweek strike for August after a two-day
sit-in last week at the citys Chek Lap
Kok airport failed to win concessions.
Workers kicked off their action after
Cathay cut wages and changed working
conditions.
The new moves meant that crew
who joined after April 16 saw their pay
rise to HK$159.40 (US$20.56) an hour
after their first three years, down from
HK$176.80.
The airline also cut lunch allowances for attendants flying through Melbourne, while the union said it had also
removed a legal protection clause from
its operational manual.
However, Cathay said in a statement
last week that discussions this week
were constructive and produced a
memorandum of understanding between the two parties.
The memorandum that has been
signed today was made possible because all parties entered into these discussions in good faith, the statement
added.
Details of the agreement have not
yet been made public.
News footage from Now Television
News showed representatives from
both sides shaking hands to the sound
of applause.
We will put our [strike] preparation
on hold, Dora Lai, head of the union,
told reporters.
The result is a big improvement,
added MS Lai, who had said last week
that 6400 union members could be mobilised for the summer strike if the company did not listen to their demands.
AFP
chief economist at YES Bank, indicating the Reserve Bank of India was almost certain to reduce interest rates
tomorrow for a third time this year.
Key sectors like agriculture and
construction are slowing down. The
GDP number is really being supported largely on the basis of strong tax
collections.
The government now should
move to arrest the slide in economic
momentum and support growth. A 25basis-point cut from the RBI is very
much on the cards, she added.
Indias central bank has already cut
interest rates twice this year by a total
of 50 basis points to 7.50pc.
Mr Modis right-wing government,
which swept to power in general elections last May on pledges to boost a
flagging economy, wants RBI governor
Raghuram Rajan to slice more points
Cambodian
Exchange to
receive third listing
Cambodias second-largest
port, Phnom Penh Autonomous
Port, is aiming to be listed
on the Cambodia Securities
Exchange by this November,
which would help raise funds
for the development of a new
terminal, a senior port official
said.
Hei Bavy, director general at
Phnom Penh Autonomous Port
(PPAP), said the port has come
a long way in improving internal
working systems and changing its accounting practices
to comply with international
standards.
It has taken us some
time for these preparations.
We have made good progress
since starting this project more
than a year ago, Mr Bavy said.
With the money we get from
the listing, we are planning to
expand the second phase of
development at a new terminal
in Kandal and the project is
expected to be worth around
US$10 million.
The public offering, which
is being managed by Yong Yang
Securities, will help increase the
terminals capacity to 300,000
containers, from the 150,000 developed during the first phase.
The Phnom Penh Post
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NANJING
A Chinese security staff member stands guard shortly before the Swiss-made solar-powered plane Solar Impulse 2 takes
off from Nanjings Lukou International Airport in Nanjing, in Chinas eastern Jiangsu province, early yesterday. Photo: AFP
KUALA LUMPUR
15
World
BANGKOK
Barrel bombs
kill 71 civilians in
Aleppo
WORLD 17
WORLD 16
HONG KONG
KATHMANDU
SINGAPORE
China has
reclaimed over
2000 acres ... And
China did so in only
the last 18 months.
Ashton Carter
US defence secretary
Pro-democracy protesters take turns to speak as they stand behind a huge banner in Hong Kong on May 31, before a rally to commemorate the 1989 crackdown
at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, prior to the incidents 26th anniversary on June 4. Thousands are expected on June 4 for the annual remembrance ceremony. Photo: AFP
Schoolgirl Ankita Kapali, 11, looks on as she has her hair done before leaving for
school in Bhaktapur on the outskirts of Kathmandu on May 31. Photo: AFP
Kathmandu valley.
Dilli Ram Rimal, director general
of the education department, said he
hoped more would reopen in coming
weeks.
We understand that not all
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ALEPPO
SHATEC
(Reg: No. IV/16925/2014)
People gather at the scene after government forces allegedly dropped barrel
bombs on the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on May 30. Photo: AFP
WASHINGTON
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SANAA
DUBAI
Coalition using
cluster bombs: HRW
HUMAN Rights Watch yesterday
published new evidence alleging a
Saudi-led coalition is using internationally banned cluster bombs in
Yemen, urging it to stop such attacks
that were harming civilians.
The New York-based watchdog
said it documented the use of three
types of cluster munitions in Yemen,
where Saudi-led warplanes have
pounded positions of Shiite rebels
and allies loyal to former president
Ali Abdullah Saleh since March 26.
The Saudi-led coalition and
other warring parties in Yemen need to recognise that using
banned cluster munitions is very
likely to harm civilians, said
HRWs senior emergencies researcher Ole Solvang.
These weapons cant distinguish
These weapons
cant
distinguish
military targets
from civilians.
Ole Solvang
Human Rights Watch
A Huthi militant poses next to a house said to belong to a Huthi leader, which was destroyed in an air strike by the Saudiled coalition in the capital Sanaa on May 29. Photo: AFP
early 2012 after waging a bloody crackdown on a year of protests calling for
an end to his three decades of ironfisted rule.
His forces have been backing the
Huthi rebels who seized Sanaa in September before fanning out across the
country.
In his interview, Mr Saleh renewed
calls for talks in Geneva between Yemeni parties as well as Yemen and Saudi
Arabia which he accused of seeking
to sow sedition in the war-torn country.
But sooner or later we will hold
talks with Saudi Arabia, said the former president who belongs to the Huthis Zaidi offshoot of Shiite Islam.
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GENEVA
WASHINGTON
US police killing
two people per
day so far in 2015
HYDERABAD
NEW YORK
ernment prosecutors.
Ms Forrest read from chilling
online messages and journal entries
that she said showed Mr Ulbricht
had displayed arrogance, knew
exactly what he was doing and had
an escape plan to flee the country.
Im
running
a
goddamn
multi-million-dollar criminal enterprise, she read out.
His own writings proved that he
was callous as to the consequences
and the harm and suffering it may
cause others, she said.
The government said Silk Road
conducted 50,000 sales of heroin,
80,000 sales of cocaine and 30,000
of methamphetamine highly addictive and dangerous drugs.
Forrest said Mr Ulbricht was no
better than a common drug dealer
and blind to the collateral damage to society caused by expanding
the drugs market. His central philosophy was that the US War on
Drugs was inherently flawed, and
that legalisation and a free market
is the best way toward moderating
societys drug use and abuse.
I dont know you feel a lot of
remorse for the people you hurt. I
dont know you know you hurt a lot
of people.
She said she found profoundly moving the nearly 100 letters
written from family and friends
testifying to a kind, intelligent and
loved friend, saying that he was a
very complex person.
Mr Ulbricht created the Silk Road
in January 2011, and owned and
operated the underground site until
it was shut down by the FBI in October
2013, when he was arrested in a San
Francisco library.
The US government has called it
the most sophisticated and extensive criminal marketplace on the
internet used by vendors in more
than 10 countries in North America
and Europe. AFP
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BRUSSELS
EU speaks
out on Russia
blacklist
THE European Union hit out May 30
at a travel ban imposed by Russia on
89 European citizens many of whom
are outspoken Kremlin critics calling
it totally arbitrary and unjustified.
The formerly undisclosed list was
revealed to European diplomats late
last week, and includes past and serving parliamentarians and ministers
who have openly criticised President Vladimir Putin and the war in
Ukraine.
Military figures and secret service
chiefs are also thought to be on the
list.
European politicians who discovered they had been banned from travelling to Russia wore the badge proudly, as Brussels took aim at Moscow for
the decision.
Beyond releasing the names of the
blacklisted individuals to diplomats,
Moscow has failed to provide any
other information on legal basis, criteria and process of this decision, the
EUs foreign service said.
We consider this measure as totally arbitrary and unjustified, especially
in the absence of any further clarification and transparency, it added.
Blacklisted politicians were nevertheless proud about being banned by
Russia.
Those who try to censor us and
make us scared for standing up for values deserve even more criticism. For
me its about being very committed to
A Ukrainian serviceman fires a grenade launcher on positions on the front line of fighting against pro-Russian separatists
near Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on May 30. Photo: AFP
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The bomber blew up himself inside the Alhaji Haruna mosque next to
Maiduguris Monday Market just after
afternoon prayers began at roughly
3:30pm (1430 GMT), Borno police
chief Aderemi Opadokun and witnesses said.
The roof was blown off and fire
destroyed the mats and a few Korans,
market trader Nura Khalid told AFP.
Mr Opadokun said 26 were killed
and 28 others injured, describing the
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MandalaY to Yangon
Yangon to HeHo
HeHo to Yangon
Flight
Days
Dep
Arr
Flight
Days
Dep
Arr
Flight
Days
Dep
Arr
Flight
Days
Dep
Arr
Y5 775
Daily
6:00
7:10
Y5 233
Daily
7:50
9:00
YH 917
Daily
6:10
9:15
YH 918
Daily
9:15
10:25
W9 515
6:00
7:25
W9 201
Daily
8:40
10:35
7Y 131
2,4,6,7
6:30
9:20
W9 201
Daily
9:25
10:35
YJ 211
5, 7
6:00
8:05
YJ 891
1,2
8:40
10:35
K7 222
1,3,5
6:30
9:30
7Y 132
2,4,6,7
9:35
10:45
YH 917
Daily
6:10
8:30
7Y 132
2,4,6,7
8:50
10:45
7Y 131
Daily
7:15
10:05
K7 223
1,3,5
9:45
11:00
YJ 891
1,2
6:20
8:25
K7 223
1,3,5
8:55
11:00
Y5 649
Daily
10:30
12:45
YJ 761
Daily
12:25
17:00
7Y 131
2,4,6,7
6:30
8:35
YH 918
Daily
9:15
10:25
YJ 751
12:10
7Y 242
1,3,5
15:55
18:45
K7 222
1,3,5
6:30
8:40
6T 806
2,4,6
10:30
11:40
K7 224
2,4,6,7
14:30
15:45
K7 225
2,4,6,7
16:00
19:00
6T 805
2,4,6
6:30
7:40
YJ 212
5,7
10:40
12:35
7Y 241
1,3,5
14:30
15:40
W9 129
1,3,6
16:55
19:10
W9 129
1,3,6
15:30
16:40
YJ 201
1,2,3,4
7:00
8:55
YJ 202
1,2,3,4
12:00
13:25
W9 201
Daily
7:00
8:25
YJ 761
1,2,4
13:10
17:00
W9201
7:00
8:25
YJ 602
15:40
17:35
8M 6603
9:00
10:10
7Y 242
1,3,5
16:40
18:45
YJ 601
11:00
12:25
K7 225
2,4,6,7
16:50
19:00
YJ 761
1,2,4
11:00
12:55
YH 728
17:00
18:25
YH 729
2,4,6
11:00
14:00
W9 152/W97152
17:05
18:30
YH 737
3,5
11:00
13:10
Y5 776
Daily
17:10
18:20
YH 727
11:30
13:40
W9 211
17:10
19:15
YH 737
11:30
13:40
YH 738
3,5
17:10
18:35
W9 251
2,5
11:30
12:55
8M 6604
17:20
18:30
1,3,4,5,6,7 11:00
MYeik to Yangon
Days
Dep
Arr
Flight
Days
Dep
Arr
8:15
6T 706
1,3,5
8:25
9:35
9:05
Y5 326
1,5
8:35
10:05
Tel: 656969
Fax: 656998, 651020
6T 705
1,3,5
7:00
8:10
7Y 532
2,4,6
15:35
17:40
7Y 531
2,4,6
11:15
13:20
K7 320
1,3,5,7
11:30
13:35
Y5 325
15:30
17:00
Y5 326
17:15
18:45
SO 201
Daily
8:20
10:40
SO 202
Daily
13:20
15:40
Yangon to sittwe
8M 903
1,2,4,5,7
17:20
18:30
16:35
YH 738
17:40
19:05
K7 422
2,4,6
8:00
9:55
K7 423
2,4,6
10:10
11:30
Y5 234
Daily
15:20
16:30
YH 730
2,4,6
17:45
19:10
7Y 413
1,3,5,7
10:30
12:20
7Y 414
1,3,5,7
12:35
13:55
W9 211
15:30
16:55
W9 252
2,5
18:15
19:40
W9 309
1,3,6
11:30
12:55
W9 309
1,3,6
13:10
14:55
6T 611
Daily
11:45
12:55
6T 612
Daily
13:15
14:20
Dep
Arr
Days
Dep
Arr
Flight
Days
Dep
Arr
Yangon to tHandwe
16:25
Days
sittwe to Yangon
14:30
Flight
7:00
14:30
Arr
6:45
1,3,5
Dep
1,5
2,4,6,7
Days
1,3,5,7
7Y 241
Flight
Y5 325
K7 224
K7 319
Flight
Yangon to MYeik
Flight
Domestic Airlines
tHandwe to Yangon
Airline Codes
YJ 201
1,2,3,4
7:00
7:55
SO 101
Daily
7:00
8:00
Flight
Days
Dep
Arr
Flight
Days
Dep
Arr
ND 910
1,2,3,4,5
7:15
8:15
YJ 201
1,2,3,4
8:10
13:25
K7 422
2,4,6
8:00
8:55
K7 422
2,4,6
9:10
11:30
ND 105
1,2,3,4,5
10:45
11:40
ND 9102
1,2,3,4,5
8:35
9:35
7Y 413
1,3,5
10:30
11:20
7Y 413
1,3,5
11:35
13:55
SO = APEX Airlines
ND 107
11:25
12:20
ND 104
1,2,3,4,5
9:20
10:15
ND 109
1,2,3,4,5
14:55
15:40
ND 106
10:00
10:55
W9 309
1,3,6
11:30
13:50
7Y 413
12:05
14:20
ND 9109
1,2,3,4,5
17:00
18:00
ND 108
1,2,3,4,5
13:30
14:25
7Y 413
11:00
11:50
W9 309
1,3,6
14:05
14:55
Y5 421
1,3,4,6
15:45
16:40
Y5 422
1,3,4,6
16:55
17:50
K7 = Air KBZ
ND 111
18:25
19:20
ND 110
17:00
17:55
SO 102
Daily
18:00
19:00
ND 9110
1,2,3,4,5
18:20
19:20
Yangon to nYaung u
Flight
YJ 211
YH 917
YJ 891
K7 222
7Y 131
K7 224
7Y 241
W9 129
W9 211
W9 129
Days
5,7
Daily
1,2
1,3,5
2,4,6,7
2,4,6,7
1,3,5
1,3,6
4
1
Dep
6:00
6:10
6:20
6:30
6:30
14:30
14:30
15:30
15:30
15:30
nYaung u to Yangon
Arr
7:20
7:45
7:40
7:50
7:50
17:25
17:10
17:35
17:40
17:35
Yangon to MYitkYina
Flight
Days
Dep
Flight
YH 918
YJ 891
7Y 132
K7 223
K7 225
W9 129
7Y 242
Days
Daily
1,2
2,4,6,7
1,3,5
2,4,6,7
1,3,6
1,3,5
Dep
7:45
7:55
8:05
8:05
17:40
17:50
17:25
Arr
10:25
10:35
10:45
11:00
19:00
19:10
18:45
MYitkYina to Yangon
Arr
Flight
Days
Dep
Arr
Yangon to dawei
dawei to Yangon
W9 = Air Bagan
Y5 = Golden Myanmar Airlines
Flight
Days
Dep
Arr
Flight
Days
Dep
Arr
K7 319
1,3,5,7
7:00
8:10
YH 634
2,4,6
12:15
13:25
YH 633
2,4,6
7:00
8:25
K7 320
1,3,5,7
12:25
13:35
SO 201
Daily
8:20
9:40
6T 708
3,5,7
14:15
15:15
6T = AirMandalay
6T 707
3,5,7
10:30
11:30
SO 202
Daily
14:20
15:40
7Y 531
2,4,6
11:15
12:20
7Y 532
2,4,6
16:35
17:40
Yangon to lasHio
lasHio to Yangon
Flight
Days
Dep
Arr
Dep
Arr
YH 729
2,4,6
11:00
13:00
YJ 752
3,5,7
16:10
17:55
YJ 751
3,5,7
11:00
13:15
YH 730
2,4,6
16:45
19:10
Yangon to putao
Flight
Days
putao to Yangon
6T 805
2,4,6
6:30
8:55
6T 806
2,4,6
9:10
11:40
Flight
Days
Dep
Arr
Flight
Days
Dep
Arr
YH 826
1,3.5
7:00
9:40
YJ 202
1,2,3,4
10:35
13:25
YH 826
1,3,5
7:00
10:35
YH 634
10:35
13:55
YJ 201
1,2,3,4
7:00
10:20
YH 827
1,3,5
11:30
13:55
YJ 233
11:00
15:10
YJ 234
15:25
18:15
YH 633
7:00
10:35
YH 827
1,3,5
10:35
13:55
W9 251
2,5
11:30
14:25
W9 252
2,5
16:45
19:40
W9 251
2,5
11:30
15:25
W9 252
2,5
15:45
19:40
YH = Yangon Airways
YJ = Asian Wings
Subject to change
without notice
Day
1 = Monday
2 = Tuesday
3 = Wednesday
4 = Thursday
5 = Friday
6 = Saturday
7 = Sunday
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NEW DELHI
YANGON TO BANGKOK
Days
Dep
Arr
PG 706
Daily
6:15
8M 335
Daily
7:40
TG 304
Daily
9:50
PG 702
Daily
10:30
TG 302
Daily
15:00
PG 708
Daily
15:15
8M 331
Daily
16:30
PG 704
Daily
18:20
Y5 237
Daily
19:00
TG 306
Daily
19:45
YANGON TO DON MUEANG
8:30
9:25
11:45
12:25
16:55
17:10
18:15
20:15
20:50
21:40
DD 4231
Daily
8:00
FD 252
Daily
8:30
FD 254
Daily
17:30
DD 4239
Daily
21:00
YANGON TO SINGAPORE
9:50
10:15
19:05
22:45
8M 231
Daily
8:25
Y5 2233
Daily
9:45
TR 2823
Daily
9:45
SQ 997
Daily
10:35
3K 582
Daily
11:15
MI 533
2,4,6
13:45
MI 519
Daily
17:30
3K 584
2,3,5
19:15
YANGON TO KUALA LUMPUR
12:50
14:15
14:25
15:10
15:45
20:50
22:05
23:45
8M 501
AK 505
MH 741
8M 9506
8M 9508
MH 743
AK 503
11:50
12:50
16:30
16:30
20:05
20:05
23:45
Flights
Days
Flights
Days
Flights
Days
1,2,3,5,6
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Dep
Arr
Dep
Arr
Dep
Arr
7:50
8:30
12:15
12:15
15:45
15:45
19:30
YANGON TO BEIJING
Flights
Days
Dep
Days
Dep
Arr
Flights
BANGKOK TO YANGON
Days
Dep
Arr
TG 303
Daily
7:55
PG 701
Daily
8:50
Y5 238
Daily
21:30
8M 336
Daily
10:40
TG 301
Daily
13:05
PG 707
Daily
13:40
PG 703
Daily
16:45
TG 305
Daily
17:50
8M 332
Daily
19:15
PG 705
Daily
20:15
DON MUEANG TO YANGON
8:50
9:40
22:20
11:25
14:00
14:30
17:35
18:45
20:00
21:30
DD 4230
Daily
6:20
FD 251
Daily
7:15
FD 253
Daily
16:20
DD 4238
Daily
19:30
SINGAPORE TO YANGON
7:05
8:00
17:00
20:15
TR 2822
Daily
7:20
Y5 2234
Daily
7:20
SQ 998
Daily
7:55
3K 581
Daily
8:55
MI 533
2,4,6
11:35
8M 232
Daily
13:50
MI 518
Daily
15:15
3K 583
2,3,5
17:05
KUALA LUMPUR TO YANGON
8:45
8:50
9:20
10:25
15:00
15:15
16:40
18:35
AK 504
8M 9505
MH 740
8M 502
8M 9507
MH 742
AK 502
AI 227
8:00
11:15
11:15
13:50
14:50
14:50
19:00
13:20
Flights
Days
Flights
Days
Flights
Flights
Days
Dep
Arr
Dep
Arr
Dep
Arr
Daily
6:55
Daily
10:05
Daily
10:05
1,2,3,5,6
12:50
Daily
13:40
Daily
13:40
Daily
17:50
1
10:35
BEIJING TO YANGON
Days
Dep
Days
Dep
Arr
CA 906
3,5,7
23:50 05:50+1
YANGON TO GUANGZHOU
CA 905
3,5,7
19:30
GUANGZHOU TO YANGON
22:50
8M 711
CZ 3056
CZ 3056
CZ 3055
CZ 3055
8M 712
3,6
8:40
1,5
14:40
2,4,7
14:15
TAIPEI TO YANGON
10:25
16:30
15:50
1,2,3,5,6
7:00
KUNMING TO YANGON
9:55
Flights
Flights
CI 7916
Flights
Arr
Flights
2,4,7
8:40
3,6
11:25
1,5
17:30
YANGON TO TAIPEI
13:15
16:15
22:15
1,2,3,5,6
10:50
YANGON TO KUNMING
16:15
CI 7915
Arr
Flights
Days
CA 416
MU 2012
MU 2032
Flights
Days
Dep
Arr
Dep
Daily
12:15
3
12:40
1,2,4,5,6,7 15:20
YANGON TO HANOI
Days
15:55
18:45
18:40
Dep
Arr
Flights
Days
MU 2011
CA 415
MU 2031
Flights
Days
Arr
Dep
Arr
Dep
Arr
3
8:25
Daily
10:45
1,2,4,5,6,7 13:55
HANOI TO YANGON
Days
11:50
11:15
14:30
Dep
Arr
International Airlines
All Nippon Airways (NH)
Tel: 255412, 413
Tel: 09254049991~3
Air India
Condor (DE)
Dragonair (KA)
VN 957
1,3,5,6,7
16:50
18:10
HO CHI MINH CITY TO YANGON
VN 942
Flights
AI 701
QR 919
Flights
Days
Dep
Days
Dep
Arr
Flights
2,4,7
14:25
YANGON TO DOHA
17:15
VN 943
1,5
14:05
1,4,6
8:00
YANGON TO SEOUL
Arr
19:50
11:10
Flights
Days
Dep
Arr
AI 401
QR 918
Flights
Days
Dep
Days
Dep
13:25
1,5
7:00
3,5,7
20:40
SEOUL TO YANGON
Arr
13:20
06:25+1
Days
Dep
0Z 770
4,7
0:35
9:10
KE 472
Daily
23:30 07:50+1
YANGON TO HONG KONG
KE 471
Daily
18:45
0Z 769
3,6
19:50
HONG KONG TO YANGON
KA 251
KA 251
5:55
5:45
KA 252
KA 250
Arr
Flights
Flights
Days
5
1,2,3,4,6,7
Arr
YANGON TO TOKYO
Flights
Days
NH 814
Daily
Dep
21:45
Days
BG 061
BG 061
1,6
4
NH 813
Arr
Flights
Dep
15:35
13:45
YANGON TO INCHEON
Days
Dep
17:00
15:10
Arr
KE 472
Daily
23:30 07:50+1
8M 7702
Daily
23:30 07:50+1
8M 7502
4,7
00:35
09:10
W9 607
4,7
14:20
16:10
PG 724
1,3,5,6
13:10
15:05
YANGON TO CHIANG MAI
Flights
Days
Y5 251
7Y 305
2,4,6
1,5
Days
8M 601
AI 236
Days
AI 236
AI 701
2
1,5
Dep
13:10
14:05
YANGON TO KOLKATA
Days
AI 228
Flights
Dep
3,5,6
7:00
2
13:10
YANGON TO DELHI
Flights
Flights
Dep
6:15
11:00
YANGON TO GAYA
Flights
1,5
Dep
14:05
YANGON TO MUMBAI
AI 773
Days
1,5
Dep
14:05
MANDALAY TO BANGKOK
Flights
PG 710
Days
Daily
Dep
14:05
MANDALAY TO SINGAPORE
Flights
MI 533
Y5 2233
Days
2,6
1,2,4,5,6
Dep
15:55
7:50
Flights
FD 245
Days
Daily
Dep
12:45
MANDALAY TO KUNMING
Flights
MU 2030
Days
Daily
Dep
13:50
Flights
PG 722
PG 722
PG 722
Days
3
1,2,3,4,5
1,2,3,4,5
Dep
20:15
19:30
20:15
Flights
06:50+1
YANGON TO DHAKA
Flights
Flights
Dep
1:30
1:10
Arr
Arr
Flights
8:20
15:05
AI 235
8M 602
Arr
Flights
Flights
AI 227
Arr
Flights
22:35
AI 675
Arr
Flights
Arr
23:15
22:30
23:15
Days
1,6
4
Dep
12:30
10:40
INCHEON TO YANGON
Days
Days
2,4,6
1,5
Dep
Dep
9:25
13:45
GAYA TO YANGON
Days
Dep
2
9:20
3,5,6
9:20
DELHI TO YANGON
Days
2
1,5
Dep
9:20
7:00
KOLKATA TO YANGON
Days
1,5
Dep
10:35
MUMBAI TO YANGON
Flights
Flights
Arr
11:00
Days
1,5
Dep
6:10
Days
Daily
Dep
12:00
SINGAPORE TO MANDALAY
Arr
16:40
Dep
DHAKA TO YANGON
PG 709
Y5 2234
MI 533
Arr
Daily
Days
Daily
2,6
Dep
7:20
11:35
FD 244
Days
Daily
Dep
10:50
KUNMING TO MANDALAY
Flights
MU 2029
Days
Daily
Dep
13:00
Flights
PG 721
PG 721
PG 721
Days
1,2,3,4,5
3
1,2,3,4,5
Dep
17:00
18:25
17:45
Arr
00:30+1
23:30
BANGKOK TO MANDALAY
20:50
14:15
15:00
Days
AI 235
AI 401
15:05
16:30
Dep
22:50
21:45
TOKYO TO YANGON
Flights
Y5 252
7Y 306
Arr
4
1,2,3,5,6,7
Arr
22:25
23:25
KE 471
Daily
18:45
8M 7701
Daily
18:45
8M 7501
3,6
19:50
W9 608
4,7
17:20
PG 723
1,3,5,6
11:05
CHIANG MAI TO YANGON
8:05
12:50
16:30
19:50
Days
BG 060
BG 060
Flights
Arr
2,4,7
11:50
DOHA TO YANGON
Arr
15:40
Airline Codes
3K = Jet Star
8M = Myanmar Airways International
AK = Air Asia
Arr
14:55
13:05
Arr
22:25
22:25
23:25
18:10
12:00
Arr
10:15
14:35
Arr
12:0
12:30
Arr
12:20
13:20
Arr
13:20
Arr
13:20
Arr
13:20
Arr
16:30
15:00
Arr
12:15
Arr
12:50
Arr
19:00
19:35
19:45
SQ = Singapore Airways
TG = Thai Airways
TR = Tiger Airline
VN = Vietnam Airline
AI = Air India
Y5 = Golden Myanmar Airlines
Subject to change
without notice
Day
1 = Monday
2 = Tuesday
3 = Wednesday
A Delhi shopper
nds a friend
in the bargain
ANDrEA SAcHS
VN 956
1,3,5,6,7
19:10
21:30
YANGON TO HO CHI MINH CITY
Flights
4
5
6
7
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26 Sport
FIFA CONGRESS
Jerome Champagne
Former FIFA officer
Sport
28 THE MYANMAR TIMES junE 1, 2015
FIFA congress:
Indonesia, Israel and Blatter
SPORT 26
MATT ROebUCk
matt.d.roebuck@gmail.com