June 07

This month News Collection.

Taskforce to cut 'Cyber warming' — by admin — last modified 2007-06-11 17:10

Reducing carbon dioxide emissions from the production, operation and disposal of computers is to be the aim of a new government taskforce.

Wireless energy promise powers up — by admin — last modified 2007-06-11 17:07

June 7, 2007: A clean-cut vision of a future freed from the rat's nest of cables needed to power today's electronic gadgets has come one step closer to reality.

BSNL, TCIL to lay Optic Cable across Myanmar — by admin — last modified 2007-06-11 17:42

NEW DELHI, May 31, 2007: State-owned BSNL in collaboration with Telecommunications Consultants India Ltd (TCIL) will lay fibre optic cable across Myanmar (Burma).

Burma gets billion dollar gas bonus — by admin — last modified 2007-06-11 17:47

June 6, 2007: Burma's earnings from its natural gas sales to neighbouring Thailand reportedly doubled to more than $US2 billiion in the 12 months to March this year, compared with the previous year.

Censorship 'Changes Face of Net' — by admin — last modified 2007-06-11 18:14

June 6, 2007: Amnesty International has warned that the internet "could change beyond all recognition" unless action is taken against the erosion of online freedoms.

The Web goes Offline — by admin — last modified 2007-06-11 18:25

May 31, 2007: Microsoft is facing a Web triumvirate trying to muscle in on its domination of the desktop.

Mobile clinic for Burmese weavers — by admin — last modified 2007-08-06 09:15

June 14, 2007: The Farendo Integrated Women's Development Center (FIWDC) has started a mobile clinic for over 300 Burmese weaver families in Zuangtui block in Mizoram, Indo-Myanmar border.

Mobile clinic for Burmese weavers — by admin — last modified 2007-06-18 09:58

June 14, 2007: The Farendo Integrated Women's Development Center (FIWDC) has started a mobile clinic for over 300 Burmese weaver families in Zuangtui block in Mizoram, Indo-Myanmar border.

Mobile internet set for take-off? — by admin — last modified 2007-06-18 13:23

June 15, 2007: The mobile internet is more toll road than superhighway, but the logjam could clear up.

Microsoft unveils patch package — by admin — last modified 2007-06-18 13:22

June 13, 2007: Windows users are being urged to install the June package of security patches from Microsoft.

Warnings of 'internet overload' — by admin — last modified 2007-06-18 13:36

June 15, 2007: As the flood of data across the internet continues to increase, there are those that say sometime soon it is going to collapse under its own weight. But that is what they said last year.

Myanmar, Russia agree to promote bilateral cooperation — by admin — last modified 2007-06-18 13:38

June 18, 2007: Myanmar and the Russian Federation have agreed to promote friendly relations and cooperation between the two countries, the official newspaper New Light of Myanmar reported Monday.

Burma needs to relax Censorship — by admin — last modified 2007-06-19 06:55

June 18, 2007: There are several fields in Burma (Myanmar) in which the private sector moves much faster than its public counterpart.

Computerized border checking system installed in Thailand — by admin — last modified 2007-06-18 15:37

June 14, 2007 - In a move to monitor border crossings, Thailand has installed a new checking system that will take photographs and finger prints of people crossing the border from Burma.

Internet opens new frontiers for deaf students — by admin — last modified 2007-06-26 06:06

BEFORE the students at the Mary Chapman School for the Deaf could learn to surf the web, they had to invent a few new words.

Nighttime carnage on the roads of Yangon — by admin — last modified 2007-06-26 06:23

ALTHOUGH there are fewer cars on the roads of Yangon at night, the chances of being involved in an accident after the sun goes down are nearly 70 percent higher than in the daytime, according to statistics released by the Yangon Division Wireless and Traffic Police Force.

New bus routes launched — by admin — last modified 2007-06-26 06:29

BANDOOLA Transportation launched two new bus lines in Yangon last week, said an official from the company’s Urban Transport section.

Computer parts in short supply in Mandalay — by admin — last modified 2007-06-26 06:32

COMPUTER components have been in short supply in Mandalay since early this month, resulting in substantial price increases, according to market sources.

Farmers get phones — by admin — last modified 2007-06-26 06:35

THE Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries last month began selling mobile phones at reduced rates to poultry farmers in areas of Sagaing and Mandalay divisions affected by bird flu outbreaks earlier in the year, said an official from the Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department.

Water project to be completed in 2007 — by admin — last modified 2007-06-26 06:58

A PROJECT to improve Yangon’s water supply network that began in April last year is due to be completed by the end of 2007, a senior official at the Yangon City Development Committee said.

Anti-trafficking police units to be established — by admin — last modified 2007-06-26 07:00

NINE more special police units to investigate human trafficking cases will be set up in seven states and divisions later this year, doubling the total number of such units in Myanmar, said an official from the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Business leaders to pay for new power stations — by admin — last modified 2007-06-26 07:05

THE Yangon Division Electricity Supply Board on July 5 called on business leaders to set up new power supply stations in each of Yangon’s industrial zones by next month at their own expense, said U Myat Thin Aung, president of the Myanmar Industrial Association (MIA).

Razor wire sales spike in Yangon — by admin — last modified 2007-06-26 07:07

WHENEVER she went out shopping, Daw Khin May Kyi was always concerned about her home’s security. At night, fear of trespassers kept her awake.

MP4 players echo MP3 sales boom — by admin — last modified 2007-06-26 07:11

WHILE the iconic iPod failed to make much of a splash when it landed on the Yangon market earlier this year, computer and electronic-goods shops report surging demand for other MP3 players.

Japan mulls shift to Myanmar labour — by admin — last modified 2007-06-26 07:15

RISING labour costs in China could see more Japanese factories setting up in Myanmar, according to the Yangon-based Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO).