for a sustainable future. “ Not everything that counts can be counted. Not everything that can be counted counts.’ Albert Einstein ABOUT THE COMPETITION The theme for this year is Planning a Clean and Green Township‚ Heritage City‚ Yangon‚ Myanmar. Targeted at youth leaders between 14 - 26 years old. We are inviting teams from the whole Southeast Asia‚ especially the case-study country to participate. This is in line with our vision to reach out to as many youths as possible because the
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About Myanmar [pic] Facts about Myanmar Location Climate Geography Natural Resources Neighbouring Countries General Info Location Myanmar is situated in southeast Asia and is bordered on the north and northeast by China; on the east and southeast by Laos and Thailand; on the south by the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal; and on the west by Bangladesh and India. It is located between latitudes 09°32’N and 28°31’N and longitudes 92°10’E and 101°11’E. The country covers an area
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Myanmar opening up and what it means for the geopolitics in the region Long due political and economic opening of Myanmar has finally triggered a power game in the region where China’s traditional influence on the erstwhile reclusive country is fast being challenged by newer players as Myanmar becomes another playground to assert influence. While energy and resources remains a key issue‚ political change is resulting in new constituencies of power being created highlighted by changing attitude
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culture and custom of Myanmar people. From the poorest to the richest in Myanmar‚ this is the greatest event for the year. Every body‚ poor‚ rich‚ uneducated‚ educated‚ young and old all participate and enjoy in this once a year event. For every Burmese‚ this is the event not to be missed. Even for those Burmese people in foreign countries‚ this is the time for a celebration in the memory of their homeland and their culture. Thingyan is indeed the event for every Burmese‚ in Myanmar or outside. Thingyan
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Bangladesh-Myanmar‚ two neighboring states of third world‚ have been maintaining bilateral and diplomatic relations since 1972 when Myanmar recognized Bangladesh as a sovereign independent state. It was Burma‚ present Myanmar‚ among the first few states to recognize Bangladesh whether for any specific reason or not. As a next door neighbor‚ Myanmar shares some historical ties with Bangladesh‚ for example-the British colonial legacy. Concededly‚ these two states are geographically apart‚ maintain
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certainly been ill-conceived. Feel free to send me your comments. Enjoy! This is for you! Yangon 11162 |Myanmar Tour Packages | |[pic] | |Myanmar - Mandalay - Gems Mine of Mogok‚ 3 days
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can see that Myanmar is moving up the DB ranking as well‚ like paying taxes from 113 to 107 and trading across borders from 114 to 113. All happening from 2013 to 2014‚ this ensure more business hence more profit for the country thus more resources to provide for the country so in conclusion a more peaceful state. Elections After a difficult election‚ with Suu Kyi herself winning a parliamentary seat‚ and possibly even taking a cabinet post alongside President Thein Sein‚ Myanmar can be said to
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Republic of the Union of Myanmar Urbanizarion: urban population: 34% of total population (2010) rate of urbanization: 2.9% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) Myanmar Economy: It is a resource-rich country‚ suffers from pervasive government controls‚ inefficient economic policies‚ corruption‚ and rural poverty. Despite Myanmar’s emergence as a natural gas exporter‚ socio-economic conditions have deteriorated under the mismanagement of the previous regime. Approximately 32%
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Thingyan festival – Water Festival – Myanmar New Year - in April The country Myanmar is Known as the "Golden Land" in the world since every pagoda is decorated and painted with gold. Myanmar is full of very colourful and deep rooted festivals. There are 13 most popular year around festivals in Myanmar. One of them is the celebration on Thingyan Festival‚ as the Water Festival or Myanmar’s Traditional New Year Festival. Myanmar people celebrate the Water Festival all over the country for 4 days
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effective and efficient global supply chain involving rice in Myanmar. In this report‚ we will describe the decisions we made in designing this supply chain‚ and the rationale for these decisions. Background Myanmar is a nation located in Southeast Asia‚ bordered by China‚ Thailand‚ India‚ Laos and Bangladesh. It has a population of over 60 million‚ and a GDP of approximately 6.8 billion USD (estimated for 2013). Myanmar is known for its resources in jade and gems‚ oil‚ natural gas
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