MYANMAR 1. ETYMOLOGY * Derived from BAMAR * ‘Burma’ - spoken form * ‘Myanmar’ - literary form 2. BASIC FACTS * Official Name – Republic of the Union of Myanmar * Capital – Naypyidaw * Form of Government – Unitary Presidential Constitutional Republic * President – Thein Sein * Vice-President – Nyan Thun (Navy Chief) * 2nd Vice-President – Sai Mauk Kham * World Organizations – UN (1948)‚ ASEAN (June 23‚ 1997) * Ethnic Group – Burmans 68%‚ Shan
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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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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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IMPORTANT – Foreigners must obtain a visa before travelling to Myanmar. Please read this information carefully before you complete your application. Once you have completed your application we strongly advice that you keep a copy for your reference. It is strongly recommended that you complete all questions in all sections on the visa application form. Failure to answer any questions completely and accurately may result in the application being cancelled or refused without prejudice. Tourist
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and "Commander in Chief of the Defence Services" as well as the Minister of Defence. General Khin Nyunt was prime minister until 19 October 2004‚ when he was replaced by General Soe Win‚ after the purge of Military Intelligence sections within the Myanmar armed forces. The Prime Minister is General Thein Sein‚ who took over upon the death of General Soe Win on 2 October 2007. The majority of ministry and cabinet posts are held by military officers‚ with the exceptions being the Ministry of Health‚
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An essay of “The dress”. The short story “The dress” is written by the Irish author Julia Darling in 2006. The short story is about two siblings‚ Rachel and Flora‚ who lives alone with their mother. It was the birthday of the mother for the two siblings‚ and Rachel had bought a new dress for the birthday celebration. While she was searching for the dress in the house‚ she had the thought that her sister Flora must have taken it‚ which made her angry. Flora had the dress and she was at a café with
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Interim Country Partnership Strategy: Myanmar‚ 2012-2014 ENVIRONMENT ANALYSIS1 A. Key Environment and Natural Resources 1. Myanmar’s economic development and its people’s livelihoods largely depend on the country’s bountiful natural resources. Despite the low level of industrialization and the low population density‚ Myanmar’s environment is threatened by human activities and climate change. 2. Myanmar’s forest cover and quality have steadily declined over the last 30 years‚ although it remains
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“Market brief information for electrical product in Myanmar market” According to the market survey‚ there are premium brand market‚ medium brand market and low brand market remaining with various brand names and origins we can see. Despite many brands and origins we found in the market‚ market segment is running as household‚ project (government) and project (private) that we observed. LOW BRAND IN THE HOUSEHOLD MARKET Household market runs independently and we guessed 60% of market share belong
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Dress - a particular form of appearance; guise Culture - the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts‚ letters‚ manners‚ scholarly pursuits‚ etc. Theory - a proposed explanation whose status is still conjectural and subject to experimentation‚ in contrast to well-established propositions that are regarded as reporting matters of actual fact. Dress is the projection of your personality. Most people dress how they feel and most people
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References: http://www.networkmyanmar.org/travel-and-tourism http://www.tripadvisor.com.my/Tourism-g294190-Myanmar-Vacations.html http://www.myanmartourism.org/ http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2012/1020/Burma-just-opened-up-after- 50-years.-But-where-are-all-the-tourists http://www.networkmyanmar.org/travel-and-tourism Introduction to hospitality /5th
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