It looks like Myanmar may be going cold turkey on its betel nut habit. Chewing betel remains popular across the country, with the stimulant regarded by some as a national pastime. Habitually gnawing at the combination of tobacco and areca nut – both known carcinogens – has destructive health effects. About one-fifth of all cancers in […]
Govt takes aim at betel chewing
June 9, 2016 by thiha
Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: Chewing, Habitually, Health Foundation, Ministry of Health, Myanmar, National League for Democracy, Southeast Asia, Sport, The Myanmar Times, U Than Sein, World Health Organization, Yangon
Govt surveys Yangon bridge
April 7, 2015 by thiha
A new bridge being planned for Yangon’s Kyeemyingdaing township could mean the difference between life and death for villagers on the other side. The Ministry of Construction has been working with a Japanese company in initial preparations for the 2700-metre (8000-foot) bridge, parliament heard on March 25. Deputy construction minister U Soe Tint told Pyithu […]
Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: Govt surveys, Great Yangon Development Project, Hlaing River, infrastructure, Japan International Development Agency, Japanese government support, JEF Engineering, JICA, Kyeemyindaing township MP, Kyeemyingdaing township, Pyithu Hluttaw, The Ministry of Construction, U Soe Tint, U Than Sein, Yangon bridge, Yangon City Development Committee, Yangon Regional Government, YCDC
