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29/7/2005 The album of Japan Tour Concert, in which famous Myanmar singers Tun Eindra Bo, Khin Mg Toe and Yingo participated, is now available on VCD and Tape. The VCD also contains the beautiful scenes of Japan and is played most in restaurants and teashops.

27/7/2005
Qualifying matches for SEA games traditional and western boxing tounament and Myanmar trditional boxing championship will take place at National Stadium (1),Thuwunna at 2pm on August 6 and 7. Tickets are available at K2500 for ordinary stand and K3500 for grand stand for the first day. K3500 and K5000 respectively for the final day.

25/7/2005
A Public Telephone booth where fax and e_mail services are available has opened at Yangon Central Station. This is the twelfth booth of its kind in Yangon. More such booths have been plande to open.

21/7/2005
Fishing has been officially allowed at Inya Lake since early May. Fihsing tickets can beavailable for Ks 500 per ticket for one day at the Department of Gardens and Playgroundsof YCDC in Kandaw Mingalar Park near Southern stairways of Shwedagon Pagoda.

18/7/2005
The hair Salon De on the 10th floor of Sakura Tower is managed by a Myanmar entrepreneur who lived in Japan. Facial treament and hair_cut services are said to be unducted with the use of Japanese beauty products. The shop opens from 10 am to 8 pm daily.

15/7/2005
Sakura Cafe on the Second floor of Sakura Tower has been relocated on the twentieth floor under the new name Thiripyitsaya's Sky Lounge. It opens from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm. It opens as a Bar from 6:00 to 10:30 pm. It closes on Sundays and public holidays.

13/7/2005
One of the most busiest shops in the raing season is umbrella repair shop. A number of people have their umbrella repaired while others buy new ones.

11/7/2005
The habit of going on a diet is in vogue in Myanmar. One of the most popular diet is "Appeton Fat Loss", a kind of food substitute. The TV commercial of the diet is interesting and gaining popularity with viewers. But, it costs about Ks 60000 for a 7-day course. It will take sometime for the diet to become widely popular due to the higher price of about Ks 10000 per day.

8/7/2005
Japanese Restaurant Kushikatsutei in Sint Oo Dan Street has been reopened in Asia Plaza.It opens from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm and from 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm excluding Mondays.

6/7/2005
Construction materials are available at the shops in the former highway bus terminal at Sawbywagyi Gong, Insein Township.

4/7/2005
Wood Carving Shop seen on the way to Shwe Tha Hlaung Reclining Buddha Image in Bago. A wide variety of Wood Carvngs are available there. Most orders come from Wood Carving outlets in Yangon. Some orders come from abroad.

1/7/2005
Sandalwood is on sale at the shop opposite the shop shere edible bird nests are sold. Two kinds of Sandalwood: Indian and Myanmar are available. The former is of higher quality and on two times more expensive than the latter.

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