Yangon to host rights film festival

Three main prizes will be presented to top winners at the festival – the Aung San Suu Kyi Prize, the Min Ko Naing Prize and the March 13 Prize – according to the festival’s organiser and director, Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi. Those in the film industry interested in taking part must submit their films no later than May 10. Documentaries, shorts and animated works are also among the categories of films to be shown. In addition to locally produced films, those submitted from abroad are also welcome, said Min Htin.

“Aung San Suu Kyi, Min Ko Naing, myself and a number of international film experts, will make up the panel of judges at the festival,” Min Htin added. 

 

Direct flights to South Korea

Myanmar Airways International (MAI) and Korean Air (KE) will cooperate on direct flights to South Korea, MAI marketing manager Aye Maya Thar said. 

“The flight is direct to Seoul on KE. Passengers buy tickets from MAI due to the code-sharing system between MAI and KE,” Aye Maya Thar said.

The agreement was signed on April 8 at KE’s headquarters. KE president Chang Hoon Chi and MAI managing director Si Thu were present.

The deal will enable the airlines to cooperate in all areas including passenger traffic, safety, in-flight services, flight operations and maintenance.

 

Chula offers funding 

Chulalongkorn University is seeking applicants for its Master of Public Health course. Graduates in medicine and graduates who have one year’s experience can apply for funding for research study.

 

 

Chulalongkorn University is the oldest university under the Thai modern educational system, founded in 1917. It is one of the best universities in Thailand and Southeast Asia according to several university rankings. 

Application forms and requests for funds will have to be submitted by April 30. Oral interviews will be held either by phone or at the university on May 7. The university will give students who pass the interviews Bt20,000 or Bt10,000 for field trips to places in Asia or in Thailand.

Applications can be submitted at Crown Education’s head office.

 

Nargis-hit villagers face water shortage

Villages in Pyinsalu sub-township in Latputta township, Ayeyawady region, are facing shortages of drinking water.

Pyinsalu was one of the areas affected by Cyclone Nargis in 2008. It only has access to drinking water delivered by sea. People in the township have to rely on water-storage ponds for their drinking water.

This summer is hotter than in previous years. The drinking-water ponds have become dry, especially in some villages where over 800 households are now facing a scarcity of water.

 

HK channel shoots documentary

A TV channel from Hong Kong was in Myanmar from April 14 to April 23 to make a documentary film about prominent places of interest in the country. 

Six crews from Hong Kong’s “Now TV” shot footage in Yangon, Mandalay, Inlay and Bagan. The documentary will be aired as part of the station’s travelogue series.