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Photo News - April 2010

Thursday, 01 April 2010 11:19
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Prime Minister Thein Sein, who recently resigned from his military post and other ministers at the inaugural  ceremony of a cement factory built by Rangoon City Development Committee near Pyi Nyaung village, Thazi Township, Mandalay Division. The ceremony was held on April 29. (Photo: Mizzima). At the ceremony, Rangoon Mayor U Aung Thein Lin said that the cement factory is capable of producing 500 tons daily and will help convert all roads in Rangoon into concrete pavements. David Scott Mathewson and Elaine Pearson of Human Rights Watch at a press conference in Bangkok, Thursday April 29, 2010. Photo: Mizzima. HRW called for renewed international pressure on the Burmese junta to release imprisoned local aid workers, other political prisoners and to ensure that humanitarian aid reaches the entire country. Cyclone Nargis in 2008 May killed more than 140,000 people but in the immediate aftermath of the cyclone, the Burmese regime delayed and obstructed international relief efforts and pushed ahead with a sham constitutional referendum. David Scott Mathewson and Elaine Pearson of Human Rights Watch at a press conference in Bangkok, Thursday April 29, 2010. Photo: Mizzima. HRW called for renewed international pressure on the Burmese junta to release imprisoned local aid workers, other political prisoners and to ensure that humanitarian aid reaches the entire country. Cyclone Nargis in 2008 May killed more than 140,000 people but in the immediate aftermath of the cyclone, the Burmese regime delayed and obstructed international relief efforts and pushed ahead with a sham constitutional referendum. Around 10,000 people were present at the inaugural day of the four-day Lifestyle & IT 2010 exhibition, which began on Wednesday in Rangoon. Photo: Mizzima. Organizers expect less visitors this year due to the bomb blasts. Different parts of the country have recently witnessed a series of bombings, while authorities gear up to hold elections in two decades. The Shwedagon Pagoda in Rangoon crowded with devotees on full moon Kasone Day, watering the holy Banyan tree. photo: Mizzima. Many religious and social organizations were present at the Shwedagon today and offered food on the pagoda platform to all coming from four corners and watering the holy Banyan tree, observing their meritorious deeds. The Shwedagon Pagoda in Rangoon crowded with devotees on full moon Kasone Day, watering the holy Banyan tree. photo: Mizzima. Many religious and social organizations were present at the Shwedagon today and offered food on the pagoda platform to all coming from four corners and watering the holy Banyan tree, observing their meritorious deeds. Patron and committee member of the Union Democracy Party, U Shwe Ohn talks to journalists. Photo - Mizzima. The Chairman of the Union Democracy Party, U Phyo Min Thein has said political prisoners should be released. He was speaking at a press conference at the party headquarters in Bahan Township, Rangoon on April 23. One person was injured in a construction site in Lathar township in Rangoon this morning. Photo: Mizzima. News photographers were not allowed to take pictures because the civic body does not permit it. Police in riot-control gear wait on a street corner in Rangoon on April 20, 2010, evidence of a build-up in security across the city in the wake of three blasts at a water-festival pavilion in Kandawgyi Park last week. Burma’s military junta is holding opposition groups at home and abroad for the blasts, which an army engineer says were caused by grenades. Photo: Mizzima City workers under orders from local authorities dismantle the Thingyan pandal in front of Rangoon City Hall on Friday following three bomb blasts at a water-festival pavilion a day earlier near Kandawgyi Lake in the old capital of Burma. Photo: Mizzima/Rangoon City workers under orders from local authorities dismantle the Thingyan pandal in front of Rangoon City Hall on Friday following three bomb blasts at a water-festival pavilion a day earlier near Kandawgyi Lake in the old capital of Burma. Photo: Mizzima/Rangoon City workers under orders from local authorities dismantle the Thingyan pandal in front of Rangoon City Hall on Friday following three bomb blasts at a water-festival pavilion a day earlier near Kandawgyi Lake in the old capital of Burma. Photo: Mizzima/Rangoon City workers under orders from local authorities dismantle the Thingyan pandal in front of Rangoon City Hall on Friday following three bomb blasts at a water-festival pavilion a day earlier near Kandawgyi Lake in the old capital of Burma. Photo: Mizzima/Rangoon City workers under orders from local authorities dismantle the Thingyan pandal in front of Rangoon City Hall on Friday following three bomb blasts at a water-festival pavilion a day earlier near Kandawgyi Lake in the old capital of Burma. Photo: Mizzima/Rangoon City workers under orders from local authorities dismantle the Thingyan pandal in front of Rangoon City Hall on Friday following three bomb blasts at a water-festival pavilion a day earlier near Kandawgyi Lake in the old capital of Burma. Photo: Mizzima/Rangoon City workers under orders from local authorities dismantle the Thingyan pandal in front of Rangoon City Hall on Friday following three bomb blasts at a water-festival pavilion a day earlier near Kandawgyi Lake in the old capital of Burma. Photo: Mizzima/Rangoon City workers under orders from local authorities dismantle the Thingyan pandal in front of Rangoon City Hall on Friday following three bomb blasts at a water-festival pavilion a day earlier near Kandawgyi Lake in the old capital of Burma. Photo: Mizzima/Rangoon Nine people were killed and over 60 injured, when Burma’s famous water festival in Rangoon, was rudely disrupted by a series of bomb blasts today afternoon. Nine people were killed and over 60 injured, when Burma’s famous water festival in Rangoon, was rudely disrupted by a series of bomb blasts today afternoon. Nine people were killed and over 60 injured, when Burma’s famous water festival in Rangoon, was rudely disrupted by a series of bomb blasts today afternoon. Nine people were killed and over 60 injured, when Burma’s famous water festival in Rangoon, was rudely disrupted by a series of bomb blasts today afternoon. Nine people were killed and over 60 injured, when Burma’s famous water festival in Rangoon, was rudely disrupted by a series of bomb blasts today afternoon. Nine people were killed and over 60 injured, when Burma’s famous water festival in Rangoon, was rudely disrupted by a series of bomb blasts today afternoon. Nine people were killed and over 60 injured, when Burma’s famous water festival in Rangoon, was rudely disrupted by a series of bomb blasts today afternoon. Nine people were killed and over 60 injured, when Burma’s famous water festival in Rangoon, was rudely disrupted by a series of bomb blasts today afternoon. Nine people were killed and over 60 injured, when Burma’s famous water festival in Rangoon, was rudely disrupted by a series of bomb blasts today afternoon. Nine people were killed and over 60 injured, when Burma’s famous water festival in Rangoon, was rudely disrupted by a series of bomb blasts today afternoon. Nine people were killed and over 60 injured, when Burma’s famous water festival in Rangoon, was rudely disrupted by a series of bomb blasts today afternoon. Nine people were killed and over 60 injured, when Burma’s famous water festival in Rangoon, was rudely disrupted by a series of bomb blasts today afternoon. Authorized officials of the Union of the Myanmar Federation of Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI), the Chief Director of foreign trading company in Guangdong (China) and businessmen met at the Traders Hotel in Rangoon on April 8. Photo. Mizzima. They discussed potential investments in agriculture and breeding, power plants, mining and forestry business in Burma. Authorized officials of the Union of the Myanmar Federation of Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI), the Chief Director of foreign trading company in Guangdong (China) and businessmen met at the Traders Hotel in Rangoon on April 8. Photo. Mizzima. They discussed potential investments in agriculture and breeding, power plants, mining and forestry business in Burma. The old Election Commission office that functioned during the 1990 general elections in Rangoon. The Election Commission in 2010 has directed all district level commissions to open offices on April 7. Photo. Mizzima. Amanda Carrol, a project manager in Partners Relief and Development, addresses a press conference in the Foreign Correspondent Club in Bangkok, Thailand on April 7, 2010. Photo: Mizzima. More than 100,000 villagers in eastern Burma were displaced directly or indirectly because of Burmese military action in 2009 alone, according to a report Authorities have ordered more than 2090 shops in the the biggest vegetable market in Rangoon to shift to Hlaing, a neighbouring township. Authorities have ordered more than 2090 shops in the the biggest vegetable market in Rangoon to shift to Hlaing, a neighbouring township. Burma is looking forward to its most popular festival 'Thingyan' (water festival) to be celebrated from April 14 to 16. A pandal (Mandat) under construction for the water festival in front of Rangoon City Hall. Photo: Mizzima. This year only 40 such pandals have been allowed by authorities in Rangoon Municipality area. Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tin Duen attended the inaugural ceremony of the Burma-Vietnam goods trade show at the MCC in Rangoon on April 3. Photo: Mizzima Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tin Duen attended the inaugural ceremony of the Burma-Vietnam goods trade show at the MCC in Rangoon on April 3. Photo: Mizzima Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tin Duen attended the inaugural ceremony of the Burma-Vietnam goods trade show at the MCC in Rangoon on April 3. Photo: Mizzima About 300 Vietnamese and Burmese businessmen meet in the hall of the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry on Friday morning. Photo: Mizzima. Vietnamese businessmen are keen on investing in Burma's mining and agricultural sectors. About 300 Vietnamese and Burmese businessmen meet in the hall of the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry on Friday morning. Photo: Mizzima. Vietnamese businessmen are keen on investing in Burma's mining and agricultural sectors. About 300 Vietnamese and Burmese businessmen meet in the hall of the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry on Friday morning. Photo: Mizzima. Vietnamese businessmen are keen on investing in Burma's mining and agricultural sectors. A four-day electronics and consumer products trade show started today at Tatmadaw hall on U Wisara Road in Rangoon. A four-day electronics and consumer products trade show started today at Tatmadaw hall on U Wisara Road in Rangoon. Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa attends a dinner function at the Indonesian Embassy in Rangoon on March 30, 2010. Photo: Mizzima Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa attends a dinner function at the Indonesian Embassy in Rangoon on March 30, 2010. Photo: Mizzima Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa attends a dinner function at the Indonesian Embassy in Rangoon on March 30, 2010. Photo: Mizzima Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa attends a dinner function at the Indonesian Embassy in Rangoon on March 30, 2010. Photo: Mizzima

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