Post Tagged with: "Dr. Thant Thaw Kaung"

11Oct
2012

Two Conference Reports

in About the Project, Friends of NLR, Newsletter, Overall Nargis Recovery Strategy

Myanmar has moved to center stage in media coverage of Asian affairs, one measure of that shift is the widening participation in Myanmar conferences. While the role of libraries has not yet become a focus in these events, our work is being discussed, I am pleased to report. 1] The Center for Strategic and International Studies is located midst powerful lobbyists on K St. in Washington D.C. For three decades it has served as a venue for policy experts to [...]

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14Sep
2012

Minutes of NLR’s 5th Annual Directors’ Meeting

in About the Project, Donations, Friends of NLR, Libraries, Newsletter, Our Myanmar Partner-MBAPF

MINUTESOFBOARDMEETING5sep2012.doc   

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2Aug
2012

Donations: Nwe’ Kwe Library [$8,800] + Yangon/Mandalay Book Fairs [$10,000] for Burmese texts

in About the Project, Donations, Newsletter, Our Myanmar Partner-MBAPF, Photo Galleries
Donations: Nwe’ Kwe Library [$8,800] + Yangon/Mandalay Book Fairs [$10,000] for Burmese texts

We also raised $10,000 worth of kyats at book fairs in Yangon and Mandalay this past week. Thanks again for all your support and generous donation. With best regards, Thant

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23Jul
2012

Our New Library in Nwe’ Kwe Village

in Donations, Featured, Libraries, Library Photos, Photo Galleries
Our New Library in Nwe’ Kwe Village

May and I just came back from Nwe’ Kwe after donating Kyat 7,740,000. UNWA donation of US$ 8800 x 880 rate) to Myinta Nanda Monastic School.   Attached is the donation receipt from the Sayadaw with photos of the construction. Once we informed the Sayadaw about UNWA grant, he started constructing the library.  It is quite spacious. It measures 44′ x 32′ & will be used not only as a library but also as a community centre.  The total cost [...]

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11Jun
2012

Donations To Sayadaw U Arlawka’s School Libraries

in Donations, Libraries, Newsletter, Our Myanmar Partner-MBAPF

Please read this exchange with a Burmese living in Australia wanting to support two monastery schools in Myanmar. It reveals how we operate. Dear Daw Myint Myint Thein, You are welcome. Our foundation can support both of Sayadaw’s libraries. Kindly please ask Sayadaw’s local contact person to contact my staff, Ms Kyaw Ohnmar, to get the books. We can donate them easily. Thanks again, Thant BookList On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 11:47 AM, Myint Myint Thein wrote: Dear Thant, Sayadaw [...]

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