Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister Surapong Towichchaikul expressed his interest in renting a white elephant for six months, to be displayed at Chiang Mai Zoo. 2 THE MYANMAR TIMES JUNE 24 - 30, 2013 online editor Kayleigh Long | THE INSIDER: The local lowdown & best of the web Operation Dumbo dropped The proposal for Myanmar to lend a white elephant to Thailand has been nixed, with state media reporting Union Minister U Wunna Maung Lwin rejected the idea on the grounds that it would be a logistical nightmare. Legal revamp aimed at gaining US market share New legislation protecting workers’ rights and intellectual property will be the focus of parliament’s next session, in a bid to ensure Myanmar exports obtain duty-free access to the world’s largest market – the United States. Only 600 of the 20,000 UMFCCI members are thought to have taken part in the election amid accusations that organisers did not give the required 21 days’ notice. BUSINESS 24 PAGE 08 PHOTO: THIRI UMFCCI election a joke, say members Leaders of the country’s peak business body, including president U Win Aung of Dagon International, were re-elected in a controversial vote on June 15 that has divided members. NEWS 8 ‘Time’ magazine’s Wirathu cover sparks outrage The magazine’s ‘Face of Buddhist Terror’ cover featuring controversial Mandalay monk U Wirathu has prompted criticism in print and online, with a Facebook page set up to show support for U Wirathu quickly attracting more than 10,000 ‘likes’ – and a deluge of angry comments targeting both ‘TIME’ and award-winning journalist Hannah Beech. NEWS 3 NEWS 3 Daw Suu accepts perks from Asian Wings Airlines The airline, which is closely linked to U Tay Za, says the National League for Democracy leader and democracy icon has accepted a ‘platinum’ frequent flyer pass that will give her free flights for life to Asian Wings’ destinations in Myanmar. ISSUE 683 | JUNE 24 - 30, 2013 Senior monks expected to amend marriage law draft A draft law circulated at a peace conference in Yangon on June 13 that would force non-Buddhist men to convert if marrying a Buddhist woman does not reflect the views of senior members of the Sangha, an official says, and changes likely to be made at a meeting scheduled for June 27.
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