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  1. World Bank approves $560 million loan for Myanmar's power plan

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    YANGON (REUTERS) - The World Bank has approved US$400 million (S$560 million) in interest-free credit to support Myanmar's moves to boost electricity access across one of Asia's poorest and least-connected countries.
    The loan provided by the bank's International Development Association (IDA) covers financing and technical assistance for a National Electrification Plan, which seeks to power every home by 2030.
    Myanmar's decades of isolation and under investment under military rule has left its predominantly rural population largely cut off from its overstretched power grid.
    An anticipated boom in industry, urbanisation and sustained population growth has made power a major challenge for a country where only 70 per cent of its more than 50 million people have regular access to electricity.
    Too soon? Or not soon enough...published 3 hours ago....
    Keep us posted phazey
  2. Have flown them a few times from HKT-DMK, I grabbed a few of those Groupon vouchers the first time just to try them out, and then they had a 600 baht promo deal on their own website a few months ago before they grounded themselves.

    One flight was a blast. Myself and 9 other pax in total for a 2200-odd late evening flight up to DMK.

    On board was the charter crew deadheading after arriving from China earlier that evening with a full flight of package tourists.

    They were spread out on the aircraft, mainly the front and rear.

    Myself and the other 9 pax were in the middle in 2-3 rows.

    The power failed after we boarded, and while they waited for a ground unit to be brought to start us up, we were in a steaming hot cabin for 20 minutes or so. Was like a sauna. Eventually we got started up and underway.

    I got chatting with the flight attendants down in the rear galley during the flight. I worked out that not a single one of these beautiful young women were older than the aircraft (an early 737 classic, around 25 years old) Had a great laugh when I pointed this out.

    Anyway CLB, thanks for the link, I haven't been on PPRuNe for a while so good to have a catch up.

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