The Dhammazedi Bell, for centuries believed to be lost beneath the silt at the confluence of the Pegu and Rangoon rivers, may at last have been found by a team of local divers.
BUSINESS IN BURMA THIS WEEK: Hotels open in Naypyidaw for SEA Games; India eyes pan-Asian gas contract; rubber deal signed with Japan; IMF's Christine Lagarde is en route to Burma; and both Mercedes and Chevrolet plan auto showroom launches in Rangoon.
Land prices have increased up to tenfold recently in the Irrawaddy delta town of Myaungmya where many investors believe a new 333-tonne bronze bell will become a major tourist attraction.
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