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Families, groups seek seclusion in renovated villas amid COVID-19

Feature

22/10/21

MANY properties are remodelled homes or company dormitories that had been left vacant or become dilapidated, and with bookings accepted from only one party for the entire facility per day, they make unique retreats for people seeking seclusion.

Over 5,000 pilgrims flock to Bagan Cultural Zone in Thadingyut celebration

Local

21/10/21

October 21, 2021


Bagan cultural heritage zone in NyaungU Township, Mandalay is crowded with over 5,000 pilgrims who came to celebrate the auspicious, significant and noble fullmoon day of Thadingyut (Abhidhamma Day) on 20 October, said U Than Myint Aung from Shwezigon Pagoda board of trustees.

Africa: The Second Largest Continent on Earth

Feature

20/10/21

AFRICA, the second-largest and second-most-populous continent, covers an area of about 11.7 million square miles with 1.3 billion people as of 2018, ..............

Implement national biodiversity strategy for environmental conservation

Letters to the Editor

20/10/21

WITH regard to environmental conservation, Myanmar, being a member of the Convention of Biological Diversity-CBD in 1995, implements the National Biodiversity Strategy ..............

Greece hands over Olympic flame to Beijing 2022 hosts

Local

20/10/21

GREECE on Tuesday handed over the Olympic flame to organizers of the 2022 Beijing Winter Games, a day after the lighting ceremony was disrupted by activists calling for the event to be postponed.

Maize prices dip slightly to K600

Business

20/10/21

THE prices of maize declined slightly to over K600 per viss (a viss is equal to 1.6kg), according to the Yangon Region Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Bayintnaung Wholesale Centre).

Myanmar ships over 45,225 tonnes of butter bean in FY2020-2021

Local

20/10/21

THE exports of butter bean exceeded 45,225 tonnes in the financial year 2020-2021, generating a revenue of US$25.678 million, as per the Ministry of Commerce’s data.