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Quality education calls for collective efforts: Union Minister

Local

28/06/20

Based on the assessment reports, requirements for COVID-19 prevention and containment programmes at schools wi

Greening activities in progress in Nay Pyi Taw

Local

28/06/20

U Ohn Win, Union Minister for Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation, inspected greening activities

KA-BYAR-LUT (ကဗျာလွတ်အက) , a graceful and enchanting Myanmar Traditional dance

Feature

28/06/20

MYANMAR has its own traditional dances. A variety of traditional dances which captivates the viewers or audiences due to beautiful and synchronous movements of the dancer’s head, waist, legs (feet) and hands in line with Myanmar tunes or Myanmar scale. Myan-mar styles of dances, Myanmar music, traditional musical instruments and display or setting of dazzling Myan-mar orchestra on stage with performing arts captivate the locals and foreigners alike. The Myanmar orchestra is dazzling-ly beautiful as its decoration or ornamentation is made of glass mosaic embedded in gilding. Basic Myanmar traditional musical instruments consist of bronze instrument, string instrument, leather (skin) covered instrument (long and short drums ) , wind instru-ment and bamboo-clapper.

COVID-19 committee honours volunteers, CSOs in Yangon, Ayeyawady

COVID-19

28/06/20

The National-Level Central Committee for Prevention, Control and Treatment on COVID-19 presented certificates

Insolvency Practitioners’ Regulatory Council holds meeting in Yangon

Local

28/06/20

Insolvency Practitioners’ Regulatory Council held its first meeting for 2020 at the training school of the Uni

UEC assures equal opportunities for all parties in accord with laws and rules

Local

28/06/20

The Union Election Commission (UEC) and political parties held talks at Melia Hotel in Yangon yesterday mornin

Conservationists put 20Loggerheadturtles back in sea in Kawthoung to save rare species

Feature

28/06/20

THE Myeik Archipelago (MA) comprises about 800 islands of primarily limestone and granite located along 60 km off Myanmar’s southern coast, supporting breeding grounds for turtle species which are facing extinction in the world.

Bringing back Ngahpein in Inle Lake from extinction

Feature

28/06/20

IN efforts to conserve Inle carp or locally called Nga Hpein (Cyprinus intha), a Cyprinid fish commonly found in Inle Lake and an endemic species in Myanmar, a government-hatchery in Nyaungshwe produces over 700,000 fingerlings of the species yearly.

Relooking at our efforts to curb illicit drugs

Editorial

28/06/20

Myanmar and Thai authorities burned 25 tonnes of confiscated illegal drugs worth upwards of US$ 2 billion on 26 June 2020 to mark International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.

Covid 19 Period “Cash for Work” Scheme in Rural Areas

Feature

28/06/20

Recently there appeared an Article in the Global New Light of Myanmar regarding the Covid 19 Period “Cash for Work” scheme for people in the rural areas.