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Stake-driving event held in Pwintbyu Township to construct new school structure
23/03/20
A stake-driving ceremony for construction of a new building was held in the compound of a basic education middle school (branch) in Letpangwe Village, Pwintbyu Township in Magway Region this morning.
DRD undertakes rural water supply tasks in Wuntho Township
23/03/20
A four inch wide tube-well is being dug up by the Department of Rural Development in Alekhon Village, Wuntho Township in Sagaing Region to ensure availability of drinking water in summer.
Myanmar’s Indawgyi Lake villagers form network vs illegal logging
23/03/20
In a tea shop at Indawgyi Lake Wildlife Sanctuary (ILWS), information about illegal logging activities gets passed around. A verified tip-off from a concerned individual could often lead to the detection of areas with log piles.
Man arrested for possessing stimulant tablets in Madaya Tsp
23/03/20
A man was arrested in connection with stimulant tablets in the village of Sedawgyi in Salay village-tract, Madaya township, Mandalay region yesterday evening.
Pensioners scanned for coronavirus in Shwebo Tsp
23/03/20
As part of effort to prevent against Covid-19, pensioners coming to draw their pensions underwent body temperature scan and were also urged to wash their hands carefully at Myanmar economic bank (Shwebo District Branch) in the town of Shwebo, Sagaing region this morning.
Meditation centre to be used as Covid-19 quarantine site
23/03/20
The Dhammaduta Jetavana Monastery in Hmawbi Township, Yangon, has allowed its facilities to be used as a quarantine site.
MoHS recommends self-quarantine to migrant returnees from Thailand
23/03/20
Union Minister for Health and Sports Dr Myint Htwe raised his concern about the risk of Covid-19 in the country due to the influx of Myanmar migrant workers from Thailand.
Awareness campaigns for COVID-19 conducted at philanthropic centres in Nay Pyi Taw
23/03/20
Deputy Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement U Soe Aung led an awareness campaign for the COVID-19 at the two philanthropic centres under the management of a monastery and a nunnery in Pubba Thiri Township in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.
Govt extends social security payments deadline to 3 months
23/03/20
The Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population issued an order (No. 63/2020) dated 20 March extending the deadline for social security payments from 15 days to three months in accordance with the Article 100 of Social Security Law (2012).
