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Union Minister Dr Win Myat Aye discusses COVID-19 preventive measures

Local

16/03/20

The Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement held a coordination meeting at its office in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday about the preventive measures against COVID-19.

Union Construction Minister inspects Yangon-Dala bridge project

Local

16/03/20

Union Minister for Construction U Han Zaw inspected the construction project of Korea-Myanmar Friendship Bridge (Dala) in Yangon yesterday.

MoALI constructs new fisheries training institute in Twantay

Local

16/03/20

Union Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation Dr Aung Thu inspected construction of a new fisheries training institute in Twantay Township, Yangon, yesterday.

Land preparation for Nutgyi River Water Pumping Project 12 % completed

Local

15/03/20

A land reclamation task for Nutgyi River Water Pumping Project being implemented in Nutgyi Village, Kani Township in Sagaing has been about 12 percent finished, said U Maung Maung Than, Assistant Director of the Irrigation and Water Utilization Management Department.

Passenger bus catches fire in Bago, no casualties reported

Crime

15/03/20

No casualties were reported after a passenger bus bound for Yangon from Taunggyi caught fire on the Yangon-Nay Pyi Taw Expressway, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Extended healthcare facility being built in Katha

Local

15/03/20

An extended two-storey facility is being built by the Ministry of Health and Sports in the compound of a public hospital in Katha Township, Sagaing Region, and the new structure will house the sick patients.

Earthquake drill demonstrated in Hpa-an

Local

15/03/20

The Fire Services Department conducted an earthquake drill in a monastery in Hwaynaung Village, Hpa-an in Kayin State this morning.

Minimizing water wastage ensures drinking watersecurity of Yangon

Feature

15/03/20

WITH a  growing  number  of  peo-ple  and  changes  in  lifestyles,  the  population  density  has  been  gradually high in Yangon. When Yangon becomes a densely pop-ulated area, it leads to the limit-ed safe drinking water available for the Yangonites to consume, with  this  matter  encouraging  the  responsible  governmental  organizations  to  do  a  review. 

Mandalay introduces smart pay system for taxpayers

Local

15/03/20

MANDALAY   commis-sioned   the   Mandalay   smart  pay  (MSP  Wallet)  system yesterday, opening MSP accounts at Manda-lay Convention Centre for the  convenience  of  tax  payers.

MoHS Union Minister attends medical equipment donation ceremony at YGH

Local

15/03/20

UNION Minister Dr Myint Htwe of  the  Ministry  of  Health  and  Sports  attended  the  donation  ceremony of medical equipment to the Yangon General Hospital, held at its training hall yester-day.