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Fire destroys house, three shops in Tanai Tsp.

Crime

09/03/20

A Fire broke out at around 10:30 pm yesterday in Hukaung Ward in the town of Tanai, Kachin State, and destroyed a house and three shops.

Shwe Yarman beats Brazil’s Fabio in Lamine lethwei fight

Sport

09/03/20

Myanmar lethwei fighter Shwe Yarman defeated Brazil’s Fabio in the first round of a lethwei competition held yesterday in Lamine, Mon State.

Religious titles conferred on Sanghas, nuns, lay devotees

Local

09/03/20

Religious titles were presented to honour the Buddhist monks, nuns and lay devotees for 2020 on the Full Moon Day of Tabaung yesterday at the Sasana Maha Beikman in Uppatasanti Pagoda compound, Nay Pyi Taw.

Job opportunities must be created for local engineers: Union Minister

Local

09/03/20

Federation of Myanmar Engineering Societies and Myanmar Engineering Council jointly organized an awarding event to mark World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development at the Thingaha Hotel in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.

MoALI, Ayeyawady government discuss flood control measures

Local

09/03/20

Chief Minister of Ayeywady Region U Hla Moe Aung held a meeting with Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation U Hla Kyaw on preparations for prevention of flood and other rural development programmes on 6 March.

Surveillance and investigation of COVID-19

Health & Beauty

09/03/20

Updates at 8 pm; 8 March 2020

Rakhine traditional sand pagoda festival held in Sittway

Culture & Travel

09/03/20

Rakhine religious associations and youths celebrated the traditional sand pagoda festival by building sand replicas of pagodas yesterday, the Full Moon Day of Tabaung, on the Ngapali beach in Thandwe.

Buddhist devotees perform meritorious deeds at religious sites in Mandalay

Local

09/03/20

On the Full Moon Day of Tabaung, Buddhist people did meritorious deeds at the pagodas and temples in Mandalay.

Shwedagon Pagoda marks 2608th anniversary on Full Moon Day of Tabaung

Local

09/03/20

A ceremony to mark 2608th anniversary Tabaung Festival of Shwedagon Pagoda was held on the Full Moon Day of Tabaung yesterday, where the influx of Buddhists performed meritorious-deeds from dawn till dusk.

Dollar exchange rate continues to decline on weak global cues

Business

09/03/20

The US dollar has been sliding against the Kyat in the local currency market, with the exchange rate dropping to K1,360 per dollar on 6 March, tracking the weak sentiment in the global market amid the coronavirus outbreak, said money exchangers.