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Digital Information Literacy training course opens

Local

10/09/19

A ceremony to open a digital information literacy training course was opened at the meeting hall of the township education officer’s office in Salin township, Minbu district, Magway region yesterday morning with an opening speech by Deputy Township Education Officer U Kyaw Min

Union Minister Dr Win Myat Aye receives Canadian Ambassador

Local

10/09/19

Union Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Dr Win Myat Aye and Ambassador of Canada to Myanmar Ms Karen Mac Arthur discussed yesterday afternoon providing humanitarian assistance and repatriation programmes for displaced persons

Regional Informational Workshop on Deep Seabed Resources and Blue Economy for ASEAN & BIMSTEC Countries held in Nay Pyi Taw

Local

10/09/19

The Regional Informational Workshop on Deep Seabed Resources and the Blue Economy for ASEAN and BIMSTEC countries was held at Park Royal Hotel in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday morning

Deep sea science is very challenging and very expensive for the developing countries. But the human potential is very enormous.

Local

10/09/19

The Regional Informational Workshop on Deep Seabed Resources and the Blue Economy for ASEAN and BIMSTEC countries was held at Park Royal Hotel in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday morning. The following is the excerpt from interview with Secretary General of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) Mr Michael Lodge who took part in the workshop

Be Gyaw

Cartoon

10/09/19

Myanmar hosts 46th session of Panel on Tropical Cyclones

Local

10/09/19

It was launched with the extended greeting of Union Minister for Transport and Communications U Thant Sin Maung and the opening remarks of Director-General of India Meteorological Department Ms Sunitha Devi Santhamma, Chief of Disaster Risk Reduction at UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Dr Sanjay K Srivastava and Representative of World Meteorological Organization Dr Taoyong Peng

Spectators throng to see traditional boat-rowing race in Meiktila

Culture & Travel

10/09/19

A Myanmar traditional boat-rowing competition was flagged off at 10 am on 9 September in Meiktila Town as part of the 136th Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda Buddha Pujaniya Festival, and attracted huge crowds from nearby towns and villages and visitors from across the country

The Benefits of Reading

Feature

10/09/19

Though the moon shines at night in the sky, there will be a great difference between a man with bright eyes and a blind man

Beware of all forms of influenza

Editorial

10/09/19

The seasonal influenza and dengue fever this year has claimed more lives than in the past in Myanmar. The health department announced that 109 people from all over the nation had passed away due to the seasonal influenza as of 6 September and 68 have passed away from dengue fever as of 10 August

Sesame cultivated under GAP fetching good price in Aunglan Township

Business

10/09/19

THE PRICE of sesame cultivated under Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) is currently K10,000 higher per bag (45 viss) on account of strong demand from Japan and China, allowing growers to earn a healthy profit