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Govt discusses plans to combat trafficking in persons with IOM

Local

03/09/19

Union Minister for Social Welfares, Relief and Resettlement Dr Win Myat Aye received a delegation of International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday morning.

Hluttaw agrees on ratifying child soldier treaty

Parliamentary news

03/09/19

At the 19th-day meeting of the Second Pyidaungsu Hluttaw’s 13th regular session held yesterday---------

Flood forces 15 schools to close in Taninthayi

Local

03/09/19

With the water level in the Taninthayi River remaining above the danger mark in Taninthayi since 27 August, the town in southern Myanmar has experienced a second flood in this rainy season.

Shwebo quake rattles Kuthodaw stupas

Local

03/09/19

Cracks have appeared on eight stupas in the compound of the Kuthodaw Pagoda in Mandalay after the 6-magnitude earthquake at 9:39 pm on 31 August.

Rain causes heavy damage, triggers landslide in Kawthoung

Local

03/09/19

Continuous and heavy rainfall, accompanied by strong winds, on Sunday morning caused considerable damage-----------

Over 200-million-year-old dinosaur fossil found in Lashio

Local

03/09/19

“The fossil was discovered by the Department of Geology, Yadanabon University, in 2018 and it is believed to belong to an extinct reptile Pachypleurosaur, which resembled lizards.

Offshore fishing vessels asked to install monitoring systems by October-end

Local

03/09/19

The Myanmar Fisheries Department has asked offshores fishing vessels operating in the maritime fishing zone to install vessel monitoring systems (VMS) by 30 October.

A Wake-up Call for Everyone, Natural Hazards

Feature

03/09/19

A widely accepted definition characterizes natural hazards as “those elements of the physical environment----------

Manufacturing exports up $1.6 bln

Business

03/09/19

As per figures provided by the Ministry, the exports of finished industrial goods totalled $7.15 billion during the same period in the 2017-2018FY.

We should always be prepared against erratic quakes

Editorial

03/09/19

Earthquakes are in the category of natural disasters whose impact cannot be mitigated. They vary in size, with the damage they cause only increasing the larger they get.