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Editorial

30/08/19

The world is witnessing a monumental shift in its centre of economic gravity, a global economic rebalancing towards Asia, which is expected to account for over 50 per cent of the global GDP by 2040.

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Cartoon

29/08/19

Voter list making training course opened  

Local

29/08/19

A training course on voter list making, organized by the township Election Commission, was opened at Basic Education High School in Kyaikmaraw Township, Mawlamyine district, Mon state yesterday morning. 

Reforms key for transformation of state-run factories to bear fruit

Editorial

29/08/19

MYANMAR has begun the shift towards a market-ori-ented economy, which is better suited to a democratic system.

Rid the scourge of deforestation

Feature

29/08/19

THE Global New Light of Myanmar of 6 Au-gust  2019  conveyed  a news item with the title of ‘‘Indonesian man walk-ing in reverse to save forests’’. According to the news, an Indo-nesian man is walking 700 kilo-metres (43 miles) from his home on  a  volcano  in  East  Java  to  Jakarta in the hope of drawing attention  to  the  archipelago’s  quickly shrinking forests—and he is doing it backwards.

Floods affect over 700 acres of fish farms in Kayin, Mon; losses pegged at K280 mln

Local

29/08/19

OVER  700  acres  of  fish  farms  have  suffered  losses  to  the  tune  of  K280  million  in  Kayin  and  Mon  states  due  to  floods  triggered  by  heavy  rainfall  in  recent days, said U Win Kyaing, the general secretary of the Myanmar Fisheries Federation.

Striped catfish farming shares to yield 15% dividend for 10 years: MFF

Business

29/08/19

THE  Global  Earth  Public  Co  Ltd,  which  is  implementing  a  striped catfish farming project in the country, has announced that it will offer a dividend of at least  15  per  cent  for  10  years  to  shareholders,  said  Dr  Toe  Nandar  Tin,  the  senior  vice  chairperson  of  the  Myanmar  Fisheries Federation.

Constitution amendment debate continues on 17th day of Second Pyidaungsu Hluttaw

Parliamentary news

29/08/19

The Joint Scrutinizing Committee’s report on the Second Bill on Amending the Constitution was discussed on the 17th day meeting of Second Pyidaungsu Huttaw’s 13th regular session yesterday. 

Union Minister Dr Pe Myint leaves for Timor-Leste to attend 20th Anniversary of Referendum

Local

29/08/19

As the Special Envoy of State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Union Minister for Information Dr Pe Myint left Yangon for the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste yesterday to attend the 20th Anniversary of the Referendum of Timor-Leste in Dili.

Project planning workshop on rural development, poverty reduction among LMC countries through exchanges held in Nay Pyi Taw

Local

29/08/19

A project planning workshop on “Promoting Alliances on Rural Development and Poverty Eradication among the LMC Countries through exchanges” was held yesterday at the M Gallery Hotel in Nay Pyi Taw.