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Yangon cyclists hail Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary
19/08/19
To mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the Indian Embassy and the Myanmar Cycling Federation jointly organized a ‘Cycling for Peace’ event at 6 a.m. yesterday at the Kandawgyi Park in Yangon.
ASEAN+3 donates emergency rice rations to Shwegyin
19/08/19
The Agricultural Department oversaw the handing over of ten tons of emergency rice rations from South Korea, in line with ASEAN+3 procedures, to flood-stricken people in Shwegyin Township, Bago Region, yesterday.
Well-wishers donate cash for flood-hit areas
19/08/19
Well-wishers donated cash for the flood-stricken areas in Myanmar. Union Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Dr Win Myat Aye accepted the cash at the Yangon Region’s Department of Disaster Management yesterday.
Transport and Communications Ministry launches Myanmar Unicode Migration
19/08/19
Union Minister for Transport and Communications U Thant Sin Maung officially introduced Myanmar Unicode Migration at the MICT Park Conference Hall in Yangon yesterday afternoon.
AA, TNLA, MNDAA blow up one more bridge on Union Highway, retreat after suffering heavy losses at Kutkai
19/08/19
AA, TNLA and MNDAA armed groups were blowing up bridges in Nawnghkio, Hsenwi and Kunlong townships in northern Shan State, and approaching Kutkai to attack the town with heavy weapons from afar. But they fled with heavy losses when the Tatmadaw columns repulsed them, according to the information released by the Office of the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services.
Silver Mountain Land –The land of Kayah
19/08/19
At the end of last year I went to Kayah State given the name Silver Mountain Land where there were many mythical stories. In Myanmar language Kayah State was called Ngwe Taung Pyay.
Safety measures taken at overflowing Mann Creek Dam
19/08/19
Officials yesterday checked the safety of Mann Creek Dam in Ngaphe Township, Magway Region, as its spillway was overflowing.
Six companies to export 250 tons of petrified wood to China
19/08/19
Six companies are preparing to export 250 tons of petrified wood or fossils produced in Mandalay Region to China through the 105-mile Muse gate, according to U Thi Han Tun, the chairman of the Mandalay Region Petrified Wood Entrepreneurs Association.
Fuel oil import down in current fiscal
19/08/19
MYANMAR imported US$2.7 billion worth 4.6 million tons of fuel oil over the past ten months of the current fiscal year, accord-ing to the Ministry of Commerce. The import volume is down by 440,000 tons and so, the import value plunged by $320 million compared to the corresponding period of last fiscal year.
