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Flu or high fever?

Feature

09/08/19

Technically, African swine flu is not flu. In Burmese, it’s called severe fever. Flu viruses spread rapidly but this virus spreads slowly and is difficult to contract.

Amyotha Hluttaw convenes ninth-day meeting of 13th regular session

Parliamentary news

09/08/19

A ninth-day meeting of Second Amyotha Hluttaw’s 13th regular session was held at the Amyotha Hluttaw meeting hall yesterday morning. At the meeting five questions raised were answered, three bills tabled and a motion discussed.

Union Supreme Court holds 17th coord meeting with lower courts

Local

09/08/19

The Union Supreme Court and State/Regional High Courts held their 17th coordination meeting in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.

Singapore Embassy commemorates 54th National Day

Local

09/08/19

54th National day of Singapore was held at M Gallery Hotel in Nay Pyi Taw.

Forest Department holds High-Level Policy Dialogue on HKH Call to Action

Local

09/08/19

Forest Department held High -Level Policy Dialogue on HKH Cakk to Action in coordination with International Center for Integrated Mountain Development( ICIMOD) yesterday morning.

Adapt to change to better manage extreme weather events

Editorial

09/08/19

With the change in weather patterns, our people are experiencing the devastating impact of extreme weather events, including drought and floods.

31st anniversary pro-democracy movement observed in Yangon

Local

09/08/19

A ceremony to mark the 31st anniversary of the 1988 pro-democracy movement was held yesterday in Yangon. The ceremony was attended by Yangon Region Chief Minister ...........

Pyithu Hluttaw accepts motion to reduce deaths from non-infectious diseases

Parliamentary news

09/08/19

The 9th-day meeting of the Second Pyithu Hluttaw’s 13th regular session was held at the Pyithu Hluttaw meeting hall in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.

Powerful winds damages six houses in Zalun Tsp.

Local

08/08/19

Zalun 8 August

Powerful winds hit Wanaingdaung Village, Intaraw village-trackt in Zalun Township, Ayeyawady Region at about 12:30 pm on 7 August and destroyed 5 houses and flipped over the roof of a house.

Illegal migrant workers handed over 

Local

08/08/19

Altogether 69 illegal migrant workers—63 men and 6 women, who were without proper documents were handed over by Thai authorities to their Myanmar counterparts.