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Myanmar military delegation visits India’s Adani Ports, solar panel unit

Local

29/07/19

A Myanmar military delegation, led by Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who is currently visiting India, arrived at Adani Ports and Logistics in Mundra, India, on 27 July.

At least 19 killed in landslide at Hpakant jade mine

Crime

29/07/19

At least 19 people, including 16 security guards employed with a mining company and three policemen, were reportedly killed yesterday in a landslide at a jade mine in Hpakant, Kachin State.

Cash donated for Eternal Peace Pagoda

Local

29/07/19

A ceremony of cash donation for the Eternal Peace Pagoda in Nay Pyi Taw was held at the Yangon office of Ministry of Religious and Cultural Affairs yesterday afternoon.

Myanmar, China to vamp up cooperation on public security

Local

29/07/19

Upon the invitation of China’s Minister for Public Security, Mr Zhao Kezhi, a delegation led by U Thein Swe, the Union Minister for Labour, Immigration and Population, travelled to China from 23 to 27 July.

Myanmar commits to significant reduction of hepatitis

Local

29/07/19

World Hepatitis Day 2019 was commemorated at the University of Nursing, Yangon yesterday.

Water outflow from spillway at Kyeeohn-Kyeewa Dam, no cause for alarm yet

Local

29/07/19

Kyeeohn-Kyeewa Dam in Pwintbyu Township, Magway Region, overflowed 2.1 feet above its 340 feet mark yesterday morning and officials put up green flags to notify local residents of the emergency level 1 situation, according to the local irrigation and water management department.

Myanmar rice export tipped to reach 2 mln tonnes

Local

29/07/19

Myanmar’s rice export is expected to reach two million tonnes this fiscal year, said U Myint Cho, Deputy Director General of Ministry of Commerce yesterday. The country’s staple crop export reached 3.6 million tonnes in 2016-2017 fiscal year,

Pumpkin growers in Lewe facing losses due to poor harvest

Business

29/07/19

Pumpkin growers in Lewe Township, Nay Pyi Taw, said they are facing losses due to a poor harvest this season on account of heavy rainfall.

Education proposal in Hluttaw to narrow disparity in quality of education between urban and rural areas

Feature

29/07/19

To perform the major task of legislation, balancing power and representing the respective constituencies, the Pyithu Hluttaw MPs could successfully conclude the 12th regular session of Hluttaw on June 5 after it began on April 29.

Landslide at Phakant jade mine kills 18, injuries 2

Local

28/07/19

A landslide killed at least 18 people including three policemen in Phakant Township, Kachin State today, with two others injured, according to a source from the township police force.