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MOI Monsoon Football Competition final and prize awarding ceremony held in Nay Pyi Taw

Sport

30/06/19

A final match of the 2019 Ministry of Information (MOI) Monsoon Football Competition was held at Nay Pyi Taw Zabuthiri Township Wunna Theikdi Sports Practice Ground yesterday afternoon. Prizes were presented after the match.

Over 23,000 tourists arrive within one week via Tachilek

Culture & Travel

30/06/19

WITH tourists visiting Myanmar daily  through  the  Tachilek  bor-der  boder  gate,  a  total  of  23,762  tourists, including Thai citizens, visited  Myanmar  in  overnight  trips  and  day  return  trips  from  21  June  to  27  June,  according  to the Directorate of Hotels and Tourism.  Further, from January to  June  596,337  tourists  visited  Myanmar,  according  to  the  Di-rectorate of Hotels and Tourism.

Bilateral trade with Indonesia up 8% in April

Business

30/06/19

MYANMAR-Indonesia trade topped  US$80.9  million  in  April,  registering  a  slight  increase  of  $6  million,  or  8  per cent, in value compared to  the  same  month  in  the  previous  fiscal,  according  to  the  latest  monthly  trade  report issued by the Ministry of Commerce.

African Swine Fever identified as serious disease for pigs: Director of Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Dept

Interview

30/06/19

This is a big issue for pig farming. If the pigs are infected it will have huge impact on pig farming. So it is considered a serious disease.

Lives of tin miners in Mawchiin Kayah State

Feature

30/06/19

IT is 8pm in the evening; yet the town is bustling with activities. Located on the side  of  the  mountain’s  edge,  the  town  is quite eventful at this time of the day as people are coming back from work, some having dinner at home or drinking with work buddies  at  the  local  beer  station  while  the  sounds of rocks escape from the temporary tents as women break them apart.

Announcement on road closure on Martyrs’ Day

Local

30/06/19

Some Yangon roads will be closed on 19 July, 2019, during the 72nd Martyrs’ Day ceremony at the Martyrs’ Mausoleum in Bahan Township, from 4 am to a completion of the ceremony.

Announcement on closure of Bogyoke Aung San Museum Road on Martyrs’ Day

Local

30/06/19

For the convenience of visitors to the Bogyoke Aung San Museum on the Martyrs’ Day which falls on 19 July,

Vetiver: the natural solution for soil erosion and landslides

Feature

30/06/19

HAVE you ever heard of the lost villages in landslide along the Ayeyar Waddy river bank, or the landslides in hilly regions of  Myanmar,  or  the  flash  flood  caused  by heavy rain? Do you aware of the salted field as aftermaths of Nargis,

DWIR to upgrade Mandalay Port, undertake riverbank protection tasks alongAyeyawady River

Feature

30/06/19

APAN has  agreed  to  support  Myanmar  a  ¥  6.033  billion  (US$  53  million)  grant  to  help  modernize  Mandalay  Port  and  improvements  are  expected  to  begin in July, said Mandalay Re-gional Minister for Planning and Finance U Myat Thu.

Basic price for rice a guarantee to rights and interests of farmers

Editorial

30/06/19

Basic prices for crops, especially for rice, should always ensure the rights and interests of our farmers.