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Ywanganthat I’ve been to

Culture & Travel

24/06/19

I WENT on  a  field  survey  with  geology  students  in  2017  to  Ywangan  Region  in  Danu  Self  Adminis-tered  Zone.  Ywangan  Town  is  at an elevation of 4,028 ft. above sea level. It was formed with 28 village tracts and had a popula-tion  of  more  than  82,000.  It  was  in  Shan  State  south  and  can  be  reached from Aungban-Pindaya road junction. As Ywangan town was surrounded by unspoilt nat-ural  beauties  it  was  considered  as a virgin land. It is a land where peace and tranquillity prevails.

Exports at Muse down 25.8% in current FY

Business

24/06/19

Between October and mid-June in the 2018-2019 Fiscal Year, the value of exports through Muse, a border between Myanmar and China, stood at US$2.3 billion, decreasing by over $800 million or 25.8 per cent, as against the same period last 2017-2018 FY.

Myanmar Police Force helps investigate Facebook identity theft

Feature

24/06/19

The Myanmar Police Force now investigates cases of stolen Facebook accounts used to extort money and discredit the original owners. The following is an interview with Police Colonel Nyunt Wai, head of the Cyber Crime Department, on this new service.

Balancing health and justice a must for tackling drug problems

Editorial

24/06/19

Transnational crimes linked to drugs have become common across the globe. The world today is facing the problem of money laundering, terrorism and terror funding, crime, social, and health issues — all of which are the result of drug trafficking.

A Historic Day for University of Traditional Medicine, Mandalay

Feature

24/06/19

The University of Traditional Medicine(UTM,which is located in Aungmyaytharzan Township of Mandalay Region, is only one university of Myanmar traditional medicine.

Tachilek in Shan State to hold Children’s Literary Festival

Local

24/06/19

THE Information and Public Re-lations Department  (IPRD)  of  the Ministry of Information and, the Basic Education Department (BED) and Tachilek District man-agement  department  will  hold  the  Children’s  Literary  Festival  (Tachilek)  on  a  grand  scale  on  25 and 26 June at the Basic Ed-ucation  High  School  in  Makaho  Hkam Ward, Tachilek.

Basic Education High School in Pyapon, Ayeyawady Region upgraded

Local

24/06/19

A  ceremony  to  upgrade  and  open  the  No  4 Basic  Education High School in Pyapon, Ayeyawady  Re-gion was held at the school yesterday  morning,  with  the  greetings extended  by  Chief  Minister  of  Ay-eyawady Region  U  Hla  Moe Aung.

Domestic fuel market sees slight change in one week

Business

24/06/19

There was no significant change in fuel prices in the domestic market during the week between 17 and 23 June, local retailers said.

ASEAN agrees to implement recommendations of the Preliminary Needs Assessment Mission and enhance ASEAN’s role in supporting Myanmar in facilitating the repatriation process

Local

24/06/19

The Myanmar delegation led by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, State Counsellor of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, arrived back Nay Pyi Taw today evening by a special flight after attending the 34th ASEAN Summit held in Bangkok, Thailand from 22 to 23 June 2019.

State Counsellor attends 34th ASEAN Summit, ASEAN Summit (Retreat) in Bangkok

Local

24/06/19

State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi attended the opening ceremony of the 34th ASEAN Summit and the ASEAN Summit (Retreat) yesterday.