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Ayeyawady Regional CM attends prize awarding of inter-township Sepaktakaraw championship

Sport

23/05/19

The final matches of the chief minister’s cup inter-township U-25 men and women’s Sepaktakaraw championship were held in conjunction with a prize awarding ceremony at Koethein indoor stadium in Pathein, Ayeyawady Region this morning.

Minbu solar plant to supply 40MW power to national grid

Local

23/05/19

The solar power plant located on Minbu-An Road in Minbu Town of Magway Region will begin supplying 40MW of power to the national grid in July, according to Magway Region authorities.

MraukU aims for World Heritage status by 2021

Culture & Travel

23/05/19

The Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture has stepped up efforts for submitting a Nomination Dossier to UNESCO for putting the ancient city of MraukU in Rakhine State on the World Heritage list.

TV & Broadcasting Bylaw Revision, Drafting Committee holds third coord meeting

Local

23/05/19

The third coordination meeting of the Committee for Revision and Drafting Bylaws on Television and Broadcasting Law was held at the Ministry of Information in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.

Opening, Awarding Ceremony of “Beauty of Mekong” art exhibition held in Yangon

Local

23/05/19

Opening and Awarding Ceremony of “Beauty of Mekong” art exhibition which marks the 10th anniversary of Mekong – Japan Friendship was held at National Theater on Pyay Road in Yangon.

Our forests, mountains are part of a lasting legacy

Editorial

23/05/19

At the time Myanmar gained independence, more than 54.15 per cent of its geographical area was covered in lush forests. These great forests regulated the temperature and other aspects of the climate to create a balance.

Kyaukpyu Deep Sea Port will help boost trade: Chinese ambassador

Business

23/05/19

If the strategically important Kyaukpyu deep sea port in Rakhine State is developed systematically, it will help the country’s trade sector grow, said Mr Hong Liang, the Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar.

Myanmar’s fiscal policy should aim at promoting Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)-related spending: IMF

Feature

23/05/19

Following the visit to Myanmar on 15 March 2019, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Myanmar, and issued a press release on 12 April 2019.

Pyithu Hluttaw mulls need for more waste-to-energy plants

Parliamentary news

23/05/19

A  proposal  to  set  up  more  waste-to-energy plants and in-cinerators in Yangon, and other regions and states, to produce electricity  was  debated  at  the  Pyithu Hluttaw.

Second Amyotha Hluttaw 12th regular session holds ninth-day meeting

Parliamentary news

23/05/19

THE  ninth-day  meeting  of  the  Second Amyotha Hluttaw’s 12th regular  session  was  held  yes-terday at the Amyotha Hluttaw meeting hall.