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Rural bridge over Monetaing Creek being repaired in Meiktila

Local

13/05/19

Repairs and maintenance work on a rural bridge crossing Monetaing Creek in Meiktila Township is being carried out at a cost of Ks. 20 million contributed by a donor.

International Day of Midwife commemorated in Pekhon

Local

13/05/19

An event marking the International Day of Midwife was celebrated at a public hospital in Pekhon, Southern Shan State on 12 May.

New schools under construction in Kyunhla Tsp

Education

13/05/19

New school structures are under construction in Kyunhla Township, Sagaing Region with the Union Budget in the fiscal year 2018-2019, according to a source from the township education officer’s office.

3 dead as semi-truck carrying rocks overturns in Indaw Township

Crime

13/05/19

Four people were killed after a semi-truck carrying rock overturned Moeyu Village, Indaw Township in Sagaing Region on Sunday.

Basic tour guide training course opens in Bago

Local

13/05/19

The Directorate of Hotels and Tourism under the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism opened a basic tour guide training course at Famous Hotel near Nyaunginn Village, Bago City this morning.

Memories Group takes stake in Strand Hotel

Culture & Travel

13/05/19

Myanmar tourism trailblazers Memories Group had bought a minority share in Strand Hotel International Ltd. The US$3.19 million investment gives the Group stakes in a cruise ship and three hotels, most notably the world-famous Strand Hotel, an iconic landmark on the Yangon waterfront, which was built during the British colonial era in 1901, according to a release on 3 May.

Tourist arrivals to Inwa (Ava) likely to rise in 2019

Culture & Travel

13/05/19

Inwa Region is located at the confluence of the Ayeyawady River and Dokhtawady River about 2 miles and four furlongs north of TadaU Township and around 20 miles southwest of Mandalay, Myanmar’s second largest cultural city.

Myanmar-Bangladesh border trade decreases 8.8% in seven months

Business

13/05/19

BILATERAL border trade stood at  over  US$19  million  as  of  26  April  in  the  current  2018-2019  Fiscal year which saw a slight decrease of $1.87 million or 8.8 per cent, from the correspond-ing period last year, according to the Ministry of Commerce’s trade report.

Sugarcanes growing strong in Meiktila

Business

13/05/19

SUGARCANE  plantations  in  Tae  Hla  Village  of  Than  Bo  vil-lage-tract,  Meiktila  Township,  have  been  successful  and  are  sold in the regional market daily, according to local cultivators.

Religious objects of Eternal Peace Pagoda displayed for public obeisance in Loikaw

Local

13/05/19

RELIGIOUS objects to be fixed atop the Nay Pyi Taw’s Eternal Peace Pagoda and two Buddha Images  carved  from  marble  stones to be housed at the pa-goda were displayed in Loikaw yesterday for public obeisance.