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Strong winds hit Paungbyin

Local

03/04/19

The strong winds hit Paungbyin, Mawlaik District on 2 April. The strong winds caused the roofs of departmental offices, pagoda, houses and school buildings to flip over. A one-storey pavilion of a pagoda collapsed in gusts of wind.

Volunteers of Peace Bike Tour welcomed in Kyaukme

Local

03/04/19

The volunteer riders initiated a campaign named “Peace Bike Tour” as a peace activity with the aim of ending the civil war, halting clashes between the Tatmadaw and ethnic armed groups, and drawing a greater participation of public in the peace-making process.

Kachin State govt. donate relief supplies to IDPs in Momauk

Local

03/04/19

The Kachin State government provided humanitarian assistance to displaced people in Momauk Township on 2 April.

Unhygienic sea foods incinerated in Mandalay

Local

03/04/19

Members of the Consumer Dispute Resolution Committee destroyed unhygienic and expired sea food which was confiscated from some shops in Mahaaungmye Township at a cemetery in Patheingyi Township, Mandalay Region this morning.

International travellers throng Myanmar

Culture & Travel

03/04/19

The Ministry of Hotels and Tourism has been making appropriate arrangements for international visitors to flock to Myanmar in a safe and secure manner. The ministry also organized some travel itineraries for tourists who enter the country through border checkpoints.

Inter-township men and women’s volleyball contest starts in Myeik

Sport

03/04/19

The Chief Minister’s cup inter-township men and women’s volleyball contest was opened at Shwewal Thiri indoor stadium in Dawei, Taninthayi Region this morning.

Two missing after boats collide in Mawlamyinekyun

Crime

03/04/19

Two people went missing after a head-on collision between a boat and a craft in a small river in Mawlamyinekyun Township, Ayeyawady Region, the Ministry of Home Affairs reported on Wednesday.

BEHS (branch) upgraded in Falam Township

Education

03/04/19

Chief Minister of Chin State U Salai Lain Luai attended a ceremony to inaugurate an upgraded basic education high school in Lonehot Village, FalamTownship in Chin State on 2 April.

Fisherman electrocuted to death in Kyunsu Township

Crime

03/04/19

A fisherman was electrocuted to death while he was working on a fishing boat in Kyunsu Township, Taninthayi Region yesterday.

Myanmar-Thai Lethwei fight to take place in Kyaikto

Sport

03/04/19

The Lethwei event marks the Buddha Pujaniya festival of a sitting Buddha statue believed to be the largest of its kind in the world in Kyaikto Township. Lethwei warrior Paik Htway will clash with a Thai opponent in the main event.