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.

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,

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.

UNTIL now, there still can be seen two prominent stupas under the names of Pahtodawgyi, which were religious edifices of Konbaung Era’s architectural artifacts, in Mingun of Sagaing township and in Amarapura.

Last two weeks on the 5th of June during World Environment Day celebrations, I was in Nyaungshwe town. By 5pm Saya O-pekyal and I attended the planting ceremony.

Basic education schools across the country have opened since 1 June. After the calm of summer holidays in schools, the schools have become bustling with teachers, parents and students.