Myanmar officials accept 157 illegal migrant workers in Tachilek

A total of 157 illegal Myanmar migrant workers including 101 men and 56 women who have been detained previously for crossing the border illegally were handed over by the Thai authorities to their Myanmar counterpart at the Myanmar-Thai Friendship Bridge-2 on 26 September.
Construction works of school facility completed 35% in Wankat Village, Mongkhoke
A new RC one-story primary school building has been built in Wankat Village in the town of Mongkhoke, Monghsat District in Shan State (East) since the first week of July this year and now, it has been completed 35 percent.
Senior citizens receive social pension in Mongkhoke
Officials from the Town Department of Social Welfare under Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement disbursed social pension to senior citizens aged 85 and above in the Town of Mongkhoke, Monghsat District in Shan State(East) on a door to door basis on 26 September.
Palm oil wholesale reference price continues long tumbles
The wholesale reference rate of palm oil in the Yangon market remained low this week, indicating a decrease of K560 per viss (a viss equals 1.6 kilogrammes) within three weeks,.............
Broken rice price soars to K45,000 per bag
The price of broken rice hit a high of K45,000 per bag in the domestic market, according to Rice Wholesale Centre (Wadan).
QR codes made to store detailed information about Sri Ksetra’s ancient pagodas, buildings
According to the Department of Archaeology and National Museum, QR Codes will be placed so that domestic and foreign tourists can easily find information about Sri Ksetra’s ancient pagodas and buildings.
PhaungdawU Pagoda ceremony held briefly this year
It is known from Inlay residents that the PhaungdawU Pagoda ceremony which had been suspended for three years, was held briefly this year.