Hotel & tourism ministry coordinates for increased Japanese tourists

The Ministry of Hotel and Tourism organized a coordination meeting to promote the Japan market for tourism as Yangon’s Sule Shangri-La Hotel yesterday.
Union Minister for ALI inspects food production in Magway Region
Union Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation Dr Aung Thu visited Kyatsu Kyin Village of Yesagyo Township, Magway Region, to inspect the jaggery sugar production preparations made by Shwe Hintha Company on 9 November.
Matho robe-weaving contests held at pagodas across nation
Traditional robe-weaving contests were organized at famous pagodas across the country yesterday, on the eve of the Full Moon Day of Tazaungmon.
New school building opens in Yedashe Tsp.
A ceremony to open new school building was held at the school in the town of Swa, Yedashe Township Bago Region this morning.
Loans disbursed to implement emerald green projects in Chaung-U Tsp.
With the aim of boosting the income of local people and their socio-economic status, loans for the implementation of emerald green projects were disbursed to local farmers at Aungmingalar Yeiktha Monastery in Myenikyin Village,
Myanmar moves to put thanaka on UNESCO intangible cultural heritage list
Efforts are on to put thanaka, which is a distinctive feature of Myanmar culture, on the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage list for the first time, said U Kyaw Lwin Oo, director-general of the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture, at the Thanaka Conference held in Monywa.
500 hot air balloons to be released on Nov. fullmoon day in Yangon
Yangon will host the first hot air balloon festival, in which 500 hot air balloons will be released on 11 November, the day of the fullmoon of Tazaungmon in Inya Lake, Yangon.