Locals informed not to worry on overflow from Kyi Ohn Gyi Wa Dam spillway

ACCORDING to Pwintbyu Town-ship Irrigation and Water Utili-sation  Department  water  over  flowing  above  the  Kyi  Ohn  Gyi  Wa Dam spillway was found to be 5 ft. 8 inches at 6 am on 17 August and this was not an amount to be concerned for.
Myanmar Motion Picture Organization, Myanmar Poet’s Union, All Myanmar Gorkha Hindu Religious Association, Mya Ayeyar Foundation donate to flood victims
DONATION  ceremony  for  the  flood victims was held at Yangon Regional Department of Disas-ter Management yesterday.
Chinese experts to inspect tissue culture bananas for import
AN inspection team from China is expected to visit Myanmar in August to inspect tissue cul-ture bananas in preparation for importing the fruit from Myan-mar, according to the Ministry of Commerce.
Private Hospitals’ Association- Upper Myanmar donates cash for health care in flood-hit areas
Myanmar Private Hospitals’ As-sociation-  Upper  Myanmar  do-nated  cash  for  providing  health  care services to flood victims in the country yesterday.  The dona-tion ceremony was held at Man-dalay  Regional  Public    Health  Department.
AA/TNLA/MNDAA armed groups sabotage bridges, attack Lashio, Tatmadaw columns, police stations
According to news released by Office of the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services and Myanmar Police Force, AA/TNLA/MNDAA armed groups mined and destroyed bridges on Hsenwi-Kunlong Road, torched a petrol station on Lashio-Hsenwi Road, fired on Lashio with heavy arms and also fired on Tatmadaw columns and police stations.
Senior General Min Aung Hlaing meets Russia-Myanmar Friendship Association Chairman in Moscow
Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who is visiting the Russian Federation, received Mr. Mikhail Arkadievich Dmitriev, Chairman of the Russia-Myanmar Friendship Association, and party at the Metropol Hotel on 16 August.
Vice President U Henry Van Thio inspects gas-fired power plants, steel factory in Myingyan
Vice President U Henry Van Thio who was in Mandalay, inspected a 225 MW natural gas and waste heat power station, a 90 MW natural gas power station and No. 1 Steel Factory in Myingyan Township.