Myanmar’s endangered species face extinction as illegal wildlife trade on rise

Mar 20,2019
The Forest Department under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) jointly organized a workshop on reducing illegal trading of wildlife at the hall of the Muse-Namhkan Merchant Association in Muse, Northern Shan State on 18 and 19 March.
Displaced people in Ponnagyun Township get relief items
Mar 20
Officials from the Department of Disaster Management under the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement presented humanitarian aid to displaced people in Ponnagyun Township, Rakhine State on 19 March.
Rural developmental projects open in Pinlebu
Mar 20
A ceremony to inaugurate a retaining wall and a steam water fetching system was held in KyaukOh Village, Pinlebu Township in Sagaing Region yesterday morning.
Gusty winds destroy homes, religious buildings in Sagaing Region
Mar 20
No casualties were reported after strong winds swept through some villages in Kyunhla, Indaw, Kalewa, Wuntho, Katha, Htigyaing and Kawlin Townships in Sagaing Region on 18 March.
Life boats donated to Disaster Management Department
Mar 20
Myanmar Blue Sky Recue Development Council from the People’s Republic of China donated three rubber life boats
State Counsellor opens Myanmar-Thai Friendship Bridge 2, power station in Myawady
Mar 20
State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the Chairperson of the Central Committee for Development of Border Areas and National Races
Advanced computer training course opens in Myaungmya Tsp
Mar 19
As part of capacity building for service personnel, a computer training course was opened in the office of the District Rural Development Department