Union Minister of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Chairman of Myanmar National Committee for Women’s Affairs Dr Win Myat Aye attended the ceremony to mark International Women’s Day which was held at People’s Square here yesterday evening.

Basic farm equipment operating course 1/2019 was opened at No. 60 Mechanized Farming Centre in Wundwin Township this morning.

A policeman on duty at B.E.H.S Paung exams centre helped a student who accidently left  his exams card this morning.

Accompanied by the speaker of the regional parliament, regional lawmakers, the deputy commissioner and township administrators, Chief Minister of Sagaing Region Dr. Myint Naing looked into progress of developmental tasks in Indaw and Wuntho Townships on Sunday.

The course instructors will give lectures on basic principles of natural disasters, disasters in Myanmar, climate change, mitigation of disaster risks and environmental conservation, knowledge about disaster management, review on early warning system, community-based disaster management, search and rescue and emergency hotline and cooperation.

Assistant Director of the Department of Rural Development under the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation Daw Myint Win and her party inspected the work progress of construction of a two-storey facility that belongs to the DRD in Hsipaw Township, Northern Shan State on 10 March.