Media team visits Hla Pho Khaung Transit Centre in Maungtaw

A GROUP of local and foreign media-persons visited the Hla Pho Khaung Transit Centre in Maungtaw yesterday.
State Counsellor receives Chairman of Board of SN Power of Norway
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, State Counsellor of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, received the delegation led by Mr. Oystein Oyehaug, Chairman of the Board of SN Power of Norway, at 10:00 a.m. on 29 August 2019 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Nay Pyi Taw.
Voter list making training course opened  
A training course on voter list making, organized by the township Election Commission, was opened at Basic Education High School in Kyaikmaraw Township, Mawlamyine district, Mon state yesterday morning. 
Floods affect over 700 acres of fish farms in Kayin, Mon; losses pegged at K280 mln
OVER  700  acres  of  fish  farms  have  suffered  losses  to  the  tune  of  K280  million  in  Kayin  and  Mon  states  due  to  floods  triggered  by  heavy  rainfall  in  recent days, said U Win Kyaing, the general secretary of the Myanmar Fisheries Federation.
Drowned Old Kyunhla Town re-emerges, thronged with visitors 
Old Kyunhla Town, which was submerged by the Thaphanseik dam, has been crowded with visitors ever since it re-emerged, according to visitors.
Holy umbrella hoisted atop Myanmar pagoda in Sweden
A holy umbrella was attached to the top of Myanmar pagoda at Hjortkvarn in Örebro County, Sweden, last month. 
Project planning workshop on rural development, poverty reduction among LMC countries through exchanges held in Nay Pyi Taw
A project planning workshop on “Promoting Alliances on Rural Development and Poverty Eradication among the LMC Countries through exchanges” was held yesterday at the M Gallery Hotel in Nay Pyi Taw.