Myanma Timber Enterprise to cut annual logging quota by half

Aug 5,2019
The Myanma Timber Enterprise will reduce the annual limit for logging of teak and hardwood by up to 50 per cent, and produce only enough timber to meet the cost of production during the 2019-2020 logging season.
Educative talks held for protection of children and women
Aug 05
Union Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Dr Win Myat Aye said yesterday that the relevant ministries, INGOs and social organizations are working together for law enforcement to protect children and women from various forms of mental and physical abuses.
Rakhine Chief Minister opens upgraded high school
Aug 05
Rakine State Chief Minister U Nyi Pu attended inauguration ceremony of upgraded No. 4 Basic Education High School of Taungup Township on 3 August afternoon.
MoHT, MoHS collaborate on tourism development
Aug 05
Union Minister for Hotels and Tourism, U Ohn Maung, inspected the preparations for ASEAN Food Festival 2019 in Mandalay on 2 August.
Union Minister attends RCEP intersessional meet in Beijing
Aug 05
Union Minister for Investment and Foreign Economic Relations, U Thaung Tun who led the Myanmar delegation to the 8th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Intersessional Ministerial Meeting in Beijing, China 2-3 August 2019, arrived back in Yangon yesterday.
Storm victims furnished with cash assistance in Thaton
Aug 04
A ceremony to present cash assistance to those affected by strong winds was held at auditorium of the General Administration Department in Thaton, Mon State this morning.
Low-lying areas in Kyaikmaraw submerged by floodwaters from Attayan River
Aug 04
Some houses in low-lying wards in Kyaikmaraw Township, Mon State have been inundated by floodwaters from the Attayan River.