Paddy growers earn more since rice prices remain surged

Since monsoon paddy arrived in the market in 2023, the prices of monsoon rice and new rice remain high.
Thilawa Port’s frontage road construction 65% finished
According to the Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC), the construction process of the frontage road of the Thilawa Port has been finished at 65 per cent so far.
Sesame price rebounds following Chinese New Year
The prices of sesame bounced back in the Mandalay market on account of Chinese New Year.
Some 5,000 visitors daily flock to Yangon Zoo on public holidays
The number of visitors to the Yangon Zoological Gardens is increasing on a daily basis, and daily peaks up around 5,000 visitors during public holidays, according to U Than Myint Tun, the warden of Yangon Zoological Gardens.
Emphasis placed on tourism promotion in Ayeyawady Region
Union Minister for Hotels and Tourism Dr Thet Thet Khine and Chief Minister of Ayeyawady Region U Tin Maung Win visited Azura Hotel in Chaungtha Beach to hold a meeting with government offi­cials and businesspersons in the hotels and tourism industry on 24 February.
MoI Union Minister visits Daewoo Bus manufacturing workshop, Paper Factory (Yeni)
Union Minister for Industry Dr Charlie Than visited the Daewoo Bus manufactur­ing workshop in Htaukkyant, Mingaladon Township, Yangon Region, yesterday morning.
Shwebo Thanaka's business is booming with increased domestic sales and exports to Thailand
Demand for Shwebo thana­ka is rising both in the local market and among the buyers from Thailand, according to the thanaka business circle.