Loans disbursed for emerald green project in Pale Tsp.

With the aim of boosting the income of local people and their socio-economic status, loans for emerald green project were disbursed to farmers in Leingone Village at Paleyadana Hall in the town of Pale, Yinmabin District, Sagaing Region yesterday.
Xi Jinping in Russia to usher 'new era' of friendship
Chinese President Xi Jinping headed for Russia Wednesday to mark a new era of friendship and reinforce economic ties that had benefitted from Moscow's isolation from the West.
Waitrose launches packaging-free trial
Waitrose has unveiled its vision of environmentally conscious shopping, offering customers the chance to buy food and drink that is completely free of packaging as part of a ground-breaking trial for a large retailer.
3 IS militants killed in western Iraq
A total of three Islamic State (IS) militants, including a would-be suicide bomber, were killed on Tuesday in two separate incidents in Iraq's western province of Anbar, a security source said.
Record 1 ton of illegal drugs seized in Japan
Japanese authorities have seized the country's largest-ever cache of illegal stimulant drugs from a suspicious ship at sea.
Vietnam earns less from seafood export in 5 months

Hanoi 5 June

Australian police raid public broadcaster amid media crackdown
Australian police raided the headquarters of public broadcaster ABC on Wednesday, the second high-profile probe into news outlets in 24 hours, amid a crackdown on sensitive leaks.