1st Tazaungdaing lighting festival, hot air-balloon releasing festival held in Myeik 

All Myeik Township Dhamma School Committee held 1st Tazaungdaing lighting festival in conjunction with hot air-balloon releasing festival on a grand scale at Maha Theiddizaya pagoda in the town of Myeik in Taninthayi region yesterday evening. 
Advanced tailoring course opens in Kawthoung
With a view to creating job opportunities for rural women and boosting their socio-economic status, an advanced sewing course was opened at the training school in Kawthoung, Thanintharyi Region this morning.
Loans disbursed to implement emerald green projects in Gangaw Tsp.
With the aim of boosting the income of local people and their socio-economic status, loans to implement emerald green projects were disbursed to farmers at the Monastery of Kyundat Village in Gangaw Township, Magway Region yesterday.
Public talk held in Hkamti Township
The district Information and Public Relations Department under the Ministry of Information, the region Hluttaw Representative and the township management committee organized a public talk headlined “Rural Development” in Sinte Village in Hkamti Township, Sagaing Region this morning.
Clashes between Tatmadaw and TNLA resume in Kutkai
Clashes between the Tatmadaw and the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) resumed at two separate locations in Kutkai Township, Northern Shan State this morning, according to local people.
Two men die as motorbike smashes into utility pole
Two people were killed and one other injured after a speeding motorbike crashed into a utility pole in Thabeikkyin Township, Mandalay Region, the Ministry of Home Affairs reported.
Police eradicates poppy plantations in Shan State
The Myanmar Police Force has been stepping up campaigns to destroy poppy cultivation throughout the country in cooperation with people, local authorities and civil society organizations.