Motorcyclist dies after hitting truck 

A motorcyclist was confirmed dead after severely rammed into a truck on Kyaikmaraw-Mawlamyine road near Muyaung village, Kyaikmaraw township, Mon state yesterday evening.
More western tourists expected as  visa-on-arrival scheme takes effect on 1 Oct
MYANMAR is giving visas on arrival to the tourists from six western  countries—  Italy,  Germany,  Russia,  Australia,  Switzerland  and  Spain,  as  the  new  scheme  took effect on 1 October.
30th SEA Games: Myanmar women’s team to meet Philippines, Malaysian teams
THE Myanmar national women’s football team will face the national  football  teams  of  the    Philippines and Malaysia in the 30th  South  East  Asian  Games,  which  are  scheduled  to  start  from 28 November at the Binan Football  Stadium  in  Laguna,  the Philippines.
Myanmar futsal team enroute to Ho Chi Minh for AFF Futsal Championship 2019
THE Myanmar national futsal team left for Ho Chi Minh City yesterday  to  compete  in  the  ASEAN  Football  Federation  (AFF)  Futsal  Championship  2019, which will be held in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam, from 21  to  27  October,  according  to  the  Myanmar  Football  Federation.
Two arrested for carrying stimulant tablets
Two people riding a motorbike were arrested for carrying stimulant tablets on an expressway near Natpoke village in Mohnyin Township in Kachin state yesterday evening, according to the township police station. 
International White Cane Day observed in Yangon
Yangon City Development Committee organized the 28th International White Cane Day yesterday morning, with the participation of 1,450 blind persons and visually impaired people, together with their 531 helpers, from 31 blind schools and associations.
Myanmar medical experts to attend public health conference in Lao PDR
Health professionals from the University of Public Health, the Department of Preventive and Social Medicine from the medical universities and the University of Community Health ------------