Tachilek to hold rice offering ceremony to monks from five countries

A work coordination meeting on holding rice offering ceremony to 400 Buddhist monks from Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia and organizing the second Dhamma trip was held at the auditorium of the General Administration Department in Tachilek, Shan State on 9 October.
Slight earthquake strikes Minkin Township
No immediate reports of damages or casualties were reported following a slight earthquake which was recorded this morning, the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH) announced.
MOHA team crowned in invitational volleyball contest in Madaya
The final match of an invitational volleyball contest was held in conjunction with a prize awarding event at an indoor stadium in Madaya Township, Mandalay Region on 9 October.
One dead, four injured, four missing in trawlergy accident
One person was killed and four people went missing after a trawlergy plunged into a creek in Lankhio Township, Shan State on 8 October, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Teachers honoured in Tnandaunggyi Tsp
In commemoration of World Teachers Day, a ceremony to honour teachers was held at the Basic Education High School in the town of Thandaung, Thandaunggyi township, Kayin state this morning. 
Psychotropic tablets confiscated in Myinmu
Local authorities searched a man together with witnesses in Kyansittha Ward in the town of Myinmu this morning and confiscated drugs from him.
First aid training course concludes in Mongpan
A ceremony to conclude first aid training course was held at the meeting hall of General Administration Department in Mongpan, Linkhay District in Shan State (south) yesterday.