NREC Union Minister discusses eco-friendly matters with Finnish delegation

Union Minister for Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation, U Ohn Win, received a delegation led by Ms Nina Irmeli Vaskunlahti, Finland’s Under-Secretary of State for External Economic Relations, at his ministry yesterday.
Thrice as many foreign visitors as locals coming to watch Ayeyawady dolphins
The number of foreign visitors coming to watch cooperative fishing with Ayeyawady dolphins has been three times higher than local visitors this year, according to U Maung Lay, the leader of the Ayeyawady Dolphins Conservation and Cooperative Fishermen Team.
Police to monitor hiring of tour guides
The tourist police will verify whether tourists are hiring local tour guides or not, said Naw Pan Thinzar Myo, the Yangon Region Minister for Kayin Ethnic Affairs and the vice-chairperson of the Regional Tourism Committee.
35th Meeting of ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management enters second day
The 35th Meeting of ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management (ACDM) began at Shwe San Eain Hotel in Nay Pyi Taw on 1 October.
Myanmar, Thailand sign agreement for second Myanmar-Thai Friendship Bridge

3 October

Union Minister for Education receives US Assistant Secretary of State
Union Minister for Education Dr Myo Thein Gyi received the United States of America’s Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs -----------
Mass Walking marks 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi
The mass walking event to mark the 150th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday kicked off in front of the Mahatma Gandhi Building in Bo Aung Kyaw Street yesterday morning (around 6am).