An inauguration ceremony of a rural bridge took place in Kontha Village, Katha Township in Sagaing Region this morning.

Two jade scavengers were found dead in a landslide collapse at a jade mine in Phakant Township, Kachin State on 29 June.

According to the observations at 6.30 pm yesterday, the low pressure area over the Northeast Bay of Bengal still persists. It may further intensify into a depression during next 48 hours. Monsoon is strong to vigorous over the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal.

THE number of foreign visitors to Mandalay Region totaled 241,559 in the first four months of this year, with China being the biggest source of visitors, according to the statistics from the Directorate of Hotels and Tourism (DOHT) under the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism.

Following is an interview with U Thaung Aye, the chair of Monsoon Village Rattan Furniture in Thanlyin

Food-based products from neighbouring countries are entering our domestic market, despite the abundance of rice, beans, corn, edible oil crops, vegetables, and fruits in Myanmar. Why? One reason is that although we are a food producer nation, we are weak in manufacturing finished food products.