THE Kacchapanadi, better known as the Kaladan river, is the most useful and long-est river in Rakhine State. It rises in the over 8000-foot high Lushai mountain in the northern Chin State. It first courses down along the border between Myanmar and India and then  joins the Boinu river rushing down from the south, some miles south of Falam. And, having wound its way through the northern Rakhine State for over 220 miles, it, immediately south of Sittwe, empties into the Bay of Bengal. Its estuary near Sittwe is six miles wide. It can be navigable for 150 miles from the mouth.

UNION Minister for Natural Re-sources and Environmental Con-servation  U  Ohn  Win  attended  the  Gems  Emporium  sold  only  in Kyats held at the Mani Yadana Jade Hall in Nay Pyi Taw yester-day morning. Union Minister U Ohn Win inspected the displayed gems exhibits at the designated places.

A  Myanmar  delegation  led  by  Union  Minister  for  Social  Wel-fare, Relief and Resettlement Dr. Win Myat Aye who were in Bue-nos  Aires,  Argentina  attended  the 2nd Global Disability Summit second  day  events  of  covering  equal  rights  and  non-discrimi-nation against persons with dis-abilities, job opportunities with-out  discrimination  for  disabled  women,  children  and  persons,  technology  and  innovation  for  disabled persons and justice for disabled persons.

A  local  currency  sale  of  gem  started  at  Maniyadana  Jade  Hall  in  Nay  Pyi  Taw  yesterday  morning.

THE SMEs Development Agen-cy has issued recommendation letters to 63 potential small and medium-sized  enterprises  in  Yangon,  to  help  them  obtain  loans to expand their business-es  during  the  third-year  of  the  Yangon Region government.

TIN Win Aung has signed with Ayeyawady United recently to play for a half season in the Myanmar National League, according to Ayeyawady United.