Shwebo-Myitkyina Road being extended; says Road Dept.

The Shwebo-Myitkyina Road that connects Sagaing Region and Kachin State is being extended to 18 ft. from the current 12 ft. this fiscal year, said Daw Moe Moe Myint, Assistant Director of the Road Department under the Ministry of Construction.
Kayin State CM partakes in collective tree planting ceremony
The Chief Minister of Kayin State Daw Nang Khin Htwe Myint participated in a mass tree planting activity to hail the World Environment Day 2019 in Myawady, a border town in Kayin State on Saturday.
Cartoon, painting and poster contest held in Loikaw
A cartoon, painting and poster contest marking the 22nd International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking took place at Basic Education High School No.1 in Loikaw, Kayah State this morning.
Inter-ward road opens to public in Bago
An inter-ward road that was built by the Department of Rural Development under its VDP in the fiscal year 2018-2019 was inaugurated in Kamarnat Village, Bago yesterday morning.
DRD-sponsored advanced computer training course concludes in Taungtha
The closing ceremony of an advanced computer training course was held at the meeting room of the Department of Rural Development in Taungtha Township, Mandalay Region this morning.
Traffic accident claims 3 dead, 6 injured in Taungoo
Three people were killed and six others injured as a 10-wheeler truck overturned and smashed into a hut after the driver lost control of the vehicle in Taungoo, Bago Region.
Border trade value reached $6.7 bln in current fiscal year
THE  value  of  border  trade  from  1  October  to  24  May  this  fiscal  year  reached  US$6.71  billion,  recording  an  increase  of $841 million when compared to  that  in  the  same  period  of  last year, according to the sta-tistical report of the Ministry of Commerce.