Full Moon Day of Kason (the Buddha Day) is widely known as a day of religious significance for Buddhists around the world and which fell on 18th May 2019 this year. In commemoration of the holy event associated with the religion and traditions in Myanmar, the Buddhists observe the Buddha Day or the Full Moon Day of Kason every year. It is a day on which the Lord Buddha was born, attained enlightenment and passed away.

Deputy Minister of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement, U Soe Aung, permanent representative of Myanmar to UN U Kyaw Moe Tun, Director general of Department of Meteorology and Hydrology, U Kyaw Moe Oo and official from department of disaster management attended Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction held from 13th to 17th May in Geneva, Switzerland.

The Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF) called for government intervention, including regulation with policy and laws, subsidies and exploration of markets, in a bid to promote the rights and benefits of farmers, according to a recent press release from MRF.

Over the past seven-month period (Oct-May), overall foreign direct investments of $2.56 billion flowed into the country, including expansion of capitals by existing enterprises and investments of over $134 million in Thilawa Special Economic Zone, according to press release of the Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA).