One dead, two missing as boat sinks in Paung Township

A fifty-two year old woman died and two others went missing after a boat sank in the Donthami River in Paung Township, Mon State on 23 February, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Regional development fund handed over in Kyaunggon
A ceremony to hand over Ks. 100 million of the regional development fund to the local officials was held at Aye Chan Thayar Hall of the General Administration Department in Kyaunggon Township, Ayeyawady Region this morning.
Rural road opens in Letpadan Township
A ceremony to inaugurate a rural road was held in Kannarsu Village, Letpadan Township in Bago Region yesterday.
Hikers from Myingyan College climb Mt. Pyatkhayuay in Myittha Township
The 183 members from the Myingyan Degree College Hiking and Mountaineering Association reached the summit of 3734-ft-high Mt. Pyatkhayuay in Myittha Township, Mandalay Region on Saturday.
Press conference on AFC U-16 Women’s Championship 2019 Qualifiers Round 2 to take place on 26 Feb.
The pre-match press conference of the AFC U-16 Women’s Championship 2019 Qualifiers Round 2 will take place at Maha Aungmyay Hall of the Royal Mingalar Hotel in Mandalay at 2 p.m. on 26 February.
Cleanup campaign carried out on Chaungtha Beach
A collective garbage clearance campaign was carried out on Chaungtha Beach, a popular tourist attraction site in Pathein, Ayeyawady Region this morning.
Famous scholar Donald Keene dies at 96
Donald Keene, a distinguished scholar of Japanese literature, has died at the age of 96. He died of heart failure on Sunday morning in a hospital in Tokyo.