Hailstones that fell with rain damaged the roofs of about 300 homes in Maran village in Mogaung Township, Kachin State, on the evening of 17 February, reported village administrator U Naw Lard. The roofs of some 300 homes in the village, which is made up of 605 houses, were damaged.

The sacred umbrella or Shwehtidaw was hoisted atop the Lopyae Ayechantha Hsutaungpyae Pagoda in Indakaw Town, Bago Region, at a grand religious ceremony, yesterday morning.

The time is right to welcome international investors, as well as partners and friends, as Myanmar is transforming into a developed nation, enjoying the fruits from such varied sectors as politics, economy, social welfare, and culture.

In 1978, the World Health Organization (WHO) implemented the global strategy for ‘Health for All by the year 2000’ and acknowledged that preliminary healthcare is the first basic requirement of the people. Of the total population of Myanmar, 70 per cent live in rural areas and the nation provides preliminary healthcare for them and the rest of the citizens.

A local police station opened files for a lawsuit against the drivers and their colleagues who smuggled the cattle without permissions under Section 5 of the Important Commodities and Services Law.

The fire is believed to have started from the ember in the kitchen of a house belonging to a woman named Daw Khin Win. The ember spread nearby dry wooden sticks, engulfing three wooden houses. The estimated loss of property due to the fire is about Ks. 1.55 million.