Kachin police nab raw jade stones in vehicle search

Local police force seized different sizes of raw jade stones in a vehicle search in Indaw Township, Sagaing Region on Sunday.
Fire drill conducted in Gyobingauk Township
A fire drill was demonstrated in the compound of the township electrical officer’s office in Gyobingauk Township, Bago Region this morning.
School facility, furniture donated to Education Dept.
A ceremony to donate a two-storey school facility and school furniture took place at a basic education middle school in Thamechaung Village, Kawa Township in Bago Region yesterday morning.
DRD-sponsored basic sewing course concludes in Hsipaw
The closing ceremony of a basic tailoring course was held in Hsipaw Township, Northern Shan State on Sunday.
Mongnai residents undertake community cleanup campaign
A group of about 200 locals from Loilem and Namtmawlay Villages carried out a community cleanup activity in the precinct of an ancient religious building and a pagoda in Narhong Ward in Mongnai Township, Southern Shan State this morning.
Final frame of new Myaungmya Bridge installed
A ceremony to install the final part of the steel structure framing of the new Myaungmya Bridge was held yesterday on the Myaungmya side of the construction site on the Labutta-Myaungmya-Einme-Kyaung Kone-Kyonpyaw Road in Myaungmya Township of Ayeyawady Region.
Mandalay Region Mining Dept to grant permits to artisanal, small-scale miners
To reduce illegal mining and create jobs for locals, the Mandalay Region’s Department of Mines will allow artisanal and small-scale mining businesses to seek permits from the regional mining block assessment team, said U Moe Swe, the director of the department.