Sale of Htanaung bark threatens shade tree depletion

Selling of white-barked acacia (Vachellia leucophloea), Htanaung bark in Myanmar, may cause depletion of these shade trees, an environmental activist warned.
Rakhine State Chief Minister inspects restoration work
Under the directive of the National Natural Disaster Man­agement Committee and the supervision of the Transport and Communications Commit­tee, restoration materials are being shipped to Rakhine State.
Saungder Weaving & Vocational Institute to offer Myanmar traditional clothing design course
Saungder Weaving and Vo­cational Institute in Amarapura Township of Mandalay Region is drafting a work plan to con­duct a basic training on Myan­mar traditional clothing fashion design course in the 2024–2025 financial year, according to U Kyaw Zin Lat, Deputy Direc­tor General of the Small-Scale Industries Department under the Ministry of Cooperatives and Rural Development.
Pilgrims throng Kyaiktiyo Pagoda during Thingyan holidays
Pilgrims from nationwide flocked to the eminent Kyaikti­yo Pagoda during the Thingyan period, according to the board of trustees.
Myanmar-China border trade surges to US$3.2B in FY2023-2024
The border trade value between Myanmar and China sur­passed US$3.279 billion in the past financial year 2023-2024, increasing from $3.1 billion recorded in the year-ago period, the Ministry of Commerce’s statistics showed.
Trade Dept approves container shipping for Myanmar-Thailand border trade
The Trade Department under the Ministry of Commerce released a news bulletin 1/2024 on 11 April that it gave the go-ahead to con­tainer shipping to and fro Yangon-Kaw­thoung-Ranong for Myanmar-Thailand border trade.
Remitting prison sentences Order No 29/2024

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