Six people were killed and 30 others injured after a six-wheeled truck overturned in Gangaw Township, Magway Region, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs.
No casualties were reported after a passenger bus caught fire in Danubyu Township, Ayeyawady Region, according to a source from the Ministry of Home Affairs.
The Myanmar Police Force has been stepping up campaigns to destroy poppy cultivation throughout the country in cooperation with people, local authorities and civil society organizations.