Paung, 22 October

Essential food items were sold at affordable prices this morning at Mingalar Market in Ka Da Ward, Paung Township, Mon State, as part of an effort to ease the cost of living for local residents.

The event was organized under the leadership of the Township Management and Administration Committee. Among the items offered were four eggs for K1,500 and palm oil at K7,211 per viss.

Present at the event were U Htin Lin Aung, Chairman of the Township Management and Administration Committee; Police Captain Myint Zaw Oo, Township Police Chief; Committee Member U Kyaw Lin Oo; U Htun Htun Oo, Assistant Director of the Township Development Committee; along with members of the market committee and ward administrators.— Mon Malay (IPRD)

Translated by JT