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Union Minister Dr Win Myat Aye attends ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Youth in Vientiane, Lao PDR

Local

21/07/19

A Myanmar delegation led by Union Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Dr. Win Myat Aye attended the Eleventh ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Youth (AMMY XI) and the Seventh ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Youth (7th AMMY + 3) in Vientiane, Lao PDR yesterday.

MAI launches Yangon-Hangzhou direct flights

Local

21/07/19

Myanmar Airway International (MAI) has launched direct flights between Yangon and Hangzhou as part of the expansion of its flight network. This is the second direct flight that MAI has introduced from Myanmar to China. Previously, there was only a direct flight to Guangzhou.

Illegal hardwood timbers seized in Htaukkyant

Crime

21/07/19

FOREST  officials  seized  Pyin-gadoe,  a  marketable  species  of  hardwood  weighing  1.7  tons  in  Htaukkyant  Township,  Min-galadon District, Yangon North District  on  Friday,  though  two  suspects  in  possession  of  the  hardwood remain at large.

No matter how farthe area that we are assigned to,we will do our duty

Feature

21/07/19

IT would be unbelievable for others to take a six-day trip in which the first day is by car and the remaining five days was hiking over some 10 mountains in the rain.

Sunday Joke

Cartoon

21/07/19

Is it difficult to capture one’s mind?

Feature

21/07/19

THE wishes of human beings vary countlessly. Some want the length of the cycle of rebirth short as possible as it could. Some want that of it long as mighty as it could. In a song sung by (Daw) Mar Mar Aye, some lyrics reveal it saying, “ ...no matter how long the length of Sansara (the cycle of rebirth) when stretching out, I’ll take a peaceful rest in my sweetheart’s bosom...”

Haha

Cartoon

21/07/19

Border trade value increases by $ 1.15 bln this fiscal year

Business

21/07/19

FROM  1  October  to  5  July  in  this fiscal year (FY), the value of border  trade  reached  US$  8.02  billion,  recording  an  increase  of  $1.15  billion  compared  to  the  same  period  of  last  fiscal  year,  according to the Ministry of Com-merce.

Peanuts in short supply in Monywa market

Business

21/07/19

CURRENTLY,  the  demand  for  peanuts  exceeds  supply  at  the  Monywa  Wholesale  Centre  in  Sagaing  Region,  said  U  Thein  Oo,  owner  of  Myanmar  Thein  Wholesale Shop in Monywa.