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Truck plunges down 300 ft. ravine, killing one man

Crime

23/06/19

One person has died and three others were critically injured after a six-wheel truck fell into a valley on the Matupi-Paletwa Road in Matupi Township, Chin State on Saturday.

Marathon race marking Olympic Day Run 2019 held in Bago

Sport

23/06/19

The Sports and Physical Education Department organized a marathon race to mark the Olympic Day Run 2019 in Bago this morning under the guidance of the regional government.

Magway apartments to be sold in 5-year installment system

Business

23/06/19

The Ayeyawady Housing with a capability to withstand an earthquake of a magnitude of 7 on the Richter Scale was built on a land plot near Phan Khar Myay golf course, about 700 ft. from Natmauk Road and the apartments will be sold through an installment system, according to an official from the housing project.

School upgrading ceremony takes place in Wundwin Township

Education

23/06/19

An inauguration of an upgraded basic education middle school was held in Yonepingon Village, Wundwin Township in Mandalay Region on 22 June.

State Counsellor meets Indonesian President, Thai Prime Minister separately in Bangkok

Local

23/06/19

State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi met separately with President of Indonesia Mr. Joko Widodo and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand General Prayut Chan-o-cha (Ret.) at Athenee Tower, Bangkok, Thailand yesterday.

AA attacks Navy tugboat, killing three, injuring one in Sittway, Rakhine State

Local

23/06/19

AA group attacked an anchored tugboat, which was struck by a rocket while anchored in a river in Sittway yesterday, killing two soldiers and injuring one, according to the Office of the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services.

Meeting of UEHRD committee’s Task Forces held

Local

23/06/19

A meeting between Dr. Win Myat Aye, UEHRD Vice Chairman (1), UEHRD committee members and Task Forces was held at the National Reconciliation and Peace Center in Yangon yesterday afternoon. Dr. Win Myat Aye is also the Union Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement. (UEHRD – Union Enterprise for Humanitarian Assistance, Resettlement and Development in Rakhine).

Trekking in forests, seeing Popa Taungkalat in the clouds, guarantees life-long memories

Culture & Travel

23/06/19

With the first two or three rainfalls of the monsoon season, the high temperatures in central Myanmar have fallen and local residents are at last feeling some relief from the heat. The early rain during the monsoon season reminds me of my annual trekking to Mt. Popa in central Myanmar.

Eight detained on suspicion of being AA members; arms, ammunition, aids discovered at monastery in MraukU Tsp

Crime

23/06/19

Security  forces  arrested  eight  villagers  in  Mrau-kU  on  suspicion  of  being  members  of  the  Arakan  Army-AA on 20 June.

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Cartoon

23/06/19