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Foreign demand hikes up price of sesame seeds

Business

17/06/19

Foreign demand has driven up the price of sesame seeds (samon variety) in Yenangyoung Township of Magway Region, according to the sesame market.

The month of Nayone holds religious examinations

Feature

17/06/19

17 June


The 3rd month of the Myanmar Lunar calendar “Nayone ushers in the wet season monsoon. As the rain wind beating cloud blows from the north- west direction showers spray the scorched earth of Myanmar. In no time Myanmar’s drylands become green carpets of grass. The environment is fragrant with the scents of jasmine flowers designated as the flora of this month.

Union Minister for NREC inspects training centres, state-own Saw Mill 

Local

17/06/19

UNION  Minister  for  Natural  Resources  and  Environmental  Conservation  U  Ohn  Win  inspected the pilot cultivation for bio-fuel at the 39-acre camp of the ministry in North Dagon, Yangon Region yesterday.

Winners of “Cheerful ethnic traditional festival” awarded in Yangon

Local

17/06/19

PRIZES were presented to winners of the photo contest “Cheerful ethnic traditional festival” at Pan Pacific Hotel in Yangon yesterday.

Sixth conference of IATBU to be held in Kathmandu, Nepal in Nov. 2020

Local

17/06/19

THE  International  Association  Theravada  Buddhist  Universities-IATBU  held  its  executive  council  meeting  at  the Sitagu  International Buddhist Academy---------

Sloping Agricultural Land Technology implemented on 36 acres of special Naga farmland

Local

17/06/19

THE Sagaing Region Agriculture Department  has  implemented  Sloping Agricultural Land Technology  on  36  acres  of  special  farmland  in  the  Naga  Self-Ad-ministered Zone of the region.   

Five dengue cases recorded at Pawyar Village in PinlaungTsp

Local

17/06/19

A medical team from the Tikyit  Station  Hospital  and  Rural  Health  Department  in  Pinlaung  Township  carried  out  a  campaign  on  prevention  and  control  dengue  fever.  

Over 100 small Buddha statues found in collapsed pagoda in Ingapu

Local

17/06/19

17 June


Over 100 small statues are dis-covered  from  a  collapsed  old  pagoda  in  Ingapu,  Ayeyawady  Region, by villagers on 15 June.


The villagers found the different size of Buddha statues together with other ancient items when  they  cleared  the  bricks  from the collapsed pagoda.

National Health Network gives free health care to locals in Pyapon

Health & Beauty

17/06/19

A medical team headed by Dr. Tin Myo Win gave free medical services at Thiri Anawa hall in Pyapon District, Ayeyawaddy Region.

World Blood Donor Day 2019 observed in Yangon

Local

17/06/19

UNION Minister for Health and Sports Dr Myint Htwe attended the World Blood Donor Day 2019, observed at University of Nursing (Yangon) in the commercial city yesterday.