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Newly-built Ahtaung Diversion Weir to irrigate 3,000 acres of farmland

Local

22/05/19

The aim of the diversion weir is to improve agriculture sector, protect nearby villages from flooding and utilize irrigation water beneficially.

4 dead after car plunges into ravine in Chin State

Crime

22/05/19

A car plummeted into a ravine in the Myanmar’s northwestern Chin State on Tuesday, killing four people aboard, according to the Information and Public Relations Department.

Myanmar U-23, Vietnam U-23 to play friendly match next month

Sport

22/05/19

Myanmar U-23 men’s football squad comprising 26 tentative players has been camped in Yangon since 21 May for the warm-up match against Vietnamese U-23 team.

India’s prestigious university awards honorary doctorate on IBEC Sayadaw

Education

22/05/19

The founder of the International Buddhist Education Center (IBEC) in Sagaing City and the Stockholm World Peace Prize 2018 winner U Sobita has been awarded honorary doctorate by the United Nations-established prestigious university in India.

Parked truck catches fire in Hlegu Tsp

Crime

22/05/19

A truck loaded with potatoes parked near a fertilizer shop in Aung Mingalar ward, Hlegu town in Nothern Yangon District caught fire in the early morning of May 22.

City Life Survey: Amplifying Myanmar’s Urban Voices

Feature

22/05/19

Yangon is a city rich with history—a former capital, a center of commerce, and today, a city bristling with construction cranes, clogged with vehicles, and throbbing with the aspirations of its swelling population.

Combating corruption with ironclad conviction

Editorial

22/05/19

“Let us picture our country as a human body and corruption (the bribery kind) as a disease. Through this perspective, we can see that this malignant disease has spread to all parts of Myanmar’s body.”

Is this government or private sector?

Business

22/05/19

Section 35 of the Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar states, “The economic system of the Union is market economy system.”

Certificates conferred on winners of 71st Tipitakadhara Tipitakakovida Selection Examination

Local

22/05/19

Ninety-Five members of the Sangha who passed the 71st Tipitakadhara Tipitakakovida Selection Examination organised by the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture were honoured yesterday in Yangon.