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Sugarcanes growing strong in Meiktila

Business

13/05/19

SUGARCANE  plantations  in  Tae  Hla  Village  of  Than  Bo  vil-lage-tract,  Meiktila  Township,  have  been  successful  and  are  sold in the regional market daily, according to local cultivators.

Religious objects of Eternal Peace Pagoda displayed for public obeisance in Loikaw

Local

13/05/19

RELIGIOUS objects to be fixed atop the Nay Pyi Taw’s Eternal Peace Pagoda and two Buddha Images  carved  from  marble  stones to be housed at the pa-goda were displayed in Loikaw yesterday for public obeisance.

AFF U-15 Girls’ Championship: Myanmar faces shocking loss to Philippines

Sport

13/05/19

MYANMAR  U-15  girls  football  team suffered a surprise loss to the Philippines U-15 girls team at the second group A match of the AFF  U-15  Girls’  Championship  2019  at  the  Institute  of  Physical  Education Stadium in Chonburi, Thailand yesterday.

President U Win Myint attends 16th UN Vesak Day celebration in Viet Nam

Local

13/05/19

President U Win Myint and First Lady Daw Cho Cho, who were in Vie Nam, Hanoi attended the opening ceremony of the 16th United Nations Day of Vesak Celebration at Tam Chuc International Buddhist Convention Center in Ha Nam Province yesterday morning.

ADB: Asian Development Outlook 2019 on Myanmar

Feature

13/05/19

Outlook and assessment of Asian Development Bank (ADB) is centered over six-month period during the transition to new fiscal year in Myanmar. During the past six months under reference, the current account deficit was sliding with the inflation running in high tempo.

Careful analysis on prioritizing policies important in nation’s current situation

Editorial

13/05/19

When we talk about consumer rights, the issue with fake products will always be raised most often. Selling products whose quality and composition are different from that which was advertised is nothing short of lying to consumers. We might even be so bold as to say this is an age in which the public has serious doubts about advertisements that claim products to be the best in their market.

4 dead, 15 injured as truck plunges into ravine in Hlaingbwe

Crime

12/05/19

Four people—one man and three women—were killed and 15 others injured after a truck plummeted into a ravine in Hlaingbwe Township, Kayin State on Saturday

Monastery fire torches four buildings

Crime

12/05/19

No casualties were reported after a fire broke out at a monastery in Gaungkwe Village, Myingyan Township in Mandalay Region this morning

Ownerless timber logs seized in Pale Township

Crime

12/05/19

The forest police force has been stepping up efforts to arrest the people, who are illegally engaged in the timber production by making field trips to different areas, according to the township management committee

Rural road opens to public in Yatsauk Township

Local

12/05/19

A ceremony to inaugurate a rural road was held at a religious building in Yadanarbon Village, Yatsauk Township in Southern Shan State this morning