AA group stopped a Shwepyith-it express bus near mile-post 127 of MraukU-Sittway road in Rakhine State MraukU Town-ship and abducted 19 Fire Department personnel and 12 passengers on the bus on the morning of 11 October.
A total of 1,790 Chinese tourists booked return trips to Muse through the Myanmar-China border gate (Nandaw gate) from 1 to 10 October 2019, ac-cording to the Directorate of Hotels and Tourism in the Muse office.
THE residents of Yenangyoung Township, Magway region, purchased colourful lanterns during the Thadingyut festival, and the lanterns to be selling well in the local market, said Ko Mya Twin, a lantern seller.
THE opening ceremony of 2019 12th Korean Ambassador’s Cup Taekwondo Championship was held at Aung San Indoor Sports Stadium, Mingala Taungnyunt Township, Yangon Region yesterday morning.
The seventh month of Myanmar lunar Calendar Thidin-kyut corresponds to October. Literal meaning of Thidin-kyut is ”rain retreat is ended” Monks with the waso vows of residing in the monasteries during crops growing period of three months Waso, Wakhaung and Tawthalin [July, August and September respectively] are free to go out.
Deputy Minister for Information U Aung Hla Tun received Xinhua News Agency Vice President Mr Zhang Sutang and party at Ministry of Information in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday afternoon.
