Jointly organized by Kubota Agricultural Machines and Tools Trading Co. and Pwintbyu Township Agricultural Mechanization Department, a demonstration of mechanized rice planting was conducted with the use of Kubota rice planting machine in the paddy field of farmer U Aung Aung in Kyaungsu village, Zedaw village-tract, Pwintbyu Township, Magway region yesterday morning.

The strong winds hit Paungbyin, Mawlaik District on 2 April. The strong winds caused the roofs of departmental offices, pagoda, houses and school buildings to flip over. A one-storey pavilion of a pagoda collapsed in gusts of wind.

In order for local people to discard trash systematically into trash cans, the public awareness on trash-free activity was conducted at Tamanchaung village, Ngapudaw Township, Ayeyawady Region this morning.

A concrete road, which was constructed by the Rural Development Department with VDP funds, was inaugurated in Thabutbin village, Tada-U Township this morning.

A total of 89 Myanmar migrant workers who worked illegally in Thailand were repatriated by Thai authorities from Ranong Immigration Department through Kawthoung Border Gate on 2 April.

Electricity will be distributed to 288 villages in five townships in Mandalay Region through Public Finance Initiative system.