IPRD needs to put itself in strong position: Deputy Minister

Deputy Minister for Information U Aung Hla Tun stressed the need for continuous efforts to put the 28-year-old Information and Public Relations Department in a strong position in the country. 
Kokang New Year celebrated in Mandalay
The Kokang ethnic people held their New Year celebrations in the Buddhist Kokang Dhamma Building in Mandalay yesterday.
Nearly 0.9m to take matriculation exam this year
About 890,000 students will take the matriculation examination this academic year, said Union Minister for Education Dr. Myo Thein Gyi at a meeting with faculty members and staff of Yangon Technological University yesterday. 
Myanmar opens 19th elephant camp in Magway Region
The government is opening elephant protection camps to increase the earnings of the State through green business or sustainable business that is not harmful to the natural environment, said Union Minister for Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation U Ohn Win yesterday at the opening of the country’s 19th elephant conservation camp.
Basic welding course opened in Tada
A basic welding course, jointly conducted by Directorate of Industrial Collaboration and Rural Development Department, was opened at the vocational training school in the small city of Tada, Yangon South District yesterday morning.
New concrete road launched in Hlaingbwe Tsp
A ceremony to launch a new concrete road was opened in Takhutpo village, Hlaingbwe township, Kayin state yesterday morning with remarks by U Saw Chit Khin, chairman of Kayin State Hluttaw and an official of Border Guard Force. 
Eight CCTVs set up at South Nawin Dam
Eight CCTVs were put in place at South Nawin Dam in Paukkhaung Township, Bago Region over a recent rumor that the dam was on the brink of collapse.