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No casualties reported in filling station fire

Crime

15/12/19

No casualties were reported in a filling station fire in a village near Hpa-an, the capital city of Kayin State on 13 December, the Ministry of Home Affairs reported.

Flydubai launches daily direct flights between Dubai and Yangon;Includes Southeast Asia in its Routes Network

Feature

15/12/19

YANGON Aerodrome Company Lim-ited  (“YACL”),  operator  of  Yangon  International  Airport  (“YIA”),  today  welcomes  the  first  inaugural  flight  of flydubai, a government- owned budget airline, direct from Dubai, United Arab Emirates. This marks  flydubai’s  first  scheduled  daily  flight  in  Southeast Asia.

Ayeyawady Region sees rapid infrastructure development

Feature

15/12/19

ANEW embankment was  built  in  Zalun  Township,    Ay-eyawady  Region  in  order to prevent flooding from the  river  water.  The  embank-ment  is  7,500  ft  in  length  and  was built by three tender winning companies with K990.868 million of the allotted funds in the  fiscal  year  2018-2019.

13th Int’l Friendship Medical Mission 2019 opens in Nay Pyi Taw

Local

15/12/19

The 13th International Friendship Medical Mission, a programme for providing free surgical service to children with cleft lips and palate, was opened at the 1,000-bed hospital in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.

Inter-village road opened in Pa-O Self-Administered Zone

Local

15/12/19

A four-mile-long concrete inter-village road was opened in Pinlaung Township, Pa-O Self-Administered Zone in Shan State (South) on 13 December.

Myanmar society is today being established based upon the basic human values of peace, freedom and development, with the nation’s youth playing a major role: President U Win Myint

Speeches

15/12/19

Union Ministers, Magway Region Chief Minister and ministers, Magway Region Hluttaw Speaker and Hluttaw representatives, experts and learned person from various sectors, teachers and students. May you all be well both spiritually and physically.

State Counsellor arrives back in Nay Pyi Taw after defending lawsuit at The Hague

Local

15/12/19

The delegation led by State Counsellor Union Minister for Foreign Affairs Daw Aung San Suu Kyi left the Netherlands by air at 5.30 pm local standard time on 13 December for Nay Pyi Taw.

President formally opens Youth All-Round Development Festival in Magway

Local

15/12/19

President U Win Myint formally opened the Youth All-Round Development Festival at Magway University in Magway yesterday morning, and delivered the keynote address.

Leave no stone unturned to promote Myanmar’s traditional Medicine

Editorial

15/12/19

NOWADAYS, alternative medicine plays an important role internationally. In place of chemicals, natural raw materials are increasingly used in medical treatment and pharmaceutical industries. Thus, upgrading the sector of traditional medicines can be of great benefit to the country and its people.

Message of Greetings sent by President U Win Myint on the occasion of the 45th Anniversary of Rakhine State Day

Local

15/12/19

On this auspicious occasion of the 45th Anniversary of Rakhine State Day, I send this Message of Greetings to all ethnic brothers and sisters living in Rakhine State to be blessed with prosperity and auspiciousness.