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Myanmar, Nepal sign MoUs to promote culture and tourism cooperation

Local

18/10/19

State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi received the President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal Mrs Bidya Devi Bhandari, at the Credentials Hall of the Presidential Palace in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday morning.

President U Win Myint welcomes Nepali President in Presidential Palace

Local

18/10/19

Her Excellency Mrs Bidya Devi Bhandari, President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, who was on a State Visit to the Republic of the Union of Myanmar at the invitation of President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar U Win Myint was welcomed with a ceremony held in front of the Presidential Palace in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday morning.

VP U Henry Van Thio promotes inclusive education for intellectually disabled children

Local

18/10/19

The 2nd National Education Conference for Children with Intellectual Disabilities in Myanmar was held at the Myanmar International Convention Center II in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.

President U Win Myint, First Lady host state banquet for Nepali President

Local

18/10/19

President U Win Myint and First Lady Daw Cho Cho hosted a state banquet for the President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, Mrs Bidya Devi Bhandari, and her delegation at the Presidential Palace in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday evening.

Preliminary Coord meeting to hold Youth All-Round Development Festival (Magway)

Local

18/10/19

A preliminary coordination meeting to successfully conduct Youth All-Round Development Festival (Magway) was held at the meeting hall of Ministry of Information in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday morning.

Need and Opportunity to Invest in Disaster and Climate Resilient Infrastructure in Myanmar

Feature

18/10/19

Some of the deadliest disasters in the Asia Pacific Region in the last 5 years such as the Nepal Earthquake (2015), Myanmar Floods (2015), the Indonesia Earthquake in Sulawesi (2018), Kerala Floods in India (2018), etc. have resulted in extensive damage to housing and critical infrastructure exceeding economic cost of hundreds of millions in USD, consequently draining a significant proportion of a country’s/state GDP needed to rebuild the same.

Land management and rule of law

Editorial

18/10/19

To put an end to illegal squatting, including settlement in forest reserves and construction of infrastructure on farmlands, three stakeholders — those who make the laws, those who enforce them, and those who are obliged to follow the laws — ne

Conical hat makers flourishing in Wuntho Township

Business

18/10/19

As traditional conical hat (Khamauk) businesses are flourishing in Wuntho Township, Sagaing Region, the hat makers conducting the business on a manageable scale are earning well.