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Pagodas in Nay Pyi Taw crowded with people on Thandingyut Full Moon Day

Local

14/10/19

PEOPLE celebrated the end of the three-month Buddhist Rain Retreat on the Thadingyut Full Moon Day yesterday donating offertories to Members of the Sangha and offering lights at pagodas in Nay Pyi Taw.

Amyotha Hluttaw Speaker donates offertories to Buddhist monks

Local

14/10/19

Amyotha Hluttaw Speaker U Mahn Win Khaing Than and his wife and family members took part in a donation ceremony held at Shwe Myin Wun Pagoda at Myawady Town in Kayin State yesterday.

IFER Union Minister attends RCEP Intersessional Ministerial Meeting

Local

14/10/19

Union Minister for Investment and Foreign Economic Relations U Thaung Tun attended the 9th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Intersessional Ministerial Meeting and related meetings held in Bangkok, Thailand on 11-12 October 2019.

People celebrate Thadingyut Full Moon Day at pagodas across Myanmar

Local

14/10/19

On the full moon of Thadingyut yesterday, the Shwedagon Pagoda and other pagodas across Myanmar were packed with Buddhist devotees.

Marvelous Sadon Waterfall in Kachin State

Local

14/10/19

Surrounded by bluish mountains and greenish carpets of vegetation, Sadon Falls streams down a deep slope formed with the different tiers of rock formations.

Price of quality paddy slides by K50,000 at harvest time

Business

14/10/19

The price of high-quality Pawsan paddy (per 100 baskets) has registered a drop of K50,000 as newly harvested paddy is flooding the market, according to the Pathein commodity depot.

Love, tolerance, diversity

Editorial

14/10/19

Khantisa Sovacata, which means tolerance is auspicious, is what the Mingala Sutta teaches mankind.

Bad habits of smoking and betel-chewing in Myanmar

Feature

14/10/19

I am disappointed when I see Myanmar people, young and old alike, are seen smoking or chewing a quid of betel. It compels me to write this article.

Crowds of holidaymakers throng Chaungthar beach resort during Thadingyut Festival

Local

14/10/19

Crowds of holiday-makers have fully occupied all the guesthouses and hotels at Chaungthar beach resort in Pathein Township, Ayeyawady Region, during the Thadingyut Festive this year as the beach is well-known for its pristine and pollution-free environment.

Voices of visitors at Ngalaik Sakanthar Elephant Camp

Local

14/10/19

The Ngalaik Sakanthar Elephant Camp is situated in Nay Pyi Taw Council Area, and it is about 2 furlongs from the Mile post (217/0) of the Yangon-Mandalay Highway.