Cash aid provided to veterans, students in Tatgon Tsp.

Local

11/10/19

A ceremony to provide cash assistance to veterans and students was held at Aung San hall in Tatgon, Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory yesterday afternoon.

Loans disbursed for emerald green project in Maungtaw Tsp.

Local

11/10/19

With the aim of boosting the income of local people and their socio-economic status, loans for emerald green project were disbursed to farmers in Shwebabo Village, Maungtaw Township, Rakhine State yesterday morning.

Non-formal primary education program launched in Pyigyidagun Tsp.

Local

11/10/19

A ceremony to launch a non-formal primary education program was held at BEHS.32 in Pyigyidagun Township, Mandalay Region this morning.

The Global Initiative for the Elimination of Avoidable Blindness

Feature

11/10/19

The World Sight Day, observed annually on the second Thursday of October, is a global event meant to draw attention to blindness and vision impairment.

72nd Independence Day to be celebrated nationwide with five national objectives

Local

11/10/19

World Sight Day observed in Magway

Local

11/10/19

UNION Minister for Health and Sports Dr Myint Htwe and Magway Region Chief Minister Dr Aung Moe Nyo attended the World Sight Day 2019 event held at Magway town hall yesterday afternoon.

YGN cabinet notifies stalled privatized cinemas to start performing

Local

11/10/19

YANGON Region Chief Minister U Phyo Min Thein held a meeting with private business owners yesterday concerning 11 cinemas that have yet to fulfill their part of the contract when they bought the state-owned cinemas from 1995 to 2013.

SG Min Aung Hlaing meets with Japanese defence chief, PM separately

Local

11/10/19

A MYANMAR Tatmadaw goodwill delegation led by Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing left Yangon International Airport on the morning of 8 October to make a goodwill visit to Japan at the invitation of Chief of Staff, Joint Staff of the Japan Self -Defence Forces General Koji Yamasaki.

Fire breaks out on ferry near Myaungmya jetty; 1 dead, 3 hurt

Crime

11/10/19

A fire broke out around 7.45 a.m. on 10 October on a passenger vessel named Aung Chanthar which was anchored near the Thaepone jetty in Myaungmya Township.

Faithfully implement bilateral agreement to resolve Rakhine issue

Editorial

11/10/19

In its efforts to narrow the gap between the regions and states in terms of socio-economic growth, the Union Government is giving priority to Chin, Rakhine, and Kayah states, which have lagged in development.