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Union Minister Dr Pe Myint attends state dinner hosted by President Timor-Leste

Local

30/08/19

Union Minister for Information Dr Pe Myint attended the state dinner hosted by the President, Mr Francisco Guterres Lu-Olo and First Lady of Timor Leste at the presidential palace in capital Dili.

GAD workshop focuses on identifying detailed plans for its reform framework

Local

30/08/19

The General Administration Department held a second workshop to identify the detailed plans for implementing the sector-wise projects included in its draft reform framework.

Deputy Information Minister U Aung Hla Tun receives Japanese Ambassador

Local

30/08/19

Deputy Minister for Information U Aung Hla Tun received Japanese Ambassador to Myanmar Mr Ichiro MARUYAMA at his office in Nay Pyi Taw at 10 am on Thursday.

Be prepared to do a good turn daily

Feature

30/08/19

There are two main sources for national development. They are human resources and natural resources. The principle requirement of human resources is the education, and human resources development is also the main goal of education. Education promotes human intelligence and widens the scope of knowledge and innovative ideas, and the formation of scout bodies is one of the endeavours to reach this goal.

Helping investors thrive and prosper is our commitment

Editorial

30/08/19

The world is witnessing a monumental shift in its centre of economic gravity, a global economic rebalancing towards Asia, which is expected to account for over 50 per cent of the global GDP by 2040.

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Cartoon

29/08/19

Voter list making training course opened  

Local

29/08/19

A training course on voter list making, organized by the township Election Commission, was opened at Basic Education High School in Kyaikmaraw Township, Mawlamyine district, Mon state yesterday morning. 

Reforms key for transformation of state-run factories to bear fruit

Editorial

29/08/19

MYANMAR has begun the shift towards a market-ori-ented economy, which is better suited to a democratic system.

Rid the scourge of deforestation

Feature

29/08/19

THE Global New Light of Myanmar of 6 Au-gust  2019  conveyed  a news item with the title of ‘‘Indonesian man walk-ing in reverse to save forests’’. According to the news, an Indo-nesian man is walking 700 kilo-metres (43 miles) from his home on  a  volcano  in  East  Java  to  Jakarta in the hope of drawing attention  to  the  archipelago’s  quickly shrinking forests—and he is doing it backwards.

Floods affect over 700 acres of fish farms in Kayin, Mon; losses pegged at K280 mln

Local

29/08/19

OVER  700  acres  of  fish  farms  have  suffered  losses  to  the  tune  of  K280  million  in  Kayin  and  Mon  states  due  to  floods  triggered  by  heavy  rainfall  in  recent days, said U Win Kyaing, the general secretary of the Myanmar Fisheries Federation.