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Development tasks gaining momentum in Kayah State’s border town

Local

22/05/19

A group of local authorities looked into progress of regional development tasks being undertaken with the Kayah State funds for the fiscal year 2018-2019 on 21 May.

Newly-built Ahtaung Diversion Weir to irrigate 3,000 acres of farmland

Local

22/05/19

The aim of the diversion weir is to improve agriculture sector, protect nearby villages from flooding and utilize irrigation water beneficially.

4 dead after car plunges into ravine in Chin State

Crime

22/05/19

A car plummeted into a ravine in the Myanmar’s northwestern Chin State on Tuesday, killing four people aboard, according to the Information and Public Relations Department.

Myanmar U-23, Vietnam U-23 to play friendly match next month

Sport

22/05/19

Myanmar U-23 men’s football squad comprising 26 tentative players has been camped in Yangon since 21 May for the warm-up match against Vietnamese U-23 team.

India’s prestigious university awards honorary doctorate on IBEC Sayadaw

Education

22/05/19

The founder of the International Buddhist Education Center (IBEC) in Sagaing City and the Stockholm World Peace Prize 2018 winner U Sobita has been awarded honorary doctorate by the United Nations-established prestigious university in India.

Parked truck catches fire in Hlegu Tsp

Crime

22/05/19

A truck loaded with potatoes parked near a fertilizer shop in Aung Mingalar ward, Hlegu town in Nothern Yangon District caught fire in the early morning of May 22.

City Life Survey: Amplifying Myanmar’s Urban Voices

Feature

22/05/19

Yangon is a city rich with history—a former capital, a center of commerce, and today, a city bristling with construction cranes, clogged with vehicles, and throbbing with the aspirations of its swelling population.

Combating corruption with ironclad conviction

Editorial

22/05/19

“Let us picture our country as a human body and corruption (the bribery kind) as a disease. Through this perspective, we can see that this malignant disease has spread to all parts of Myanmar’s body.”

Is this government or private sector?

Business

22/05/19

Section 35 of the Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar states, “The economic system of the Union is market economy system.”