With the arrangement of Yunnan Daily Press Group, 3rd Seminar for Media Officials and Journalists from Mekong Countries was launched at Yunnan Daily Press Group in Kunming, Yunnan province, China at 9:30 am(local time) today.

THE  Forest  Department  of  Sagaing  Region  is  implement-ing a plan to develop 2,600 acres of  teak  and  hardwood  planta-tions  in  forest  reserves  within  13  townships  of  five  districts  across  the  region  in  the  2018-2019  Financial  Year,  said  Daw  Kyawt  Kyawt  Aung,  the  Assis-tant Director of the department.

THREE Myanmar youth are to attend  24th  World  Scout  Jam-boree in America. Mg Kun Lat Aung( GTC Mandalay), Ma Shin Thant Hling (Brainworks- TO-TAL International school Yan-gon)  and  Mg  Hein  Naing  Soe  (Myanmar Maritime Universi-ty) won the scholarship granted by  Asia  Pacific  Scout  Region.  They  left  for  America  from  Yangon  International  Airport  yesterday evening.

FIVE houses in three villages collapsed due to bank erosion that was triggered by the swol-len  Laymyo  River  during  the  downpour  that  lasted  from  8  to  14  July  in  MraukU  Town-ship, MraukU District, Rakhine State.

Aid including cash for rice, rescue equipment and utensils were distributed to flood victims in Katha yesterday.

Broadcasting Governing Body (BGB) held its work coordination meeting (4/2019) at Myanmar Radio and Television (MRTV) on Pyay Road in Yangon yesterday morning.