Outstanding students receive prizes

The annual meeting of Parents and teachers was held in conjunction with awards ceremony at the meeting hall of Paukkaung Basic Education High School in the town of Paukkaung, Bago region yesterday afternoon.
YGN Night Market to return before year’s end
YANGON’S Night Market along Strand Road will hopefully reopen fully renovated later this year, said the City’s Mayor U Maung Maung Soe.
House damaged in tree collapse 
A tree fell down over a house in the town of Yekyi, Pathein district, Ayeyarwady region yesterday afternoon, destroying the roof and the back part of the house.
Weather bureau warns of flash floods, landslides due to depression
THE Meteorology and Hydrology Department has issued a warning of flash floods and landslides, as heavy rainfall is expected over the next two days due to a low pressure buildup in the Bay of Bengal.
Heavy rain, high tide lead to temporary closure of two schools in Htantabin Tsp
On account of heavy rain and high tide, the Kazan and Thitseint primary schools in Htantabin Township of northern Yangon District have been temporarily shut down, according to the Township Education Office.
About 1,000 pigs reported dead in Tachilek Tsp
About 1,000 pigs have died in two village-tracts in Tachilek Township, but it is not yet known whether African swine fever was the cause of death.
UEC Chair discusses electoral affairs with Swiss Ambassador
Union Election Commission Chairman U Hla Thein met with Swiss Ambassador Mr Tim Enderlin at his office in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.