Strong winds hit Kyaikmaraw, Mon State

Strong wind hit Nitone Village in Kyaikmaraw Township, Mawlamyine District, Mon State at 11:30 pm on 2 August and flipped over the roofs of eight houses and destroyed two houses.
DRD-sponsored tailoring course Launched in Mawlamyine Kyun
With a view to creating job opportunities for rural people, the Department of Rural Development under Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation organized a sewing course at the hall of its office in the town of Mawlamyin Kyun, Ayeyawady Region this morning.
South Korean campaigner, two journalists, and a human rights activist win Ramon Magsaysay Award
MANILA —Kim Jong-ki, whose 16-year-old son took his life after being bullied in school, received the 2019 award for helping South Korea face one of the developed world’s highest suicide rates.
K two million returned to owner
A total of K two million left in a car wash shop was returned to the owner at “Kangyi Maung-Meik Swe Gyi” gas station in the town of Mohnyin, Kachin state yesterday.
31 houses abandoned due to flood in Pantanaw Tsp
Bank erosion triggered by the swollen Ayeyarwady river forced local people living along the bank to temporarily abandon their homes in Yepaw village, Pantanaw township, Ayeyarwady region yesterday.
Administrative machinery must uphold rule of law, not oppress people: President U Win Myint
President U Win Myint met with Mandalay Region Government; Region Hluttaw; Region High Court; (Pyithu, Amyotha, Region) Hluttaw representatives; Region, and District and Township departmental officials at the Mandalay Convention Center yesterday morning and gave a policy guidance speech.
Strong winds damages some houses in Kawthoung
Strong winds with heavy rains hit some villages and wards in Myanmar’s southernmost city of Kawthoung in Taninthayi region, damaging some houses, causing some trees and some lamp posts to fall onto the ground.