Shwebo Thanaka's business is booming with increased domestic sales and exports to Thailand

Demand for Shwebo thana­ka is rising both in the local market and among the buyers from Thailand, according to the thanaka business circle.
Plan to produce pulp and paper made of straw
The Ministry of Industry and the Myanmar Pulp and Paper Industrial Association will co­operate with each other in pro­ducing pulp and paper to meet the local demand, according to the Ministry of Industry.
Specialists offer medical treatments to residents in Myitkyina on 2nd field trip
The specialist medical teams including pro­fessors and physicians from Yangon, Man­dalay and Nay Pyi Taw are offering the medical treatments in the States and Regions. Specialist medical teams from general hospitals of Mandalay and Nay Pyi Taw, Mandalay Children’s Hospital (550-bed) and Mandalay Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital travelled to Myitkyina in Kachin State on 24 and 25 February for the second time to give the medical treatment to local people.
Myanmar traditional style paintings to enter world market and to bring out new generations
Contemporary Myanmar Traditional Artists Association is trying to grasp share of international market for Myanmar traditional style drawings and paintings, while it is also organizing the artists who consistently draw only the Myanmar traditional styles to help bring out new generation artists, according to the association’s chairperson Pachi Ko Shan Lay.
Buddhological Museum at Shwesandaw Pagoda goes digital, stone inscription to receive revised translation

From Delta to Myawady

Kuwaiti Embassy in Yangon hosts reception to mark Kuwait’s Independence Day, National Day