SOUTH East Asia is the region most affected by tuberculosis in the world, and there are serious social, political, and economic repercussions from the high incidence of the life-threatening disease.
Myanmar exported 1,200 tons of rubber, worth US$1.47 million, to neighbouring China and Thailand through the border checkpoints between 3 and 9 August, according to the Ministry of Commerce.
Due to the increase in electricity charges, most oil refineries in Kyaukka, Monywa are switching to firewood, according to the owner of an oil refining kiln.
An exhibition featuring outdoor sculptures, a collaborative effort between Myanmar and Korean painting and sculpture experts, opened yesterday in Yangon.
Myanmar has made preparations to receive displaced persons from Rakhine, who are currently residing in Bangladesh, as part of a bilateral agreement with the neighbouring country, but, there have been no returnees yet.
For fulfilling the necessities of IDPs and locals displaced by armed conflicts in Rakhine State, Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement held a ceremony to hand over aids to Rakhine State Government in Sittway yesterday.
