Myanmar-Thailand border trade via Myawady drops amid COVID resurgence

Trade between Thailand and Myanmar via the Myawady land border between 1 and 9 October in the current financial year 2020-2021 plunged to US$12.32 million ---------------
Bamboo lantern businesses resume in Mandalay
Myanmar traditional handmade lantern businesses are earning a good income as they resume their work again in Mandalay in time for the light festival during Thadingyut,
MoC organizes meeting with KOICA Myanmar on expressway projects
The final report meeting for “Feasibility Study on the Central Backbone Expressway in Myanmar (Yangon-Mandalay Expressway and Yangon-Ngayokekaung Expressway)”
Anti-grave violations committee holds 6th coord meeting online
The 6th coordination meeting of the Committee for Preventing Grave Violations against Children in Armed Conflicts was held at the Ministry of Social Welfare --------
Micro-satellite MMSATS-1 for Myanmar completed in Japan
Micro-satellite MMSATS-1 (Lawkanat-1 in Myanmar name) has been built and it was transferred by its developers Hokkaido University --------------
Union Minister Dr Myint Htwe meets ICRC delegation online
Union Minister for Health and Sports Dr Myint Htwe held videoconferencing with Mr Stephan Sakaliane, Resident Representative of International Committee ---------
ASEAN nations discuss COVID’s effects on agro, forestry sectors at 42nd AMAF
The 42nd ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF) was held as a virtual meeting through the Blue Jeans application, under the chairmanship of Veng Sakhon, Cambodian Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, yesterday morning.