THE sudden outbreak of the novel coronavirus towards the end of 2019 had caught most of us by surprise. The whole world was affected -- sparing almost no country, both rich and poor or developed and developing.
Myanmar’s trade gap has significantly widened in eight and half months of the current financial year 2019-2020 to more than US$1.7 billion from $853 million registered in the corresponding period of the 2018-2019FY, according to the data provided by the Ministry of Commerce.
THERE were about 300 cases of dengue haemorrhagic fever with three deaths in Sagaing region this year, which is a record high over the annual rate of dengue fever in Yangon region, according to the Ministry of Health and Sports.
With over 1,000 star tortoises laying annually in Shwesettaw Wildlife Sanctuary, 50 per cent of laying star tortoises are alive, according to the Shwesettaw Wildlife Sanctuary administration office.
