The 3rd Myanmar Thanakha Festival will be held from 27 to 29 March at the Kyauktawgyi pagoda at the bottom of the Mandalay Hill in Aungmyethazan Township, and it will feature a Bagan cultural display, said U Kyaw Moe, chair of the Myanmar Thanakha Association, which is organizing the festival.

The Film Development Centre will screen ‘Antichrist” film for analysis in its 37th event of the Cinematheque Programme at its office No. 50, Shwe Taung Gyar Road (Golden Valley Road), Bahan Township, at 12 noon on 1 March. The drama horror film directed by Lars Von Trier won the Cannes Best Actress Award.

Corn growers in Pwintbyu Township of Magway Region said they have earned a good profit due to the crop fetching higher prices this year compared with last year.

Union Minister Dr Pe Myint of the Ministry of Information stressed the needs to put forward the measures already undertaken, the work still to be done, and additional advice and suggestions where necessary for the celebrations of the Myanmar Motion Picture Centenary and the Yangon University Centenary.

Deputy Minister for Information U Aung Hla Tun inspected the progress of printing school text books in Mandalay yesterday afternoon.

Union Minister for Labour, Immigration and Population U Thein Swe discussed garment sector and labour issues at the separate meetings with delegates from the Garment Advocacy Group of Eurochan Myanmar and the International Labour Organization at his office in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.