Recently, the outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in China has drawn close attention from the public in Myanmar. I have just returned to Yangon from Beijing. During my trip to China, I personally witnessed how the Chinese society, from the top leaders to the general public, are united in a battle of prevention and control against the epidemic.

The number of deaths caused by cancer, hypertension, and respiratory diseases would be higher in the coming years if the current levels of consumption of tobacco products, including betel quid and cigarettes, do not reduce.

The MAB Sayaungchel Run 2020, jointly organized by Myanma Apex Bank (MAB) and Mandalay Region Government, was held at 6 am yesterday in Chanayethazan Township, Mandalay.

A private company operates two mini cruise ships in Pekhon Lake in southern Shan State close to the border of Kayah State.

Myanmar and Thailand have not yet signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a year-long purchase of corn as growers from Thailand are opposing such an agreement, according to news released online by the Ministry of Commerce.

Fifty-nine students who were brought back to Myanmar from Wuhan, along with three health officials who arranged their return, completed their 14-day quarantine at the Kandawnadi Hospital in Mandalay and were allowed to return to their homes yesterday.