One dead, four injured as vehicle overturns in border town

Jan 2,2020
One woman has died and four others were slightly injured after a bus for Buddhist pilgrims overturned in Myawady Township, a border town in Kayin State, the Ministry of Home Affairs reported.
Bago Region Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation Minister meets with local people
Jan 02
Bago Region Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation Minister U Aung Zaw Naing held talks with local people at a monastery in Pandaw-2 village, Shwe Laung village tract, Min Hla township, Bago region yesterday morning. 
SPED hosts inter-club U-21 men’s football competition in KhinU
Jan 02
The Sports and Physical Education Department under the Ministry of Health and Sports organized the final match of an inter-club U-21 men’s football contest in conjunction with a prize awarding ceremony at the township sports ground in KhinU Township, Sagaing Region on 1 January.
Yangon CM attends bridge inauguration event
Jan 02
Chief Minister of Yangon Region U Phyo Min Thein attended an opening of a new bridge named “Thakhin Phoe Hla Gyi” in Ward-14, South Okkalapa Township in Yangon this morning.
Police eradicate poppy fields in Shan and Kachin States, Sagaing Region
Jan 02
The police destroyed acres of poppy plantations in Hopong in Shan State, Waingmaw Township in Kachin State and Nanyon Township in Sagaing Region on 31 December, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs. 
Bazaar fire torches 140 stalls, 11 houses in Phakant Township
Jan 02
No one was injured in a stall fire in a local market in Shaduzut Village, Kamai Town in Kachin State, according to a source from the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Independence Day celebration held in Mawlamyine
Jan 02
A ceremony to unveil an event showcasing the documentary photos of the Independence struggles and development activities carried out by the local government was held at the city hall in Mawlamyine, Mon State this morning.