Nippon Foundation-funded school facility handed over to Education Dept. in Hsiseng

Dec 15,2019
A ceremony to hand over a new school facility to the Department of Education was held at a basic education middle school (branch) in Kontha Village, Hsiseng Township in PaO Self-Administered Zone in Shan State on 14 December.
December mass walking activity held in Kengtung
Dec 15
A mass walking event was held in conjunction with a mini-marathon contest in Kengtung, Eastern Shan State on 14 December.
Monywa hosts mass cycling activity
Dec 15
A mass cycling event jointly organized by the Sports and Physical Education Department, Myanmar Cycling Federation and Monywa Cycling Federation took place in Monywa, Sagaing Region this morning.
Flydubai launches daily direct flights between Dubai and Yangon;Includes Southeast Asia in its Routes Network
Dec 15
YANGON Aerodrome Company Lim-ited  (“YACL”),  operator  of  Yangon  International  Airport  (“YIA”),  today  welcomes  the  first  inaugural  flight  of flydubai, a government- owned budget airline, direct from Dubai, United Arab Emirates. This marks  flydubai’s  first  scheduled  daily  flight  in  Southeast Asia.
Ayeyawady Region sees rapid infrastructure development
Dec 15
ANEW embankment was  built  in  Zalun  Township,    Ay-eyawady  Region  in  order to prevent flooding from the  river  water.  The  embank-ment  is  7,500  ft  in  length  and  was built by three tender winning companies with K990.868 million of the allotted funds in the  fiscal  year  2018-2019.
Myanmar included among top 10 Asian teams in FIFA Women’s Ranking
Dec 15
The Myanmar women’s national football team is currently among the top ten Asian teams, with a 44th world ranking, according to the FIFA announcement released on 13 December.
Myanmar and Thailand border trade reaches nearly $ 623 mln
Dec 15
The value of border trade between Myanmar and Thailand has reached nearly US$623.84 million, with the Hteekhee border trade gate accounting for the largest volume of trade, according to the weekly statistical report of the Ministry of Commerce.