15 flooded schools closed temporarily in Minhla Township

Some schools were closed temporarily as the water level of Kantin Belin Dam exceeded its danger mark following the incessant rains throughout Minhla Township, Bago Region on 10 September
3 dead, 28 injured as passenger bus overturns in Hlegu Township
Three people were killed and 28 people injured after a passenger bus overturned on the Yangon-Mandalay Expressway in Hlegu Township, Yangon Region on 9 September
Elderly people in Dagon Myothit furnished with cash assistance
An event to hand over cash assistance to the elderly people took place at the meeting room of the General Administration Department in Dagon Myothit Township, Yangon Region yesterday
Hakha-Falam-Kalay road temporarily suspended due to landslides
Landslides triggered by heavy rains caused temporary halt of road section between 179 km and 180 km on Hakha-Falam-Kalay road in Hakha township, Chin state
IATA launches BSP in Myanmar
FIVE airlines and 12 travel agents have signed up initially, with more expected to join
Chinese airlines extend wings to Myanmar
MORE Chinese airlines are eyeing Myanmar as a lot of foreign companies flock to the Asia’s last frontier market. Myanmar offered visa free entry to Chinese visitors and tourists from some countries in an attempt to boost its tourism industry. Arrival of Chinese tourists to Myanmar is up by more than 30 per cent than previous year thanks to Myanmar’s visa-on-arrival allowance to visitors from six more countries commencing on 1 October last year
Traditional weavers take up other jobs as businesses decline
WITH traditional weaving businesses facing a decline in Kyouksitpone Myauk Village of Monywa Township, jobs for weavers are drying up, which is forcing them to turn to other sources of livelihood, according to U Khine Zaw Lat, the Village Administrator