Lack of new generation artists spells doom for woodturning

MUSICAL instrument makers are becoming rarer in Myanmar, and the art of woodturning is slowly declining at Kyarpaing village in Monywa Township of Sagaing Region.
Over 25,000 tourists entered Myanmar via Tachilek in week ended 22 Aug
MYANMAR welcomed 25,676 tourists through the Tachilek border gate between 16 August and 22 August, with most visitors entering the country from Thailand, according to official data.
H1N1 flu claims 102 deaths so far
TOTAL DEATH toll from seasonal influenza A (H1N1) pdm 09 has reached to 102 on 23 August, increasing from 90 between 1 January to 7 August, according to the figures released by the Central Epidemiology Unit of the Public Health Department.
Information Minister meets with employees of MRTV
Union Minister for Information Dr Pe Myint advised the staff members of Myanma Radio and Television to prove their professional standard in trying to represent the ministry.
Myanmar Post issues commemorative stamp for month of Tawthalin
MYANMAR Post, under the Ministry of Transport and Communications, will issue a special commemorative stamp for the month of Tawthalin on 30 August, 2019 (1st waxing of Tawthalin, 1381 ME).
Monyo Pyithu Hluttaw MP faces corruption charges
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Ministers discuss repatriation failure of displaced persons with ASEAN representatives
Myanmar experienced the second round of repatriation failure of displaced persons from Bangladesh as scheduled on 22 August 2019.