Rakhine Buddha Pujaniya oil-lamp choral dancing

Aug 23,2019
BASED on Theravada Buddhism, the Rakhine culture, literature, music and fine arts have flourished. The Rakhine oillamp choral dancing is famous; so are the traditional slash-andburn dancing by Thet ethnic people, ............
Ramp up battle against TB
Aug 23
SOUTH East Asia is the region most affected by tuberculosis in the world, and there are serious social, political, and economic repercussions from the high incidence of the life-threatening disease.
Over 1,200 tons of rubber exported through border from 3 to 9 Aug
Aug 23
Myanmar exported 1,200 tons of rubber, worth US$1.47 million, to neighbouring China and Thailand through the border checkpoints between 3 and 9 August, according to the Ministry of Commerce.
Oil refineries turn to firewood as power rates climb
Aug 23
Due to the increase in electricity charges, most oil refineries in Kyaukka, Monywa are switching to firewood, according to the owner of an oil refining kiln.
First Myanmar-Korea Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition opens
Aug 23
An exhibition featuring outdoor sculptures, a collaborative effort between Myanmar and Korean painting and sculpture experts, opened yesterday in Yangon.
Myanmar ready for repatriation, but no returnees yet
Aug 23
Myanmar has made preparations to receive displaced persons from Rakhine, who are currently residing in Bangladesh, as part of a bilateral agreement with the neighbouring country, but, there have been no returnees yet.
Aid provided to people displaced by armed conflicts in Rakhine State
Aug 23
For fulfilling the necessities of IDPs and locals displaced by armed conflicts in Rakhine State, Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement held a ceremony to hand over aids to Rakhine State Government in Sittway yesterday.