Strong winds hit Kyaikmaraw, Mon State

Strong wind hit Nitone Village in Kyaikmaraw Township, Mawlamyine District, Mon State at 11:30 pm on 2 August and flipped over the roofs of eight houses and destroyed two houses.
DRD-sponsored tailoring course Launched in Mawlamyine Kyun
With a view to creating job opportunities for rural people, the Department of Rural Development under Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation organized a sewing course at the hall of its office in the town of Mawlamyin Kyun, Ayeyawady Region this morning.
Fire breaks out in Hlegu Tsp  
A fire broke out in a house in the town of Hlegu in North district, Yangon region at 9:40 am today.
South Korean campaigner, two journalists, and a human rights activist win Ramon Magsaysay Award
MANILA —Kim Jong-ki, whose 16-year-old son took his life after being bullied in school, received the 2019 award for helping South Korea face one of the developed world’s highest suicide rates.
Over 5,200 tons of rice exported to China via border gates within one week
OVER 5,270 tons of rice, worth more than US$1 million, was exported to the neighbouring country of China through the border gates between 13 and 19 July, according to news released online by the Ministry of Commerce.
K two million returned to owner
A total of K two million left in a car wash shop was returned to the owner at “Kangyi Maung-Meik Swe Gyi” gas station in the town of Mohnyin, Kachin state yesterday.
31 houses abandoned due to flood in Pantanaw Tsp
Bank erosion triggered by the swollen Ayeyarwady river forced local people living along the bank to temporarily abandon their homes in Yepaw village, Pantanaw township, Ayeyarwady region yesterday.