According to the observations at 6.30 pm yesterday, the low pressure area over the Northeast Bay of Bengal still persists. It may further intensify into a depression during next 48 hours. Monsoon is strong to vigorous over the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal.

THE number of foreign visitors to Mandalay Region totaled 241,559 in the first four months of this year, with China being the biggest source of visitors, according to the statistics from the Directorate of Hotels and Tourism (DOHT) under the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism.

Following is an interview with U Thaung Aye, the chair of Monsoon Village Rattan Furniture in Thanlyin

Food-based products from neighbouring countries are entering our domestic market, despite the abundance of rice, beans, corn, edible oil crops, vegetables, and fruits in Myanmar. Why? One reason is that although we are a food producer nation, we are weak in manufacturing finished food products.

There are many kinds of sports in the world, dividing mainly into three groups: the first group falls into social type in which Yoga, tai ji quan and aerobic exercises are included.

The third ship for operating transport services on the coastal route in Rakhine State was handed over to the Ministry of Transport and Communications by the Japanese government during a ceremony yesterday in Yangon.