A delegation led by President U Win Myint and First Lady Daw Cho Cho who were in Viet Nam, Hanoi visited the UNESCO World Heritage site Ha Long Bay in Quang Ninh Province yesterday morning.

With a view to creating job opportunities for rural people, the Department of Rural Development organized a basic sewing course at its meeting hall in Mrauk-U, Rakhine State this morning.

Forest officials seized illegal timber logs from stationary truck near the Mone-Okephyat Bridge in Thanlyetswan village-track in Kyaukgyi Township, Toungoo District, Bago Region on Sunday afternoon, according to a source from the Forest Department.

Some villages in Danubyu Township, Maubin District in Ayeyawady Region suffered from scarcity of drinking water due to extreme hot weather as the dry season set in.

With the aim of boosting income of rural people and improving their socio-economic status, loans were disbursed to farmers in Kyu-aing Village, Sithar Village, Shwekwet Village, Thetyintaw Village and Gwaypin Village in Natmauk Township, Magway Region this morning under the emerald green project.

The Directorate of Hotels and Tourism under the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism opened a basic tour guide training course at Famous Hotel near Nyaunginn Village, Bago City this morning.