Seventy per cent of the total population of Myanmar are farmers who live in rural areas. As such, the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation (MoALI) amended policies to aid in the development of the agricultural sector and accomplish future objectives that will encompass the entire nation.

Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing who was in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation was welcomed on behalf of the Commander-in-Chief of Russian Navy by Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Russian Navy Vice Admiral Volozhinskiy Andrei Olgertovich in front of the Office of the Commander-in-Chief of Russian Navy together with an honor guard.

The National Reconciliation and Peace Centre (NRPC) and a delegation from the Kachin Humanitarian Concern Committee (KHCC), led by its chairperson, held a meeting at the NRPC building in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday morning.

Union Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Dr. Win Myat Aye accompanied by Shan State Chief Minister Dr. Linn Htut, Shan State ministers, Danu Self-Administered Zone Leading Committee Chairman and officials went to Shan State Danu Self-Administered Zone Ywangan Town yesterday morning and inspected damages caused to houses in three wards of the town and Inn Kone Nga Hsu Village Tract by hailstones and encouraged the affected local peoples.

Vice President U Henry Van Thio accompanied by Chin State Chief Minister Salai Lian Luai, State Hluttaw Speaker U Zo Bawi, Deputy Ministers Maj-Gen Than Htut and U Hla Maw Oo, state ministers and officials went to newly established Kyin Dway Town in Chin State, Mindat District, Kanpetlet Township yesterday morning.

State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi who was in Beijing, People’s Republic of China (PRC) attended the opening ceremony of the Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation held at the China National Convention Centre (CNCC) yesterday morning.