Illegal uncut jade stones were seized in a search operation in Indaw Township, Sagaing Region on 20 April.

A ceremony to donate an ambulance to a healthcare association was held in conjunction with a merit sharing event at a religious building in Panai Village, Mahlaing Township, Mandalay Region on 19 April.

Myanmar U-18 men’s football team is undergoing training ahead of the last game against Singapore in Jockey Club International Youth Invitational Football Tournament 2019 being held in Hong Kong.

The Department of Rural Development under the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation is carrying out water supply tasks in 123 villages in Magway Region where local people suffer from water scarcity and about 75 percent of the tasks have been completed.     

Ministry of Commerce is dedicated for the Republic of the Union of Myanmar’s trade promotion, facilitation, negotiation, liberalization, consumer education and protection. “The ministry’s scope does not only cover international trade but all aspects of business from farm to factory, factory to distributor and distributor to the consumer’s table. We are working towards improving the whole supply chain,” said the Union Minister Dr. Than Myint.

At a time when Myanmar’s traditional new year begins and Myanmar farmers are preparing to harvest rice grown this summer, the news of the destruction of 18,000 tons of Myanmar rice deemed ‘unfit for consumption’ at Cote d’Ivoire has caused concerns among merchants, organizations and authorities. The public is also paying much attention, because rice from Myanmar is exported, even to EU countries, without difficulties regarding its quality.