THE Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF) will declare at floor price for paddy this month. U Ye Min Aung, the chair of the federation, made the remarks at the MRF central executive meeting, held in the first week of March.

At the event, there will be canoes to put water at the 30 water throwing pandals with palm fronds and those who want to take part in the festival are to use silver bowl to throw water to the visitors.

As the Union Government steps up efforts to combat corruption and malpractices in governmental institutions, it is important that it spares no one, notwithstanding their role in the government machinery,

Myanmar people are kind by nature and we have heartfelt pity on other living things. If someone were to say this sympathetic nature is engendering the dangers caused by pigeons and dogs on the streets of Yangon, animal lovers will be quick to provide a stream of comments. But this is a serious and very real problem.

Deputy Minister for Information U Aung Hla Tun received Radio Free Asia (RFA) new Director for Southeast Asia Matthew Pennington at the Ministry of Information yesterday.

An Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar was held on 11 March 2019 during the 40th Session of the Human Rights Council, held in Geneva from 25 February to 22 March 2019.