A 90-year old elderly man and his grandson have died in a fire in Thantlang Township, Chin State. The fire broke out at a two-storey house of U Chun Lian (alias) U Zam Bil from Ward-1 in Thantlang Township early this morning.
The police eradicated acres of poppy plantations in Hopong, Hsiseng and Kengtung Townships in Shan State on 7 January, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs.