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Maritime trade registered a sharp drop of $1.68 bln last fiscal

Business

07/10/19

THE value of Myanmar’s maritime  trade  for  the  period  be-tween  1  October,  2018  and  20  September, 2019 in the last fiscal year totaled US$24.1 billin, a  decline  of  over  $1.68  billion  compared with the year-ago period, according to data provided by the Ministry of Commerce.

Work on bridge linking Ayeyawady, Rakhine to start in Nov

Local

07/10/19

CONSTRUCTION work on  a  bridge  linking  the  Ayeyawady  Region  and  Rakhine  State  will  begin  in  November,  according to the Ministry of Con-struction.

Myanmar hospice care globally ranks seventy sixth

Local

07/10/19

Myanmar’s   hospice   care   ranked  seventy-sixth  in  the  world,  according  to  Dr  Hla  Maung,  the  patron  of  U  Hla  Tun  Myitta  Yeik  Mon  Cancer  Foundation. 

Two jade scavengers killed in landslide in Phakant

Crime

06/10/19

Two jade scavengers were injured and one other went missing in a landslide collapse at a jade mine in Phakant Township, Kachin State on 3 October.

Gold miner dies in landslide

Crime

06/10/19

An illegal gold miner was killed in a landslide in Bamauk Township, Sagaing Region on 5 October.

Myanmar Coffee Festival 2019 kicks off in Mandalay

Local

06/10/19

The Myanmar Coffee Festival 2019 was opened at the Mandalar Thiri Stadium in Mandalay this morning.

Rural road commissioned into service in TadaU

Local

06/10/19

A rural road connecting three villages was inaugurated in TadaU Township, Kyaukse District in Mandalay Region this morning.

Myanmar stars out World Cup qualifier against Kyrgyzstan due to injuries

Sport

06/10/19

Myanmar national football team’s Montnegro Head Coach Miodrag Radulovic announced his 23-man squad for the 2022 World Cup qualifier against Kyrjyzstan.

American university awards honorary doctorate on Thongwa monk

Local

06/10/19

A ceremony to honour the presiding Buddhist monk of Myoma Yayle Monastery Maha Saddhamma Jotika Daja Dr. Bhaddanta Nanda Linkaya (Ph.D, Florida, USA) was held in Thongwa Township, Yangon Region yesterday morning.

State Counsellor visits boat race at Inle Lake

Local

06/10/19

At a ceremony held in Shan State (South) Nyaungshwe Town yesterday morning, State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi paid homage to four Inle Phaungdaw Oo Buddha images----------