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H1N1 flu claims 102 deaths so far

Local

24/08/19

TOTAL DEATH toll from seasonal influenza A (H1N1) pdm 09 has reached to 102 on 23 August, increasing from 90 between 1 January to 7 August, according to the figures released by the Central Epidemiology Unit of the Public Health Department.

Over 25,000 tourists entered Myanmar via Tachilek in week ended 22 Aug

Culture & Travel

24/08/19

MYANMAR welcomed 25,676 tourists through the Tachilek border gate between 16 August and 22 August, with most visitors entering the country from Thailand, according to official data.

Lack of new generation artists spells doom for woodturning

Business

24/08/19

MUSICAL instrument makers are becoming rarer in Myanmar, and the art of woodturning is slowly declining at Kyarpaing village in Monywa Township of Sagaing Region.

Smooth repatriation demands adherence to bilateral agreement

Editorial

24/08/19

MYANMAR officials were in a state of readiness at the reception and transit centres in Maungtaw, Rakhine State, on 22 August to carry out the most important task of repatriation under the bilateral agreement with Bangladesh.

Enforcement of Laws

Local

24/08/19

By Lokethar

Staff housing construction sites inspected in Mindon  

Local

24/08/19

Magway region Hluttaw representatives U Tin Win, U Aye Hlaing, Township Administrator U Kyaw Thu Soe and responsible officials inspected the construction sites of staff housings for township Veterinary Department and Townsip Public Health Department in Mindon townsip, yesterday morning.

State Counsellor and Foreign Affairs Minister receives Azerbaijani Amb

Local

24/08/19

State Counsellor and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs Daw Aung San Suu Kyi received Azerbaijani Ambassador to Myanmar Mr Qaley Allahverdiyev at the ministry in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday afternoon.

Ygn Govt inks pact for Yangon Smart and Eco City Project

Local

24/08/19

THE Department of Urban and Housing Development and the Amata Corporation PCL signed a framework agreement for Yangon’s Smart and Eco City Project at a ceremony yesterday.

Pyidaungsu Hluttaw debates Constitution Amendment Second Bill Report

Parliamentary news

24/08/19

SEVENTEEN MPs debated the Joint Scrutinizing Committee’s report on the Second Bill Amending the Constitution during the 15th-day meeting of the Second Pyidaungsu Hluttaw’s 13th regular session yesterday.