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Garden of Buddha also known curiously as Poem Graveyard
22/07/19
When I was in Shan State (East) Kengtung town, locals directed me to visit Poem Graveyard. Even without knowing exactly what it was, the name attracted me and I hastily made arrangements to visit it. Once there, I found that it was quite a pleasant place where I felt longing for something or someone without being able to specify exactly what or who. I wrote about this place briefly in my travelogue to Kengtung and now I’ll write more in detail about it.
Moe Yun Gyi Wetland Wildlife Sanctuary attracts holidaymakers, bird watchers
22/07/19
Moe Yun Gyi Wetland Wildlife Sanctuary is one of the popular attraction sites for picnickers, naturalists, botanists, bird watchers and sightseers.
Three Myanmar scouts leave for 24th World Scout Jamboree
22/07/19
THREE Myanmar youth are to attend 24th World Scout Jam-boree in America. Mg Kun Lat Aung( GTC Mandalay), Ma Shin Thant Hling (Brainworks- TO-TAL International school Yan-gon) and Mg Hein Naing Soe (Myanmar Maritime Universi-ty) won the scholarship granted by Asia Pacific Scout Region. They left for America from Yangon International Airport yesterday evening.
Authorities to develop 2,600 acres of teak, hardwood plantations in Sagaing
22/07/19
THE Forest Department of Sagaing Region is implement-ing a plan to develop 2,600 acres of teak and hardwood planta-tions in forest reserves within 13 townships of five districts across the region in the 2018-2019 Financial Year, said Daw Kyawt Kyawt Aung, the Assis-tant Director of the department.
37.884 kilos of heroin, 180,000 stimulant pills seized in Muse
22/07/19
A combined investigation team acting on information searched the filling station and garage of Kyauk Taeyon son of U Kyauk Hsanat of Nanton village, Muse Township at 12.30 pm on 20 July. Although members of the team did not find him, they found Tin Swe Myint, son of U San Pwa of the same village, and the in-charge of the garage Soe Naing, son of U Thaung Nyunt, and 37.884 kilos of heroin with a street value of about K 757.68 million and 180,000 stimulant pills with a street value of about K 270 million on a Landcruiser parked in the garage.
Myanmar wins gold, bronze at 11th ASEAN School Games
22/07/19
MYANMAR won one gold med-al and one bronze medal at the 11th ASEAN School Games, held at Semarang, Central Java in Indonesia. The week-long Games started on 18 July. The opening ceremony was held at the Holy Terang Bangsa School Stadium in Semarang, Central Java.
Myanmar U-18 suffers narrow loss to Japan’s Kindai University FC
22/07/19
IN their second friendly match in Japan, the Myanmar U-18 national football team were de-feated by Japan’s Kindai Uni-versity Football Club by a single goal yesterday at the J-Green Sakai training center in Osaka, Japan.
Myanmar to face Thailand in AFF Futsal Championship 2019
22/07/19
THE Myanmar national futsal team will go up against ASE-AN futsal powerhouse Thailand in the group stage of the ASE-AN Football Federation Futsal Championship 2019, which is scheduled to be held from 21 to 27 October in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.
Ayeyawady River stops 25 cm above danger mark, water likely to recede today
22/07/19
The level of water in the Ayeyawady River, which crossed the danger mark on 21 July in Mandalay, is expected to recede over the next few days, according to the upper Myanmar weather bureau.
Broadcasting Governing Body holds meeting in Yangon
22/07/19
Broadcasting Governing Body (BGB) held its work coordination meeting (4/2019) at Myanmar Radio and Television (MRTV) on Pyay Road in Yangon yesterday morning.
