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Diversity is an opportunity for Unity
18/07/19
Today, many persons in charge are poorly prepared to manage diversity issues. We have grew up in different religions, languages, education, socioeconomic status, work background, tradition and culture which are great challenges when we are working with such diverse people.
Public health push needed to tackle periodic influenza outbreaks
18/07/19
Seasonal influenza poses a significant public health challenge for Myanmar every year. Yangon Region is the worst-affected in the current season, accounting for 147 cases and 43 deaths out of 56 fatalities reported nationwide as of 16 July.
Myanmar weaving businesses face shortage of weavers
18/07/19
Earlier, Myanmar weaving businesses were passed down through generations as family businesses. But now, weaving businesses are surviving on a manageable scale in rural areas, including the Chaungzone Township of Mon State.
Yangon dump fire site set to receive trash again
18/07/19
The Hteinpin dump site in Hlinethaya Township, Yangon Region, which was engulfed by fire in 2018, is preparing to receive trash again, said Dr Aung Myint Maw, the deputy head of the Yangon City Development Committee’s Pollution Control and Cleansing Department.
NRPC, KNPP hold peace talks in Nay Pyi Taw
18/07/19
National Reconciliation and Peace Centre Vice Chairman U Tun Tun Oo, who is also the Union Attorney-General, met with a delegation led by Khu Oo Reh, the leader of the peace implementation committee of the Karenni National Progressive Party, yesterday to discuss the peace process and the signing of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement.
Pyidaungsu Hluttaw examines human rights report, government budget proposals
18/07/19
ON the 2nd day of the Second Pyidaungsu Hluttaw’s 13th regular session yesterday, MNHRC Chair U Win Mra read the commission’s annual report for 2018 and vari-ous officials read the budget pro-posals of government institutions for the Hluttaw to deliberate on.
Yangon to get more smoke-free zones
18/07/19
YANGON Region will get more smoke-free zones with nine more townships set to implement an-ti-smoking campaigns, said Dr Than Sein, the Chair of the Peo-ple’s Health Foundation.
State Counsellor opens Yangon Innovation Centre
18/07/19
The opening ceremony of the Yangon Innovation Centre was held in front of that building in the compound of Health Port at the corner of Pansodan road and Strand road in Seikkan Township, Yangon Region, at 10 am yesterday. State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi delivered a speech at the ceremony.
Wave Money announces stellar growth in H1 2019
17/07/19
WAVE Money, the leading provider of mobile financial services in Myanmar, reported phenomenal growth in the first half of 2019.
Improving the quality of education through autonomy of universities
17/07/19
The Union Government is working towards helping Yangon University become an institution that offers quality education and produces well-rounded individuals.
