A fisherman went missing after an offshore fishing boat sank near an island in the sea about 20 miles southeast of Haigyikyun Township, Ayeyawady Region at around 5 a.m. today due to strong winds.
Police are hunting for thieves who stole the heads of the Buddha images in the compound of a monastery in Padatdine Village, Myinmu Village in Sagaing Region on 7 January, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs.