The National Committee on Prevention and Response to Conflict- Related Sexual Violence held its first meeting at the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, State Counsellor and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar separately received the newly appointed Ambassadors to Myanmar: Mr. Saurabh Kumar of India,

A summer English proficiency course was opened free of charge at Myanma Myetpwint Library in Zigon, Bago Region this morning.

A ceremony to wrap up a summer sports course organized by Nganzun Township General Administration Department was held at the township stadium in Nganzun, Mandalay Region yesterday.

Jointly organized by Kubota Agricultural Machines and Tools Trading Co. and Pwintbyu Township Agricultural Mechanization Department, a demonstration of mechanized rice planting was conducted with the use of Kubota rice planting machine in the paddy field of farmer U Aung Aung in Kyaungsu village, Zedaw village-tract, Pwintbyu Township, Magway region yesterday morning.

The strong winds hit Paungbyin, Mawlaik District on 2 April. The strong winds caused the roofs of departmental offices, pagoda, houses and school buildings to flip over. A one-storey pavilion of a pagoda collapsed in gusts of wind.