No casualties were reported after a fire broke out at a filling station in Phayagyi Town, Bago Region on 19 August, the Ministry of Home Affairs reported.
A ceremony to present cash and kind to flood victims in Kyaikmaraw Township was held at Shwe Hinthar Hall of the General Administration Department in Kyaikmaraw Township, Mon State this morning.
Myanmar exported about 2 million metric tons of rice and broken rice to foreign countries from 1 October 2018 to 2 August 2019, earning US$ 597.639 million, according to a source from the Myanmar Rice Federation.
With the aim of helping people facing natural disasters, fire brigades practiced a search and rescue drill at the open field in front of the township Fire Services Department in Yekyi township, Pathein district, Ayeyarwady region this morning.
In commemoration of International Democracy Day which falls on September 15, township level essay, poem and painting competitions for high school and middle school level students were held at the Basic Education High School in the town of Palaw, Tanintharyi region this morning.