Special postage stamps to be issued

The new postage stamps will have the image of both Jasmine flower and a religious examination festival.
New concrete road and bridge inaugurated in Thandaunggyi Tsp.
A ceremony to inaugurate a new concrete road and a bridge was held in Ywagyi village-tract in Thandaunggyi Township, Kayin State this morning.
Chinese firm opens shoe factory in Bago
The opening of a shoe factory took place in an industrial zone in Ottha satellite town, Bago City this morning.
Myanmar sees about US$ 600 mln of trade deficit from 2018 October to March this year
Therefore, Myanmar’s total trade volume from October to March this year amounted to US$ 17002.40 million, resulting in a trade deficit of US$ 590.24 million, according to the monthly export and import report released by the Central Statistical Organization.
Village hall under construction in Nanyun Township
A village hall is being built in Chamma Kotlongkaung Village, Nanyun Township, Naga Self-administered Zone in Sagaing Region in the fiscal year 2018-2019.
Mandalay to host Myanmar-Thai Lethwei fight
The Mandalay Region Traditional Lethwei Subcommittee will organize a Lethwei fight in Mandalay on 31 May. The Lethwei event will be broadcast live on Canal+ and ticket prices range from  Ks. 10,000 to Ks. 30,000.
Shady trees to be planted in Dimawhso Township
With a view to greening natural environment and helping reduce climate change, the Forest Department will plant more than 90,000 saplings and distribute the seedlings to some villages in Dimawhso Township, Kayah State in the rainy season.