Victorious athletes honoured in Einme Township

A ceremony to honour victorious athletes who represented Einme Township in winning three trophies in the regional sports event was held at Shwe Nyilar Hall in the Basic Education High School-1 in Einme this morning.
Rural bridge in Palaw Township 20 % completed
An inter-village bridge in Palaw Township, Taninthayi Region is being built by Bridge Construction Group-9 under the Ministry of Construction and it is about 40 percent complete, said an official from the construction site.
Ethnic people in Kunlon Township forcibly recruited by MNDAA
About 250 ethnic people from three villages in Kunlon Township in Northern Shan State have fled to a safer place on 6 January as they were forcibly recruited by Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA).
Police eradicate poppy plantations in southern Shan State
The police destroyed acres of poppy plantations in Hopong and Hsiseng Township in Southern Shan State on Monday, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs. 
North Okkalapa fire victims furnished with relief supplies
The fire engulfed nine nearby houses, making 48 people from 20 households homeless. 
Fatal crash in Kyaunggon Township leaves 2 dead, 4 injured
Two people were killed and four others injured in a traffic accident between a truck and a passenger bus in Kyaunggon Township, Ayeyawady Region on Monday afternoon; the Ministry of Home Affairs reported.
Pilot community-based tourism in Meiktila Township lures tourists
Tourists are thronging a pilot community-based tourism in Swartaw Village, Meiktila Township in Mandalay Region, according to U Toe Toe, Programme Officer from ActionAid Myanmar.