Aug 27, 2023
A combined team under the management of the Yangon Region Illegal Trade Eradication Task Force examined a vehicle driving on Thudhamma road near the No 2 market bus stop in North Okkalapa township on 22 August and captured two kinds of goods worth K2.2 million including 32 bottles of palm oil (Two Shrimps) made in Thailand and 112 bottles of soybean oil made in Thailand. The action was taken under Customs procedures.
Aug 27, 2023
A delegation led by the Secretary of the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) Deputy Minister for Home Affairs Chief of Myanmar Police Force Lt-Gen Ni Lin Aung made a study tour to Doitung, Chiang Rai Province, Thailand at the invitation of Mr Wichai Chaimongkhon, the Secretary General of the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) on 21 August.
Aug 27, 2023
Due to the opening of the Kenglat border trade station between Myanmar and Laos with special funds from the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation, the economy between the two countries will further increase, and the friendship between the people will also improve, Union Minister for Commerce U Aung Naing Oo said during the opening ceremony of the trade station held on 26 August.
Aug 27, 2023
THE reception team of the International Art Centre (Mandalay) held a coordination meeting at the three-storey conference hall of the Mandalay Region Government Office on 25 August afternoon.
Aug 27, 2023
Union Health Minister Dr Thet Khaing Win participated in the ASEAN Health Ministers’ Meeting’s second day on 25 August, hosted at Jakarta’s St Regis Hotel. Dignitaries like Indonesia’s Health Minister, the Director-General of the World Health Organization, and the ASEAN Health Ministers’ Alternate Chairman delivered speeches, preceded by opening remarks from Laos’ Health Minister.
Aug 27, 2023
PRESIDENT of UMFCCI U Aye Win received Charge d’ Affaires ai Dr Ahmed Eltahlawy of Egyptian Embassy to Myanmar in Yangon on 24 August.
Aug 27, 2023
Preserving above and underground heritage a priority in enhancing drainage facilities As drainage facilities are being improved with the use of machinery to prevent flooding in Bagan World Heritage Site, an emphasis is being placed on not harming above and underground cultural heritage, according to the Bagan branch under the Department of Archaeology and National Museum.
Aug 26, 2023
STAKEHOLDERS in the edible oil industry including the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI), affiliated associations, edible oil importing companies, distributors and traders emphasized the price stability and edible oil security at the meeting held on 25 August at the UMFCCI.
Aug 26, 2023
HISTORIANS claimed that the original places of Kayin’s ancestors were the highlands surrounded by high mountains in central Asia and that they introduced the wrist-tying habit while exploring new locations in the Southeast. They tie a white thread on their wrists to recognize their relatives along the way from the Tibetan plateau. It can be easily known that a person with white thread on his or her wrist is Kayin. Traditionally, all the Kayin living in local or foreign countries celebrate their festival in Wagaung.
Aug 26, 2023
DEPUTY Minister for Education Dr Zaw Myint visited West Yangon University yesterday morning to give the necessary instructions and supplies.