P OLITICAL stability is truly the bottom line for national development which is the truth for every nation. The Republic of the Union of Myanmar has struggled with armed conflicts for over 70 years which is the main culprit for a lag in development. Losses to the nation are still countless due to political instability. Under State Administration Council’s supervision, actions are being taken to revive the NCA peace process which was initiated on 15 October 2015. State Administration Council Chairman Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing highlighted the importance of prompt implementation of NCA “As NCA was drawn by stakeholders in accord with the proposals of ethnic armed organizations, only when all walk on that way will the peaceful and tranquil State, we all aspire to. Hence, it is necessary to leave a peaceful legacy for prosperity and quickly implement the peace process” as an honour of the 67th Anniversary of the Kayin State Day Ceremony.

POST-DISASTER management mentions that coordinated efforts are taken after a disaster has occurred, to help affected communities recover and rebuild. The goal of post-disaster management is to reduce the adverse impact of disasters on people, property, and the environment, and to restore the normal functioning of affected communities as quickly as possible. The followings are some of the key steps involved in post-disaster management.

TWO years after the infamous downfall of the NLD, with an abundance of corroborative evidence emerging, it seems so surprising that the US and the West are still clinging to the fact that the coup was illegal and terrorists sponsoring NLD should be the legitimate government. Here are the areas where the West got it wrong.

DISASTER preparedness and response refers to the actions and strategies put in place to mitigate the effects of disasters. Disaster preparedness involves the measures taken before a disaster occurs to reduce the probability of harm or damage, while disaster response involves the actions taken during and immediately after a disaster to save lives and prevent further damage.

POSSIBILITY is not a dead sure forecast but it is necessary to take special care of everything without reluctant efforts. In the case of weather forecasts, everybody wishes to be true for fine weather but they wish to be wrong for bad ones. European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecast (ECMWF), Global Forecast System (GFS) and the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology of Myanmar have issued weather forests that the occurrence of a storm from the low-pressure area in the Bay of Bangel on 8 May might change to a stronger cyclone and enter Yangon and Ayeyawady Region (or) coastal region of Myanmar.

EXPORTS worth US$0.232 mil­lion were shipped in 19 trucks to China through the Lweje bor­der on 30 April, the statistics of the Ministry of Commerce indicated. Fifteen truckloads of tissue-cultured bananas and one truckloads of watermelons with a total value of $0.085 mil­lion were exported.

AS GLOBAL countries currently face environmental problems and challenges as well as food security issues, they use nature-based ways and means to solve these problems with agro-forest activity, conservation of watershed forests, efficient and correct use of land utilization, and agricultural techniques to reduce climate change as well as applying good agriculture practices.

ALL the people, especially sports fans are excitingly waiting for watching competitions in the coming SEA Games in which the Myanmar sports contingent will take part to show the brilliant skills of Myanmar athletes in relevant sports events.

THE omicron is a variant of SARS CoV-2 virus which is the virus that causes COVID-19. The omicron variant has a large number of mutations in the spike protein of the virus, which is part of the virus that allows it to enter human cells.