Teachers urged to produce reliable national forces for State
Special Refresher Course No. 65 for basic education teachers concludes

Yangon, 6 Sept - The conclusion ceremony of Special Refresher Course No. 65 for basic education teachers was held at the Nawarat hall of Central Institute of Civil Service (Phaunggyi) this morning. On behalf of Chairman of Myanmar Education Committee Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Thiha Thura Tin Aung Myint Oo, Chairman of Civil Service Selection and Training Board Dr Than Nyun made an address. [ more + ]

Trees for Yangon West District lush and green

Yangon, 6 Sept- The monsoon tree planting ceremony of Yangon West District was held at the compound of Pyithu Hluttaw Building in Dagon Township this morning. [ more + ]

TCG Chairman, ASEAN Secretary-General tour storm-stricken villages

Yangon, 6 Sept - Tripartite Core Group Chairman Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs U Kyaw Thu and ASEAN Secretary-General Dr Surin Pitsuwan, together with Thai Ambassador to Myanmar Mr Bansarn Bunnag, TCG members, UNDP Resident Representative and UN Resident Coordinator Mr Bishow Parajulli, UNFPA Resident Representative Mr Daniel B Baker and UNICEF Resident Representative Mr Ramesh M Shrestha and information staff members of ASEAN countries went by helicopter to Seikgyi Village in Kungyangon Township, Yangon Division, and Toe Village in Dedaye Township, Ayeyawady Division, this morning and studied the implementation of the Community-Based Early Recovery Programme. [ more + ]

ASEAN Secretary-General lauds Myanmar endeavours for storm-hit victims

Yangon, 6 Sept -Minister for Health Dr Kyaw Myint received ASEAN Secretary-General Dr Surin Pitsuwan and party at Yangon General Hospital this evening. [ more + ]

Myanma Petroleum Product Enterprise meets

Nay Pyi Taw, 6 Sept- Myanma Petroleum Product Enterprise under the Ministry of Energy held its work coordination meeting at the meeting hall-1 of the ministry here this morning, attended by Minister for Energy Brig-Gen Lun Thi. [ more + ]

F&R Minister meets staff of Myanma Insurance

Yangon, 6 Sept-Minister for Finance and Revenue Maj-Gen Hla Tun met with officers of Myanma Insurance at the head office, here, this afernoon. [ more + ]

Nay Pyi Taw Zoological Gardens packed with holiday-makers

Nay Pyi Taw, 6 Sept-In accord with city's characteristics, Nay Pyi Taw Zoological Gardens was opened in Nay Pyi Taw in March, 2008 on a grand scale with the aim of enabling the holiday makers to take recreation and to conduct research work. [ more + ]

Building Better People Seminar organized

Yangon, 6 Sept - A seminar on Building Better People jointly organized by Mo Asia Company Ltd-Dumex and Myanmar Nurses and Midwifery Association (Central) took place at University of Nursing (Yangon) this morning.[ more + ]

British, US embassies visited NLD (HQ) 24 times in August

Yangon, 6 Sept-National League for Democracy (HQ) is having contact with American and British embassies in Yangon and following their directives. Therefore, people are keeping a close watch on their acts and vigilant against them. [ more + ]

FM sends message of felicitations to Brazilian counterpart

Nay Pyi Taw, 7 Sept- U Nyan Win, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of felicitations to His Excellency Mr Celso Luiz Nunes Amorim, Minister of Foreign Relations of the Federative Republic of Brazil, on the anniversary of the Independence of the Federative Republic of Brazil which falls on 7 September 2008.[ more + ]

Farmers tapping underground water for irrigation

Nay Pyi Taw, 6 Sept-Farmers are to make efforts for boosting agricultural production, said Secretary-General of USDA U Htay Oo in meeting with farmers in Nyaunggaing village in Meiktila Township and Kontaung village of Thazi Township on 2 September. [ more + ]

MPF members to do duty out of goodwill

Nay Pyi Taw, 5 Sept- The Myanmar Police Force of the Ministry of Home Affairs held its work coordination meeting at Areindama Meeting Hall of MPF Headquarters here at 3 pm today with an address by Minister for Home Affairs Maj-Gen Maung Oo. [ more + ]

Ahlon Township USDA meets

Yangon, 6 Sept-The 2008 Annual General Meeting of Ahlon Township USDA took place at the meeting hall of the association this morning with an opening address by USDA CEC member Deputy Minister for Transport Col Nyan Tun Aung. [ more + ]

Youths may attend Hospitality and Management Course in S'pore

Yangon, 6 Sept-The STI Education and the Hospitality Business School (HBS) jointly introduced Diploma Course in Hospitality and Management at the Parkroyal Hotel on Alanpya Pagoda Street here this afternoon.[ more + ]

MLA members requested to attend paper reading session without fail

Yangon, 6 Sept- The Myanmar Library Association will hold the second annual general meeting at Myanmar Education Research Bureau Cinema Hall on Pyay Road here on 13 September (Saturday) 2008. [ more + ]

New Daewoo and HQ brand cooling storage introduced

Yangon, 6 Sept – OK Myanmar Co Ltd held a ceremony to introduce new Daewoo and HQ brand cooling storage at the Crystal Jade hall of Excel Treasure Tower this evening. [ more + ]

September Market Festival in progress

Yangon, 6 Sept- With the sponsorship of Concordia International Co Ltd and Fortune International Co Ltd, a ceremony to open the September Market Festival was held at Central Hotel on Bogyoke Aung San Street here this morning. [ more + ]

Water supplying system develops in Salingyi Township

Nay Pyi Taw, 6 Sept-Chairman of Sagaing Division Peace and Development Council Commander of North-West Command Brig-Gen Myint Soe and Secretariat member of the Union Solidarity and Development Association Minister for Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan on 3 September looked into water pumping process of Nyaungpingyi River Water Pumping Project near Phaungdaga Model Village in Salingyi Township.[ more + ]

Meeting on maintenance of self-reliant village libraries

Nay Pyi Taw, 6 Sept - A coordination meeting on the maintenance of self-reliant village libraries in Sagaing Division took place at the city hall of Monywa on 3 September afternoon. Chairman of Sagaing Division Peace and Development Council Commander of North-West Command Brig-Gen Myint Soe and USDA Secretariat Member Minister for Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan addressed the meeting. [ more + ]

Mingala Taungnyunt BEHS No. 3's PTA meets

Yangon, 6 Sept - The annual meeting for 2007-2008 academic year of Parent-Teacher Association of Mingala Taungnyunt Township Basic Education High School No. 3 was held in conjunction with prize presentation ceremony at Yuzana Hall of the school this morning with addresses by Headmistress Daw Yu Yu Tin and Township Education Officer Daw Khine Shwe Nyunt. [ more + ]

Mebaung village in Hpa-an Tsp sees bomb blast

Nay Pyi Taw, 6 Sept-A bomb went off near the generator of the hydropower generator on Hpa-an-Hlinebwe Road in Mebaung Village, Hpa-an Township, Kayin State, this afternoon. [ more + ]