THE Myanmar Embassy in Jakarta issued an advisory on 27 August, encouraging Myanmar citizens in Jakarta, Indonesia, to strictly avoid travelling to busy areas, public gatherings, and crowded locations due to the recent situation unfolding in the city.
VENERABLE Sayadaw Dr Bhaddanta Paññjota of Theaphyu Chaungphya and Maha Myaing Tawya Monastery and Ayeyawady Region Chief Minister U Aye Kyaw observed ongoing efforts to prevent erosion and block water inflows along the subsided section of the Ngawun embankment in Laymyethna Township and encouraged the personnel involved in the work yesterday morning.
FRONTLINE Tatmadaw members returning from security and regional stability operations were warmly welcomed back at local battalions in Rakhine State’s Sittway Township and eastern Shan State’s Tongtah yesterday.
THE Samon Creek Bridge (Bridge No 691), located between Samon and Thaetaw railway stations on the Mandalay-Nay Pyi Taw railway line, is being rebuilt as a 364.17-foot-long prestressed reinforced concrete bridge after it was damaged by heavy rainfall and flooding caused by the impact of Typhoon Yagi in September 2024.
OVER 500 eye patients have received successful surgical treatment through the eye charity programme carried out with the objective of “bringing light to a thousand eyes and a thousand people”, according to Dr Than Min Htut, Senior Medical Superintendent of the Pyinmana Sangha Hospital.
