Thursday, August 28, 2014

National News

National News


First women graduate from officer training school

Posted: 28 Aug 2014 01:03 AM PDT

The first female military officers in more than five decades graduated from training today in a ceremony attended by Commander-in-Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing.

Giant snails destroy paddy in Mon State

Posted: 27 Aug 2014 06:54 PM PDT

Monster snails as large as an adult's fist have destroyed acres of paddy plantation in Mon State, farmers said last week.

Irrawaddy dolphin numbers drop

Posted: 27 Aug 2014 06:50 PM PDT

Electric-shock fishing and the use of small-mesh nets has killed off many Irrawaddy dolphins, the Mandalay fisheries department says.

Young model killed after row with boyfriend

Posted: 27 Aug 2014 06:47 PM PDT

Police say they have charged a 22-year-old man with murder in relation to the death of a budding model, who died from stab wounds last week.

WHO looks to Germany to test blood samples for Ebola

Posted: 27 Aug 2014 04:38 PM PDT

Blood samples from patients who may have the deadly Ebola virus are to be sent to Germany for analysis, the World Health Organisation says.

Nyaung Oo farmers suffer through drought conditions

Posted: 27 Aug 2014 03:59 PM PDT

Amid fierce monsoon conditions elsewhere, farmers in Mandalay Region are complaining of drought. 

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