Tuesday, November 25, 2014

National News

National News


Green technology center opens in Yangon

Posted: 25 Nov 2014 02:16 AM PST

Norwegian royalty will visit Yangon this week for the opening of the Center of Excellence for Greening (CoE-G), which will also house the ASEAN Institute for Green Economy.

Swisscontact to provide hospitality training for disadvantaged

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 11:27 PM PST

A Swiss NGO, Swisscontact, is to train about 3000 disadvantaged people from Yangon Region and Nay Pyi Taw in the hotel trade.

Pilot project targets forest conservation

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 11:19 PM PST

The Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry has deployed a pilot project in Shan State to persuade farmers to change age-old patterns of cultivation that risk depleting forest resources.

Exhibition to show off traditional textiles

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 11:11 PM PST

The excellence of traditional textile techniques is to be celebrated in an exhibition from December 13 to 19 at the River Ayeyarwady in Kyauktada township, Yangon.

Students from remote areas given places at technical universities

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 11:06 PM PST

A scheme to help poor students from remote areas of the country access higher education in scientific, technical and medical fields was announced at a press conference last week.

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