Round trip mass cycling held in Mandalay

Under the instruction of Ministry of Health and Sports, Myanmar Cycling Federation and Sports and Physical Education Department of Mandalay Region organized a mass cycling event 2016 in Mandalay.

The mass cycling took place in Chanayethazan township, Mandalay Region on 25 September. A total of 200 armature cyclists including Mandalay Region Chief Minister Dr. Zaw Myint Maung participated in the event.

The round trip event started from the front of the office of Mandalay City Development Committee at the junction of 26 and 27 streets to Yankin Mountain. The finish line was at the start line.

The event aimed for promotion of national health and physical fitness, energy saving, reduction of air pollution and reduction of traffic congestion.

The mass cycling event will be held at the last weeks of every month as a mass activity in Mandalay, it is learnt.—Thiha Ko Ko (Mandalay)

Educational talk on medicine, malaria given to drug store staff of Oaktwin town

A training course on pharmaceuticals and malaria was given to the staff of all drug stores in Oaktwin by organizers of the malaria project of the Myanmar Medical Association at the Public Hospital of Oaktwin on 27 September.

The training course was opened with a speech made by Dr. Kyi San Htet, the head of the Health Department. Dr. May Chan Oo also gave a talk about malaria in Myanmar, the presence and treatment of multidrug-resistant malaria and the role of the drug sellers.  -- (017)

Myanmar Retailer Association of Mandalay annual meeting and economics talk

held in Mandalay

THE Myanmar Retailer Association (Mandalay Region) organised the annual meeting of the association and an economics talk at the Mandalay National Theatre in Mandalay on 25 September. At the ceremony, the chairperson of the Myanmar Retailer Association Daw Win Win Tint formally made an opening speech, and Mandalay Retailer Association chairperson Daw Khin Hsan Yi spoke words of greeting.

Next, the secretary of the association elaborated on the activities of the association and future plans of the association and read out the 2015-2016 financial report. Then, he responded to queries raised by members of the association.

In the afternoon, U Tin Zan Kyaw gave a talk entitled “New Opportunities in Retailing”. And then, led by U tin Zan Kyaw, the secretary of the Myanmar Retailer Association U Thu Rain Nyein, Daw Wai Thit Lwin, U Zarni Win Htet of Sumsung and U Zaw Lin Shein of Coca Cola held a round table discussion on the topic of successful marketing.—Thiha Ko Ko (Mandalay)

WCS, TSA save the turtles in Myanmar

 

In charge of turtle spices survival Department Daw Kalyar elaborating about turtle conservation in Myanmar and rare turtle spices in Ayeyawady Regionat the Maubin University on 27 September.

Working in conjunction with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) , the Turtle Tortures Suvival Alliance (TSA)  works to implement recovery programs for some highly endangered endemic species in Ayeyawady Region – the Myanmar roof turtle, Myanmar star tortoise and Rakhine forest turtle. –Htinkozaw (WCS) 

Students monks lent their hands with transfering a total of 36 turtles --11 Yellow Tortoise and  Indotestudo elongate,၊ 25 Morenia ocellata-- from the Thandarmyae home for the aged and the Monastic school in Kyaukphyu, Rekhinr State to Panpyoelet monastic school in Kyauktan village of Bago township, Bagon Region on 27 September. –WinKoKo(WCS)