Chairman of the State Administration Council Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing received Indian Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, the humanitarian leader and peace envoy, at the Credentials Hall of the Office of the SAC Chairman in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday morning.

TOMATO price has fallen and its trade has mounted, according to traders. 

“It has been about three days that tomato price has declined and the trade has increased after the price dropped. The majority of orders come from Yangon and are followed by Nay Pyi Taw, Toungoo, Kanyutkwin, Pyay and Mawlamyine,” said Ko Than Win Hlaing from Padamya tomato wholesale trading centre in Aungban Township. 

The currency swap arrangement will enhance financial cooperation, promote trade, investment, and stabilize financial markets. THE People’s Bank of Chi na (PBOC), the country’s central bank, has renewed a bilateral currency swap agreement with the Bank Indonesia. 

The total value of the agreement is 400 billion yuan (about US$ 55.79 billion), or 878 trillion Indonesian rupiah, the PBOC said in a statement on its website.

State Administration Council Member Union Minister for Border Affairs Lt-Gen Yar Pyae, accompanied by council members, attended the 78th Anniversary Shan State Day in Taunggyi yesterday. 

During the celebration, the Union Minister read the message from SAC Chairman Prime Minister Senior General Thadoe Maha Thray Sithu Thadoe Thiri Thudhamma Min Aung Hlaing for the 78th Shan State Day. Shan State Chief Minister U Aung Aung then delivered a speech.