AS there are more consumers, edible bamboo worms are selling well, according to the bamboo market.
Bamboo worms are available all year round, and recently, most young people have enjoyed eating them. “Bamboo worms are currently sold a lot in many places, including Chinatown and online.
Consumers have increased. More young people have started eating it. The trade is brisk, but when crickets and other insects appear in season, its trade slows down a bit. Bamboo worms are available throughout the year,” said a bamboo worm seller in Hlaing Township.

AMONG Dawei’s fishery products, dried Calta (Cyprinidae) which is meaty and cheap has been traded well.
“All Dawei’s fishery products are marketable including Rohu and tuna. But, among them, Calta or Indian carpe is the best-seller because it is meaty fish and price is cheap. Its price has been steady at around K10,000 per viss. This year, Rohu trade has also increased,” said an official from the Shwe Phyo Dawei-produced fishery products trading in Dawei Township.

FALSE reports stated that security forces burned houses in Bangbwe Village in Yinmabin Township, Sagaing Region, destroying 18 homes. Local officials say this is not true.
A security official explained that terrorists attacked villages and forced people into illegal activities like extortion. In some cases, terrorists burned houses in villages that did not follow their orders. They used heavy weapons to carry out these attacks.

NAY PYI TAW March 19