US President Donald Trump ordered a probe yesterday into potential tariffs on lumber imports — in his latest move threatening to stoke trade tensions — while also pushing for a domestic supply boost.
Trump signed an executive order instructing Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to start an investigation “to determine the effects on the national security of imports of timber, lumber, and their derivative products.”

YANGON Payment Service has planned to provide a new service that YPS pre-paid cards will be going to sell at private companies.
As YPS corporate service, YPS will go to sell cards at private companies for either use or resell, in order to offer an efficient transport service for companies at peak hour. Door to door refill service will also be offered, said YPS service.

PUBLIC interest in visiting Kyaukkalat Beach located in Ayeyawady Region has elevated, according to a social media post.
The beautiful beach, Kyaukkalat is located southernmost of Datezun, the opposite of Mawtinzun in Ayeyawady’s Ngaputaw Township and close to Hainggyi Island.
“It is still untouched and beautiful wildly. There are similar natural sceneries in Myanmar. Kyaukkalat is really beautiful like in photo,” said Ko Kway Kar, a tour guide in Gawyingyi Island. — Htun Htun/ZS

Terrorists committing terrorist activities have been engaging in battles, firing heavy weapons and improvised rockets and dropping bombs using drones into the public towns, wards and villages.

In some townships across States and Regions, terrorists motivated by a radical ideology that views “anyone with differing views is an enemy” are conducting violent assaults and assassinations. Their targets are innocent civilians who do not support their terrorist acts. Using firearms and knives, these terrorists are committing brutal assassinations after accusing them of “spies, informants or decoys”. This strategy is intended to instill fear among peaceable civilians and create a pervasive sense of dread within these communities.

MALICIOUS media outlets intentionally spread fake news, claiming that security forces killed an innocent civilian in Nganan Village, Myingyan Township, Mandalay Region, on 26 February.
According to a security official, security forces did not kill any person from the village. Subversive media outlets deliberately circulate false claims and misinformation as part of a propaganda campaign, misleading the public about security forces carrying out their duties. — MNA/MKKS

Source: The Global New Light of Myanmar

THE Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation stated that the government will grant a permit to use vacant, fallow and virgin land for sisal production in line with the existing law.
Sisal, a tropical and sub-tropical plant, thrives in temperatures above 25 degrees Celsius, and this drought-resistant plant can be grown in dry regions. Sisal plants can reduce soil erosion, and they are resilient to natural disasters compared to other crops.

THE 2,613th Buddha Pujaniya Taboung Festival will be held at the Shwedagon Pagoda for ten days, from 4 to 13 March, according to the pagoda board of trustees.
During the festival, the board of trustees will hold ceremonies dedicated to worshipping the Buddha, the Dhamma, and the Sangha.

At the invitation of Mr Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, State Administration Council Chairman and Prime Minister of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, will pay an official goodwill visit to the Russian Federation in the coming days.

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North Korea says it has conducted a military exercise to launch strategic cruise missiles off the western coast of the Korean Peninsula.

The drill follows Pyongyang's sharp criticism of an upcoming joint military exercise between the United States and South Korea that could be held next month.

North Korea's state-run Korean Central Television reported on Friday that the country's leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the drill on Wednesday.