MYANMAR and Iran plan to establish a joint commission to hold discussions on bilateral issues, Iranian ambassador Mr Mohsen Pak-Ayeen said last week. Mr Pak-Ayeen said an agreement to establish the commission was due to be signed later this year.

“Diseases occur not only in birds but also in fish, and nobody can say when a deadly outbreak will occur,” said Myanmar Fish Farmers Association chairman U Than Lwin. “Preparation for prevention is important.”

Minister of Livestock and Fisheries Brigadier General Maung Maung Thein said at the ceremony that the main purpose of the association was to foster cooperation among members to ensure the economic success of the marine fisheries sector and to conserve marine resources.

MORE research is needed on the use of indigenous seeds to grow tomatoes at Inle Lake, said U San Win, the headman of the Innchankela group of villages, the main tomato cultivation area at the lake.

The nine-day expedition ending April 22, organised by the Myanmar Universities Hiking and Mountaineering Association, included 17 doctors, medical students and nurses.

A SURVEY of knowledge about traffic rules launched last month by the Traffic Police Force in Yangon has found that many drivers have limited understanding of road regulations.

OFFICIALS from the Yangon Division Buses Control Committee (Yangon and Highway) are urging bus workers and passengers to be alert for suspicious packages on public transport and in bus terminals.

“We plan to establish the Myanmar Tea Entrepreneurs Association under the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI) by the end of this year,” said U Aye Win, who manufactures Flying Dragon tea products and is involved in the formation of the association.

“After privatisation, the operations at the rice mills will be simplified and more efficient,” said U Aung Than Oo, an official with Myanma Agricultural Produce Trading (MAPT) under the Ministry of Commerce, which currently owns about 70 rice mills in Myanmar.