Kachin State Chief Minister U Khet Htein Nan inspected the jade and finished jewellery shops in the Gems and Jewellery Entrepreneurs Association compound in Sitapu ward of Myitkyina township yesterday. During the inspection, he urged concerned personnel to work together to accelerate the transactions, although the sales are slack currently. The chief minister comforted the internally displaced persons who are sheltering at 18 places in Myitkyina at Manaw Shwe Pyi Hall on 30 May. The chief minister and relevant officials provided 1,765 people of 346 households with K25,950,000 worth of 346 rice bags donated by the National Disaster Management Committee and K5,709,000 worth of 346 cartons of instant noodles donated by the state government. — State IPRD/KTZH
