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2017 National Championships Tennis Tournament kicked off at Theinphyu Tennis Court in Yangon on Wednesday.
Now I am here at the National Championships Tennis Tournament 2017 organized by the Myanmar Tennis Federation.
The tournament aims to reveal the ranking of the top tennis players in the country.
President, Myanmar Tennis Federation , Dr. Khin Maung Maung Than: Today’s tournament is the most important tournament in Myanmar’s tennis world …because this tournament is intended to choose the top tennis players of Myanmar.

    Three Millennium Development Goal (3MDG) Fund donated Rural Health Centers in Ayeyawady Region in order to provide better services with easy access for the locals. The handing over ceremony of the facilities took place at Lay Myat Hnar Township on February 27th.
    There are 15 new health centers built in Ayeyawady Region with the financial assistance from the Three Millennium Development Goal Fund (3MDG) were handed over to the Ministry of Health and Sports here at Thae Nu Gone Rural Health Center in Lay Myat Nhar Township of Ayeyawady Region.

    The Union Parliament held its regular meeting Wednesday focusing on budget, privacy and security. The Bill Joint-Committee and the Public Accounts Joint-Committee reported both legislative and financial assessment on 2017 Union Budget Bill.

    A technique using high-powered lasers to reveal hidden soft tissue alongside bones in fossils is giving scientists insight into one of the major evolutions in the history of life.    UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG PALEONTOLOGIST, MICHAEL PITTMAN    "What it is, is it has skin in front of its elbow called the propatagium. This feature is crucial in modern birds that fly because without it they couldn't.

    South Korean Prime Minister and acting President, Hwang Kyo-ahn urged Japan to face history. He said during an official ceremony to mark the country's Independence Movement Day. March 1st commemorates the 98th year of the declaration of the nation's independence from Japanese colonization on March 1, 1919. Hwang also denounced North Korea's provocative activities including nuclear programme. In 2015, an agreement was reached by Japan and South Korea in which Japan offered an apology and compensation to the surviving women.

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