DOMESTIC NEWS: Working Committee holds meeting to address impact of COVID-19 on country’s economy, Thanlyin Bridge-3 construction inspected by Union Minister, Mini oil refinery starts test run in Taungtha, handles 30,000 gals of crude oil per day, MITC in Yangon starts serving as trade link, MoHS Union Minister attends medical equipment donation ceremony at YGH, Mandalay introduces smart pay system for taxpayers, Thanlyin Bridge-3 construction inspected by Union Minister, Local toddy chair makers happy with increased incomes, Myanmar’s rice stocks exceed local consumption, Local residents from Letpadan earn extra income by selling grass brooms... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Myanmar-Bangladesh trade up $289 mln, Most travelers entering New Zealand must self-isolate: Ardern, Coronavirus curfew shuts down cities in Iraq’s Kurdish region, Syria death toll 384,000 after nine years of war: monitor, Lebanon’s Hezbollah won’t oppose IMF aid under ‘reasonable conditions’: chief, Kansai Electric names new president following gift scandal, Australian medical mercy dash for American in Antarctica, New station opens on Tokyo’s iconic Yamanote loop rail line, US declares virus emergency as new epicenter Europe locks down, Guinea sets March 22 for controversial constitutional referendum, Some Rome churches reopen after angry pope steps in, Swiss army says preparing to deploy to assist virus fight, Former NATO chief Javier Solana has coronavirus, Western couple abducted in Burkina in 2018 found alive in Mali, Curfew to be imposed in Manila from Sun. to prevent virus spread, S. Korea adds 107 new coronavirus cases, total tops 8,000, Pakistan seals borders with Iran and Afghanistan over virus scare... OPINION: No concerns about food, even if Covid-19 spreads ... ARTICLE: Fight against Fakes ...