Myanmar's oldest woman aged 117

Myanmar's oldest woman aged 117
www.chinaview.cn 2009-06-23 07:56:14

YANGON, June 22 (Xinhua) -- A Myanmar woman, Daw Mya Kyi, aged 117, has been found as the country's oldest woman, the local Myanmar Times reported Monday quoting the Department of Social Welfare.

Daw Mya Kyi, born in Mae Taw Su village in Mandalay Division and now a widow, survives with two daughters with no contact with the elder one.

She is a kind-hearted woman and is now living in a house donated to her by well wishers.

She claims that her daily life is normal, saying that she can eat whatever she has appetite but not sour food for health reason.

She, who devotes to religious undertaking and donation socially, is now found to be in good health, according to the report.

The population of Myanmar, which hit 57.5 million as of May 2008, increased by about 2 percent annually.

Of the country's population, the female account for over 50 percent.