Amyotha Hluttaw debates Farmland Law, increased foreign investment in...
Thura Zaw, Mi Mi Phyo (Myanmar News Agency) U Hla San. Photo: MNA Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation U Hla Kyaw. Photo: MNA Controversial proposed amendments to Myanmar’s...
View ArticlePeace Commission, PNLO makes joint visit to ceasefire area in Mon State
The joint delegation of the Peace Commission and PNLO meeting with local people in a ceasefire area in Thaton, Mon State. Photo: State Counsellor’s Office Information Committee The Peace Commission...
View ArticleDeath toll from seasonal influenza reaches 12
A health official assists a schoolgirl in wearing mask following recommended precautionary measures in Kawthoung. Photo: Kyaw Soe With two more deaths from H1N1 influenza yesterday, the number of death...
View ArticleIED explodes in Maungtaw
An improvised explosive device exploded in a village in Maungtaw Township yesterday. Following the explosion, the security forces went to the scene at Pantawpyin Village in Maungtaw Township and...
View ArticleRakhine State Government meets with media
Regional ministers of Rakhine State answer to media personnel at the meeting with media agencies in Rakhine. Photo: Tin Tun (IPRD) Rakhine State matter is no longer a matter of a single state but is...
View ArticleHuman rights report submitted to Pyidaungsu Hluttaw
U Soe Min, U Soe Thein and U Bo Bo Nge take an oath as deputy governors of the Central Bank of Myanmar. Photo: MNA The 2016 annual report by the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission was submitted...
View ArticleSenior General Min Aung Hlaing and party leave for Japan
Senior General Min Aung Hlaing and party leave for Japan yesterday. Photo: MNA A Myanmar Tatmadaw delegation led by Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing left for a...
View ArticleCentral Committee holds second meeting for successful convening of 13th ASEM...
State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi addresses at the Central Committee meeting for successful convening of the 13th ASEM Foreign Ministers Meeting and its related meetings in Nay Pyi Taw. Photo: MNA...
View ArticleButhidaung monitors H1N1
Dr Than Tun Kyaw comforts patient at Buthidaung Township general hospital. Photo: Myo Thu Hein The H1N1 virus is being closely watched in Buthidaung, Rakhine State, with educational efforts and ongoing...
View ArticlePermanent residency notification
Foreigners applying for permanent residency must have lived in Myanmar at least three years or have been married to a Myanmar national for at least two years, according to an announcement made...
View ArticleMyanmar sign agreement on establishment of Asian Forest Cooperation Organisation
Agreement on the establishment of Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO) was signed by Union Minister for Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation U Ohn Win at a ceremony held at the...
View ArticleBetter agricultural methods for floating farms of Inle Lake
One of the many floating tomato gardens in Inle Lake, Shan State, a major cash crop in the region. Photo: Aye Min Soe The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, will...
View ArticleSenior General arrives in Tokyo
Senior General Min Aung Hlaing observes Komeri Home Center, touring display stalls in the Centre in Tokyo. Photo: MNA A Myanmar Tatmadaw Friendship Delegation led by Senior General Min Aung Hlaing,...
View ArticlePresident accepts credentials from Ambassadors of Pakistan and Ethiopia
Dr Khalid Hussain Memon, the newly-accredited Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, presented his credential to U Htin Kyaw, President of the Republic...
View ArticleEthics training for judges begins
A ceremony for the start of the introduction to judicial ethics for judges was held yesterday at the Thingaha Hotel in Nay Pyi Taw, with the Union Chief Justice issuing a solemn address. U Htun Htun...
View ArticleNo chicken hatchling import from 3 August
Vehicle carrying chicken cages. Photo: Htein Lin Aung (IPRD) Chicken hatchling import at Myawady on Myanmar-Thailand border will be stopped from 3 August and effective actions will be taken against...
View Article54th Myanmar Jade and Gems Emporium opens
Vice President U Henry Van Thio looks at jade stones displayed at the 54th Myanmar Jade and Gems Emporium in Nay Pyi Taw. Photo: MNA The 54th Myanmar Jade and Gems Emporium kicked off yesterday in Nay...
View ArticleDeath toll from H1N1 reaches 13
With one more death from H1N1 influenza yesterday, the nationwide death toll has reached 13, or 4.5 per cent of persons confirmed to be infected, said Ministry of Health and Sports. The ministry...
View ArticlePyithu Hluttaw Dy Speaker receives environmental protection official
Deputy Speaker of Pyithu Hluttaw U T Khun Myat holds talks with Executive Director of the NPO in Nay Pyi Taw. Photo: MNA Pyithu Hluttaw Deputy Speaker U T Khun Myat received Mr. Akio Kawakami,...
View ArticleIndia-Myanmar trade zone, H1N1 discussed at Pyithu Hluttaw
Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker U Win Myint. Photo: MNA A possible trading zone at the India-Myanmar border and the H1N1 virus was among the issues discussed at yesterday’s meeting of the Pyithu Hluttaw in Nay...
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