2nd Amyotha Hluttaw 5th Regular Session concludes at its 53rd Day Meeting
Dr Tun Naing, Deputy Minister for Electricity and Energy. Photo: MNA The distribution of electricity to villages was one of the issues discussed at the 2nd Amyotha Hluttaw 5th regular session at its...
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View ArticleSecond Pyithu Hluttaw fifth regular session ends
In the 2nd Pyithu Hluttaw 5th regular session 54th day meeting held yesterday, four starred questions were asked and answered and the Pyithu Hluttaw speaker gave a message of greeting. In response to...
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An independent journalist records video footage of a destroyed car near a house that was burnt down in an ARSA extremist terrorist attack in Maungtaw yesterday. One terrorist was killed and four were...
View ArticleIndependent journalists visit conflict areas in Maungtaw, Rakhine State
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View ArticleBorder trade down by $165 million
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View ArticleDonation ceremony for security forces, public servants and ethnic nationals...
Senior General Min Aung Hlaing delivers the speech at the Donation ceremony for security forces, public servants and ethnic nationals in Rakhine State. Photo: MNA A donation ceremony for security...
View ArticleSpeaker U Win Myint receives Chinese Ambassador
Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker U Win Myint holds talk with Mr. Hong Liang, Chinese Ambassador in Nay Pyi Taw. Photo: MNA Speaker of Pyithu Hluttaw U Win Myint received Mr. Hong Liang, Chinese Ambassador at the...
View ArticleInterview with Mro IDPs from KhaingGyi, Rakhine
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View ArticleMandalay District community centre opened
Union Minister for Information Dr. Pe Myint visits Mandalay district community centre. Photo: MNA The opening ceremony for the Mandalay district community centre co-sponsored by the Information and...
View ArticleTatmadaw drops charges against journalists
Myanmar’s journalists Pyae Phone Aung (L) and Thein Zaw (C) wave their hands after being released in Hsipaw, Shan state, Myanmar September 1, 2017. RETUERS/Zaw Zaw The Tatmadaw dropped charges...
View ArticleIndian gov’t nods for signing MoU for Conservation of Earthquake-Damaged...
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View ArticleState Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi receives New Mon State Party Vice Chairman
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View ArticleUniversity upgrades in Yangon Region depend on funds
Convocation Hall of Yangon University on Chancellor’s Road. Photo: Nyi Zaw Moe Depending upon the availability of funds, universities in Yangon Region will be upgraded to achieve set standards, said...
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View ArticleAmyotha Hluttaw Deputy Speaker on study tour in Czech Republic
Amyotha Hluttaw Deputy Speaker U Aye Tha Aung depart from Yangon International Airport yesterday for Czech Republic.. Photo: MNA On the invitation of the embassy of the Czech Republic, Amyotha Hluttaw...
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