Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services concludes working visit to Italy
Senior General Min Aung Hlaing is welcomed back by senior military officers at Yangon International Airport. Photo: MNA A Myanmar military delegation led by Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services...
View ArticleMandalay’s famed U Bein Bridge to be renovated next month
U Bein Bridge built in the 1850s needs renovation. Photo: ATK WITH the advice of the Myanmar Architect Council, U Bein Bridge, which is a major tourist draw in Mandalay, will be renovated starting next...
View ArticleMyanmar to share cane ball technique with Philippines
THE MYANMAR Cane Ball Federation is arranging to provide both financial and technical assistance to the Philippines next month with the aim of development of Chinlone, a traditional sport of Myanmar...
View ArticleKathina robe offering ceremonies held at monasteries in Maungtaw
Maungtaw residents held Kathina robe offering ceremonies on the Full Moon of Tazaungmon yesterday as the situation in the town returns to normality. The town in northern Rakhine saw shutting of its...
View Article14 violent attackers, 17 terrorist trainees arrested in Maungtaw
Seventeen people suspected of being violent attackers were arrested as they were allegedly preparing to attack the government troops, which are conducting their area clearance campaign in Maungtaw...
View ArticleViolent attackers set fire to 60 homes
About 60 houses in a village in Maungtaw Township, which were in evidence at the deadly attacks on the border outposts by the violent armed aggressors on 9th October, were torched by the attackers on...
View ArticleMilitary’s information team refutes fabrication about massive destruction in...
Government troops extinguishing fire at Warpaik Village. Photo: Myawady The True News Information Team of Defence Services refuted the fabrications of the Bangkok Post and the RB News Website that said...
View ArticleSea-water dikes essential for agriculture in coastal areas on Rakhine State
Photo: Supplied by Irrigation Department Rakhine State Irrigation and Water Resources Management Department is planning to start maintenance work on Chanpyintar Sea-water Dike at the border of Myanmar...
View ArticleDollar hits record high on 14th November
A man shows US hundred dollar bills at a money changer in Yangon. The dollar price hit record high on 14th November, reaching over Ks1,306 per dollar, according to the black market. In the global...
View ArticleJapan grants US$316,302 for two Schools in Ayeyawady Region
Group photo session of a school building handing over ceremony. The handover ceremonies of the projects took place in Hinthada Township on 9th November 2016 respectively. Mr. Yoshimasa KASAI, Second...
View Article1st US-Myanmar Partnership meeting held in Nay Pyi Taw
1st US-Myanmar Partnership meeting is in progress at Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Nay Pyi Taw. Photo: MNA The 1st Myanmar-US Partnership meeting between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Myanmar and...
View ArticleMaungtaw hospital opens to all around the clock
A doctor gives medical care to a newborn baby. Photo: Po Htaung and Min Htet Maungtaw Hospital has been providing healthcare services to local residents around the clock but field trips to patients in...
View ArticlePyithu Hluttaw Speaker receives CEO of US-ASEAN Business Council
Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker receives CEO of US-ASEAN Business Council. Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker U Win Myint received Alexander Feldman, CEO of US-ASEAN Business Council, at the Hluttaw Building yesterday...
View ArticleRakhine State’s Advisory Commission members to study ground situation in...
Members of Advisory Commission on Rakhine State arrives Sittwe. Photo: MNA Seven members of the Advisory Commission on Rakhine State held talks with representatives of both communities in Sittwe in...
View ArticleViolent attackers torched houses in Kykhutchaung Village, Maungtaw
Government troops extinguished the arson fires on Monday set by the violent attackers, which caused in 17 houses destroyed, officials said. While inspecting villages burnt down by the violent...
View ArticleState Counsellor meets with Central Body for Myanma Special Economic Zone
State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi addresses the meeting with members of the Myanmar Special Economic Zone in Nay Pyi Taw. Photo: Reuters State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has called for success...
View Article35 suspects in violent attacks arrested in Maungtaw
Dozens of suspected terrorists were rounded up and arrested by the authorities over the weekend in the northern Rakhine State, where the 9th October attack killed nine border guard policemen. In an...
View ArticleStatement by Kofi Annan, Chair of the Advisory Commission on Rakhine State on...
As Chair of the Rakhine Advisory Commission, I wish to express my deep concern over the recent violence in northern Rakhine State, which is plunging the State into renewed instability and creating new...
View ArticleTatmadaw flies passengers from Yangon to Coco Island
Passengers boarding the aircraft on 15 November, 2016. FOR the convenience of government servants as well as local staff and families of Tatmadawmen who are assigned to Coco Island, the Tatmadaw has...
View ArticleMNA plane veers off runway at Manaung Airport
The Cessna Grand Caravan XY-AMC seen after skidding off the runway. A Myanmar National Airlines (MNA) plane skidded off the runway while landing at Manaung Airport in Rakhine State yesterday morning....
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