Sixty more suspects detained in Maungtaw
Sixty more people suspected of involvement in the violent attacks in Maungtaw township were detained by security forces recently, according to the information committee of the State Counsellor’s...
View ArticleThree explosions hit Capital Hypermart in Dawbon
Police provide security to Capital Hypermart after explosions. Photo: Phoe Khwar Three explosions occurred at Capital Hypermart in Dawbon township yesterday evening and there was no casuality in the...
View ArticleKIA, TNLA and MNDAA launch coordinated surprised attacks in Muse, Kutkai...
Smoke billows in the attack on the Muse 105-mile trade zone. Photo: State Counsellor’s Office The KIA the TNLA and Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) launched coordinated surprised...
View ArticlePresident U Htin Kyaw receives Chief of Royal Thai Armed Forces
President U Htin Kyaw holds talks with General Surapong Suwana-Adth, Chief of the Defence Forces of the Royal Thai Armed Forces at the Presidential Palace in Nay Pyi Taw. Photo: MNA President U Htin...
View ArticleAmyotha Hluttaw discusses eco-tourism, water management with China
Eco-tourism and a water management agreement with China were among the items discussed at the 2nd Amyotha Hluttaw 3rd Regular Session’s 6th Day Meeting yesterday. The tourism topic arose in response...
View ArticleInformation minister receives EU’s Special Representative for Human Rights
Union Minister Dr Pe Myint holds talks with Mr. Stavros Lambrinidis. Dr Pe Myint, the Union Minister for Information, received Mr. Stavros Lambrinidis, the Special Representative on Human Rights for...
View ArticleDaw Aung San Suu Kyi meets president of OISCA International
State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi welcomes Ms. Yoshiko Y. Nakano, President of OISCA International. Photo: MNA Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, State Counsellor and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs,...
View ArticlePresident U Htin Kyaw sends the message on the 96th Commemoration of National...
Following is the full-text of the message sent by the president. Dear Esteemed Nation of Myanmar I am sending my congratulation wishes to you all on the 96th National Day that falls on the 10th waning...
View ArticleDaw Aung San Suu Kyi addresses 1st National Education Conference for Children...
State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi spoke at the opening ceremony of the 1st National Education Conference for Children with Intellectual Disabilities in...
View ArticleHosts Myanmar triumph as Cambodia knocked out
Myanmar’s Zaw Min Tun celebrates scoring their goal against Cambodia during AFF Suzuki Cup 2016 at Thuwanna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar, on 23 November 2016. Photo: AFF Yangon — Cambodia became the first...
View ArticleUS$2,541million invested in hotel and tourism sector
Tourists taking the bullock carts for sightseeing in Bagan, Mandalay Region. This photo was taken on 21 March 2016. A total of 65 foreign investment projects have been permitted to invest...
View ArticleUnion Minister visits Mid-Year Gems and Jewellery Emporium in Nay Pyi Taw
Merchants appraising a jade stone at the Mid-Year Gems and Jewellery Emporium 2016. Union Minister U Ohn Win visited the 5th day of the Mid-Year Gems and Jewellery Emporium 2016, where jade lots were...
View ArticlePublic transport to be prioritised in Yangon urban development plan
Passengers are getting onto a circular train at a station in Yangon, on 19 November 2016. Changes are planned on the ground, on the water and on the rails. To improve public transport in Yangon,...
View ArticleLay Htat Kyee Pagoda renovation
Lay Htat Kyee Pagoda. The government has spent Ks15million on renovation of the Lay Htat Kyee Pagoda in Mandalay region, according to U Nyo Myint Tun, director of the Mandalay branch of the Department...
View ArticleControl center to be built in Htaukkyant
A BRT bus plying in Yangon. A control centre will be built to monitor Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) buses in Htaukkyant town, according to All Bus Lines Control Committee. “We are planning to build a control...
View ArticleBridge destroyed in Shan State skirmishes between RCSS, TNLA
Tha Maisin Bridge is seen after the attack between RCSS and TNLA. The Maisin Bridge was destroyed in fighting yesterday afternoon between the RCSS and TNLA near the village of Maisin in Namtu township,...
View ArticleMahn Win Khaing Than opens statue of U Razak
Speaker Mahn Win Khaing Than and Union Minister for Education Dr Myo Thein Gyi attend ceremony to open bronze statue of U Razak outside the Razak Hall of Mandalay University. Mahn Win Khaing Than,...
View ArticleKyeinchaung in northern Maungtaw returning to stability
Rakhine State Chief Minister U Nyi Pu. Two weeks after the deadly attacks by terrorists on border guard outposts in Maungtaw, Rakhine State, a nearby village is slowly returning to normalcy, according...
View ArticleThree killed, one injured by armed groups
An artillery shell fired by armed groups killed a civilian father and his son and injured the other son Wednesday evening in Honar village in Namkham township, northern Shan State, according to the...
View ArticleThree steps to return Maungtaw to normalcy
By Myint Maung Soe A schoolgirl in Muangtaw sits for mid-year exam. Photo: A One Soe Schools, healthcare and security will provide the path back to normalcy, Rakhine officials said yesterday. The...
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