Ministry warns action against companies for poor standards on state projects
CONSTRUCTION Union Minister U Win Khaing has warned that action will be taken against companies for any damage caused to state projects resulting from a breach of set standards. The union minister...
View ArticleCollaborative efforts needed to get lists of undocumented migrant workers
Workers from Myanmar sort fish at a port in the southern province of Pattani, Thailand. Photo: Reuters Pyithu Hluttaw debated a proposal to protect Myanmar migrant workers in foreign countries from...
View ArticleEducation Ministry to organise Students’ Sports Festivals
Dr Myo Thein Gyi THE Ministry of Education will organise a Students’ Sports Festival to promote competitive sports in schools in cooperation with relevant ministries and sports federations, Union...
View ArticleState Counsellor arrives in Nay Pyi Taw after recovering from illness
State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi arrives Yangon International Airport to leave for Nay Pyi Taw after recovering from a brief illness. Photo: Yangon Region Government State Counsellor Daw Aung San...
View ArticleNext hearing on Ava Tailoring abuse case to be held on 6 October
By Zaw Gyi (Panita) Yangon West District Court will hear arguments from the plaintiffs involved in the Ava Tailoring abuse case on 6 October, said the district court judge yesterday during the second...
View ArticleKachin Hluttaw agrees to proposed end to ambushes among local armed groups
THE Kachin State Hluttaw has put on record a proposal calling for an end to ambushing among local armed groups. U Naw Li, alias Zakhaung Kham Ral, of the constituency-2 of Waingmaw township, brought...
View ArticleAIPA putting great emphasis on poverty reduction, bridging development gaps
President U Htin Kyaw sent a message to the the 37th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA). Following is the full text of the message. The Honourable AIPA President, Members...
View ArticleMGG conducts administration course for its leaders
THE Myanmar Girl Guides conducted an administration course for its leaders in partnership with the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts of the Asia Pacific Region. The course started...
View ArticlePyidaungsu Hluttaw Speaker hosts dinner for Viet Nam’s National Assembly...
The dinner hosted in honour of Chairperson of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam Madame Nguyen Thi Kim Ngân. SPEAKER of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw and Amyotha Hluttaw Mahn Win...
View ArticleMyanmar negotiating 200 billion Euro loan from Belgium for riverbank upgrades
A boat carrying passengers is running past a sandbank in the Ayeyawady River. Myanmar is in discussion with Belgium to receive a 200 billion Euro loan that will be used to achieve better water flow by...
View ArticleVice President U Myint Swe meets outgoing Turkish ambassador
Vice President U Myint Swe shakes hands with outgoing Turkish Ambassador to Myanmar Mr Murat Yavuz Ates. VICE President U Myint Swe met outgoing Turkish Ambassador to Myanmar Mr Murat Yavuz Ates at the...
View ArticlePresident U Htin Kyaw receives Viet Nam’s National Assembly Chairperson
President U Htin Kyaw holds talks with Madame Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân, Chairperson of the National Assembly of Viet Nam. PRESIDENT U Htin Kyaw received a Vietnamese delegation led by Madame Nguyễn Thị Kim...
View ArticlePresident U Htin Kyaw meets with delegates from ASEAN parliaments, AIPO...
President U Htin Kyaw poses for a documentary photo with delegates from ASEAN parliaments, AIPO Secretary-General at the Presidential Palace in Nay Pyi Taw. PRESIDENT U Htin Kyaw received Speakers and...
View ArticleSpeech delivered by the State Counsellor at the Opening Ceremony of the 37th...
State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. Honourable President of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly, Honourable Speakers, Parliamentarians, Secretary-General of ASEAN, ladies and gentleman. Thank you...
View ArticleDinner hosted in honour of 37th AIPA
The dinner at MICC, Nay Pyi Taw. A dinner was hosted in honour of the 37th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly at the Myanmar International Convention Centre in Nay Pyi Taw...
View ArticlePyithu Hluttaw Speaker meets with UNDP Country Director
Speaker U Win Myint receives UNDP Country Director Mr. Peter Batchelor. SPEAKER of Pyithu Hluttaw U Win Myint received UNDP Country Director Mr. Peter Batchelor at a hall of the Pyithu Hluttaw Building...
View ArticleHandover Ceremony of AIPA Chairmanship to Myanmar held in Nay Pyi Taw
Mahn Wing Khaing Than receiving chairmanship gavel. THE handover ceremony for the Chairmanship of the 37th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) to Myanmar was held at the...
View ArticleFish and prawn breeders required to adopt new breeding methods to enhance sector
Workers work at a fish farm in Htantabin township, outside Yangon. Businessmen who are engaged in fish and prawn farming should adopt new techniques to enhance the sector, said U Win Kyaing, the...
View ArticleHONOURED TO HOST THE AIPA — NATIONAL RECONCILIATION, HARMONY stressed: State...
State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi delivering the opening speech at the 37th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) in Nay Pyi Taw. THE 37th General Assembly of the ASEAN...
View ArticleTwo Chinese naval vessels visit Myanmar
Two Chinese naval vessels arrive at Myanmar International Terminal Thilawa. Two Chinese naval vessels, Xiangtan and Zhoushan, arrived at Myanmar International Terminal Thilawa (MITT) in Yangon...
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