Yangon Government collaborates with International Organisations for squatter...
The Yangon Region Government announced it will collaborate with international organisations to relocate squatters away from the state-owned land. At the press conference on the government’s one-year...
View ArticleDry ration delivered to police families, locals in Rakhine State
The officer of border guard police force in Maungtaw presents the certificate of honour to a philanthropic group. Photo: Min Thit Five philanthropic organizations teamed up and delivered aid to police...
View ArticleRegional TVET Conference -2017 kicks off in Nay Pyi Taw
Regional Technical and Vocational Education and Training—2017 held in Nay Pyi Taw. Regional Technical and Vocational Education and Training—2017 was held at 9 am yesterday at the Myanmar International...
View ArticleState Counsellor pays visit to U Tin Oo, Patron of the NLD, gives words of...
State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi visits NLD patron U Tin Oo at the neurological care unit of the Yangon General Hospital yesterday. Photo: Zaw Min Latt Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, State Counsellor...
View ArticleKfW provides loans for Rural Electrification, Locomotive Workshop Ywataung
The signing ceremony for Financing, Loan and Separate Agreements with German government-owned development bank KfW was held yesterday in Nay Pyi Taw. Photo: MNA Representatives of the Ministry of...
View ArticleRegional TVET Conference 2017 continues
The second day of the Regional Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Conference 2017 was held in Myanmar International Convention Centre II (MICC-II) in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday....
View ArticleState Counsellor winds up visits to Canada, Sweden
State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi arrives at Yangon International Airport yesterday. She was welcomed by U Phyo Min Thein, Yangon Region Chief Minister, and other officials. Photo: MNA State...
View ArticleProgramme aims to uncover new TB cases nationwide
The 200-bed TB Special Hospital in Patheingyi Township, Mandalay Region. Photo: Supplied A PROGRAMME to expose new tuberculosis cases nationwide through two vehicles fully equipped with mobile X-ray...
View ArticleOver 5,000 custom staffs to be appointed and assigned across the nation
Over 5,000 employees will be appointed and assigned across the nation to control the illegal trading with the neighboring countries, according to a report in the City News Daily yesterday. There is not...
View ArticleElephant sanctuary to be opened in Ye Nwe
An elephant sanctuary will be opened jointly by the government departments concerned, an elephant conservation group from Australia and Mingalar Myanmar NGO, according to a report in the City News...
View ArticleChakma ethnic tribe protests against recent deadly attack
Protestors take to the streets to protest against the deadly attack on the Chakma ethnic tribe in Chittagaung hilly areas. Photo Ye Htut The Rakhine and Chakma ethnic community in Maungtaw staged a...
View ArticleRepairs underway on Sittway-Yangon highway as flood recedes
Backhoes are used to fill in parts of the Sittway-Yangon highway that have eroded due to flooding from heavy rains. Photo: Ye Htut As flood waters recede, the Rakhine State Government began roadwork...
View ArticleGov’t to loan Ks100 million each to SMEs
The government is planning to grant loans of Ks100 million each to small and medium-sized enterprises, said U Khin Maung Cho, Union Minister for Industry, at the Pyithu Hluttaw yesterday. He made...
View ArticleSecurity, Rule of Law and Peace and Stability Carried Out in Maungtaw District
Min Thit (MNA) A police sentry patrols the streets of Maungtaw at night. Photo: Ye Htut According to the Maungtaw District Police Office, security forces in Buthidaung, Maungtaw and Taungpyo-Letwe...
View ArticleSenior General attends tree planting ceremony
Senior General Min Aung Hlaing and wife plant trees near the Yezin dam in Zeyathiri. Photo: MNA COMMANDER-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing and his wife planted a tree at the...
View ArticleDeadly dengue fever on the rise
By May Thet Hnin A health worker fumigates a classroom to kill mosquitoes that spread dengue fever. Photo: Aye Min Soe The number of cases of dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF) has dramatically increased...
View ArticleReal estate market remains cool, expert says
By May Thet Hnin U Khin Maung Than, chair of the Myanmar Real Estate Services Association Interview on 9 June with U Khin Maung Than, chair of the Myanmar Real Estate Services Association by May Thet...
View ArticleConservation area for Ayeyawady dolphin in Mandalay to be extended
By Aung Thant Khine The Ayeyawady dolphin conservation area will be extended to nautical mile 225 from nautical mile 52. The Mandalay Regional fisheries department is making arrangements to extend the...
View ArticleVice President U Henry Van Thio inspects reclamation of lands and embankments...
Vice President U Henry Van Thio is seen in his tour of inspection of the diversion dam. Photo: MNA Vice President U Henry Van Thio, Chairman of the steering committee for protecting rights and...
View ArticleUnion Minister Dr. Win Myat Aye presents social pension to elders on...
Union Minister Dr Win Myat Aye gives social pension to the elder. Photo: MNA On the inaugural day of social pension program yesterday, Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Dr. Win Myat...
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