President plants Eugenia at monsoon planting event
President U Htin Kyaw planting a Eugenia tree at a monsoon planting event for 2017 natural surrounding greenery movement. Photo: MNA PRESIDENT U Htin Kyaw planted a Eugenia tree symbolising victory in...
View ArticleNEPC clarifies 6-month work at Pyidaungsu Hluttaw
Four Union Supreme Court judges and two UEC members take an oath before Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Speaker.Photo: MNA National Education Policy Commission-NEPC reported its work in six months starting from...
View ArticleSenior General visits headquarter of Guards Tank Division in Naro-Fominsk,...
Senior General Min Aung Hlaing gives a souvenior to Secretary of the Security Council of Russia. Photo: MNA Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who was in Russian...
View ArticleDisaster Management work committees concludes survey trip to Cyclone Mora...
Workers reconstruct the house destroyed by Cyclone Mora in Buthidaung. National Natural Disaster Management Committee concluded its survey trip to the Cyclone Mora-affected areas in Rakhine State...
View ArticleWaso-robe offering ceremony convening committee of the Republic of the Union...
Vice President U Myint Swe addresses the meeting for the Waso-robe offering ceremony. Photo: MNA Vice President U Myint Swe, patron of the convening committee for Waso-robe offering ceremony, the...
View ArticleEfforts made for MraukU inclusion on UNESCO World Heritage list
May Thet Hnin World heritage status for historic MraukU is expected to bring prosperity to Rakhine State. Photo: Phoe Khwar With more staff and an increased budget, survey works are being carried out...
View ArticlePyithu Hluttaw Speaker meets Head of Asia-Pacific Unit for Democratic Control...
Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker U Win Myint holds talks with head of the Asia-Pacific Unit for the DCAF in Nay Pyi Taw.Photo: MNA Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker U Win Myint met Dr Albrecht Schnabel, Head of the...
View ArticleSeminar on Preventive Diplomacy, Mediation and Early Warning Systems
The 3rd ASEAN Regional Forum Seminar in progress. Photo: MNA The 3rd ASEAN Regional Forum Seminar on Preventive Diplomacy, Mediation and Early Warning Systems has convened at the Melia Hotel, Yangon,...
View ArticleStatistics for Myanmar labor force released
Only 51 per cent of females between the ages of 15 to 64 are in the labor force in Myanmar. Photo: MNA The Ministry for Labor, Immigration and Population issued a statistic report yesterday which...
View ArticleVice President U Myint Swe receives German Ambassador
Vice President U Myint Swe shakes hands with German Ambassador Mr. Christian Lortsch in Nay Pyi Taw. Photo: MNA Vice President U Myint Swe received Mr. Christian-Ludwig Weber-Lortsch, Ambassador of...
View ArticleYangon Region government’s efforts to prevent floods
YCDC workers cleaning garbage systematically in front of the buildings. Photo: Phe Zaw Spending USD 100 million out of the 125 million to be granted by World Bank, drainage systems in the city will be...
View ArticleAn Irrawaddy dolphin found dead on Ayeyawady bank
The dolphin was thought to have died of old age and was found three days after its assumed death on 19 June. The dead body of an Irrawaddy dolphin was found on the bank of the Ayeyawady river on 21...
View ArticleShwebo Pawsan to be cultivated with SRI in mid July
A paddy field plot in Shwebo Township, Sagaing Region. Photo: GNLM/Phoe Khwar THE System of Rice Intensification (SRI) method, a low water, labour intensive planting method using young singly space...
View ArticleNearly 600,000 vehicles permitted for import
Yangon’s traffic may become more congested after more vehicles are imported. Photo: GNLM/Phoe Khwar Dr Than Myint, the Union Minister for Commerce and Chairman of the Motor Vehicle Importing...
View ArticleAnnual report on Union Supreme Court released in preparation for reforms
Union Attorney General U Tun Tun Oo addresses the audience at the Royal ACE Hotel in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday. Photo: MNA The 2016 report of the Union Supreme Court was released yesterday at a seminar...
View ArticleTerrorist training camps, guns uncovered in Mayu Mountains
Security forces have discovered evidence over the past two days that terrorist training is being conducted in the Mayu Mountains in the Buthidaung-Maungtaw area in Rakhine State. Three armed attackers...
View ArticleAmyotha Hluttaw discusses education, pasture lands
The Upper chamber of the parliament discussed funding for two new housing projects, restoration of pasture lands and upgrading of Basic Education schools, among other issues, yesterday. Deputy...
View ArticlePyithu Hluttaw discusses citizenship of children born abroad nationals abroad
U Thein Swe, Union Minister for Labour, Immigration and Population. Pyithu Hluttaw discussed about citizenship issues for children born abroad. Photo: MNA CHILDREN born to Myanmar nationals working...
View ArticleHmaw Yaw Gyi elephants draw thousands of visitors
Elephants enjoying their time in the water with their mahouts at Hmaw Yaw Gyi elephant camp in Bago Region. Photo: Thwe Thwe Tun Over 4,000 local and foreign visitors visited Hmaw Yaw Gyi elephant camp...
View Article2,000 old public buses, trucks other transport vehicles decommissioned
A file photo shows a pre-1995 model bus from the old bus system in Yangon. Photo: Phoe Khwar More than 2,000 pre-1995 model buses, trucks and cars used for public transit have been retired by the Road...
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