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Fees for foreigners at travel destinations may lower hotel occupancy in Mandalay
Mya Nan San Kyaw Golden Palace, one of the tourists attractions in Mandalay. Photo: Nyi Zaw Moe Admission fees for foreigners visiting cultural heritage sites in Mandalay may impact hotel businesses,...
View ArticleDiabetes affects one in five Yangonites
One in five people in Yangon Region is living with diabetes, according to a report in the Myawady Daily yesterday. The number of reported cases of diabetes in the Yangon Region is higher than that of...
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Government to speed up water management
Vice President U Henry Van Thio addresses at the second meeting of the National-level Water Resource Committee in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday. Photo: MNA The National-level Water Resource Committee chaired...
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Pyidaungsu Hluttaw hears estimates vs. actual tax collection figures
Myo Myint, Aye Aye Thant (Myanmar News Agency) Pyidaungsu Hluttaw is being convened in Nay Pyi Taw. Photo: MNA The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw considered bills amending the Special Goods Tax Law and the...
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UNHCR chief meets villagers in Maungtaw
Mr. Filippo Grandi. the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, centre, with hands folded, meets with villagers in Maungtaw Township yesterday. Photo: MNA The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees...
View ArticlePyidaungsu Hluttaw’s Central Committee for Development Programme discusses...
Central Committee for Development Programme of Pyidaungsu Hluttaw held its meeting 1/2017 on the parliament’s development fund yesterday afternoon in Zabuthiri meeting hall in Hluttaw compound. The...
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National Security Advisor visits Dhaka
Sheikh Hasina, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, right, meets with U Thaung Tun, Myanmar’s National Security Advisor. Photo: MNA At the invitation of Mr. Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali, the Minister of...
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KBZ wins Best Bank in Myanmar from Finance Asia
FinanceAsia’s Managing Editor Alison Tudor-Ackroyd makes a speech at the the 2017 FinanceAsia Country Awards presentation at Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong on 29 June 2017, in Hong Kong, China. Photo by...
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State Counsellor receives UNHCR Mr. Filippo Grandi
State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi shakes hands with UN High Commissioner Mr. Filippo Grandi at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Photo: MNA State Counsellor and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs...
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Garment sector earned nearly US$400 million
Employees work on a production line at a garment factory in Hlinethaya industrial zone, Yangon. File photo: Phoe Khwar Myanmar earned nearly US$400 million from garment sector exports in the past three...
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Myanmar, Thailand negotiate to solve migrant labour issue
Migrant workers are welcomed by volunteers as they arrive in Kawthoung on the Thai-Myanmar border. Photo: Kyaw Soe (Kawthoung) In an attempt to solve the growing problem of undocumented Myanmar migrant...
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JMC-U to send Verification Teams to Shan State
The 11th meeting of the Union Joint Monitoring Committee held in Yangon. Photo: Phoe Htaung Union Joint Monitoring Committee-JMC-U will send its verification teams to Shan State before September to...
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Foreign veterinary students vaccinate cattle in fieldwork
A foreign veterinary student vacinnates a goat. Photo: Zaw Min Naing Students of veterinary medicine from Southeast Asia, the United States, Canada, and Japan have conducted fieldwork in Myingyan...
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Minister of State for Foreign Affairs visits Morocco
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs U Kyaw Tin (Left) and Secretary of State of Morocco Mrs. Mounia Boucetta (Right) hold joint press conference. Photo: MOFA The Myanmar delegation led by U Kyaw Tin,...
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New areas of the Secretariat open on 70th Martyrs’ Day
File photo of the Secretariat building seen on 68th Martyrs’ Day. Photo: Phoe Khwar The Secretariat building will be opened to the public on Martyrs’ day on 19 July and this year marks the 70th...
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Buddhism and Peace
If one casts a glance at the history of human beings, one will see that the religious faiths enlighten the people, contribute to civilized societies and influence the philosophies and outlooks of the...
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Yangon’s economy–the strength of the nation
By Nandar Win, Myat Sandi Yangon’s growing economy can be seen in the construction of new complexes such as Sule Square seen on the right, which was opened in December 2016. Photo: Phoe Khwar Yangon...
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UNHCR chief renews call for solutions in Kachin, Rakhine states
UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi talks to reporters at the U Thant House in Yangon. Photo: MNA The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has concluded his first visit to...
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State Counsellor receives Norwegian Foreign Minister
State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi welcomes Norwegian Foreign Minister Borge Brende. Photo: MNA State Counsellor Daw Aung Suu Kyi met with the Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Borge Brende...
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Hluttaw mulls change to law seen as violating free speech
State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi addresses the media at a press conference yesterday in Nay Pyi Taw. Photo: Aung Shine Oo Parliament is considering amendments to a law that human rights monitors...
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