Independent Mon News Agency

Students are paying respect to national flag at a Mon National School (photo: MNA)
May 22, 2017
Mon National School students who want to join government schools for the 2017/2018 academic year will have to take a placement test, according to the...
May 20, 2017
A caterer was sentenced to seven years in prison on Thursday for throwing hot water on a teenage employee in retaliation for an alleged theft.
The New Mon State Party chair speaks at central committee meeting. (Photo – NMSP)
May 18, 2017
The Mon State government is pressuring the local ethnic armed group to swiftly sign the nationwide ceasefire agreement (NCA).
May 14, 2017
On May 5 the Mon State government instructed the plant, which is owned by the military-linked Union of Myanmar Economic Holding Limited (UMEHL), to...
May 14, 2017
Ye Township, the last area of Mon State that does not get regular electrical service, will be connected to a private electric grid by November 2018...
Mon State Chief Minister talking to reporters (Internet)
May 11, 2017
The Mon State Chief Minister, Dr. Aye Zan, announced on May 7 that he would hold four public meetings every year to get input and build cooperation...
The Mon State Chief Minister at a public meeting (MNA)
May 10, 2017
At a public meeting on May 7, Mon State Chief Minister Dr. Aye Zan told attendees that his office would crack down on administrators and village...
May 9, 2017
In a large shakeup that could spell trouble for the peace process, the Kachin Independence Organization (KIA) and the Wa National Army (WNA) have...
May 8, 2017
Kyaiktiyo Pagoda, one of the most revered pilgrimage sites in Myanmar, collected almost 500 million kyats in entrance fees from foreign visitors in...
Protestors say they have no way to support themselves after the Taung Zun rock quarry was closed in March.
May 4, 2017
Over 200 Belin township workers staged a protest on May 2, angered at their sudden loss of livelihoods after a rock quarry was shuttered in March.
May 3, 2017
The Mon State bridge, which has been the subject of controversy since the Union Parliament voted to change its name in March, has been open for a...
A Mawlamyine-Bilugyun Ferry (photo: MNA)
May 2, 2017
Faced with rapidly declining ridership following the opening of a new bridge, regular ferry service between the Mon State’s Mawlamyine Capital and...