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Members of Union Parliament attend a regular session of the Union Parliament in Nay Pyi Taw.
January 28, 2020
Than Htike Aung — The Constitution Amendment Joint Committee put forward a bill in the Union Parliament that proposes an amendment to reduce military...
(File) A woman carries a bag as she walks near the Tin Nyo village's internally displaced persons (IDP) shelter in Mrauk U township area, Rakhine State, western Myanmar, 15 July 2019. Photo: Nyunt Win/EPA
January 28, 2020
Myanmar military troops pressured local officials on Monday to remove a temporary camp housing ethnic Rakhines displaced by armed conflict in Rakhine...
January 28, 2020
Subir Bhaumik — The Chin National Front (CNF) insists Paletwa is part of Chin State and the Arakan Army's claim on it is 'untenable'. Senior CNF...
The border crossing between Ruili in China and Muse in Myanmar. Photo: Mizzima
January 28, 2020
On account of the number of coronavirus cases and related deaths rising in neighbouring China, the health authorities in border towns have strengthen...
January 27, 2020
Ministry of Health and Sports, Central Epidemiology Unit, Deputy Director Dr. Khin Khin Gyi said that travellers coming from China would be allowed...
January 27, 2020
Brig. Gen. Zaw Min Tun from the Tatmadaw said that their use of drones was not for reconnaissance on Karen National Union (KNU) military camps and...
January 27, 2020
The bi-annual report from the World Bank, Myanmar Economic Monitor (MEM), covering the period July-Dec 2019, was released on the 15th Jan 2020...
Secretary General of the United Nations (UN), Antonio Guterres attends a press conference on the International Libya Conference in Berlin, Germany, 19 January 2020. Photo: EPA
January 25, 2020
The UN Secretary General’s office has today issued a statement in response to the Order of the International Court of Justice on the Request for the...
A labourer works on an electric power pole to modify and maintain the high voltage power cables in Mandalay, Myanmar. Photo: EPA
January 25, 2020
Mandalay Electricity Supply Corporation, Electricity Supply Enterprise, Ministry of Electricity and Energy (MoEE) and Hitachi Soe Electric &...
State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi arrives at Tamu near Indo-Myanmar border on January 23. Photo: Thura/Mizzima
January 25, 2020
Soe Thu Aung — State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi said that the state would not let any organization which harms public safety and security go scot...
(File) Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi (C) arrives for the second day of hearing on the Rohingya genocide case before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Peace Palace, The Hague, The Netherlands, 11 December 2019. Photo: EPA
January 25, 2020
The following is the statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling ‘Myanmar Takes...
The Union Election Commission held a coordination meeting with political parties with the aim to successfully organize the 2020 General Election, at the UEC Office in Nay Pyi Taw. Photo: MNA
January 24, 2020
Some of Myanmar’s ethnic political parties on Wednesday expressed concern over potential negative impacts of China’s planned multibillion-dollar mega...