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Lisu ethnic women take a selfie during celebrations of the New Year Countdown in Yangon, Myanmar, 31 December 2018. Photo: Nyein Chan Naing/EPA
January 10, 2019
Myanmar Ethnic Entrepreneurs’ Association (MEEA) is organizing a Myanmar Ethnic Culture Fest in Kyaikkasan Ground, Yangon from 25 to 30 January,...
Passengers are stranded at Chitose Airport in Chitose city, Hokkaido. Photo: EPA
January 8, 2019
The first nursing care workers from Myanmar to participate in Japan's foreign trainee program arrived at Hokkaido airport today amid expectations...
January 8, 2019
Survey work for the Sino-Myanmar railway and soil testing is now being conducted by China Railway Eryuan Engineering Group Co. Ltd. The new railway...
Myanmar President Win Myint. Photo: President Office
January 7, 2019
Myanmar President Win Myint called for peace and stability amongst the races in a speech on the 71st Independence Day in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday. In...
People watch the last sunset of the year at the Kandawgyi Park in Yangon. Photo: Nyein Chan Naing/EPA
January 3, 2019
A "Made in Myanmar" exhibition will be underway at Myawsin Island in Kandawgyi Park in Myanmar's Yangon at the weekend days, aimed at promoting local...
Commuters drive on a highway road on the outskirts of Yangon. Photo: Ye Aung Thu/AFP
January 3, 2019
A total of 473 traffic accidents on the Yangon-Mandalay expressway led to the loss of 103 lives in 2018, according to the Myanmar highway police,...
Myanmar President U Win Myint. Photo: President Office
January 2, 2019
Myanmar President U Win Myint on Tuesday called on the country’s people to give more cooperation and assistance to the government's efforts for...
Photo: Aung Than Hlaing
January 2, 2019
A convoy carrying Rakhine State Chief Minister was attacked with remote controlled mines on Yangon-Sittway road yesterday afternoon but no one was...
December 31, 2018
The Tatmadaw (government defence services) has issued a statement calling on news media to only report on battle news in fighting with ethnic armed...
Rainmaker press conference on women’s participation in elections. Photo: Pearlie Li for Mizzima
December 31, 2018
A newly released report by Rainmaker, also known as Myanmar Observation Network, on the 2018 by-elections in Myanmar shows women’s political...
December 29, 2018
Brig. Gen. Zaw Lin Tun, Deputy Director of Public Relations and Psychological Warfare, said that they did not fight with Ta’ang National Liberation...
December 24, 2018
President Office spokesman Zaw Htay said that they had adopted policy and guidelines for shifting the General Administration (GA) Department to put...