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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...
January 7, 2019
Projects proposed on land considered fallow by the government’s new law worry residents of Myanmar’s Tanintharyi Region. Locals are concerned after...
January 7, 2019
For the first time ever, Karen New Year in Mon State will be a state-level affair. Respect for our “culture and tradition” and for other ethnic...
January 7, 2019
Armed group targets police outposts in restive Rakhine State. Security personnel were killed after an Arakanese armed group launched simultaneous...
January 7, 2019
The Myanmar Army uses excessive force in response to attacks on police outposts in Rakhine State. Fighting has escalated between Myanmar Army and...
January 7, 2019
After heavily investing in the Myitsone Dam, China re-engages discussions about resuming construction of the project stalled for many years. The...
January 7, 2019
Conflict between rival groups continues to create pandemonium for villagers in northern Shan State. Artillery shelling and gunfire from clashes...
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
Truckers left hanging after an important Burmese-Chinese trade route is closed. A Burmese border crossing with China was closed yesterday due to...