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Union Minister Dr. Win Myat Aye, centre-right, accepts a cash donation for families residing at temporary relief camps due to flash floods occurring in their homes in Mottama of Mon State. Photo: MNA
June 18, 2018
Union Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Dr Win Myat Aye yesterday visited Mawlamyine and Mottama of Mon State that is facing flash...
June 18, 2018
Five Myanmar refugee organizations from New Delhi, India will hold a ceremony to mark the World Refugee Day on June 20.
June 18, 2018
Flood-affected victims have run out of food and drinking water in Aw-ra-ma Village in the Rakhine State’s Ponnagyun Township after around 200 houses...
Construction of the pedestal for Bogyoke Aung San statue, which will be placed in Gandha Hay Wun Park (Photo – Linn Thant/Kantarawaddy Times)
June 18, 2018
An equestrian statue of Bogoke Aung San will be unveiled at Gandha Hay Wun Park in the Kayah (Karenni) State’s Loikaw on Martyrs’ Day, which falls on...
Thura Shwe Mann. Photo: Min Min/Mizzima
June 16, 2018
Legal Affairs and Special Cases Review and Analysis Committee Chairman Thura Shwe Mann says he carries a licensed gun for self defence in case of...
June 16, 2018
Continuous rain in the Rakhine State has triggered floods in Minbya town and villages under Minbya Township and the residents of some wards from the...
June 15, 2018
Karen community living in Minnesota, U.S. will call for equal rights to education like other races at the Minnesota Capitol on June 15.
Mawlamyine Peace Talk (Photo – State Counsellor’s Office)
June 15, 2018
A Mon youth discussed about how honorific titles such as ‘U’ and ‘Daw’ should not be added in front of Mon names during a peace talk held between the...
June 15, 2018
Officials from the Karen National Political Dialogue Coordination Committee said they have prepared for upcoming third session of the Union Peace...
Burmese refugees waiting to see a doctor at the Mae Tao clinic in the Thai-Myanmar border city of Mae Sot, Tak province, in north west Thailand. Photo: Narong Sangnak/EPA
June 15, 2018
Four critical service grants have been awarded to project partners in Karen and Mon States as part of the USAID-supported Advancing Community...
Hoya area (Photo – Sai Lin Lin Oo)
June 14, 2018
A local company has submitted a proposal to the state government to provide tourism and logistic services in Hoyar area after the Kayah State...
Women Party (Mon) emblem
June 14, 2018
The Women’s Party (Mon), a Mon political party, will run in the upcoming 2020 Election, the party’s chair Mi Than Shin confirmed to Hinthar Media on...