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Gen. Hla Oo from the 66th Light Infantry Division (LID-66) takes an oath as the new Shan State Minister for Security and Border Affairs during an emergency session of the Shan State Hluttaw
June 20, 2018
Colonel Hla Oo from the Tatmadaw’s 66th Light Infantry Division (LID-66) has been appointed as the new Shan State Minister for Security and Border...
Internally displaced people at a camp in Kachin state. Photo: Thura/Mizzima
June 20, 2018
Authorities in Kachin state resettled 95 refugee families in newly built low-cost housing in Waingmaw township on Tuesday evening, the first time...
postponed Peace Talk event in Ye (Photo: Nai Ko Thu)
June 19, 2018
The peace public talk has been postponed in Ye, Mon State after some wards in the town and roads have been flooded as a result of heavy rain on June...
State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi seen at public talk in Mawlamyine
June 19, 2018
The State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi told the Mon State Minister of Social Affairs to personally inspect the Mawlamyine Hospital.
Three Kachin Youth protest leaders (photo: KNG)
June 19, 2018
Myitkyina Township Court has scheduled the next court hearing for the three Kachin protest leaders' case to July 2.
The Mon State Chief Minister and government officials visit flood-affected residents (Photo – The Mon State government office)
June 19, 2018
The Mon State government announced that over 3,500 households have been affected by flash floods across the Mon State after strong wind and constant...
Khami villages that have been damaged by the flood (Photo – Ko Ingar Aung)
June 19, 2018
Ethnic Khami villages in the Rakhine State’s Ponnagyun Township have been damaged by the flood and at least one teenage boy has died.
June 18, 2018
A part of a newly built asphalt connecting Mo-so, Ho-yar, and Kay-kaw in the Kayah State collapsed between ‘Yar A Pa Yar’ and ‘Htay Kho’ villages...
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...