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China has denied the US accusation that Myanmar expert U Min Zin is being unlawfully detained in China, Al Jazeera reported. The Chinese Foreign Ministry said on August 21 that U Min Zin, a US citizen who has been detain
A by-election will be held in early 2027, and international election observation teams will be invited, stated State President U Min Aung Hlaing. State President U Min Aung Hlaing, who is on an official visit to Belarus
Foul odors are emanating from a water source in Zale village, Lwehtaw village-tract, Taunggyi Township, Shan State (South), and fish are dying in large numbers. According to a Member of Parliament from the township, wate
It has been learned from the Myanmar Police Force that a person who stole motor vehicles in some townships in Yangon Region using fake car keys has been apprehended along with six vehicles as evidence. The incident began
Local administrators in central Myanmar are extorting exorbitant fees from families seeking to shield their relatives from forced military conscription, according to local sources. Village administrators in Meiktila, Tha
Women account for 57 percent of the more than 500,000 people displaced by ongoing military conflict in Myanmar’s Rakhine (Arakan) State, where they face severe health, hygiene, and security challenges, according to recen
At least 12 people, including Buddhist monks, were killed and nearly 20 others severely injured when a Myanmar military fighter jet bombed a monastery in Sagaing Region during a religious gathering on August 21. The airs
State President U Min Aung Hlaing, who is on an official visit to the Republic of Belarus, met with the Myanmar Ambassador to the Republic of Belarus, embassy staff, and trainees in Minsk on the evening of August 21st, l
BEIJING, August 21 – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi stated that South Korea should remain neutral between Beijing and Washington and urge the United States to abandon its hostile policy toward North Korea to ease tensi
Six Myanmar nationals working at a farm in Hokkaido, northern Japan, have been given shelter by a local labor union after allegedly being subjected to abuse and sexual harassment by farm staff, the union reported on Frid
The United Nations calls them “the most persecuted minority in the world”, but now 10 years on from a genocide, members of the Rohingya people are rebuilding in Australia. The Rohingya, a Muslim ethnic group, have lived
Foreign direct investment (FDI) can play an important role in Myanmar’s economic recovery. It can bring capital, technology, jobs, management skills and access to international markets. But attracting investment is not o
Public health is a fundamental pillar of national development because it directly influences the health, productivity, and well-being of a country’s population. It includes a wide range of activities, including disease s
At the invitation of the President of the Russian Federation, President U Min Aung Hlaing of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, currently on an official goodwill visit to Russia, met President of the Russian Federatio
THE Ministry of Construction will build a four-lane railway flyover using PC girder and steel box girder technology at the intersection of the Yangon-Pyay railway and Khayaybin Road, near the Danyingon wholesale market i
THE Yangon City Development Committee has invited open tenders for the procurement of various operational supplies for the 2026-2027 financial year, including delivery to the designated areas. The items to be purchased a
THE wholesale reference price of palm oil for the Yangon market has slightly decreased to K7,179 per viss for the week ending 27 August, down from K7,202 per viss during the week ending 20 August, according to the Superv
A basic training course on producing value-added products from banana fibre, organized by the Bago Region Small Scale Industries Department under the guidance of the Bago Region chief minister, was held yesterday morning
THE Myanmar Tatmadaw delegation led by Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services General Ye Win Oo, who attended the 9th Thailand-Myanmar High-Level Committee Meeting, visited the Temple of Emerald Buddha in Bangkok, Thaila
THE land resources must be conducted fairly with effective management for the development of the nation, said Vice-President U Nyo Saw, who chairs the National Land Utilization Council, at the first meeting of the counci
VICE-PRESIDENT Nan Ni Ni Aye, accompanied by Union Minister for Hotels, Tourism and Culture U Maung Myint, regional ministers and officials, inspected the National University of Arts and Culture (Mandalay) in Patheingyi
AT the invitation of President Mr Aleksandr Lukashenko of the Republic of Belarus, President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar U Min Aung Hlaing, who is on an official visit to Minsk, Belarus, attended and opened t
The state-level bilateral meeting between Myanmar and Belarus was held at 11:50 am local standard time yesterday at the Presidential Palace in Minsk, Belarus. The meeting was attended and co-chaired by President of the R
THE Myanmar Police Force, in cooperation with relevant departments, is conducting measures to reduce crime and maintain law and order in Yangon Region. Three men who allegedly pickpocketed passengers on a YBS 131 bus in
A screening of the film ‘Dear You’, organized by the Cultural Section of the Embassy of China in Myanmar and the China-Myanmar Economic Cooperation and Development Promotion Association (CMECD), was held at Junction City
SUBMISSIONS have been invited for a commemorative issue of Dhamma Athan Magazine (Voice of Dhamma Magazine) to mark the 90th birthday of Venerable Sitagu Sayadaw, Chancellor of the Sitagu International Buddhist Academies
MODEL Village Initiative in the Ayeyawady Delta Region to reduce village-level poverty, under the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Special Fund (2024), has been completed, the Chinese Embassy in Myanmar announced. The project
President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar U Min Aung Hlaing, who is currently on an official visit to the Republic of Belarus, was welcomed by President of the Republic of Belarus Mr Aleksandr Lukashenko with the
I would like to extend a warm greeting, Mingalaba, to Your Excellency President U Min Aung Hlaing and to all attendees present today. I would like to state that we have successfully conducted our discussions today with P
A man in Myanmar has been sentenced to 37 years in prison for protesting the 2020 elections, which he described as a "sham." The sentence highlights the severity of the crackdown on dissent under the military junta.
Guest contributor Shafiur Rahman At the end of July, I exchanged some messages with Aung Kyaw Moe, the Deputy Minister for Human Rights of Myanmar’s National Unity Government (NUG), the shadow administration formed by elected politicians and others opposing the military coup. At the end of our WhatsApp conversation, he cryptically told me that there would be news coming soon. I asked him, “good or bad? ” He replied, “both.” The very next day, he resigned from his post. He was the only Rohingya representative at the ministerial level. In his resignation post, he declared that he can serve the Rohingya better outside the NUG. That is quite a verdict from the person appointed to prove that Rohingya could have a meaningful place inside the country’s democratic opposition. As of August 17, I can find no public NUG statement acknowledging Aung Kyaw Moe’s resignation, accepting it, thanking him, naming an interim successor, or anything whatsoever reaffirming its approach to Rohingya representation. That is significant. His appointment was widely cited as evidence that the NUG had learned from the failures of Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD), the civilian government ousted in the 2021 coup, and was genuinely committed to building a more inclusive Myanmar. Without doubt, the NUG benefited from Aung Kyaw Moe’s presence. It allowed the NUG to point to a Rohingya deputy minister in meetings with Western officials/donors and human-rights organisations. It could be said that the NUG had moved beyond the chauvinism and denial that helped make the Rohingya so vulnerable under previous governments. Now, suddenly, Aung Kyaw Moe’s departure forces an uncomfortable question for them. Was he brought in to reshape policy, or to make the NUG look better while policy remained effectively unchanged?
The Yangon Region Government will remove and clear tents that are encroaching along the railway tracks in Puzuntoung Township, Yangon Region, said Dr. Myo Thaw, the Minister for Electricity, Energy, Industry and Transpor
Head of State, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, invited Belarusian entrepreneurs to invest in all sectors of Myanmar. The invitation was made during his speech at the Myanmar-Belarus Economic Forum held at the President H
The Department of Urban and Housing Development announced on August 21 that the Yangon region should be careful not to be deceived when applying for the right to purchase apartments in the rest of Sismin Housing and Yuza
The Myanmar embassy in Bangkok and consulate in Chiang Mai have halted direct approvals for passport category changes, forcing thousands of exiles and migrant workers in Thailand to submit applications for central backgr
Torrential monsoon rainfall has caused the Thaungyin (Moei) River to overflow its banks, triggering severe flooding across the border towns of Myawaddy in Myanmar’s Karen State and neighboring Mae Sot in Thailand. Thousa