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More than 130 employees at the Spring Moon Garment Manufacturing Co-Ltd factory in Yangon’s Hlaingtharyar Township Industrial Zone 4 returned to work on Wednesday, following a 30-day strike that culminated in management
13 August 2026 Myanmar’s Spring Revolution and political landscape on 12 August were marked by civilian casualties from military airstrikes, urgent need for emergency assistance amid flooding, and renewed junta efforts t
Speaker of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw and Amyotha Hluttaw U Aung Lin Dwe visited the Embassy of Laos in Yangon on Wednesday afternoon to sign the book of condolences following the passing of Mr. Xaysomphone Phomvihane, Presi
Union Minister for Information U Htein Lin met with literary experts from the National Literary Award Scrutiny Committee and the Sarpay Beikman Manuscript Award Selection Committee at Sarpay Beikman in Yangon on Wednesda
Union Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation U Min Naung received a delegation led by the Ambassador of Viet Nam to Myanmar Mr. Nguyen Anh Ducat his office in Nay Pyi Taw on Wednesday afternoon. During the me
The Ministry of Electricity and Energy is currently implementing the transition of the power distribution system into a digital system to reduce and eliminate electricity distribution losses. On August 12, Union Minister
Union Minister for Industry and MSME Development Dr. Charlie Than visited the Insein Pharmaceutical Factory in Yangon Region on August 12 and met with factory officials and staff. The Union Minister urged officials to fo
The International Youth Day 2026 celebration was held at MICC-1 in Nay Pyi Taw on Wednesday, with the aim of recognizing and encouraging the capabilities, talents, and potential of youths across the world and promoting t
It is known from a statement released by the Fire Services Department of Myanmar that one person died and two others were injured after three men inside an express car were electrocuted when a power line fell onto the ve
Yangon General Hospital has 54 severe diarrhea/vomiting patients as of August 13, and one elderly patient has died, according to the response from the Yangon Region Government regarding the diarrhea/vomiting outbreak. Fr
Donation assistance is needed at flood evacuation camps in Yae Kyi Township, which is connected to Le Myat Nar Township, it is reported. It is reported that support and donations are mainly needed at flood evacuation cam
It is known that the Chief Minister of Tanintharyi Region, U Zaw Naing Oo, visited the home of Daw Pan Nwe, who is 121 years old and the oldest person in Myanmar, and donated cash and food items. On August 12, Taninthary
Restaurants on Latha's famous 19th Street will have to be closed for about a week starting August 13 due to diarrhea and vomiting disease. It is known that restaurants on Latha Township's 19th Street have been instructed
The regime’s Arakan State administration has ordered the forced recruitment of 20 Rohingya youths per month from five Rohingya wards, including Aung Mingalar, Impala, Kondan and Bumay, in Sittwe Township, ramping up effo
A 92-year-old elderly man who suffered from diarrhea and vomiting in Yangon Region has died, the Yangon Region Government Information Officer announced. According to the announcement, 182 patients were admitted to Yangon
The Union Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation, U Min Naung, received a delegation led by H.E. Mr. Nguyen Anh Duc, the Ambassador of Vietnam to Myanmar, at the reception hall of the Union Minister's Office i
It is understood that the Myanmar Traditional Food Contest and Exhibition 2026 Mandalay will be held on August 22nd and 23rd at the Myanmar Convention Center (MCC) hall in Mandalay city, with the aim of preserving and pr
Myanmar’s military has increasingly used low-cost aircraft such as motorized paragliders and gyrocopters in escalating aerial attacks that kill civilians in its conflict with armed resistance groups, the head of the U.N.
At the official invitation of Dr José Ramos-Horta, President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, the National Unity Government (NUG) sent a three-member Myanmar athlete delegation to participate in the 2026 Dili I
ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) said on 12 August that Myanmar’s rejection of a new ASEAN special envoy is a deliberate attempt to close off the one channel of regional accountability the junta has never c
(August 13) Mizzima. The Myanmar junta's rejection of the appointment of a new ASEAN Special Envoy for Myanmar is an act intended to block a pathway to regional accountability and is the latest in a series of actions tha
Han Htoo Zaw for Mizzima On August 8, an incident shocked the local community in Three Pagodas Pass, Karen State, when over 20 individuals, including Myanmar and foreign nationals, escaped from an online scam compound ru
Mizzima Three civilians were killed and eight others injured in an airstrike launched by the Myanmar military junta in Ler Doh Township, Nyaunglebin District, Bago Region, the Karen National Union (KNU) Central Headquart
The Kachin Human Rights Watch (KHRW) has urged the public to refrain from participating in lobbying activities as the military junta continues campaigning to resume the Myitsone Dam project. According to KHRW’s statement
Workers at Spring Moon Garment Factory in Industrial Zone (4), Hlaingtharyar Township, Yangon Region, have reached agreement on four of their collective demands and signed a bilateral contract, the Solidarity of Trade Un
(August 13) Mizzima. The Shan Human Rights Foundation announced on August 12 that four local civilians were killed and eight others were injured, with about 20 houses destroyed, due to airstrikes by the junta while the S
It has been learned that as aid vehicles from various regions enter the Lemyethna flood-affected areas, the roads are increasingly damaged, and repairs are needed. "For the main roads, we use the roads coming from Yangon
The Ayeyawady River water level near Pakokku city has exceeded the warning level of 2150 centimeters by 34 centimeters (over 1 foot) as of the afternoon of today (August 11), and residents living in low-lying areas near
In Yatsauk Township, Taunggyi District, Southern Shan State, river water began to inundate homes in the low-lying areas along the Zawgyi River from around 8 AM on August 10th, due to heavy and continuous rainfall, accord
On August 10th, it was reported that the Mandalay Regional Assembly approved the proposal to use the surplus money of the township municipality as a supplemental fund and to support the township municipalities that have
The water level of the Duttiyawadi River has risen to nearly 4 feet above the warning level in Myitnge town, and it may continue to rise by about half a foot within 24 hours, according to a release from the Directorate o
A ceremony to conduct an introductory briefing on the establishment of the Model Village Project and form a project committee for the 2026-2027 financial year took place at the Dhammayon in Inchaung Village, Kyaukpadaung
THE Department of Rural Development, under the Ministry of Cooperatives and Rural Development, held an introductory briefing on the Mya Sein Yaung Village Project and formed a village project working committee in Bankan
S nce early July, Myan- mar’s monsoon season has brought some of the most serious flooding the coun- try has faced in recent years. In Ayeyawady Region, the breach of an embankment on the Ngawun River near Laymyethna Tow
Where Eastern wisdom and Western psychology meet Artificial Intelligence is trans- forming how we work, communi- cate, diagnose disease, and make decisions. Yet amid this technolog- ical revolution, one ancient truth rem
Y ong people are an invaluable human resource, and every effort must be made to nurture them into patriotic citizens who will contribute to the nation and promote their all- round development in the five strengths. Today