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Pyithu Hlattaw Speaker U Khin Yi met with the delegation, comprising over 400 faculties and students from Naypyitaw State Academy at Hluttaw Assembly Hall in Nay Pyi Taw on Friday. In his welcoming address, the Speaker s
The Anti-Money Laundering Central Board held its meeting on Friday. Chairman of the Central Board Union Minister for Home Affairs Lt-Gen Nyunt Win Swe attended the meeting and made a speech. He said Myanmar has completed
A work coordination meeting of the Government Printing Management Committee was held on Friday at the Ministry of Information. Committee Chairman and Union Minister U Htein Lin stressed the need for government-funded boo
Central Committee for the Management of Vacant, Fallow and Virgin Lands held its meeting in Nay Pyi Taw on Friday. Union Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation U Min Naung attended the meeting and discussed p
President U Min Aung Hlaing and wife Daw Kyu Kyu Hla, who are on a State Visit to the Lao People's Democratic Republic, paid homage at Pha That Luang, the country's most sacred Buddhist monument, in Vientiane on Saturday
Mekong, July 4 It has been learned from police sources and close contacts that some police officers on duty in Tachileik Township have been transferred to Chin State and Kayah State (Karenni) for accepting bribes and fac
Mekong, July 4 Deputy Police Chief Aung Kyaw Thu of the drug suppression unit, who is temporarily assigned in Taunggyi, Shan State South, under the military council's 100-day plan, demanded 100 million kyats from individ
Mekong, July 4 Six local men from Manpha village, Muse Township, Shan State, have been abducted by Kachin forces (MNDAA) and have not yet been released, according to local sources. The six men from Manpha (Phagop) villag
Mekong, July 4 A car thief was arrested in Nam San city, northern Shan State, according to a statement released last night by the Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA). According to the TNLA, a man who stole a Hiace veh
It has been reported by the Mandalay Region Education Office that 12 government schools in the Mandalay Region have been downgraded. Under the school consolidation plan, 2 schools were downgraded from high school to midd
Two fronts have opened in Kyaukpyu Township, Rakhine State, with fighting intensifying at the military junta's Taungmauk Naval Base, and hundreds of reinforcements reportedly sent to the base, according to military sourc
The Myanmar high-level delegation led by President Min Aung Hlaing and his wife, Daw Kyu Kyu Hla, who are on a state visit to Laos, visited the small and medium-sized enterprises in Vientiane on the morning of July 4. Th
The Myanmar high-level delegation led by President U Min Aung Hlaing and his wife Daw Kyu Kyu Hla, who are on a state visit to Laos, visited Pha That Luang on the morning of July 4th. Upon arrival at Pha That Luang, Pres
The Department of Meteorology and Hydrology announced that a magnitude 3.5 earthquake occurred in the early morning of July 4 near Thanyinbin Township, Yangon Region. It is reported that a slightly small earthquake with
Countries that have signed the "Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women," including Myanmar, are implementing measures to eliminate discrimination against women and ensure equal rights,
Where is Daw Aung San Suu Kyi? Ousted leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is under house arrest in Naypyidaw, her captors say. But exactly where she is, is hard to say. Experts describe Naypyidaw as a city built to protect the secrets of the ruling military junta. Despite a population of only about 1 million, Naypyidaw is more than nine times the size of New York City. With its anonymous compounds, sparsely populated boulevards, and routes connecting forests and rice fields, Naypyidaw is like a labyrinth for those who don't know the way. Min Aung Hlaing, who ousted Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in the 2021 coup, announced in April that she had been moved from Naypyidaw prison to house arrest. Min Aung Hlaing presented the move as a semblance of legitimacy, marking the military dictator's transition to a civilian president after tightly controlled elections. But critics say it was merely an attempt by Min Aung Hlaing to improve his image. The 81-year-old Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has not gained more freedom than before and remains in solitary confinement in an undisclosed location in Naypyidaw, they say. "Not everyone knows her whereabouts," said Thein Tun Oo of the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), which supported Min Aung Hlaing's rise to power after the elections. "I don't know. I am also just a citizen," he added, as a lawmaker and party spokesman. Naypyidaw, meaning "Abode of Kings," a deserted palace city, was designated the capital by Myanmar's former military dictator, Than Shwe, in 2005. Urban theorists say Naypyidaw's location, far from the former port city of Yangon and the second city of Mandalay, in the central part of the country, reflects fears of public unrest and foreign interference. Built in the early 2000s, Naypyidaw appears quiet and serene, but at the same time, it gives a sense of danger. Security forces patrol the vast city. The 800-acre Parliament complex, gleaming gold, is one of the largest parliamentary complexes in the world. However, Myanmar is also a country with a long history of dictatorial rule. Due to jammers that disable mobile internet signals, it is difficult to use navigation applications. Along the endless boulevards, gardeners maintaining the lawns are often more numerous than drivers and pedestrians. "Living in that city is like a form of house arrest in itself," said Galen Pardee, an adjunct professor and architect at Columbia University in New York. He said Naypyidaw is "completely contrary to what a good capital city would be according to a traditional urban planner." "It's very intentional. There's a political agenda," he said. A local woman in Naypyidaw said she had no idea where Daw Aung San Suu Kyi might be. The 25-year-old woman, who wished to remain anonymous for security reasons, said she herself often gets lost in Naypyidaw due to the roads. "Everything seems to be the same for us," she said. "Some roads are still confusing for us." "We don't know where she is being held," she added. House arrest far from home Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, daughter of independence architect General Aung San, spent most of her life abroad and returned to Myanmar in 1988 to lead the movement for popular rule. Her early political activities led to her being placed under house arrest for 15 years at her family home in Yangon. That home became a place for supporters to pay homage. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991. Later, military generals allowed Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to govern during a decade-long transition to democracy. But eventually, they reverted with a coup, and a civil war broke out in Myanmar. She was imprisoned on charges that human rights groups have called fabricated, and has not been seen in public since. A villa in Naypyidaw where Daw Aung San Suu Kyi lived before taking power has also been demolished. As an elected leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was entitled to live in a government house in Naypyidaw, which could not be entered without security clearance. But the secrecy surrounding her current whereabouts is deeper than road blockades. When her transfer to house arrest was announced, two sources from special police units in different jurisdictions said she had been moved to their areas of responsibility. However, they said these locations were places they themselves could not enter. The confusion persists. "Even the generals don't know her whereabouts," one source said this week. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's son, Kim Eric, said she should be in Yangon. He said any house where she is held is not a comfortable residence but a private prison. "I really don't see what has changed from what she has been enduring over the past many years," he said by phone from London. Trapped in the past Min Aung Hlaing held elections after five years of rule by decree. After excluding Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's party, the USDP, backed by the Myanmar military junta, won easily in January. Although old magazines praising Daw Aung San Suu Kyi are still displayed in the parliament in Naypyidaw, USDP lawmaker Aye Chan said, "Her era is over." "Whether she is released or not, she will not play any role. She is already very old," he said. So where is she?
The National Unity Government (NUG) People’s Defence Force Naypyidaw Command announced that over 40 junta soldiers including 4 officers had died due to their military operations in June. In Minbu (Saku) Township of Magwa
Where is Aung San Suu Kyi? Myanmar’s deposed leader is under house arrest in the capital Naypyidaw, according to her captors, but exactly where is hard to say in a city experts describe as purpose-built to guard its closed-ranks rulers’ secrets. With a population of just one million and a landmass nine times that of New York, Naypyidaw is a labyrinth of anonymous compounds connected by deserted 20-lane highways through tracts of jungle and paddy. Min Aung Hlaing, whose 2021 coup ousted Suu Kyi, announced her move from Naypyidaw prison to house arrest in April. He presented it as an act of mercy marking his metamorphosis from military ruler to civilian president following highly restricted elections. Critics say it was a ploy to launder his image, arguing that 81-year-old Suu Kyi is no freer than before — isolated at an undisclosed address in a city opaque to residents and rulers alike. “Not everyone can know her location,” said Thein Tun Oo of the pro-military Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), which backed Min Aung Hlaing for office after winning the polls staged by the junta. “I don’t know,” the MP and party spokesman said. “Because I am one of the people.” – Vacant abode – Naypyidaw — “The Abode of Kings” — was named capital in 2005 by Than Shwe, one of Myanmar’s previous military rulers. Urban theorists say its central location, removed from the old port capital Yangon and the second city Mandalay, reflected paranoia over popular uprisings and foreign interventions. Built in the early 2000s, it feels both serene and ominous with security forces watching over its colossal empty scale. Its gilded 800-acre (324-hectare) parliament campus is one of the world’s largest despite Myanmar’s long record of authoritarian rule. Mobile internet jammers boggle navigation apps, and legions of gardeners often outnumber motorists and pedestrians combined as they manicure lawns along highways stretching towards the horizon. “Being in the city is its own kind of house arrest,” said architect Galen Pardee, an adjunct professor at New York’s Columbia University. It’s “the complete opposite of what a traditional urban planner would say makes a good city”. “That’s very much on purpose, with a political agenda in mind,” he said. One resident said she had no clue where Suu Kyi could be, adding that she was often bamboozled by even her own whereabouts. “Everything looks the same to us,” said the 25-year-old, anonymous for security reasons. “We are still confused by some roads.” “We do not know where she’s kept.” – Arrest away from home – Suu Kyi, the daughter of independence hero Aung San, lived much of her life abroad before returning in 1988 and leading a campaign for popular rule. Her early activism earned her 15 years of house arrest in her family’s Yangon mansion, which became a pilgrimage point for demonstrators. She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991. The generals eventually allowed Suu Kyi to rule during a decade-long handover to democracy, only to backtrack with the coup that triggered civil war. She was jailed on charges rights groups decry as fabrications, and has not been seen publicly since. One Naypyidaw villa where Suu Kyi stayed before taking office has been demolished. Suu Kyi was entitled as elected leader to a government residence in the capital behind checkpoints impassable without security clearance. However, the secret of her current location goes deeper than roadblocks. Police special branch sources from two different jurisdictions said when her house arrest was announced that she had been moved to their patch in areas out-of-bounds even to them. The confusion remains. “Even generals do not have her information,” one said this week. Suu Kyi’s son Kim Aris said she belonged in Yangon, and any house she was held in was a private prison rather than a residence with home comforts. “I don’t see really how different it is to what she’s been subjected to over the past number of years,” he said by phone from London. – Confined to the past – Min Aung Hlaing staged elections after five years ruling by diktat, securing a walkover for the pro-military USDP in January after excluding Suu Kyi’s party. Naypyidaw’s parliament still carries old magazines lauding her, but USDP parliamentarian Aye Chan said “her era is over”. “Even if she’s released or whatever, she’s not going to play any part — she’s just getting too old,” he said. So where is she?
Over 10,000 residents from 16 villages in northeastern Pauk Township, Magway Region, have fled their homes due to military junta offensives and now they are badly in need of emergency food aid, according to local aid gro
Ranks of bereaved Myanmar families bow in silent grief to pray for their dead, some of the latest victims in a years-long conflict now estimated to have claimed 100,000 lives. Clasping their hands at the monastery hall in central Magway region, they offer alms for the deceased: small cash notes, rice and curry — all they can spare while living through a civil war. “How many more young people will have to die? ” asked Soe Gyi, recounting how his nephew was killed in combat after he quit training as a monk to fight for pro-democracy rebels. “Only the elderly and the very young children are left,” said the 49-year-old last month, speaking under a pseudonym to protect his security, like all others in this story. “The generation in between has been cut down.” Monitor organisation Armed Conflict Location & Event Data (ACLED) said on Wednesday that the number of conflict-related fatalities across all sides since a 2021 coup now stands at 100,114. ACLED tallies media reports of violence. There is no official verified figure, and estimates vary widely. But all around Magway’s Myit Chay area — on the banks of the Irrawaddy river bisecting Myanmar — the emotional toll is unquestionable. Thaung Sein said her civilian son was killed as their family was displaced by a recent military offensive. “If our younger generation of children can survive until they grow up, there might still be a chance for a better future,” said the 45-year-old from her temporary shelter in the jungle. “But if they cannot even make it that far and things continue like this, there will be nothing left except death.” Her son’s body was discovered burned and pierced with puncture wounds in a bleak landscape of charred villages, she said. Rescuers took pictures of his remains but refused to show her, fearing she would be overwhelmed at the sight. “In this war, they are simply killing people indiscriminately,” she said. “There is no regard at all for whether someone lives or dies.” AFP has not been able to independently verify the accounts of interviewees in this story. – Widowed by war – The civil war began when a 2021 coup deposing the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi prompted pro-democracy activists to take up arms against the military, which was already fighting long-running conflicts with ethnic minority armies. Analysts say that after five years, the military is now on the front foot, making advances across the country and signing strategic truces with some ethnic factions. But rebel groups defiantly patrol Myit Chay: a sign there is still more violence to come. “Before the coup, our family lived happily and laughed together, sharing whatever we had,” recalled 39-year-old Yin Than, whose husband went to war in the name of democracy before being killed in April 2024. “It wasn’t a natural death, he died like a dog,” she said. “Now that he is gone, who are my child and I supposed to rely on?
AFP Myanmar coup chief turned ‘president’ Min Aung Hlaing landed in Laos on Friday, officials said, in his first state visit to an ASEAN country since claiming the post of civilian leader. Min Aung Hlaing plunged Myanmar
A Myanmar junta airstrike on a prisoner of war (POW) camp near Kyein Chaung village in northern Maungdaw Township, Rakhine State, killed four people on 2 July, including a junta captain, according to local sources. Junta
Former Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga, president of India’s Mizo National Front (MNF), said he is ready to help facilitate Myanmar’s political and peace processes if the Indian government asks him again, according to
It has been learned that 95 Myanmar migrant workers who have completed their prison sentences in Thailand have been sent back to Myawaddy. It has been learned that Myanmar nationals were sent back from Ranong, Thailand t
THE Green Banana Myanmar signed an MoU with the Chinese Heilongjiang Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar on 30 June. The Heilongjiang Chamber of Commerce purchases the quali- ty products produced from banana fibre and greater
Laos will continue to stand by Myanmar on the international and ASEAN fronts, said Laotian President Thongloun Sisoulith during a meeting with Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing. This meeting between Myanmar President Min
In eastern Hpruso Township, Karenni State, a displaced woman was injured by artillery shrapnel while returning from a farm on the evening of June 30 due to shelling by junta forces. The junta fired three artillery rounds
The Myanmar high-level delegation led by President U Min Aung Hlaing and his wife, who are on a state visit to the Lao People's Democratic Republic, were hosted to a dinner in honor by the President of the Lao People's D
The Arakan Army has reached a defining inflection point. What began as an ethnic insurgency for autonomy has evolved into a state-building project with ambitions that could fundamentally restructure Myanmar’s political m
With the aim of increasing the entry of Belarusian businesses into Myanmar, an agreement to avoid double taxation on income has been signed between Myanmar and Belarus, and the interim government is anticipating investme
YANGON - The Directorate of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH) announced today, July 3, that heavy rain and strong winds may occur in some regions of Myanmar due to the influence of a low pressure area in the northwest Bay
AYEYARWADDY TIMES July 3 MYAING, Mandalay Region – Intense fighting broke out between the junta's forces and the People's Defence Force (PDF) coalition in Myaing Township, Mandalay Region, resulting in the capture of 10
Naypyidaw – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, who made a day trip to Naypyidaw, met with interim President Min Aung Hlaing and stated that a new phase of cooperation between the two countries will begin, the int
In Thailand's northeastern Mukdahan province, a tragic incident occurred yesterday, July 2nd, when an 11-year-old boy, without his parents' knowledge, stole a pickup truck and crashed into a group of monks who were on a
A landslide occurred again this morning in a jade mining block located between Nam Hmaw village and Kaw San village, in the Seik Moo village tract of Hpakant, Kachin State, with local residents reporting that no less tha
It is known that the detention camp in Kyain Chaung, Maungdaw Township, Rakhine State, was bombed by junta forces, and detainees were killed. According to Arakan Princess Media, a prison official on duty at the prison co