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The Trump administration imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday, hours after one of its former judges won the Nobel Peace Prize, putting Washington on a diplomatic collision course with Eur
The Yangon Region Traffic and Road Safety Committee announced that pedestrians in Yangon City must cross roads only at underpasses, flyovers, pedestrian crossings, or permitted areas. Pedestrians within the Yangon City M
The correct names of the Lissu and Lawaw ethnic groups were approved by the Kachin State Hluttaw on October 7 of this month. It is known that the approval was made by seeking the decision of the State Hluttaw to approve
As the United Nations General Assembly began its 81st session, Myanmar’s Permanent Representative to the U.N. Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun has affirmed his commitment to retain the country’s seat at the headquarters in New Yo
At least seven civilians were killed and 17 others were injured in airstrikes carried out by the Myanmar Air Force on Pauktaw Township’s Sin Ein village in Arakan State on Saturday. Wai Hun Aung, a humanitarian aid worke
In the second phase of the Shwe Kokko area, among the 63 illegal buildings to be demolished, which were used for online scamming and gambling, one six-story building was demolished by blasting on October 10th, and it is
MNBC 2025 has begun to be implemented in Mandalay City, and buildings under construction according to the standards are being inspected, according to Mandalay Mayor U Khin Maung Aye. A technical and legal seminar jointly
Two father and daughter were injured in a lightning strike in the Sin Phyu Kyun village tract in Thaton Township, according to local residents. It is reported that around 7:30 PM on October 10, lightning struck near a ho
A traffic accident occurred on the morning of October 10 in front of the MCC Hall on Min Dhamma Road, Ward 6, Mayangone Township, Yangon Region, resulting in two deaths and three injuries, according to the Myanmar Fire B
Deputy Minister of Sports U Ni Ni and Union Civil Service Board member U Tun Tun Win have been appointed as members of the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission, according to an order issued by the State Administratio
Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Women Affairs, Daw San San Nwe, has been appointed as a member of the Union Civil Service Board, according to an order issued by the State Administration Council on October 10th. The or
The President’s Office issued Order No. 78/2026 on October 10, concerning the appointment of Deputy Ministers. In accordance with Sections 234(a) and 234(d) of the Constitution and Section 16(b), Subsection (9) of the Un
The President’s Office issued Order No. 79/2026 on October 10, concerning the appointment of Regional Minister.,In accordance with Section262(e) and (f) of the Constitution, Section 19(c) and Section 82(c) of the Union G
The President’s Office issued an Order No.80/2026 on October 10, regarding the appointment of Daw Aye Aye Hlaing as the judge of Shan State High Court. The appointment was made in line with Section 308(b), Sub-section-4
The Law for Seventh Amendment on the Amyotha Hluttaw Election Law was enacted on October 10, as Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Law No. 5 of 2026. Likewise, the Law for Seventh Amendment on the Region or State Hluttaw Election Law wa
Union Minister for Cooperatives and Rural Development U Myo Zaw Thein on Saturday met with local farmers and members of agricultural cooperatives in Danubyu and Nyaungdon Townships of Ayeyawady Region, to discuss systema
The 3rd day of 61st Myanmar Gems Emporium continued at Mani Yadana Jade Hall in Nay Pyi Taw on Saturday. Domestic and international gem merchants inspected and examined the pearl lots, gems lots, and jade lots displayed
The Ministry of Labour held a meeting in Nay Pyi Taw on Saturday, to discuss measures to protect Myanmar migrant workers abroad and promote the use of official channels for remittances to their families. Union Minister f
The Ministry of Electricity and Energy invites local entrepreneurs and interested parties to participate in the Investment Opportunities Presentation and Discussion, which will be held in Nay Pyi Taw during the first wee
Daw Aye Aye Hlaing has been appointed as a judge of the Shan State High Court. This was announced by the Office of the President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar through Order No. 80/2026 on October 10. It is unde
The policy requiring government employees to work from home every Wednesday, was revoked with effect from 10 October. In order to reduce fuel consumption to prevent possible fuel shortages caused by the Middle East confl
A total of 36 outstanding students who achieved the highest marks nationwide in different subject combinations in the 2026 Matriculation Exam and Industrial, Agricultural and Livestock University Entrance Exams, along wi
The third day of the 61st Myanmar Gems and Jewellery Exhibition, held in 2026, continued on September 10 at the Mani Yadana Jade Hall in Nay Pyi Taw, with 196 pairs of pearls being sold. Domestic and foreign gem merchant
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has stated that the rate of deforestation has accelerated by approximately three times since 2021 due to the expansion of the Yangon urban area. This point was included in
The State President's Office issued an order on October 10, transferring two deputy ministers to different Union ministries. In accordance with Article 234 (a) and (d) of the Constitution of the Republic of the Union of
The packaging sector for products has become an important business sector for entering international markets, said Dr. Myo Thaw, Minister of Electricity, Energy, Industry, and Transportation of the Yangon Region Governme
A prayer meeting and fellowship celebration for peace in Myanmar and for those affected by natural disasters was held on October 10th at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Panbwehtan Township, Yangon. The event was organized
Preparations are underway to preemptively evacuate approximately 900 residents from six villages in Myan Aung Township, Magway Region, where water from the Myar River Dam could potentially flood, to higher ground areas t
Guest contributor Jaivet Ealom Last week, Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim rolled out the red carpet in Kuala Lumpur for Min Aung Hlaing, the general who oversaw the military’s 2017 atrocities against the Rohingya, seized power in the 2021 coup, and now calls himself president after an election widely dismissed as a sham. Anwar presented the visit as the price of sending the Rohingya home. Malaysia has already returned over 10,000 people to Myanmar this year, despite warnings from the United Nations that they face grave danger.Anwar argues that direct engagement with Myanmar’s military leadership is essential to a lasting solution. But the visit produced no agreement on Rohingya repatriation. Min Aung Hlaing even insisted that the word “Rohingya,” which the military refuses to recognize, not be used. What the visit did deliver was legitimacy: another capital treating the general as the indispensable gatekeeper to Myanmar’s future, even though his forces no longer control much of the country. Two weeks earlier, on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York, the Rohingya Consultative Council (RCC) convened Rohingya political leaders, representatives of the Government of Bangladesh, the Permanent Representative of Myanmar to the U.N. Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun, and the newly-appointed U.N. Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Myanmar Kelley Currie, to ask what it would take for Rohingya refugees to go home safely, voluntarily and with dignity. We reached a very different conclusion: The Rohingya crisis cannot be resolved through humanitarian assistance and repatriation arrangements alone. It requires a political solution. Get the politics of the Rohingya crisis wrong, and you will get Myanmar wrong too. Repatriation, Not Relocation For decades, international responses to the Rohingya crisis have focused on humanitarian assistance, refugee management and negotiations for repatriation. These efforts are necessary, but they do not address the underlying political problem. Rohingya were systematically deprived of citizenship, excluded from political life, subjected to discrimination and violence, and ultimately driven from their homes. Their displacement was the consequence of a political and legal system that denied them equal membership in Myanmar. A sustainable return must therefore involve more than an agreement to receive refugees. It requires security, citizenship, ethnic recognition, political participation, access to ancestral lands, freedom of movement and protection against renewed persecution. Simply moving Rohingya from refugee camps in Bangladesh or detention centers in Malaysia into new camps or controlled settlements inside Myanmar cannot meaningfully be described as repatriation. Nor can returning people to a country where the conditions that forced their displacement remain intact. These are fundamentally political questions. Who governs the territories to which Rohingya would return? Who guarantees their safety?
THE State Government is working to develop an e-Government system to provide public services more quickly and effectively. It is systematically establishing public service platforms and digital infrastructure, including
AUTHORITIES deported four Thai nationals involved in telecom fraud and oth- er criminal activities in Kayin State via the Myan- mar-Thailand Friendship Bridge I yesterday, and de- tained a further 22 illegal foreign entr
A coordination meeting on collecting livestock data in Yangon Region was held at the meeting hall of the Yangon Region Government Office on 8 October. Yangon Region Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation and
THE ceremony marking the 152nd anniversary of World Post Day was held at the Ministry of Digital Develop- ment and Communications in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday afternoon. It was attend- ed by Union Minister for Digital Develo
THE Department of Rural Development held a cer- emony to disburse revolving funds under the Mya Sein Yaung (MSY) Village Project in Pinngo Village, Taunggyi Township, Shan State (South), yesterday. Taunggyi Township Depa
THE Department of Rural Development, under the Ministry of Cooperatives and Rural Development, inspected income-generating dairy cattle farming activities implemented under the Rural Business Fund (RBF) Project in Bottha
A meeting between the National Solidarity and Peacemaking Negotiation Committee (NSPNC) and the Shanni (Tai Leng, Tai Lai) National Unity Council (SNUC) was held yesterday morning at the meeting hall of the Horizon Lake