The military, which suffered losses in the riverine battles between Shweku and Bhamo in Kachin State, returned towards Mandalay yesterday, September 17, using civilian vessels from Shweku town. While returning, around 6:
The National Unity and Peace Consolidation Committee (NSPNC) of the provisional government is holding meetings with political parties recognized by the government to seek their assistance in encouraging ethnic armed orga
AYEYARWADDY TIMES September 18 Due to an active monsoon, developing cumulonimbus clouds, and atmospheric instability, some regions and states are expected to experience heavy rainfall from today, September 18 to 22, acco
The second day of the meeting between the National Unity and Peacebuilding Coordination Committee and the Political Parties Group was held on September 18 at the Central Department for National Unity and Peacebuilding in
The Myanmar Real Estate Services Association (Central) MRESA held a discussion meeting on its bylaws on September 18 at the M3 Food Center in Yangon. At the meeting, attendees decided to continue activities in accordance
In Le Myat Nar Township, Ayeyarwady Region, 15 basic education schools, including Basic Education High School (Aetapu), have been reopened as of September 18, out of 39 basic education schools that were temporarily close
People living with HIV in Kachin State face growing anxiety as supplies of antiretroviral therapy (ART) medications drop to critical levels, according to local healthcare workers. Since August, clinics in townships inclu
The National League for Democracy (NLD) party's Central Working Committee has renewed its call for an inclusive dialogue involving all stakeholders to resolve Myanmar’s escalating political crisis. In a statement sent to
Burma News International (BNI) is a network of 15 independent media and news organizations based in and around Burma Internally displaced persons (IDPs) in eastern Loikaw Township, Karenni State, have been forced to flee
It has been learned from the Kachin State government that plans are underway to construct 50-ton capacity oil extraction plants using the solvent extraction system, which can also yield animal feed, in Myitkyina and Mohn
State Ovādācariya, Shwekyin Nikāya Thathana-paing Abhidhaja Mahāratthāguru, Sitagu Sayadaw, has donated 1 billion kyats for the restoration of flood-affected Leik Myar Nar Township in Ayeyarwady Region, the Yangon Region
The Myanmar Rice Federation stated that it aims to export 3 million tons of rice abroad within the 2026-2027 fiscal year. In the first five months of the current fiscal year, over 840,000 tons of rice and broken rice wer
Vice President U Nyo Saw, who is in Nanning City, China, attended and delivered a speech at the opening ceremony of the 23rd China-ASEAN Expo and the 23rd China-ASEAN Economic and Investment Summit held at the Nanning In
Deputy Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Dr. Thant Zaw Lwin along with officials welcomed local residents returning to Falam Township on September 17. The Deputy Minister and his team greeted the retur
People’s military servants who have completed their required service period were formally honored at ceremonies held at regional military headquarters across the country. The servicemen were presented with certificates c
Students who passed the 2026 Matriculation Exam and the Industrial, Agricultural and Livestock University Entrance Examination can apply for university admission from September 28 to October 16. Starting September 28, st
State Ovadacriya Shwe Kyin Nikaya Sangha Raja Abhidhaja Maha Rattha Guru Venerable Sitagu Sayadaw made donation of 100 million kyats for rehabilitation efforts in flood affected areas in Laymyethna Township of Ayeyawady
Mekong, September 18 The military council announced on September 18 that it had arrested 10 Chinese nationals and 40 Myanmar nationals, totaling 50 people, for operating online scams near Konyaing village in Namhsan Town
It has been stated that the Lachit, Lauwo, and Lisu ethnic groups will submit through the parliamentary channel to obtain their correct ethnic names, according to U Li Poh Ye, the Minister for Lisu Ethnic Affairs of Kach
Authorities inspected a warehouse in Bang Phli district, Samut Prakan province, Thailand, on September 18, and seized a total of 132,720 items of illegal contact lenses, vitamin products, and cosmetics, it has been repor
Fortify Rights called on Malaysia to halt its plans to forcibly repatriate around 1,500 Myanmar nationals on Sept. 29 out of an original government announcement to send back 5,000 refugees to Myanmar over the coming mont
Locals say the regime is using the Rakhine State capital as base to launch attacks targeting civilians in AA-controlled territory. In the outskirts of Sittwe, the military destroyed at least two fishing boats amid intens
The Department of Higher Education under the Ministry of Education has announced that the examinations for distance learning courses for the 2026 academic year at universities and degree colleges will commence on October
Those who passed the 2026 University Entrance Examination and the Industrial, Agricultural, and Livestock University Entrance Examination can start applying for university admission from the upcoming September 28, accord
Twenty young men abducted and detained by the junta at a high school in Ye-U escaped on Wednesday after being held for several months. They were kidnapped in Ye-U town in October last year as part of the military regime'
President's Office issued an Ordinance No.6/2026 on September 17, regarding the substitution of the Union Minister. According to Section 212a and b, Section 232b(3) of the Constitution, and Section 12a(3) of the Union Go
Vice President U Nyo Saw attended the 23rd China-ASEAN Expo and China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit in Nanning of China, on Thursday. High-ranking officials from China and ASEAN member states delivered opening spe
A meeting between the National Solidarity and Peacemaking Negotiation Committee (NSPNC) and political parties was held in Nay Pyi Taw on Thursday morning. NSPNC Chairman Lt-Gen Yar Pyae attended the meeting and delivered
The National Accreditation and Quality Assurance Committee (NAQAC) held its meeting in Nay Pyi Taw on Thursday. Union Minister for Education Dr Chaw Chaw Sein attended the meeting and called for cooperation of all involv
A Myanmar delegation led by Deputy Minister for Health Dr Aye Tun attended the SCO Traditional Medicine Forum 2026 held in Nanchang of Jiangxi Province in China on Thursday. Deputy Minister Dr Aye Tun delivered an openin
A truck carrying bananas overturned on the central median of the Yangon-Mandalay Expressway due to the driver's drowsiness. This incident occurred around 8:20 AM on September 18, according to the Expressway Maintenance a
It is known that a large bronze bell, which will become the fourth largest in Myanmar, will be cast and hung within the Kyaitdetamobrat Korinlay religious precinct in Puphawadi village, Ye Township. The large bronze bell
More than 40 prisoners who escaped from the PDF-Zoland detention center in Tedim Township, Chin State, have returned to the LIB-269 battalion of the Provisional Government Army based in Tedim town, according to local res
U Soe Moe Naing (alias: Din Daung), a political prisoner from the 88 Generation who was unjustly detained by the military in Myingyan Prison in Mandalay Region, passed away on September 15 due to a lack of emergency medi
The United States has blacklisted Myanmar, stating that the military under the junta government led by General Min Aung Hlaing has not made efforts to suppress the drug business and is deeply involved in the production o
THE Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC) has invited open tenders to procure various operational materials for the 2026-2027 financial year. The items include sludge/sand, cement, HDPE pipes, and pipe fittings (16,26