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Children collecting sulphur sand to make copper at the copper mine waste dump in Sarlingyi township in Monywa, Sagaing Division, Myanmar. Photo: Nyein Chan Naing/EPA
January 16, 2020
Villagers who live in a copper mining area of northwestern Myanmar’s Sagaing region have said that previous recommendations by a parliamentary...
January 16, 2020
With Chinese President Xi Jinping poised to visit Myanmar this week, questions surround what will be discussed in the closed-door sessions with...
International aircraft at Yangon International Airport. Photo: EPA
January 15, 2020
Myanmar has eased visa regulations to draw more tourists to the country this year according to Union Minister for Hotels and Tourism U Ohn Maung, TTR...
A man rides his bike across a road carrying toys to sell in Myanmar's city of Naypyidaw. Photo: EPA
January 15, 2020
Upendranadh Choragudi — As a global multilateral development finance institution, the World Bank (WB) Group has a significant sphere of influence...
January 15, 2020
Dozens of village administrators in Rakhine state have threatened to resign if State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi does not order an investigation into...
Rakhine ethnic people, who fled from conflict areas, at the Dam Mar Yar Ma Monastery temporary camp in Dyi NyaWaddy Ward, Sittwe, Rakhine State, Myanmar, 29 December 2019. Photo: Nyunt Win/EPA
January 14, 2020
UNICEF Myanmar has expressed deep sorrow over the death of four children last week when an explosive device went off while they were collecting fire...
January 14, 2020
Two police vehicles were damaged by remote-controlled explosive mines by the Arakan Army (AA) in Mrauk-U on 11 January, but no casualties were...
January 13, 2020
Peace Commission adviser Hla Maung Shwe said that government and ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) were discussing when to resume the official Union...
Myanmar women carrying buckets on their heads collect drinking water from the outskirts of Naypyitaw, Myanmar, 25 April 2016. Photo: EPA
January 13, 2020
"We live in a part of the world that will be hit incredibly hard by climate change. The disruptions to agriculture and food security will be enormous...
January 13, 2020
Nant Khaing — Myanmar Press Council (MPC) Chairman Ohn Kyaing said that they will coordinate with Union Election Commission (UEC) for covering...
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January 11, 2020
NEC Corporation, a leader in the integration of IT and network technologies, has announced the signing of a contract with the Department of Civil...
Myanmar’s former president Thein Sein. Photo: Mizzima
January 11, 2020
Myanmar’s former president Thein Sein has called for voters in 2020 elections to back candidates who will protect the military and the country from...