MNA to launch new domestic route
Myanmar National Airlines (MNA) has announced the launch of a new domestic route: Yangon-Pathein-NyaungU-Mandalay. The first flight on this route will depart Yangon at 6:30 am on 13 October, arriving…
MSWRR Union Minister meets IOM Chief
Union Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Dr Soe Win met Mr Daihei Mochizuki, Chief of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) for Myanmar, in the ministry’s guesthouse yesterday.…
IOM Chief of Mission presents Letter of Accreditation to DPM MoFA Union Minister
Mr Daihei Mochizuki, Chief of the Mission of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Myanmar, presented his Letter of Accreditation to U Than Swe, Deputy Prime Minister and Union…
Hotels, guesthouses in Bagan fully booked for Thadingyut
Bagan ancient cultural zone is thronged chiefly with visitors in Thadingyut festival, and the hotels and guesthouses are also fully booked by the travellers on the day before the full…
Dala Bridge project requires proper vessel and pier waterways clearance
Officials need to consider systematically setting the water clearance for vessels in waterways and piers of the Myanmar-Korea Friendship (Dala) Bridge, said Chairman of the State Administration Council Prime Minister…
New Spain-made trains launched service on Yangon-Bago route
According to Myanmar Railways, new modern Diesel Electric Multiple Unit (DEMU) trains purchased from Spain have started operation on the Yangon-Bago routes. The previous RBE train service has been temporarily…
World’s largest lego enlivens iconic ancient Chinese painting
THE National Day Golden Week has seen a highlight, with tourists flocking to New Town Plaza in Sha Tin, the eastern New Territories, to see for themselves another new Guinness…
China embraces world economy with unswerving opening-up
MOHAN, a small town in the southernmost part of southwest China’s Yunnan Province, reached a trade milestone last month, with over 10 million tonnes of freight, including fresh fruits, coffee,…
Exit polls show Tunisian President Kais Saied winning presidential election
EXIT polls showed that Tunisian President Kais Saied is expected to win the presidential election on Sunday, Tunisian State TV reported. According to the estimated results of a poll by…
UN warns world’s water cycle becoming more unpredictable
INCREASINGLY intense floods and droughts are a “distress signal” of what is to come as climate change makes the planet’s water cycle ever more unpredictable, the United Nations said Monday.…