Tightening security for successful elections
The State Security and Peace Commission held its first meeting yesterday morning, with an address by Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Chairman of the State Security and Peace Commission of…
Four days left to square the circle on global plastic pollution treaty
COUNTRIES remained at loggerheads Monday over how to tackle plastic pollution, with only four days left to craft a landmark global treaty on reining in the ever-growing scourge. While plastic…
US president pushes for new census amid partisan fight for redistricting
US President Donald Trump is pushing for a new census that excludes people living illegally in the United States, amid a partisan fight for redistricting ahead of the 2026 midterm…
Power restored for swift distribution in Nawnghkio
ACCORDING to the Northern Shan State Electricity Supply Enterprise, power has been restored in Nawnghkio and is being distributed as quickly as possible. The main damaged 11 kV power line…
422 container ships to call at Yangon Port in 7 months: MPA
A total of 422 container vessels are scheduled to call at the Yangon Port in the past seven months of 2025, the Myanma Port Authority announced. A total of 62…
Yangon Region stages water-surface firefighting, rescue drill at Kandawgyi Lake
The Yangon Region Fire Services Department yesterday morning held a water-surface firefighting and search-and-rescue demonstration at Kandawgyi Natural Lake, organized under the supervision of the Yangon Region Fire Services Department.…
U Zaw Oo presents Credentials to President of Islamic Republic of Iran
U Zaw Oo, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar to the Islamic Republic of Iran, presented his Credentials to Mr Masoud Pezeshkian, President of…
MoFA Union Minister receives IOM’s AP Regional Director
U Than Swe, Union Minister for Foreign Affairs, received Mr Iori Kato, Regional Director for the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, at the…
Signing of Condolence Book by Ambassadors and Heads of Mission
The Ambassadors and Heads of Mission to Myanmar signed the Book of Condolence opened at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sagawah Street, Yangon, to honour the memory of Pro Tem…
Special Weather News
Issued at 7 pm MST on 11 August ACCORDING to the observations at 5:30 pm MST today, monsoon will be strong over the Andanman Sae and Bay of Bengal, due…