Traditional Myanma Chinlone performed at Thihoshin Pagoda
A traditional Myanma Chinlone (cane ball) performance was held at 10 am on 28 March in Pakokku, Magway Region, to commemorate the successful completion of the full gilding of the…
MoFA Deputy Minister receives Brazilian Ambassador
Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs U Naing Min Kyaw received Mr Gustavo Rocha de Menezes, Ambassador of the Federative Republic of Brazil to Myanmar, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs…
NDSC holds alms offering for monks, nuns, and others killed in Mandalay Quake
The National Defence and Security Council held an alms-offering ceremony to mark the first anniversary of monks, nuns, and those who died in the Mandalay earthquake at 9:30 am yesterday…
Rescuers Save 653 in Mandalay Earthquake
The State is carrying out earthquake rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts across various sectors, with about 84 per cent of the work completed in different sectors, said Senior General Min Aung…
China launches trade barrier investigations into US actions
China’s Ministry of Commerce on Friday announced trade barrier investigations into US actions and measures that harm global production and supply chains as well as that impede trading of green…
Control of Hormuz Strait “legal right” of Iran: FM
AS a coastal state, it is Iran’s legal right to prevent vessels belonging to or affiliated with the United States, Israel and their allies from passing through the Strait of…
India turns to non-dollar payments for Russian oil amid rising tensions
INDIAN refiners are increasingly using currencies other than the US dollar to pay for Russian crude, Bloomberg reported, as New Delhi moves to reduce exposure to shifting US policy and…
Experts call for doubling height limit for buildings near Kyoto Station
KYOTO should consider relaxing its existing 31-metre height limit on buildings near Kyoto Station to up to 60 metres to revitalize the gateway for visitors to the western Japanese city,…
Lukashenko says Belarus-North Korea relations entering new phase
Relations between Belarus and North Korea are entering a fundamentally new phase, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Thursday. “Friendly relations between our states, which originated during the Soviet era,…
Cathay Pacific raises fuel surcharge on all flights by 34%
HONG Kong aviation giant Cathay Pacific announced Thursday it was raising fuel surcharges on all flights by 34 per cent as a result of increasing oil costs due to the…