Shaping Myanmar into a global granary
A ROUND 15 million acres of monsoon paddy and about two million acres of summer paddy, totalling roughly 17 million acres, are cultivated annually in Myanmar. This includes around 50…
Traditional Kayin white-thread-tying ceremony held in Taninthayi
THE traditional Kayin white-thread-tying ceremony, held during the month of Wagoung, is a cultural heritage handed down from generation to generation by Kayin ancestors. It is held annually from the…
Ministries Urged to Prioritize Waterway Maintenance, Flow Surveys
In Ayeyawady Region, erosion of the embankment caused by riverbank erosion along the Toe River, a tributary of the Ayeyawady River, occurred from the morning of 25 August at a…
President inspects livestock breeding activities in Twantay
President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar U Min Aung Hlaing, accompanied by Union ministers, the chief minister of Yangon Region, the commander of the Yangon Command and…
As super El Nino strengthens, study suggests that climate change is intensifying El Ninos
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new study suggests that El Ninos — the natural climatic chaos agent that pops up periodically and spikes global temperatures — are getting stronger because of…
Trump says US will take control of 65 billion barrels of Venezuela’s oil reserves
By The Associated Press President Donald Trump on Friday said the U.S. has entered an agreement with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of the South American country’s…
OpenAI to cut off AI models for SpaceX-owned Cursor, escalating feud with Musk
By Anusha Devang Shah and Shubham Kalia Aug 28 (Reuters) – OpenAI said on Friday that it plans to stop providing AI models to Cursor, the coding-tool company now owned…
War weighs on Iran’s economy as US intensifies sanctions
By Eman Abouhassira and Yasmine Ghania DUBAI/CAIRO, Aug 29 (Reuters) – Iranian leaders are acknowledging the economic toll of war with the United States, with the supreme leader calling on…
Norway’s King Harald V dies at 89 and his son becomes King Haakon VIII
TAVANGER, Norway (AP) — King Harald V of Norway, who went into exile in the United States as a child during the Nazi occupation of his homeland and refused a…
Trump renamed Lake Ontario to Lake America, which Canada rejected
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday officially renaming Lake Ontario, a major body of water shared along the northern border with Canada, to “Lake America”. “We’re…