Youth Orators Set to Compete
A Myanmar public speaking competition for the youth will be held during the “Night of Ideas 2026” event, aiming to enable young people to express their perspectives within the cultural…
Red Cross distributes drinking water in Laymyethna
THE Myanmar Red Cross Society is distributing drinking water to flood-affected communities in Laymyethna Township, Ayeyawady Region, and will continue the relief operation, according to the society. Staff from the…
Yangon, Wuhan Formalize SisterCity Ties
ACCORDING to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Yangon and Wuhan signed a Letter of Intent to establish sister-city relations during the 2026 Wuhan International Friendship Cities Cooperation Conference and the…
Tachilek Opens to Third-Country Tourists on Package Trips
THIRD-COUNTRY tourists meeting the prescribed requirements are now allowed to enter and leave Myanmar through the Tachilek-Mae Sai border checkpoint in eastern Shan State under package tour arrangements and travel…
Malaysian regulator to ask publicly-traded firms for El Nino plans, eyes deeper Middle East ties
By Karin Strohecker, Elisa Martinuzzi and Anousha Sakoui LONDON, Sept 18 (Reuters) – Malaysia’s Securities Commission plans to ask companies to disclose how they are preparing for El Nino amid…
Early results show Russia’s main Kremlin party dominating tightly controlled parliamentary vote
Russia’s main Kremlin party, United Russia, was dominating the country’s first wartime parliamentary election, according to early returns released Monday from a tightly controlled election virtually devoid of opposition to…
China and the US are competing for AI dominance but have shared concerns over safety
By CHAN HO-HIM HONG KONG (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, leaders of rival nations in a race to dominate artificial intelligence, are expected to…
World leaders return to UN amid wars in Middle East and Ukraine
By Antoni Slodkowski UNITED NATIONS, Sept 20 (Reuters) – World leaders gather in New York this week for the UN General Assembly, bracing for President Donald Trump’s return to the…
Iranian president to attend UNGA session — state media
IRAN’S President Masoud Pezeshkian will leave Tehran for New York on Tuesday to attend the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), the official news agency IRNA reported.…