The Waste We Create and the Lives We Leave Behind
By Min Min Zan Every day, an ordinary household produces a surprising amount of garbage. In my home, four people live together, yet by the end of a single day…
When the Water Rises, So Does Our Humanity
By Laura Htet (UDE) There is something beautiful about rain – until we begin to count how many things we have to carry upstairs. A bucket. A bag of clothes.…
Lend a hand to persons with disabilities without discrimination
Persons with disabilities are members of society and an important part of it. As citizens, they are entitled to equal rights and opportunities on an equal footing with others. The…
DICA: 200 companies fail to file AR in Aug 2026
TWO hundred companies were struck off the register in August 2026 for failing to file annual returns (AR) on the online registry system, MyCO, according to the Directorate of Investment…
Hopong opens free motorcycle repair training course
THE Department of Rural Development, under the Ministry of Cooperatives and Rural Development, opened a free motorcycle repair training course in Sanphu Village, Hopong Township, yesterday to support rural livelihoods,…
Ayeyawady Floods Recede as Relief and Embankment Repairs Continue
ON the night of 30 July, in Laymyethna Township, Ayeyawady Region, heavy rainfall and riverbank erosion caused a sandbar breach beneath the Ngawun River embankment, inundating local wards and villages.…
Riverbank erosion threatens Nyaungdonkyun embankment
THE Nyaungdonkyun embankment, along the Toe River, a tributary of the Ayeyawady River, has been affected by riverbank erosion since the morning of 25 August. The affected section is between…
Football community donates K100M to flood victims
MYANMAR’S football clubs and players have jointly donated K100 million to support flood-affected communities in Ayeyawady Region. The donation was handed over to the Ayeyawady Region chief minister on 30…
Relief operations underway as Taninthayi River rises above danger mark
TORRENTIAL rains on 30 and 31 August caused the Taninthayi River in Taninthayi Township, Myeik District, Taninthayi Region, to rise to 25 feet and seven inches, exceeding the township’s danger…
Insurance payout THB2M transferred to deceased Myanmar’s family
AN insurance payout of THB2 million, covered by a Myanmar migrant worker who tragically passed away in a traffic accident in Thailand, has been transferred to her family, according to…