Budget airlines first to cut flights as jet fuel prices soar
RYANAIR, Transavia, Volotea and other low-cost airlines are feeling the financial pain from high jet fuel prices as a result of the Middle East war and are cutting flights. The…
Iran to respond on prospects of US talks after leadership consultations: Pakistani PM
PAKISTANI Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday that Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi had assured him that Tehran would respond on the prospects of talks after consultations with the…
Foreign guests to attend Moscow’s Victory Day Parade, Kremlin aide confirms
F OREIGN guests will be attending the Victory Day Parade in Moscow, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov assured on Wednesday. “There will be guests,” Ushakov told reporters when asked about foreign…
Tanker operated by Japan’s Idemitsu Kosan passes through Strait of Hormuz
A tanker operated by a subsidiary of Japanese oil refiner Idemitsu Kosan Co transited the Strait of Hormuz without paying any toll, a government source said Wednesday. Japanese Prime Minister…
Mercedes warns longer Mideast war could cause shortages
GERMAN premium automaker Mercedes-Benz warned Wednesday that a drawn-out conflict in the Middle East could cause shortages of key inputs as it reported tumbling quarterly profits. Traffic in the Strait…
YCDC invites open tenders for supplies procurement for 2026-2027 FY
THE Yangon City Development Committee invited open tenders for the procurement of operational supplies needed for the 2026-2027 financial year. Supplies include 406,500 bags of cement, 455 tonnes of round…
Trainees invited for Rice Milling Production Technology Courses
UNDER the public-private collaboration between the Ministry of Science and Technology’s Department of Technical and Vocational Education and Training and the Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF), Rice Milling Production Technology courses…
CBM injects over US$9.9M into import sector on 28 Apr
THE Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM) sold over US$4.78 million to edible oil-importing companies, and US$5 million to LNG-importing companies and over US$168,400 to CMP companies on 28 April. CBM…
Full Moon Day of Kason, unique for Buddhists
The Lord Gautama Buddha attained omniscient knowledge while seated beneath the Bodhi tree, through the accumulated power of the perfections developed over countless lifetimes of practice. For this reason, Myanmar…
Unity leads to progress while duplicity brings ruin
By AUGUSTIN In this interconnected world, choosing unity over division defines true success. Your stance determines whether you thrive by working together or fail by straddling two separate, uncertain, and…