Myanmar Hosts 37th ASEAN Environment Officials Meeting
MYANMAR is hosting the 37th Meeting of ASEAN Senior Officials on Environment (ASOEN) and Related Meetings virtually from 10 to 13 August. The opening ceremony was held at the Parkroyal…
Sitagu Cakku Dana Hospital to launch 57th free eye-care drive in Sept
THE Sitagu Cakku Dana Hospital, located inside the Hsipaw Pagoda in northern Shan State, will start the 57th free eyesight donation from 14 to 17 September. People with vision problems…
Flood alerts issued across Myinmu, Pakokku, NyaungU, Hpa-an, Madauk, and Myitnge
THE Department of Meteorology and Hydrology reports that river levels across Myanmar continue to rise, with waters in Myinmu, Pakokku, NyaungU, Hpa-an, Madauk, and Myitnge already surpassing danger marks in…
Myanmar, Egypt explore cooperation to improve cotton production
MYANMAR and Egypt held talks at Egypt’s Agricultural Research Centre (ARC) in Giza to advance bilateral cooperation aimed at improving Myanmar’s cotton production and strengthening the country’s agricultural sector, according…
Mongla Region Sees Intensified Push for Peace and Stability
A delegation led by Chair of the National Democratic Alliance Army (NDAA) U Htein Lin paid a courtesy call on President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar U…
Japan PM calls for free, safe passage of Hormuz in phone talks with Oman
JAPANESE Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi called for the resumption of free and safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz in phone talks with Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said on…
Iran says service fees should be charged for passage through Hormuz Strait
FEES should be charged for maritime services provided in the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday. He made the remarks at a weekly press…
A-bomb victims’ group calls for world free of nukes on its 70th anniversary
leading group of atomic bomb survivors, renewed its pledge Monday to continue its efforts towards realizing a world free of nuclear weapons as it marked the 70th anniversary of its…
Major quake rocks Colombia and other countries, causing damage and injuries
A powerful earthquake rocked Colombia and other Latin American countries on Monday, causing unspecified damage and injuries and building evacuations in Bogota. The Colombian geological service put the magnitude of…