Russian firm sparks Pangpet Steel Mill power station revival
A Russian company is cooperating in efforts to enable the operation of the Heat Recovery Power Station (HRPS) at No 2 Steel Mill (Pangpet) in Shan State (South), according to…
CBM pumps US$1.7M into forex market
The Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM) sold over US$1.5 million to edible oil-importing companies and over $3,520 CMP companies on 27 May, along with over $ 214,000 worth of non-trade…
YSX stock trading values exceed K1.63B in Apr
The grand trading value of the eight listed companies on the Yangon Stock Exchange (YSX) topped K1.63 billion from 332,880 shares traded in April 2026, according to YSX’s statistics. At…
Officials inspect vocational motorcycle repair training in Pathein
Officials from the Department of Rural Development under the Ministry of Cooperatives and Rural Development conducted a field inspection on 27 May at Thudawgon Village, Pathein Township, to monitor the…
Stakeholders gather for rice export zone awareness drive
The Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF) announced that an awareness workshop on the Rice Export Zone (REZ) was held using a hybrid system on 27 May at the Mingalar Hall of…
Cooperative training centres open enrolment for new business accounting intake
The Cooperative Accounting Vocational Training Centres in Magway, Mandalay, Taunggyi, Mawlamyine, and Pathein cities are recruiting first-year admission of a three-year Business Accounting Course that will start on 16 June…
GVP funds of K48.7M disbursed in Kunhing
The Department of Rural Development under the Ministry of Cooperatives and Rural Development, Kunhing Township, Shan State (South), held a ceremony on 27 May in Hokyel Village, to disburse Green…
China’s Yunnan Media Group, Myanmar’s Swe Myo Pauk-Phaw Magazine sign media cooperation MoU
The signing ceremony of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Yunnan Media Group of China and the Swe Myo Pauk-Phaw Magazine, which is published monthly in Myanmar language, to cooperate…
A few Westerners’ misconceptions about Buddhism: An encapsulated commentary
By Myint Zan Vesak Day 2026 has been commemorated mainly in Buddhist-majority countries in recent days. This article deals with a few misunderstandings and misconceptions of certain basic doctrines of…