SOUTH Korea’s benchmark Kospi index topped 8,000 points for the first time Friday, buoyed by an artificial intelligence-driven boom in the country’s semiconductor industry. The index briefly rose above the…
LAOS is continuing efforts to strengthen digital transformation and expand secure digital infrastructure as part of its long-term socioeconomic development strategy. Speaking at a press conference on Friday to mark…
Myanmar authorities arrested seven Chinese online scammers in Metmung Township of Shan State (North). The combined force continued its investigation about 45 kilometres southwest of Metmung, and arrested one Chinese…
FOURTEEN people have died in YBS (Yangon Bus Service) related accidents during the first four months of 2026, according to U Lian Cin Mang, Joint Secretary of the Yangon Region…
THE wholesale reference prices of palm oil set for the Yangon market stayed the same at K7,499 per viss this week ending 21 May, like that of last week, according…
Myanmar and Russia are discussing technical constraints on the construction of an oil refinery, according to U Aung Phyo Htut, Economic Attaché in Moscow, citing a news release from the…
The foreign currency amount traded in the foreign exchange market was for the import of edible oil, fuel oil, car/motorcycle spare parts, medicine and pharmaceutical raw materials, industrial raw materials,…
MYANMA Railways (MR) has announced schedule adjustments and service expansions on several key routes, including Yangon, Mandalay, Nay Pyi Taw, Thazi, and Mawlamyine, to better serve passengers. Following the successful…
The Yangon Region Hluttaw Office announced that the closing ceremony for the “Bill Drafting Workshop” and the “Legal Affairs and Hluttaw Seminar” was held on 14 May at Pearl Hall…
THE UNESCO nomination of Myanmar’s traditional Htamanè culture as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity is planned for 2027, according to the Ministry of Hotels, Tourism and Culture. “Thingyan has…
