Religious titles and insignia offered to recipient Sayadaws and nuns
A gala ceremony to offer religious titles and insignia to recipients for 2026 was held in conjunction with the ceremony to donate rice and alms to members of the Sangha…
Myanmar seeks UNESCO intangible heritage status for traditional glass mosaic gilding craft
According to the Department of Archaeology and National Museum under the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture, efforts are underway to nominate Myanmar’s traditional glass mosaic embedded in gilding craftsmanship…
SEC Solar and UAB Bank sign MoU to support MSMEs in Ayeyawady Region
TO help resolve the challenges faced by MSME entrepreneurs in the Ayeyawady Region and to facilitate cooperation with banks, including payment arrangements, SEC Solar and UAB Bank signed a Memorandum…
Over 157,000 tonnes of tissuecultured bananas exported to China in 10 months
MORE than 157,000 metric tonnes of tissue-cultured bananas were exported to China between April 2025 and January 2026 via the Kampaiti border post in Kachin State, according to the Kachin…
Ayeyawady Region targets 170,000 tonnes of salt for 2025-2026 season
THE Ayeyawady Region salt industry official informed The Global New Light of Myanmar that they expect to produce 170,000 tonnes of sun-dried salt during the 2025-2026 salt season. Over 19,320…
Republic of the Union of Myanmar National Defence and Security Council Notification 43/2026
15th Waxing of Taboung 1387 ME 2 March 2026 THE Acting President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar has conferred honorary titles and medals on the following individuals…
ASEAN economic integration in focus at 49th HLTF-EI
THE 49th Meeting of the High-Level Task Force on ASEAN Economic Integration, held in Iloilo, the Philippines, from 25 to 27 February, brought together regional representatives, including a Myanmar delegation…
Bejewelled diamond orb and the pennant-shaped vane hoisted atop ancient Raja Manicula Kaunghmutaw Pagoda
A ceremony to hoist the bejewelled diamond orb and the pennant-shaped vane atop ancient Raja Manicula Kaunghmutaw Pagoda which has been renovated due to damage caused by the Mandalay earthquake…
Myanmar-Lao friendship associations sign MoU to strengthen bilateral cooperation
FRIENDSHIP associations from Myanmar and Laos have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Nay Pyi Taw as an initial step towards strengthening bilateral cooperation. The MoU was signed on…
Thonze Reservoir irrigates summer paddy cultivation in Thayawady Township
ACCORDING to the Department of Irrigation and Water Utilization Management’s construction task force 9, local farmers in Thayawady Township, Bago Region, have been receiving irrigation water from the Thonze Reservoir…