Latest News

Latest News

Slight earthquake strikes Sagaing Region’s Homalin Township

Weather

15/12/19

No immediate reports of damages or casualties were available following a slight earthquake which was recorded at 10:23 a.m. today, the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology announced.  

Monywa hosts mass cycling activity

Sport

15/12/19

A mass cycling event jointly organized by the Sports and Physical Education Department, Myanmar Cycling Federation and Monywa Cycling Federation took place in Monywa, Sagaing Region this morning.

December mass walking activity held in Kengtung

Sport

15/12/19

A mass walking event was held in conjunction with a mini-marathon contest in Kengtung, Eastern Shan State on 14 December.

Nippon Foundation-funded school facility handed over to Education Dept. in Hsiseng

Education

15/12/19

A ceremony to hand over a new school facility to the Department of Education was held at a basic education middle school (branch) in Kontha Village, Hsiseng Township in PaO Self-Administered Zone in Shan State on 14 December.

No casualties reported in filling station fire

Crime

15/12/19

No casualties were reported in a filling station fire in a village near Hpa-an, the capital city of Kayin State on 13 December, the Ministry of Home Affairs reported.

Flydubai launches daily direct flights between Dubai and Yangon;Includes Southeast Asia in its Routes Network

Feature

15/12/19

YANGON Aerodrome Company Lim-ited  (“YACL”),  operator  of  Yangon  International  Airport  (“YIA”),  today  welcomes  the  first  inaugural  flight  of flydubai, a government- owned budget airline, direct from Dubai, United Arab Emirates. This marks  flydubai’s  first  scheduled  daily  flight  in  Southeast Asia.

Ayeyawady Region sees rapid infrastructure development

Feature

15/12/19

ANEW embankment was  built  in  Zalun  Township,    Ay-eyawady  Region  in  order to prevent flooding from the  river  water.  The  embank-ment  is  7,500  ft  in  length  and  was built by three tender winning companies with K990.868 million of the allotted funds in the  fiscal  year  2018-2019.

13th Int’l Friendship Medical Mission 2019 opens in Nay Pyi Taw

Local

15/12/19

The 13th International Friendship Medical Mission, a programme for providing free surgical service to children with cleft lips and palate, was opened at the 1,000-bed hospital in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.

Inter-village road opened in Pa-O Self-Administered Zone

Local

15/12/19

A four-mile-long concrete inter-village road was opened in Pinlaung Township, Pa-O Self-Administered Zone in Shan State (South) on 13 December.

Myanmar society is today being established based upon the basic human values of peace, freedom and development, with the nation’s youth playing a major role: President U Win Myint

Speeches

15/12/19

Union Ministers, Magway Region Chief Minister and ministers, Magway Region Hluttaw Speaker and Hluttaw representatives, experts and learned person from various sectors, teachers and students. May you all be well both spiritually and physically.