The 2020 elections are more peaceful in retrospect

THERE’S a little over a week left until we cast our votes in our nation’s third election since the 2008 Constitution came into effect.
Nature-based solutions are answer to achieving climate goals
Globally, emissions have dropped, and the demand for coal and oil is lower than it has been in a long time, due in large part to the decline in demand from transport and slowdown in manufacturing.
Expanding export market is called key to reviving economy in post-COVID-19 period
Expanding our foreign markets with the rest of the world, without relying on sole market, and producing quality value-added products meeting international standards will be critical to igniting economic growth in the post-COVID era.
Promoting new digital skills of youth called key to revitalizing economy

October 29, 2020

COVID-19 a wake-up call for NCDs
The rise in non-communicable diseases in the countries of the world including Myanmar has fuelled the COVID-19 pandemic.
FDI data shows positive signs of economy
Our country’s FDI – foreign direct investment target reached 98 per cent two months ahead of the end of the current fiscal year though the COVID-19 pandemic has hit our economy hard. This shows that our country is one of the few countries that achieved positive growth during the pandemic.
Respecting child rights in all circumstances is a must
Myanmar ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child – UNCRC on 15 August, 1991 and the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography on 27 September, 2019.