News | Ministry Of Information

May Yu radios distributed to Bengali speakers in Rakhine State

Aug 06, 2021

BENGALI-LANGUAGE speakers in Buthidaung, Maungtaw and Yathedaung townships in Rakhine State were provided with May Yu FM Radios under the ASEAN-ROK Fund on the Repatriation of Displaced Persons in Rakhine State yesterday morning.

COVID-19 vaccines distributed nationwide by Tatmadaw aircraft

Aug 06, 2021

THE Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines from China are distributed to the regions and states from Yangon by the cold chain delivery logistics vehicles, Tatmadaw aircraft and helicopters.

Myanmar-ROK trade reaches nearly $450 mln in seven months

Aug 05, 2021

THE value of bilateral trade between Myanmar and the Republic of Korea in the past seven months (October-April) of the 2020-2021 financial year stood at US$449.98 million, according to figures released by the Ministry of Commerce. Imports surpassed export in Myanmar’s trade with South Korea, with exports registered at $183.95 million and imports valued at $266 million.

Onion market remains sluggish due to lack of foreign demand

Aug 05, 2021

THE onion market remains inactive as the foreign demand has dried up, stated onion traders.

Difference in Three Waves of COVID-19 Pandemic in Myanmar

Aug 05, 2021

THE guileful nature of COVID-19’s third wave is now apparently at its peak. The world is also facing high rate of infection and death. Since the mid of July, the death rate of the pandemic has increased to 30 per cent and the average death rate of COVID-19 in Indonesia is reportedly around 1,300 per day. The primary reason of having high rate of infection and death is found out to be the new variants of virus. The neighbours and regional countries are also being severely impacted by the new variants of virus.

Union Minister U Wunna Maung Lwin participates in ASEAN Post Ministerial Conference (PMC) 10+1 Sessions with ASEAN's Dialogue Partners and 11th East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

Aug 05, 2021

UNION Minister for Foreign Affairs U Wunna Maung Lwin participated in the ASEAN-U.S. Ministerial Meeting, ASEAN-Australia Ministerial Meeting, ASEAN-India Ministerial Meeting and 11th East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers’ Meeting which were held via videoconference yesterday beginning 07:30 am from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nay Pyi Taw.

Terrorists blow up 100 kVA transformer used for water supply in Pekhon

Aug 05, 2021

INSURGENT terrorists are committing destructive acts of violence with the intent to endanger the lives and properties of the people across the country.

Govt fully operates import processes of medical supplies

Aug 05, 2021

THE Ministry of Commerce currently imposes temporary import licence exemptions for medical supplies to control the COVID-19 and offers services to import the materials via the border trade camps daily.

Dato Erywan Pehin Yusof, Brunei Foreign Affairs Minister (II) appointed as the special envoy of ASEAN alternate chairman to Myanmar

Aug 05, 2021

THE 54th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting took place on 2 August, focusing on the appointment of a special envoy of the Alternate Chairman of ASEAN mentioned in the five common agreements adopted by the ASEAN Leaders Meeting held on 24 April.