Jul 22, 2026
PRIVATE investors are showing more interest in solar projects along the Yangon-Mandalay Expressway than in other places, according to the Ministry of Electricity and Energy.
Jul 22, 2026
THE second day of the meeting to review the peace process between the National Solidarity and Peacemaking Negotiation Committee (NSPNC) and the NCA-Signatory Ethnic Armed Organizations (NCA-S EAOs) was held at the M Gallery Hotel in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.
Jul 22, 2026
A ceremony commemorating the 99th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China was held at the Novotel Max Hotel in Yangon yesterday evening, with Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services and Commander-in-Chief (Army) General Kyaw Swa Lin attending the event with his wife.
Jul 22, 2026
THE Pyidaungsu Hluttaw continued its ninth day meeting in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday morning. Amyotha Hluttaw MP U Zin Min Htet from the Bago Region Constituency 7, who is secretary of the Joint Bill Committee, read out the findings on controversial points between the two Hluttaws for the Anti-Online Scam Bill and remarks of the Joint Bill Committee.
Jul 22, 2026
UNION Minister for National Planning, Investment and Foreign Economic Relations U Aung Kyaw Hoe received Mr Michael John Dunford, Representative and Country Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Myanmar, at the Ministry’s Office 1 in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday morning.
Jul 22, 2026
SPEAKER of the Pyithu Hluttaw U Khin Yi, accompanied by Deputy Speaker U Maung Maung Ohn and officials from the Pyithu Hluttaw Office, met members of the Committee on Domestic and International Non-Governmental Organizations in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.
Jul 22, 2026
THE Myanmar Gems and Jewellery Exhibition will be held from 22 to 25 July in the Jiegao border trade zone in Ruili, Dehong Prefecture in Yunnan Province of China, under the cooperation of the Chinese and Myanmar governments. Yunnan-based news outlets reported that all products at the exhibition are original gemstones sourced directly from Myanmar, with traceable origins and quality guarantees.
Jul 22, 2026
ARMED terrorism is destroying the interests of the relevant areas and the local people, obstructing and undermining the future of the regions and the nation, said President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar U Min Aung Hlaing at the meeting with cabinet members of Yangon and Bago regions along with departmental officials at the Yangon Region government office yesterday afternoon.
Jul 21, 2026
As the electricity sector plays a vital role in a country’s economic development, improving living standards, and ensuring socio-economic stability, the government has been prioritizing the development of the power sector. However, the PDF terrorists, together with some ethnic armed organizations (EAOs), have been carrying out attacks on electricity infrastructure and other development projects through various means.
Jul 21, 2026
Deputy Minister for Construction U Myo Myint inspected the installation of solar lighting systems at public facilities in Falam Township, Chin State, yesterday and instructed officials to maintain and use the systems effectively.