Aug 15, 2025
The Union of Myanmar Travel Association (UMTA) has invited its members to visit the Akha swing-riding festival, which will be held in Kengtung, Shan State, on 23-26 August.
Aug 15, 2025
Myanmar Cotton and Cotton Products Merchants and Manufacturers Association has been connecting with India and Uzbekistan to get access to cotton varieties that are resilient to weather changes and engineered to withstand high temperatures and diseases, maintaining high yields with a fairer price.
Aug 15, 2025
FOR the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) to be held in December 2025, application forms will be sold from 15 to 17 August for novices, monks, nuns and those under 10 years old, said the JLPT organizing committee, Myanmar Association of Japan Alumni.
Aug 15, 2025
Commander of the Coastal Region Command Maj-Gen Kyaw Kyaw Han and responsible officials met with citizens from Taninthayi Region who will attend the People’s Military Service Training 16. The meeting took place at the local battalion hall in Myeik.
Aug 15, 2025
A Chinese television production team from Guangxi, led by Mr Yang Chun, Director of the Guangxi Broadcasting and Television Bureau in Nanning, arrived in Myanmar on 11 August to shoot the documentary programme “Blooming Lacang-Mekong Heritage”. The seven-member team is collaborating with Myanmar’s audio and visual media for the production.
Aug 14, 2025
AS of 13 August, in the six regions and states of Myanmar most severely affected by the powerful earthquake that struck on 28 March, there have been 3,773 deaths, 5,104 injuries, and 35 people reported missing.
Aug 14, 2025
Union Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Dr Soe Win inspected the implementation of the Kalaw Creek embankment project, the site where a suspension bridge will be constructed, the ongoing renovation works at Kalaw Railway Station, and the sand dredging activities along Kalaw Creek in Kalaw Township yesterday.
Aug 14, 2025
The powerful Mandalay earthquake that struck on 28 March caused casualties, missing persons, injuries and damage to basic infrastructure in 10 regions and states, including the Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory.
Aug 14, 2025
Basic education schools in Nawnghkio were closed for nearly a year due to terrorist attacks. The schools were reopened on 25 July, and students can learn peacefully, with the school enrolment process being provided.
Aug 14, 2025
U Ko Ko Hlaing, Union Minister for the Ministry 2 of the President’s Office, received Mr Michael Dunford, World Food Programme (WFP) Representative and Country Director, United Nations Resident Coordinator ad interim and Humanitarian Coordinator ad interim, yesterday afternoon at the parlour of the Office of the National Defence and Security Council in Nay Pyi Taw.