Apr 03, 2026
Maung San Yu, a Myanmar national working at Maru Tech, a metal materials and components manufacturing factory in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province of Korea, was seriously injured on 24 March when his body was caught in a machine during work. He sustained severe injuries, including skull and facial bone fractures and a dislocated cervical vertebra, and as a result, he suffered brain haemorrhaging and oxygen deprivation, which led to cardiac arrest.
Apr 03, 2026
The Hpa-an-Kawkareik-Myawady Asian Highway, part of the Greater Mekong Sub-region East-West Economic Corridor and a main communication route in Kayin State, was reopened yesterday morning by officials from the Kayin State government, Commander of the South-East Command Maj-Gen Kyaw Lin Maung, and other officials.
Apr 03, 2026
Under the guidance of the Acting President, Myanma Railways of the Ministry of Transport and Communications is undertaking measures to ensure ease of travel for passengers and cost-effective transport of goods. These include operating battery electric locomotives on the Yangon Circular Railway, introducing special parcel trains on the Yangon-Mandalay and Yangon-Mawlamyine routes to prioritize the transport of food supplies, and increasing the number of parcel coaches on passenger trains running along the Yangon-Pyay and Thazi-Shwenyaung-Taunggyi routes.
Apr 03, 2026
The Joint Bill Committee, the Joint Public Accounts Committee, and the Hluttaw Representative Scrutiny Committee were established at the second-day meeting of the first regular session of the Third Pyidaungsu Hluttaw.
Apr 02, 2026
A coordination meeting was held in Minbu Township, Magway Region, yesterday, to open heat relief shelters after the area recorded a high temperature of 43°C, ranking among the world’s hottest locations.
Apr 02, 2026
To reduce heavy foreign currency expenditure on imported edible oil, it is necessary to expand the cultivation of oilseed crops such as sunflower, soybean, and sesame, improve sunflower production, ensure affordable access to fertilizers, and provide maximum State support while encouraging farmers to maximize yields.
Apr 01, 2026
Three foreign nationals – two from the Philippines and one from Bangladesh – who had entered Myanmar illegally via border routes through neighbouring countries, including Thailand, and were involved in illegal online gambling, online fraud, and other criminal activities in the Myawady-Shwe Kokko area of Kayin State, were deported yesterday. The transfer was carried out through the Myanmar-Thailand Friendship Bridge II in accordance with legal procedures, on humanitarian grounds and in the spirit of bilateral friendship. In addition, one Indian natioanal was newly identified and detained and is undergoing verification for deportation.
Apr 01, 2026
Tatmadaw columns have successfully regained full control of the strategically important Winwa Bridge, which had been temporarily seized by insurgents, and have reopened the Dawei-Myeik transport route, enabling the resumption of normal travel and the flow of goods.
Apr 01, 2026
A total of seven members of the PDF group who accepted the peace process returned to the legal fold with arms and ammunition, and were formally handed over to their parents and guardians at a ceremony held at Taing Yan Aung Hall of the Coastal Region Command Headquarters yesterday afternoon.
Apr 01, 2026
The Pyu Creek dam distributes water to Aung Naing Toe, Hnankauk and summer paddy in Lu Nge Arr Marn field in Pyu township of Bago Region through the right channel.