Sep 04, 2023
A Bangladeshi naval delegation led by Commodore Mustaque Ahmed, (G), NPP, pcs, BN arrived in Yangon by air on 30 August to attend the 6th Myanmar-Bangladesh Navy to Navy Staff Talks. The Myanmar delegation, led by Commodore Kyaw Kyaw Htoo, held the talks with the Bangladeshi delegation at Ayeyawady Naval Region Command Headquarters on 1 September 2023.
Sep 04, 2023
Data collection work of mural paintings at 416 temples in the Bagan Ancient Cultural region is being carried out to update data base of the pagodas before identifying the factors that damage the centuries old paintings, according to an official from the Department of Archaeology and National Museum (Bagan branch), under the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture. The current effort started on 11 August this year with the aim of stepping up the preservation work and the department will also enlist the inscriptions in the ancient buildings, U Kyaw Myo Win, the director from the Department of Archaeology and National Museum (Bagan branch) told the Global New Light of Myanmar yesterday. “We’ll assess how badly the mural-adorned pagodas have been damaged, and which factors for example termites, bats or human damage them. We will find out the root causes before arranging for the preservation measures,” U Kyaw Myo Win explained.
Sep 03, 2023
THE Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM) governor said on Monday in the recent meeting that it is necessary to make solid efforts to provide the local manufacturing industries including MSMEs with financial support.
Sep 03, 2023
AS local stability and security are also important for carrying out local development activities, Col Min Naung, a member of the Nay Pyi Taw Council, stated that it is necessary for the Tatmadaw and the people to be united and cooperate.
Sep 03, 2023
UNION Minister for Health Dr Thet Khaing Win visited, yesterday, a kidney donor and acceptor (patient) involved in the 58th kidney transplant operation that was successfully performed on 23 August at Yangon Speciality Hospital (500-bed).
Sep 03, 2023
UNION Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs U Min Thein Zan arrived back in Yangon yesterday evening after attending the 7th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Sports (AMMS-7) and related meetings held in Chiang Mai, Thailand from 30 August to 2 September.
Sep 03, 2023
NAY Pyi Taw Council Chair Mayor U Than Tun Oo delivered a speech at the inauguration ceremony of the International Tourism Alliance of Silk Road Cities in China yesterday.
Foreign diplomats visit Taungpyoletwal Reception Centre, Hlaphoekhaung Transit Camp in Rakhine State
Sep 03, 2023
A mission including heads of foreign embassies to Myanmar and diplomats led by Union Minister at the Union Government Office 2 U Ko Ko Hlaing who is also Vice-Chair 1 of the Rakhine State Stability, Peace and Development Work Coordination Committee visited Taungpyoletwal Reception Centre where they toured the repatriation facilities in Rakhine State’s Maungtaw Township yesterday.
Sep 03, 2023
THE Maravijaya Buddha Image, the tallest sitting marble Buddha statue in the world and located at the Buddha Park in Dekkhinathiri Township, Nay Pyi Taw, is crowded with nationwide pilgrims from 8 August.
Sep 02, 2023
THE diplomat mission led by Union Minister at the Union Government Office 2 U Ko Ko Hlaing who is also Vice-Chair 1 of the Rakhine State Stability, Peace and Development Work Coordination Committee visited the Cyclone Mocha-hit Rakhine State yesterday.