THE World Health Organization (WHO) defines Public Health as “the art and science of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts of society.

I MAGINE carrying a ticking time bomb inside your chest silent, invisible, giving no warning signs. You feel perfectly fine. You go about your daily routine. But inside, the pressure is building, quietly damaging your heart, your brain, and your kidneys. This is the reality for millions of people living with hypertension, or high blood pressure the world’s most common yet most underestimated medical condition.

On the occasion of the International Day of Families, which falls on 15 May 2026, The Global New Light of Myanmar extends its heartfelt wishes to families around the world for good health, happiness, and the strength to successfully overcome the challenges of daily life. In reality, as the world has increasingly accepted a paradigm of globalization like one global village, families of different peoples and nations have, in fact, become one global family, and the world itself has become a family world.

WARDS and villages are the most fundamental units of the country, and ward and village administrative bodies are organizations that interact directly with the public on a daily basis and carry out administrative functions, thereby playing an important role.

By Thet Mon Tun On 25 April 2026, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China’s Central Committee, visited Myanmar, meeting with Myanmar President U Min Aung Hlaing and the Union Minister for Foreign Affairs U Tin Maung Swe at the invitation of the latter.

As a proud citizen of Myanmar, I often reflect on our nation’s journey and its place in the global community. In an increasingly interconnected world, Myanmar’s foreign policy and its regional partnerships are more crucial than ever for fostering stability, economic growth, and a shared future for all. The recent visit of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to Myanmar on 25 April 2026 stands as a powerful reaffirmation of the enduring bonds and forward-looking cooperation that define our relationships with key regional partners, particularly our closest neighbour, China.

IN RECOGNITION of workers, who are a vital driving force essential to national economic development, Labour Day has been commemorated annually. The observance of the commemorative day has reached its 88th anniversary on 1 May 2026.

ACCORDING to data from the 2024 Population and Housing Census, there are weaknesses in Myanmar’s education sector. Therefore, in order to promote the national education sector, the government has changed the compulsory education system up to KG+9.

Myanmar has, within a relatively short period since 2021, had to endure and overcome severe natural disasters. The COVID-19 pandemic began in Myanmar in late 2020 and intensified in 2021. Through the joint efforts of Tatmadaw members and healthcare workers in prevention and treatment activities, the country was able to overcome the pandemic with comparatively limited losses.

The Water Festival, known as Thingyan, is one of the most cherished and symbolic celebrations in Myanmar. It marks not only the transition into a new year but also the cleansing of the past and the welcoming of new hopes. This year’s Thingyan, however, felt different from the previous years. Across the country, there was a noticeable return of joy, laughter, and a sense of renewed spirit among the people. After years of uncertainty and emotional restraint, many Myanmar citizens seemed to celebrate more freely, more openly, and with a deeper sense of meaning.