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.

AT PRESENT, the new State machinery is being formed in accordance with the Constitution, and the respective components of the legislative, executive, and judicial estates are beginning to take shape. In the Myanmar New Year, following the Thingyan festival, everyone must work together in unity – with renewed people, renewed spirit, renewed strength, new thinking, and new perspectives – to build a modern and developed new nation.

FEDERALISM means a system where different states have their own powers but still belong to one union. It is based on sharing power between the central government and the states through a common constitution.

In a democratic system, elections are an indispensable process. Democracy embodies two essential dimensions: participation and competition. These two dimensions must be fully realized through free and fair elections, which constitute the very essence of democratic practice. Representatives, elected by the people in accordance with their free will, enter legislative bodies through the electoral process to represent the voice of the people. In doing so, parliaments serve as the fundamental pillars of law-making and as platforms through which the people’s will is expressed.