Aug 01, 2026
ELECTION Tribunal No 5, chaired by Union Election Commission Member U Than Aung Kyaw, with U Myo Maung and U Kyi Thein serving as members, has issued its ruling in Election Petition No 3/2025 concerning the Pyithu Hluttaw constituency of Thabeikkyin Township, Mandalay Region.
Aug 01, 2026
THE Pyidaungsu Hluttaw enacted the Anti- Online Scam Law as Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Law No 3/2026 on 31 July 2026.
Aug 01, 2026
1. On 19 June 2026, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) issued a Public Statement regarding Myanmar.
Aug 01, 2026
The National Solidarity and Peacemaking Negotiation Committee (NSPNC) held a meeting with a delegation from the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) (Ang Mai) at the Mingala Thiri Hotel in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday morning, focusing on regional stability, development, and long-term peacebuilding initiatives in the Naga region.
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Aug 01, 2026
A Seminar titled “Reviewing Myanmar’s position and role within ASEAN” was held at the Lawkanat Hall of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Nay Pyi Taw on 31 July 2026. The Seminar was attended by the Union Minister and Deputy Ministers from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chairpersons of the International Relations Committees of Pyithu Hluttaw and Amyotha Hluttaw, Hluttaw Representatives, Senior Officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministries responsible for three ASEAN Community Pillars, academics and experts from the National Solidarity and Peacemaking Negotiation Committee (NSPNC), Myanmar Institute of Strategic and International Studies (MISIS), National Defence College, Department of International Relations of Naypyitaw State Academy and the Department of International Relations and Political Science of Yangon University.
Aug 01, 2026
During the first 100 days of the new government, Myanma Railways successfully upgraded railway infrastructure. In line with the President’s guidance to improve services, the Yangon-Pyay-Yangon route has now been upgraded to provide passengers with a safer and more comfortable journey, said Union Minister for Tansport and for Digital Development and Communications U Mya Tun Oo. He added that modern air-conditioned DEMU trains resumed services on the Yangon-Mandalay route on 1 May and the Yangon-Mawlamyine route on 1 July. In addition, diesel-electric train services between Myitkyina and Mohnyin on the Mandalay-Myitkyina line operated on 21 July.
