Latest News

Latest News

MRF to set floor price for paddy this month

Business

13/03/19

THE Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF) will declare at floor price for paddy this month. U Ye Min Aung, the chair of the federation, made the remarks at the MRF central executive meeting, held in the first week of March.

Myanmar Daily Weather Report

Weather

13/03/19

Wednesday, March 13, 2019 - 07:00

Myanmar Daily Weather Report
(Issued at 7:00 am Wednesday 13th March, 2019)

Consumer Protection, Demarcation, Engineering Council bills brought to Pyidaungsu Hluttaw

Parliamentary news

13/03/19

A 14th meeting of Second Pyidaungsu Hluttaw 11th regular session was held at Pyidaungsu Hluttaw meeting hall in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday morning.

47-member leading committee meeting of 7th State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee concludes

Local

13/03/19

The 19th meeting of the 47-member leading committee of the 7th State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee continued at the Wizaya Mingalar Dhammathabin Hall on Kaba Aye Hill in Yangon yesterday.

Joint Committee to amend 2008 Constitution holds meeting 5/2019

Local

13/03/19

Meeting 5/2019 of the Joint Committee to amend the 2008 Constitution was held at Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Building D in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday afternoon.

Workshop on enhancing rural nutrition held in Nay Pyi Taw

Local

13/03/19

At the workshop on enhancing rural nutrition with European Union (EU) assistance in Myanmar held in Office No. 15, Nay Pyi Taw yesterday morning,

Permanent Representative of Myanmar stresses the need of Special Rapporteur to strictly adhere to the principles of independence, impartiality and integrity and to avoid bias reports and non-constructive statements

Local

13/03/19

An Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar was held on 11 March 2019 during the 40th Session of the Human Rights Council, held in Geneva from 25 February to 22 March 2019.

Deputy Minister for Information U Aung Hla Tun receives RFA new Director for Southeast Asia

Local

13/03/19

Deputy Minister for Information U Aung Hla Tun received Radio Free Asia (RFA) new Director for Southeast Asia Matthew Pennington at the Ministry of Information yesterday.

Beware of crowding pigeons and stray dogs in urban Yangon

Feature

13/03/19

Myanmar people are kind by nature and we have heartfelt pity on other living things. If someone were to say this sympathetic nature is engendering the dangers caused by pigeons and dogs on the streets of Yangon, animal lovers will be quick to provide a stream of comments. But this is a serious and very real problem.

Ensure there are no sacred cows in fight against corruption

Editorial

13/03/19

As the Union Government steps up efforts to combat corruption and malpractices in governmental institutions, it is important that it spares no one, notwithstanding their role in the government machinery,