News Myanmar: SL-Myanmar strengthen collaboration in gem and tourism industries
With the objective of strengthening the cooperation between Myanmar and Sri Lanka in gemstones, jewellery, tourism, and investment, the Chief Executive Officer and Gemologist of the Nojili Group of Companies in Sri Lanka and Japan, L.A.D. Palitha has successfully completed a business development visit to Myanmar from 11–17 June 2026. ..
News Myanmar: Myanmar turns to cotton cash crop to lift farmers' livelihoods
Myanmar is turning to cotton as a potential economic lifeline, in a bid to revive struggling rural communities and generate much-needed foreign exchange in the face of a prolonged economic slowdown.
News Myanmar: Myanmar Rohingya Boat Disaster: Why Refugees Continue Dangerous Crossings Despite Deadly Risks
More than 500 Rohingya refugees are feared dead after two boats capsized off Myanmar. Here's why conflict and worsening camp conditions keep driving deadly sea crossings.
News Myanmar: Over 500 feared dead after two Rohingya refugee boats reportedly sink off Myanmar coast
More than 500 Rohingya refugees are feared dead after two boats reportedly sank off Myanmar, as the UN warns of a deepening humanitarian crisis and calls for urgent rescue efforts.
News Myanmar: Shan State Exemplifies China’s Tangled Myanmar Ties
In this Jan. 12, 2015 photo, Ta’ang National Liberation Army troops march in Mar Wong Village, northern Shan State during a celebration marking the 52nd anniversary of their insurrection against ...
News Myanmar: Myanmar’s military government claims a record seizure of illicit drugs at production sites
BANGKOK--The military government of Myanmar, long noted as one of the world’s biggest producers of heroin and methamphetamine, has announced what it describes as the country’s largest-ever seizures of illicit drugs and equipment used to produce them, state media reported Thursday.
News Myanmar: Over 2.34 mln stimulant tablets, 8.14 kg of heroin seized in central Myanmar
YANGON: Myanmar authorities have seized over 2.34 million stimulant tablets and 8.14 kg of heroin in central Myanmar's Mandalay region, the state-owned daily Myanma Alinn reported on Wednesday.
News Myanmar: Once shunned, Myanmar leader to visit Thailand next month
This will be Min Aung Hlaing's first trip to Thailand since he became civilian president and follows visits to India, China and Laos in the past few weeks.
News Myanmar: Myanmar military shuts down a major cybercrime center and detains over 2,000 people
BANGKOK--Myanmar’s military has shut down a major online scam operation near the border with Thailand, detaining more than 2,000 people and seizing dozens of Starlink satellite internet terminals, state media reported Monday.
News Myanmar: Myanmar's conflict-torn Rakhine state could face an imminent acute famine, UN report warns
The U.N. Development Programs is warning that Myanmar’s Rakhine state, home to the Rohingya minority and engulfed in conflict between government forces and a powerful ethnic group, could face an imminent acute famine.
News Myanmar: Amnesty Intl says Myanmar army has laid landmines in Kayah
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military has laid landmines that have killed and injured people in and around villages in Kayah, a conflict-affected region near the border with Thailand, Amnesty ...
News Myanmar: Myanmar's Kayah State Chief Minister reassigned to military duties
YANGON: The Office of the National Defence and Security Council (NDSC) announced Tuesday (Dec 30) through Order No. 54/2025 that Kayah State Chief Minister Zaw Myo Tin (pic) has been reassigned to ...
News Myanmar: Myanmar religion minister says Rohingya 'brainwashed' to 'march' on the country
YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar’s Minister for Religion on Tuesday said Rohingya Muslim refugees living in neighboring Bangladesh are being "brainwashed" into "marching" on the Buddhist-majority nation, ...
News Myanmar: Myanmar Says It Repatriated 70,000 Foreigners Forced to Work in Scam-Centers
Myanmar’s military government says “special operations” over the past two years have dismantled infrastructure at major scam compounds, including KK Park, and led to the repatriation of tens of thousands of foreign nationals forced into online fraud.
News Myanmar: Tokyo's 'Little Yangon' a legacy of culture, freedom and hope
The district of Takadanobaba on the west side of Tokyo's Yamanote loop line may be best known for its vibrant student life and cheap eateries, but nestled in its corners is a small yet thriving Myanmarese community. Located across the Kanda River around five minutes' walk from the station is…
News Myanmar: Myanmar battles rising floodwaters after landslide kills 52
Climate scientists in 2015 ranked Myanmar at the top of a global list of nations hardest hit by extreme weather. That year more than 100 people died in floods that also displaced hundreds of thousands ...
News Myanmar: Myanmar scrambles to rescue flood victims as landslide kills dozens
Climate scientists in 2015 ranked Myanmar at the top of a global list of nations hardest hit by extreme weather. That year more than 100 people died in floods that also displaced hundreds of thousands ...
News Myanmar: Monsoon rains batter Myanmar, 51 killed in landslide
The death toll from a monsoon landslide rose to 51 in Myanmar's Mon state, said latest figures released by Myanmar Fire Services Department on Sunday. "Search and rescue operations are being carried ...
