Yangon News

Lt-Gen Myint Swe is being widely tipped to succeed Snr-Gen Than Shwe as the Burmese army’s next commander in chief, according to several dissidents in exile and Burma observers. Rumors have circulated that Myint Swe is junta strongman Than Shwe’s...

I have no sympathy for them," Pillai said after a meeting with senior Orissa government officials in Bhubhaneshwar. Stating that coordinated operations by different states with help from the Centre could be beneficial for fighting Maoists, he said no military...

The information center, set up at the Kyogone Forestry Directorate in Insein Township, will provide update news about global warming, climate change and the country's weather condition for government departments, researchers, environmental conservation workers and the public, the sources...

Complaints of forced labour in Burma have risen by nearly 50 percent in the past five months, with more than half of these stemming from the recruitment of youths into the army. The statistics, published in a report by the...

The presentation on the submission was held on August 24 this year before the commission where the formation of a sub-commission for Myanmar was deferred in consideration of the protest note of Bangladesh, which was communicated to the UN secretary...

Myanmar — Detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is ready to cooperate with Myanmar's ruling junta in lifting foreign sanctions but it remains uncertain if the reconciliation efforts will yield results...Than Shwe released Tuesday, Suu Kyi has requested a...

Myanmar— Searchers have recovered more bodies from a ferry accident in Myanmar, bringing the confirmed death toll to 31, with about a dozen people still unaccounted for. An official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized...

The Myanmar authorities have extended an ultimatum to another four months for stopping plastic bag production under monitoring system, sources with Yangon City Development Committee said on Sunday.     The move came after companies, engaged in such production, made the request...