Latest News

Latest News

Reuniting with old friends from afar

Editorial

08/06/19

State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was recently on an official state visit to the Czech Republic and a working visit to Hungary at the invitation of Czech Prime Minister Mr. Andrej Babiš.

Are you at risk of a Heart attack?

Feature

08/06/19

It was stated in Kyemon newspaper on 29th April. ‘Around the world at every thirty-four seconds, a person is dying from cardiovascular disease particularly due to ischemic heart attack’, it said.

Myanmar imports decline 6% in current fiscal

Business

08/06/19

MYANMAR’S  imports  have  exceeded  US$12  billion  in  the  eight months since October in the current fiscal year, the Min-istry of Commerce reported on Friday. Compared with the cor-responding  period  of  the  2017-2018FY, imports have declined by more than $780 million, or 6 per cent.

Ancient Myanmar wooden monasteries in Mandalay

Culture & Travel

08/06/19

MANDALAY i s where    Myan-mar’s   cultural   heritages   are.   Many ancient Myanmar wooden monasteries with late Konbaung dynasty’s Inwa, Amarapura and Yadanapon  era  architectural  and  construction  styles  were  constructed  in  Mandalay.  The  monasteries were treasured and well maintained and thus can be seen in magnificent forms today.

World famous Myanmar primates from Bahin area

Culture & Travel

08/06/19

IT has been 10 years since I start participating in My-anmar-France  field  sur-vey  on  primate  fossil  in  2008. In the first year our trip to Bahin  Village  in  Myaing  Town-ship via Pyay and Pakokku was a very difficult one. Road trans-port was very bad. As some rains had  fallen  I  vividly  remember  reciting all the religious verses I knew as we made the journey arduously.

Myanmar lose to Viet Nam 0-2 in friendly match

Sport

08/06/19

THE MYANMAR U-23 national football team lost their friendly match against Viet Nam by two goals yesterday at the Viet Tri stadium in Viet Nam.

Netherlands beat England in extra time at UEFA Nations League

Sport

08/06/19

NETHERLANDS have defeated an  error-prone  England  outfit  3-1 in the extra time of the UEFA Nations  League’s  semifinal  to  set up a final showdown against Portugal.

Po La Pyae

Cartoon

07/06/19

School uniforms, stationeries donated in Pakokkyu Tsp.

Local

07/06/19

Maternal and Child Welfare Association in Pakokku District donated school uniforms and stationeries to monastic post-primary school-19 in U Yin Taung Village, Nyaunghla village-tract in Pakokku Township yesterday.

Over 19,900 tourists visit Myanmar via Tachilek in one week

Culture & Travel

07/06/19

The number of day-trippers from Thailand and other countries who visited Myanmar through Tachilek border gate from May 31 to June 6 this year reached about 19,906,