Agriculture Dept, MRF eye Myanmar paddy seed exports

Business

18/03/26

THE Agriculture Department and Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF) are making efforts to export Myanmar’s paddy seeds to foreign countries, including the Philippines, Bangladesh, and Indonesia.

YR distributes 20,000 visses of onions at subsidized prices

Business

18/03/26

A total of 20,000 visses of onions were sold to the public in town­ships across Yangon Region at lower prices than the market rate.

CBM sells $2.38M to edible oil importers

Business

18/03/26

THE Central Bank of Myan­mar (CBM) sold over US$2.38 million to edible oil-import­ing companies on 16 March, along with an injection of 1.15 million baht into the forex market.

Nay Pyi Taw Rice Exhibition draws 180 buyers for Pawsan rice

Local

18/03/26

THE rice exhibition held in Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory received 400 visitors, and of them, about 180 bought Pawsan rice, according to a statement released by the Myanmar Rice Federation on 17 March.

MRF suspends home delivery system amid energy crisis

Business

18/03/26

MYANMAR Rice Federation (MRF) temporarily halted home delivery service on 17 March amid the fallout of fuel oil.

MNL championship set for dramatic final 90 minutes

Sport

18/03/26

THE 2025-2026 Myanmar National League season will conclude on 18 March, with the championship to be decided in the final round of matches kicking off simultaneously at 3:30 pm.

MFF seeks coaching staff for National Football Academy (Yangon)

Sport

18/03/26

THE Myanmar Football Fed­eration (MFF) has announced that it is seeking to recruit coaches for the MFF National Football Academy (Yangon).

New law levies tax on EVs, revises duties on fuel-powered cars

Local

18/03/26

Similarly, the 2026 Union Tax Law imposes a 10 per cent tax on imported fuel-powered vehicles, including vans, saloons, sedans, estate wagons and coupes, with engine capacities of 1,501 to 2,000 cc, 30 per cent on those ranging f

Zoos boost care, nutrition for endangered tigers amid declining wild numbers

Local

18/03/26

TIGERS facing the threat of extinction are being system­atically fed and cared for in zoos in Nay Pyi Taw, Yangon and Mandalay to help stimulate their instincts, according to a statement from Yangon Zoological Gardens.

MoFA celebrates 79th anniversary

Local

18/03/26