Thanakha submitted to UNESCO for intangible cultural heritage

Culture & Travel

01/04/20

Myanmar Thanakha, which is one of the favourite products of the local people to apply on their face, was submitted at the end of March as a world’s intangible cultural heritage to be nominated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), said Member U Ye Myat Aung of Intangible Cultural Heritage Promotion Committee under the Archeology and National Museum Department.

Playing the market is breaking the law

Editorial

01/04/20

With more findings of Coronavirus infections, which reached 14 yesterday in Myanmar, the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic appears imminent in our country.

Public contributions to fund of National-Level Central Committee on Prevention, Control and Treatment of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19)

Local

31/03/20

Appeal to Myanmar citizens returning to Myanmar via border gates

Local

31/03/20

MoFA, MoIC meet to fight COVID-19

Local

31/03/20

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of International Cooperation held their second meeting on working group’s preparedness and response to COVID-19.

Four more confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Monday, total cases reach 14

Local

31/03/20

1. Laboratory results of the National Health Laboratory (Yangon) on the specimens from a total of 55 persons under investigation and quarantined persons at 5:15 pm 30 March 2020 have shown two positive cases of Covid-19 (Table 1), and the remaining 51 persons were tested negative.

ARSA explosive kills two in Maungtaw

Local

31/03/20

Two men were killed and three injured by an explosive triggered by ARSA in Maungtaw Township, Rakhine State, yesterday morning.

National Covid-19 committee receives donations of well-wishers

Local

31/03/20

The National-Level Central Committee for COVID-19 Prevention, Control and Treatment have received cash and hospital equipment donated by business companies and individuals yesterday.

Covid-19 unpacks Bagan city, temples

Local

31/03/20

Bagan cultural heritage zone, one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites, is now sitting eerily empty amid Covid-19 fears, according to the Shwezigon Pagoda Trustees Board.

Immediate loan programme to ease economic impact of COVID-19 on industries

Editorial

31/03/20

Since the outbreak of Covid-19, we have seen the negative repercussions of the spreading of the virus, and industries which employ large labour forces, as well as employees in the hotels and tourism sector and related businesses, are bearing the brunt of the Coronavirus outbreak.