Over 200 displaced after fire destroys 57 households in Myanmar's Mon State
YANGON: More than 200 people have been displaced after a fire broke out in Gadone Paw Village, Mudon Township, on the morning of January 8, leaving 57 households affected and creating an urgent need for housing as part of recovery efforts, according to local residents.
Myanmar sets 180-day validity for import licences, limits firms to one application per month per product from Jan 1, 2026
YANGON: The Ministry of Commerce has announced that the validity of import license and permit applications will be set at 180 days from January 1, 2026, and that only one licence application per company for imports for domestic trading purposes will be required within a calendar month if the type of product is the same.
Myanmar's Shwedagon Pagoda draws over 6.95 million visitors in 2025
YANGON: Myanmar's Shwedagon Pagoda, also known as the Golden Pagoda, attracted over 6.95 million visitors in 2025, Boe Thin, a member of the Shwedagon Pagoda Board of Trustees, told Xinhua on Friday (Jan 9)
Myanmar razes 631 KK Park buildings tied to online gambling
YANGON: The government is conducting a multi-stakeholder joint task force to systematically destroy the seized items used in online gambling operations and systematically demolish illegal buildings in the Shwe Kokko area and KK Park area, where most online gambling operations are conducted.
Earthquake in Myanmar felt in Mandalay, Pyin Oo Lwin and Sagaing
Residents of Mandalay, Pyin Oo Lwin and Sagaing clearly felt an earthquake that struck on the night of January 8, according to the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH).
USDP secures majority in Phase One of Myanmar’s 2025 polls, winning 89 of 102 seats
YANGON: According to a statement released by the Union Election Commission, in the first phase of the election held on Dec 28, 2025, the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) won 89 out of 102 Pyithu Hluttaw constituencies.
64 killed, 341 injured in Myanmar's Yangon-Mandalay highway accidents in 2025
YANGON: A total of 64 people were killed and 341 injured in 180 traffic accidents on Myanmar's Yangon-Mandalay highway in 2025, according to the highway traffic police force on Wednesday (Jan 7).
Landmines destroy limbs and lives on Bangladesh-Myanmar border
BANDARBAN: In the dense hill forests along Bangladesh's border with war-torn Myanmar, villagers are losing limbs to landmines, casualties of a conflict not of their making.
Myanmar pro-military party wins first phase of junta-run election: official results
Myanmar's dominant pro-military party won the first phase of junta-run elections, the last released official results showed on Monday, with the USDP taking nearly 90 percent of lower house seats.
Thai police allege online scammers have moved bases from Myanmar to Cambodia
BANGKOK: Royal Thai Police say online scam gangs have moved from Myanmar border towns to a new compound in Malai, Banteay Meanchey, deeper inside Cambodia.
