Eight Myanmar nationals arrested in Thailand counterfeit goods raid; Chinese owner flees
YANGON: Thai police have arrested eight Myanmar nationals during a raid on a warehouse allegedly involved in producing counterfeit goods, while the Chinese owner has fled, according to Thai media reports.
Hearse carrying body on the Yangon-Mandalay Expressway bursts, crashes into curb
YANGON: A hearse carrying a dead body on the Yangon-Mandalay Expressway suffered a puncture and crashed into a roadside curb on Wednesday (Nov 4), according to the Highway Maintenance and Supervision Committee.
Myanmar's negotiation committee and ethnic armed organisation discuss election plans for Mongla Region in Myanmar's Shan State
YANGON: The National Solidarity and Peacemaking Negotiation Committee (NSPNC) and the National Democratic Alliance Army (NDAA) held a meeting in Mongla on November 1 to discuss matters relating to the designation of a political and administrative status appropriate for the region under the administration of the Government, as well as arrangements for holding elections in the Mongla region.
Top UN court to rule Nov 19 on Myanmar/Rohingya genocide case
THE HAGUE, Netherlands: The top United Nations court will on November 19 deliver a landmark ruling on whether Myanmar's crackdown against its mostly Muslim Rohingya minority constituted a genocide, officials said on Tuesday (Nov 3).
Myanmar attracts US$433mil FDI in first half of FY 2026-27
YANGON: Myanmar attracted over US$433 million in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first six months of the 2026-27 fiscal year, the country's Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA) said Tuesday (Nov 3), reported Xinhua.
Yangon invites tenders to convert Yangon's waste into electricity and bio-CNG
YANGON: The Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC) has invited local and international firms to submit proposals for waste-to-energy projects utilising over 2,500 daily tonnes of garbage from the Hteinpin and Daweichaung dumpsites.
US strategy links Myanmar peace talks to rare-earth access
WASHINGTON: Washington aims to use peace diplomacy in Myanmar as a way to expand US influence and potentially gain access to the country's rare-earth deposits, according to a recently published State Department strategy document.
Newborn among 15 killed as Myanmar military strikes maternity clinic and school, sources say
Infant among several children killed in wave of weekend military attacks in Myanmar as military-backed government has cast its offensive as a legitimate fight against "terrorists"
Myanmar star elephant's 73rd birthday brings back generations of memories
YANGON: At 73, Momo, a renowned female Asian elephant at Yangon Zoological Gardens, was once again the centre of attention as children, parents and elderly visitors gathered on Sunday (Nov 1) to celebrate her birthday.
Four dead, one rescued after oxygen depletion in underground water tank at a college in Myanmar
YANGON: Four people died and one was rescued alive after an oxygen shortage occurred while workers were removing support poles inside an underground water tank at Meiktila Education Degree College in Meiktila Township, according to reports.
