Myanmar announces temporary tax exemption on high-speed diesel to stabilise prices
YANGON: Myanmar's Ministry of Finance and Revenue has announced a temporary tax exemption on imports of high-speed diesel in a bid to stabilise and lower commodity prices. The state-owned daily The Global New Light of Myanmar reported on Thursday (April 2)
Myanmar Parliament to hold presidential election on April 3
YANGON: The presidential election will be held at the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, Myanmar's national-level bicameral legislature, on April 3, according to an announcement by Speaker Aung Lin Dwe.
Myanmar refugee's death ruled homicide: US health officials
WASHINGTON, United States: Health officials on Wednesday (April 1) ruled the death of a Rohingya refugee from Myanmar who was found dead on a street in New York state after his release from immigration detention a homicide.
Myanmar imposes fishing ban during spawning season to protect aquatic resources
Myanmar's Department of Fisheries has banned fishing for three months starting from Wednesday (April 1) during the fish spawning season to protect aquatic resources. State-owned daily The Global New Light of Myanmar reported on Wednesday.
Myanmar closes 17 fuel stations, warns 24 for violating QR code rules
YANGON: Myanmar's Ministry of Energy has temporarily shut down 17 fuel stations across Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw, Mandalay and Mon State, while issuing strong warnings to 24 others for selling fuel without scanning Bar Code/QR Code systems.
Myanmar's rebuild stutters year after deadly quake
MANDALAY, Myanmar: The gaping holes torn in a road to Mandalay by last year's devastating earthquake have been filled in, and the route in northern Myanmar partly resurfaced.
Proceedings involving two Myanmar nationals over death of countryman postponed to April 23
GEORGE TOWN: Proceedings against two Myanmar nationals at the Magistrate's Court here on Wednesday (April 1), in connection with the murder of a fellow countryman at Gat Lebuh Macallum last month, have been postponed to April 23.
Junta chief elected as vice-president
junta chief Min Aung Hlaing was elected a vice-president by the lower house, parliament officials said, with the coup leader edging closer to becoming the country's civilian leader.
Myanmar's elected lawmakers elect two vice presidents
NAYPYIDAW: Elected representatives from Myanmar's Pyithu Hluttaw (Lower House) and Amyotha Hluttaw (Upper House) on Tuesday (March 31) elected a vice president each from among their respective candidates.
Hlaing steps down as junta chief
Min Aung Hlaing, Myanmar's military chief who led a coup in 2021, stepped down to stand as president in a parliamentary vote following the first polls in the nation since the takeover that triggered a civil war.
