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YANGON, U.S. Ambassador to Myanmar Scot Marciel and USAID Mission Director Teresa McGhie hosted an event celebrating women’s contributions to peace in Myanmar through the presentation of the Women Contributing to Peace mapping project. Civil society or…

Bangladesh has told the United Nations Security Council that it cannot take in any more Rohingya refugees.Foreign Secretary Shahidul Haque told the body Thursday: “I regret to inform the council that Bangladesh would no longer be in a position to accom…

YANGON, Myanmar, Myanmar attracted over 3.55 million foreign visitors in the whole of 2018, according to the figures from the Hotel and Tourism Ministry on Saturday (today).During the period, China topped the list of Asian travellers with 297,400 visi…

KUCHING: Sarawak is currently working out the details regarding the proposal for it to set up its own airline company.According to Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg, Sarawak government is trying to revisit this ‘old proposal’ � previ…

YANGON, Myanmar, Myanmar forest authorities have seized 63 tonnes of illegally harvested timbers, from a forest reserve in southern Bago region, the official Global New Light of Myanmar reported, Sunday, quoting the Forest Department.The illegally har…

Myanmar’s military on Friday warned ethnic armed groups to end hostilities in five of its command regions around the country and to stop attempts to expand their territory during the temporary unilateral cease-fire that the armed forces imposed in Dece…

The Myanmar military has killed 13 Arakan Army soldiers in counterstrikes amid ongoing clashes in restive northern Rakhine state, while in the capital Naypyidaw State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi ordered the country’s forces to destroy the rebels, a mili…

Myanmar’s deputy commerce minister met China’s ambassador to the country on Monday in Naypyidaw to discuss the reopening of the busy border crossing at Muse in northern Shan state for trucks carrying Myanmar produce and seafood that was closed in Decem…

The United States participated in COP24 to protect U.S. interests, advance a level playing field for U.S. business, and promote the U.S. balanced approach to economic growth, energy security, and environmental protection. Judith Garber, Principal Deput…

The General Assembly today adopted four resolutions which promote a culture of peace, tolerance, diplomacy and multilateralism, before filling vacancies in the Committee for Programme and Coordination, as well as in the Committee on Conferences.Adopted…

YANGON, Myanmar, Myanmar President, U Win Myint, today called on the Anti-Corruption Commission, to combat corruption with increased momentum, stressing the need for the commission to take effective and clear-cut action, in accordance with the law, re…