Myanmar’s Tazaungdaing Festival, also known as the Festival of Lights, traditionally occurs on the full moon day of Tazaungmon, the eighth month in the Myanmar calendar. It marks the conclusion of the …
Thai oil firm PTTEP may seek extension for Myanmar gas fields
ABU DHABI, Oct 2 (Reuters) – Thai oil and gas giant PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) (PTTEP.BK) may extend its contracts for two gas fields in neighbouring Myanmar when one ends in 2028 and the …
Myanmar’s tourism minister extends welcome to Chinese tour group
The Chinese tour group’s visit to Myanmar was facilitated by the collaboration of the travel companies from the two countries, it said. The tourism minister during the meeting highlighted China as an …
Myanmar junta’s reign of terror
The UN’s account of civilians in Myanmar being burned alive, dismembered, raped, beheaded and bludgeoned to death on the orders of the Chinese- and Russian-backed ruling military junta demands a …
World News in Brief: ‘Competing’ efforts to rebuild Derna, Myanmar mines threat, schools shut in Burkina Faso
The head of the UN mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has hit out against ‘unilateral and competing initiatives’ being proposed by authorities in the divided country to rebuild the shattered city of Derna, and …
Joint Civil Society Statement Opposing Myanmar Junta Representatives’ Participation in the EU-ASEAN Human Rights Dialogue
FIDH is dismayed by the invitation of a Myanmar junta representative to the EU-ASEAN human rights dialogue. As a result of this, FIDH has taken (…) …
Blackouts Lengthen in Yangon as Power Crisis Worsens in Myanmar
Blackouts are normally rare in the rainy season, usually from June to October, when hydropower dams fill and electricity production increases. Forty percent of Myanmar’s electricity is generated by …
Myanmar’s Cash-Strapped Junta Hikes Taxes, Utilities Despite Surging Inflation
The state-owned Myanmar Gems Enterprise issued a notice on September 15 saying that license fees for buying and selling finished jewelry will be increased from 50,000 kyats to 300,000 kyats (nearly …
Myanmar earns over 7.3 bln USD in export in nearly 6 months
YANGON, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) — Myanmar earned over 7.3 billion U.S. dollars in export earnings in nearly six months of the 2023-2024 fiscal year, according to the ministry of commerce on Sunday.
It’s on again – Myanmar’s well-known hot air balloon festival to resume after three-year halt
Myanmar’s renowned hot air balloon festival in Taunggyi, Shan state will resume this year after being suspended for three years due to the Covid-19 pandemic, organisers have confirmed.