The Myanmar Postal Service has issued a new 200-kyat postage stamp featuring a bird that is only seen in Myanmar, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation.
The Wondrous Beauty of Myanmar Amber Hides a Very Dark Secret
Fossilized treasures entombed in golden, glassy amber capture countless stories of ancient forested landscapes through which the dinosaurs roamed. Sometimes these prized fossils are part of a very …
Meet Lt-Gen Ye Win Oo, the Man in Charge of Myanmar Junta’s Torture Chambers
The chief of Military Security Affairs is a close confidant of Min Aung Hlaing who has overseen hundreds of deaths in interrogation centers.
Civilians in firing line as conflict returns to Myanmar’s Rakhine
A truce in the troubled western region appears to have crumbled with the military in open warfare against rebel groups.
Asia Album: Celebrations of Thadingyut festival in Myanmar
People light candles on the pre-full moon day of the Thadingyut festival in Yangon, Myanmar, Oct. 9, 2022. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua) YANGON, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) — Myanmar’s traditional Thadingyut …
U.S. sanctions Myanmar company for buying junta weapons from Russia, Belarus
The Biden administration has sanctioned a Myanmar company, its founders and director on accusations of abetting the military junta’s ability to carry out human rights abuses by buying it weapons from …
Thousands throng Myanmar’s Shwedagon to mark Buddhist festival of lights
Thousands of Buddhist devotees thronged Myanmar’s Shwedagon Pagoda to mark the full moon of the Thadingyut festival on Sunday, some offering prayers for a country plunged into turmoil by last year’s …
Thailand, Asean, and Myanmar policymaking
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha must be enthusiastic about attending the Asean leaders’ biannual summit in Phnom Penh next month, especially for the session on measures to end the Myanmar …
Myanmar Airways launches Phuket route
Phuket: Myanmar Airways International (MAI) began operating its Yangon–Phuket route yesterday, targeting migrant workers and long-stay tourists. On Saturday, MAI introduced at a press briefing its …
Myanmar’s handmade lantern market sees low demand amid commodity price hike
A woman makes a traditional lantern for Thadingyut lighting festival in Yangon, Myanmar, Oct. 7, 2022. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua) Although the prices of raw materials were higher, lantern makers …