The following is the tentative agenda of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s historic Myanmar visit as obtained by Myanmar Today. November 30 3:00 PM – arrival to Naypyidaw by air December 1 9:00 AM – meeting with Myanmar foreign minister Wunna Maung Lwin 10:00 AM – meeting with President of Union of...
A magnitude 6.8 earth quake hit eastern Shan State close to Thai, Laos and China border, according to State run official media. According to Myanma rRadio and Television (MRTV), the quake hit an area near Keagtong, the capital of eastern Shan State. 74 people died and 111 injured according to State media reports
New system of visa on arrival was started in both Yangon (Rangoon) and Mandalay. Start from 1st May, visitors to Myanmar can apply for the new arrival visa at Yangon (Rangoon) International Airport and Mandalay International Airport. Myanmar has previously issued arrival visa in the past. However, these were not real arrival visa. Visitors...
Arsenic contamination in drinking water has been found in all over Myanmar, according to Mizzima News’ report. Quoting Deputy Director of Occupational Health from the Ministry of Health from Myanmar, the news reported “water contaminated with arsenic at levels above 10 ppb (parts per billion) – the level set as permissible by the World...
Daw Ni Ni Thein, female, 67 year U Khin Maung Lay, male, 61 year Daw Htay Htay Yi, female, 45 year Ko Kyin Aung, male, 37 year Ma Thida Pyone, female, 35 year U Thant Zin Thein, male, 32 year Ko Aung Ko Ko Maung, male, 30 year Ko Soe Win, male, 24 year...
A number of local news journals have published the accounts of the bomb blast in Yangon during Thingyan New Year Water Festival. Excerpts from Eleven News local media are translated here for our visitors. “My father is a hundred-household chief (local administrative council member). On that day, he was working as a security at...
Photo: Nyi Lynn Seck reproduced with permission Three bomb blasts rocked former capital Yangon (Rangoon) during the Thingyan Myanmar New Year celebration this afternoon. According to official MRTV (Myanmar Radio and Television) announcement this evening, three bombs blasted in front of X20 water pandal near Kandawgyi Lake in downtown Yangon (Rangoon) at around 3.15 PM....
People all over Myanmar (Burma) will be celebrating New Year Thingyan water festival next week. The traditional Myanmar Thingyan water festival is a similar event to a much well known Thai Songkran. However, it is more widely and fiercely participated by all class of Myanmar (Burmese) society all over the country. This year’s 2010...
Myanmar (Burmese) state media on September 24 announced the distribution of new currency notes from the central bank of Myanmar. The new notes are in 5000 kyat denomination, and will be started distribution on first October. The new note will be the same size as other notes currently in use in Myanmar. Currently, the...
Myanmar State television reported that 7,114 convicted prisoners across the country will be released from prison. However, it was not clear how many of then will be political prisoners. The amnesty was granted for good behaviour and humanitarian ground. The amnesty comes just ahead of the opening of this year’s U.N. General Assembly session, which...
