Kyaw Ko Ko
The Myanmar Times
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Myanmar election commission arranges advance voting for elderly
The Union Election Commission is devising a plan that would allow elderly people over 60-years-old, to be able to vote at home through an advance voting scheme, especially in those areas where the COVID-19 infection rate is high. → Read More
Mandalay extends preventive measures as virus cases surge
The Mandalay Region government extended its COVID-19 measures until September 15 amid an uptick in cases, even as it tries to normalise business in Myanmar’s second most populous territory. → Read More
NLD official slams campaign to boycott polls
A senior official of the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) said he strongly opposes any attempt to boycott the November 8 elections, the second free elections in the country after more than 50 years of military rule. → Read More
Repairs almost finished on quake-damaged Bagan pagodas
Only seven of the over 300 pagodas damaged during a powerful earthquake in 2016 are still under repair, the Religious Affairs and Culture Ministry said. → Read More
Mandalay farmers lack pesticide safety knowledge
Most farmers in Mandalay Region do not know how to safely use pesticides and are unaware of the health and environmental dangers they pose, according to a study by a private research group. → Read More
Myanmar Election day set on November 8
The Union Election Commission (UEC) has set Myanmar’s general elections for November 8. → Read More
More than 1600 fined for not wearing masks in Mandalay
The number of people not wearing face masks when going outside is increasing in Mandalay Region, resulting in action taken against more than 1600 violators within a month, according to the Mandalay City Development Committee (MCDC). → Read More
Mandalay gems market to reopen on June 6
Mandalay’s Maha Aung Myay gems trading centre will reopen on June 6 as the country’s second most populous region begins to restart its economy after two months of following strict measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. → Read More
Govt extends COVID-19 restrictions, eases some limits
The government extended measures to deal with the coronavirus outbreak until the end of May, according to a letter issued by the Committee on Prevention, Control and Treatment of COVID-19 on May 13. → Read More
Myanmar ups govt agri loans, reduces rates for farmers this year
An agricultural loan of more than K147 billion will be disbursed to farmers in Mandalay Region to grow monsoon paddy and other crops for this year starting May 15. “We’re now still collecting repayments from last year’s loans. For this year, we’ll disburse the funds via the agricultural development banks in the respective townships starting May 15. We’ll also collect the → Read More
Over 600 large factories in Mandalay set to reopen
The Mandalay regional government has allowed the re-opening of more than 600 factories in the region after they passed inspections for complying with COVID-19 regulations, an official said on May 7. → Read More
States and regions in Myanmar take action to prevent COVID-19
Aside from Yangon, Myanmar is moving to prevent the spread of COVID-19 across its other states and regions. The country's population has risen by about 10 million to almost 55 million in 25 years, according to the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population, so containing the virus and ensuring it does not spread is crucial. → Read More
More than 3200 people under quarantine in Mandalay
More than 3200 people are under quarantine in Mandalay to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus in the country’s second most populous region, the regional government said on Wednesday. → Read More
Myanmar editor faces terror charges over interview with AA
Police detained and charged a local Myanmar editor under the country’s anti-terrorism law for interviewing a spokesperson for an ethnic armed group the government recently declared as a terrorism organisation. → Read More
Mandalay closes 41 markets, Dawei shuts down beaches
Mandalay city ordered the shutdown of 41 big markets, and Dawei city in Tanintharyi region closed its famed beaches as Myanmar’s bid to prevent a COVID-19 outbreak leveled-up on Saturday. → Read More
Mandalay scans people at famous pagoda, markets
Mandalay authorities are taking additional measures to prevent an outbreak of COVID-19 by scanning the temperatures of visitors to a famous pagoda and at major markets across the city. → Read More
Villagers rap X-ray machine used to find drugs, firearms
Villagers in Pyin Oo Lwin township in Mandalay Region have urged authorities to remove an X-ray machine used to detect firearms and illegal drugs on the road near their village, saying it’s a magnet for trouble that could threaten their lives. → Read More
Bagan increases smoke-free areas to 91
The number of smoke-free areas has increased to 91 in the Bagan cultural zone, according to the Archaeology and National Museum in Bagan. → Read More
Taxpayers bear the costs of loss-making steel factory in Mandalay
Nearly K500 million in interest is paid daily to China for a loan taken to run a loss-making state-owned steel factory in Myingyan township, Mandalay, said U Zarni Aung, regional minister for Electricity, Energy and Construction. → Read More
Auditor-general criticises Mandalay govt
Mandalay Region’s officials fail to follow financial regulations and procedures, do not systematically plan projects, and do not complete projects on time, according to a report by the regional auditor-general. → Read More