Lun Min Mang
The Myanmar Times
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U Myint Maung nominated to lead Tanintharyi
President U Win Myint has nominated U Myint Maung, regional natural resources and environment minister, to take over Tanintharyi's top job. → Read More
Tanintharyi chief minister charged in bribery scandal
Tanintharyi Region Chief Minister Daw Lae Lae Maw has been charged with corruption along with three local company officials, after a month-long investigation by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). → Read More
Govt names members of Rakhine panel
A senior Philippine diplomat on Monday was named head of an international commission that will investigate human rights abuses in northern Rakhine. → Read More
State Counsellor calls for unity to face challenges
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the de facto leader of the ruling administration, on Sunday called for 'collective strength' to overcome the challenges the country faces, stressing the importance of public support for the National League for Democracy (NLD). → Read More
Pyithu Hluttaw to nominate candidates for president
Pyithu Hluttaw (Lower House) is going to announce today the names of nominees for Union president, a day after it elected U T Khun Myat as its new speaker. → Read More
Media freedom discussed with visiting UN special rapporteur
UN Special Rapporteur Yanghee Lee heard about media issues in Myanmar when she met with members of the Myanmar Press Council (MPC) Thursday in Yangon after returning from a visit to Rakhine State. → Read More
Govt still silent over Tatmatdaw’s complaint
The government led by the National League for Democracy (NLD) is still silent over the complaint by Tatmadaw regarding a comment made by Yangon Chief Minister U Phyo Min Thein. → Read More
US diplomat calls on Myanmar to accept fact-finding mission
US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has urged the Myanmar government to allow the fact-finding mission appointed by United Nations’ Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to investigate alleged rights abuses by security personnel in northern Rakhine State in an attack last October. → Read More
Advocates says proposed changes to Telecom Law don’t go far enough
The proposed changes on the country’s Telecommunications Law as announced by government are not enough to uphold and protect freedom of expression, said advocates for the abolishment of the section 66(d). → Read More
Divided students unite in call for recognition of student unions
Different student unions in Yangon marked the 55th anniversary of the July 7 memorial day last week – when the military brutally cracked down on peaceful student protests – united in their call for the government to recognise all student unions in the country. → Read More
Yangon police destroy $220m in drugs
The Yangon Regional Police Force marked the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, 2017, by destroying drugs and narcotics worth US$220 million (K300.9 billion). → Read More
Tatmadaw arrest three reporters
Tatmadaw has arrested three reporters and four other people from the ethnic areas in Namsan township in northern Shan state where the Ta’ang National Liberation Army has presence, said a statement from the office of Commander-in-Chief of Defense Services. → Read More
NLD enforces ban against leaks of internal affairs documents
The ruling NLD banned its members from leaking to the press and social media criticisms among party members or against the government. → Read More
Red Cross aims for bigger peace role
The International Committee for the Red Cross can do more in boosting the peace efforts of the Myanmar government especially in conflict areas, Jurg Montani, head of Myanmar delegation of the ICRC, said. → Read More
Rescue work continues in military plane crash
Search and rescue operations for the missing Tatmadaw transport plane will go on, said the Tatmadaw Commander-in-Chief’s office in a statement Wednesday. → Read More
Three civilians injured, some 2000 trapped in Kachin State conflict
Three people were injured in the ongoing clashes between government forces and the Kachin Independence Army armed group in Kachin state, said a spokesman for a civil society rescue committee. → Read More
UN appoints three member fact-finding mission for Rakhine
The United Nation’s Human Rights Council has appointed three legal experts and rights advocates as members of a fact-finding mission to enquire the human rights situation on Myanmar, especially on Rakhine state. → Read More
Govt, ethnic groups sign 33 agreements at the end of second Panglong
The government and ethnic armed groups signed a total of 33 agreements at the conclusion of the 2nd round of the 21st century Panglong conference that is expected to move forward the peace talks aimed at ending decades-old pocket wars in the country. → Read More
Secession, self-determination haunt second round of Panglong conference
The government and ethnic armed groups have failed to reach an agreement on the issues of secession and self-determination in the final day of the second round of the 21st-Century Panglong Conference. → Read More
Wa-led northern groups to meet with State Counsellor today
State’s Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has accepted the request of Wa-led groups from northern Myanmar to meet today afternoon in Nay Pyi Taw on the sideline of the ongoing Union Peace Conference, government and ethnic leaders confirmed. → Read More