President Thein Sein had officially visited Washington last Saturday in nearly 50 years. He would be having private meeting before he would start his meetings at the White House, said news report from AFP. Various reforms were implemented after being elected as the President of the country in year 2011. In was in 1966 that [...]
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With the help and assistance of the government of Japan and Japan Post Co., the postal system of Myanmar will be improved so as to give excellent service to the people, said news report from Kyodo. Minister Myat Hein of Myanmar Communications and Information Technology and Minister Yoshitaka Shindo of Japanese Internal Affairs and Communications [...]
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According to Myanmar’s Meteorology and Hydrology Department Myanmar’s western Rakhine state is free from cyclone Mahasen when it hit Bangladesh coast when it crossed near Chittagong, Xinhua news reported. Observers say that the cyclone was moving north eastwards and became a tropical storm. Cyclone Mahasen brought strong winds and scattered rains in the state the [...]
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Kyodo News opened its office in Yangon last Thursday. The ceremonial was held at Chatrium Hotel and was formally participated by Satoshi Ishikawa, Kyodo News President, Japanese Ambassador Mikio Numata and various guests from Myanmar’s political parties and government, media organizations and Japanese companies, said news report from Kyodo. Remarkable message was conveyed by Ishikawa [...]
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President Thein Sein will have his official tour to the United States with President Obama inviting the former. Part of his visit will be rendering a speech at the School of Advanced International Studies of Johns Hopkins University and the United States Chamber of Commerce to be held on the 20th of May, according to [...]
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The Shan State Army South were accused by the government of Myanmar for allegedly attacking a state oil and gas company compound near the Chinese border that brought two people dead and three suffered injuries, said news report from Global Post. According to the report made by the state-owned Myanma Ahlin newspaper last Wednesday, Restoration [...]
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In preparation for the upcoming 27th SEA Games, Myanmar’s players for table tennis will be trained by coaches from China and South Korea. Myanmar will be the host country for the SEA games to be held in December, said news report from Xinhua. Eight of the players will be under rigid training by the Chinese [...]
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Aung Min, Minister of the President’s office said during a news conference held in Yangon last Wednesday that the government has finalized its evacuation plan for 166,000 people who will be hardly hit by a cyclone in Myanmar’s northwest coast. These people will be transferred to a higher ground and schools will be used as [...]
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A peaceful rally was held by local workers in Myanmar last May 11 demanding the owner of a Chinese factory in Yangon to increase their salary to 85000 kyats (about $100) a month and to work 8 hours a day, said news report from Eleven Media. Other demands made were to pay their overtime and [...]
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The Hongkong National Team was invited by the Myanmar Football Federation (MFF) to play a friendly match with their own Myanmar U-23 team. The supposed match was set for June 4-6, unfortunately there was a prior match arranged by Hongkong Football Association (HKFA) with another team which falls on the 4th of June, said news [...]
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