Exhibition Hopes To Engage Social Issues Posted: 29 Nov 2019 06:54 AM PST A four-day exhibition at the Secretariat is looking to address contemporary issues through art, poetry, film and discussions. |
Myanmar Parliament Speaker Rebukes Military, USDP MPs for Charter-Change Comments Posted: 29 Nov 2019 06:20 AM PST Union Parliament Speaker cautions military, USDP lawmakers over 'insulting' remarks on charter-change bill, removes their comments from parliamentary record. |
After Struggling for 20 years, Mon Newspaper in Myanmar Now Faces Fight to Survive Posted: 29 Nov 2019 06:13 AM PST After marking 20 years of publishing Mon news, Guiding Star says it is being crushed by people's inability to read the Mon language and online competition. |
A Shared Responsibility to Protect Victims of Gender-Based Violence Posted: 29 Nov 2019 05:37 AM PST Use your power to protect during the ongoing 16-Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign. |
NLD Official Bans Myanmar Private Media From State Minister’s Public Meeting in Bago; Journalists File Complaint Posted: 29 Nov 2019 05:25 AM PST Three journalists will file a complaint with the National League for Democracy Headquarters and Myanmar's Press Council after being barred from a public meeting in Bago. |
The Day Myanmar’s Last King Surrendered to the British Posted: 29 Nov 2019 05:18 AM PST On this day in 1885, King Thibaw surrendered to the British in Mandalay, ending the Third Anglo-Burmese War and bringing all of Myanmar under British control. |
Mon National Schools Show the Way on Mother Tongue Education Posted: 29 Nov 2019 04:09 AM PST Mon national schools educate primary students in their own tongue, while maintaining access to the state's higher education system; funding remains a problem, though. |
State Govt Seeks Harsher Sentence for Karenni Youth on Gen. Aung San Statue Issue Posted: 29 Nov 2019 03:00 AM PST The Kayah State government has appealed to increase the prison terms of six Karenni youth imprisoned for calling government officials political criminals and traitors. |
Myanmar Workers to Push for Higher Minimum Wage Posted: 29 Nov 2019 02:48 AM PST The Confederation of Trade Unions in Myanmar is proposing to raise the minimum wage from US$3.19 to US$4.78, as a recent survey shows that the cost of living has risen. |
Hong Kong Gears Up for Weekend Protests After Rare Lull in Violence Posted: 28 Nov 2019 09:53 PM PST Hong Kong braces for renewed weekend protests; police to withdraw from a university that has witnessed some of the worst clashes with anti-government protesters. |
N.Korean Rocket Launcher Test Shows Missile Crews Getting Faster Posted: 28 Nov 2019 09:31 PM PST North Korean test of 'super-large' multiple rocket launcher successful, state media says; new weapon has capability to strike all of South Korea. |