Fire breaks out at Yangon General Hospital Cancer Ward
GENERAL Aug 14, 2018
A fire broke out at Yangon General Hospital Cancer Ward in Latha Township. The fire was caused by a short circuit in ceiling electrical wiring and patients and important hospital equipment was move... 13

Myanmar asks Bangladesh to stop aid to stranded refugees
GENERAL Aug 14, 2018
Myanmar has asked Bangladesh to stop providing aid to 6,000 Rohingya refugees stranded on the border between the two countries since a military crackdown prompted a mass exodus of the Muslim minorit... 11

DANCE STAR PHYO WAI KO KO Captures Tiger Beer’s Myanmar Challenge
SPORT Aug 14, 2018
YANGON — Tiger beer named 29-year-old dancer Phyo Wai Ko Ko as the top pick for ‘The Call From Within’ in Myanmar, a global campaign that shines the spotlight on undiscovered creative people who... 17

Suspended Mines Have Been Revived
GENERAL Aug 14, 2018
The Ministry of Resource and Environmental Conservation have allowed suspended gem mines to operate and function again, thus reviving them back to working life. The bylaw that many have been eagerly w... 10

MY SPORTS Scores Premium Football for Fans in Myanmar
SPORT Aug 14, 2018
MY SPORTS has secured rights to the Emirates FA Cup, Serie A and CSL on a three-year agreement through IMG with today’s announcement following on from the platform’s entry into the market in June ... 13

Accorhotels Opens First Grand Mercure Hotel in Myanmar
GENERAL Aug 14, 2018
Grand Mercure Yangon Golden Empire recently opened its doors to become AccorHotels' first Grand Mercure property in Myanmar, and bringing the hospitality group's portfolio in the former capital city t... 12

88 Generation Student Mee Mee dies in car crash
GENERAL Aug 14, 2018
PATHEIN- Mee Mee, one of the prominent members of 88 Generation Peace and Open Society, was pronounced dead on August 13 following a car accident that took place near Kyaunggon Township, Ayeyawady Reg... 12

Myanmar has 27 hydropower plants, eight ongoing projects
GENERAL Aug 14, 2018
Myanmar has 27 hydroelectric power stations and eight ongoing projects, while feasibility study reports are being compiled for additional projects, said Deputy Minister for Electricity and Energy Dr T... 8

Nyaungshwe MPs reject proposal to construct hotel on floating island
GENERAL Aug 14, 2018
TAUNGGYI- Four MPs including Inn Ethnic Affairs Minister Dr Tun Hlaing rejected a proposal to build hotel on the 90 acres wide of natural floating island belonging to the Department of Forestry in Mon... 9

Myanmar-ROK trade slightly decrease from April to June
BUSINESS Aug 13, 2018
EXTERNAL trade with the Republic of Korea in the first half of the current six-month interim fiscal period hit US$186.9 million, which showed a slight decrease in value by $1.7 million from this ... 42