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State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, (Left), is sprinkled with scented water by First Lady Daw Cho Cho as they take part in the last day of Myanmar traditional Thingyan festival in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday. Photo: Ko Thar Byaw President U Win Myint, First Lady Daw Cho Cho and State Counsellor Daw Aung San […]
A week after U Htin Kyaw stood down as leader of the country, on Wednesday parliament elected former Pyithu Hluttaw speaker U Win Myint to be the country’s 10th president since independence. In the vote, Win Myint won overwhelmingly with 403 out of 636. Acting president and military candidate U Myint Swe won 211 and […]
State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and other Southeast Asian leaders signed an agreement yesterday with the Australian government to strengthen cooperation and collaboration to counter violent extremism and terrorism within the region. The 10 member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation to counter international […]
“This is one of the most challenging periods in our nation’s post-transition process. These challenges present us with opportunities to strengthen our commitment to peace and national reconciliation as a foundation for democratic consolidation in Myanmar,”… Daw Aung San Su Kyi (26 February 2018) Structural reform will accelerate private sector development and create economic […]
President U Htin Kyaw and his wife Daw Su Su Lwin hosted a reception and dinner to commemorate the 71st Anniversary Union Day in the square in front of Nay Pyi Taw City Hall yesterday evening (12 February 2018) . First, the President and his wife cordially greeted those present at the reception, including union […]
State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi attended the 25th ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit in New Delhi on 25 January together with leaders of ASEAN. “There still exists ample room for deepening the existing cooperation between ASEAN and India and further strengthening ASEAN-India Strategic Partnership in the future,” said Daw Aung San Suu Kyi at the […]
Ambassador of the Union of Myanmar and Mrs. Aung Lynn receiving U.S State Department representative Mr. Patrick Murphy at the Ambassador’s residence in Washington, DC on January 18, 2018 commemorating 70th anniversary of independence . Myanmar gained independence from Britain on January 4, 1948.
State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi received H.E. Prof. Dr. Surakiart Sathirathai, Chairman of the Advisory Board for the Committee for Implementation of the Recommendations on Rakhine State and its members at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Nay Pyi Taw at 3:00 pm on 22 January 2018. During the meeting, matters relating […]
Lao People’s Democratic Republic (LPDR) Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith, who is in the country at the invitation of Myanmar President U Htin Kyaw, was welcomed at a ceremony held at the Presidential Palace in Nay Pyi Taw, yesterday afternoon. The Lao Prime Minister and his wife, Naly Sisoulith, arrived at the Presidential Palace at 3 […]
President U Htin Kyaw, First Lady Daw Su Su Lwin and other officials attended the opening ceremony of Yat Bawt Bridge (Nawngmun) over the Kasankha River near Nawngmun Township, Putao District, Kachin State yesterday morning. In his comments at the ceremony, Union Minister U Win Khaing said bridges and roads in Kachin State are being […]
