
Hundreds of politicians – most of them from the National League for Democracy – took their seats in parliament for the first time on January 31 following their victories in…
Introducing water taxis could relieve Yangon city congestion, a region MP told parliament yesterday in what some saw as the latest far-fetched proposal to solve the traffic issue.
The Ministry of Health is direly short on doctors, and a new plan to recruit 1000 more will barely begin to staunch the gap, according to government officials.
Non-stop rain in northern Kachin State has led to food shortages as damaged infrastructure has made remote townships unreachable, MPs told parliament yesterday. Over 6000 people could be without access…
Doctors fear a highly spiced country diet could be contributing to the spread of colitis, a painful gastric disease that appears to be increasing, particularly in rural areas. Health experts…
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Don’t let your guard down: That’s Aung La Nsang’s warning to Kyal Linn Aung’s Thai opponent Shannon “One Shin” Wiratchai, for when the two meet in Bangkok’s Impact Arena.
Eight games of international football in eleven days at Thuwunna YTC Stadium will kick off tomorrow and with three games for Myanmar’s men’s national team, Gerd Zeise will be expected…
Premier League champions Leicester City won over Myanmar’s football fans with a fleeting visit to Yangon’s Shwedagon Pagoda on May 22.
Myanmar football’s mid-season break often brings great changes in teams’ line-ups and their resulting fortunes – and 2016 looks set to deliver the same.
Tomorrow 300 martial artists from across Europe and Africa will converge on the French city of Grenoble for the annual International Thaing Bando French Open.
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Throughout the working week – though after finishing work or during designated break times, of course – my colleagues and I often discuss our plans for the coming Friday night.
Disabled designer takes coveted prize
MARANG Brang Nu was running for her life in a forest amid the clatter of gunfire, under the light of a gibbous moon. To this day, the moonlight can remind…
Marking the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, a cross-section of Yangon’s youth is grappling with one of his most beloved tales of love and woe – Romeo and Juliet.
Downtown building that once housed socialist propaganda newspaper The Guardian is in line for a major do-over, as plans for a writers’ hub inch closer to fruition.
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There’s no place like it – but you’d better get ready to buckle up
The West Bar & Grill’s soft and distinctly un-wild opening impresses with delicious local ribs – teething problems aside.
It's enough to get tummies rumbling with hunger: the smell of well-boiled pig viscera. Even casual passers-by turn their heads and start salivating when they catch a whiff of intestines,…
I must have been in the wrong place. The brown, non-descript interior and faux-velvet conference chairs didn’t look like they belonged to the “best restaurant in Yangon” – which is…
Anyone who has spent more than a day in Myanmar will surely know about mohinga, the “national dish” consisting of thin noodles in a fish-based broth. In light of all…
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Handmade brick companies are going out of business, starved of skilled labour and turfed out of expensive premises, industry experts say. Once popular with builders, handmade bricks are increasingly being…
Regional officials say they will investigate performance at private electricity providers and if necessary, cancel contracts signed by the former government, as frequent power outages continue across Yangon and frustrations…
The Directorate of Investment and Company Administration has announced wide-ranging changes to company registration fees that will make life easier for start-ups while raising the bar for public companies.
Customs teams at Yangon’s ports will now operate 24 hours a day, the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry said yesterday, as the industry body works…
Dramatic changes in weather have sent the price of betel leaf soaring by almost three times since April according to wholesale sellers who have been forced to cut back their…
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Fruit , vegetable and flower sellers at Yangon’s Danyingone Market, Insein township, are awaiting the country’s first international-standard wholesale centre with a mixture of hope and fear.
The construction ministry has drafted an urgent plan to build 8000 low-cost housing units in Yangon to be sold for less than K10 million each to the city’s low-income residents.
China has again come forward with aid to refurbish two gifts it gave to Myanmar more than 30 years ago – the National Theatre and Thuwunna Stadium, both built in…
Shwe Taung Group yesterday announced that the first phase of its US$300 million project in downtown Yangon, a 23-storey office block called Junction City Tower, is on track to open…
The new Yangon Region government is reviewing all high-rise building projects nine floors or higher to determine which will go ahead – even those already under construction.
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Ooredoo has begun its fourth-generation rollout in Myanmar’s main cities: Yangon, Mandalay and Nay Pyi Taw.
The International Finance Corporation is considering a major investment in Myanmar telecoms infrastructure firm Irrawaddy Green Towers (IGT), according to documents obtained by The Myanmar Times.
Ooredoo Myanmar announced yesterday that it will launch 4G internet services this month – making it the first mobile operator in the market to move up from a 3G network.
Ooredoo Myanmar has made its first net profit and added 1.1 million subscribers to its user base over the January-to-March period, according to first-quarter financial results for its Qatari parent.
Telenor Myanmar has added 1.8 million customers over the past three months, bringing its base to 15.5 million subscribers.
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“Limbo hoteliers in Bagan want justice, they say. They are complaining that shifts in the application of the law are preventing them from making a living. At a “forum for…
Although the Persian Gulf country is found just south of the famed emirate, it boasts no glittering skyscrapers. Instead, low whitewashed buildings skirt the coast of Oman's capital, Muscat, its…
For more than 100 years, Naw Hsergay’s family lived in the same colonial-style home, passing it down from generation to generation. And then last year they decided to throw open…
Unlicensed tour guides could end up behind bars for three years, the government has warned as it launches a crackdown against them. The Ministry of Hotels and Tourism says the…
Tourism Minister U Ohn Maung has launched a 100-day program to boost community-based tourism in six destinations. The aim is to relieve pressure on overcrowded sites like Mandalay, Bagan and…
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We are pleased to announce The Myanmar Times has been honoured with the silver and bronze awards in the Best in Photojournalism (News) 2016 category from WAN-IFRA! Congratulations Kaung Htet and Zarni Phyo!
As they put on their new dresses and checked their make-up, Nang Kyan Khan and Nang Htwe Yin were...
04 February 2016
From floods that devastated 12 states and regions to jade landslides, the rise of Ma Ba Tha in national...
23 December 2015
The Myanmar Times annual special supplement for those eager to get their hands on the latest and greatest...
23 May 2016
Astrological readings from resident expert Aung Myin Kyaw, for the week of March 25 - 31,2016.
24 March 2016