Farmers work in a paddy field on the outskirts of Nay Pyi Taw, 2019. Photo: EPA
COVID-19Business 05 May 2020
Food security concerns in Myanmar are looming as farmers are unable to start the new growing season due to COVID-19 disruptions.
Firefighters disinfect a street in Sanchaung township, Yangon, to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Photo: Mar Naw/The Myanmar Times
Most of Yangon’s most popular pagodas, including Shwedagon, Botahtaung, Sule and Kabar Aye, have been closed to the public since March 28.
Firefighters disinfect a street in Sanchaung township, Yangon, to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Photo: Mar Naw/The Myanmar Times
Most of Yangon’s most popular pagodas, including Shwedagon, Botahtaung, Sule and Kabar Aye, have been closed to the public since March 28.
Shwedagon Pagoda seen closing its entrances to curb the spread of COVID-19 on April 17. Photo: Aung Htay Hlaing/The Myanmar Times
Due to fears over the spread of COVID-19, the entry-ban to the Shwedagon Pagoda has been extended until May 15, according to the pagoda patron member...
Business 05 May 2020
Despite some construction delays, Chin State's first airport is expected to open by June. Construction of Surbung Airport in Falam township, Chin...
Farmers work in a paddy field on the outskirts of Nay Pyi Taw, 2019. Photo: EPA
COVID-19Business 05 May 2020
Food security concerns in Myanmar are looming as farmers are unable to start the new growing season due to COVID-19 disruptions.

A Myanmar worker was brought to a rescue boat after falling overboard off the southern port city of Kaohsiung in Taiwan earlier this year. Unfortunately, the man lost both of his arms, either severed off by the boat’s propellers or ropes on the ship, and later died. Photo: supplied.
Lifestyle 01 May 2020
A mind-blowing story about a 31-year-old Myanmar man, who fell into the sea off the southern port city of Kaohsiung in Taiwan as he descended a rope...
Maung Shwe Lay beach view.
LifestyleTop 10 01 May 2020
As COVID-19 has shut the world down in terms of tourism and air travel, many of us still imagine a hike in the mountains or a swim on a sparsely...
Middle-aged ladies buying groceries at the new traveling market in South Oakkalapa.
COVID-19Lifestyle 01 May 2020
For a post-Thingyan morning in South Oakkalapa, as the residents were all under semi-lockdown, the streets were strangely quiet. But from afar a...
Children having fun with the new library and reading the new COVIDBOOK.
COVID-19Lifestyle 01 May 2020
LAST month, the Asia Foundation published COVIBOOK, written by Manuela Molina Cruz, to help children and families explore emotions they may be...
Firefighters disinfect a street in Sanchaung township, Yangon, to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Photo: Mar Naw/The Myanmar Times
Most of Yangon’s most popular pagodas, including Shwedagon, Botahtaung, Sule and Kabar Aye, have been closed to the public since March 28.
Buddhist devotees water a Bodhi Tree at Shwedagon  Pagoda in Yangon  to mark Buddha Day which falls on the Full Moon Day of Kason on May 18, 2019. Photo: Aung Htay Hlaing/The Myanmar Times
COVID-19The Metro 05 May 2020
Kasone is the second month in the Myanmar lunar calendar, after the first month of Tagu – typically celebrated with the Thingyan (Water Festival).
Shwedagon Pagoda seen closing its entrances to curb the spread of COVID-19 on April 17. Photo: Aung Htay Hlaing/The Myanmar Times
Due to fears over the spread of COVID-19, the entry-ban to the Shwedagon Pagoda has been extended until May 15, according to the pagoda patron member...
Photo: Nyan Zay Htet/The Myanmar Times
YangonThe Metro 04 May 2020
Since COVID-19 cases were first detected in Myanmar in late March local car sales took a hit. Used car sales from Japan, however, have seen increased...
A file photo of Myanmar badminton star Thet Htar Thuzar training in 2019. Photo: Aung Htay Hlaing/The Myanmar Times
COVID-19Sports 03 May 2020
While sports events have been suspended due to global COVID-19 pandemic, athletes continue training on their own. The Myanmar Times spoke to local...
A man wearing a mask against the spread of the new coronavirus walks in front of Miraitowa and Someity, mascots for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics at a park in Tokyo on April 28. Photo: AP
World NewsSports 30 Apr 2020
The medical community in Japan is moving toward a consensus that holding next year's Tokyo Olympics may hinge on finding a coronavirus vaccine.
An overview of downtown Yangon seen from a high-raised building. Photo: Theint Mon Soe/The Myanmar Times
The real estate sector in Yangon saw a sharp decline in transactions at...
Kyaw Thu Myint Soe/The Myanmar Times
Property News 19 Mar 2020
Houses close to markets, shops and schools always attract a lot of...
Facebook page image from the “I Do Nation” campaign, designed to provide health and monetary assistance to Yangon street vendors via mobile payments.
COVID-19Technology 29 Apr 2020
Last week a row broke out at the Seikanthar Street markets in Yangon, with...
Marathon Myanmar's dispatch workers, keeping the supply chain moving during the COVID-19 crisis - wearing protective gloves and masks.
Services that deliver food, groceries, medical supplies and packages are...

Bibimbap with fish, egg and the soup of the day. Theint Mon Soe (J)/The Myanmar Times
20 Mar 2020
I'm happy to leave the chaotic downtown environment behind when I...
Kailan and pork, a saucy combination.
21 Feb 2020
Whilst walking through the cluttered downtown streets, your avid food...
Mogok in the morning. Photo - Jewel Travel & Tours
13 Mar 2020
The winding mountain road that leads from Mandalay up into the...
A campsite right next to the mighty mount Zwegabin. Photos - Soe Lwin
06 Mar 2020
For many years Hpa-an was a hotspot of conflict, with a civil war...