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A man casts his ballot at a polling station during the general elections, in Sittwe, Rakhine. Photo: EPA-EFE
Election 2020Main 09 Nov 2020
Incumbent Rakhine Chief Minister U Nyi Pu won a state parliament seat in Gwa township, the NLD office in the...
State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi leaves after casting her ballot during early voting in Nay Pyi Taw on October 29. Photo: EPA-EFE
Election 2020Main 09 Nov 2020
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, chairperson of the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD), won the Pyithu Hluttaw (Lower...
Supporters of National League for Democracy party take part in the last day of their campaign rally ahead of general elections in the outskirt of Yangon, on November 6. Photo: EPA-EFA
Election 2020Main 09 Nov 2020
The ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) appeared headed for a big win in Chin State, with Second Vice...
NLD supporters rally in Tarmwe township, Yangon on October 25. Photo: Mar Naw/The Myanmar Times
Advance votes are being counted in most townships of Yangon Region and candidates from the National League of...
NLD supporters rally in Thingangyun township, Yangon. Photo: Mar Naw/The Myanmar Times
With the election just a few days away, political analysts make turn to their crystal balls to look into how the...
Aung La N Sang faces Reinier De Ridder at the One:Inside the Matrix event on Friday. Screenshot: ONE Championship/Youtube
MainSports 30 Oct 2020
Myanmar mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Aung La N Sang lost his middleweight world championship belt to Dutch...
Myanmar and China flags are displayed inside a shop in Yangon on March 16. The relationship between the two nations will become increasingly important during the years to come. Photo: EPA-EFE
MainBusiness 09 Sep 2020
Exclusive: Firms from China have swept up all but one of the solar projects after a tender which was widely...
Attempts to call up the website are redirected to a landing page. Screenshot: The Myanmar Times
MainNational News 03 Sep 2020
Activists censored by Myanmar’s telecommunications ministry have launched a new website to circumvent the ban.
Main 15 Jun 2020
Some lawmakers and member of the public have criticised a recent land grant to a foundation chaired by State...
Main 11 Jun 2020
In its June 5 edition, Frontier Myanmar published a story - “Desperate times for independent media as COVID-19...
The annual EU-Myanmar economic forum takes place in Nay Pyi Taw. Photo: EPA
MainBusiness 07 May 2020
The European Commission has added Myanmar to its list of states that pose high risks to the bloc’s financial...
Photo: Aung Htay Hlaing
MainCOVID-19Business 13 Apr 2020
The government has been rolling out a slew of relief measures to help ease the pain for businesses affected by the...

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