20th Anniversary Special Edition


19 Mar 2020
U Thein Tun, Chairman, Myanmar Consolidated Media, Company Limited.
Over the last 20 years, the Myanmar Times has been the leading newspaper in Myanmar. Through the dedication of our journalists a...
Our mission To be a reliable and trusted source of information and insight for our readers and the public at large by maintain...
March 2000 The first issue of the Myanmar Times English Weekly was published by MCM. November 2000 The Myanmar Times moved...
Kang Wan Chern, Editor in Chief
Ko Mar Naw said he and his companion were blindfolded and driven to an unknown location, where they were held in separate cells....
Aye Sapay Phyu  (Editor-Myanmar)
Having provided coverage on many important events and national emergencies over the past decade, I am confident Myanmar Times ca...
Ei Ei Toe Lwin (Chief of Staff)
But life had other ideas, and I ended up as a senior political journalist instead. I first walked through the doors of Myanmar...
From left: Khine Thazin Han, Win Thawdar, Zar Zar Soe, U Zaw Nyunt, Zaw Linn Naing and Lwin Bo Aung. Photo: The Myanmar Times
That’s particularly difficult when you think of the many differences between English and the Myanmar language, with their gramma...
Zon Pann Pwint Deputy Lifestyle Editor (Myanmar)
Geoffrey Goddard, our Australian mentor, ran down the stairs and told me loudly to stay inside until the street was clear of pro...
Thit Nay Moe (Business Editor - Myanmar)
Back then, the media was under the control of the military government and journalists often referred to it as the kempeitai, the...
Nyein Ei Ei Htwe (Lifestyle Editor - Myanmar)
Writing creatively about matters that people are dealing with on a daily basis and which are worth sharing among the community....
From left: Aung Htay Hlaing, Theint Mon Soe (J), Kyaw Thu Myint Soe, Nyan Zay Htet, Shin Moe Myint, Mar Naw, Zarni Phyo. Photo: Minzayar Oo
On May 29, 2019, for example, the Myanmar Times received the award for excellence in news photography by the Society of Publishe...
From left: Eunt Maw Oo, Kyaw Zayar Min, Than Htike Oo, Aung Khant, Kyi Sin Thant, Yatu and Thee Su Yee. The Myanmar Times
Due to the rapid pace of development in technology, the presentation of news is changing from old-fashioned paper to digital dev...

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