Yangon


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One injured in car collision on Yangon bridge
National News 19 Jan 2021
A road accident involving eight vehicles, including a container truck and fuel tanker, occurred on Maha Bandoola...
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People take photos of Christmas decorations in front of a hotel in Yangon on December 11. Photo: Mar Naw/The Myanmar Times
Yangon sees rise in COVID-19 cases
National NewsCOVID-19 14 Dec 2020
Yangon Region has seen an increase in positive COVID-19 cases, with an average of more than 700 new cases a day...
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Police forces arrive to control the crowd at a food shop where its underaged workers are being abused, in Dagon Seikkan township, Yangon, on November 20. Photo: Mar Naw/The Myanmar Times
Riot witness accuses police of maltreatment during interrogation
National News 26 Nov 2020
A man, who accused police officers of beating him during interroration at the Thaketa police station in Yangon,...
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Independent candidate wins Yangon ethnic seat for Rakhine
Election 2020National News 10 Nov 2020
Daw Htoot May, an independent candidate who contested for Rakhine ethnic affairs minister of Yangon Region, beat...
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Yangon residents wearing face mask and disposable gloves seen buying vegetables at a market in Botahtaung township, Yangon. Photo: Aung Htay Hlaing/The Myanmar Times
Yangon markets remain COVID-19 hotspots
National NewsCOVID-19 01 Nov 2020
Markets in Yangon remain as transmission hotspots for COVID-19, said the spokesperson of the Ministry of Health...
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Yangon Payment System launched
YangonThe Metro 22 Jul 2020
Yangon Bus Service (YBS) launched their new electronic payment system on its buses last week, with 5,387 cards...
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Supporters in Yangon rallied on Tuesday to show support for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. A group of people march in front of the Yangon City Hall with the banner "Myanmar Muslims support the State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's trip."
Tens of thousands march in Myanmar ahead of ICJ hearings
Yangon 10 Dec 2019
Hundreds of thousands of people marched in Yangon and Mandalay on Tuesday to show their support for State...
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