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(File) Yanghee Lee, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, speaks during a press conference after she presented her report to the 37th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, 12 March 2018. Photo: Salvatore Di Nolfi/EPA

UN Special Rapporteur refused entry to Myanmar

The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, will visit Myanmar’s neighbours Thailand and Bangladesh from 14 to...

FMI announces new company constitution and name change

First Myanmar Investment Public Company Limited (FMI) has announced that during its first Special General Meeting held at the National Theatre in...

An early morning view of housing and European institution headquarters building in Brussels, Belgium. Photo: Olivier Hoslet/EPA

EU likely to impose tariffs on Myanmar this week

The European Union is likely this week to impose tariffs on rice coming from Myanmar for the next three years to curb a surge in imports, according...

A family of elephants at Wingabaw Elephant Resort Camp in Bago (about 39 miles or 62 kilometer from Yangon), Myanmar. Photo: Nyein Chan Naing/EPA

New elephant camp will be opened in Magway

A new elephant camp will be opened in Myanmar's Magway region next month as a wildlife-based tourist destination and a wildlife conservation centre...

Hilton Expands Footprint in Myanmar

Hilton has announced the signing of a management agreement with Myanmar partners Crown Advanced Construction Co., Ltd to operate a 308-key hotel near...

A Myanmar solidier mans his station at the Goke Pi police outpost, in Buthidaung Township, northern Rakhine State, western Myanmar, 07 January 2019. Photo: Hein Htet/EPA

Myanmar military releases villagers arrested for contact with AA

Myanmar’s military has freed all but two of 15 villagers suspected of contact with rebel forces, whom it had detained in Buthidaung township amid...

A woman registers to vote at a polling station of Tarmwe township during by-elections in Yangon, Myanmar, 03 November 2018. Photo: Nyein Chan Naing/EPA

Myanmar and India jointly conduct voter registration training

Myanmar and India have begun to jointly conduct voter registration training in Nay Pyi Taw to raise the capacity of staff working with the Election...

A general view of Yangon and the Shwedagon Pagoda at dusk. Photo: Ye Aung Thu/AFP

Myanmar’s bilateral trade with the US increases

Myanmar’s bilateral trade with the US in the first month of the 2018-2019 fiscal year topped US$63.6 million, an increase of $28.4 million, or 80.7...