Dozens of Karenni State villages have been informed by the regional government that they will have to pay US$10,000 per village to get a connection to the national electronic grid, DVB reports. “We plan to bring electricity to 47 villages under this self-sponsorship scheme. Each village will hav...

45 members of the KKO (Breakaway) group returned to the legal fold bringing their arms and ammunition at a Tatmadaw column on 22 June morning. Led by Maung Myint, the 45-member troop of KKO (Breakaway) contacted the Tatmadaw column through Mizine Mountain Sayadaw Bhaddanta Sandarvara on 21 June w...

The government said its solar electrification project has allowed almost 200,000 households to access power supply over the last two years. Over 4000 villages and 180,000 households have been electrified during two years of five-year solar electrification project implemented by the agriculture mi...

The Taninthayi Region government has requested the Public Health Department in Nay Pyi Taw issue overseas birth certificates to more than 4,800 children who were born in Thailand. The immigrant parents gave birth in Thailand and their children are under five years old. The parents have applied fo...

MORE THAN 4,000 workers accepted overseas jobs in eight different countries last month, the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population reported. In February alone, a total of 3,614 people out of 4,184 went to neighboring Thailand, while 240 others were legally sent to Malaysia, followed by 21...

The Three Millennium Development Goal Fund (3MDG) will support US$ 5 millions for maternal and child health care plan in Karenni state, Billy Stewart, chairperson of 3MDG, said at a press conference in Loikaw hotel on 19 September. The crucial healthcare project will be made and it will be jointl...

WITH the opening of 78 labour and employment offices, licenses have been issued to 88 local and 260 overseas employment agencies to improve job opportunities for Myanmar youth, Union Minister for Labour, Immigration and Population U Thein Swe told the Amyotha Hluttaw yesterday. In his respo...

The Nippon Foundation has completed its 300th School in Shan State, state media reported on 5 March. The post-primary school was built under an initiative to construct schools by the Ministry of Border Affairs and the Nippon Foundation. According to the report, the Nippon Foundation has been p...

Mon State Government will provide a 30-year land rental grant in villages that have never experienced land issues, stated head of Mon State General Administration Department at 100-day Project meeting at State Government Office’s Aung San Hall, last week. “The 30-year land grant will be provided ...

The second round of nationwide ceasefire talks between Myanmar government and 17 ethnic armed groups scheduled for late this month has been put off until next month, the Kayin National Union (KNU) was quoted by local 7-Day Daily as saying on Monday. The second round of talks between the governme...