Taunggyi requires all new buildings to meet earthquake-resistant standards
TAUNGGYI: Buildings constructed in Taunggyi will not be approved unless they meet earthquake-resistant design standards, according to Shan State Municipal Affairs Minister U Khun Htun Phyu.
Australian exec in Myanmar linked to alleged financial misconduct freed from jail
BANGKOK: An Australian businessperson who served as executive director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar was released from jail after more than 100 days of detention on financial misappropriation allegations, a Myanmar legal official said Wednesday (Sept 23)
Post-coup leader says ‘lenient’ on Suu Kyi
coup leader- turned-civilian president Min Aung Hlaing said in an interview he has been "extremely lenient" on Aung San Suu Kyi, who he ousted and jailed in 2021.
Women face brutal toll behind bars
Female prisoners in Myanmar are subjected to widespread torture, sexual violence and life- threatening medical neglect, Human Rights Watch said, underlining the chronic ill-treatment of thousands of detainees in the war-torn nation.
Myanmar post-coup leader says 'lenient' on Suu Kyi: report
YANGON: Myanmar's coup leader turned civilian president Min Aung Hlaing said in an interview published Wednesday (Sept 23) he has been "extremely lenient" on Aung San Suu Kyi (pic), whom he ousted and jailed in 2021.
Woman dies after falling from sixth floor of Myanmar's Pyin Oo Lwin market
YANGON: A 25-year-old female employee at the GOGO PARK amusement centre died after falling from the sixth floor of Thumingalar Market in Pyin Oo Lwin, Mandalay Region, on Tuesday (Sept 22), according to information obtained from Pyin Oo Lwin Myoma Police Station.
Bank in Myanmar's Chin State resumes pension payments after nearly two-year suspension due to fighting
YANGON: Pension payments at the Myanma Economic Bank in Falam, Chin State, which had been suspended for nearly two years due to fighting, resumed on September 21.
Myanmar, Belarus discuss security and counterterrorism cooperation
MINSK: A Myanmar delegation led by Union Minister U Tin Aung San, Adviser for National Security Affairs and Union Minister for the Office of the President, visited Belarus from September 14 to 19 and held discussions on security and counterterrorism issues, according to reports.
Low-pressure system off Myanmar Delta coast expected to strengthen into deep depression
YANGON: The low-pressure area currently located near the Myanmar Delta coast is forecast to strengthen into a deep depression and may cross toward India, according to the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH). Due to the influence of the low-pressure system, isolated heavy rainfall is expected in Yangon, Mandalay, Bago, Magway, Sagaing, Ayeyawady, Tanintharyi, Kayin, Mon and Rakhine until Sept 25.
Myanmar's USDP confirms Min Aung Hlaing is a party member
NAYPYITAW: President Min Aung Hlaing (pic) is a member of the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), party spokesperson Hla Thein confirmed during a press conference following the party's fourth conference in Naypyitaw on September 20.
