Rohingya 'targeted for destruction' by Myanmar, Gambia tells ICJ
Myanmar's military deliberately targeted the Rohingya minority in a bid to destroy the community, Gambia's Justice Minister Dawda Jallow told the International Court of Justice on Monday.
Myanmar pro-military party wins Suu Kyi's seat in junta-run poll: Party official
YANGON: Myanmar's main pro-military party won the parliamentary seat of detained democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi in elections run under the junta's rule, a party official told AFP on Monday (Jan 12).
Landmark Myanmar Rohingya genocide case to open at UN's top court
THE HAGUE, Netherlands: A landmark case accusing Myanmar of committing genocide against minority Muslim Rohingya will open at the United Nations' top court on Monday (Jan 12).
Suu Kyi looms large over election
Ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi (pic) has been siloed in military detention since a 2021 coup, but her absence looms large over junta-run polls the generals are touting as a return to democracy.
Myanmar votes again in military's lopsided election; Junta-backed party on course to win with opposition absent
Critics say the election an exercise to formalise junta rule as military-backed party on course to win with opposition absent; Junta says government to be formed in April.
Myanmar central bank warns against defacing banknotes
YANGON: The Central Bank of Myanmar has issued a statement warning the public not to carry out actions on banknotes that could undermine the dignity of the State, stressing that such acts constitute criminal offences under existing laws
Polls open in second phase of Myanmar junta-run election: AFP
KAWHMU, (Myanmar): Myanmar's junta opened polls in the second phase of elections on Sunday (Jan 11), AFP journalists saw, continuing a vote democracy watchdogs say is letting the military prolong its rule in a civilian guise.
Over 200 displaced after fire destroys 57 households in Myanmar's Mon State
YANGON: More than 200 people have been displaced after a fire broke out in Gadone Paw Village, Mudon Township, on the morning of January 8, leaving 57 households affected and creating an urgent need for housing as part of recovery efforts, according to local residents.
Myanmar sets 180-day validity for import licences, limits firms to one application per month per product from Jan 1, 2026
YANGON: The Ministry of Commerce has announced that the validity of import license and permit applications will be set at 180 days from January 1, 2026, and that only one licence application per company for imports for domestic trading purposes will be required within a calendar month if the type of product is the same.
Myanmar's Shwedagon Pagoda draws over 6.95 million visitors in 2025
YANGON: Myanmar's Shwedagon Pagoda, also known as the Golden Pagoda, attracted over 6.95 million visitors in 2025, Boe Thin, a member of the Shwedagon Pagoda Board of Trustees, told Xinhua on Friday (Jan 9)
