Thai Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai, serving as a special envoy of Thai Prime Minister Payut Chan-o-cha, completed his visit to Myanmar on Monday, the first by a Thai top diplomat after Myanmar's new government took office.
Myanmar's Defense Ministry has sought the approval from the Union Parliament for signing a defense cooperation pact with Russia, an official media reported Friday.
Myanmar Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi met here with her Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida on Tuesday, discussing on bilateral cooperation in implementing democracy and economic development in Myanmar.
Women from eastern Myanmar’s Kayan tribe wearing rings that stretch their necks have long been a tourist draw in Thailand, but some are going home in hope of profiting from more ethical tourism
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday (April 18) vowed to press for greater autonomy for the nation's ethnic minorities, in an early move to soothe the rebellions roiling the country after her party's ascent to power.
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Myanmar on Wednesday, causing tremors around the region, including in neighbouring Bangladesh where scores were reported injured in stampedes and buildings were damaged.
One person was killed and 14 others injured in accidental cases on Tuesday, the first day of Myanmar's Thingyan water festival, the police said on Thursday.
Myanmar's traditional Thingyan Water Festival kicked off across the country Tuesday morning with the opening ceremony of the festival launched at the Presidential Palace in Nay Pyi Taw.
Yangon dwellers, especially the young, are preparing to celebrate Myanmar's upcoming Thingyan, a five-day water festival this year due to fall on next Tuesday.
Myanmar and Canada Thursday agreed on four points of cooperation, U Zaw Htay, spokesperson of the President's Office told the press.
Canadian Foreign Minister Stephane Dion met with his Myanmar counterpart Aung San Suu Kyi in Nay Pyi Taw Thursday, sources with the Canadian Embassy said Thursday.
U.S. President Barack Obama welcomed the "historic step forward" of a democratic transfer of power to a civilian-led government in Myanmar, the White House said Wednesday.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on Tuesday that the two nations should "reinforce high-level exchanges as soon as possible" and "properly tackle issues facing their cooperation".
The retired junta general who steered Myanmar's last five years of reforms has temporarily become a monk, according to state media, days after he ceded power to a new government led by Aung San Suu Kyi's pro-democracy party.
The Myanmar Motion Picture Association presented 18 Film Academy Awards for a combined years of 2014 and 2015 to the country's successful artists at the Myanmar Event Park on Sunday night.
Myanmar entered a new era on Wednesday as Aung San Suu Kyi's democracy movement took power after 50 years of military domination, with a close aide of the Nobel laureate sworn in as president.
Myanmar will work for increased foreign investment in the new government tenure, said newly-appointed Minister of Planning and Finance U Kyaw Win on Wednesday.
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