Five reporters including the chief executive officer of the local Myanmar private "Unity Journal" have been detained and interrogated in connection with an article of the journal charged with disclosing the state secret, state media reported Thursday.
The German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) will assist three Myanmar private banks in terms of financial techniques for the development of country's small and medium-sized enterprises, local media reported Tuesday.
The two-day Second Myanmar Development Cooperation Forum ended in Nay Pyi Taw on Tuesday with Myanmar government and development partners agreeing to finalize the Nay Pyi Taw Accord Action Plan as soon as possible to ensure effective and coordinated action to accelerate development.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has underscored Myanmar's economic reform efforts, forecasting an economic growth to 7.5 percent in the fiscal year 2013-14 and near 7.8 percent in 2014-15, state media reported Thursday, quoting a statement of the IMF Review Team.
Myanmar will hold its Second Development Cooperation Forum in Nay Pyi Taw next Monday through to Tuesday, state media reported Tuesday.
Myanmar President U Thein Sein has urged all development partners to take part in the government's policy making process by initiating regional development projects, state media reported on Tuesday.
Myanmar and Germany saw economic and cultural cooperation between the two countries in 2013 encouraged by German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelles's visit to Myanmar in 2012.
Myanmar and Cambodia have agreed on mutual visa exemption for holders of ordinary passports, state media reported Wednesday.
The U.S. government on Tuesday slapped sanctions on three companies and one person in Myanmar in its latest effort to choke off alleged arms trade between the Southeast Asian nation and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
The Opening Ceremony of the 27th Southeast Asia Games amazes spectators as it was rich with themes and technical settings done by Chinese experts.
Laos has reaffirmed its support for Myanmar's democratization and national reconciliation efforts, state media reported Tuesday.
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's week-long visit to Australia, which ended on Monday, has boosted bilateral relations and cooperation between Myanmar and Australia, officials said.
Myanmar has pledged to undertake well the leadership role of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2014 in gaining the momentum of ASEAN achievements, fulfilling the 2015 ASEAN Community targets and laying down the ASEAN Vision beyond 2015.
Myanmar's presidential spokesman U Ye Htut has stressed the need for the United States to respect the sovereignty of other countries while having the rights to ensure the security of its diplomatic missions in these countries, the private Daily Eleven reported on Sunday.
Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar's Defense Services Senior-General Min Aung Hlaing has stressed the need for stability and security on the border with India, state media reported Thursday.
Myanmar has got 60 million U.S. dollar new soft loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the development of its electricity supply network, official media quoted Minister of Electric Power U Khin Maung Soe as reporting Thursday.
The 2013 China industry expo- Myanmar, along with activities marking Chinese brand products and enterprises promotion day, kicked off on Wednesday at the Tatmadaw Convention Hall in Yangon.