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Sri Lanka to import rice urgently due to severe rice shortage

Sri Lanka will import 200,000 metric tonnes of rice immediately from Pakistan, Myanmar and India to meet a rice shortfall in its domestic market, a statement from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said here Friday.

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Sri Lanka to import rice urgently due to severe rice shortage

ByAPDWriterJamilaHusainCOLOMBO,July7(APD)-SriLankawillimport200,000metrictonnesofriceimmediatelyfromPakistan,MyanmarandIndiatomeetariceshortfallinitsdomesticmar

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34,069 Myanmar migrant workers have returned home from Thailand

A total of 34,069 undocumented Myanmar migrant workers have returned home as of Wednesday although Thai authorities have delayed the full enforcement of a new labor law introduced last week, the Ministry of Labor, Immigration and Population said Thursday.

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34,069 Myanmar migrant workers have returned home from Thailand

Atotalof34,069undocumentedMyanmarmigrantworkershavereturnedhomeasofWednesdayalthoughThaiauthoritieshavedelayedthefullenforcementofanewlaborlawintroducedlastweek

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Over 2,000 illegal Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand return home

About 2,516 illegal Myanmar migrant workers including 970 women have returned home from Thailand after a new labor law was imposed by the Thai government on Thursday, official media reported Friday.

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Myanmar announces 10 prioritized areas for investment

Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) has announced 10 areas which will be prioritized for investment by both local and foreign entrepreneurs, Myanmar News Agency reported Wednesday.

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Myanmar plans to modernize police force

Myanmar has planned to equip the country's police force with modern weapons and firearms for use in suppressing riots, said Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Major General Aung Soe, Myanmar News Agency reported Tuesday.

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Digital justice: China approves first internet court

Myanmar has planned to equip the country's police force with modern weapons and firearms for use in suppressing riots, said Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Major General Aung Soe, Myanmar News Agency reported Tuesday.

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Digital justice: China approves first internet court

Myanmarhasplannedtoequipthecountry'spoliceforcewithmodernweaponsandfirearmsforuseinsuppressingriots,saidDeputyMinisterofHomeAffairsMajorGeneralAungSoe,MyanmarNe

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Myanmar faces uphill battle against drugs

Myanmar is facing a tough challenge to get rid of drugs as the Golden Triangle remains one of the main opium-producing areas in Asia.

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Myanmar faces uphill battle against drugs

MyanmarisfacingatoughchallengetogetridofdrugsastheGoldenTriangleremainsoneofthemainopium-producingareasinAsia.LocalforcesinMyanmarhavebeenfightingthedrugproblem

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Myanmar strives for ending recruitment of child soldiers

Myanmarmilitaryhasreleased67morecasesofunder-agedchildsoldiersrecruitedandusedinmilitaryservices,signifyingthefirstsuchreleasein2017.Underajointactionplanwithth

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26 more bodies found from missing Myanmar military plane

Twenty-sixmorebodieswerefoundSundayfromthemissingMyanmarmilitaryplanebelievedtohavecrashed,bringingthetotalnumberofbodiesrecoveredto59,MyanmarNewsAgencyreported

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Myanmar parliament approves to sign int'l agreement on disaster relief

Myanmar's parliament has approved the country taking part in the signing of an international agreement between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Russia on disaster relief, Myanmar News Agency reported Wednesday.

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Myanmar parliament approves to sign int'l agreement on disaster relief

Myanmar'sparliamenthasapprovedthecountrytakingpartinthesigningofaninternationalagreementbetweentheAssociationofSoutheastAsianNations(ASEAN)andRussiaondisasterre

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Myanmar gov't working on national climate change policy

Myanmargovernmentisworkingtowardstheadoptionofanationalclimatechangepolicy,expectingtoannouncethelaunchofthepolicysoon.Thepolicy,formulatedincollaborationwithci

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Myanmar to promote trade with India

Myanmar has planned to promote trade with India by increasing items of tradable goods, official media reported Wednesday.