Myanmar imports more COVID cases
Two Myanmar citizens returning from abroad have tested positive for the coronavirus, apparently contracting COVID-19 abroad. One, a 15-year-old woman from Mandalay Region, recently returned from Sudan. The other, a 19-year-old man from Chin State, re
Peace Conference brings new government concessions
The Union Government has announced several concessions to ethnic organizations before the upcoming fourth Union Peace Conference, 21st Century Panglong, in a bid to kickstart the country’s stalled peace process. While the three previous iterati
Government will arrange international relief flights
Although the international flight ban was extended another month this week, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that it would arrange relief flights for Myanmar citizens stuck outside of the country or those who need to travel outside Myanmar f
China and US bash one another over Myanmar
Last week U.S. embassy chargé d’affaires George N. Sibley published a scathing op-ed that accused China of exploiting Myanmar’s people, extracting its natural resources, and eroding its sovereignty. Soon after, the Chinese embassy released i
Wa party to avoid Wa-held townships in election
The Wa National Party (WNP), the largest government-sanctioned ethnic Wa political party, will not contest the four townships that are out of Union government control. WNP spokesperson U Sam Saung Kha told the Myanmar Times that his party would field
