국경에 산다. Maesot&Myawaddy 국경에 산다. Maesot&Myawaddy

미얀마와태국을 연결하는 국제철도가 생긴다. 방콕포스트 PM Prayut to host Bangkok summit that will endorse 215 development projects in Mekong countriesLeaders from Mekong countries, meeting in Bangkok later this month for their fifth summit, will endorse 215 development projects with an estimated total budget of US$51.5 billion (Bt1.63 trillion) in 10 sectors of cooperation. Their ambition: To sustain growth as well as e..

Thai military government plans to send back Myanmar refugeesPublished on Saturday, 21 June 2014 18:132Ethnic Karen in Ohn Pyan refugee camp at Thailand-Myanmar border (Photo-EMG)Myawaddy – Thai military government is planning to repatriate more than 70,000 Myanmar displaced people from the camps located along Myanmar and Thailand border, sources in Thailand say.The repatriation issue came up at ..

Burmese soldiers take part in a military parade marking the country’s Armed Forces Day at a parade ground in the new capital Naypyidaw in 2008. (Photo: AP)In his famous essay, “Politics and the English Language,” the British writer George Orwell lamented that political language, at times, “is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pu..

Govt aims to formalise phone importsBy Aye Thida Kyaw | Monday, 07 July 20143The vast majority of mobile phones brought into Myanmar – including iPhone or Samsung Galaxy-series handsets – do not follow correct import procedures, said Minister of Commerce U Win Myint.A man checks out his handset options at a Yangon shop. Phones are expected to increase in popularity when the foreign telcos launch..

On Tuesday, July 1st, government authorities began confiscating cosmetics containing dangerous chemicals sold at local markets, shops and stores in Myawaddy Town.The fake cosmetics are displayed after confiscation by the authorities (Photo: Dr Min Win Aung’s FacebookThe Ministry of Health’s Food and Drug Administration Department (FDA) laboratory has found that nine varieties of unregistered cos..

A shift in donor funding priorities is limiting the educational opportunities for Myanmar children and young adults in refugee camps in Thailand, say aid organisations.The funding cuts come as donors are showing an increased preference for programmes that help the refugees return to their homeland, said the organisations, which assist the estimated 130,000 Myanmar living in camps just over the b..

More than 360 arrested following Mandalay riotsA rioter takes to the streets of Mandalay last Tuesday.By DVB 8 July 2014 Print EmailAs many as 362 people have been arrested in Mandalay following communal violence in the city last week. Police said that the majority of arrests have come from breaking a dusk-to-dawn curfew, which is still in place. Sixteen people have been arrested for their part ..

Shan State Army-North and govt discuss troop clashesFile photo of troops from the Shan State Army-North on patrol. (PHOTO: Reuters)By NANG MYA NADI 9 July 2014 Print EmailA Shan State Army-North (SSA-N) delegation met with Burmese government officials in Naypyidaw on Tuesday to discuss how to prevent future clashes from happening between the ethnic armed group and the Burmese army in Shan State...