Homeless people are still living in the Mandalay Central Railway Station compound despite railway officials instructing them to leave.
Irrigation department officials are trying to convince residents in Taungdwingyi township, Magwe Region, that their project will benefit the community. They are battling allegations that the project is “useless”, and that farmland has been “stolen” for it.
Pyadar Lin Cave is said to have been home to stone-age people some 5000 years ago.
The Myanmar Times, in conjunction with UNESCO, is offering training placements in a month-long journalism course.
Activist Min Ko Naing is set to accept an international human rights award for his commitment to non-violent protest and democratic values.
China is looking to foster a working relationship with the NLD, after years of non-engagement.
The Mandalay Region Government has finalised its rebuilding plan for the town ravaged by April's violence.
A man from Thaketa township has been sentenced to 37 years prison for the murder of a 16-year-old girl.
Farmers whose land was used to build a stadium for the SEA Games are calling on the government to speed up the compensation payment process.
Construction will begin this year on an extension to Yangon General Hospital, as a prelude to major renovations in 2014.
