Farmers whose land was acquired for a mechanised farming zone in East Dagon township have reached a preliminary agreement with four private companies to engage in contract farming.
A prominent activist staged a demonstration outside the 2nd Commercial Farm Asia conference at Yangon’s Parkroyal Hotel, calling on participants to respect the tenure rights of the country’s farmers.
Hundreds of workers from Taw Win timber factory protested outside the Taw Win headquarters on Yangon’s U Wisara Road, calling for a meeting with the company’s managing director to discuss their grievances.
More than 400 pilgrims departed for Saudi Arabia to perform the Hajj, with large crowds of relatives seeing them off at Yangon International Airport.
A memorial monument to Bogyoke Aung San should be built in People’s Park in Yangon, representative for Thingangyun U Kyaw told the Yangon Region Hluttaw on September 27.
The Myanmar Medical Association will launch a non-profit foundation to provide 24-hour pre-hospital care and ambulance services in the Yangon area on October 1, the group’s president said last week.
The driver of a Canter light truck had a lucky escape on September 15 when his vehicle almost careered off the side of Mahabandoola Bridge following an accident involving three vehicles.
A Leading cast member from the upcoming television series Flowers and Butterflies was charged on September 11 with the murder of her housemaid.
YANGON – Members of an influential Islamic body have visited Rakhine state, a government official said on September 11, to survey fallout from deadly sectarian unrest between Buddhist and Muslim communities.
Residents of a slum area in Yangon’s Hlaing Tharyar township held a demonstration on September 13 against plans by a local firm to evict them from their homes.
