Myanmar Tourism Marketing will unveil community-based tourism in Kayah State as the country’s latest tourist offering at the International Travel Trade Show (ITB) Berlin, the world’s largest tourism fair, with promotional events scheduled from today through to March 11. The promotion is part of a...

Syrian refugees facing their first Christmas in Wales are sure to get a "warm Welsh welcome", the first minister has said. Carwyn Jones said Wales had a "proud tradition of being a friendly and hospitable nation". "The message of peace and hope is particularly poignant this year," he said, ref...

The Three Pagodas Pass border crossing into Burma through Kanchanaburi has reopened after being temporarily shut following a hostage¬ taking incident last month. Colonel Banyong Thongnuam, chief of the 9th Infantry Division’s Latya Task Force, on Saturday said authorities decided to allow the cro...

hen the United Nations Children Fund, UNICEF in collaboration with the Bauchi state government and the National Population Commission, NPC, flagged off the massive birth registration campaign of children under the age of five years in the state, residents of communities heaved a sigh of relief that ...

The country is edging closer to its first-ever deal to silence the guns; numerous challenges remain but the prospects appear encouraging Myanmar's efforts to secure its first-ever nationwide ceasefire agreement (NCA) appears to be nearing fruition, as the fifth round of negotiations between the g...

RANGOON — Several hundred ethnic Karen leaders from armed groups, political parties, youth groups and community-based organizations are meeting in Karen State to focus on building unity among Karen communities around the world. An estimated 500 or 600 people are attending the three-day Karen Unit...