More than 20,000 voters, mostly ethnic Mon, have lost their right to vote in a single township in Kayin State following a controversial decision that triggered accusations of political bias. U Kyaw Win Maung, chair of the state’s election sub-commission, said residents of some villages in Kya-In Se...

The Mon State Department of Education will expand 69 basic education government schools for the 2017-2018 school year, according to U Myo Tit Aung, the department’s director. Most of the schools are located in difficult to access areas. “We’ve mostly expanded schools in Ye, Kyaikmaraw and Bilin ...

Mon State Department of Basic Education has announced that eight state schools in the region have introduced tablets in their classrooms, and that it is looking to expand the programme to include more high schools in the future. “Here in Mon state, eight schools have each been allocated 99 person...

Ethnic Literature and Culture Department and Ethnic Rights Protection Department of the Ministry of Ethnic Affairs drove stakes to build their director’s office of Mon State on Kyaikmaraw road at Min village, Mawlamyine yesterday morning. The ceremony was attended by Union Minister Naing Thet Lwi...

The free continuing education program provides an opportunity for children under 14 to attain a primary school education and those under 16 to complete middle school through non-formal training. During a non-formal education workshop in Nay Pyi Taw last week, Union Education Minister U Myo Thein ...