Though criticized for its harsh wording, the address by Myanmar’s independence hero on the reconstruction of Myanmar and public morality remains popular after all these years.
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The Day Myanmar Said Farewell to Japan’s Maverick Wartime Spy
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Colonel Suzuki Keiji was summoned back to Japan in 1942 amid fears that he was placing Myanmar’s independence struggle before Japan’s wartime interests.
Int’l Passenger Flights Likely Banned Until October: Myanmar Vice-President
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Vice-President Henry Van Thio said Myanmar may join “travel bubbles” with countries that have contained COVID-19 but said international flights may not resume until October.
Myanmar Issues COVID-19 Travel-Fit Certificates for Urgent Overseas Trips
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Myanmar says government staff can now take coronavirus tests to prove they are fit to fly on vital trips.
Out of Work, Out of Options: Myanmar Migrant Workers in Thailand Scrape By During COVID-19
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In Thailand, COVID-19 has left millions of migrant workers from Myanmar jobless, facing a daily struggle to get by with little income and few options.
Myanmar Health Ministry Urges Diligence to Prevent Second COVID-19 Wave
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The Health Ministry has warned that people in Myanmar must still follow COVID-19 guidelines, as many citizens have begun to relax now that local transmissions are contained.
A Strictly Segregated Watering Hole of British Rangoon
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The Pegu Club was an exclusive British retreat in colonial Rangoon that denied entrance to all Asians, including Burmese.
The Day a British Benefactor of Myanmar Youth and Education Passed Away
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On this day in 1960, John Sydenham Furnivall, a British educator and literary scholar whose career spanned colonial and independent Myanmar, passed away in England.
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Myanmar’s Destroyed Heritage: Rangoon University Student Union
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A vacant site at the entrance of the University of Yangon is a reminder of the independence struggle. The students’ union was dynamited in 1962 by the military regime.
The Day Myanmar’s First Prime Minister U Nu Met Eisenhower in Washington
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During his world tour, U Nu handed the US president with a cheque to mark the US sacrifice during World War II.
Myanmar Pastor Charged with Breaching COVID-19 Rules with Religious Services
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Saw David Lah faces up to three years in prison for arranging a series of religious gatherings in April blamed for spreading coronavirus to at least 80 people.
Recovered COVID-19 Patient in Myanmar Tests Positive Again
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A surgeon in Shan State who shows no symptoms of COVID-19 has tested positive for the disease after previously testing negative for it twice.
Myanmar Military Chief, Delegation Test Negative for COVID-19 After Return From Russia Trip
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Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing and dozens of military personnel have tested negative for COVID-19 after visiting Russia, where the military chief attended Victory Day events.
The Day Myanmar Gained Control over the Kyat
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It took four years of independence before the government was granted the right to issue its own money.
Myanmar Court Sentences Man to Five Years in Prison Under Colonial Sodomy Law
When Myanmar’s Women Were Given a Seat at the Table
Women Photographers Expose a Different Side of Myanmar-Bangladesh Ties
‘Women in Leadership Positions Must Speak for All Women’
The Day Myanmar Said Farewell to Japan’s Maverick Wartime Spy
The Day a British Benefactor of Myanmar Youth and Education Passed Away
The Day Myanmar’s First Prime Minister U Nu Met Eisenhower in Washington
The Day Myanmar Gained Control over the Kyat
Int’l Passenger Flights Likely Banned Until October: Myanmar Vice-President
Myanmar Issues COVID-19 Travel-Fit Certificates for Urgent Overseas Trips
Out of Work, Out of Options: Myanmar Migrant Workers in Thailand Scrape By During COVID-19
Myanmar Health Ministry Urges Diligence to Prevent Second COVID-19 Wave
A Strictly Segregated Watering Hole of British Rangoon
Myanmar’s Destroyed Heritage: Rangoon University Student Union
Standing for Nearly 170 Years, This Yangon Monastery Has Been a Key Site for Two Religions in Myanmar
The Site That’s Still Publishing Myanmar’s Official Documents After More Than a Century