Junta launches more airstrikes
Thanlwintimes Loikaw, April (8) The military council, which has extended the state of emergency, has resorted to heavy airstrikes as casualties on the ground continue to mount during the recent fighting,…
April 2023
Military council expects GDP to grow despite severe economic downturn
Nay Pyi Taw, April (8) The military council issued the 2023–2024 National Planning Law on April 7 with the objective of raising the average production value and services (Per Capita…
29 women killed, 58 others detained in a month across Myanmar
Yangon, April (8) According to the Burmese Women’s Union, 29 women were killed and 58 were arrested in March alone across the country. The dead included 17 people from the…
Three civilians gunned down by junta in Tanintharyi
Tanintharyi, April (8) The regime troops shot and killed three civilians while invading Yan Pho and Panaknge villages in Tanintharyi, the officials from Tanintharyi PDF confirmed to Than Lwin Times.…
Student activists stage protest against military dictatorship in Yangon
Yangon, 7 April A joint protest of All Burma Federation of Students (ABFSU), the Democratic Party for a New Society (DPNS) and the Youth for a New Society (YNS) was…
Myanmar’s ambassador to UN asks international community to remain vigilant about junta’s nuclear reactor plan
New York, 7 April The Permanent Representative of Myanmar to the United Nations, Ambassador U Kyaw Moe Tun, urged international community to remain vigilant about the plan for construction a…
Locals in villages from Chindwin River stage protest
Salingyi, 7 April Strike column in villages from Chindwin Rive staged a protest on 6 April, saying that a political party will exist together with the public. Photo: Aung Khant…
7 people including 3 children injured by junta’s heavy weapons in Palaw
Palaw, April (7) The junta troops fired heavy weapons into Wattoe village in Palaw Township, Tanintharyi region, where martial law had been imposed, injuring seven people, three of whom were…
Domestic gold prices hit record high of nearly 3 million per tical
Mawlamyine, April (7) With the global gold price rising again, the local gold price currently stands at close to three million kyats per tical, making the gold market stagnant, the…
Five strategies for Mon youth policy approved
Mawlamyine, April (7) The strategies and tactics designed for the implementation of five of the 11 major sectors included in the Mon Youth Policy were approved, Nai Ji Kywan, the…