Myanmar Update News - English Edition

Earthquake Response Equipment Handed Over 27 June 2025 The German and Finnish Red Cross Societies have handed over earthquake response equipment to be used in the ongoing earthquake response activities of the Myanmar Red Cross Society. The earthquake response equipment was handed over by representatives of the German and Finnish Red Cross Societies at Yangon Airport on June 26. Daw Ei Ei Htwe, Deputy Secretary General of the Myanmar Red Cross Society, and officials received it and presented a certificate of appreciation. The donated items included Family Tents, Shelter Tool Kits (Type 1,2), Jerrycans, Warehouse Tent-Mini Rub Hall, Hygiene Parcel from the German Red Cross Society and Tents from the Finnish Red Cross Society. #Earthquake #German #Finnish #Myanmar #mtnews

SAC Chairman Says Multi-Party Democracy System Will Be Implemented 25 June 2025 SAC Chairman Senior General Min Aung Hlaing said that the multi-party democracy system desired by the people will be implemented. He made the remarks while delivering a speech at the opening ceremony of the Peace Forum being held in Nay Pyi Taw. "We will be implementing the multi-party democracy system desired by the people. Since taking office, it has been included in the five (5) priority areas. Therefore, our government will also hold the election as originally intended," said Senior General Min Aung Hlaing. He also added that the general election will be held in phases at the end of 2025 and early 2026. #MyanmarUpdateNews

5,686 foreign tourists visited Kawthaung 24 June 2025 5,686 foreign tourists visited Kawthaung, the main tourist destination in Tanintharyi Region. The Chief Minister of Tanintharyi Region made the announcement during a meeting of the Tanintharyi Region Regional Tourism Committee yesterday (23 June). In addition, 59 foreign yachts visited Kawthaung, and 384 were day trippers. Similarly, the island camps will be thoroughly screened by call centers to prevent the entry of Gang of liars, and it was discussed that tourism will develop in the near future. #MyanmarUpdateNews

SAC Chairman to pay official visit to Belarus in the coming days to attend the 4th Euro-Asian Economic Forum (EEF 2025) 24 June 2025 At the invitation of H.E. Mr. Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko, President of the Republic of Belarus, the rotating chairman of the EAEU, the Prime Minister and Chairman of the State Administration Council, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, will pay an official visit to the Republic of Belarus in the coming days to attend the 4th Euro-Asian Economic Forum (EEF 2025) to be held in Minsk, Belarus, the SAC press office announced today. #MyanmarUpdateNews

Yangon Region and other regions and states may receive more rainfall in the next (72) hours 23 June 2025 From tomorrow (24) June to (26) June, some regions and states including Yangon Region may receive more rainfall, according to external meteorologist U Win Naing. Kachin State, upper Sagaing Region, Chin State, Rakhine State, northern and eastern Shan State, Mon State, Kayin State, eastern Bago Region, Yangon Region (southern/eastern), northern Ayeyarwady Region and coastal areas may receive more rainfall, while the remaining states and regions may receive less rainfall. Due to the southwesterly wind and monsoon rains currently entering Myanmar, it is expected that the rainfall in upper Sagaing Region and Kachin State will increase. #MyanmarUpdateNews

Yangon City Council urges shopping malls and high-end stores to separate waste into 4 categories 20 June 2025 The Yangon City Development Committee and the Department of Urban Environmental Conservation and Sanitation have urged shopping malls and high-end stores within the Yangon Metropolitan Municipality to cooperate in implementing the 4 categories of waste separation. The four types of waste are separated into green bins for wet waste such as kitchen utensils and personal hygiene products, yellow bins for dry waste such as paper, cardboard, scrap metal, linen, and wood, blue bins for plastic waste, and red bins for hazardous waste such as electronic waste, light bulbs, insecticides, and household chemical waste. In waste management, systematic separation of waste can help protect the environment, facilitate waste collection, and enable waste to be reused. #MyanmarUpdateNews

Meta announces to switch to Burmese Unicode for better reading of Facebook texts 13 June 2025 Meta Myanmar announced that it has not yet switched to Burmese (Unicode) for better reading of texts on Facebook and Messenger, and that it recommends that users of Burmese (Zawgyi) use Burmese (Unicode). The reason for this recommendation is that starting from June 26, automatic text conversion between Burmese (Unicode) and Burmese (Zawgyi) will no longer be available on Facebook. Therefore, those who have not switched to Burmese (Unicode) will not be able to read the full content of the texts on the social networking site correctly, and others will not be able to correctly identify the contents of their posts and the name of their social networking site (Facebook) account. If you are having difficulty changing your Facebook account name that is using Burmese (Zawgyi) to Burmese (Unicode), you can visit https://www.facebook.com/help/1824022561788685 to change it. #MyanmarUpdateNews

Fighter plane that crashed in Pearl Township crashed due to engine failure during training flight 10 June 2025 The Tatmadaw True News Information Team has released a statement saying that the fighter plane that crashed in Pearl Township, Sagaing Region, suddenly experienced an engine failure during a training flight and crashed into the ground. Security forces have visited the area where the plane crashed and are carrying out necessary security measures, and relevant officials are continuing to investigate the cause of the engine failure, the statement said. Terrorist lobby channels and foreign news channels are reporting that the People's Liberation Army (PLA) shot down a military fighter jet this afternoon during a battle to capture a camp in the Kandaung area of ​​Pale Township, Sagaing Region. #MyanmarUpdateNews