Myanmar Railways inaugurated battery-powered electric trains with climate-controlled cabins linking the capital to Mandalay, with Transport Minister U Mya Tun Oo presiding over dual launch ceremonies at both terminals. The five-car consists accommodates 238 travelers and operates reciprocal...
Myanmar's annual jade auction moved through its sixth session at the Maniyadana Jade Hall in Nay Pyi Taw, with merchants completing transactions on 716 lots from the initial groupings via open tender procedures. Officials processed bids for an additional 900 specimens while buyers examined...
Myanmar's human rights commission participated in the 22nd Southeast Asia National Human Rights Institutions Forum held in Jakarta, with Chairperson U Paw Lwin Sein leading a three-member delegation that addressed digital age challenges and corporate accountability standards. The chairperson...
Myanmar's home affairs leader, Lt-Gen Tun Tun Naung, headed a diplomatic contingent to Hanoi for regional discussions on combating forced labor exploitation and cross-border criminal networks. The visit centered on the sixth gathering of Mekong basin nations working under the COMMIT framework to...
Myanmar's information chief, U Maung Maung Ohn, traveled to Pindaya township in Shan State to inaugurate a literacy initiative at a secondary school within the Danu Self-Administered Zone. The minister emphasized government priorities to expand educational access and cultivate reading culture...
Myanmar's government has detained more than 220 foreign nationals connected to cyber fraud operations during raids on the Shwe Kokko complex, bringing the total arrested since mid-November to 1,590 individuals from various countries. Authorities confiscated nearly 3,000 computers, over 21,000...
U Soe Htet, who leads the New Chinland Congress under the alias Salai Melu, has urged constituents to back his organization in upcoming parliamentary contests restricted to Chin State constituencies. The political group emerged through consultations with regional intellectuals, activists, and...
U Ba Shein, chairman of the Rakhine Nationalities Party, has called on voters across the state to support his organization's candidates in the upcoming multiparty general election. The party received official approval from the Union Election Commission after applying for registration earlier...
Zimbabwe Building Contractors Association leader Tinashe Manzungu declared that digital transformation has become essential for survival as the nation's construction industry faces regulatory shifts and technological advances. Speaking at the organization's newly established training academy in...
A multibillion-dollar technology hub planned for Marondera faces collapse as municipal authorities continue distributing residential plots on property that national land officials confirmed belongs to investor John Fadzisayi Jani. The war veteran entrepreneur accuses local government...
More than 4,000 households face displacement at Spitzkop Farm in Zvimba following a protracted property conflict with Vevhu Resources, which allegedly collected 3.6 million dollars from residents for a housing development between 2008 and 2019. The Uchena Land Commission determined the developer...
A Bindura court has detained Johannes Mhlanga on cannabis possession allegations after farm security personnel discovered him wandering through Wethington agricultural property. Magistrate Ruramai Chitumbura ordered the 45-year-old held pending further proceedings.
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Authorities in Bindura are holding Giveus Bhangini after he allegedly attacked a mine worker with an axe during an early morning theft at Stories mine in Mazowe. Regional magistrate Elisha Singano remanded the suspect on attempted murder charges following the incident that left Munyaradzi Kenani...
A corrections officer from Mashonaland West died under disputed circumstances after authorities detained him on allegations of orchestrating an armed heist targeting a bread delivery vehicle. Tawanda Marumahoko will be interred at Karambazungu in Magunje following an autopsy that revealed...
Political interference from capital-based contractors seeking lucrative municipal agreements has destabilized governance in Bulawayo, where Mayor David Coltart links council dysfunction to external business interests pursuing multimillion-dollar service contracts. The dispute centers on Town...
Zimbabwe's judiciary struck down restrictive abortion statutes after Justice Slyvia Chirawu-Mugomba ruled that excluding mental health grounds violates constitutional protections for women with disabilities. The Community Working Group on Health and legislator Nyasha Batitsa successfully...
A splinter group within the Citizens Coalition for Change aligned with Sengezo Tshabangu has begun advocating for a decade-long suspension of elections, predicting that presidential term extensions through 2030 will proceed as planned before balloting resumes under transitional arrangements...
Zimbabwe's reconciliation initiative addressing the Gukurahundi atrocities has stalled over financial disagreements between government officials and traditional authorities managing victim testimonies. Chiefs overseeing the 14-member panel initially requested monthly compensation of 4,000...
Zimbabwe's ruling party has halted internal campaigns pushing to extend Emmerson Mnangagwa's presidency beyond its constitutional endpoint in 2028, with party spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa announcing the leader rejects attempts to prolong his tenure past three years. The move follows...
Zimbabwe and Mozambique leaders finalized sweeping economic partnerships during inaugural Bi-National Commission talks in Maputo, with presidents Emmerson Mnangagwa and Daniel Chapo pledging to eliminate commercial obstacles through streamlined border operations at Forbes-Machipanda and...
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