Chongqing–Yangon direct service takes off

 

CHINA’S Chongqing Airlines launched its direct Chongqing–Yangon and Yangon–Chongqing flights on 8 December.

Govt intensifies crackdown on telecom fraud, demolishing 10 illegal gambling sites

THE Myanmar government has intensified efforts to combat online gambling in the KK Park and Shwe Kokko areas. Yesterday, authorities demolished ten additional illegal buildings used for online gambling operations in Myawaddy– Maethawtalay (KK Park), including one four-storey building, one three-storey building, and eight two-storey structures. These demolitions are part of a larger crackdown, which has already seen 361 out of 635 illegal buildings systematically destroyed within KK Park. Confiscated materials and equipment used for online gambling were also burned to prevent further misuse.

MRJCTC 3rd meeting enters 2nd day

 

THE second day of the third meeting of the Myanmar-Russia Joint Counter-Terrorism Committee was held yesterday at the Jasmine Hotel in Nay Pyi Taw. Present at the meeting were Lt-Gen Than Htike from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief (Army) and senior Tatmadaw officers, who are committee members, Colonel-General Aleksandr Anatolyevich Matovnikov, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces of the Russian Federation and committee members. The two parties exchanged views on Myanmar-Russia cooperation in counter-terrorism, and Co-chairs Lt-Gen Than Htike and Colonel-General Aleksandr Anatolyevich Matovnikov reviewed the discussion and concluded the meeting. The co-chairs signed the agreements, exchanged gifts, and had a documentary photo taken together with the attendees.

Voting is a part of one’s birthright as a citizen, says MoI Union Minister

 

The Ministry of Information initiated a nationwide campaign for the 2025 multiparty democratic election by cooperating with the Nay Pyi Taw Council, the region and state governments.

Combined forces clear poppy plantations in anti-narcotics campaign

 

Myanmar is actively conducting the narcotics eradication operations in cooperation with the United Nations, neighbouring countries, ASEAN member states, countries in the Mekong region, member countries of the BIMSTEC, and international drug control organizations. As part of these efforts, Myanmar is carrying out the destruction of poppy fields, which is one component of the broader anti-narcotics campaign.