Jan 20, 2026
Acting President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and State Security and Peace Commission Chairman Senior General Min Aung Hlaing met departmental officials and town elders at the City Hall in Kengtung, Shan State (East), yesterday.
Jan 19, 2026
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar has learnt with regret of an official news release issued on 14 January 2026 by the Office of the President of Timor-Leste, titled “President Mr José Ramos-Horta receives Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO) to discuss regional justice and accountability”.
Jan 19, 2026
A Myanmar delegation led by Union Minister for Transport and Communications U Mya Tun Oo attended the 6th ASEAN Digital Ministers’ Meeting (6th ADGMIN) and related meetings with dialogue partners, held in Hanoi, Vietnam, on 15 and 16 January.
Jan 19, 2026
1st Waxing of Tabodwe, 1387 ME
18 January 2026
Jan 19, 2026
Acting President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and Chairman of the State Security and Peace Commission Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, accompanied by Presiding Patron of Thiladhamma Kontha Tawya Aggamaha Saddhammajotikadhaja Wasipaik Sayadaw Bhaddanta Kovida, Commission Secretary General Ye Win Oo, the Shan State chief minister and the commander of the Triangle Region Command, yesterday afternoon, visited Thatta Thattaha Maha Bawdi Pagoda and Abhaya Razamuni Buddha Image in the precinct of Buddha Park and Mahamuni Buddha Image, the magnificence of Kengtung in Shan State (East) and paid homage.
Jan 18, 2026
Myanmar presented its first oral arguments in the case brought by The Gambia against Myanmar at the International Court of Justice in The Hague on 16 January. The hearings are being held from 12 to 29 January. Myanmar’s Agent, U Ko Ko Hlaing, Union Minister for the Ministry 2 at the President’s Office, delivered the opening statement.
Jan 18, 2026
“Looking at this pattern, Bengali people live in both Bangladesh and Myanmar, and in Myanmar, the term ‘Rohingya’ is used. This is what Brig-Gen Aung Gyi meant in his speech, referring to the people living on both sides of the border.” (Associate Professor Dr Sint Sint Myat)
Jan 18, 2026
1. It is an honour for me to appear before you again. 2. I present arguments for the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, together with my colleagues Mr Blom-Cooper, Ms Lawrie, Professor Talmon, Professor Miron, Mr Hooper and Ms Cordone, each of whom will address you as counsel in due course.
Jan 17, 2026
U Zaw Win Myint, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar to the People’s Republic of China, presented his Credentials to Mr Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China, on 16 January 2026 at the Great Hall in Beijing.
Jan 17, 2026
THE International Court of Justice (ICJ) holds oral hearings in the case The Gambia versus Myanmar from 12 to 29 January in the Hague, the Netherlands. The first round of oral arguments in Myanmar was held from 10 am to 1 pm and from 3 pm to 6 pm local time yesterday.