Myanmar News

Periodically, Love for Myanmar shares news from Myanmar as well as updates on our various ministries. You can also visit our Facebook page by clicking on the icon at the top of each page to stay informed on our activities. If you are interested in receiving these periodic updates, you can subscribe here.

LFM News Service 6-28-19

The Love for Myanmar Weekly Newsletter will be undergoing some changes starting Friday, July 5.  In addition to providing news updates on what is...

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Love For Myanmar News Service 6-21-19

Letter of condolence to Than Shwe is step towards reconciliation: NLD Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s letter of condolence to Former Senior General Than...

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LFM News Service 6-14-19

Refugees hold on to hope after years of fighting in Kachin Sunday will mark eight years since fighting resumed in Kachin State due to the...

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LFM News Service 6-7-19

Non-profit to deliver bicycles to Myanmar’s rural children 10,000 bicycles from failed bike-sharing companies ofo and oBike will be given as...

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LFM News Service 5-31-19

Toyota to build first Myanmar assembly plant in Thilawa Toyota Motor Corp, the automobile branch of Toyota, will invest several billion yen for...

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LFM News Service 5-24-19

K1,000 to get the impoverished moving The philosophy behind Kantaw Latt is to identify disadvantage members of the community and then come...

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LFM News Service 5-17-19

Yangon American International School to open in August The school, which is located along the Yangon-Insein road in Hlaing township, is receiving...

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LFM News Service 5-10-19

Number of inpatients at govt hospitals grows by a million The ministry’s records showed that 3 million inpatients were treated at government...

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LFM News Service 5-3-19

Gangs taking control of Bangladesh refugee camps, report warns Criminal gangs and militants are increasing their grip on Rohingya refugee camps in...

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LFM News Service 4-26-19

US Christians numbers 'decline sharply', poll finds The number of Americans who identify as Christian has fallen nearly eight percentage...

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LFM News Service 4-19-19

Myanmar’s First Christian Missionary Dies at Sea Adoniram Judson, the American missionary who first promoted Christianity in Myanmar, died 169...

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LFM News Service 4-12-19

KNU to meet with Tatmadaw, govt on restarting peace talks https://www.mmtimes.com/news/knu-meet-tatmadaw-govt-restarting-peace-talks.htmlThe Karen...

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LFM News Service 4-5-19

ADB Forecasts Myanmar's Economy to Resume Growth This Year The Asian Development Bank (ADB) expects Myanmar’s economy to resume growth...

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LFM News Service 3-29-19

Myanmar Supreme Court agrees to rule on journalists' appeal Myanmar's Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to rule on an appeal filed by lawyers...

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LFM News Service 3-22-19

Naypyidaw, peace talks. The most hostile rebels are also invited They will take place this week and are the result of a series of informal...

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LFM News Service 3-15-19

International School Yangon to open Nay Pyi Taw campus The International School Yangon will open its new campus in Nay Pyi Taw in September, said...

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LFM News Service 3-8-19

Groups Say INGO Threatens to Inflame Religious Tensions in Meiktila Residents of Mandalay Region’s Meiktila have signed a petition...

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LFM News Service 3-1-19

People Say Myanmar’s Constitution Can’t Be Changed.  They’re Wrong. Aung San Suu Kyi has more power over the military than you...

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LFM News Service 2-22-19

Indian Troops Seal Off India-Myanmar Border At least two infantry companies from the Indian army have been deployed in Mizoram, a state located at...

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LFM News Service 2-15-19

Myanmar’s land law is a ticking time bomb The government’s March deadline of implementing the 2018 amendments to the 2012 Vacant...

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LFM News Service 2-8-19

Myanmar parliament approves panel to discuss constitution despite military protest Myanmar's parliament on Wednesday voted to set up a...

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LFM News Service 2-1-19

Suu Kyi to investors: Myanmar is open for business Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday urged global investors to put their money into...

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LFM Service 1-25-19

Three Kachin State Ministers Told to Quit ‘on Suu Kyi’s Orders’ The Kachin chief minister has ordered three ministers to resign...

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LFM News Service 1-18-19

Myanmar’s 2019 Economic Outlook Despite Myanmar facing a significant economic downturn last year, government officials and business people...

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LFM News Service 1-11-19

Homes Levelled by Storm in Mon State An unseasonal storm hit Kalegauk Island in Ye Township, Mon State on Tuesday causing damaged to more than 300...

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LFM News Service 1-4-19

Christians, Buddhists Brawl in Southern Rakhine on Christmas Eve At least two ethnic Chin preparing for a Christmas Day event were injured in a...

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LFM News Service 12-28-18

Making merry with Christmas While Christmas is celebrated annually on December 25 by most people around the world, western European countries...

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LFM News Service 12-21-18

Leprosy removed from the list of top priority Leprosy has been removed from the list of top priority diseases after the world countries including...

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LFM News Service 12-14-18

Thousands of women and girls are being trafficked from Myanmar to China and forced to marry, study finds Thousands of vulnerable women and girls...

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LFM News Service 11-30-18

Religious freedom at risk in one of five countries: report Religious freedom is under threat in one of every five nations around the globe, in...

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