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Today we celebrate Farmers' Day or more appropriately, we celebrate the many contributions of farmers and agricultural workers to our nation. Far too often, Farmers' Day is an opportunity for those in power to give speeches about the importance of farmers, while doing...
Exactly sixty years ago on this day – March 2 – General Ne Win launched a coup d’état against the democratically elected government of U Nu, unleashing a repressive dictatorship that isolated Myanmar from the rest of the world, wrecked the economy, and crippled the...
The Ministry of International Cooperation welcomes the fresh wave of sanctions released by the Council of the European Union. These new sanctions target twenty-two additional individuals (members of State Administrative Council and military appointed members of the...
H. E. Igor Driesmans, a distinguished EU civil servant, and the EU's ambassador to ASEAN has today been appointed Special Envoy for Myanmar. The MOIC and the people of Myanmar welcome this announcement with open arms. We are certain that Mr. Driesmans will bring his...
Today we mark the 74th Chin national day. I wish first and foremost to extend my warmed greetings to all my Chin brothers and sisters, whether in Myanmar, or in the diaspora community, who are united on this day in celebrating our identity and heritage. We, the Chin,...
Today I send my heartfelt greetings to our Mon brothers and sisters to mark Mon National Day. Over 75 years ago, this day was chosen as Mon National Day as it is the date when the brothers Samala and Wimala founded Hanthawaddy, which we also know as Bago. From...
Myanmar is a diverse country where multi-culture, multi-religious and multi-ethnic people reside. It belongs to everyone not only to a handful of dictators who for over six decades have refused to honour the intent of the Panglong Agreement. The Panglong agreement...
Today, the 7th of February, is a powerful and symbolic day for Myanmar. On this day at Panglong, Bogyoke Aung San and the Shan, Chin, and Kachin leaders began negotiations to secure the independence of Myanmar from British rule. Little would they know that their...
I would first like to thank BACI and NUUM for organising this event. It is through the valuable dialogue at such events that we are able to forge international bonds, and engage with the international community, keeping our cause alive and strong. I would further like...
Today the brave people of Kachin Land celebrated the 61st Anniversary of Kachin Revolution Day, which marks the Kachin people's 61 years of struggle for freedom and self-determination, and the sacrifices they have made for the humanity, human rights and peace of not...
Today is a day which should need no explanation. Today, over fifty million Myanmar people grieve the anniversary of the 2021 military coup d'état. For those who have lost their homes, the property, their livelihoods, their freedom or their loved ones; for those who...
Today is the 73rd Karen Revolution Day, which shows 73 years of struggle and bravery of the Karen people. The whole nation of Myanmar is united with the Karen people for the 73 years of struggle, for freedom, for self-determination, for federal democracy. The last 73...