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...