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Naypyidaw Traditional Medicine Hospital
Naypyidaw (), officially Romanization of Burmese, romanized as Nay Pyi Taw (NPT), is the capital city, capital and third-largest city of Myanmar. The city is located at the centre of the Naypyidaw Union Territory. It is unusual among Myanmar's cities in that it is an entirely Planned community, planned city outside of any Administrative divisions of Myanmar, state or region. The city, previously known only as Pyinmana District, officially replaced Yangon as the administrative capital of Myanmar on 6 November 2005; its official name was revealed to the public on Armed Forces Day (Myanmar), Armed Forces Day, 27 March 2006. As the seat of the government of Myanmar, Naypyidaw is the site of the Assembly of the Union, Union Parliament, the Supreme Court of Myanmar, Supreme Court, the Presidential Palace, Naypyidaw, Presidential Palace, the official residences of the Cabinet of Myanmar and the headquarters of government ministries and Tatmadaw, military. Naypyidaw is notable for its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capital Of Myanmar
The current capital of Myanmar (Burma) is Naypyidaw. The following is a list of political capitals of notable states in Burmese history from the 9th century to the present. The list is generally organised in dynastic and chronological orders. National capitals are shown in bold. List of capitals See also * Notes References Bibliography * * * * * * * * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Capitals of Myanmar Myanmar Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has ... Government of Myanmar Myanmar history-related lists Lists of places in Myanmar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armed Forces Day (Myanmar)
Armed Forces Day (), also known as Revolutionary Day (), is the professional holiday of the Tatmadaw (), celebrated annually on 27 March. It commemorates the start of Burmese Army's resistance to Japanese occupation in 1945. It was initially named as the Revolution Day and celebrated in each of the individual military units from 1946 to 1953, and the reenactment of the march of the revolutionary forces was started to be paraded in 1954. Since the evening of 27 March 1955, the Revolution Day has been renamed to the Defence Services Day or the Armed Forces Day. The holiday has been referred to as Anti-Fascist-Resistance Day by participants in the 2021 Myanmar protests. Holiday events Military parade The main event of the holiday is a military parade in central Naypyidaw, the capital, and formerly held in Yangon. The reviewing officer of the parade is the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services, a billet of a general ranked officer usually holding Senior General (equivalent to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenfield Site
Greenfield land is a British English term referring to undeveloped land in an urban or rural area either used for agriculture or landscape design, or left to evolve naturally. These areas of land are usually agricultural or amenity properties being considered for urban development. Greenfield land can be unfenced open fields, urban lots or restricted closed properties. They are kept off limits to the general public by a private or government entity. Greenfield sites offer a high degree of freedom for a developer, compared to sites with existing developments. For example, a greenfield site is a welcome opportunity for a cable operator to choose equipment based on cost and aesthetic parameters, without considering migration issues related to legacy equipment on the site. Rather than building upon greenfield land, a developer may choose to redevelop brownfield or greyfield lands, which have been developed but left abandoned or underused. Other uses The term has broadened in sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandalay
Mandalay is the second-largest city in Myanmar, after Yangon. It is located on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, 631 km (392 mi) north of Yangon. In 2014, the city had a population of 1,225,553. Mandalay was founded in 1857 by King Mindon Min, Mindon, replacing Amarapura as the new royal capital of the Konbaung dynasty. It was Burma's final royal capital before the kingdom's Third Anglo-Burmese War, annexation by the British Empire in 1885. Under British rule, Mandalay remained commercially and culturally important despite the rise of Yangon, the new capital of British Burma. The city suffered extensive destruction during the Japanese conquest of Burma in the World War II, Second World War. In 1948, Mandalay became part of the newly independent Union of Burma. Today, Mandalay is the economic centre of Upper Myanmar and considered the centre of Burmese culture. A continuing influx of irregular Overseas Chinese, Chinese immigrants, mostly from Yunnan, since the late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burmese Language
Burmese (; ) is a Tibeto-Burman languages, Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Myanmar, where it is the official language, lingua franca, and the native language of the Bamar people, Bamar, the country's largest ethnic group. Burmese dialects are also spoken by the indigenous tribes in Bangladesh's Chittagong Hill Tracts, India's Mizoram, Manipur, Tripura states and the Burmese diaspora. The Constitution of Myanmar officially refers to it as the Myanmar language in English, though most English speakers continue to refer to the language as ''Burmese'', after ''Burma''—a name with co-official status until 1989 (see Names of Myanmar). Burmese is the most widely-spoken language in the country, where it serves as the lingua franca. In 2019, Burmese was spoken by 42.9 million people globally, including by 32.9 million speakers as a first language, and an additional 10 million speakers as a second language. A 2023 World Bank survey found that 80% of the country's population speaks Burmese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 AFC U-19 Championship
The 2014 AFC U-20 Asian Cup, AFC U-19 Championship was the 38th edition of the biennial international youth association football, football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for players aged 19 and below. Myanmar were approved as hosts of the competition on 25 April 2013. The tournament was held from 9 to 23 October 2014, with the top four teams qualifying for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand. Qatar national under-20 football team, Qatar won the tournament, and were joined by North Korea national under-20 football team, North Korea, hosts Myanmar national under-20 football team, Myanmar, and Uzbekistan national under-20 football team, Uzbekistan as AFC qualifiers for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Venues Qualification The draw for the qualifiers was held on 26 April 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Qualified teams * * * * * * * (hosts) * * * * * * * * * Draw The draw for the competition was held on 24 April 2014 in Yangon, Myanmar. Sq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Southeast Asian Games
The 2013 Southeast Asian Games (, ), officially known as the 27th Southeast Asian Games, or the 27th SEA Games, and commonly known as Naypyitaw 2013, were a Southeast Asian multi-sport event took place in Naypyidaw, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar from 11 to 22 December 2013, Around 4730 athletes from 11 participating nations competed at the games, which featured 460 events in 34 sports. The games were held from 11 to 22 December 2013. It was the third time for Myanmar in hosting the Southeast Asian Games. The country hosted the Games in 1961 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, 1961 and 1969 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, 1969 respectively in Yangon, then capital of the country. Singapore withdrew its 2015 Southeast Asian Games, hosting rights due to expected delays in the completion of its new New Singapore National Stadium, national stadium, it eventually hosted in 2015. Nay Pyi Taw became the second city in Myanmar to host the Southeast Asian Games. The games were opened and closed by N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ninth East Asia Summit
The Ninth East Asia Summit was held in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar (Burma) on November 12–14, 2014. The East Asia Summit is an annual meeting of national leaders from the East Asian region and adjoining countries. Attending delegations The heads of state and heads of government of the eighteen countries were participated in the summit. File:Prime Minister Tony Abbott.jpg, AustraliaTony AbbottPrime Minister File:Hassanal Bolkiah.jpg, BruneiHassanal BolkiahSultan & Prime Minister File:Hun Sen (2016) cropped.jpg, Cambodia Hun SenPrime Minister File:Li Keqiang-19052015.png, ChinaLi KeqiangPremier File:PM Modi 2015.jpg, IndiaNarendra ModiPrime Minister File:Joko Widodo 2014 official portrait.jpg, IndonesiaJoko WidodoPresident File:Shinzō Abe 20120501.jpg, JapanShinzō AbePrime Minister File:Thongsing Thammavong 2012.jpg, Laos Thongsing ThammavongPrime Minister File:Najib Razak 2008-08-21.jpg, MalaysiaNajib RazakPrime Minister File:HE Thein Sein, President of the Republic of the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bay Of Bengal Initiative For Multi-Sectoral Technical And Economic Cooperation
The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is an international organization of seven South Asian and Southeast Asian nations, housing 1.73 billion people and having a combined gross domestic product of US$5.2 trillion (2023). The BIMSTEC member states – Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand – are among the countries dependent on the Bay of Bengal. Fourteen priority sectors of cooperation have been identified and several BIMSTEC centers have been established to focus on those sectors. A BIMSTEC free trade agreement is under negotiation , referred to as similar to SAARC. Leadership is rotated in alphabetical order of country names. The permanent secretariat is in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Background On 6 June 1997, a new sub-regional grouping was formed in Bangkok under the name BIST-EC (Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, and Thailand Economic Cooperation). Following the inclusion of Myanmar on 22 Decemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ASEAN Summit
The ASEAN Summit is a biannual meeting held by the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in relation to economic, political, security, and socio-cultural development of Southeast Asian countries. In addition, it serves as a prominent regional (Asia) and international (worldwide) conference, with world leaders attending its related summits and meetings to discuss various problems and global issues, strengthening co-operation, and making decisions. The summit has been praised by world leaders for its success and ability to produce results on a global level. The league of ASEAN is currently connected with other countries who aim to participate on the missions and visions of the league. The league conducts annual meetings with other countries in an organisation collectively known as the ASEAN dialogue partners. ASEAN +3 adds China, Japan, and South Korea. The formal summits are held in three days. The usual itinerary are as follows: * ASEAN leaders hold an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tatmadaw
The Tatmadaw, also known as the Sit-Tat, is the armed forces of Myanmar (formerly Burma). It is administered by the Ministry of Defence and composed of the Myanmar Army, the Myanmar Navy and the Myanmar Air Force. Auxiliary services include the Myanmar Police Force, the Border Guard Forces, the Myanmar Coast Guard, and the People's Militia Units. Since independence in 1948, the Tatmadaw has faced significant ethnic insurgencies, especially in Chin, Kachin, Kayin, Kayah, and Shan states. General Ne Win took control of the country in a 1962 coup d'état, attempting to build an autarkic society called the Burmese Way to Socialism. Following the violent repression of nationwide protests in 1988, the military agreed to free elections in 1990, but ignored the resulting victory of the National League for Democracy and imprisoned its leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The 1990s also saw the escalation of the conflict involving Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine State due ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabinet Of Myanmar
The Cabinet of Myanmar, officially the Union Government (), is the executive body of the government of Myanmar led by the prime minister of Myanmar. The Provisional Government serves as the current cabinet. Qualifications The Constitution of Myanmar stipulates that Union Ministers must be a Burmese citizen who has been living in the country for at least ten consecutive years:"Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (2008)" full text in English from ''Burma Library'', last accessed 5 October 2010 # persons who have attained the age of 40 years; # persons who have qualifications, with the exception of the age limit, prescribed in Section 120 for Pyithu Hluttaw representatives; # persons whose qualification does not breach the provisions under Section 12 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
