Insurgents committing terrorist activities have been engaging in battles, firing heavy weapons and improvised rockets and dropping bombs using drones into the public towns, wards and villages.

In order to cause injuries to both peaceable civilians and administrative authorities who are striving to restore the rule of law, extreme terrorists provide financial assistance and instigate destructive activities, such as detonating explosive devices and remote blasting, against public roads, railways, government offices and houses.

In some townships across States and Regions, terrorists motivated by a radical ideology that views “anyone with differing views is an enemy” are conducting violent assaults and assassinations. Their targets are innocent civilians who do not support their terrorist acts. Using firearms and knives, these terrorists are committing brutal assassinations after accusing them of “spies, informants or decoys”. This strategy is intended to instill fear among peaceable civilians and create a pervasive sense of dread within these communities.

US President-elect Donald Trump announced on Sunday he will repeal multiple executive orders of the Biden administration within hours after being sworn in as president on Monday.
“Every radical and foolish executive order of the Biden administration will be repealed within hours of when I take the oath of office,” Trump told his supporters at a victory rally held in Capital One Arena in Washington.

A workshop for promoting bamboo products and export potentials was held on 17 January 2025 at the Ministry of Commerce in Nay Pyi Taw to enhance Myanmar’s bamboo sector and bolster bamboo exports, according to the Myanmar Trade Promotion Organization.

SUPPORTERS of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol stormed a Seoul court Sunday after a judge extended the impeached leader’s
detention over his ill-fated attempt to impose martial law.
Yoon said he was “deeply shocked and saddened” by the pre-dawn attack on the court, where his supporters smashed windows and doors.
Tens of thousands of people had gathered outside the Seoul Western District Court in a show of support Saturday for the president, who became South Korea’s first sitting head of state to be arrested in a dawn raid this week.

INDIA and the United States reaffirmed their commitment to fostering secure, reliable, and interoperable digital connectivity and ICT infrastructure during the US-India Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Working Group meeting.

EFFORTS are being made to put the ‘culture of Myanmar’s Thanaka’ into UNESCO’s world intangible cultural heritage list, similar to the traditional Myanmar New Year Atar Thingyan festival, according to the Department of Archaeology and National Museum.
The department is making preparations to submit the ‘culture of Myanmar’s Thanaka’ to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of UNESCO by 31 March 2025, and the Form Compilation Task Force started compiling the proposal to the nomination form (ICH-02) from 15 to 17 January.

NAY PYI TAW  January  17

A meeting to hold the Union Level MSME product exhibitions and competitions took place at the meeting hall of the Ministry of Industry in Nay Pyi Taw this afternoon, with an address by Chairman of the MSME Development Work Committee Vice Chairman of the State Administration Council Deputy Prime Minister Vice-Senior General Soe Win.

Politics and national causes intertwined