Myanmar to send over 400 athletes to 32nd SEA Games in Cambodia

STORY: Myanmar to send over 400 athletes to 32nd SEA Games in Cambodia DATELINE: April 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of a training club in Myanmar 2. various of athletes training indoors 3. various of athletes training outdoors STORYLINE: Myanmar will send more than 400 athletes to compete in the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Cambodia, according to the country's Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs on Saturday. "More than 460 coaches and athletes across 19 sports will be sent to the SEA Games," U Htay Aung, director of the Department of Sports and Physical Education of the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs, told Xinhua. Of the Myanmar participants at the upcoming SEA Games, more than 300 athletes are currently training in Nay Pyi Taw, while more than 100 are in Yangon, he added. In 2022, Myanmar athletes competed in 18 sports at the 31st SEA Games in Vietnam, winning nine gold, 18 silver, and 35 bronze medals. The 32nd SEA Games is sch

Suu Kyi meets minority leader

Suu Kyi meets minority leader

YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi and ethnic Karen group leader Saw Htay Maung (L) attend a press conference in Yangon on Feb. 10, 2012.

(6)Japan beat Myanmar 3-0 in Olympic qualifier

(6)Japan beat Myanmar 3-0 in Olympic qualifier

TOKYO, Japan - Myanmar defender Htay Aung (R) tries to block as Cerezo Osaka forward Yoshito Okubo attempts a shoot during the first half of the first leg of the second round qualifier for the 2004 Athens Olympics at National Stadium in Tokyo on May 1.

Myanmar athletes to train in China for SEA Games

STORY: Myanmar athletes to train in China for SEA Games DATELINE: Nov. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:00 LOCATION: Yangon CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Myanmar athletes at the Yangon International Airport 2. various of Myanmar athletes departing for China for training 3. various of Myanmar officials and athletes at the Yangon airport STORYLINE: Myanmar will send 86 athletes to China this month to train for the upcoming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, officials said. "By sending athletes to China, we achieved good results in the previous SEA Games. Our nation will do better if we can send more athletes to China for training," Htay Aung, director of the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs, told Xinhua on Tuesday. A total of 101 athletes and coaches in four sports, namely 38 in volleyball, 25 in track and field, 21 in lethwei (Myanmar boxing), and 17 in Wushu, are set to travel to China in three batches in November and will train for about three months, he said. The first batch of 38 athletes and

Foreign tourist arrivals in Myanmar up 22.9 pct on year in Q2

STORY: Foreign tourist arrivals in Myanmar up 22.9 pct on year in Q2 DATELINE: Aug. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:31 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1 various of Yangon International Airport STORYLINE: Myanmar welcomed 42,315 foreign tourists between April and June, up 22.9 percent year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism. The Southeast Asian country resumed the operations of international commercial flights in April, and the number of tourists visiting the country gradually increased, the ministry's figures showed. Myanmar's Ministry of Hotels and Tourism was working to revive its pandemic-hit tourism industry, drawing a strategic roadmap for Myanmar tourism recovery (2021-2025) that includes 18 strategies and 93 actions, Union Minister for Hotels and Tourism Htay Aung has said. Official data showed that more than 4.36 million tourists visited Myanmar in 2019 before the COVID-19 outbreak occurred in the country. The number of tourists who visited Myanmar signific

(6)Japan beat Myanmar 3-0 in Olympic qualifier

(6)Japan beat Myanmar 3-0 in Olympic qualifier

TOKYO, Japan - Myanmar defender Htay Aung (R) tries to block as Cerezo Osaka forward Yoshito Okubo attempts a shoot during the first half of the first leg of the second round qualifier for the 2004 Athens Olympics at National Stadium in Tokyo on May 1. (Kyodo)

Suu Kyi meets minority leader

Suu Kyi meets minority leader

YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi and ethnic Karen group leader Saw Htay Maung (L) attend a press conference in Yangon on Feb. 10, 2012. (Kyodo)