The Myanmar Times
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The Myanmar Times (Burmese: မြန်မာတိုင်း(မ်); MLCTS: mran ma: tuing: [mjànmá táɪn]), founded in 2000, is the oldest privately owned and operated English-language newspaper in Myanmar. A division of Myanmar Consolidated Media Co., Ltd. (MCM), The Myanmar Times published weekly English and Burmese-language news journals until March 2015, when the English edition began publishing daily, five days per week. Its head offices are in Yangon, with additional offices in Mandalay and Nay Pyi Taw. As the announcement shown in the official website of this newspaper, it has stopped nine media services on 21 February 2021 primarily for three months. However, its services are still suspended till now.
Type | Daily newspaper |
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Format | Berliner |
Owner(s) | Myanmar Consolidated Media Co. Ltd. (MCM) |
Founder(s) |
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Publisher | Thein Tun |
Founded | 2000 |
Language | English, Burmese |
Headquarters | No. 379/383, Bo Aung Kyaw Street, Kyauktada Township, Yangon, Myanmar |
Sister newspapers | The Bangkok Post, The Phnom Penh Post |
Website | mmtimes |