Mar 11, 2020
Ministry of Health and Sports held its daily meeting on prevention and control of Coronavirus infection yesterday at its office in Nay Pyi Taw.
Speaking at the meeting, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry Prof Dr Thet Khaing Win called on the officials to coordinate with the ministries concerned to suspend seasonal festivals to reduce crowds in efforts to prevent the Coronavirus infection.
He also stressed the need to boost the preventive measures in Myanmar as the country has a potential for infection, citing the situation in Italy.
Mar 11, 2020
The 18th edition of Union Peace Dialogue Joint Committee (UPDJC) meeting will be held on 12 March, and its secretaries from the government side and the ethnic armed organizations held their 25th meeting at the National Reconciliation and Peace Centre in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.
The meeting was attended by retired Lt-Gen Khin Zaw Oo, Major General Soe Naing Oo, Brig-Gen Ye Yint Win, U Hla Maung Shwe from the government side; Pado Saw Tardo Mu, U Myo Win, Saw Mra Yarzar Lin and Khun Myint Tun from EAOs; U Naing Ngan Lin, U Myint Soe, Sai Kyaw Nyunt, Tar Hla Pe and U Thein Tun.
Mar 11, 2020
Chairman of Union Election Commission U Hla Thein received International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance Asia and Pacific Director Ms Leena Rikkila Tamang at the Union Election Commission Office in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.
Mar 10, 2020
Union Attorney-General U Tun Tun Oo received Team Leader of MyJustice Mr Ross Clarke in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday morning.
The meeting focused on the supports of the INGO legal advocacy project in 2020-2024 Strategic Plan of the UAG office, the 2019-2023 Strategic Plan of Rule of Law Centres and Justice Sector Coordinating Body, and the cooperation of UAGO during the second term of MyJustice programme funded by EU.
They also reviewed the coordination progress and discussed the future plans of UAGO and MyJustice.
—MNA
(Translated by Aung Khin)
Mar 10, 2020
Pyidaungsu Hluttaw voted on amending provisions of sections in the 2008 Constitution on its 19th day meeting of 15th regular session yesterday.
Out of 654, a total of 633 MPs attended to vote and 21 persons were on leave.
Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Speaker U T Khun Myat announced that each provision could be amended with the number of 491 supporting votes to pass 75 per cent of MPs (490 representatives out of 654).
Mar 10, 2020
A combined team including anti-narcotic squad searched a car driven by Maung Maung Lwin (a) Myint Zaw Lwin accompanied with Sai Hsan Paung and Sai Sein Win on the Ywangan-Kyaukse road near Ingon Village in Ywangan Township on 8 March and seized 217 kilo of ICE, 1,678,000 stimulant tablets and a hand phone from them.
Similarly, a local anti-narcotic squad in Muse seized 15,000 stimulant tablets and a hand phone from Yan Chain Lon (a) Ar Lon who drove a car on Pansai(Kyu Kok)-Muse road near Nam Hwel Village, Muse Township on the same day.
Mar 10, 2020
The Ministry of Health and Sports held its 31/2020 coordination meeting yesterday afternoon on prevention of COVID-19 with a wide range of measures and public participations.
Union Minister Dr Myint Htwe talked on responsibilities of people in coordination with health officials for preventing the disease without getting into a panic about it.
He also advised not to share or create fake news and rumours on social media, instead to get reliable information from official sources, including the Ministry of Health and Sports.
Mar 10, 2020
The Myanmar Scout Association held a meeting last week to discuss its ongoing activities and future plans.
The meeting held at the YMCA hall in Yangon was attended by its Chief Commissioner Dr Tin Nyo, Deputy Chief U Thar Sein, senior members, officials from Region/State education offices and Rover Scout leaders from the universities.
They discussed the possible involvement of education officers in support teams of regional MSAs headed by chief ministers of local governments, establishing the shops and offices of the association and raising funds for these offices.
Mar 09, 2020
Deputy Minister U Hla Kyaw of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation highlighted that the ministry has been striving the sustainable development in agriculture, livestock and villages, and village-tracts. Rice and agro-based products should be developed in maximized momentum.
He spoke at the meeting held on 7 March in Pettan Village of Zalun Township, Hinthada District, Ayeyawady Region to hand over 150-acre farmlands to farmers for the development of mechanized agriculture with Union fund in 2019-2020 financial year.
Mar 09, 2020
ON the Full Moon Day of Tabaung, Buddhist people did meritorious deeds at the pagodas and temples in Mandalay.
Led by Bhadanta Okahtathe, the presiding monk of Maha Muni Buddha Image’s board of trustees, the Buddhist people offered water and goldfoil robe to the Buddha image. They also kept the Sabbath and donated offertories to the monks.
At the Maha Lawka Yan Hnein in Chanayethazan Township, many pilgrims made Thanakha lotion to wash the face of Buddha image.