Mar 02, 2020
HINDU families collectively donated blood at the National Blood Bank in Yangon yesterday morning. Deputy Director-General Dr Daw Thida Aung from the Department of Medical Services explained the benefits of blood donation. Shri Saras Gupta from the blood donation group introduced with their blood donors for 10 times and above. The Thanantana Dhamma Palaka (Hindu) Association’s Social Affairs Incharge T.K Paul and Ko Zaw Min Tun expressed thanks for accepting the bloods from over 100 of their people.
Mar 02, 2020
The Asia-Pacific Scout Region and the Myanmar Scout Association is jointly organizing a national workshop on financial management and controls at YMCA Hall in Yangon.
The opening ceremony was held yesterday, and it was attended by the APSR Support Centre’s Regional Director J Rizal C. Pangilinan and its officials, Chief Commissioner of Myanmar Scout Association Dr. Tin Nyo, its Deputy Chief Scourt U Thar Sein, education officers of respective Regions and States, senior scouts and team leader of Myanmar Rover Scout.
Mar 02, 2020
UNION Minister for Health and Sports Dr Myint Htwe presided over a coordination meeting of health authorities for prevention of COVID-19 at his office in Yangon yesterday.
At the 27/2020 meeting, the Union Minister discussed the World Health Organization’s Situation report 39 and 40 which were released on 28 and 29 February.
Mar 02, 2020
THE proportion of Chinese patients who recovered from the novel coronavirus and were discharged from hospitals continued to rise in the past week to reach 52.1 percent, a Chinese health official said on Sunday.
Mar 02, 2020
Peasants Day 2020 was commemorated at Wardu Village-tract, Kangyidaung Township, Pathein District, Ayeyawady Region yesterday morning.
Mar 01, 2020
AMYOTHA Hluttaw Speaker Mahn Win Khaing Than joined the 100th anniversary celebration of law department at the Yangon University yesterday.
Mar 01, 2020
A conference on natural resources and environmental conservation was held at Park Royal Hotel in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday morning with the objective of extracting natural resources of the Union within the legal framework.
Mar 01, 2020
A coordination meeting to analyze and review the preventive measures against the COVID-19 virus in Yangon Region was held at the office of the Yangon Region Public Health and Medical Services Department yesterday.
Feb 29, 2020
THE fourth meeting of the 47-member leading committee of the 8th State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee concluded at the Wizaya Mingalar Dhammathabin Hall on Kaba Aye Hill in Yangon yesterday.
The meeting was attended by the member sayadaws of the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee led by Chairman Sayadaw of the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee Abhidhaja Maharattha Guru Abhidhaja Agga Maha Saddhamma Jotika Bhamo Sayadaw Dr. Bhaddanta Kumarabhivamsa.
Feb 29, 2020
Members of local and foreign media team visited Thetkaebyin camp opened near Sittway yesterday morning, and collected news there. They arrived back in Sittway from Maungtaw.
In the afternoon, they left Sittway and arrived back in Yangon. The team comprises journalists from Myanmar Now, Eleven Media Group, VOA, CAN, European Press Agency (EPA), BBC Media Action and Aljazeera. The local and foreign media team has been visiting Maungtaw for 36 times to report local situation since December 2016.
Myint Maung and J Ti