Mar 07, 2020
THE Government and the ethnic armed organizations signed the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement-NCA (NCA-S EAO) held a work coordination meeting in Yangon yesterday in preparation for implementing the decisions made at the 8th Joint Implementation Coordination Meeting-JICM.
Speaking at the meeting at the National Reconciliation and Peace Centre in Yangon, Union Attorney-General U Tun Tun Oo said the meeting would discuss the issues related to the framework agreements and implementing post-2020 tasks step by step and seeking the basic agreements between the two sides.
Mar 07, 2020
A military helicopter carrying military attachés crashed in a village in Kutkai shortly after taking off yesterday. There were no fatalities, but two pilots were injured in the accident.
The accident occurred around 3:40 pm yesterday when local and foreign mediapersons and military attachés from foreign embassies in Yangon were headed to Kutkai to cover the seizure of narcotic drugs and precursors worth K93 billion by the military between 28 February and 4 March around Kaungkha and Lwekham villages in Kutkai Township, Shan State (North).
Mar 07, 2020
SECURITY forces seized narcotic drugs and drugs-related materials worth over K 93 billion from 28 February to 4 March in northern Shan State, according to the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Office.
Military attaches from embassies in Yangon and media personnel flew to the the area in Kaungkha Village-tract in Kutkai Township yesterday by the Tatmadaw Plane and helicopters and observed the seizures.
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Mar 06, 2020
Mr William Schabas, professor of international law at Middlesex University, UK, and professor of international human laws and human rights at Leiden University in the Netherlands, gave a lecture on the experiences at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and on international law at Yangon University yesterday.
Similarly in the afternoon, Dr Christopher Staker, member of the Bar of England and Wales, gave a lecture on legal matters at Yangon University.
Mar 06, 2020
The Committee for Preventing Grave Violence against Children in Armed Conflict held the first coordination meeting with the UN Country Task Force on Monitoring and Reporting (UNCTFMR) at the office of the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.
Mar 06, 2020
The report writing team of National Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (NCRPD) held its sixth coordination meeting at the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.
U Aung Hla Tun, Deputy Minister for Information and Chairman of the report writing team, said this sixth meeting is for the team members are obliged to try together to produce a complete report at the end of March. He also urged the attendees to discuss requirements for compiling the report.
Mar 05, 2020
Union Minister for Health and Sports Dr Myint Htwe presided over the daily meeting (29/2020) on prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) at his office in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.
At the meeting, the minister discussed the requirement of extraordinary measures against the deadly COVID-19 while the disease is rapidly spreading in some countries although Myanmar is still exempt from it.
Mar 05, 2020
A technical working group comprised of representatives from UNDP and UNHCR proposed findings from a field visit to Buthidaung and Maungtaw townships, Rakhine State, and a coordination meeting for related implementation was held at the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement yesterday.
First, Union SWRR Minister Dr Win Myat Aye, who is also Chairman of the Committee for Implementing the Recommendations on Rakhine State, delivered an address.
Mar 05, 2020
From (4-1-2020) to (4-3-2020)
(4-3-2020), 8: 15 pm
1. Situation update worldwide
(World Health Organization’s statement issued at 1:30 am (MST) on 4-3-2020)
Total affected countries – 73
Total cases – 90, 870
Total death toll – 3,112
* The WHO announced that outbreak of disease has occurred in many countries in both imported cases and local transmission.
* 30 countries, territories or areas outside China with reported cases are:
Mar 05, 2020
Myanmar citizens can now purchase flight tickets for international and domestic flights on Myanmar National Airlines (MNA)’s website in Myanmar Kyats (MMK) starting from 5 March, 2020.
MNA announced that the service is only available for Myanmar citizens and can be purchased through their website at www.flymna.com and will be available on their mobile application soon.
On their Website, the pricing for a flight can be viewed in MMK upon choosing the ‘Local’ option and in USD when selecting the ‘Foreigner’ option.