Mar 20, 2020
The Ministry of Border Affairs has been sharing news and information on COVID-19, including how it spreads and preventive measures against it, at the universities, degree colleges and schools under the ministry since the spread of the virus.
Deputy Permanent Secretary U Soe Tun Nyo said the ministry has provided students with necessary hygiene equipment and they have closed their domestic vocational schools and youth training schools according to directives from the President’s Office.
Mar 20, 2020
THERE are a total of 160,581 students sitting for the Geography subject at exam centres locally and abroad on the eighth day of the matriculation exam for 2020.
The number of exam centres totaled 1,558 with 5 locations overseas and 1,558 nationwide.
Out of 160,581 students sitting for their exams on the eighth day, 22 are taking their exam at hospitals. Meanwhile, 7 hearing impaired persons, 31 visually impaired persons, 20 physical disabilities persons, 113 prisoners, and 14 students from Myawady, Kayin State took their exam.
Mar 20, 2020
The Pyithu and Amyotha Hluttaw donated a total of K 12,880,000 from their combined daily allowance towards the protection against Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).
The donation ceremony took place yesterday at the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw’s Hall-D where the two Deputy Hluttaw Speakers handed over the donation to the secretaries of the National-Level Central Committee on Prevention, Control and Treatment of Coronavirus Disease 2019.
Mar 20, 2020
The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation singed a memorandum of understanding with the Japan International Cooperation Agency for a technical assistance project to promote value chain of agricultural crops through food safety programme.
Union Minister Dr Aung Thu and senior officers of his office attended the signing ceremony in the presence of JICA Myanmar Office’s outgoing Chief Representative Mr Karasawa Masayuki and his successor Mr Sakakura Noriji at the MoALI’s headquarters in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.
Mar 20, 2020
THE Ministry of Education announced over 300,000 students are sitting for the first semester exams of universities, degree colleges and colleges for 2019-2020 academic year across the country.
Out of 304,128 registered students at arts/science universities, degree colleges and colleges, a total of 293,399 students join the exams, while 10,729 were absent.
At the Technological Universities and Universities of Computer Studies, 35,184 students are present out of 35,970 and 786 students were absent.
Mar 19, 2020
Mon State government issued an order for closure of Kyaiktiyo Pagoda festival to alleviate concerns for coronavirus in the country.
The announcement came after the meeting of Mon State government yesterday. The closure of the festival takes effect on 21 March.
“Although no announcement was made, the number of visitors to the Golden Rock significantly declined. Passenger vehicles to the pagoda will not run from 21 March.” said U Soe Myint, Director of Mon State government.
Mar 19, 2020
The national-level committee for implementing recommendations of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) held its third coordination meeting at the Ministry of Home Affairs in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.
Mar 19, 2020
Imports of Chinese raw materials for CMP businesses in Myanmar through 105 Mile border trade zone have significantly increased in March, according to the recent report of Ministry of Commerce.
Around 70 vehicles loaded with Chinese commodities entered Myanmar each day between 11 and 17 March, compared with 30 in the previous weeks, 40 on 23 and 24 January and 1 to 3 in the last weeks of January.
The daily number of trucks from Ruili and Kyalkhaung of China reached to 7 at the 105 Mile trade zone around 15 February.
Mar 19, 2020
Negative impacts of Covid-19 hit harder the businesses relying on imported raw materials, said U Thant Sin Lwin, director-general of the Directorate of Investment and Company Administration.
“There are more impacts on businesses, which are based on raw materials. Some can run the operation to a certain extent for they do not use raw materials. Some may close down their factories due to insufficient supply of raw materials,” said U Thant Sin Lwin.
Myanmar’s economies are relatively affected in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis, he added.
Mar 19, 2020
The new coronavirus was detectable for up to two to three days on plastic and stainless steel, and for up to 24 hours on cardboard.
THE novel coronavirus can survive on surfaces or in the air for several hours, according to a US-government funded study published Tuesday.
Scientists found that the virus that causes the COVID-19 disease had similar levels of viability outside the body to its predecessor that caused SARS.