Feb 01, 2020
A group of local and foreign journalists visited Nyaung Chaung Village and Pa Din Village in Maungtaw Township, and interviewed the villagers of the two villages yesterday.
In the afternoon, they arrived back in Sittway from Maungtaw, and flew back to Yangon in the evening.
The media group includes journalists from Frontier Myanmar, Black Night Media, AL Jazeera English, BBC, RFA, MRTV and MITV. That was 35th batch of media personnel visiting Maungtaw since 2016.
MNA
(Translated by Kyaw Zin Tun)
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Ref: The Global New Light of Myanmar
Feb 01, 2020
PRESIDENT U Win Myint made a congratulatory speech at the ceremony to mark the 4th anniversary of Second Hluttaw, held at the dining hall of Hluttaw in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.
Feb 01, 2020
THE central committee on prevention, control, and treatment of the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) held its first coordination meeting yesterday at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Nay Pyi Taw.
The committee was formed by the Office of the President on 30 January to quickly respond to infections in Myanmar, in accordance with the guidelines, besides looking into surveillance, preparations, and treatment.
Feb 01, 2020
A delegation of Myanmar National Human Rights Commission (MNHRC) led by its members U Tin Aung, U Kyaw Myint and U Kyaw Soe inspected the Mandalay Central Prison, the Meiktila Prison and the labour camps of 24th Mile, Htone Bo (female), Htone Bo (male 1 and 2) and Phaya Ngasu under the Correctional Department of Mandalay Region from 28 to 31 January.
Feb 01, 2020
THE 2019-2020 Academic Year Basic Education Student Sports Festival awarding ceremony was held at 6 pm in Wunna Theikdi Stadium in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.
Union Minister for Education Dr Myo Thein Gyi, Deputy Minister U Win Maw Tun, directors-general and deputy directors-general of MoE, officials from the Ministry of Health and Sports, and coaches and students from across the states and regions attended the ceremony.
Jan 31, 2020
THE second-day meeting of the Second Amyotha Hluttaw’s 15th regular session took place in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday where MPs raised starred questions and amendments to The Minimum Wage Law, 2013, were debated.
Firstly, uninducted Tatmadaw Amyotha Hluttaw representatives took and signed the oath of office in the presence of Speaker Mahn Win Khaing Than.
Jan 31, 2020
MYANMAR Ethnics Culture Festival 2020 will have the unveiling of its archway and exhibition booths at 7:30 am on 1 February and its formal opening ceremony at 6 pm on the same day in Kyaikkasan Grounds of Yangon Region. The festival will be held from 1 to 7 February.
The unveiling ceremony will be broadcast live starting from 7:15 am and the opening ceremony at 5:45 pm on the TV channels MRTV, MITV, NRC, Skynet Up To Date, Channel 9, Fortune TV, DVB, Myanma Radio and the Facebook pages of MRTV Radio, Ministry of Information, MRTV and Myanmar Digital News on the same day.
Jan 31, 2020
THE Second Pyidaungsu Hluttaw held its 4th day meeting of 15th regular session yesterday, approving to get Euro 50 million ODA loan from the Government of Poland for rubbish recycling project in Yangon municipal area.
Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Speaker U T Khun Myat announced the record of Hluttaw on reforming residential quarters and townships in Yangon Region. The motion was sent by the President’s Office.
Jan 31, 2020
Amyotha Hluttaw Speaker Mahn Win Khaing Than received Ambassador of Viet Nam Mr Ly Quoc Tuan at the Amyotha Hluttaw guest hall in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.
During the meeting, they cordially discussed promoting friendship relations and cooperation between Myanmar and Viet Nam and strengthening of inter-parliamentary communications.
Also present at the meeting were Deputy Speaker of Amyotha Hluttaw U Aye Tha Aung and officials from Amyotha Hluttaw office.
MNA
(Translated by TTN)
Photo: MNA
Ref: The Global New Light of Myanmar
Jan 31, 2020
THE Oversight Committee on Car Imports and Related Activities held meeting No. (1/2020) at the Ministry of Commerce yesterday.
Committee Chairman and Union Minister for Commerce Dr Than Myint said they had announced the model year regulation for car imports in 2020 with Notification No. 60/2019 on 31 October, 2019. He said they also issued Notification No. (2/2020) and (3/2020) to ensure companies, sales centres and showrooms are done so systematically. He urged attendees to discuss the challenges departments face in importing cars.