Feb 18, 2020
SINCE 26 February 2008, the National Health Laboratory (NHL) has been recognized by the World Health Organization as a national flu center and conducts tests on flu and respiratory viruses and assist in surveillance and treatment of communicable respiratory viruses.
Feb 18, 2020
UNION Minister U Win Khaing of the Ministry of Electricity and Energy, together with Rakhine State Chief Minister U Nyi Pu and state government’s Electricity, Industries and Transportation Minister U Aung Kyaw Zan, inspected the test drill Mahar (1) that is located at the Block A-3 of Myanmar west offshore.
Feb 17, 2020
THE working groups of the government and Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement-Signatories, ethnic armed organizations (NCA-S EAO) held a coordination meeting on implementing the decisions made at the 8th Joint Implementation Coordination Meeting (JICM) yesterday.
The meeting was held at the National Reconciliation and Peace Centre (NRPC) on Shwe Li Road, in Yangon.
Feb 17, 2020
Fifty-nine students who were brought back to Myanmar from Wuhan, along with three health officials who arranged their return, completed their 14-day quarantine at the Kandawnadi Hospital in Mandalay and were allowed to return to their homes yesterday.
Before returning home, the students and officials, who were all found to be in good health, met Union Minister for Health and Sports Dr. Myint Htwe at the hospital.
Feb 17, 2020
THE Myanmar National Symphony Orchestra Concerts 2020 will be held in Yangon and Nay Pyi Taw this month.
Entry to the concerts, which will feature artistes from Myanma Radio and Television (MRTV) and Japan, will be free of charge.
The concert in Yangon is scheduled to be held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on 20 February at the Novotel Hotel. The concert in Nay Pyi Taw will take place from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on 25 February at the Myanmar International Convention Centre-II (MICC-II).
Feb 17, 2020
Celebrations were held to mark a total of 60 villages in Myaing Township of Magway region have access to power supply in coincidence with the 50 percent of national electrification in the country.
The ceremony in Myaing Township was attended by Magway Region Chief Minister Dr Aung Moe Nyo, Deputy Minister for Electricity and Energy U Khin Maung Win, Chief Legal Officer U San Lin, Regional Minister for Natural Resources, Environmental Conservation, Electricity and Energy U Myint Zaw, Regional Hluttaw MPs U Thet Naing and U Win Htay.
Feb 15, 2020
Government officials and representatives of ethnic armed organizations signed in the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement held talks yesterday on implementation of No.1 agreement made in the 8th Joint Implementation Coordination Meeting on NCA.
Feb 15, 2020
Myanmar Radio and TV (MRTV) of the Ministry of Information observed its 74th anniversary at its head office in Tatkon, Nay Pyi Taw Council Area, at 4 pm yesterday.
First, a video documentary of MRTV’s 74-year journey was screened.
Feb 15, 2020
A coordination meeting to accelerate the preparatory work for control and prevention of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) was held at Mandalay General Hospital yesterday morning.
Feb 15, 2020
NAY PYI TAW Council announced yesterday that it would enforce smoking ban and consumption of tobacco products in the council’s area.
The announcement came at a ceremony in Nay Pyi Taw to create more smoking free areas in the capital city after the Nay Pyi Taw Council made a public announcement on smoking and tobacco products control on December 23, 2019.
According to the announcement, the Nay Pyi Taw authorities would enforce its rules on prohibiting smoking at public areas in the city.