Feb 28, 2020
THE Pyidaungsu Hluttaw continued its 15th regular session yesterday, debating amendments to the 2008 Constitution and discussing the findings of the Hluttaw Joint Public Accounts Committee on tax earnings of Union-level institutions in the second half of the 2018-2019 financial year.
During the debate, MP U Aung Kyaw Zan of Pauktaw Constituency spoke against a pro-posed amendment to sub-section (a) of Article 26 of the 2008 Constitution. He said he agreed that civil services personnel should remain free from party politics, as prescribed in sub-section (a) of Article 26.
Feb 28, 2020
THE Interactive Dialogue on “High Commissioner report on the situation of human rights of Rohingya and other minorities in Myanmar” was held on 27 February 2020 during the on-going 43rd Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland.
During the session, Permanent Representative of Myanmar U Kyaw Moe Tun delivered a statement in response to the report of the High Commissioner on Myanmar, submitted to the Council in pursuant to the Council’s resolution 39/2.
Feb 28, 2020
1. The Ministry of Health and Sports is conducting surveillance activities on the COVID-19 acute respiratory disease that has spread in China and other nations around the world. Surveillance is carried out at border entry-exit checkpoints, hospitals, communities, and private hospitals.
2. According to a report from the National Health Laboratory (NHL) (Yangon), the following observations have been made at designated hospitals:
(a) A 23-year old male patient in Muse Township hospital,
(b) And a 32-year old male patient at Waibargi Specialist Hospital
Feb 27, 2020
THE Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population briefed experts from the International Labour Organization (ILO) and representatives of employers and employees about the National Complaints Mechanism (NCM) and pledged to protect those who blow the whistle on forced labour.
Feb 27, 2020
OFFICIALS from the Social Security Board under the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population and the International Labour Organization yesterday discussed technical assistance from ILO in reform works undertaken by the SSB at the meeting hall of the headquarters of the SSB in Nay Pyi Taw.
During the meeting, the director-general of SSB and the deputy director-general of ILO discussed cooperation with ILO in implementing social security reforms, difficulties, further processes, and technical assistance.
Feb 27, 2020
NEWS reporters from local and foreign media groups arrived at the villages in Maungtaw Township, Rakhine State, yesterday, to cover the locals and developments in the areas affected by the recent violence among different communities.
Media crews from Myanmar Now, Eleven Media Group, VOA, CNA, European Pressphoto Agency (EPA), BBC Media Action and Aljazeera met with Maungtaw district officials and common people in Padin Village, Nyaungchaung Village and Shwezar Village where shelters are constructed with the donations of India.
Feb 27, 2020
"In light of the significant infection risks, we will ask that national sporting or cultural events that will attract large crowds be either cancelled, postponed or downsized for the next two weeks,":
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
CORONAVIRUS cases spread beyond the outbreak's European hotspot Italy Wednesday, as the world scrambled to contain the deadly epidemic that is fast growing outside China's borders.
Feb 27, 2020
THE second Pyidaungsu Hluttaw convened its 14th day meeting of 15th regular session yesterday, and Hluttaw representatives continued their debates on whether to amend or not some articles and sub-articles in the 2008 Constitution.
MP U Nai Thiha from Mon State constituency 7 supported the amendment of Article 8 for the substitution of ‘Union system’ with ‘democratic federal union’.
MP U Tun Tun from Pwintbyu constituency supported the amendment of sub-article (f) of Article 6 to put the wording ‘in accordance with public consent’ into it.
Feb 27, 2020
1. In recent years Myanmar has opened up to the international community through an ongoing process of democratization, alongside a multitude of other key reform amidst equally multidimensional challenges. In doing so, the Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar has taken on a range of regional and global commitments, amongst the most important of which has been to join the fight against money laundering, and the financing of terrorism.
Feb 27, 2020
The Ministry of Education and the European Union held the Education Sector Reform Contract Policy Dialogue on 23 March for the EU’s disbursement of 32 million euro (K51 billion) in support of education reform in Myanmar.
Union Minister Dr Myo Thein Gyi and EU Ambassador Mr Kristian Schmidt presided over the meeting held at the headquarters of MoE in Nay Pyi Taw, with the support of MyGovernance Project.