A total of 113,000 bottles of indelible ink supported by the Japanese government and its people arrived in Yangon by a special flight from Kuala Lumpur of Malaysia yesterday afternoon.

The assistance was given under the ‘Election Assistance Programme’ of the Japanese government to Myanmar.

On behalf of Japanese Ambassador to Myanmar, Mr Takimi Kazuyuki, Counsellor of the Embassy of Japan, handed over the bottles to U Kyi Myint, Chairperson of Yangon Region Election Sub-Commission at the airport. Funded by the Japanese government and its people, the UNDP will organize the three flights for transporting the electoral ink bottles. Japanese Ambassador Mr Ichiro Maruyama said that Japan also supplied the indelible ink bottles in 2015 General Election in Myanmar, the first batch of bottles this year were worth about US$1.7 million, and their assistance would be useful for free and fair elections. The Japanese Embassy in Yangon has also issued a statement that the upcoming General Election on 8 November is a milestone in Myanmar’s progress in the democratization process; the Government of Japan will fully support Myanmar’s democratic nation-building and will dispatch an Election Observation Mission headed by Mr Yohei SASAKAWA, the Special Envoy of the Government of Japan for National Reconciliation in Myanmar, and will also support the conduct of free and fair election through this grant project.

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THE relief flight of Myanmar National Airway organized by the Myanmar Embassy in Cairo landed at the Yangon International Airport bringing back a total of 140 Myanmar seamen after they were stranded in Egypt due to the suspension of international flights, yesterday morning.

Another MNA relief flight organized by the Myanmar Embassy in Tokyo also brought back a total of 157 Myanmar nationals from Japan yesterday evening.

The Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population, the Ministry of Health and Sports and the Yangon Region government arranged 7-day quarantine at specific places or designated hotels, followed by the 7-day home quarantine.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs coordinated with the relevant ministries and Myanmar embassies from respective countries to bring back the citizens and Myanmar seamen by relief flights and chartered flights in accordance with the instructions from National-Level Central Committee on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).

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ELDERLY persons in Yangon Region cast their advance votes for 2020 General Election in home-based method voting in Yangon yesterday.

Chairperson of Dawbon Township Election Sub-Commission U Myo San said, “Advance voting in Dawbon Township began at 8 am today by using mobile ballot boxes from home to home of the elderly persons. A member of ward election sub-commission and head or deputy head of polling station were included homebased voting method from 8 am to 6 pm. There are some 70,000 voters including nearly 10,000 elderly voters in Dawbon Township.”

The senior voters could cast their ballots through mobile ballot boxes until 5 November. Seventy-three-year-old voter U Kyin Aye of Myoma (South) Ward from Thanlyin Township said, “Officials from ward election commission came to home for advance voting. To prevent from COVID-19, I wear a face mask when they come. All of the election officials also wear masks and gloves. I want to ask other persons to vote not to lose their precious voting rights.”

U Khin Maung Aye from Sit toung Yeikmon Housing of Dagon Myothit Seikan Township, Yangon Region, said, “ I cast ballots at the designated polling station this evening. I took my voting number and ID card when I went to the polling station. The voting process is transparent. Face masks and gloves were worn to prevent from COVID-19.”

Advance voting of the people from quarantine centres and elderly persons began at the designated places and at houses with mobile ballot boxes.

Relevant election sub-commissions provided COVID-19 preventive supplies for the voters.

Chairperson of Election Sub-commission in Dawbon Township said, “To prevent from COVID-19 infection, the advance voters were asked to wear masks and to wash their hands with hand sanitizers. Election officials also wore gloves, face masks and face shields”.

A total of 5,809 polling stations were set up, and over 50,000 election officials were assigned in Yangon Region for 2020 General Election.

There are 295 Pyithu Hluttaw candidates, 69 Amyotha Hluttaw candidates, 295 Hluttaw candidates for Constituency 1, 277 Hluttaw candidates for Constituency 2, 7 Hluttaw candidates for Kayin Ethnic Affairs, 6 Hluttaw candidates for Rakhine Ethnic Affairs, and 32 independent Hluttaw candidates who will contest in 2020 General Election.

Yangon Region Election Commission has recorded 5.6 million eligible voters in the region for the upcoming elections, increased by nearly 600,000 voters in comparing with the figures of 2015 General Election.

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CHINESE Embassy in Yangon donated viral nucleic acid extraction test kits and viral transport kits to the Ministry of Health and Sports yesterday morning.

Director-General of the Medical Research Department Prof Dr Zaw Than Tun received US$78,572 worth of donation items from Minister Counsellor from the Chinese Embassy to Myanmar Mrs Li Xiaoyan and returned the certificate of honour.

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PEOPLE’S Republic of China donated 45,000 masks for COVID-19 preventive measures of 11 ministries yesterday.

Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar Mr Chen Hai handed over the masks to Permanent Secretary U Soe Han at the donation ceremony held at the office of Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Yangon.

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THE relief flight of Myanmar National Airlines (MNA) organized by the Myanmar Embassy in Manila landed at the Yangon International Airport bringing back a total of 112 Myanmar nationals after they were stranded in the Philippines due to the suspension of international flights yesterday evening.

Another MNA relief flight organized by the Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok also brought back a total of 11 Myanmar nationals from Thailand yesterday night.

The Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population, the Ministry of Health and Sports and the Yangon Region government arranged 7-day quarantine at specific places or designated hotels, followed by the 7-day home quarantine.

To bring back the Myanmar citizens and Myanmar seamen who are stranded in foreign countries by relief flights and chartered flights in accordance with the instructions from National-Level Central Committee on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs cooperated with the relevant ministries and Myanmar embassies from respective countries.

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THE Thai Embassy in Myanmar donated surgical masks to the Ministry of Health and Sports in Yangon yesterday morning.

Thai Ambassador to Myanmar Ms Suphatra Srimaitreephithak explained the donations and donated 400,000 surgical masks worth 1.2 million baht.

Director-General for Medical Research Department Professor Dr Zaw Than Tun expressed words of thanks and presented certificates of honour after receiving the donations.

Similarly, the Japanese government also donated US$5.18 million worth of RT-PCR Machine & Laptop Computer to National Health Laboratory (NHL) in Yangon in the same afternoon.

Japanese Ambassador to Myanmar Mr Ichiro Maruyama briefed the donations and Director-General for Medical Research Department Professor Dr Zaw Than Tun expressed words of thanks.

Then, the Japanese Ambassador handed over the RT-PCR Machine & Laptop Computer to Deputy Director-General (Lab) of the NHL Professor Dr Htay Htay Tin and received the certificate of honour in return.

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MEDICAL equipment for COVID-19 prevention imported from China and to be used in the 2020 General Election arrived at Yangon International Airport by special flights yesterday.

These devices will be distributed to voters, polling station staff and volunteers.

The special flights yesterday carried medical supplies for COVID-19 prevention such as KN95 masks, sets of PPE medical protective clothing and medicines.

Special flights for more stocks of COVID-19 medical supplies will land at Yangon and Mandalay international airports from 29 October to 3 November.

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A total of 257 Myanmar citizens stranded in foreign countries because of suspension of commercial flights returned home by relief flights yesterday.

Myanmar Embassy in Washington and Myanmar Embassy in Seoul jointly organized the relief flight of Myanmar Airways International, bringing a total of 114 Myanmar nationals – 28 from the United States, 14 from Panama and 72 from the Republic of Korea – from Incheon International Airport to the Yangon International Airport. Similarly, Myanmar Embassy in Singapore and Myanmar Seamen’s Federation jointly organized a relief flight bringing back 143 Myanmar seamen home from Changi Airport.

The Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population, the Ministry of Health and Sports and the Yangon Region government provided them with proper medical tests and arranged 7-day quarantine, followed by 7-day home quarantine.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been working with Myanmar embassies in foreign countries and local ministries concerned to bring back citizens stranded abroad due to the suspension of international commercial flights, in accordance with the guidance of the National-Level Central Committee on Prevention, Control and Treatment of COVID-19.

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MEDICAL equipment for COVID-19 prevention imported from China and to be used in the 2020 General Election arrived at Yangon International Airport by six special flights yesterday. These equipment will be distributed to voters, polling station staff and volunteers.

Special flights for more stocks of COVID-19 medical supplies will land at Yangon and Mandalay international airports from 26 October to 3 November.

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