Nov 21, 2020
UNION Minister for Investment and Foreign Economic Relations U Thaung Tun met Ms Riikka Laatu, Ambassador of Finland to Myanmar and Senior Officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland and the Finnish Embassy in Yangon via video-conference yesterday afternoon.
Nov 21, 2020
A total of 283 Myanmar citizens – 152 from Singapore and 131 from the Republic of Korea – stranded in foreign countries because of the suspension of commercial flights returned home by relief flights yesterday.
Nov 20, 2020
THERE have been 73,322 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Myanmar up to 8:10 pm on 18-11-2020. Among the patients taken to the hospitals, 75 per cent of them have been discharged, while the death toll reached 1,650.
Nov 20, 2020
The 13th relief flight of All Nippon Airways (ANA) organized by the Myanmar Embassy in Tokyo landed at Yangon International Airport bringing back a total of 138 Myanmar citizens after they were stranded in Japan due to the suspension of international flights yesterday evening.
Nov 20, 2020
Amidst growing concerns over the strong supply of illicit drugs and cross-border crime in the Golden Triangle, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) yesterday handed a major delivery of equipment aimed at strengthening law enforcement capacities in Myanmar’s border regions. In recent years, a rise in synthetic drug production has reshaped the illicit drug market in Southeast Asia and beyond, feeding a regional methamphetamine market of up to US$61.4 billion annually. Regional transnational organized crime groups play a key role in this business, exploiting growing trade infrastructure and gaps in border security to move illicit goods throughout the region.
Nov 20, 2020
Union Attorney-General U Tun Tun Oo received a courtesy call of UNODC Country Manager Mr Benedikt Hofmann at the former’s office in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday morning. At the meeting, they discussed the works of Union Attorney-General Office in the rule of law and justice, legal advice and prosecution, joint projects with international partner organizations, cooperation between UAGO and UNODC since 2014, future plans between the two offices in the post-COVID-19 and possible support of UNODC in the ‘UAGO Strategic Planning 2020-2024’.
Nov 20, 2020
U Kyaw Kyaw Maung, the Governor of the Central Bank of Myanmar, participated in a virtual meeting with the International Monetary Fund yesterday morning in order to discuss matters related to getting a second loan from the fund under COVID-19 loan scheme.
Nov 20, 2020
A paper reading session titled “Sustainable Development Goals to Transform Peaceful and Prosperous Myanmar” to mark the Centenary of Yangon University was held at the university’s research centre via videoconferencing yesterday.
Nov 20, 2020
The Embassy of the Republic of Korea, in close cooperation with the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture, handed over 100 new audio-guide to National Museum in Yangon yesterday.
Nov 20, 2020
Vice President U Myint Swe presided over a coordination meeting of the Steering Committee tasked with holding the annual Kathina Robe Offering Ceremony at the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.