Oct 29, 2020
THE Constitutional Tribunal of the Union presented certificates of honour to the officials from the Department of e-Government and the Department of Justice for their role in e-Court judgements on Submission Letter No.1/2020 to the tribunal yesterday morning.
Oct 29, 2020
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.
Oct 29, 2020
VICE President U Myint Swe, in his capacity as Chairman of the 73rd Independence Day Organizing Committee, presided over a coordination meeting via videoconference yesterday regarding arrangements for celebrating Independence Day on 4 January 2021.
Oct 28, 2020
Myanmar embassy in Kula Lumpur and two Malaysian companies arranged the repatriation of 131 migrant workers by a relief flight of Malaysia Airlines and they landed at the Yangon International Airport yesterday afternoon. The 28th relief flight of Myanmar Airways International flew 97 nationals back home from South Korea with the help of Myanmar embassy in Seoul in the same evening. The group of returnees included 5 persons from Brazil, 5 from Hong Kong, 3 from Germany, 2 from South Africa, 76 from South Korea, 4 from Britain, and 2 from the United States.
Oct 28, 2020
Medical devices for COVID-19 prevention in the 2020 General Election are being imported from China. These devices reached Yangon and Mandalay by 5 and 4 special flights yesterday as part of the stock being carried from 28 October to 3 November.
Oct 28, 2020
The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation held the first policy meeting with the Ministry of Planning, Finance and Industry and the European Union and on Nutrition Sector Reform Contract online yesterday. The meeting aimed to coordinate for the implementation of the NSRC with the support of the EU and the COVID-19 Economic Relief Plan (CERP) in 2020-2021 financial year. Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation U Hla Kyaw, Deputy Minister for Planning, Finance and Industry U Maung Maung Win, officials and Directors-General from the respective departments and EU head of Cooperation at the office of EU Delegation Dr Johann Hesse participated in the meeting.
Oct 28, 2020
The online workshop on establishing a Social Management Information System (SMIS) was held yesterday morning. Union Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Dr Win Myat Aye, Deputy minister U Soe Aung, Permanent Secretary Dr Ko Ko Naing, Directors-General, officials of relevant ministries, partner associations and private organizations took part in the workshop.
Oct 28, 2020
Myanmar Consumer Protection Commission held its (1/2020) coordination meeting via zoom application at the Ministry of Commerce yesterday morning. During the meeting, Chairman of the MCPC and Union Minister for Commerce Dr Than Myint said the ministry is carrying out many sectors like trade promotion, trade facilitation, trade negotiation, trade liberalization, trade education, consumer protections in addition to the development of SMEs, job opportunities, special economic zones and private sectors. The Consumer Protection Law was enacted on 15 March 2019 and MCPC was formed with 21 members to protect the interest of consumers. Then, the commission’s 1/2019 meeting was held on 15 November 2019 and stipulated nine resolutions at the meeting.
Oct 28, 2020
A final consultation meeting on the Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (Draft) was held through videoconferencing yesterday afternoon.
Oct 28, 2020
Union Minister for Investment and Foreign Economic Relations, U Thaung Tun yesterday received a US government delegation led by Mr Adam Boehler, Chief Executive Officer of the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) in Nay Pyi Taw.