Oct 23, 2020
Union Minister for Planning, Finance and Industry U Soe Win yesterday morning held a virtual meeting with World Bank Country Director for Myanmar Ms Mariam Sherman and her group to discuss the Private Sector Growth and Competitiveness Project.
Oct 23, 2020
Union Minister for Health and Sports Dr Myint Htwe, in his capacity as the Secretary of National-Level Central Committee on Prevention, Control and Treatment of COVID-19, received cash donation at his office in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday afternoon.
Oct 23, 2020
The relief flight of All Nippon Airways landed at the Yangon International Airport yesterday evening brining back a total of 154 Myanmar nationals after they were stranded in Japan due to the suspension of international flights.
Oct 23, 2020
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs handed over the sealed ballot papers of advance voters sent by 8 Myanmar embassies, missions and consulate-general offices abroad to the Union Election Commission yesterday.
Oct 23, 2020
UNION Minister for Labour, Immigration and Population U Thein Swe presided over a coordination meeting with labour organization representatives on opening factories during COVID19 and the continued distribution of cash to workers and employees eligible for social security via videoconferencing yesterday.
Oct 22, 2020
Myanmar traditional handmade lantern businesses are earning a good income as they resume their work again in Mandalay in time for the light festival during Thadingyut, according to the traditional handmade lantern makers. The Thadingyut Festival, the lighting festival of Myanmar, is held on the Full Moon of Thadingyut of Myanmar Lunar calendar. During the lighting festival, people hang colourful lanterns in their homes. This is also the time when lanterns and candles are selling well at almost every shop.
Oct 22, 2020
The Central Institute of Civil Service (Lower Myanmar) held a cash donation ceremony in honour of medical civil servants and volunteers at COVID-19 medical centre (Phaunggyi) on 19 October.
Oct 22, 2020
The 6th coordination meeting of the Committee for Preventing Grave Violations against Children in Armed Conflicts was held at the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement yesterday afternoon. Committee Chairman and Union Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement, Dr Win Myat Aye, said the National Action Plan on Preventing Grievous Injuries and Sexual Abuse on Children in Armed Conflicts (2020-2021) was approved by the President’s Office on 10 August this year.
Oct 22, 2020
The final report meeting for “Feasibility Study on the Central Backbone Expressway in Myanmar (Yangon-Mandalay Expressway and Yangon-Ngayokekaung Expressway)” jointly conducted by the Department of Highway of the Ministry of Construction and KOICA Myanmar Office was held yesterday morning via videoconferencing.
Oct 22, 2020
Micro-satellite MMSATS-1 (Lawkanat-1 in Myanmar name) has been built and it was transferred by its developers Hokkaido University and Tohoku University to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) yesterday for launching into the space. Union Minister for Education Dr Myo Thein Gyi joined the transfer ceremony online.