A press conference on the status of initial implementations of the Dawei Special Economic Zone (Dawei SEZ) Project was held yesterday morning at the Ministry of Electricity and Energy in Nay Pyi Taw.

During the ceremony, Deputy Minister for Electricity and Energy Dr Tun Naing, in his capacity as Chairperson of the Dawei SEZ Management Committee, explained the SEZ project implementations, a summary of project background, agreements signed for the undertaking, and cooperation with Thailand and Japan for the project.

The committee has sent a letter of notification to the company formerly permitted to build the initial project, informing the company about the termination of the permit-contracts.

The Italian-Thai Development, which was initially awarded the right to build the project, repeatedly delayed it, failed to fulfil contractual financial obligations, and failed to submit financial documents for the project.

As a result, the Dawei SEZ Management Committee terminated all nine initial project contracts (2015) signed with the Italian-Thai company by sending the letter of notification on 30 December last year about the termination of all contracts.

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AMYOTHA Hluttaw Speaker Mahn Win Khaing Than received the Ambassador of Arab Republic of Egypt to Myanmar,Mr Sherif Salah Eldin Elleithy, at the former’s office in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday afternoon.

At the meeting, they discussed the enhancement of lasting and friendly relations between Myanmar and Egypt, promotion of closer relations between the two parliaments and works on the development of Myanmar Hluttaws.

Deputy Amyotha Hluttaw Speaker U Aye Tha Aung and officials from Amyotha Hluttaw office attended the meeting.

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A total of 128 Myanmar seamen arrived back home by an MAI relief flight organized by Myanmar Embassy in Seoul and the Crew Change Supporting Committee (CCSC) via Incheon International Airport yesterday evening.

The group of Myanmar seamen included 103 from the ROK, 18 from Japan, 2 from Indonesia and 5 from Singapore.

The Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population, the Ministry of Health and Sports and the Yangon Region government arranged 14-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, companies and Myanmar embassies from respective countries.

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1. The National-Level Central Committee on Prevention, Control and Treatment of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) on 30-12-2020 formed a Fund Management Sub-committee on the Purchase of COVID-19 Vaccines. The sub-committee has opened the COVID-19 Vaccination Fund at the Myanma Economic Bank in Nay Pyi Taw as follows:

(a) Fund for purchase of COVID-19 vaccines (Foreign Currency Account No. EDC 600012). The bank account will be initially deposited with USD250 million, equivalent to about K338 billion from State-funding.

(b) Fund for purchase of COVID-19 vaccines (Myanmar Currency Account No. OA 013733). The bank account is initially deposited K1 billion (K1,000 million) from State-funding.

2. Therefore, organizations and people (local/ foreign countries) who want to contribute cash donation for the purchase of vaccines, can donate any type of foreign currency to the COVID-19 Vaccination Fund (Foreign Currency Account No. EDC 600012) at the Myanma Economic Bank (Nay Pyi Taw), and can donate Myanmar Kyat to the COVID-19 Vaccination Fund (Myanmar Currency Account No. OA 013733).

3. The potential well-wishers can contact the following phone numbers: Director-General (067 3410156) Treasury Department (067 3410158)

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1. The contribution of cash for COVID-19 Vaccination Fund can be made via the website of the Ministry of Planning, Finance and Industry (http://www.mopfi.gov.mm) in the following ways.

(a) MPU Debit/Credit Card of local banks

(b) Visa/Master Credit of local banks

(c) Visa/Master Debit & Credit Card of foreign banks

(d) Mobile Wallets such as CB-pay, KBZ-pay, OK$ through QR Code (more mobile wallets will be available)

(e) Internet/mobile banking App of KBZ, CB, AYA, UAB and MAB (more internet/mobile banking Apps will be available)

(f) Over-the-counter at Supermarkets such as City Mart, Marketplace, Sein Gay Har, Aeon, Orange; mini-marts and convenience stores such as Denko Mini Market, Fun Fun Mart, ABC and Oasis; Mobile Wallet agents such as M-Pitesan, True Money and MyTelPay; Mobile Phone shops such as Any Call, e-City, Lu Gyi Min and My Fone; Wai Yan Electronics Sale Centre; the shops available Near Me logo.

2. Therefore, cash contribution can be made at the above-mentioned platforms electronically, in addition to the branches of Myanma Economic Bank and Myanma Agricultural Development Bank and other local private banks.

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U Win Myint, President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, accepted the credentials of Mr Carlos Antonio Da Rocha Paranhos, the newly appointed Ambassador of the Federative Republic of Brazil, in the Credentials Hall of the Presidential Palace, Nay Pyi Taw at 10 am yesterday.

Present on the occasion were Union Minister for International Cooperation U Kyaw Tin and Director-General of the Protocol Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs U Wunna Han.

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AN official ceremony marking a collective donation for the Childcare Centre for Orphans (Nay Pyi Taw) was held in the childcare centre, Wunna Theikdi ward in the city yesterday morning.

The ceremony, held in accordance with COVID-19 preventive guidelines, was attended by Union Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Dr Win Myat Aye, Deputy Minister U Soe Aung, Nay Pyi Taw Council member U Aung Myin Tun, the Association for Prevention, Care and Protection of Abandoned Children Chairperson Daw May Yin Tun, APCPAC members, the Permanent Secretary Directors General of the ministry, and other relevant officials.

During the ceremony, the Union Minister said that the government, charity organizations and civil society organizations have been working cooperatively to look after of orphans.

The Union Minister said that the ministry enacted the Child Rights Law in July 2019 in accordance with the situations of the modern period and the Early Childhood Development (Amendment) Law was enacted in 2018.

He continued that the Department of Social Welfare has established a total of seven childcare centres in Yangon, Mandalay Magway, Mawlamyine, Kengtung, Pathein and Sittway, and each of the child care centres can accommodate up to 100 children. Now, financed by the APCPAC (Myanmar), a new childcare centre has been built in Nay Pyi Taw and it will be opened soon as the eighth childcare centre in Myanmar, according to the Union Minister.

The childcare centres accept orphans from 3 months to 8 years old. When the children become over 8 years old, they can continue their education in three youth training schools and two women’s training schools in Yangon, two youth training schools and one women’s training school in Mandalay, and a youth training school in each of Mawlamyine, Labutta and Lashio.

Childcare and protection standards for these childcare centres and youth training schools have been set since 2017, said the Union Minister who expressed thanks to the APCPAC (Myanmar) for financing to build the Childcare Centre for Orphans (Nay Pyi Taw), which will be opened soon. He also expressed thanks to other donors, officials and the Myanmar Women’s Committee for their contributions.

In the ceremony, the Union Minister gave the APCPAC (Myanmar) and other donors certificates of honor.

During the ceremony, individual donors, through the APCPAC (Myanmar), donated necessary materials (worth K5,381.94 billions) for the childcare centre; and the Diplomatic and International Golfers’ Affiliation of Yangon (DIGAY), ambassadors, diplomats, Min Tun Company Limited, Daw Ama Wai (supporting member), APCPAC (Central), and Camera Baby World Company Limited collectively donated child accessories (wroth K569.97 billions).

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THE National Skills Standards Authority of Myanmar presented the national-level skill certificates through the virtual system at the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday morning.

Union Minister U Thein Swe, in his capacity as the Chairperson of the Central Body for Employment and Skill Development, made a speech at the event.

The certificates were awarded via online to 1,165 skilled workers, 11 Accredited Assessment Centres, 9 Accredited Assessors and 22 Accredited Inspectors as they passed the NSSA exams in 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 financial years.

The NSSA has issued a total of 16,519 skill certificates for 30 types of employments since 2014.

The Union Minister talked about requirements for the development of new skills, participation of employers and employees in the skill development programmes.

An analysis report of the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population released in December on the cause of increasing domestic migrant workers to Yangon has said the majority of local migrant workers to the industrial zones in Yangon region were from Ayeyawady, Bago and Magway regions. Women contributed about 50 per cent in this migrant population. Most of them finished only primary and middle schools and are working in garment and textile industries.

He also advised harmonious collaboration among employees, employers, development partners and relevant ministries to make readiness for more employment opportunities that will emerge together with the Myanmar Economic Recovery and Reform Plan.

The Union Minister suggested ‘green skills’, which can support the ‘green economy’, employments for modern digital technology age, jobs in foreign investment, and identifying skill gaps by conducting research in respective sectors.

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MYANMAR Engineering Council organized the International Conference on Engineering Education Association (ICEEA 2021 Myanmar) online at the Ministry of Electricity and Energy yesterday.

Union Minister U Win Khaing, in his capacity as Patron of the council, highlighted the establishment of Engineering Department at the University of Yangon in 1923, engineering degrees granted by RIT in 1964 to date and efforts of engineering degree holders in the very sector of the country.

The Union Minister also said the infrastructure plays a key role in the developing countries and so the engineers mainly implement such procedures.

The government accelerates their plans for transportation, electrification and access to clean drinking water.

Therefore, the engineering subject is crucial to produce qualified engineers.
The Union Minister then stressed the important role of engineers not only in government sector but also in private industries together with the developed market-oriented economic system and cooperation work between the council and ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organization (AFEO) and Federation of Engineering Institutions of Asia and Pacific (FEIAP).

He also expressed words of thanks to partner organizations such as FEIAP, IEET, UNSW, BEM, WFEO and IEA for their cooperation and supports.

He also discussed the significant development in every sector during the new government term and the increase of nationwide electricity access from 34 per cent to 57 per cent including 40 per cent power generation from hydropower, 14 per cent from solar energy, 34 per cent from Domestic Gas and 11 per cent from LNG.

He stressed the efforts of the ministry to meet 75 per cent of the country’s electricity need by 2025 and its 2030 goal of full electrification.

He then highlighted the need to carry out in accordance with the international criteria to improve the quality of engineering subjects and engineering degree holders as well as for the development of the country.

The ICEEA 2021 Myanmar will be held until 16 January and the representatives of international and regional engineering organizations including Myanmar Engineering Council, the Rectors and Professors of Yangon Technological University, Mandalay Technological University will read the papers.

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MINISTRY of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement held the first coordination meeting of the Working Group on Repatriation, Reintegration and Rehabilitation of Trafficked Victims – R & R Working Group, one of three working groups formed under the Central Committee for the Prevention of Trafficking in Persons, yesterday afternoon in Nay Pyi Taw.

At the meeting, Deputy Minister U Soe Aung, in his capacity as the Chairperson of the working group, said his ministry is cooperating with related departments, working groups and, local/international social organizations.

He continued the working group was reformed in May 2018, and the meeting is to ensure effective communication between members, to identify advantages and weaknesses and to take action plans.

He also added the need to appropriate the fund to implement the plans and to prepare for the annual US Anti-Trafficking Report.

The Deputy Minister stressed the need for cooperation with relevant civil society organizations and departments in protecting Myanmar migrant workers and vulnerable groups, including domestic violence caused by COVID-19 and the prevention and response of potential human trafficking.

Afterwards, the Secretary of the working group, Director-General for the Rehabilitation Department U Win Naing Tun, presented the working conditions of the working group and further activities to be carried out and discussed the advantages and weakness of the working conditions.

The meeting was also attended by the Permanent Secretary for the Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement, the Director-General and members of the Working Group on Repatriation, Reintegration and Rehabilitation of Trafficked Victims – R & R Working Group and officials.

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