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1.The President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar has confirmed the appointment of Dr Thet Tin Nyunt as Director-General of the Department of Geological Survey and Mineral Explorer under the Ministry of Natural Re-sources and Environmental Conservation on the expiry of one-year probationary period.

An award-given ceremony for the arts and literary competition entitled “Yangon Tet Ka Thol Mya Kyun Nyo” (Yangon University: An Emerald Island) was held at Film Development Centre of Motion Picture Promotion Division, under the Information and Public Relations Department of the Ministry of Information yesterday.

A total of 289 Myanmar citizens stranded in foreign countries because of the suspension of commercial flights returned home by relief flights yesterday.

Union Minister for Transport and Communications U Thant Sin Maung yesterday participated in the 4th China-ASEAN Information Harbour Forum hosted in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China, via videoconferencing. The forum was jointly sponsored by Cyberspace Administration of China, National Development and Reform Commission of China, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China and the People’s Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

Union Minister for Planning, Finance and Industry U Soe Win held a videoconference with Ms Mariam Sherman, the World Bank Country Director for Myanmar, and officials yesterday.

Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker U T Khun Myat made a speech at CPC Dialogue in Political Parties of Southeast Asian Countries via videoconference yesterday.

Kathina-Robe offering ceremony of the government took place at the Sasana Beikmandaw of the Uppatasanti Pagoda in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday morning.

THE University of Yangon, established in 1920, was once the most outstanding university in Myanmar and has been recognized all over Southeast Asia for its high standards of graduate education. Known as Rangoon University in the days of the independence period, the University is also known for its historic political movements led by students such as the independence movement, the U Thant (former United Nations Secretary-General) movement, 1962 coup and democracy movement that led to the 1988 uprising.

U Zaw Zaw, Vice-President of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and President of the Myanmar Football Federation (MFF) attended the online meeting of the 6th AFC Executive Committee on 25 November (yesterday).

THE price of watermelon exported to China reached the highest level in seven years, said Chairperson U Naing Win of the Myanmar Watermelon and Muskmelon Producers and Exporters Association.