The relief flight of Air India landed at Yangon International Airport yesterday afternoon, carrying 63 Myanmar nationals who wanted to return to home from India during COVID-19 outbreak. A relief flight of Myanmar National Airlines also brought 30 Myanmar nationals back from Thailand in the same evening.
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.
Oct 22, 2020
The 42nd ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF) was held as a virtual meeting through the Blue Jeans application, under the chairmanship of Veng Sakhon, Cambodian Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, yesterday morning. The Myanmar delegation was led by Dr Aung Thu, Union Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation. They discussed how ASEAN nations could respond to consequences caused by COVID-19 to ensure the smooth progress of food security, food safety and receiving sufficient nutrition, and trade.
Oct 22, 2020
The Union Attorney-General Office held an opening ceremony of 10 additional law offices yesterday to expand the Pilot Law Office Programme, jointly conducted by the USAID Promoting Rule of Law in Myanmar (PRLM). At the ceremony, Permanent Secretary Dr Thida Oo explained the important role of law offices under the programme for the rule of law and interview process ahead of court proceeding. Officials from the USAID PRLM talked on their cooperation in the programme.
Oct 22, 2020
Vice President U Myint Swe, in his capacity as the Chairman of the COVID-19 Control and Emergency Response Committee, presided over the third coordination meeting of the committee yesterday.
Oct 21, 2020
The National-Level Anti-Corruption Strategy Drafting Committee held its first online meeting on formulation of National-Level Anti-Corruption Strategy yesterday afternoon. During the meeting, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chair U Aung Kyi, in his capacity as Committee Chair made an opening remark, saying that the National Level Anti-Corruption Strategy is absolutely essential for the country and some priority facts should be added in the strategy.