Mar 14, 2020
THE central committee on establishing Myanmar-China Border Economic Cooperation Zone held its fifth coordination meeting at the Ministry of Commerce in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.
Mar 14, 2020
HLUTTAW representatives continued the voting process on the constitutional amendment during the 22nd-day meeting of the Second Pyidaungsu Hluttaw’s 15th regular session yesterday.
Twenty MPs had filed for leave, with 634 out of 654 MPs attending to vote on voting category (4), which contains 12 provisions related to Section 436-(a) of the Constitution.
Mar 14, 2020
THE Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Joint Bill Committee held separate meetings over a bill, namely Myanmar Geoscience Council Bill that was sent back by President with recommendation and Myanmar Medical Council Law that was controversial between the two Hluttaws, at the meeting hall of Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Building D in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.
Mar 13, 2020
Magway Region government issued an order for closure of ongoing Mann Shwe Settaw pagoda festival to alleviate concerns about the coronavirus in the country.
The deadly virus is now spreading in more than 120 countries and territories, with over 118,000 confirmed cases and nearly 4,300 deaths, according to WHO’s Situation Report 51 on 11 March.
Chief Minister Dr Aung Moe Nyo confirmed that his government had to decide to stop the pagoda festival due to advice of medical experts and common people. The closure of festival will take effect on 13 March.
Mar 13, 2020
The Anti-Corruption Commission met to organize a workshop for the Corruption Prevention Units in May.
The workshop is aimed to share knowledge on combating corruption in human resources management and good management practices for the Corruption Prevention Units.
ACC’s members U Zaw Win and Daw Myat Myat Soe, UNDP’s Leap Project Manager Ms Valentina Bianchini, and the project’s expert Professor Mr Federico Ceschel explained the progress of CPUs in fighting against corruption.
Mar 13, 2020
A workshop on election observer guidelines for foreign and domestic observers was held at the Grand Amara Hotel in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday, collaborated by the Union Election Commission (UEC) and International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA).
UEC Chairman U Hla Thein first delivered a speech, where he said they are implementing the National Strategic Plan for 2019-2022 to ensure the 2020 General Election is held in line with the five norms. He said organizing elections is important as Myanmar is establishing a democratic system.
Mar 12, 2020
The Ministry of Health and Sports held its 33/2020 coordination meeting yesterday afternoon on prevention of COVID-19 with the target of zero case and no death.
Mar 12, 2020
News release on COVID-19
(8:00 p.m., 12-3-2020)
1. The Ministry of Health and Sports is continuously conducting surveillance on COVID-19 acute respiratory disease at international entry/exit gates, in hospital-based and community-based processes, and in collaboration with private hospitals.
2. There are 14 quarantined patients under surveillance in respective hospitals between 6 p.m., 11-3-2020, to 6 p.m., 12-3-2020. Their lab samples have been sent to the National Health Laboratory (Yangon).
Mar 12, 2020
State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi attended an emergency meeting on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday.
In her address to the meeting, the State Counsellor reiterated that this meeting was to discuss processes and action plans to ease the long-term repercussions of COVID-19 on the citizens of Myanmar.
Mar 12, 2020
The 26th meeting of the Union Peace Dialogue Joint Committee (UPDJC) Secretariat was held at the National Reconciliation and Peace Centre (NRPC) yesterday.
The meeting discussed future plans for implementing the decisions of the 18th UPDJC meeting, and plans to hold the next secretariat meeting.