Feb 12, 2020
With the view to increase solidarity and harmony, friendliness and team spirit, the second ever competition of Htamane was held at the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Economic Relations, Office Building No(1), Nay Pyi Taw on 11th February 2020. A total of 3 teams, including Ministerial staff, families actively participated at the event. The entertainment program and prize awarding ceremony are also included in the occasion and U ThaungTun, Union Minister for Investment and Foreign Economic Relations, attended and made the encouragements.
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Feb 12, 2020
THE final match and award-giving ceremony of 2020 States/Regions U-21 men’s football match was held at the Wunna Theikdi Stadium in Nay Pyi Taw, with Speaker of Amyotha Hluttaw Mahn Win Khaing Than and wife Nan Kyin Kyi in attendance yesterday.
Sports and Physical Education Department of Ministry of Health and Sport, and Myanmar Football Federation jointly organized the U-21 men’s football tourney.
In the final match, Kayin State Team beat Magway Region Team with a score of 2-0, and won championship.
Feb 12, 2020
The second Pyithu Hluttaw held its 6th day meeting of 15th regular session yesterday.
MP U Sao Tha Lay Saw from Shwegyin constituency asked about applications of previous owners for getting back their properties which were seized under the 1963 Nationalization of Business Law.
Feb 12, 2020
The second Amyotha Hluttaw held its 8th day meeting of 15th regular session, raising queries to the relevant ministries and discussing two bills and bylaws.
MP U Kyaw Toke from Mandalay Region constituency 7 asked about possible entertainment of the National Cultural Dance Troupe at famous pagoda festivals and in major cities to preserve and promote cultural dance and music of ethnic people, and to convey messages about proper practices during democratic transition process of the country.
Feb 11, 2020
A diplomatic delegation led by Union Minister U Kyaw Tin of the Ministry of International Cooperation continued, in a speed launch, their study tour of islands around the Myeik Archipelago yesterday.
First, they arrived at the Thayawthadangyi Kyun (island) where a pearl farm was developed by the Myanmar
Atlantic Company. Pearl farm in-charge U Saw Hte La briefed them on pearl farming and they studied the pearl farm.
They then proceeded to the Smart Island, one of the most popular sightseeing tours among domestic and foreign visitors both, where there are two beaches.
Feb 11, 2020
A PhD candidate from King’s College London in England recently attended the 22nd Zawti Shan novitiation and ordination ceremony in Mohnyin Twonship in Kachin State.
“There is little Western literature that focuses solely on the Zawti and as a result, the tradition has sometimes been misunderstood,” said Ms Olivia Porte, a PhD student at King’s College London.
“My PhD thesis focuses on Shan Buddhism and I am particularly interested in the Zawti tradition,” said the visiting research scholar at Shan State Buddhist University.
Feb 11, 2020
Deputy Minister for Information U Aung Hla Tun delivered a speech at the opening ceremony of capacity-building training course (2/2020) conducted by the Information and Public Relations Department at its office in Yangon yesterday morning.
In his opening remark, the Deputy Minister said the goals of nation and practices of its administration body has significantly changed, comparing with the situations in 30 years ago when the IPRD was founded.
Feb 11, 2020
THE Office of the President issued Press Release No 6/2020 yesterday, publicly announcing the Ministry of Home Affairs’ arrests and seizures in the fight against illicit drug trafficking up till 8 February.
The ministry made the arrests, acting on information, sent to the Drug Activity Special Complaint Department of the Office of the President as of 8 February.
The full text of the press release will be reported in the 12 February issue of The Global New Light of Myanmar.
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Feb 11, 2020
The Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar has agreed to the proposed appointment of Mrs. Fatoumata Balde as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Guinea to the Republic of the Union of Myanmar with residence in New Delhi.
Feb 11, 2020
The Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar has agreed to the proposed appointment of Mr. Mohamed Abdellahi El Boukhary El Vilaly as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania to the Republic of the Union of Myanmar with residence in Beijing.