Feb 09, 2020
PRE-EVENT dinner marking the 6th Japan-Myanmar Festival 2020 was held at Park Royal Hotel in Yangon at 7 pm yesterday.
Chief Minister of Yangon Region U Phyo Min Thein, Deputy Minister for Information and Ambassador of Japan to Myanmar Mr. Ichiro Maruyama extended greetings at the dinner.
Feb 09, 2020
PRESIDENT U Win Myint and First Lady Daw Cho Cho who were in Taunggyi, the capital of Shan State, accompanied by Union Ministers Lt-Gen Ye Aung, Dr. Aung Thu and U Ohn Win, Chief Minister of Shan State Dr. Lin Htut, Chief of Myanmar Police Force Police Lt-Gen Aung Win Oo and officials, left the city by car and arrived in Hopong Township in Pa-O Self-Administered Zone.
Feb 09, 2020
FOREIGN embassies’ officials and their family members led by Union Minister U Kyaw Tin of the Ministry of International Cooperation went on a diplomatic tour from 8 to 10 February to see the natural sceneries, cultural entities, and development progress in Dawei city, Myeik Archipelago and their vicinities of the Taninthayi Region.
The diplomatic delegation left Yangon for Dawei by Myanmar Airways yesterday morning. Responsible personnel of the Taninthayi Region greeted them at Dawei airport.
Feb 08, 2020
THE 15th regular session of the Second Amyotha Hluttaw convened its fifth-day meeting yesterday.
MP U Bwe Khein of Chin State constituency 3 asked if the high school building in Hmaungtalan Village, Thantlang Township, will be replaced with a new one in 2020-2021 financial year. Deputy Education Minister U Win Maw Tun replied it will be prioritized in that financial year.
Feb 08, 2020
THE Central Committee on Monitoring and Prevention of 2019 Novel Coronavirus held its daily coordination meeting (11/2020) at the Ministry of Health and Sports yesterday in Nay Pyi Taw.
Speaking at the meeting, Union Minister for Health Dr Myint Htwe appreciated the China’s treatment to patients who have positive for the disease as the mortality rate is just two per cent.
The number of infection rate is still higher in China and over 28,000 people have been infected with the Corona virus so far.
Feb 08, 2020
(1) The Ministry of Health and Sports is setting up 24-hour hotlines in their concentrated efforts to monitor and prevent the spread of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). These tasks include receiving public reports and conducting field checks, disseminating genuine news, sharing health information, and monitoring news circulating on social media and the Internet. From among them:
Feb 08, 2020
DEPUTY Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Commander-in-Chief (Army) Vice-Senior General Soe Win met with General Bipin Rawat, Chief of Defence Staff at the temporary lounge of the Indian Chief of Army Staff at the DefExpo India-2020 on 6 February.
Feb 08, 2020
AMYOTHA Hluttaw Speaker Mahn Win Khaing Than received Ambassador of Canada Mr Francois Lafreniere at the reception hall of Amyotha Hluttaw building in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.
During the meeting, they cordially discussed on promoting the friendship and collaboration between the two countries, legislation processes of the Hluttaw, issues of Constitutional amendment, electoral processes, Myanmar Peace processes and the future of democratic federal system.
Feb 08, 2020
PYITHU Hluttaw Speaker U T Khun Myat received Ambassador of Canada Mr Francois Lafreniere at the reception hall of Hluttaw building in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday afternoon.
During the meeting, they cordially discussed promoting the friendship and collaboration between parliaments of the two countries, promoting the roles of women in the parliaments, and building capacities of the Hluttaw representatives.
They also ex - changed views on their experiences in the democratic federal system.
MNA
(Translated by Kyaw Zin Lin)
Feb 08, 2020
VICE PRESIDENT U Henry Van Thio left the Republic of Korea for Myanmar at 1:50 am local time yesterday after attending the Peace, Security and Human Development World Summit 2020 in Seoul, ROK.
The Vice President and members of the delegation were seen off at the Incheon International Airport by Myanmar Ambassador U Thant Sin, Universal Peace Federation Asia-Pacific Regional Chairman Mr Ek Nath Dhakal, Myanmar Embassy staff and their families.