Jan 16, 2020
LITERATURE enthusiasts and avid readers from far and wide in Myanmar are filling The Big Bad Wolf at Fortune Plaza Myanmar Expo Hall in Thakayta Township, Yangon, to the brim as the world’s biggest book sale opened for the 5th day yesterday.
People are offered a selection of reading materials from more than a million books on sale at low discount prices at the event from 10 to 20 January.
Jan 16, 2020
A China-Myanmar aesthetic photo exhibition to mark their PaukPhaw Friendship was opened at the Strand Hotel in Yangon yesterday.
First, Mr Du Zhanyuan, Director-General of Foreign Languages Affairs Department of PRC, delivered an opening speech, followed by U Kyaw Win, Chairman of the Shwe Than Lwin Company, making greeting remarks.
Jan 15, 2020
Naga New Year Festival – 2020 was held in the town of Lahe in the Naga Self-Administered Zone, Sagaing Region, at 9 a.m. yesterday. President U Win Myint and First Lady Daw Cho Cho were present at the event. The Union Flag was first saluted, after which Naga ethnic resident U Mon Pi delivered the opening speech and Naga ethnic resident Daw Khaung explained the history of how the Naga New Year Festival came to be.
Next, President U Win Myint delivered his Message of Greetings for the Naga New Year – 2020.
Jan 15, 2020
PYITHU HLUTTAW Deputy Speaker U Tun Tun Hein received Director of Danish Institute for Parties and Democracy (DIPD) Mrs Lisbeth Pilegaard at his office in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday morning.
During the meeting, they discussed measures related to strengthening democratic system in Myanmar, internal peace, organizing free and fair elections, assistance in capacity building for political parties, women and youth and their more active participations in politics.
Jan 15, 2020
Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing welcomed Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) Commander-in-chief General Vong Pisen at the Zeyathiri Beikman in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday with a Guard of Honour.
After taking salutes of the Guard of Honour, they inspected it before bilateral introduction of senior military officials from both sides.
The Cambodian General signed the visitors’ book of the Zeyathiri Beikman and held discussions with the Senior General at the meeting hall.
Jan 15, 2020
THE National Reconciliation and Peace Center (NRPC) concluded the two-day workshop in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday, with a wide range of topics on peace making process of the country.
Jan 15, 2020
PRESIDENT U Win Myint met with Hluttaw representatives, departmental officials, heads of local tribes, town elders and civil communities in Leshi and Lahe townships in Sagaing Region yesterday. His entourage included Union Ministers Lt-Gen Ye Aung, Dr Myo Thein Gyi, Dr Myint Htwe, U Han Zaw, Nai Thet Lwin, Chief of Myanmar Police Force Police Lt-Gen Aung Win Oo and officials.
They left Nay Pyi Taw by a special military flight at 7:30 am, and arrived at Homalin Airport in Sagaing Region.
Jan 15, 2020
THE Joint Committee on Amending the 2008 Constitution held its 2/2020 meeting at Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Building D in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.
Jan 15, 2020
UNION ATTORNEY General U Tun Tun Oo received UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict at his office in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday afternoon.
During the meeting, they discussed Myanmar’s enactment of Child Rights Law on 23 July 2019 and enforcement of this law, educative programmes for this law, cooperation with UN agencies in rule of laws and justice projects and collaboration in the Country Tasks Force on Monitoring and Reporting.
MNA (Translated by Aung Khin)
Photo: MNA
Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar
Jan 15, 2020
UNION Election Commission received Mrs Lisbeth Pilegaard, Director of Danish Institute for Parties and Democracy-DIPD and part at the UEC Office in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday. At the meeting, they discussed preparations for holding the free and fair general elections in 2020 with transparency, meeting with political parties in regions and states, promoting the role of women in political processes and signing MOUs related with elections. Also present at the meeting were members of the UEC and officials of the UEC Office.
MNA
Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar