Mar 01, 2020
A coordination meeting to analyze and review the preventive measures against the COVID-19 virus in Yangon Region was held at the office of the Yangon Region Public Health and Medical Services Department yesterday.
Feb 29, 2020
THE fourth meeting of the 47-member leading committee of the 8th State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee concluded at the Wizaya Mingalar Dhammathabin Hall on Kaba Aye Hill in Yangon yesterday.
The meeting was attended by the member sayadaws of the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee led by Chairman Sayadaw of the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee Abhidhaja Maharattha Guru Abhidhaja Agga Maha Saddhamma Jotika Bhamo Sayadaw Dr. Bhaddanta Kumarabhivamsa.
Feb 29, 2020
Members of local and foreign media team visited Thetkaebyin camp opened near Sittway yesterday morning, and collected news there. They arrived back in Sittway from Maungtaw.
In the afternoon, they left Sittway and arrived back in Yangon. The team comprises journalists from Myanmar Now, Eleven Media Group, VOA, CAN, European Press Agency (EPA), BBC Media Action and Aljazeera. The local and foreign media team has been visiting Maungtaw for 36 times to report local situation since December 2016.
Myint Maung and J Ti
Feb 29, 2020
JOURNALISTS from local and foreign media groups gathered news at Internally Displaced Person (IDP) camps in Buthidaung Township, Maungtaw District, Rakhine State yesterday morning.
First, they visited IDP camp at Thiri Mingalar Ywama Monastery in Buthidaung and gathered information on camping of school children and how they reach to the IDP camp.
Next, the media group visited Post Primary School of Ywama Village and gathered news on school children sitting for their examinations.
Feb 28, 2020
MYANMAR Special Economic Zone Central Committee held its first meetingfor the yearat the Ministry of Commerce in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday discussing measures to be taken for speeding up the implementation of special economic zones in the country.
The meeting was opened with remarks made by Vice President U Henry Van Thio, who is also chairmanof this committee.
In his remarks, the chairman stressed the important role of the special economic zones for the economic development of the country, urging the cooperation of all ministries concerned in making the SEZs a success.
Feb 28, 2020
THE Pyidaungsu Hluttaw continued its 15th regular session yesterday, debating amendments to the 2008 Constitution and discussing the findings of the Hluttaw Joint Public Accounts Committee on tax earnings of Union-level institutions in the second half of the 2018-2019 financial year.
During the debate, MP U Aung Kyaw Zan of Pauktaw Constituency spoke against a pro-posed amendment to sub-section (a) of Article 26 of the 2008 Constitution. He said he agreed that civil services personnel should remain free from party politics, as prescribed in sub-section (a) of Article 26.
Feb 28, 2020
THE Interactive Dialogue on “High Commissioner report on the situation of human rights of Rohingya and other minorities in Myanmar” was held on 27 February 2020 during the on-going 43rd Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland.
During the session, Permanent Representative of Myanmar U Kyaw Moe Tun delivered a statement in response to the report of the High Commissioner on Myanmar, submitted to the Council in pursuant to the Council’s resolution 39/2.
Feb 28, 2020
1. The Ministry of Health and Sports is conducting surveillance activities on the COVID-19 acute respiratory disease that has spread in China and other nations around the world. Surveillance is carried out at border entry-exit checkpoints, hospitals, communities, and private hospitals.
2. According to a report from the National Health Laboratory (NHL) (Yangon), the following observations have been made at designated hospitals:
(a) A 23-year old male patient in Muse Township hospital,
(b) And a 32-year old male patient at Waibargi Specialist Hospital
Feb 27, 2020
THE Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population briefed experts from the International Labour Organization (ILO) and representatives of employers and employees about the National Complaints Mechanism (NCM) and pledged to protect those who blow the whistle on forced labour.
Feb 27, 2020
OFFICIALS from the Social Security Board under the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population and the International Labour Organization yesterday discussed technical assistance from ILO in reform works undertaken by the SSB at the meeting hall of the headquarters of the SSB in Nay Pyi Taw.
During the meeting, the director-general of SSB and the deputy director-general of ILO discussed cooperation with ILO in implementing social security reforms, difficulties, further processes, and technical assistance.