Feb 15, 2020
A COORDINATION meeting on reviewing the Right to Information Bill was held yesterday at the meeting hall of the Ministry of Information in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.
At the meeting, officials of the Ministry of Information, MPs and experts reviewed the bill and discussed the amendments to it.
Speaking at the meeting, Union Minister for Information Dr Pe Myint said that experts from other organizations related with right to information would also review the bill after the meeting.
Feb 15, 2020
THE seventh-day meeting of the Second Amyotha Hluttaw’s 15th regular session convened yesterday and Deputy Education Minister U Win Maw Tun replied to starred questions from 6 MPs.
Feb 15, 2020
THE Criminal Investigation and Prosecution Committee held their first meeting at the office of the Union Attorney-General yesterday evening.
UAG U Tun Tun Oo, who is also chairman of the committee, first said ARSA attacked police outposts, police stations and a Tatmadaw battalion in northern Rakhine State on 25 August 2017. ARSA and security forces then clashed after this.
Feb 15, 2020
CHAIRMAN of the Constitutional Tribunal of the Union U Myo Nyunt received a delegation from Max Planck and the Chubb Rule of Law Fund at his office in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.
Feb 15, 2020
CHAIRMAN U Hla Thein of the Union Election Commission held a meeting with the chairpersons, members and secretaries of the Yangon Region, districts, and townships election sub-commissions at the Yangon Region government office yesterday morning.
Chairman U Kyi Myint and members of the Yangon Region Election Sub-Commission, the chairpersons and secretaries of the districts and townships election sub-commissions attended the meeting.
Feb 15, 2020
UNION Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation Dr Aung Thu and wife attended a ceremony to mark the birthday of the Japanese Emperor Narunito at No 80, Natmauk Road, Bahan Township in Yangon yesterday.
First the ceremony was commenced with playing of the national anthems of Myanmar and Japan.
Afterwards, the Japanese Ambassador, Mr. Ichiro Maruyama, and Union Minister Dr Aung Thu delivered speeches. The ceremony was followed by a dinner hosted by the Japanese Ambassador.
Feb 15, 2020
THE daily central-level meeting (18/2019) on surveillance and containment of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-2019) was held at the Ministry of Health and Sports in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday morning.
Feb 15, 2020
OFFICIALS from the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement provided cash and supplies to the school children who were injured by artillery fire hit the Basic Education Post-Primary School of Khamwe Chaung (Khami) village, San Nyinwai village tract, Buthidaung Township, Rakhine State on 13 February.
Feb 15, 2020
VICE President and National Tourism Development Central Committee Chairman U Henry Van Thio, accompanied by Union Ministers Dr Myo Thein Gyi and U Ohn Maung, Deputy Ministers Major General Than Htut, U Kyaw Myo, U Myint Kyaing, and officials, left Nay Pyi Taw on Thursday and arrived in Kalay, Sagaing Region.
The Vice President and party were greeted at Kalay airport by Chin State Chief Minister Salai Lian Luai and officials.
Feb 15, 2020
THE seventh-day meeting of the Second Pyithu Hluttaw’s 15th regular session was held yesterday.
Committees’ duration extended
Speaker U T Khun Myat first announced the extension of Hluttaw committees that have reached the end of their terms.
The International Relations Committee, National Races Affairs and Peace Making Committee, and Farmer and Worker Affairs Committee have been extended from 17 February 2020 to 31 January 2021.