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Mar 07, 2020

SECURITY forces seized narcotic drugs and drugs-related materials worth over K 93 billion from 28 February to 4 March in northern Shan State, according to the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Office.
Military attaches from embassies in Yangon and media personnel flew to the the area in Kaungkha Village-tract in Kutkai Township yesterday by the Tatmadaw Plane and helicopters and observed the seizures.

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Mar 06, 2020


Mr William Schabas, professor of international law at Middlesex University, UK, and professor of international human laws and human rights at Leiden University in the Netherlands, gave a lecture on the experiences at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and on international law at Yangon University yesterday.


Similarly in the afternoon, Dr Christopher Staker, member of the Bar of England and Wales, gave a lecture on legal matters at Yangon University.

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Mar 06, 2020


The Committee for Preventing Grave Violence against Children in Armed Conflict held the first coordination meeting with the UN Country Task Force on Monitoring and Reporting (UNCTFMR) at the office of the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.

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Mar 06, 2020

The report writing team of National Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (NCRPD) held its sixth coordination meeting at the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.
U Aung Hla Tun, Deputy Minister for Information and Chairman of the report writing team, said this sixth meeting is for the team members are obliged to try together to produce a complete report at the end of March. He also urged the attendees to discuss requirements for compiling the report.

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Mar 05, 2020

Union Minister for Health and Sports Dr Myint Htwe presided over the daily meeting (29/2020) on prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) at his office in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.


At the meeting, the minister discussed the requirement of extraordinary measures against the deadly COVID-19 while the disease is rapidly spreading in some countries although Myanmar is still exempt from it.

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Mar 05, 2020

A technical working group comprised of representatives from UNDP and UNHCR proposed findings from a field visit to Buthidaung and Maungtaw townships, Rakhine State, and a coordination meeting for related implementation was held at the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement yesterday.


First, Union SWRR Minister Dr Win Myat Aye, who is also Chairman of the Committee for Implementing the Recommendations on Rakhine State, delivered an address.

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Mar 05, 2020

From (4-1-2020) to (4-3-2020)
(4-3-2020), 8: 15 pm

 

1. Situation update worldwide
(World Health Organization’s statement issued at 1:30 am (MST) on 4-3-2020)

Total affected countries – 73
Total cases – 90, 870
Total death toll – 3,112

* The WHO announced that outbreak of disease has occurred in many countries in both imported cases and local transmission.
* 30 countries, territories or areas outside China with reported cases are:

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Mar 05, 2020


Myanmar citizens can now purchase flight tickets for international and domestic flights on Myanmar National Airlines (MNA)’s website in Myanmar Kyats (MMK) starting from 5 March, 2020.
MNA announced that the service is only available for Myanmar citizens and can be purchased through their website at www.flymna.com and will be available on their mobile application soon.
On their Website, the pricing for a flight can be viewed in MMK upon choosing the ‘Local’ option and in USD when selecting the ‘Foreigner’ option.

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Mar 04, 2020

The 2nd Myanmar-Czech Foreign Office Consultations was held on 3 March 2020, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic in Prague.


The meeting was co-chaired by U Soe Han, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Mr. Martin Tlapa, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Non-European Countries, Economic and Development Cooperation of the Czech Republic.


The meeting was attended by Daw Kay Thi Soe, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar to the Czech Republic.

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Mar 04, 2020

The 8th State Central Working Committee of Sangha continued its meeting on the second day at Maha Pasana Cave in the precinct of Kaba Aye Pagoda in Yangon yesterday.


Along with the senior Buddhist monks, Union Minister for Religious Affairs and Culture Thura U Aung Ko and officials attended the meeting.


Senior monks of the committee provided consultations on religious affairs and the members of committee discussed them.

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