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.

PRESIDENT U Win Myint and First Lady Daw Cho Cho hosted a dinner in commemoration of the 72nd Anniversary of Independence Day in the front lawn of the Presidential Palace in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday evening.

Frist, Vice President U Myint Swe and wife Daw Khin Thet Htay, Union Ministers Lt-Gen Sein Win, U Kyaw Tint Swe, Dr Pe Myint, U Kyaw Tin and their wives greeted the guests.

The President and First Lady arrived at the dinner at 7 pm and cordially greeted the ambassadors, representatives of UN agencies, honourary consuls and their wives individually.