Jan 11, 2020
THE Kyonpyaw edition of the Children’s Literary Festival was inaugurated by Union Minister for Information Dr Pe Myint and Ayeyawady Region Chief Minister U Hla Moe Aung at B.E.H.S. (1) Kyonpyaw yesterday morning.
This festival was organized between the regional cabinet, the Information and Public Relations Department, Basic Education Department and the township administration committee.
Jan 11, 2020
THE opening and stake-driving ceremony of the Japan-Myanmar Aung San Vocational Training Institute (JMASVTI) was held at the institute’s construction area in Singu Ward, Insein Township, Yangon Region, at 9:30 am yesterday.
Jan 11, 2020
THE Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) meeting (1 / 2020) was convened at the meeting room of the MIC on 10th January, 2020 in Yangon. U Thaung Tun, Chairman of the MIC, Dr Than Myint, Vice Chairman of the MIC and (11) members attended the meeting.
Jan 10, 2020
THE world’s biggest book sale, The Big Bad Wolf, made its second return to Myanmar at Myanmar Expo Hall, Fortune Plaza, in Thaketa Township of Yangon yesterday.
At the opening ceremony, Ready 2 Read Myanmar’s Director U Myo Aung, who are organizing the fair, Deputy Director-General Dr Aung Swe Tun of the Monitoring and Evaluation Team under the Ministry of Education, and officials from Save the Library delivered opening speeches.
They then cut ceremonial ribbons to officially open the fair and browsed through the book aisles inside.
Jan 10, 2020
UNION Attorney-General U Tun Tun Oo received Dr Jonathan Liljeblad and his educational field trip team from Australian National University at UAG office in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.
Jan 09, 2020
THE Myanmar National Symphony Orchestra Concerts 2020 will be held in Yangon and Nay Pyi Taw this month.
Entry to the concerts, which will feature artistes from Myanma Radio and Television (MRTV) and Japan, will be free of charge.
The concert in Yangon is scheduled to be held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on 20 February at the Novotel Hotel. The concert in Nay Pyi Taw will take place from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on 25 February at the Myanmar International Convention Centre-II (MICC-II).
The Japanese musicians will be led by well-known conductor and composer Mr. Yunosuke Yamamoto.
Jan 09, 2020
THE Technical Meeting on Alternative Development of the Sustainable Livelihoods Promotion Work Committee was held at the Thingaha Hotel in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday. The meeting was attended by Joint Secretary of Central Committee for Drugs Abuse Control Head of Drug Enforcement Division Brigadier-General Win Naing, members of Sustainable Livelihoods Promotion Work Committee, representatives led by Country Manager of UNODC Mr Troel Vester, delegations from Germany and Finland embassies and invited guests.
Jan 09, 2020
THAILAND-based Kasikorn Bank (K Bank) conferred an investment proposal to Ayeyawady Farmers Development Bank (A Bank) at Zabuthiri Hall of the Central Bank of Myanmar yesterday morning.
Present at the ceremony were CBM Governor U Kyaw Kyaw Maung, deputy governors and directors-general, Thai Ambassador Mrs Suphatra Srimaitreephithak, Assistant Governor Mrs Nawaron Dejusuvan from Thailand’s Central Bank, and officials from A Bank and K Bank.
Jan 08, 2020
Portugal-based Vende-se Films shot scenes in Yangon, including at cultural heritage buildings, and also captured the traditional culture of Myanmar from 4 to 6 January for a documentary film.
The team captured people participating in sports events held to mark the Independence Day, water transportation in the Yangon River, the Yangon-Dala Jetty, colonial buildings on Pansodan Road, the daily life of the people along the circular rail road, and Myanmar traditional performance at the Karaweik Palace Hotel. The documentary will be released under the title The Journey.
Jan 08, 2020
SELECTIONS for footballers for the MFF-MNL ‘Road to Japan’ tour will be held from 8 to 11 January on the artificial turf of the National Football Academy in Yangon, according to the Myanmar Football Federation.
A total of 75 footballers who have been preliminarily selected from MPT U-14 Football Tournament 2019 and MFF 100Plus Cup States and Regions U-14 (Boy’s) Football Tournament will be grouped into five teams – Teams A, B, C, D and E. Twenty-five players will be selected from among them.
The selected players will be sent to Japan on a football tour.