Jan 17, 2020
THE Central Committee and Work Committees for organizing Hluttaw meetings met to prepare for the 15th regular session of the Second Hluttaw yesterday morning.
Pyidaungsu Hluttaw and Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker U T Khun Myat presided over the meeting at the Zabuthiri Hall of the Hluttaw Building in Nay Pyi Taw.
Jan 16, 2020
The stake-driving ceremony for constructing a community hall in the compound of the All Chin Society-Yangon (ACSY) in Ward 15 of Dagon Myothit East Township, Yangon, was held at 10 am yesterday.
Firstly, Rev Dr Yawl Bway gave blessings and Vice President U Henry Van Thio delivered a speech.
Jan 16, 2020
VICE PRESIDENT U Myint Swe called for stronger cooperation between public and private sectors in his address to the 11th Private Sector Development Committee Meeting yesterday in Nay Pyi Taw.
Jan 16, 2020
AS the 70th anniversary of relations between China and Myanmar approaches, the Think Tank Scholars Summit on Myanmar – China Relations in the New Era was held at Lotte Hotel, Yangon, yesterday morning.
The event was organized by the Myanmar Affairs Study Group, an extension of the Research and Information Division (Yangon) under the Ministry of Information, and the Institute of Myanmar Studies (IMS) of Yunnan University.
Jan 16, 2020
THE documentary TV series ‘Marching on the Main Road’ was introduced in a launch ceremony held at Rosewood Hotel, Yangon, at 2 pm yesterday.
Firstly, Union Minister for Information Dr Pe Myint met with Mr Xu Lin, Minister of the State Council Information Office of China (SCIOC), at the guest hall of Rosewood Hotel and discussed matters related to information of both countries.
Next, the Union Minister and the SCIOC Minister attended the launch ceremony of ‘Marching on the Main Road’.
Jan 16, 2020
LITERATURE enthusiasts and avid readers from far and wide in Myanmar are filling The Big Bad Wolf at Fortune Plaza Myanmar Expo Hall in Thakayta Township, Yangon, to the brim as the world’s biggest book sale opened for the 5th day yesterday.
People are offered a selection of reading materials from more than a million books on sale at low discount prices at the event from 10 to 20 January.
Jan 16, 2020
A China-Myanmar aesthetic photo exhibition to mark their PaukPhaw Friendship was opened at the Strand Hotel in Yangon yesterday.
First, Mr Du Zhanyuan, Director-General of Foreign Languages Affairs Department of PRC, delivered an opening speech, followed by U Kyaw Win, Chairman of the Shwe Than Lwin Company, making greeting remarks.
Jan 15, 2020
Naga New Year Festival – 2020 was held in the town of Lahe in the Naga Self-Administered Zone, Sagaing Region, at 9 a.m. yesterday. President U Win Myint and First Lady Daw Cho Cho were present at the event. The Union Flag was first saluted, after which Naga ethnic resident U Mon Pi delivered the opening speech and Naga ethnic resident Daw Khaung explained the history of how the Naga New Year Festival came to be.
Next, President U Win Myint delivered his Message of Greetings for the Naga New Year – 2020.
Jan 15, 2020
PYITHU HLUTTAW Deputy Speaker U Tun Tun Hein received Director of Danish Institute for Parties and Democracy (DIPD) Mrs Lisbeth Pilegaard at his office in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday morning.
During the meeting, they discussed measures related to strengthening democratic system in Myanmar, internal peace, organizing free and fair elections, assistance in capacity building for political parties, women and youth and their more active participations in politics.
Jan 15, 2020
Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing welcomed Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) Commander-in-chief General Vong Pisen at the Zeyathiri Beikman in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday with a Guard of Honour.
After taking salutes of the Guard of Honour, they inspected it before bilateral introduction of senior military officials from both sides.
The Cambodian General signed the visitors’ book of the Zeyathiri Beikman and held discussions with the Senior General at the meeting hall.