Mar 10, 2020
The Myanmar Scout Association held a meeting last week to discuss its ongoing activities and future plans.
The meeting held at the YMCA hall in Yangon was attended by its Chief Commissioner Dr Tin Nyo, Deputy Chief U Thar Sein, senior members, officials from Region/State education offices and Rover Scout leaders from the universities.
They discussed the possible involvement of education officers in support teams of regional MSAs headed by chief ministers of local governments, establishing the shops and offices of the association and raising funds for these offices.
Mar 09, 2020
Deputy Minister U Hla Kyaw of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation highlighted that the ministry has been striving the sustainable development in agriculture, livestock and villages, and village-tracts. Rice and agro-based products should be developed in maximized momentum.
He spoke at the meeting held on 7 March in Pettan Village of Zalun Township, Hinthada District, Ayeyawady Region to hand over 150-acre farmlands to farmers for the development of mechanized agriculture with Union fund in 2019-2020 financial year.
Mar 09, 2020
ON the Full Moon Day of Tabaung, Buddhist people did meritorious deeds at the pagodas and temples in Mandalay.
Led by Bhadanta Okahtathe, the presiding monk of Maha Muni Buddha Image’s board of trustees, the Buddhist people offered water and goldfoil robe to the Buddha image. They also kept the Sabbath and donated offertories to the monks.
At the Maha Lawka Yan Hnein in Chanayethazan Township, many pilgrims made Thanakha lotion to wash the face of Buddha image.
Mar 09, 2020
RAKHINE religious associations and youths celebrated the traditional sand pagoda festival by building sand replicas of pagodas yesterday, the Full Moon Day of Tabaung, on the Ngapali beach in Thandwe.
The festival celebrates the teachings of the Buddha. Buddhist devotees believe that observing the festival would bring prosperity and peace to the country.
Tin Tu (IPRD)
(Translated by Kyaw Zin Lin )
PHOTO: TIN TU (IPRD)
Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar
Mar 09, 2020
A ceremony to mark 2608th anniversary Tabaung Festival of Shwedagon Pagoda was held on the Full Moon Day of Tabaung yesterday, where the influx of Buddhists performed meritorious-deeds from dawn till dusk. A total of 108-members of Sangha, led by senior monks of the board of trustees, recited Pali verses of consecration at the upper terrace of pagoda.
Mar 09, 2020
The Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement held a meeting with the Rakhine State government and local representatives yesterday morning on the implementation of key recommendations made by the Independent Commission of Enquiry (ICOE) for Rakhine issue.
The meeting held at the regional guest house in Sittway Township was attended by Union Minister Dr Win Myat Aye, Rakhine State Chief Minister U Nyi Pu, Deputy Minister U Soe Aung, local cabinet members, departmental officials and local representatives.
Mar 08, 2020
1. The Ministry of Health and Sports is closely monitoring the COVID-19 outbreak and spread in China and 89 countries around the world at the international gateways, at the community-based and public hospitals-based as well as in cooperation with the private hospitals.
2. In this regard,
Mar 07, 2020
THE Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) yesterday approved six new projects worth US$131.125 million and over K113 billion, including increasing of capital by nine existing enterprises.
The approved projects include a proposal for making value added agricultural products, which is expected to create 2,600 jobs.
The projects will be executed in the manufacturing, agriculture, livestock, and other services sectors and are expected to create a total of 2,850 jobs.
Mar 07, 2020
UNION Minister for Planning, Finance and Industry U Soe Win delivered an opening speech at the launching ceremony of Myanmar Entry into the ASEAN Single Window at the Park Royal Hotel in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.
Speaking at the event, the Union Minister said the Custom Department of the ministry was working on its transition from the document-based works to the electronic-based office system under the commitments with the ASEAN.
Mar 07, 2020
THIS morning I watched a video presentation on the MRTV about a small/ medium industry enterprise in the Mon State which is making traditional writing slates that we used in our primary school days to write on. The slates, we were informed, are being distributed all over the country. Hence there is a market for the slates as an alternative to the modern day electronic “Tablets” which serves basically the same purpose as far as the primary students’ needs are concerned, but are only accessible to those who can afford them.
▲Convenient for practicing writing▲