Jan 12, 2020
LECTURE hall, hostel and dining hall of Nursing Related Field Practice Training School at Dagon Myothit (East), Yangon were opened yesterday morning.
Jan 12, 2020
AN art exhibition, entitled “Spiritual Heritage Great Bagan,” opened yesterday at the Anawrahta Art Gallery in Thuwunna, Thingangyun Township.
The exhibition was held in celebration of listing Myanmar’s ancient city of Bagan in the UNESCO heritage listing.
At the gallery, Union Minister for Religious Affairs and Culture Thura U Aung Ko delivered an opening address.
Jan 12, 2020
NEIGHBOURING countries are building stronger gems market than Myanmar, which is the country of origin for many gems. Nearby countries are enjoying greater benefits than Myanmar, which is producing the gems and jewelleries, said U La Hpai Khun Sa, chairman of the Myanmar Gems and Jewellery Entrepreneurs’ Federation.
Jan 12, 2020
THE annual gathering of former Ministry of Foreign Affairs staff was held at Rainbow Restaurant in Thingangyun Township, Yangon, yesterday evening.
Firstly, the Patron of the former staff group U Ohn Kyaw delivered the opening address and interim chairperson U Nyunt Swe and member U Nyan Win spoke welcoming remarks.
U Nyunt Swe said not only the people who actually worked with MoFA but also their spouses, children and family should be members of this group whether they are in the country or abroad because the group symbolizes kinship.
Jan 11, 2020
FINANCIAL authorities held a meeting with small- and medium-sized enterprises in Kayin State yesterday to discuss granting loans to enterprises.
Some 150 businesspersons from Kayin State attended the meeting with the committee on providing financial assistance for private sector development, which was led by Deputy Minister for Planning, Finance and Industry U Maung Maung Win.
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Jan 11, 2020
THE 178.56 miles long 230-KV Nabar-Shwebo-Ohndaw cable powerline and the 230/33/11KV 100 AVA Shwebo main sub-power station in Shwebo, Sagain Region, erected by the Department of Power Transmission and System Control (DPTSC) of the Ministry of Electricity and Energy was commissioned into service yesterday morning.
Jan 11, 2020
A ceremony was held on Friday to open a gymnasium donated by the SeokSung Scholarship Foundation of the Republic of Korea at No 3 Basic Education High School in Thanlyin.
Jan 11, 2020
By Nyein Nyein
ALTHOUGH Myanmar has rich deposits of gemstones, greater government support is required to build an extensive gems market in the country, said U Phyo Min Thein, the Chief Minister of Yangon Region.
He made the remarks at the opening ceremony of the third Yangon International Gems and Jewellery Fair 2020, which was held on 10 January at the LOTTE hotel on Pyay Road in Yangon. The fair was organized by the Myanmar Gems and Jewellery Entrepreneurs Association.
Jan 11, 2020
THE Children’s Literary Festival was organized by Information and Public Relations Department, Basic Education Department and Township Management Committee with the leadership of Rakhine State government at the Taungup Degree College in Taungup, Rakhine State yesterday.
Jan 11, 2020
THE President of the Myanmar Red Cross Society (MRCS), Dr Maung Maung Myint received President of the Swedish Red Cross Society, Ms Margareta Wahlstrom at the branch office of the MRCS in Yangon yesterday.
During the meeting, they discussed plans to collaborate in philanthropic activities of Myanmar Red Cross Society.
Hein Min Soe
(Translated by Kyaw Zin Lin)
Photo: MNA
Ref: The Global New Light of Myanmar