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State Counsellor to attend summit in ROK

Local

21/11/19

AT the invitation of His Excellency Mr. Moon Jae-In, President of the Republic of Korea, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, State Counsellor of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar,

Pyidaungsu Hluttaw debates constitutional amendment bill report, merging of two Union-level ministries

Parliamentary news

21/11/19

DURING the seventh-day meet-ing  of  the  Second  Pyidaungsu  Hluttaw’s  14th  regular  session  yesterday, MPs debated a tabling from Tatmadaw Pyithu Hluttaw Representative Brig-Gen Maung Maung and 143 Tatmadaw MPs on  the  Joint  Constitution  Scru-tinizing  Committee’s  report  on  the  Second  Bill  Amending  the  Constitution.

Myanmar beat Chinese Taipei 1-0 in women’s international friendly match

Sport

21/11/19

THE Myanmar women’s national football  team  beat  the  Chinese  Taipei  team  1-0  in  an  interna-tional  friendly  match  yesterday  on  the  Bahan  artificial  turf  in  Yangon.

Yangon government land sale: Committee processing applications, sorting land types

Local

21/11/19

The Land Management Committee is processing applications and apportioning land types, based on applications submitted by interested buyers for plots of land owned by the Yangon Region government, said U Than, joint secretary of the Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC).

YCDC to remove fibre cables of unregistered installation companies

Local

21/11/19

Unregistered fibre lines which have been installed without permission on lampposts in Yangon Region will be removed, said U Lin Khaing, head of the Engineering Department (Roads and Bridges) of the Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC).

Nay Pyi Taw commemorates 30th anniversary of UN child rights convention

Local

21/11/19

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child recently reached its 30th year mark this year and Myanmar commemorated the occasion at Thingaha Hotel in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.

Vice President U Henry Van Thio visits Bayon, Ta Prohm, Angkor Wat temples

Local

21/11/19

Vice President U Henry Van Thio, who was on an official visit to Cambodia, yesterday visited Bayon, Ta Prohm and Angkor Wat temples in Siem Reap, and observed the cultural heritage, architectures and local tourism businesses.

Union Information Minister holds talks with Deputy Secretary of Chinese Communist Party

Local

21/11/19

Union Minister for Information Dr Pe Myint held a meeting with Mr Sun Dawei, the Deputy Secretary of Chinese Communist Party in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, at the International Convention Center of Liyuan State Guest House in Nanning City, yesterday afternoon.

Japanese film crew documents Thilawa industrial zone, scenic Yangon

Local

21/11/19

A Japanese film crew took scenes of Sule Pagoda, Maha Bandoola Park, Yangon City Hall, the pedestrian overpass near Strand Hotel, the scenic Yangon from Sakura Tower and the Shwedagon Pagoda.

Govt, ethnic armed groups discuss to organize ceasefire implementation meeting

Local

21/11/19

The government peace negotiators led by Peace Commission Secretary Lt-Gen (retired) Khin Zaw Oo held a meeting with ethnic armed groups delegation led by Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) Secretary 2 U Sai Ngin from the 10 Ethnic Armed Organizations signed the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) in Chiang Mai, Thailand, yesterday morning.