A family of seven displaced persons — four men and three women — returned to Myanmar of their own volition on Saturday and were received at the Taung Pyo Letwe Reception Centre, Maungtaw District, in Rakhine State.

The University of Veterinary Science in Yezin, held the 20th veterinarian certificate presentation ceremony at the convocation hall of the university in Zeyathiri Township yesterday, presenting the certificates to 226 graduates and professional certificates to 56 livestock graduates.

Vice President U Henry Van Thio, in his capacity as the chairman of Farmer Rights Protection and Enhancement of their Benefits, made a speech at the opening ceremony of Shan State Agriculture Symposium held at Heho Garden in Inkhaung village of Kalaw Township in Taunggyi District of southern Shan State yesterday morning.

Government delegation and NCA-S EAO (Ten Ethnic Armed Organizations signatories of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement) held a preliminary coordination meeting yesterday at the National Reconciliation and Peace Centre (NRPC) in Yangon, and agreed to organize the 8th Joint Implementation Coordination Meeting on Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement next month.

President U Win Myint and First Lady Daw Cho Cho attended the feast of Christmas to mark Christ’s birth and thanksgiving, held at the residence of Amyotha Hluttaw Speaker Mahn Win Khaing Than yesterday morning.

A basic training course for women scouts for the academic year 2019-2020 was opened at the Ponnyar Hall of the basic education high school in Gangaw Township, Magway Region on 21 December.