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Vice-Senior General Maung Aye inspects vegetable and poultry farms of Yangon Division Peace and Development Council

Yangon, 5 Nov - Vice-Senior General Maung Aye inspected the vegetable and poultry farms of Yangon Division Peace and Development Council in Hmawby and Hlegu townships, Yangon Division, today.

Yangon, 5 Nov - Member of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Aung Htwe of the Ministry of Defence, left Taunggyi on 3 November afternoon.

    Religion    

Yangon, 5 Nov - The fourth ceremony to present certificates to members of the Sangha who passed Kan-bawza Thamanaykyaw examination, sponsored by the Atulamarazein Hsutaungpyi Pagoda's Myole Dhammayon Board of Trustees in Taunggyi, Shan State.

 

    Region    

Yangon, 5 Nov - Minister for Immigration and Population Maj-Gen Sein Htwa, accompanied by Deputy Minister U Maung Aung and officials, yesterday afternoon.



Myanma Marionette Entertainment Organizing Committee holds coord meeting

Yangon, 5 Nov - The Organizing Committee for Myanma Marionette Entertainment held the first coordination meeting at the meeting hall of the Ministry of Culture on Kaba Aye Pagoda Road this morning.

UN Poster Exhibition packed with visitors

Yangon, 5 Nov - The fifth day of the UN Poster Exhibition held at the Tatmadaw Convention Hall on U Wisara Road in commemoration of the 57th United Nations Day was packed with members of social organizations, students and visitors.

Construction Minister inspects roads and bridges in Bago Division

Yangon, 5 Nov - Minister for Construction Maj-Gen Saw Tun, inspected roadworks of No 2 Highway and the six-lane Bago-Yangon Highway by car.

Anti-drug billboards opened in Tachilek

Yangon, 5 Nov - As part of the pilot project to enable Tachilek District to become the drug-free zone under the programme of eradication of narcotic drugs in the border areas, the ceremony to open the anti-drug billboards took place in front of the People's Hospital in Tachilek yesterday afternoon.

CSSTB Chairman inspects CICS (Phaunggyi)

Yangon, 5 Nov - Chairman of Civil Service Selection and Training Board Dr Than Nyun, arrived at the Central Institute of Civil Service (Phaunggyi).

    International Relaton    

Yangon, 5 Nov - Minister for Transport Maj-Gen Hla Myint Swe received Ambassador of Bangladesh.

National Seminar on Industrial Relations concludes

Yangon, 5 Nov - The National Seminar on Industrial Relations, jointly organized by the Labour Department of the Ministry of Labour, ASEAN and Japan.

Yangon, 5 Nov - The Myanmar delegation led by Minister for National Planning and Economic Development U Soe Tha left for Manila, the Philippines.

Tourists arrive by "Seabourn Spirit" cruise liner

Yangon, 5 Nov - Under the supervision of the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism, with the sponsorship of the Ministry of Transport, and under the arrangement of Insight Myanmar Tourism Co Ltd, cruise liner "Seabourn Spirit" with 194 tourists on board arrived at Nanthida Jetty here at 3.30 pm today.

    Education   

Yangon, 5 Nov - Minister for Health Maj-Gen Ket Sein, inspected construction tasks of Institute of Medicine (Magway) on 3 November.

Yangon, 5 Nov - The list of University, Basic Education High School and Middle School level prize winners of the general knowledge quiz on Tatmadaw affairs were announced by the 13th National Motto, Literary and Photo Competition Organizing Committee today.

   Sport   

Yangon, 5 Nov - Myanmar disabled sports contingent led by Director of Resettlements of the Ministry of Defence President of Myanma Sports Federation for Disabled Brig-Gen Aung Thein, after taking part in Eighth Far-East and South Pacific Nations Sports Meets for Disabled held in Busan.