30 June

Mingalar Cinema Group opened its advanced cinema at the corner of Hlawgaw and Myeik Raods, Dagon Myothit (South), Yangon Region, yesterday.

The newly-opened Mingalar Cinema (South Dagon) is the 28th of its kinds operated by the Mingalar Cinema Co., Ltd. and which has a seating capacity of 460.

Moreover, the cinema has offered the peoplw with Hollywood films and others films produced by China, India and Asia and Myanmar films. Also, movie-goers can be able to enjoy the Myanmar films titled “Sein-gawli-ma-yauk-kyar” and “Thadi-An-da-yae-shi-thi” at the cinema starting June 27.

The event was attended by Yangon Region Minister for Rakhine Ethnic Affairs U Zaw Aye Maung, Yangon Reigon Hluttaw Speaker U Lin Naing Myint, Yangon Region Hluttaw representative U Nyi Nyi, Urban and Housing Development Director General U Min Htein, Patron of Myanmar Motion Picture Organization Sithu Bogalay Tint Aung, Chairman of Myanmar Motion Picture Organization U Zin Wine, Director-General of the Information and Public Relations Department U Ye Naing, Deputy Director-General of Urban and Housing Development U Myint Naing and Chairman of Mingalar Co.,Ltd. U Zaw Min and they graced the inaugural event by cutting the ceremonial ribbons.

Then Patron of Myanmar Motion Picture Organization Sithu Bogalay Tint Aung, Yangon Region Minister for Rakhine Ethnic Affairs U Zaw Aye Maung, Yangon Region Hluttaw representative U Nyi Nyi, Director-General U Ye Naing, Chairman of Myanmar Motion Picture Organization U Zin Wine and Chairman of Mingalar Co.,Ltd. U Zaw Min extended their congratulatory remarks at the event.

The cinema times are scheduled to open at 10:00 am, 12:00 pm, 3:30 pm, 6:00 pm and 9:30 pm and prices of cinema tickets are ranging from K 1500, K 2500, K 3000, K 4500 and K 5000 respectively.

For the convenience of the film lovers, tickets can be purchased from the box office in advance of the film’s opening.

Currently, the Mingalar Cinema Co., Ltd. has opened 31 cinemas among 15 places in Yangon, eight cinemas among five places in Mandalay, each of the three cinemas among the two places in Bago and Monywa, three cinemas in Pyay, and each of the cinema in Mawlamyine, Magway and Toungoo, totalling 51 nationwide.

With the opening of the two new cinemas yesterday, the number of the cinemas nationwide has reached 142 together with some 163 screens.—Ye Ye Myint (Translated by Win Ko Ko Aung)