THE launch ceremony for the 2025 General Election Guide for Myanmar Media Professionals, published by the Myanmar Press Council (MPC), took place yesterday morning at ShweU Daung Hall, News and Periodicals Enterprise, Botahtaung Township, Yangon.
Yangon Region Minister for Social Affairs U Htay Aung first delivered a keynote address on the guidebook, while MPC Chairman Dr Tin Tun Oo explained the arrangements made for its production.
MPC Chairman Dr Tin Tun Oo then presented the guidebooks to Daw Khin Saw Lin, Director of the Yangon Region Information and Public Relations Department, and also presented a certificate of appreciation to officials of the Myanmar Printers and Publishers Association for their donation of 2,000 copies of guidebooks.
MPC Second Vice-Chairman U Khin Maung Kyaw Din explained the guidebook.
Afterwards, Yangon Region Advocate-General Daw Phyu Mar Wai, the director general of the Information and Public Relations Department, officials from the Union Election Commission, representatives of political parties, and invited media personnel attended the book launch.
The book consists of three chapters: General Election Guide for Myanmar News Media, General Election Information for Myanmar News Media, and Local and Foreign News Media’s Right to Apply for News Coverage on Election Day. It also includes contact numbers for Union Election Subcommissions, as well as addresses and phone numbers of registered and existing political parties.
The guidebook will be distributed across regions and states to reach journalists throughout the country. — MNA/TH
