THE Christian communities in Myanmar will celebrate Christmas Festival from 23 to 25 December in the urban area of Yangon, for the third time, under the permission of the Yangon Region Government, according to the festival organizing committee.
A HIGH-LEVEL National Multi-stakeholder Policy Dialogue on Building Resilience to Drought in South-East Asia was held at Park Royal Hotel, Nay Pyi Taw yesterday morning.
A FORUM on public service motivation was held at the Grand Amara Hotel in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday, with the aim to promote understanding about the ASEAN Community Vision 2025 and the Sustainable Development Goal.
UNION Minister for In-formation Dr Pe Myint chaired a preliminary coordination meeting yesterday for holding a ceremony to present National Literature Awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Awards, and the Sarpay Beikman Manuscript Awards for 2018 at Yangon MRTV office.
WORK on a bridge linking Ayeyawady Region and Rakhine State began yesterday in Gwa, Rakhine State, with Rakhine State Chief Minister U Nyi Pu and Deputy Minister for Construction U Kyaw Lin driving the stakes into the ground.