A number of tangible and intangible arts from the 11th century are still being preserved in Myanmar. At present, Myanmar’s arts and crafts industry is under threat due to shortage of skilled labor and a drop in demand from home and abroad.

Shan State Investment Forum 2019 was held at the Royal Taunggyi Hotel in Taunggyi, Shan State on 26th November, 2019. It was organized by the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Economic Relations (MIFER), the Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) and the Shan State Investment Committee(SSIC) in cooperation with Deutsche Gesellschaftfür Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) with the aim of promoting the agriculture sector.

The third batch of the “Training to Enhance Electoral Capacity” for the 2020 General Election was held at the Grand Amara Hotel in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.

Vice President U Henry Van Thio, who is the Chairman of the National Water Resources Committee (NWRC) attended and addressed the NWRC coordination meeting 3/2019 held at Ministry of Transport and Communication meeting hall in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday morning.

The Second Pyidaungsu Hluttaw’s 14th regular session held its eighth-day meeting at the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw meeting hall yesterday where the Hluttaw approved the merger of Ministry of Industry and Ministry of Planning and Finance as Ministry of Planning, Finance and Industry.