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State Counsellor Receives Special Envoy for Asian Affairs of The ASEAN SUPPORT, A MUCH WELCOMED BOOST PAGE-8 (OPINION) NATIONAL NATIONAL Cash contributed to construction of Eternal Peace Vice-Senior General Soe Win receives Pagoda, missionary tasks in border and hilly regions British Ambassador PAGE-2 PAGE-4 Vol. VI, No. 69, 8th Waning of Nayon 1381 ME www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com Tuesday, 25 June 2019 President U Win Myint accepts K 100 million cash donation for the Eternal Peace Pagoda State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi shakes hands with Chinese Special Envoy for from Aye Myitta San Taung Ni Lay Parahita Monastery Sayadaw Bhaddanta Sandima in Asian Affairs Mr. Sun Guoxiang at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Nay Pyi Taw on 24 Nay Pyi Taw yesterday. PHOTO: MNA June 2019. PHOTO: MNA President, First Lady State Counsellor receives attend ceremony to Special Envoy for Asian donate K 100 mln for Affairs of the People’s Eternal Peace Pagoda Republic of China PRESIDENT U Win Myint and First Yedashe Township Swar town Satyone State Counsellor, Chinese Envoy exchange view on Lady Daw Cho Cho attended a ceremony Monastery Sayadaw Agga Maha Pandita China’s continued constructive support in Myanmar held at Nay Pyi Taw Pobbathiri Township Bhaddanta Sasana and Nay Pyi Taw Aye Myitta San Taung Ni Lay Parahita Pobbathiri Township Welgyi Monastery Monastery yesterday morning to donate Sayadaw Agga Maha Pandita Bhadd- DAW AUNG SAN SUU KYI, State the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nay K 100 million to Eternal Peace Pagoda on anta Addisavumsa. The ceremony was Counsellor and Union Minister for Pyi Taw. the occasion of the birthday of Aye Myitta also attended by Nay Pyi Taw Council Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the During the meeting, they cordially San Taung Ni Lay Parahita Monastery Chairman Dr. Myo Aung and wife, Deputy Union of Myanmar, received Mr. Sun exchanged views on China’s contin- principal patron Sayadaw Bhaddanta Minister for Religious Affairs and Culture Guoxiang, Special Envoy for Asian ued constructive support in Myanmar Sandima. U Kyi Min, Hluttaw representatives, de- Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign government’s endeavours to achieve The ceremony was graced by Sayad- partmental officials, donors and officials. Affairs of the People’s Republic of peace and national reconciliation, and aws and sanghas led by Bago Region SEE PAGE-3 China on 24th June 2019 at 4 pm at for Rakhine State.—MNA INSIDE TODAY NATIONAL NATIONAL NATIONAL NATIONAL CBM Governor U Kyaw Kyaw Union Information Participants ready Public Announcement Maung receives Mission Chief Minister inspects themselves for from Ministry of Electricity Mr Shanaka Jayanath Peiris Tachilek literary Tachilek literary and Energy Changes to from IMF festival preparations festival electricity rates PAGE-2 PAGE-4 PAGE-2 PAGE-10 25 JUNE 2019 2 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Cash contributed to construction of President’s Office continues Eternal Peace Pagoda, missionary announcement of illegal drug arrests, seizures acting on tip-offs tasks in border and hilly regions The Office of the President issued Press Release No. 24/2019 yesterday, publicly announcing the Ministry of Home Affairs’ arrests and seizures in the fight against illicit drug trafficking up till 22 June. The ministry made the arrests, acting on information, sent to the Drug Activity Special Complaint Department of the Office of the President as of 22 June. The full text of the press release will be reported in the 26 June issue of The Global New Light of Myanmar.—GNLM Union Supreme Court sits to pass judgment, hear cases CHIEF Justice of the Union U criminal miscellaneous petition Htun Htun Oo and Supreme case(Certiorari) and seven civil Court judges U Myo Tint and U miscellaneous cases (Certiorari) Soe Naing sit at Union Supreme and heard five civil miscellane- Court room number 1 yesterday ous cases (Certiorari). —MNA Union Minister Thura U Aung Ko accpets cash donation for Eternal Peace Pagoda from donors. PHOTO: MNA and passed judgement of one (Translated by TTN) A CEREMONY to donate cash and donors took the Five Pre- missionary tasks for border and for the Eternal Peace Pagoda cepts from Shwe Parami Forest hilly regions. and missionary in border and Monastery Sayadaw Sandadika, The donations were accept- Participants ready hilly regions was held at the Vi- and the audience then listened ed by Union Minister, Chief Min- jaya Mingalar Dhamma Thabin to the members of Sangha re- ister, Yangon Region Deputy themselves for Tachilek Hall in Kaba Aye Hill in Yangon citing the parittas. Speaker, directors-general, and yesterday. Next, Union Minister and deputy directors general who in At the ceremony, Union Chief Minister presented of- return presented certificates literary festival Minister for Religious Affairs fertories to the Members of of honours to the donors. The and Culture Thura U Aung Ko, the Sangha. At the ceremony, ceremony came to an end with Yangon Region Chief Minister sayadaws, nuns and people do- sharing merits by the congre- U Phyo Min Thein, Yangon Re- nated K368.1 million for con- gation. — MNA gion Hluttaw Deputy Speaker, struction the Eternal Peace heads of departments, officials, Pagoda and K197.6 million for (Translation by TTN) CBM Governor receives Mission Chief Mr Shanaka Jayanath Peiris from IMF Teachers and students make rehearsal for opening ceremony of the Children’s Literary Festival in Tachilek yesterday. PHOTO: THAN TUN AYE (IPRD) GOVERNMENT officials, teach- their routines. ers and students made a test run The Tachilek Children’s Lit- of the Tachilek Children’s Liter- erary Festival will be open from ary Festival before it opens today 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and to- at B.E.H.S. Tachilek in Maka Ho morrow. The festival will include Khem Ward yesterday. numerous entertainment pro- The festival is jointly organized grammes, educational booths, by the Information and Public competitions for poetry, storytell- Relations Department, Basic ing, impromptu speaking, paint- Education Department and the ing, origami, puzzle assembly, Central Bank of Myanmar Governor U Kyaw Kyaw Maung holds the meeting with Mission Chief Mr Tachilek District Management teamwork, timed shoe wear- Shanaka Jayanath Peiris from International Monetary Fund in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday. PHOTO: MNA Committee. ing and other games, literary Shan State Minister for seminars and roundtables. In CENTRAL Bank of Myan- Pyi Taw yesterday. rate, and monetary policies, Bamar Ethnic Affairs, Dr. Aung addition, there will be displays mar Governor U Kyaw Kyaw During their meeting, they strengthening in financial Than Maung, IPRD and depart- of books published in 2018 for Maung received Mission Chief discussed development of My- sector, and human resources mental officials and teachers everyone to see. — Aung Min Mr Shanaka Jayanath Peiris anmar’s economic sector, the development. — MNA and students involved in the fes- Han from International Monetary interest rate in banking sector, tival inspected the exhibition Fund and party at CBM in Nay the foreign currency exchange (Translated by TTN) booths installed and practiced (Translated by Zaw Htet Oo) 25 JUNE 2019 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 3 A congregation led by President U Win Myint, First Lady Daw Cho Cho receives the Five Precepts from Satyone Monastery Addisavumsa Sayadaw Agga Maha Pandita Bhaddanta Sasana yesterday. PHOTO: MNA President, First Lady attend ceremony to donate K 100 mln for Eternal Peace Pagoda FROM PAGE-1 na and listened to Metta Sutra Myitta San Taung Ni Lay Parahita Vice Chairman Deputy Minister Addisavumsa and shared merit recited by the Sanghas. Monastery Sayadaw Bhaddanta for Religious Affairs and Culture for the donations made. At the ceremony the Presi- Next the President, First Sandima and in return present- U Kyi Min. After the ceremony Presi- dent, First Lady and attendees Lady and attendees donated ed a certificate of honor to the Later, the President, First dent U Win Myint, First Lady Daw first took the Five Precepts from offerings to the Sayadaws and Sayadaw. Lady and attendees listened to a Cho Cho and attendees offered Bago Region Yedashe Township Sanghas. The President then trans- sermon delivered by Nay Pyi Taw day meal for the Sayadaws and Swar town Satyone Monastery Afterwards, the President ferred the donated K 100 million Pobbathiri Township Welgyi Mon- Sanghas.— MNA principal patron Sayadaw Agga accepted K 100 million donated to Eternal Peace Pagoda Con- astery principal patron Sayadaw Maha Pandita Bhaddanta Sasa- for Eternal Peace Pagoda by Aye struction Leading Committee Agga Maha Pandita Bhaddanta (Translated by Zaw Min) UEC starts to collect data for voters lists Myanmar Thaing (martial in June for 2020 general elections arts) Training School in Dagon Myothit (North) gets new training hall A new training hall for the Myan- understanding and coordination mar Thaing (traditional martial with each other. arts) Training School was hand- Afterwards, Deputy Speak- ed over to the Ministry of Health er of Yangon Region Hluttaw U and Sports on 23 June. Lin Naing Myint and U Aik Tun, Union Minister for Health donor and Patron of the Shwe and Sports Dr. Myint Htwe ex- Taung Foundation, explained the pressed thanks to the Shwe purpose of the donation. Taung Foundation which funded The foundation handed K400 million to the construction over the training hall to U Myo UEC Member U Myint Naing explains about the work processes of the elections at the meeting with political of the building in Dagon Myo- Hlaing, Director-General of the parties and civil society organizations related with the elections sector in Yangon. PHOTO: MNA thit (North) Township, Yangon Sports and Physical Education Region. Department, and athletes of the UNION Election Commission cials of the district and township meeting, UEC Member U My- He said the ministry would Myanmar Thaing Federation held a meeting with political election sub-commissions in Yan- int Naing answered to questions also invite foreign athletes to demonstrated the martial arts parties and civil society organi- gon Region.
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