Japan provides 113,000 bottles of indelible ink for 2020 General Election in Myanmar

A total of 113,000 bottles of indelible ink supported by the Japanese government and its people arrived in Yangon by a special flight from Kuala Lumpur of Malaysia yesterday afternoon.
Italy provides UNFPA Euro400,000 to women, girls programme in Myanmar
Ms Alessandra Schiavo, Italian Ambassador to Myanmar and Mr Ramanathan Balakrishnan, UNFPA Representative for Myanmar signed an agreement for a grant of Euro400,000. This funding is to support UNFPA’ Women and Girls First Programme – Phase II (2020 – 2022).
Elderly persons start advance voting in Yangon Region
Elderly persons in Yangon Region cast their advance votes for 2020 General Election in home-based method voting in Yangon yesterday.
Advance voting for 2020 General Election begins in Nay Pyi Taw
Advance voters, in compliance with COVID-19 preventive guidelines, cast their ballots for 2020 General Election at the respective ward/village-tract election sub-commission offices in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.
Chinese Embassy donates medical supplies to MoHS
Chinese Embassy in Yangon donated viral nucleic acid extraction test kits and viral transport kits to the Ministry of Health and Sports yesterday morning.
MoEA donates refrigerator, air-con, meal box to hospitals in Nay Pyi Taw
Ministry of Ethnic Affairs donated K3 million worth of a refrigerator and four air conditioners to the COVID-19 intensive care unit at the 1000-bedded General Hospital in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday morning in Nay Pyi Taw.
MoC discusses trade promotion for broader market
The Ministry of Commerce held a coordination meeting virtually in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday morning, with focus on the promotion of trade for broader market by producing value-added products which have competitive norms in terms of value and quality.