THE opening ceremony for the Myanmar Electronic Voting Machine (MEVM) instructor training course and practical voting was held yesterday morning at the Homalin Dis­trict Office meeting hall in Homalin Township, attended by Sagaing Region Chief Minis­ter U Myat Kyaw, officials from the Union Election Commission Office, the Minister for Ethnic Affairs of the region, depart­mental officials, and trainees.

On the occasion, the Chief Minister of the Region high­lighted the advantages of us­ing the MEVM; Union Elec­tion Commission member U Myint Thein outlined the plan for holding a multiparty demo­cratic general election; and the Assistant Director of the UEC demonstrated how to use the MEVM.

Then, the Chief Minis­ter and the attendees tested the voting process using the MEVM.

Afterwards, the Chief Min­ister of the Region delivered a speech at a ceremony where financial assistance, along with rice and oil, was provided to 585 temporarily displaced people in the Homalin District, includ­ing a monthly financial aid of K2,925,000.

The Regional Minister for Ethnic Affairs and officials dis­tributed rice, cooking oil, and household utensils supplied by the Disaster Management Department to the temporarily displaced people.

The Chief Minister then met with the medical superin­tendent and staff at Homalin People’s Hospital, presented honorariums and food items to the staff, and provided nu­tritious food to residents un­dergoing medical treatment. — Region IPRD/TH