MYANMAR-NAY PYI TAW-STATE OF EMERGENCY-EXTENSION

MYANMAR-NAY PYI TAW-STATE OF EMERGENCY-EXTENSION

(240731) -- NAY PYI TAW, July 31, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Myanmar's National Defense and Security Council (NDSC) holds a meeting in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, July 31, 2024. Myanmar's NDSC on Wednesday extended the state of emergency in the country for six more months, the state-run Myanmar Radio and Television (MRTV) reported. (Myanmar's Ministry of Information/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FILE-MYANMAR-NAY PYI TAW-ACTING PRESIDENT-DUTIES-TRANSFERRING

(240722) -- NAY PYI TAW, July 22, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- File photo taken on Jan. 31, 2024 shows Myanmar's Chairman of the State Administration Council (SAC) Senior General Min Aung Hlaing at a meeting of Myanmar's National Defense and Security Council in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. The duties of Myanmar's Acting President U Myint Swe were transferred to Chairman of the State Administration Council (SAC) Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, the state-run Myanmar Radio and Television (MRTV) reported on July 22. (Myanmar's Ministry of Information/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

FILE-MYANMAR-NAY PYI TAW-ACTING PRESIDENT-DUTIES-TRANSFERRING

FILE-MYANMAR-NAY PYI TAW-ACTING PRESIDENT-DUTIES-TRANSFERRING

(240722) -- NAY PYI TAW, July 22, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- File photo taken on Jan. 31, 2024 shows Myanmar's Acting President U Myint Swe at a meeting of Myanmar's National Defense and Security Council in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. The duties of Myanmar's Acting President U Myint Swe were transferred to Chairman of the State Administration Council (SAC) Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, the state-run Myanmar Radio and Television (MRTV) reported on July 22. (Myanmar's Ministry of Information/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Myanmar burns seized narcotics to mark World Drug Day

STORY: Myanmar burns seized narcotics to mark World Drug Day SHOOTING TIME: June 26, 2024 DATELINE: June 27, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:43 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: SOCIETY/LAW SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event (source: MRTV) STORYLINE: Myanmar authorities on Wednesday burnt seized narcotics in Yangon, Mandalay, Taunggyi and over 20 townships to mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, the Information Team of the State Administration Council reported. A total of 77 kinds of narcotics and chemicals were burnt on the occasion, the report said. The burnt narcotics included 1,366 kg of opium, 2,178 kg of heroin, 239 million stimulant tablets, 23,393 kg of ICE, 1,775 kg of kratom powder, 1,257 kg of cannabis, 4,165 kg of ketamine and 12 kg of brown opium powder, it said. In his World Drug Day message, Chairman of the State Administration Council Senior General Min Aung Hlaing said Myanmar is facing challenges related to opium poppy cultivation, synthetic drug producti

Over 120,000 students sit for matriculation exam in Myanmar

STORY: Over 120,000 students sit for matriculation exam in Myanmar SHOOTING TIME: March 11, 2024 DATELINE: March 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:36 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of Yangon's exam centers for the exam 2. various of students preparing for the matriculation exam STORYLINE: A total of 128,801 students sat for the nationwide matriculation examination of Myanmar on Monday, the first day of the exam for the academic year 2023-24, the official television channel MRTV reported on Monday. The figure represents 87.9 percent of the students who had registered for the nationwide matric exam, the media report said, adding that 146,523 students had registered for the exam. Of them, 8,428 students sat at 47 exam centers in the Nay Pyi Taw Council Area, the media report said. The exam was held at a total of 841 exam centers, including 830 exam centers across the country and 11 overseas exam centers, it said. The total number of students who sat for the exam this year

Myanmar extends state of emergency for 6 more months

STORY: Myanmar extends state of emergency for 6 more months SHOOTING TIME: Jan.31/Feb. 1, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:04:00 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): KHINE THAZIN THINN, Xinhua reporter 2. various of Myanmar's National Defense and Security Council's meeting (courtesy of MRTV) 3. various of Yangon STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): KHINE THAZIN THINN, Xinhua reporter "Myanmar's National Defense and Security Council (NDSC) on Wednesday extended the state of emergency in the Southeast Asian country for six more months, the council's information team said. According to media report, Acting President U Myint Swe declared the extension of the state of emergency for six months during the NDSC's meeting on Wednesday. The extension was made in accordance with the Section 425 of the State Constitution due to unusual circumstances in the country, the report said. The meeting also discussed matters on combating telecom frauds, development of the country and prom

Myanmar extends state of emergency for 6 more months

STORY: Myanmar extends state of emergency for 6 more months DATELINE: Aug. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): KHINE THAZIN THINN, Xinhua reporter 2. various of Yangon 3. various of Myanmar's National Defense and Security Council's meeting (courtesy of MRTV) STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): KHINE THAZIN THINN, Xinhua reporter "Myanmar's National Defense and Security Council (NDSC) on Monday announced the extension of the state of emergency in the country for six more months." According to the council's statement signed by Acting President U Myint Swe, the emergency period was extended in accordance with the Section 425 of the State Constitution for six more months starting from Aug. 1. The acting president said in the statement that the extension was made based on the discussions and decisions made by all NDSC members attending the council's meeting on Monday. At the meeting held in the capital Nay Pyi Taw, the NDSC members agreed that it is

Death toll from cyclone Mocha rises to 21 in Myanmar

STORY: Death toll from cyclone Mocha rises to 21 in Myanmar DATELINE: May 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:10 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of cyclone-hit areas in Rakhine State, Myanmar STORYLINE: The death toll from cyclone Mocha that battered Myanmar on Sunday has climbed to 21, the state-run television channel MRTV reported on Tuesday. According to the media report, cyclone Mocha damaged 11,532 houses, 73 religious buildings, 47 monasteries, 163 schools, 29 hospitals or clinics, 11 telecom towers, 119 lamp posts, two airports and 112 departmental buildings. The regions and states battered by Mocha include Rakhine, Ayeyarwady, Bago, Yangon, Magway, Sagaing, Chin, Mandalay, Mon, Shan and Nay Pyi Taw Council Area, the media report said. Mocha caused the loss of property in 769 wards or villages in the country, it said. Myanmar issued declarations of natural disaster-affected area for 17 townships in Rakhine State on Monday and four townships in Chin State on Tuesda

Myanmar announces National Day amnesty for 5,774 prisoners

STORY: Myanmar announces National Day amnesty for 5,774 prisoners DATELINE: Nov. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:26 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of people waiting for released prisoners outside the Insein Prison in Yangon 2. various of buses carrying newly released prisoners outside the Insein Prison 3. various of people waving to newly released prisoners in Yangon STORYLINE: Myanmar's State Administration Council granted amnesty to 5,774 prisoners on Thursday to mark its National Day, according to the state-run television channel MRTV. According to the council's separate orders, former ministers, artists and four foreign nationals were also granted amnesty on the National Day. The prisoners are remitted sentences to mark the country's National Day and on the humanitarian ground, as well as in view of relations between the respective countries and Myanmar, it said. The council also closed the cases against 11 artists who are still being prosecuted in various courts in the cou

Myanmar vaccinates children aged 5 to 12

STORY: Myanmar vaccinates children aged 5 to 12 DATELINE: June 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:05:00 LOCATION: Yangon, Myanmar CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of students in school in Myanmar 2. various of students getting vaccinated STORYLINE: Myanmar has been vaccinating children aged five to 12 years old at basic education schools across the country since June 2, state-run television channel MRTV reported. In the capital city of Nay Pyi Taw, 109,682 school children aged 5 and 12 from 842 schools are getting vaccinated against COVID-19. Myanmar's COVID-19 tally rose to 613,427 on Friday, as 12 new cases were confirmed in the past 24 hours, showed the health ministry's latest data. The total number of recovered people in the country rose to 592,401 on Friday. Myanmar detected its first COVID-19 cases in March 2020. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Yangon, Myanmar. (XHTV)

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MYANMAR-YANGON-COVID-19-VACCINE-CHILDREN

(220610) -- YANGON, June 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Students rest after receiving COVID-19 vaccines at a school in Yangon, Myanmar, June 10, 2022. Myanmar has been administering COVID-19 vaccines to children aged five to 12 years old at basic education schools across the country since June 2, the state-run television channel MRTV reported on Friday. (Xinhua/U Aung)

MYANMAR-YANGON-COVID-19-VACCINE-CHILDREN

MYANMAR-YANGON-COVID-19-VACCINE-CHILDREN

(220610) -- YANGON, June 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A student receives a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at a school in Yangon, Myanmar, June 10, 2022. Myanmar has been administering COVID-19 vaccines to children aged five to 12 years old at basic education schools across the country since June 2, the state-run television channel MRTV reported on Friday. (Xinhua/U Aung)

MYANMAR-YANGON-COVID-19-VACCINE-CHILDREN

MYANMAR-YANGON-COVID-19-VACCINE-CHILDREN

(220610) -- YANGON, June 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A health worker prepares a shot of COVID-19 vaccine at a school in Yangon, Myanmar, June 10, 2022. Myanmar has been administering COVID-19 vaccines to children aged five to 12 years old at basic education schools across the country since June 2, the state-run television channel MRTV reported on Friday. (Xinhua/U Aung)

MYANMAR-YANGON-COVID-19-VACCINE-CHILDREN

MYANMAR-YANGON-COVID-19-VACCINE-CHILDREN

(220610) -- YANGON, June 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A student receives a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at a school in Yangon, Myanmar, June 10, 2022. Myanmar has been administering COVID-19 vaccines to children aged five to 12 years old at basic education schools across the country since June 2, the state-run television channel MRTV reported on Friday. (Xinhua/U Aung)

MYANMAR-YANGON-COVID-19-VACCINE-CHILDREN

MYANMAR-YANGON-COVID-19-VACCINE-CHILDREN

(220610) -- YANGON, June 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A student receives a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at a school in Yangon, Myanmar, June 10, 2022. Myanmar has been administering COVID-19 vaccines to children aged five to 12 years old at basic education schools across the country since June 2, the state-run television channel MRTV reported on Friday. (Xinhua/U Aung)

MYANMAR-YANGON-COVID-19-VACCINE-CHILDREN

MYANMAR-YANGON-COVID-19-VACCINE-CHILDREN

(220610) -- YANGON, June 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Students rest after receiving COVID-19 vaccines at a school in Yangon, Myanmar, June 10, 2022. Myanmar has been administering COVID-19 vaccines to children aged five to 12 years old at basic education schools across the country since June 2, the state-run television channel MRTV reported on Friday. (Xinhua/U Aung)

Schools reopen for in-person classes for new academic year in Myanmar

STORY: Schools reopen for in-person classes for new academic year in Myanmar DATELINE: June 3, 2022 LENGTH: 0:05:00 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of students at a school in Myanmar STORYLINE: Myanmar reopened primary, middle and high schools across the country for in-person classes for 2022-2023 academic year on Thursday, said the education ministry's director-general U Kyaw Swar Thwin. "Although the national school enrollment week for 2022-2023 academic year was from May 26 to June 1, the education ministry will continue accepting students," the official said. "Schools in Yangon reopened in line with COVID-19 guidelines," an education official in Yangon said. In the capital city of Nay Pyi Taw, 842 schools including government-run primary, middle and high schools, monastic schools and private schools reopened on Thursday, state-run television channel MRTV announced. According to the education ministry, more than 56.09 million students enrolled in the ba

Over 1.6 mln students enroll in basic education schools across Myanmar

STORY: Over 1.6 mln students enroll in basic education schools across Myanmar DATELINE: May 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:05:27 LOCATION: Yangon CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a school STORYLINE: More than 1.6 million students enrolled in basic education schools across the country on the first day of the national school enrollment week on Thursday, the state-run television channel MRTV reported. Myanmar's Ministry of Education provided the students with school textbooks and stationery free of charge during the school enrollment. Chief ministers, commanders of the region and state military commands and departmental officials observed the school enrollment activities at basic education primary, middle and high schools in regions and states, the television channel reported. Myanmar's school enrollment for the 2022-2023 academic year will continue until June 1. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Yangon. (XHTV)