Union Minister Dr Pe Myint attends the opening ceremony of Yangon Book Street (Saturday-Sunday Yangon Book Street). Photo: Ye Htut
A donation ceremony for Rakhine State reconstruction and development work was held yesterday morning at the meeting hall of the Printing and Publishing Department on Theinbyu Road, Yangon with Union Minister for Information Dr. Pe Myint in attendance to accept the donations.
The Union Minister delivered a speech of appreciation saying, “Government as well as civil society organisations and individual well-wishers participated in the Rakhine State reconstruction and development work. These works allow our country to show its unity. It also shows the fullest extent to which our Myanmar nationals have humanitarian feelings. I am very much happy for this. I also thank the Myanmar Printers & Publishers Association for donating money.” Myanmar Printers & Publishers Association Chairman U Min Han explained the reasons for helping Rakhine State, then donated Ks20 million, which was accepted by Union Minister Dr. Pe Myint.
The donations were made to conduct Rakhine State reconstruction and development work and will be donated to the Union Enterprise for Humanitarian Assistance, Resettlement and Development in Rakhine (UEHRD), it is learnt.
Next the Union Minister attended the opening ceremony of Yangon Book Street (Saturday-Sunday Yangon Book Street) and cut a ceremonial ribbon together with Yangon Region Chief Minister U Phyo Min Thein, Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC) chairman, Yangon Mayor U Maung Maung Soe and Myanmar Publishers and Distributors Association Chairman Dr. Tha Tun Oo.
Afterwards, the Union Minister toured the book stalls and handicraft shops displayed in the Yangon Book Street.
A total of 170 shops and stalls will sell books and souvenirs in Yangon Book Street. In addition to providing gift books to book enthusiasts who come to the location, events such as discussion session between writers and readers, reading circles of writers, literature quizzes, music programmes and caricature drawings by cartoonists will also be held.
On the occasion of the opening of Yangon Book Street, the street will be opened for three days from November 11 to 13 (Saturday, Sunday, Monday) and on the following weekends, hr venue will be opened as usual on Saturdays and Sundays from 9 am to 5 pm.
The Ministry of Information organised Yangon Book Street under the books and literature development programme with the support of Yangon Region government and YCDC. It was opened for the first time from January to March and is now being opened for the second season, this time until early April, it is learnt.
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