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PEOPLE can easily buy the Aungbarlay lottery through an online lottery application by using their mobile
phones at any time anywhere, said Chairman of the State Administration Council Prime Minister Senior
General Min Aung Hlaing at the launching ceremony of the Aungbarlay online lottery system at Myanmar
International Convention Centre-II in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday morning.
In his speech, the Senior General said that people criticize the weakness of the Aungbarlay lottery ticket
system, especially requesting to solve the problem of higher prices of lottery tickets than the set price.
In addition to the sale of current Aungbarlay lottery tickets, the Aungbarlay online lottery system was
arranged for people to buy them at a set price. People can easily buy the Aungbarlay lottery through an online lottery application by using their mobile phones at any time anywhere. People will have easy access to buying lottery tickets and sending payments for lottery tickets through the Aungbarlay online lottery application. SMS will be sent to the mobile phones of winners in the lottery. Small prizes for winning the lottery will be sent to winners online or to the banking accounts of winners through electronic techniques.
The Senior General said that the digital lottery platform linking digital technology and mobile payment
system was introduced to the people for launching the Aungbarlay online lottery application. It aims to increase the revenue of the State, develop the digital economic infrastructure and initiate a cashless society. The Aungbarlay online lottery system was jointly implemented by relevant ministries and departments under the leadership of the Ministry of Finance and Revenue and Telecom International Myanmar Co Ltd. The documentary video of the Aungbarlay lottery and its online system was introduced to the attendees.
Deputy Prime Minister Union Minister U Win Shein, Union Minister for Investment and Foreign Economic
Relations Dr Kan Zaw, Chairman of Myanmar Economic Corporation Lt-Gen Nyo Saw and (Mytel) CEO
Nguyen Tien Dung of Viettel Group simultaneously put gold coins into the savings bank in commemoration of the launching the Aungbarlay online lottery system. The Senior General also put an Aungmingala gold coin into the bank in launching the new lottery system. Deputy Prime Minister Union Minister U Win Shein presented the logo of the online lottery system to the Senior General.
External Relations Chief Officer Dr Nilar Aye of Mytel clarified the procedures and advantages of applying
Mobile Application Download and drawing the lottery awards of the Aungbarlay online lottery system.
A five-year documentary video clip of Telecom International Myanmar Co Ltd (Mytel) which is the
partner of the online lottery system was presented. On behalf of the Ministry of Defence of the Socialist
Republic of Viet Nam, Vice-President Maj-Gen Nguyen Thanh Nam of Viettel Group spoke words of thanks and presented a certificate of honour to officials of Mytel. The Senior General viewed applying the mobile application for the Aungbarlay online lottery system.

Source: The Global New Light of Myanmar

The Internal Revenue Department announced that the e-Registration Management System will be launched for taxpayer registration commencing on 23 May.

The Internal Revenue Department implemented the e-Registration Management System for taxpayers, intending to make the process easier and faster for the public. By using the e-Registration Management
System, taxpayers can make the registration through the Internet without having to go to the tax office.

In addition, companies, organizations, non-profit organizations and individual private entrepreneurs are requested to use the e-Registration Management System beginning on 23 May. The e-Registration Management System have to be uniformly adopted in the taxpayer registration processes.

Source: The Global New Light of Myanmar

A total of K50 million can be transferred daily from CB Bank to any local bank using CB Bank’s Business iBanking service through smartphones, tablets and laptops, according to CB Bank.

The iBanking service can be accessed anytime and anywhere through the Internet. Personal iBanking account can be opened at CB Bank branches and Business iBanking account at CB Bank (UFC Tower-2nd Floor).

CB Bank has informed the customers that CB Bank’s Internet Banking service can be used by connecting with their CB Bank accounts.

Source: The Global New Light of Myanmar

The CB Bank has announced that prepaid cards of the bank, which are eligible for spending US$1,000 per month or the equivalent Myanmar kyat, will be able to be used starting 21 April.
CB Bank’s Prepaid Card is a type of card that can be used without having to have a saving account. Therefore, it can be more convenient than holding cash and can be used to withdraw cash from ATMs in more than 210 countries around the world, pay at a point of sale (POS), and make quick-and-easy payments for online shopping, foreign trips, restaurants, hotels, shopping centres, and hospitals. In addition, it can be easily topped up through CB Pay and iBanking. There were also initial notifications to customers that they could apply for CB Bank’s debit, credit, and prepaid cards at their nearest CB Bank branches.
Customers who own this prepaid card issued by CB Bank will be able to use it starting 21 April.

Source: The Global New Light of Myanmar

A total of 1,040 Myanmar workers have been despatched to the Republic of Korea through the Employment Permit System (EPS) in January and February this year, according to the Myanmar Embassy in Seoul.

Workers include 345 manufacturing workers, 28 CBT manufacturing workers, 236 re-entry manufacturing workers and 374 agriculture and livestock workers and 57 construction workers. The South Korean government is officially re-accepting Myanmar workers after the Covid-19 pandemic, and 1,293 Myanmar workers were sent in August, 978 in September; 1,169 in October, 728 in November and 599 in December.

An overseas employment recruitment agency saw off Myanmar workers at the Yangon International Airport and the labour attaché of the Myanmar Embassy in Seoul welcomed them at Incheon Airport. 

Source: The Global New Light of Myanmar

The online appointment system for applying for passports and passport renewals is to be restarted on 26 February after a system repair, Myanmar Passport Issuing Office issued a statement.

On 24 February, a total of 8,529 applicants were recorded in the system and made online payments after filling in a form with their personal information. Nonetheless, some faced errors and did not receive the appointment date after making payments, the office stated.

They can check the appointment date on the home page of the website by putting their name and the citizenship scrutiny card number. After the system repair, it will resume on 26 February. Thanks to public cooperation, the pilot project of the system was successful, as mentioned in the statement.

Source: The Global New Light of Myanmar

Some private banks are offering auto loans to own a car and home loan programmes under hire purchase agreements with low deposits. On 23 December, AYA Bank revealed how the bank buys foreign income of the seafarers with a high exchange rate and introduced the AYA card promotion programme for its debit card, credit card and prepaid card holders, auto loan and home loan programmes, AYA Sompo insurance services and benefits for the beneficiaries of the seafarers, at an event held at headquarters of Myanmar Seafarers Federation.

Additionally, Yoma Bank will also offer the best rate for the seafarer in foreign inward remittance. Opening Flexi Everyday Account of the Yoma Bank, service fee exemption for foreign income remittance and hire purchase system and home loan programme with low deposit and service fee exemption benefits for the seafarers will be provided, as per its statement. The federation will hold an event regarding banking services for seafarers on 30 December 2022.

Source: The Global New Light of Myanmar

Electricity meters can be read on mobile phones in five townships of the Yangon Region, according to Yangon Electricity Supply Corporation (YESC). During this FY, the government completes digital meter installation processes using an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) system in five townships of Yangon and people can read the meter on their phones, YESC stated.

The AMI system will reduce power losses significantly and people can know their used meter units over their mobile phones using the Me Bill application in a timely manner. Officials installed AMI system-based 66,189 digital meters in Lanmadaw, Latha, Kyauktada, Pazundaung and Botahtaung townships and it is now 98.66 per cent completed.

Officials will change the remaining 900 meter boxes. In the past, it allowed only one service wire for each apartment and it caused complex cables on lamp posts. Now, power poles look neat and tidy for using only one larger service wire. 

Source: The Global New Light of Myanmar