Union Minister Dr. Pe Myint inspects Copyrights and Registration Division

Ministry of Information/ Yangon / December 10, 2018

The Union Minister for Information, Dr. Pe Myint, met with staff of the Copyrights and Registration Division of the Information and Public Relations Department (IPRD) on Win Gabar Street, Bahan Township, yesterday.

During the meeting, IPRD Director-General U Ye Naing reported on the organizational set-up and functions of the division and Director of the Copyrights and Registration Division, Daw Yu Yu Win, reported on the issuance of licenses to printing and publishing services and news agencies and registration services, current functions related with the publishing in the ethnic languages, functions related to religious affairs, the situation on drafting law for related works with the CRD, and the preparation for running the services once the Literature and Art Copyrights Law is enacted.

Union Minister Dr. Pe Myint urged the officials to raise public awareness about the progress of the news and publishing sectors in Myanmar.

He also called for settling disputes related with literary property rights in accordance with the law, and the division being in readiness ahead of the enactment of the copyrights law for literature and art.

Afterwards, U Maung Hein of Megalink Advanced Techology Co. Ltd. reported on upgrading the application and web portal of Myanmar Digital News, which is a joint venture online media between the News and Periodicals Enterprise of the MOI and Megalink Advanced Technology Co. Ltd.

MNA
(Translated by Kyaw Zin Lin)
PHOTO: MNA
Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar