A dinner
reception to honor the 10th Mekong River Literature Awards was held at Karaweik
Palace, Yangon, on the evening of 13 October and Regional Chief Minister U Phyo
Min Thein was seen supporting the event.
The ceremony was
opened with an inaugural speech by U Kyaw Win (Sayar Manutha Kyaw Win),
Chairman of the Myanmar Writers Association (MWA).
Next, the Mekong
River Literature Award Flag was handed over to Khmer Writers Association (KMA)
as Cambodia will be hosting the 11th awards.
This was
followed by an address from KMA Chairman Mr Proeung Pranit, after which MWA
handed over souvenirs to writer associations from the Mekong Region.
The guests were
then treated to the dinner reception, hosted by the Working Committee for
Cooperating on Mekong Literature.
Aung Myint
(IPRD)
(Translated by
Zaw Htet Oo)
Photo: Aung
Myint (IPRD)
Ref; The Global
New Light of Myanmar
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