Yangon, 17 Nov-Regular press conference with local and foreign journalists was held at Tatmadaw Guest House on Inya Road here this afternoon. It was attended by Vice-Chief of Military Intelligence Maj-Gen Kyaw Win, Deputy Minister for Information Brig-Gen Aung Thein, senior military officers of Ministry of Defence, news and information officials of the Ministry of Information, correspondent of Kyodo News Agency U Sein Win, President of Myanmar Foreign Correspondents Club U Sao Kai Hpa and member correspondents and guests.

At the conference, local and foreign journalists raised queries on the rumours that 1,000 and 500-kyat currency notes were going to be demonetized. Giving clarifications, Maj-Gen Kyaw Win said that rumours that 1,000 and 500-kyat currency notes were going to be demonetized were not true, it was just the rumours spread by unscrupulous persons. He asserted the curreny notes in circulation will never be demonetized the time of the State Peace and Development Council government. Maj-Gen Kyaw Win and officials also replied to the points raised by local and foreign journalists. Then, the regular press conference came to an end.

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