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ARCHIVES	Tuesday, 5 June 2007	THE MYANMAR TIMES

Nay Pyi Taw, 4 June - Member of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Maung Bo of the Ministry of Defence, accompanied by Chairman of Mon State PDC Commander of South-East Command Maj-Gen Thet Naing Win and Chairman of Kayin State Peace and Development Council Brig-Gen Zaw Min, attended the Kayin State physic nut growing ceremony alongside Hpa-an-Hlaingbwe Road near Mizan Village of Hpa-an Township on 1 June morning.

Lt-Gen Maung Bo and party planted physic nut saplings at the designated places and then viewed participation of departmental personnel, members of social organizations and local people in growing the saplings.

Lt-Gen Maung Bo instructed officials to make efforts for cultivation of physic nut to meet the target.

Kayin State has so far put over 80,000 acres of land under physic nut against the target of 500,000 acres.

At the construction site of Paingkyon Station Hospital in Paingkyon of Hlaingbwe Township, Lt-Gen Maung Bo heard reports on progress of construction and future tasks presented by Deputy Director-General Dr San Shwe Win of Health Department and development tasks for Paingkyon by officials.

Next, they attended the inauguration ceremony of Paingkyon Bridge in Paingkyon. They paid homage to Sayadaw Bhaddanta Sirinda of Upper Paingkyon Monastery.

Lt-Gen Maung Bo inspected Paingkyon Police Station and left necessary instructions.

At the combined office, Lt-Gen Maung Bo met with departmental personnel, members of social organizations and local people. Paingkyon Town Administrator U Tin Nwe reported on matters related to the town and townselders on development tasks.

In his speech, Lt-Gen Maung Bo said that at present, local people enjoy fruits of prevailing peace and stability in Kayin State. Therefore, regional development tasks can be undertaken. The government has upgraded Paingkyon village to the town level to have regional development progress. Departmental personnel and local people are to join hands in carrying out development tasks to enable the town to have required characteristics.

Lt-Gen Maung Bo and party presented exercise books, stationery and uniforms for students in Paingkyon to the Headmaster of Paingkyon BEHS.

While in Paingkyon, they went to the hill of Hsupanpyae Pagoda to be built as a replica of Shwedagon Pagoda. Commander of Kayin State Police Force Police Col Tin Thaung reported on construction of the pagoda.

After giving necessary instruction, Lt-Gen Maung Bo inspected the site for the pagoda. Next, they visited Win Thuza Shop of the Ministry of Industry-1. On their return to Hlaingbwe along Paingkyon-Hlaingbwe Road, they viewed thriving rubber plantations.

At the local battalion in Hlaingbwe, Lt-Gen Maung Bo met servicemen and family members of regiments and units in Hlaingbwe Station.

At the site for construction of Hlaingbwe Township Hospital (50-bed), Lt-Gen Maung Bo heard a report on construction tasks by officials and inspected the construction site. In Htilon Village, Lt-Gen Maung Bo viewed thriving rubber plantations of private entrepreneurs and gave instructions.

Yangon, 4 June - The International Theravada Buddhist Missionary University conferred PhD (B.Dh), M.A (B.Dh) and B.A (B.Dh) on the trainees at the university in Mayangon Township this afternoon and the convocation ceremony was attended by Lt-Gen Myint Swe of the Ministry of Defence.

Present on the occasion were Secretary of State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee Nyaungdon Sayadaw Abhidhaja Maha Rattha Guru Abhidhaja Agga Maha Saddhammajotika Bhaddanta Osadhabhivamsa and member Sayadaws of State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee, Tipitakadhara Dhammabandagarika Sayadaws, Rector of the University Agga Maha Pandita Agga Maha Ganthavacaka Pandita Bhaddanta Dr Nandamalabhivamsa and instructor Sayadaws and trainees, Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and Development Council Commander of Yangon Command Maj-Gen Hla Htay Win, Minister for Religious Affairs Brig-Gen Thura Myint Maung, Director-General of Religious Affairs Department U Myo Kyaw, Director-General of Department for Promotion and Propagation of the Sasana Dr Myo Myint, Pro-rector of ITBMU Dr Myint Kyi (Admin), heads of departments, faculty members, foreign ambassadors to Myanmar and charge d' affaires, religious title holders and guests.

First, the ceremony was opened with three-time recitation of Namo Tassa. The Rector Sayadaw presented diplomas and insignias to trainee monks and nuns and laypersons. Next, the Rector Saydaw signed in diplomas.

Teachers should always keep in hearts noble task of enhancing education standard government has entrusted to them Refresher Course No 61 for teachers concludes

Yangon, 4 June - Special Refresher Course No 61 for basic education teachers concluded at Central Institute of Civil Service (Phaunggyi) in Hlegu Township, Yangon Division, this morning.

Minister for Education Dr Chan Nyein, on behalf of Chairman of Myanmar Education Committee Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Thein Sein, delivered an address.

The minister said: you the teachers who have completed the course will have to return to their normal work with general and academic knowledge they have gained at the trainings run by the government. It is certain that those general and academic knowledge and views, especially the good qualifications including concepts, conviction and discipline that have been inculcated in them will become invaluable skills providing much assistance to them in their practical life.

You the teachers will be able to brave all hardships of the practical field with their excellent strength ? spirit, discipline and knowledge ? if they are zealous, energetic and dutiful and are able to integrate their work experience with theoretical knowledge they have been pursuing constantly, while maintaining and nurturing those invaluable skills.

I urge you to train and nurture student youths to become intellectuals and intelligentsia and enable them to pursue higher studies ? arts, sciences and technologies of the modern age applying your government-nurtured high efficiency in the practical field. In addition, you all should always keep in your hearts the noble task of enhancing the education standard of all basic education schools the duty the government has entrusted to you with full trust.

The government had carried out education reforms with national outlook for over a decade and is still implementing them to realize its noble goal ? development of national education and lofty vision emergence of a constant learning Myanmar society.

In other words, the government has been striving for all areas of education including the basic education sector, the higher education sector, the formal education, the non-formal education and the parallel education system set up in colleges and universities to achieve qualitative and quantitative development in all aspects.

In the same vein, it is building education infrastructure, providing modern teaching aids and methods, setting up the e-education network and creating a sound education environment. The four-year national education promotion project implemented in 2000 in accord with the guidance of the Head of State covered the accelerated task of enabling Myanmar to catch up with the developed ASEAN countries in education infrastructure together with modern teaching aids and techniques, laboratories and practical rooms.

In addition to setting up school boards of trustees in harmony with the existing parent-teacher associations, the government has organized social organizations such as Union Solidarity and Developed Association, Myanmar Women's Affairs Federation and Myanmar Maternal and Child Welfare Association and wellwishers in enhancing the qualifications of the education family, which is a noble practice.

Thanks to the cooperative endeavours of the government, school families and social organizations and the public in all aspects, the whole nation is witnessing the flourishing sound education foundations and environment and excellent opportunities to pursue education and choose higher studies.

After setting up superior education, opportunities, infrastructures and environment, the government has reinforced the sector of improving the education standard. It has been implementing the projects constantly to promote basic education standard since 1988. The project was initiated by primary-curricula-upgrading programme. The national education promotion conference held in April this year laid down work programmes to uplift curricula and syllabuses that can actually materialize the Head of State's guidance that calls for the uplift of teaching-learning standard.

At this juncture, teachers should strive resolutely till reaching the nation's goal of basic education promotion education, making good use of the sound education infrastructures and environment, noble practices and fine traditions. They should strive with conviction and sense of duty.

Also present were Minister for Religious Affairs Brig-Gen Thura Myint Maung, Chairman of Yangon City Development Committee Mayor Brig-Gen Aung Thein Lin, deputy ministers, members of Civil Service Selection and Training Board, departmental heads, the rector of CICS and officials.

The minister presented gifts to outstanding trainees, and cordially greeted the trainees.

Lt-Gen Maung Bo attends inauguration of new two-storey building of BEPS in Phayagon Village, Mon State Government implementing programmes to turn out outstanding students, to promote education standard to international level

Nay Pyi Taw, 4 June - Member of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Maung Bo of the Ministry of Defence, Chairman of Mon State Peace and Development Council Commander of South East Command Maj-Gen Thet Naing Win, Chairman of Kayin State Peace and Development Council Brig-Gen Zaw Min, officials of the State Peace and Development Council Office and departments arrived at Phayagon Village in Kyaikmaraw Township on 2 June.

A ceremony to open a new two-storey building of Phayagon Village Basic Education Primary School was held in front of the school.

Commander Maj-Gen Thet Naing Win, Mon State Education Officer U Tun Yi and Chairman of the new building construction committee U Sein Myint formally opened the new building.

Lt-Gen Maung Bo formally unveiled the signboard of the school. Lt-Gen Maung Bo and the guests visited the new building. Chairman of the new building construction committee U Sein Myint reported on the construction of the building and handed over the related documents to Mon State Education Officer U Tun Yi.

Next, the commander and Secretary of Mon State Peace and Development Council U Aung Win accepted K 13.8 million donated for the building by wellwishers.

Lt-Gen Maung Bo said only when there are sufficient highly-qualified brilliant human resources can a new modern developed nation be established. and progress achieved should be maintained for benefits in the long run.

He said the country is rich in natural resources and it is very important for the country to possess human resources. He quoted Head of State Senior General Than Shwe as saying that projects are to be drawn up for turning out intellectuals and intelligentsia in the respective regions for national development. Efficient human resources are capable of creating conditions for prosperity of the people. It is necessary for the people to make efforts for all-round development of the nation.

He said every nation is making endeavours for their national development utilizing the modern science and technology. The government is implementing the programmes to turn out outstanding students, to promote education standard to international level and to gain proficiency in modern science and technology in the basic education sector, he added.

He said the government laid down Myanma educational objectives and long-term educational objectives in both higher and basic education sectors.

He said the Head of State had given guidance on five educational tasks. Beginning 2005-2006 academic year, refresher courses for senior assistant teachers were conducted in 30 colleges and universities in accord with the guidance.

He said school enrollment rate and completion rate of primary education increased yearly. There are 5,952 post-primary schools nationwide and 420,000 schoolchildren from those schools continued their education at middle schools.

The new building was constructed at a cost of over 50 million including K 13 million provided by the government and children in the village can now receive their education easily.

After the ceremony, Lt-Gen Maung Bo and party cordially greeted those present. The two-storey new school building is 140 feet long and 30 feet wide and has eight classrooms and four toilets. Next, Lt-Gen Maung Bo attended a school enrollment day ceremony of No 9 BEHS in Mawlamyine Township. Speaking on the occasion, he said all township school enrollment day was organized in 10 townships of Mon State simultaneously on 31 May. The State set school enrollment day to be celebrated from 25 to 31 May. Service personnel, the public, donors and social organizations are to cooperate in school enrollment day activities. Moreover, teachers and responsible officials are to try to promote school enrollment rate, enable schoolchildren to complete primary education and continue middle school education. He went on to say that this school has a tradition of turning out brilliant students and it is necessary to maintain such a fine tradition.

Deputy Director General U Tun Kyi of No 1 Basic Education Department reported on academic matters of the Ministry of Education and Mon State Education Officer U Tun Yi on school enrollment activities in the state. Next, exercise books, stationery and school uniforms donated by Mon State PDC were handed to headmistress Daw Myint Myint Yi. After the ceremony, Lt-Gen Maung Bo and party inspected school enrollment activities. They then attended a physic nut growing ceremony of South East Command and Mawlamyine Station held near Mawlamyine Airport. Lt-Gen Maung Bo and the Commander grew physic nut plants at designated places and encouraged the officers and other ranks and their families growing the plants. A total of 10 acres of physic nut plants were grown.

Afterwards, Lt-Gen Maung Bo and party attended a ploughing ceremony of Paung Township and viewed the power tillers and farm machinery manufactured by Agricultural Mechanization Department and the fertilizer shop of Myanma Agriculture Service. At the briefing hall, the Paung Township PDC chairman reported on arrangements to cultivate monsoon paddy in 2007-2008 and ploughing for cultivation of monsoon paddy on the 200 acre-land in Kywechan Village and Mon State MAS Manger U Sein Win on arrangements to cultivate monsoon paddy in the state, undertake double cropping in the rainy season, targeted acreage of paddy. Lt-Gen Maung Bo said those responsible for agriculture are to organize the farmers to adopt double cropping in the rainy season. He said as now is the time when manual farming being transformed into mechanized farming, it will be easy to undertake agricultural tasks only through the use of farm machinery. Now the farmers are being able to buy power tillers and fertilizers at low prices. The farmers in cooperation with departmental personnel are urged to try to exceed the target cultivation of paddy in Mon State.

Later, Lt-Gen Maung Bo and party visited 123-acre Kyonka Garden of MAS in Kyonka Village. Manager U Myint Aung reported on growing of durian and mangosteen and rambutan, distribution of saplings and dissemination of cultivation methods. Mon State MAS Manager U Sein Win also reported on production of worm-cast for fertilizers.

Lt-Gen Maung Bo called on the officials to organize the farmers to know the advanced cultivation methods.

Next, he inspected breeding of earthworm for production of fertilizers, fruits plantations and fouracre physic nut plantation. Then Lt-Gen Maung Bo and party went to Mawlamyine.

Nay Pyi Taw, 3 June - Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation Maj-Gen Htay Oo arrived at Maubin Paper Factory of Jute and Fibre Department under Myanma Industrial Crops Development Enterprise near Pantaput Village of Maubin Township yesterday morning.

Factory Manager U Ko Lay reported on production of paper and paper products through jute, supervising of factory's expenditure and production process.

Deputy Managing Director U Ye Phone Myint of the department and directors gave supplementary reports.

After attending to the needs, the minister instructed them to operate the factory at full capacity and manufacture products by minimizing production cost.

Yangon, 4 June - Minister for Science and Technology U Thaung and Minister for Forestry Brig-Gen Thein Aung, accompanied by Chairman of Kayah State PDC Col Nyunt Tin, inspected Technological University (Loikaw) and University of Computer Studies (Loikaw) on 2 June.

They inspected the completion of construction of the two universities where U Naing Win, Project Engineer of Htoo Co, explained ministers the tasks being carried out, and Minister U Thaung gave necessary instructions.

Faculty members explained to them on facts of the university whereupon Minister U Thaung stressed the needs.

Next, CEC member of USDA Minister Brig-Gen Thein Aung and Chairman of Kayah State PDC Col Nyunt Tin attended a ceremony to donate generators to villages by Kayah State USDA held at City Hall in Loikaw and made speeches.

Minister Brig-Gen Thein Aung donated two 7.5 kilowatt generators and the chairman of Kayah State PDC three 5 kilowatt generators for power supply in villages.

They attended Citizenship Scrutiny Cards Presenting Ceremony jointly organized by Kayah State USDA and State Immigration and National Planning Department.

Yangon, 4 June - President U Sein Lwin of Myanmar Timber Entrepreneurs Association, Vice-President U Kyi Sein and General Secretary U Nay Tun Min left here for Saudi Arabia, Dubai and Singapore by air on 1 June to launch marketing campaigns in these countries. They were seen off at the airport by General Secretary of Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry U Sein Win Hlaing and officials.

United Nations Secretary-General's Message on World Environment Day (5 June 2007)

Yangon, 5 June - The following is the message of the Secretary-General of the United Nations on World Environment Day which falls today.

Greenhouse gas emissions from human activities are causing our world to get warmer. Concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are higher than at any time for the past 600,000 years, and the rate of increase is accelerating.

The most dramatic evidence of climate change is found in the polar regions. The Arctic is warming twice as fast as the global average. The extent and thickness of permanent Arctic sea ice is diminishing; areas of permafrost, frozen for centuries, are thawing; and ice caps in Greenland and the Antarctic are melting faster than anyone anticipated.

For the people and ecosystems of the Arctic, the implications are profound. Retreating sea ice is reducing habitat for vulnerable Arctic species. The changes will also affect Arctic indigenous communities who depend on the natural world, not just for food, but for their cultural identity.

However, this is not just a polar issue. The theme for World Environment Day 2007 ? ?Melting Ice: A Hot Topic!? ? reflects the impact that climate change is having in all regions. As sea levels rise, inhabitants of low-lying islands and coastal cities throughout the world face inundation. The world's insurance companies are paying out more and more each year to compensate for extreme weather events. As glaciers retreat, governments are casting an increasingly anxious eye at future water supplies. And for the one-third of the world's population living in drylands, especially those in Africa, changing weather patterns linked to climate change threaten to exacerbate desertification, drought and food insecurity.

Society's dependence on fossil fuels is jeopardizing social and economic progress and our future security. Fortunately, there are many policy and technological options available to avert the impending crisis, but we need increased political will to use them. Developed countries in particular can do more to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and encourage energy efficiency. They can also support clean development in fast-growing economies such as Brazil, China and India, as well as adaptation measures in those countries that face the greatest hardships from climate change.

On this World Environment Day, let us recognize the need to slow the momentum of the dramatic environmental changes we are seeing at the poles and around the globe. And let each of us pledge to do our part to fight climate change.

Some foreign broadcasting stations, internal and external destructive elements trying to capitalize on MMPA executive committee reshuffle Widespread opinion of public and movie world is that all are to be well aware of evil attempts to sow seeds of mistrust

Nay Pyi Taw, 4 June - Myanmar Motion Picture Asiayon was first formed under the name of Motion Picture and Drama Asiayon in 1946, Motion Picture Council in 1962, Motion Picture Council Organizing Committee in 1976 and the Asiayon has been known as Myanmar Motion Picture Asiayon since 1988.

The MMPA's executive committee was formed in order to promote the standard of Myanma film world. The term of the executive committee is two years. The present executive committee of MMPA was formed and duties were assigned to them on 4 June 2005, and the committee now turns two years on 4 June (today) 2007.

Officials of Myanmar Motion Picture Enterprise met with members of the MMPA's executive committee on 18 May 2007 and explained matters to reconstitute the present executive committee as it had turned two years.

In an attempt to sow discord among those from the movie world and misunderstand the efforts to promote the standard of the movie world some foreign broadcasting stations and internal and external destructive elements that want to capitalize on the reconstitution of the executive committee are making fabricated news as if Chairman of MMPA U Kyi Soe Tun and some executives have resigned from the Asiayon as they are dissatisfied with officials of MMPE, as if they have resigned from the Asiayon due to strict censor rules and regulations and as if they are unable to serve the interest of those from the movie world.

In reality, the Chairman and all EC members have been discharging their normal duties up to date and there will be a reshuffle only electing new EC members have been reconstituted.

Some foreign broadcasting stations and internal and external destructive elements are making attempts to misuse the movie world that is enjoying public interest, to destroy the unity of the movie world with the intention of using it for self-interest and to cause misunderstanding between MMPE officials and the movie world. Widespread opinion of the public and movie world is that all are to be well aware of those evil attempts.

MOI provides cash assistance to students, PPE holds 35th anniversary Employees urged to use initiative in carrying out the tasks of the ministry

Nay Pyi Taw, 4 June - Ministry of Information provided cash assistance to children of its employees for 2007-2008 Academic Year and held the 35th Anniversary of Printing and Publishing Enterprise under the ministry here today.

It was attended by directors-general, managing-directors of the departments and enterprises under the ministry, officials and guests.

Speaking on the occasion, Information Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan stressed the need for improvement of the education standard of children of the employees in making use of technologies for development of the nation.

Human resources play an important role in making efforts for the development of a country. Now, the basic and higher education are within the reach of the people in every part of the country. In education sector, the Government has also made arrangements not only for development of physical appearance but also for improvement of quality of students.

The Government has making efforts for development of the country and for improvement of the living standard of the people and employees.

Therefore, employees are to carry out tasks of the respective departments dutifully.

Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan also urged employees to use initiative in carrying out the tasks of the ministry in accordance with rules and regulations.

Ministry of Information holds anniversaries of departments and enterprises yearly. Printing and Publishing Enterprise under the ministry carried out the seven tasks of the enterprise successfully last year.

PPE is to implement the seven tasks for 2007-2008. The seven tasks are ? to take the media role in implementation of the Seven-point Road Map; to efficiently use the funds and to increase the income of the enterprise; to improve Myanmar literary standard; to maintain the printing machinery of the enterprise for durability; to improve the functions of the enterprise; to improve the print quality meeting the standard and thrifty use of materials in printing.

In conclusion, the minister urged officials and employees to work together to meet the success in implementing the tasks of the ministry and enterprise.

Afterwards, Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan presented cash assistance amounted to K 9,478,500 to 3,741 primary, middle, higher and university students through Head of Office of the ministry U Ye Tint, Deputy Director-General of MRTV U Thein Aung, Deputy Director-General of the Information and Public Relations Department U Ye Htut, Managing Director of the Printing and Publishing Enterprise U Aung Nyein, Managing Director of News and Periodicals Enterprise U Soe Win and Managing Director of Myanma Motion Picture Enterprise U Aung Myo Myint.

The minister also presented prizes to 11 outstanding trainees who received the titles awarded by the State Peace and Development Council.

Afterwards, Managing Director of PPE U Aung Nyein and General Manager U Zaw Min presented prizes to outstanding employees of PPE.

Yangon, 4 June - Under the programme of China-Myanmar Cultural Exchange, a Chinese delegation led by Director-General Mr Zhao Huayong (Deputy Minister Level) of China Central Television -CCTV of the People's Republic of China arrived here by air this evening to promote cooperation in broadcasting of the two nations.

The delegation was warmly welcomed at the Yangon International Airport by Director-General U Khin Maung Htay of Myanma Radio and Television and officials of the Ministry of Information.

A dinner was hosted in honour of the Chinese Delegation led by Director-General Mr Zhao Huayong by Director-General U Khin Maung Htay of MRTV at Karaweik Palace.