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| Sunday, 20 April 2008 | THE MYANMAR TIMES |
Senior
General Than Shwe, wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing pay homage to Maha Bawditahtaung
Laykyunsetkyar Standing Buddha Image
Nay Pyi Taw, 19 April -Chairman of the State Peace and
Development Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Than
Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing paid homage to the Maha Bawditahtaung
Laykyunsetkyar Standing Buddha Image in Maha Bawditahtaung Monastery in
Khatatkantaung village in
The Senior General and wife accompanied by Member of the SPDC
General Thura Shwe Mann, Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Thiha Thura Tin Aung Myint Oo,
members of the SPDC, the Commander-in-Chief (Navy), the Commander-in-Chief (Air)
and senior military officers of the Ministry of Defence, the Chairman of Sagaing
Division PDC Commander of North-West Command, the Chairman of Mandalay Division
PDC Commander of Central Command, the ministers and officials arrived at the
Standing Buddha Image at 8:30 am.
First, Senior General Than Shwe, wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing and party
offered alms, fruit, light, flowers and water to four Buddha statues being
temporarily kept on the first floor of the Standing Buddha Image. The four
Buddha statues will be kept on 27th floor.
Next, Senior General Than Shwe, wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing and the
congregation paid homage to the 424-foot-height Maha Bawditahtaung
Laykyunsetkyar Standing Buddha Image from the first platform of the Image and
they released sparrows.
Afterwards, the Senior General and party oversaw the development
of Monywa in a motorcade.
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Coordination
meeting on development of Yadanabon Myothit Project held Arrangements made to
choose site for housing complex for people, staff quarters and buildings for
entrepreneurs in Yadanabon Myothit Project
NAY PYI TAW, 19 April-A coordination meeting on development
project of Yadanabon Myothit being implemented in Pyin Oo Lwin Township,
Mandalay Division was held at the meeting hall of Mandalay City Development
Committee in
Also present were member of the SPDC Lt- Gen Ye Myint, Chairman
of Mandalay Division PDC Commander of Central Command Brig-Gen Tin Ngwe, the
ministers, the Mandalay Mayor and officials of the SPDC office and departments
concerned and guests.
In his speech, the Secretary-1 said that Yadanabon Myothit
Project based on Information Technology is being implemented in Pyin Oo Lwin
Township in Mandalay Division in accord with the guidelines drawn up by the
State.
The project is being implemented on 10000- acre land and the
preliminary opening ceremony was held in December 2007 as the main buildings had
been completed out of the whole construction projects.
Arrangements are being made to choose site for housing complex
for private dwellers, staff quarters and buildings for entrepreneurs who have
invested in Yadanabon Myothit Project.
The Head of State has also given guidance on the rapid progress
of Yadanabon Myothit.
The place where Yadanabon Myothit Project is being implemented is
the hill station and the project will achieve rapid development considering the
factors such as good climate and better transportation.
The ministries concerned and the entrepreneurs are to work
together in implementing the project and land allotment.
The government has already fulfilled the basic requirements such
as building of roads, supply of electricity and water.
The Secretary-1 also said that several ex-periences have been
achieved in implement-ing the construction projects.
He instructed the officials to seek ways and means in compliance
with the condition of the region for land allotment, by following the example of
the construction tasks in Nay Pyi Taw.
Next, Com-mander Brig-Gen Tin Ngwe reported on construction of
Yadanabon Myothit and establishment of residential quarters in cooperation with
construction entre-preneurs in accord with the guidelines of the State.
Minister for Communications, Posts and Telegraphs Brig-Gen Thein
Zaw reported on the objectives of the Yadanabon Myothit construction project,
completion of the first phase of the projects, investor companies and types of
works, construction of roads and housing projects to be implemented.
Next, Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation Maj-Gen Htay Oo
reported on water supply for Yadanabon Myothit and tasks to be undertaken.
Mandalay Mayor Brig-Gen Phone Zaw Han reported on programmes for
construction of Yadanabon Myothit and officials concerned on water and power
supply, installation of telephone lines and allotment of plots.
The Secretary-1 fulfilled the requirements. He said efforts are
to be made for emergence of beautiful, modern ICT city. Con-servation of
environment should be taken into consideration in imple-menting of the project.
He said housing projects are to be undertaken in accord with the
rules and regulations of development committee and he called for cooperation
with departments concerned and private entrepreneurs.
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Electric
Power No 1 Minister inspects Yeywa Hydropower Project
Nay Pyi Taw, 19 April-Minister for Electric Power No 1 Col Zaw
Min arrived at Yeywa Hydropower Project being implemented on
The minister inspected laying of concrete at unit (1) generator,
installation of Druft tube and Grouting work at unit (2) generator and progress
of construction of water intake.
So far, the con-struction of main dam has been completed 82 per
cent and the entire project, 54.12 per cent. Upon completion, the project can
produce about 3550 million kwh annually.
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Rural
area development tasks inspected
Nay Pyi Taw, 19 April-Chairman of Sagaing Division Peace and
Development Council Commander of North-West Command Brig-Gen Myint Soe and
Secretary-General of Union Solidarity and Development Asso-ciation U Htay Oo
inspected sinking of artesian well for supplying water to the rural area in
The Commander and the USDA Secretary-General also met with local
residents and members of social organizations, and presented sports gear to
them.
In
Later, they attended the opening ceremony of No 19 artesian well
in
The commander and the secretary-general proceeded to
In the evening, Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation Maj-Gen
Htay Oo met staff members of the ministry at the Director's Office of Irrigation
Department in Monywa and gave instructions to them.
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Myanma
New Year Maha Thingyan Festival successfully ends with significant decrease in
casualty
Nay Pyi Taw, 19 April-The Myanma New Year Maha Thingyan Festival
for 2008 was held on a grand scale across the nation from 12 to 16 April with
full national characters, culture and tradition.
The authorities concerned issued warnings through TVs and
newspapers before the Maha Thingyan in order to avoid undesirable incidents. In
addition, the authorities concerned supervised the water festival in order to
make it systematic.
The entire national people celebrated the water festival in
discipline to be in line with Myanma tradition and custom. However, because of
some people who were negligent and indulged in drinking there occurred three
traffic accidents and 24 brawls, leaving two people dead and 32 others injured.
The traffic accidents caused two people dead and one injured while the brawls
left 31 people injured.
The casualty during the water festival has decreased
significantly year by year with an decrease in the incidence of crimes. During
the period of Maha Thingyan in 2007, there were 41 cases with six deaths and 71
injured. In comparison, the case was brought down to 14, the death, to 4 and the
injured, to 39. It is largely due to the fact that the entire national people
strictly abided by rules, warnings and notifications and celebrated the water
festival in a civilized and systematic manner in accord with Myanma culture and
tradition taking lessons from the past.
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