Prime Minister attends merit-sharing ceremony for building of Sasana Rakkhita Monastery in Kengtawng, Mongnai Township , Shan State (South)

YANGON, 11 Feb — Physic nut saplings were grown at a ceremony held in Namhsan, Shan State (South), on 9 February. It was attended by Prime Minister General Soe Win, members of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Kyaw Win and Lt-Gen Aung Htwe, the ministers, the deputy ministers and officials of the SPDC Office.
They inspected the test run of machinery with the use of physic nut oil, collection of physic nut seeds, documentary photos, saplings, grafts and samples of green and dry physic nut fruits.

Commander of Eastern Command Maj-Gen Ye Myint reported on cultivation of physic nut in townships in Shan State (South) and public interest in cultivation of the crop and officials on use of physic nut oil in stoves and lamps.

The Prime Minister and party inspected use of physic nut oil in power tillers and generators and cultivation of 154,000 physic nut saplings in the compound of Township PDC office.

Next, they planted physic nut grafts. The Prime Minister told departmental officials, members of social organizations and local people to grow physic nut for bio-diesel.

They went to physic nut farm of Tatmadaw (Air) families where Lt-Col Kyi Win briefed them on putting 188.5 acres under 266,000 saplings.

The Prime Minister planted physic nut plant and inspected the growing of 240,000 of physic nut saplings in the environs of Namhsan Airport .

Brig-Gen Thura Myint Thein and officials of Namhsan Station reported on cultivation of physic nut, honey orange and pineapple. The Prime Minister and party planted physic nut saplings.

The Prime Minister and party went to Kengtawng in Mongnai Township by helicopter. They inspected the use of physic nut oil in lamps, stove, trawler-G and generator, demonstration of use of physic nut oil in Langkho district and townships, documentary photos on growing of 200,000 saplings in the compound of Township General Administration Department.

The Prime Minister then gave instructions and sowed physic nut seeds and viewed physic nut plantations.

The Prime Minister and party went to Kengtawng Basic Education High School and inspected equipment at the laboratory and practical experiment by students. The Prime Minister also inspected multimedia classrooms and observed skill demonstration of students.

The Prime Minister and party attended the ceremony to share merits for construction of two-stoeryed building of Sasana Rekkhita Pariyatti Sarthintaik in Kengtawng.

Also present were Sayadaws led by Chairman of the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee Magway Sayadaw Abhidhaja Maha Rattha Guru Abhidhaja Agga Maha Saddhammajotika Bhaddanta Kumara and members of the Sangha and local people.

The Prime Minister presented alms to the Sayadaws. The Magway Sayadaw delivered a sermon and the Prime Minister and party shared merits gained for the donation.

The building was constructed in 1305 Myanmar Era. Vice-Chairman of the SPDC Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Commander-in-Chief (Army) Vice-Senior General Maung Aye during his inspection tour of Kengtawng gave instructions on renovation of the building without compromising its original style.

In the afternoon, the Prime Minister attended the ceremony to sow physic nut seeds and grafts at the Panglong General Administration Department in Loilem Township and viewed documentary photos on growing physic nut plants.

A total of 110,000 seeds and grafts were grown at the ceremony.

Yesterday morning, the Prime Minister attended the hoisting of Htidaw (tiered and ornamented finial) atop the Maha Ratthabhi Samaggi Pagoda in Panglong. Then, he flew back here.

Union Solidarity and Development Association Secretary-General U Htay Oo, Joint Secretary-General U Zaw Min and CEC Member U Tin Naing Thein who accompanied the Prime Minister held a meeting with townselders, the secretary and executives of Shan State USDA, secretaries, executives and members of USDAs of districts and townships in Loilem and Langkho Districts yesterday evening at Loilem District USDA office. They fulfilled the requirements in response to the reports presented.