Chance to Exchange Views on Human Rights Issues in Different Fields
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Established 1914 Volume XIX, Number 117 2nd Waning of Wagaung 1373 ME Tuesday, 16 August, 2011 Seven export items granted tax exemption Our Three Main NAY PYI TAW, 15 Aug—The Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar today issued Notification No (32/2011) dated 11 August 2011. National Causes The translation of the notification is as follows:- Republic of the Union of Myanmar Union Government * Non-disintegration of the Notification No. 32/2011 Nay Pyi Taw Union 12th Waxing of Wagaung 1373 ME (11 August 2011) * Non-disintegration of national 1. Exercising Section 8 (d) of Trade Law, the Union Government hereby grants tax exemption from export of the following goods as a token of its encouragement to boosting export. solidarity (a) rice (b) beans and pulses * Perpetuation of sovereignty (c) corn (d) sesame (e) rubber Chairman of (f) freshwater, saltwater products Myanmar NAY P YI T AW, 15 Aug— (g) animal products (except prohibited ones) Human Rights Myanmar Human Rights Promo- 2. This notification shall be in effect for a period of six months from 15 August 2011 to 14 February Committee tion and Protection Course 2011 2012. Union Minister was opened at Ministry of Home By Order/ Lt-Gen Ko Ko Affairs here this morning, with an Tin Myo Kyi delivers an Secretary address at opening speech by Chairman of Union Government opening of Myanmar Human Rights Myanmar Committee Union Minister for Human Rights Home Affairs Lt-Gen Ko Ko. Chance to exchange views on human Promotion and Also present on the Protection rights issues in different fields Course occasion were Deputy Minister 2011.— MNA for Home Affairs Brig-Gen Kyaw Zan Myint, departmental heads of the ministry, departmental officials of the ministries, course instruc- tors, guests and trainees. Speaking on the occasion, Union Minister Lt-Gen Ko Ko said that Myanmar as a member of United Nations had signed UN Charter and was observing rules described for protection and (See page 8) Chairman of Leading Committee for Organiz- Myanmar traditional cultural performing arts competitions ing 18th Myanmar Traditional Cultural Per- forming Arts Competitions Union Information designed to preserve, promote cultural heritage and Culture Minister U Kyaw Hsan speaking at work coordination meeting.—MNA NAY PYI TAW, 15 Aug— The Leading Committee for Or- ganizing 18th Myanmar Traditional Cultural Performing Arts Competitions held its work coordination meeting at the Ministry of Culture here this morning, with an address by Chairman of the committee Union Minister for Information and for Culture U Kyaw Hsan. It was also attended by members of the committee deputy ministers, (See page 8) p1(16).pmd 1 8/16/2011, 7:36 AM 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Tuesday, 16 August, 2011 PERSPECTIVES People’s Desire Tuesday, 16 August, 2011 * Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views Disseminate scientific * Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State agricultural methods * Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy Now, tasks for rural development and poverty alleviation are picking up momentum. Farmers are to be provided with scientific Union A&I Minister meets Vietnamese guests methods for development of the agricultural NAY PYI TAW, 15 Aug — Union Minister for minister’s office here this morning. sector that lies at the core of the drive. Agriculture and Irrigation U Myint Hlaing received Development of rice and agriculture sectors, The Irrigation Department under the delegation led by Vietnamese Ambassador to technology exchanges in paddy, sugarcane and Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation are Myanmar Mr Chu Cong Phung and Chairman rubber production, and construction of sugar mills providing agricultural inputs for boosting General Director Mr Nguyen Tuan Khai of were discussed. agricultural production such as seeds of crops of International Dairy Joint Stock Company at the MNA high yield strains, advanced agricultural methods, irrigation water, organic and inorganic fertilizers and pesticides. Acreage per acre yield of rice can be over 100 baskets if scientific methods: growing crops on earth banks, caring for nurseries, planting saplings as soon as they are pulled off from the nurseries, ensuring equal spaces between one sapling and another, and irrigation system to boost propagation of plants are used. Of the monsoon rice sown acreage of 3 million in Bago Region, over 3000 acres are put under rice with scientific methods. It is to organize all the farmers in the region to use the methods. Union Minister U Myint Hlaing receives delegation led by Vietnamese Ambassador to Myanmar Bago Region is one of the paddy largest Mr Chu Cong Phung and Chairman General Director Mr Nguyen Tuan Khai from producers in the nation. Recent torrential rains International Dairy Joint Stock Company.—MNA caused floods in some parts of the region. So, new plants propagated by over 30-day rice plants and rice saplings in unaffected fields are to be Special Refresher Course No. 76 for Basic Education Teachers launched planted in the flooded plots. NAY PYI T AW, 15 Aug—Special Refresher Course carried out in all seriousness. He called on the Moreover, seeds of 90-day rice should be No. 76 for Basic Education Teachers was opened at trainees to shoulder education duties with true sown with the earth bank system to plant 14-day the Central Institute of Civil Service (Phaunggyi) patriotic spirit and Union Spirit. rice saplings in the ravaged fields. Agricultural this morning. Also present on the occasion were Deputy production will be boosted if scientific methods In his speech, Chairman of Union Civil Service Minister for Education U Aye Kyu, Deputy Minister are popular among farmers, and responsible Board U Kyaw Thu said that national education for Health Dr Win Myint, Union Civil Service persons from related departments make field will be promoted to meet the international level, Board Member Dr Kyaw Kyaw Htay, and 1501 trips down to the paddies for demonstrations. and tasks for human resources development will be teacher trainees.—MNA ‘Made In Myanmar’ special sale on 19-28 August NAY PYI TAW, 15 Aug—The special sales “Made In Myanmar’ will take place at the Capital Hypermarket in Yangon and the Hypermarket in Nay Pyi Taw from 19 to 28 August. On display at the hypermarkets will be Myanmar traditional musical instruments, traditional costumes (Myanmar, Kachin, Kayin, Shan and Chin), silk wares, a wide range of cotton clothes, domestic slippers, cotton handbags, consumer goods, Myanmar paintings, sculptures, stone paintings, a broad range of jade items, wickerwork, publications and local foods. Chairman of UCSB U Kyaw Thu speaking at opening of Special Refresher Course No. 76 for The sales will be shopper’s paradises.—MNA Basic Education Teachers.—MNA 9th Int’l Wood & Wood Products Expo in Beijing on 27-29 September MMITEE course to be launched NAY PYI TAW, 15 Aug—The 9th The expo will create economic International Wood & Wood Products opportunities. Ten world’s top YANGON, 15 Aug— Myanmar seats, starts from 26 September, 2011. Expo will be held at Beijing Exhibition companies are invited to the expo. Computer Federation and the Those interested, who are familiar Centre in Beijing from 27 to 29 Interested wood and wood Association for Overseas Technical with IT field at least three years’ September. The expo has been products entrepreneurs may contact Scholarship (AOTS) have arranged to experience, and who have ever worked organized for eight times in cities in the International Trade Promotion launch the Training Programme on as a computer lecturer fluent in China including Beijing. It is the Division under the Directorate of Trade Instructors for ITEE in Myanmar programming language, may register largest wood and wood products expo of the Ministry of Commerce or the (MMITEE) course at the e-learning not later than 26 August. For further in China. On exhibition at the expo Republic of the Union of Myanmar Center of MCF in Myanmar Info-Tech, information, dial 652307 at the office will be wood and wood products from Federation of Chambers of Commerce Hline Township. of MCF. China and international community. and Industry.—MNA The two-week course, only for 30 MNA P2(16).pmd 2 8/16/2011, 7:36 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Tuesday, 16 August, 2011 3 Six dead, one arrested in knife British forensic police 29 people injured in a suicide attend the scene after bomb attack in northern Algeria six people were killed attack on British isle ALGIERS, 15 Aug—Twenty-nine people were in a knife attack, on LONDON, 15 Aug—A inside their home, others trying to gain access, then injured in Algeria on Sunday when a suicide bomber 14 Aug, 2011, in St man was arrested outside the property, paramedics carrying a targeted a police station in downtown Tizi Ouzou, Helier, Jersey, Sunday on suspicion of which is located on a bloodied child from the 100 km east of the capital Algiers, according to the stabbing six people to relatively secluded side scene. England.—INTERNET state-run news agency APS. death, including three street. The 30-year-old The attack happened at 4: 30 am local time children, on the British suspect, who was not (GMT 0330) when the attacker broke into the island of Jersey in what identified, also sustained police office, leading 15 policemen and other 14 was the deadliest crime unspecified injuries that civilians wounded. The explosion was heard several in the community’s were not life-threatening. km away. living memory, police Police said they were The attack also caused considera-ble damage said. questioning him at his to surrounding buildings and houses, said the report.