Vice-President Dr Sai Mauk Kham Addresses Coord Meeting for Holding Union Day
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Established 1914 Volume XIX, Number 266 4th Waning of Pyatho 1373 ME Thursday, 12 January, 2012 Our Three Main * Non-disintegration of * Non-disintegration of * Perpetuation of National Causes the Union National Solidarity Sovereignty Vice-President Dr Sai Mauk Kham addresses coord meeting for holding Union Day NAY P YI T AW, 11 Jan—The 65th Anniversary Union Day The central committee, management committee and sub- 2012 will be held on a grand scale across the country committees for organizing the Union Day ceremony had including Nay Pyi Taw Council Area, the Union Territory, already been formed and had to discuss preparations of each with political essence in accord with national objectives and committee at the meeting, he said. Union Spirit. It is arranged to invite Region and State Hluttaw repre- The coordination meeting for organizing sentatives, and each subcommittee is to systematically or- the 65th Anniversary Union Day 2012 was held in Union ganize State flag hoisting and message reading ceremony, Government Office Meeting Hall here this evening, with an dinner and staging traditional dances of national races by the address by Chairman of Central Committee for Holding the Ministry of Culture at the dinner, he tasked the subcommit- 65th Anniversary Union Day 2012 Vice-President of the tees. Republic of the Union of Myanmar Dr Sai Mauk Kham. He underscored the need to arrange the 65th Anniver- The meeting was also attended by members of the sary Union Day national objectives and message with us- central committee and management committee and chairmen ages commensurate with the age of democracy. and secretaries of subcommittees, and departmental heads. Chairman of Management Committee Union Vice-President Dr Sai Mauk Kham said in his ad- Minister at the President Office U Thein Nyunt reported on dress that today’s meeting was called to discuss measures preparedness for holding State flag hoisting ceremony and to be taken in organizing the Union Day. The Union Day dinner and invitation to ceremonies. is held in the whole nation including Nay Pyi Taw Council Member of Management Committee Member of Nay Area, the Union Territory, on coming 12 February with Pyi Taw Council U Myo Nyunt reported on the national national objectives and in very essence of politics, he set objectives. the target. (See page 8) Vice-President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Dr Sai Mauk Kham delivers an address at coordination meeting for organizing 65th Anniversary Union Day 2012. MNA Union Transport Minister Model plot of monsoon paddy meets Japanese guests Agricultural harvested officials MANDALAY, 11 Jan—Staff Officer U Thein Tun Zaw of Settlement and Land discuss Records Department in Mandalay and Manager U Myo Naing of Myanmar Agriculture Service supervised the effective harvesting of Ayeyamin paddy strain on six acres of model plot in Chanmyathazi Township on 27 December. Bagan region focal point of application The model plot produced 90 baskets of almost all historical ancient paddy per acre at high level and 58.59 baskets of studies at lower level. Departmental officials and heritages of nation and people local farmers participated in the paddy harvesting task. Page 2 Page 9 Page 9 Kyemon P1(12).pmd 1 1/12/2012, 9:00 AM 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 12 January, 2012 PERSPECTIVES Bagan region focal point of almost all historical Thursday, 12 January, 2012 ancient heritages of nation and people NAY PYI TAW, 11 Jan— Fight poverty first in Union Minister for Information and for Culture far-flung areas U Kyaw Hsan arrived in Bagan Archaeological Myanmar’s poverty rate has dropped from Region of NyaungU 34 per cent to 26 per cent thanks to ambitious Township on 7 January. efforts of the government. In alleviating poverty, He inspected preservation it is targeted to reduce it to 16 per cent. of mural paintings at pagoda Prerequisite for poverty reduction is start-up No. 569 with the use of capital. Lack of the capital forces the poor to chemicals at Wineedo Group lock themselves up in continuous poverty. of Pagodas, renovation of the Poverty issue could not be tackled by the walls in the pagoda and government alone. There must be a way for maintenance of the pagoda, banking industry, cooperative societies, civil renovation of pagoda No. 577 societies, non-governmental organizations, and and preservation of mural social organizations, both at home and abroad, paintings of Phayathonzu to get involved. They work in the regions they Pagoda. choose. Government officials reached out to the Director U Thein Lwin grassroots as well, albeit unsuccessfully in some and officials of Department regions. As poverty has touched 70 per cent of of Archaeology, National Museum and Library reported rural population in Myanmar, microcredit Union Minister for Information and for Culture U Kyaw Hsan inspects cannot reach all of them. The self-run institutions on progress in renovation and are dispersing loans. maintenance of the mural preservation of mural paintings at pagoda No. 569.—MNA To steer the drive, supervisory committee paintings and pagoda in the 2142, the Union minister minister met officials of formation of more work will be formed soon. A group of MPs visited archaeological region and gave instructions on Bagan Branch of the Ministry groups to preserve mural rural areas recently to learn what the people cooperation of UNESCO. reconstruction of ancient of Culture and asked the paints with a plan, put the want. The Union minister pagodas for satisfaction of progress of tasks. In his mural paintings on records As loan provided by microcredit societies is instructed officials to wellwishers, maintenance of instruction, he said that through digitalization and vital for the grassroots, we need to adopt a systematically supervise ancient works and more Bagan region is a focal point print records, hold a better monetary system. We need help from preservation of mural strengthening, emphasis to of almost all the historical workshop with Myanmar international monetary organizations. As paintings without harming be placed on maintenance ancient heritage of the nation Engineering Society on Myanmar saying goes, “A force of ten thousand the value of artifacts, to adopt works meeting international and the people. Thus, he maintenance of the ancient can accomplish what a single fore cannot”. If plans for prevention of standards in line with the noted that it is necessary to pagodas and protection them leaking rain drops in the culture and religious adopt a Master Plan to against natural disasters and united, we could bring poverty to an end. pagodas, clearing of birds and Rural farmers are living below the poverty traditions of Myanmar, systematically preserve and coordinate with scholars and bats, availability of adequate gathering momentum in upgrade the ancient heritage experts. The Union minister line. Their life is hard as they live in areas with light and weeding work on poor transportation. They are struggling just to renovation of 63 pagodas in of Bagan region. In so doing, inspected excavation of the pagodas, and to conduct the Bagan Archaeological he instructed them to give works at the site of Anawrahta make ends meet. Bad weather, pests and lack of the multiplier courses to the Region by spending cash first priority to maintenance Palace and instructed the capital make them stuck in poverty. Both officials trainees so as to finish donations of wellwishers, of the structures of pagodas, officials to manage the and wellwishers should visit these regions and maintenance of the mural and holding of consecration draw the programmes for attractive displays of seek remedies. paintings at over 400 ceremony for the renovated maintenance works, unearthed works for By disbursing loans to low-income population pagodas through chemical pagodas at the same time so coordinate the plans for convenience of archaeo- in far-flung areas, our goal of being free from technology in a short period. as to share merits gained for continuous excavation of logical researchers and local poverty will be achieved sooner. After looking into all the wellwisher people. ancient heritage works and foreign guests. reconstruction of Pagoda No. On 8 January, the Union underground, extend MNA Tennis Union Minister coaching for course from Information 7 to 20 and for Culture February U Kyaw Hsan at YANGON, 11 Jan— Myanmar Tennis Federation excavation will conduct the tennis site of coaching course from 7 to 20 February at Theinbyu Tennis Anawrahta Ground in Mingala Palace. Taungnyunt Township. The enthusiasts MNA between 18 and 30 years aged wishing to attend the course may enlist at the federation Sumitomo Golf Classic commences (Theinbyu Tennis Ground in YANGON, 11 Jan—The Sumitomo Factory, Managing Director Mingala Taungnyunt Sumitomo Golf Classic, jointly U Chit San of Aung Hein Min Co Ltd, Township), not later than 4 organized by Myanmar Golf Vice-Presidents of MGF U AungKyi, U February. For further Federation and Myanmar PGA with Tint Oo and U Min Thein teed off the information, dial 01-381990, the sponsorship of Aung Hein Min golf classic. 381992, ext: 1, 01-372360 Co Ltd and Sumitomo Heavy After the first round, Hla Myo and 09-73122449. Machine, was opened at (APPO) led the professional golfers Mr Robert Davis, Chief Yedaguntaung Golf Club in event with 67, followed by Kyaw Swa Coach of the federation, will Mandalay this morning. Lin with 70, Zaw Zaw Latt (Srixon) and provide training to the Mandalay Region Minister for Thein Zaw Myint (KM Golf Centre) 72 attendees practically and Development Affairs U Phone Zaw each. In the men’s amateur event, Myo theoretically. Han, President Director Mr Win Aung stood first with 70 and Ye MNA Kasuhiko Sasaki of Indonesia Htet Aung, second with 72.—MNA p2(12).pmd 2 1/12/2012, 9:00 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 12 January, 2012 3 Canadian man ‘beaten to death by five cops The Panama-flagged Oriental Sunrise is after trying to give woman officer a bear hug’ salvaged from seawater off in Qingdao, east CROCHU, (Grenada), 11 officer for a friend and lifted to the woman’s assistance and China’s Shandong Jan—A Grenadian official has her off the ground in a bear Mr Bartholomew tried to kick Province, on 9 Jan, 2012.