President U Thein Sein Tours Tea and Rubber Plantations in Homalin
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Volume I, Number 190 5th Waning Day of Tagu 1376 ME Wednesday, 8 April, 2015 President U Thein Sein tours tea and rubber INSIDE Vice President plantations in Homalin U Nyan Tun NAY PYI TAW, 7 stresses reliable April— President U Thein statistics for Sein visited a tea farm in the township of Homalin in sound policies Sagaing Region on Tues- PAGE-3 day, according to officials. The president heard briefings from officials Commander- on the operations of the in-Chief of plantation, including mar- keting, employment and Defence earnings. Services tours The president and Rakhine State union ministers present- ed clothes and cash to tea PAGE-3 growers and cultural dance troupes. Union ministers Sagaing Region has more than 9,000 acres of present gifts to tea plantations, with 6,700 Hkamti acres in Homalin alone. At a briefing hall in Township Homalin, Sagaing Region Chief Minister U Tha Aye PAGE-3 explained transport net- works and construction of Age-inappropri- bridges. The president and his entourage also visited President U Thein Sein being welcomed by local residents and ethnic people on his arrival in Hkamti, ate teaching can rubber plantations, where Sagaing Region.—IPRD limit children’s he encouraged growers. progress The region has 11,700 The president also to members of the Sangha. The president and his mittees and town elders in acres of rubber plantations, visited Sitagu Eye Hospi- He also offered flowers, entourage flew to Hkamti the township’s guesthouse. PAGE-8 with over 1,900 acres in tal, where he paid homage water and lights at a histor- Township, where he met MNA Homalin. and presented offertories ic pagoda there. local development com- Mr. Lee Luong Minh, Business federation seeks input on reforming Secretary General, ASEAN 100-year-old Companies Act Secretariat welcomes of Commerce and Industry The Myanmar Com- the public to provide input signing for draft agreement By Ye Myint building in Yangon, with panies Act 1914 requires on modernisation of the YANGON, 7 April— Mr Chris Hughes, man- major changes, Mr Hughes new legislation by email, of Nationwide Ceasefire Myanmar’s largest busi- aging partner of multina- said, adding that its reform post or fax to its offices in Mr. Lee Luong Minh, Secretary General, ASEAN ness federation hosted a tional law firm Baker & is as important as the mod- Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw and Secretariat sent a message of congratulation letter re- public briefing and consul- McKenzie, making a pres- ernisation of the invest- Mandalay, as well as Shan garding the signing of draft agreement of Nationwide tation meeting Tuesday to entation on the draft of a ment law which is being and Mon states. Ceasefire. reform the country’s cen- new Myanmar Companies carried out by the Directo- Modernising the old In his letter, he congratulated His Excellency, Pres- tury-old Companies Act, Act. rate of the Investment and Companies Act will be of ident U Thein Sein, the Government of the Republic in conjunction with the He explained key Company Administration. benefits to businesses in of the Union of Myanmar and the people for signing Asian Development Bank. parts of the draft law that The new Companies Myanmar, making it easi- of draft agreement of Nationwide Ceasefire. He stated The meeting includes forms of compa- Act is also being devel- er for them to operate and that it will be conclusive to the realization of a peaceful, took place at the Republic nies, incorporation pro- oped by DICA in cooper- to access finance, said Mr united and harmonious Myanmar as well as contribute of the Union of Myanmar cesses and corporate gov- ation with the ADB. It has Winfried Wicklein, ADB to the maintenance of regional people and stability in Federation of Chambers ernance. invited businesspeople and country director in Myan- the interest of the peoples of ASEAN. mar. Ministry of Foreign Affairs “We are also con- sidering a future system to strengthen a collateral Dailies to come out alternately framework to make it eas- during New Year holiday ier to access credit,” he added. NAY PYI TAW, 7 tion. It will start its publi- UMFCCI is facilitat- April— The Ministry of cation from 17 to 21 April, ing debate on the new law, Information has announced when The Mirror and The seeking public consulta- its dailies will come out al- Global New Light of My- tions and providing inputs ternately during the ten-day anmar will stop their pub- for the enactment of the New Year holiday. lications. law, said UMFCCI Vice The publication of The subprinting house President U Zaw Min Win. The Mirror and The Glob- in Mandalay will not work The new draft law will al New Light of Myanmar on 15, 18 and 22 April. Mr Chris Hughes, managing partner of Baker & McKenzie, makes a be submitted to the next will continue from 12 to 16 All dailies will resume presentation on Myanmar Companies Act Reform at UMFCCI Building in parliamentary session, he April, when The Myanma their regular publications Alinn will stop its publica- as of 22 April.—MNA Yangon on Tuesday.— PHOTO: YE MYINT said. — GNLM 2 Wednesday, 8 April, 2015 PARLIAMENT Pyithu Hluttaw Amyotha Hluttaw Pyithu Hluttaw approves A&I ministry deals with queries at Upper House session NAY PYI TAW, 7 April the regional government education amendment bill — Deputy Minister for Ag- budget of 2015-2016 fiscal NAY PYI TAW, 7 April The Amyotha Hluttaw riculture and Irrigation U year despite benefits of this — The Pyithu Hluttaw on and the Bill Committee had Khin Zaw was in Amyotha suggested water facility Tuesday approved the na- made 50 changes and 45 Hluttaw session on Tues- to irrigate more than 550 tional education amend- changes respectively to the day, answering queries acres of paddy farms. ment bill, which came education amendment bill, about water storage facil- Regarding the query to the parliament with with the Pyithu Hluttaw ac- ities and a rural develop- about formation of a man- changes from the Amyo- cepting their amendments ment bank. agement committee on tha Hluttaw and the Bill after discussing them Replying to the ques- water storage facilities, U Committee. clause by clause. —MNA tion of U Aung Chit Lwin, Khin Zaw also said Myan- an MP of Sagaing region mar National Committee Deputy Minister U Aung Chit Lwin, an Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs U Tin constituency No 11, the on Large Dams has been for Agriculture and MP of Sagaing region Oo Lwin being welcomed by Ambassador of deputy minister said a fund legalized on February 27 Irrigation U Khin constituency No 11. Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Kim for construction of one- this year, and the execu- Zaw.—MNA MNA Sok Chol at a reception to mark the 103rd wall reservoir in Homalin tive board of the committee istry has not planned to ship in Kachin State in con- Township, Hkamti District, is open to all civil service open an outlet of Myanma sideration of budget allo- birthday of DPRK’s supreme leader Kim Il Sung in northwestern Myanmar employees. Agricultural Development cation in 2015-2016 fiscal at Chatrium Hotel in Yangon on 7 April.—MNA has not been proposed in He also said the min- Bank in Waingmaw Town- year.—MNA Overseas employment agencies informed of code of conduct NAY PYI TAW, 7 April bid to convince foreign exploitation, bullying and — A seminar was organ- employment agencies to forced labour. ized at Grand Amara Hotel follow ethics. According to some here on Thursday by the Deputy Minister U laws, job agencies are re- Ministry of Labour, Em- Htin Aung delivered an sponsible for the provi- ployment and Social Se- address at the seminar, sion of services for safety curity in partnership with which focused on laws of Myanmar workers sent the International Labour concerning the protection abroad to work. Organization (ILO) in an of migrant workers from MNA Myanmar golfers win prizes in boy classes YANGON, 7 April — Min while Yazar Aung score at Hole No 3 in the Myanmar youth golfers secured the third prize in official practice round. participated in the 14th Boy Class B. Myanmar golfers True Visions Internation- Sai Aung Sai Pha played the championships al Junior Golf Champion- won the third prize in Boy together with over 100 ships 2015 in Siam Coun- Class C and Min Thanl- players from 11 countries. try Club, Bangkok, from win Aung the first in Boy They arrived back at 31 March to 3 April. Class D. Yangon International Air- Hlaing Min Htet Min Sit Thway of port on 4 April. Participants from overseas employment agencies join discussions on stood first in Boy Class Myanmar was honoured GNLM protection of migrant workers.—MNA A together with second by the organizing com- prize winner Zin Aung mittee for his hole-in-one Myanmar investigates alleged enslavement of fishermen in Indonesia NAY PYI TAW, 7 April immigration officials and Population, and the Minis- About 300 alleged — Myanmar is investigat- representatives from the try of Social Welfare, Re- slave labourers believed to ing reports that hundreds International Organization lief and Resettlement plans be from Myanmar, along of its citizens have been for Migration on 6 April to visit the islands and hold with 100 from other coun- forced into slave labour to interview the fishermen talks with Indonesian au- tries, were moved to a safe as fishermen on remote is- who are reportedly from thorities aimed at bringing location on Tual Island on lands in eastern Indonesia Myanmar, said U Sein Oo, any affected citizens home, 4 April, U Sein Oo said.