PRESIDENTIAL PARDON GIVEN TO 8,490 PRISONERS P-4 (LOCAL NEWS) Vol. V, No. 2, 4th Waxing of Kason 1380 ME www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com Wednesday, 18 April 2018 Republic of the Union of Myanmar Myanmar New Year Greetings of President U Win Myint (ME 1380, 1ST Day of New Year) Dear esteemed citizens, on this auspicious occasion I will present an explanation to our esteemed citizens. active service, there are some who do not have proper of the New Year, I send you all, greetings and good In our efforts to tighten management controls over housing. I have also noticed that a great number of civil wishes to be blessed with good health and happiness. departments that are lagging behind in reform, these service personnel after retirement are suffering greatly departments will have to implement the development because they do not have housing. That is why our Union Dear esteemed citizens, policies of our Union Government in accordance with Government will work hard on a priority basis so that The priority goals of our Union Government have priority. Out of the three basic needs of our citizens civil service personnel will have at least a house or an already been declared on 30th March, the day on which which are “food, clothing and shelter”, it has been found apartment and live in dignity by the time they retire. I took my oath of office as President. On this matter, I that housing for the people is a vital need. We have also During the two year term of our Union Government, have heard that the expectations of our citizens have noticed the sufferings of our people who have to live in we have already built (4627) housing units for public become high and they are also quite eager to know make-shift shelters because they do not have a place to service personnel in States and Regions. how these goals would be met. At this opportune time live. Among our civil service personnel who are still in SEE PAGE-5 New Year Paritta Recitation Ceremony held The Paritta Recitation Ceremony for the 1380 Myanmar Era was held at Ngushwewar Hall of the Presidential Palace in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday morning. President U Win Myint, First Lady Daw Cho Cho and State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi were present at the event to listen to the Paritta recitation. PHOTO: MNA (ARTICLE ON PAGE-3) 18 APRIL 2018 2 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Pyithu Hluttaw holds Paritta reciting ceremony A PARITTA reciting ceremony At the ceremony, Pyithu was held at the meeting hall of Hluttaw Speaker U T Khun the Pyithu Hluttaw building C, Myat attended the ceremony. Nay Pyi Taw, in the afternoon The congregation first received on Myanmar’s New Year day of the five precepts administered 1380 ME. by the Sayadaw. Later, the Sang- Members of the Sangha, led has led by the Sayadaw recited by Sayadaw Bhaddanta Tejobha- the Parittas. The congregation attend the Paritta reciting ceremony at Pyithu Hluttaw Office. PHOTO: MNA sa of Yazathari Tharmanaykyaw Following this, the audience Monastery, Ottarathiri Town- donated alms and offertories to Also present at the New taw were Pyithu Hluttaw Deputy Hluttaw office and their family ship, Nay Pyi Taw, attended the the monks and shared the merit Year Paritta reciting ceremony Speaker U Tun Aung @ U Tun members.— Myanmar News ceremony to recite the Paritta. gained. organised by the Pyithu Hlut- Tun Hein, staff of the Pyithu Agency Amyotha Hluttaw Speaker pays respects to elderly in Myawady AMYOTHA Hluttaw Speaker ing provided to the elderly. Mahn Win Khaing Than who The Speaker then attended was in Kayin State, Myawady the ceremony to pay respects Town, attended a ceremony to the elderly and donated cash yesterday to release fish fin- and kind. gerlings as Jivitadana dona- On behalf of the elders, tion and later paid respects to 87-year-old U Tin Maung from the elderly. No. 2 Ward delivered the word The Myawady District Jiv- of thanks. itadana fish release ceremony Following this, the Amyo- was held in the morning near tha Hluttaw Speaker cordially Myanmar-Thai Friendship greeted the elderly. The day’s Bridge over the Thaungyin ceremony to pay respects River, during which the Amyo- was held for 202 persons aged tha Hluttaw Speaker and wife, above 85 in Myawady Town. the Hluttaw representatives, The Amyotha Hluttaw departmental officials, and Speaker and officials also at- religious and social organisa- tended a tree-planting cere- tions released fish fingerlings mony in the compound of Deik into the river. Htan Aung Pagoda in No. 3 Next, the Speaker and the Ward and planted several vari- delegation visited the Shwe eties of tree saplings, including Myin Won pagoda trustee of- teak, padauk and mahogany, fice in Myawady Town, where among others. — Myanmar Amyotha Hluttaw Speaker Mahn Win Khaing Than greeting elderly person aged above 85 in Myawady healthcare services were be- News Agency Township. PHOTO: MNA Rakhine traditional ceremony to pay respects to elders held on 17 April THE 54th all Sittway Rakhine Minister U Nyi Pu, minis- State. traditional ceremony of paying ters and other officials from The committee for the all respects to elders took place the department concerned paid Sittway Rakhine traditional at the U Oattama Hall, Sittway their respects to the elderly. ceremony of paying respects to Township, on 17 April. Next, U San Thar Maung, elders visited some 135 elderly The ceremony was jointly chairman of the organising com- people aged 80 and above in the organised by the committee mittee, explained the purpose of wards in Sittway town and paid for holding the Rakhine State the ceremony. their respects. traditional Thingyan festival The Chief Minister and Also Present at the cere- and the committee for holding other ministers, the members mony were State Chief Minis- the Sittway Rakhine traditional of the ceremony organising ter U Nyi Pu, State Ministers ceremony for paying respects committee and other donors and their wives, State Advocate to elders. distributed cash, medicines General, officials and members Rakhine State Chief Minister U Nyi Pu donates offertories to an elderly First, the congregation and other necessities to the of Rakhine Culture organisa- person at the 54th all Sittway Rakhine traditional ceremony to pay led by Rakhine State Chief elderly in each ward in Rakhine tions.—Tin Tun (IPRD) respects to elders in Sittway. PHOTO: MNA 18 APRIL 2018 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 3 We have much to carry on fulfilling the hopes and needs May we all be able to build the peaceful, of the people of the country. We must press on until our modern, prosperous and genuine citizens have their dignity raised and our country can retain its Democratic Federal Republic which is the dream of the fathers of our independence and former glory on the global stage. which is what our people desire. (Excerpt from the speech by President U Win Myint at the ceremony to take oath of office at Pyidaungsu Hluttaw on 30th March 2018) (Excerpt from the speech by State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on the 2nd Anniversary of NLD Government on 1st April 2018) President U Win Myint and First Lady Daw Cho Cho donating offertories to Sayadaw at the State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi donating offertories to Sayadaw at the Paritta Paritta recitation ceremony at Presidential Palace in Nay Pyi Taw. PHOTO: MNA recitation ceremony at Presidential Palace in Nay Pyi Taw. PHOTO: MNA New Year Paritta Recitation Ceremony held at Presidential Palace Vice President U Myint Swe and wife donating offertories to The Paritta Recitation aw officers from the Com- Kings, governments and presidents Sayadaw at the Paritta recitation ceremony at Presidential Ceremony for the 1380 mander-in-Chief’s office, Palace in Nay Pyi Taw. PHOTO: MNA Myanmar Era was held at must follow the 10 point Code of Deputy Ministers, invited Ngushwewar Hall of the Conduct for Kings. In short, it will help guests and other officials. Maha Withutayama Zay- ernment servants. If these Presidential Palace in Nay provide sufficient seeds to the farmers, President U Win My- gon Monastery Sayadaw three things are done, the Pyi Taw yesterday morn- provide capital to the merchants and int, First Lady Daw Cho Abhidhaja Maha Rattha country will develop. The ing. President U Win Myint, pay or provide regularly to government Cho, State Counsellor Daw Guru Bhaddanta Kavisara Sayadaw concluded his First Lady Daw Cho Cho servants. If these three things are done, Aung San Suu Kyi and the mentioned Pakokku Say- New Year sermon by urg- and State Counsellor Daw the country will develop. The Sayadaw guests in attendance took daw’s guidance on praying ing the audience to start Aung San Suu Kyi were concluded his New Year sermon by the Nine Precepts from the three times a day; in the with the three practices. present at the event to lis- urging the audience to start with the Pyinmana Maha Withutay- morning, noon and in the President U Win Myint, ten to the Paritta recitation. three practices. ama Zaygon Monastery evening. As such, all are First Lady Daw Cho Cho, Sanghas led by Pyin- Sayadaw. advised to pray and share State Counsellor Daw mana Maha Withutayama Next, the Sayadaw merit. Doing this reduces Aung San Suu Kyi and the Zaygon Monastery Sayad- Constitutional Tribunal of Speaker U Aye Tha Aung and sanghas recited the anger and without anger, audience listened to the aw Abhidhaja Maha Rattha the Union U Myo Nyunt and wife, other Union Min- Parittas and the President all can live, sleep, eat and sermon and then shared Guru Bhaddanta Kavisara and wife, Chairman of isters and their wives, the and his congregation lis- work well for the country, merits by pouring the wa- attended the ceremony and the Union Election Com- Union Attorney-General tened to the Parittas.