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COOPERATION, CONSENSUS KEY FOR IDP RESETTLEMENT SUCCESS PAGE-8 (OPINION) NATIONAL NATIONAL Union Minister Thura U Aung Ko inspects Tourism management students visit maintenance work of Fort Danubyu MoHT’s headquarters in Nay Pyi Taw PAGE-2 PAGE-3 Vol. VI, No. 299, 2nd Waning of Tabodwe 1381 ME www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com Monday, 10 February 2020 Yangon Electricity Supply Corp opens Mon National Day 33/11 kV-5 MVA substation in Twantay commemorates 73rd Anniversary in Mawlamyine HE 73rd anniversary of Mon TNational Day, which falls on the first day after the full moon on Tabodwe 1382 ME, was com- memorated at Than Lwin Gar- den, Mawlamyine in Mon State, yesterday. The guests attending the ceremony were Union Minister for Ethnic Affairs Nai Thet Lwin, Mon State Chief Minister Dr Aye Zan, State Hluttaw Speaker Daw Tin Ei, Commander of the South East Command Maj-Gen Myo Moe Aung, state ministers, Hlut- taw representatives, Chairman Min Banyar San of the Central Committee for Organizing Mon National Day, department offi- cials, and Mon and other ethnic nationals. Firstly, the ceremony was inaugurated by Kamawut Da- taw Monastery Nayaka Sayad- Union Minister U Win Khaing and Yangon Region Chief Minister U Phyo Min Thein visit the 33/11 kV-5 MVA substation in Twantay Township aw Baddanta Panita Maha Tre, yesterday. PHOTO: MNA Union Minister Nai Thet Lwin, Chief Minister Dr Aye Zan, State ANGON Electricity Sup- He emphasized the impor- of the total villages in 2018-2019 whole region by December 2020. Hluttaw Speaker Daw Tin Ei, Yply Corporation opened its tance of public collaboration fiscal year, increasing from 475 Yangon Region Chief Min- State Minister of Natural Re- 33/11 kV-5 MVA substation in while the ministry is working for villages of 46 per cent in 2018. ister U Phyo Min Thein also de- sources and Environmental Con- Twantay Township, the south more distribution of electricity For the entire area of the livered a speech and Twantay servation Dr Min Kyi Win, and district of Yangon Region, yes- for socioeconomic development Yangon Region, 64 per cent of Township Pyithu Hluttaw MP Chairman Min Banyar San cut- terday morning. of people. the villages have access to elec- U Myint Lwin and Khettiya New ting ribbons. This was followed Union Minister for Electric- Out of 1,031 villages in the tricity in 2018-2019 fiscal year, Village’ Administrator U Wunna by hoisting the Mon National ity and Energy U Win Khaing south district of the Yangon and is expected to increase to Soe expressed thanks for the Flag and attendees saluted the attended the opening ceremony, Region, electricity from the na- 87 per cent in 2019-2020 FY. The substation. — MNA Union Flag and Mon National and made a speech on power tional grid has reached to 598 Ministry has also targeted 100 Flag and Mon martyrs. distribution in the region. villages amounting 58 per cent percent power supply to the (Translated by Aung Khin) SEE PAGE-2 10 FEBRUARY 2020 2 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Union Minister Thura U Aung Ko inspects maintenance work of Fort Danubyu UNION Minister Thura U Aung the First Anglo-Burmese War. the measures to construct the Ko of the Ministry of Religious First, the Union Minister was necessary landscapes around it. Affairs and Culture inspected the briefed by Director-General U Next, the Union Minister and maintenance work of ancient Fort Kyaw Oo Lwin of the Department party watched the General Maha Danubyu in Ayeyawady Region, of Archeology and National Muse- Bandoola Memorial Statute at where late General Maha Ban- um on the history of ancient Fort the place within the compound doola resisted the British during Danubyu, which was primarily of the State Pali University Uphill constructed by the Mon kings Monastery in Danubyu and gave and renovated by General Maha instructions to make efforts to Union Minister Thura U Aung Ko inspects the Bandoola to defend the British attract foreign visitors as well as maintenance work of ancient attacks; on the measures to to uplift morale of the next gen- Fort Danubyu where General maintain the fort by keeping its erations. He also paid homage Maha Bandoola resisted the ancient style and avoiding the to the Kyaikalunpun Pagoda and British during the First Anglo- losses of its brick parts across met members of the Pagoda’s Burmese War. PHOTO: MNA the Ayeyawady River, with 2019- board of trustees. —MNA 2020 financial year funds; and on (Translated by Aungthu Ya) Yangon Nursing University holds graduation dinner tended the dinner, and delivered the following year, expecting an a congratulatory speech urging increase to 4,500 in the upcoming the nursing graduates to contin- academic year. ue further learning for advanced The 9-month courses are levels. being conducted to generate 300 A total of 306 newly gradu- assistant nurses at the hospitals ated nurses from Yangon and in Yangon and Mandalay, and at Mandalay will be employed soon the 1,000-bedded hospital in Nay at relevant hospitals for public Pyi Taw. healthcare services. At the 26th graduation cer- In 2017, Myanmar introduced emony of University of Nursing a new nursing science curriculum (Yangon), master degree certifi- which was designed with assis- cates were conferred to 42 nurs- tance of experts from the World es, emergency nursing diploma Health Organization. to 4, bridge course to 199, bridge Union Minister Dr Myint Htwe delivers the speech at the Graduation Dinner of Yangon Nursing University. More midwives training course (on campus) to 210, nurs- PHOTO: MNA schools were opened in the ing science bachelor (regular) 123 country, and recruitment rates and speciality nursing diploma to THE University of Nursing in its 26th graduation ceremony on Union Minister for Health were increased to 3,700 in each 74.—MNA Yangon hosted a dinner to mark its campus on 8 February evening. and Sports Dr Myint Htwe at- academic year of 2018-2019 and (Translated by Aung Khin) Mon National Day commemorates 73rd Anniversary in Mawlamyine FROM PAGE-1 in Mon National Day af- round of discussions on Maw Daw Damayone of Eindi Village and Pawk- Union Minister for Ethnic fairs over the course of Mon youth affairs, confer- Bago in Bago Region, in yugon Village Kawkareik Affairs were sent to all of Next, Sayadaw Badd- many years. ring awards for literature five townships of Yebyu City of Hpa-An Township these commemorations. anta Katumalar delivered After the ceremony, competition for Mon Na- Township in Taninthayi in Kayin State. — MNA the opening ceremony. the Union Minister and tional Day and certificates Region, in Pathein of Ay- Messages from the (Translated by Zaw After this, Union Min- officials observed the Mon of honor on donors. eyawady Region, and in State Counsellor and the Htet Oo) ister Nai Thet Lwin read traditional exhibition on Mon National Day the Message of Greetings display. is based on the time the from State Counsellor Daw In the evening session Hanthawaddy Kingdom Aung San Suu Kyi on the of 73rd Mon National Day was founded by the two occasion of 73rd Mon Na- commemorations, Com- Mon brothers, Samala and tional Day, and the State mittee Chairman Min Ban- Wimala, on the 1st Waning Chief Minister delivered yar San first gave a speech of Tabodwe, 1116 ME. It a speech. and the New Mon State is celebrated where large Next, Committee Party Chairman delivered Mon populations live, such Chairman Min Banyar San an address. as Kayin State and Yangon, delivered a speech and an Next, the Central Mandalay, Taninthayi and official read the messages Committee for Organiz- Ayeyawady regions. of greetings sent for the ing 73rd Mon National Day The 73rd Mon National occasion. expressed words of grat- Day was also celebrated at Next, the Commit- itude. People’s Park in Yangon tee Chairman conferred This was followed by Region, Sasanna 2500 Da- certificates of honor upon a reading session on Mon mayone in Chanmyathazi Sayadaw Baddanta Pani- literature, an explanation Township of Mandalay Re- ta Maha Tre and Nai Pan on the terrestrial poster gion, Kin Pun Chone Vil- Union Minister Nai Thet Lwin and officials pose for a group photo at the 73rd Anniversary of Aung for their assistance for Mon National Day, a lage of Toungoo and Shwe Mon National Day in Mawlamyaing yesterday. PHOTO: MNA 10 FEBRUARY 2020 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 3 This work concerns every one. There may be differences of opinion among us. However, if we have to sacrifice our lives and fight steadfastly without surrender against an aggression committed by another country, this type of effort concerns every one. [ Extract from the speech given by General Aung San at the dinner hosted by Sawbwas in Panglong on 11 February 1947 ] MoHS receives donations of masks, personal protective suits THE Ministry of Health and their humanitarian group is Sports received donations of face coordinating with the MoHS to masks and protective suits from screen and control the transmis- global Red Cross societies on 8 sion of coronavirus at the border February to prevent infections crossings, and will also distribute of 2019-nCoV acute respiratory educative posters and pamphlets disease. published by the ministry and Union Minister Dr Myint WHO. Htwe attended the donation cere- The MRC has formed rapid mony held at his office in Yangon. response teams with 300 well- The International Red trained members to take action Cross and Red Crescent Move- against acute infectious diseases. ment partner groups, such as The Union Minister ex- Myanmar Red Cross Society, pressed thanks for the donations Norwegian Red Cross, German as the items would be very useful Red Cross, Danish Red Cross, for prevention of virus transmis- Turkish Red Crescent and Swed- sion.