Developing Budalin Township of Sagaing Division Article: Kyawt Maung Maung; Photos: Tin Soe (Myanma Alin)
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Established 1914 Volume XVII, Number 129 4th Waxing of Tawthalin 1371 ME Sunday, 23 August, 2009 Four political objectives Four economic objectives Four social objectives * Stability of the State, community peace * Development of agriculture as the base and all-round * Uplift of the morale and morality of development of other sectors of the economy as well and tranquillity, prevalence of law and the entire nation * Proper evolution of the market-oriented economic order * Uplift of national prestige and integ- system * National reconsolidation rity and preservation and safeguard- * Development of the economy inviting participation in * Emergence of a new enduring State ing of cultural heritage and national terms of technical know-how and investments from Constitution character sources inside the country and abroad * Building of a new modern developed * Uplift of dynamism of patriotic spirit * The initiative to shape the national economy must be kept * Uplift of health, fitness and education nation in accord with the new State in the hands of the State and the national peoples Constitution standards of the entire nation Developing Budalin Township of Sagaing Division Article: Kyawt Maung Maung; Photos: Tin Soe (Myanma Alin) Photo shows thriving Ngwechi-6 long staple cotton plantation in Budalin Township. Upon arrival at the entrance to Budalin recently, the news crew of Myanma Alin Daily saw the equestrian statue of Maha Bandoola that brings honour to the town. Located on the east bank of Chindwin River, Budalin is sharing border with Dabayin Township in the north, Ayadaw Township in the east, Monywa Township in the south and Yinmabin and Kani townships in the west. Budalin of Sagaing Division is situated at an altitude of 1449 feet at the highest area and 300-400 feet at the lowest area. The township has an area of 265,243 square miles and it is formed with three wards and 188 villages of 54 village-tracts. Under the arrangements of Chairman of Township Peace and Development Council U Zaw Lwin, accompanied by Executive Officer U Soe Win of Township Development Affairs Committee and Head of Township Information and Public Relations Department U Tin Aung Win, we went to the tributary Inter-village road at the entrance to Ngapayin Model Village of Budalin Township. (See page 7) 23-8-09 NL 1 7/29/18, 8:26 PM 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 23 August, 2009 PERSPECTIVES People’s Desire * Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views Sunday, 23 August, 2009 * Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation Produce new export * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State * Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy items extensively The government is extensively engaged CPT Deputy Minister performs regional in reclamation of fallow land and growing quality strain crops to meet the food, development tasks in Magway Div clothing and shelter needs of the growing NAY PYI TAW, 22 Aug—Deputy Minister for undertakings. population. Communications, Posts and Telegraphs Maj-Gen Thein Next, the deputy minister presented a computer For the development of the agricultural Tun visited Auto-Exchange of Yenangyoung Industrial set for Basic Education High School in Aunglan and K sector, it places special emphasis on full Zone in Magway Division on 19 August and fulfilled 1 million for the People’s Hospital through officials. utilization of land and water resources, the requirements. At Thayet Auto-Exchange, the deputy minister boosting the per acre yield of crops, extensive The deputy minister then went to Radio Station met with service personnel, and held discussions on use of machinery and application of No (1) in Yenangyoung and inspected the control room. regional development tasks with local people and agricultural methods and quality strain On 20 August, the deputy minister delivered an departmental officials at town hall. The deputy minister crops. address in meeting with service personnel of Auto- donated a copier for BEHS in Thayet and oxygenation Exchange in Aunglan. device for People’s Hospital. Applying various ways and means , the At the town hall in Aunglan, the deputy minister On 21 August, the deputy minister visited Auto- government is extending the sown acreage met with local people and departmental officials and Exchange in Pyay. by reclaiming virgin and fallow lands and called for timely completion of regional development MNA wet lands. As cultivation of Noni is now meeting Prizes awarded to winners in Martial Arts Competition with success, efforts should be made for the YANGON, 22 Aug— growing of Noni on a commercial scale. A The final matches of the total of 290 Noni saplings can be grown on 7th Inter-State/Division one acre, thus producing about 69,600 pounds Myanmar Olympic of Noni. Fifty per cent of juice can be extracted Committee Chairman’s from Noni fruits, and nine pounds of the Cup Martial Arts juice is equivalent to one gallon. Competition took place at One litre of Noni juice can fetch US$ 6 Aung San Gymnasium, here, this morning. in the international market. If the growing of On behalf of the marketable Noni on a commercial scale Chairman of MOC achieves success, there will be a new export Minister for Sports, MOC item for the nation in the international General Secretary market. Director-General U Noni juice is popular among male and Thaung Htaik of Sports female for their health. Although Noni is and Physical Education more suitable to an equatorial climate it Department presented all- round championship grows well in any other climates with a lower MOC General Secretary Director-General U Thaung Htaik presents a shield and duplicate risk of being subject to insects. trophy to a winning team.—MNA All in all, if marketable Noni is shields to Yangon Division team, Aye of the Central Work extensively grown, processed and exported and the first prize in the Also present on the championship shield for MOC Chairman’s Cup to occasion were officials of Committee of Myanmar as a new export item it will surely help the skill demonstration to Ministry of Defence (B) the Ministry of Sports, Women’s Sports Fede- country earn foreign exchange. Shan State (South) team team. Chairperson Daw Aye ration and fans.—MNA Fully Automated Total Laboratory Automation Tax-free Professor Dr Khin Maung Win opens fully markets automated total laboratory automation system System in Yangon GI & Liver Centre opened in Yangon GI & Liver Centre (30th Street YANGON, 22 Total Laboratory Laboratory Automation inspected Clinic). — MNA Aug— Fully Automated Automation System in System and Dr Thein YANGON, 22 Aug— Yangon GI & Liver Centre Than, executive director Vice-Chairman of (30th Street Clinic) was of Yangon GI & Liver Yangon City opened at a ceremony at Centre, “Upgrading of the Development Committee Traders Hotel here at 2 Clinical Laboratory Vice-Mayor Col Maung pm today. Services”. Pa this morning inspected Chairman of the GI The GI & Liver shops at tax-free markets & Liver Centre Professor Centre was opend at 30th in Shwepyitha, Hlinethaya Dr Khin Maung Win and Street in Pabedan and Kamayut townships. Mr Liew Lee Min from Township here at 4.30 pm He cordially greeted Siemens Healthcare today. the buyers at the markets Diagnostics extended The advanced and gave necessary greetings. clinic can make 140 instructions to officials. U Nay Min Myo different tests. It is the first The vice-mayor and Thein, director of Lion clinic to use such modern officials inspected Myanmar Co, presented equipment at No (191/ maintenance of the road at th matters related to Fully 193), 30 Street in Pabedan Bayintnaung Ka/6th Street in Automated Total Township.—MNA Insein Township.—MNA 23-8-09 NL 2 7/29/18, 8:26 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 23 August, 2009 3 Major temblor jolts Indonesia’s West Sumatra JAKARTA, 22 Aug — agency reported on Satur- a depth of 10 km under the Aftershock quakes measur- day. The local meteorology sea level. ing 5.0 and 5.1 on the Rich- and geophysics agency On Thursday, 20 Aug, ter scale jolted the Sipura (BMG) said the quake’s three earthquakes also Mantawai region in Indo- epicenter was located at rocked West Sumatra and nesia’s West Sumatra Prov- 1.53 degrees southern lati- North Sulawesi. The initial ince at midnight and 1.48 tude and 99.81 degrees earthquake, measuring 5.1 am local time on Saturday eastern longitude at a depth on the Richter scale, rocked morning, the Antara news of 10 km under the sea West Sumatra at 12.25 pm level. Its epicenter was located Explosion kills The temblor occurred 1.42 degrees southern lati- 49 minutes after an earlier tude and 99.96 degrees east- four Afghan one measuring 5.0 on the ern longitude at a depth of police in north Richter scale at 00:06 after 39 km under the sea surface, midnight at 1.59 degrees 67 kilometers southwest of A general view of the site of a truck bomb attack outside the Iraqi Ministry of KABUL, 22 Aug — An southern latitude and 99.81 the province’s capital city of Foreign Affairs in Baghdad, on 19 Aug, 2009. — XINHUA explosion carried out by degrees eastern longitude at Padang.—Internet Taleban militants in Terror group responsible for Wednesday’s Baghlan Province in the Damaged homes and vehicles are seen in Vaughan, north of Afghanistan on Ontario, Canada on 21 Aug, 2009 after a tornado attacks in Baghdad arrested Saturday left four police- touched down in the neighbourhood north of Toronto BAGHDAD, 22 Aug — Wednesday, which has 87 killed and 1,203 peo- men dead and two others on Thursday night.