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PROMOTE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH BILATERAL RELATIONS WITH EUROPE PAGE-8 (OPINION) NATIONAL LOCAL NEWS Union Minister U Ohn Win visits nurseries, Rare attires of Shan chieftains displayed elephant camp in central Myanmar National Museum in Yangon PAGE-2 PAGE-4 Vol. VI, No. 54, 8th Waxing of Nayon 1381 ME www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com Monday, 10 June 2019 Meeting discusses extended healthcare for Naga people MEETING on extended Ahealthcare undertakings as a special program for the Naga Self-Administered Zone was held in Monya yesterday morning. The extended healthcare undertakings include vaccina- tion, nutrition, maternal and child health, hygiene, school health and environment clean- ness. Speaking at the meeting, Union Minister for Health Dr Myint Htwe said the meeting would seek means to provide more effective healthcare ser- vices in Layshe, Lahe and Nan- yun of Naga Self-Administered Zone in Sagaing Region, where Local farmers in Thanlyin Township gather at the Thanlyin Township Agricultural Development Bank to get loans for planting rice in rain-fed transport was poor, in coopera- fields. PHOTO: KYAW ZEYA tion with the international NGOs and partner organizations. The meeting would col- Agri-loans available to rice farmers lectively seek out means that could be applied in the practi- cal field, he said. “Villages in ITH the monsoon interest rate of 8% per year. not allow for the changing of lage-tracts in the township. Layshe, Lahe and Nanyun of rain season in My- According to statistics, ownership names of farmland Paddy was planted on Naga Self-Administered Zone Wanmar, the Agricul- the Ministry of Agriculture, when farmers sold their land 7,137 acres of farmland last are difficult to access and speak tural Development Bank has Livestock and Irrigation is- to others. But, the new Farm- year and yielded over 5.8 mil- many dialects,” he noted, adding, begun disbursing agricultural sued form-7 to over 6 million land Law allows farmers to lion baskets of paddy. “Curable diseases are occurring loans to rice farmers nation- farmers. change the ownership name Farmers obtained loans at there as people lacked health- wide through its bank branch- Until last year, farmers beginning from 1st June. The an interest rate of K8. Howev- care knowledge.” es. who inherited farmland from situation is okay now,” said U er, farmers who failed to pay “Although there are many Agricultural loans for cul- their ancestors, but did not Min Sein, Manager of the Ag- back their loans within the international level health promo- tivating rice in rain-fed fields have Form-7 which documents ricultural Development Bank set time frame are required tion programs, they cannot bring are disbursed no later than land use rights for cultivation, of Thanlyin Township. to pay one kyat per month as success if they are not suitable September, and those farmers faced challenges in receiving His bank will disburse a fine. —GNLM for regional situation and prac- who have land use Form-7 are agricultural loans. loans of K150,000 per acre to tical field. eligible to receive loans at an “The old farmland law did over 4,800 farmers in 28 vil- (Translated by Kyaw Zin Lin) SEE PAGE-3 INSIDE TODAY NATIONAL NATIONAL BUSINESS Thai company 260 gem lots put on Fishery export agrees to open sales today at gems earns over $564 filling stations in & jades emporium in mln during Oct- Myanmar Nay Pyi Taw May period PAGE-2 PAGE-6 PAGE-5 10 JUNE 2019 2 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Union Minister visits nurseries, elephant camp in central Myanmar UNION Minister for Natural made for its long-term existence. Resources and Environmental He stressed the need to replace Conservation U Ohn Win inspect- the dead trees with the new ones ed the thriving trees of the 50- as soon as the monsoon started, acre village fuel-wood plantation and to build mini dams. at Mondaing forest reserve in In the afternoon, the Union Meiktila Township in Mandalay Minister and party inspected a Region yesterday. The planta- nursery in NyaungU Township tion was established by Arid Zone and pointed out the need to con- Greening Department. duct test plantation of trees with At the plantation, the Union strong and deep roots at the nurs- Minister spoke of the need to ery of the Arid Zone Greening De- distribute fuel-wood to the vil- partment. The program to grow lages, replace young trees killed deep-root trees is being jointly by excessive summer heat with conducted by Forest Department the new ones of the same age, to and Japan International Forest work in accord with the depart- ry Promotion and Cooperation mental procedures, to system- Center. atically keep the records, and to During inspection of Chauk- transfer duties of the plantation phayahla permanent nursery in in-charges systematically. the Township, the Union Minister Accompanied by Pyithu urged officials to grow evergreen Hluttaw Representative of species, to replace matured trees Kyaukpadaung Township U with saplings, and to replant the Shwe Ko, and Amyotha Hluttaw matured trees at a designated Union Minister U Ohn Win feeds the elephant at the Palin Kanthaya Elephant Camp on NyaungU-Myintgyan road yesterday. PHOTO : MNA Representative of Kyaukpadaung place. In the evening, he visited and NyaungU Township Constit- Palin Kanthaya Elephant Camp a new bridge that is suitable for the Japan International Forest tions should begin as soon as the uency U Kyaw Tok, the Union on NyaungU-Myintgyan road. people to enjoy the cool breeze ry Promotion and Cooperation soil got enough water, and staff Minister inspected a special After hearing a report present- and finishing the elephant muse- Center. During the visit, the Un- should be assigned with specific greening plantation at milepost ed by the camp in-charge, the um before the onset of monsoons. ion Minister said stakes should duties. The Union Minister also 48/0 on Meiktila-Kyaukpadaung Union Minister looked into re- Afterwards, the Union Minis- be driven in to mark the trees held open discussions with the road. The Union Minister said quirements in providing satis- ter and party inspected a commu- killed by high summer heat, so public, and looked into their re- that as the plantation was a public factory services for the public, nity plantation jointly established that new samplings could be quirements. MNA (Translated recreation place, efforts must be collecting necessary material for by the Forest Department and planted in their places. Planta- by TMT) Thai company agrees to open filling stations in Myanmar TWO non-financial branches of Public Company Limited (PTT) Kanbawza Group of Companies Mr Chansintreenuchagron, yesterday formed a partnership Chairman of PTTOR Mr Atta- with a Thai-based company for pol Rerkpiboon and members of fuel oil storing and retail fuel the board of directors, President distribution in Myanmar under U Zaw Min Win and members of common interest. Union of Myanmar Federation PTT Oil and Retail Busi- of Chambers of Commerce and ness Public Company Limited Industry (UMFCCI), heads of (PTTOR) under the PTT Public foreign missions in Myanmar, Company Limited of Thailand officials of Brighter Energy and Yangon Region Chief Minister U Phyo Min Thein joins hands in hands with officials during the cermony to sign and Brighter Energy Company guests. the contract on the development of fuel oil storage in Yangon yesterday. PHOTO : MNA Limited and Brighter Energy The Chief Minister, the Retail Company Limited of the Ambassador of Thailand and Kanbawza group of companies officials of the companies gave will complete a fuel oil silo, which speeches at the signing cere- will become the largest of its kind mony. in Myanmar, and a LPG tank Under the contract, there in 2020. will be 70 more PTT filling sta- Brighter Energy Company tions in the nation by 2023. Each Limited and PTTOR signed a filling station will house a Café contract on the development Amazon, a minimart, an engine of fuel oil storage in Myanmar, oil service, a money exchange and PTTOR and Brighter En- counter and a public restroom. ergy Retail Company Limited There are also plans to join signed the contract on fuel oil hands with the SMEs. storing and retail fuel distribu- PTTOR is a reliable oil and tion in the presence of Chief LPG distributor of PTT Public Minister of Yangon Region U Company Limited of Thailand. Phyo Min Thein, regional cabi- It has over 2000 filling stations net ministers, Thai Ambassador in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos to Myanmar Mr Suphatra Sri- and the Philippines.—MNA Officials sign the contract on the development of fuel oil storage in Yangon yesterday. PHOTO : MNA maitreepithak, President of PTT (Translated by TMT) 10 JUNE 2019 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 3 Meeting discusses extended healthcare for Naga people FROM PAGE-1 he said. “The participation and “Taking into considera- suggestions of local health offi- tion the basic needs including cials, doctors, nurses, and oth- geography, transport, farming, er persons of the health field is trade, socioeconomic situation, important in adopting the work development, health, knowledge program,” the Union Minister level, belief, culture, customs, pointed out. He called for the availability of heath care, ability effective cooperation between of healthcare providers, human the ministry and UN agencies, resources, and other factors, we international NGOs, and partner will find the best program for the organizations for the success of region,” he vowed. the program. “Broader public health He also urged officials of the awareness involving vaccination, self-administered zone to make Union Minister Dr. Myint Htwe delivers the speech at yesterday’s coordinating meeting in Monywa to nutrition, maternal, reproductive direct contacts and cooperate promote healthcare services in Naga Self-Administered Zone.
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