Yangon Division Industrial Zones Management Committee Meets
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Established 1914 Volume XVII, Number 288 Fullmoon Day of Tabodwe 1371 ME Friday, 29 January, 2010 Four political objectives Four economic objectives Four social objectives * Stability of the State, community peace * Development of agriculture as the base and all-round devel- * Uplift of the morale and morality of the and tranquillity, prevalence of law and opment of other sectors of the economy as well entire nation order * Proper evolution of the market-oriented economic system * Uplift of national prestige and integrity and * National reconsolidation * Development of the economy inviting participation in terms preservation and safeguarding of cultural * Emergence of a new enduring State Con- of technical know-how and investments from sources inside heritage and national character stitution the country and abroad * Uplift of dynamism of patriotic spirit * Building of a new modern developed nation * The initiative to shape the national economy must be kept in * Uplift of health, fitness and education in accord with the new State Constitution the hands of the State and the national peoples standards of the entire nation Yangon Division Industrial Zones True patriotism Management Committee meets * It is very important for everyone YANGON, 28 Jan—Yangon Division Industrial of Yangon Command Maj-Gen Win Myint, of the nation regardless of the place Zones Management Committee held a meeting at departmental officials, chairmen of the management he lives to have strong Union Spirit. Yangon Command Headquarters yesterday afternoon, committees of the industrial zones, and industrialists * Only Union Spirit is the true patri- reported on ongoing programmes and requirements. with an introductory speech by Lt-Gen Myint Swe of otism all the nationalities will have the Ministry of Defence. Lt-Gen Myint Swe attended to their needs and Following the speech by Chairman of Yangon assessed the reports. to safeguard. Division Peace and Development Council Commander MNA Kyaukhtu in Yaw Region has been easily accessible by all transport means Byline & Photos: Aung Than (Mingala Taungnyunt) The Tatmadaw government has built a network of Head of Kyaukhtu General Administration transport facilities covering the whole country. Department U Aung Lin said that Kyaukhtu used to Kyaukhtu in Gangaw District is 78 miles from be a large village in Saw Township, Gangaw District; Pakokku. Being an exit to other regions and standing that it was upgraded to a town under Notification at an altitude of 1250 feet, Kyaukhtu is blessed with dated 6 May 2004 of the Ministry of Home Affairs; temperate climate pattern. that it was once known as Yaw Region; that in 397 Assistant Director (Civil) U Tun Tun Aung of the Myanmar Era in the time of King Anawrahta, it was Irrigation Department briefed us on the region’s one of the 43 garrison towns; and that then, it had five transport getting smooth on account of the upgrading names: Yawnaka Division, Ngayaw, Kyanbat, of earthen into tarred roads, and Yaypya Bridge and Kyakhat, and Yaw. Ohndaw Bridge between Pakokku and Kyaukhtu. (See page 8) The TV retransmitting station under the Myanma Radio and Television in Kyaukhtu. Yaw and Saw in Yaw Region in central Myanmar are two famous towns in Myanmar. Saw and Kyaukhtu are in southern Yaw; Htilin, in central Yaw; and Gangaw, in northern Yaw. The district General Administration Department is in Gangaw. Due to the natural barriers to its transport, Yaw once lagged The 590-foot-long Gonbo Bridge over the Yaw Creek facilitates development and transport of behind other regions in development. Kyaukhtu in Magway Division. 29-1-2010 NL 1 9/6/18, 2:20 PM 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 29 January, 2010 PERSPECTIVES People’s Desire Friday, 29 January, 2010 * Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views Maintain tube wells and use * Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation water beneficially * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State * Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy Water is the nature’s medicine. People in arid regions of Myanmar say they need no gold or silver but only water. This indicates the value of water. We need to drink enough MR in Pathein links railway station with water every day. We need clean and safe water for our universities health. If we should drink unclean water, we NAY PYI TAW, 28 Jan can get various kinds of illness or diseases. If – The opening of railway we use river or lake water for drinking line which links from purpose, we should boil it before drinking it. Pathein railway station to University of Computer The government is building dams and Studies (Pathein) and river water-pumping stations and Technological University implementing underground water projects was held at the station in where water is scarce. To make sure that Pathein on 25 January. there is sufficient supply of drinking water It was attended by in rural areas, it is sinking a tube well for Chairman of Ayeyawady each village. Up to now, tube wells have been Division Peace and sunk for 8,042 villages in tropical regions, Development Council namely, Mandalay, Magway and Sagaing Commander of South- Divisions and for 14,979 villages in other West Command Maj-Gen states and divisions. Kyaw Swe and senior officers of the command, There are some countries in the world principals and teachers that have to import drinking water. and local people. Commander Maj-Gen Kyaw Swe attends opening of railway line from Myanmar is rich in aquatic and terrestrial Next, the commander Pathein Station to University of Computer Studies (Pathein) Station resources. However, we should not take the waved to students aboard and Technological University.—MNA existing water resources for granted but use the train.—MNA them beneficially and without wasting them. To supply sufficient drinking water to EP-1 Minister receives Chinese guests people in various regions, the government, well-wishers at home and abroad and social NAY PYI TAW, 28 Jan organizations are donating money – Minister for Electric generously for water supply projects. Power No (1) Col Zaw As the government and well-wishers have Min received Chairman been donating money for sinking tube wells, Mr. Feng Ke of Union each and every village of 82 townships — 34 Resources & Engineering in Sagaing Division, 25 in Magway Division Co. Ltd of the People’s Republic of China and and 23 in Mandalay Division — have party at his office here adequate supply of drinking water. We would this morning. like to call on the people in those regions to Also present at the maintain the tube wells in order that they call were Deputy Minister can use them in the long run. U Myo Myint, the directors-general, the Minister Col Zaw Min receives Chairman Mr Feng Ke and managing director and Housing & Building 2010 party of Union Resources & Engineering Co Ltd of the PRC. officials and Vice- MNA Chairman Mr. Guan on 5-8 February Yukun.—MNA YANGON, 28 Jan— Road here yesterday, in Construction Co Ltd, IEMS Co Ltd held a press connection with Housing TWJS Co Ltd, Asia Metal conference at the Traders & Building 2010 to be Co Ltd, NAING Group Hotel on Sule Pagoda exhibited at U Wisara Construction Co Ltd, Road in Yangon from 5 to Regency Material Trading Press Conference 8 February. Co and Lucky Bird Co on Housing & Managing Director U Ltd made further Thet Lwin Shwe of IEMS clarification of the Building 2010 of Co Ltd presented some exhibition, and responded points about the IEMS Co Ltd in to the queries raised by exhibition. Officials from the journalists. progress. TMW Enterprise Ltd, Everyone may dial Champion Construction 09-48-831628 for more MNA Materials, SHINE information.—MNA 29-1-2010 NL 2 9/6/18, 2:20 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 29 January, 2010 3 Gunmen attack NATO trucks in Pakistan, 4 injured ISLAMABAD, 28 Jan — Suspected Karachi. The attack damaged trucks, po- militants in the Pakistani port city of lice said. No group claimed responsibil- Karachi attacked trucks carrying sup- ity for the attack. The attack raised fear plies to Western forces in Afghanistan that the militants have expanded attacks early on Thursday that injured four driv- on NATO supplies vehicles to Karachi, ers, police said. Attacks on NATO sup- the country’s commercial centre. A local plies trucks are rare in Karachi but mili- mayor said that security of the NATO tants frequently attack oil tankers and trucks is the responsibility of the secu- supplies trucks in northwest and south- rity forces. west of Pakistan. The United States re- Up to 75 percent of the supplies for lies on the route for an overwhelming US-led Western forces in Afghanistan proportion of its supplies for the war in pass through Pakistan after being un- Afghanistan. loaded from ships at the port of Karachi. Injured drivers told reporters that In 2009, the US struck deal with Russia A policeman inspects a bullet riddled truck, which was carrying supplies for motorcyclist threw hand grenade on for alternate route to supply items to NATO troops in Afghanistan, after it was attacked while leaving Karachi for NATO supplies trucks and opened fire NATO forces. near the Northern Bypass locality in Xinhua Kandahar on 28 Jan, 2010.— INTERNET Haiti girl saved from rubble Bomber dressed as Iraqi cop after 15 days attacks police post PORT-AU-PRINCE, 28 Jan — Rescuers on Wednes- BAGHDAD, 28 Jan — The US military says a homi- day dragged a Haitian girl alive from the rubble 15 cide bomber disguised as a policeman has attacked a days after a devastating quake, in a rare moment of police compound in northern Iraq, wounding an Ameri- joy for a country where victims still face a desperate can soldier and three Iraqis.