INVESTMENT IN THILAWA SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE (SEZ) INCREASES BY 50 PER CENT P-6 (NATIONAL) The Global New Light of Myanmar NEXT GENERATION PLATFORM 18 FEBRUARY 2018 NATIONAL NATIONAL NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Buddha consecration ceremony Chinese Film MRTV and 5 content of Shwedagon Pagoda, religious Festival Opening providers sign title conferring ceremony held Ceremony cooperation agreement Photo: Aye Min Soe Pull-outChildren Beingsupplement Grounded! Ei Chaw Khin Khin force the children to study hard no matter Grade-10, B.E.H.S (2), San Chaung what. Almost all parents prohibit their chil- children. They cannot even recognize that dren from watching T.V or using phones their children is overworked. jective question. I have also seen some to study hard. Most children nowadays To reach the goals, children these parents being really strict about marks are now not allowed to rest and relax in days tried their hardest and their best. and grades. They would beat their chil- their leisure time. They are always forced They studied subjects perfectly however dren for making mistakes. They would OWADAYS, it becomes ex- tremely hard to find a decent to study. They even don’t have free time nobody is perfect and we all can make think that by beating them, they could PAGE-2 PAGE-11 PAGE-3 job for newbies. Unless you’ve to rest as their timetables are filled with mistakes. I thought that making a mis- improve their grades. But I’ve always got excellent qualifications, it’s schools, classes and self-studies. If they take is not a problem but repeating that thought that they are probably wrong. I N have learnt that a child lies because of the not easy to find a job. Parents, people who make a small mistake, then their time mistake is an issue. But kids nowadays want the best for their children, therefore, becomes stricter and stricter. We can see are really scared to make mistakes. 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Vol. IV, No. 307, 4th Waxing of Taboung 1379 ME www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com Sunday, 18 February 2018 Myanmar- Bangladesh hold Ministers of Home Affairs meeting UNION Minister for Home Affairs Lt-Gen Kyaw Swe, along with officials who were visiting the People’s Repub- lic of Bangladesh, called upon Bangladesh President Hon. Mr. Md. Abdul Hamid at the official residence of the President of Bangladesh on the evening of 15 February to discuss the aim of the visit, which included affirming and increasing bilateral friend- ship and resolving border affairs in a friendly manner. Later, the Myan- mar-Bangladesh Home Min- isters meeting for coopera- tion on bilateral security and law enforcement was held at Water from Khabaung diversion dam is benefiting local farmers to grow crops. PHOTO: MYANMAR NEWS AGENCY the Bangladesh Ministry of Home Affairs in Dhaka yes- terday evening. VP U Myint Swe inspects Bago The meeting was at- tended by 15 members of the Myanmar delegation, led by Union Minister for Home Region power station and dam Affairs Lt-Gen Kyaw Swe, along with Myanmar Ambas- sador to Bangladesh U Lwin VICE President U Myint Swe vironment Dr. Saw Nyo Win, ervoir and observed the stor- dam, hydro-electric power Oo, Ministry of Home Affairs yesterday morning inspected arrived at the Khabaung diver- age of water in the reservoir generated and total acres an- Permanent Secretary U Tin the Khabaung diversion dam, sion dam in Ottwin Township from the briefing hall, where nually provided with irrigation Myint, Ministry of Foreign the reservoir and hydro power at 7:30 a.m. and observed the the storage capacity of the water were explained by Irri- Affairs Permanent Secretary plant and the status of green- distribution of irrigation water Khabaung reservoir, rainfall, gation and Water Utilization U Myint Thu, Chief of My- ing projects in Bago Yoma. from the dam through distri- water inflow, water distribu- Management Department Di- anmar Police Force Police U Myint Swe, accompa- bution canals. tion for irrigation, location and rector General U Kyaw Myint Maj-Gen Aung Win Oo and nied by Bago Region Minister From there, the Vice Pres- type of dam, construction sta- Hlaing. high ranking officials. for natural resources and en- ident went to Khabaung res- tus of overflow and diversion SEE PAGE-3 SEE PAGE-2 18 FEBRUARY 2018 2 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Myanmar-Bangladesh hold Ministers of Home Affairs meeting Exchange of messages FROM PAGE-1 mediate, central/top levels Eighteen representatives for mutual coordination, between Union from Bangladesh were led by communications and ex- Ministers of H.E. Mr. Asaduzzaman Kahn MP, changes of news. Foreign Affairs Minister of Home Affairs, along (e) Exchanges between cul- with Mr. Mostafa Kamal Uddini, tural and sports groups of Myanmar Secretary, Public Security Divi- are to be scheduled, along and Russian sion, Ministry of Home Affairs, with conducting the read- Mr. Farid Uddin Ahmed Chow- ings of papers, training Federation dhury, Secretary, Security Ser- programs and study tours vices Division, Ministry of Home to establish cooperation. On the occasion of the Affairs, Rear Admiral (Retd.) Md. (f) The quick setup of liaison of- Seventieth Anniversary Khurshed Alam, BN, Secretary, fices is to be implemented of the Establishment of Ministry of Foreign Affairs and for bilateral security and Diplomatic Relations be- other high ranking officials. the rule of law in Maung- tween the Republic of the Union Minister for Home Affairs Lt-Gen Kyaw Swe meets with During the meeting, matters Bangladesh President Hon. Mr. Md. Abdul Hamid at the official taw on the Myanmar side, Union of Myanmar and relating to increasing work on bor- residence of the President of Bangladesh. PHOTO: MNA and at Cox Bazar on the the Russian Federation der security and stability, combat- Bangladesh side. on 18 February 2018, the ting the illegal transport of drugs, (a) According to the Memo- minister level meeting is At the conclusion of the messages of felicitations sending back displaced persons randum of Understanding also to be held. meeting, Bangladesh passed were exchanged between from Bangladesh to Myanmar, on security sector discus- (c) To increase mutual un- along a list of 8,032 people from H.E Daw Aung San Suu increasing understanding and sions and cooperation, derstanding and cooper- 1,673 families to Myanmar for Kyi, State Counsellor and cooperation on security along the arrangements are to be ation, meetings between assessment, prior to return- Union Minister for Foreign border of the two countries, ter- made for regular meet- the Bangladesh Border ing them. Myanmar also urged Affairs of the Republic of rorism and cross border crimes, ings between authorized Guard Force and Myan- Bangladesh to investigate and the Union of Myanmar and cooperation in combatting officials. mar Border Police Force provide information about the and H.E.Mr. Segey Lavrov, crimes occurring along the riv- (b) Preparations for Deputy at different levels and sec- list of terrorists and criminals Minister of Foreign Affairs er border of the two countries Minister/Secretary level tors are to be continued. belonging to the ARSA terrorist of the Russian Federation. were discussed, and the following annual meetings are to (d) Liaison officers are to be group, which had been previously —Myanmar News Agency was agreed upon. be set and, if necessary, a assigned at basic, inter- sent to Bangladesh. — MNA Hanthawaddy U Ohn Kyaing Buddha consecration ceremony of elected Myanmar Press Shwedagon Pagoda, religious title Council Vice Chairman (1) conferring ceremony held THE board of Trustees of Shwedagon Pagoda organised the Buddha consecration cer- emony of Shwedagon Pago- da and a ceremony to confer religious titles to monks who passed the 100th Cetiyingana Pariyati Dhamma Nogaha ex- amination at designated places on the Shwedagon Pagoda plat- form yesterday morning. The Board of Trustees of Shwedagon Pagoda and Bud- Hanthawaddy U Ohn Kyaing (Middle) elected as Myanmar Press Council’s Vice Chairman (1). PHOTO: KYAW SWAR dhist societies first offered food, flowers, water, fruits and light in the Guest Pavilion (Tazaung) on Member of Board of Trustees of Shwedagon Pagoda confers religious HANTHAWADDY U Ohn Kyaing freely,” said Hanthawaddy U Ohn the southern part of the pagoda certificate to the monk who passed the examination.