THENew MOST RELIABLE NEWSPAPER LightAROUND YOU of Myanmar Volume XX, Number 310 14th Waxing of Tabodwe 1374 ME Sunday, 24 February, 2013 Farmers are to make agricultural reforms in five ways ways to change mind-set, the country with the to improve farmlands, backup of the agro- to use quality strains, to industry. The President apply better cultivation also underlined the need of system and to transform higher education for new into mechanized farming. generations of the farmers. Myanmar’s population He called on the would reach about 100 farmers to show their million in next 30 years. unity and industry. Efforts are being made The President gave for food sufficiency of away gifts to staff of the current population. Irrigation Department, He urged the farmers to Agricultural Mechani- boost production for food zation Department and sufficiency. Agriculture Department. He pinpointed Pyithu Hluttaw Affairs correctness and accuracy Committee Chairman U of data and outputs. Only Tin Htut also presented then, farmers would gifts to farm workers. implement triple-cropping The President and pattern. Thanks to the farm party viewed round equipment, production sunflower plantations, costs and wastes could vegetable patches, be minimized. Farmers advanced agricultural would get more agricultural machinery, thrashers, loans ever than before. harvesters, SATAKE rice Livestock breeding and mills and other agricultural related businesses would machinery in 3000-acre be carried out at the extra farm. time as the harvesting time The reclamation of President U Thein Sein views transplanting of paddy at modern mechanized farming(3000-acre) farm in Dekkhinathiri Township.—MNA NAY PYI TAW, 23 Feb— Dekkhinathiri Township, Tin Htut, Union ministers To hail Peasants’ Day, a Nay Pyi Taw Council Area, U Aung Kyi, U Thein ceremony to launch modern this morning, in conjunction Nyunt, U Tin Naing Thein, mechanized farming (3000- with a paddy-transplanting U Kyaw Hsan, U Ohn acre) farm plantation was ceremony, with an address Myint and U Aye Myint. held at the briefing hall by President U Thein Sein. At the briefing hall, of plantation project near It was also attended the President heard reports Nyaunggon village in by Pyithu Hluttaw Affairs presented by Union Kyuntatpae village-tract, Committee Chairman U Minister U Myint Hlaing President U Thein Sein presents gift to depart- and Directors-General. could be reduced. the farm by Ministry of mental In his speech, the He stressed the need Agriculture and Irrigation President said that the to turn to high-yield paddy and Nay Pyi Taw Council staff at government has made a strains and mechanized with the support of local transplan- lot of political reforms farming as a solution to farmers in Dekhinathiri for ensuring peace and minimize wastage. and Lewe Townships took ting of stability, rule of law and He repeated his call three months. paddy at eternal peace while making for industrialization of MNA modern economic reforms for better socio-economic status of Weather on special features mecha- people. Emphasis was nized placed on the establishment N AY P YI T AW , 23 China Sea and is centered of industrialized country Feb—According to the at about 430 miles farming based on agricultural sector, observations at 12:30 hrs Southeast of Ho Chi Ming (3000- he added. MST today, the tropical (Vietnan). It is forecast He pointed out that depression downgraded to move Southwest ward acre) farm. agricultural reforms from the tropical Storm slowly. ‘SHANSHAN’ over South NLM MNA would be made in five 2 Sunday, 24 February, 2013 New Light of Myanmar LOCAL NEWS UMFCCI to hold US-Myanmar Trade and Investment conference on 25 Feb YANGON, 23 Feb — trade and investment occasion. According to an official of between Myanmar and the Members of the UMFCCI, a conference on US. UMFCCI will jointly- US association and US-Myanmar Trade and organize a conference on representatives from US Investment Relations will “US-Myanmar Trade and companies that are dealing be held at the building of Investment Relations: with oil and gas, information the Republic of the Union The Path Forward” with and communication of Myanmar Federation of Washington-based American technology, energy, agro- Chambers of Commerce Trade Association. business and livestock and Industry, here, on 25 UMFCCI President U breeding, service and online February. Win Aung and the US shopping are expected to The meeting will be Undersecretary for Economic attend the conference. aimed at boosting bilateral Affairs will speak on the Kyemon Judges, judicial officials take oath in Yangon Region Myanmar sees more globetrotters MYItnGE, 23 Feb — As a Mandalay Hill, Kuthodaw tourists at U Pein Bridge in result of reform processes and Pagoda, Atumashi Shwe Amarapura (a) Taungmyo greater transparency in the Kyaungdaw, Kaunghmudaw compared with those the country, more globetrotters Pagoda and Paleik Mway previous years. have come in flocks to Pagoda— in Mandalay and A tour guide said tourists visit places of interest in Sagaing are always crowded were very happy to visit Myanmar. with growing numbers of scenically attractive areas in Places of interest— tourists. There has been the country. Maha Muni Buddha Image, an increase in arrival of Kyemon Road/bridge works gaining momentum in Shan YANGON, 23 Feb — The the Room No (2) of Yangon Chief Justice of Yangon State (East) oath-taking ceremony of the Region High Court at 9 am Region High Court U Win judges and judicial officers on 20 February. Likewise, Swe spoke on the occasion. who are discharging duties the similar ceremony for the Next, 60 district judges at Yangon Region High judges and judicial officers of and judicial officers and 178 Court and district courts Yangon Region High Court township judges and judicial in the region and who are and township courts in the officers totaling 238 took taking a refresher course (No region was held at the same oath before the Chief Justice 5/2012) for District Judges at venue at 3 pm on that day. of the Region.— Kyemon Training School of the Office of Chief Justice of the Union One more BEHS for in Hlinethaya was held at Taunggyi Kitchen fire TAUNGGYI, 23 Feb — The the signboard of the newly- costs K 8 ceremony to upgrade Basic upgraded school. Education Middle School No Then the state minister million in (1) to Basic Education High and the school head NAY PYI TAW, 23 Feb Kengtung University on 16 In meeting with School No (8) was held at the elaborated educational vision — Union Minister for February. officials at the meeting Yinmabin school on West ring road in and ongoing tasks. Construction U Kyaw Lwin On 17 February, the hall in Kengtung, the Township Seinban ward of Taunggyi on Afterwards, wellwishers inspected road works of Union minister oversaw Union minister called for 17 February. handed over sets of computers Kenglat-Tahlay-Kengtung upgrading of Kengtung- systematic use of allotted YInmABIN, 23 Feb — Shan State Minister for and cash donation for the road, construction of a Mongma-Mongla road budgets in construction Fire started from the kitchen Social Affairs Dr Myo Tun school to the school head concrete bridge on section and Kengtung- abiding by financial of a house of Kyundaw village formally opened the school who presented certificates of Tachilek-Kengtung road Loimwe road section, and rules and regulations and in Yinmabin Township of and Shan State Chief Minister honour to them. section and worksite for maintenance of Tarpin unity among the service Sagaing Region caused loss U Sao Aung Myat unveiled Kyemon extended construction of bridge. personnel.— MNA of property worth about K 8 million after reducing New school building for Dayeloo 39 houses to ashes on 18 February. village in Kungyangon Township Fire crews accompanied by five fire engines and local YANGON, 23 Feb — school (branch) in 2000. The people struggled to control The opening of new school cyclonic storm Nargis in the fire that broke out at building for Basic Education 2008 caused severe damage about1.30 pm and managed Middle School (branch) to one of two buildings of to bring it under control in Dayeloo village of the school, forcing students at about 2.30 pm. The fire Kungyangon Township of to continue to pursue their totally died at about 5 pm. Yangon Region was held at education in a makeshift Yinmabin Township the school on 13 February. building. police station filed a lawsuit The new school building was So Japanese govern- against Daw Ngwe Yi for built with the humanitarian ment provided the storm-hit her fire negligence that assistance of US$ 86,605 school with cash assistance attributed fire outbreak, given by Japan. and school furniture under causing property loss and The middle school its small grant assistance burning 39 houses to the (branch) originated as a programme to be able ground. primary school in 1985 and to facilitate learning to Kyemon it was upgraded into a middle students.— Kyemon New Light of Myanmar Sunday, 24 February, 2013 3 WORLD US okays dealings with four Brazil’s 2014 election campaign gets off to early start BRASILIA, 23 Feb — The day before, Rouss- Myanmar banks Brazil’s 2014 election sea- eff announced that she has WASHINGTON, 23 Feb “Increased access to son got off to an unusually almost met her promise — The Obama adminis- Myanmar’s banking sys- early start this week with to eradicated extreme pov- tration on Friday eased tem for our companies the unofficial launch of erty by expanding social sanctions on four major and non-governmental President Dilma Rousseff’s programmes started by Myanmar banks, allowing organizations will help re-election campaign by her Lula. She spoke under a transactions with them and to facilitate Myanmar’s mentor and predecessor, banner that looked decided- their access to American fi- continued social and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.