Established 1914 Volume XVII, Number 169 14th Waxing of Thadingyut 1371 ME Friday, 2 October, 2009 Four political objectives Lt-Gen Min Aung Hlaing of * Stability of the State, community peace and tranquil- lity, prevalence of law and order * National reconsolidation * Emergence of a new enduring State Constitution Ministry of Defence looks into task * Building of a new modern developed nation in accord with the new State Constitution Four economic objectives * Development of agriculture as the base and all-round of Bawtwin Ore Refinery development of other sectors of the economy as well * Proper evolution of the market-oriented economic sys- tem NAY P YI T AW, 1 Oct—Lt-Gen Min Aung Hlaing of Min Aung Hlaing presented foodstuff, books and * Development of the economy inviting participation in terms of technical know-how and investments from the Ministry of Defence, accompanied by Chairman cash to staff. sources inside the country and abroad * The initiative to shape the national economy must be kept of Shan State (North) Peace and Development Council Yesterday, Lt-Gen Min Aung Hlaing looked in the hands of the State and the national peoples Commander of North-East Command Maj-Gen Aung into maintenance of reinforced concrete Laylu Bridge Four social objectives Than Htut and officials, inspected functions of across Namtu River on Panlon-Laylu Road, repairing * Uplift of the morale and morality of the entire nation Bawtwin Ore Refinery of No. 1 Mining Enterprise of of Panlon-Laylu-Namhsam road section, tasks of * Uplift of national prestige and integrity and preser- vation and safeguarding of cultural heritage and the Ministry of Mines in Namtu Township on 29 Lwekham Tea Processing Factory of Lwekham national character September. Village of Namhsan Township and progress of * Uplift of dynamism of patriotic spirit * Uplift of health, fitness and education standards of After hearing the reports of officials, Lt-Gen Namhsan People’s Hospital (50-bed). (See page 8) the entire nation Yinshay Dam in Ngaphe Township Byline: Kyaw Sein; Photos: Aung Than (Mingala Taungnyunt) On a trip to Thirty-six miles near Yinshay Village. and Irrigation constructed was launched in 1997- Deputy Head U Yinshay Dam in Ngaphe west of Minbu was the When asked about a small-scale dam in 1998 and the maintenance Tin Win said that they Township, 46 miles from junction with Pathein- the irrigation facility, Staff Ngaphe Township, Minbu division took over the undertook the Minbu in Magway Monywa Union Highway. Officer of the Irrigation District, Magway undertakings and construction of the dam Division, in the afternoon At Mile Post No 102/5 on Department U Ye Htut Division, on the west bank completed it in 2009; that in 2001; that the dam was of 24th September 2009, the highway, we turned to Aung said to the Myanma of the Ayeyawady River, its maximum water projected to irrigate 500 I noticed that the region the earth road. After Alin that in compliance for regional development; storage capacity was 2600 acres, but it could benefit was not as hot as it used driving for about six with the directives of the that the 500 feet long and acre feet; and that the water 570 acres of agricultural to be in those days due to furlongs, we found government, the Irrigation 50 feet high dam benefited was pumped with an 18- farms; that six years later, many new plantations for Yinshay Dam built by Department of the some 500 acres of inch diameter pipe to the irrigable area would regional greening. damming the Padan Creek Ministry of Agriculture farmlands; that the project irrigate the farmlands. (See page 10) Yinshay Dam and its control tower with the west Yoma mountain range in the background. 2-10-09 NL 1 8/7/18, 3:58 PM 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 2 October, 2009 PERSPECTIVES People’s Desire Friday, 2 October, 2009 * Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views * Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation Build more dams for boosting * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State agricultural production and * Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy greening the environment Commander, Minister inspect undertakings of regional development in Sittway YANGON, 1 Oct – There are vast tracts of arable land in the Education Primary School Kaladan waterway, exercise books and Chairman of Rakhine No (14) in Shwepyar ward construction of jetty for stationery for the villages regions in central Myanmar. With sufficient State Peace and in Sittway on 27 Sittway Port and and publications for the Development Council water supply, various crops can be grown September. construction of wave village library through the Commander of Western The commander and barrier along Shukhintha officials. They also and agricultural production increased. Command Maj-Gen the minister looked into Kanna road. oversaw construction of Thaung Aye and Minister In the past, farmers in those regions had docking vessels at Sittway Next, the commander new station hospital and for Transport Maj-Gen to rely on rain for agriculture. But now, as Shipyard, water course of and the minister met with weaving business in the Thein Swe inspected Hsatyoekya creek, water local people at Wahbo village and attended the the government has built dams and river rebuilding of school transport projects of village BEMS in Sittway opening of Ah-man-thit water-pumping stations and sunk tube-wells building at Basic and presented clothes, library. — MNA and artesian wells there, cultivation of crops with the help of dam water has increased. Yinshay dam constructed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation was opened in Ngaphe Township in Minbu District in Magway Division on 29 September. It is the 45th dam in Magway Divison. It can store up to 2,600 acre feet of water and irrigate fields of paddy and other crops and contribute a lot to greening the environment. Commander Maj-Gen Thaung Aye and Minister Maj-Gen Thein Swe look into Sittway shipyard.—MNA Nowadays, dams, weirs and sluice gates are being built across the nation for irrigating Workshop on mission of community-based health and first aid held farmlands and prevention of floods. YANGON, 1 Oct—A Next, documentary MRCS were shown with workshop concluded to- workshop to explain the photos on activities of video projector. The day.—MNA Therefore, various kinds of crops can be mission of community- grown all the year round. In the central based health and first aid jointly undertaken by regions of Myanmar, more long-staple cotton, Myanmar Red Cross So- beans and pulses and edible oil crops are ciety, International Fed- grown. eration of Red Cross and Red Cresent Societies was As the government has built a total of 226 opened at Panda Hotel in dams, including Yinshay dam, acres of Lanmadaw Township here on 29 September. irrigated farmland has increased. It is MRCS President necessary for those engaged in agribusiness Professor Dr Tha Hla Shwe and local farmers to grow more crops, and leader of delegation from International including paddy, and work together for Federation of Red Cross greening the environment and forests in the and Red Cresent Societies MRCS President Professor Dr Tha Hla Shwe delivers an address at watershed area. Mr Bernd Schell spoke on the occasion. workshop of MRCS and IFRC.—MNA Myanmar Golf Tour Nay Pyi Taw (Open) continues for third round Aung NAY PYI TAW, 1 Oct— In the men’s amateur Trading Co Ltd (IBTC) and The Myanmar Golf Tour golfers division, Aung Win co-sponsors KBZ Bank Win 2009-2010 Nay Pyi Taw (selected Myanmar golfer) Ltd, Hotel Yangon, KM (selected (Open) continued for the secured the first position Golf Centre, HAN Golf Myanmar third round at City Golf by firing 208 strokes. Masters Pte Ltd, Myanmar Course, here, today. Maung Maung Oo put his Thiha Trading Co Ltd, Bay Golfer) Thein Zaw Myint (KM position behind the leader of Bengal Resorts (BOB), leading at Golf Centre) and Min with 215. Tin Lin Ko stood TMW Enterprise Ltd the end of Naing (Srixon) tied at the third with 216. (INAX, T-Home), CEPSA first position with 207 Myanmar Golf Lubricants, ACCEL third strokes each, followed by Federation and Myanmar International Co Ltd round. Naing Naing Lin (Srixon) PGA jointly organized the (Canon), Imperial Jade at the third with 212 in the golf tour together with main Purified Drinking Water, MNA professional golfers sponsors Air Bagan Ltd and Lifeline Co Ltd and GP division. International Beverages Watch.—NLM 2-10-09 NL 2 8/7/18, 3:58 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 2 October, 2009 3 India, China to lead economic recovery ISTANBUL, 1 Oct— charts a nascent global bolstering domestic Giant neighbours China recovery. demand, the Fund’s and India will lead Asian China will grow by 8.5 World Economic Outlook expansion as domestic percent in 2009, down report said. stimulus measures spur from nine percent last “The rebound in demand, the International year, while India will emerging and other Monetary Fund forecast expand by 5.4 percent, developing economies is on Thursday. down from 7.3 percent in being led by a resurgence Growth momentum 2008. in Asia, most notably in will build in Asia during But next year China China and India, fuelled the second half of 2009, will grow by nine percent, by policy stimulus and a forming the basis for a and India by 6.4 percent, turn in the global “generally moderate according to the IMF manufacturing cycle,” the An Indian farmers harvests a crop of rice on the outskirts of Amritsar on 30 recovery” in 2010, as forecast.