THENew MOST RELIABLE NEWSPAPER LightAROUND YOU of Myanmar Volume XXI, Number 114 2nd Waxing of Wagaung 1375 ME Thursday, 8 August, 2013 Myanmar will assume 2014 ASEAN Chairmanship by ensuring centrality of ASEAN; obtaining ASEAN consensus; representing ASEAN in strengthening, promoting closer relations with external partners NAY PYI TAW, 8 Aug—President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar U Thein Sein sent a message of felicitations on the occasion of the 46th Anniversary of the founding of ASEAN. The full text of the message is as follows:- Esteemed National brethren of Myanmar, implementation of the Blue Prints of the three pillars of the peoples. The efforts to achieve equal status of On the auspicious occasion of the 46th Anniversary of the 2015 ASEAN Community, namely the ASEAN education, health and living standards of children, of the founding of the Association of South East Asian Political and Security Community (APSC), ASEAN youths, women and men in ASEAN member states Nations (ASEAN), I would like to extend the warm Economic Community (AEC) and ASEAN Socio-Cultural by fairly distributing the outcome of the ASEAN greetings to the people of Myanmar and the people of Community (ASCC). Community are underway. ASEAN and wish ASEAN all the success in building We commend the achievements of the ASEAN Accordingly, after 46 years of its existence, ASEAN One vision, One identity, One community. Political and Security Community building, including has been recognized as a rule-based inter governmental The political, economic and social situation in the international recognition of the South East Asia Treaty organization with legal personality since the adoption South East Asian region when ASEAN was established of Amity and Cooperation (TAC); the progress in the of the ASEAN Charter and the successful regional in 1967 by the adoption of the Bangkok Declaration was implementation of the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration organization in political, economic and social sectors very much different from those of the present time. We (AHRD); the establishment of ASEAN Institute for Peace as well. It has been proven by increasing numbers of all have witnessed the success of the ASEAN as our and Reconciliation (AIPR); and the cooperation in the the Ambassadors accredited to the ASEAN. region becomes the center of attention and the people of non-traditional security matters. Esteemed National brethren of Myanmar, ASEAN have enjoyed all-round development. We can In the ASEAN Economic Community building, Myanmar will take the ASEAN Chairmanship see the ten ASEAN Member States in unity have borne the promotion of the economic and trade relations with in 2014 for the first time since she has joined the fruitful results based on the efforts of an individual state. our Dialogue Partners, which are leading countries of organization 16 years ago. We will be taking a leadership Today, the world has been facing the consequences the international economy, have benefitted the ASEAN role in gaining the momentum of ASEAN achievements; of globalization such as extreme modernization, member states. The increase in intra-ASEAN trade, the in fulfilling the 2015 ASEAN Community targets; and economic interdependence and unprecedented advance establishment of ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) within in laying down the ASEAN Vision beyond 2015. in information technology. No single country can the region and with the Dialogue Partners, the realization The political, economic and social reforms overcome these challenges alone but only collectively. of the Master Plan of ASEAN Connectivity (MPAC) and in Myanmar have given her more opportunity in As a regional organization, ASEAN has spared the Public Private Partnership (PPP) in economic sector strengthening the integration with the member states of no efforts in maintaining peace and friendship in are contributing to the Economic Community building. ASEAN in the ASEAN Community. The people-centered the region, gaining economic competitiveness and The noble aim of the ASEAN Socio-Cultural democracy in Myanmar is in line with the ASEAN narrowing the development gaps among themselves. Community is building a people-centered community in Charter. It has facilitated the economic development of Esteemed National brethren of Myanmar, a caring and sharing society. It is inclusive, harmonious the country and accordingly helped the increase of social We are very encouraged of the successful and enhancing the well-being, livelihood, and welfare (See page 9) Senior General Min Aung Hlaing and wife attend monsoon tree-planting ceremony NAY PYI TAW, 7 Aug— Office and their wives Second monsoon tree- and those present planted planting ceremony of the saplings at designated Commander-in-Chief’s places. The Senior General Office (Army, Navy and and party looked round the Air) was held near Yezin tree planting there. Dam in Zeyathiri Township A total of 5040 teak here this morning. saplings were planted at Commander-in- today’s ceremony, and Chief of Defence Services 5000 Seintalone mango Senior General Min Aung saplings were grown at Hlaing and wife Daw Kyu the first monsoon tree- Kyu Hla planted teak planting ceremony. As saplings. part of environmental After that, Deputy conserva-tion, monsoon Commander-in-Chief tree-planting ceremonies of Defence Services were held near Yezin Dam Commander-in-Chief since 2011. Till date, a (Army) Vice-Senior total of 45,730 saplings General Soe Win and have been grown there. wife Daw Than Than Nwe, It was also attended the Chief of General Staff by the Nay Pyi Taw (Army, Navy and Air) and Command Commander, wife, the Commander-in- trainee officers from the Chief (Navy) and wife, National Defence College the Commander-in-Chief and officers from the (Air) and wife, senior Commander-in-Chief’s military officers from the Office and their families. Senior General Min Aung Hlaing and wife Daw Kyu Kyu Hla view servicemen who participated in Commander-in-Chief’s Myawady monsoon tree growing ceremony.—MNA 2 Thursday, 8 August, 2013 New Light of Myanmar LOCAL NEWS ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE Inlay Lake under conservation with greening KhinU farmers happy with rainwater tasks NYAUNGSHWE, 7 Aug— Nyaungshwe Township on Head of Township General As part of Inlay Lake 29 July morning. Administration Department conservation mass activity, It was attended by U Soe Tint, departmental a tree growing ceremony Assistant Director U Kyin staff, members of social was held on the hillock Tun of Inlay Lake Greening organizations, hotel staff and near Layhsutaik Pagoda Project, Staff Officer U Tin local people totalling 430. in North Zaypa Village in Maung Win of Township They planted 2025 Mongthauk Village-tract of Forest Department, Deputy saplings of various species including teak, eucalyptus and others. CRIME In 2013-2014 fiscal year, Nyaungshwe Township Illegal electricity supplier plans to distribute and grow 14000 trees, 4000 taken action Seintalon mango species YANGON, 7 Aug— house of Naing Lin Aung (a) and 90000 saplings under Action was taken against Tun Lon Shein on Panyaik the arrangement of the Shan the person who illegally Street in Ward 9A of the State government. supplied electricity to other township. Kyemon-Nay Myo KHINU, 7 Aug—KhinU three inches of rainfall in rains, the local farmers have houses in Thingangyun They checked YE Thurein (Nyaungshwe) Township of Sagaing Region KhinU and its surrounding completed cultivation of Township on 27 July 31163 electric meter of is mainly relying on the areas. Hence, the low-lying paddy by about 80 per cent. morning. the house and found illegal rainwater in agriculture tasks areas in the urban wards At present, the local Acting on a tip-off, supply of electricity to other Fallen though irrigated water is and some compounds were farmers are happy for Township Manager U Aung houses taking charges from power line being supplied from Kaboe inundated. continuous rains and supply Naing of Thingangyun users. He opened a file of and Kindat diversion weirs. Thanks to irrigated of irrigated water of the Township Electricity lawsuit against the offender electrocutes In July this year, the water from Kindat diversion Irrigation Department and Supply Board together at Thuwunna Police Station. township got only three weir, canal of Mahananda now they are engaged in with witnesses searched the Kyemon-040 woman inches of rainfall. At 4 am Lake and Kaboe diversion farming works daily. on 4 August, there rained weir and scattered heavy Kyemon-Yaungni Tin Win Narcotic drugs seized in T HANATPIN , 7 Aug—A fallen power line Mawlu electrocuted a person who HRD MAWLU, 7 Aug—A In searching the house, was dead in the incident CRIME squad led by SIP Aung the police seized one CDMA in Moekhainglay Village Over 260 educational staff appointed in Aung Than together with phone, K 47000, one bag, of Thanatpin Township at witnesses U Than Gyoung one bottle containing 9.30 pm on 28 July. Yamethin Township and U Sai Wunna raied the white powder believed to On that day, Daw YAMETHIN, 7 Aug— posted at the Yamethin totalling 267 at the basic house of Myint Htoo at 8.30 be heroin weighing 5.1 Ohn Kyi of Moekhainglay No. 2 Basic Education Township Education education schools in the pm on 3 August in Sinkho grams in the fencing, 1.02 Village was together with Department under the Office on 2 August. township. Village of Punhon Village- grams of suspected heroin daughter Ma Cherry Thein Ministry of Education A total of 155 As Education tract in Indaw Township. totalling 6.12 grams. Hsaung at her home. At appointed over 260 candidates were appointed Department is playing a They saw house owner Mawlu Police Station that time, Daw Ohn Kyi education staff at Basic as primary assistant crucial role in building the Myint Htoo together with opened files of lawsuit saw her pig suffering from Education High, Middle teachers, 12 lower division new nation, more education Win Naing Oo, Myo against Myint Htoo, 43 electrocution in fallen and Primary Schools in clerks, 45 general workers, funds are allotted to the Win and Kalar.