THENew MOST RELIABLE NEWSPAPER LightAROUND YOU of Myanmar Volume XXI, Number 359 11th Waxing of Tagu 1375 ME Thursday, 10 April, 2014 President urges for aid, loans to be used effectively for development of economy NAY PYI TAW, 9 April tance-ODA loans and Aid goals. — President U Thein Sein for Trade and Commercial He has also urged the has urged ministries to Loans for development of ministries concerned to set seek more development the country’s economy as priorities in accordance loans as most of the loans the amount of loans cur- with reform strategies and the country received are rently being spending is to closely coordinate with bridge and policy-based lower than the aids and donors and organizations ones. loans offered by the for- to be able to effectively At the meeting of eign countries. use the aids and loans. the central committee for The President also MNA managing foreign aids at called on ministries and President U Thein the Presidential Palace in departments concerned to Sein delivers address Nay Pyi Taw on Wednes- step up their efforts to im- at meeting for day, he also stressed the plement more projects in managing foreign need to effectively use the order to achieve the 2015 official development assis- millennium development aids.—MNA Gov’t to take action against riot Daw Aung San Suu Kyi leaves for Europe ringleaders in Sittway YANGON, 9 April— the Speaker of Parliament Chairperson of Pyithu of Germany after accept- Hluttaw Rule of Law and ing the Willy Brandt prize. Tranquility Committee She is scheduled to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi visit France on 14 April left Yangon for Berlin, and meet with senior of- the capital of Germany, on ficials including President Wednesday. of France François Hol- She is to meet the lande and the French Par- President of Germany, liament Speaker. She will Chencellor, foreign affairs arrive back Yangon on 17 minister of Germany and April.—NLM People must provide proof if they lodge complaints on corruption: Anti-corruption Commission NAY PYI TAW, 9 April Officials said, howev- —The Anti-corruption er, that anyone can send Commission has said peo- their letters of complaint to ple must provide proof to the chairman of the com- the commission when they mission if they have suf- make complaints about fered “loss and grievances corruption. due to bribery and corrup- In a press release on tion.” Chairman of Investigation Commission Deputy Minister for Border Affairs Wednesday, the commis- The 15-member com- Maj-Gen Maung Maung Ohn replies to queries raised by media persons.—MNA sion warned that action mission was formed on 25 will be taken by Anti-Cor- February to crack down on YANGON, 9 April— Gen Maung Maung Ohn, people are also human be- The investigation ruption authorities against corruption and commenced The government said it the chairman of the com- ings likes other communi- commission will travel to those who lodge com- work on 10 March. Presi- will take action against the mission, at a press con- ties in the state, things will Sittway on Thursday to plaints without providing dent U Thein Sein signed instigators of a series of at- ference in Yangon on be fair,” the chairman of coordinate with local au- concrete evidence and the Anti-Corruption Law tacks from March 26-27 on Wednesday. the commission said. thorities and people to help those who complain with on 7 August, making it the international aid organiza- He also urged all inter- There is no restric- the aid groups resume their the intention of defaming 23rd law enacted by parlia- tions in Sittway, Rakhine national aid groups to take tion on movement of the activities. someone. ment.—MNA State, with an investigation into consideration the feel- aid groups, however, they During the riots, 14 commission currently car- ings of ethnic Rakhine and need to cooperate with au- offices of 18 aid groups, I rying out an inquiry. to cooperate with them, thorities when they go to 16 homes, 15 warehouses, Global recovery Meanwhile, plans are calling for transparency in locations where they might 14 vehicles, two water- N being made for aid groups order to carry out their ac- face obstacles, he added. craft, 29 motorcycles and S stronger, broader, of the UN and interna- tivities smoothly. Offices of aid groups office equipment, valued I tional NGOs to be able “Regarding human- should also be in one area at K 430 million and USD D but remains to resume their work in itarian assistance, if aid and not scattered, Maj-Gen 430,000 were damaged. E Rakhine State, said Maj- groups see that Rakhine Maung Maung Ohn said. MNA uneven: WEO PAGE-8 2 Thursday, 10 April, 2014 New Light of Myanmar NATIONAL Netherlands to provide monetary assistance People in northern part for Myanmar’s tourism development of Twantay canal to get NAY PYI TAW, 9 April—Union Minister for electricity Hotels and Tourism U Htay YANGON, 9 April — and fish ponds in Aung held a meeting with Ministry of Electrict Pow- Shwemuyin, Pathi/Adhon officials from Centre for er is making efforts for and Pyatha areas in the the Promotion of Imports supplying power to the area. from Developing Countries people in nothern part of Chairman of Yangon (CBI) and The Internation- Twantay Canal. City Electricity Supply al Trade Centre (TIC) on Plans are underway to Board U Aung Khaing Tuesday at his office in supply electricity from clarified the programme on Nay Pyi Taw. Hlinethaya Main Power supplying electricity to the During the call, offi- Station to the area to im- villages and fish ponds in cials from CBI and TIC prove the livelihood of the the northern part of its ca- discussed promotion of local peopl, said Union nal. tourism industry between Minister for Electric Pow- Chairman of Twantay Myanmar and the Nether- er U Khin Maung Soe on Township Fisheries Asso- lands, cooperation between Monday. ciation U Win Kyaw ex- economic supportive Union Minister U Htay Aung holds talks with officials of Centre for the Over 35900 people pressed his thanks to the groups and locals in tour- Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries and The International are living in the northern Union Minister when the ism industry, durable de- Trade Centre of the Netherlands.—MNA part of the canal. There electricity can be con- velopment of tourism and the agreement of CBI and velopment. Myanmar’s tourism sector are1233 fish ponds owned sumed for breeding suffi- cash assistance of the Neth- ITC for implementing the The Union Minister to implement national ex- by Fisheries Department, ciently. erlands Trust Fund III to National Export Strategy expressed his thanks for the port strategy plan. and 24000 acres of prawn MNA Myanmar in accord with for Myanmar’s tourism de- Netherlands’ attention to MNA Strong squall hits Lashio MoU on education LASHIO, 9 April—A But the squall did not strong squall with thunder attack the houses in the exchange signed and lightning hit Lashio of town due to the natural Northern Shan State on 1 barriers of hills and for- NAY PYI TAW, 9 Nay Pyi Taw on Wednes- April evening and the ests. Nobody was injured April— A signing ceremo- day. squall at 30 miles per hour in the disaster, according ny of MoU on education At the event, Deputy moved from northwest to the Administrative De- exchange between the Min- Minister for Education Dr ward of the town. partment. istry of Education of My- Zaw Min Aung and Hun- The huts were de- The township electri- anmar and the Ministry of garian Ambassador to My- stroyed and a building’s cal engineer and staff Human Resources of Hun- anmar Mr. Denes Tomaj roof in ward-9, region-5 cleared debris and damag- gary for 2014, 2015 and signed the MoU and ex- near the town and some es and they are striving for 2016 academic years took changed the notes. Deputy Education Minister Dr Zaw Min Aung and houses in Namhu Village resumption of electricity place at Hotel Amara in MNA Hungarian Ambassador to Myanmar Mr. Denes was blown off in the supply in regular. Tomaj signs MoU on education exchange.—MNA squall. Ma Ma (Lashio) Census enumerators take data from regions Real-time health care services for victims of Rakhine State with assistance of NAY PYI TAW, 9 tor boards. Moreover, the (ART) for HIV-positive assistance of medicines April—Emergency re- Ministry manages storage patients, appointment of and other necessities for Defence Services sponse teams under the of anti-retroviral therapy health staff in vacancies, the victims.—MNA Ministry of Health in coop- NAY PYI TAw, 9 Phakham Township of eration with NGOs and IN- April—As part of the na- Bhamo District in Kachin GOs are providing re- tionwide census taking State were enumerated al-time health care services process, the census enu- the data. to over 125,000 victims merators are carrying out In Northern Shan and locals from nearby vil- their tasks with the help State, a total of 1110 vil- lages at 60 relief camps in of the Armed Forces in lagers—641 from four ten townships of Rakhine some regions that face villages in Monglon State. some difficulties in Township, 469 from two The teams gave medi- Kachin and Northern villages in Mauntung cal treatment to 3776 pa- Shan States. Township of Kyaukme tients from the camps and The census enumer- District in Northern Shan referred 11 emergency pa- ators gathered data State were also enumerat- tients to Sittway, Minbya from 2403 people of the ed the data.