THENew MOST RELIABLE NEWSPAPER LightAROUND YOU of Myanmar Volume XX, Number 287 6th Waning of Pyatho 1374 ME Friday, 1 February, 2013 Government will use international loan assistances in transparent way for public interest President U Thein Sein’s speech through radio programmes to the entire people far and wide the nation on 1-2-2013. Agreement. It is an impor- with major donor countries for development of SMEs Accord could be signed tant day in the history of apart from WB/ IMF and which is crucial for eco- for effective development Myanmar’s economy. ADB. Here I would like to nomic development and cooperation. Because Myanmar convey a good message to poverty alleviation. For In addition, our gov- could take an important people that Myanmar could encouragement of SMEs, ernment is implementing step towards re-entering reduce international debts Central Committee and the tasks pertaining to pov- into international monetary of over six billion dollars. Work Committee for Small erty alleviation. Majority market and economic com- Here I also would like to and Medium Enterprises of our citizens have to earn munity. In the past, almost recognize the help of Paris Development have been their livings from hand to all developed countries had Club member countries in- formed. And Myanmar mouth for their whole life. to take cash assistances of cluding Norway and Japan. now starts making con- But they do not own even dollars in billions from Now our country can get nections with international a house. To overcome it, international banks and international loans. Funds enterprises for necessary low-cost housing projects organizations like World of dollars in millions will technologies, capital and are being implemented in Bank (WB) and Inter- be used for standing tall as advices. Necessary loans Yangon. We will continue national Monetary Fund a responsible country, pov- are being disbursed by to implement affordable (IMF). China, India, South erty alleviation for country Small and Medium Industry housing projects in other Korea, ASEAN countries development, construction Bank. Efforts will be made states and townships. In like Thailand and Malaysia of schools, hospitals, roads for providing more and addition, we could increase took cash assistances as and bridges, power genera- more assistances. For the the amount of agricultural Esteemed people, taken to implement people- well. It would be very dif- tion and supply of potable development of livestock loan for farmland from pre- I convey our govern- centered economic reforms ficult for an isolated country water. sector, cash and neces- sent level of K 80,000 per ment message as I promised that could bring the benefits to get such helps and move This progress is a first sary assistances would be acre to K 100,000 per acre. in my New Year message on to people at grass root level. forward. Myanmar did not step to take Myanmar out provided. Likewise, we could increase government’s policies and The day (27 January, get international loan assis- of LDC list as I said at On 19-1-2013, Myan- the amount for cropland undertakings occasionally 1947) on which Aung San- tances due to many decade- first Pyidaungsu Hluttaw mar could hold First My- from K 10,000 to K 20,000 through radio. Attlee Agreement could long economic sanctions. session. Our government anmar Development Co- per acre. Despite this, we Looking back to the be singed for regaining Thanks to the efforts would use international operation Forum including notice the increase still current position we have, Independence, is a red letter of government and peo- loan assistances in a trans- international organizations, does not meet the required our government could day. Surprisingly, Myan- ple, Myanmar sees more parent manner for public foreign investors, local amount. As farmland own- make a series of political mar could reduce foreign progress. For international interest and make effort scholars and entrepreneurs. ership has been legal under reforms during two-year debts on 27 January, 2013. loan assistances, our gov- for public interest opening Economic and social devel- existing laws, we are under- term. Through these re- This day is coincided with ernment could be made a new economic era. opment framework could be taking farmland ownership forms, measures are being signing of Aung San-Attlee successful coordination Plans are under way discussed. The Nay Pyi Taw (See page 8) Saput Creek Bridge in Minbu Township Without calculating the cost President’s radio speech four of the approach roads, the to be completed later in 2013 estimated construction cost times a day on air is K 1400 million. It would About 10 decades ago new bridge on the road link- only withstand 13 tons of be completed by the end NAY PYI TAW, 1 Feb—The President's radio speech in the colonial era, a bridge ing Minbu and Magway in loads. It would no more be will be broadcast four times a day on 1-3 February through of 2013. was built over Saput creek Shwetabin village in Minbu used when the new bridge Nay Pyi Taw Myanma Radio, Mandalay FM, Pyinsawaddy In parallel with devel- in Minbu Township. The Township in Minbu District is completed. FM, Shwe FM, Cherry FM, Padamya FM, FM Bagan and opment of road networks, bridge was subject to the of Magway Region is be- The new bridge will Thazin at 7 am, 11 am, 6 pm and 8 pm. Padaukmyay will the region on the western ravage of time and could ing undertaken by bridge have the length of 510 ft broadcast it at 5.30 am, 7 am, 6 am and 8 pm.—MNA bank of Ayeyawady River no more withstand vehicles construction special group and the width of 24 ft. Its is no more isolated and of heavy loads. The govern- (4) of Public Works. clearance area will have the starting to enjoy fruits of Weather forecast for first dekad ment started construction of The old bridge has width of 54 ft and the height better transport. The Saput a new bridge beside the old the width of 14 ft and the of 6 ft and 6 inches. The RC creek bridge under con- of February 2013 one on 1 June, 2012. length of 470 ft with one- bridge would withstand 75 struction would become a Bay of Bengal Condition Night temperature will The construction of the lane motorway. It could tons of loads per vehicle. key transport facility in the Weather will be partly be above February average region linking towns on the cloudy to cloudy in the temperatures in Yangon, Photo eastern bank of the River Andaman Sea and South Bay, Ayeyawady and Taninthayi with Minbu District. partly cloudy elsewhere in the Regions, Mon and Kayin show Myanma Alinn: 29-1-13 Bay of Bengal. States and about February construc- Trs: HKA Rainy condition average temperatures in Rainy days are expected the remaining Regions and tion site Corrigendum about 2 to 3 days in Taninthayi States. of Saput Please read pro- Region, Shan, Kayah, Kayin Fog condition duction sharing contracts and Mon States and weather Fog days are expected creek instead of profit sharing will be partly cloudy in Upper about 5 to 7 days in Upper contracts on headline, third Sagaing, Yangon, Bago, Sagaing Region, Kachin, bridge line of first paragraph and Ayeyawady Regions and Chin and Shan, Rakhine and project Kachin State and generally Kayah States and 4 days in caption on page 1 of this fair in the remaining Regions the remaining Regions and in Minbu newspaper issued on 31- and States. States. 1-2013. Night temperature NLM Township. NLM 2 Friday, 1 February, 2013 New Light of Myanmar LOCAL NEWS Region government meets township administrators 2013 66th Anniversary Union Day NAY PYI TAW, 31 Jan— and Township Administra- submitted reports. Deputy Bago Region Chief Minister tors at the hall of the region commissioners gave U Nyan Win on 25 January government. At first, supplementary reports. The morning delivered an address Township administrators region chief minister made a at the meeting of Bago from Pyay, Thayawady, concluding remark. Region Government, District Toungoo and Bago districts MNA Fire drill demonstrated at Customs Department opens New school buildings handed CITC relations section over to Kyaukmyaung BEHS SAGAING, 31 Jan—A (Myanma Ahla Camera and YANGON, 31 Jan—The orders and instructions on ceremony to drive stake Handset Sales Centre) and relations section was opened customs department. for reconstruction of the U Kyaw Khaing (Myanma at Customs Department on The chairman of the two-storey school building Ahla Construction) one set Strand Road, here, recently group said that if the officers that collapsed in the recent each of computer to the so as to solve the matters assigned at the section cannot earthquake was held at Basic school. related to custom, according solve anything, arrangements Education High School in The wellwisher for new to the chairman of the have been made to solve the Kyaukmyaung of Sagaing school building and officials information group of the problems with the assistance Region in conjunction with sprinkled scented water on department. of deputy directors and the ceremony to hand over the places for stakes. The section is kept open directors. the renovated buildings to School buildings at from 9 am to 6.30 pm daily The section accepts the school on 26 January. the school collapsed in the on office days. complaints and suggestions. Wellwisher Chairman earthquake that hit on 11 Two officers are So far, the section has of Shwedaung Development November 2012. assigned duty at the section accepted 41 complaints Co Ltd U Aik Tun explained The company for solving difficulties of from companies and 81 from the purpose of donations reconstructed three school MEIKTILA, 31 Jan—The Services Department U people regarding the rules persons.