THENew MOST RELIABLE NEWSPAPER LightAROUND YOU of Myanmar Volume XXI, Number 87 5th Waxing of Waso 1375 ME Friday, 12 July, 2013 Vice-President Dr Sai Mauk Kham calls for taking measures to prevent under 18-year marriage, to assist in reducing unwanted pregnancies Vice-President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Dr Sai Mauk Kham addresses ceremony to mark World Population Day.—MNA N AY P YI T AW, 11 the World Population under one and five and he added. July—Vice-President Dr Day 2013 at Thingaha morality rate of pregnant Meanwhile, Myanmar Resident Sai Mauk Kham has called Hotel, here, today, the mothers, he added. should prepare to solve for taking measures to Vice-President said In Myanmar, the upcoming challenges of Repre- prevent marriage under 18- that Myanmar has been population of women aged socio-economy issues as the year and having pregnancy implementing the tasks between 15 and 19 has country’s aged population is sentative before 20 years old and for reproductive health reached about 2.9 million rapidly increasing, expecting for assisting in reducing adopted at the International while the country has a to reach 10% of the country’s of UN- unwanted pregnancies in Conference on Population population of about 60 population in 2015, said Dr FPA Ms attempts to prevent teenage and Development as part million. According to Sai Mauk Kham. pregnancies. of efforts for reducing reproductive health survey He also called on Janet E In his opening speech morality rate of children, in 2007, out of 1000 aged the people to continue to at the ceremony to mark especially children aged beween 15 and 19, 17 girls conserve Myanmar’s fine Jackson. gave birth. tradition of taking care of Today, Myanmar has aged people and stressed MNA Low pressure area still abundant human resources the need for educating the persists due to decreasing in birth people on important role rate and increasing in life- of aged people in societies. Pregnancy” of the World (UNFPA), clarified the NAY PYI TAW, 11 July— today, a low pressure area expectancy since decades Deputy Director Population Day. measures being taken by Department of Meteorology over West Central Bay and ago, and the population Dr Theingi Myint of At the ceremony, Ms UNFPA. The theme of and Hydrology announced adjoining Northwest Bay of of labour age is about two the Ministry of Health Janet E Jackson, Resident World Population Day for today, according to the Bengal still persists. times higher than dependent explained matters related Representative of United this year is “Adolescent observation at 6:30 hrs MST MNA population in the country, to the motto “Adolescent Nations Population Fund Pregnancy”.—MNA Yangon introduces BRT system Byline: Saw Thein Win and technical support committee were decided A coordination Committee, experts and at the meeting. meeting on introduction owners from bus lines. They also discussed of a Bus Rapid Transit The meeting focused on preparation, proposed (BRT) system to Yangon the causes of traffic jams period and related was held at Yangon City and seeking the ways matters. The world cities Development Committee for reduction of traffic and populous cities are on 9 July. It was attended congestions. Those present facing increasing traffic by Deputy Minister for submitted their research jam problems, causing Rail Transportation Thura papers. Japan International high expenses and health U Thaung Lwin, Yangon Cooperation Agency problem. So, the world Region Development (JICA) also discussed countries use BRT system Affairs Minister Mayor Yangon’s traffic conditions so as to avoid the above- U Hla Myint, Region and the problems to be mentioned problems. Like Transport Minister U monitored and handled. those countries, Myanmar Aung Khin, members of Lanes, types of introduces a BRT system Yangon Region Transport cars, system for BRT to Yangon soon. Coordination Committee and formation of a Trs: MT and All Bus Lines Control close supervisory team Kyemon (11-7-2013) 2 Friday, 12 July, 2013 New Light of Myanmar LOCAL NEWS Tourism Development in November 2013 prior to Inlay region sees a threefold jump in 2013 SEA Games and 2014 ASEAN standard station ASEAN Summit. tourist arrivals The under- hospital emerges in construction hotels will include ballrooms with Gangaw Township international standard KALAY, 11 July — It staff who will be assigned sound system that can hold was learnt that construction there. The purpose of 100 attendees for holding of a 16-bed station hospital building the hospital was international conferences, meeting ASEAN standards to benefit local people from seminars and workshops, had been completed in nearby villages in Kalay he added. Hanthawady village in and Gangaw Townships, It was learnt that there Gangaw Township. The providing full medical have been 16 branches hospital is the first of its coverage. of Yangon-based travel kind in Myanmar. Thanks to the newly- agencies at Taunggyi zone According to an official built station hospital, and two new agencies regarding construction there will be one more which are in office of the station hospital, it station hospital in Gangaw works for registration at was a very first facility Township where four Nyaungshwe. A total of meeting ASEAN standards. station hospitals had already 75 tour guides—69 for The hospital was built been put into service in English language, four on an area of 5.21 acres Kyaw, Kan, Min and North for Japanese and two and arrangements had Khinyan villages. N AY P YI T AW, 11 relatives’ houses. Groups hotels were allowed to for Thai—have been re- been made for the very Kyemon-Wun Yan Kha- July — Inlay region in of staff from government build at Mongthauk village, gistered and 125 more convenience of medical Thekkatho Shan State (South) is organizations or companies ThaleU, Khaungdine and trainees have been given certainly worth a visit put up at offices concerned. Myaynikon during the certificates in 2013. Travel whenever local and foreign But some families and 2009-2010 fiscal year. agencies have their own visitors arrive in Taunggyi. tourists stay in licensed Although construction plans for tourists from Globetrotters and local hotels, motels and inns with works were suspended due Spain, Germany, France, pilgrims arrive in Inlay in star rating and small inns to changes in 2011, the new Russia, Italy, Japan and different travel programs. and hotels with no star. government decided to give China. During the period Some visit there in their Hotels, motels and inns the green light to the plan from October 2012 to own cars while others are found the most in Inlay, of building 14 more hotels June 2013, 88,742 foreign come in flocks to visit there Taunggyi and Pindaya, but in which cent per cent or visitors visited Taunggyi, under the arrangement of only two two-star hotels are 50 per cent investments Inlay and Pindaya via Heho travel agencies or local situated in Inlay and one in had already been made. airport and 3,330 arrived tour operators. Taunggyi. According to an official there by car. Local pilgrims stay at Following an increased of the Ministry of Hotels As the number of monasteries in Taunggyi, flow of foreign visitors and Tourism, construction globetrotters has reached Pindaya and Inlay or their into Myanmar, 14 more works are set to complete 92,072 for this year, there has been a threefold jump Hotel to emerge on Mt. Mottama from last year. Arrivals Business of tourists had been seen YANGON, 11 July — rise hotel there, only who go on a pilgrimage to the most in the month of Yangon real estate market According to a responsible bungalows will be built Kyaikhtiyoe will be able January. According to person of a company, and it is planned to provide to save time, it is learnt. a hotelier, hotel rooms lively Thanlwin Aye Company services to the number According to Mon State including the rooms of YANGON, 11 July — Seikkan, South Dagon and has a plan to build a hotel of visitors between 50 Chambers of Commerce the under-construction Following the flurry of Htantabin,” said Ma Aye that can accommodate and 100. The company and Industry, it is expected hotels and new hotels in investments in construction Aye Thin, an agent of real more than 100 visitors targets foreign visitors to accept about 500,000 hotel zone are not enough of apartments and estate in Yangon. on Mt. Mottama in entered the country from visitors entering Mon State for expected arrivals of condominiums in Yangon, The rental and sale cooperation with Thiri Thailand as Nok Air following the meeting tourists for 2013-2014 fiscal there has been a hike in rental market of single housings Hantha Company. airline will operate its between the Myanmar and year. prices. Thanks to renovation and flats in FMI, Nawaday As it is impossible flight to Mawlamyine Thai businessmen. Kyemon-Naing Tun and reconstruction of old Garden Housing and Aung to construct a high- in August. Thai visitors Kyemon-Shwe Htoo (TGI) buildings, land shortage, Zeya Housing of Hlinethaya growing population density, Township, is active thanks Photo News a massive influx of foreign to Bayintnaung flyover investments, increased construction project. demand for hotel rooms It was learnt that and apartments, single foreigners and businessmen housing and condominiums, preferred furnished Yangon property market has rooms and apartments witnessed a sudden price in condominiums and increase in the rental and residences to expensive sale market of flats and plots. and inadequate hotel rooms. “Labour-intensive The rental market of manufacturing sector the property not only in the calling for spacious plots nearby downtown Yangon have driven up the property area but also in suburb areas prices in Hlinethaya, gets lively, it is learnt.