Schools in Thanlyin and Kyauktan Townships get new buildings

YANGON, 16 Sept-- Lt-Gen Myint Swe of the Ministry of Defence attended the opening ceremony of new school buildings donated by Shwedaung Development Co Ltd for Basic Education Middle School in Myohaung Ale Ward in Thanlyin Township this morning. Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and Development Council Commander of Yangon Command Brig-Gen Win Myint, Director-General U Aye Kyu of No. 3 Basic Education Department and Chairman of the company U Aik Tun opened the new school building.

Next, Lt-Gen Myint Swe delivered an address. U Aik Tun handed over documents related to the school buildings to Director-General U Aye Kyu. Lt-Gen Myint Swe, the commander and party viewed learning of school children at newly built school building. Shwedaung Development Co Ltd built three new school buildings for Myohaung Ale Ward BEMS and Aye Mya Thida ward BEMS in Thanlyin Township and Basic Education Post Primary School at Western ward in Kyauktan Township.

The newly-opened school buildings of steel structure are 24 feet in length and 20 feet in width each and they are partitioned into three sections. The company will contribute K 350 million to the project to build 13 school buildings in Kyauktan Township and 10 in Thanlyin Township.