NAY PYI TAW, 27 Jan – Col Thein Nyunt, Minister for Progress of Border Areas and National Races and Development Affairs, attended the opening ceremony of Basic Vocational Training Special Course No. 1 yesterday. Conducted by the Education and Training Department under the Ministry, the course was opened at Maw Ayeya Hall in Mawlamyinegyun yesterday morning. On the occasion, the minister gave a speech on the object of opening the course, curriculums, providing of teaching-aids and accommodation and food. He accepted K 10 million donated by Siri Suddhama Manijotadara U Maung Hla and wife Suddhama Theingi Daw Shwe Sein and family for offering gold foils to Nay Pyi Taw Uppatasanti Pagoda before he viewed teaching and learning process of the course. A total of 60 trainees are taking the 12-week course. Then, Minister Col Thein Nyunt attended the ceremony to open new Bo Ottama Road in the town built by the township development committee in 2008-09. The minister inspected the 1780 feet long and 12feet wide marble road, which was opened as a gesture of hailing the 62nd Union Day. Next, after attending the opening ceremony of a
similar course at Labutta, he inspected the learning of trainees. A total of 60 trainees from storm-stricken regions are taking the 12-week course. According to the guidance given by the Head of State on his tour of storm-hit regions in Ayeyawady Division on 27-30 December, 2008, a plan is underway to open 12-week basic vocational training courses conducted by
Education and Training Department of the Ministry of PBANRDA in Pyapon, Bogale, Mawlamyinegyun and Labutta Townships. Next, the minister attended the opening of new
Sein Yatu, Phaya, Awba, Myotpat and Lanmadaw tarred roads in Labutta Township as a gesture of hailing the 62nd anniersary Union Day. – MNA