Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Entire people to strive for success of the 2010 election in line with the State Constitution and join hands with the government in nation-building end







Prime Minister meets departmental officials, social organizations
and local people of Mongyan, Metmang and Monghkat townships

NAY PYI TAW, 27 April—Prime Minister General Thein Sein, on his tour of Kengtung in Shan State (East), attended the opening ceremony of the runway of Kengtung airport on the morning of 25 April. Then, the Prime Minister, accompanied by Maj-Gen Min Aung Hlaing of the Ministry of Defence, Chairman of Shan State (East) Peace and Development Council Commander of Triangle Region Command Brig-Gen Kyaw Phyo, the ministers, the deputy ministers, the director-general of the Government Office and departmental heads, helicoptered to Mongyan in Kengtung District and arrived there at 9.45 am. On arrival there, the Prime Minister and party were welcomed by Col Win Naing of Mongyan Station,Chairman of Kengtung District Peace and Development Council U Hla Win Tin, Chairman of Mongyan Township Peace and Development Council U Ye Lin Aung and township-level departmental personnel. At the hall of Mongyan people’s hospital, Medical Superintendent Dr Ye Myint Aung updated the Prime Minister on medical care in the township and patient care at the hospital.
Next, Maj-Gen Min Aung Hlaing and Commander Brig-Gen Kyaw Phyo and Minister for Health Dr Kyaw Myint explained the contribution to medical care in the township and the Prime Minister fulfilled the requirements. The Prime Minister donated medical supplies for the hospital through the medical superintendent. Maj-Gen Min Aung Hlaing and the Minister for Health also presented medical equipment. The Prime Minister and party looked around the hospital and spoke words of encouragement to the inpatients and gave cash assistance to them. The Prime Minister and party also inspected the medical store, the laboratory and the X-ray room.
Afterwards, the Prime Minister proceeded to the township hall and met with township-level departmental personnel, members of the social organizations, townselders and local people. First, Chairman of Mongyan Township Peace and Development Council explained matters relating to agriculture, education, health, transport and development to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister fulfilled the requirements. Next, Director-General of the Government Office Col Thant Shin explained the lighting with the use of bio batteries and the process of making bio batteries to those present. After that, Maj-Gen Min Aung Hlaing of the Ministry of Defence, Minister for Cooperatives Maj-Gen Tin Htut, Minister for Transport Maj-Gen Thein Swe and Minister for Commerce Brig-Gen Tin Naing Thein handed the clothing and sports equipment to township-level officials. Then the Prime Minister cordially greeted all those present.
The Prime Minister and party proceeded to Metmang in Kengtung District by helicopter and arrived there at noon and were welcomed by Metmang Township Peace and Development Council Chairman U Kyaw Soe, departmental personnel, teachers, students and townselders. Soon after they arrived there, the Prime Minister and party visited Metmang people’s hospital and comforted the inpatients and gave cash assistance to them.
The Prime Minister also donated medical supplies for the hospital and assistant surgeon Dr Myo Zaw Hein received them. Next, the Prime Minister met with township-level departmental personnel, members of the social organizations, townselders and local people at the township hall and gave necessary supplies for the township through the chairman of the Township Peace and Development Council. Maj-Gen Min Aung Hlaing of the Ministry of Defence, the commander and the ministers also handed the clothing, sports equipment and medical supplies. After that, the Director-General of the Government Office explained the lighting with the use of bio batteries and the process of making bio batteries to those present.
The Prime Minister cordially greeted all those present and left Metmang for Monghkat. On arrival at Monghkat, the Prime Minister and party were welcomed by Monghkat Townshop Peace and Development Council Chairman U Nyein Htwe, departmental personnel and local people.
The Prime Minister and party proceeded to Monghkat people’s hospital and spoke words of encouragement to the inpatients and gave cash assistance to them. Next, the Prime Minister looked around the theatre, the X-ray room and the medical store and handed medical supplies and equipment to Medical Superintendent Dr Khin Maung Tin. After that, the Prime Minister exhorted the health workers to make field trips to rural areas and educate the local people on health and prevention of diseases and lay down treatment programmes systematically and act accordingly.
Afterwards, the Prime Minister met with local people in Monghkat at the townhall. At the meeting, the chairman of the Monghkat Township Peace and Development Council reported on the agriculture, education, health, transportation and development sectors of the township. After hearing reports, the prime minister fulfilled the requirements for the development tasks. The Director-General of the Government Office demonstrated the ways for making a bio-gas powered-battery. Afterwards, the Prime Minister presented sports gear and aids to local people through the chairman of the township PDC, and the commander and the ministers presented clothes and aids to responsible officials.
After the meeting, the prime minister and party flew to Kengtung. During his tour of townships in Kengtung District in Shan State (East), the prime minister fulfilled the requirements of the townships. Speaking on the occasions, the Prime Minister briefed on the importance of trade in the Shan State (East) as the region shares borders with neighboring countries; on conditions of Shan State (East) which lagged behind in development as there broke out armed conflicts; and on the need for maintaining of peace and security in the region. He also briefed on implementation of the special development project and rural area development project of the Tatmadaw Government as part of efforts for narrowing development gaps and equitable development of all national races; on fruitful results of developments in the regions as the Tatmadaw Government fulfilled the requirements for the education and health sectors which play a key role in the development of the regions; and on implementation of the seven-step Road Map for transition to democracy. He also urged the entire people to strive as a national concern for success of the 2010 election in line with the State Constitution which was unanimously approved by the people and join hands with the government in nationbuilding endeavours.

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