Prime Minister General Thein Sein receives Vietnamese Ambassador

NAY PYI TAW, 24 Nov —Prime Minister of the Union of Myanmar General Thein Sein received Dean of the Diplomatic Corps in the Union of Myanmar Ambassador of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Mr Tran Van Tung who has completed his tour of duty at the Government Office here at 3.30 p.m. today.
Also present at the call were Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs U Maung Myint,Director-General of the Government Office Col Thant Shin and Director-General U Kyaw Kyaw of the Protocol Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Border region equipped with modern communication facilities

With utmost efforts,the government has been implementing 24-region development plan for narrowing the gap between urban and rural areas and for ensuring equitable development of all regions of the country,and remarkable progress can be witnessed in all aspects.In this regard, the communications sector is a case in point. The requirements are fulfilled in the communications sector throughout the nation. The local people in Bhamo region have enjoyed fruits of developing communication facilities.

Grow crops extensively for better socio-economic life

Total sown acreage of monsoon and summer paddy is over 20 million acres in Myanmar. The agricultural sector serves as the dominant contributor to the economic growth of the nation. So, effective measures are being taken constantly for boosting production of crops especially paddy.So far, the government has constructed 216 dams and 322 river water pumping stations across the nation for adequate supply of irrigation water, the major requirement of the agricultural farming. Simultaneously,it is encouraging farmers to choose highyielding paddy strains, apply advanced agricultural methods, and use farm machinery, thereby making a boom in the agricultural sector.The Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation is implementing dam projects,sluice gate projects and underground water pumping station projects throughout the country, particularly in arid regions: Sagaing,Magway and Mandalay divisions.
Plans are under way to launch Daungmyu Dam Project, Kandaunt Dam Project, North Yamar irrigation system, Kyaukchat Dam Project and Yaybokkyi Dam Project in central Myanmar.In addition, more sluice gates are due to be built in Mon State and Bago Division to protect the regions from being flooded in the rainy season and irrigate farmlands in summer. Similarly, small dams and lakes are under maintenance in Mandalay Division to increase the acreage of irrigated arable lands.At a time when the government is working hard to construct more irrigation facilities, it is obligatory for farmers to grow crops on a wider scale through mixed- and multiplecropping patterns for food sufficiency of the regions concerned and improving their living conditions.

Prime Minister General Thein Sein receives Member of Political Bureau of CPC

Prime Minister of the Union of Myanmar General Thein Sein received a delegation led by Mr Zhang Gaoli,Member of Central Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China and Secretary of the CPC Tianjin Municipal Committee at the Government Office, here, today.Also present were Member of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Tin Aye, Minister for Industry-2 Vice-Admiral Soe Thein, Minister for National Planning and Economic Development U Soe Tha, Minister for Foreign Affairs U Nyan Win, Minister for Progress of Border Areas and National Races and Development Affairs Mayor of Nay Pyi Taw Col Thein Nyunt, Director-General of the Office of the SPDC Col Kyaw Kyaw Win,Director-General of the Government Office Col Thant Shin and Director-General of Protocol Department of Ministry of Foreign Affairs U Kyaw Kyaw. Member of Political Bureau of CPC Mr Zhang Gaoli was accompanied by Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China Mr Guan Mu.

Kamanat-Myaungdagar grid put into commission

The State Peace and development Council is making sustained efforts to extend production of electric power in order to catch up with the industrial advancements.It was not complacent about Lawpita Hydropower Station on the Balu Creek, and planned to implement many other hydropower projects. Of the hydropower projects approved by the Special Projects Implementation Committee, six have been completed, 22 are ongoing, and 15 need the green light of the committee.In Myanmar, generation of hydropower has surged from over 200 to about 900 megawatts.The majority of the ongoing special hydropower projects are due to be completed in a few years.

More pylons to supply extra power

Minister for Electric Power No. 2 Maj-Gen Khin Maung Myint inspected driving bore pile for construction of No. 248 pylon of the power grid with the use of pilling machine at mile post No.60 of Bago-Thongwa-Yangon Road near Thahtaykwin Sanpya Village in Thongwa Township yesterday.He inspected pylons Nos 247 and 249 and gave instructions on worksite safety.The minister went to Thanlyin main sub-power station and inspected construction of switch yard.Project Manager Superintending Engineer U Saw Win Maung reported on construction of 272 pylons of Kamanat-Thanlyin power grid and 36 pylons of Thanlyin-Thakayta bundle double circuit transmission line and 230 KV and 33 KV Switch Bay at Kamanat (Bago) and Phayagon (Thanlyin) main sub-power stations.He stressed the importance of meeting the standards in constructing grids and switch bays, and inspected Thanlyin sub-Power Station, extension of switch yard, linking power lines and output feeders and distribution of power.

Minister fulfils needs for development of Ayethaya Industrial Zone

Ayethaya Industrial Zone In-charge Minister for Energy Brig-Gen Lun Thi,accompanied by Deputy Commander of Eastern Command Col Chit Oo, met with executive directors of the foundry at Ayethaya Industrial Zone in Taunggyi on 15 November.Speaking on the occasion, the minister said the State has invested foreign currency on the foundry with the aim of developing the industrial sector. Local industrialists have also shares in the foundry. Therefore,accounts of the foundry should be kept in accordance with the financial rules and regulations and the accounts should be presented to the chairman of the supervisory committee for the industrial zone, he said.He also urged responsible personnel to make efforts for development of the industrial zone.After hearing reports of directors of the foundry and officials concerned, the minister attended to the needs of the industrial zone.During the tour of the industrial zone, Minister Brig-Gen Lun Thi also visited Aung Myin Shan Star Auto production workshop and Taunggyi Jeep production workshop and gave instructions to responsible persons.He also visited Theinmin Fertilizer Factory and Sunflower Fertilizer Factory, and the antimony smelting factory of Genius Group Company and urged responsible personnel of the factory to produce the metal meeting the set standard.

USDA Secretariat member attends dinner in honour of artistes and technicians

The Union Solidarity and Development Association held dinner in honour of artistes and technicians who had helped a hand in the video feature named “Tomorrow of Ayeyawady”,which hailed USDA’s Annual General Meeting for 2008 at Karaweik Palace in Kandawgyi Gardens yesterday.Secretariat Member Minister for Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan attended the dinner and made a speech on the occasion, saying that artistes stimulated national spirit of the public through the might of art in the preindependence period,while doing their bit. They are engaging in the interest of the State and the people in the time of preserving the independence and building the nation.Upholding national interests, the artistes will be discharging duties of the State and art in the time of paving the way to democracy. The video feature is the one honoring nation-building endeavours of the USDA. In addition to that, it represents the prestige of the entire people. The artistes are to carry out duties of the art upholding national interests of the State all the time.Next, certificates of honour and cash awards were presented to artistes and technicians. And Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan handed certificates of honour and cash awards to director academy Zin Yaw Maung Maung, script writer academy Nyein Min, academy Nay Aung,academy Kyaw Ye Aung,Academy Soe Myat Thuzar, Academy Eindra Kyaw Zin and adviser director Hein Soe.Afterwards, Minister for Hotels and Tourism Maj-Gen Soe Naing donated K 64 million fetched from six video features to build the school in Amar town of Pyapon District of Ayeyawady Division.Next, Minister Maj-Gen Soe Naing and Minister for Electric Power No. 2 Maj-Gen Khin Maung Myint presented certificates of honour and cash awards to artistes and the producer.Afterwards, director academy Zin Yaw Maung Maung spoke words of thanks and the USDA hosted dinner to those present. And Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan handed cash awards to the leader of the orchestra of Karaweik Palace and then cordially greeted those present.Also present on the occasion were Vice-Mayor Col Maung Pa, heads of department of the Ministry of Information and officials, officials of Myanmar Motion Picture Asiayon, Myanmar Music Asiayon and Myanmar Writers and Journalists Association, artistes and technicians and guests.

Strive for running factories and mills at full capacity

In order to strengthen national economy the government hand in hand with the people is making all-out efforts making better use of natural resources.Today, industrial zones are being established the length and breadth of the nation for development of both the Stateowned industries and private industries.And steps are being taken for boosting the productivity of the State-owned industries while building more new import-substitute factories and workshops.The Ministry of Industry-1 is building paper and pulp factories to satisfy the local demand for paper. The emergence of the factories helps reduce the import of paper and acquire more advanced techniques.The 50-ton Paper Mill (Thabaung) of Myanmar Paper and Chemical Industries under the Ministry of Industry-1 in Thabaung Township, Ayeyawady Division,was opened on 16 November. The paper mill is now producing different kinds of quality paper.Nowadays, paper factories were built in different regions along with the 200-ton paper and pulp factory and the 50-ton paper mill in Thabaung Township. Those factories and mills are producing paper and pulp to meet the local demand for paper.As a large number of factories and mills have emerged throughout the nation,continued efforts are to be made to run the factories and mills at full capacity, to ensure better operating ratio, to produce more new items, to reduce production cost and to ensure sufficient supply of raw materials.The emergence of more factories and mills will contribute much to creating job opportunities for local people and regional
development.

Prime Minister General Thein Sein to attend second Summit on BIMSTEC

Nay Pyi Taw, 10 Nov - Prime Minister of the Union of Myanmar General Thein Sein will leave for New Delhi, the Republic of India , to attend the Second Summit on the Bay of the Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Coorperation (BIMSTEC) , which will be held on 13 November 2008.