12 Feb is a day of historic importance
National Convention to resume on 17 Feb as declared
Rally commemorates Union Day, supports National Convention

YANGON, 29 Jan — A ceremony to honour the Union Day and to support the National Convention took place at Ywathitgyi village, Pyawbwe township, Yamethin District, Mandalay Division, this morning.

Present were Mandalay Division Union Solidarity and Development Association Secretary U Tin Maung Oo and executives, the secretary and executives of Yamethin District USDA, secretaries and executives of local township USDAs, social organizations, Red Cross and fire brigades, and local people totalling over 11,500.

Yamethin District USDA Joint-Secretary U Tin Soe presided over the mass meeting. Daw Nwe Ni and Daw Khin Ma La, executives of Yamethin Township USDA, acted as MC and co-MC respectively.

U Tin Soe spoke on the occasion. He said the mass rally was held to hail the Union Day and to support the National Convention. The 12th of February 1947 is of historic importance as it is the day on which the entire national people came together to fight against the conolianists. From that day onwards, the Union Day is celebrated without missing a single year.

Now, the government is building the nation into a modern and developed one after laying down Our Three Main National Causes— non-disintegration of the Union, non-disintegration of national solidarity and the perpetuation of sove-riegnty.

Strenuous efforts are also being exerted on agriculture, transport, industry, education and health to ensure all-round development across the country.

The National Convention, which started in May 2004 in line with the seven-point Road Map, will resume on 17 February this year. In conclusion, he called for active participation of the entire people in the successful realization of the Road Map.

U Kyi Shwe Myint, executive of Tatkon Township USDA, in his proposal for hailing the Union Day, said this year’s Union Day would be celebrated with the five objectives, adding that any subversive attempts should be warded off with nationalism and patriotism based on Union Spirit.

In her speech in connection with the support of the National Convention, Daw Win Win Thi, executive of Pyinmana Township USDA, said according to the first step of the seven-point Road Map, the National Convention will be held.

The National Convention is held with the aim of formulating a constitution for it is the only way to the emergence of a modern, developed, discipline-flourishing democratic nation. In conclusion, she called for the participation of the entire national people in the successful implementation of the Road Map.

Yamethin District USDA Executive U Ye Win Aung submitted reports on rural development tasks in Yamethin District. He said that five rural development tasks are being carried out as the organizational tasks of the association. The government is accelerating equitable development tasks in States and Divisions including rural and urban areas. In the district, he recalled development tasks such as construction of village-to-village roads, repair of basic education schools, sinking of tubewells.

He added that nowadays there are 29,508 acres of farmlands in the district thanks to construction of nine dams in the district. Progress has been made in the health care sector.

He continued to say that four tubewells could be sunk in four villages by spending    K 2 million, and three tubewells in the urban area with a K 3.5-million-donation of a wellwisher. In addition, he asserted his reports on progress of the education, health, transport and power sectors in the district.

In conclusion, he urged the people to cooperate with the association members in carrying out public welfare tasks.

Yamethin District USDA Secretary U Myint Swe handed over documents related to repair of 10 BEPSs in Yamethin, Tatkon, Pyinmana, Lewe and Pyawbwe Townships carried out by USDAs at different levels to Yamethin District Education Officer U Aung Shwe. Next, U Myint Swe handed over the documents related to sinking tubewells in Yamethin, Pyawbwe and Tatkon Townships to Assistant Director of Yamethin District Development Affairs Committee U Kyaw Zeya.

Next, U Myint Swe presented K 2.1 million for repairing five BEPS in townships and K 1 million for implementing Bio-gas Power Plant in Htilaing Village of Yamethin Township to Pyawbwe Township USDA Secretary U Thein Win.

Afterwards, Lewe Township USDA Secretary U Zaw Aung, seconded the motions tabled by three USDA representatives in support of the National Convention and in honour of the Union Day.

The meeting chairman sought the approval of those present in connection with honouring the Union Day, upholding Our Three National Causes, hailing the National Convention, and supporting the rural development tasks in the district. The ceremony ended with shouting of the slogans.

Source: "The New Light Of Myanmar", www.myanmar.com/nlm/
 

foreign student monks go round for alm food in Ahlon township

YANGON, 29 Jan — Foreign student monks studying at International Theravada Buddhist Missionary University of the Ministry of Religious Affairs went on alms round in Ahlon Township this morning.

The foreign monks were led by ITBMU Pro-rector (Teaching) Sayadaw Agga Maha Pandita Agga Maha Ganthavacaka Pandita Agga Maha Saddham-majotikadhaja Bhaddanta Dr Kumarabhivamsa, department head Sayadaws, professor and lecturer Sayadaws. At 6 am today, ‘soon’ was offered to the Sayadaws and foreign student monks at Zawtanayama Pariyatti Sathintaik.

The student monks led by the Sayadaws accepted offertories donated by townspeople of Saw Yan Paing (West) and Saw Yan Paing (East) wards. The offertories included cooked rice, raw rice, curry, fruits and other provisions. A total of 82 members of the Sangha including one pro-retor Sayadaw, 23 professor and lecturer Sayadaws and 58 student monks from 12 foreign countries went round the wards for alms.

Source: "The New Light Of Myanmar", www.myanmar.com/nlm/

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