The Chairman of the State Administration Council (SAC) Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, accompanied by officials, met the state, district and township-level departmental officials, town elders and businesspersons of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) at the city hall in Kengtung on 12 May to discuss about regional development measures.
First, the MSME businesspersons at the meeting reported on the assistance for development of tourism industry in Kengtung and Tachilek regions of Shan State (East), the needs of upgrading roads in poor facility of transport in some areas, and other requirements for development of businesses.
After hearing the reports, the SAC Chairman Prime Minister made a remark as follows:
- Exporting finished agricultural products rather than the selling of natural resources and agricultural produce as raw materials will generate more benefits.
- Our country’s GDP is lower than that of other Asian countries. And this has resulted from State’s instability and low production.
- Successful agriculture will surely facilitate the national economy.
- Controlling the coffee market depends on its quality. So, quality coffee must be produced by following correct procedures. It needs to successfully grow tea plants.
- It was resulted from high production cost and imbalance between demand and supply.
- Production should be in line with the modern ways rather than conventional ways.
- The government will disburse loans as capital to the businesspersons who want to carry out livestock farming activities in the region.
- The government is assisting in the development of the tourism industry in Shan State (East). Hotels and tourism entrepreneurs need to give services of accommodation, food supply and domestic food to the guests.
- The government arranges the opening of agriculture and livestock high schools in 50 districts so as to improve human resources.
- Universities give economics and law subjects to students to have a wider scope of business knowledge and legal affairs.
- The government is making vigorous efforts for the comprehensive development of the country while the regions and states governments also need to make efforts for their own regional development measures.
Then, the SAC Chairman Prime Minister cordially greeted the state, district and township-level departmental officials, town elders and MSME businesspersons. The Senior General interestingly viewed round the displays of products and asked about the marketable situations of these products which were explained by the businesspersons according to their related businesses.
In the morning of the same day, the SAC Chairman Prime Minister inspected the construction of the Kengtung bypass road, and instructed the officials to calculate and build the long-term strength of the road.
Source: MWD (13-5-2023)
- Exporting finished agricultural products rather than the selling of natural resources and agricultural produce as raw materials will generate more benefits.
- Successful agriculture will surely facilitate the national economy.
- Controlling the coffee market depends on its quality. So, quality coffee must be produced by following correct procedures. It needs to successfully grow tea plants.
- It was resulted from high production cost and imbalance between demand and supply.
- The government will disburse loans as capital to the businesspersons who want to carry out livestock farming activities in the region.
- The government arranges the opening of agriculture and livestock high schools in 50 districts so as to improve human resources.