The Chairman of the State Administration Council (SAC) Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, accompanied by entourage, and officials, met with the town elders of Pathein in Ayeyawady Region at the guest house of the government office in Pathein on 11 August to discuss about regional development as follows:
- It can be seen that Ayeyawady Region has high rice sufficiency, and possesses high quality paddy strains.
- In the education sector, the region can take pride in scoring the highest number of students and the highest pass rate.
- The government is encouraging the education sector. Agriculture, livestock and industrial high schools have been opened in 50 districts with more plans to extend similar schools. All attendees are urged to cordially discuss any requirements for development of the region.
Those attendees town elders said that they have never grabbed such opportunities to directly discuss something with the Head of State before. They expressed they took pride in efforts of the Senior General who make trips to the grassroots levels for the sake of the State and the region, and reported on other requirements. The region chief minister gave a supplementary report.
After hearing the reports and discussions, the SAC Chairman Prime Minister said as follows:
- It is necessary to prevent loss of existing species of plants, declining of quality and conducting research works.
- Ayeyawady Region is a proper area for the fish farming industry, grasping the market share for advanced fish products.
- As the region is in the condition of successfully managing the cattle farming tasks, extended works can be much beneficial for the State and the region.
- Using fertilizers for increasing per-acre yield of crops can harm the quality of original quality of crops. Using natural fertilizers as much as possible can control soil quality and crops quality.
- The agricultural tasks must have quality strains of crops, fertile soil, sufficiency of agricultural water and correctly agricultural techniques. If so, the agricultural tasks will achieve success.
- Pathein Airport will be upgraded to admit international aeroplane to land and take off.
- Ayeyawady Region is a reliable region of the State, and it needs to shape itself as a symbol in the agriculture sector. The government will also fulfill the needs.
Afterward, the SAC Chairman Prime Minister cordially greeted the town elders, and viewed round the Pathein City. After that, the Senior General and wife Daw Kyu Kyu Hla paid homage to Shwemuhtaw Pagoda in Pathein, and made cash donations for all-round renovation of the pagoda and offering gold foils at the pagoda structure.
Later, the SAC Chairman Prime Minister and party gave instructions on maintenance of the pagoda for long term existence and magnificence and other necessary measures. Later, they viewed round religious object shops and traditional handicraft shops at the stairway of the pagoda.
Source: MWD (12-8-2023)
- The government is encouraging the education sector. Agriculture, livestock and industrial high schools have been opened in 50 districts with more plans to extend similar schools.
- Those attendees town elders said that they have never grabbed such opportunities to directly discuss something with the Head of State before. They expressed they took pride in efforts of the Senior General who make trips to the grassroots levels for the sake of the State and the region.
- It is necessary to prevent loss of existing species of plants, declining of quality and conducting research works.
- Using fertilizers for increasing per-acre yield of crops can harm the quality of original quality of crops. Using natural fertilizers as much as possible can control soil quality and crops quality.
- Pathein Airport will be upgraded to admit international aeroplane to land and take off.