No 2 Day Nursery, BEPSs No 47, No 4 opened in Hlinethaya

YANGON, 3 Aug - The ceremony to open No 2 Day Nursery built by Department of Human Settlement and Housing Development was held at the nursery in Hlinethaya Industrial City at 9 am today, attended by Chairman of Myanmar Education Committee Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council General Khin Nyunt.

Also present were ministers, deputy ministers, the vice-mayor, President of Myanmar Maternal and Child Welfare Association Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe, officials of the State Peace and Development Council Office and departmental heads, local authorities, teachers and students.

MMCWA President Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe, Director-General U Arnt Kyaw of DHSHD and Director-General U Sit Myaing of Social Welfare Department formally opened the nursery building. Next, the Secretary-1 and party, MMCWA President Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe and guests viewed the nursery.

Afterwards, the General and party attended the opening ceremony of new school building of Basic Education Primary School No 47, built by DHSHD, in Hlinethaya Township. Deputy Minister for Construction U Tint Swe and Deputy Minister for Education U Myo Nyunt formally opened the new school building.

The ceremony to mark the opening of the new school building of Hlinethaya BEPS No 47 was held at the school. Director-General U Arnt Kyaw of DHSHD reported on the purpose of building the schools. Deputy Director-General Col Tin Tun handed over documents related to the school to Acting Director-General U Aye Myint of No 3 Basic Education Department.

Afterwards, Secretary-1 General Khin Nyunt accepted plastic chairs worth K 1.6 million for schools in Hlinethaya Township donated by U Hla Win of MK Co Ltd; and 6,000 dozens of pencils worth K 720,000 by Myanmar Tokiwa Corporation.

Next, the Secretary-1 accepted K 6 million for No 2 Day Nursery donated by factories and workshops in industrial zones in Yangon Division; K 1 million each by Hlinethaya Industrial City Management Committee; and U Shwe Kyaing of Wa Wa Win International Co Ltd; K 500,000 each by Dr Khin Maung Lwin of Myanmar-Chinsu Co Ltd and Fame Pharmaceutical Co Ltd; U Khin Shwe of Zay Gabar Co Ltd; and U Win Aung of Dagon International Co Ltd. Similarly, Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Maj-Gen Sein Htwa, Minister for Education and Minister for Home Affairs Col Tin Hlaing accepted donations from wellwishers.

Next, the Secretary-1 handed over K 12.6 million for No 2 Day Nursery donated by wellwishers to Chairman of the Day Nursery Management Committee U Min Aung Aye and K 3.6 million for BEPS No 47 to Headmaster U Tun Han.

Next, Headmaster U Tun Han spoke words of thanks.

Minister for Education U Than Aung gave a speech. He said that education plays an important role in building the modern and developed nation. Therefore, the Government laid down and is implementing 30-year long-term plan for enabling the Myanmar society to pursue education. Multimedia teaching centres have been established throughout the nation. All BEHSs have been installed with three multimedia platforms previous year. In doing so, multimedia teaching centres were established at BEHSs in the entire nation due to cooperation of education families and people under the leadership of the Myanmar Education Committee. Later, the minister thanked the wellwishers for their donations for construction of the school buildings. After the ceremony, the Secretary-1 and party viewed round the new school building.

Next, the Secretary-1 and party attended the opening ceremony of the new Basic Education Primary School No (4), donated by Department of Human Settlement and Housing Development under the Ministry of Construction, in Hlinethaya Township, Yangon North District.

Deputy Minister for Construction U Tint Swe and Deputy Minister for Education U Myo Nyunt formally opened the new school building.

Afterwards, the opening ceremony continued at the hall of the new school building. Director-General of DHSHD U Arnt Kyaw explained the purpose of constructing the new school building.

Next, Deputy Director-General of DHSHD Col Tin Tun handed over the documents related to the new school building to Acting Director-General of No (3) Basic Education Department U Aye Myint.

Then, the Secretary-1 accepted the cash donations for the school- K one million by FMI Co Ltd, K 500,000 each by Department of Human Settlement and Housing Development, Eisitan Co Ltd, Golden Flower Co Ltd and ACE Co Ltd, and K 300,000 by Myanma Shwe Tharaphu Co Ltd.

Next, U Myat Thin Aung of Aung Aung Enterprise Co Ltd, U Kyaw Aung of Bin Ha Trading Co Ltd, U Thein Han of Tokyo Pipe Factory, Great Wall Co, Southern Metal Industries Co Ltd and Parami Construction donated K 200,000 each, U Ohn Hsaing of NewGolden Gate 1991 Co Ltd, U Kan Htoo of Tharaphu Vermicelli Factory, U Tin Maung Yi of Ngwe Chinthe Fibre Glass Factory, U Ohn Kyu of Moe Pale Sunflower Seed, New Way Industries Co Ltd, Daw Aye Aye Thin of AYN Co and U Than Aye and Daw Sein Nyunt of Shanchoung Street K 100,000 each. Minister for Education U Than Aung accepted the donations.

Afterwards, the Secretary-1 presented K 5.2 million donated by the wellwishers for the school to Headmistress Daw Ohn Chit who spoke words of thanks.

Next, Minister for Education U Than Aung gave a speech. He said that measures are being taken for the development of Myanmar education sector under the leadership of the government and the close supervision of Myanmar Education Committee. Opportunities have been created for every school-age children to be able to pursue education. Now, there are 40,007 basic education schools all over the country. Every five wards/villages have three schools. It also means that every 2-mile parameter of a ward has at least one school.

He continued saying that under 30-year long-term plan for uplifting the Myanmar national education, measures are being taken for the school-age children to go to school during the first five-year plan. So, the number of the children who go to school has increased year by year starting from 1999-2000. The number of the school-going children has increased over 1.2 million this year. The opportunities to go to school have increased not only in the basic education sector but also in the higher education sector, he highlighted. Universities and colleges have been constituted in designating the development regions. So, the opportunities to go to school have increased widely, he added.

At the same time, school buildings are being constructed in accord with the characteristics of a school. Out of 5,500 schools needed to repair, 3,000 schools have been repaired in accord with characteristics of a school, the minister said. After the ceremony, the Secretary-1 viewed round the new school building.