Vice-President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Nan Ni Ni Aye, accompanied by Union ministers, the Mon State Chief Minister, the Commander of the South-East Command, deputy ministers, state ministers and departmental officials, visited and inspected the Ethnic Cultural Centre and Kyauktan Industrial Zone in Mon State yesterday morning.
First, the Vice-President and her entourage arrived at the Ethnic Cultural Centre in Mawlamyine where an official at the Ethnic Traditional Cultural Museum briefed them on the centre’s background and objectives, construction work undertaken in different financial years, ongoing construction activities and plans for future development. The Vice-President asked questions and discussed matters requiring clarification before coordinating with the responsible officials on necessary measures.
The Vice-President and her entourage then toured the museum to observe the musical instruments, traditional costumes and household items of various ethnic groups on display. They also visited the traditional Mon, Kayin, Bamar and Pa-O houses and other notable sites within the centre’s compound. The Vice-President instructed officials to give priority to preserving the traditional cultural heritage of ethnic groups, enabling younger generations to learn about, appreciate and safeguard their cultural heritage, promoting the region’s cultural heritage more prominently, systematically maintaining the traditional objects on display and keeping the premises clean, pleasant and attractive.
The centre was established with the aim of preserving the languages, literature, arts, culture, traditional customs, national identities and historical heritage of ethnic groups, while promoting unity, friendship, mutual respect and mutual assistance among them.
Next, the Vice-President and her entourage visited Ko Hla Tun’s chilli powder and assorted powder products factory in Kyauktan Industrial Zone. At the meeting hall, an official briefed them on the products manufactured, types and storage of raw materials, market distribution and sales, current production processes and future business plans. The Vice-President coordinated with the responsible officials on necessary measures. She then inspected the various stages of production inside the factory, including the storage of raw chillies, cleaning, drying, grinding, packaging and distribution.
The Vice-President instructed the factory to prioritize hygienic production practices to ensure consumer safety, manufacture and distribute products in accordance with prescribed standards, produce value-added food products and create more employment opportunities for local residents.The Vice-President subsequently visited the advanced crumb rubber factory operated by M Rubber Co Ltd, where a company official explained the processes of cleaning raw rubber, processing it with machinery, conducting quality inspections, and packaging and storing finished products.The Vice-President asked questions and discussed matters requiring clarification.
At a meeting in the factory’s conference hall, an official briefed the delegation on raw material supplies and storage, production capacity, the manufacturing process for MSR, workplace safety measures, product quality and market distribution and sales.
The Vice-President instructed the factory to comply with prescribed standards to ensure workers’ safety during production and the systematic maintenance and use of machinery. She also stressed the need to properly dispose of wastewater and solid waste generated by the factory to prevent environmental pollution, take measures to protect the natural environment, manufacture value-added products using raw rubber as a base and develop business initiatives that would benefit local rubber growers and business operators. She also coordinated with the responsible officials on necessary measures. Kyauktan Industrial Zone was established as an industrial area on 27 March 2016. Covering an area of 254.3 acres, it is home to a total of 25 private industrial enterprises of large, medium and small sizes. — MNA/ST
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