Ottwin, 17 March
    

A stake-driving ceremony for construction of a brass statue of Bogyoke Aung San and a public park took place in Ottwin Township, Bago Region this morning.
    

At the ceremony, Regional Lawmaker U Htay Lin, departmental officials and town elders drove the stakes at designated places in the construction site and sprinkled scented water on it. The statue of Bogyoke Aung San will be cast from brass at a cost of Ks. 20 million in which Ks. 15 million was donated by Kyel Ni family.
    

In addition to the statue of Bogyoke Aung San, a public park will be built by the township municipality with around Ks. 50 million contributed by local people and funded by the regional government.—Daw Kyin Thein (IPRD)

Translated by Kyaw Htike Soe