State Administration Coun­cil Member Mahn Nyein Maung along with ministers of the Mon state government and officials arrived at the Phayagyi monastery in kyai­kmaraw yesterday. They paid homage and made donations to the monastery.

 

They also paid homage to the Kyaikmaraw Buddha image, observing histori­cal Buddha statues, stupas, ancient stone inscriptions, ancient buildings and mural paintings in the precincts of the Kyaikmaraw Buddha image.

 

The SAC member along with Mon State Chief Minis­ter U Aung Kyi Thein, South- East Command Command­er Brig-Gen Soe Min, state ministers then paid homage to the Kyaikthanlan Pagoda. They viewed Buddha statues, decorative upright leaves along the retaining wall and ancient buildings at the Kyai­kthanlan Pagoda. — MNA/ KZW