17 March

Deputy Minister for Information U Aung Hla Tun visited the printing businesses in Mandalay that had won the tender to print school text books for the Academic Year 2019-2020 and inspected the status of the printing works. The Deputy Minister together with Printing and Publishing Enterprise (PPE) U Aung Myo Myint and Mandalay Region Head of Education Office Deputy Director General Daw Than Myint went to Htate Tan press, Third Wave press and Yadanamo press where the school text books were being printed. At the printing presses, region printing press and publisher association patron U Tin Sein and Chairman U Tun Tun Soe explained about status of printing school text books.

Deputy Minister remarked on completing the printing work on time and as per the quality required. The Deputy Minister also said the aim of the visit was to provide assistance if any difficulties were encountered in the printing work and then inspected the printing works. From there the Deputy Minister and party went to Upper Myanmar Government Printing Press (Mandalay) in Mahaaungmye Township where an official explained about supports provided toward printing of school text books. The Deputy Minister commented where necessary and inspected the works conducted in the press. Later in the afternoon the Deputy Minister visited the Community Centre constructed in the compound of Patheinghyi Township Information and Public Relations Department with donations made the local people and inspected the children reading room and exhibits displayed.

The Deputy Minister then went on to visit Sarpay Beikman People’s library and book shops opened by PPE in Region Information and Public Relations Department at Aungmyethazan Township and met with heads and staff of districts and township IPRD offices.—Mann Htat Aung (Mann Sub Printing House) (Translated by Zaw Min)