From the
2016-2017 FY to 2018-2019 FY, the regional government has executed 351 border
developmental projects using K36,990 million from the regional government funds
(Taninthayi Region Chief Minister U Myint Maung)
With
stunning beaches offering captivating sunsets that attract tourists from home
and abroad, Maungmagan beach is full of traditions and customs at the southernmost
tip of Myanmar in Taninthayi Region.
The hotels
and tourism sector in the region have been called the smokeless factory. There
are 30 hotels and 10 guesthouses in the region and 94 tour companies
contributing to the development of tourism.
A Travel and
Investment Fair was held in Kawthoung from 24 to 25 March last year and
highlighted the archipelago routes as the main attraction.
Each of the
districts in Taninthayi have their own share of interesting travel
destinations. In Dawei District, there are the Shin Koe Shin pagodas, nine
historic pagodas sharing the word ‘Shin’ in their names: Shin Pin Kayu, Shin
Tauk Htein, Shin Taung Pone, Shin Za Lun, Shin Monti, Shin Ded We, Shin Ote
Aou, Kaleinaung Shin Sandaw, and Myat Shin Maw.
As for
beaches, there are Maungmagan beach, Myin Kwar Aou beach, Poe Poe Kyauk beach
and Sam Hlam beach. The district has the Maungmagan hot springs, traditional
Dawei pasoes, longyi weaving businesses, and Dawei pottery.
Myeik
District has the Lay Gyun Si Mee Thein Daw Gyi Pagoda, Athu Layan Thi (Pa Htet
Taung) Shwe Tar Lyaung reclining Buddha, and island travel routes.
Kawthoung
District has the Pyi Taung Aye Pagoda, Ma Li Wam waterfall, 555 hill viewpoint,
Bayinnaung island and Bayinnaung cape, Kyun Philar, Bo Ywe, Nga Mahn island,
Nga Khin Nyo Gyi island, Nyaung Oo Phi island, Island No. 115, Ka Yin Kwa
island, Barlar island (a) Than Yote island, Poe Ni island (a) Bo Yar Nyunt
island, Bo Nat Kyaw island, Hlaing Gu island, Nga Htwe Yu island and many more
along its extensive archipelago.
Taninthayi
is made up of Dawei, Myeik and Kawthoung districts with 10 townships. The
regional cabinet began working on regional development on 1 April 2016.
In doing so,
they adhere to the policies set by the Union Government on national
reconciliation, national stability, establishing a democratic federal Union,
rule of law, and raising the living standards of the people.
▲Objectives▲
The region’s
government returns land to local residents from companies unable to utilize
them, developing regional tourism, exporting fishery products abroad, ensuring
full security and protection by the rule of law to local people, and making the
electricity bill as affordable as possible.
▲Tasks▲
The regional
cabinet supports the movement for sustainable peace by solving political issues
with political methods and organizing political dialogue for every stakeholder
to be involved. They advocate for finding peaceful solutions to reforms on
politics, economy, society and security.
They
cooperate on the emergence of Constitutional law based on democracy and
federalism, entitled benefits and opportunities on each ethnic race and
gatherings, managing and distributing land and natural resources.
▲Three
pillars of government▲
Over the
course of three years since assuming office, the regional legislature enacted
14 new laws within the first to eleventh regular meeting of the Second
Taninthayi Region Hluttaw and ratified 2 bylaws on existing laws.
The executive
pillar carries out its duties professionally in line with Section 31 (b) of The
Region or State Government Law. We also have a high court, 3 district courts,
and 10 township courts who perform the duties of the judicial pillar in
upholding a free and fair judicial system and administering impartial
judgement.
▲Regional
development▲
From the
2016-2017 FY to 2018-2019 FY, the regional government has executed 351 border
developmental projects using K36,990 million from the regional government funds
and 179 border developmental projects using K10,808 million from the Union
Government fund.
We’ve
planted 49,847,097 baskets of monsoon crops on 491,791 acres in the three-year
period, 1,232,719 baskets of summer crops on 29,303 acres, and 25,589 acres of
winter crops.
Over the
course of three years, we have produced 244,745,005 pounds of rubber on
1,041,665 acres, and 1,092,356 tons of edible oil from 422,483 plantation
acres.
The regional
government has issued 22,054 licenses for inshore fishing and 4,289 licenses
for offshore fishing. We’ve also issued work permits for 144,207 fishermen.
Taninthayi
Region exported over 6.5 million tons of fish and prawn from the farms from the
2016-2017 fiscal year to February of the current 2018-2019 Fiscal year, earning
over US$ 41 million.
The fishery
products export from the last fiscal year to February, 2019 reached over
780,125 tons of fishery products worth of over US$ 744 million and over K6.9
billion.
▲Electricity
Production Sector▲
With
increasing in power production, the region has seen an increasing in number of
households which get access to electrification.
In three
years starting from April, 2016 to January, 2019, a total of 283,099 households
get access to electrification.
▲Efforts
for development of SME Sector▲
Taninthayi
Region Government has encouraged the private small and medium industries by
issuing licenses and providing loans to them.
In the
three-year period, over 600 private industries were registered in the region.
▲Improving
infrastructure▲
The
Taninthayi Region Government spent over K 5.7 billion on building 15 retaining
walls in three years.
The
government has improved and upgraded the transportation infrastructures
including over 630 miles long Union Highway passing through the region, roads
with over 440 miles in distance, 50 ft and under 50 ft long 959 bridges, over
50 ft long 24 bridges and 2371 conduit pipes.
▲Mining
Sector▲
Taninthayi
Region has set its target of extracting about 834.816 matric tons of ore in the
2018-2019 fiscal year, and so far, 295.033 tons have been extracted.
▲Pearl
and Oyster production▲
Regarding
the production of pearls and oyster from October to February of the 2018-2019
fiscal year, the region sets its target of producing 387,000 momi of pears and
142 matric tons of oyster. So far, 336,955 momi of pearls and 98 matric tons of
oysters have been produced.
▲Tax
and trade▲
Taninthayi
Region earned over K147 billion, Thai baht over 100 million and US$5.956
million in three years from the 2016-2017 fiscal year to 2018-2019 fiscal year.
In the same
period, the region’s trade volume through the border reached over US$1.3
million.
The region’s
GDP reached over K5.4 million in the past three years. The par capital income
of the region is targeted to reach over K2.9 million.
▲Efforts
for increasing school enrollment rate in Taninthayi Region▲
The regional
government carries out school enrollment week from 25 to 30 May every year
since the 2016-2017 fiscal year. Over K1.4 billion contributed by the State and
donors were spent on stationery and school uniforms for the students and
furniture for the schools in the past three years.
Meanwhile,
with the permission of the Ministry of Education, 279 graduates were appointed
as the primary school teachers in the 2017-2018 fiscal year.
Out of
20,237 students who took for the 2018 matriculation examination, 6174 passed
it, reaching 30.51 passing rate.
▲Health
care services▲
To promote
the quality of basic health care services in Taninthayi Region, the regional
government arranged eight trainings in 2016, 14 in 2017 and 19 in 2018,
producing 182 nurses from the Dawei Nursing Institute and 201 midwives from the
Myeik Midwifery Institute.
▲Public
Welfare Services▲
Taninthayi
Region Government conducted 56 vocational trainings in three years and over
1300 trainees received the skills.
Plans are
underway to establish a training school for youths from the border areas and
the school is under construction starting from the 2018-2019 fiscal year.
▲Agricultural
loans for farmers▲
In three
years, Taninthayi Region Government disbursed over K51 billion for growing
paddy in monsoon seasons and over K403.5 million for growing rice in irrigated
fields and other crops. Meanwhile, the government lent over K1.4 billion to
farmers to buy agro machinery at installments and over K67 million in
short-term installments.
▲Relief
efforts and disaster Preparedness in Taninthayi Region▲
Taninthayi
Region Government provided over K151 million to victims of natural disasters
from in three years. Recently, the government provided K234.128 million to the
people for their houses were destroyed by strong winds in June and July.
▲Taninthayi
Regional Development Plan▲
As part of
efforts for drafting the Taninthayi Regional Development Plan, the regional
government has been working together with the representatives of the Japanese
International Cooperation Agency.
▲To
entrepreneurs from Thailand▲
The two
sides also held talks over the Development Planning in Tanintharyi Region and
Dawei Special Economic Zone.
▲Ralaxing
rules and regulations to encourage industries▲
Taninthayi
Region Industry Small and Medium Enterprises Development Department has relazed
some rules for lending loans to SMEs and has lent under K10 million to SMEs
with the recommendation of the head of the region’s SME Development Department.
▲Peace
Process▲
Taninthayi
Yi Region Government has arranged a meeting for a Yangon-based civil society
organization for development of ethnic people and Myeik-based civil society
organization to hold talks on peace in Myeik in October.
Besides, the
regional government has made arrangement for budget allocation in the 2019-2020
fiscal year for resettlement of people displaced by armed conflicts in the
region.
▲Fruitful
results of efforts of Regional Government▲
In three
years, the regional government installed 48 generators with a combined capacity
of 30.83 MW in areas which can not get access to the national grid.
In the
education sector, the regional government has upgraded a total 374 schools in
the region.
Another
significant achievement is that Taninthayi Region Hluttaw approved the town
plan Pulaw Township and Maungmataw in Launglon Township drafted by the
Taninthayi Region Government.
▲Conservation
of the region’s tangible
culture▲
The regional
government designated the old city of Taninthayi as the cultural zone.
Besides, in
the 2018-2019 fiscal year, the regional government submitted the several
regional cultural festivals to the UNESCO to be included in the cultural
heritage list. The cultural heritage of the Taninthayi Region has attracted the
local and foreign visitors. For the all round development of the Taninthayi
Region including its tourism sector, the Taninthayi Region Government is making
strenuous efforts following the polices and guidelines laid down the Union
Government.
(Translated
by Pen Dali)
By Nandar
Win
Photo: Aye
Than
Ref; The
Global New Light of Myanmar
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