Community Centre (Natmauk) opened marking 77th Anniversary Armed Forces Day

Union Minister for Information U Maung Maung Ohn attended the opening ceremony of newly built Community Centre of IPRD in Natmauk Township marking the 77th Anniversary Armed Forces Day yesterday.
First, the Union minister pressed the button to inaugurate the Community Centre signboard together with Magway Region Social Affairs Minister U Soe Paing Myint, town elders U Nyan Shein and Daw Kyi Myint.
During the event, the Union minister said it is such a proud for launching such the very first Community Centre in Magway Region to mark the 77th Armed Forces Day. The libraries are also established to bring knowledge to the elderly, young people and students of any religions and efforts are being made to conduct educating programmes.
The libraries are upgraded into the community centre as they are the places where the people can explore their knowledge, information, and also a forum and recreational area.
The current community centre was constructed using more than K414 million of State budget and the Magway Region government donated materials worth K50 million.
He also talked about the crucial role of centres for the development in future through the unity and collective strength, and to produce reliable young leaders as long as the youths’ network becomes wider and to become a bridge to link government and its people.
Then, the region social affairs minister made a remark and town elder expressed words of thanks.
The Union minister handed over 1,000 units of MRTV DVB –T2 Set Top Box to the region social affairs minister.
He then inspected the multisectoral hall, art room, museum, public library, kid reading room, stadium, computer room and meeting hall of community centre and gave the presents to the children who were reading in the reading rooms.
The community centre is constructed using the State budget and is the very first centre in Natmauk Township of Magway Region.  The people can seek knowledge, collect information, discuss for the interests of country and regions and read the journals for free at the library.
The Union minister and party visited Bogyoke Aung San Museum in Natmauk Township and provided food and cash assistance to the patients at the township hospital.
They then visited Mann Shwesettaw pagoda in Mibu Township and made cash contribution.
The Union minister also met the staff of IPRD office and MRTV retransmission station of Minbu District and instructed the necessary things. The Union Minister and the Region Chief Minister discussed help of information tasks over regional development tasks. — MNA