More trip to Myanmar by US top officials
Luis CdeBaca. @cathnewsusa
Luis CdeBaca, Washington’s spokesperson on human trafficking and Derek Mitchell, US coordinator for policy on Myanmar made a visit to Naypyidaw last Monday and they are the latest top US representatives to hold significant meeting with the ministers of the new nominally-civilian government. Topics about human trafficking will be included in their discussion.
They were encouraged to pay a visit to Myanmar following the visit made by no other than the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton last year in which she stated that Myanmar is moving towards a significant and more progressive nation in advocating more reforms for the country, as reported by Agence Frence-Presse.
Mitchell will make his way to Bagan in central Myanmar to evaluate microfinance and other development projects, it said.
Since President Thein Sein has exerted efforts for the implementation of reforms in Myanmar, high profile officials and personalities of different nations has been visiting the country and other countries are considering to take also a visit in that place.
Among the reforms made by the new nominally civilian government was the release of several prisoners. But the government failed with the expectations of other people including international countries that he will be releasing all political prisoners who have been jailed for over a long period of years.
With the inclusion of democracy icon SuuKyi and her party to run for the coming election is another reform considered to further the changes in Myanmar.
William Hague, Britain’s foreign secretary made a remarkable visit just last week and met with President Thein Sein and SuuKyi.
With his trip to Myanmar, US billionaire investor George Soros declared just last week that he will be putting up an official base for his charitable and humanitarian works in Myanmar.
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Having learnt above news about US top officials and billianaire investments to support the citizens of Myanmar I am glad that we have fully backup from Foreign countries, to be able to resolve our poverty status to compare with ASEAN countries. We were far behind in everything including advance technology, lack of high level of education, Quality Health & Social care services, Quality & Productivity of public sector services, Enhancement of private business controls, multi-disciplinary teams for department of Inland Revenue, Department of Customs, Department of Police and any other government offices. We, all public should have very systematic policies, protocols governed by laws and procedures to stick with so that we can work with all foreign investers in the country with our dignity.
It is anticipated that our country will be very beautiful and lovely if we all can have a good education, sufficient health care system, stability and a nice flow chart of our economic system with the help of government and foreign encouragement, decreasing costs to avoid a huge inflation to start with.
Whatever we do the system of a good management is essential. We do need to work hard on this particular management skills. If I may share my unforgettable experience with you all, the new trains were introduced back in 1970s. All cars are brand new. We have very shining and new upper class, canteen and sleeping carriages. The trouble was we did not manage the trains properly. We appointed the people to watch or to do maintenance so that the windows would not be damaged. The train will be maintained as good as we could expect. Unfortunately, lack of a good training those staff who were appointed did not do their jobs. Eventually, the trains become damage. The public suffers. The train fares never come down. They are getting expensive. But the public could travel on the quality trains. Because role and responsibility are not been allocated in business terms.
Eventually the windows were damaged. The WCs were damaged. Because there wasn’t any multi-disciplinary team to make follow up checks. No body takes their responsibility to maintain the trains. On the whole, I would like to comment that whatever we do in the future there must be way of maintaining the project that we set. Otherwise what a waste and the country will be getting poor again due to lack of maintenance skills and lack of a quality management skills.
Peter Shwe
January 11, 2012 at 2:43 am
Hello! Just want to say thank you for this interesting article! =) Peace, Joy.
BAMPEVEBANK
January 25, 2012 at 7:47 pm