Thein Sein built pagoda peaceful transfer power to the new government

Former President of Myanmar Thein Sein outgoing accomplished as a monk after he peacefully transfer power to the new government party National League for democracy, led by the President. But the duration of the construction of the pagoda that has not been clearly defined.

Thein Sein has decided to build a pagoda, the monks in the short term to make discourse that began on 01 April. According to the local news, Myanmar, the Democratic Voice of Burma, which quoted sources close to President Thein Sein, who asked not to be named.

The source did not say Thein Sein, where the construction of the pagoda and the long term, but just that the place is very quiet and small .

According to the claims of the local journalists Myanmar Sky Net Nyein Chan Lynn with new media on April 05, the construction of the pagoda's Thein Sein is just in the short term only. He said Thein Sein apparently built pagoda between 7 days or 10 days or a month.

In fact, in the context of Myanmar building a pagoda in the short term is not what strange, it became common practices, and for the people of Myanmar Ma. But for the former President of Myanmar Thein Sein, the construction of the pagoda came after he ends his role as President and transfer power peacefully to a new government.

Please be reminded that former President Thein Sein power transfer to the new successor is President officially on 30 March .

Lower Mekong countries, thanks to tear open China to use

Meanwhile, farmers in the province of Stung Treng province along the Mekong River also appeared pleased for the move.

On Thursday, the Mekong River Commission has expressed enthusiasm and support for the Chinese government's decision to open drain water from hydroelectric dams to help alleviate drought problems in a number of countries in the Mekong region, including Cambodia, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam, which are experiencing drought.

The Chinese government has opened drain water from hydroelectric dams Jin Hong on March 15, to help alleviate the impact which caused the drought in the Lower Mekong region, including Cambodia.

Pham Tuan Phan, executive director of the Secretariat of the Mekong River Commission, said in a press release, during the meeting For two days in Vietnam.

Mekong River Commission satisfied with the aim of the government of the People's Republic of China to open drain water into the river from the terminal hydroelectric dams Ching Hong. It will help drought and irrigation systems in some parts of the region.

Le Duc Trung, chairman of the MRC Joint Commission, was quoted as saying so, I encourage a member to use this water to good and effective.

In response to this humanitarian action Cambodian government on Wednesday issued a press release to support its China's charitable activities.

Drain the water into the river showed again the excellent cooperation on water resources management between Mekong countries, and China is an important part of the cooperation mechanism Mekong.

Meanwhile, farmers in the province of Stung Treng province along the Mekong River also appeared pleased for the move.

Phok Channimol, a farmer in the province, said he had fun and that water into the river China will help alleviate the country's standard of living.

'Fishing is that it helps us, it was easy to drive and second, it is easy to work. It's not dried the bottom of the river.

Meanwhile, Chairman Mao Saret fishing communities living in the City, said drain water may help livelihoods of many fishermen who live along the river, including him.

Now today is relatively drought devastated by the past, people have water wells, but now the water wells it dried up. today buy used, yes.

However, this, he added that he was worried that if too much water is poured, it could affect crops many of the farmers living along the Mekong river.

If China unleashed compact that is okay. Do not make it too serious, it affects to the lives of people, if very little is okay.

Tek Vanna, director of the non-governmental organization forum or NGO Forum, said drain water may help support fisheries resources dry season and facilitate the travel of farmers, fishermen in the conversion of fishing boats and water for dry rice field.

But he added that the drain water may have an impact on the ecology.

Negative effects also. Negative impact it may have a problem when we dry until we open that means it's natural flow, leading to a so-called biodiversity leads to change, too.

According to the press release of the Foreign Ministry, the Chinese government released 2,300 million cubic meters in January and February already.

Past environmental activists have criticized China and Laos to build a hydropower dam on the Mekong River that construction dams, leading to water level fluctuations for the river and its ecosystem.

Source:khmer.voanews.com