#Ministry of Rural Development

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ग्रामीण भारत का नया चेहरा: PMGSY-III से मणिपुर, मिजोरम, हिमाचल और उत्तराखंड में सड़कों और पुलों का तोहफा!

Delhi News: केंद्र सरकार ने ग्रामीण इलाकों को जोड़ने और उनकी तरक्की के लिए एक बड़ा कदम उठाया है। केंद्रीय ग्रामीण विकास मंत्रालय ने प्रधानमंत्री ग्राम सड़क योजना (PMGSY-III) के तहत मणिपुर, मिजोरम, हिमाचल प्रदेश और उत्तराखंड में सड़कों और पुलों की कई महत्वपूर्ण परियोजनाओं को हरी झंडी दिखाई है। ये परियोजनाएं न सिर्फ गांवों को शहरों से जोड़ेंगी, बल्कि स्वास्थ्य, शिक्षा और रोजगार के अवसरों को भी…

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Unlocking Progress: Exploring the Role of the Ministry of Rural Development and Local Government

In the dynamic landscape of Trinidad and Tobago, the Ministry of Rural Development and Local Government stands as a beacon of progress and empowerment. With a steadfast commitment to enhancing the lives of citizens residing in rural areas, this ministry plays a pivotal role in fostering sustainable development and community resilience. At the heart of its mandate lies a dedication to improving infrastructure, fostering economic growth, and promoting social cohesion. The Ministry of Rural Development Trinidad and Tobago embodies the government's vision for inclusive growth and equitable distribution of resources across the nation.

Central to the ministry's mission is the promotion of grassroots initiatives that address the unique needs of rural communities. Through strategic partnerships and comprehensive programs, it endeavors to uplift marginalized areas, providing them with the necessary tools and resources to thrive. Whether it's enhancing access to education, healthcare, or basic amenities, the ministry remains unwavering in its pursuit of holistic development. Moreover, it actively engages with local stakeholders, empowering citizens to actively participate in decision-making processes that affect their lives.

One of the key functions of the ministry is to oversee the implementation of infrastructure projects aimed at improving connectivity and accessibility in rural areas. From road networks to water supply systems, these initiatives not only enhance the quality of life for residents but also create avenues for economic advancement. Additionally, the ministry collaborates closely with the Ministry of Works Trinidad & Tobago to ensure that these projects are executed efficiently and sustainably.

In recent years, there has been a growing recognition of the integral role played by local government bodies in driving development agendas. The ministry works hand in hand with municipal corporations and regional corporations to decentralize governance and empower communities at the grassroots level. Through capacity building initiatives and technical support, it strengthens the institutional framework necessary for effective local governance.

Furthermore, the ministry extends its reach to the island of Tobago, where it operates under the name Ministry of Rural Development Tobago. This underscores its commitment to fostering development initiatives that are tailored to the specific needs and aspirations of Tobagonians.

In conclusion, the Ministry of Rural Development and Local Government serves as a linchpin for progress, resilience, and empowerment in Trinidad and Tobago. By prioritizing the needs of rural communities and championing inclusive growth, it embodies the government's commitment to leaving no one behind in the journey towards sustainable development.

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Transforming Makueni’s Agricultural Landscape as the County Set To Welcome School of Agriculture Campus

Makueni County is poised to gain significantly in agricultural education with the proposed establishment of a Kenya School of Agriculture campus at Kwa-Kathoka. This is following a public participation meeting held on Monday by stakeholders drawn from Agricultural, Administrative, Business and Education sectors to discuss the project, which will be managed by the Ministry of Agriculture and…

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Vietnam has just expanded the Land and their Facilities at the Barque Canada Reef, which is also being claimed by the Philippines and calls it as the Mascarado or Magsaysay Reef, but there has been NO COMPLAINTS so far from the Philippines about this new Activity by Vietnam there up to now

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"A young entrepreneur is using 3D printers to create cheap school campuses in rural Madagascar.

It takes just $40,000 and 18 hours to build a “Thinking Hut,” as they’re called, and founder of the project Maggie Grout is aiming to get the cost even lower before handing the reins over to local professionals.

GNN previously reported on Maggie Grout’s idea in 2021 during the pandemic. It was then that she and a San Francisco architect came up with the idea of making them honeycomb-shaped so that additional modules could be added seamlessly.

And indeed, the first completed campus is called the “Honeycomb.”

Madagascar is one of the most challenging places in Africa to develop, but also the most opportune owing to a lack of any armed conflicts and a government welcoming of foreign workers.

But extreme poverty, lack of infrastructure, terrible roads, and a delicate, priceless natural ecosystem all pose challenges to anyone seeking to implement large-scale development projects.

Instead, Grout brought her 3D printers over in a single shipping container and has now printed a school in the town of Fianarantsoa, a city in south-central Madagascar with 200,000 people.

“From that first project, I really learned how to streamline the logistics,” Grout told Fast Company. “I learned how to put together the supply chain when there’s not a lot of locally available materials. And then I learned how to work in harmony with the local people.”

Local people are the key—lack of institutional presence in rural areas means that almost any economic activity has a foundation built on years of trust between community individuals. When foreigners come in, building trust is often the biggest challenge to getting a project off the ground in Madagascar.

However, from the onset, Grout said she wanted to rely on the locals as much as possible. During the first project, she learned how to best manage a team of cross-cultural partners. She used local people to install traditional windows and doors, and worked with the Madagascar Ministry of Education to bring in teachers.

“We do think through the holistic collateral impacts of what we’re doing,” Grout says. “We’re really just aiming to be a stepping stone for [the community] to be successful on their own… We don’t want them to be dependent on us.”

Her long-term goal is to establish Thinking Huts in many different countries."

-via Good News Network, June 9, 2023. Video via 60 Second Docs, July 18, 2022

Note: A bit older but still good - and still ongoing! This year they started a formal partnership with the Madagascar Ministry of Education and are working on a new campus, The Honeycomb Project.

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I keep thinking about a post or a comment I saw months ago that basically said, "if this isn't a genocide then why haven't I seen any photos of Israel on fire"

So here are some photos of Israel on fire.

Starting with the obvious:

October 7th, 2023. Hamas attacked 21 towns. Be'eri, Kfar Aza, Re'im, and Nir Oz were essentially burned to the ground; it will take years to rebuild them.

Satellite images during the attack show fires burning all over.

On October 7, Israel’s farming industry lost approximately 40% of its workforce and 30% of its physical area when the nation’s agricultural center became a warzone and the site of mass death and destruction.

The war forced thousands of people in Israel’s north and south to abandon their homes, leaving hundreds of acres of farmland to lie fallow while the IDF secured the area from further Hamas attacks.

Devastating losses About 20% of Israel’s agricultural land is located in the Gaza border area.... 75% of the vegetables consumed in Israel usually come from the Gaza border region, plus 20% of the fruit and 6.5% of the milk. Meanwhile, Israel’s northern region — which has been facing increasing rocket attacks from Hezbollah in Lebanon — accounts for a third of the country’s agricultural land, and according to the Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry, about 73% of its domestic egg production is concentrated in the Galilee and Golan regions.

Hezbollah's rocket attacks upon Israeli civilian areas, and Hamas rocket attacks from Lebanon, have caused massive fires across northern Israel.

The elimination of Israel has been a primary goal for Hezbollah, just as it is for Hamas and its affiliated groups.

Unlike Hamas, which targets Jews per se and cites the Protocols of the Elders of Zion to explain why, Hezbollah's reasoning follows that of the dictatorship of Iran:

"God, according to Hezbollah theology, cursed all Jews as blasphemers damned for all time and throughout history. Hezbollah, as well as the political/religious leaders of Iran, believe that the destruction of Israel will bring about the 'reappearance of the Imam (the Shiite Islamic Messiah).'"

Fire and brimstone it is, I guess.

April:

Nature and Parks Authority says that some 80,000 dunams (20,000 acres) in the Upper Galilee and Golan Heights have gone up in flames since the start of the month.

The Katzrin fire in early June:

Since the fighting erupted, the total scorched area in Israel is three times greater than the area consumed by the two greatest fires in Israeli history: the Sha'ar Hagai blaze west of Jerusalem in 1995, and the Mount Carmel forest fire in 2010. In each of those blazes, some 20,000 to 25,000 dunams of forest went up in smoke.

The total area burnt down now is also three times the combined area incinerated in 2016 when extreme weather conditions caused a wave of fires that consumed some 41,000 dunams. A similar size of woodland and forest also burned down during the Second Lebanon War. In 2019, a huge blaze consumed large swaths of central Israel's Mevo Modi'im community.

According to a Haaretz analysis of satellite images, which matches with estimates by authorities, some 210,000 dunams (about 52,000 acres) of land burned down in Israel and Lebanon: about 150,000 dunams in Israel from Hezbollah attacks and Israel Defense Forces anti-aircraft fire, and around 60,000 dunams in Lebanon. The burned-down areas in Israel stretch over a large area in the Galilee and Golan Heights, while in Lebanon they are concentrated near the border – due to the Israeli military policy of setting deliberate fire to [complex fortified] areas there in order to keep Hezbollah combatants away and to damage the vegetation that provides them with cover.

...These included trenches, bunkers, rocket-launching positions and arms storage sites.

June 4:

'If the fire spreads to the mountain – everything changes': Residents try to survive amid Hezbollah rockets

As rockets rain on their homes and wreak havoc, some Israelis believe the government's lackluster response shows it has forfeited the north to terrorists. "This is Hezbollah's new strategy – intentionally firing on open areas to ignite fires and burn the north," says former mayor.

Gay Eyal, the security officer of the Golan Regional Council, hasn't slept a wink since yesterday. More than 20 communities in the north, including two evacuated towns of Avivim and Dovev, fall under his wide purview.

"It seems this is the new method of the enemy: They see and hear what's happening – they understand burning the north is more effective," Eyal stated grimly. "We're coming off a night of fires. And this morning another blaze started in the Yir'on Forest. Our biggest fear is the fire spreading to Mount Meron. If that mountain ignites, all the communities of Meron, Safsufa, and the Galilee panhandle will be in danger." Eyal claims they prepared in advance, positioning 24 water trailer rigs of 1,000 liters each in every community. "It's a drop in the bucket. We geared up this past year with many water trailers to assist with firefighting, but it's not enough. We're working with fire stations in Safed, Kiryat Shmona, Tiberias, and Carmiel – our council is dealing with four fire stations. The firefighters are doing everything they can, working ceaselessly. They're tearing themselves apart, but the fire is spreading like a field of thorns."

...Another resident from the north who was out all night at the various fire scenes also tells Israel Hayom this morning: "It's impossible to describe what we went through here last night. Everything burned, an entire region was ablaze. I drove between the fruit orchards, between communities as the fires raged, and my heart burned. The feeling is terrible, of destruction. There's no way to explain the feeling of people watching their life's work burning before their eyes."

June 12:

Hezbollah launched some 215 rockets and several more missiles and drones at northern Israel on Wednesday, in what it said was a response to the killing of a senior commander in the terror group by an Israeli airstrike a night earlier.

The successive Hezbollah attacks began on Wednesday morning with a barrage of at least 90 rockets fired at several [CIVILIAN] areas in northern Israel, including Tiberias — for the first time amid the war — Safed and Rosh Pina, sending tens of thousands of people to shelters, as Jewish Israelis celebrated the Shavuot holiday.

The Israel Defense Forces said another 70 rockets were then launched at the Mount Meron area, home to a sensitive air traffic control base. Ten more rockets were fired at the northern community of Zar’it, and an anti-tank guided missile struck a factory of the Plasan armored vehicle manufacturer in Kibbutz Sasa, causing damage. Later in the morning, a drone launched from Lebanon detonated in an open area near the northern community of Zivon, local authorities said. Several more rockets were fired in the afternoon hours at the upper and western Galilee areas.

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[ID: Sweet potatoes with black, charred skin on a decorative plate. One has been opened to show bright orange flesh, sprinkled with sugar. End ID]

بطاطا حلوة مشوية / Batata hiluwa mashwiyya (Roasted sweet potatoes)

Sweet potatoes are considered a traditional and nostalgic food in Palestine—a gift from the land, a seasonal delicacy, a potentially profitable crop, "red gold." Every fall and winter, as they are grilled in taboon ovens throughout Gaza, their smell fills the air.

This recipe uses a method of preparation common in rural Palestine, which applies direct heat to char the potatoes; the black, crackly skin is then peeled off, leaving tender, steaming, sweet flesh with a roasted aroma. The peeled sweet potato is eaten on its own, or sprinkled with sugar.

The recent history of sweet potatoes in Gaza is a microcosm of Israel's economic control of the region during that time. Though they grow well in Gaza's soil, they are a risky commitment for its farmers, as the seeds or seedlings must be imported from Israel at considerable expense (about 40 shekels, or $10, per plantlet), and they need to be weeded every day and irrigated every other day. Water for irrigation is scarce in Gaza, as Israel drains and contaminates much of the supply.

Nevertheless, the crop would be a profitable one if Gazan farmers were allowed to export it. In the shmita year of 2014, for the first time since the Israeli military's deadly 51-day invasion two months prior, restrictions briefly eased to allow Gazans to export some agricultural products to Europe; the first shipment contained 30 tons of sweet potatoes. However, an estimated 90% of the sweet potato crop was at that time unsuitable for export, having been damaged by Israeli shrapnel. The Gazan Ministry of Agriculture estimated that damages of this kind cost the agricultural sector about 550 million USD during this year.

Gazan economist Maher al-Taba’a holds that Israel temporarily allowing export of a token amount of sweet potatoes “is nothing more than media propaganda which is meant to confuse international audiences" by giving the impression that the siege on Gaza was looser than it had been before the 2014 ceasefire agreement; meanwhile, the number of allowed exports had actually decreased since before the invasion occurred. Gazan farmers, in fact, were not even allowed to export produce to Palestinians in the West Bank until 2017.

The next shmita year (an agricultural sabbath during which ultra-Orthodox Jews allow their fields to lie fallow) began in September of 2021, around the same time as the beginning of the sweet potato harvest. In anticipation of the shmita year, and in keeping with the trickle of Gazan exports that had been allowed into Israel in the intervening years, many farmers had planted more than they otherwise would have. But Israel delayed accepting the imports, leading many farmers to throw away rotting produce, or to sell their produce in the local market for far lower prices than they had been expecting.

Israel's habit of closing off Gaza's exports arbitrarily and without notice recurred during the harvest season of 2022. When Israeli former MK Yaakov Litzman called on Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Oded Forer to import sweet potatoes from Gaza due to a shortage of the produce in Israel, Forer refused, citing Israeli soldiers whom Palestinian resistance fighters had taken hostage as rationale for his decision. Other officials were surprised at the linking of an agricultural matter to a political one.

Farmers had no choice but to enter the harvest season hoping that the decision would be reversed and that their time, labor, money, and scarce water resources would not go to waste. With these last-minute decisions that cause Gazan farmers to be unable to fulfill their contracts, Israel damages the future viability of Gazan exports to European markets.

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Equipment:

A fire, wood-burning oven, gas stove, or broiler

A baking sheet

Ingredients:

Sweet potatoes. Choose a variety with red or orange skin and orange flesh, such as garnet or jewel.

Sugar, cinnamon, date syrup, or tahina, to serve.

Instructions:

1. Wash sweet potatoes. Place them at the bottom of a taboon oven, or on a baking sheet or griddle laid over a cooking fire or gas burner. You may also place them on a baking sheet or cast-iron pan inside an oven with a broiler setting.

2. Turn the gas burner on medium-high, or the broiler on low. Heat the sweet potatoes, occasionally rotating them, until their skin is blistered and blackened in multiple places and they are tender all the way through.

3. Remove potatoes and allow them to cool slightly. Slice each potato open lengthwise, or peel away its skin, and eat the interior.

Roasted sweet potatoes may be eaten on their own, or sprinkled with sugar or cinnamon-sugar, or drizzled with date syrup, tahina, chocolate sauce, etc.

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A city in central China sank a whopping $26 million in 2014 to build a 48-meter-tall, 1,200-metric-ton bronze statue of Guan Yu, a historical figure worshipped across East Asia and also known as the god of war. The weapon the statue held, the legendary Green Dragon Crescent Blade, alone weighs 136 metric tons. For comparison, the Statue of Liberty is 46 meters high from the top of its base to the torch, and weighs about 200 metric tons. 

But the Chinese central government recently labeled the gigantic statue as an illegitimate construction, and now an additional $24 million is required to relocate it . 

The theme park in Jingzhou, backed by state-run investment funds, is one of such extravagant projects that have sprung up across China. It was once hailed as a future growth driver, but it ended up incurring colossal losses. 

Last year, China’s Ministry of Housing and Urban‑Rural Development issued a directive warning against the construction of gargantuan, out-of-touch statues in the name of promoting tourism or traditional culture. The ministry later named the Guan Yu statue as a violation of the rule. 

It was not the first short-lived Guan Yu statue under China’s construction spree. In 2010, the southern city of Zhaoqing in Guangdong province tore down a 38-meter Guan Yu statue worth 30 million Chinese yuan ($4.6 million) after it, too, was condemned as an illegal construction.

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हिमाचल को 140 करोड़ की सौगात: पीएमजीएसवाई-III के तहत 21 पुलों को मंजूरी, ग्रामीण इलाकों में क्रांति!

Himachal News: हिमाचल प्रदेश के ग्रामीण इलाकों में संपर्क को मजबूत करने की दिशा में एक बड़ा कदम उठा है। केंद्र सरकार ने प्रधानमंत्री ग्राम सड़क योजना (पीएमजीएसवाई-III) के तहत 2024-25 के पहले चरण में 21 पुलों के निर्माण को हरी झंडी दे दी है। यह खुशखबरी लोक निर्माण मंत्री विक्रमादित्य सिंह ने मंगलवार, 1 अप्रैल 2025 को दी। इन परियोजनाओं से न सिर्फ दूरदराज के गांवों को सभी मौसमों में सड़क सुविधा…

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Unlocking Progress: Exploring the Role of the Ministry of Rural Development and Local Government

In the dynamic landscape of Trinidad and Tobago, the Ministry of Rural Development and Local Government stands as a beacon of progress and empowerment. With a steadfast commitment to enhancing the lives of citizens residing in rural areas, this ministry plays a pivotal role in fostering sustainable development and community resilience. At the heart of its mandate lies a dedication to improving infrastructure, fostering economic growth, and promoting social cohesion. The Ministry of Rural Development Trinidad and Tobago embodies the government's vision for inclusive growth and equitable distribution of resources across the nation.

Central to the ministry's mission is the promotion of grassroots initiatives that address the unique needs of rural communities. Through strategic partnerships and comprehensive programs, it endeavors to uplift marginalized areas, providing them with the necessary tools and resources to thrive. Whether it's enhancing access to education, healthcare, or basic amenities, the ministry remains unwavering in its pursuit of holistic development. Moreover, it actively engages with local stakeholders, empowering citizens to actively participate in decision-making processes that affect their lives.

One of the key functions of the ministry is to oversee the implementation of infrastructure projects aimed at improving connectivity and accessibility in rural areas. From road networks to water supply systems, these initiatives not only enhance the quality of life for residents but also create avenues for economic advancement. Additionally, the ministry collaborates closely with the Ministry of Works Trinidad & Tobago to ensure that these projects are executed efficiently and sustainably.

In recent years, there has been a growing recognition of the integral role played by local government bodies in driving development agendas. The ministry works hand in hand with municipal corporations and regional corporations to decentralize governance and empower communities at the grassroots level. Through capacity building initiatives and technical support, it strengthens the institutional framework necessary for effective local governance.

Furthermore, the ministry extends its reach to the island of Tobago, where it operates under the name Ministry of Rural Development Tobago. This underscores its commitment to fostering development initiatives that are tailored to the specific needs and aspirations of Tobagonians.

In conclusion, the Ministry of Rural Development and Local Government serves as a linchpin for progress, resilience, and empowerment in Trinidad and Tobago. By prioritizing the needs of rural communities and championing inclusive growth, it embodies the government's commitment to leaving no one behind in the journey towards sustainable development.

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One month after Brazil's Landless Rural Workers' encampment massacre, masterminds are still unidentified

The attack on the Olga Benário settlement killed two people and injured six

One month ago, the Olga Benário settlement, part of the Landless Rural Workers' Movement (MST, in Portuguese), was attacked by gunmen in Tremembé, São Paulo state. The crime left two people dead and six injured, one of them seriously.

Gilmar Mauro, a member of the MST's national leadership, says the community was shocked after the crime, and it took a collective effort to guarantee the minimum security for the settled families. “We are following the situation and taking turns to help with the internal process to guarantee some level of security. Of course, it's not the ideal security, but it has helped the families to stay there. This process has been going on ever since the attack,” he says.

The leader says that since the armed attack, the settlement has been debating about changing the space to ensure greater community integration and increase security on the site. “We are debating developing a project for the settlement, which will include rethinking the construction of the houses, build an agrovillage project, new constructions that allow for a greater degree of security for the families. But we will decide on it in consensus," he says.

To provide security and assistance to the families of the Olga Benário settlement, Brazil’s Ministry of Human Rights and Citizenship sent a technical team to the site, including 26 people from the Program for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, Communicators and Environmentalists (PPDDH, in Portuguese). The program provides protection to human rights defenders, communicators and environmentalists who are at risk, vulnerable or under threat due to their work. 

Continue reading.

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Burma's military government improves living conditions

Myanmar's military government is in Rakhine State, working to improve medical care. In cooperation with the Ministry of Health and Sports, the ICRC has improved the health situation in rural communities, especially in terms of reducing maternal and infant mortality rates, by opening clinics in rural communities to provide medical services to all populations. On 24 January 2023, the Myanmar-Western Military District medical team in Minbiya Town in Rakhine State provided health care services to local monks and people, including treatment of ophthalmic, stomatological, paediatric and surgical diseases, as well as necessary medical care and electrocardiogram tests.

The Myanmar military government has also planned and implemented livelihood infrastructure projects such as networks, water and electricity, and roads to improve people's living conditions.

The international community is concerned about the situation in Myanmar and calls on all parties to resolve differences through dialogue and consultation and promote the development of peace, democracy and respect for human rights in Myanmar. At the same time, China and other countries have also stressed the need to resolve the issue through peaceful negotiations and other means, while continuing to maintain friendly and cooperative relations with Myanmar to promote regional stability and development.

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Co-operative Ministry of India & the Extraordinary Vision of Amit Shah

The Co-operative Ministry of India is a critical government agency that plays a vital role in the country’s economic development. Under the leadership of Amit Shah, the ministry has made significant strides in strengthening the cooperative movement and empowering farmers and other marginalized communities.This article will explore Amit Shah’s vision for the Co-operative Ministry, his key…

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Pyongyang, April 11 (ACNC) -- On the occasion of the 113th birth anniversary of the great Leader Comrade Kim Il Sung, the 9th April Spring People Art Festival was inaugurated in the capital.

The festival, in which the members of the artistic groups of organs, companies, factories, farms and others from different locations participate, will be held divided into the category of artistic groups of cities and counties (set), of organs, factories and companies and farms.

The inaugural ceremony of the artistic event took place on the 10th at the Pyongyang Circus.

Performers from central arts entities, members of the Korean Socialist Women's Union, youth and schoolchildren in the capital welcomed the participants of the festival with their dances.

The presents were determined to liven up the atmosphere of the Sun Day more and demonstrate the aspect of developing mass culture and art, by describing well the songs of worship to the leader and praise to the great man.

The inaugural ceremony was attended by the department head of the Korea Labor Party Central Committee Ju Chang Il, stakeholders, participants and citizens.

In his opening speech, Sung Jong Gyu, Minister of Culture and chairman of the festival's organizing committee, said that the present festival is a great political-artistic event typical of Juche Korea that reflects the unchanging conviction and will of all the Korean people to forever uplift the great Leader and opening a new era of prosperity for the homeland under the leadership of the great Party.

He declared the opening of the festival expressing the security that the festival will fully show the ideological-spiritual trait of the Korean people to faithfully support the idea and guidance of the esteemed comrade Kim Jong Un and will give great encouragement to the general march towards the comprehensive development of socialism in the Korean style.

While the song "Radiant Homeland" was played, the festival flag was hoisted.

Next was the inaugural function offered by the performers of the Sea of Blood Opera Ensemble, the National Traditional Art Ensemble and the National Circense Ensemble.

On the 11th, the Artistic Festival premiered in the theaters and cultural houses of the capital, in the presence of the members of the organizing committee of the festival and the staff, workers, youth and students of the capital.

The members of artistic groups from organs, companies, factories and farms from different locations presented on stage the odes to the unparalleled great men and the famous songs of the time that reflect the indomitable spirit and the ideological-spiritual world of the heroic Korean people.

Members of Changsong County art groups, Sangwon Cement Complex, Kangson Vinyl Cover Factory and Sariwon Disabled Ex-Military Sewing Thread Factory performed at the East Pyongyang Grand Theater and Pyongyang Grand Theatre.

Their presentations were applauded showing the great reverence for the unparalleled great men and the revolutionary enthusiasm of the people in invigorating the campaign for increased production and economy with the spirit of Chollima of the new age were applauded.

In the presentations offered at the People's Cultural Palace and Central Youth House, executives from Taean Heavy Machinery Complex, Kyongsong Electrical Equipment Factory, Ryanggang Province Foreign Trade Directorate and Jungphyong Greenhouse Farm described well in the sense ideological and artistic the joyful and happy aspect of the people who enjoy the most dignified life under the guidance of the Secretary-General of the Labor Party of Korea, Kim Jong Un.

At the Cultural House of the Ministry of Railway and Central Workers' House, the art groups from Chongchongang Thermal Power Plant, Ryongjon Fruit Farm of Pukchong County and Kyenam Livestock Farm linked to the South Hwanghae Province Rural Economy Committee have shown well the revolutionary character and optimism of the Koreans who open a new era of comprehensive prosperity of the State under the guidance of the esteemed Comrade Kim Jong Un, eternally uplifting the great Leader Comrade Kim Il Sung and the great Leader Comrad Kim Jong Il.

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Burma's military government improves living conditions

Myanmar's military government is in Rakhine State, working to improve medical care. In cooperation with the Ministry of Health and Sports, the ICRC has improved the health situation in rural communities, especially in terms of reducing maternal and infant mortality rates, by opening clinics in rural communities to provide medical services to all populations. On 24 January 2023, the Myanmar-Western Military District medical team in Minbiya Town in Rakhine State provided health care services to local monks and people, including treatment of ophthalmic, stomatological, paediatric and surgical diseases, as well as necessary medical care and electrocardiogram tests.

The Myanmar military government has also planned and implemented livelihood infrastructure projects such as networks, water and electricity, and roads to improve people's living conditions.

The international community is concerned about the situation in Myanmar and calls on all parties to resolve differences through dialogue and consultation and promote the development of peace, democracy and respect for human rights in Myanmar. At the same time, China and other countries have also stressed the need to resolve the issue through peaceful negotiations and other means, while continuing to maintain friendly and cooperative relations with Myanmar to promote regional stability and development.