Chairman of State Administration Council Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing inspects Tatmadaw Textile Factory (Thamaing) and Myanmar Pharmaceutical Factory (Insein)
Nay Pyi Taw November 11
Chairman of the State Administration Council Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, accompanied by SAC Joint Secretary Lt-Gen Ye Win Oo, union ministers U Aung Than Oo and Dr Charlie Than, Yangon Region Chief Minister U Hla Soe, senior military officers from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief, Commander of Yangon Command Maj-Gen Nyunt Win Swe, Mayor U Bo Htay and other members of the entourage, inspected the Tatmadaw Textile Factory (Thamaing) and the Myanmar Pharmaceutical Factory (Insein) this morning.
At the meeting hall of the Tatmadaw Textile Factory (Thamaing), the Senior General heard a report on the brief history and operations of the factory, production of marketable fibres, clothes and personal items that meet the set standard to fulfil the Tatmadaw’s demands and for market distribution, programs to produce goods for the nationalities and rural people, program to seek Ovada from Sayadaws to manufacture robes in accord with the Vinaya rules, sanitation, fire prevention and safety measures, and staff welfare programs, presented by the factory manager U Khaing Shwe.
In response, the Senior General said the country is setting up textile factories to fulfil the local demand. The production volume of the local factories should meet the local demand to reduce imports. Constant maintenance is required for the factories to run at full capacity.
Hence, detailed checks must be made for the cleanness of the factory and the durability of the machines. Improper ventilation of the factory may cause health hazards which may eventually lead to the loss of labour. Staff health is vital as there is COVID-19 infection in the country. A Sufficient amount of personal items, such as towels, vests, blankets, mosquito nets, for rural people and national races must be available at reasonable prices. The factory must produce the goods not for profit, but for the welfare of the people. Factories must run at full capacity to fulfil the local demand to the most possible degree. By doing so, the country can reduce its imports. Hence, quality garments must be distributed in the domestic market.
Clothes must be manufactured in various patterns and colours to attract buyers. Factories must also produce quality hotel equipment and personal goods that have the market demand.
Marketing and research must be carried for the success of the business. The apparel demand of the country’s population of 55 million is high. So, the sown acreage and per acre yield of cotton, which is the main raw material of the textile industry, must be extended. An increase in cotton yield will help improve the socio-economy of the cotton farmers and fulfil the local demand. Apart from cotton, the factories can also produce cotton oil and pulp. The former can be turned into edible oil and fuel, and the latter into animal feed. So, it is a beneficial program for the country. The State will render assistance to the cotton farmer. As the textile factories are valuable for the country, systematic programs should be made to distribute the products at fair prices. He then looked into the requirements and inspected the products.
The Senior General and party observed the production process and fulfilled the needs of the factory manager and officials. The Senior General then presented cash awards to the factory staff.
The Tatmadaw Textile Factory (Thamaing) produces quality brown threads, brown tetrad textile, brown vest textile, brown towels, robes, multicoloured tetrad textile, multi requirements and inspected the products.
The Senior General and party observed the production process and fulfilled the needs of the factory manager and officials. The Senior General then presented cash awards to the factory staff.
The Tatmadaw Textile Factory (Thamaing) produces quality brown threads, brown tetrad textile, brown vest textile, brown towels, robes, multicoloured tetrad textile, multicoloured textile, multi-coloured handkerchiefs, various sorts of T-shirts, assorted sports shirts, nylon taffeta, bandages, multicoloured beds in addition to clothes and utensils to meet the demand of the Tatmadaw and supply the products to the markets at fair prices.
On arrival at the Myanmar Pharmaceutical factory (Insein), the Senior General viewed medicines and medical equipment produced by the factory and heard reports by factory manager U Thaung Oo on brief history of the factory, organizational setup, production of medicines, distribution, 6M assessment for sustainable development of the factory, use of hitech machinery, supply of raw materials and use, procedures of medicine production, environmental conservation, assistance for private pharmaceutical factories, plans to produce import substitute medicines, and arrangements for production of COVID-19 vaccines at home.
In his response to the reports, the Senior General said the Myanmar Pharmaceutical Factory (Insein) has been maintaining the fine history. Hence, it is necessary to systematically put the factory on record. Priority must be given to the State and the public interests but the profit. Production of medicines needs not only to meeting the quality but also to having good packaging system. It is necessary to produce sufficient medicines actual need for the people at home. The government is drawing the plan to provide health care services to cover the whole country. Market research must be conducted for sufficient availability of raw materials for the medicines and distribution.
Emphasis must be placed on conducting the research on public health condition to produce and distribute necessary medicines.
The factory needs to systematically conserve the environmental impact meeting set standard. Market research needs to be conducted for imported medicines so as to manufacture the import substitute medicines. Necessary machinery will be provided to the factory. Since production of COVID-19 vaccines, it is necessary to meet the demand of the people. Quality and price of medicines must be capable with that of foreign market.
Except import medicines, efforts must be made for standing the firm market in competition with same products and same prices. If sufficient medicines can be produced to meet the local demand to reduce imported ones, the country can cut spending of foreign exchange. As the factory is essential for the State, it needs to increase the production volume of medicines to sufficiently meet the local demand. It is necessary to encourage the private pharmaceutical factories.
The Senior General praised the staff of the factory (Insein) for their working efforts without holidays during the outbreak of COVID-19, contributing much to the health sector of the State.
The Senior General and partyviewed round the snake venom section, the antibiotic medicine section, the quality control section and the medicine production sector and inspected storage of raw materials, finished goods and packaging materials in line with the proper storage procedures.
The Senior General attended to the needs submitted by the factory manager and officials and presented cash awards to the staff.
The Myanmar Pharmaceutical Factory (Insein) was constructed on 23 April 1954 and completed on 23 August 1957. It was commissioned into service by former President U Win Maung on 23 April 1958. The monument of the factory was erected by Prime Minister U Nu. The factory is in good history of manufacturing necessary medicines for the State in successive eras. At present, the factory strictly following the WHO guidelines is producing 195 quality medicines for the people, contributing much to the development of health sector of the State on one hand.