This post presents a recent article on the NLD's decision to form a "farmers' association". The English text below is a translation of the first of the article's two pages (the image on the left below). Related English language articles are available here and here and here.
Vocabulary:
ကျယ်ပြန့် ။ broad
တိုးမြှင့် ။ to raise, escalate
ပေါ်ထွန်း ။ emerge
လတ်တလော ။ presently, currently
ထက်သန် ။ to be eager, enthusiastic
သန်းခေါင်စာရင်း ။ census
Translation:
The NLD endeavors to develop grass roots associations
Lin Thant, Thursday, 12 May 2011It is known that the National League for Democracy (NLD) with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's leadership was conducting activities during April and May for the widespread emergence of grass roots associations.
[Photo: Daw Aung San Suu Kyi giving a message at an agricultural development training course at the NLD headquarters, Yangon, on May 2nd.]
The NLD is currently giving agricultural development training courses to farmers
and providing support meetings with those working [for] the emergence of farmer unions.
NLD party members are included among the people working for the emergence of farmer unions.
"In order to truly practice a democratic system, the emergence of these kinds of associations that are able to protect the rights of farmers and workers is necessary; [and] discussions with people who are eager for the emergence unions or associations (however they are called); [and] providing assistance are are necessary."
It is said in the lists of the National Project and Economic Development Ministry that according to the Myanmar census which was collected until December 31, 2009, the population is over 59 million, over 70 per cent of which are farmers, and [Myanmar] is an agricultural country.
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