It is MintaingBin Village which is surrounded by brownish and gloomy mountain ranges, green and lush toddy palm trees as well as thriving emerald green paddy fields. It is located on each side of Monywa-Pale-Gantgaw Highway in Pale Township, Monywa District, Sagaing Division. The population of the village is 1746. The main business of local people is agriculture. The sown acreage of the village is 722. Paddy beans and pulses, sunflowers and sesame are mainly cultivated there.

MintaingBin Village is also the birthplace of late Myanmar Ambassador Minister Kin Wun U Kaung who led the first Myanmar envoy for their visit to Western countries in 1233 Myanmar Era. Minister Kin Wun U Kaung was also a famous man of wisdom, not only in Myanmar history but also in Myanmar literature annals. In the village, we can witness a monastery, donated by Minister Kin Wun U Kaung in Yadanabon period, 1235 Myanmar Era (or) AD-1873, until today. The frames of four doors in the monastery are in the shape of throne which is gilded on. We can see the four doors without losing ancient cultural handiworks in the monastery till at present.

In the past, local people relied only on the rain for their farming. To obtain a pot of water, they used to get up at 3 o’clock in the early morning and bring water from a well, 3 miles from the village on foot or by cart, in the past. Even though they made perseverance, it was difficult to obtain a pot of water. Nowadays, plan has been arranged for supply of sufficient clean drinking water to rural areas which is one of the rural areas development programmes with the genuine goodwill of the government. Now, 2 inches by 500 feet sinking tube well has been drilled at a cost of 750,000 kyats with the assistance of Max Myanmar Co.Ltd. Moreover, a self-reliant library named “Phone Yarzar” is opened in the monastery of Kyauk Phyar Kan village to enhance knowledge of local people. Adults and youths all can study various kinds of educative and informative books in the library.

In concerning with the health sector of the MintaingBin Village, a dispensary has been established for rural public’s health. In transport sector, village-to-village earthen road which is 4 andhalf miles long, 20 feet wide and 3 feet high, has been constructed along MinTainPin-HngetPyawTaw-KhawThan Ti villages. Similarly, Minting Pin – HsinShin village-to-village earthen road which is 105 miles long, 20 feet wide and 3 feel high, was built there. If we study the education sector of the village, we will observe, its education standard is being enhanced.

U Kyaw Hlaing
Principal of MinTaingBin Village B.E.H.S
Pale Township, Monywa District, Sagaing Division

In our MintaingBin Village B.E.H.S, the numbers of school enrolment students have been increasing year by year. The number of learning students rose up 3,142 in 2004 from 2,890 in 2003. In 2005, the numbers of students in our school have increased to 3,280. Students from nearby 6 village tracts have been attending at our B.E.H.S. If we study (or) observe the school passing rate during 3 years, we will witness it have been increasing year after year. There was 24.20% of school pass rate in 2003, 49.08% in 2004 and it has become 35.4% in 2005. In 2001, multi-media classrooms have been opened at our school for uplifting of students’ educational standard. In 2005, E-education village library and E-education learning Center have been established and school Band troupe and pom-pom troupe have been formed at our school. In concerning with school-going age children, all children, expect under 5-years are learning peacefully and happily at the primary schools, post primary schools of respective village tracts and MintingBin B.E.H.S.

Nowadays, the government is actively implementing for uplifting of village’s education standard in harmonious cooperation of local authorities, social organizations and local people. On the other hand, the government is providing assistance for the economic development of rural area. There is a workshop, manufacturing parts of vehicles by using own innovation technique in the village. Let’s hear talk of the workshop’s owner.

U Kyaw Tint

Seik Taing Kya Industrial Work,

MinTaingBin Village, Pale-Township, Monywa District, Sagaing Division

I started this work in 1981. I have become skilful in my work by repairing bicycles and farm implements. Now, 60% parts of a jeep can be manufactured from our, Seik Taing Kya Industrial work. I guarantee bravely the durability of our vehicles. We have installed 2-D turbo at the vehicle’s engine. I, myself have test-driven these jeeps all over Myanmar. I named this jeep “Pale Yadana Kin Wun jeep” because our MinTainBin village had been the birthplace of Minister Kin Wun U Kaung who was the first famous Myanmar Ambassador during the King ThiBaw dynasty. Similarly, the name “Pale” represent the name of our town. So, I called my jeep entitled “Pale Yadana Kin Wun Jeep” by using these good traditional names.

Arrangements are being made for customers to get vehicle registration number and license because they can able to use trustingly “Pale Yadana Kin Wun Jeep” produced by our Seik Kyaik Industrial Work. In the previous time, I imagined to settle down with my family in Monywa from MinTingBin Village. But, my imagination had been vanished to transfer to Monywa due to the supply of electricity in our village starting from1989. That’s why; I tried hard my work in this village. In the past, our villagers had to get up at 4 o’clock in the early morning for bringing water from a well which is 3 miles from our village. AT present, it is not difficult for obtaining water as water –meters have been fixed to the houses of the village. In transportation sector, MinTaingBin-KhawThanTi- HngetPyawTaw-NyaungPinTha village to village roads have been constructed. For communication sector, a PCO telephone has been installed by Myanma Communication Enterprise, there. Now, we can communicate all over the country from our village at any time.

MinTaingBin Village which is comprised of 1,746 populations has turned out businessmen, intelligentsia and techno crafts who can produce 60% parts of a jeep based on own-technique. These developments are the providing assistance of the government in concerning with basic infrastructures such as economy, social, education and health sectors of the people to narrow the development gap between rural and urban regions. In doing so, the development of fruitful results have been enjoyed not only in urban region but also in rural areas.