Wednesday, 21 September 2011 22:31 Mizzima News
Rangoon (Mizzima) – The Aung San Panglong Library Reading Room will open in Thingangyun Township on Friday in Rangoon to mark the 23rd anniversary of the founding of the National League for Democracy (NLD).
NLD General-Secretary Aung San Suu Kyi has been invited to attend the ceremony. Her father, Aung San, was the leader of the Burmese independence movement and was instrumental in creating the Panlong Agreement, which called for equal rights among ethnic groups.
Mya Than Htike, a library official, said the name of the library, located at No. C/248 on Laydaungkan Road J-North Quarter in Thingangyun Township, was selected by some Shan leaders.
The library is funded by private donors and will promote the reading habits of young people, said officials, as well as hold talks on literature and other subjects
In August, Suu Kyi officiated at the opening ceremonies of two Aung San Jarmon Libraries in the Pegu Region.
Rangoon (Mizzima) – The Aung San Panglong Library Reading Room will open in Thingangyun Township on Friday in Rangoon to mark the 23rd anniversary of the founding of the National League for Democracy (NLD).
NLD General-Secretary Aung San Suu Kyi has been invited to attend the ceremony. Her father, Aung San, was the leader of the Burmese independence movement and was instrumental in creating the Panlong Agreement, which called for equal rights among ethnic groups.
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| An invitation to the library opening on Friday in Rangoon showing independence hero Aung San and Aung San Suu Kyi. |
Mya Than Htike, a library official, said the name of the library, located at No. C/248 on Laydaungkan Road J-North Quarter in Thingangyun Township, was selected by some Shan leaders.
The library is funded by private donors and will promote the reading habits of young people, said officials, as well as hold talks on literature and other subjects
In August, Suu Kyi officiated at the opening ceremonies of two Aung San Jarmon Libraries in the Pegu Region.
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