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THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR (Tuesday, 13 May, 1997 )
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(1)     Medical equipment for No2 Military Hospital  
(2)     Minister for Hotels and Tourism receives tourism promoters 
(3)     Heroin refineries seized in Hsenwi   
(4)     International Nurses Day observed at Institute of Nursing  
(5)     Study group of Putao region leaves for Ngapali Beach
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(1)     Medical equipment for No2 Military Hospital 

     YANGON, 12 May Secretary-2 of the State Law and Order Restoration
     Council Chief of Bureau of Special Operation Chief of Staff (Army)
     Lt-Gen Tin Oo attended the donation ceremony of medical equipment for
     No 2 Military Hospital (500-bed) at the hospital at 7.30 am today.
     
     Present also were Director of Medical Services Brig-Gen Mya Thein
     Han, Commandant of No 2 Military
     
     Hospital (50Sbed) Col Min Naing and senior Tatmadaw officers,
     specialists, Mr Phillip Y Yun and party of Cony Electronics Inc and
     officials. First, Mr Phillip Y Yun explained his goodwill and donated
     medical equipment worth K 200,000 to the hospital. 
     
     Secretary-2 Lt-Gen Tin Oo accepted the donation and presented
     certificate of honour.
     
     Brig-Gen Mya Thein Han thanked the donors.
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(2)     Minister for Hotels and Tourism receives tourism promoters 
  
     YANGON, 12 May-Minister for Hotels and Tourism Lt-Gen Kyaw Ba
     received General Manager Mr Duncan T Machan of Central Floating
     Hotel, Yangon, at his office at 4.30 pm today.
     
     They discussed publishing of Mingalarbar Magazine for tourism
     promotion and cruises.
     
     The minister also received Chairman Mr Chain S Wong of Kung Fu Plaza
     Restaurant of Thailand and Director Mr Peter Drummond of Kordex Corp
     Pty Ltd of Australia separately.
     
     Also present were Director-General of Directorate of Hotels and
     Tourism U Khin Maung Latt, Managing Director of Myanma Hotels and
     Tourism Services U Soe win and other officials.
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(3)     Heroin refineries seized in Hsenwi 

     YANGON, 1 2 May Tatmadaw columns led by Tactical Operations Commander
     Col Than Maung of the North-East Command, personnel of Tatmadaw
     Intelligence unit and those of Myanmar Police Force anti-drug squad
     seized heroin refineries and chemicals and paraphernalia used in
     refining heroin in Hsenwi, northern Shan State, on 3 May.
     
     After mopping up the heroin refineries on 30 April and 1 May, the
     combined team marched on and arrived at map reference P160277 at 7 am
     on 3 May.
     
     They seized four big sheds and four smaller sheds used as heroin
     refinery and the chemicals220 gallons of acetic anhydride, 750
     gallons of ether, 200 gallons of chloroform, 415 gallons of spirit,
     25 gallons of opium base liquid,; 80 gallons of hydrochloric acid,
     180 gallons of Lysol and 38 gallons of mixed opium and ether
     liquid-and other paraphernalia. 

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(4)     International Nurses Day observed at Institute of Nursing 
    
     YANGON, 12 May-The International Nurses Day was observed at the
     Institute of Nursing on Bogyoke Aung San Street this afternoon.
     
     The ceremony organized by Myanmar Nurses Association (Central) was
     attended by Deputy Minister for Health Col Than Zin, Director of
     Medical Services Brig-Gen Mya Thein Han, heads of departments,
     rectors and medical superintendents of departments, institutes and
     hospitals under the Ministry of Health, President .of Myanmar Nurses
     Association (Central) Daw E Barbaro, President of Myanmar Maternal
     and Child Welfare Association Dr Kyu Kyu Swe and vice-president Dr
     Khin Win Shwe, President of Myanmar Red Cross Society Dr Hla Bu,
     officials and delegates of Myanmar Women?s Entrepreneurial
     Association, UNDP office and Embassy of Japan, EC members of Myanmar
     Nurses Association (Central) and members, nursing cadets and nurses.
     
     Deputy Minister for Health Col Than Zin and the President of Myanmar
     Nurses Association (Central) spoke.
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(5)     Study group of Putao region leaves for Ngapali Beach 
 
     YANGON, 12 May- Nationals of Putao Region, Kachin State, currently
     here at the invitation of Chairman of the State Law and Order
     Restoration Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior
     General Than Shwe, left Yangon by air this morning for Ngapali Beach
     to study and recreation at the end of their three-day excursion in
     Yangon.
     
     The study group was seen off at the airport by Vice-Adjutant-General
     Brig-Gen Than Tun, Commandant of Mingaladon Air Force Base Brig-Gen
     Ba Htay Chit, Deputy Adjutant-General Col Ye Tun, Assistant
     Adjutant-General Lt-Col Daw Aye Myint, Lt-Col Tin Oo and Tatmadaw
     officers.
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