THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR (Tuesday, (r)

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Subject: THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR (Tuesday, 10 June, 1997 )

THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR (Tuesday, 10 June, 1997 )
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(1)     Deputy Prime Minister receives Ambassador of Brunei Darussalem 
(2)     Deputy Prime Minister receives Ambassador of Russian Federation 
(3)     MIDB Board of Directors holds meeting No 4/97 
(4)     Under-Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines arrives 
(5)     May Flower Bank introduces new generation ATM 
(6)     Ambassadors and Military Attaches of embassies in Yangon briefed on
          Myanma gems 
(7)     Forest plantations should be set up to develop wood-based industries
(8)     Minister for NPED receives President Director of PT Astra Graphia Tbk
          Business Group Information Technology 
(9)     Minister for Energy receives G M of Sumitomo Corporation 
(10)   Minister for Hotels and Tourism receives Director of JMFA 
(11)    Revenue and Accounts Management Instructor Course No 1/97 concludes 
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(1)     Deputy Prime Minister receives Ambassador of Brunei Darussalem 
  
     YANGON, 9 June - On behalf of the Chairman of the State Law and Order
     Restoration Council, member of the State Law and Order Restoration
     Council Deputy Prime Minister Vice-Admiral Maung Maung Khin received
     Ambassador of Brunei Darussalem Mr Pehin Datu Pekerma Bijaya Kolonel
     Dato Paduka Haji Hussin bin Haji Sulaiman who has completed his tour
     of duty at Dagon Yeiktha at 10.30 am today.
     
     Present also were Minister for foreign Affairs U Ohn Gyaw and
     Director-General of Protocol Department Thura U Aung Htet.
     
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(2)     Deputy Prime Minister receives Ambassador of Russian Federation 
   
     YANGON, 9 June - On behalf of the Chairman of the State Law and Order
     Restoration Council, member of-the State Law and Order Restoration
     Council Deputy Prime Minister Lt-Gen Tin Tun received Ambassador of
     the Russian Federation Mr Valeri V Nazarov who has.completed his tour
     of duty at Dagon Yeiktha at 9.30 am today.
     
     Present also were Minister for Foreign Affairs U Ohn Gyaw and
     Director-General of Protocol Department Thura U Aung Htet.
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(3)     MIDB Board of Directors holds meeting No 4/97 
  
     YANGON, 9 June - The meeting No 4/97 of the Board of Directors of
     Myanma Industrial Development Bank was held at the meeting hall of
     the bank on Pansodan Street today.
     
     Chairman of Myanma Industrial Development Committee Chairman of
     Myanma Industrial Development Bank Minister for Agriculture and
     Irrigation Lt-Gen Myint Aung addressed the meeting.
     
     Present also were Chairman of Myanma Industrial Development Work
     Committee Vice-Chairman of the Bank Minister for Industry2 Maj-Gen
     Kyaw Than and members of the Board of Directors, the managing
     director of the bank and officials.
     
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(4)     Under-Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines arrives 
   
     YANGON, 9 June - At the invitation of Deputy Minister for Foreign
     Affairs U Nyunt Swe, Under-Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the
     Republic of the Philippines Mr Rodolfo C Severino arrived here by air
     this afternoon.
     
     He was welcomed at the airport by Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs
     U Nyunt Swe, officials of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador of
     the Republic of the Philippines Mrs Sonia C Brady and embassy staff.
     
     He paid a courtesy call on Alini6ter for Foreign Affairs U Ohn Gyaw
     at his office at 4 pm today.
     Present also were Deputy Minister U Nyunt Swe and Ambassador of the
     Republic of the Philippines Mrs Sonia C Brady.
     
     Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs U Nyunt Swe hosted dinner in his
     honour at the Trader, Hotel this evening.
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(5)     May Flower Bank introduces new generation ATM 
   
     YANGON, 9 June - Myanmar May Flower Bank Ltd explained extension of
     its international banking services and introduction of new system of
     automatic teller machines in Yangon today.
     
     Under new system people can draw FECs from the new ATMs.
     
     The ceremony at May Flower Bank at 9th Mile, Pyay Road, Mayangon
     Township, was attended by Minister for Finance and Revenue Brig-Gen
     Win Tin, Governor of the Central Bank of Myanmar U Kyi Aye, media
     persons and officials.
     Chairman of May Flower Bank Ltd U Kyaw Win briefed the guests on
     developments of the bank and services, saying it has initiated
     international banking system since 23 July 1996.
     
     It now has connections with 26 banks in Singapore, the United States
     of America, Malaysia, France, Japan, Hong Kong, the Netherlands,
     Thailand, the United Kingdom, the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam,
     Denmark, India, Italy, Cyprus, the Republic of Korea, Germany,
     Australia, New Zealand, Finland, Sweden, Pakistan, Switzerland,
     Greece and Bangladesh.
     
     Two-hundred-twenty company accounts, 657 individual accounts and 217
     joint accounts totalling 1,099 accounts are opened at the bank which
     has eleven branches nation wide, he said.
     
     U Kyaw Win and wife Daw Khin Kyi then donated K 1.2 million second
     donation to upgrade Myitzu Street in Yankin Township.
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(6)     Ambassadors and Military Attaches of embassies in Yangon briefed on
          Myanma gems 

     YANGON, 9 June-Ambassadors and Military Attaches of embassies in
     Yangon were briefed on Myanma gems at the .Myanma Gems Emporium Hall
     on Kaba Aye Pagoda. Road this morning.
     
     Present were Deputy Ministers for Mines U Hlaing Win and U Myint
     Thein, Deputy Leader of the Information Committee of the State Law
     and Order Restoration Council Director of Public Relations and
     Psy-chological Warfare Brig-Gen Aung Thein, Information Committee
     member U Tin Kha, Managing Director of News and Periodicals
     Enterprise, Director-General of the International Organizations and
     Economic Department, U Ba Thwin and officials, Patron of Foreign
     Correspondents Club U Sein Win, President of the Club U Sao Kai Hpa
     and members, Ambassadors and Military Attaches led by Ambassador of
     Bangladesh Brigadier Chowdhury Khalequzzaman (Retd), Managing
     Director of Myanmar Gems Enterprise U Khin Oo, the directors-general
     and managing directors of the Ministry of Mines and officials.
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(7)     Forest plantations should be set up to develop wood-based industries 
   
     YANGON, 9 June More forest plantations should be set up as private
     wood-based industries are developing in the nation, stated Minister
     for forestry Lt-Gen Chit Swe today.
     
     Myanma Timber enterprise must modernize its wood-based industries
     produce finished goods which have the quality to penetrate
     international market, he said at the annual meeting to review
     accomplishments in l996-97 and to draw work prefect for 1997-98 of
     production division of Myanma Timber Enterprise.
     
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(8)     Minister for NPED receives President Director of PT Astra Graphia Tbk
          Business Group Information Technology 
     
     YANGON, 9 June Minister for National Planning and Economic
     Development Brig-Gen Abel received President Director of PT Astra
     Graphia Tbk Business Group Information Technology of Indonesia Mr
     Inget Sembiring at his office at 10 am today.
     
     They discussed building of information technology infrastructure in
     computing and communications, application of electronic mail and
     workflow as the enabling technology for personal productivity and use
     of internet and intranet in information sharing.
     
     Present also were Director-General of Central Statistical
     Organization Dr Sein Tin and officials.
     
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(9)     Minister for Energy receives G M of Sumitomo Corporation 
  
     YANGON, 9 June Minister for Energy U Khin Maung Thein received
     General Manager of Sumitomo Corporation Mr Y Mizutani and party at
     his office this afternoon.
     They discussed mutual cooperation and investment in energy sector.
     Director-General of Energy Planning Department U Soe Myint was also
     present.
     
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(10)     Minister for Hotels and Tourism receives Director of JMFA 
   
     YANGON, 9 June-Member of the State Law and Order Restoration Council
     Minister for Hotels and Tourism Lt-Gen Kyaw Ba received Director Mr
     Koichi Oka of Japan-Myanmar Friendship Association of Japan at his
     office this afternoon.
     
     Mr Koichi Oka presented a letter of greetings sent by Chairman of the
     Association Mr Koichi Tsukamoto to the minister.
     He said the association is over twenty years old and was formed with
     a view to further strengthening friendly relations between the two
     countries, expanding cooperation, promoting understanding, providing
     assistance in social work, exchanging experience and views,
     preserving cultural heritage.
     
     He also said about 30 entrepreneurs led by the chairman will come to
     Myanmar in November and expressed his desire to form Myanmar-Japan
     Friendship Association in Myanmar.
     
     The minister said the aim of the association is to render better
     assistance to the entrepreneurs during their stay in Myanmar.
     
     Present also were Director-General of Directorate of Hotels and
     Tourism U Khin Maung Latt and officials.
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(11)     Revenue and Accounts Management Instructor Course No 1/97 concludes 
   
     YANGON, 9 June-The Revenue and Accounts Management Instructor Course
     No 1/97 of the Development Affairs Department of the Ministry for
     Progress of Border Areas and National Races and Development Affairs
     concluded at the central Training School of the Ministry of
     Construction in Thuwunna this morning.
     Minister for Progress of Borderf Areas and National Races and
     Development Affairs Lt-Gen Maung Thint addressed the concussion.
     Present were Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement
     Maj-Gen Soe Myint, Minister at the Office of the Deputy Prime
     Minister U Khin Maung Yin, Vice-Chairman of Yangon City Development
     Committee Vice-Mayor Col Maung Pa, Deputy Minister U Kyaw Tin, heads
     of departments and officials. 
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