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THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR (Friday, 4



Subject: THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR (Friday, 4 July, 1997 )

THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR (Friday, 4 July, 1997 )
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(1)     Senior General Than Shwe sends felicitations to United States of
         America 
(2)     The Special Refresher Course No 27 for Basic
          Education Teachers concluded
(3)     Myanmar goodwill delegation leaves for Laos 
(4)     Deputy Prime Minister receives Ambassador of Bangladesh
(5)     Minister for A & I inspects sugar mill projects in Bago, Mandalay
         Divisions
(6)     Deputy Prime Minister receives President of Nutri Pharmaceuticals Inc
(7)     Heroin seized in Dagon Myothit (North)
(8)     Secretary-1?s speech clarified at Ministry of Science and Technology
(9)     Minister for Cooperatives MD, party of Gama Aluminium Ltd 

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(1)     Senior General Than Shwe sends felicitations to United States of
         America 
   
     YANGON, 4 JULY-Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Law
     and Order Restoration Council of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a
     message of felicitations to the Honourable William Jefferson Clinton,
     President of the United States of America, on the occasion of the
     Independence Day of the United States of America which falls on 4 July
     1997.

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(2)     The Special Refresher Course No 27 for Basic
          Education Teachers concluded
  
     YANGON, 3 July - The Special Refresher Course No 27 for Basic
     Education Teachers concluded at the Central Institute of Civil
     Service in Hlegu Township today, with an address by Chairman of
     Myanmar Education Committee Secretary-1 of the State Law and Order
     Restoration Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt. 

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(3)     Myanmar goodwill delegation leaves for Laos 
    
     YANGON, 3 July - Myanmar goodwil1rdelegation led by m,ember? of the
     State Law and Order Restoration Council Minister for Home Affairs
     Lt-Gen Mya Thin left here by air this morning for Lao People?s
     Democratic Republic at the invitation of Minister of Home,Affairs of
     LPDR Maj-Gen Asang Laoty.
     
     The goodwill delegation was seen off at the airport by member of the
     State Law and Order Restoration Council Minister for Progress of Border
     Areas and National Races and Development Affairs Lt-Gen Maung Thint,
     Minister at the Office of Chairman of State Law and Order Restoration
     Council Lt-Gen Min Thein, Deputy Minister for Home Affairs Col Tin
     Hlaing, Ambassador of Lao People?s Democratic Republic Mr Ly
     Bounkham, heads of department under the ministry, officials and
     relatives.
     
     Minister Lt-Gen Mya Thin will attend the Third Ministerial Meeting of
     Myanmar, Laos and Thailand on Joint Combatting of Narcotic Drugs to
     be held on 4-5 July in Luang Prabang.

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(4)     Deputy Prime Minister receives Ambassador of Bangladesh
 
     YANGON, 3 July -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 People?s Republic of Bangladesh Mr Chowdhury Khalequzzaman, who
     has completed his tour
     of duty, at Dagon Yeiktha of the Ministry of Defence this afternoon.
     
     Minister for Foreign Affairs U Ohn Gyaw and Director-General of
     Political Department U Khin Maung Win were also present.
 
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(5)     Minister for A & I inspects sugar mill projects in Bago, Mandalay
         Divisions

     YANGON, 3 July- Minister for Agriculture and irrigation Lt-Gen Myint
     Aung, accompanied by officials left here for Bago and Mandalay
     Divisions yesterday morning to inspect work being carried out by
     departments under the ministry there. 
     In Kyauktaga Township, the minister met members of Division, District
     and Township Law and Order Restoration Councils and departmental
     personnel at Alekhin Farm.
     
     He instructed them to use machines so as to increase per-acre yield
     in monsoon paddy production and save time, expenditure and manpower
     in cultivation and Processing.
     The minister discussed construction of a new sugar mill in
     Nyaungbintha with engineers and geologists of the People?s Republic
     of China and officials at Nyaungbintha Central Farm in Pyu Township.

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(6)     Deputy Prime Minister receives President of Nutri Pharmaceuticals Inc

     YANGON 3 July - Member of the State Law and Order Restoration Council
     Deputy Prime Minister Lt-Gen Tin Tun received President of Nutri
     Pharmaceuticals Inc of United States of American Dr David T W Yew and
     member and Victor Seah at his office this afternoon.
 
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(7)     Heroin seized in Dagon Myothit (North)
     
     
     YANGON, 3 July - Acting on a tip-off, personnel of Yangon anti-drug
     squad together with witnesses searched the house of Daw Sein at 11,
     Ngwe Pyitha 2nd Street, Ward No 32, Dagon Myothit (North) at 3.30 pm
     on 18 June and found heroin weighing 0.0054 kilo.
     At about 6.10 pm, Kyaw Thein, 28, son of U Soe Kyi of Ma/725, Aung
     Thiri 6th Street, Ward No 28, Dagon Myothit - (North), came to the
     house of Daw Sein while the search was in progress. They? searched
     him and found heroin weighing 0.00014 kilo.
     
     At about 6;30 pm, Kyaw Aung, 42, son of U Aung Win of Ma/147, 157th
     Street, Tarmway Township, came into Daw Sein?s house again. They also
     searched him and found heroin weighing 0.0005 kilo and a hypodermic
     syringe.
     
     Action is being taken against the three under the Narcotic Drugs and
     Psychotropic Substances Law.

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(8)     Secretary-1?s speech clarified at Ministry of Science and Technology
 
     YANGON, 3 July - Minister for Science and Technology U Thaung
     recounted the clarification of the Secretary-l of the State Law and
     Order Restoration Council on how some Western powers had been aiding
     and abetting terrorism committed by certain organizations operating
     under the guise of democracy and human rights by giving them
     assistance in cash and kind at Myanma Science and Technology Research
     Department this afternoon.
     
     Present were directors-general, rectors and officials under the
     ministry and service personnel of Minister?s Office and MSTRD.
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     Myanmar volleyball teams arrive back from PRC
     
                                        
     
     
     YANGON, 3 July - Myanmar men?s and women?s volleyball teams led by
     Lt-Col Thein Toe (Defence Services Records Office) arrived back here
     by air this morning after playing goodwill matches in-the People?s
     Republic of China. T he teams were welcomed back at thc airport by
     Minister for Sports Brig-Gen Sein Win, Director-General of Sports and
     Physical Education Department Col Hla Myint Kyaw, Adviser Col Ngo
     Ciin Pau and directors.
 
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(9)     Minister for Cooperatives MD, party of Gama Aluminium Ltd 
   
     YANGON, 3 JULY -Minister for Cooperatives U Than Aung received
     Managing Director Mr Plada Zvi and party of Gama Aluminium Ltd of
     Israel, accompanied by Ambassador of Ismel Mr Gad Nathan, at his
     office on Bogyoke Aung San Street at 2.30 pm today.
     
     Present also were Director-General U Maung Hti of Cooperative
     Department, Managing Director Daw Khin Swe Soe of Cooperative Export
     and Import Enterprise, Director Dr Tun Aung Pru of Cottage Industries
     Department and Head of Office U Hla-Kyu.
     
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