Information Sheet N0.A-0767(I)

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              MYANMAR INFORMATION COMMITTEE
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                              Information   Sheet

                       N0.A-0767(I)      16th  January 1999 	

(1)		Regional Consultation on Violence Against Women and Role of Health Sector
Concludes

		Regional Consultation on Violence Against Women and Role of Health Sector
was held at the International Business Centre for the fourth and final on 15
January. Resource persons of the four groups coordinated the topics discussed
on the second-day session, and a documentary video on the health sector of the
women in South-East Asian region was shown later. In the afternoon, the
meeting reviewed the suggestions and presentations of the representatives and
resource persons, and made decisions. 

(2)		Second Myanmar-Thailand Cross-Border Meeting Held on 		 NarcoticDrugs
Suppression and Prevention

		Second cross border meeting on narcotic drugs suppression and prevention of
Myanmar and Thailand was held at the Golden Triangle Hotel in Tachilek on13
January.  The meeting focused on prevention and suppression of narcotic drugs,
exchange of information, sharing of experience and cooperation between two
countries. In the morning of 12 January, the first day of the meeting, groups
for drugs prevention and suppression at the grassroots level discussed matters
related to exchange of information and promotion of cooperation between the
two sides.

(3)		Myanmar Wins Two More Golds in Far East and South Pacific Games for
Disabled

		Myanmar team taking part in VII Far East and South Pacific Games for the
Disabled being held in Bangkok won two more golds in the events held on 13 and
14 January. After 14 January events, Myanmar team stands at the 10th with 38
medals in the 29-nation games.

(4)		US  Amateur Cyclist Team Starts Riding Across the Country 

		The visiting US amateur cyclist team accompanied by General Manager of
Myanma Hotels and Tourism Services arrived in Lashio by air on 6 January.  The
team then proceeded to Muse by car on 7 January and went  sightseeing in Muse
and Namkham the following day. On 9 January morning, they left Muse cycling
and arrived Lashio in the evening. The next day they left Lashio. The team
stopped over in PyinOoLwin, Mandalay and Meiktila before proceeding to Kalaw
on 15 January.

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