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Subject: The New Light of Myanmar (Tuesday, 2 November, 1999)

The New Light of Myanmar (Tuesday, 2 November, 1999)
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(1)   Secretary-1  meets youth  delegation  of 
      Japan and South-East Asian countries
(2)   Secretary-1   and  wife  attend   Ramayana   
      Drama Competition
(3)   Hninzigon Home for the Aged gets Thiri 
      Yadana Hall
(4)   Commander-in-Chief   of  Defence   Services'   
      Cup Tatmadaw  (Army.  Navy and Air) Soccer  
      Tournament begins
(5)   Pilot  project  set to  assist  30,000  
      households through micro-credit schemes
(6)   Minister  for  F & R  receives  Vice-President  
      of National Bank Ltd of Bangladesh  
(7)   Theravada Buddhist Missionary Course opened
(8)   National Convention Convening Commission meets
(9)   Minister inspects  construction  work in 
      Ayeyawady Division    
(10)  Minister receives officials of Hong Kong
(11)  Minister receives officials of PRC Embassy
(12)  Minister meets MD of Rose Garden Hotel (Yangon)
(13)  Minister meets Chairman of Kyoshin Co of Japan
(14)  Minister  for F &R  meets  Ambassador  of  
      Federal Republic of Germany
(15)  Minister inspects Mu River Bridge Project
(16)  Minister  for CPI  meets  Vice-President  
      of China Wanbao Engineering Corp
(17)  Filling Station No 0281 opened in Hlinethaya
(18)  30 members resign from Nattalin Township NLD
(19)  51 members resign from Palaw Township NLD

      
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(1)   Secretary-1  meets youth  delegation  of 
      Japan and South-East Asian countries


YANGON, 1 Nov - Secretary-l of the State Peace and
Development   Council   Lt-Gen   Khin   Nyunt  met
Administrator Mr Komagata Kenichi of the 26th Ship
for Southeast Asia Youth  Programme 1999 sponsored
by  Youths  Affairs   Management  and  Cooperation
Agency of the Prime Minister's Office of Japan and
youth leaders of nine South-East  Asian  countries
and  Japan  at  Yeikthathit  of  the  Ministry  of
Defence office afternoon.  Secretary-l Lt-Gen Khin
Nyunt  and  the   guests   exchanged   gifts.  The
Secretary-1 also posed for photo together with the
guests.


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(2)   Secretary-1   and  wife  attend   Ramayana   
      Drama Competition


YANGON, 1 Nov - The Ramayana Drama  Competition of
the   Seventh   Myanmar    Traditional    Cultural
Performing  Arts  Competition  continued  for  the
seventh  day at  the  National  Theatre  on  Myoma
Kyaung   Road   this   evening.  Yangon   Division
Ramayana  drama  troupe  No 2  took  part  in  the
competition.

Patron   of   Organizing   the   Seventh   Myanmar
Traditional  Cultural  Performing Arts Competition
Secretary-l  of the State  Peace  and  Development
Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt and wife Dr Daw Khin Win
Shwe attended the competition.

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(3)   Hninzigon Home for the Aged gets Thiri 
      Yadana Hall


YANGON, 1 Now- - A ceremony  Thiri  Yadana Hall of
Hninzigon Home for the Aged in Bahan  Township was
held  at  the  hall  this  morning,   attended  by
Secretary-2  of the State  Peace  and  Development
Council Lt-Gen Tin Oo.  First, Secretary-2  Lt-Gen
Tin Oo , Minister  Maj-Gen  Sein Htwa and Chairman
of  Management  Board  of the  Home  U  Maung  Tin
formally opened Thiri Yadana  Hall.Then,  Minister
Maj-Gen Sein Htwa gave a speech.

Afterwards,  a ceremony to donate rice of Tatmadaw
families  and  well-wishers  was held at the hall.
Secretary-2  of the State  Peace  and  Development
Council  Chief of  Bureau  of  Special  Operations
Chief of  Staff  (Army)  Lt-Gen  Tin Oo and  party
donated provisions to the Sayadaws.

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(4)   Commander-in-Chief   of  Defence   Services'   
      Cup Tatmadaw  (Army.  Navy and Air) Soccer  
      Tournament begins
      

YANGON,  1 Nov  - A  ceremony  to  open  the  38th
Commander-in-Chief   of  Defence   Services'   Cup
Tatmadaw  (Army, Navy and Air)  Soccer  Tournament
was held at Youth Training Centre in Thuwunna at 3
pm today,  with an address by  Secretary-3  of the
State     Peace    and     Development     Counci1
Adjutant-General       Lt-Gen      Win      Myint.


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(5)   Pilot  project  set to  assist  30,000  
      households through micro-credit schemes


YANGON,  1 Nov - A  Microfinance  Seminar  jointly
sponsored by Cottage Industries  Department of the
Ministry of  Cooperatives  and the United  Nations
Development  Programme  was held at  International
Business  Centre this morning,  with an address by
Minister  at  the  State  Peace  and   Development
Council Chairman's Office Brig-Gen Abel.  He said:

UNDP Resident Representative and Coordinator of UN
Agencies for Myanmar Mr Patrice Coeur Bizot made a
speech.  The seminar was attended by Minister  for
Cooperatives U Aung San,  officials of Ministry of
Agriculture  and  irrigation,  Ministry of Finance
and Revenue, Ministry of Cooperatives and Ministry
of National Planning and Economic  Development and
personnel  of  UNDP  and  UN  Projects  Groups.The
seminar continues tomorrow.

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(6)   Minister  for  F & R  receives  Vice-President  
      of National Bank Ltd of Bangladesh
      

YANGON, 1 Nov - Minister for Finance and Revenue U
Khin  Maung  Thein  received   Vice-President   of
National Bank Ltd of  Bangladesh  Mr Nazim U Ahmed
who  called  at  his  office  this  morning.  Also
present at the call was  Governor  of the  Central
Bank   of    Myanmar    U   Kyaw    Kyaw    Maung.


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(7)   Theravada Buddhist Missionary Course opened


YANGON,  1 Nov  - A  ceremony  to  open  Theravada
Buddhist  Missionary  Course  No 10 for  Monks  of
Department  for Promotion and  Propagation  of the
Sasana was held at Mogok Soonsarhsaung on Kaba Rye
Hill this morning.

Present  on  the  occasion   were   Minister   for
Religious Affairs U Aung Khin,  Director-General U
Arnt  Maung  of  Religious   Affairs   Department,
Director-General  U Sann  Lwin of DPPS,  officials
and well-wishers.

Vice-Chairman  of  Theravada  Buddhist  Missionary
Ovadacariya    Committee   Agga   Maha   Saddhamma
Jotikadhaja Bhaddanta Uttarabhivamsa  administered
the Five Precepts.


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(8)   National Convention Convening Commission meets

YANGON,  1 Nov  -  National  Convention  Convening
Commission held its meeting at the meeting hall of
NCCC at 3 pm today.  Present on the occasion  were
Chairman of NCCC  Mai-Gen Saw Lwin,  Vice-Chairman
Brig-Gen Pyi Sone and commission members.Secretary
of  NCCC,  National   Convention   Convening  Work
Committee   and  National   Convention   Convening
Management  Committee  reported matters concerning
the  National  Convention.This  was  followed by a
general round of discussions.The meeting came to a
close  with   concluding   remarks  by  Commission
Chairman   Maj-Gen  Saw   Lwin.


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(9)   Minister inspects  construction  work in 
      Ayeyawady Division
      

YANGON, 1 Nov - Minister for Construction  Maj-Gen
Saw Tun, Deputy  Minister U Tint Swe and officials
of Public Works inspected construction of the toll
gate    on     Yangon-Pathein     Highway     this
morning.Superintending  Engineer U Aung Kyaw Myint
reported on progress of work.  The  minister  gave
instructions   on    installation    of   weighing
ma-chines.


The  minister  went to the  site of  Tarkway-Kazan
Road  to  link  Maubin-Hsarmalauk   Road  and  the
approach    road   of   Bo   Myat    Tun    Bridge
(Nyaungdon).Senior  Engineer U Ye Tun  reported on
progress of work.  The minister gave  instructions
on work.  The minister inspected  preparations for
opening  of Bo  Myat  Tun  Bridge  (Nyaungdon).The
minister  inspected  Pantanaw  Bridge in Pantanaw.
Deputy   Superintending   Engineer  U  Htay  Myint
reported  on  progress  of work and future  tasks.


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(10)  Minister receives officials of Hong Kong


YANGON,  1  Nov  -  Minister  for  Livestock   and
Fisheries  Brig-Gen  Maung  Maung  Thein  received
Chairman of Chen Chang  International  Marketing &
Construction  Services  Co Ltd of Hong  Kong Mr Wu
Chi Syang and party who  called at his  office  at
12.30 pm today.


Also present on the occasion were Deputy  Minister
U  Aung  Thein,   Directors-General  and  managing
directors of departments and enterprises under the
ministry and   officials.

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(11)  Minister receives officials of PRC Embassy


YANGON, 1 Nov -  Minister  for  Industry-1  U Aung
Thaung received  Economic & Commercial  Counsellor
Mr Lin Jian of Embassy  of  People's  Republic  of
China to  Myanmar  who had  completed  his tour of
duty  and  his  successor  Economic  &  Commercial
Counsellor Mr Jin Honggen who called at his office
at 11 am today.


Also present on the occasion were Deputy Ministers
for  Industry-l  Brig-Gen  Thein Tun and  Brig-Gen
Kyaw  Win  and   directors-general   and  managing
directors of departments and enterprises under the
ministry.

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(12)  Minister meets MD of Rose Garden Hotel (Yangon)


YANGON, 1  Nov-Minister  for  Hotels  and  Tourism
Maj-Gen  Saw Lwin met  Managing  Director  Ms Mary
Fong of Rose Garden Hotel (Yangon) of Emerald Rose
Garden Ltd and party at his office this afternoon.


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(13)  Minister meets Chairman of Kyoshin Co of Japan


YANGON,  1  Nov.  Minister  for  Social   Welfare,
Relief  and  Resettlement  Maj-Gen  Sein  Htwa met
Chairman Mr Sadaaki  Tachiki  and party of Kyoshin
Co Ltd of Japan  who  called  at his  office  this
afternoon.

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(14)  Minister  for F &R  meets  Ambassador  of  
      Federal Republic of Germany


YANGON, 1 Nov - Minister for Finance and Revenue U
Khin  Maung  Thein  received   Ambassador  of  the
Federal  Republic  of Germany  Dr Marius  Haas who
called at his office this  morning.They  discussed
cooperation on a mutually  beneficial basis.  Also
present at the call was  Governor  of the  Central
Bank of Myanmar U Kyaw Kyaw Maung.

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(15)  Minister inspects Mu River Bridge Project


YANGON, 1 Nov -Minister for Rail  Transportation U
Pan Aung  inspected  the  railroad  sections  from
Pyawbwe to Yanaung,  Thaphanchaung,  Sainggaung to
Kyaduchaung   on   29    October.Accompanied    by
officials,       the      minister       inspected
Butalin-YeU-KhinU Railroad on 30 October.  He also
inspected  building of Pepyittaw  Bridge and urged
officials to strive for  completion of the project
in  time.At  the  Mu  River   Bridge   Project  on
YeU-KhinU   Railroad  in  YeU   Township,  he  met
officials  and assessed  the  progress of work and
laid down the future tasks.

The minister also met  engineers  and stressed the
need to strive to ensure worksite  safety, conduct
welfare tasks, for the bridge to meet the required
standard and for timely completion of the bridge.

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(16)  Minister  for CPI  meets  Vice-President  
      of China Wanbao Engineering Corp
      

YANGON,  1  Nov  -  Minister  for  Communications,
Brig-Gen Win Tin received  vice-president of China
Wanbao  Engineering  Corp Mr Li Jian Min and party
who   called   at   his   office   this   morning.


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(17)  Filling Station No 0281 opened in Hlinethaya


YANGON, 1 Nov - Minister for Energy  Brig-Gen  Lun
Thi attended  opening  ceremony of Filling Station
No 0281 of Myanma Petroleum Products Enterprise in
Hlinethaya  Township  this  morning  and  formally
opened the filling station.

Also present on the occasion were Deputy Ministers
U Tin Tun and  Brig-Gen  Thein Aung,  departmental
heads and gust.

Previously,  Filling  Station No 0268 was the only
station   that  sold   petroleum   and  diesel  in
Hlinethaya  Filling  Station  No  0281  will  sell
petroleum and Station No 0268 will sell diesel.

The filling  stations  were opened for  increasing
numbers of the vehicles on  completion  of Bo Myat
Tun    Bridge    across    Nyaungdon    River   on
Yangon-Pathein Road.

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(18)  30 members resign from Nattalin Township NLD


YANGON,  1 Nov  -  Thirty  members  resigned  from
 National   League  for   Democracy   of  Nattalin
 Township,  Bago   Division.  Thirty   members  of
 Nattalin  Township  NLD, Bago  Division, of their
 own  volition,  resigned  by  sending  letters of
 resignation  to  Nattalin   Township   Multiparty
 Democracy  General  Election  Commission  and the
 party  concerned  on 4  0ctober  1999 as  they no
 longer wished to participate  in.  party politics
 of NLD.

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(19)  51 members resign from Palaw Township NLD


YANGON, 1 Nov - Fifty-one  members  resigned  from
National  League for Democracy of Palaw  Township,
Taninthayi  Division.  Fifty-one  members of Palaw
Township  NLD,  Taninthayi  Division, of their own
volition, resigned by sending letters  resignation
to Palaw  Township  Multiparty  Democracy  General
Election  Commission and the party  concerned on 7
June 1999 as they no longer wished to  participate
in  party   politics   of   NLD.


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(20)  WEATHER


Maximum  temperature  on Oct 31 was  26.6C  (85 F)
Minimum temperature on Oct 31 was 23.0 C (73 F)

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