THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR (Tuesday, (r)

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Subject: The New Light of Myanmar (Tuesday, December 7, 1999)

The New Light of Myanmar (Tuesday, December 7, 1999)
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(1)   Youths misled to run away to border areas still
      being warmly welcomed with open arms
(2)   Cornerstones laid for building of Degree College
      for Efficiency Development of Youths of the Union
(3)   Secretary-l attends opening of multimedia teaching
      centres in PyinOoLwin and Sagaing
(4)   Minister receives General Manager of Fritz Werner
      Co and party
(5)   Minister meets UN Assistant Secretary-General
(6)   Minister meets Ambassador of Bangladesh
(7)   Fourth First Aid Workshop begins   
(8)   Bangladesh delegation visits National Defence
      College, Defence Services Museum
(9)   Minister inspects construction of Donthami Creek
      Bridge
(10)  Minister inspects Soap Factory Project (Mandalay)
(11)  Environment and Rural Development Course opened
(12)  105 members resign from Kyauktaw Township NLD
(13)  WEATHER
         
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(1)   Youths misled to run away to border areas still
      being warmly welcomed with open arms


YANGON, 6 Dec- Chairman of Myanmar Education
Committee Secretary- l of the State Peace and
Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt, accompanied
by ministers, the Chairman of the Civil Service
Selection and Training Board, deputy ministers,
the Chief of Staff (Air) and officials of the
State Peace and Development Council Office, heads
of departments and officials, left here by
Tatmadaw flight on 5 December afternoon and
arrived in Mandalay at 2.30 pm.

The Secretary-l and party spent the night at Nanyo
Guest House.  Special Refresher Course No 4 for
Basic Education Teachers concluded at the Central
Institute of Civil Service (Upper Myanmar) in
PyinOpLwin Township at 8.45 am today, with an
address by Chairman of Myanmar Education Committee
Secretary-l of the State Peace and Development
Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt.

Present on the occasion were members of the State
Peace and Development Council Chairman of Mandalay
Division Peace and Development Council Commander
Maj-Gen Ye Myint and Chairman of Sagaing Division
Peace and Development Council Commander Maj-Gen
Soe Win and District and Township Peace and
Development Councils, departmental personnel.
Rector of CICS (Upper Myanmar)Col Aung Hsan Win,
the Pro-Rector, heads of departments, instructors
and trainee teachers.

In his address, the Secretary-1 said:  The State
Peace and Development Council, taking lessons from
the history which the Union of Myanmar has gone
through, is building a new nation which is
suitable to the background of the nation and the
people and culture and tradition.It can be seen
obviously that as a result of the firm aspiration
and collective efforts of the Government and the
people, today, the Union of Myanmar has been
treading on the correct path with the promise of
emergence of fair and just society which can
uplift prestige and integrity of the race in
conformity with the background of the nation and
culture and tradition of the race, and development
based on own national strength.

However, a group of traitors to the national cause
who want to grasp State power through short cut,
turning a blind eye to the path of development on
which the nation is treading, relying on external
elements and harboring the notion of utter
devastation, is obstinately attempting to hinder
emergence of a democratic system appropriate to
Myanmar society.

Take the instances of ;ending foreigners into
Myanmar to perpetrate riotous acts with the
intention of making the Government take action
against them, launching terrorist attacks on
Myanmar Embassy from abroad, sowing discord
between Myanmar and neighboring nations and
sending concocted and unfounded news to UN
agencies; in view of these instances, it is very
obvious that that group of traitors are
perpetrating these activities with reliance on
external elements; it is also found that only when
they do so, they can go on the dole of others,
putting their self-interest to the fore; though
they can make a living easily, truly enough, the
nation has suffered to some extent.

The instances of plotting by design to tarnish the
image of the nation and the people for their
personal interests and leading the vassal life
with relish are the first ever and worst
experiences in the history of Myanmar; though
nothing has resulted from their concocted
accusations, to the shame of the entire Myanmar
people, such traitors have emerged among Myanmar.

Development of human resources that will build and
defend the nation is pivotal for modernization and
development of the nation in order that the nation
may stand tall among the nations of the world.  He
urged the teachers to participate with a sense of
duty in education promotion programmes for
,all-round development of students, uplift of
education international standards and spiritual
development.

The Secretary-1 expressed delight to see learning
at the basic education schools with fresh mind,
showing skills in the subjects they learned and
participation of the people and School Board of
Trustees for uplift of education of the children.

He said the government, students, teachers and the
people are to make continued efforts for ensuring
peaceful pursuit of education with added
momentum.The Secretary-1 urged the teachers to
nurture youths of today who could create the
future of the State to be qualified ones, to
protect them from danger of destructive elements
harboring ill will, to build the brighter future
of the State, to distinguish good or bad and
constructive act or destructive act and to protect
the offspring from danger of destruction.

Next, the Secretary- 1 presented model awards to
laboratory assistant U Aye Cho of No 2 Basic
Education High School, Shwegu and junior assistant
teacher Daw Thida Nyunt Maung of Basic Education
High School in Loikaw and other prizes and
certificates to the trainees.

The trainee teachers presented K 20,000 for
Zeebingyi Village BEHS to the Secretary-l.  The
Secretary-l cordially met the trainees.  The
Secretary-l and party inspected construction of
main hall of CICS (Upper Myanmar).

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(2)   Cornerstones laid for building of Degree College
      for Efficiency Development of Youths of the Union

YANGON, 6 Dec-A cornerstone-laying ceremony of a
three-storey lecture building of the Degree
College (Upper Myanmar) for Efficiency Development
of National Youths of the Union under Education
and Training Department of the Ministry for
Progress of Border Areas and National Races and
Development Affairs was held at Natyaykan in
Amarapura Township, Mandalay Division, this
morning, attended by Chairman of Work Committee
for Development of Border Areas and National Races
Secretary-l of the State Peace and Development
Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt.

Also present on the occasion were members of the
State Peace and Development Council Chairman of
Mandalay Division Peace and Development Council
Commander Maj-Gen Ye Myint and Chairman of Sagaing
Division Peace and Development Council Commander
Maj-Gen Soe Win, ministers, the Chairman of Civil
Service Selection and Training Board, deputy
ministers, the Mandalay Mayor, senior military
officers, officials of the State Peace and
Development Council Office, heads of department
members of Division, District and Township Peace
and Development Councils, members of the Union
Solidarity and Development Association, the deputy
director-general of Education and Training
Department, the principal and officials.The
Secretary-1 and members took position at the
designated places to lay cornerstones.

The Secretary-l then laid a silver casket,
ceremonial bricks and stone plaque.  Next, the
Secretary-l , Commander Maj-Gen Ye Myint,
Ministers U Aung Thaung, Col Tin Hlaing, Col Thein
Nyunt, Maj-Gen Hla Myint Swe and Maj-Gen Sein Htwa
and Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Maung Maung laid the
cornerstones.  The Secretary-l and party sprayed
scented water onto the foundation.

The Secretary -1 and party performed the rituals
of golden and silver showers to mark the success
of the ceremony.  The Secretary-1 then gave
instructions.

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(3)   Secretary-l attends opening of multimedia teaching
      centres in PyinOoLwin and Sagaing


YANGON, 6 Dec-Secretary-l of the State Peace and
Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt, together
with members of the State Peace and Development
Council Chairman of Mandalay Division Peace and
Development Council Commander Maj-Gen Ye Myint and
Chairman of Sagaing Division Peace and Development
Council Commander Maj-Gen Soe Win, left Mandalay
by helicopter this morning, and arrived at the
Central Institute of Civil Service (Upper Myanmar)
in PyinOoLwin Township, Mandalay Division.

The Secretary-l and party inspected construction
of a hospital (50-bed) in Zeebingyi Village,
PyinOoLwin.Chairman of Myanmar Education Committee
Secretary- 1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt attended the
closing ceremony of Special Refresher Course No 4
for Basic Education Teachers opened at CICS (Upper
Myanmar) at 8.45 am.

The Secretary-l and party went to PyinOoLwin,
where they were welcomed by Brig-Gen Tin Oo of
PyinOoLwin Station and senior military officers
and members of the Union Solidarity and
Development Association.

The Secretary-l later attended the opening of the
multimedia teaching centre at Basic Education High
School No 1 in PyinOoLwin.Headmistress of No 1
BEHS Daw Moe Moe and Chairman of the School Board
of Trustees U Ohn Cho formally opened the
multimedia teaching centre.

The Secretary-l formally unveiled the plaque of
the multimedia teaching centre.The Secretary-1 and
party inspected the broadcasting and control room,
the computerized instruction room, the language
lab, the altar room, the projected media room, the
information media room and the arts room.

A ceremony to mark the opening of the multimedia
teaching centre of No 1 BEHS of PyinOoLwin
Township was held in Ayeyawady Hall.  Headmistress
Daw Moe Moe reported on efforts for opening of the
multimedia teaching centre at the school and how
the centre helped students in their pursuit of
education of international standard.  Chairman of
SBT U Ohn Cho reported on efforts for improvement
of education of students and school buildings.

Then, the Secretary- 1 made a speech.  The
Secretary-l accepted K 18.93 million including K
6.7 million for No I BEHS, K 1.767 million for No
2 BEHS, K 2.185 million for No 3 BEHS, K 2.778
million for No 4 BEHS and K 5.5 million for the
township education office donated by families of
PyinOoLwin Station, associations and well-wishers.

The Secretary-l signed in the school record book.
Afterwards, the Secretary- 1 and party inspected
renovation of Kandawlay Lake and Botanical Gardens
in PyinOoLwin.  Commander Maj-Gen Ye Myint and
officials reported on works for the greening of
PyinOoLwin and renovation of Kandawgyi Lake and
Botanical Gardens.

The Secretary- l and party inspected Botanical
Gardens.Next, the Secretary- 1 and party visited
the coffee cultivation project in PyinOoLwin
Township.  The Secretary-l gave instructions on
the works.The Secretary-l attended the opening of
the multimedia teaching centre of No 1 BEHS in
Sagaing.

The Secretary-l formally unveiled the plaque of
the multimedia teaching centre.Headmaster U Kyaw
Than and Chairman of SBT U Thaung Shwe formally
opened the multimedia teaching centre.

Then, the Secretary-1and party inspected the
computer application and E-mail room, the language
lab, the audio visual media room, the projected
media room, the A ceremony to mark the opening of
the multimedia teaching centre of No 1 BEHS of
Sagaing was held in Athinkhaya Hall.

The Secretary-l accepted donations including K
200,000 by parents of students and K 100,000 each
by SBT, teachers and U Aung Lin-Daw Si Si Shwe
(Theingi Shwezin Company Mandalay) for No I BEHS
of Sagaing.Headmaster U Kyaw Than reported on the
background of the school and efforts for opening
of the multimedia teaching centre.

The Secretary-l made a speech, and signed in the
school record book.In his speeches made at opening
ceremonies of multimedia teaching centres, the
Secretary-l said it is heartening to see that
today, multimedia teaching centres are being
opened under the leadership of regional
authorities and with efforts of teachers and
active cooperation and assistance of parents and
school boards of trustees; students are also
pursuing education heart and soul.

It is found that schools all over the nation are
trying to open multimedia teaching centres so as
to uplift the prestige of the schools, and that
students can now also demonstrate their high level
intellectual power tance.  Similarly, with respect
to development of human resources, students play a
fundamental role, and efforts are to be made for
the development of human resources based on
schools.

Therefore, the Government has laid down education
promotion programmes and is implementing the
programmes for development of human resources at
schools.

The first phase of programmes focuses on spiritual
development of the students; as a result, the
students are imbued with Union spirit which makes
for national solidarity, patriotic spirit which
engenders the sense of cherishing national culture
and a sense of civic duties and respect for their
teachers.The second phase covers the opening of
multimedia teaching centres aided with information
technology and computer technology.

The higher the education level of students, the
sooner the goal of emergence of a peaceful, modern
and developed nation will be accomplished.

The Secretary- 1 also urged regional authorities,
parents, school boards of trustees, teachers and
students to actively and unitedly cooperate in
efforts to accomplish the national goal.

He also called on teachers to nurture and train
students who will shoulder the responsibilities of
the state in future to be intellectuals and
intelligentsia.

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(4)   Minister receives General Manager of Fritz Werner
      Co and party

YANGON, 6 Dec-Minister for Finance and Revenue U
Khin Maung Thein received General Manager Mr R
Wiegand of Fritz Werner Co of the Federal Republic
of Germany and party who called at his office at
1.30 pm today.  Also present on the occasion was
Governor of the Central Bank of Myanmar U Kyaw
Kyaw Maung.

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(5)   Minister meets UN Assistant Secretary-General

YANGON, 6 Dec-Minister for Health Maj-Gen Ket Sein
met Assistant Secretary General of the United
Nations Assistant Administrator of UNDP and
Regional Director of Asia and the Pacific Regional
Bureau Dr Nay Tun who called at his office this
afternoon.  Also present at the call were
officials of the Ministry of Health.


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(6)   Minister meets Ambassador of Bangladesh


YANGON, 6 Dec-Minister for Immigration and
Population U Saw Tun received Ambassador of the
People's Republic of Bangladesh Mr Jahangir Saadat
who called at his office this afternoon.

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(7)   Fourth First Aid Workshop begins


YANGON, 6 Dec-The Fourth First Aid Workshop
jointly sponsored by Myanmar Red Cross Society and
International Federation of Red Corss and Red
Crescent Societies was held at Mya Yeik Nyo Royal
Hotel this morning.Present were Minister for
Health Maj-Gen Ket Sein, Deputy Minister for Home
Affairs Brig-Gen Thura Myint Maung, diplomats,
resident representatives of UN Agencies and
officials, heads of departments, President of MRCS
Dr Kyaw Win and EC members, representatives from
Myanmar Medical Association, Myanmar Maternal and
Child Welfare Association, International
Federation Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
delegates of National Red Cross and Red Crescent
Societies from Myanmar Afghanistan, Bangladesh,
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, the People's Republic
of China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan,
Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the
Republic of Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal,
Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and
Vietnam and observers from Australia, France,
Britain and Sweden.

Minister Maj-Gen Ket Sein delivered a speech.  He
said:

It is a great pleasure and honour for me to
welcome you all gathered here in the Garden City
of Yangon for the "Fourth Asian First Aid in the
Community Workshop."  I would like to express my
sincere appreciation and gratitude to the Regional
Delegation for South Asia and the Regional
Delegation for South East Asia and Pacific for the
opportunity extended to Myanmar Red Cross for the
co-hosing of this workshop.

First Aid in the Community has been initiated in
Beijing Conference since May 1993.  A resource
manual for Red Cross and Red Crescent Volunteers
entitled.  "First Aid in the Community" has been
produced and more than 12 National Societies of
Asia have committed to adapt and translate the
manual in Phnom Penh workshop in December 1994

As a result, Myanrnar Red Cross Society proceeded
to develop the first translated draft followed by
field testing.  Myanmar version of "First Aid in
the Community" was later published and the Red
Cross Volunteers were trained according to the
translated manual.

I am very pleased to recall how the Red Cross
members have actively participated with the health
staff in the area of rescue, relief and
resettlement in natural disasters.

They work hand in hand with health workers in
various fields of Primary Health Care with
remarkable achievements.  Now under the guidance
of National Health Plan Committee, the Red Cross
Volunteers are involved in many health care
programmes like prevention and control of
HIV/AIDS, Diarrhoeal diseases, Dengue Haemorrhagic
fever, Malaria and Epidemic outbreaks.  They are
also active volunteers in Universal Child
Immunization Programmes with Polio eradication,
Water and Sanitation Programmes and community
oriented Health Education Programmes.  Myanmar Red
Cross Society has a networking throughout the
country and the health activities are involved in
almost all of the townships in Myanmar.

When First Aid volunteers are trained in the
community based approach, they are able to make
effective contributions in disaster preparedness
and response.  Furthermore, this new approach to
First Aid means that First Aid volunteers need to
be trained in a way that will help them provide
services not only in emergency situations but
continuously through health promotion and disease
preventive activities, directed at the most
vulnerable persons in the community.  I think that
the Community-based First Aid could really
contribute to prevent and alleviate human
suffering and raising the health standard of the
people of Myanmar even with limited medical
resources and facilities.  I am of the opinion
that this workshop will provide and opportunity to
all participants to share their experiences,
exchange ideas and come out with reviewing the
success and gains, challenges and constraints
encountered in the field of First Aid in the
community.I hope you may find time to visit places
of interests and enjoy the beauty and hospitality
of Golden Land of Myanmar.  Finally, I wish your
stay in Myanmar be happy and memorable.

Next, President of MRCS Dr Kyaw Win,
representative in South East and East Asia region
of International Federation of the Red Cross and
Red Crescent Societies Dr Stefan Seebacher and
representative of the Federation to Myanmar Mr
Yutaka Oiwa made speeches.  The minister and
participants had photos taken.The workshop
continues till 10 December.

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(8)   Bangladesh delegation visits National Defence
      College, Defence Services Museum
      

YANGON, 6 Dec-The study delegation led by Maj-Gen
A.M Mansur Ahmed of Defence Services Command and
Staff College of Bangladesh met Chief of Armed
Forces Training Maj-Gen Win Myint at Dagon Yeiktha
of the Ministry of Defence this morning.

The delegation visited National Defence College
where Deputy Minister for National Planning and
Economic Development Brig-Gen Zaw Tun and Col Ye
Htut and Lt-Col Min Lwin of the Ministry of
Defence reported on matters relating to the
ministries concerned.The leader of the delegation
and the commandant exchanged gifts.  The
delegation also visited Defence Services Museum
and International Theravada Buddhist Missionary
University.

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(9)  Minister inspects construction of Donthami Creek
      Bridge
      

YANGON, 6 Dec-Minister for Rail Transportation U
Pan Aung and officials met Managing Director of
Myanma Railways U Kyaw Hsan and officials of Road
Administration Department, Road Transport and
Transport Planning Department at Thaton Station on
5 December.The minister gave instructions on
exceeding the targets.The minister and party
inspected the site for construction of bridge at
Donyinseik near Donthami Creek between Mon and
Kayin States.

In the evening, CEC member of the Union Solidarity
and Development Association U Pan Aung met
Secretaries of Bago Division and Waw Township
USDAs and Chairmen of Township Peace and
Development Councils at Waw Township USDA Office.
U Pan Aung inspected repair of Bago Township USDA
Office.

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(10)   Minister inspects Soap Factory Project (Mandalay)


YANGON, 6 Dec-Minister for Industry-l U Aung
Thaung, together with officials, visited Soap
Factory Project (Mandalay) of Myanma
Pharmaceutical Industries at Dawei Ward, Mandalay,
yesterday Research Officer U Win Ko Ko reported on
construction of the factory and progress of work.

Managing Director of Myanma Pharmaceutical
Industries Col Myint Oo gave a supplementary
report.  The minister spoke of the purpose of
building factories in Magway, Myingyan and
Mandalay and gave instructions on completion of
the project by the last week of January, Year
2000.

Chairman of Seinban Industrial Cooperative Ltd U
Kyaw Win reported on manufacturing and
installation of machinery.The minister called for
preparations for building a soap factory in Magway
Then, the minister and party inspected the
project.

Myanma Pharmaceutical Industries and Mandalay
Seinban Industrial Cooperative Society are jointly
implementing Soap Factory Project (Mandalay), and
the factory will be opened in the first week or
second of February, Year 2000.  Soap will be
distributed at reasonable prices for the people of
Upper Myanmar.  The minister and party also met
with officials or Soap Factory No 3 in Daewun
Ward, Chanayethazan Township, Mandalay, and
attended to their requirements.  The minister also
inspected Mandalay Beer Distillery and Mandalay
Distillery No 1and gave instructions on the work.

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(11)  Environment and Rural Development Course opened

YANGON, 6 Dec-A ceremony to open the Environment
and Rural Development Training Course organized by
Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation and Centre
of Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the
Pacific (CIRDAP) was held at Central Agriculture
Development Training Centre of Myanma Agriculture
Service in Hlegu this morning.

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(12)  105 members resign from Kyauktaw Township NLD

YANGON, 6 Dec-One-hundred and five members
resigned from National League for Democracy of
Kyauktaw Township, Rakhine State.  One-hundred and
five members of Kyauktaw Township NLD, Rakhine
State, of their own volition, resigned by sending
letters of resignation to Kyauktaw Township
Multiparty Democracy General Election Commission
and the party concerned on 25 September 1999 as
they no longer wished to participate in party
politics of NLD.

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(13)  WEATHER

Maximum temperature onDec 5 was 32.0 C (89F)
Minimum temperature on Dec 6 was 23.0 C (71F)

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