Secretary-1 attends ceremony to pay

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Subject: Secretary-1 attends ceremony to pay respects to aged poets, writers and journalists

SOURCE : The New Light of Myanmar ( Sunday, December 12, 1999 )

Secretary-1 attends ceremony to pay respects to aged poets, writers and 
journalists
    
YANGON, 11 Dec - Myanmar Sarsodaw Day was observed in conjunction with a 
ceremony to pay respects to aged literati at the City Hall here this morning.

Secretary-l of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt paid 
respects and presented donations in cash and kind to the aged literati.
that literati had taken the lead in striving for the interests of the nation 
and the people, holding their pen; they have inspired the people to be imbued 
with anti-colonial sentiment and a spirit of making supreme sacrifice for the 
nation and the people; they were in the vanguard in safeguarding the race and 
religion which got bogged down in the mire during the colonial period.

During the colonial period, Myanmarsar did not attain social acceptance; 
literati revived Myanmarsar to gain social standing; not only Master 
degree.but also doctorate in Myanmarsar are now given at the universities; at 
universities in London, Russia, Japan and China, Myanmarsar is being taught 
and Myanmarsar degree is being conferred.

Myanmar is a member of the-ASEAN; a writer from Myanmar has won South-East 
Asian Write Award every year since 1997; this shows that Myanmarsar is 
gaining popularity and spreading in the world.

Myanmarsar domain is expanding beyond the territory of Myanmar; the world has 
come to recognize Myanmar as well as national liberation and anti-colonial 
tradition of Myanmar.

The Secretary-1, ministers, deputy ministers, the chairman and CEC members of 
MWJA and literati paid respects to the aged literati.

Then, the Secretary-1, Minister for Information, ministers, deputy ministers 
and the vice-mayor presented K 45,000 each and gifts to the aged literati.

On behalf of the aged literati, U Tin Maung (Tekkatho Htin Gyi) spoke words 
of advice.

After the ceremony, the Secretary- 1 had a cordial meeting with the literati. 

Last year, eight associations and 103 well-wishers donated over K 4.426 
million; K 34,500 each and gifts were presented to 95 aged literati.

This year, six associations and 246 wel1-wishers donated over K 6.027 million 
and gifts; K 45,000 each and gifts were presented to 108 aged literati.
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