Information sheet No. B-1206 (I)

[OKKAR66129@xxxxxxx]

MYANMAR INFORMATION COMMITTEE
YANGON

Information  sheet
 No. B-1206 (I)                    4th January 2000
                

(1)  Training Course No 6 for Executive Officers of DAC Opens

     The opening of Training Course No 6 for Executive
Officers of Development Affairs Committee was held at
the Central Training School under the Education and
Training Department in Yangon on 3 January. Altogether
24 officers of state/division and township development
affairs committees are attending the six week course.

(2)  Ninth Paper-Reading Session on Traditional Medicinal Research Opened
        
     A ceremony to open the Ninth Paper-reading
Session on Traditional Medicinal Research of
Indigenous Medicine Department was held at the
department in Yangon on 3 January. The resource
persons presented 20 papers. The paper-reading session
continues on 4 January.

(3)  Ngwehsaung Beach in Pathein Township To Be Developed
        
     The beach will be developed into a resort for
tourists as well as local visitors. A master plan will
be drawn for the beach resort to be of international
standard. Eighteen national entrepreneurs will 
undertake the task in developing the nine-mile long
beach. The beach can be reached through
Pathein-Thalutkhwa-Ngwehsaung Road. It is six-hour
drive from Yangon.

   The Government Encourages NLD to Participate in Shouldering National 
Responsibilities
    
   It is quite regretful to learn that certain
quarters have been exploiting the Venerable Sayadaws
(Presiding Buddhist Monks) for their own ends. It is
more regretful to know that these quarters are not
only exploiting the religious order but also
undermining the fundamental belief and the supreme
doctrine of Buddhism by making the Sayadaws
participate unwittingly in such kinds  of activities
strictly being prohibited for Theravada Buddhist
monks. Moreover, these same quarters are spreading
rumours to reflect the image of a scenario as if the
opinions of the 2 individual Sayadaws are representing
the whole body of Sangha Order in Myanmar.
     Nevertheless, the Government agrees with the
opinion of the said 2 Sayadaws and hope that in this
auspicious time of the beginning of the new millennium
the National League for Democracy party is willing to
adopt a more realistic and flexible policy so that it
can contribute meaningfully in the development of
Myanmar. 
     It is the desire of the Government  together with
that of the people of Myanmar to be able to enjoy the
beginning of the new year as a period of conciliation,
 cooperation and mutual help in building a better
future for the people of Myanmar.
        
***************