Information Sheet No.B-1212 (I)

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MYANMAR INFORMATION COMMITTEE
YANGON

Information Sheet
No.B-1212 (I)     8th January,2000

(1) Plans Under Way to Uplift Higher Education Sector to Meet Developing 
South-East Asian Nation' Standard

    Myanmar Education Committee held its meeting 1/2000 at Yangon 
Universities Central Council on 7 January.  The government expenditure on 
education and health sectors is the largest in the nation next to that of the 
road and bridge sector. The government is making harmonious efforts for 
uplifting the education sector to meet the international standard and for the 
flourishing of all-round education based on Myanmar culture starting from the 
primary level, achieving progress which is not lower than that of the 
developed nations of South-East Asia. As a member nation of ASEAN, Myanmar 
has become essential to promote the entire education sector for the 
flourishing of an education system which is at par with other ASEAN nations. 
As a first step taken in promoting the higher education sector, learning 
centres have been set up at open universities; and the Ministry of Education 
and the Ministry of Information are launching joint plans to introduce 
information technology, the computer network system and the satellite data 
broadcasting system in the sector.

(2) Special Refresher Course No 3 for Judicial Officers Opens

    A ceremony to open Special Refresher Course No 3 for Judicial Officers 
was held at the Central Institute of Civil Service in Yangon on 7 January. 
The opening of the course  is aimed for judicial officers to properly carry 
out administration of justice and to have high moral character so that they 
can cohesively and effectively implement the basic principles on 
administration of justice.  Altogether 245 trainees are attending the course 
which will last six weeks.

(3) IPRD Chief Editor Leaves for India

    Chief Editor of Information and Public Relations Department, Ministry of 
Information left Yangon by air on 7 January to attend international 
conference of travelogue writers to be held in Lucknow, India. Travelogue 
writers from 25 nations will attend the three-week conference to be sponsored 
by the Ministry of Tourism of India.

(4) Yangon Airways Honours 500,000th Passenger

    Officials concerned of Yangon Airways presented a silver plaque to honour 
A. Matsumoo, the 500,000th passenger to check in at Yangon Airway' departure 
counter. Amillennium gift is also presented to Daw San San Oo who was the 
first passenger to check in on the 1st day of the new Millennium. Yangon 
Airways currently operate to Bagan, Mandalay, Heho, Tacheleik, Kengtung and 
Thandwe from Yangon. 

(5) Two Men Arrested with Stimulant Tablets in Monghsu 

    A team comprising members of the regional Defence Services Intelligence 
unit and Myanmar Police Force arrested two men with 15,411 stimulant tablets 
Monghsu Township, Shan State, on 21 December. The authorities, acting on a 
tip-off, searched the restaurant and seized the drugs from the two men-- Nyi 
Laing of Mongmaw, and Aik Khwet Hopan. Action is being taken
against the two under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law.

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