Senior General Than Shwe attends graduation dinner of 11th Intake of DSTA Nay Pyi Taw, 20 Dec - The graduation dinner to honour the graduate officers of the 11th Intake of Defence Services Technological Academy was held at the parade ground of DSTA in PyinOoLwin at 5.30 p.m. yesterday, attended by Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Than Shwe. [ more + ] Lt-Gen Myint Swe inspects river water pumping stations Yangon, 20 Dec - Lt-Gen Myint Swe of the Ministry of Defence, Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and Development Council Commander of Yangon Command Brig-Gen Win Myint and departmental officials inspected pilot cultivation of Hsinnweyin paddy through direct seeding method, use of Leya-16 power tillers, display of samples of paddy strains and weed killer at the central farm of Myanma Agriculture Service and observed the display of sample of paddy strains grown in Bago, Ayeyawady and Sagaing Divisions at Myanma Rice Research Institute in Hmawby Township yesterday. [ more + ] Information Minister meets executives of Myanmar Music Asiayon (Central) Yangon, 20 Dec- Minister for Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan met with executives of Myanmar Music Asiayon (Central) at the meeting hall of Myanma Radio and Television on Pyay Road here this morning. [ more + ] Ensuring smooth and Secure transport discussed in Yangon Yangon, 20 Dec- The Yangon Division Supervisory Committee for Ensuring Smooth and Secure Transport held its work coordination meeting at the meeting hall of All Private Bus Lines Control Committee (Head Office) yesterday. [ more + ] Ministry of Mines holds coord meeting Nay Pyi Taw, 19 Dec-Ministry of Mines held its second work coordination meeting at the ministry, here, this morning, with an address by Minister for Mines Brig-Gen Ohn Myint. [ more + ] Special Civil Appeal Cases heard Nay Pyi Taw, 19 Dec-The Special Appellate Bench comprising Deputy Chief Justice of Supreme Court (Nay Pyi Taw) U Tun Tun Oo, Supreme Court Judges of Supreme Court (Yangon) U Khin Myint, and U Myint Thein sitting at court room No. 1 of the Supreme Court (Nay Pyi Taw) delivered judgments of 4 special civil appeal cases and then heard 6 special civil appeal cases under Section 7 of the Judicial Law 2000. [ more + ] GMS discuss information, communications Nay Pyi Taw, 19 Dec- The GMS Information Superhighway Implementation Group Meeting No.8 was held from 16 to 17 December and the GMS Information superhighway Steering Group Meeting No. 4, at Shwe Nandaw Hotel, here on 18 and 19 December. [ more + ] Verbatim products introduced Yangon, 20 Dec-The introducing ceremony for Verbatim Product was held at Traders Hotel, here, this morning. Chairman and CEO of KMD Group of Companies U Thaung Tin extended greetings and Manager of Verbatim Marketing of Singapore for South Asia Mr Tan Teow Seng explained facts related to Verbatim Product. [ more + ] Men's and women's wears on sale at new Gamonpwint Shopping Mall Yangon, 20 Dec � Gamonpwint Shopping Mall is kept open on Kaba-Aye Pagoda Road in Mayangon Township here since 17 December. Men's and women's wears, various kinds of personal and household goods are available at the shopping mall. [ more + ] MAS grows medicinal orchids on commercial scale Nay Pyi Taw, 20 Dec � Accompanied by departmental officials, Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation Maj-Gen Htay Oo inspected the growing of medicinal orchids on a commercial-scale in various cultivation methods in Doekwin farm of Myanma Agriculture Service in PyinOoLwin Township, PyinOoLwin District, Mandalay Division, on 18 December morning.[ more + ] Mass walk to mark December Mass Sports Activities in Nay Pyi Taw Nay Pyi Taw, 20 Dec- The mass walk to mark the 2008 December Mass Sports Activities took place here at 6 am today with the participation of Chairman of Myanmar Olympic Committee Minister for Sports Brig-Gen Thura Aye Myint, Deputy Minister for Hotels and Tourism Brig-Gen Aye Myint Kyu, Deputy Minister for Education Brig-Gen Aung Myo Min, officials from the respective ministries, service personnel, teachers of Nay Pyi Taw No. 11 Basic Education High School, students and local people. [ more + ] MMA to hold Continuing Professional Development Forum Yangon, 20 Dec-Organized by General practitioners Group of Myanmar Medical Association (Central), Continuing Professional Development Forum will be held from 12 to 3 p.m. at the Hall (B) of MMA on 23 December (Tuesday). [ more + ]....."PERSPECTIVES": "Build modern Tatmadaw through advanced science and technology".....ARTICLES: "The twin crises of finance and food" By He Changchui..."Ongoing Katha-Bhamo Railroad Section Project on west bank of Ayeyawady River" Article: Zaw Win (Kyemon); Photos: Khin Maung Win (Kyemon)