Prime Minister General Thein Sein receives Chinese Ambassador Nay Pyi Taw, 27 Dec-Prime Minister of the Union of Myanmar General Thein Sein received Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to the Union of Myanmar Mr. Guan Mu, who had completed his tour of duty, at Zeyathiri Beikman on Konmyinttha in Yangon at 3 p.m. yesterday. [ more + ] Lt-Gen Tha Aye inspects maintenance, upgrading of roads in Kayin State Nay Pyi Taw, 27 Dec ? Lt-Gen Tha Aye of the Ministry of Defence, accompanied by Chairman of Mon State Peace and Development Council Commander of South- East Command Maj-Gen Thet Naing Win, Chairman of Kayin State Peace and Development Council Brig-Gen Zaw Min and officials inspected agriculture and livestock breeding tasks in Phayagon Village in Hpa-an Township, maintenance and upgrading of Eindu-Zarthabyin road and digging of canals for water supply to farmlands on 23 December. [ more + ] Industry-2 Minister inspects Thagaya Industrial Region Nay Pyi Taw, 27 Dec-Minister for Industry-2 Vice-Admiral Soe Thein inspected progress in construction of school buildings, workshops, main building and assembly hall of Technical Training School (Thagaya) and construction of streets in the training school in Thagaya Industrial Region in Yedashe Township, Bago Division, this morning. [ more + ] Minister for Electric Power No-1 inspects Kon Creek Hydropower Project Nay Pyi Taw, 27 Dec - Minister for Electric Power No-1 Col Zaw Min visited Kon Creek Hydropower Project being imple-mented by Construction-3 of Hydro Power Department, on Kon Creek, about nine miles west of Pyu Township, Bago Division on 25 December. [ more + ] Northern Command sail to final Yangon, 27 Dec-The first semifinal match of the 47th Defence Services Commander-in-Chief's Shield Tatmadaw (Army, Navy and Air) Football Tournament 2008 was held at Youth Training Centre (Thuwunna), here, this afternoon. [ more + ] Winners awarded in second traffic rules educative exhibition and contest Nay Pyi Taw, 27 Dec-The Nay Pyi Taw Traffic Rules Enforcement Supervisory Committee organized the prize presentation for the second traffic rules educative exhibition and contest at Nay Pyi Taw City Hall, here, yesterday morning, with an address by Patron of the Supervisory Committee Commander of Nay Pyi Taw Command Maj-Gen Wai Lwin.[ more + ] Roads and bridges in Sagaing Div, Kachin State inspected Nay Pyi Taw, 27 Dec ? Minister for Construction Maj-Gen Saw Tun inspected condition of Kyaybinat dam detour on Shwebo-Myitkyina Road on 22 December. [ more + ] Mass walk in Nay Pyi Taw Nay Pyi Taw, 27 Dec ? A mass walk took place as part of December mass sports activities here this morning. On behalf of Chairman of Myanmar Olympic Committee Minister for Sports Brig-Gen Thura Aye Myint, Deputy Director-General U Thein Aung of Sports and Physical Education Department, officers and other ranks of ministries concerned and their families and local people totaling 8257 took part in the walk.[ more + ] Crude palm oil mill operating at high capacity in Kawthoung District Nay Pyi Taw, 27 Dec-Minister for Industry-1 U Aung Thaung inspected Kawthoung oil palm farm near Khamaukkyi in Kawthoung District, Taninthayi Division, yesterday.[ more + ] Talks on Blue Ocean Strategy 1 Jan Yangon, 27 Dec-Myanmar Hoteliers Association will organize the educative talks with the sponsorship of Silver View Resort (Ngwe Saung Beach) at Yuzana Hotel (Shwegondine), here, on 1 January 2009. [ more + ] Mass walk activity organized in Yangon Nay Pyi Taw, 27 Dec-The mass walk activity in sports month of December was organized at Myoma Ground in Dagon Township this morning.[ more + ] Inter State/Division U-13 Football Tourney ends Nay Pyi Taw, 27 Dec-Chairman of the Myanmar Olympic Committee Minister for Sports Brig-Gen Thura Aye Myint watched the final match of the 11th Inter State/Division U-13 Football Tournament in Padetha Sports Ground in South Okkalapa Township here this afternoon. [ more + ] Inter-School Cricket Challenge Shield concludes Yangon, 27 Dec-Myanmar Cricket Federation and No. 3 Department of Basic Education jointly organized the 3rd Inter-School Cricket Challenge Shield 2008 at the cricket training ground in Bahan Township yesterday afternoon. [ more + ] Golf tourney for readers of Golf Masters magazine organized Yangon, 27 Dec-Han Golf Masters Pte Ltd organized the golf tourney for the readers of Golf Masters magazine at Myanmar Golf Club at 9th mile, here, on 24 December. [ more + ] ....."PERSPECTIVES": "Participate in public health care with might and main".....ARTICLE: "Natural pozzolan abundant around extinct volcano Mt. Popa" (1) Article: Maung Maung Htwe (MNA); Photos: Tun Win Naing (MNA)