Senior General Than Shwe on inspection tour of Delta Local people themselves to put more efforts into rehabilitation and reconstruction tasks NAY PYI TAW, 28 Dec-Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Than Shwe, accompanied by member of SPDC General Thura Shwe Mann, Chairman of Natural Disaster Preparedness Central Committee Prime Minister General Thein Sein, member of SPDC Lt-Gen Tin Aye, Commander-in-Chief (Navy) Rear-Admiral Nyan Tun, Commander-in-Chief (Air) Lt-Gen Myat Hein, Maj-Gen Ko Ko and Lt-Gen Myint Swe of the Ministry of Defence, Adjutant-General Lt-Gen Thura Myint Aung, Lt-Gen Myint Hlaing of the Ministry of Defence, members of Natural Disaster Preparedness Central Committee ministers, senior military officers of the Ministry of Defence, the deputy ministers, the director-general of the Government Office and officials of the State Peace and Development Council Office, arrived at Pyapon by helicopter at 9.45 a.m. yesterday.[ more + ] Throughout history, Myanmar has existed in the world with her own literature, culture, customs and traditions Secretary-1 addresses ceremony to present Life-time Achievement National Literary Award, National Literary Award and Sarpay Beikman Manuscript Award NAY PYI TAW, 28 Dec -A ceremony to present Life-time Achievement National Literary Award, National Literary Award and Sarpay Beikman Manuscript Award took place at the Ministry of Information here with an address by Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Thiha Thura Tin Aung Myint Oo. [ more + ] Winner to receive Life-time Achievement National Literary Award at home NAY PYI TAW, 28 Dec-Secretary of National Literary Award Scrutiny and Selection Committee U Maung Hlaing (Maung Swe Nge) accepted the Life-time Achievement National Literary Award for 2007 on behalf of winner U Kyi Aye (Hsinphyugyun Aung Thein) because he was ill and could not attend the prize presentation ceremony.[ more + ] Newly opened concrete sleeper factory will help meet local demand YANGON, 28 Dec- A ceremony to open the Concrete Sleeper Factory (Mottama) built by Myanma Railways under the Ministry of Rail Transportation in Mottama, Paung Township, Mon State took place in front of the factory this morning with address by Chairman of Mon State Peace and Development Council Commander of South-East Command Maj-Gen Thet Naing Win and Minister for Rail Transportation Maj-Gen Aung Min.[ more + ] Information Minister hosts dinner in honour of literary award winners NAY PYI TAW, 28 Dec-Minister for Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan hosted a dinner in honour of life-time achievement literary award and Sarpay Beikman manuscript award winners for 2007 and members of prize scrutiny and selection committee at Shwenantaw Hotel of Nay Pyi Taw Hotel Zone, here, this evening.[ more + ] Export Gas Sales and Purchase Agreement inked YANGON, 28 Dec-Sellers Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise of the Ministry of Energy, Daewoo International Cooperation of the Republic of Korea, ONGC Videsh Ltd and GAIL (India) Ltd of India and Korea Gas Corporation of the Republic of Korea and purchaser China National United Oil Corporation held a ceremony to sign the Export Gas Sales and Purchase Agreement, Shwe Project, Myanmar, at Sedona Hotel, here, on 24 December evening.[ more + ] Foreign-made shoes on sale at Wai Di shoe store YANGON, 28 Dec-Way Di shoe store Launched the sale of foreign-made shoes such as Scholl, Walker, Ferrize, Maldeni, Kito, Adda, Lily, Patti, Ragazzo and Louise Dollar as part of pre-Christmas period. It is selling various kinds of shoes at 10 to 50 per cent discount from 15 December to 5 January.[ more + ] Basic driving course concluded YANGON, 28 Dec - Fire Services Department of the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement and Road Transport concluded No. 23/2008 basic driving course at the department here on 26 December. Director-General of the department U Myint Tun delivered an address at the concluding ceremony. A total of 30 trainees from states and divisions took the six-week course. [ more + ] Prizes presentation for Yangon Division School Sports Competitions YANGON, 28 Dec - A prize presentation ceremony of Yangon Division School Sports Competitions of No 3 Basic Education Department for 2008-09 academic year was held at Aung San Stadium here yesterday.[ more + ] Documentary film �Nanook of the North� screened to mark the World Film Day YANGON, 28 Dec-Under the aegis of Myanmar Motion Picture Asiayon, a documentary film entitled �Nanook of the North� marking the World Film Day was screened at the hall of Myanmar Motion Picture Asiayon on Wingabar Street, Bahan Township, here this afternoon.[ more + ] ....."PERSPECTIVES": "Create better conditions for turning out good citizens".