Senior General Than Shwe sends message of felicitations to Emir of the State of Qatar NAY PYI TAW, 18 Dec-On the occasion of the Independence Day of the State of Qatar which falls on 18 December 2008, Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of felicitations to His Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar.[ more + ] Prime Minister General Thein Sein felicitates Prime Minister of Qatar NAY PYI TAW, 18 Dec - General Thein Sein, Prime Minister of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of felicitations to His Excellency Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabir Al-Thani, Prime Minister of the State of Qatar, on the occasion of the Independence Day of the State of Qatar, which falls on 18 December 2008.[ more + ] Dams in Magway Division under construction with momentum NAY PYI TAW, 17 Dec-Chairman of Sagaing Division Peace and Development Council Commander of North-West Command Maj-Gen Myint Soe, Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation Maj-Gen Htay Oo and Minister for Electric Power No. 1 Col Zaw Min, accompanied by Chairman of Magway Division Peace and Development Council Col Phone Maw Shwe, on 15 December, arrived at Myittha Dam project being built near Pyintha Village of Gangaw Township by Construction-8 of Irrigation Department.[ more + ] Railroad under construction to link Okshitpin and Kanma NAY PYI TAW, 17 Dec-Chairman of Bago Division Peace and Development Council Commander of Southern Command Brig-Gen Hla Min, together with Minister for Rail Transportation Maj-Gen Aung Min and Deputy Minister U Pe Than, viewed construction of Phayapaw Railway Station and its yard, the passenger lounge, warehouses on Okshitpin-Kanma railroad on 15 December.[ more + ] Myanmar delegation arrives back from Indonesia after participating in Special ASEAN FMs' Meeting NAY PYI TAW, 17 Dec - A Myanmar delegation led by U Nyan Win, Minister for Foreign Affairs, arrived back here today after attending the Special ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting which was held at the ASEAN Secretariat, Jakata, the Republic of Indonesia, on 14 and 15 December. [ more + ] Tasks for rural developments and perpetual existence of self-reliant libraries supervised in Pale Tsp NAY PYI TAW, 17 Dec-Minister for Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan met with over 2600 local people from seven villages namely Inmahti, Kaingtwin, Inkan, Loattha, Ohnhnaut, Thayagon and Talaingkan upon his arrival at Inmahti village of Pale Township, Sagaing Division, on 15 December and held discussions about rural development undertakings.[ more + ] Manuscripts for Sarpay BeikmanManuscript Award Contest up to 31 Jan YANGON, 17 Dec-The manuscripts for the Sarpay Beikman Manuscript Contest for 2008 may be submitted up to 31 January 2009 instead of 31 December 2008.[ more + ] Literary award winners to arrive at Nay Pyi Taw on 26 Dec NAY PYI TAW, 17 Dec-The prize presentation ceremony for Life-time Achievement Literary Award, National Literary Award and Sarpay Beikman Manuscript Award for 2007 will be held at the meeting hall of the Ministry of Information, here, without fail, at 9 am on 28 December.[ more + ] Literary award winners to arrive at Nay Pyi Taw on 26 Dec NAY PYI TAW, 17 Dec-The prize presentation ceremony for Life-time Achievement Literary Award, National Literary Award and Sarpay Beikman Manuscript Award for 2007 will be held at the meeting hall of the Ministry of Information, here, without fail, at 9 am on 28 December.[ more + ] Production of factories under Ministry of Industry-1 inspected in Pakokku NAY PYI TAW, 17 Dec-Minister for Industry-1 U Aung Thaung on 14 December inspected Textile Factory (Pakokku) of Myanmar Textile Industries and flow of water into the lake dredged by the ministry in the compound of the factory and sales of goods at Win Thuza Shop in Pakokku.[ more + ] Military code of conduct contest held NAY PYI TAW, 17 Dec -Commandant of the Camp Commandant's Office of the Ministry of Defence Maj-Gen Hla Aung Thein and officials viewed Military Code of Conduct contest of the Ministry of Defence at Kyansittha Yeiktha here this morning. [ more + ] Hockey delegation leaves for Malaysia YANGON, 17 Dec-A Myanmar delegation led by Secretary of Tatmadaw Hockey Committee Executive of Myanmar Hockey Federation Major Nyo Min Lwin today left here for Malaysia to participate in Asia Hockey Development Workshop to be held in Kuala Lumpur of Malaysia from 18 to 21 December.[ more + ] December Special Sales commences on 12 Dec YANGON, 17 Dec-The December Special Sales jointly organized by Concordia International Co Ltd and Fortune International Ltd was opened at Central Hotel, here, on 12 December.[ more + ] FM felicitates Qatar counterpart NAY PYI TAW, 18 Dec-U Nyan Win, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of felicitations to His Excellency Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabir Al-Thani, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar, on the occasion of the Independence Day of the State of Qatar, which falls on 18 December 2008. [ more + ] CB Bank holds AGM YANGON, 17 Dec-Cooperative Bank Ltd (CB Bank) held the annual general meeting at Traders Hotel on Sule Pagoda Road this morning.[ more + ] MFA to hold fun fairs, contests and market festivals YANGON, 17 Dec-Myanmar Floriculturists Association will hold fun fairs, contests and market festivals on a grand scale at People's Square and People's Park from 30 January to 3 February 2009 to mark its 15th anniversary.[ more + ] ....."PERSPECTIVES": "Strive for success of modern farming".....ARTICLES: "We remain unperturbed"-2, Kyaw Ye Min..."...I dare say that our country does not need to worry about the global financial crisis..."..."Two large bridges on Monywa-Yagyi-Myoma-Kalewa Road contributing to regional development" Article & Photos: Kalay Win Thu