THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR (Tuesday, 15 Dec 1998)

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THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR  (Tuesday, 15 Dec 1998)
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(1)  Senior General Than Shwe and Daw Kyaing Kyaing leave for SRV to attend
Sixth 	ASEAN Summit and Meetings of Heads of State and Government of ASEAN,
	China, Japan and Korea
(2)  Beautifying and extension of Yangon International Airport under way
(3)  Renovation, construction of hostels for columns of Armed Forces Day
parade 	discussed
(4)  Secretary-2 receives CCEC Chairman
(5)  Nursing Aid Training Course No 3 concludes
(6)  Minister inspects factories under Ministry of Industry-l
(7)  Mongphyat Township NLD dissolved
(8)  Myaungmya Township NLD dissolved
(9)  Books presented by mv Doulos to libraries of Information and Public
Relations 	Department
(10) Ministry of Information announces Video Rules     
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(1)  Senior General Than Shwe and Daw Kyaing Kyaing leave for SRV to attend
Sixth ASEAN Summit and Meetings of Heads of State and Government of ASEAN,
China, Japan and Korea

YANGON, 14 December- At the invitation of the Prime Minister of the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam Mr Phan Van Khai, Myanmar delegation headed by Chairman of
the State Peace and Development Council and Prime Minister of the Union of
Myanmar Senior General Than Shwe and Daw Kyaing Kyaing left here by special
flight at 7.15 am today to attend the Sixth ASEAN Summit and Meetings of Heads
of State and Government of ASEAN, People's Republic of China, Japan and
Republic of Korea to be held in Hanoi on 15 and 16 December.
    Members of the delegation headed by Senior General Than Shwe and Daw
Kyaing Kyaing were seen off at Yangon International Airport by Vice-Chairman
of the State Peace and Development Council Deputy Commander-in-Chief of
Defence Services Commander-in-Chief (Arrny) General Maung Aye and wife,
Secretary-2 Lt-Gen Tin Oo and wife, Secretary-3 Lt-Gen Win Myint and wife,
members of the State Peace and Development Council Commander-in-Chief (Navy)
Rear-Admiral Nyunt Thein, Commander-in-Chief (Air) Maj-Gen Kyaw Than and
Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and Development Council Commander Maj-Gen
Khin Maung Than and their wives, Deputy Prime Ministers Vice-Admiral Maung
Maung Khin, Lt-Gen Tin Tun and Lt-Gen Tin Hla, who is also Minister for
Military Affairs, and their wives, ministers, senior military officers, Dean
of Diplomatic Corps Ambassador of the Lao People's Democratic Republic Mr Ly
Bounkham and wife, ambassadors and their wives and military and civil
officers.

    Senior General Than Shwe and Daw Kyaing Kyaing were accompanied by
Secretary-l of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt and
wife Dr Khin Win Shwe, member of the State Peace and Development Council
Commander of Northern Command Maj-Gen Kyaw Win, Minister for Progress of
Border Areas and National Races and Development Affairs Col Thein Nyunt,
Minister at the Office of the Prime Minister Brig-Gen Lun Maung, Deputy
Minister for Foreign Affairs U Khin Maung Win and departmental officials.
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(2)  Beautifying and extension of Yangon International Airport under way

YANGON, 14 Dec - A meeting was held at Yangon International Airport to
coordinate beautifying and extension of the airport, addressed by Secretary-2
of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Tin Oo.,

    The Secretary-2 urged officials to give priority to completion of the
projects on beautifying and extension of YIA as scheduled.

    Officials at different levels are required to carry out their task with
national spirit and to avoid the habit of doing their work actively only
during the time high-level officials are on inspection at the site, he said.

    Duties should be assigned systematically to ensure cleanliness in the
lobby, lounge and toilets for the convenience of local and foreign travellers.

    Arrangements should be made to render convenient freight and passengers
services and safety of flights, he noted, speaking of the need to apply reward
and punish system for progress of the work.

    Participants should present difficulties, he invited.

    Minister for Transport Maj-Gen Hla Myint Swe gave advice to the meeting on
the project and Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw Myint on planting of trees and
cleanliness of the airport buildings.

    Vice-Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and Development Council Deputy
Commander of Yangon Command Col Hsan Hsint explained to the meeting rendering
of assistance by Yangon Command. 
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(3)  Renovation, construction of hostels for columns of Armed Forces Day
parade discussed

YANGON, 14 Dec Chairman of Leading Committee to Observe the 54th Anniversary
Armed Forces Day Chief of Bureau of Special Operations Chief of Staff (Army)
Lt-Gen Tin Oo addressed the meeting to discuss renovation of hostels for the
parade columns this morning in Pyidaungsu Hall, Kyaikkasan Grounds.

    Also present were Chairman of Management Committee to Observe the 54th
Anniversary Armed Forces Day Commander of Yangon Command Maj-Gen Khin Maung
Than, Minister for Sports Brig-Gen Sein Win, Chief of Armed Forces Training
Maj-Gen Win Myint, Vice-Quartermaster-General Brig-Gen Kyaw Win, Director of
Public Relations and Psychological Warfare Col Khin Aung Myint, Deputy
Minister for Construction Brig-Gen Thura Aye Myint, Deputy Minister for
Forestry Col Thaik Tun, Vice-Mayor Col Maung Pa and officials.

    Brig-Gen Kyaw Win explained to the meeting plans to accommodate some of
the Tatmadaw columns in hostels at Kyaikkasan Grounds, current condition of
the hostels, renovation works and construction of new hostels.

    Commander Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than, Minister Brig-Gen Sein Win, Deputy
Minister Brig-Gen Thura Aye Myint, Vice-Mayor Col Maung Pa, Maj-Gen Win Myint
and Col Khin Aung Myint presented work programmes.

    Lt-Gen Tin Oo gave suggestions on the work at hand.
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(4)  Secretary-2 receives CCEC Chairman

YANGON, 14 Dec-Secretary-2 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen
Tin Oo received Chairman Prof Mr Luo Shu Sheng of Chengda Chemical Engineering
Corporation of Sichuan Province, the People's Republic of China, and party at
Dagon Yeiktha of the Ministry of Defence this afternoon.

    Also present at the call together with the Secretary-2 were
Minister for Labour Maj-Gen Tin Ngwe, Minister at Prime Minister's Office Lt-
Gen Tin Ngwe, Vice-Quartermaster-General Brig-Gen Kyaw Win and officials.
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(5)  Nursing Aid Training Course No 3 concludes


    YANGON, 14 Dec - The Nursing Aid Training Course No 3 conducted by the
Social Security Board of the Ministry of Labour was held at the Workers
Hospital in Tamway Township today.
    The concluding ceremony was attended by Minister for Labour Maj-Gen Tin
Ngwe, Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Win Sein, Chairman of the Social Security Board
U Aung Ba Kyi, officials of the departments and the committees of the
ministry, course instructors and trainees.

    Minister Maj-Gen Tin Ngwe delivered an address and presented certificates
to the trainees. Altogether 20 trainees attended the course.
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(6)  Minister inspects factories under Ministry of Industry-l


YANGON, 14 Dec-Minister for Industry-l U Aung Thaung, Deputy Minister Brig-Gen
Than Tun and officials met service personne1 of Packaging Factory of Myanma
General Maintenance Industries in Alwansut Village in Thanlyin Township this
morning.

    Factory manager reported on annual production, marketing, storage of raw
materials and finished products Managing Director U Thaik Tun took part in the
discussions.

    The minister spoke for exceeding the targets and arrangements for
forthcoming fiscal year.

    The minister inspected production process at the factory.

    The minister and party inspected the shoe factory No 2, Glassware Factory
and Sodium Silicate Factory in Thanlyin.
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(7)  Mongphyat Township NLD dissolved

YANGON, 14 Dec-All the Executive Committee members of Mongphyat Township
National League for Democracy, Shan State (East), tendered their resignations
and dissolved the Township NLD on their own volition on 3 December 1998.

    Mongphyat Township NLD was first formed on 3 May 1989 with 26 EC members.
Out of 26 EC members, only 16 were left. The remaining EC members of the
Township NLD resigned from the party membership on their own volition since
they no longer wished to continue to take part in NLD's political activities.
They notified the office of Mongphyat Township Multiparty Democracy General
Election Commission and the chairman of the party concerned on 3 December.

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(8)  Myaungmya Township NLD dissolved

YANGON, 14 Dec- All the 325 members of Myaungmya Township National League for
Democracy, Ayeyawady Division, including Joint Secretary U Aung Myo Hlaing
tendered their resignations and dissolved the Township NLD on their own
volition on 8 December 1998.

    The 325 members of Myaungmya Township National League for Democracy,
Ayeyawady Division, resigned from the party membership on their own volition
since they no longer wished to continue to take part in NLD's political
activities. They notified the office of Myaungmya Township Multiparty
Democracy General Election Commission and the chairman of the party concerned.

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(9)  Books presented by mv Doulos to libraries of Information and Public
Relations Department

Y ANGON, 14 Dec-Captain and director of mv Doulos presented books for
libraries of Information and Public Relations Department on board the ship
this morning.

    Present on the occasion were Deputy Minister for Information Brig-Gen Aung
Thein, Director-General of IPRD U Chit Naing, officials of the Ministry of
Information, advisers and trainees of Special Refresher Course No 8/98 for
IPRD Officers.

    The crew presented a programme of songs and dances.

    Captain Mr Graham Bird extended greetings and presented gif to the deputy
minister.

    Director-General U Chit Naing expressed thanks and presented a certificate
of honour and gifts to Mr Graham Bird and Director Lloyd Nicholas.

    The deputy minister and party observed the books on board.
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(10) Ministry of Information announces Video Rules

YANGON,14 Dec-Exercising the rights provided under Section 45 (b) of the
Television and Video Law and with the approval of the cabinet meeting No 42/98
held on 3-12-98, the Ministry of Information issued the Video Rules vmder
Notification No 11/98 on 12 December.

    The rules included 12 chapters. Chapter I deals with the title and
definition, Chapter II is on securing licence to carry out video business,
Chapter m is concerned with the term of the licence, licence fees, fines and
extension of the term, Chapter IV ptescribes points to be followed by the
video business licensee, Chapter V mentions formation of the Video Business
Central Supervisory Committee and its duties and powers, Chapter VI
underscores formation of State/Division Video Business Supervisory Committees
and their duties and powers, Chapter VII is on the formation of the Video
Censor Board and its duties and powers and Chapter VIII describes the
procedure to secure a video censor certificate.

    Chapter IX is on video censor certificate, its tenure, the fee and
extension of the tenure, Chapter X on export and transport of the video tape,
Chapter XI on appeals and Chapter XII on miscellaneous matters.

    The Ministry of Information notification revoked the TV and Video
Procedures issued under Notification No 3/ 86 by the Government of the
Socialist Republic of the Union of Myanmar on 16-1-86.

    The full text of the Video Rules will be published in the 15-12-98 issues
of Myanmar newspapers.
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