THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR (Saturday, 19 Dec 1998)

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THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR  (Saturday, 19 Dec 1998)
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(1)  State  Peace and Development Council Chairman and Prime Minister Senior
General Than Shwe 	        meets Heads of State /Government of ASEAN member
nations Socialist Republic of Vietnam 	       Basic principles of ASEAN
(2)  President Mr J Ejercito Estrada calls on Chairman of State Peace and
Development Council And 	       Prime Minister Senior General Than Shwe
(3)  Prime Minister Mr Goh Chok Tong of Singapore calls on Chairman of State
Peace and Develop	        ment Council and Prime Minister Senior General Than
Shwe
(4)  Prime Minister Mr Samdech Hun Sen of Cambodia calls on Chairman of  State
Peace and Devel	        opment Council and Prime Minister Senior General Than 
Shwe
(5)  Secretary-1 receives Secretary-General of Asian Productivity Organization
(APO)
(6)  Secretary-1 receives member of the House of Representatives of Japan
(7)  First Education and Technology Exhibition 98 opens 
(8)  Families of Tatmadaw (Army, Navy, Air), well-wishers donate dry rations,
edible oil to Mary       	       Chapman's School
(9)  More NLD members resign
(10) Minister meets Executive Director of Thilawa
(11) 'Pyo-khin-thit" Art and Sculpture Exhibition opens at National Museum
(12) Mayor inspects land reclamation, paddy cultivation in Taikkyi
(13) Myanmar London Golf Tour continues second lea   
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(1)  State  Peace and Development Council Chairman and Prime Minister Senior
General Than Shwe meets Heads of State /Government of ASEAN member nations
Socialist Republic of Vietnam Basic principles of ASEAN 

YANGON, 18 Dec - Dec Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of
the Union of Myanmar and Prime Minister Senior General Than Shwe called on
Prime Minister Mr Phan Van Khai of the Socialist Repub1ic of Vietnam in the
Prime Minister's Office at the Government House at 5 pm on 14 December.
    Present together with Senior General Than Shwe at the call were
Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt,
Minister at the State Peace and Development Council Chairman's Office Brig
-Gen Abel, Minister for Foreign Affairs U Win Aung and Ambassador of Myanmar
to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam U Khin Soe.

    Prime Minister Mr Phan Van Khai was accompanied at the call by Deputy
Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr Vu Khoan, Deputy Minister at the Government
Office Mr Doam Manh Giao and senior officials.

    Senior General Than Shwe and Mr Phan Van Khai discussed reaffirmation of
the basic principles of the ASEAN, avoidance of acts that may harm the
principles and further flourishing of the principle of the non-interference.

    The two leaders also agreed to the promotion of Myanmar-Vietnam
cooperation in ASEAN activities.
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(2)  President Mr J Ejercito Estrada calls on Chairman of State Peace and
Development Council And Prime Minister Senior General Than Shwe

YANGON, 18 Dec -President Mr J Ejercito Estrada of the Republic of the
Philippines called on Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of
the Union of Myanmar and Prime Minister Senior General . Than Shwe in Onyx
Room at Hanoi Daewoo Hotel in Hanoi at 6 pm on 15 December.

    Present together with Senior General Than Shwe at the call were
Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt,
member of the State Peace and Development Council Commander of  Northern
Command Maj Gen Kyaw Win, Minister at the State Peace and Development Council
Chairman's Office Brig-Gen Abel, Minister for Foreign Affairs U Win Aung,
Minister for Progress of Border Areas and National Races and Development
Affairs Col Thein Nyunt, Minister at Prime Minister's Office Brig-Gen Lun
Maung, Ambassador of Myanmar to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam U Khin Soe
and Heads of Department.

    President Mr J Ejercito Estrada was accompanied at the call by Secretary
Domingo Siazon Jr, Secretary of Trade and Industry Jose T Pardo, Secretary of
Budget and Management Benjamin Diokno, Presidential Spokesman Fernando
Barican, Legal Adviser to the President Harriet Demetriou and members of the
Upper House Blas Ople and Fernando Barican, undersecretary Lauro Baja and
Governor Rodolfo Valenca.
   

The two leaders expressed satisfaction in seeing progress in Myanmar-
Philippines relations in the recent years and discussed promoting of bilateral
cooperation
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(3)  Prime Minister Mr Goh Chok Tong of Singapore calls on Chairman of State
Peace and Development Council and Prime Minister Senior General Than Shwe

YANGON, 18 Dec -Prime Minister Mr Goh Chok Tong of the Republic of Singapore
called on Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of the Union of
Myanmar and Prime Minister Senior General Than Shwe at Hanoi Daewoo Hotel in
Hanoi at 4 pm on 14 December.

    Present together with Senior General Than Shwe at the call were
Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt,
member of the State Peace and Development Council Commander of Northern
Command Maj-Gen Kyaw Win, Minister at the State Peace and Development Council
Chairman's Office Brig-Gen Abel, Minister for Foreign Affairs U Win
Aung, Minister for Progress of Border Areas and National Races and Development
Affairs Col Thein Nyunt, Minister at Prime Minister's Office Brig-Gen Lun
Maung, Ambassador of Myanmar to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam U Khin Soe
and Heads of Department.

    Prime Minister Mr Goh Chok Tong was accompanied at the call by Minister of
Foreign Affairs Professor S Jayakumar, Minister for Trade and Industry Mr Lee
Yock Suan and senior officials.

    Prime Minister Mr Goh Chok Tong discussed matters pertaining to the ASEAN
and promotion of relations and cooperation between South East Asian nations
and Latin
American countries.
    Senior General Than Shwe emphasized the importance of further
consolidation of the ASEAN. He stated though it could be said that Myanmar was
not totally free from the regional economic turmoil, the affects of the
economic turmoil that hit the nation were not as harsh as in other countries,
explaining the endeavors to maintain nation peace and stability and to gain
good economic foundations.

    The two leaders also agreed to promote bilateral economic and technical
cooperation.

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(4)  Prime Minister Mr Samdech Hun Sen of Cambodia calls on Chairman of  State
Peace and Development Council and Prime Minister Senior General Than  Shwe

YANGON, 18 Dec - Prime Minister Mr Samdech Hun Sen of the Royal Government of
Cambodia called on Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council and
Prime Minister of the Union of Myanmar Senior General Than Shwe at Hanoi
Daewoo Hotel in Hanoi at 3 pm on 14 December.

    Present together with Senior General Than Shwe at the call were
Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt,
member of the State Peace and Development Council Commander of Northem Command
Maj-Gen Kyaw Win, Minister at the State Peace and Development Council
Chairman's Office Brig-Gen Abel, Minister for Foreign Affairs U Win Aung,
Minister for Progress of Border Areas and National Races and Development
Affairs Col Thein Nyunt, Minister at Prime Minister's Office Brig-Gen Lun
Maung, Ambassador of Myanmar to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam U Khin Soe
and Heads of Department.

    Prime Minister Mr Samdech Hun Sen was accompanied at the call by Minister
of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Mr Hor Namhong, Minister of
Economy and Finance Mr Keat Chhon, Minister in Charge of the Office of the
Council of Ministers Mr Sok An and senior officials.

    Prime Minister Mr Samdech Hun Sen explained to the Senior General the
latest developments in Cambodia and presented the matter relating to
Cambodia's entry into the ASEAN.

    Senior General Than Shwe expressed support and wish for Cambodia to become
an ASEAN member.

They also agreed to the appointment of resident ambassadors in capital cities
of both nations to further enhance bilateral relations.

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(5)  Secretary-1 receives Secretary-General of Asian Productivity Organization
(APO)

YANGON, 18 Dec -Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen
Khin Nyunt received Secretary-General of Asian Productivity Organization (APO)
Mr Takashi Tajima at Dagon Yeiktha of the Ministry of Defence at 4 pm today.
Present together with theSecretary-1 were Minister for Foreign Affairs U Win
Aung, Ambassador of Myanmar to Japan U Khin Maung Thein, Director-General of
Protocol Department Thura U AungHtet and Director-General of Political Affairs
Department U Nyunt Maung Shein.

    The guest was accompanied by Ambassador of Japan to Myanmar Mr Kazuo
Asakai as he called at Dagon Yeiktha.

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(6)  Secretary-1 receives member of the House of Representatives of Japan

YANGON, 18 Dec-Secretary-1 of the State Peace and . Development Council Lt-Gen
Khin Nyunt received Member  of the House of Representatives of Japan Mr
Shingo  Nishimura and party at Dagon Yeiktha of the Ministry of Defence at 1
pm today.   Present together with the Secretary-1 were Minister for Foreign
Affairs U Win Aung, Director-General of Protocol Department Thura U Aung Htet,
Director-General of Political Affairs Department U Nyunt Maung Shein and
officials.
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(7)  First Education and Technology Exhibition 98 opens


YANGON, 18 Dec -The First Education and Technology Exhibition 98 sponsored by
New Link Co Ltd of Myanmar Computer Co Ltd (MCC) opened at the Tatmadaw
Convention Hall this morning, with an address by Chairman of Myanmar Education
Committee Chairman of Myanmar Computer Technology Development Council
Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt.

    Also present at the opening ceremony were Minister for Commerce Maj-Gen
Kyaw Than, Minister at the State Peace and Development Council Chairman's
Office Brig-Gen Abel  Minister for Cooperatives U Aung San, Minister for
Information Maj Gen Kyi Aung, Minister for Transport Maj-Gen Hla Myint Swe,
Minister for Science and Technology U Thaung, Minister for Education U Than
Aung, Minister Development Council Office, departmental officials, the
Ambassador of Singapore to Myanmar and guests.
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(8)  Families of Tatmadaw (Army, Navy, Air), well-wishers donate dry rations,
edible oil to Mary Chapman's School

   YANGON, 18 Dec-Families of Tatmadaw (Army, Navy, Air) and well-wishers
donated rice and edible oil to Mary Chapman's School for the Deaf and Dumb ,
on Thantaman Street in Dagon Township this afternoon, attended by Secretary-2
of the State Peace and Development
Council Chief of Bureau of Special Operations and Chief of Staff (Army) Lt-Gen
Tin Oo and wife Daw Khin Than Nwe.

    Present also were Minister for Labour Maj-Gen Tin Ngwe, Ministers at the
Office of the Prime Minister Brig-Gen Lun Maung and Lt-Gen Tin Ngwe, Chief of
Staff   (Navy) Captain Kyi Min,Chief of Staff (Air) Col Myint Swe, Deputy
Minister for Forestry Col Thaik Tun,Deputy Minister for Home Affairs Brig-Gen
Thura Myint Maung, Deputy Minister for Religious Affairs U Aung Khin, Vice-
Chairman of Yangon City Development Committee Vice-Mayor Col Maung Pa and
officials,Chairman of Administrative Committee for Mary Chapman,s school UA
Mya Han extended greetings. Secretary-2 Lt-Gen Tin Oo and wife Daw Khin Than
Nwe and family donated K 70,000 to Principal Daw Khin May Hsint for the
birthday of their grandson Maung Hein Htet.

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(9)  More NLD members resign

Y ANGON, 18 Dec-Twenty-two members resigned from the National League for
Democracy Party of Laymyethna Township, Ayeyawady Division, on 21 November.
    Twenty-two members of Laymyethna Township NLD party, Ayeyawady Division,
on their own volition, tendered their resignations by sending letters of
resignation to Laymyethna Township Multiparty Democracy General Election
Commission Office and the party concerned on 21 November as they no longer
wished to participate in political activities of NLD.
    Likewise, 39 members of Myingyan Township National League for Democracy
party, Mandalay Division, tendered their letters of resignation to Myingyan
Township Multiparty Democracy General Election Commission Office and the party
concerned on 8 December as they no longer wished to take part in political
activities of NLD.

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(10) Minister meets Executive Director of Thilawa

    YANGON, 18 Dec--Minister for Transport Maj-Gen Hla Myint Swe met Executive
Director Mr Matthew Chan of    Myanmar International Terminals Thilawa who
called at his office at 11 am yesterday. Present also at the call  were Deputy
Minister U Pe Than and Managing Director Col Thein Htay of Myanma Port
Authority.

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(11) 'Pyo-khin-thit" Art and Sculpture Exhibition opens at National Museum


YANGON, 18 Dec- Pyokhin-thit" Art and Sculpture Exhibition sponsored by the
Research and Training Division of the Fine Arts Department of the Ministry of
Culture opened at the National Museum on Pyay Road today.

    The opening ceremony held at the National Museum this morning was attended
by Minister for Culture U Win Sein, Deputy Minister U Soe Nyunt, departmental
heads of the ministry, Rector of the University of Culture Lt-Col Zaw Than and
officials, patrons, Chairman U Thaung Han and ECs of Myanmar Artists and
Artisans Asiayon, and guests.

    Minister U Win Sein delivered the opening address. The exhibition features
works of the teachers and students of the State School of Fine Arts (Yangon)
and that of Mandalay who were with the schools from 1952 to 1998, as well as
the works of professional artists and sculptors.Minister U Win Sein formally
opened the exhibition.

    There are 410 water-colour paintings, 167 oil paintings and 70 sculptures,
and 528 paintings and 70 sculptures of teachers of the fine arts schools, 49
paintings of outsider artists, 140 paintings and 70 sculptures collected by
the schools, and 437 paintings of the outsiders.

    Minister for Information Maj-Gen Kyi Aung visited the exhibition at 10 am.

    The exhibition is open to all from 9 am to 5 pm daily up to 28 December.

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(12) Mayor inspects land reclamation, paddy cultivation in Taikkyi

YANGON18 Dec - Chairman of Yangon City Development Committee Mayor U Ko Lay,
accompanied by Joint-Secretary U Kyi Win and officials, inspected reclamation
of virgin and fallow lands and paddy cultivation carried out by YCDC near Udo-
Aphauk road in Taikkyi Township this morning.

    Chairman of Work Committee for Cultivation,member of YCDC Col Thaung Wai,
Secretary of the work committee Head of Administration Department U Myint Swe
and members briefed the mayor on successful paddy fields cultivated on the new
lands, water supply for work site to reclaim the fallow and virgin lands with
labour power and mechanical power and cultivation of onion, potato, chili and
beans and pulses.

    Later, the mayor gave instructions to the officials and left there this
afternoon.
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(13) Myanmar London Golf Tour continues second lea

YANGON, 18 Dec -The second leg of Myanmar London Golf Tour jointly-organized
by Myanmar Golf Federation and Professional Golf-ers Association (PGA-Myan-
mar) and sponsored by Roth-mans of Pall Mall Myanmar Pte Ltd continued at Aye-
thayar Golf Club in Taunggyi, Shan State, this morning.

    Soe Kyaw Naing (a) Soe Soe led with 151 strokes in the professional event
on the second day, followed by Myint Thaung with 152 and Aung Hla Han with
154.

    Leading players in men's amateur event on the second day were Aung Win
with 148 strokes, Min Naing with 149 and Aung Zaw Moe with 155.

    Khin Thu Thu stroked 173 in women's amateur event on the second day and Nu
Nu Lwin with 176 and Yin Yin Aye with 184. .The tour will continue on 19
December.
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