THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR (Monday, 21 Dec 1998)

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THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR (Monday, 21 Dec 1998)
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(1)   Secretary-l attends opening ceremony of 1998 health
          research paper reading session
(2)   Over K l0m donated to Shwethanlwin Home for Aged
(3)   Construction of Aung Zeya Bridge inspected
(4)   Secretary-2 inspects poultry sampling project in Pyinmabin
(5)   Commander inspects reclamation of wetlands, fallow and virgin lands
(6)   Minister inspects Perennial Plants Applied Research Centre in Mawlamyine
(7)   Myanmar London Golf Tour concludes
(8)   More NLD members resign
(9)   Women's and Men's Sepak Takraw teams win silver
(10) Minister for Sports inspects stadiums, sports grounds in Shwepyitha,
Dawbon
(11) MEA branches subject-wise formed
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(1)   Secretary-l attends opening ceremony of 1998 health
          research paper reading session

YANGON, 20 Dec - Chairman of Myamnar Education Committee Secretary-1 of the
State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt today attended the
ceremonies to hand over the newly-built basic education school buildings, and
open and hand over the renovated school buildings in Dagon Seikkan Township,
and inspected works for development of the township today.

    Also present at the ceremonies were Minister for Construction Maj-Gen Saw
Tun, Minister for Cooperatives U Aung San, Minister for Foreign Affairs U Win
Aung, Minister for Information Maj-Gen Kyi Aung, Minister for Hotels and
Tourism Maj-Gen Saw Lwin, Minister for Progress of Border Areas and National
Races and Development Affairs Col Thein Nyunt, Minister for Labour Maj-Gen Tin
Ngwe, Minister at the Prime Minister's Office Lt-Gen Tin Ngwe, Chairman of
Yangon City Development Committee Mayor U Ko Lay, deputy ministers, officials
of the State Peace and Development Council Office, departmental heads,
district, township and ward authorities, members of the Union Solidarity and
Development Association, Red Cross, Auxiliary Fire Brigades, Maternal and
Child Welfare Association, the township education officer and others.
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(2)   Over K l0m donated to Shwethanlwin Home for Aged

YANGON, 20 Dec - A ceremony- to donate cash for Shwethanlwin Home for the Aged
in Dagon Seikkan Township, Yangon Division, was held at new building of the
Home for the Aged this morning, attended by Secretary-1 of the State Peace and
Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt.

    Also present were Minister for Construction Maj-Gen Saw Tun, Minister for
Cooperatives U Aung San, Minister for Foreign Affairs U Win Aung, Minister for
Information Maj-Gen Kyi Aung, Minister for Hotels and Tourism Maj-Gen Saw
Lwin, Minister for Progress of Border Areas and National Races and Development
Affairs Col Thein Nyunt, Minister for Labour Maj-Gen Tin Ngwe, Minister at the
Office of the
U Arnt Kyaw explained the facts about Shwethanlwin Home for the Aged.

    Chairman of Shwethanlwin Co Ltd U Kyaw Win explained the donation.

    Then, well-wishers donated over K 10 million for the funds of Home for the
Aged.

    Secretary-1Lt-Gen Khin Nyut, Ministers Maj-Gen Saw Tun, Lt-Gen Tin Ngwe,
MajGen Saw Lwin, U Aung San, Maj-Gen Kyi Aung, Maj-Gen Tin Ngwe and Mayor U Ko
Lay accepted the donations and presented certificates of honour to donors.

    Today's donations included K 300,600 donated by Minister for Construction
Maj-Gen Saw Tun-Daw Myint Myint Ko and family for an aged person, K 2.4
million by U Chaung-Daw Shwe Sin and family of Golden Uni Investment Co Ltd
for the eight aged persons, K 900,000 by families of DHSHD for three aged
persons, K 300,000 by Director-General U Arnt Kyaw and family, K 600,000 by
construction entrepreneurs, K 300,000 each by U Ohn Myint-Daw San Myint, Ma
Aye Hla Thu and Ma Mya The Nu, U Kyaw Win Daw Khin Swe Oo of Myanmar
Shwetharaphu Construction, U Aye Thein-Daw Tin Hnaung Htwe, U San Hlaing Daw
Khin Mi Mi Lwin and Daw Nyo Nyo Aung of Mandalay, Asia World Co, U Thein Tun-
Daw Shwe Kyi of Yan Myo Aung Co, Daw Ja Bu of Ja Bu Co, U Maung Maung of Great
Wall Co, U Soe Aung of Aung Thukha Construction, U Maung Maung Swe Tin-Dr Mya
Thida of Services International Co Ltd.

    After the ceremony, Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt inspected the scale
model of Shwethanlwin Home for the Aged and the progress in construction work.

    The reinforced concrete building of Shwethanlwin Home for the Aged is
being built on 5 acres of land, including hostels for the aged persons, the
mess, kitchen, prayer hall, lobby, clinic and office which can accommodate 100
aged persons.

    The construction project of Home for the Aged began on 18 March 1998, and
it is being built by Shwethanlwin Co Ltd at a cost of K 80 million.

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(3)   Construction of Aung Zeya Bridge inspected

YANGON, 20 Dec-Secretary-2 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen
Tin Oo inspected construction of Aung Zeya Bridge across Hline River linking
Insein and Hlinethaya Townships this morning.

    Accompanied by Minister for Livestock and Fisheries Brig-Gen Maung Maung
Than, Deputy Minister for Construction U Tint Swe, Deputy Minister for Home
Affairs Brig-Gen Thura Myint Maung, Deputy Minister for Transport U Pe Than,
Deputy Minister for Energy U Tin Tun, Deputy Minister for Labour Brig-Gen Win
Sein, Vice-Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and Development Council Col Hsan
Hsint, Officer on Special Duty at the Office of the State Peace and
Development Council Lt-Col Than Tint and officials, the Secretary-2 inspected
earth work of approach road on Insein side, progress of work on construction
of approach road, laying of concrete for flooring of main bridge and piers.

    Superintending Engineer (Project) U Khin Maung Aye of Public Works
reported on work done and progress of work.
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(4)   Secretary-2 inspects poultry sampling project in Pyinmabin

YANGON, 20 Dec-Secretary-2 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen
Tin Oo inspected poultry samping project of the Ministry of Livestock and
Fisheries in Pyinmabin, Mingaladon Township, this afternoon.
    The Secretary-2, Minister for Livestock and Fisheries Brig-Gen Maung Maung
Thein, Deputy Minister for Home Affairs Brig-Gen Thura Myint Maung, Vice-
Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and Development Council Col Hsan Hsint,
Officer on Special Duty at the Office of the State Peace and Development
Council Lt-Col Than Tint, Joint Secretary of Yangon City Development Committee
U Kyi Win and officials were briefed on the project by Deputy General Manager
U Than Shwe of Livestock, Feedstuff and Dairy Products Enterprise.

Minister Brig-Gen Maung Maung Thein also gave supplementary report on
experimental raising of poultry for meat and research work being done at the
place.

    The Secretary-2 and party inspected the research work being done there and
modern equipment used in weighing and survey of quality of eggs.

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(5)   Commander inspects reclamation of wetlands, fallow and virgin lands

YANGON, 20 Dec - Member of the State Peace and Development Council and
Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and Development Council Commander of Yangon
Command Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than inspected construction of Yedwingon-Myochaung
Road and reclamation of wetlands in Myitkyo region, Hmawby Township,
Aikalaungkyun region, Taikkyi Township and Bawlekyun region in Htantabin
Township yesterday.

    The commander, accompanied by Col Saw Hla Min of Phugyi Station, Secretary
of Yangon Division Peace and Development Council Lt-Col Kyaw Tint, Chairman of
Yangon North District Peace and Development Council Lt-Col San Matu and
division-level departmental officials, arrived at the project site for
construction of Yedwingon-Myochaung Road which passes through Bawlekyun region
and for building of the bridge between mile posts 34/3 and 34/4 on YangonPyay
Highway in Hmawby Township at 7.40- am.

    They were welcomed there by officials, and Superintending Engineer of
Yangon Division U Soe Nyunt reported on progress of work of the project.

    The commander gave instructions on the work.

    Yedwingon-Myochaung Road is a section of the road that will be a link
between Kyudaw Village, Bawlekyun region, Htantabin Township, and Yedwingon
Village, Hmawby Township. Kyudaw-Yedwingon Road is about 10 miles long. A
bridge across Hline River which will link Myochaung Village, Hmawby Township,
with Kyogon Village, Bawlekydn region, Htantabin Township, will be built.

    Then, the commander inspected the model onion fields of Myanma
Agricultural Service on the side of Hline River at Kywegu Village, Htantabin
Township, and the fields worked by onions and pulses and beans growers along
the bank of Hline River.

    The commander and party went to the project site for reclamation of
wetlands in Myitkyo region, Hmawby Township being undertaken by Steel Stone
Agricultural Group.

    The commander inspected the work on the project.

    In the hall of the project, Deputy Director of Division Settlement and
Land Records Department U Naing Win, Director of Division Irrigation
Department U Tin Maung Win and Deputy General Manager of Divi sion Myanma
Agricultural Service U San Maung reported on the works to be carried out by
respective departments, and Chairman of Steel Stone Company Ltd U Than Lwin on
arrangements to cultivate summer paddy on 500 acres of land, sesamum on 300
acres and corn on 132 acres and requirements.

    The commander also met local farmers and urged them to cultivate oil crops
and provide assistance for the wetlands reclamation project.

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(6)   Minister inspects Perennial Plants Applied Research Centre in Mawlamyine

YANGON, 20 Dec-Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation Maj-Gen Nyunt Tin and
officials visited the Perennial Plants Applied Research Centre at Pha-auk in
Mawlamyine Township on 16 December morning. They were briefed on cultivation
and growth of perennial plants such as rubber, oil palm and cashew, and
coconut palm hybrids, irrigation, hybridization, soil tests, plant nursing and
insects research findings. Those in-charge also briefed them on cultivation of
crops among the rubber plantations to retain moisture in the soil.

    In the afternoon, they met the farmers of Thaton Township in the Thuwunna
Hall in Thaton.

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(7)   Myanmar London Golf Tour concludes

YANGON, 20 Dec-The second leg of Myanmar London Golf Tour, organized by
Myanmar Golf Federation and Professional Golfers Association (PGA-Myanmar)
with the sponsorship of Rothrnans and Pall Mall Myanmar Pte Ltd, continued for
the fourth and fifth day together with a prize distribution ceremony at
Ayethayar Golf Club- in Taunggyi Shan State, this afternoon.

    Member of the State Peace and Development Council and Chairman of Shan
State Peace and Development Council Commander of Eastern Command Maj-Gen Maung
Bo attended the second leg of Myanmar Golf Tour and prize-distribution
ceremony. _________________________________
 

(8)   More NLD members resign

YANGON, 20 Dec-Seven members of National League for Democracy of Mudon
Township, Mon State, tendered their resignations on their own volition by
sending letters of resignation to Mudon Township Multiparty Democracy General
Election Commission Office and the party concerned on 17 November as they no
longer wished to participate in the political activities of NLD.

    Similarly, 23 members of Madaya Township NLD, Mandalay Division, on their
own volition, tendered their resignations by sending letters of resignation to
Madaya Township Multiparty Democracy General Election Commission Office and
the party concerned on 14 December as they no longer wished to take part in
the political activities of NLD.
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(9)   Women's and Men's Sepak Takraw teams win silver


YANGON, 19 Dec- Myanmar women's and men's teams won silver medals each in
Sepak Takraw Circle Game in the XIII Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand, this
morning.

Thai women's team was  first with 3708 points followed by Myanmar women's team
with 3374 points and Vietnam women's team third with 2543 points in the final
events.

    In the men's final events, Thailand was first with 5134 points, Myanmar
second with 4701 points followed by Malaysia with 3851 points.

    Myanmar Sports contingent bagged one gold, six silver and four bronze
after the games.

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(10) Minister for Sports inspects stadiums, sports grounds in Shwepyitha,
Dawbon

YANGON, 20 Dec-Chairman of Myanmar Olympic Committee Minister for Sports Brig-
Gen Sein Win, accompanied by Officer on Special Duty at the Ministry of Sports
Col Thaung Htaik, Deputy Director-General of Sports and Physical Education
Department Lt-Col Thein Aung and of ficials, inspected stadiums and sports
grounds in Dawbon and Shwepyitha Townships this morning.

    The minister and party met Chairman of Shwepyitha Township Peace and
Development Council U Win, officials and members of Township and Ward Sports
and Physical Education Committees at Nawarat Sports Ground in Shwepyitha
Township.

    He gave instructions to officials on renovation of the sports ground.

    The minister inspected stadium and sports ground in Shwepyitha Township
and gave necessary instructors.

    The minister and party then inspected the stadium in Dawbon Township.

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(11) MEA branches subject-wise formed

YANGON, 20 Dec-A meeting to form Myanmar Engineering Association's branches
subject-wise was held in the hall of the association with an address by
Chairman of MEA U Nyi Hla Nge.

    The three branches formed successfully today are Electronic Engineering
Branch, Civil Aviation Engineering Branch and Architectural Branch Talks on
Civil Engineering and Chemical Engineering will be conducted at MEA on 27
December and those interested may attend it.

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