THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR ( Friday, 8 Jan 1999)

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THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR ( Friday, 8 Jan 1999)
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(1)   Finds from Nyaunggan site show existence of Bronze Age culture in
Myanmar Workshop on Bronze Age culture of Nyaunggan held at IBC
(2)   Secretary-l receives Leaders Magazine Chief Editor
(3)   MIC Chairman meets Oceana Tri-Star MD
(4)   Khamti Township NLD dissolved
(5)   51st Anniversary Independence Day Exhibition goes on
(6)   More NLD members resign
(7)   Construction of Gyaing Bridge in progress
(8)   Myanmar disabled sports contingent leaves for Bangkok
(9)   Myanmar London Golf Tour continues for third day
(10)  Haka Township MWCA presents prizes at model mother and baby show
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(1)   Finds from Nyaunggan site show existence of Bronze Age culture in
Myanmar Workshop on Bronze Age culture of Nyaunggan held at IBC

YANGON, 7 Jan - The Workshop on the Bronze Age Culture of Nyaunggan jointly
sponsored
by the Office of Strategic Studies of the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of
Education and the
Ministry of Culture was held at the International Business Centre on Pyay Road
today, with the
opening address by Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-
Gen Khin Nyunt.

    Also present at the opening ceremony were Minister for Foreign Affairs U
Win Aung Minister for
Home Affairs Col Tin Hlaing, for Hotels and Tourism, Maj-Gen Saw Lwin,
Minister for Culture U
Win Sein, Minister for Science and Technology U Thaung, Minister for Education
U Than Aung,
Minister for Health Maj-Gen Ket Sein, Minister for Religious Affairs Maj-Gen
Sein Htwa, Minister
at the Prime Minister's Office Brig-Gen Lun Maung, Chairman of Yangon City
Development
Committee Mayor U Ko Lay, deputy ministers, department heads, officials of the
Myanmar
Historical Commission, the Universities Historical Research Centre, the
Departments of
Archaeology, Anthropology and Geology of Yangon University, the Department of
Archaeology of
the Ministry of Culture, the Department of Anatomy of the Institute of Dental
Medicine, and the
Department of Metallurgy of the Yangon Technological University, scholars from
New Zealand,
Britain, America, France, China, Singapore and Thailand, observers, local and
foreign journalists
and guests.
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(2)   Secretary-l receives Leaders Magazine Chief Editor

YANGON, 7 Jan-Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen
Khin
Nyunt received Chief Editor of the Leaders Magazine Mr Henry Dormann who
called at Dagon
Yeiktha of the Ministry of Defence at 4 pm today.
    Present on the occasion together with Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt were
Minister for Foreign
Affairs U Win Aung, Deputy Minister U Khin Maung Win and Director-General of
Protocol
Department Thura U Aung Htet.

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(3)   MIC Chairman meets Oceana Tri-Star MD

YANGON, 7 Jan-Chairman of Myanmar Investment Commission Deputy Prime Minister
Vice-Admiral Maung Maung Khin received Managing Director of Oceana Tri-Star
Industries Pte
Ltd Mr Choo Hiow San and party of Singapore at his office this afternoon.

    Present at the call were officials of the Government Office and MIC
Office.

    They discussed production of foodstuff and investment in Myanmar.
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(4)   Khamti Township NLD dissolved

YANGON, 7 Jan-The Executive Committee members and all members of Khamti
Township
National League for Democracy, Sagaing Division, tendered their resignations
and dissolved the
Township NLD on their own volition on 31 December 1998.

    Khamti Township NLD was first formed on 5 January 1989. Fifteen EC members
of the
Township NLD resigned from the party member-ship on their own volition since
they no longer
wished to continue to take part in NLD's party politics. They notified the
office of Khamti Township
Multiparty Democracy General Election Commission and the chairman of the party
concerned. On
31 December, personnel of the township NLD dissolved it by handing over the
signboard, seals and
documents to the Township Multiparty Democracy General Election Commission.
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(5)   51st Anniversary Independence Day Exhibition goes on

Y ANGON, 7 Jan- The 51st Anniversary Independence Day Exhibition continued
today at the
Tatmadaw Convention Hall on U Wizara Road for the fifth day.

    The Tatmadaw Convention Hall was crowded with visitors who were viewing
the exhibits with
keen interest.

    The visitors included members of the Sangha, people from various
organizations and foreigners.

    Visitors to the exhibition can have a chance to win K 50,000 prize through
taking part in the quiz
on general knowledge there. The prize winners will be announced through
newspapers one week
after conclusion of the exhibition.

    Besides, book shops of the News and Periodicals Enterprise, the Printing
and Publishing
Enterprise, Myawady Literature House and the Religious Affairs Departme~t are
selling a wide
range of books at reasonable prices there.

    The exhibition will continue till 11 January.
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(6)   More NLD members resign

YANGON, 7 Jan-One hundred and seventy-four members resigned from the National
League
for Democracy of Kungyangon Township, Yangon Division, on 31 December.

    One hundred and seventy-four members of Kungyangon Township NLD, Yangon
Division, on
their own volition, tendered their resignations by sending letters of
resignation to Kungyangon
Township Multiparty Democracy General Election Commission Office and the party
concerned on
31 December as they no longer wished to participate in party politics of NLD.
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(7)   Construction of Gyaing Bridge in progress

YANGON, 7 Jan Chairman of Mon State Peace and Development Counci1 Commander of
South-East Command Maj-Gen Myint Aung inspected construction of the bridge
across Gyaing
River at Zathabyin on 5 January.

    Accompanied by Commander of Mawrawady Naval Region Command Headquarters
Commodore Thein Ngwe and officials, he heard a report on progress of work and
phase by phase
construction of the bridge and Kawkareik-Kawpari-Zathabyin Road presented by
Chairman of
Kayin State Peace and Development Council Col Saw Khin Soe and officials.

    The 1,900-foot suspension bridge will link Mon and Kayin states.
Construction of the approach
roads have been completed.

    The commander and party inspected reclamation of 300 acres at Khayongu,
Kyaikmaraw
Township, to cultivate paddy.

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(8)   Myanmar disabled sports contingent leaves for Bangkok

YANGON, 7 Jan-Minister for Sports Brig-Gen Sein Win saw off at Yangon
International
Airport this morning Myanmar disabled sports contingent led by Lt-Col Win
Maung who will take
part in the VII Far East and South Pacific Games for the Disabled in Bangkok,
Thailand.

    Among those to see the contingent off were Director-General Col Hla Myint
Kyaw of Sports and
Physical Education Department, President of Myanmar Sports Federation for the
Disabled Col
Aung Naing, officials and relatives.

    The sports contingent includes leader Lt-Col Win Maung with 39 members.
They will participate
in track & field, volleyball and swimming events from 10 to 16 January.
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(9)   Myanmar London Golf Tour continues for third day

YANGON, 7 Jan - The Third Leg of Myanmar London Golf Tour organized by Myanmar
Golf
Federation and Professional Golfers Association (PGA-Myanmar) continued for
the third day at
Yangon Golf Club in Danyingon this morning.
    Soe Kyaw Naing led with 221 strokes, Win Aung and Win Naing Tun with 227
each, Nay Win
Myint and Maung Pyone with 232 each and Win Zaw Oo with 233 in the
professional golfers event.

Women golfers took part in their final day today. In women's amateur event,
Khin Khin Thu was first
with 225 strokes, Yin Yin Aye second with 236 and Nu Nu Lwin third with 244.
    Leading players in the men's amateur event after the third round were Zaw
Zaw Latt and Aung
Win with 228 strokes, Zaw Paing with 230 and Myo Khaing with 232.
    Tomorrow will be the final day for professional and amateur events.

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(10)  Haka Township MWCA presents prizes at model mother and baby show

YANGON, 7 Jan-Honouring the 51st Anniversary Independence Day, the prize
distribution
ceremony of the
I model mother and baby show, essay contest and mass sports activities was
held in Haka, Chin
State, on 4 January.

    Patron of Chin State Maternal arid Child Welfare Association Daw Aye Chit
Kyaw, Patron of
Township MCWA Daw Mya Mya Aye and officials presented prizes to winners in
model mother
and baby show.

    Chairman of Haka Township MCWA U Nyunt Myaing presented prizes to the
winners in the
essay contest and mass sports activities 1998-99.
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