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The New Light of Myanmar March 26 1999 (Friday)

The New Light of Myanmar
March  26 1999 (Friday)
1.  State Peace and Development Council Chairman and Prime Minister Senior
General Than Shwe sends felicitations to Bangladesh
2. State Peace and Development Council Chairman Senior General Than Shwe
accepts credentials of Ambassador of Malaysia
3. Secretary-1 meets members of House of Representatives of Japan
4. Secretary-2 tours Mon and Kayin States
5. Deputy Prime Minister receives Chairman  Of Hocheng Corporation
6. Eleven more exchange arms for peace
7. 40 members resign from Wakema Township NLD
8. 103 NLD members submit letters of resignation
9. 15 members resign from TadaU Township NLD
10.State-owned No1 Steel Mill commissioned into service
11. No 14 Export and Import Procedure Course concludes
12.Deputy Prime Minister receives President of Dae Won Paper Mill co Ltd
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1. State Peace and Development Council Chairman and Prime Minister Senior
General Than Shwe sends felicitations to Bangladesh

YANGON, 26 March-on the occasion of the anniversary of the Independence Day of
the People's Republic of Bangladesh which falls on 26 March 1999, Senior
General Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council and
Prime Minister of the Union of Myanmar, has sent messages of felicitations to
His Excellency.Mr Shahabuddin Ahmed, President of the People's Republic of
Bangladesh, and to Her Excellency Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of the
People's Republic of Bangladesh.
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2. State Peace and Development Council Chairman Senior General Than Shwe
accepts credentials of Ambassador of Malaysia

YANGON, 25 March Dato' Mohamad bin Noh, newly accredited Ambassador of
Malaysia to the Union of Myanmar, presented his credentials to Senior General
Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of the Union of
Myanmar, at Dagon Yeiktha
of the Ministry of Defence at 10 am today.

    Also presented on the occasion were Secretary-l of the State Peace and
Development
Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt, Minister for Foreign Affairs U Win Aung and
Director-General of Protocol Department Thura U Aung Htet.
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3. Secretary-1 meets members of House of Representatives of Japan

YANGON, 25 March Secretary-l of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen
Khin Nyunt received members of the House of Representatives Ms Kazuko Nose and
Ms Akiko Yama
naka of Japan, Ms Kitapata of Asia Population and Deve10pment Association and
Ms Kiyoki Ikedami of International Planned Parentshood Federation at Dagon
Yeiktha of the Ministry of Defence at 11.15 am today.

    Also present together with the Secretary- 1 were Minister for Foreign
Affairs U Win Aung, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs U Khin Maung Win and
Director-General of Protocol Department Thura U Aung Htet.

    The guests were accompanied by Ambassador of, Japan Mr Kazuo Asakai.   
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4. Secretary-2 tours Mon and Kayin States

YANGON, 25 March Secretary-2 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen
Tin Oo met departmental officials and employees in Kayin and Mon States and
gave instructions on development of the agriculture sector and regional
development on 23 and 24 March.

    The Secretary-2, together with ministers, deputy ministers and senior
military officers, left for Hpa-an, Kayin State, by Tatmadaw aircraft.

    They were welcomed there by member of the State Peace and Development
Council Chairman of Mon State Peace and Development Council Commander of
South-East Command Maj-Gen Myint Aung, Chairman of Kayin State Peace and
Development Council Col Saw Khin Soe, Tactical Operations Commander of No 22
LID Col Hla Tun and departmental officials.

    The Secretary-2 and party went to Zwegabin Hall in Hpa-an, and met members
of Mon State and Kayin State Agricultural Supervisory Committees and
departmental officials and employees from Kayin State, Hpa-an District and
Townships.

    The Secretary-2 called on all to submit works for regional development and
the agricultural sector and requirements.

    Commander Maj-Gen Myint Aung reported on cultivation of summer and monsoon
paddy in Mon State, arrangements to extend cultivation works, cultivation of
beans and pulses, oil crops, kitchen crops, sugarcane and perennial crops and
arrangements for reclamation of vacant, fallow and virgin lands.

    Col Saw Khin Soe reported on sufficience in rice for local people as a
result of extension of summer and monsoon paddy cultivation in Kayin State,
purchase of over 420,000 baskets of paddy sold by the local people
conscientiously and arrangements for reclamation of vacant, virgin and fallow
lands.

    Manager of Kayin State Myanma Agricultural Service U Hla Myo, Manager of
Myanma Perennial Crops Enterprise U Aung Kyaw Min and Deputy Director of
Irrigation Department U Hla Myint reported on progress achieved in cultivation
of various kinds of crops, cultivation of rubber, oil palm and water supply
for agriculture.

The Secretary-2 and party. went to Phayagon Nyeinchanye Ywathit in Hpa-an on
24 March morning.

    They were welcomed there by Phado Aung San and party and families who
exchanged arms for peace.

    Col Saw Khin Soe reported on measures-taken for village development.

    Maj-Gen Myint Aung gave a supplementary report.

    Phado Aung San reported on requirements and appointment of health workers
and U Saw Tha Muhe and regional nationalities on requirements for regional
development works.

    The ministers and the deputy ministers attended to their requirements.

    The Secretary-2 stressed the importance of the production works such as
agriculture and livestock breeding, regional peace and stability and national
solidarity.

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5. Deputy Prime Minister receives Chairman  Of Hocheng Corporation

YANGON, 25 March- Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of Myanmar Investment
Commission Vice-Admiral Maung Maung Khin received Chairman of Hocheng
Corporation Mr Tony Chiu and party who called at his office at 10.30 am today.
    Present at the call were officials of the Government Ounce and MIC Office.
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6. Eleven more exchange arms for peace

Y ANGON, 25 March-The government has laid down the 12 political, economic and
social objectives and is implementing them for the emergence of a peaceful,
modern and developed new nation. At the same time, it extends welcome to the
members of the armed groups who have exchanged arms for peace with sincere
goodwill for national reconsolidation. It then fulfils their basic and social
needs.

    The 11-member group of Myeik/Dawei District Unity Front led by township
incharge Myo Win realizing their past misdeeds and the government's genuine
goodwill exchanged arms for peace on 20March.
    They brought along with them eight assorted weapons, eight magazines and
252 rounds of ammunition and exchanged arms for peace at a Tatmadaw camp near
Thara-twin village in Coastal Region Command area.

    A ceremony to mark the exchanging of arms for peace was held in Paleyadana
Hall in Myeik yesterday morning.
    Deputy Commander of  the command Col Tin Latt  gave a speech.

He then presented to them K 850,000 provided by the public.

Also present on present occasion were military officers, local authorities,
officials, members of Union
Solidarity and Development Association and Local people totalling 400.
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7. 40 members resign from Wakema Township NLD

YANGON, 25 March-Forty members resigned from the National League for Democracy
of Wakema Township, Ayeyawady Division.

    Forty members of Wakema Township NLD, Ayeyawady Division, of their own
volition, resigned by sending letters of resignation to Wakema Township
Multiparty Democracy General Election Commission Office and the party
concerned on 6 March 1999 as they no longer wished to participate in party
politics of NLD.
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8. 103 NLD members submit letters of resignation

YANGON, 17 March - Altogether 103 members of the National League for Democracy
of Shaukgon, Kyathayai, Gyogon and Magyigon village-tracts in Tatkon Township,
submitted letters of resignation to the Township Multiparty Democracy General
Election Commission on 17 March.

    The ceremony to tender resignation and demand cancellation of names from
the list of members of NLD was organized in Shaukgon Village-tract.

    Present there were Chairman of Township Multiparty Democracy General
Election Commission U Sein Hla and members and 1,500 people of the village-
tracts.

    NLD members U Tin Myint of Gyogon Village-tract and U Tun Hlaing of
Magyigon Village-tract explained the purpose of resigning from

being the party members.
    U Hmat Tin of Kyathayai Village-tract and U Kyaw Myint of Shaukgon
Village-tract also demanded cancellation of their names from the list of NLD
party.members as they had been enlisted as members of the party without their
volition.
    U Tin Myint of Gyogon Village presented the letters of resignation to the
Chairman of the Township Multiparty Democracy General Onion Commission.

    U Hmat Tin of Kyathayai Village-tract also submitted the list of 14 people
who had been enlisted as members of the party without their consent to the
Chairman of Township Multiparty Democracy General Election Commission.
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9. 15 members resign from TadaU Township NLD

YANGON, 25 March-Fifteen members resigned from the National League for
Democracy of TadaU Township, Mandalay Division.

    Fifteen members of TadaU Township NLD, Mandalay Division, of their own
volition, resigned by sending letters of resignation to TadaU Township
Multiparty Democracy General Election Commission Office and the party
concerned on 25 February 1999 as they no longer wished to participate in party
politics of NLD.
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10. State-owned No1 Steel Mill commissioned into service


YANGON, 25 March - The State-owned No I Steel Mill located near Kyauk swekyo
Village, Aunglan Township, Magway Division,  was commissioned into service
today as a gesture hailing the 54th Anniversary Armed Forces Day.
It was completed in 25 months of construction project which started work on 22
August 1996.
The 1,000-ton capacity mill can produce iron rods of  various sizes and shapes
and   it is targeted to produce  250,000 tons per year.
    It is one of the accomplishments of the State Peace and Development
Council in endeavouring with momentum for Myanmar to become developed
allround, peaceful, tranquil and modern in accord with the political, economic
and social objectives, and dams, reservoirs, roads, bridges and industries are
being established all over the country for national economic development.

    The opening ceremony of No 1 Steel Mill was attended by Deputy Prime
Minister and Minister for Military Affairs Quartermaster-General Lt-Gen Tin
Hla, Minister for Industry-l U Aung Thaung, Minister at the State Peace and
Development Council Chairman's Office Brig-Gen Maung Maung, Minister for Mines
Brig-Gen Ohn Myint, Minister for Energy Brig-Gen Lun Thi, Minister for Science
and Technology U Thaung and guests.
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11. No 14 Export and Import Procedure Course concludes


YANGON, 25 March- The No 14 Export and Import Proceure Course conducted by the
Ministry of Commerce concluded at the ministry today, with the closing address
by Minister Maj-Gen Kyaw Than.
    He said the ministry conducted courses for acquisition of know-how by the
private sector aiming at efficient functioning of trade.

    The lectures were given theoretically and practically and the lectures an
banking, customs and port clearing agency would help the trainees a great deal
in their work, he said.
    Later, the minister presented certificates to the trainees individually.


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12.Deputy Prime Minister receives President of Dae Won Paper Mill co Ltd


YANGON, 25 March- Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of Myanmar Investment
Commission Vice-Admiral Maung Maung Khin received President of Dae Won Paper
Mill co Ltd Mr Young-lik Kim who called at his office at 9.30 am today.
    Present at the call were officials of the Government Office, MIC Office
and Ministry of Industry-1.
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