The New Light of Myanmar (Saturday, 21 August, 1999)

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The New Light of Myanmar (Saturday, 21 August, 1999) 
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(1)   State Peace and Development Council Chairman
        Senior General Than Shwe sends condolence to Turkey
(2)   General Maung Aye addressed the graduation parade Under-Officers 
        Course No 27 of the Tatmadaw (Army) Officers Training School
(3)   Secretary-2 meets officials, town elders of Yaksauk Township Shan State
(4)   Deputy Prime Minister meets Managing Director of 
        Mvanmar Sampoerna Tobacco Co Ltd
(5)   Deputy Minister meets Bureau Chief of AFP
(6)   Minister meets Ambassador of France
(7)   Minister inspects bridge extension project
(8)   Minister inspects factories under Myanma General and 
        Maintenance Industries
(9)   Minister meets Ambassador of Thailand and
       Chairman of Shinawatra Satellite Public Co Ltd
(10)   Minister meets visitors of Singapore and Malaysia
(11)  Minister for Chittagong Hill Tracts leaves
(12)  RIPS of Japan, Myanmar Institute of Strategic and International 
        Studies hold seminar
(13)   MPF D-G attends Myanmar-Thailand meeting on drugs 
          enforcement cooperation
(14)  Voters of Myinmu Township express-no confidence 
         in NLD representative-elect
(15)   17 members resign from Kyauktaga Township NLD

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(1)   State Peace and Development Council Chairman
        Senior General Than Shwe sends condolence to Turkey

YANGON, 21 Aug-The Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of the 
Union of Myanmar Senior General Than Shwe has sent a message of condolence to 
Mr Suleyman Demirel, President of the Republic of Turkey, for the devastating 
earthquake in the Republic of Turkey that has caused heavy loss of lives and 
serious damages.


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(2)   General Maung Aye addressed the graduation parade Under-Officers 
        Course No 27 of the Tatmadaw (Army) Officers Training School
    
YANGON, 20 Aug- On behalf of the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services, 
Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Commander-in-Chief (Army) 
General Maung Aye addressed the graduation parade of Under-Officers Course No 
27 of the Tatmadaw (Army) Officers Training School at the OTS Parade Grounds 
in Bahtoo Tatmyo this morning. 

At present, the strength of the Tatmadaw is more powerful on all forces when 
compared with that of the Tatmadaw in 1988. Thus it can serve with extra 
momentum in safeguarding Our Three Main National Causes. ; At present, the 
Tatmadaw hand-in-hand with the people can ward off all dangers threatening 
the nation. Cadets should strive their utmost for further progress of these 
developing conditions.

Tatmadaw together with the reserve forces for national defence-Union 
Solidarity and Development Association, which has 11.8 million members, 
Myanmar Police Force, Auxiliary Fire Brigade and War Veterans Organization- 
are serving the national wellbeing without fail at the rspective places.


The cadets while joining hands with the reserve forces should always keep up 
the military, political, economic and administrative vigilance against 
destructive threats with political, economic and administrative awareness. 

Later, General Maung Aye left the parade ground.

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(3)   General Maung Aye arrives at Bahtoo Tatmyo

YANGON, 20 Aug - Vice-Chainnan of the State Peace and Development Council 
Deputy Commanderin-Chief of Defence Services Commander-in-Chief (Army) 
General Maung Aye left here bv Tatmadaw flight for Heho, Shan State yesterday 
to attend the Graduation Parade of Under-Officers Course No 27 of the 
Tatmadaw (Army) and to inspect the projects for development of the region.

General Maung Aye and party were welcomed by member of the State Peace and 
Development Council Chairman of Shan State Peace and Development Council 
Commander of Eastern Command Maj-Gen Maung Bo, Commandant of Command and 
General Staff , College Brig-Gen Soe Tint, Tactical Operations Commander Col 
Khin Maung Soe,senior Tatmadaw officers and Shan State, District and Township 
level departmental officials.


General Maung Aye and party proceeded to Bahtoo Tatmyo in Yaksauk Township 
and arrived there at 3.30 pm.

Then, General Maung Aye and party stopped over at the Guest House of Bahtoo 
Station.

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(3)   Secretary-2 meets officials, town elders of Yaksauk Township Shan State

YANGON, 20 Aug-Secretary-2 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen 
Tin Oo who accompanied Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and Development 
Council Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Commander-in-Chief 
(Army) General Maung Aye, met departmental officials at township level, 
chairmen of Township Peace and Development Councils and members and town 
elders Yaksauk Township at Yathawady Hall in Yaksauk, southern Shan State, on 
Making a speech on the occasion, the Secretary-2 said General Maung Aye and 
party came to the region to inspect regional security and development tasks 
and fulfil requirements. 

Regional authorities have been assigned duties to build Kalaw and Yaksauk 
townships in southern Shan State as model townships for the development of 
the region, he noted and spoke of the need for local people to cooperate in 
the development tasks at full capacity.
 

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(4)   Deputy Prime Minister meets Managing Director of 
        Mvanmar Sampoerna Tobacco Co Ltd
    
YANGON, 20 Aug- Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of Myanmar Investment . 
Commission Vice-Admiral Maung Maung Khin met Managing Director of Myanmar 
Sampoerna Tobacco Co Ltd Mr Jeffrey Chandra who called at his office at 10.30 
am today. 

Also present at the call were Minister at the State Peace and Development 
Council Chairman?s Office and Secretary of Myanmar Investment Commission 
Brig-Gen Maung Maung and officials.


They discussed matters related to function of Myanmar Sampoerna Tobacco Co 
Ltd in Myanmar.

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(5)   Deputy Minister meets Bureau Chief of AFP

YANGON, 20 Aug- Deputy Minister for Information Brig-Gen Aung Thein met AFP 
Bangkok-based Bureau Chief In-charge of Myanmar, Thailand and Cambodia Mr 
Philippe Agret who ca11ed at Myanma Radio and Television on Pyay Road at 9.10 
am today.

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(6)   Minister meets Ambassador of France

YANGON, 20 Aug- Chairman of Myanmar Olympic Committee Minister for Sports 
Brig-Gen Sein Win met Ambassadorof France Mr Bernard Du Chaffaut who called 
at Kyauksein Hall of National Indoor Stadium 1 at 11 am today.


Also present at the call were General Secretary of MOC Director-General of 
Sports and Physical Education Department Col Thaung Htaik, Adviser Col Ngo 
Ciin Pau and Deputy Director-General Lt-Col Thein Aung.


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(7)   Minister inspects bridge extension project
        
YANGON, 20 Aug- Minister for Construction Maj-Gen Saw Tun, accompanied by 
officials, inspected the extension project of Khabaung Bridge on 
Yangon-Mandalay High- 1 way near Toungoo on 18 August morning.


In the briefing hall of the project, Deputy Superintending Engineer U Myint 
Lwin reported to the minister on arrangements for implementation of the 
project. The minister gave instructions for timely completion of the project, 
ensuring worksite safety and meeting the set standards and attended to the 
needs.


The project is located on Yangon-Mandalay Highway near Toungoo. On 
completion, a new four-lane bridge will emerge.
 

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(8)   Minister inspects factories under Myanma General and Maintenance 
Industries

YANGON, 20 Aug-Minister for Industry-l U Aung Thaung, accompanied by Deputy 
Minister Brig-Gen Thein Tun and departmental heads, arrived at Leather 
Factory of Myanma General and Maintenance Industries in Hline Township this 
morning. The minister inspected production process of the factory and gave 
instructions on the works.


In the hall of the factory, the minister met officials and discussed strong 
and weak points of the factory. The minister and party inspected Mayangon 
Leather Factory branch and No 1 Shoe Factory. He inspected production of the 
factories and attended to their needs. The minister also inspected staff 
welfare programme of the shoe factory.
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(9)   Minister meets Ambassador of Thailand and
       Chairman of Shinawatra Satellite Public Co Ltd

YANGON, 20 Aug-Minister for Communications, Posts and Telegraphs Brig-Gen Win 
Tin met Ambassador of Thailand Mr Pensak Chalarak and Chairman of Shinawatra 
Satellite Public Co Ltd Mr Dumrong Kasemsart and party who called at his 
office at 11 am today.

Also present at the call were Managing Director U Maung Maung Tin of Myanma 
Posts and Telecommunications and officials.
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(10)   Minister meets visitors of Singapore and Malaysia

YANGON, 20 Aug-Minister for Industry-1 U Aung Thaung met Technical Director 
of Pec-Tech Group of Singapore Mr A J Devanesan, accompanied by Managing 
Director of Mykoin Kartika Truba Engineering Co Ltd Mr Mansyur Tampubolon, 
who called at his office at 10.30 am today.

Similarly, Minister for Industry-l U Aung Thaung met Executive Director of 
Ingerop Asia Sdn Bhd of Malaysia Mr Jacques Valenza, accompanied by Managing 
Director of Compagnie De Fives-Lille Dr Jan Skorupa, and party who called at 
his office at 1 pm today.

Also present at the calls were Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw Win and 
directors-general and managing directors of departments and enterprises .
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(11)  Minister for Chittagong Hill Tracts leaves

YANGON, 20 Aug-Minister for Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh Mr Kalpa 
Ranjan Chakma and party left here by air for home at 10.30 am today.

The delegation was seen off at Yangon International Airport by Minister for 
Progress of Border Areas and National Races and Development Affairs Col Thein 
Nyunt, Deputy Ministers U Kyaw Tin and Brig-Gen Than Tun, directors-general 
and officials, Ambassador of Bangladesh Mr Jahangir Saadat and embassy staff.

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(12)  RIPS of Japan, Myanmar Institute of Strategic and International 
        Studies hold seminar
    
YANGON, 20 Aug- A seminar on the interaction between the five-member study 
mission from Research Institute for Peace and Security (RIPS) of Japan and 
Myanmar Institute of Strategic and International Studies (Myanmar-ISIS) was 
held at the meeting hall of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs this morning.


The purpose of the study mission is to implement the two-year research 
project on Myanmar and Cambodia with a view to examining the impact of their 
entry into ASEAN. The seminar was chaired by member of Myanmar-ISIS 
Director-General U Aye Lwin of ASEAN Affairs Department. Leader of the 
mission Director of the Project Professor Mr Seki Tomoda explained the 
purpose of the Study Mission, which was followed by free and frank exchange 
of views.


Present on the occasion were officials of Myanmar Institute of Strategic and 
International Studies, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Office of Strategic 
Studies of the Ministry of Defence, National AFTA Unit, Ministry of Finance 
and Revenue, Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of National Planning and Economic 
Development, Ministry of Industry-2, Institute of Economics and Union of 
Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry.


After the seminar, the study mission called on Chairman of Myanmar-ISIS 
Minister for Foreign Affairs U Win Aung.
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(13)   MPF D-G attends Myanmar-Thailand meeting on drugs 
          enforcement cooperation


YANGON, 20 Aug-Director-General of Myanmar Police Force Police Maj-Gen Soe 
Win, accompanied by officials, arrived at Kawthoung on 15 August. The 
director-general was welcomed there by Base Tactical Operations Commander Col 
Zaw Min, Chairman of District Peace and Development Council Lt Col Wan Maung 
and Deputy Division Police Commander Police Lt-Col Aung Gyi.The MPF 
director-general inspected the police station and office in Kawthoung.


He also inspected Kawthoung Jail. On 16 August, Secretary of Central 
Committee for Drug Abuse Control the MPF Director-General and party attended 
the third cross-border meeting on drugs enforcement cooperation of Myanmar 
and Thailand and UNDCP at the Royal Princess Hotel in Ranong, Thailand, on 17 
and 18 August.

The basic level Myanmar and Thailand third cross-border meeting on drugs 
enforcement cooperation was held on 17 August, attended by Deputy Director 
Police Lt-Col Sit Aye and Myanmar delegation and Drug Enforcement Bureau of 
Thailand Director Mr Sukhum Opasniputh and members.

On 18 August, Secretary of CCDAC Police Maj-Gen Soe Win and Myanmar 
delegation, Secretary-General Mr Payont Pantsri and members of Drug 
Enforcement Bureau of Thailand and drug enforcement adviser of UNDCP Mr Yngve 
Danling attended the high-ranking officials meeting.They then met media 
persons at the Press conference. The Myanmar delegation arrived back here via 
Kawthoung on 19 in August.


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(14)  Voters of Myinmu Township express-no confidence 
         in NLD representative-elect

YANGON, 20 Aug - Over 26,192 eligible voters of Myinmu Township Constituency 
No 2, Sagaing District in Sagaing Division, submitted signed declarations 
expressing no confidence in U Tin Ngwe who was elected as Pyithu Hluttaw 
Representative of National League for Democracy in the 1990 Multiparty 
Democracy General Election from Myinmu Township Constituency No 2 and no 
support for him at the rallies held at Wanpyi Village, Lethtoketaw Village.  
Twingyi Village, Taw-chaungU Village and Padattaing Village in Myinmu 
Township Sagaing Division, on 6 August morning.


Over 10,241 local people from these villages attended the rallies, and 
delegates of respective villages presented declarations expressing no 
confidence in U Tin Ngwe and no support for him signed by 26,}92 eligible 
voters to members of the Township Multiparty Democracy General Election 
Sub-commission.


Altogether 16,151 eligible voters or 52.21 per cent of Myinmu Township 
Constituency No 2, Sagaing District in Sagaing Division voted for U Tin Ngwe 
of NLD in 1990 Multiparty Democracy General Election.


The number of voters who presented signed declarations expressing no 
confidence in U Tin Ngwe and no support for him totalled 26,192 or 84.67 per 
cent.
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(15)   17 members resign from Kyauktaga Township NLD

YANGON, 20 Aug -Seventeen members resigned from the National League for 
Democracy of Kyauktaga Township, Bago Division. 

Eight members of Kyauktaga Township NLD, Bago Division, of their own 
volition, resigned by sending letters of resignation to Kyauktaga Township 
Multiparty Democracy General Election Commission Office and the party 
concerned on 12 January 1999, four followed suit on 4 February 1999 and five 
on 12 February 1999 as they no longer wished to participate in party politics 
of NLD.

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