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The New Light of Myanmar (Wednesday, 25 Augest, 1999)
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The New Light of Myanmar (Wednesday, 25 Augest, 1999)
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(1) Senior General Than Shwe receives Minister of
Foreign Affairs of Thailand
(2) General Maung Aye inspects factories in Pyay District
(3) General Maung Aye discusses development
of agriculture in Bago Division
(4) General Maung Aye meets Tatmadaw members,
families of Pyay, Innma and Padaung Stations under No 66 LID
(5) Secretary-1 receives Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand
(6) Secretary-1 receives Senior Adviser to Itochu Corporation
(7) Myanmar and Thailand sign visa exemption, cultural agreements
(8) Myanmar-Thailand Joint Commission for Bilateral
Cooperation meets
(9) Myanmar, Thailand committed to turn common
border into border of friendship, harmony and prosperity
(10) Minister meets Ambassador of United Kingdom
(11) Deputy Minister meets Chairman of Tokyo Chamber
of Commerce and Industry
(12) Minister meets Managing Director of Alfa Laval (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
(13) 34 members resign from Chauk Township NLD
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(1) Senior General Than Shwe receives Minister of
Foreign Affairs of Thailand
YANGON, 24 Aug?Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council
Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Than Shwe received
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand Dr Surin Pitsuwan and party who
called at Dagon Yeiktha of the Ministry of Defence at 11.30 am today.
Present on the occasion together with Chairman of the State Peace and
Development Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General
Than Shwe were Secretary-l of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen
Khin Nyunt, Minister for Foreign Affairs U Win Aung, Ambassador of Myanmar to
Thailand U Hla Maung, Director-General Thura U Aung Htet of Protocol
Department and together with the guests was Ambassador of Thailand Mr Pensak
Chalarak.
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(2) General Maung Aye inspects factories in Pyay District
YANGON, 24 Aug-Chairman of the Central Industrial Development Committee
Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Commander-in-Chief
of Defence Services Commander-in-Chief (Army) General Maung Aye paid homage
to Shwehsandaw Pagoda in Pyay and Shwebontha Muni Pagoda in Padaung,
inspected factories under the Ministry of Industry-2 in Padaung Township,
Pyay District, Bago Division, and gave instructions on development of Pyay
yesterday.
The General, the Secretary-2, the Secretary-3 and party signed in the
visitors? book. The General made donation towards the funds of the Pagoda.
The pagoda board of trustees presented photographs of Shwehsandaw Pagoda to
the General, the Secretary-2 and the Secretary-3.
Afterwards, the General and party visited Shwebontha Muni Pagoda in Padaung
Township, Pyay District.
The General and party signed in the visitors? book.The General made donations
towards the funds of the pagoda.
Later, the General and party went to No 1 Farm Machinery Plant (Hsinde) of
Myanma Agricultural Machinery Industries under the Ministry of Industry-2.
Minister Maj-Gen Saw Lwin reported on the purpose of building the factory and
Managing Director of Myanma Agricultural Machinery Industries U Than Tun
and officials on the location of the factory, the strength of the staff, the
purpose of making investment, production target, research work and
innovation, financial condition and staff welfare.
The General gave instructions on their work.Afterwards, the General and party
inspected farming machinery and equipment on display in the hall of the
factory.They also inspected harvesters and Zwe tractors.
Next, the General and party inspected the foundry shop, the light vehicle
component forging shop and No 2 Machinery Plant. Then, the General and party
proceeded to No1 Machine Tool and Electrical Factory (Nyaungchedauk) of the
Ministry of Industry-2.
In conclusion, the General called on all to carry out assigned tasks
dutifully and strenuously with the aim of promoting production capacity of
the factories at the time when efforts are being made to with from
conventional farming to mechanized farming and to build an industrialized
nation.
Afterwards, the General and party left there by car and inspected Nawaday
Bridge in Pyay.
The General, the Secretary-2, the Secretary-3 and party met with departmental
officials in the meeting hall of Township Development Committee in Pyay, and
discussed matters related to opening of the division office in Bago.
After that, the General and party went to the site chosen for construction of
the office of Bago Division, and arrived back at Khittaya Guest House at
6.00 pm.
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(3) General Maung Aye discusses development
of agriculture in Bago Division
YANGON, 24 Aug-Chairman of Agricultural Development Central Committee
Chairman of Industrial Development Central Committee Vice-Chairman of the
State Peace and Development Council Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence
Services Commander-in-Chief (Army) General Maung Aye discussed development of
agriculture in meeting with Chairmen of Bago Division, District and Township
Peace and Development Councils, departmental officials, entrepreneurs and
industrialists who engaged in agriculture and industry in Bago Division at
Khittaya Yadana City Hall in Pyay this morning.
The General said we must build an agro-based industrialized nation and called
for cooperation for emergence of a modern developed nation so that projects
could be implemented effectively.
He spoke of the need for the people to unanimously follow the national
concept which is Our Three Main National Causes-non-disintegration of the
Union, non-disintegration of national solidarity and perpetuation of
sovereignty. Next, the General and party cordially met the entrepreneurs and
industrialists.
The General and party went to Pyay Industrial Zone in Ywabe region in
Gandhama industrial ward and inspected agricultural machinery produced by
workshop of 75th Bn, Infantry Regiment.
They also inspected Great Wall and Aung Gandhama Workshops. There are 195
workshops in Pyay Industrial Zone. There are 128 workshops, in Gandhama
industrial ward and they produce 17 machinery components.
The General and party arrived back here in the evening.
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(4) General Maung Aye meets Tatmadaw members,
families of Pyay, Innma and Padaung Stations under No 66 LID
YANGON, 24 Aug-Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council
Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Commander-in-Chief (Army)
General Maung Aye met Tatmadaw members and families of Pyay, Innma and
Padaung Stations under No 66 LID at Nawadei Hall of the LID this morning.
The General said the government is building a modern developed nation and at
the same time it is also building the Tatmadaw to be a modern one. The
General spoke of the need to undergo training for development and
modernization, to make arrangements for welfare of Tatmadaw families, to
serve the people and to be loyal to the State with firm determination and
national Concept. Next, the General, the Secretary-2 and the Secretary.
cordially met Tatmadaw members and their families.
The General and party went to No 6 Military Hospital (100 bed) where they
were welcomed by the Commandant and specialists. Commandant Major Than Htut
reported on the hospital and the General gave instructions.
General Maung Aye, the Secretary-2, the Secretary-3 and party inspected the
hospital and met the patients.
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(5) Secretary-1 receives Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand
YANGON, 24 Aug-Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council
Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt received Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of
Thailand Dr Surin Pitsuwan and party who called at Dagon Yeiktha of the
Ministry of Defence at 10.30 am today .
Present on the occasion together with Secretary-1 of the State Peace and
Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt were Minister for Foreign Affairs U Win
Aung, Ambassador of-Myanmar to Thailand U Hla Maung, Director-General Thura U
Aung Htet of Protocol Department and together with the guests was Ambassador
of Thailand Mr Pensak Chalarak.
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(6) Secretary-1 receives Senior Adviser to Itochu Corporation
YANGON, 24 Aug-Secretary-l of the State Peace and Development Council
Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt received Senior Adviser to Itochu Corporation of Japan Mr
Tomoo Takahara and party who called at Dagon Yeiktha of the Ministry of
Defence at 2 pm today.
Present on the occasion together with Secretary-l of the State Peace and
Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt were Minister at the State Peace and
Development-Council Chairman?s Office Brig-Gen Abel and Director-General
Thura U Aung Htet of Protocol Department.
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(7) Myanmar and Thailand sign visa exemption, cultural agreements
YANGON, 24 Aug-The Ministry of Foreign Affairs today issued a Press release
on the Fifth Meeting of the Myanmar-Thailand Joint Commission for Bilateral
Cooperation today and the Senior Officials Meeting yesterday. The following
is the full text of the Press release:
At the invitation of Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Union of Myanmar U
Win Aung, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand Dr Surin
Pitsuwan and wife Mrs Alisa Pitsuwan arrived Yangon by air this morning.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand and wife and Thai
Delegation members were welcomed at the airport by Minister for Foreign
Affairs U Win Aung and wife Daw San Yone, Myanmar Ambassador to Thailand U
Hla Maung, responsible officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the
Ambassador of Thailand to Myanmar Mr Pensak Chalarak and wife and members of
the Royal Thai Embassy in Yangon.
The Fifth Meeting of the Myanmar-Thailand Joint Commission for Bilateral
Cooperation co-chaired by the two respective Foreign Ministers was held in
the afternoon at the Wunzin Min Yarzar Meeting Room of the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs. At the conclusion of the meeting, the leaders of the two
delegations signed the Agreed Minutes of the Meeting. On behalf of their
respective governments, they also signed the Agreement between the Government
of the Union of Myanmar and the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand on the
Exemption of Visas for Holders of Diplomatic and Official Passports.
Subsequently, the Cultural Agreement between the Government of the Union of
Myanmar and the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand was also signed at the
Ministry by U Soe Tha, Minister for National Planning and Economic
Development of the Union of Myanmar, and by Dr Surin Pitsuwan, Minister of
Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand, on behalf of their respective
Governments.
Then the leaders of both delegations held a joint Press conference at Wungyi
Padetha Yarzar hall at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and briefed the local
and foreign correspondents on matters being discussed and agreed at the
meeting and also on the existing cordial ties and mutually beneficial
cooperation between the two countries.
The Senior Officials Delegation from Thailand led by Mr Saroj Chavanaviraj,
Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, arrived
Yangon in advance on 22 August 1999 to attend the Senior Officials Meeting of
the Myanmar-Thailand Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation.
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(8) Myanmar-Thailand Joint Commission for Bilateral
Cooperation meets
YANGON, 24 Aug-At the invitation of Minister for Foreign. Affairs U Win Aung
of the Union of Myanmar, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of
Thailand Dr
Surin Pitsuwan and Mrs Alisa Pitsuwan arrived here by air this morning..
They were welcomed at Yangon International Airport Minister for Foreign
Affairs U Win Aung and Daw San Yone, Ambassador of the Union of Myanmar to
the Kingdom of Thailand U Hla Maung, officials of the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, Ambassador of Thailand Mr Pensak Chalarak and wife and officials of
the Thai Embassy.
In the afternoon, the Thai Foreign Minister and party called on Minister for
Foreign Affairs U Win Aung at Zizawa Yeiktha of the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs. Also present at the call were Myanmar Ambassador U Hla Maung and
officials.
Then, Thai Foreign Minister Dr Surin Pitsuwan presented two sets of computers
for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Afterwards, the Fifth Meeting of the
Myanmar-Thailand Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation was held at
Wunzin Minyaza Hall of the ministry.
After the meeting, leaders of the two side delegations signed the agreed
minutes of the meeting. Minister U Win Aung and Minister Dr Surin Pitsuwan
also signed the Agreement between the Government of the Union of Myanmar and
Government of the Kingdom of Thailand on Exemption of Visas for Holders of
Diplomatic and Official Passports. Subsequently,
Minister for National Planning and Economic Development U Soe Tha and
Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Surin Pitsuwan signed the Cultural Agreement
between Myanmar and Thailand.
The senior official delegation of Thailand met with the senior official
delegation of Myanmar led by Director -General U Nyunt Maung Shein of
Political Affairs Department and discussed promotion of bilateral cooperation
between the two countries.
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(9) Myanmar, Thailand committed to turn common
border into border of friendship, harmony and prosperity
YANGON, 24 Aug-Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Union of Myanmar U Win
Aung and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand Dr Surin
Pitsuwan met local and foreign correspondents. at a Press conference on the
Fifth Meeting of the Myanmar-Thailand Joint Commission for Bilateral
Cooperation held today and the Senior Officials Meeting between Myanmar and
Thailand which was held yesterday, at Shin Dithapamauk Hall of the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs this evening.
Also present at the Press conference were Ambassador of Myanmar U Hla Maung,
Ambassador of Thailand Mr Pensak Chalarak, Director (News) of News and
Periodicals Enterprise U Hla Tun, Chief Editor U Zaw Min Thein of Myanma News
Agency (Internal), Adviser U Maung Maung Nyo, Deputy Chief Editor U Maung
Maung Aye of the New l Light of Myanmar Daily, editors, Patron of
Myanmar Foreign Correspondents Club U Sein Win, President U Sao Kai Hpa
and members, correspondents of TV Corporation of Singapore and Channel 5 of
Thailand.
Minister for Foreign Affairs U Win Aung said at the Joint Press Conference of
the
Myanmar-Thailand Joint Commission. That it is the first time that such a
Press
conference has been organized.
Then, the Thailand Foreign Minister answered the question of reporter U Hla
Htwe of Nihon Keizai Shinbun.
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(10) Minister meets Ambassador of United Kingdom
YANGON, 24 Aug-Minister for Energy Brig-Gen Lun Thi met Ambassador of United
Kingdom Dr John lenkins who called at his office at 9 am today. Similarly,
Minister for Energy Brig-Gen Lun Thi met Director of Fritz Werner Company Mr
Christ and party who called at his office at 10 am today.
Also present at the call were Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Thein Aung,
Director-General U Soe Myint of Energy Planning Department and officials.
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(11) Deputy Minister meets Chairman of Tokyo Chamber
of Commerce and Industry
YANGON, 24 Aug? Deputy Minister for Commerce Commodore Myo Tint met Adviser
of the Japan-Myanmar CCI Business Cooperation Committee and Chairman of the
Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry Mr Tomoo Takahara and party who
called at his office at 9 am today.
Also present at the call were advisers and officials of the ministry.
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(12) Minister meets Managing Director of Alfa Laval (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
YANGON, 24 Aug-Minister for Cooperatives U Aung San met Managing Director of
A1fa Laval (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd of Malaysia Mr Lim Kee San and party who
called at his office at 2 pm today.
Also present at the call were Director-General U Maung Hti of Cooperative
Department, Director-General Col Sein Than of Cottage Industries Department,
Managing-Director Daw Khin Swe Soe of Cooperative Export and Import
Enterprise, Adviser Dr Than Hitk and officials.
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(13) 34 members resign from Chauk Township NLD
YANGON, 24 Aug-Thirty-four members resigned from the National League for
Democracy of Chauk Township, Magway Division.
Thirty-four members of Chauk Township NLD, Magway Division, of their own
volition, resigned by sending letters of resignation to Chauk Township
Multiparty Democracy General Election Commission Office and the party
concerned on 14 July 1999 as they no longer wished to participate in party
politics of NLD.
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