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The New Light of Myanmar (Sunday, 29 August, 1999)
- Subject: The New Light of Myanmar (Sunday, 29 August, 1999)
- From: " Okkar " <okkar66129@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 19:34:32 -0700
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The New Light of Myanmar (Sunday, 29 August, 1999)
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(1) Special Refresher Course No 3 for Basic
Education Teachers opened
(2) MEC Chairman attends opening ceremony of
BEHS multimedia classrooms in Mandalay
(3) Monsoon paddy cultivated on over 2.2 million
acres in Bago Division
(4) Permits issued to entrepreneurs to reclaim
125,000 acres of vacant, fallow and virgin
lands in Bago Division
(5) Provisions presented to members of Sangha,
nuns in Bago
(6) National Seminar on Malaria begins
(6) National Seminar on Malaria begins
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(1) Special Refresher Course No 3 for Basic
Education Teachers opened
YANGON, 28 Aug- A ceremony to open Special Refresher
Course No 3 for Basic Education Teachers was held at
Yadana Hall of Central Institute of Civil Service
(Upper Myanmar) in PyinOoLwin Township, Mandalay Division,
this morning, with an opening address by Chairman of
Myanmar Education Committee Secretary-1 of the State
Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt.
After the opening ceremony, Secretary- 1 Lt-Gen
Khin Nyunt cordially met trainee teachers.
Altogether 998 trainee teachers from Education
Colleges and States and Divisions are attending the
four-week course.
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(2) MEC Chairman attends opening ceremony of
BEHS multimedia classrooms in Mandalay
YANGON, 28 Aug Chairman of Myanmar Education Committee
Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council
Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt left here by Tatmadaw aircraft for
Mandalay yesterday morning and arrived there at 1.30 am.
Then, the opening ceremonies of Multimedia
Classroom of Schools under the Basic Education
Department were held at respective schools in the
afternoon, attended by Chairman of Myanmar Education
Committee Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt.
First, Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt pressed
the button to unveil the stone plaque of multimedia
classroom at the school.
Then, Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt and party
inspected the arts room of the school.
Then, Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt made a
speech on the occasion.
The Secretary-1 and party inspected Mandalay
GEC Sugar Mill in Industrial Zone-2.
This morning, the Secretary-1 and party,
accompanied Commander Maj-Gen Ye Myint, left by
helicopter for Central Institute of Civil Service
(Upper Myanmar) in PyinOoLwin.
The Secretary-1 delivered an address at the
opening of Special Refresher Course No 3 for Basic
Education Teachers .
Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt and party
inspected making of bird cage and various species
of bird in the cage and planting of orchid.
Secretary-l Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt and party then
paid obeisance to Maha Arnthtoo Kantha Hsutaungpyi
Pagoda in PyinOoLwin.
Minister Brig-Gen Win Tin reported to the
Secretary-1 on the installation of telephone.
Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt gave instructions
and inspected the new building of Mandalay
International Airport.
Then, Secretary-l Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt and party
arrived back here in the evening.
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(3) Monsoon paddy cultivated on over 2.2 million
acres in Bago Division
YANGON, 28 Aug - A ceremony to mark the completion
of ploughing work for cultivation of monsoon paddy
for 1999-2000 took place in the field of Kali
Village beside Yangon-Mandalay Highway in Bago
Township this morning, attended by Secretary-2
of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen
Tin Oo.
Then, the Secretary-2, Commander Maj-Gen Tin
Aye and Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Khin Maung
presented the first, second, and third prizes
to Bago District Team-A, Toungoo District Team-B
and Pyay District Team-A respectively.
In his speech, the Secretary-2 said the divisions
on which the State can rely for cultivation of
paddy and crops include Bago Division.
Managing Director of Khitshehsaung Agricultural
Group U Myint Swe, Managing Director of SI Company
Ltd Dr Mya Thida, Managing Director of Super One
Company Ltd Daw San San Yee and Chairman of Dagon
International Ltd U Win Aung reported on
reclamation of fallow and virgin lands and
arrangements for cooperation with local people
in carrying out agricultural work.
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(4) Permits issued to entrepreneurs to reclaim
125,000 acres of vacant, fallow and virgin
lands in Bago Division
YANGON, 28 Aug-A ceremony to present permits to
reclaim vacant, fallow and virgin lands in Bago
Division to entrepreneurs was held at Thiri Oktha
Hall in Oktha Myothit in Bago this morning, attended
by Secretary-2 of the State Peace and Development
Council Lt-Gen Tin Oo.
The Secretary-2 said similar ceremonies were
held in Pakokku in Magway Division on 9-1-99,
Htantabin in Yangon Division on 13-1-99, Pantanaw
in Ayeyawady Division on 18-1-99 and in Shan State
(South) on 21-8-99.
The Secretary-2 met the entrepreneurs.
Altogether 125,021 acres of fallow and virgin
lands have been given to 20 groups of entrepreneurs
for cultivation.
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(5) Provisions presented to members of Sangha,
nuns in Bago
YANGON, 28 Aug - A ceremony to donate provisions
to members of the Sangha and nuns from 31 Sarthintaiks
in Bago was held at Buddha Athan Dhamma Beikmandaw
in Bago this afternoon.
Agga MahaKammahtanacariya Waibu Dhamma Yeiktha
Sayadaw Bhaddanta Kodanna invested the congregation
with the Five Precepts.
Afterwards, Lt-Gen Tin Oo and party presented
offertories to the Sayadaws and members of the
Sangha.
Then, Commander Maj-Gen Tin Aye, Minister
Brig-Gen Ohn Myint and Deputy Minister Col Thaik
Tun formally opened the exhibition.
The Secretary-2 and party inspected briquette
production machine, sample briquettes and stoves
which use firewood substitute fuel produced by
private entrepreneurs.
Then, Secretary-2 Lt-Gen Tin Oo called for
extensive use of briquettes and sale of stoves
at reasonable prices.
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(6) National Seminar on Malaria begins
YANGON, 28 Aug- A ceremony to open the National
Seminar on Malaria was held at Medical Research
Department on Ziwaka Road in Dagon Township this
morning, attended by Minister for Health Mai-Gen
Ket Sein.
First, Minister for Health Maj-Gen Ket Sein
delivered an opening address. He spoke.
Malaria is now reemerging in the world.
The reasons for the re-emergence are:
(a) population migration for economic reasons
(b) changing meteorological condition
(c) drug resistance of malaria parasites
(d) insecticide resistance of malaria vectors
(e) high implementation cost and
(f) scarcity of resources
In conclusion, for the benefit of the entire
nation, once again I would like to request all
the professionals to discuss enthusiastically
to bring out the future action plan suitable
with local condition for the control of malaria
which is the major health problem of the country.
The seminar continues tomorrow.
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(7) 31 members resign from Yesagyo Township NLD
YANGON, 28 Aug-Thirty-one members resigned from
National League for Democracy of Yesagyo Township,
Magway Division.
Thirty-one members of Yesagyo Township NLD,
Magway Division, of their own volition, resigned
by sending letters of resignation to Yesagyo
Township Multiparty Democracy General Election
Commission and the party concerned on S February
1999 as they no longer wished to participate in
party politics of NLD.
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