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The New Light of Myanmar (Saturday, 4 September, 1999)
- Subject: The New Light of Myanmar (Saturday, 4 September, 1999)
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- Date: Sat, 04 Sep 1999 03:27:53 -0700
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The New Light of Myanmar (Saturday, 4 September, 1999)
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(1) Vice-Chairman of State Peace and Development
Council Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence
Services Commander-in Chief (Army)
receives new Malaysian Defence Adviser
(2) Myanmar and Croatia establish diplomatic
relations
(3) 15th Defence Services Commander-in-Chief's
Bowl Under-21 Soccer Championship begins
(4) Myanmar, Laos hold talks on technical
cooperation in agriculture
(5) Commander inspects bridge construction in
Coastal Region
(6) Minister meets Managing Director of S & O
Trading Ltd
(7) Minister-meets entrepreneurs of Yunnan Province
(8) Minister inspects venue of 17th Meeting
of WHO Health Ministers
(9) Minister meets foreign entrepreneurs
(10) First four-monthly coordination meeting
held by Border Trade Department
(11) Commander inspects extension of road in
PyinOoLwin
(12) Well-wishers donate cash towards funds of
International Theravada Buddhist Missionary
University
(13) Deputy minister inspects production of factories
(14) MNWCWA meets for holding women's soccer
tournaments
(15) Yangon Intl Cosmetics & Consumer Products
Exp on 10-13 Sept
(16) Heroin seized in Yangon, Bago, Mandalay
(17) 25 members resign from Singaing Township NLD
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(1) Vice-Chairman of State Peace and Development
Council Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence
Services Commander-in Chief (Army)
receives new Malaysian Defence Adviser
YANGON, 3 Sept-Vice-Chairman of the State Peace
and Development Council Deputy Commander-in-Chief
of Defence Services Commander-in-Chief (Army)
General Maung Aye received new Defence Adviser of
Malaysia to the Union of Myanmar Lt-Col Harun Bin
Hitan at Dagon Yeiktha of the Ministry of Defence
at 11 am today.
Also present at the call were Secretary-l of the
State Peace and Development Council Chief of the
Office of Strategic Studies Director of Defence
Services Intelligence Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt,
Secretary-2 of the State Peace and Development
Council Chief of Bureau of Special Operations
Chief of Staff (Army) Lt-Gen Tin Oo, members of
the State Peace and Development Council
Commander-in Chief (Navy) Vice-Admiral Nyunt Thein
and Commander-in-Chief (Air) Lt-Gen Kyaw Than.
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(2) Myanmar and Croatia establish diplomatic
relations
YANGON, 4 Sept-The following is the Press
Communiqu on the establishment of diplomatic
relations between the Union of Myanmar and Croatia
issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today.
The Union of Myanmar and Croatia, guided by the
principles enunciated in the Charter of the United
Nations and being desirous to establish relations
of friendship and mutually beneficial cooperation
on the basis of the principles of equality,
non-interference in the internal affairs of the
others, respect for independence and territorial
integrity, have decided to establish diplomatic
relations between the two countries at
Ambassadorial level on 3 September 1999.
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(3) 15th Defence Services Commander-in-Chief's
Bowl Under-21 Soccer Championship begins
YANGON, 3 Sept-The ceremony to open the l5th
Defence Services Commander-in-Chief's Bowl
Under-21Soccer Championship for 1999 was held at
Youth Sports Training Centre at 3:00 pm today,
attended by Chief of Bureau of Special Operations
and Chief of Staff (Army) Lt-Gen Tin Oo and
Adjutant-General Lt-Gen Win Myint.
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(4) Myanmar, Laos hold talks on technical
cooperation in agriculture
YANGON, 3 Sept - A ministerial meeting on in the
agricultural cooperation in the agriculture sector
between the Union of Myanmar and the Lao People's
Democratic Republic was held at Golden Triangle
Hotel in Tachilek, Shan State, on 30 August
afternoon.
It was attended by Minister for Agriculture and
Irrigation Maj-Gen Nyunt Tin, Ambassador of
Myanmar to Lao PDR U Sein Win Aung, Chairman of
Tachilek District Peace and Development Council
Lt-Col Ko Ko Htay and departmental officials of
Myanmar and Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
Dr Siene Saphanthong of Laos, Ambassador of Lao
PDR to Myanmar Mr Ly Bounkham, Military Attache
Col Phanh Sonephachanch and departmental
officials.
Minister Maj-Gen Nyunt Tin made a speech on the
occasion, saying it is important to cooperate in
agriculture between the two nations bymaking
endeavours for ensuring economic development based
on agriculture.
He said Myanmar will provide technical assistance
for construction of dams for Bokeo Province of
Laos bordering Myanmar.
Laotian counterpart Minister Dr Siene Saphanthong
expressed thanks for technical assistance of
Myanmar and for conducting agriculture and
irrigation courses for trainees of Laos.
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(5) Commander inspects bridge construction in
Coastal Region
YANGON, 3 Sept-Member of the State Peace and
Development Council Chairman of Taninthayi
Division Peace and Development Council Commander
of Coastal Region Command Maj-Gen Thura Thiha
Thura Sit Maung, accompanied by Deputy Commander
Brig-Gen Tin Latt and staff officers, inspected
the building of Thamoke-Lutlut Wooden Bridge on 2
September morning.
Officials of the project reported to the commander
on construction of the bridge. The commander gave
instructions on the laying of gravel for the
approach road on the bank of Lutlut and attended
to the needs.
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(6) Minister meets Managing Director of S & O
Trading Ltd
YANGON, 3 Sept-Minister for Hotels and Tourism
Maj-Gen Saw Lwin met Managing Director of S & O
Trading Ltd Mr Hannes Schlemmer who called at his
office at 1 pm today.
Also present at the call were Deputy Minister
Brig-Gen Aye Myint Kyu, Managing Director U Kyi
Tun of Myanma Hotels and Tourism Services and
officials.
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(7) Minister-meets entrepreneurs of Yunnan Province
YANGON, 3 Sept-Minister for Industry-l U Aung
Thaung met President Carol Auyang and party of
International Corp, Complete Machinery & Equipment
Engineering Bureau of Yunnan Provincial
Government, People's Republic of China, who called
at his office yesterday evening.
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(8) Minister inspects venue of 17th Meeting
of WHO Health Ministers
YANGON, 3 Sept-Minister for Health Maj-Gen Ket
Sein, accompanied by Deputy Minister Dr Mya Oo and
officials, this morning arrived at the place where
the 17th Meeting of the Health Ministers of WHO
member countries in South-East Asian Region will
be held.
Officials conducted the minister and party round
the venue. The minister inspected preparations
for holding the meeting and for serving the guests
who will attend the meeting and fulfilled the
requirements.
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(9) Minister meets foreign entrepreneurs
YANGON, 3 Sept-Minister for Livestock and
Fisheries Brig-Gen Maung Maung Thein met President
CEO Mr Jean Pichon and party of Setraco Indochine
Co of France who called at his office this
morning.
Similarly, the minister met Mr Shozo Kimura of
Look Japan Publishing Pte Ltd of Japan at 1 pm
today. Also present at the calls were Deputy
Minister U Aung Thein, directors-general and the
head of office and officials.
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(10) First four-monthly coordination meeting
held by Border Trade Department
YANGON, 3 Sept- The first four-monthly
coordination meeting of Border Trade Department
for the 1999-2000 fiscal year was held at the
meeting hall of the department on Bo Sun Pet
Street this afternoon attended by Minister for
Commerce Maj-Gen Kyaw Than.
Also present on the occasion were Deputy Minister
for Commerce Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan, advisers,
Director-General of Border Trade Department U Min
Hia Aung, border trade camp managers and service
personnel.
The minister urged the officials to assess the
strengths and weaknesses of previous work
performance at the meeting and to lay down the
plan for the enhancement of efficiency.
He spoke of the need to report weekly progress to
the higher authorities. He called on the
officials to assign duties exactly to their
subordinates. Then, camp managers reported to the
meeting on their activities.
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(11) Commander inspects extension of road in
PyinOoLwin
YANGON, 3 Sept-Chairman of Mandalay Division Peace
and Development Council Commander of Central
Command Maj-Gen Ye Myint, accompanied by Commander
of PyinOoLwin Station Brig-Gen Tin Oo, Chief
Engineer (Road) (Upper Myanmar) U Maung Maung,
Superintending Engineer U Saw Sein Tun Aung and
officials, inspected extension of road by
Tatmadawmen at Pwe Taung Coffee Farm No 39/5
mile-post in PyinOoLwin Township yesterday
afternoon.
The commander and party proceeded to No 40/4
milepost at the entrance of PyinOoLwin and
inspected extension of the road. The commander
gave suggestions to officials.
At the PyinOoLwin Entrance Gate, Commander of
PyinOoLwin Station Brig-Gen Tin Oo explained
matters relating to the extension of road and
greening of it environs to Maj-Gen Ye Myint. The
commander attended to their needs.
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(12) Well-wishers donate cash towards funds of
International Theravada Buddhist Missionary
University
YANGON, 3 Sept-A ceremony to donate cash towards
the funds of International Theravada Buddhist
Missionary University of the Ministry of Religious
Affairs was held at No 3 lecture hall of the
university on Dhammapala Hill in Mayangon Township
this evening.
Sayadaw Bhaddanta Kumara administered the Five
Precepts. Today's donations include K 100.000 by
Khin Ti and family in memory of Aye Kyi, K 10,000
by Deputy Minister for Information Brig-Gen Aung
Thein and Daw Tin Tin Nwe and family, K 10,000 by
U Khin Maung Than, K 100,000 each by Daw Kyin Mya
and farnily, Lt-Col Kan Myint-Daw Le Le Win and
family and U Kyaw-Daw Htwe Tin and family, K
85,000 by Saya U Myint Hlaing and family, K 15,000
by U Han Shwe-Daw Kyi Au and family, K 10,000 by U
Ye Hla-Daw Theingi Lwin and family and K 3,000 by
U Tint Swe and family.
Minister Maj-Gen Sein Htwa and Deputy Minister U
Aung Khin accepted the donations and presented
certificates of honour to the well-wishers .Then,
Sayadaw Bhaddanta Kumara delivered a sermon,
followed by sharing of merits.
Donations to the university by the public have
amounted to K 2,344,950 from 11 August 1998 till
today.
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(13) Deputy minister inspects production of factories
YANGON, 3 Sept- Deputy Minister for Industry-l
Brig-Gen Kyaw Win, accompanied by officials,
inspected Chemicals Factory on Bayintnaung Road in
Hline Township, Packing Paper Factory on Kaba Aye
Pagoda Road in Mayangon Township and No 1 Gas
Plant on Thanlyetsoon Road in Botahtaung Township
yesterday.
The deputy minister gave instructions on boosting
production, quality of products and staff welfare.
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(14) MNWCWA meets for holding women's soccer
tournaments
YANGON, 3 Sept-A coordination meeting on
organizing Myanmar women's soccer tournaments by
Myanmar National Working Committee for Women's
Affairs was held at Bogyoke Aung San Hall of
Social Welfare Department on Kaba Aye Pagoda Road
this morning.
Present on the occasion were Vice-Chairperson of
Myanmar National Working Committee for Women's
Affairs Professor Daw May May Yi, member Dr Daw
Khin Win Shwe, Secretary Director-General of
Social Welfare Department U Sit Myaing, other
members, advisers, Leading Patrons of Myanmar
Women's Sports Federation, officials of Sports and
Physical Education Department, Myanmar Football
Federation and MWSF. Vice-Chairperson Professor
Daw May May Yi gave a speech.
Participants took part in the discussions. Then,
the vice-chairperson gave the concluding remark.
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(15) Yangon Intl Cosmetics & Consumer Products
Exp on 10-13 Sept
YANGON, 3 Sept- The Yangon International Cosmetics
& Consumer Products Expo '99, sponsored by Via
Exhibitions Group and organized by Directorate of
Defence Services Museum and Historical Research
Institute of the Ministry of Defence, will be held
in the Tatmadaw Convention Hall on U Wisara Road
from 10 to 13 September 1999, with the aims of
distributing the quality products among the
people, for exchanging techniques and experience
between the local and foreign businessmen, for
taking advanced international packaging system and
seeking the strong market, for boosting new
products in accord with international standard and
for getting good foundation of market economic
system in building new modern developed nation.
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(16) Heroin seized in Yangon, Bago, Mandalay
YANGON, 3 Sept - A combined team comprising
members of local intelligence unit and Myanmar
Police Force, acting on information, searched the
house of Tun Zaw, son of U Kyaw Nyunt, No 30/B on
Thitsa Street in Yankin Township, Yangon Division,
on 12 July.
They seized nine soap cases of heroin weighing
159.194 grams packed in a polyethylene bag and
hidden in the bedroom and Town Ace Kaka/8577 which
was used in heroin trafficking.
According to further information, while waiting in
front of Arleinngahsint Pagoda in Insein on 15
July, the team nabbed U Htwe Aung, son of U Kyaw
Han of 1010, 5th Socialist Street, Shin Saw Pu
Ward, Bago, Bago Division, with eight soap cases
of heroin weighing 138.0792 grams. After
investigating him, the team searched U Htwe Aung's
house in Bago, Bago Division, and seized five soap
cases of heroin weighing 86.2995 grams.
On 23 July, while waiting on 82nd Street between
27th and 28th Streets in Chanmya Thazi Township,
Mandalay, the team nabbed Tin Maung Aye, son of U
Chit Tin of Hsipaw Township, with 31 soap cases of
heroin weighing 586.891 grams.
Action is taken against them under the Narcotic
Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law.
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(17) 25 members resign from Singaing Township NLD
YANGON, 3 Sept -Twenty-five members resigned from
the National League for Democracy of Singaing
Township, Mandalay Division.
Twenty-five members of Singaing Township NLD,
Mandalay Division, of their own volition, resigned
by sending letters of resignation to Singaing
Township Multiparty Democracy General Election
Commission Office and the party concerned on 15
August 1999 as they no longer wished to
participate in party politics of NLD.
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