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The New Light of Myanmar (Wednesday, 15 September, 1999)
- Subject: The New Light of Myanmar (Wednesday, 15 September, 1999)
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- Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 01:29:28 -0700
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The New Light of Myanmar (Weddnesday, 15 September, 1999)
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(1) State Peace and Development Council Chairman Senior
General Than Shwe sends felicitations to Costa Rica
(2) Secretary-1 receives Chairman of Tak Chamber of Commerce
(3) Combined cycle power plant (Ahlon) opened, will
generate 350m units of electricity a year
(4) Deputy Prime Minister meets Chinese economic delegation
(5) Hsin-thay diversion weir inaugurated in Tatkon Township
(6) World Post Day letter writing competition winners
announced
(7) Minister for Foreign Affairs sends felicitations
to Costa Rica
(8) Minister meets Deputy DG of Xiamen Delegation
(9) Minister for Health meets Ambassador of Singapore
(10) Minister for Lobour meets Ambassador of Singapore
(11) Minister leaves for Vietnam
(12) Minister meets visitors from Japan and Malaysia
(13) Management efficiency course for doctors (district
health officers) concludes
(14) Sculpture donated to MMCWA (Central)
(15) 32 members resign from Myittha Township NLD
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(1) State Peace and Development Council Chairman Senior
General Than Shwe sends felicitations to Costa Rica
YANGON, 15 Sep-Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of the
State Peace and Development Council of the Union of Myanmar,
has sent a message of felicitations to His Excellency Mr
Miguel Angel Rodriguez Echeverria, President of the Republic
of Costa Rica, on the occasion of the Independence Day of
the Republic of Costa Rica which falls on 15 September 1999.
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(2) Secretary-1 receives Chairman of Tak Chamber of Commerce
YANGON, 14 Sept- Secretary- 1 of the State Peace and
Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt received Chairman of
the Tak Chamber of Commerce Mr Paniti Tungphati and members
of Thailand who called at Dagon Yeiktha of the Ministry of
Defence this evening. They discussed promotion of economic
cooperation between the two countries.
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(3) Combined cycle power plant (Ahlon) opened, will
generate 350m units of electricity a year
YANGON, 15 Sep-The combined cycle power plant Ahlon) of
Myanma Electric Power Enterprise of the Ministry of
Electric Power was commissioned into service this morning,
attended by Secretary- 1 of the State Peace and Development
Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt. Speaking on the occasion
Minister Maj-Gen Tin Htut said the ministry is building
more natural-gas powered plants, hydel power plants and
combined cycle power plants to meet the nation's growing
power demand. Power consumption at present is 750
Triegawatts up over 200 per cent from 330 megawatts in
1988. Plans are being laid down to implement more power
projects as the official review shows rise in the power
consumption in the future.
With the permission of the government, the ministry reached
an agreement with Marubeni Corporation on 24 March 1997 to
extend installation of two combined cycle power plants, each
with 54-megawatt-capacity, one at Ahlon and another at
Hlawga, to fulfil the national energy needs; and the
combined cycle power plants do not need to burn extra- fuel
but generate power by recycling the waste heat from the
nearby gas-powered plants.
Due to the efforts of Myanmar engineers and staff and
Japanese and German engineers, building of the plant and
installation of machines was completed on 31 July 1999 three
months ahead of the target period of October 1999. Test run
of the plant was completed in August; and the plant started
to supply power to national power grid on 1 September 1999.
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(4) Deputy Prime Minister meets Chinese economic delegation
YANGON, 14 Sept- Deputy Prime Minister Minister for Military
Affairs Chairman of Myanmar Economic Corporation Lt-Gen Tin
Hla met a 14-member Xiamen economic and trade delegation led
by Deputy Director-General Mr Huang Wan Yong of Xiamen
Municipal Economic Development Commission of the People's
Republic of China who called at Zeyathiri Beikman Tatmadaw
Hall on Konmyinttha this morning.
Also present at the call were Minister at the State Peace
and Development Council Chairmans Office Brig-Gen Abel,
senior military officers of the Ministry of Defence and
officials of Myanmar Economic Corporation. The guests
included entrepreneurs of textiles, industries, foodstuff,
electric power, jewellery and edible oil enterprises.
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(5) Hsin-thay diversion weir inaugurated in Tatkon Township
YANGON, 14 Sept- Inauguration ceremony of Hsin-thay
diversion weir built by Construction-5 of Irrigation
Department in Tatkon Township, Yamethin District, Mandalay
Division was held at Mingala Mandat near the diversion weir
this morning, with an address by Secretary-2 of the State
Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Tin Oo.
The reinforced concrete diversion weir with 10 sluice gates
is 930 feet long and 20 feet high. It is built on Hsin-thay
Creek, 10 miles down the Hsin-thay Reservoir at a cost of
over K 600 million.
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(6) World Post Day letter writing competition winners
announced
YANGON, 14 Sept- The 28th World Post Day commemorative
under-15 international letter writing competition entitled
Writing to a friend to say what the post means to you in
your everyday life co-organized by Universal Postal Union
and UNESCO and co-sponsored by Ministry of Communications,
Posts and Telegraphs and Ministry of Education was held at
the designated basic education schools throughout the
country on 16 January 1999.
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(7) Minister for Foreign Affairs sends felicitations
to Costa Rica
YANGON, 15 Sept-U Win Aung, Minister for Foreign Affairs of
the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of felicitations to
His Excellency Mr Roberto Rojas Lopez, Minister of Foreign
Affairs of the Republic of Costa Rica, on the occasion of
the Anniversary of the Independence Day of the Republic of
Costa Rica which falls on 15 September 1999.
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(8) Minister meets Deputy DG of Xiamen Delegation
YANGON, 14 Sept-Minister for Industry-1 U Aung Thaung met
members of Xiamen economic and trade delegation led by
Deputy Director-General Mr Huang Wan Yong of Xiamen
Municipal Economic Development Commission of the People's
Republic of China currently here at the invitation of Deputy
Prime Minister Lt-Gen Tin Hla, together with Commercial
Counselor Mr Lin Jian and Commercial Attache Mr Wang Jiaxin
of Chinese Embassy, heads of l eight companies and officials
at his office at 11 am today.
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(9) Minister for Health meets Ambassador of Singapore
YANGON, 14 Sept-Minister for Health Maj-Gen Ket Sein met
Ambassador of Singapore Brig-Gen Patrick Choy Choong Tow,
who had completed his tour of duty, at his office at 2 pm
today.
Also present at the call were Deputy Minister Dr Mya Oo and
officials.
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(10) Minister for Lobour meets Ambassador of Singapore
YANGON, 14 Sept-Minister for Labour Maj-Gen Tin Ngwe met
Ambassador of Singapore Brig-Gen Patrick Choy Choong Tow who
called at his office at I pm today.
Also present at the call were Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Win
Sein and departmental heads.
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(11) Minister leaves for Vietnam
YANGON, 14 Sept-A Myanmar delegation led by Minister for
Transport Maj-Gen Hla Myint Swe left here by air this
morning for Vietnam to attend the 5th Meeting of ASEAN
Transport Ministers, to be held from 15 to 16 September in
Hanoi. Vietnam. Deputy General Manager U Maung Maung Soe
of Myanma Five Star Line also left for Vietnam together with
the minister.
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(12) Minister meets visitors from Japan and Malaysia
YANGON, 14 Sept-Minister for Communications, Posts and
Telegraphs Brig-Gen Win Tin met Senior Adviser of Itochu
Corporation of Japan Mr Tomoo Takahara and party who called
at his office at 10 am today.
Similarly, Minister for Communications, Posts and Telegraphs
Brig-Gen Win Tin met Managing Director of Synchronized
Communications Sdn Bhd of Malaysia Mr Nasil Ismail and party
who called at his office at 3 pm today. Also present at the
call were officials of Myanma Posts and Telecommunications.
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(13) Management efficiency course for doctors (district
health officers) concludes
YANGON, 14 Sept-Management efficiency course for doctors
(district health officers) of the Ministry of Health
concluded at Health Training Centre this morning, addressed
by Minister for Health Mai-Gen Ket Sein.
Speaking on the occasion, the minister quoted the Head of
State Senior General Than Shwe's guidance as saying, "The
task to uplift the dignity of the race and origin and health
and fitness of mind and body is the duty.of all. The people
who can uplift dignity of the race and origin and health and
fitness of mind and body become famous in the world and can
strive to develop their respective nations."
This guidance indicates that the opportunity to enhance the
pride of peaceful and tranquil Myanmar among the world
community is the main duty of the health staff. Minister
Maj-Gen Ket Sein then dealt with matters relating to
controlling of infectious diseases and extended cooperation
with various NGOs and departments and results of launching
the sanitation-week project. He then urged all to make
field tours down to the grassroots levels and more efforts
to realize the aims of the health sector. The minister
presented gifts to trainees who were outstanding in the
course and certificates to all trainees who had completed
the course.
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(14) Sculpture donated to MMCWA (Central)
YANGON, 14 Sept-A ceremony to donate a sculpture to Myanrnar
Maternal and Child Welfare Association (Central) was held
at the building of the association this morning. Ko Khin
Maung Than presented a sculpture which was his own creation
to Vice chairperson Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe. Dr Daw Khin Win
Shwe presented a certificate of honor and K 50,000 to the
well-wisher. Then, the chairperson spoke words of thanks.
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(15) 32 members resign from Myittha Township NLD
YANGON, 14 Sept-Thirty-two members resigned from the
National League for Democracy of Myittha Township, Mandalay
Division.
Thirty-two members of Myittha Township NLD, Mandalay
Division, of their own volition, resigned by sending letters
of resignation to Myittha Township Multiparty Democracy
General Election Commission Office and the party concerned
on 11 May 1999 as they no longer wished to participate in
party politics of NLD.
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