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The New Light of Myanmar (Monday, 4 October, 1999)
- Subject: The New Light of Myanmar (Monday, 4 October, 1999)
- From: " Okkar " <okkar66129@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 04 Oct 1999 16:08:53 -0700
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The New Light of Myanmar (Monday, 4 October, 1999)
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(1) MEC Chairman attends opening ceremony of
Information Technology for Education Development
(2) Chairman of MNOC attends prizes presentation
ceremony of Second South-East Asian Wushu
Championship
(3) Coordination meeting held on boosting production
of meat
(4) Tatmadaw families, well-wishers donate offertories
to Sarthintaiks in Sangyoung
(5) Minister arrives back from AEM meeting
(6) Myanmar delegation back from WB-IMF meetings
(7) High-level trade delegation leaves for Bangladesh
(9) Staff of Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok held
hostage by terroxists freed
(10) Ninety-one members resign from Kangyidaunt
Township NLD
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(1) MEC Chairman attends opening ceremony of
Information Technology for Education Development
YANGON, 3 Oct - The opening ceremony of
Information Technology for Education Development
sponsored by CE Technology Co Ltd and i Group (The
Information Provider for the Asia-Pacific) was
held at International Business Centre on Pyay Road
this morning, attended by Chairman of Myanmar
Education Committee Secretary-1 of the State Peace
and Development Council Lt-Gen,Khin Nyunt.
Managing Director of CE Technology Co Ltd U Pyone
Maung Maung presented a set of Elib-Myanmar and
English bi-lingual Electronic Library Automation
System worth US $ 7,000 to Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin
Nyunt for Universities Central Library. Chairman
of i Group (The Information Provider for the
Asia-Pacific) Mr Lee Pit Teong presented a set of
Medline and a set of Micro Medex medical databases
worth US $ 5,000 to Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt
for Institute of Medicine 2. Secretary-l Lt-Gen
Khin Nyunt presented certificates of honour to
them. After the ceremony, Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin
Nyunt and party inspected the demonstration. The
Information Technology for Education Development
continues till 4 October.
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(2) Chairman of MNOC attends prizes presentation
ceremony of Second South-East Asian Wushu
Championship
YANGON, 3 Oct - Chairman of Myanmar National
Olympic Council Secretary-l of the State Peace and
Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt attended the
prizes presentation ceremony of Second South-East
Asian Wushu Championship at National Indoor
Stadium No I in Thuwunna at 4.30 pm today.
Secretary-l Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt presented first,
second and third prizes to Thein Htaik Oo (Myanmar),
Nguyen Chi Son (Vietnam) and Rexel Nganhayna
(the Philippines) in 51-kilo of Chanchuan event.
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(3) Coordination meeting held on boosting production
of meat
YANGON, 3 Oct - Coordination meeting on boosting
production of meat was held at the meeting hall of
Livestock, Feedstuff and Dairy Products Enterprise
in Insein Township this afternoon, with an address
by Secretary-2 of the State Peace and Development
Council Lt-Gen Tin Oo. The Secretary-2 said
efforts are being made for all-round development
of agricultural, industrial and trade sectors. He
met livestock entrepreneurs for increased
production of fish and meat sector. The
Secretary-2 thanked the entrepreneurs for their
frank discussions and said requirements would be
full-filled. The Secretary-2 and party inspected
milk, canned fish and chicken of LFDPE, honey,
feedstuff and medicines for animals.
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(4) Tatmadaw families, well-wishers donate offertories
to Sarthintaiks in Sangyoung
YANGON, 3 Oct - Families of Tatmadaw (Army, Navy
and Air) and well-wishers donated rice, oil, salt,
medicines and cash to Shwedaung Taikthit, Wuntha
Medani, Thiri Wela and Shwehlaing Pariyatti
Sarthintaiks in Sangyoung Township this morning,
attended by Secretary-2 of the State Peace and
Development Council Chief of Bureau of Special
Operations Chief of Staff (Army) Lt-Gen Tin Oo.
Presiding Nayaka Sayadaw of Shwedaung Taikthit and
Wuntha Medani Sarthintaiks Bhaddanta Vayama
administered the Five Precepts. Secretary-2
Lt-Gen Tin Oo and party donated offertories to the
Sayadaws.
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(5) Minister arrives back from AEM meeting
YANGON, 3 Oct - Minister at the State Peace and
Development Council Chairman's Office Brig-Gen
Abel arrived back here by air this evening after
attending the 31 st Meeting of ASEAN Economic
Ministers (AEM) and other meetings in Singapore
from 27 September to 2 October.
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(6) Myanmar delegation back from WB-IMF meetings
YANGON, 3 Oct - A Myanmar delegation led by
Minister for Finance and Revenue U Khin Maung
Thein arrived back here by air this evening after
attending the 54th Annual Meeting of World Bank
and International Monetary Fund in Washington D.C,
the United States. On 29 September, Minister U
Khin Maung Thein delivered an address at the
meeting. He elaborated on current economic and
financial situation in the whole world, economic
and work projects including agricultural and
industrial works being implemented for development
of the Union of Myanmar. The meeting ended on 30
September. While in Washington, the minister and
party attended the meeting to coordinate financial
cooperation between Finance Ministers of ASEAN
member nations and the Finance Minister of Japan
on 27 September. Minister U Khin Maung Thein
discussed promotion of cooperation between Myanmar
and Japan. On 29 September, Minister U Khin Maung
Thein and party called on the Vice-Governor of WB
and officials. Minister U Khin Maung Thein met
with Adviser to WB Mr Bradley Babson, the Managing
Director of Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, the Chairman
and party of Mitsui Marine & Fire Insurance of
Japan and the Chairman of G&D Company of Germany
separately and discussed mutual cooperation.
Members of the delegation-Governor of Central Bank
of Myanmar U Kyaw Kyaw Maung, Director-General U
Soe Linn of Foreign Economic Relations Department
and Deputy Director U Nyo Myint of Central Bank of
Myanmar also arrived back.
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(7) High-level trade delegation leaves for Bangladesh
YANGON, 3 Oct - Myanmar High-level delegation led
by Minister for Commerce Maj-Gen Kyaw Than left
here by air for Bangladesh this morning for the
promotion of trade between the two countries at
the invitation of Bangladesh Government. Minister
Maj-Gen Kyaw Than was accompanied and officials.
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(8) Minister inspects construction of Thabbinyu Stupa
YANGON, 3 Oct - Chairman of Construction Committee
for Thabbinyu Stupa Minister for Transport Maj-Gen
Hla Myint Swe, accompanied and officials, arrived
at the construction site of Thabbinyu Stupa under
construction at Dhanmethaka Sarthintaik, Mayangon
Township, here, this morning. The minister, the
deputy ministers and party held a discussion with
officials on concrete work, Myanmar architectural
works, obtaining construction materials and
progress of work and future work.
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(9) Staff of Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok held
hostage by terroxists freed
YANGON, 3 Oct - A group of armed terrorists posing
as visitors to obtain visas entered the Myanmar
Embassy in Bangkok at about 11 am local time on 1
October and held the embassy staff hostage. At
the time of the incident, Ambassador U H1a Maung
was out on business and some embassy staff and
families were also outside the embassy. The
terrorists held hostage eight members of the
embassy staff and about 20 foreigners applying for
visa. The group also held hostage 28 family
members of the embassy staff and six employees at
the staff quarters in the embassy compound. Thai
authorities and the armed terrorists held
negotiations repeatedly and the terrorists agreed
to the plan to fly them by helicopter to the
border accompanied by Thai Deputy Foreign Minister
Mr Sukhumbhand Paribatra and an official. At
about 1 pm on 2 October, the terrorist group
accompanied by the Thai Deputy Foreign Minister
left for a place at the Thai Myanmar border in
Ratchaburi Province by helicopter. The terrorist
group ransacked the offices including the office
of the Ambassador and took away valuable articles,
documents and cash including Thai baht, US
dollars, Singapore dollars, Japanese yen and
German marks. Myanmar Embassy staff and their
families were unharmed. According to latest
reports, it is learnt that some foreigners who
came into the embassy applying for visa had done
so after their prior arrangements with the
terrorists.
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(9) Ninety-one members resign from Kangyidaunt
Township NLD
YANGON, 3 Oct - Ninety-one members resigned from
National League for Democracy of Kangyidaunt
Township, Ayeyawady Division. Ninety-one members
of Kangyidaunt Township NLD, Ayeyawady Division,
of their own volition, resigned by sending letters
of resignation to the party concerned as they no
longer wished to participate in party politics of
NLD. A ceremony to collectively present letters
of resignation to Kangyidaunt Township Multiparty
Democracy General Election Sub-Commission was held
at the meeting hall of Kangyidaunt Township Peace
and Development Council on 11 August 1999. On
behalf of the party members, U Saw Kyi explained
the reasons of resignation and presented
resignations to Chairman U Tun Win of Township
Multiparty Democracy General Election
Sub-Commission
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