The New Light of Myanmar (Thursday, 7 October, 1999)

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The New Light of Myanmar (Thursday, 7 October, 1999)
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(1)   Post-graduate Diploma in Multimedia Arts 
       PGDMA (Education) Course No 1 opened 
(2)    Ambassador U Tint Lwin presents credentials to 
        King of Cambodia
(3)   Yangon Mayor leaves for China
(4)   Magway Division Chairman inspects agricultural work 
        in Taungdwingyi, Aunglan and Sinbaungwe Townships
(5)   Chinese cultural delegation leaves for home 
(6)   MR to add new express train on Pathein-Hinthada-Kyangin route
(7)   Sayadaws to deliver Buddha Dhamma
(8)   Cash donated to International Theravada Buddhist 
         Missionary University 
(9)   LID Commander attends ceremony to-set up trust 
        fund for ?soon? Padaythabin
(10)  Monsoon paddy harvested, summer paddy cultivated
(11)   Software Engineering Certificate Level-1 course 
         to be opened
(12)   Lectures on dangers of narcotic drugs given to students
(13)   Entrepreneur to attend seminar in Vietnam
(14)   Voters of Natmauk Township Constituency-1 submit 
          petitions of no confidence in representative-elect 
          U Bo Htwe of NLD
(15)  Voters of Natmauk Township Constituency-2 submit 
        petitions of no confidence in representative-elect 
        U Aung Myint Thein of NLD
(16)   17 members resign from Singaing Township NLD

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(1)   Post-graduate Diploma in Multimedia Arts 
       PGDMA (Education) Course No 1 opened
            
YANGON, 6 Oct-Postgraduate Diploma in Multimedia Arts PGDMA (Education) 
Course No 1 conducted by Human Resources Development Department (Institute of 
Education-Yangon) was held at the institute this morning. Present on the 
occasion were Minister for Education U Than Aung, Deputy Ministers Brig-Gen 
Soe Win Maung and U Myo Nyunt, the directors-general, the chairman, the 
rectors of the institutes and universities in Yangon, the principal 
professors and heads of departments.
Minister U Than Aung and Chairman of Human Resources Development Department 
(Institute of Education-Yangon) Supervisory Committee Rector of Institute of 
Education-Yangon U Han Tin made speeches. The minister greeted the trainees 
and inspected training hall and computer room. The 19-day course is for 
teachers who will perform duties at the Multimedia Classrooms in Basic 
Education High Schools. Altogether 192 trainees are attending the course in 
Yangon and 98 in Institute of Education-Mandalay .
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(2)   Ambassador U Tint Lwin presents credentials to 
       King of Cambodia
YANGON, 7 Oct-U Tint Lwin, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of 
the Union of Myanmar to the Kingdom of Cambodia, presented his credentials to 
His Majesty Preah Bat Samdech Preah Norodom Sihanouk, King of Cambodia, on 1 
October 1999, in Phnom Penh.

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(3)   Yangon Mayor leaves for China

YANGON, 6 Oct-Chairman of Yangon City Development Committee Mayor U Ko Lay 
left here this evening to attend the 6th Asia Kyusu Regional Exchange Summit 
to be held in Nanjing, Jiangsu, the People?s Republic of China .

The mayor was accompanied by Deputy Head of Public Relations and Information 
Department of YCDCU U Aung Zaw Hein. 

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(4)   Magway Division Chairman inspects agricultural work 
        in Taungdwingyi, Aunglan and Sinbaungwe Townships

YANGON, 6 Oct-Chairman of Magway Division Peace and Development Council 
Brig-Gen Thein Zaw and officials, inspected arrangements for greening of 
Taungdwingyi Township and work to be done and plantations in Taungdwingyi on 
2 October morning.He discussed with officials progress in cultivation of 
beans and pulses and sunflower.

Then, Brig-Gen Thein Zaw inspected reclamation of vacant and virgin lands in 
Koebin Region in Sinbaungwe Township and Ayekayit Region in Aunglan Township. 
He fulfilled the requirements present by the officials concerned.

Brig-Gen Thein Zaw also inspected arrangements for greening of Aunglan and 
conservation of forests. He also inspected monsoon paddy fields and beans and 
pulses sunflower fields and gave instructions to officials.

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(5)   Chinese cultural delegation leaves for home 

YNGON, 6 Oct- A 30member cultural delegation of Jilin Province of the People? 
s Republic of China, performed in Myanmar under the cultural exchange 
programme between Myanmar and PRC left here by air this morning for home. The 
delegation was seen off at Yangon International Airport by officials of Fine 
Arts Department of Ministry of Culture.

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(6)   MR to add new express train on Pathein-Hinthada-Kyangin route

YANGON, 6 Oct-Myanma Railway is to add a new express train to the 
Pathein-Hinthada-Kyangin route.Furthermore, the route of 185-Up/186-Down mail 
train running between Pathein and Hinthada will be extended to Kyangin. There 
will be no change in the schedule of other trains.

There will be no change in the schedule of other trains. No 1 83-Up/1 84-Down 
express to be extended leaves Pathein Station at 1.3S pm and arrives at 
Kyangin Station at 10.15 pm. It leaves Kyangin Station at 4.15 am and arrived 
at Pathein Station at 12.55 pm. No 1 85-Up/1 86-Down mail train which is to 
be extended leaves Pathein Station at 6 am and arrives at Kyangin Station at 
7 pm. There were changes in the schedule of rail cars running on the route 
between Pathein-Yekyi and Hinthada-Htoogyi. 

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(7)   Sayadaws to deliver Buddha Dhamma

YANGON, 6 Oct-Two Sayadaws will deliver Buddha Dhamma at Seikkan Dhammayon at 
Botahtaung Pagoda on 9 October (15 Waning of Tawthalin 1361 ME). Sayadaw U 
Kheminda of Khinmagan Monastery of Dagon Township (North) will deliver the 
Buddha Dhamma at 12.30 pm and member of the State Sangha Maha Nayaka 
Committee Patron of Shwedaung Pali Tekkatho Kyaungtaik of Yenangyoung, Magway 
Division and Sayadaw Agga Maha Pandita Bhaddanta Tejaniya at 3 pm at the 
Dhammayon.
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(8)   Cash donated to International Theravada Buddhist 
         Missionary University 

YANGON, 6 Oct-Cash donation for International Theravada Buddhist Missionary 
University was held at the ITBMU this afternoon.Congregation received the 
Five Precepts from Head of Faculty of Pariyatti Sayadaw Agga Maha Pandita 
Agga Maha Gandavacaka Pandita Bhaddanta Kumarabhivamsa.Next, Major Myint Aung 
(Retd) and wife Daw Than Tin presented offertories to K members of the Sangha 
and K 100,000 to Director-General U Sann Lwin. Sayadaw Bhaddanta 
Kumarabhivamsa delivered a sermon. 

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(9)   LID Commander attends ceremony to-set up trust 
        fund for ?soon? Padaythabin

YANGON, 6 Oct-A ceremony to set up trust fund for ?soon? Padaythabin of 
Yanaungmyin Soon Offering Association? was held at Pyinnyami Tazaung on 
Thatama Dhamma,Nagayon Kyaungtaik in Meikhtila Township on 1 October 
afternoon.
Present on the occasion were Commander of No 99 Light Infantry Division 
Brig-Gen Htay Oo and wife, Tatmadaw officers and their wives, others and 
families of regional battalions, members of departmenta1 officials and 
well-wishers, members of Union Solidarity and Development Association 
totalling 400.
Officials presented offertories to Joint Secretary of State Sangha Maha 
Nayaka Committee Sayadaw Bhaddanta Candima, Chairman of Township Sangha 
Nayaka Committee Nagayon Kyaungtaik Sayadaw Bhaddanta Ottara and members of 
the Sangha. Then, Sayadaw Bhaddanta Candima administered the Five Precepts.
Today?s donations included-K 50,000 donated by Commander Brig-Gen Htay Oo and 
wife Daw Ni Ni Win and K 1,401,150 by Tatmadawmen and the family departments 
and well-wishers.
Chairman of Yanaungmyin ?soon? Offering Association U Ohn Kyaw and members of 
the Board of Trustees accepted the donations.Then, Vice-Chairman U Myint 
Thein supplicated on the? donations of ?Soon? Offering Association. Bhaddanta 
Candima delivered a sermon, followed by sharing of merits. ?Soon? offering 
ceremony of Yanaungmyin Soon Offering Association was held on 2 October 
morning. 

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(10)  Monsoon paddy harvested, summer paddy cultivated

YANGON,6 Oct - A ceremony to harvest monsoon paddy and to prepare for 
cultivation of summer paddy was held in the field of U Tin Win of U Kyee Taw 
Village, Wakema Township, on 3 October. Present on the occasion were Chairman 
of Township Peace and Development Council U Aung San Tha and members, 
Township USDA executives and officials.The township personnel later explained 
the land use to the farmers and called on them to cultivate paddy fully.

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(11)  Software Engineering Certificate Level-1 course 
        to be opened

YANGON, 6 Oct - National Human Resources Development Department of the 
Ministry of Education will open a four-month Software Engineering Certificate 
Level I course at Diamond Jubilee Hall beginning 4 November. Those who finish 
the course will become ones who are proficient in world-class computer 
programming as professionals.Those who passed BEHS Exam with A List or those 
who passed matriculation may apply to the Course.Application forms will be 
sold at the Head Office of Higher Education Department (Lower Myanmar) on 
Thaton Street.

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(12)   Lectures on dangers of narcotic drugs given to students

YANGON, 6 Oct-Lectures on dangers of narcotic drugs and psychotropic 
substances were given to students of Basic Education High School No 1 on 
Station Road in Hlaing Township on 4 October.


It was sponsored by the working groups of giving education on dangers of 
drugs to students and to the public under the Central Committee for Drug 
Abuse Control and Myanmar Anti Narcotics Association. 
Also present on the occasion were Vice-Chairman of Myanmar Anti-Narcotics 
Association U Nyunt Maung, Secretary U Aung Myint and executive committee 
members, Hlaing Township Education Officer U Thein Myint, members of township 
anti-narcotics associations, Headmaster of Hlaing Township BEHS No 1 U Chit 
Hlaing and teachers.

Teachers trained by MANA, graduates of teacher training courses and members 
of township associations gave lectures on dangers of narcotic drugs to the 
middle and high school students. The lectures on dangers of narcotic drugs 
will be given to middle and high school students from Ahlon, Hlaing and 
Kamayut Townships.

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(13)   Entrepreneur to attend seminar in Vietnam

YANGON, 6 Oct-Central Executive Committee member U Sein Win Hlaing of Union 
of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry left here by air 
this morning for Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to attend the Seminar on 
Integration of Indochina into Global Environment under the Forum for the 
Comprehensive Development of Indochina (FCDI) which will be held at the city 
on 7 and 8 October 1999.

He was seen off at Yangon International Airport by President U Win Myint of 
Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry and 
officials.
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(14)   Voters of Natmauk Township Constituency-1 submit 
          petitions of no confidence in representative-elect 
          U Bo Htwe of NLD

YANGON, 6 Oct-Over 95.3S per cent or 54,084 eligible voters of Natmauk 
Township Constituency-1, Magway Division, submitted signed petitions 
expressing no confidence in elected Pyithu Hluttaw representative U Bo Htwe 
of National League for Democracy on I October 1999.The 54,084 eligible voters 
of the township presented their signed petitions of no confidence in U Bo 
Htwe of NLD at Aingzauk Villagetract and Gwegon Villagetract in the 
township.U Bo Htwe of NLD was elected as Pyithu Hluttaw representatives in 
the 1990 Multiparty Democracy General Election from Natmauk Township 
Constituency- 1 with 25,806 votes or 45.5 per cent of the voters totalling 
56,717 .

Aingzauk village-tract

In Aingzauk Villagetract, farmer U Chit Ti of Twingyi village, on behalf of 
the 5,210 voters of seven village-tracts of the township expressed no 
confidence in U Bo Htwe of NLD.The signed document was presented by farmer U 
Mann Maw of Aingzauk village to Chairman of Township Multiparty Democracy 
General Election Sub-Commission U Tun Aye.

Gwegon village-tract


In Gwegon village-tract, farmer Daw Khin San of Shangon village, on behalf of 
the 4,481 voters of seven village-tracts of the township expressed no 
confidence in U Bo Htwe of NLD.The signed document was presented by farmer U 
Than Kyaw of Sangan village to Township Education Officer Daw Than Aye, who 
is a member of Township Multiparty Democracy General Election Sub-commission.
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(15)  Voters of Natmauk Township Constituency-2 submit 
        petitions of no confidence in representative-elect 
        U Aung Myint Thein of NLD

    
YANGON, 6 Oct-Over 96.01 per cent or 54,774 eligible voters of Natmauk 
Township Constituency-2, Magway Division, submitted signed petitions 
expressing no confidence in elected Pyithu Hluttaw representative U Aung 
Myint Thein of National League for Democracy on I October 1999. The 54,774 
eligible voters of the township presented their signed petitions of no 
confidence in U Aung Myint Thein of NLD at Bangon village-tract and 
Kabaunggongyi village-tract in the township. U Aung Myint Thein of NLD was 
elected as Pyithu Hluttaw representative at the 1990 Multiparty Democracy 
General Election from Natmauk Township Constituency-2 with 23,307 votes or 
42.4 per cent of the voters totalling 57,049.


Bangon village-tract


In Bangon village-tract, farmer U Bo Tun of Kangyigon village, on behalf of 
the 4,300 voters of nine village-tracts of the township expressed no 
confidence in U Aung Myint Thein of NLD. The signed document was presented by 
farmer U Thein Htaik of Bangon village to Township Officer of Immigration and 
National Registration Department U Aung Sein, who is a member of Township 
Multiparty Democracy General Election Sub-Commission.


Kabaunggongyi Village-tract


In Kabaunggongyi village-tract, farmer U Maung Soe of Kabaunggongyi village, 
on behalf of the 5,340 voters of three wards and nine village-tracts of the 
township expressed no confidence in representative elect U Aung Myint Thein 
of NLD.The signed document was presented by farmer U Sein Lwin of 
Kabaunggongyi village to Township Judge U Soe Thein, who is a member of 
Township Multiparty Democracy General Election Sub-Commission.

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(16)   17 members resign from Singaing Township NLD

YANGON, 6 Oct?Seventeen members resigned from the National League for 
Democracy of Singaing Township, Mandalay Division. Seventeen 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 16 August 1999 
as they no longer wished to participate in party politics of NLD.

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