The New Light of Myanmar ( Sunday, December 12, 1999 )

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The New Light of Myanmar ( Sunday, December 12, 1999 )
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1. State Peace and Development Council Chairman Senior General Than Shwe 
sends felicitations to Keny
2. Secretary-1 attends ceremony to pay respects to aged poets, writers and 
journalists
3. Basic Education High School No 2 in Kyimyindine gets multimedia teaching 
centres
4. Trust fund set up for poor and needy patients of Yangon East Hospital
5. Secretary-1 inspects newly built Traditional Medicine Hospital (Yangon)
6. Families of Defence Services (Army, Navy and Air) and well-wishers donate 
rice to monasteries
7. AWB opens new branch in Dagon Myothit (South) Township
8. Myanmar canoe team wins all 12 gold medals
9. 18 members resign from Singaing Township NLD
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1. State Peace and Development Council Chairman Senior General Than Shwe 
sends felicitations to Kenya

YANGON, 12 Dec - On the occasion of the National Day of the Republic of 
Kenya, which falls on 12 December 1999, 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 Daniel Arap Mois President of 
the Republic of Kenya.
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2. Secretary-1 attends ceremony to pay respects to aged poets, writers and 
journalists
    
YANGON, 11 Dec - Myanmar Sarsodaw Day was observed in conjunction with a 
ceremony to pay respects to aged literati at the City Hall here this morning.

Secretary-l of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt paid 
respects and presented donations in cash and kind to the aged literati.
that literati had taken the lead in striving for the interests of the nation 
and the people, holding their pen; they have inspired the people to be imbued 
with anti-colonial sentiment and a spirit of making supreme sacrifice for the 
nation and the people; they were in the vanguard in safeguarding the race and 
religion which got bogged down in the mire during the colonial period.

During the colonial period, Myanmarsar did not attain social acceptance; 
literati revived Myanmarsar to gain social standing; not only Master 
degree.but also doctorate in Myanmarsar are now given at the universities; at 
universities in London, Russia, Japan and China, Myanmarsar is being taught 
and Myanmarsar degree is being conferred.

Myanmar is a member of the-ASEAN; a writer from Myanmar has won South-East 
Asian Write Award every year since 1997; this shows that Myanmarsar is 
gaining popularity and spreading in the world.

Myanmarsar domain is expanding beyond the territory of Myanmar; the world has 
come to recognize Myanmar as well as national liberation and anti-colonial 
tradition of Myanmar.

The Secretary-1, ministers, deputy ministers, the chairman and CEC members of 
MWJA and literati paid respects to the aged literati.

Then, the Secretary-1, Minister for Information, ministers, deputy ministers 
and the vice-mayor presented K 45,000 each and gifts to the aged literati.

On behalf of the aged literati, U Tin Maung (Tekkatho Htin Gyi) spoke words 
of advice.

After the ceremony, the Secretary- 1 had a cordial meeting with the literati. 

Last year, eight associations and 103 well-wishers donated over K 4.426 
million; K 34,500 each and gifts were presented to 95 aged literati.

This year, six associations and 246 wel1-wishers donated over K 6.027 million 
and gifts; K 45,000 each and gifts were presented to 108 aged literati.
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3.  Basic Education High School No 2 in Kyimyindine gets multimedia teaching 
centres
    
YANGON, 11 Dec - Multimedia teaching centres of Basic Education High School 
No 2 in Kyimyindine Township were opened this morning.

Chairman of Myanmar Education Committee Secretary -1 of the State Peace and 
Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt attend the ceremony to open the 
teaching centres and made a speech on the occasion.
        
Also present on the occasion were ministers, Deputy ministers, the Vice-Mayor 
of Yangon, officials of the State Peace and Development Council Office, heads 
of department, members of Division/District/Township Peace and Development 
Councils, the Director-General and officials of No 3 Basic Education 
Department, well-wishers, township education officers, principal, members of 
School Board of Trustees and Parent-Teacher Association, Headmistress Daw 
Than Shin and teachers and students.
Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt formally unveiled the signboard of multimedia 
teaching centres of the school. 
Afterwards, the Secretary-1 and officials inspected educational broadcasting 
section, listening and reading section, computer section, demonstrative 
mediasection, art room (music), prayer hall, science laboratory, domestic 
science room, painting and literature room. 

Headmistress explained installation and building of multimedia teaching 
centres with the aim of.upgrading learning of students and enabling them to 
skilfully handle and operate computer and modern equipment, sector-wise 
formation of the teaching centres, and the modern teaching aids.        
Chairman of SBT Capt Sein Aung (Reid) explained endeavours for emergence of 
the teaching centres under the leadership of SBT, with the coordination of 
the headmistress and teachers, and with the cooperation of well-wishers and 
and pledged that SBT will continue to make efforts for development of the 
school in collaboration with teachers, parents and students.
The Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt accepted the donations and then signed in 
the visitors? book.
Making a speech on the occasion, Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt said those 
multimedia teaching centres emerged due to the cooperative efforts of members 
of SBT, teachers and students.

Implementation of the education promotion programmes is making progress due 
to cooperation of the parents and members of SBT, he noted. 

The Secretary-1 also spoke of the need to achieve physical and spiritual 
development of students to be able to catch up with the changing and 
developing world as Information Technology is internationally used on an 
extensive scale today.

Opening multimedia teaching centres through cooperative efforts of the State 
and SBT members is to fulfil requirements of infrastructure, and he was 
pleased to see students showing their skills with the use of modern learning 
aids, he said:
The Secretary-1 expressed thanks to members of School Board of Trustees for 
their cooperation in implementation of the education promotion programmes 
under the leadership of the Government.

In conclusion, he urged teachers to strive to nurture students so that they 
will become good sons and daughters of the State. 

Later, the Secretary-1, together with the members of SBT and PTA, the 
headmistress and teachers and students, had photos taken.
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4. Trust fund set up for poor and needy patients of Yangon East Hospital
    
YANGON, 11 Dec - A ceremony to set up a trust fund for poor and needy 
patients receiving medical treatment at Yangon East Hospital was held in the 
meeting hall of the hospital in Botahtaung Township this afternoon.

Chairman of the National Health Committee Secretary-1 of the State Peace and 
Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt handed over K 1 million donated by the 
National Health Committee and accepted donations of well-wishers.

Also present on the occasion were ministers, the vice-mayor, officials of the 
State Peace and Development Council Office, department heads, 
directors-general and officials of departments under the Ministry of Health, 
medical superintendents and well-wishers.

In his speech, Minister Maj-Gen Ket Sein said in accord with the guidance of 
the chairman of the National Health Committee, out of 327 hospitals in states 
and divisions, there are trust funds amounting to K 90.5 million in 56 
hospitals. 

With the use of trust funds, medicine will be provided for poor and needy 
patients who are receiving treatment at hospitals.

In the health sector, cost-sharing health system has been used for the 
patients who can afford.

In giving treatment to poor and needy patients, the trust funds will be used 
to buy expensive and efficacious medicines for them. 
Altogether 38 well-wishers set up a trust fund amounting to over K 7.7 
million for poor and needy patients: who are receiving medical treatment at 
Yangon East Hospital.

Then, the Secretary-1 handed over K 1 million donated by the National Health 
Committee to Minister.

The Secretary-l, ministers and the vice-mayor accepted the donations and 
presented certificates of honour.

On behalf of the well-wishers, U Kyee Myint of Soe Soe Fong Company Ltd 
explained the purpose of donations.

Medical Superintendent of Yangon East Hospital Dr Kyi Thein thanked the 
well-wishers.
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5. Secretary-1 inspects newly built Traditional Medicine Hospital (Yangon)
    
YANGON, 11 Dec - Chairman of National Health Committee Secretary-1 of the 
State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt, accompanied by 
Minister for Health, Vice-Mayor of Yangon, Deputy Commander of Yangon Command,
and officials of the State Peace and Development Council Office, arrived at 
the Traditional Medicine Hospital (Yangon) on Ngahtatgyi Pagoda Road in Bahan 
Township this afternoon.

They were welcomed there by heads of department and officials.
The Secretary-l inspected the newly built 50-bed traditional medicine 
hospital there.

Minister for Health and Director-General of Traditional Medicine Department 
Professor reported on preparations for the ceremony to open 50-bed 
Traditional Medicine Hospital (Yangon), Managing Director of Myanma 
Industrial Construction Services on arrangements for renovation of the old 
hospital.

The Secretary- 1 gave necessary instructions and inspected the herbal 
plantation there.
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6. Families of Defence Services (Army, Navy and Air) and well-wishers donate 
rice to monasteries
            
YANGON, 1 1 Dec - Families of Defence Services (Army, Navy and Air) and 
well-wishers donated rice to Mohnyin Theingi, Mingalarama and Maha Gandhayon 
Pariyatti monasteries of Dagon Myothit (North) Township, at Pyigyichantha 
Maha Pagoda in the township this morning.

Present on the occasion were Secretary-2 of the State Peace and Development 
Council Chief of Bureau of Special Operations Chief of Staff (Army) 
Lt-Gen.Tin Oo, Minister for Religious Affairs, Deputy Minister for Progress 
of Border Areas and National Races and Development Affairs, Deputy Minister 
for Labour , senior military officers of the Ministry of Defence, Officer on 
Special Duty at the State Peace and Development Council Office, departmental 
heads, well-wishers and guests. 

The congregation received the Five Precepts from Presiding Nayaka Sayadaw 
Bhaddanta Parnaukkha of Mingalarama Pariyatti Monastery.
        
The Secretary-2 and party presented provisions to members of the Sangha. 
Then, Chief of Staff (Navy) Commodore, Vice-Adjutant-General and General 
Staff Officer (Grade-1) (Air) offered rice donated by families of Defence 
Services (Army, Navy and Air) and well-wishers to the Presiding Nayaka 
Sayadaw of Mingalarama Pariyatti Monastery.
        
Afterwards, Yangon City Development Committee, Yangon Division, Yangon East 
District and Township Peace and Development Councils, departmental personnel 
and well-wishers donated 86 bags of rice, 30 viss of edible oil, 250 viss o f 
iodized salt, one bag of gram, 2,860 bottles of indigenous medicines and 
robes to members of the Sangha.

Next, well-wishers presented K 300,000 towards the funds of the monasteries 
to Minister for Religious Affairs, deputy ministers and officials.

Director of People?s Militia and Frontier Forces of the Ministry, of Defence 
and Director-General of Religious Affairs Department supplicated on the 
purpose,of the donations and religious affairs.
Then members of the Sangha recited Parittas. Presiding Nayaka of Mohnyin 
Theingi Monastery Sayadaw , Bhaddanta Jeyapandita delivered a sermon, 
followed by sharing of merits.
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7. AWB opens new branch in Dagon Myothit (South) Township
    
YANGON, 11 Dec - Asia Wealth Bank Ltd opened its Dagon Myothit (South) Branch 
this morning.

The ceremony to open the bank branch at the town hall of Dagon Myothit 
(South) Township was attended by Secretary-2 of the State Peace and 
Development Council Lt-Gen Tin Oo, Minister for Commerce, Minister for 
Finance and Revenue and Deputy Minister, Deputy Minister for Progress of 
Border Areas and National Races and Development Affairs, Deputy Minister for 
Science and Technology, Deputy Minister for Labour, senior military officers, 
Governor of Central Bank of Myanmar, departmental officials, officials of 
private banks, Chairman of AWB, Vice-Chairman and officials and guests.

Minister for Finance and Revenue made a speech on the occasion, saying AWB 
had opened 34 branches including the present one, and AWB is a bank rendering 
financial services to the people with modern banking system.
    
Extending bank branches in new towns will ensure smooth running of financial 
matters of entrepreneurs in the regions concede, he said and urged private 
banks to provide cash assistance for agricultural works being given 
encouragement by the State and to strive for success in realising,the 
objectives of Myanmar Banks Association.

Minister for Finance and Revenue, formally opened the bank branch. 

The Secretary-2 and minister then inspected it.
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8. Myanmar canoe team wins all 12 gold medals
            
YANGON, 11 Dec - The 1st South-East Asian Canoe Championship, 1999, continued 
for the second day at Myanmar Rowing and Canoeing Federation, Inya Lake, this 
afternoon.

Among the spectators were Chairman of Myanmar Olympic Committee Minister for 
Sports Brig-Gen Thura Aye Myint and members, Secretary-General of 
International Canoe Federation Mr Otto Bonn and officials, Director-General 
of Sports and Physical Education Department, presidents of various sports 
federations, President of Myanmar Rowing and Canoeing Federation and 
officials, managers, coaches and athletes of the teams.

In the second-day matches, Phone Myint Teza of Myanmar won the first prize, 
Indonesia the second prize and Thailand the third prize in men?s 500-metre 
single kayak event.

In women?s 500-metre quadruple kayak event, Khin Mar Oo, Naw Hsay Lar, Than 
Than Oo and Yin Yin Su of Myanmar won the first prize, Thailand the second 
prize and Singapore the third prize.

In men?s 500-metre single canoe event, Zaw Win Aung of Myanmar won the first 
prize, Thailand the second prize and Vietnam the third prize.

In men?s 500-metre single kayak event, Than Tun of Myanmar won the first 
prize, Malaysia the second prize and Vietnam the third prize.

In women?s 500-metre single kayak event, Khin Mar Oo of Myanmar won the first 
prize prize, the Philippines the second prize and Thailand the third prize. 

In men?s 500-metre double canoe event, Aung Linn and Mya San of Myanmar won 
the first prize, the Philippines the second prize and Thailand the third 
prize.

In women? s 500-metre single touring kayak event, Naw Har Lar of Myanmar won 
the first prize, Singapore the second prize and Malaysia the third prize.

In men?s 500-metre double kayak event, Khin Maung Myint and Kan Shwe of 
Myanmar won the first prize, Indonesia the second prize and Malaysia the 
third prize.

In women?s 500-metre double kayak event, Naw Hsay Lar and Than Than Oo of 
Myanmar won the first prize, the Philippines second and Vietnam third.

In men?s 500 mete double touring canoe, Aung Kyaw Moe and Than Tun of Myanmar 
won the first prize, Singapore second and Vietnam third. 

In women?s 500-metre double touring kayak, Khin Mar Thin and Nilar Win of 
Myanmar won the first prize, the Philippines second and Vietnam third.
In men?s 500-metre quadruple kayak, Khin Maung Myint, Myat Khaing, Phone 
Myint Teza and Soe Myint Than of Myanmar won the first prize, Thailand second 
and Malaysia third.

After the matches, Chairman of Myanmar Olympic Committee Minister for Sports 
Brig-Gen Thura Aye Myint and officials presented prizes to the winners.

The competition continues tomorrow.
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9. 18 members resign from Singaing Township NLD

YANGON, 11 Dec - Eighteen members resigned from National League for Democracy 
of Singaing Township, Mandalay Division.

Eighteen 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 and the party concerned on 1 
November 1999 as they no longer wished to participate in party politics of 
NLD.
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WEATHER
Maximum temperature on Dec 9  was 32.0 °C (90°F)
Minimum temperature on Dec 10 was 15.0 °C (59°F)


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