The New Light of Myanmar (Friday, January 21, 2000)

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The New Light of Myanmar (Friday, January 21, 2000)
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(1)   Senior General Than Shwe offers offers provisions to 
        members of the Sangha and nuns in Myeik
(2)   Senior General Than Shwe gives guidance on progress 
          of Myeik and Palaw townships
(3)   Use of modern teaching aids will produce more students 
         possessing brilliant ability, intellectual power
(4)   Secretary 1 receives Minister at President’s Office of LPDR
(5)   Meeting held to coordinate compilation of Myanma 
       traditional folk songs and national races songs
(6)   Minister meets Dy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran
(7)   Chinese cultural delegation arrives
(8)   29 Thinbawinn Village-tract NLD members resign of own accord
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(1)   Senior General Than Shwe offers offers provisions to 
        members of the Sangha and nuns in Myeik
            
YANGON, 20 Jan - Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council 
Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Than Shwe attended the 
ceremony to offer provisions to members of the Sangha, nuns and Sarthintaiks 
at Buddha Sasana Beikmandaw of Laykyun Hsime Pagoda in Myeik this morning.

Chairman of Township Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee Sankyaung Sayadaw Bhaddanta 
Pandhavamsa administered the Five Precepts.


Then, the Sayadaws and members of the Sangha recited parittas.

        
Senior General Than Shwe offered rice and alms to Mahasi Buddha Sasanasu 
Yeiktha Sayadaw Agga Maha Kammahtanasariya Bhaddanta Asaba.


The Secretary-2, the Secretary-3 and party offered rice and alms to the 
Sayadaws and members of the Sangha.
 

The Secretary-2 also presented rice to nuns.


Then, merits gained for good deeds were shared.

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(2)   Senior General Than Shwe gives guidance on progress 
          of Myeik and Palaw townships
            
YANGON, 20 Jan - Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council 
Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Than Shwe inspected 
development of Myeik and Palaw townships in Taninthayi Division today. 


This morning, Senior General Than Shwe met Tatmadawmen and families of Myeik 
Station at Coastal Region Command in Myeik Township.


At Kywegu village in the township, the Senior General and party observed the 
chosen site to build Kywegu-Kyaukphya Bridge.


Chairman of Taninthayi Division Peace and Development Council Commander of 
Coastal Region Command Maj-Gen Thura Thiha Thura Sit Maung and Minister for 
Construction Maj-Gen Saw Tun briefed them on the selection of the project 
site, survey and bridge designing.


Senior General Than Shwe gave guidance.


Located on Dawei-Myeik-Kawthoung Road, the bridge on Kyaukphya River will be 
over 3,000 feet long. Completion of the bridge will ensure better and smooth 
transport in the region.


On arrival at Palaw Township, the Senior General and party were welcomed by 
Staff Officer (Grade-1 ) of Coastal Region Command Lt-Col Tun On, 
departmental personnel and local authorities.


After inspecting the town, the Senior General met Tatmadawmen and families at 
the regional battalion.
        
The Senior General then cordially greeted departmental personnel who were at 
tending a meeting with the ministers in Kanyodanyadana Hall.


Chairman of Palaw Township Peace and Development Council U Kyaw Swe reported 
on the regional, economic and transport situation of the township.


Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation Maj-Gen Nyunt Tin, Minister for Mines 
Brig-Gen Ohn Myint, Minister for National Planning and Economic Development U 
Soe Tha and Minister for Commerce Brig-Gen Pyi Sone gave suggestions.
 

Minister U Soe Tha, Minister for Progress of Border Areas and National Races 
and Development Affairs Col Thein Nyunt and Minister for Science and 
Technology U Thaung inspected the multimedia teaching centre and classrooms 
at Palaw Township Basic Education High School. They also greeted teachers and 
pupils.

At Palauk village in the township, the Senior General and party were 
conducted around the village by Tactical Operation Commander Col Ohn Myint, 
Commander of regional battalion Lt-Col Khin Maung Aye and officials.


During their visit to the regional battalion, the Senior General and party 
were welcomed by Tatmadawmen and families.

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(3)   Use of modern teaching aids will produce more students 
         possessing brilliant ability, intellectual power
            
YANGON, 20 Jan - Chairman of Myanmar Education Committee Secretary-l of the 
State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt attended the opening of 
multimedia teaching centres at basic education schools in Pathein Township, 
Ayeyawady Division, today.

The Secretary-l also unveiled the plaques marking the opening of the 
multimedia classrooms.


Accompanied by ministers, deputy ministers Chief of Staff (Air), officia1s of 
the State Peace and Development Council Office, heads of department and 
officials, left here for Pathein by Tatmadaw flight this morning.

On arrival at Pathein at 9 am they were welcomed by member of the State Peace 
and Development Council Chairman of Ayeyawady Division Peace and Development 
Council Command Maj-Gen Thura Shwe Mann, Deputy Commander Brig-Gen Tint Swe, 
military and civilian officials and members of Union Solidarity and 
Development Association.


Multimedia classrooms were opened at No 2 Basic Education High School, No 1 
Basic Education Middle and No 20 Basic Education Primary School in the 
morning and afternoon at the respective schools attended by the Secretary-l 
and party.


Local authorities, departmental personnel, the director-general of No 1 Basic 
Education Department, members of USDA, social organizations, school boards of 
trustees and parent-teacher association, donors, school heads and teachers 
and their pupils were also present.


Headmistress Daw Tin Nwe Aye and Chairman of the School Board of Trustees U 
Chit Tin formally opened the multimedia classroom of No 2 BEHS.
            
The Secretary-l and party then inspected closed circuit television studio, 
computer application and E-mail electronic media, computer aided instruction 
language lab, project media, printed media (reading corner), closed circuit 
television unit and domestic science, art and music rooms.
        
Secretary of the School Board of Trustees U Nay Win and Headmistress Daw Tin 
Nwe Aye explained efforts to open the multimedia class-room.


Headmistress Daw San San Htay and Chairman of the School Board of Trustees U 
Than Tun formally opened the multimedia classroom of No 1 BEMS.


The Secretary-l and party inspected the different sectors of the 
multimedia-classroom and the skill of students.


U Than Tun and Daw San San Htay explained efforts to open the rnultimedia 
classroom and uplift the all-round education standards and moral conducts of 
students.


Headmaster U Htay Win and Chairman of School Broad of Trustees U Tin Ohn 
formally opened the multimedia classroom at No 20 BEPM.


Accompanied by officials, the Secretary-l inspected various sections of the 
multimedia classroom.


U Htay Win and U Tin Ohn gave speeches.


On arrival at Pathein Glass Factory, the Secretary-l and party were welcomed 
by Minister for Industry-l U Aung Thaung, Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw Win, 
Managing Director of Myanma Ceramics Industry U Than Shwe and staff.
        
Minister U Aung Thaung briefed them on history of the factory, major 
renovation of machines, current production capacity and operations and the 
factory manager on renovation of kilns.


The Secretary-l and party then inspected the factory.


They arrived back here in the evening.

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(4)   Secretary 1 receives Minister at President’s Office of LPDR
            
YANGON, 20 Jan - Secretary-l of the State Peace and Development Council 
Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt received Minister at the President’s Office Mr Soubanh 
Srithirath of Lao People’s Democratic Republic and party at Dagon Yeiktha of 
the Ministry of Defence at 5 pm today.

The guests were accompanied by Ambassador LPDR Mr Ly Bounkham.

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(5)   Meeting held to coordinate compilation of Myanma 
       traditional folk songs and national races songs
        
YANGON, 20 Jan - The first coordination meeting on compiling Myanma 
traditional folk songs and national races songs was held at Myanma Radio and 
Television on Pyay Road this afternoon with an add held Myanmar Minister for 
Information Maj-Gen Kyi Aung.

The minister spoke of compiling Myanma traditional folk songs and national 
races songs.

He also said that if literary, art and music organizations cooperate together 
with Thabin Asiayon and Motion Picture Asiayon, folk songs and national races 
songs will soon emerge, and added that it is also necessary to compile 
traditional songs and dances of national races.

The minister encourage all to contribute to the discussions.

Then, general round of discussion followed.

The group for compiling Myanma traditional folk songs and the group for 
compiling national races songs were formed, and duties were assigned .

The meeting ended with concluding remarks by the minister.

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(6)   Minister meets Dy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran
YANGON, 20 Jan - Minister for Industry-2 Maj-Gen Saw Lwin met a delegation 
led by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran Mr Amin Zadeh who called at 
his office at 11 am today.

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(7)   Chinese cultural delegation arrives

YANGON, 20 Jan - Under the cultural exchange programme between Myanmar and 
the People’s Republic of China, a five-member cultural delegation of PRC 
arrived here by air this evening.


The delegation was welcomed at Yangon International Airport by officials of 
Fine Arts Department, Ministry of Culture and Chinese Embassy.


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(8)   29 Thinbawinn Village-tract NLD members resign of own accord 

YANGON, 20 Jan - Twenty-nine members resigned from the National League for 
Democracy of Thinbawinn Village-tract in Shwegu Township, Kachin State. 

Twenty-nine members of Thinbawinn Village-track ,NLD in Shwegu Township, 
Kachin State, of their own accord, resigned by sending letters of resignation 
to Thinbawinn Village-track Multiparty Democracy General Election Commission 
Office in Shwegu Township and the party concerned on 15 September 1999 as 
they no longer wished to participate in party politics of NLD.

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(9)   WEATHER
Maximum temperature on Jan19-1-2000 was 33.0 °C (91°F)
Minimum temperature on Jan 20-1-2000 was 17.5 °C (64°F)
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