The New Light of Myanmar (Tuesday, January 25, 2000)

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The New Light of Myanmar (Tuesday, January 25, 2000)
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(1)   Senior General Than Shwe gave guidance to
      trainees of No 31 Primary Teachership Course of
      University for Development of National Races
(2)   Chairman of the State Peace and Development
      Council Senior General Than Shwe hosts dinner in
      honour of UDNR trainees
(3)   Vice-President of National Assembly of SRV and
      party call on ministers
(4)   Minister inspects No 1 Ahlon Wharf Extension
      Project
(5)   Production-sharing contract on exploration and
      production of oil and gas signed
(6)   Minister views " Artist U Lun Gywe's Art Show"
(7)   72 members led by Deputy Commander of No 758 SURA
      Brigade exchange arms for peace
(8)   45 Nattalin Township NLD members resign of own
      accord
(9)   WEATHER                        
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(1)   Senior General Than Shwe gave guidance to
      trainees of No 31 Primary Teachership Course of
      University for Development of National Races


YANGON, 24 Jan - Chairman of the State Peace and
Development Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence
Services Senior General Than Shwe gave guidance to
trainees of No 31 Primary Teachership Course of
University for Development of National Races in
Mingala Hall of the Pyithu Hluttaw building at 9
am today.

First, Chairman of the State Peace and Development
Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services
Senior General Than Shwe gave guidance at the
ceremony.

Excerpts from Senior General Than Shwe's guidance

-Measures being taken to enable good and smooth
transport all over the nation to ensure
,development of national races from all the
regions including remote and inaccessible regions
which lagged behind in development.

-Efforts being made for economics education health
and social development in order to reduce
development gap and achieve harmonious development
in the entire nation.

-It is of great necessity to see and know the role
of teachers who completed courses from the
University for Development of National Races.

-It is fundamentally imperative that all the
citizens have education of high standard in
striving for development of the nation and the
people.

-Teachers who completed courses from the UDNR are
to assume responsibility for uplift of education
standard of the people and the children from
border areas.

-Arrangements are to be made for the emergence of
intellectuals- and intelligentsia for development
of human resources.

-Union Spirit is the spirit of striving for
prosperity of the Union where national races
reside through amity and unity.


Then, the ceremony came to a close at 9.55 am.

After the ceremony, Chairman of the State Peace
and Development Council Commander-in-Chief of
Defence Services Senior General Than Shwe and
party cordially met the trainees and supervisor
teachers.

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(2)   Chairman of the State Peace and Development
      Council Senior General Than Shwe hosts dinner in
      honour of UDNR trainees


YANGON, 24 Jan - Chairman of.the State Peace and
Development Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence
Services Senior General Than Shwe hosted dinner at
the Pyithu Hluttaw building in honour of trainees
of No 31 Primary Teachership Course of the
University for Development of National Races at 7
pm today.

The Senior General arrived at the Pyithu Hluttaw
building at 6.20 pm and cordially greeted the
trainees of No 31 Primary Teachership Course of
the University for Development of National Races
in front of the Mother Myanmar Statue of the
Pyithu Hluttaw Office.

Before and during the dinner, variety songs were
presented by vocalists accompanied by Myanma Athan
modern music troupe.  After the dinner, the Drama
Division of Fine Arts Department presented
cultural dances to the audience in the Thabin
hall.

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(3)   Vice-President of National Assembly of SRV and
      party call on ministers


YANGON, 24 Jan - Vice-President of the National
Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and
Central Executive Committee Member of Vietnam
Communist Party Mr Nguyen Van Yeu and party
accompanied by Joint-Secretary of Chairman of
National Convention Convening Work Committee U
Thaung Nyunt and members and officials of the
Vietnamese Embassy, visited Shwedagon Pagoda this
morning.

The guests made donations to the pagoda funds.


The Vietnamese delegation met Chairman of Myanmar
Investment Commission U Thaung at the MIC Office.


The guests together with the Ambassador of
Vietnamese called on Minister for Foreign Affairs
U Win Aung at 2 pm.

At the University of Culture, Joint-Secretary 1 of
Chairman of National Convention Convening Work
Committee U Thaung Nyunt, Deputy Minister for
Culture U Soe Nyunt, Rector U Tin Soe and
officials welcomed the guests.

The Deputy Minister for Culture and the
Vice-President of the National Assembly of SRV
gave speeches.  The Deputy Minister presented a
painting portraying the scenery of Bagan.

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(4)   Minister inspects No 1 Ahlon Wharf Extension
      Project


YANGON, 24 Jan - Minister for Transport Maj-Gen
Hla Myint Swe together with Deputy Minister for
Transport, Managing Director of Myanma Port
Authority and officials, went to the office of No
1 Ahlon Wharf Extension Project this morning.

Managing Director of MPA U Thein Htay reported on
progress of work of the project and the shifting
of buildings of MPA situated in the area of the
project and Managing Director of Asia World Port
Management Co Ltd U Tun Myint Naing on
implementation of the project and arrangement for
extension of work.

Then, the minister and party inspected No 2 Ahlon
Wharf and No 1 Ahlon Wharf Extension Project.

The minister gave instructions on timely
completion of the project.

Afterwards, the minister, the deputy minister and
party inspected the unloading of fish and prawns
from coastal trawlers at the wharf owned by Mann
Myanmar Company at the central model fish market
and the site chosen for construction of a new
wharf.

The minister gave instructions on the beautifying
of ports.

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(5)   Production-sharing contract on exploration and
      production of oil and gas signed


YANGON, 24 Jan - The production-sharing contract
on inland block No EP4 (Maraman-western Pyay
region) for oil and gas exploration and production
in Shwedaung and Padaung townships was signed by
Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise of the Ministry of
Energy and Prime Resource Management (Cyprus) Ltd
of Canada at Yadana Hall of the Ministry of Energy
on Pyay Road this afternoon.

Present on the occasion were ministers, the
Attorney-General, deputy ministers,
directors-general, managing directors and
officials, Managing Director Mr David Stelck of
Prime Resource Management (Cyprus) Ltd and
officials.

Minister for Energy Brig-Gen Lun Thi gave a
speech.

Then, Managing Director U Kyaw Nyein of MOGE and
Managing Director Mr David Stelck of Prime
Resource Management (Cyprus) Ltd spoke on the
occasion.

They then signed and exchanged the document.

Afterwards, Minister Brig-Gen Lun Thi presented
permit to the officials.

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(6)   Minister views " Artist U Lun Gywe's Art Show"

YANGON, 24 Jan - Minister for Culture U Win Sein
viewed "Artist U Lun Gywe's Solo Art Show" opened
at the multipurpose hall of the National Museum
this morning.

Deputy Minister U Soe Nyunt and Artist U Lun Gywe
spoke and then formally opened the show.

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(7)   72 members led by Deputy Commander of No 758 SURA
      Brigade exchange arms for peace


YANGON, 24 Jan - The State Peace and Development
Council, upholding Our Three Main National Causes
is striving for national re- consolidation with
genuine goodwil.  Realizing that thelr destructive
acts did not benefit the nation at all and
understanding the genuine goodwill and correct
endeavours of the government, remaining armed
groups have been exchanging arms for peace
individually or in groups.

The Government and people warmly welcomed them and
fulfilled the requirements building model villages
and houses, reclaiming land for agriculture and
livestock breeding fanns and industries on
manageable scale for the security of life and
peaceful livelihood of those who have exchanged
arms for peace and their families.  It has also
laid enrlphasis on tulfilling their heaith,
education and social needs.

After seeing successes of the State Twelve
Objectives laid down by the State, remnant armed
groups exchanged arms for peace.

A 72-member armed group led by Deputy Commander U
Ar San of No 758 Brigade of SURA armed group,
together with two pistols, seven M-23 sub-ma-
chine guns, three M-16s, one M-21, 19 M-22s, one
BA-63, one BA-64, one BA-94, two M-79 launchers,
totalling 37 assorted arms, 28 magazines, 2,744
rounds of ammunition, 15 40-mm shells, one BA-93
shell and one grenade, ex- changed arms for peace
at Tanyang military camp in North-East Command on
20 January.

A ceremony to exchange arms for peace by Deputy
Commander U Ar San and members of No 758 Brigade
of SURA armed group was held at Town Hall in
Lashio, Shan State (North), on 22 January.

Present on the occasion were Deputy Commander of
North-East Command Brig- Gen San Thein, senior
military officers, the Secretary of Shan State
(North) Peace and Development Council and members,
Lashio District and Township level officials,
members of Union Solidanty and Development
Association, Maternal and Child Welfare
Association, traditional cultural troupes,
national race leaders of local region, peace
negotiators, persons who exchange arms for peace
and local people totalling about 1,000.

Deputy Commander Brig-Gen San Thein gave a speech.

Then, Deputy Commander U Ar San of No 758 Brigade
of SURA armed group reported on reason for
exchanging arms for peace and presented arms and
ammunition to the Deputy Commander.  Afterwards,
Deputy Commander Brig-Gen San Thein presented K
1,280,000 as monetary assistance for persons who
exchanged arms for peace to U Ar San.


Departments, companies and local national race
groups presented K 900,000 to the Deputy
Commander.

After the ceremony, the Deputy Commander and party
inspected arms and ammunition and cordially met
the persons who exchanged arms for peace.
Officials then presented citizenship cards to them
and attended to their needs.

More members of armed groups are to exchange arms
for peace.

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(8)   45 Nattalin Township NLD members resign of own
      accord
      

YANGON, 24 Jan - Forty-five members resigned from
National League for Demo.racy of Nattalin
Township, Bago Division.

Forty-five members of Nattalin Township NLD, Bago
Division, of their own accord.  resigned by
sending letters of resignation to Nattalin
township Multiparty Democracy General Election
Commission Office and the party concerned on 4
November 1999 as they no longer wished to
participate in party politics of NLD.

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(9)   WEATHER

Maximum temperature on Jan 23-1-2000 was 33.2C (92F) 
Minimum temperature on Jan24-1-2000 was 15.5C(60F)

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