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The New Light of Myanmar (Saturday, April 22, 2000)

The New Light of Myanmar (Saturday, April 22, 2000)
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1.  General Maung Aye receives Military Attaches of PRC
2.  Secretary-l receives Japanese officials
3.  Minister meets Ambassador of Bangladesh
4.  Minister   receives Ambassador of China
5.  Minister meets   Japanese visitors
6.  Education for All Programmes   meet with tangible
    success Literacy rate of Myanmar accounts for 91%
    Myanmar Education Resource Centre   inaugurated
7.  Tax-free markets benefit families of low and medium
    income and farm producers
8.  Secretary-2 inspects tax-free markets in Yangon
9.  Meeting held to coordinate measures for crime
    reduction and maintenance of discipline
10. Supervises cultivation, education matters in Mandalay
    Division
11. Minister inspects MCI ships
12. Permits for gems, mining blocks to be issued through
    competitive bidding
13. Minister inspects display of MPS Golden Jubilee
    Commemorative Photo Exhibition
14. Seventh MST President's Trophy Sepak Takara
    Tournament begins
15. 0.1962 kilo of morphine seized in Hsenwi
16.  11 Myingyan NLD members resign of own   accord
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(1) General Maung Aye receives Military Attaches of PRC

YANGON, 21 April- Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and
Development Council Deputy Commander in-Chief of
Defence Services Commander-in-Chief (Army) General
Maung Aye received Military Attache of the People's
Republic of China Senior Colonel Ma Shoudong who has
completed his tour duty, and newly appointed Military
Attache Senior Colonel Xu Shulai at the Guest House of
the Ministry of Defense this morning.

With General Maung Aye were Secretary-l of the State
Peace and Development Council Chief of Office of
Strategic Studies Director of Defence Services
Intelligence Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt Secretary-2 Chief of
Bureau of Special Operations Chief of Staff (Army)
Lt-Gen Tin Oo, and Members of the Council
Commander-in-Chief (Navy) Vice-Admiral Nyunt Thein and
Commander-in -Chief (Air) Lt- Gen Kyaw Than.

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(2) Secretary-1 receives Japanese officials

YANGON, 21 April-Secretary- I of the State Peace and
Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt received Director
General of Policy Research Council, Liberal Democratic
Party, Japan, and Secretary to Minister of Agriculture,
Forestry and Livestock of Japan Mr Tomomitsu Iwakura
and Director of the Ministry Mr Akira Karasawa at the
Guest House of the Ministry of Defence this morning.

With the Secretary-1 were Minister for Foreign Affairs
U Win Aung, Deputy Minister U Khin Maung Win,
Director-General of Protocol Department Thura U Aung
Htet and Director General of Political Department U
Nyunt Maung Shein.  The guests were accompanied by
Charge d' Affaires ai of Japanese Embassy MT Yoshihiko
Kamo.
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(3) Minister meets Ambassador of Bangladesh

YANGON, 21 April- Minister for Communications, Posts
and Telegraphs Brig-Gen Win Tin met Ambassador of
Bangladesh Mr Ahmed Rahim at his office this
morning.Also present on the occasion were Managing
Director U Maung Maug Tin of Myanma Posts and
Telecommunications and officials.
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(4) Minister receives Ambassador of China

YANGON 21April-Minister for Information Maj-Gen Kyi
Aung received Ambassador of the People's Republic of
China Mr Liang Dong at Myanmar Radio and Television
this morning .  Also present on the occasions were
Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Aung Thein and officials.
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(5) Minister meets Japanese visitors

YANGON, 21 April- Minister for Progress of Border Areas
and National Races and Development Affairs Col Thein
Nyunt met Director-General Mr Tomomitsu Iwakura of
Japan Liberal Democratic Party's Research Council for
Policy Affairs at his office at afternoon today.  Also
present on the occasion were Deputy Minister Brig-Gen
Than Tun, Director and officials.

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 (6) Education for All Programmes meet with tangible
success Literacy rate of Myanmar accounts for 91%
Myanmar Education Resource Centre inaugurated

YANGON.  21 April -The inauguration ceremony of Myanmar
Literacy Resource Centre took place in the compound of
Myanmar Education Research Bureau on Pyay Road this
morning.

Chairman of Myanmar Education Committee Secretary-l of
the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin
Nyunt formally unveiled the signboard of the Centre.
Also present were ministers, the Chief Justice, State
Peace and Development Council Office, department heads,
the chairman and members of the Administrative
Committee for the Centre, officials of the Japanese
embassy, officials of Asia and Pacific Cultural Centre
for UNESCO (ACCU), rectors of universities, professors
and guests.

After formally unveiling the signboard of the Centre,
the Secretary-l and party inspected the building of the
Centre.  Then, a ceremony to mark the opening of the
Centre was held in the building of the Centre.  After
the opening of the Centre, the first task is to hold
the workshop on supervising and assessing literacy and
continuing education on 24 April with the assistance of
UNESCO (PROAP), and the workshop on production of
teaching aids of continuing education with the help of
ACCU.


In conclusion, the minister called for the systematic
plans of literary and continuing education to be
carried out at the Centre built with the noble goodwill
of the Japanese Government, ACCU, Myanmar Government
and the people.

Charge d' Affaires of the Japanese Embassy Mr Yoshihiko
Kamo and Director of ACCU Mr Shigeru Aoyagi made
speeches.  Member of MLRC Administrative Committee U
Tin Nyo elaborated on how MLRC has emerged and facts
about the Centre.  Chairman of MLRC Administrative
Committee U Than Oo spoke words of thanks.

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(7) Tax-free markets benefit families of low and medium
income and farm producers

YANGON, 21 April - A meeting was held in a meeting hall
of Yangon City Development Committee this evening to
review the success of tax-free markets in Yangon where
farm producers are selling their goods.  Secretary-2 of
the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Tin Oo
delivered an address.

Speaking on the occasion, Secretary-2 Lt-Gen Tin Oo
said the tax-free markets are crowded more and more
every day with buyers and sellers who themselves are
farm producers.  Other makers should make arrangements
to sell goods which are not available at the tax- free
markets.  The Secretary-2 looked into the requirements.


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(8) Secretary-2 inspects tax-free markets in Yangon

YANGON, 21 April - Secretary-2 of the State Peace and
Development Council Lt-Gen Tin Oo inspected tax-free
markets here this morning.

The Secretary-2 observed sale of fish by BTB Company,
Annawa Fisheries Holding Limited, Ma-Myanmar Marine
Products Trading and KN Company, selling of rice by
Myanmar Rice Wholesalers Association and selling
vegetables, meat, fish and personal goods at the
market.  In control office, the Secretary-2 met with
officials, urging them to give supervision to ensure
convenience of the buyers.

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(9) Meeting held to coordinate measures for crime
reduction and maintenance of discipline

YANGON, 21 April - A coordination meeting on crime
reduction and maintenance of discipline was held in the
meeting hall of the Ministry of Home Affairs this
evening, addressed by Secretary-2 of the State Peace
and Development Council Lt-Gen Tin Oo.

At the meeting, the Secretary-2 spoke of speedy
disposal of criminal cases which are pending at some
courts for various reasons.  Chief Justice U Aung Toe
reported on measures to he taken for disposal of cases
which are pending at the courts, and Attorney-General U
Tha Tun on matters related to speedy disposal of cases
and Minister Co Tin Hlaing on occurrence of criminal
case and sending cases to the court.  The Secretary-2
attended to requirements for reducing the number of
case pending at the courts.

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(10) Supervises cultivation, education matters in
Mandalay Division

YANGON, 21 April-Chairman of Mandalay Division Peace
and Development Council Commander of Central Command
Maj-Gen Ye Myint, accompanied by departmental officials
members of Division, District and Township Agriculture
Supervisory Committees, went to plot number 450 of
Myananda advanced land reclamation camp in Mandalay
Village, Patheingyi Township, on 20 April morning.

In Patheingyi Township, 23,427 acres of land were put
under summer paddy against,t the target of 23,420 acres
in 1999-2000.  Likewise, 5,480 acres of land were put
under summer paddy against the target of 5,435 acres in
Myannnada advanced land reclamation camp.  In the
afternoon, the Commander attended the ceremony to
present prized the outstanding students for their
performance in 1999 Matriculation Examination at the
National Theatre in Mandalay and gave speech.
Afterward, the Commander and officials presented prizes
to 10 student who won prizes between first and 10th
places all over the nation, first, second and third
prize winners in Mandalay division and other
outstanding students.

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(11) Minister inspects MCI ships


YANGON, 21 April- Minister for Industry- 1 U Aung
Thaung, accompanied by officials, inspected Kokoegyi
and Kyitha-1 ships of Myanmar Ceramic Industries moored
at the jetty of Thakayta Offshore Oil Exploration Base
this morning.

The minister gave instructions on taking measures for
durability of coastal going ships, taking preventive
measures for dangers at sea, inspection of equipment of
the vessels and substituting radar equipment with new
ones.

The ships of MCI are being used in carrying sand and
raw materials for the glass factories in Thanlyin and
Pathein, from Aleman Island in Bokpyin Township to the
factories.

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(12) Permits for gems, mining blocks to be issued
through competitive bidding

YANGON, 21 April-- The Central Supervisory Committee
for Gems, Ministry of Mines will issue permits for gems
mining blocks, which arc due to expire in July, August
and September, through competitive bidding in
accordance with the law and

Registration for mining is to be made and tender forms
are available at Myanma Gems Enterprise between 24
April and 9 May and tenders are to be put in at MGE
Head Office between 24 April and 30 May.

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(13)  Minister inspects display of MPS Golden Jubilee
Commemorative Photo Exhibition

YANGON, 21 April- Minister for Information Maj-Gen Kyi
Aung arrived at Tatmadaw Convention Hall on U Wisara
Road al 4.50 pm today.  The Minister inspected
prize-winning photos on art and culture of ASEAN member
nations, ancient photos and masterpieces of scholars to
be displayed at the Traditional Art and Culture of
ASEAN Photographic Exhibition in commemoration of the
Myanmar Photographic Society and left there at 5.45 pm.

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(14) Seventh MST President's Trophy Sepak Takara
Tournament begins

YANGON 21 April- The Seventh Myanmar Sepak Takara
Federation President's Trophy Sepak Takraw Tour ament
began at the training hall of Youth Training Centre in
Thuwunna this morning.  In selection class of men's
team event.  Forestry (A) beat Yangon City Development
Committee 2- 1 and Agriculture and Irrigation (A) beat
Agriculturc and Irrigation (B) 2-0.  In selection class
of women's team event, Home Affairs (A) beat Home
Affairs (C) 2 and Home Affairs (B) beat YCDC (A)2-0.The
tourney will be held till 28 April.

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(15) 0.1962 kilo of morphine seized in Hsenwi

YANGON, 21 April -A combined team comprising members of
local intelligence unit and Myanmar Police Force
searched a van with number plate SKa/7723, going from
Kunlong to Lashio, at Yaybu restricted Cargo Inspection
Gate in Hsenwi Township, Shan State (North), on 21
March.

The team arrested passenger Than Nyunt Oo, son of U Tun
Nyunt of No 7 in Hseipaw ward, Lashio Township, with
Red Lion brand three blocks of morphine weighing 0.1962
kilo on him.  Action is being taken against him under
the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law.

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(16) 11 Myingyan NLD members resign of own accord

YANGON, 21 April-Eleven members resigned from thc
National League for Democracy of Myingyan Township,
Mandalay Division.  Eleven members of Myingyan Township
NLD, Mandalay Division of their own accord, resigned by
sending letters of resignation to Myingyan Township
Multiparty Democracy General Election Sub-commission
and the party concerned on 25 January 2000 as they no
longer wished to participate in party politics of NLD.

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WEATHER

Maximum temperature on 20-4-2000 was 37.5C (100F)
Minimum temperature on 21-4-2000 was 26.0C (79F)

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