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The New Light of Myanmar ( Sunday 28 May, 2000 )

The New Light of Myanmar ( Sunday 28 May, 2000 )
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1.  State Peace and Development Council Chairman Senior General Than Shwe
sends felicitations to Azerbaijan
2. Heads of State/Government of Myanmar and SRV exchange messages of
felicitations
3. Myanmar FM and SRV counterpart exchange messages of felicitations
4. Secretary-1 attends corner-stone laying ceremony of MCEA (New Office)
5. Malaysian Chief of Army of Armed Forces and delegation visit Taunggyi,
PyinOoLwin, Mandalay
6. Secretary-1 attends signing ceremony for construction of Cooperative
Commercial Centre
7. Singapore Shwekyaung Sayadaw makes donation for installation of air
conditioners at Maha Pasana Cave and recording of Three Pitakas Pali (Myanmar
translation) on CD-ROM
8. Secretary-1 attends opening of new building of BEPS No 31 in Tamway
9. Ministry of Immigration and Population holds coord meeting
10. Minister inspects Archaeological Museum in Bagan
11. Drug trafficker gets 12 years
12. Myanmar wins UAE Health Foundation Award
13. Voters of Singaing Township Constituency-2 submit petitions for
dissolving pessimist NLD, no confidence in its representative-elect Dr Hla
Soe Nyunt
14. Minister inspects unloading of machinery Tom ship at Yangon Port
15. Sports News
16. 53 North Okkalapa Township NLD members resign of own accord

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( 1 )  State Peace and Development Council Chairman Senior General Than Shwe
sends felicitations to Azerbaijan

YANGON, 28 May-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 Heydar A Aliyev, President of the Republic
of Azerbaijan, on the occasion of the National Day of the Republic of
Azerbaijan which falls on 28 May 2000.

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( 2)  Heads of State/Government of Myanmar and SRV exchange messages of
felicitations

 YANGON, . 28 May -On the occasion of the Twenty-fifth Anniversary of the
Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the Union of Myanmar and the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the following messages of felicitations have
been exchanged between the two countries:
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( 3 )   Myanmar FM and SRV counterpart exchange messages of felicitations

YANGON, 28 May - Minister for Foreign Affairs U Win Aung of the Union of
Myanmar and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Mr Nguyan Dy Nien exchanged messages on the occasion of the 25th anniversary
of establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries which
falls on today.
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( 4 )   Secretary-1 attends corner-stone laying ceremony of MCEA (New Office)

YANGON, 27 May-A ceremony to lay corner-stone of Myanmar Construction
Entrepreneurs Association (New Office) was held on Bawsin Street in Thuwunna,
Thingungyun Township, this morning, attended by Secretary-1 of the State
Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt. Daw Than Than Win of Myanmar
Radio and Television read the agenda. Chairman of MCEA U Khin Shwe said that
the new two-storey office will be constructed at the cost of K 150 million
and it will include recreation centre, swimming pool, training hall and
meeting hall, and it will be completed in one year. Member of Advisers Board
for Myanmar Calendars Saya U Kyaw read the stone inscriptions.

Afterwards, the Secretary-1 laid the casket of nine gems. At the auspicious
time, the Secretary-1, the commander and the ministers laid the corner-stone.
Then, the Secretary-1 laid the stone inscriptions. Next, the Secretary-1, the
commander and the ministers sprinkled scented water on the the casket, and
stone inscriptions. The ceremony ended with the three-time recitation of
Buddha Sasanan Ciram Titthatu. The the Secretary-1 performed rituals of
golden and silver showers to mark the success of the ceremony.
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( 5 )   Malaysian Chief of Army of Armed Forces and delegation visit
Taunggyi, PyinOoLwin, Mandalay

YANGON, 27 May - Chief of Army of Malaysian Armed Forces General Dato' Seri
Md Hashim Bin Hussein and,wife and delegation currently here at the
invitation of Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Deputy
Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Commander-in-Chief (Army) General
Maung Aye, accompanied by Director of Ordnance Services Brig-Gen Chit Than
and Defence Adviser at the Malaysian Embassy Lt-Col Harun Bin Hitan, left
here by Tatmadaw aircraft for Heho on 25 May morning and arrived at Heho
Airport at 10 am.

Chief of Army of Malaysian Armed Forces General Dato' Seri Md Hashim Bin
Hussein and wife and delegation went to Taunggyi by car and spent the night
there.

Commander Maj-Gen Maung Bo and wife Daw Khin Lay Myint hosted dinner in
honour of the Malaysian guests at Thanlwin Hall of the Command. After the
dinner, Commander Maj-Gen Maung Bo and General Dato' Seri Md Hashim Bin
Hussein exchanged gifts. Commander Maj-Gen Maung Bo and wife Daw Khin Lay
Myint saw off General Dato' Seri Md Hashim Bin Hussein and wife and
delegation, who left Heho by Tatmadaw Aircraft for Mandalay on 26 May
morning. The visiting General and wife and party, accompanied by Col Win Tin,
left there for PyinOoLwin.

They arrived at Defence Services Technological Academy in the afternoon and
were welcomed by Commandant Brig-Gen Win Myint, Director (Literature) and
heads of faculty, heads of department and instructors. Head of faculty Lt-Col
Nyan Tun explained facts about the academy. Then, General Dato' Seri Md
Hashim Bin Hussein signed in the visitors' book.

Commandant Brig-Gen Win Myint and General Dato' Seri Md Hashim Bin Hussein
exchanged gifts and had photos taken. The delegation went to Defence Services
Academy and were welcomed there by Commandant Brig-Gen Tin Oo, the Director
(Literature), the chief instructor and heads of department.

  At the convocation hall, Director ( Literature) Col Myint Aung explained
facts about the DSA. General Dato' Seri Md Hashim Bin Hussein signed in the
visitors' book. General and delegations next visited the Computer Department
at the academy. The General and delegation left there for Mandalay by car.
The Malaysian delegation then visited U Sein Myint's Gold Embroidery in
Aungmyaythazan Township and Shwehsinhai Sericulture Industry in Amarapura
Township.

The general Dato' Seri Md Hashim Bin Hussein and wife and delegation visited
Mynan Sankyaw Shwenandaw and cultural museum of the Shwenandaw this morning.

The general Dato' Seri Md Hashim Bin Hussein and wife and delegation, who
left Mandalay by Tatmadaw aircraft for Yangon in the afternoon.
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( 6 )  Secretary-1 attends signing ceremony for construction of Cooperative
Commercial Centre

YANGON, 27 May-Cooperative Buildings Construction Work Committee of
Cooperative Department and Shwe Asia Cooperative Society signed a contract to
construct Cooperative Commercial Centre at the Centre at the corner of new
University Avenue and Saya San Road this morning, attended by Secretary-1 of
the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt. Minister for
Cooperatives U Aung San said a contract would be signed to continue to
construct CCC with the investment of the cooperative societies. He said
cooperative societies are striving to become ones which serve the interest of
the state and to make progress in agriculture, industry, manufacturing,
marketing and financial sectors beginning the present fiscal year in accord
with the Secretary-1's guidance on development of cooperative enteprises.

Chairman of Cooperative Buildings Construction Work Committee Director of
Cooperative Department Lt-Col Tin Win and Chairman of Shwe Asia Cooperative
Society U Khin Shwe signed the contract and exchanged the documents. Director
Lt-Col Tin Win presented the permit of Myanmar Investment Commission to U
Khin Shwe. U Khin Shwe then reported on construction of CCC and presented
commemorative gifts to the Secretary-1 and Minister U Aung San. The
Secretary-1 and party inspected the computer room, the language lab and
Taekwondo hall.
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( 7 ) Singapore Shwekyaung Sayadaw makes donation for installation of air
conditioners at Maha Pasana Cave and recording of Three Pitakas Pali (Myanmar
translation) on CD-ROM

YANGON , 27 May-Well wishers Maha Saddhamma Jotikadhaja Buddhist Shwekyaung
Sayadaw of Singapore Venerable Shi Fa Zhao and disciples made a donation for
installation of air-conditioners at Maha Pasana Cave and for the recording of
Three Pitakas Pali (Myanmar translation) on CD-ROM at Soonsar Kyaung of
Nikaya Sarthintaik on Pale Road in Dagon Myothit (South) at 4.45 pm today,
attended by Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen
Khin Nyunt.

Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt and party received the Five Precepts from
Chairman of State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee Abhidhaja Maha Rattha Guru
Abhidhaja Agga Maha Saddhamma Jotika Presiding Sayadaw of Nikaya Sarthintaik
Bhaddanta Sobhita.

Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt, ministers and the mayor presented offertories
to members of the Sangha.

Then, Shwekyaung Sayadaw of Singapore Venerable Shi Fa Zhao presented US $
40,000 for installation of air-conditioners at Maha Pasana Cave, Venerable
Shi Pu Lunt K 1 million for the recording of Three Pitakas Pali (Myanmar
translation) on CD-ROM, Venerable Lin Whi Sein and Venerable Kway Su Shoung K
320,000 for Nikaya Sarthintaik, Mayor U Ko Lay K 20 million donated by YCDC
for Ordination Hall of the Nikaya Sarthintaik and Daw Hla Kyi and family of
Sri Asia Travel Enterprise K 1 million for Nikaya Sarthintaik to Secretary-1
Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt, who presented certificates of honour to them.

Chairman of State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee Abhidhaja Maha Rattha Guru
Abhidhaja Agga Maha Saddhamma Jotika Presiding Sayadaw of Nikaya Sarthintaik
Bhaddanta Sobhita delivered a sermon, followed by sharing of merits.
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( 8 )   Secretary-1 attends opening of new building of BEPS No 31 in Tamway

YANGON, 27 May-A ceremony to open the new building of Basic Education Primary
School No 31, Tamway township, built in the compound of Myitta Nyunt Housing
Estate Project in Tamway Township and donated by Kaung He in Construction
under the supervision of the Department of Human Settlement and Housing
Development of the Ministry of Construction was held at the school in Myanma
Gonyaung Street, Myitta Nyunt Ward, Tamway Township this morning, attended by
Chairman of Myanmar Education Committee Secretary-1 of the State Peace and
Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt.

Director-General of DHSHD U Arnt Kyaw, Deputy Director-General of No 3 Basic
Education Department U Tin Win and Daw Desi Kyaw of Kaung Hein Construct  on
formally opened the school building.

Then, a ceremony to mark the opening of the school building was held in Kaung
Hein Hall on the first floor of the school building. Daw Desi Kyaw explained
construction of the new school building. Well-wishers U Kyaw Aye and Daw Desi
Kyaw and Director-General U Arnt Kyaw handed over documents related to the
new school building and the land-grant to Deputy Director General U Tin Win.

Headmistress Daw Aye bye accepted K 100,000 donated to the school maintenance
trust fund by U Kyaw Aye and Daw Desi Kyaw. In meeting with the teachers, the
Secretary-1 said that due to economic reforms of the State, there have
emerged opportunities of doing business; the successful entrepreneurs have
donated school buildings to enable children to pursue education peacefully.

In conclusion, the Secretary-1 urged the teachers to maintain the school
buildings and to nurture students to become stalwart sons and daughters who
will serve the interest of the nation.

Then, the Secretary-1 inspected the new school building. The new school
building was built at a total cost of K 21.5 million including K 20 million
for the construction of the main school building, K 500,000 for installation
of electric lights, K 400,000 for the altar room and K 600,000 for the
surfacing of Myanma Gonyaung Street with tar in front of the school.

The new school building is of reinforced concrete type, 134 feet in length
and 30 feet in width, comprising eight classrooms, one meeting room, one
altar room, one office for the headmaster, one staff recreation room, one
computer room, and one store room.
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( 9 ) Ministry of Immigration and Population holds coord meeting

YANGON, 27 May-Minister for Immigration and Population U Saw Tun attended the
first four-monthly work coordination meeting of. the Ministry of Immigration
and Population in the meeting hall of Population and National Registration
Department on Pansodan Street this morning. The minister urged ad to work
with diligence arid moral conducts, to be loyal to the State and to strive to
become good service -personals Then, prizes for outstanding performance were
given away.

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( 10 )  Minister inspects Archaeological Museum in Bagan

YANGON, 27 May-Minister for Culture U Win Sein, Director-General of
Department of Archaeology U Nyunt Han and officials inspected social and
military booths of Bagan period at Archaeological Museum in Bagan on 26 May.
The minister gave instructions on display of painting deputing social and
military activities of the kings of Bagan period and presenting way of life
of ministers, wealthy persons and ordinary people. Professor U Myint San of
Sculpture Department of University of Culture Yangon and Director-General U
Nyunt Han and Architect Tanpawady U Win Maung reported on paintings to be
displayed.
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( 11 ) Drug trafficker gets 12 years

YANGON, 27 May- Kengtung Township Police members acting on information,
searched one Cho Fa, 21, son of U Ah Sin, No 5 Naung Pha Ward, Kengtung
Township, on 24-11-97 and seized 20170 stimulant tablets and 0.004 kilo of
heroin from him. He was tried under Section 19 (A) of Narcotic Drugs and
Psychotropic Substances Law and sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment on
29-2-2000 by Kengtung District Court.
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( 12 )  Myanmar wins UAE Health Foundation Award

YANGON, 27 May-The Myanmar health delegation led by Minister for Health Maj
-Gen Ket Sein arrived back here from Geneva, Switzerland, by air this
afternoon after attending the 53th WHO Conference. The delegation was
welcomed back by Minister for Immigration and Population U Saw Tun, Minister
for Sports Brig-Gen Thura Aye Myint, Deputy Minister for Health Dr Mya Oo,
heads of department under the Ministry of Health, Acting WHO Resident
Representative Dr Lin Aung, Ambassador of Singapore Mr Simon De Cruz and
officials.

At the 53rd WHO Conference, United Arab Emirates Health Foundation Award was
presented to two nations including Myanmar and Sasakawa Award to three member
countries.Minister Maj- Gen Ket Sein accepted the award and US $ 20000 at the
conference.
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( 13 )  Voters of Singaing Township Constituency-2 submit petitions for
dissolving pessimist NLD, no confidence in its representative-elect Dr Hla
Soe Nyunt

YANGON, 27 May- Voters of Singaing Township Constituency-2, Mandalay
Division, submitted signed petitions expressing no confidence in Dr Hla Soe
Nyunt elected as Pyithu Hluttaw Representative of National League for
Democracy in the 1990 Multiparty Democracy General Election from Singaing
Township Constituency-2 and no support for him and pessimist NLD and
petitioned for dissolving it at the rallies held in four venues of the
township on I0 April and five venues on 12 April. A total of 3,452 people who
rallied in Kanthit Village tract, 5,860 in Yanking Village-tract, 4,567 in
Hinngu Village-tract, 3,700 from Wuntho Village-tract,6,795 in Paleik
Village-tract, 5,815 in Shangan Village-tract, 2,300 in Mogaung
Village-tract, 5,700 in Ywahaunggon Village-tract and 5,853 in Dauntgyigwe
Village-tract submitted signed petitions expressing no confidence in Dr Hla
Soe Nyunt elected as Pyithu Hluttaw Representative of National League for
Democracy in the 1990 Multiparty Democracy General Election from Singaing
Township Constituency-2 and no support for him and expressed no support for
pessimist NLD and petitioned for dissolving it.

Then, they presented petitions signed by the people to members of Township
Multiparty Democracy General Election Sub-commission in the respective
venues. The rallies ended with chanting of the slogan Our Three Main National
Causes.
Out of 24,802 eligible voters in Singaing Township Constituency-2, 15,458 or
62.33 per cent voted for Dr Sa Soe Nyunt of NLD in 1990 Election. The number
of voters who presented signed petitions of no confidence in Dr Hla Soe Nyunt
totalled 30,961 or 124.83 per cent. There are 74,788 people, who can vote, in
Singaing Township. The number of people, who
expressed no support for NLD and signed the petitions for dissolving it, is
60, 145 people or 80.42 per cent.
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( 14 ) Minister inspects unloading of machinery Tom ship at Yangon Port

YANGON, 27 May-Minister for Industry-2 Maj-Gen Saw Lwin, accompanied by
Deputy Minister Lt-Col Khin Maung Kyaw and officials, inspected unloading of
ins ported machinery from mv Luna Azul at Sule Jetty, Yangon Port yesterday.
The minister gave instructions on sending machinery to factories in time,
minimizing loss and wastage and storage the machinery before being installed.
The 48 containers of machinery weighing 221 tons are the third batch of the
machinery imported from China for disc wheel, bearing and radiator factories
under construction in Inndakaw.
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( 15 ) Sports News
( 1 ) Yangon Division secures championship in 31st ISD Boxing Tournament

YANGON, 27 May-The prize presentation ceremony of the 31st
Inter-State/Division Boxing Tournament was held at Youth Training Centre in
Thuwunna this afternoon.

Present on the occasion were Chairman of Myanmar Olympic Committee Minister
for Sports Brig-Gen Thura Aye Myint, Director-General of Sports and Physical
Education Department Col Thaung Htaik, President of Myanmar Boxing Federation
President of the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of

Commerce and Industry U Win Myint, Vice-Presidents Commandant of Defence
Services Self-defence and Sports Institute Col Sein Tin Win, Deputy
Director-General U Hla Myint of the Ministry of Forestry and Deputy
Director-General Lt-Col Thein Aung of SPED, executives, guests;and
spectators.

In the final matches, Tun Win of Shan State (East) beat Yan Myo Aung of
Yangon in Pin-weight, San Lwin of Yangon beat Zaw Sai of Mandalay in light
Flyweight,

Kyaw Kyaw Latt of Yangon beat Hsan Min Lan of Sagaing in Flyweight, Myint
bung of Bago beat Zin Maung Maung of Yangon in Bantam-weight, Aye Myint of
Mandalay beat Tin Tun Aung of Sagaing in Featherweight, Saw Khaing of
Ayeyawady beat Ha Hon of   Mandalay in lightweight. Htay  Naung of Rakhine in
Light Middle-weight Myo Zaw of Bago in Light Welterweight, Aung Kyaw Kyaw of
Yangon beat Myint Swe of Kachin in Welterweight, Htay Lwin of Bago beat Win
Naing of Rakhine in Light Middle

Zaw of Bago in Light Welterweight, Aung Kyaw Kyaw of Yangon beat Myint Swe of
Kachin in Welterweight, Htay Lwin of Bago beat Win Naing of Rakhine in Light
Middle weight and Myo Zaw Tun of Bago beat Ha Kee of Sagaing in Middleweight.
Officials presented prizes to the respective winners. Col Thaung Htaik
presented the Best Boxer Award to Tun Win of Shan State (East). President of
MBF U Win Myint presented prize to Yangon Division team. Then, Minister
Brig-Gen Thura Aye Myint presented Championship Shield to Yangon Division
team.
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( 16 ) 53 North Okkalapa Township NLD members resign of own accord

YANGON, 27 May-Fifty-three members resigned from the National League for
Democracy of North Okkalapa Township, Yangon Division. FiRy-three members of
North Okkalapa Township NLD, Yangon Division, of their own accord, resigned
by sending letters- of resignation to North Okkalapa Township Multiparty
Democracy General Election Subcommission and the party concerned on 23 May
2000 as they no longer wished to participate in party politics of NLD.

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