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The New Light of Myanmar ( Saturday, 29 July, 2000 )

The New Light of Myanmar ( Saturday,  29 July, 2000 )
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( 14th  Waning of  Waso 1362 ME)   Volume VIII, Number 105


1. MNCWA formed to further promote Myanmar women's rights and to organize
them as unit force Myanmar National Committee for Women's Affairs holds
meeting 1/2000
2. Secretary-l calls for emergence of patriotic, capable and modern Myanmar
Police Force
3. Eighth Meeting of ASEAN Directors-General of Customs opens
4. Eighth Meeting of ASEAN Directors-General of Customs commences
5. Minister meets Ambassador of Japan
6. Minister meets Ambassador of the Philippines
7.  Ambassador of India calls on UMFCCI President
8. Medicines, medical equipment donated to ten Jivitadana hospitals
9. Lawka Chantha Abhaya Labha Muni Image conveyed on to Magway from
Bagan-NyaungU
10. Illegal copying and distribution of uncensored VCDs exposed
11. 55 remnant armed group members exchange arms for Peace
12. 25 Ngaputaw Township NLD members resign of own accord
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( 1 )   MNCWA formed to further promote Myanmar women's rights and to
organize them as unit force Myanmar National Committee for Women's Affairs
holds meeting 1/2000

YANGON, 28 July - Meeting No 1/2000 of Myanmar National Committee for Women's
Affairs of the Ministry of Social Welfare Relief and Resettlement was held at
the Internationa1 Business Centre is morning, addressed by Secretary-l of the
State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt.

The Secretary-l said efforts are being made for the development of the women'
s sector with the aim of enabling Myanmar women to take part from their
respective roles iii the government's endeavours to develop the nation and to
enhance the dignity of the people.

Myanmar National Committee for Women's Affairs was formed to ensure the
rights which have been enjoyed in the course of history by the mass of
Myanmar women and to mobilize them as  united force.

In the light of the fine traditions of women who have worked together with
men for national development and de fence in the history of Myanmar, the
government has recognized the abilities and important role of Myanmar women,
in striving for national development and formed the national level committees.

In conclusion, the minister urged all implement the instructions given by
Secretary-l of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt at
the First Myanmar Women's Conference held from 6 to 10 December in 1998?to
lay down plans for the development of Myanmar women; to safeguard against the
danger of politicians in disguise; to enable the force of Myanmar women to
work for the development of the State; to get the mass of honest and simple
Myanmar women to understand the plans for the development of Myanmar women
and cooperate in this task; to enable young Myanmar girls to preserve their
own culture and safeguard their lineage; to prevent young women from being
persuaded and abused by unscrupulous persons; and to prevent violence against
women by providing assistance through all sectors including economic and
social sectors.

Then, Secretary of MNCWA and MNWCWA Director General of Social Welfare
Department Col Sit Myaing reported on tasks undertaken by MNCWA and future
programmes. Then, heads and officials of various groups under MNWCWA reported
on the work done. Vice-Chairperson of MNCWA Professor Daw May May Yee
explained matters related to the Second Myanmar Women's Conference. Then, a
general round of discussions followed. The meeting ended with concluding
remarks by the minister.
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( 2 ) Secretary-l calls for emergence of patriotic, capable and modern
Myanmar Police Force

YANGON, 28 July-The tenth meeting of Management System Reform Committee of
Myanmar Police Force was held in the meeting hall of the Ministry of Home
Affairs this afternoon, attended by Chairman of Management System Reform
Committee of MPF Secretary-l of the State Peace and Development Council
Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt. The Secretary-l said that at the tenth meeting of
Management System Reform Committee of Myanmar Police Force, the work done by
the committee will be assessed and future programmes laid down which are to
ensure community peace and tranquillity and to maintain law and order, and
success has been achieved to some extent.

Afterwards, Vice-Chairman of Management System 0 Reform Committee Minister
for Home Affairs Col Tin Hlaing reported on how MPF is under going reforms,
measures taken to reduce the number of incidence of crime, prevention of
danger of narcotic drugs, rehabilitation, judicial matters and welfare work
for members of MPF.

Secretary of Management System Reform Committee Director-General of MPF
Police Maj-Gen Soe Win reported on implementation of decisions made at the
ninth meeting.

Then, officials of respective subcommittees reported on the work done. Next,
the Secretary-l said that in the light of discussions and reports presented
to the meeting, it is found that success has been achieved to some extent in
carrying out management system reform for MPF.

This can be attributed to the guidance of the Head of State and concerted
efforts and supervision of the Minister for Home Affairs, the Deputy Minister
for Home Affairs and officials of MPF. In conclusion, the Secretary-1 called
on all to carry out management reforms of MPF with added momentum, to do
communal welfare activities such as agriculture and livestock breeding, to
regard the guidance of Head of State Senior General Than Shwe as working
guidelines and to continue to work so as to achieve the. purpose with these
guidelines in mind.
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( 3 ) Eighth Meeting of ASEAN Directors-General of Customs opens

YANGON, 28 July-A ceremony to open the Eighth Meeting of ASEAN
Directors-Genera1 of Customs to be hosted in Myanmar for the first time, was
held at the Traders Hotel on Sule Pagoda Road, here, at 8.30 am today, with
an address by Minister for Finance and Revenue U Khin Maung Thein.

Also present on the occasion were Minister for Industry-2 Maj-Gen Saw Lwin,
Minister at the State Peace and Development Council Chairman's Office Lt-Gen
Min Thein, Minister for Cooperatives U Aung San, Deputy Minister for National
Planning and Economic Development Brig-Gen Zaw Tun, Deputy Minister for
Commerce Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan, Deputy Minister for Finance and Revenue Brig-Gen
Than Tun, ambassadors of embassies of ASEAN member nations, the Japanese
Ambassador,Directors general of the customs from Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia,
Indonesia, Laos,.Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and
Vietnam, and delegates, the director-general of the customs of Japan and
members, delegates of the ASEAN Secretariat, directors-general and managing
directors of departments and enterprises under the Ministry of Finance and
Revenue, observers and guests. Speaking on the occasion, Minister for Finance
and Revenue U Khin Maung Thein said:

Then, Minister U Khin Maung Thein had a documentary photo taken together with
the directors- general and delegates who were attending the meeting.
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( 4 )   Eighth Meeting of ASEAN Directors-General of Customs commences

YANGON, 28 July-The Eighth Meeting of the ASEAN Directors-General of Customs,
hosted by Myanmar for the first time, began at the Traders Hotel this
morning. Present were officials of the ASEAN Secretariat and
directors-general of customs and delegates from ASEAN member nations Brunei
Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines,
Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

Director-General of the Customs Datuk Haji Ahmad Padzli Bin Mohyiddin of
Malaysia presided over the meeting and made a speech. Director-General of the
Customs Department U Tun Chun of Myanmar was elected as chairman of the
Eighth Meeting of the ASEAN Directors-General of Customs. Director-General U
Tun Chun made a speech and approved the agenda of the meeting. The meeting
discussed matters related to the major decisions arising from the Third ASEAN
Informal Summit held in Manila, the Philippines, in November 1999, and ASEAN
Customs Policy Implementation and Work Programme covering customs post
clearance audit, cargo processing, customs valuation, tariff nomenclature,
transit, automation, enforcement, temporary admission, strategic planning and
management, mutual assistance, transparency enhancement, training and human
resource development, technical assistance to Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and
Vietnam international customs fora and partnership with the business
community. The first day agenda of the meeting came to an end in the evening.
The meeting will continue tomorrow.
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( 5 )  Minister meets Ambassador of Japan

YANGON, 28 July-Minister for Communications, Posts and Telegraphs Brig-Gen
Win Tin met Ambassador of Japan Mr Shigeru Tsumori at his office this
afternoon. Also present at the call were Managing Director U Maung Maung Tin
and officials of Myanma Posts and Telecommunications .
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( 6 ) Minister meets Ambassador of the Philippines

YANGON 28 July- Minister for Religious Affairs U Aung Khin met Ambassador of
the Republic of the Philippines Mrs Phoebe A Gomez at his office this
afternoon. Also present at the call were Director-General of Religious
Affairs Department Dr Myo Myint, Pro-Rector (Admin) of International
Theravada Butdhist Missionery University Dr Hla Pe and Heat of Office U Maung
Maung Myint.
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( 7 )  Ambassador of India calls on UMFCCI President

YANGON, 28 July-Ambassador of India Mr Shyam Saran and party called on
President of Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry
U Win Myint at UMFCCI Building on Merchant Street this morning. They
discussed bilateral trade matters. They continue to discuss matters related
to the workshop on development of small and medium-size industries in Myanmar
to be jointly sponsored by Indian Federation of Chambers of Industry and
UMFCCI to be held in first week of October
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( 8 )   Medicines, medical equipment donated to ten Jivitadana hospitals

YANGON, 28 July-A ceremony to hand over medicines and medical equipment to
Jivitadana hospitals in Myanmar was held at the Office of the Ministers at 2
pm today. The medicines and medical equipment were donated to the hospitals
by, Maymyo Expatriates Charitable Trust of London through Minister at the
State Peace and Development Council Chairman's Office Brig-Gen Abel. Ten
hospitals which received medicines and medical equipment were Muslim Free
Hospital, Jivitadana Sangha Hospital S Josepb's Convent Nazareth Dispensary,
Tiger Parahita School for Development of National Races, Mingala Dispensary,
Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, St Agne's Orphanage, St Francis' Convent and U
Hla Tun Censer Relief Clinic.
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( 9 )   Lawka Chantha Abhaya Labha Muni Image conveyed on to Magway from
Bagan-NyaungU

YANGON, 28 A ceremony to donate cash towards the funds of Lawka Chantha
Abhaya Labha Muni Image was held at Lawkananda Mingala Mandat in
Bagan-NyaungU Township this morning. Member of the State Peace and
Development Council Chairman of Mandalay Division Peace and Development
Council of Central Commander Maj Gen Ye Myint offered vegetarian 'soon' and
provisions to Sayadaws. Also present were Chairman of NyuangU Township Sangha
Nayaka Committee Bagan-NyaungU Taikthit Kyaung Sayadaw Bhaddanta Okkansa and
members of the Sangha, district and township authorities, senior military
officials, departmental officials, religious associations and wellwishers.
The commander and officials donated provisions to Sayadaws. The commander
then presented K 959,755 donated by well-wishers from NyaungU District level
departments and local people to Deputy Minister for Transport U Pe Than.

Bagan-NyaungU Township Gukyaung Sayadaw member of the Central Working
Committee of the Sangha Agga Maha Pandita Jagara delivered a sermon. Then,
Sayadaws, the commander, Chairman of Magway Division Peace and Development
Council Brig Gen Thein Zaw and officials sprinkled scented water on the
Image. Yesterday evening pilgrims and members of the Sangha flocked to the
image to pay reverence to it and visited pagodas in Bagan-NyaungU .

At 6.40 am today, a ceremony to convey the Image from Bagan-NyaungU to Magway
was held on a grand scale. It was attended by local people and employees
morning over 50,000.
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( 10 )  Illegal copying and distribution of uncensored VCDs exposed

YANGON, 28 July-Authorities exposed and arrested a man who was engaged in
illegal copying and distribution of uncensored VCDs on 25 July. Acting on
information that U Khin Maung Latt of  VCD TV Sales Centre, No 159 Anawrahta
Street, Yangon was illegally copying and distributing karaoke VCDs that were
released by movie and video producers under the copyright act, the
authorities raided JVC TV Sales Centre, at No 159 Anawrahta Street, Yangon
and seized illegally copied uncensored VCDs. Then, they continued to search
the houses at No 163, First Floor, Anawrahta Street and No 24, 67th Street,
Botahtaung Township and seized 125 uncensored VCD albums, 52 VCD movies,
741Myanrnar karaoke VCDs, 15 X-rated foreign VCDs, 6,469 blank VCDs, a
computer used for illegal copying and VCD recorder and accessories from U
Khin Maung Latt ( a) Peru.

Action will be taken against him who was illegally copying and distributing
uncensored VCDs under existing law for this amounts to infringement of
copyright and exploiting composers, singers,actors and producers. Action will
be taken against those who commit such acts.
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( 11 ) 55 remnant armed group members exchange arms for Peace

YANGON, 28 July-The State Peace and Development Council, upholding Our Three
Main National Courses, is striving with might and main for national
reconsolidation for emergence of a peaceful, modern and developed nation.
Realizing that their destructive acts did not benefit the nation at all and
understanding the genuine goodwill and correct endeavours of the government
and that there regional development were retarded, remaining armed group
members have been exchanging arms for, peace individually or in groups from I
to 30 June.

Captain Than Kyaw Aung (a) Hsai Lin and Pi Hsai (a) Pi Kar Hsai, Sgts Tun Lon
(a ) Than Sein and Soe Hlaing and Pvt Maw Si (a) Khaing Soe Naing of CNA
armed group, with two .22 revolvers, one rifle, 168 rounds of ammunition,
four magazines and five grenades, exchanged arms for peace in Western Command
area.

Similarly, Sgt San Beik, Chairman Kiyo Lun, Pvt Ma Ngun The and dependent
Maung Pon Kway of CNA Chin armed group m Northwest Command area Pvt Tun Thein
(a) Et Kalein of No 2 Company of No 12 Battalion of KNU armed group with one
Winchester and three rounds of ammunition and Pvt Tin Aung of No 1 Battalion
of ABSDF armed group in Coastal Region Command area, peon Nyi Nyi Zaw (a) Soe
Htwe of KNU armed group in South-East . Command area, Pvt Saw Tun Tun Lin of
No 3 Company of No 2 Brigade and Pvt Saw Kho (a) Saw Zaro Khara of No 2
Brigade Headquarters of KNU armed group in Southern Command area, Cpl San
Kyan, Pvts San Pan and San Tun of SURA armed group, lieutenant San Phit,
clerk San Kyin, Pvts San Kham,

Sai Kyaw and Sai Ti of SSNA armed group in North-East Command area, Sgts Aik
Pan and Aik Thein of SURA armed group with one 22, one M-16 16, 70 rounds of
ammunition. and two. magazines, Cpl Win Naing, L/Cpls Sein Aung and Zaw Min
and Pvts Aung Aung, Kyaw Soe and Th.an Aung of SSA armed group with one.
pistol, five M-22s, one M-23, 677 rounds of ammunition, 19 magazines, three
bandoliers, two round magazines and one walkie-talkie in Eastern Command
area, intelligence officer Aik Tan, deputy leaders Aik Kham and Aik Kyin Hon,
Cpl Aik Shan, Pvts Naw Kham, Aik Oun, Shaung Kyauk, Aik Hsam, Aik La, Hsi Win
and clerk Hsan Nu of SURA armed group with one M-22, two home-made shotguns,
one single-barrelled shotguns, one M- 16, one .38 pistol, two grenades and
two fuses one magazine, 164 rounds of ammunition, section leader Kya La, Pvts
Kya U, Yaw Na, Kya La, Kya Kyo, Yaw Ea, Kya Phi, Lin Han, Kya Kham, Lin
Shawt, Kya Bo, Kya; Kyu, Lok.Aye and.Kya Nu of Lahu armed group with four
M-16s, three M-22s, one launcher, seven magazines, 155 rounds of ammunition,
one BA-107 grenade and one mine in Triangle region Command exchanged arms for
peace at the respective military camps.

A total 55 persons who exchanged arms for peace were welcomed by officials of
respective military camps. Officials also attended to the requirements. More
persons of armed groups will exchange arms for peace soon.
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(12)  25 Ngaputaw Township NLD members resign of own accord

YANGON, 28 July-Twenty-five members resigned from the National League for
Democracy of Ngaputaw Township, Ayeyawady Division. Twenty-five members of
Ngaputaw Township NLD, Ayeyawady Division, of their own accord, resigned by
sending letters of resignation to Ngaputaw Township Multiparty Democracy
General Election Sub-commission and the party concerned on 5 August 1999 as
they no longer wished to participate in party politics of NLD.
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WEATHER REPORT

TODAY

Forcast for Yangon and neighbouring area for 29th, June 2000: One or two
rains or rainshowers. Degree of certainty is 90%


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