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The New Light of Myanmar (Tuesday, 20 February, 2001)(2/2)

The New Light of Myanmar (Tuesday, 20  February, 2001)(2/2)
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1. Special Refresher Course No 43 for Basic Education Teachers
   concludes
2. - Minister meets foreign visitors
   - U Phone Myiint presents Credentials to Portuguese President
3. - Minister meets Chairman of EEM
   - Director-General leaves for Japan
4. Sixth Meeting of Health Secretaries of Countries of WHO
   South East Asia Region opens Minister visits factories
   in Yangon Division
5. - Tatmadaw helicopter crashes into Thanlwin River
   - Daw Mya Mya San and party recite religious verses at
     Mindhamma Hill
6. - Minister inspects ancient cultural site
   - Minister inspects roads in Magway Division
7. - Minister for CPT attends opening ceremony of communication
     courses
   - Commander attends Kalay Industrial Show, opening of multimedia
      teaching centres at schools
   - State-owned plot, saw mill, cinemas to be sold
8. Changes Photo Exhibition opened
9. - 3,535 drug-related cases exposed in year 2000
   - Drug trafficker gets 20 years
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( 7 ) Minister for CPT attends opening ceremony of communication courses

Yangon, 19 Feb-Minister for Communications, Posts and Telegraphs Brig-Gen Win Tin delivered a speech at the opening ceremony of Personal Computer for Office Application Course, Cable Installation and Maintenance Course, Facsimile Operator Course and Postmaster Course held at the hall of Telecommunications and Postal Service Training Centre of Myanma Posts and Telecommunications this morning. Speaking on the occasion, the minister said efforts should be made to effectively use the modern communication equipment to catch up with the ever changing and developing conditions of the world. Also present on the occasion were the managing-director of Myanma Posts and Telecommunications, director-general of Directorate of Posts and Telecommunications, general manager of Myanma Posts and   elecommunications, heads of department, the principal, course instructors and 68 trainees.

Commander attends Kalay Industrial Show, opening of multimedia teaching centres at schools

Yangon, 19 Feb- Chairman of Sagaing Division Peace and Development Council Commander of North-West Command Maj-Gen Soe Win, accompanied by Brig-Gen Khin Maung Aye of Kalay Station and departmental officials, arrived at Kalay on 12 February. The commander and party inspected Kalay Industrial Show and attended to requirements of industrial entrepreneurs. On 14 February, the commander and
party attended the opening ceremony of the multimedia teaching centre at Ywathitgyi Basic Education High School in Sagaing Township. The commander formally unveiled the signboard of the centre and inspected the skill demonstration of students. Then, the commander accepted donations for the school and gave a speech. After that, the commander went to the University for Development of National Races, where Rector Col Zaw Min Thein conducted the commander round the university. The commander fulfilled the requirements of the
university and inspected construction of the Convocation Hall. The commander also attended the opening of the multimedia teaching centre at Ohndaw BEHS.

State-owned plot, saw mill, cinemas to be sold

Yangon, 19 Feb- The plot of the office of Assistant Manager (Local Sale) (old Padamya Timber Shop) in Bago and No 72 Saw Mill (Mawlamyine) of Myanma Timber Enterprise of the Ministry of Forestry and three cinemas of Myanma Motion Picture Enterprise of the Ministry of Information will be sold through competitive bidding. Bidders are to submit their proposals to the office of Privatization Commission, Project Appraisal & Progress Reporting Department, No 313, Bo Aung Kyaw Street, not later than 22 March. Interested persons are to
contact the Commission Office, phones 245506, 245516 and 245537 for more information. (See page 2) Names, locations and reserve prices of State-owned plot, the saw mill and cinemas are Assistant Manager Office (Bago) K 4,832,000, No 72 Saw Mill (Mawlamyine) K 95,446,000, Shwebaho Cinema (Meiktila) K6,417,000, Naywin Cinema (Monywa), K 45,150,000 and Hsanthiri Cinema (Sangyoung) K 85,188,000.
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( 8 ) Changes Photo Exhibition opened

Yangon, 19 Feb-The opening ceremony of Changes Photo Exhibition, sponsored by Embassy of Israel in Myanmar was held at the National Museum on Pyay Road this morning. Present on the occasion were Director-General U Myint Thein Swe of Department of Cultural Institute, Deputy Director-General U Khin Maung Tin of Fine Arts Department, Director (News) U Hla Tun of News and Periodicals
Enterprise, Ambassador of Myanmar to Israel (Retd) U Lu Maw, Ambassador of Israel Mr Baruch Ram and members, Ambassadors of foreign embassies and officials, Chairman of Myanmar Photographic Society U Thiha Thein Nyan and guests. Ambassador of Israel Mr Baruch Ram made a speech on the occasion. Chairman of MPS U Thiha Thein Nyan explained facts about the changes of Israel's cities. The exhibition continues up to 25 February from 9 am to 5 pm daily. Admission is free.

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( 9 ) 3,535 drug-related cases exposed in year 2000

Yangon, 19 Feb- The Tatmadaw, the Myanmar Police Force and the Customs
Department exposed 3,535 drug-related cases in year 2000. Action was taken against 4,881 person 3,979 men and 902 women in 3,535 cases. In Year 2000, Tatmadaw regiments and units seized narcotic drugs, chemicals and paraphernalia at three opium refineries in Shan State (North). A total of 8,919.4 acres in Shan State (North), Shan State (South), Kachin State, Kayah State, Chin State and Mandalay Division have been destroyed till 31 January in 2000-2001 opium poppy cultivation season.

Drug trafficker gets 20 years

Yangon, 19 Feb-Members of the local intelligence unit and local Police Force, acting on information searched the house of Myint Win, 39, of Shantegyiauk Village in Dagon Myothit (East) at 6.30 am on 19 October 1999. The authorities found 245 grams of marijuana and filed a lawsuit against him in accord with Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law. The Yangon East District Court handed down 20 yearsÕ imprisonment under Section 19 (A) on him on 15 January 2001.

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