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The New Light of Myanmar (Wednesday, 9 May, 2001)(2/2)

The New Light of Myanmar (Wednesday, 9 May, 2001)(2/2)
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1. Secretary-1 inspects pumped-water projects and
   Chindwin Bridge (Monywa) Project
2. - Home Minister meets Chairman of Council of the
     People's Attorneys of Lao PDR
   - Mindhamma Hill crowded with pilgrims
3. - Chief Justice meets Chairman of Council of People?s
     Attorneys of Lao PDR
   - Attorney-General meets Chairman of Council of People?s
     Attorneys of Lao PDR
4. - World Red Cross Day observed with prize-presentation
     ceremony
5. - Display of exhibits at Drug Elimination Museum
     discussed
   - Senior officials arrive to attend meetings on drug
     control
   - High Level Bilateral Meetings on drug control held
6. - Minister inspects plot for UMFCCI building
   - Minister hoists Shwehtidaw, at PhaungdawU Pagoda
     in Myittha
   - Myatmikhin Literary Committee holds sixth prize
     distribution ceremony
7. - Japanese cultural troupe members visit Shwedagon
     Pagoda
   - Get-together of Outstanding Red Cross Youths
     continues
8. - Minister views works of Contemporary Art Exhibition
     from Korea
   - Extended Breeding and Production of Meat and Fish
     coordinated
   - National selected athletes undergoing training
     for SEA Games
9. - Seized soft drinks, monosodium glutamate destroyed
   - Heroin seized in Muse

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( 7 ) Japanese cultural troupe members visit Shwedagon Pagoda

Yangon, 8 May? A 22-member Manjushaka traditional cultural troupe led by Mrs Kiyoe Fujinaka of Japan, who will present dances at the National Theatres in Yangon and Mandalay, paid obeisance to Shwedagon Pagoda this morning.Officials of the Pagoda Board of Trustees explained the history of the pagoda.Then, Japanese cultural troupe members went round the pagoda.

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Get-together of Outstanding Red Cross Youths continues

Yangon, 8 May?The Outstanding Red Cross Youths Get-together 2001 continued for the fifth day at the Institute of Nursing this morning. Youths from the states and divisions attended the World Red Cross Day commemorative ceremony. President Dr Kyaw Win of Myanmar Red Cross Society presented certificates of honour to the youths at No 2 BEHS, Latha.
Cardiologist Professor Dr U Aung of Yangon General Hospital gave a lecture on Tobacco and Health to the youths in the afternoon.
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( 8 ) Minister views works of Contemporary Art Exhibition from Korea

  Yangon, 8 May- Minister for Culture U Win Sein inspected the Contemporary Art Exhibition from Korea at the multi-purpose hall of the National Museum this morning. The minister was welcomed there by directors-general and deputy directors-general of Department of Cultural Institute, Archaeology Department and Fine Arts Department, the First Secretary of the Korean Embassy and officials. The minister viewed 34 works of 17 Korean artists. The exhibition opens from 9.30 am to 4.30 pm daily till 25 May. At the exhibition, various kinds of books published by departments under the Ministry of Culture were sold.

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Extended Breeding and Production of Meat and Fish coordinated

  Yangon,8 May- The Committee for Extended Breeding and Production of Meat and Fish held the coordination meeting at Fisheries Department on Hsinmin Street in Ahlon Township this afternoon, attended by Chairman of the Committee Minister at the Prime Minister's Office Lt-Gen Tin Ngwe and Vice-Chairman Minister for Livestock and Fisheries Brig-Gen Maung Maung Thein. The chairman and the vice-chairman gave instructions. Deputy ministers reported on work done by group for extended breeding of prawn and condition of extended production of meat and fish in Mon State and Ayeyawady Division, members of the committee on breeding and production of meat and breeding, catching and production of fish respectively. Deputy Minister U Aung Thein also took part in the discussions. The chairman and the vice-chairman then gave concluding remarks.

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National selected athletes undergoing training for SEA Games

Yangon, 8 May - Chairman of Myanmar Olympic Committee Minister for Sports Brig-Gen Thura Aye Myint inspected national selected athletes undergoing training for XXI SEA Games this morning. Accompanied by officials, the minister inspected boxers, sepak takraw players and weightlifters at Aung San Stadium. He also presented training aids to the athletes. At the shooting range of Myanmar Shooting Federation in South Okkalapa Township, he viewed the sharpshooters undergoing training. He also inspected the guns and met the shooters.
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( 9 ) Seized soft drinks, monosodium glutamate destroyed

Yangon, 8 May-The authorities concerned seized Thai-made smuggled Red Bull cans of soft drinks and ladle contraband illegal monosodium glutamate packets at Mongpyin Township in Shan State (East). The authorities searched a TE truck with number plate Zamyinzwe/ 2968 and found 350 cartons each containing 24 cans of Red Bull soft drinks owned by Daw Shwe Mya of Lower Market Street in Mongpyin on 12 March. They also searched her house and found four cartons each containing 24 cans of Red Bull soft drinks and 328 packets of ladle brand monosodium glutamate weighing 250 grams each and 40 packets weighing 500 grams each. Under the supervision of Shan State (East) Peace and Development Council, officials set the seized stuff on fire in the compound of the Customs Department in Kengtung on 1 May.

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Heroin seized in Muse

Yangon, 8 May?A combined team comprising members of local intelligence unit and Myanmar Police Force, acting on information, while waiting at the entrance of Nam-om Village, Muse Township in Shan State (North), searched a light vehicle and arrested Ma Kyein Li of Takkanine Village in Kutkai Township together with 0.144 kilo of heroin kept in nine soap-boxes on 21 April.

The police station concerned has filed her under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law.
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