The New Light of Myanmar (Wednesday, 6 June , 2001)

Subject: The New Light of Myanmar (Wednesday, 6 June , 2001)
From: Okkar 66126 <okkar66126@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2001 23:57:53 -0700
The New Light of Myanmar (Wednesday, 6 June , 2001)
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1. Veterans Myanmar War Veterans Organization Conference
   concludes
2. Senior General Than Shwe hosts dinner for COC members
   of MWVO and delegates from State/Division WVOs
3. Secretary-1 accepts cash donation for Myanmar Education
   Committee
4. MWVO Conference concludes, K 330.5 m presented to war
   veterans and children
5. Minister receives Ambassador of Japan
6. Football Championship concludes
7. Stakes driven for Sagaing Division USDA Office
8. Minister tours Taungtha, Myittha, Singu Township
9. Contraband monosodium glutamate destroyed in Mongpan

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( 1 ) Veterans Myanmar War Veterans Organization Conference concludes

Yangon, 5 June- Patron of Myanmar War Veterans Organization (Central) Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Than Shwe delivered an address at the Myanmar War Veterans Organization Conference (2001) at Hsin-byushin Hall of Defence Services Orthopaedic Hospital (500-bed) in Mingaladon Township at 9 am today.

  Also present at the conference were members of Panel of Patrons of MWVO (Central) Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Commander-in-Chief (Army) General Maung Aye, Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council Chief of the Office of Strategic Studies Director of Defence Services Intelligence Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt, Chairman of Central Organizing Committee for MWVO Secretary-3 of the State Peace and Development Council Adjutant-General Lt-Gen Win Myint, Commander-in-Chief (Navy) Rear-Admiral Kyi Min, Commander-in-Cheif (Air) Lt-Gen Kyaw Than, Deputy Prime Ministers Vice-Admiral Maung Maung Khin and Lt-Gen Tin Tun, Deputy Prime Minister Minister for Military Affairs Quartermaster-General Lt-Gen Tin Hla, Commander of Yangon Command Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than, ministers, the Chief Justice, the Attorney-General, the Auditor-General, the Chairman of Civil Service Selection and Training Board, the Chairman of Yangon!
 City Development Committee the Mayor, the Chairman of National Convention Convening Commission, the Secretary of Multi-party Democracy General Election Commission, senior military officers of the Ministry of Defence, deputy ministers, senior military officers of Yangon Command, delegates of States and Divisions to the conference, directors-general of the State Peace and Development Council Office, the President's Office, the Government Office and Pyithu Hluttaw Office, directors-general and managing directors of departments and enterprises under ministries, officials of the Organizing Committee and Sub-committees for the conference, representatives of Union Solidarity and Development Association, Myanmar National Working Committee for Women's Affairs, Myanmar Maternal and Child Welfare Association, Myanmar Women Enter-preneurs' Association, Myanmar Red Cross Society, Myanmar Writers and Journalists Association, Myanmar Motion Picture Asiayon, Myanmar Thabin Asiayon, Myanmar M!
usic Asiayon, Myanmar Traditional Artists and Artisans Asiayon, Myan-mar Literacy Supporting Association, Myanmar Banks Association, Myamar Medical Association, Myanmar Dental Surgeons Association, Myan-mar Nurses Association, Myanmar Veterinarians Association, Myanmar Enginee-ring Association, Myanmar Architects Assocation, Myanmar Construction Entrepreneurs Association, Myanmar Foreign Correspondents Club, Myanmar Fisheries Federation, Myanmar Livestock Breeding Federation, Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Myanmar Academy of Science and Technology, Myanmar Academy of Arts and Science, Myanmar Academy of Forest, Agriculture and Livestock and Fishery Sciences and Myanmar Academy of Medical Sciences, Independence Maw-gun Award winners and guests. WO Mi Mi Maung Htwe of Yangon Division WVO acted as master of ceremonies and Sgt Sanda Soe Win as joint-master of ceremonies.

First, the master of cere-monies announced to the opening of fourth-day session of the conference according to the permission of the Patron of the MWVO (Central). Then, Patron of Myanmar War Veterans Organization (Central) Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Than Shwe delivered an address. He said: First, I would like to express pleasure to meet all of you, who after discharging the duties in line with the 12 traditions of the Tatmadaw, retired from the Armed Forces, and are residing in various parts of the nation, at this conference as a gathering.

The Myanmar War Veterans Organization was founded in December 1975. The Myanmar War Veteran Law together with the rules and regulations was enacted in August 1989. The Myanmar War Veterans Central Organizing Committee was reformed in October 1998, with the participation of in-service military personnel, as War Veterans are required to maintain their perpetual contact with the Tatmadaw and to materialize the goals of MWVO in accord with the developing and changing political and economic systems of Myanmar. You had enlisted in the Tatmadaw after making the resolution to daringly serve the duty of national security and defence.

  You have placed in the fore the Four Oaths. The Four-Oath is the determination to discharge all the national duties in every sector at the risk of life in unity and under the single command. Thus, the Four- Oath is also your firm determination even after you had retired from the Armed Forces. After becoming the patriotic soldiers, you have striven with zeal and perseverance, and without fail, for non-disintegration of the Union. With the sacrificing spirit, you have overcome all the hardships and sufferings in safeguarding the life and property of the entire people. You are the persons who have augmented the glory of the disciplined and qualified Tatmadaw.

Due to the unity and the sense of comradeship among yourselves, you have love and the will to safeguard each other with the sacrificing spirit. Owing to your loyalty, obedience, endurance, perseverance and courage you have won victories one after another. You have also won the reliance of the people because of your excellent training, combat skills and experiences of scrifice.

As you are truly experienced soldiers, I fully believe that you will be able to materialize the aims of the MWVO with firm resolution. You the War Veterans should always be in unity with the Tatmadaw. The Tatmadaw is always taking care of the War Veterans. It is because of the strong bonds between the War Veterans and the Tatmadaw, you have always taken pride in your military service though you had retired from the Armed Forces for various reasons. Thus, today's MWVO is a body formed with the Tatmadawmen who have loving kindness and attachment to War Veterans and the War Veterans themselves who always take pride in their service.

The members of the reformed MWVCOC have made visits throughout the length and breadth of the nation, and founded 17 State/Division Supervisory Committees, 64 District Supervisory Committees and 313 Township Supervisory Committees. After the organizational tasks have been completed, three courses have been conducted in Hmawby for State/Division and District Supervisory Committee members and four courses for Township Supervisory Committee members in States and Divisions in the training sector. In addition to giving lectures on the subjects on military affairs, the State policy, international affairs and War Veterans affairs, the workshops on the national defence and security were also held at the  courses.

  Conducting of such courses is to reinforce the Vets with new strength. At present, you have been organized on national scale. First, you should have firm ideology for the consolidation of the Organization; secondly, there should be organizational tasks based on the ideology; and thirdly, you should lay down precise work programmes.

MWVO is a non-governmental organization. Under any government or at any time, it should always be a consolidated organization which wins the love and respect of the people. It should be an organization which is on a par with any War Veterans Organization of the world. Regardless of the changes in time and systems, you should always have the national ideologies and principles to serve the interests of the State and the people.

  These ideologies and principles must have historical background and must be practical. Our nation had lived under the divide-and-rule policy for over 100 years. The basic aim of the divide-and-rule policy is to offer false incentives. Thus, generally, there were splits between or among political forces during the independence struggle. Fights occurred even among the Thirty Comrades, who founded the Tatmadaw, due to differences in political ideologies.

  And also in the AFPFL, which is the leading organization during the independence struggle, there occurred cracks ten years later; and the inter-party splits were leading to a blood bath in the nation. Soon after the regaining of independence, the danger of Union disintegration appeared due to the breaking up of unity among the national people.

As internal armed strife broke out in the entire nation, the people had to live in fear owing to lack of security for their life and property There was no progress in the nation which is leading towards near disintegration. Independence and sovereignty which were restored with much life, blood and sweat of the Tatmadawmen and the people were about to fall into others' hands.

In this context, the Tatmadawmen realizing and giving respect to the loyalty of the fallen soldiers, sacrificed much life and limb for the cause of Our Three Main National Causes, which are, Non-disintegration of the Union; non-disintegration of national solidarity and perpetuation of sovereignty.

Afterwards, Vice-Chairman Maj-Gen Saw Tun presented cash assistance provided by of the Central Organizing Committee for MWVO to over 75 years old war veterans, disabled war veterans and outstanding students of war veterans in States and Divisions. Kachin State WVO Supervisory Committee Chairman Lt-Col Myint Thein accepted K 12.55 million for over 75 years old 185 war veterans and 62 disabled from Kachin State; Kayah State WVOSVC Chairman Lt-Col Naing Win accepted K 1.85 million for over 75 years old 22 war veterans, 11 disabled and one outstanding student; Kayin State WVOSVC Chairman Lt-Col Kyaw Win Maung accepted K 5.45 million for over 75 years old 21 war veterans and 85 disabled; Chin State WVOSVC Chairman Lt-Col Win Naing accepted K 6.6 million for over 75 years old 101 war veterans and 27 disabled; Sagaing Division WVOSVC Chairman Lt-Col Ye Htut accepted K 20.9 million for over 75 years old 215 war veterans, 187 disabled and one outstanding student; Taninthayi Division WV!
OSVC Chairman Lt-Col Khin Maung Nyo accepted K 5.15 million for over 75 years old 60 war veterans and 38 disabled; Bago Division (West) WVOSVC Chairman Lt-Col Ye Myint accepted K 17.35 million for over 75 years old 105 war veterans, 224 disabled and one outstanding student; Bago Division (East) WVOSVC Chairman Lt-Col Aung Min accepted K 19.45 million for over 75 years old 150 war veterans, 209 disabled and two outstanding student; Magway Division WVOSVC Chairman Lt-Col Myo Aung accepted K 21.7 million for over 75 years old 116 war veterans, 293 disabled and two outstanding student; Mandalay Division inside Mandalay City Development Committee WVOSVC Chairman Lt-Col Maung Pu accepted K 10.8 million for over 75 years old 114 war veterans, 90 disabled and four outstanding student; Mandalay Division outside MCDC WVOSVC Chairman Lt-Col Tin Ohn accepted K 40.7 million for over 75 years old 313 war veterans, 430 disabled and four outstanding student; Mon State WVOSVC Chairman Lt-Col A!
ung Maw Maw accepted K 15.55 million for over 75 years old 59 war veterans, 220 disabled and seven outstanding student; Rakhine State WVOSVC Chairman Lt-Col Thein Kyaing accepted K 16.45 million for over 75 years old 82 war veterans, 219 disabled and four outstanding student; Yangon Division inside Yangon City Development Committee WVOSVC Chairman Col Tin Soe (Retd) accepted K 61.55 million for over 75 years old 883 war veterans, 280 disabled and 19 outstanding student; Yangon Division outside YCDC WVOSVC Chairman Lt-Col Ye Tint (Retd) accepted K 18.5 million for over 75 years old 135 war veterans, 204 disabled and two outstanding student; Shan State (South) WVOSVC Chairman Lt-Col Naing Win accepted K 11.65 million for over 75 years old 185 war veterans, 97 disabled and three outstanding student; Shan State (North) WVOSVC Chairman Lt-Col Win Han accepted K 54 million for over 75 years old 30 war veterans, 69 disabled and one outstanding student and Shan State (East) WVOSVC Cha!
irman Lt-Col Aung Soe accepted K 28 million for over 75 years old 11 war veterans and 42 disabled and Ayeyawady Division WVOSVC Chairman Lt-Col Sein Maung accepted K 36.1 million for over 75 years old 303 war veterans, 376 disabled and two outstanding students.

  Next, the Senior General cordially met delegates of States and Divisions. Then, the Senior General and members of the Panel of Patrons of MWVO (Central) and members of the COC for MWV had documentary photos taken together with groups of the delegates. Later, the Senior General and party had the luncheon together with the delegates.

Excerpts from Senior General Than Shwe's address

* The Four-Oath is the determination to discharge all the national duties in every sector at the risk of life in unity and under the single command.

* Due to the unity and the sense of comradeship among yourselves, you have love and the will to safeguard each other with the sacrificing spirit.

* As you are truly experienced soldiers, I fully believe that you will be able to materialize the aims of the MWVO with firm resolution.

* Because of the strong bonds between the War Veterans and the Tatmadaw, MWVO members have always taken pride in their military service though you had retired from the Armed Forces for various reasons.

* Today's MWVO is a body formed with the Tatmadawmen who have loving kindness and attachment to War Veterans and the War Veterans themselves who always take pride in their service.

* Courses have been conducted to reinforce the War Veterans with new strength.

* The basic system of the divide-and-rule policy was to offer false incentives.

* The Tatmadawmen realizing and giving respect to the loyalty of the fallen soldiers, sacrificed much life and limb for the cause of Our Three Main National Causes.

* No matter any government practises any political system and economic system, the Tatmadaw is a defence organization that will always be strong.

* It is necessary war veterans you who live among the people to prepare for defence of the State together with them.
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( 2 )    Senior General Than Shwe hosts dinner for COC members of MWVO and delegates from State/Division WVOs

Yangon, 5 June- Patron of Myanmar War Veterans Organization (Central) Chairman of State Peace and Development Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Than Shwe hosted dinner in honour of members of Central Organizing Committee of MWVO and delegates from State/ Division WVOs to the Myanmar War Veterans Organization Conference (2001) at Zeyathiri Beikman on Konmyinttha here this evening.

Senior General Than Shwe arrived at Zeyathiri Beikman at 6.45 pm. Then, Senior General Than Shwe together with members of Panel of Patrons of MWVO (Central) Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and Deve-lopment Council Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Commander-in-Chief (Army) General Maung Aye, Chief of the Office of Strategic Studies Director of Defence Services Intelligence and Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt, Chairman of Central Organizing Committee of MWVO Adjutant-General Secretary-3 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Win Myint, Commander-in-Chief (Navy) Rear Admiral Kyi Min, Commander-in-Chief (Air) Lt-Gen Kyaw Than, Deputy Prime Ministers Vice-Admiral Maung Maung Khin and Lt-Gen Tin Tun, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Military Affairs Quarter- master-General Lt-Gen Win Myint, Commander of Yangon Command Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than and members of Myanmar War Veterans Central Organizing Committee cordia!
lly greeted with the delegates from state and divisions.

  The dinner was attended also by the ministers, the Chief Justice, the Attorney-General, the Auditor-General the Chairman of Civil Service Selection and Training Board the Chairman of National Convention Convening Commission, Secretary of the Multi-Party Democracy General Election Commission, the deputy ministers, Tatmadaw officers,  director-general of Office of the State Peace and Development Council, President's Office, Government Office, Pyithu Hluttaw Office and Ministry of Defence Accounts Department, the directors-general and managing directors of departments and enterprises, officials of Sub-committees and Committee for holding of MWVO Conference representatives of Union Solidarity and Development Association, Myanmar National Working Committee for Women's Affairs, Myanmar Women Entrepreneurs Association, Myanmar Maternal and Child Wellfare Association, Myanmar Red Cross Society, Myanmar Writers and Journalists Association, Myanmar Motion Picture Asiayon, Myanmar Thab!
in Asiayon, Myanmar Music Asiayon, Myanmar Artists and Artisans Asiayon, Myanmar Literacy Supporting Association, Myanmar Banks Association, Myanmar Medical Association, Myanmar Dental Association, Myanmar Nurses Association, Myanmar Veterinarian Association, Myanmar Engineering Association, Myanmar Architects Association, Myanmar Construction Entrepreneurs Association, Myanmar Foreign Correspondents Club, Myanmar Acquaculture and Fisheries Association, Myanmar Livestock Breeding Entrepreneurs Association, Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Myanmar Academy of Science and Technology, Myanmar Academy of Arts and Science, Myanmar Academy of Agriculture, Forestry, Livestock and Fishery Sciences, Myanmar Academy of Medical Science, Independence Maw-gun award winners in Yangon Division and invited guests. Before and during the dinner, vocalists and Myanma Athan modern music troupe entertained the guests with songs and music. After the dinner, theatrica!
l artistes of the Fine Arts Department under the Ministry of Culture entertained the guests with traditional songs and dances.
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( 3 ) Secretary-1 accepts cash donation for Myanmar Education Committee

Yangon, 5 June-Chairman of Myanmar Education Committee Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt attended a cash donation cere-mony for Myanmar Education Committee held at the Tatmadaw Guest House, No 20 Inya Road this afternoon.

  Also present were Minister for Education U Than Aung, Deputy Ministers for Education Brig-Gen Soe Win Maung and U Myo Nyunt, high ranking officers of Ministry of Defence, officials of the State Peace and Development Council Office, departmental officials, well wishers and guests. First, U Maung Maung of Shwe Kaba Maung Maung Construction Co elaborated on the purpose of the donation.

  Then, the Secretary-1 accepted the donations K 2 million by Shine Construction Co, K 1.5 million by Naing Group Construction Co, K 1 million by Shwe Kaba Maung Maung Construction Co, K 1 million by Lin Brothers Construction Co, K 1 million by Trate Park Co, K 1 million by MMG Construction Co, K 1 million by Shwe Nga Nylon Rope factory, Hlinethaya Industrial Zone, K 1 million by Mingalar Than Myint Machinery Trading Co, K 1 million by Asia Winner Industry Trading Co, K 1 million by Shwe Myanmar Investment and Trading Co, K 1 million by Mother Land Construction Co, K 1 million by Grand Win Enterprise and K 500,000 by Moon Watching Committee. Afterwards, Minister for Education U Than Aung and deputy ministers accepted donations K 500,000 each by MTM Construction Co, Kyatshasoon Biriyani, Kyawyaza Co, A1 Garment Factory and Yadana Myaing Gold Leaf, K 200,000 each by Win Ocean Trading Co Ltd, Ngapali Enterprise and Dalla Township, K 100,000 each by Osman Enterprise, City Light Co!
 Ltd, Grand Nile Construction, City luck Enterprise Co Ltd, U Soe Myint Family Agricultural   Machinery Trading, Proton Plus Co Ltd, SNTI SAGAR International Ltd, AAA Co Ltd, SKM Electronic Centre and MADA Travels.

Later, the Secretary-1 spoke words of thanks. He said, on behalf of the government, students and their parents I thanked for the collective donation by construction and other entrepreneurs. Human resources development plays a vital role in a developing country like Myanmar. Only when human resources develops, youth technicians will come out to make the country develop keeping abreast with international countries.

  Tasks are being carried out after laying down special four-year plans for promotion of national education. Efforts are being made all across the country for the full enrolment of the children of school going age. In carrying out tasks of rural area development in accord with the guidance of the Head of State, education sector is also included. Therefore, the donation will be effectively used in education promotion programmes including the full enrolment of the children of school going age and development of education in rural areas. Today's donation by 31 well wishers amounted to 18.1 million.

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( 4 )  MWVO Conference concludes, K 330.5 m presented to war veterans and children

Yangon, 5 June-The Myanmar War Veterans Organization was founded in December 1975 and laws and procedures were enacted in August 1989. In order to implement the objectives in accord with the political economic system in the country. The Central Organizing Committee of the organization was reconstituted by the State Peace and Development Committee in October 1998 with the representatives who are still in service. The Central Organizing Committee has formed 17 state/division Supervisory Committees, 64 district Supervisory Committees and 313 township Organizing Committees with 91,172 members. While the MWVO is carrying out five tasks  National Politics, State Defence and Security, Economy, Community Welfare Services, and Social Activities and Welfare  the Myanmar War Veterans Organization Conference (2001) was held with full national political essence at Hsinbyushin Hall of Defence Services Orthopaedic & Reconstructive Surgery Hospital (500-Bed) in Mingaladon Township from 1 to 5!
 June. Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Than Shwe attended the fourth day of the conference and delivered a speech and cordially met with the delegates from states and divisions. Preliminary meeting of the conference was held on 1 June with an address by Chairman of COC Secretary-3 of the State Peace and Development Council Adjutant-General Lt-Gen Win Myint.

Then, Secretary of the Leading Committee for Holding the Conference Member of COC U Aung Thaung explained tasks related to the conference and five groups held preliminary meetings on National Politics Sector, State Defence and Security Sector, Economic Sector, Community Welfare Sector and Social Activities and Welfare Sector at designated places and selected representatives to report discussions on respective sectors. The first day of the conference was held on 2 June with an opening address by Chairman of COC Secretary-3 Lt-Gen Win Myint.

 The report of the COC was read out by Secretary of COC Thura Myint Maung and representatives reported on work carried out during the year. The second day of the conference was held on 3 June and representatives complied papers on the sectors and selected representatives to report them to the conference. The third day of the conference was held on 4 June and the selected representatives reported on respective sectors and members of the COC discussed the matters.

 The fourth day of the conference was held in this afternoon and the attendance made two decisions, one confirmation, and kept five records of the conference. The conference came to a close with concluding remarks by Chairman of the COC Secretary-3 Lt-Gen Win Myint. The COC presented K 151.2 m to 3,024 members over 75, K 174 m to 3,173 disabled members and K 5.3 m to 53 outstanding students of the members totalling K 330.5 m.

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( 5 )  Minister receives Ambassador of Japan

Yangon, 5 June- Minister for Progress of Border Areas and National Races and Development Affairs Col Thein Nyunt received Ambassador of Japan Mr Shigeru Tsumori at his office at 3 pm today. They discussed exporting of opium-substitute buckwheat cultivated in Shan State (North) to Japan and availability of drinking water in the rural region. Also present were Director-General Col Than Shwe of Progress of Border Areas and National Races Department, Director-General Col Myo Myint of Development Affairs Department and others.

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( 6 ) Football Championship concludes

Yangon, 5 June-The final match of Yangon Command Commander's Shield Football Championship 2001 was held at the Sports Ground of the command in Mingaladon this afternoon. Yangon Division Peace and Development Council Chairman Yangon Command Commander Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than presented the championship shield to No 323 Supply and Transport Battalion team. The Central Ordnance Depot (Indaing) team stood second in the championship. No 4 Military Region Command Commander Defence Services Records Office Commandant Brig-Gen Myo Myint, Commander of No 1 Military Region Command Col Hla Myint and Deputy Commander of Yangon Command Brig-Gen Hsan Hsint presented other prizes to winners.

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( 7 ) Stakes driven for Sagaing Division USDA Office

Yangon, 5 June- The stake-driving ceremony for construction of the new office of Sagaing Division Union Solidarity and Development Association was held at the venue for the office yesterday morning. Present on the occasion were Central Executive Committee member of USDA Brig-Gen Thura Aye Myint, officials of Sagaing Division and Monywa District, secretaries of Sagaing Division and Monywa District USDAs, Managing Director U Tun Myint Naing of Asia World Co and others.

The CEC member gave a speech. At the auspicious time, officials drove stakes at the designated places. Then, the CEC member attended the opening of the youth resource development course at Monywa District USDA Office. A total of 55 trainees are attending the one-month course. He also opened the tube well of Monywa District USDA in Khinmon Village of ChaungU Township.

Then, he attended the opening of artisan tube well in Pyawt Village of Minmu Township. Then, he met regional USDA executives at Sagaing Division Myopya Ayeya Yeiktha and attended to their needs.

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( 8 )  Minister tours Taungtha, Myittha, Singu Township

Yangon, 5 June- Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation Maj-Gen Nyunt Tin, accompanied by officials, inspected weeding and prevention of insects and bacteria of farmers at the summer paddy fields irrigated by Kyauktalon Dam near Kyauktalon Village in Taungtha Township on 3 June. The minister and party arrived at Kyauktalon Supporting Dam construction project. Officials reported on progress in construction of the main dam, the control tower, the conduit and the spillway. Then, he inspected thriving of 400 acres of cotton plantations in the premonsoon long-staple cotton special zone at Hsimigan camp of Taungtha Township.

He left instructions on availability of quality strains, boosting of per-acre yield and purchase of cotton. Afterwards, the minister inspected irrigated summer sesame plantations in Yitkan Village of Myittha Township. He also inspected 3,300 acres of pre-monsoon long-staple cotton special zone of Myanma Cotton and Sericulture Enterprise. Officials reported on cultivation of quality strains, providing of agricultural technique for boosting per-acre yield, purchase of cotton and collection of quality strains. On 4 June, the minister arrived at Katetchin Farm in Singu Township and heard reports on cultivation of green pea and corn by officials and inspected the green pea plantations.

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( 9 )  Contraband monosodium glutamate destroyed in Mongpan

Yangon, 5 June- Members of Tatmadawmen on duty seized Thai-made Pot brand 920 250-gram contraband monosodium glutamate packets and 40 500-grams packets on the west bank of Tasuktein jetty in Mongpan Township on 8 May 2001. Officials destroyed the seized Thai-made contraband monosodium glutamate on 12 May.

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