The New Light of Myanmar (Tuesday, 27 November, 2001)(2/2)

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The New Light of Myanmar (Tuesday, 27 November, 2001)(2/2)
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1. Special Refresher Course No 46 for Basic Education
   Teachers concludes
2. - Minister receives Chinese Journalists Group
   - Deputy Minister meets Japanese guests
3. - Appointment of Russian Ambassador agreed on
   - Minister attends opening of Health Care Management
     Course
4. - PBANRDA Minister attends opening of courses
   - Minister for Transport inspects construction of
     Heho Airport
5. - Gold plates donated to Shwedagon Pagoda
   - Coordination meeting on holding Buddha Pujaniya of
     Tooth Relic Pagoda (Yangon) held
6. - USDA CEC member U Aung Thaung attends offering of
     Kathina robes in Taungtha
   - Donations for paying respects to doyen literati
7. - IFBB Congress held
   - Dinner hosted to bodybuilders and officials
   - Contestants to 55th World Amateur Men's Bodybuilding
     Championships leave
8. National Literary Award winners interviewed
9.  Course for national-level rowing coaches opens

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( 6 )   USDA CEC member U Aung Thaung attends offering of Kathina robes in
Taungtha

Yangon, 26 Nov - Under the patronage of CEC member of the Union Solidarity
and Development Association U Aung Thaung and wife Daw Khin Khin Yi, the
eighth Kathina robe offering ceremony of Mahabodi Kyaungtaik in Kyaukka
Village, Taungtha Township, Mandalay Division, was held at the pandal of the
compound of the Kyaungtaik yesterday morning.

The ceremony started with three-time recitation of Namo Tassa by the
congregation who later received the Five Precepts from Sayadaw U Tejanda.
Then, 108 members of the Sangha were presented Kathina robes and offertories
by wellwishers. CEC member U Aung Thaung and wife Daw Khin Khin Yi and family
presented 200 bags of rice to Mahabodi Kyaungtaik and nuns.

The Mahabodi Kyaungtaik Saya-daw delivered a sermon. After the sharing of
merits gained, the ceremony came to an end. At 11 am, CEC member U Aung
Thaung attended the ceremony, held at the pandal, to pay respects to 74
elders aged above 75. At the ceremony, CEC member U Aung Thaung and family
paid obeisance and presented gifts to the aged persons. Then, CEC member U
Aung Thaung explained the purpose of paying respects to the aged persons.
Afterwards, an old person, on behalf of the aged, thanked the wellwishers.

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Donations for paying respects to doyen literati

Yangon, 26 Nov- A ceremony to make donations to the fund for observance of
Sarsodaw Day (1363) and for paying respects to doyen literati was held at the
office of Myanmar Writers and Journalists Association at noon today. Present
on the occasion were Chairman of MWJA U Hla Myaing (Ko Hsaung), Joint
Secretary U Myint Kywe (Maung Myint Kywe), CEC members and Joint Secretary of
Fund-Raising Committee U Soe Shein (Maung Soe Htaik-Thonze) and wellwishers.

The donations included K 100,000 by Chief Editor of Thutaswezone Publishing
House Dr Tin Tun Oo-Dr Khin Moe Moe, K 10,000 by parents Lt-Col Win Maung-Daw
Khin Swe Tint in memory of late Lt Ye Kyaw Thu Win, K 10,000 by Palmist U San
Tin Aung (Shwe Bo) of 290, Myaynigon Pyay Road in Sangyoung Township, K
10,000 by U Kyi Aung (Kyi Aung-Ingapu)-Palmist Daw Sandi Marla (San Mya Aye),
K 10,000 by Daw Thin Thin Min, great-granddaughter of Minlatwargyi of 67, Pan
Hlaing Street in Kyimyindine Township, K 5,000 by film star Daw Khin Aye Han
(Theinbyume), K 1,000 by Sangyoung Township Writers and Journalists
Association, K 1,000 by U Soe Win (Takkatho Soe Yin), K 1,000 by Dr Htain Win
(Medical superintendent), K 1,000 by Yuwady San Yu Myint (Botahtaung), K
1,000 by U Aung Min (Minyoyin-Thaketa), K 5,000 by Daw That That Shwe (Tin
Shwe Sarpay), K 20,000 by U Kyaw Win (Ponnawady Phone Swe)-Daw Babe Myint
(Shwebo Thiri Marlar) 0f 227, 32nd Street, Yangon, K 10,000 by U Han Nyunt
(Yangon Division Law Officer)-Daw San Myint (writer Nyo Nyo Yin-DaikU), K
50,000 by U Nay Zin Lat-Daw Khin San (AMBO Co.), K 30,000 by U Khin Maung
Lay-Daw Kyu Kyu of 33 (E) 35 Malikha Street, Seven-mile and K 1,500 by Daw
Cho Cho Than (Cho Mya Ngwe). CEC member Daw Khin Khin Sein (Yuwady Khin Sein
Hlaing), on behalf of the wellwishers, handed over the donations to the
officials who presented certificates of honour to the wellwishers.
Wellwishers may contact No 529, Merchant Street, Myanmar Writers and
Journalists Association (second floor), Sarpay Beikman (Tel: 252417, 254173).

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( 7 ) IFBB Congress held

Yangon, 26 Nov - The International Federation of Bodybuilding Congress was
held at the Inya Lake Hotel on Kaba Aye Pagoda Road yesterday. It was
attended by executives of IFBB Mr Rafael Santonja, executive assistant to the
president and chairman of the judges committee, Ms Pamela Kagan, executive
director, Mr Paul Chua, vice-president for Asia, and vice-chairmen of Asia
Bodybuild-ing Federation, chairmen and executives of judges committee,
medical committee and technical committee and representatives from respective
nations. At the congress, on behalf of the IFBB, Mr Rafael Santonja, Ms
Pamela Kagan and Mr Paul Chua presented Service Award of IFBB to Myanmar
Bodybuilding and Physical Culture Federation President Col Myint Aung and
Vice-President U Tin Maung Swe.

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Dinner hosted to bodybuilders and officials

Yangon, 26 Nov- Chairman of the Leading Committee for Organizing the 55th
World Amateur Men's Bodybuilding Championships Minister for Sports Brig-Gen
Thura Aye Myint hosted a dinner in honour of those who attended the
championships, managers, officials and contestants at the Inya Lake Hotel
last night. The minister spoke at the dinner and presented gifts to the
officials.

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Contestants to 55th World Amateur Men's Bodybuilding Championships leave

Yangon, 26 Nov -Among those who took part in the 55th World Amateur Men's
Bodybuilding Championships hosted by Myanmar for the first time, officials,
managers, instructors, sponsors and bodybuilders from Australia, Egypt,
Estonia, Greece, Hong Kong, Italy, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, South Africa,
Thailand, Vietnam, Austria, England, Iraq,  Malaysia, Netherlands, New
Zealand, Slovakia, Wale(UK), Azerbaijan, Czech, Denmark, Finland, UAE, Japan,
Korea, Malta, Poland, Russia and Turkey left Yangon for their homes by air
this morning. They were seen off at Yangon International Airport by officials
of subcommittee for the holding, inviting and welcoming of the 55th Mr
Universe Championship competition. On 27 and 28 November, officials,
managers, instructors, supporters and athletes from Cyprus, Germany, Greece,
India, Kenya, Malaysia, Switzerland, Romania, China, Singapore, Brazil,
Bulgaria, China (Taipei), Guyana, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Romania,
will also leave for their homes.

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( 8 )    National Literary Award winners interviewed

Yangon, 26 Nov-The New Light of Myanmar interviewed Mi Chan Wai, winner of
the National Literary Award, at No 10, Aungbarlay Street, Kyauk-myaung in
Tamway Township today. She won National Literary Award for 2000 in the
collected short stories for
"Kamar-yinkwe-hnint-achar-pin-le-wut-htu-to-myar." "Creation of literary work
is just like nuturing a child. As a mother, I'm very satisfied with the
recognition extended to my work. I'm surprised and glad to hear in the radio
news that my book won the national literary award. I didn't expect to win
such an award.

I feel honoured for my book being selected to win the national literary
award," she said. In her short stories general knowledge about the sea was
written. She described promotion of the life of Salon nationals with the
support of interesting facts. The writer vividly expressed the struggles of
youths who are at the crossroads Ñ whether they are to earn their living in
the sea at the risk of their lives or to study lessons at school. During her
middle school student days, she wrote articles in Oway Journal in 1972 under
a pseudonym Thakhutpan (Thaton). She used her pen name Mi Chan Wai in Myeik
Magazine in 1984. She moved to Myeik as a primary assistant teacher. She
studied facts about the sea and wrote about it in her short stories.

Her name is Daw Yi Yi Tun and she is daughter of U Tun Khin, a Bamar and Daw
Than Sein, a Mon national. She retired from school teacher and is now engaged
in writing. Maung Khaing Khant embarked on the writing career in 1973 with
his poem entitled " Towards the victory of Independence". In 1995, he won the
Sarpay Beikman Manuscript Award for his script " Prevention against Pests and
Weeds". He has written more than 200 novels, poems, and articles and 42 books
on religious literature. Chief Editor of Myat-Pan-Wai magazine and Shwe
Myanmar journal, he also serves as Chairman of Bahan Township Writers and
Journalists Association. Maung Khaing Khant, who won the National Literary
Award for his book entitled "Emerald green Images" in youth literature genre,
said that in his book he presented what the youth should knowÑ the
instruction of the Buddha, the discourse of the Buddha and the teaching of
the BuddhaÑ reflecting his own experiences, pleasant as well as unpleasant.

As regards the youth who will have to shoulder the duties of the State in
future, Maung Khaing Khant said that the youth will have to inevitably
experience the globalization and the tactics of neo-colonialists, that big
nations are manipulating and capitalizing on small ones under the pretext of
globalization and that therefore the youth should carefully avoid alien
culture, traditions and customs and ideas, reinforcing the national cultural
resistance.

 The writer who won the National Literary Award for General Knowledge
(applied science) was Aung Chein Bwa and the title of his award-winning book
is "Myanma Eating Habit and Edible Oil". He was with the Ministry of Commerce
for 30 years and there he had to take care of importing edible oil and
distribution of it for about 15 years. His father was also an expert in
edible oil. Therefore, Aung Chein Bwa is also quite knowledgeable about
edible oil. In his book, Aung Chein Bwa wrote that although the Ministry of
Health has often warned against consuming edible oil more than enough, we
Myanmar people are still indulged in it.

They even take pride in consuming it. In reality, he said, using a lot of
edible oil was not the eating habit of Myanmar people. He wrote in his book
that according to historical facts, it was the habit of those who entered and
settled in Myanmar in the colonial age and we Myanmar people copied their
eating habit. From the health of point of view, eating less oil can lower the
risk of health hazards, and it can save a lot of foreign exchange every year,
which is quite sufficient for building 28 bridges and plenty of factories, he
elaborated in his book.

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( 9 )  Course for national-level rowing coaches opens

 Yangon, 26 Nov - A ceremony to open a course for national-level rowing
coaches jointly sponsored by IOC, MOC, FISA and MRCF under the Olympic unity
programme was held at the Rowing Federation, Inya Lake, attended by Minister
for Sports Brig-Gen Thura Aye Myint. Also present were Chairman of Myanma
Olympic Committee Vice-Adjutant General Brig-Gen Maung Nyo, Director-General
U Thaung Htaik of the Sports and Physical Education Department and officials.
The minister made a speech. Course Director of FISA Mr Chris Perry extended
greetings. The minister cordially met the trainees. The course will last till
30 November.

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