The New Light of Myanmar (Thursday, 13 December, 2001)

Subject: The New Light of Myanmar (Thursday, 13 December, 2001)
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Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 03:55:14 EST
The New Light of Myanmar (Thursday, 13 December, 2001)
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1. - President Mr Jiang Zemin and Madame Wang Yeping arrive
     on state visit
   - President Jiang Zemin of PRC calls on Chairman of State
     Peace and Development Council
   - Senior General Than Shwe
2. Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing hosts
   banquet in honour of PRC President Mr Jiang Zemin and
   Madame Wang Yeping and party
3. Senior General Than Shwe holds discussions with President
   Jiang Zemin
4. - President Jiang Zemin's arrival statement
   - Press conference on PRC President's state visit held
5. Myanmar and PRC sign seven agreements on various fields
6. Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt calls on President Jiang Zemin
   and wife
7. - Minister receives Chinese delegation
   - Commerce Minister receives Singaporean guests
   - National Workshop on Mutual Legal Assistance concludes
8. - Minister for Industry-1 inspects sites for construction
     of cement bag factory and pulp mill
   - Myanmar Aerospace Engineering University to be opened
   - Coop candy factory inspected
9. Drug trafficker sentenced

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( 1 ) President Mr Jiang Zemin and Madame Wang Yeping arrive on state visit


Yangon, 12 Dec- At the invitation of Chairman of the State Peace and
Development Council and Prime Minister of the Union of Myanmar Senior General
Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing, the goodwill delegation led by
President of the People's Republic of China Mr Jiang Zemin and Madame Wang
Yeping arrived here by special flight this afternoon to pay a state visit to
Myanmar.

President of the People's Republic of China Mr Jiang Zemin and Madame Wang
Yeping and goodwill delegation members were welcomed at Yangon International
Airport by Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council and Prime
Minister of the Union of Myanmar Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing
Kyaing, Vice-Chair-man of the State Peace and Development Council General
Maung Aye and wife, Secretary-l of the State Peace and Development Counci1
Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt and wife, members of the State Peace and Development
Council Maj-Gen Thura Shwe Mann and wife and Commander of Yangon Command
Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than and wife, Minister for Foreign Affairs U Win Aung and
wife Deputy Minister U Khin Maung Win and wife, Ambassador of Myanmar to PRC
U Sein Win Aung and wife, Director-General Thura U Aung Htet of the Protocol
Department, the Acting Dean of Diplomatic Corps the Ambassador of Italy and
heads of foreign missions in Myanmar and their wives, heads of UN agencies
and their wives, Ambassador of PRC Mr Li Jinjun, staff and families of the
Chinese Embassy.

Schoolgirls and Chinese community in Yangon waiting at the airport welcomed
the Chinese President and Madame and delegation members waving miniature
flags of the two countries and chanting slogans. The aircraft carrying the
Chinese delegation led by President Mr Jiang Zemin and Madame Wang Yeping
arrived at the airport at 12.30 pm.

 Director-General Thura U Aung Htet of the-Protocol Department and Chinese
Ambassador Mr Li Jinjun boarded the plane and welcomed President Mr Jiang
Zemin and Madame Wang Yeping. Then, the Chinese President and Madame were
accorded a 21-gun salute. Schoolgirls and Chinese community in Yangon waiting
at the airport-welcomed the Chinese President and Madame waving miniature
flags of the two countries and chanting slogans. Pictures of Senior General
Than Shwe and PRC President Mr Jiang Zemin were hung at both sides of the
archway of VIP Lounge of Yangon International Airport.

Two Myanmar girls presented a bouquet to the goodwill delegation led by the
Chinese President. Afterwards, PRC President Mr Jiang Zemin and Madame Wang
Yeping were greeted by Senior General  Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing.
First, the PRC President presented his entourage to Senior General Than Shwe
and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing and party.

Similarly, the Senior General presented his entourage to the PRC President
and Madam Next, Senior General Than-Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing and
party, PRC President Mr Jiang Zemin and Madame Wang Yeping and party went to
the reception hall of the airport. Then, PRC President Mr Jiang Zemin and
Senior General Than Shwe took the salute of the Guard of Honour. The State
Band played the national anthems of the two countries.

Afterwards, the PRC President  and the Senior General inspected the Guard of
Honour. Then, the PRC President and the Senior General greeted the Acting
Dean of Diplomatic Corps the Ambassador of Italy and heads of foreign
missions in Myanmar and their wives, heads of UN agencies and their wives,
Ambassador of PRC Mr Li Jinjun, staff and families of the Chinese Embassy at
the reception hall.

The PRC President and Madame and goodwill delegation members, together with
Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing and party proceeded to
Seinle Kantha State House in a motorcade.

Teachers, students, nurses and people numbering 10,000 warmly welcomed the
guests waving miniature flags of the two countries along the route from the
airport to Seinle Kantha State House, and also along the University Avenue
wishing the President of the People's Republic of China and Madame and Senior
General Than Shwe and wife good health and hailing the Myanmar-China
friendship.

In extending the grand welcome to the PRC President  and Madame and members
of the goodwill delegation an archway was put up at the entrance of Yangon
International Airport bearing the wards both in Myanmar and English "We
warmly welcome His Excellency President of the People's Republic of China Mr
Jiang Zemin and Madame Wang Yeping" flags of the two nations were posted at
the entrance to the airport, at the corner of Inyalay, at the corner of Pyay
Road and Inya Road, in front of the People's Square, Yangon International
Airport and along the entrance road, along Pyay Road and the bund of Inya
Lake, at the junction of Kamayut, Hanthawady Roundabout, U Wisara Roundabout
and the People's Square.

The guests, together with Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing
Kyaing, arrived at Seinle Kantha State House at 1 pm. Afterwards, the Senior
General and wife greeted the PRC President and Madame and left there at 1.15
pm. The PRC President and Madame were accompanied by Vice Premier of the
State Council Mr Qian Qichen and wife Mrs Zhou Hanqiong, Minister of Foreign
Affairs Mr Tang Jiaxuan, Minister of State Development Planning Commission Mr
Zeng Peiyan, Minister of Agriculture Mr Du Qinglin, Minister of Foreign Trade
and Economic Cooperation Mr Shi Guangsheng, Director of Central Policy
Planning Office Mr Teng Wensheng, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr Wang Yi
and senior departmental officials of the People's Republic of China.

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 President Jiang Zemin of PRC calls on Chairman of State Peace and
Development Council  Senior General Than Shwe

YANGON, 12 Dec-Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Prime
Minister Senior General Than Shwe met President Jiang Zemin of the people's
Republic of China, currently here on a state visit, at the Credentials Hall
in the Pyithu Hluttaw building this evening.

Present on the occasion together with Senior General Than Shwe were
Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council General Maung Aye,
Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt,
Minister for Foreign Affairs U Win Aung, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs
U Khin Maung Win, Vice Premier Mr Qian Qichen and Minister for Foreign Affa
irs Mr Tang Jiaxuan.

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( 2 ) Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing hosts banquet in
honour of PRC President Mr Jiang Zemin and Madame Wang Yeping and party

Yangon, 12 Dec- Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of the
Union of Myanmar Prime Minister Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing
Kyaing hosted a banquet in honour of the goodwill delegation led by President
of the People's Republic of China Mr Jiang Zemin and Madame Wang Yeping at
the Reception Hall of the Pyithu Hluttaw Building on Pyay Road at 7.30 pm
today.

Also present at the banquet were Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and
Development Council General Maung Aye and wife, Secretary-1 of the State
Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt and wife, members of the
State Peace and Development Council and their wives, Commander-in-Chief
(Navy) Vice-Admiral Kyi Min and wife, Commander-in-Chief (Air) Maj-Gen Myint
Swe and wife, the ministers and their wives, the Yangon City Mayor and wife,
the Deputy  Minister for Foreign Affairs and wife, senior military officers,
Ambassador of the Union of Myanmar to PRC U Sein Win Aung and wife, Chinese
Ambassador Mr Li Jinjun, directors-general of the State Peace and Development
Council Office, the Government's Office, the Pyithu Hluttaw Building and the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassadors and their wives of missions in
Yangon, resident representatives and heads of UN agencies and guests.

At the banquet, the State Band played national anthems of the two countries.
Then, Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing and President Mr
Jiang Zemin and Madame Wang Yeping, together with those present, toasted the
banquet. Before and during the banquet, vocalists presented songs to the
accompaniment of Myanma Athan modern music troupe.

 After the banquet, artistes of the Fine Arts Department of the Ministry of
Culture and the dance troupe of Heilongjiang Province of China, which arrived
here under the arrangements of culture exchange between China and Myanmar
presented variety cultural dances of the two countries. After the variety
dances, President Mr Jiang Zemin and Madame Wang Yeping and Senior General
Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing presented the flower basket to the
artistes.

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( 3 ) Senior General Than Shwe holds discussions with President Jiang Zemin

 Yangon, 12 Dec- Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Prime
Minister Senior General Than Shwe met and had discussions with President
Jiang Zemin of the People's Republic of China in the hall of the Pyithu
Hluttaw building at 4.15 pm today.

Present on the occasion together with Senior General Than Shwe were
Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council General Maung Aye,
Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt,
Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation Maj-Gen Nyunt Tin, Minister for
Industry-1 U Aung Thaung, Minister for Industry-2 Maj-Gen Saw Lwin, Minister
for National Planning and Economic Development U Soe Tha, Minister for
Commerce Brig-Gen Pyi Sone, Minister for Finance and Revenue U Khin Maung
Thein, Minister for Foreign Affairs U Win Aung, Minister for Livestock and
Fisheries Brig-Gen Maung Maung Thein, Minister for Energy Brig-Gen Lun Thi,
Minister for Science and Technology U Thaung, Minister for Electric Power
Brig-Gen Tin Htut, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs U Khin Maung Win,
Myanmar Ambassador to the PRC U Sein Win Aung, Director-General of the State
Peace and Development Council Office Lt-Col Pe Nyein and departmental
officials. Also present together with the President Jiang Zemin were Minister
for Foreign Affairs Mr Tang Jiaxuan, Minister of State Development Planning
Commission Mr Zeng Peiyan, Minister of Agriculture Mr Du Quinglin, Minister
of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Mr Shi Guangsheng, Director of
Central Policy Planning Mr Teng Wen Sheng, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
Wang Yi, Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar Mr Li Jinjun and senior officials.

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( 4 ) President Jiang Zemin's arrival statement

 Yangon, 12 Dec- At the invitation of Chairman of the State Peace and
Development Council of the Union of Myanmar Prime Minister Senior General
Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing, the goodwill delegation led by
President of the People's Republic of China Mr Jiang Zemin and Madame Wang
Yeping arrived here this afternoon to pay a state visit. The following is a
translation of the written statement by PRC President Mr Jiang Zemin.

I am very glad to have the opportunity of coming to the Union of Myanmar for
a state visit at the invitation of Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of the
State Peace and Development Council. I would like to take this opportunity to
convey the cordial greetings and good wishes of the Chinese people to the
people of Myanmar. China and Myanmar are good neighbours with a profound "
pawkphaw " friendship fostered in the long-term and close contacts between
the two peoples.

In the past 50 years since the establishment of diplomatic ties, the two
countries initiated the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence for
state-to-state relations and the friendly bilateral relations were constantly
consolidated and developed. This is in the interest of the two peoples as
well as peace and stability in the region.

 I wish to enhance mutual understanding, deepen friendship and expand
cooperation through exchange of views on our bilateral relations and other
issues of common interest with leaders of Myanmar during my visit. I also
wish to learn more about the economic and social development of the country.
I am confident that with the thoughtful arrangements of our host, my current
visit will achieve positive results. May the Union of Myanmar enjoy
prosperity and its people well-being.

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Press conference on PRC President's state visit held

Yangon, 12 Dec - The Press conference on the state visit of President of the
People's Republic of China Mr Jiang Zemin at the invitation of Chairman of
the State Peace and Development Council of the Union of Myanmar Prime
Minister Senior-General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing, was held at the
Sedona Hotel on Kaba Aye Pagoda Road at 6.45 pm today.

Present on the occasion were Managing Director of the News and Periodicals
Enterprise of the Ministry of Information U Tin Kha, Director-General of the
Information and Public Relations Department U Chit Naing, Correspondent U
Sein Win of Kyodo News Agency, President of the Foreign Correspondents Club U
Sao Kai Hpa and members, officials and editors of the Ministry of
Information, and correspondents of Kyodo, Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Nikki and NHK
News Agencies, Hong Kong TVB, Asia TV, Asia Plus, Cable TV, Phoenix TV, Radio
Television HK, and Commercial Radio. Director-General of the Information
Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of PRC Mr Kong Quan, who
accompanies the PRC President, presented matters related to the state visit,
and agreements signed between the Union of Myanmar and the People's Republic
of China. Then, Mr Kong Quan replied to the queries raised by those present,
and the conference ended at 7.45pm.
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( 5 ) Myanmar and PRC sign seven agreements on various fields

Yangon, 12 Dec - The Union of Myanmar and the People's Republic of China
signed seven agreements at the Protocol Hall of the Pyithu Hluttaw building
here at 6 pm today. Present at the ceremony were Chairman of the State Peace
and Development Council and Prime Minister Senior General Than Shwe,
Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council General Maung Aye,
Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt,
ministers, deputy ministers, the Myanmar ambassador to the PRC and heads of
department. President of the PRC Mr Jiang Zemin, Vice Premier Mr Qian Qichen,
ministers, the ambassador of PRC to Myanmar and senior departmental officials
were also present.

Minister for Home Affairs Col Tin Hlaing and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr
Tang Jiaxuan signed and exchanged documents on the Protocol between the
Ministry of Home Affairs of Myanmar and the Ministry of Public Security of
the PRC on Cooperation in Border Areas. Minister for National Planning and
Economic Development U Soe Tha and Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic
Cooperation Mr Shi Guangsheng of the PRC signed and exchanged documents on
the Agreement on Economic and Technical Cooperation and the Agreement on the
Promotion and Protection of Investments between the Government of the Union
of Myanmar and the Government of PRC.

 Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation Maj-Gen Nyunt Tin and Minister of
Agriculture of the People's Republic of China Mr Du Qinglin signed and
exchanged documents on the agreement between the government of Union of
Myanmar and the government of the PRC on Phytosanitary Cooperation. Minister
for Livestock and Fisheries Brig-Gen Maung Maung Thein and Minister of
Agriculture of the PRC Mr Du Qinglin signed and exchanged documents on the
Agreement on Cooperation in the Animal Health and Quarantine and the
Agreement on Fisheries Cooperation between the government of the Union of
Myanmar and the government of the PRC. Deputy Minister for Energy U Tin Tun
and President of the state-owned China National Petroleum Corporation of the
PRC Mr Ma Fu Cai signed and exchanged documents on the Contract for Improved
Petroleum Recovery on I0R-4, Pyay Field, between Myanma Oil and Gas
Enterprise and CNPC International Ltd.

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( 6 )  Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt calls on President Jiang Zemin and wife

 Yangon, 12 Dec -Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council
Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt and wife Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe called on President of the
People's Republic of China Mr Jiang Zemin and Madame Wang Yeping, who are on
a goodwill visit in Myanmar at the invitation of Chairman of the State Peace
and Development Council Prime Minister of the Union of Myanmar Senior General
Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing, at Seinle Kantha State House here at
3.30 pm today. Also present at the call were Vice Premier of the State
Council Mr Qian Qichen and wife, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr Tang Jiaxuan,
Minister for Foreign Affairs U Win Aung and wife, Ambassador of Myanmar to
China U Sein Win Aung and wife, and Director-General of the Protocol
Department Thura U Aung Htet.

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( 7 ) Minister receives Chinese delegation

 Yangon, 12 Dec -Minister for Industry-1 U Aung Thaung received Chairman of
China Material Machinery & Equipment Corporation (Group) Mr Ren Hong Bin and
party at his office at 2 pm today. Also present at the call were Deputy
Minister for Industry-1 Brig-Gen Kyaw Win, directors- general and managing
directors of industries and departments under the ministry.

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Commerce Minister receives Singaporean guests

Yangon, 12 Dec - Minister for Commerce Brig-Gen Pyi Sone received Chief
Operating Officer of UE Trade Corporation Pte Ltd of Singapore Mr Pankaj
Pandit and party at his office on Strand Street at 2 pm today. Also present
at the call were Director-General of the Directorate of Trade U Nyunt Aye,
Director-General of the Border Trade Department U Nay Win, Managing Director
of Myanma Agricultural Produce Trading U Min Hla Aung and departmental
officials.

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 National Workshop on Mutual Legal Assistance concludes

Yangon, 12 Dec- The National Workshop on Mutual Legal Assistance, organized
by UNDCA, the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control and the
Attorney-General, continued for the final day at Sedona Hotel on Kaba Aye
Pagoda Road at 9 am today. Director-General Dr Tun Shin of Attorney-General's
Office presided over the workshop.

Also present at the workshop were officials of the UNDCA Resident
Representative's Office, 31 delegates of the Attorney-General's Office,
Supreme Court, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, CCDAC, Office of the Chief of
Military Intelligence, Myanmar Police Force, Central Bank of Myanmar and
Bureau of Special Investigation. The director-general of Attorney-General's
Office gave a speech on the occasion.
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( 8 )  Minister for Industry-1 inspects sites for construction of cement bag
factory and pulp mill


Yangon,12 Dec- Minister for Industry -1 U Aung Thaung and officials inspected
the sites for construction of cement bag factory and pulp mill near Yeni No 2
Paper Mill in Yeni, Bago Division, yesterday.

The cement bag factory will produce 80 tons of bags a day and the pulp
factory will manufacture 50 tons of pulp Factory Manager U Tin Htut  reported
on construction of new factories with the aid of charts. The minister then
gave instructions. The minister and party went to the paper mill and
inspected production process, paper rolls and  cutting of paper into various
sizes. At 10 am, the minister and party went to Zeyawady No 2 distillery and
inspected quality control work, bottling, alcohol tanks, storage of fuel oil
and boilers. The minister gave instructions. The minister inspected
construction of warehouse r for alcohol and storage of alcohol.

At 2 pm, the minister  went to Win Thuza shop in Bago and inspected sale of
products of the Ministry of Industry-1, the Ministry of  Agriculture and
Irrigation, the  Ministry of Industry-2, the  Ministry of Energy and the
Ministry of Livestock and
Fisheries. He discussed storage  of goods.

A contract signing ceremony between Myanma Paper and Chemical Industries and
Tianjin Machinery-'Import and Export Corporation (Group) of the People's
Republic of  China for construction of 60-ton  per day pulp factory and
newsprint project in Thabaung  Township, Ayeyawady Division, was held at the
Ministry of Industry-1 on Kaba Aye Pagoda Road this morning.

Present were Minister U Aung Thaung, Deputy Ministers Brig-Gen Thein Tun and
Brig-Gen Kyaw Win, the directors-general and managing directors of
departments and enterprises and representatives led by Chairman Mr Sun Jian
Rong of Tianjin Machinery Import and Export Corporation (Group3.)

Managing Director of  Myanma Paper and Chemical Industries U Than Shwe
reported on construction of pulp factory and newsprint factory project.

Managing Director of Myanma Paper and Chemical Industries U Than Shwe and
Chairman Mr Sun Jian Rong of Tianjin Machinery Import and Export Corporation
(Group) signed the contract and exchanged it. Chairman Mr Sun Jian Rong spoke
words of thanks. The US $ 36.5 million project will be implemented for
providing the needs of newsprint in the country, import substitute products
and earning foreign exchange by exporting the surplus.

Similarly, the contract signing ceremony between Chengda Chemical Engineering
Corporation and Myanma Paper and Chemical Industries for construction of
80-ton per day unbleached bamboo pulp mill, 50-ton per day chemi thermo
mechanical, pulp factory and 120-ton per day alkali recovery plant at the
Ministry of Industry-l. Managing Director of Myanma Paper and Chemical
Industries U Than Shwe reported on the project. President Mr Cao Guang and
Managing Director U Than Shwe signed the contracts worth US $ 81.5 million
and exchanged them. President Mr Cao Guang spoke words of thanks.

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Myanmar Aerospace Engineering University to be opened

Yangon, 12 Dec - The Myanmar Aerospace Engineering University of the Ministry
of Science and Technology will be opened in August 2002. The degree courses
on BE (Aerospace Propulsion & Flight Vehicles), BE (Aerospace-Avionics) and
BE (Aerospace-Electrical Systems & Instrumentation) will be conducted at the
university. Each degree course lasts 5 years and altogether fifty students
will be allowed for each degree course.

 Male students who got 345 marks and above in the 2001 matriculation exam and
meet the following qualifications are entitled to apply for the entrance
examination. (a) The applicant must be a Myanmar citizen according to the
existing law. (b) The applicant must pass a medical check-up. (c) The
applicant must take an entrance examination which includes three two-hour
papers  English, Mathematics and Science and are set in accord with the
matriculation curriculum. (The date, time and place for the examination will
be announced in due course.) (d) An interview will be called for.
Applications are to be sent to the University Entrance Scrutiny Board (the
Higher Education Department, Lower Myanmar) not later than 14 January 2002.
The serial number of the application already sent to the University Entrance
Scrutiny Board (the Higher Education Department, Lower Myanmar), the roll
number of the matriculation examination, the examination centre and total
marks must be correctly described in the application. For more information,
contact the Higher Education Department (Lower Myan-mar), Thaton Road,
Kamayut Township, Ph 503147, and the Yangon Technological University, Gyogon,
Insein, Ph 642560.

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Coop candy factory inspected

Yangon, 12 Dec - Minister for Cooperatives Lt-Gen Tin Ngwe inspected
production process at the cooperative candy factory at the corner of Cherry
Street and Industry-3 Street in Industrial Zone, Shwepyitha, this morning.
The director-general of the Cooperative Department, the chairman of the
factory and officials conducted the minister round the factory. Then, the
minister and the factory management board of directors held a coordination
meeting.

Deputy Director-General of the Cooperative Department Lt-Col Tin Win,
Vice-Chairman U Htay Win and Managing Director U Aung Win reported on
production capacity, management and marketing. The minister gave
instructions. The minister and party next inspected hatching of fingerlings,
and breeding of fish and pigs jointly run by Yangon Division and Township
Cooperative Syndicate and Kyaw Ya General Business Cooperative Society. The
minister gave necessary instructions to the officials. The minister attended
the ceremony to disseminate knowledge on cooperatives and delivered a speech
at the meeting hall of the ministry. Also present were the directors-general
of the Cooperative Department and the Cottage Industries Department,
officials, and principals and teachers of Cooperative Degree College,
Colleges and Commercial Schools.
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( 9 ) Drug trafficker sentenced

 Yangon, 12 Nov - A combined team comprising members of local intelligence
unit and Bago Anti-Drug Squad, acting on information, searched Cho Tu (a) Saw
Tei Hlyan on the Yangon-Mandalay Highway, near Hteene Gone Village, Toungoo
Township and seized 735 grams of marijuana, at 3 pm on 24 June 2001. In
connection with the case, the Toungoo Police Station No 1 filed Cho Tu (a)
Saw Tei Hlyan, 34, son of U Baraung Ne of Thaung-thale Village, DaikU
Township under Section 15/19(A) of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances
Law. Toungoo District Court handed down 15 years' imprisonment under Section
19 (A) of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law on him on 27
November.

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