The New Light of Myanmar (Thursday, 3 January, 2002)

Subject: The New Light of Myanmar (Thursday, 3 January, 2002)
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Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2002 03:17:16 EST
The New Light of Myanmar (Thursday, 3 January, 2002)
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1. State Peace and Development Council Chairman Senior General
   Than Shwe accepts credentials of Ambassador of Russian
   Federation
2. Secretary-1 receives Vietnamese delegation
3. Pyinnya Tazaung Association publishing " Pyinnya Tazaung ",
   other teaching-learning periodicals to contribute towards
   emergence of well-rounded education
4. - Commerce Minister receives German guests
   - Minister receives Korean Ambassador
   - Vietnamese delegation calls on Minister
   - Appointment of Ambassador agreed on
5. - Minister receives Vietnamese delegation
   - Minister inspects mining projects, plants in Shan State
     (North), PyinOoLwin
6. - Minister meets I&P, FSD staff
   - Vietnamese delegation visits Shwedagon Pagoda, Drug
     Elimination Museum
7. - Myanmar Forest Products and Timber Merchants Association
     meets
   - 57th Anniversary Armed Forces Day Commemorative Marching
     and Military Song Competition to be held
   - Myanmar Products Expo' 2002 to be held in Lashio
8. - Myanma Lacquerware Festival in Bagan on 19-23 January
   - Applied accounting and management course opened
9. - First Leg of Han Golf Masters Junior Golf C'ship held
   - 140,000 stimulant tablets seized in Muse

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( 1 )  State Peace and Development Council Chairman Senior General Than Shwe
accepts credentials of Ambassador of Russian Federation


Yangon, 2 Jan - Mr Oleg V Kabanov, newly accredited Ambassador of the Russian
Federation to the Union of Myanmar, presented his credentials to Senior
General Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of the
Union of Myanmar, at Dagon Yeiktha of the Ministry of Defence at 10 am today.
Also present on the occasion were State Peace and Development Council
Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt, Minister for Foreign Affairs U Win Aung,
Deputy Minister U Khin Maung Win and Director-General Thura U Aung Htet of
the Protocol Department.

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( 2 ) Secretary-1 receives Vietnamese delegation

Yangon, 2 Jan - Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council of the
Union of Myanmar Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt received visiting Chairman of the Council
of Nationalities of Vietnam National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam Mr Cu Hoa Van and party at the guest house of the Ministry of Defence
this evening.

Also present at the call together with Secretary-1 of the State Peace and
Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt were Minister for Foreign Affairs U Win
Aung, Minister for progress of Border Areas and National Races and
Development Affairs Col Thein Nyunt, Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and
Resettlement and for Immigration and Population Maj-Gen Sein Htwa, Deputy
Minister for Foreign Affairs U Khin Maung Win and Director-General of the
Protocol Department Thura U Aung Htet. The visiting delegation was
accompanied by Ambassador of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to Myanmar Mr
Pham Quang Khon.

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( 3 ) Pyinnya Tazaung Association publishing " Pyinnya Tazaung ", other
teaching-learning periodicals to contribute towards emergence of well-rounded
education

Yangon, 2 Jan- A ceremony to open the Golden Jubilee Celebration of Pyinnya
Tazaung was held at the hall of Myanmar Educational Research Bureau on Pyay
Road in Kamayut Township at 8 am today, with an address by Chairman of
Myanmar Education Committee Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development
Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt.

Also present on the occasion were Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and
Development Council Commander Brig-Gen Myint Swe, the ministers, the
Attorney-General, the Auditor-General, the Chairman of Civil Service
Selection and Training Board, the deputy ministers, officials of the State
Peace and Development Council Office, directors-general and chairmen of
departments and boards under the Ministry of Education, rectors of
universities, deputy directors-general, the chairman and Central Executive
Committee members of Myanmar Writers and Journalists Association, honorary
patrons of Pyinnya Tazaung Association, the chairman and executives of the
association, writers of the Pyinnya Tazaung magazine, the Golden Jubilee
Magazine Committee and editors, officials, guests and students of Yangon
Institute of Education.

First, Chairman of Myanmar Education Committee Secretary-1 of the State Peace
and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt delivered an opening address. He
said: At present, the entire nation is making collective efforts to enhance
the national education level; holding of the Golden Jubilee of the Pyinnya
Tazaung Association and the Pyinnya Tazaung magazine (The Light of Education)
amounts to honouring the firm and consolidated education association for its
efforts to strive for progress of Myanmar's education sector for half a
century. It is also an honour for the Pyinnya Tazaung Association for its
dutiful efforts to publish the Pyinnya Tazaung magazine (The Light of
Education) for 50 years since 1952 with sincere goodwill.

Uplift of the education of the entire nation plays a pivotal role for
progress of the nation and the race; all the education staff today have
already accepted the fact that the main responsibility lies with the
education staff to uplift the national education. Endeavours to develop the
education sector include all-round efforts to link the school education and
the social conditions with the aim of developing the education sector in
conformity with the process of communal progress; the education development
also calls for efforts to link the formal and non-formal education and for
emergence of a learning society.

Uplift of the intellectual level, enrichment of knowledge and possession of
correct thoughts in relation to educational studies, motivation of the will
and exerting efforts to pursue education are also vital for emergence of a
learning society. In other words, it can be said that the task to link the
respective sectors within the scopes of the school education and the human
society together with promotion of the intellectual level of the teachers and
the students are also important. Since its founding, the association has been
serving as a beacon of the education sector in accord with the motto " Panna
Sama Abha Natthi" meaning there is no brighter light than the light of
education.

In addition to its support to the education sector, the association has also
promoted the qualifications of the teaching staff. It has helped solve the
difficulties of teachers and uplift their spirit. It has brought out writers
who can give various categories of artistic value and knowledge not only to
teachers, but also to students. The Pyinnya Tazaung magazine is the oldest
periodical of the nation's education sector, serving the sector's interests
throughout the successive eras. It has been recorded as a magazine which has
fine historical, educational, literary traditions. Since the start of
publishing the magazine, the association was formed to systematically manage
the education development tasks.

The association has been striving for progress of the education for 50 years.
The aims of the association are: to assist in the realization of formal and
non-formal education development activities of the country; to build and
upgrade the capacity of teaching-learning process and the qualifications of
teachers and to enable teachers and education personnel of the country to be
familiar with modern education thoughts and practices; to assist in
developing formal and non-formal teaching-learning process and in conducting
research work; and to cooperate with governmental, non-governmental and
international agencies or organizations from time to time in promoting the
education development of the country. In accord with the aims, the
association is publishing its monthly magazine " Pyinnya Tazaung ",
teaching-learning aid journals and other periodicals, pictures and charts
contributing towards emergence of a well-rounded education.

 The association is also holding literary contests and donating books and
teaching aids to schools of border areas annually, and has set up its own
library. It is also providing books to libraries of the Information and
Public Relations Department of the Ministry of Information and cooperating
with international organizations to serve the interests of the education
sector. In other words, it has set up an education media network in serving
the national interests from the respective sector. The Secretary-1 praised
all personnel and writers for their greater performance in Pyinnya Tazaung
Educational Magazine for 50 years in education sector with noble goodwill and
sense of duty.

Now the government is implementing national education promotion special
four-year project with momentum and also undertaking the long-term education
project systematically in order to emerge an education system that can create
a learning society and can face the challenges of knowledge age, he said. He
spoke of the need for personnel of the Pyinnya Tazaung Magazine to
participate in the educational tasks of the government. He urged all to make
efforts for keeping abreast with international science and technological
development process and for enhancement of intellectual and reasoning power
of students, teachers and literary enthusiasts in accord with lofty
objectives of the Pyinnya Tazaung Magazine that promoted the light of
education for over 50 years.

 In conclusion, the Secretary-1 urged Pyinnya Tazaung Magazine to make
continued efforts for realization of the objectives of Pyinnya Tazaung
Committee, to participate in successful implementation of the government's
national education projects, to raise educational activities for realization
of national objectives and to preserve the light of education forever in
accord with its noble tradition. After the ceremony, the Secretary-1 posed
for the documentary photo together with members of Myanmar Education
Committee and members of Pyinnya Tazaung Association. Next, the Secretary-1
and party and guests viewed Pyinnya Tazaung magazines and Pyinnya Tazaung
special books published within 50 years, Pyinnya Tazaung teaching aid charts,
National Literary Award winning books of Pyinnya Tazaung writers, documentary
photos in the 50-year-journey of Pyinnya Tazaung, photos of Sayagyis who
discharged duties of Pyinnya Tazaung during 50 years, educational documents
and the paper on 30-year education project of Myanmar.

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( 4 ) Commerce Minister receives German guests

Yangon, 2 Jan - Minister for Commerce Brig-Gen Pyi Sone received Managing
Director of Siemens Ltd of Germany Dr Sepp E Tietze and party at his office
at 12.30 pm today. Present at the call were Deputy Minister for Commerce
Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan, Director-General of the Directorate of Trade U Nyunt Aye
and departmental officials.

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Minister receives Korean Ambassador

Yangon, 2 Jan - Minister for Communications, Posts and Telegraphs Brig-Gen
Thein Zaw received Ambassador of the Republic of Korea Mr Chung Jung-gum at
his office at 2 pm today. Also present were officials of Myanma Posts and
Telecommunications.

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Vietnamese delegation calls on Minister

Yangon, 2 Jan - Minister for Progress of Border Areas and National Races and
Development Affairs Col Thein Nyunt received a goodwill delegation led by
Chairman of the Council of Nationalities of Vietnam National Assembly of the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam Mr Cu Hoa Van at his office at 1.30 pm today.
At the call, they cordially discussed matters related to friendship between
the two countries and development tasks for border areas and national races.
Also present were Deputy Minister for PBANRDA Brig-Gen Than Tun, Ambassador
of Vietnam to Myanmar Mr Pham Quang Khon, Director-General of the Progress of
Border Areas and National Races Department Col Than Swe and officials.

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Appointment of Ambassador agreed on

 Yangon, 3 Jan - The Government of the Union of Myanmar has agreed to the
appointment of Mr Andres Carral Cuevas, as Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of Mexico to the Union of Myanmar. Mr Andres Carral Cuevas is
accredited to the Union of Myanmar, with residence in Singapore.
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( 5 ) Minister receives Vietnamese delegation

Yangon, 2 Jan - Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Maj-Gen
Sein Htwa received a visiting delegation led by Chairman of the Council of
Nationalities of Vietnam National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam Mr Cu Hoa Van at the Maykhala hall of the ministry at 3 pm today.
Also present were Director-General of the Social Welfare Department U Sit
Myaing, Director-General of the Fire Services Department U Myint Tun,
Director-General of the Relief and Resettlement Department U Than Oo, member
of the Work Committee for Myanmar Women Affairs Professor Daw Khin Aye Win
and Head of the office U Maung Pi.

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Minister inspects mining projects, plants in Shan State (North), PyinOoLwin

Yangon, 2 Jan-Minister for Mines Brig-Gen Ohn Myint and party arrived at
Namtu Mine in Shan State (North) on 30 December. Managing Director U Saw Lwin
of No 1 Mining Enterprise and General Manager of Namtu Mine U Aung Win
reported on mining and smelting of metals. The minister urged officials to
strive for exceeding the production target. Then, the minister and party
inspected workshops of the mine.

 The minister then inspected construction of Zinc Oxide Plant. On 31
December, the minister and party inspected packaging of loose soil containing
zinc at the place 32 miles from Namtu. Member of Central Executive Committee
of the Union Solidarity and Development Association Brig-Gen Ohn Myint met
USDA members at Namtu Township USDA Office. The minister and party proceeded
to the basic on-job training school of No 1 Mining Enterprise and gave
encouragement to the trainees. Afterwards, the minister and party inspected
coal exploitation of AAA Co in Sanlaung region, Hsipaw Township, and gypsum
mining of No 3 Mining Enterprise in Hsipaw. On 1 January, the minister and
party inspected No 1 Iron and Steel Plant in PyinOoLwin and gave instructions
on production of accessories to substitute imported spare parts, maintain
production and increase the production of fuel-wood substitute coal. The
minister and party inspected Patheingyi Limestone Work Site, staff welfare
agriculture tasks and the fish breeding pond.

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( 6 )  Minister meets I&P, FSD staff

Yangon, 2 Jan - Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Maj-Gen
Sein Htwa met with staff of Immigration and Population Department and Fire
Services Department at the Kawthoung Township Immigration and National
Registration Office on 29 December. Then, the minister gave instructions on
duties assigned, disciplines, moral and staff welfare and inspected the I&P
Office and Fire Services Department in Kawthoung District. The minister met
with the staff of I&P and FSD at the I&P office in Bokpyin Township on 30
December. On 31 December, the minister arrived at the Day Nursery in Dawei
Township and gave presents for the children. Then, the minister met with the
staff of I&P and FSD at the Taninthayi Division I&P Office.

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Vietnamese delegation visits Shwedagon Pagoda, Drug Elimination Museum

Yangon, 2 Jan- The visiting goodwill delegation led by Chairman of the
Council of Nationalities of Vietnam National Assembly of the Socialist R
epublic of Vietnam Mr Cu Hoa Van, accompanied by Director-General Col Than
Swe of Progress of Border Areas and National Races Department, paid obeisance
to Shwedagon Pagoda this morning. Officials of the pagoda board of trustees
welcomed the delegation and conducted them round the pagoda.

The delegation made cash donations to the pagoda. Then, the guests arrived at
Women's Development Centre of Social Welfare Department on Thanlwin Road.
Director-General U Sit Myaing conducted the guests round the centre. After
that, they visited Nationalities Youth Resources Development Degree College
(Yangon) of Education and Training Department of the Ministry for Progress of
Border Areas and National Races and Development Affairs. Principal U Sein
Htay and officials welcomed them.

They then visited Drug Elimination Museum at the corner of Hanthawady and
Kyundaw Streets. At 7 pm, Minister for Progress of Border Areas and National
Races and Development Affairs Col Thein Nyunt hosted a dinner in honour of
the Vietnamese delegation led by Mr Cu Hoa Van at Ottara Hall of Karaweik
Palace in Kandawgyi. Before the dinner, traditional dances were presented.
Then, they exchanged gifts.
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( 7 ) Myanmar Forest Products and Timber Merchants Association meets

Yangon, 2 Jan - The eighth meeting of Myanmar Forest Products and Timber
Merchants Association was held at the IBC of the Ministry of Forestry on Pyay
Road on 29 December, with an address by Deputy Minister for Forestry Col
Thaik Tun. Also present were President of the Union of Myanmar Federation of
Chambers of Commerce and Industry U Win Myint, Chairman U Aung Lwin of MFPTMA
and executives, General Secretary of UMFCCI U Zaw Min Win, CEC members and
executives, members of MFPTMA and guests. First, Chairman U Aung Lwin made a
speech. Then, Joint General Secretary of MFPTMA U Saw Hlaing submitted the EC
reports and financial reports and the reports were approved. Afterwards,
Deputy Minister Col Thaik Tun, UMFCCI President U Win Myint and
Vice-President U Htein Win accepted K 3.5 million and U$ dollars 743 donated
by 26 wellwishers.

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57th Anniversary Armed Forces Day Commemorative Marching and Military Song
Competition to be held

Yangon, 2 Jan- The Subcommittee for Marching and Military Song Competition
under the Work Committee for Organizing the Poetry and Arts Competitions
chaired by Deputy Minister for Culture U Soe Nyunt has announced that the
marching and military song competitions will be held in commemoration of the
57th Anniversary Armed Forces Day which falls on 27 March 2002. There will be
the open level in the marching song competition and two levels level 1 and
level 2in the military song competition. In addition to the first, second and
third prizes, special prizes will be presented to the winners in every
competition.

The songs are to be composed highlighting the 12 objectives of the State, the
objectives of the 57th Anniversary Armed Forces Day and the 12 fine
traditions of the Tatmadaw. Anyone can take part in the marching song
competition, but composers and vocalists included in the level 1 are not
allowed to participate in the other two levels. Those who have won the first,
second and third prizes in the level 2 of military song competition in the
previous years may take part in the level 1 only. Competitors individually or
in groups are allowed to send only one entry. The entry must be Myanmar
traditional melody and style and its duration must be from 4 to 6 minutes.

 The entry is to be recorded on a tape. A suitable title for the entry can be
given. Ten photo copies of lyrics of the entry and a copy of musical notes,
together with a tape, are to be sent. The entrants are to send their
curriculum vitae with three passport size colour photos. The committee will
contact tentatively selected competitors. The tentatively selected
competitors must take part in the final contest with tapes. The entries are
to be sent to Secretary of the Subcommittee, U Ko Ko Htwe, Myanma Radio and
Television, Pyay Road, not later than 31 January 2002.

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Myanmar Products Expo' 2002 to be held in Lashio

Yangon, 2 Jan- Dragon Exhibition Ltd will hold the Myanmar Products Expo'
2002 with the permission of Shan State (North) Peace and Development Council
at City Hall in Lashio from 9 to 13 January. Various kinds of textile and
personal goods, plastics products, paper, stationery and packaging materials,
small-sized machines and parts, computer sets and spare parts, sports
equipment and general services will be exhibited in conjunction with the
products demonstration. Admission is free.

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( 8 )  Myanma Lacquerware Festival in Bagan on 19-23 January

Yangon, 2 Jan - Under the sponsorship of the Cottage Industries Department of
the Ministry of Cooperatives and with the joint cooperation of lacquerware
technicians and entrepreneurs, the Myanma Lacquerware Festival will be held
at the Myanma Institute of Lacquerware in Bagan from 19 to 23 January.

The purpose of the festival is to publicize Myanma traditional lacquerwares
at home and abroad and to promote the standard of Myanma lacquerware. At the
festival, a wide range of lacquerwares, Myanma artistic handicrafts and
personal goods will be on sale, in conjunction with talks on lacquerware,
paper reading sessions, and lacquerware contests. Interested enterprises and
organizations may contact the Myanma Institute of Lacquerware (062-70208,
70231) and the Cottage Industries Department (01-661353, 661046, 02-39609).
The festival will be held from 9 am to 4 pm. Admission is free.

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Applied accounting and management course opened

Yangon, 2 Jan- Organized by the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of
Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI), the opening of the applied accounting and
management courses of level 1 batch (9) and level II batch (3), which are
conducted with the sponsorship of the Myanmar Society of Accoutants (MSA),
was held at the UMFCCI Training Centre on Bo Sun Pat Street, Pabedan Township
at 1.30 pm on 29 December.

It was attended by Patron of UMFCCI Dr Kyaw Htin, Vice-President U Htein Win,
General Secretary U Zaw Min Win and CEC members, MSA executives and others.
UMFCCI General Secretary U Zaw Min Win, Chairman of Economic and Education
Affairs Committee U Sein Win Hlaing and the representative of MSA spoke on
the occasion. The level I course is being attended by 53 trainees and the
level II course 27 trainees.

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( 9 )  First Leg of Han Golf Masters Junior Golf C'ship held

Yangon, 2 Jan- The First Leg of the Han Golf Masters Junior (Age-wise) Golf
Championship 2002 and the Golf Tournament in commemoration of 54th
Anniversary Independence Day, organized by Myanmar Golf Federation and mainly
sponsored by Han Golf Masters Pte Ltd with the aim of turning out new
generation golfers, were held at Silvery Golf Course of Yangon City
Development Committee this morning. Present were President of MGF Brig-Gen
Win Hlaing, General Secretary U Aung Kyi, executives, guests and spectators.
After the tournaments, on behalf of the president of MGF, General Secretary U
Aung Kyi explained the new generation golf tours to be held in 2002.

 Then, Director of Han Golf Masters Pte Ltd professional golfer U Kyi Hla Han
presented special prizes to two youngest players Ye Yint Thu, three and a
half year of age and Aung Shin Thant, four and a half year of age and first,
second and third prizes to Hnin Marlar with 102 strokes, Sandi Toe Hsaung
with 114 and Yadana Moe (Tamway BEHS-2) with 122 in the girls' division
respectively. Managing Director of Han Golf Masters Pte Ltd professional
golfer U Chan Han presented first, second and third prizes to Ye Myat Win
with 49 strokes, Nyan Lin with 50 and Myat Tha Oo with 52 in the boys'
under-10 age division respectively.

 General Secreatry of MGF U Aung Kyi presented first, second and third prizes
to Nay Bala Win Myint with 82 strokes, Lin Moe Tun with 82 and Kaung Myat Win
with 90 in the boys' 11-12 age division respectively. President of MGF
Brig-Gen Win Hlaing presented first, second and third prizes to Yan Naing
Phyo with 80 strokes, Min Thura Aung with 82 and Yan Myo Aye with 84 in the
boys' 13-14 age division respectively and first, second and third prizes to
That Zaw Htwe with 77, Naing Naing Lin with 77 and Bo Lay with 80 in the
boys' 15-17 age division respectively. Professional golfer U Kyi Hla Han gave
a training on basic golf techniques to new generation youth golfers who
participated in the first leg golf tournament, for about an hour. The
tournaments were co-sponsored by Pan-West (Myanmar), Wilson, Rapier, City
Golf Resort, Star Ice-cream, U Kyi Hla Han & Family.

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140,000 stimulant tablets seized in Muse

Yangon, 2 Jan - The Muse District Court handed down a sentence of
imprisonment on an illicit drug trafficker on 20 November last year. A
combined team comprising members of local intelligence unit and Muse Special
Anti-Drug Squad, acting on information, stopped and searched the car, Sunny
pick-up, with the number plate 1Kha/2898 bound for Muse from Mutaung Village
and seized 140,000 stimulant tablets weighing 13.3 kilos at 6 pm on 11 March
2001. The Muse police station took action against Aung Li (a) Kyauk Kyin Gan,
at the wheels, 32, son of U Kyauk Pi Chin, near the junction of Great Wall
Lodging House Street, Ward 7, Lashio, under Section 15/19 (A) of Narcotic
Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law. The Muse District Court heard the case
and sentenced him to 20 years in prison under Section 19 (A).

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