The New Light of Myanmar (Friday, 4 January, 2002)(2/2)

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The New Light of Myanmar (Friday, 4 January, 2002)(2/2)
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1. Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council
   Senior General Than Shwe's message on the occasion of
   the 54th Anniversary Independence Day
2. Foreign Heads of State/Government send felicitations to
   Senior General Than Shwe
3. State Peace and Development Council issues Notifications
   on conferring titles and medals of commendation
4. Secretary-1 attends opening of Independence Day Commemorative
   Exhibition
5. Prizes presented to outstanding students for 2001-2002
   School Family Day
6. Outstanding students demonstrate skills on School Family Day
   for 2001-2002
7. Committee for Construction of Lawka Chantha Abhaya Labha
   Muni Image meets
8. Certificates for gallantry and certificates of honour awarded
9. Drug trafficker sentenced

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( 5 ) Only citizens with international level education will have ability to
develop nation, uplift cultural standard in education age

 Prizes presented to outstanding students for 2001-2002 School Family Day

Yangon, 3 Jan - Prizes were presented to outstanding students for the
2001-2002 School Family Day at Diamond Jubilee Hall in Kamayut Township here
at 2 pm today. Chairman of the Myanmar Education Committee Secretary-1 of the
State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt delivered an address
and presented prizes to the outstanding students.

 The Secretary-1 said development of the nation and the race and cultural
standard depend on the nation's education level. Especially in the education
age, only the citizens possessing the international level education will have
the ability to develop the nation and uplift the cultural standard.

Thus, the government is giving special priority to education development
which serves the national interests and leads to preservation of culture. At
present, the education sector is changing and developing at an unprecedented
speed. Changes in the intellectual, technical and technological sectors are
penetrating and influencing other areas.

Today's education is inter-related with the society and socio-economy; as the
education sector is experiencing continuous changes and developments, every
individual will be able to achieve success in the community only if he
constantly pursues his studies.

Thus, it is the requirement of the education sector to produce all-round
developed new generation youth who can effectively contribute towards
progress of the political, economic and social sectors of the State in accord
with the national requirement, new generation youth with high education of
international standard who are proficient in teaching-learning methods and
meet international education standard; and new generation youth who will
cherish and promote social norms, traditions and culture and national
character.

The education promotion programmes, the special four-year national education
promotion programme and the 30-year sector-wise education plans have been
laid down and implemented in accord with the State's education objective  for
emergence of an education system that can create a learning society capable
of facing the challenges of the knowledge age. Other objectives such as
development of human resources, effective utilization of the technologies,
promotion of research work sector-wise, emergence of a learning society,
uplift of the education standard and preservation of national values are also
being realized.

 In the basic education sector, the objectives including meeting the
international education level, emergence of human resources that can build
and defend the nation, turning out of persons who have the innovative and
creative skill, emergence of citizens who have firm patriotism and Union
Spirit and who are able to preserve and protect the fine traditions and
culture, emergence of world-class outstanding persons who have the ability to
develop the entire human society, emergence of a learning society for the
nation and individual life, ensuring of an equal teaching-learning
opportunities between rural and urban areas and turning basic education
schools into the main bodies helping to develop the respective regions.

Similarly, efforts are being made to uplift the higher education sector in
conformity with the changes and developments of the basic education sector.
In so doing objectives have been laid down and implemented. They are: to
produce human resources capable of building a peaceful, modern and developed
nation; to strengthen and develop highly qualified human resources and human
resources required by the respective regions; to create an educational
environment endowed with intelligence and farsightedness capable of
effectively utilizing the changing technologies in accord with the time; to
turn Myanmar society into a learning society; and to continue to maintain and
preserve Union Spirit and national interests, values and norms despite the
on-going process of globalization.

 In the higher education sector, there are now 144 institutions of higher
learning where over 550,000 students are attending classes. In the basic
education sector, over seven million boys and girls are attending classes at
39,081 basic education schools and 3,379 affiliated and branch schools. The
government used K 31,997.44 million for the education sector this year up
from 28,170.42 million in the previous year.

The government has been laying down and implementing specific plans to
develop the education sector in accord with the national goals. Due to the
harmonious efforts of students, teachers, parents, people, school boards of
trustees and wellwishers, success has been achieved to a certain degree in
realizing the education aims and the brilliant new generation students are
emerging.

The School Family Day has been held in the entire nation annually to enable
students to demonstration their skills and the parents and the people to
witness their skills, thus promoting their cooperative participation in the
interests of the education sector. The Secretary-1 then elaborated on the
success achieved in organizing the 2001-2002 central-level School Family Day
from 27 December 2001 to 3 January 2002.

In conclusion, he urged the outstanding students to strive to become reliable
intellectuals and technicians of the future nation taking the leading role in
building and defending the developing nation; education staff at different
levels and teachers to strive to be endowed with teaching skills in accord
with the national education promotion programmes and to teach and nurture
their pupils to become good citizens, all-round educated persons,
intellectuals and technicians on whom the nation can rely; and parents,
wellwishers and members of school boards of trustees to continue to
participate in the State's education undertakings for successfully
realization of national education aims.

 Minister for Education U Than Aung said 92.05 percent of the children of
school age who have reached five are attending classes at the schools in the
present academic year. He explained the ministry's efforts to extend and
upgrade the schools in the entire nation. Talented students training
programme was initiated at 38 high schools in 14 major towns in 11 states and
divisions. Setting up of multimedia teaching centres began in 1998-99 with
the participation of school boards of trustees, parents, people and
wellwishers. Up to the previous academic year, the centres have been set up
at 410 schools. At present, 863 schools have multimedia teaching classrooms.

There are 203 e-education centre in the nation. Plans are under way to open
another 101 centres. Also present were members of the State Peace and
Development Council Maj-Gen Soe Win and Adjutant-General Maj-Gen Thein Sein
of the Ministry of Defence, ministers, the Chief Justice, the chairman of
Civil Service Selection and Training Board, the Yangon Mayor, deputy
ministers, members of MEC, officials of the State Peace and Development
Council Office, heads of department, diplomats of foreign missions, officials
of UN agencies, directors-general and chairmen departments and boards under
the Ministry of Education, rectors and principles of universities and
colleges and others.

Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt, Maj-Gen Soe Win, Maj-Gen Thein Sein, Minister
for Cooperatives Lt-Gen Tin Ngwe, Minister for Home Affairs Col Tin Hlaing,
Minister at State Peace and Development Council Chairman's Office Brig-Gen
Abel, Minister U Than Aung, Deputy Minister for Culture U Soe Nyunt, Minister
for Sports Brig-Gen Thura Aye Myint, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs U
Khin Maung Win, Minister at Prime Minister's Office Maj-Gen Tin Ngwe, Deputy
Minister for Forestry Col Thaik Tun, Mayor U Ko Lay, Deputy Minister for
Education Brig-Gen Soe Win Maung, Deputy Minister for Education U Myo Nyunt
and others presented prizes to the outstanding students.

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( 6 )  Outstanding students demonstrate skills on School Family Day for
2001-2002

Yangon, 3 Jan - 2001-2002 School Family Day skill demonstrations of
outstanding students were presented at National Indoor Stadium-1 in Thuwunna
here at 8 am today, attended by Chairman of the Myanmar Education Committee
Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt.
Also present were members of the State Peace and Development Council Maj-Gen
Soe Win and Adjutant-General Maj-Gen Thein Sein of the Ministry of Defence,
Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and Development Council Commander Brig-Gen
Myint Swe, the ministers, the Chief Justice, the chairman of Civil Service
Selection and Training Board, members of MEC, the Minister for Education, who
is the chairman of Leading Committee for observance of the School Family Day,
members of the leading committee, deputy ministers, officials of the State
Peace and Development Council Office, heads of departments, diplomats of
foreign missions, officials of UN agencies, directors-general and chairmen
departments and boards under the Ministry of Education, rectors and
principals of universities and colleges, education officers of in Yangon
Division, school heads, teachers, students, parents, members of school boards
of trustees and others.

Masters of ceremonies, Ma Kaythi Khaing, Ma Thiri Aung and Ma Khin Thanda Win
of Sangyoung Township Basic Education High School No 2, read the agenda in
Myanmar and Ma Khaing Thet Hsu of Botahtaung Township BEHS No 5 and Ma Naw
Pasaw and Ma May Thitsa Lwin of Sangyoung Township BEHS No 2, in English.
Eighth-grader Ma Thinza Myo Thant of Minbu Township BEHS No 1, first prize
winner in all-round development contest, on behalf of the outstanding
students, asked permission to open the ceremony. Outstanding students
formally opened the ceremony. Ma Ei Ei Hlaing of Thakayta Township BEMS and
Ma Shwe Zin Moe of Thingangyun Township BEHS No 1 sang the song 'School
Family Day'.

Girl students of Kamayut Township BEHS No 2 danced to the song which was
composed by Hinthada Myint Ngwe. The State flag bearer troupe of Tamway
Township BEHS No 1 and band troupe of Mingala Taungnyunt Township BEHS No 3
marched past the dignitaries and guests, followed by states and divisions
flags bearer troupe of Tamway Township BEHS No 1, band troupe of Mawlamyine
Township BEHS No 8, which won third prize in B-level state/division band
troupe contest, eighth-graders who won all-round development prize, flag
bearer troupe of Tamway Township BEHS No 1, band troupe of PyinOoLwin
Township BEHS No 1, which won second prize in B-level state/division band
troupe contest, tenth-graders who won all-round development prize, band
troupe of BEHSs of Monywa, which won first prize in B-level state/division
band troupe contest, Pyinnya Tazung literary prize winners, Tamway BEHS 4,
which won third prize in A-level state/division band troupe contest,
prize-winner in international painting and art contests, school family day
flag bearer troupe, band troupe of BEHS No 3 of Bago, which won second prize
in A-level state/division band troupe contest, prize winners of ninth Myanma
Traditional Performing Arts Competitions, flag bearer troupe of Tamway
Township BEHS No 1, the outstanding students who won first to tenth prizes in
2001 matriculation examination and band troupe of BEHS No 3 of Hmawby, which
won second prize in A-level state/division band troupe contest. Then, first
session of the ceremony was over.

 Then, the second session took place at the same venue. The students
collectively sang the song titled 'Myanma Kyaung'. Later, Ma Hsumon Tun Myat
of No 2 BEHS, Pathein who won all-round first prize in eighth standard and
first year Myanmarsar honours student Maung Tin Min Latt of Yangon Eastern
University gave accounts of their thought on successful implementation of the
government in basic education and higher education sector of four-year
special plan for national education promotion programme.

Next, student girls of No 4 BEHS Tamway and No 2 BEHS Kamayut performed
dances of Bagan and Konbaung Periods in accompaniment of Pho Thingyan Myanma
orchestra. Afterwards, selected students of Myanmar Wushu Federation
collectively demonstrated Wushu skills. Students sang the song titled
'Pyawshwin Sinnhwe Sonnyi Pwe' by Dita Lulin U Ko Ko in accompaniment of
piano by Ma Eiyimon of No 1 BEHS, Dagon and harps by students. Students of
Sports Plus Education Training School collectively demonstrated their skills
in various sports. The orchestra of students comprises 103 violins and win
instruments performed. Student girls of No 1 BEHS Dagon sang 'Pyinna Khet Ei
Adihtan" by Gatalulin U Ko Ko. Then, there was a break.

 During the break, the Secretary-1 and party left National Stadium waving
good-bye to the students who participated in the festival during the break.
When the break was over, student girls of No 3 BEHS Mingalar Taung Nyunt
demonstrated fan exercises and students of No 4 BEHS Tamway cane ring
exercises. Students of Sports Plus Education Training School collectively
demonstrated their skills in various sports. Students of No 1 BEHS Kamayut
collectively demonstrated handkerchief exercises. Later, student girls of No
1 BEHS Dagon sang 'Pyinna Khet Ei Adihtan'. Afterwards, the ceremony came to
a close.

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( 7 ) Committee for Construction of Lawka Chantha Abhaya Labha Muni Image
meets

Yangon, 4 Jan-The Committee for Construction of Lawka Chantha Abhaya Labha
Muni Image held its meeting at the briefing hall on Mindhamma Hill in Insein
Township, Yangon Division at 1 pm today. Chairman of the Committee Deputy
Minister for Religious Affairs Brig-Gen Thura Aung Ko made a speech on the
occasion. Those present at the meeting reported on future tasks, arrangements
for greening work, holding of consecration ceremony of the Image and Buddha
Pujaniya and future programmes of Parikamma. Replying the reports, Chairman
of the Committee Deputy Minister for Religious Affairs Brig-Gen Thura Aung Ko
attended to the requirements. The meeting ended with the concluding remarks
by the chairman.
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( 8 )  Certificates for gallantry and certificates of honour awarded

Yangon,4 Jan-The Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services presented the
certificates for gallantry to three military personnel for their oustanding
performance in discharging the national defence duties at the risk of their
lives and the certificates of honour to 11 military personnel for their
outstanding performance in discharging the national defence duties.
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( 9 )  Drug trafficker sentenced

Yangon,4 Jan-The Muse District Court handed down 16 years imprisonment under
section 19 ( A) and 15 on a drug trafficker on 24-10-2001.

Trafficker Yan Einteh was caught together with 350 grams of heroin in Muse on
5 May 2001. Members of local intelligence unit and specials anti-drug squad
found the heroin on him when they stopped his motorcycle and searched him at
1 am in the town. Action was taken against Yan Einteh, 25, son of U Kaung
Hsa, of ward 3, Namphetka Village, Kutkai Township, under the Narcotic Drugs
and Psychotrophic Substances Law.

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