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The New Light of Myanmar (Wednesday, 9 January, 2002)(2/2)

The New Light of Myanmar (Wednesday, 9 January, 2002)(2/2)
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1. Mandalay Division USDA holds mass rally
2. Secretary-1 accepts donations for all-round construction
   of Lawka Chantha Abhaya Labha Muni Image
3. New Phyu Creek Bridge built to ensure smooth, secure
   transport for about 5,000 cars travelling daily on
   Yangon-Mandalay Highway
4. - Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than inspects upgrading of Yangon-
     Mandalay Highway, building of bridges in Bago Division
   - Independence Day Exhibition continues
5. - Minister U Win Aung Leaves for Thailand
6. - Refresher course on facts for life opened
   - TV retransmission station, Township IPRD offices inspected
7. Minister attends opening of rural road, tube well in Thanlyin
8. - Myanmar Products Expo to be held in Taunggyi
   - Floating Book Fair of MV Doulos continues
9. - Tiger Myanmar Amateur Golf C'ship opens
   - USDA CEC member tours Kahcin State

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( 3 )  New Phyu Creek Bridge built to ensure smooth, secure transport for
about 5,000 cars travelling daily on Yangon-Mandalay Highway

Yangon, 8 Jan - Phyu Creek Bridge on Yangon-Mandalay Highway was commissioned
into service in Phyu Township this morning, with an address by State Peace
and Development Council member Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than of Ministry of
Defence.

The bridge was built by Public Works of the Ministry of Construction. Maj-Gen
Khin Maung Than said the new Phyu Creek Bridge is located on the strategic
Yangon-Mandalay Highway. As the old Phyu Creek Bridge cannot withstand heavy
loads, there are limits and difficulties for the traffic to use it. The
four-lane reinforced concrete bridge had to be built as the daily traffic on
the facility has increased to nearly 5,000 cars.

The bridge is 460 feet long and can withstand up to 60-ton loads. The other
existing bridges on the Yangon-Mandalay Highway will also be rebuilt into
modern ones. In building a modern and developed nation in accord with the
guidance of the Head of State, priority has been given to developing the
economic infrastructure as well as the transport infrastructure. In addition
to the highway which is the artery linking the upper and lower Myanmar, other
highways connecting the states and divisions have also been upgraded.

 New motor roads and railroads have been built in the whole country as
progress in the transport sector not only leads towards development of trade
and production enterprises, but also towards development of the national
economic foundation. Bridges large, medium and small are being built at all
the necessary places. He quoted the Senior General as saying, " The strategy
of building motor roads and railroads is to build a network of roads linking
the northernmost tip and the southernmost end of the nation and the
easternmost edge and the westernmost part including the remote areas; thus,
roads are being built in a short period. Road transport can help develop the
national economy and improve the living standards of the people."

 The government has built 144 over 180-foot long bridges including the Phyu
Bridge in the nation. At present there are 17,873 miles of roads up over
4,200 miles from 13,635 miles in 1988. Yangon-Sittway Highway,
Mandalay-Tagaung-Bhamo-Myitkyina Highway, Gangaw-Haka Highway,
Myitkyina-Sumprabum-Putao Highway, Myeik-Taninthayi-Bokpyin-Kawthoung Highway
and Kalewa-Monywa Highway have emerged as the Union Highways.
Toungoo-Leiktho-Yado-Loikaw Road and Toungoo-Paukkhaung-Pyay Road have
already been built as the Union Highways linking the east and west of the
nation. The traffic is heaviest at the section of Yangon-Mandalay Highway
where Phyu Creek bridge in located.

the Yangon-Bago section and Mandalay section of the road have been expanded
to six-lane facilities. The bypass at Toungoo and the entrance road to
Meiktila have already been expanded to four-lane facilities. The bridges on
the sections are being upgraded one after another. Six private companies have
been assigned duties sector-wise to upgrade the highway into a six-lane
facility.

 The companies, Shwe Thanlwin, Olympic, Kanbawza, Dagon International, Asia
World and Yuzana, have already started their work. Twenty-seven dams have
been built in Bago Division which receives a large amount of rain water and
faces water shortages annually. The facilities have been built to irrigate
crops and prevent floods. Thirteen more dams are under construction at
present. Bago Division will have adequate amount of water supply and can
extend irrigated areas at the completion of the facilities. Moreover, the
facilities will prevent floods.

The main crop of the division is rice. It cultivates sugarcane most in the
nation. It is extending cultivation of beans and pulses and oil crops
annually. Thus, Bago Division is an important region for the nation. Thus,
the people of Bago should make more efforts for further progress of their
region and to help develop the nation.

Harmonious efforts among the State, the Tatmadaw and the people will lead to
progress of the whole nation in a short period and enable the nation to stand
tall among the world nations. The ceremony was also attended by Chairman of
the Bago Division Peace and Development Council Commander of Southern Command
Brig-Gen Aung Min, Minister for Construction Maj-Gen Saw Tun, Deputy Minister
Brig-Gen Myint Thein, Deputy Commander of Southern Command Brig-Gen Thura
Maung Ni, officials of Ministry of Construction, division, district and
township level departmental officials, local members of Union Solidarity and
Development Association, members of Maternal and Child Welfare Association,
Red Cross Society, Fire Brigades, social organizations, students and local
people totalling over 15,000. With regard to the construction of the bridge,
Minister for Construction Maj-Gen Saw Tun said that Phyu Creek Bridge on
Yangon-Mandalay Highway opened today is the four-lane reinforced concrete one
and it is the glory of Phyu.

Arrangements have been made to upgrade the remaining bridges to four-lane
ones to meet the Yangon-Mandalay Highway which will become the four-lane road
one day; though the previous old bridges can support only 13 ton-loads, the
new bridges like current Phyu Creek Bridge capable of bearing 60 ton-loads
will be built.

 Phyu Creek Bridge project started on 3 October 2000 and completed within 15
months due to the concerted round-the-clock efforts by engineers, blue-collar
and white-collar workers in accord with the guidance of Head of State Senior
General Than Shwe if the bridge construction is completed one day earlier, it
can be used by the people one day sooner.

The bridges under construction in Bago Division are 300 feet long Kwin Creek
Bridge and Baida Bridge, and 360 feet long Yenwe Bridge on Yangon-Mandalay
Highway. Without foreign assistance, the State is building bridges and roads
with own funds obtained from the products rice, timber and mineral resources
and by practising thrift in the State's expense and the minister called on
all to participate in the project in response to the goodwill of the State.
In conclusion, the minister thanked Commander of Southern Command,
departmental officials and local people who provided assistance in building
the bridge within a short period of time and with the set standard and urged
all for durability of the bridge.

 Chairman of Bago Division Peace and Development Council Commander of
Southern Command Brig-Gen Aung Min said the Phyu Creek Bridge contributes
towards the easy and smooth transport to states and divisions and speedy flow
of commodities. Opening of the bridge is a victory of service personnel,
Tatmadawmen, local people and construction workers, he said. In Bago Division
12 bridges including the Phyu Creek Bridge which are 180-feet long and above
were opened.

Yenwe Creek Bridge, Baingdar Bridge, Kwinchaung Bridge and Shwekyin Madauk
Bridge will be opened soon. The commander expressed thanks to workers and
engineers of the Ministry of Construction who participated in construction of
the bridge.

 He called for durability of the bridge. Next, Secretary of Phyu Township
USDA U Thet Naing Oo expressed thanks for construction of Phyu Creek Bridge.
Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than of the Ministry of Defence presented gifts to project
engineer U Myint Lwin. Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than, Commander Brig-Gen Aung Min
and Minister Maj-Gen Saw Tun formally opened the bridge.

Minister Maj-Gen Saw Tun formally unveiled the stone inscription of the
bridge. Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than, Commander Brig-Gen Aung Min, Minister
Maj-Gen Saw Tun, the deputy minister and local people walked on the bridge.
The Phyu Creek Bridge is on Yangon-Mandalay Highway and construction started
on 3 October 2000 and completed on 27 December 2001. The reinforced concrete
bridge is 468 feet long and 48 feet wide with two six-foot wide walkways on
both sides of the bridge. The bridge withstands 60 tons and was built at a
cost of K 620.467 million.

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( 4 ) Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than inspects upgrading of Yangon- Mandalay Highway,
building of bridges in Bago Division

Yangon, 8 Jan- Member of the State Peace and Development Council Maj-Gen Khin
Maung Than of the Ministry of Defence, accompanied by officials of the State
Peace and Development Council Office and departmental officials, arrived at
Thiri Oktha Hall in Bago yesterday morning. State Peace and Development
Council Member Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than of the Ministry of Defence and party
were welcomed there by Chairman of Bago Division Peace and Development
Council Commander of Southern Command Brig-Gen Aung Min, Secretary Lt-Col
Aung Min and party, Lt-Col Tin Maung Win of Southern Command, staff officers
and division level departmental officials. Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than gave
instructions to division level departmental officials at Thiri Oktha Hall at
9 am.

Also present on the occasion were Commander Brig-Gen Aung Min, Secretary
Lt-Col Aung Min, Lt-Col Tin Maung Win of Southern Command, staff officers,
officials of division Myanma Agriculture Service, Public Works and Planning
Department, chairmen and members of district and township Peace and
Development Councils in Bago Division (East), officials of Bago Division USDA
and social organizations.

First, the Commander reported on agriculture, economic and social tasks being
carried out in Bago Division. Speaking on the occasion, State Peace and
Development Council Member Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than of the Ministry of Defence
said that Bago Division is an important division which is mainly contributes
to the economic development of the State; so, service personnel in Bago
Division must discharge duties with might and main in their respective
sectors; hence, economic, social, education and health sectors will develop
in Bago Division and the State as well; the peace and tranquillity of the
State is based on the economic development; so, emphasis is being put on
economic development for emergence of a peaceful, modern and developed
nation; and as the State economy is an agro-based one efforts are to be made
for development of the agricultural sector.

Not only four main crops of the State paddy, cotton, sugarcane and pulses &
beans  but also other crops are being cultivated in Bago Division; and he
stressed the need to cultivate paddy, cotton, sugarcane and pulses and beans
to meet the target, to produce fish and prawn, chicken, duck and pig at the
places where agricultural tasks could not be carried out.

The government is undertaking task to reclaim vacant, virgin and wetlands,
boost production and cultivation of crops; the permissions for land
reclamation are being granted to private entrepreneurs; there are many
existing dams and dams under construction in Bago Division, so efforts are to
be made for increasing sown acreage with the aid of irrigation facilities;
development of agricultural sector will lead to uplift the living standard of
the people.

 Emphasis is to be placed on improvement of living standard of the people who
reside in rural areas; in this regard, priority is to be given to development
of education, health, water supply, smooth transport and economic sector; and
he urged service personnel in the division to strive for all-round
development of their respective regions.

Then, the coordination meeting on the upgrading of Yangon-Mandalay Highway
followed. Present were Managing Director U Nay Soe Naing of Public Works,
Adviser to Public Works Lt-Col Than Htut, Superintending Engineer of Bago
Division U Kyaw Lwin, local authorities and departmental officials, Lt-Col
Tin Maung Win of the command headquarters reported on arrangements being made
for upgrading the highway.

Managing Director U Nay Soe Naing and Adviser Lt-Col Than Htut reported on
tasks to be undertaken in road construction. Officials of Shwe Thanlwin Co,
Olympic Co, Kanbawza Co and Dagon International Co reported on their
respective sectors. Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than gave necessary instructions and
left the hall. Then, Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than and party arrived at the project
office of Shwe Thanlwin Co. Managing Director U Zaw Win Tun reported on
construction tasks with the aid of charts.

 Next, Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than and party proceeded to Yenwe Bridge
construction project office on Yangon-Mandalay Highway. At the office,
Superintending Engineer U Kyaw Lwin and Senior Engineer Daw Si Than reported
on progress in building the bridge and future tasks. Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than
gave instructions on timely completion of tasks, measures for work site
safety and minimizing loss and wastage. At the office of Olympic Construction
Co, Project Manager U Ye Myint reported on their sectors in the construction
work. Lt-Col Tin Maung Win gave a supplementary report.

Then, Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than and party went to Phyu Creek Bridge. Minister
for Construction Maj-Gen Saw Tun, Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Myint Thein and
officials of Public Works welcomed them and reported on arrangements for
opening of the Phyu Creek Bridge. After that, they arrived at the project
office of Kanbawza Company where Project Director U Ba Tun reported on
availability of gravel, stockpiling of heavy machinery and arrangements for
extending and upgrading the road.

This morning, Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than and party arrived in Phyu and delivered
an address at the opening ceremony of Phyu Creek Bridge. On their arrival at
the construction project office of Sittoung Bridge to link Shwekyin and
Madauk, Tactical Operations Commander Col Zaw Win Myint of Shwekyin Station,
Project Superintending Engineer U Win Aung and staff welcomed them. Project
Superintending Engineer U Win Aung reported on construction tasks. Then,
Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than inspected progress in building the bridge and left
for Yangon.

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Independence Day Exhibition continues

Yangon, 8 Jan-The 54th Anniversary Independence Day Exhibition continued for
the sixth day at the Tatmadaw Convention Hall on U Wisara Road, from 9 am to
5 pm today. Teachers and students of Dagon Township BEHSs and BEMSs, members
of USDAs from Hlaingthayar, Thakayta and Pabedan townships totalling 5,164
visited the exhibition, and bought various kinds of books worth K 34,590 from
the bookshops at the exhibition.
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( 5 ) Minister U Win Aung Leaves for Thailand

Yangon, 8 Jan - The Minister for Foreign Affairs U Win Aung departed for
Thailand this morning to attend the 6th Meeting of Myanmar-Thai Joint
Commission for Bilateral Cooperation to be held on 8 and 9 January 2002 in
Phuket, Thailand. The advance party comprising nine members of the Myanmar
delegation, left for Thailand on 6 January to attend the Senior Officials
Meeting to be held on the 7 January prior to the Joint Commission Meeting.
The meeting will focus on promotion of bilateral cooperation and matters of
mutual interests between Myanmar and Thailand.
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( 6 ) Refresher course on facts for life opened

Yangon, 8 Jan-The opening ceremony of the refresher course on facts for life
(HIV/AIDS) for housewives organized by Myanmar Maternal and Child Welfare
Association, and HIV/Venereal Disease Control Project of the Health
Department was held at the MMCWA at the corner of Parami Road and Thanthumar
Road, South Okkalapa Township, this morning. It was attended by MMCWA
Chairperson Professor Daw Kyu Kyu Swe, Vice-Chairpersons Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe
and Dr Kyi Soe, CEC members, officials of the Health Department, Patron of
the Division MCWA Supervisory Committee Daw Khin Thet Htay and committee
members, course instructors, and trainees. A total of 22 trainees from Kayan
and Thongwa townships are attending the course which will last till 10
January.

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TV retransmission station, Township IPRD offices inspected

Yangon, 8 Jan-Minister for Information Maj-Gen Kyi Aung, together with Deputy
Minister Brig-Gen Aung Thein and officials, visited TV retransmission station
under construction of Myanma Radio and Television in Minhla, Bago Division,
this morning. The minister and party were welcomed there by officiating
Tactical Operation Commander of No 66 Light Infantry Division Lt-Col Htwe
Hla, Chairman of Thayawady District Peace and Development Council Lt-Col Ohn
Myint, Chairman of Minhla Township Peace and Development Council U Tun Oo and
officials.

At the station, Chief Engineer of MRTV U Tin Wan reported on progress of
constructions of the retransmission station and tower, as well as the area
covered by the project. The minister gave instructions on expediting works
for speedy completion of the construction of the station and tower. Then, the
minister inspected round the station. Afterwards, the Minister and party
proceeded to construction site of the Information and Public Relations
Department in Minhla and gave necessary instructions. Next, they went to the
Basic Education High School in Minhla and Headmistress Daw Hla Hla and
teachers welcomed them.

 The minister inspected the e-Education Learning Centre with data
broadcasting system jointly sponsored by the Ministry of Education and the
MRTV of the Ministry of Information. The minister fulfilled the requirements.
He also donated newspapers and journals for the school library. The minister
and party also inspected the Thayawady District IPRD and Taikkyi Township
IPRD and fulfilled the requirements. They arrived back here in the evening.

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( 7 ) Minister attends opening of rural road, tube well in Thanlyin

Yangon, 8 Jan- Minister for Progress of Border Areas and National Races and
Development Affairs Col Thein Nyunt, accompanied by Director-General Col Myo
Myint of Development Affairs Department and officials, attended the opening
of rural road and the launching of rural area water supply system in Thanlyin
Township this morning. The minister then attended the opening ceremony of
village ring road. In Kayinseik Village, the minister met local people and
attended to requirements in rural area development. The minister also
attended the launching of 4-inch tube well in the compound of Latyetsan
Village Basic Education Middle School. In the afternoon, the minister
received Senior Adviser to Liberal Democratic Party Mr Tomomitsu Iwakura of
Japan and Japanese Ambassador Mr Shigeru Tsumori at his office. They
discussed implementation of the opium substitute buckwheat cultivation proje
ct in Shan State (North).

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( 8 )  Myanmar Products Expo to be held in Taunggyi

Yangon, 8 Jan - Dragon Exhibition Ltd will hold the Myanmar Products Expo
2002 with the permission of Shan State (East) Peace and development Council
at City hall in Taunggyi from 24 to 28 January 2002. Various kinds of textile
and personal goods, plastic 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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Floating Book Fair of MV Doulos continues

Yangon, 8 Jan - Under the supervision of the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism
and with the sponsorship of the Ministry of Transport, the MV Doulos
registered at the GBA (Good Books for All) Organization based in Germany,
continued its book fair at the Nanthida Jetty.

 On display at the book fair are about 100,000 books on education, health,
social, arts and general knowledge selected from the world's famous ones.
Officials of departments under the Ministry of Education, rectors,
pro-rectors and professors of universities, officials of the Myanmar
Education Research Bureau and the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of
Commerce and Industry, scholars of the Myanmar Language Commission, members
of Myanmar Writers and Journalists Associations, computer and printing
entrepreneurs, organizations of English teaching centres, members of social
organizations and book lovers visited the book fair and purchased various
kinds of books. Organizations may dial Tel 01-210815 so as to visit the book
fair in groups.

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( 9 )  Tiger Myanmar Amateur Golf C'ship opens

"Yangon, 8 Jan -The opening of the Tiger Myanmar Amateur Open Golf
Championship, organized by Myanmar Golf Federation and mainly sponsored by
Tiger Beer, was held at Yangon Golf Club, Danyingon here this morning,
attended by President of MGF Brig-Gen Win Hlaing.

Also present were General Secretary U Aung Kyi and executives, Deputy
Director-General U Thein Aung of Sports and Physical Education Department of
the Ministry of Sports and directors, General Manager Mr Koh Tai Hone of
Myanmar Brewery Ltd and officials, officials of Yangon Golf Club, guests and
fans. Brig-Gen Win Hlaing, General Manager Mr Koh Tai Hong, Deputy
Director-General U Aung Kyi and Executive of the golf club U Tin Ngwe teed
off the ball at Tee No 1 to open the championship. After the first round,
India team is leading the championship with 144 strokes in teams, event,
followed by Myanmar (B) team with 149, Myanmar (A) team with 153, Thai team
with 168 and Lao team with 179.

In men's amateur scratch event, Keshar Misra of India stands at the first
place with 71 strokes. The runners-up are Ashok Kumar of India and Zaw Zaw
Latt of Myanmar with 73 each, defending champion Nanda Kyaw (YCDC) with 74
and Myo Min Aung and Aung Aung Kyaw with 75 each. In men's amateur handicap
event, Myo Min Aung of Myanmar is leading with 67 strokes, followed by Derek
Htet Doe of Myanmar (Handicap-8) with 68, Keshar Misra of India (Handicap-2)
and Thein Zaw Myint of Myanmar (Handicap-7) with 69 each, Zaw Zaw Latt of
Myanmar (Handicap-3) and Thet Htwe of Myanmar (Handicap-8) with 70 each. Thet
Zaw Htwe of Myanmar, while playing together with Thein Dan and Ko Aung of
Myanmar, scored an ace from 204 yards at Hole No 8 hitting the Altus New one
No 3 ball with Callaway Wood No 4. Han Golf Masters Pte Ltd takes
responsibilities to organize the championship together with Traders Hotel,
Canon and Wilson. The championship continues tomorrow.

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USDA CEC member tours Kahcin State

Yangon, 8 Jan-CEC member of the Union Solidarity and Development Association
Minister for Communications, Posts and Telegraphs Brig-Gen Thein Zaw met with
secretaries, executives and organizers of USDAs of Kachin State, Myitkyina
and Putao districts, wards and villages at the hall of Myitkyina USDA on 4
January. In the afternoon, the minister inspected the post office, telegraph
office and auto telephone exchange in Myitkyina and gave instructions. On 5
January, the minister inspected construction of the building of Waingmaw
Township USDA, and Waingmaw post and telegraph office. The CEC member also
met with townselders, and secretaries, executives and members of USDAs of
Waingmaw Township and Myothit Village in Momauk Township. The minister
inspected Bhamo auto exchange, and communications, posts and telegraphs
offices of Mansi Township and Momauk Township on 6 January. The CEC member
then met with USDA executives and organizers and townselders in Mansi and
Momauk townships. The CEC member met with USDA executives of Bhamo District,
Bhamo Township, Shwegu Township, wards and villages at the hall of the
District USDA yesterday. The minister attended to the needs on installation
of telephone system in Bhamo District.

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