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The New Light of Myanmar Friday, 18 January, 2002(2/2)

The New Light of Myanmar Friday, 18 January, 2002(2/2)
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1. - State Councillor, Secretary-General of State Council
     of PRC to pay official visit to Myanmar
   - USDA holds mass rally to support national, rural
     development tasks in Bago
2. Maj-Gen Soe Win and Maj-Gen Ye Myint attend Naga Traditional
   New Year Celebrations
3. Maj-Gen Soe Win and Maj-Gen Ye Myint tour Sagaing Division
4. - Minister receives Governor of Borikhamxay Province of LPDR
   - Minister receives Ambassador
   - H& T Minister receives guests
   - UMFCCI President meets Ambassador
5. - LPDR goodwill delegation tours Yangon
   - Health Minister arrives back from Geneva
6. Minister inspects regional development tasks
7. - Trainees of MAISC tour Yangon
   - Governor of Borikhamxay Province of LPDR arrives
8. - Minister inspects Dalla Shipyard
   - Commander inspects agriculture and livestock breeding tasks
9. - Armed Forces Day Observance Banners and Mottoes
     Committee meets
   - Poppy plantations destroyed in Ngaphe

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( 6 ) Minister inspects regional development tasks

Yangon, 17 Jan - Minister for Progress of Border Areas and National Races and
Development Affairs Col Thein Nyunt, accompanied by Director-General of the
Development Affairs Department Col Myo Myint and officials, attended the work
coordination meeting of the development affairs committees of Shan State
(East) on 14 January and spoke on the occasion. Present were Director U Thet
Hnin Oo of Shan State (East) development affairs department, deputy
superintending engineer, executives and engineers in-charge. Director U Thet
Hnin Oo, township executive officer and engineers reported on development
affairs tasks being undertaken in the state to the minister, who later gave
necessary instructions.

On 15 January morning, the minister, together with Chairman of Shan State
(East) Peace and Development Council Commander of Triangle Region Command
Brig-Gen Chit Than, arrived at the Lwaimway Border Area and National Races
Youths Development Training School and presented gifts to students. The
minister also presented a computer to Lwaimway basic education high school.
Headmistress Daw Sai accepted the donation. In the afternoon, the minister
went to Kengtung Border Area and National Races Youths Development Training
School and presented gifts to students. After U Htein Lin, Principal of the
school, reported on matters related to the school, the minister inspected the
students learning computer in the computer room, hostels and plantations, and
gave instructions on growing more kitchen crops in the school plantations.
Then, the minister arrived at Shan State (East) Border Areas Development
Supervision Office, where Maj Saing Myat Tha reported on works being carried
out for the regional development, and gave instructions on completing the
works in time.

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( 7 ) Trainees of MAISC tour Yangon

Yangon, 17 Jan - Trainees of Myanmar Affairs and International Studies Course
No 4 of the Union Solidarity and Development Association, being opened at the
Central Public Relations Unit in Hmawby, Yangon Division, together with the
Course In-charge Lt-Col Sein Win, supervisors and officials visited the
Myanmar International Thilawa Terminal in Thanlyin Township this morning.
They were welcomed by the Chief Engineer (Civil) of Myama Port Authority of
Ministry of Transport and officials of MITT.

 Then, the trainees proceeded to the National Centre for Human Resources
Department, New Century Resources Centre of the Ministry of Education on
Botahtaung Pagoda Road. Afterwards, the trainees visited the Ancient Myanmar
Manuscript Department. They were welcomed by Adviser of AMMD U Khin Maung
Latt and Lrbrarian of Universities' Central Library Daw Tin Phone Nwe and
officials. Adviser U Khin Maung Latt extended greetings and Library Daw Tin
Phone Nwe explained about the department.

 They then visited the Drug Elimination Museum in Kamayut Township. Then, the
trainees arrived at Hlinethaya Industrial City. Director-General of
Department of Human Settlement and Housing Development U Arnt Kyaw explained
about the construction of industrial city. Then, they viewed around the FMI
City and Pun Hlaine Golf Course. Afterwards, the trainees visited Day Care
Nursery and Shwe Ywethlay Garment Factory in Hlainethaya. Later, the trainees
arrived at the Myanma Gems Emporium of Myanma Gems Enterprise of the Ministry
of Mines on Kaba Aye Pagoda Road. In-charge of emporium U Thit Lwin welcomed
and conducted them around the emporium. The trainees left for Hmawby in the
evening.

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Governor of Borikhamxay Province of LPDR arrives

Yangon, 17 Jan - At the invitation of Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs U
Khin Maung Win, member of the Central  Executive Committee of the Lao
People's Revolutionary Party, Governor of Borikhamxay Province of the Lao
People's Democratic Republic His Excellency Mr Thongbanh Sengaphone and wife
Madame Thonglaou Sengaphone and party arrived Yangon by air yesterday evening
on a goodwill visit to the Union of Myanmar.

Governor of Borikhamxay Province of the Lao People's Democratic Republic His
Excellency Mr Thongbanh Sengaphone and wife and members of the goodwill
delegation were welcomed on arrival at the Yangon International Airport by
Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs U Khin Maung Win and wife Daw Khin Swe
Soe , officials from the ministry of Foreign Affairs, Charge'd' affairs a.i.
of the Embassy of the Lao People's Democratic Republish Mr Khamsouay
Keodalavong and Lao Embassy officials.

In the evening, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs U Khin Maung Win and wife
Daw Khin Swe Soe hosted a dinner in honour of the Governor and his delegation
at the Trader Hotel.
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( 8 ) Minister inspects Dalla Shipyard

Yangon, 17 Jan - Minister for Transport Maj- Hla Myint Swe, accompanied by
Inland Water Transport Managing Director U Tun Aung Myint , Myanma Port
Authority Managing Director U Thein Htay and officials, arrived at Dalla
Shipyard of IWT at 9 am yesterday.

The minister and party inspected the Panmawady-2 ship and the Padauk ship
under repair Dalla Shipyard. Managing Director U Tun Aung Myint and senior
Engineer U Charlie Than reported to the minister on matters related to the
repairing of the ships.

The minister and party arrives at the construction site of dock No 4 of Dala
Shipyard to turn it into a dry dock can repair 1,400- ton ships. Senior
Engineer U Charlie Than and officials reported to the minister on progress of
work, financial assistance and expenditure. The minister then fulfilled the
requirements and gave necessary instructions.

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Commander inspects agriculture and livestock breeding tasks

Yangon, 17 Jan-Yangon Division Peace and Development Council Chairman Yangon
Command Commander Brig-Gen Myint Swe this afternoon inspected No 2 poultry
farm being undertaken by Yangon Command in Hmawby Township, Yangon North
District. The commander arrived at the farm at 2.15 pm. At the briefing hall,
in-charge of the farm Maj Myat Nyein reported on breeding of layers,
marketing of eggs, and production of eggs of RIR chickens, and Secretary of
Leading Committee for Agriculture and Livestock Breeding of Yangon Command
Lt-Col Thein Hsint on breeding of broilers, layers and fish, and production
and marketing of meat, fish and eggs.

The commander gave instructions on meeting the targets. Then, the commander
inspected breeding of RIR chickens, and gave instructions on constantly
keeping the surrounding areas of the farm clean and cultivation of vegetables
on the vacant lands. Afterwards, the commander proceeded to local regiment in
Aung San, Insein Township, where he was welcomed by No 3 Military Region
Commander Col Yan Naing and officials. There the commander inspected
vegetable patches, and breeding of broilers, fish and pigs being undertaken
by the regiment. Acting Commanding Officer of the regiment Maj Cho Tun Aung
reported on agriculture and livestock breeding tasks being carried out. The
commander gave necessary instructions on carrying out agriculture and
livestock breeding tasks on all the vacant plots after laying down plans. The
regiment has cultivated 10 acres of vegetables, and is breeding 15,000
broilers, fish on 28.6 acres of lands of fish breeding ponds, and 83 pigs.

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( 9 )  Armed Forces Day Observance Banners and Mottoes Committee meets

Yangon, 17 Jan - The Banners and Mottoes Committee for Observance of the 57th
Anniversary Armed Forces Day held its coordination meeting at the hall of No
1 Signals Battalion this morning, attended by Chairman of the committee
Director of Signals Brig-Gen Thein Tun of the Ministry of Defence. The
director gave instructions on hanging of banners and mottoes, putting up
posters and billboards in time along the route on which parade columns will
march, at public places and at Myoma Grounds for the 57th Anniversary Armed
Forces Day which will be observed on a grand scale as in the previous years.
Joint-Secretary of the committee Maj Soe Aung reported on details of plans
and future tasks of the committee. The committee members took part in the
discussions and the coordination meeting came to a close with concluding
remarks by the director.

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Poppy plantations destroyed in Ngaphe

 Yangon, 17 Jan - A combined team comprising members of local police force,
local elders and members of Union Solidarity and Development Association,
acting on information received, searched and destroyed two acres of poppy
cultivated at about 3 miles from Natyekan Microwave Road in Ngaphe Township,
Magway Division, on 29 December, 2001.

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