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The New Light of Myanmar (Wednesday, 23 January, 2002)(2/2)

The New Light of Myanmar (Wednesday, 23 January, 2002)(2/2)
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1. A mass rally to support national and rural development
   tasks organized by Shan State (East) Union Solidarity
   and Development Association was held
2. Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt receives Japanese guest
3. - Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than tours Ayeyawady Division
   - Regional development tasks inspected in Mawlamyinegyun
     and Bogalay
4. - H&T Minister receives Ambassador
   - Health Minister receives guest from Austria
   - Minister receives Ambassador
   - CPT Minister receives guests
5. - Coord meeting of Attorney-General and law
     officers held
   - Minister inspects Winthuza shop in Bagan-NyaungU
   - Minister inspects construction of Tanai Bridge
6. - Yangon Division Peace and Development Council holds
     coord meeting
   - Commander and Minister inspect development tasks
     in Mon State
7. - Seminar on Information Technology successfully
     concludes
   - MNWCWA presents gifts
8. - Goodwill delegation from SRV arrives
   - Myanmar delegation leaves for Bangkok
9. Chemical liquid seized in Muse

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( 5 )  Coord meeting of Attorney-General and law officers held

Yangon, 22 Jan- The 20th coordination meeting of the Attorney-General and
State/Division law officers was held at the office of Attorney-General
yesterday morning and Attorney-General U Tha Tun attended and made a speech.
Present on the occasion were Deputy Attorney-General U Khin Maung Aye,
Director-General of Attorney-General's Office Dr Tun Shin, Deputy
Director-General U Han Shein and officials. The State/Division law officers
read out the reports, followed by a general round of discussions. The meeting
ended with concluding remarks by the Attorney-General.

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Minister inspects Winthuza shop in Bagan-NyaungU

Yangon, 22 Jan- Minister for Industry-1 U Aung Thaung, accompanied by
officials, arrived at the Winthuza shop in Bagan-NyaungU of Mandalay
yesterday morning and met with the shop staff. Then, Union Solidarity and
Development Association CEC member U Aung Thaung, accompanied by Mandalay
Division USDA Secretary U Tin Maung Oo, went to the basic education high
school of Ngathayauk Village in NyaungU Township. There he attended USDA
membership application-presentation ceremony of Ngathayauk village-tract and
Hseywa village-tract and accepted 4,500 membership applications. He also
donated books to the libraries of the two village-tracts. He then inspected
construction of Ngathayauk Village BEHS and fulfilled the requirements.

CEC member U Aung Thaung also donated K 200,000 and 200 dozen exercise books
to Sayadaw U Vanita for the Ywa Oo Kyaung and the monastic school. Later, CEC
member U Aung Thaung paid obeisance to ancient Buddha images of Bagan era and
Innwa era and viewed ancient manuscripts. He accepted ancient manuscripts
donated by the Sayadaw for the State. A total of 2,000 USDA membership
applications were accepted at a ceremony held in the monastery compound of
Padatsa Village.

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Minister inspects construction of Tanai Bridge

Yangon, 22 Jan-  Minister for Construction Maj-Gen Saw Tun, accompanied by
officials of Public Works, arrived in Myitkyina on 18 January morning. The
minister met with Chairman of Kachin State Peace and Development Council
Commander of Northern Command Brig-Gen Maung Maung Swe. Then, the commander,
the minister and party inspected Myitkyina-Namti-Tanai Road and gave
instructions to officials. In Tanai, they inspected construction of Tanai
Bridge. On 19 January, the commander, the minister and party inspected
construction tasks of Tanai Bridge on Myitkyina-Pansauk-Lido Road.
Superintending Engineer U Soe Thet conducted them round the construction
site. The commander and the minister inspected progress of work and gave
necessary instructions. Tanai Bridge is the main bridge on Myitkyina-Pansauk
Road. The bridge, 942 feet long and 10 feet and 10 inches wide, can withstand
36-ton loads.
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( 6 ) Yangon Division Peace and Development Council holds coord meeting

Yangon, 22 Jan- The third four-monthly coordination meeting of Yangon
Division Peace and Development Council for 2001 was held at Yangon Division
Peace and Development Council Office on the Bank Road in Kyauktada Township
this morning, with an address by Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and
Development Council Commander of Yangon Command Brig-Gen Myint Swe. Commander
Brig-Gen Myint Swe presided over the meeting and Secretary of Yangon Division
Peace and Development Council Lt-Col Kyaw Tint acted as master of ceremonies.


Also present were Vice-Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and Development
Council Deputy Commander of Yangon Command Brig-Gen Hsan Hsint and members,
departmental officials, chairmen of District and Township Peace and
Development Councils and guests. The commander spoke at length on
implementation of the targets in agriculture, fish and meat, forestry,
industrial, energy, construction, social, trade, education, livestock
breeding, health, transport, industrial zone, crime reduction, security and
prevalence of law and order sectors in Yangon Division, successful
implementation of five rural development tasks, work done during the third
four-month period and future tasks. Those present took part in the
discussions. The commander fulfilled the requirements and called for
cooperation for realization of the targets. In the afternoon, the commander
inspected regional development tasks in Seikkyi-Khanaungto Township.

The commander inspected training of students at multimedia teaching centre at
Basic Education High School in Seikkyi-Khanaungto Township. The commander met
departmental officials at Township Peace and Development Council Office.
Chairman of Township Peace and Development Council U Zarli Phone Naing
reported on measures undertaken for regional development. Chairman of Yangon
South District Peace and Development Council Lt-Col Sein Hlaing reported on
transport. The commander toured the township and fulfilled the requirements.

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Commander and Minister inspect development tasks in Mon State

Yangon, 22 Jan- Commander of South-East Command Brig-Gen Thura Myint Aung and
Minister for Rail Transportation U Pan Aung, accompanied by Chairman of Kayin
State Peace and Development Council Col Maung Shein and Managing Director of
Myanma Railways Col Min Swe, arrived at the Nyaungbintha monastery in
Myinegalay of Kayin State on 19 January. They presented robes and offertories
for the monastery and attended to the requirements.

Then, the commander and the minister went to the construction site of the
Thanlwin Bridge (Maw-lamyine) and gave instructions on the construction of
approach roads to engineers and officials of MR and Public Works. On 20
January, the minister arrived at the Ye river-crossing bridge construction
site and inspected the construction works being undertaken there. He then
gave instructions on carrying out the tasks with added momentum in the open
season and supply of necessary materials according to schedule.
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( 7 ) Seminar on Information Technology successfully concludes

Yangon, 22 Jan- The Information Technology in Myanmar: Business Outlook and
Opportunities, co-organized by Bagan Cybertech of Myanmar and Information and
Resources Centre of Singapore and sponsored by Sasakawa Southeast Asia
Cooperation Fund of Japan, continued for the second and final day at Traders
Hotel on Sule Pagoda Road at 9 am today. Present were Vice-Chief of Military
Intelligence Maj-Gen Kyaw Win of the Ministry of Defence, deputy ministers,
senior military officers, ambassadors of foreign missions, correspondents of
Myanmar Foreign Correspondents Club, officials of e-ASEAN Task Force, Myanmar
e-National Task Force, Sasakawa Southeast Asia Cooperation Fund of Japan,
Information and Resource Centre of Singapore, Myanmar Bagan Cybertech Co Ltd
and Myanmar ICT Park, resource persons and local and foreign IT technicians
and guests.


Consultant Mr T Raja-gopal of Supply Chain Management Society-Asia presided
over the seminar on the Cooperation & Partnership in Digital Age sector.
Vice-President Dr Avudh Ploysong Sang of Business Development Shin Satellite
Public Company Ltd discussed the Ipastar Satellite Broadband Solutions for
Telecommunications Applications, Chairman of Myanmar Computer Scientists
Association U Thein Oo the ICT Development in Myanmar: Opportunities for
Cooperation, Director Mr Alvin Mar of Strategic Planning and Communication;
Dagang Net Group of Companies of Malaysia the ICT Development Experiences in
Transitional Economies and Chairman Mr Bruce Elliott of Worldwide Web
Institute of Switzerland the Future Careers in the Knowledge Economy. They
then answered the queries. In the afternoon, Col Thein Swe of the Ministry of
Defence presided over the Future Directions and Opportunities in the IT
Sector.

CEO Mr Ramesh Nava of i Centric Software of Singapore discussed Tapping the
Global Software Development Market, U Thaung Tin of e-National Task Force of
Myanmar IT Human Resources in Myanmar: Present Trends and Future Directions
and Managing Director U Tun Thura Thet of Myanmar Information Technology the
e-Commerce Opportunities for Myanmar Business. They answered the queries.
Then, Mr T Rajagopal gave a speech. Next, Vice-Chairman of e-National Task
Force, Myanmar, Deputy Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement U
Hlaing Win gave the concluding remarks and the seminar came to a close.
Similarly, the Seminar on Interaction for Progress: Internet Revolution and
Society in Myanmar to be co-organized by Myanmar Bagan Cybertech and
Singapore Information and Resource Centre with the assistance provided by
Sasakawa Southeast Asia Cooperation Fund of Japan will be held in Mandalay on
24 and 25 January.

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MNWCWA presents gifts

Yangon, 22 Jan- Hailing the rural development tasks of the State and the
fifth year natural environmental sanitation week, Myanmar National Working
Committee for Women's Affairs presented gifts at the meeting hall of the
Social Welfare Department on Kaba Aye Pagoda Road this morning. It was
attended by Chairman of the Myanmar National Working Committee for Women's
Affairs Deputy Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement U Hlaing
Win, Deputy Minister for Information Brig-Gen Aung Thein, Deputy Minister for
Progress of Border Areas and National Races and Development Affairs Brig-Gen
Than Tun, Deputy Minister for Health Prof Dr Kyaw Myint, Vice Chairperson of
Myanmar National Working Committee for Women's Affairs Prof Daw May May Yi,
member of the Working Committee Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe and working committee
members, wellwishers and invited guests. First, Chairman of MNWCWA Deputy
Minister U Hlaing Win made a speech.

Then, working committee member Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe presented materials worth
K 83,000 to build the fly-proof latrines in the rural areas to Deputy
Minister Prof Dr Kyaw Myint and Women's Future, World's Future books
published by Women's Association of University of Singapore to Deputy
Minister Brig-Gen Aung Thein. Then, General Manager Mr Takashi Kondo of Hotel
Nikko Royal Lake, 3rd Nikko Charity Golf Tournament presented K 500,000 to
Myanmar National Working Committee for Women Affairs. Working Committee
member Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe accepted and presented a certificate of honour to
the wellwisher. Vice-Chairperson Prof Daw May May Yi presented certificate of
honour to Daw Se of Ngwe Se Company. Then, the ceremony came to a close with
the concluding speech by Chairman of MNWCWA Deputy Minister U Hlaing Win.

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( 8 ) Goodwill delegation from SRV arrives

Yangon, 22 Jan- At the invitation of the Union Solidarity and Development
Association, a seven-member goodwill delegation from the Socialist Republic
of Vietnam, led by Mr Hoang Thinh, arrived here by air this evening. The
delegation was welcomed at Yangon International Airport by CEC member of USDA
U Thein Sein and officials of USDA (Headquarters), Ambassador of the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam Mr Nguyen Dinh Tang and officials.

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Myanmar delegation leaves for Bangkok

Yangon, 22 Jan- Led by Deputy Director of Directorate of Trade of the
Ministry of Commerce Daw Khin Pyone, members of the UMFCCI; Sein Satkya
shoulder bags and national race costume producers Cooperative Society
Chairman U Win Htu, Managing Director Daw Khin Than Htwe, Director U Khin
Maung Htay of Shwemate Co Ltd and Director Daw Khin Wah Win of Pacific Star
Mfg Co Ltd left here by air yesterday morning to attend "the 17th Bangkok
Fashion Fair 2002 (BIFF 2002)" to be held in Bangkok, Thailand till 25
January and they were seen off at Yangon International Airport by officials.
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( 9 )  Chemical liquid seized in Muse

Yangon, 22 Jan- A combined team comprising members of local intelligence unit
and Myanmar Police Force, acting on a tip-off, searched a trolley with the
number plate KaKha/183, driven by Yan Lu, near Mongyu 105th mile check-point
in Muse Township, and seized 340.95 litres of Ethyl Etha, 45.46 litres of
Acetic Anhydride and 68.19 litres of Sulphuric Acid, which were to be used in
producing narcotic drugs. Action is being taken against Yan Lu, son of U Yan
Kyan Te of Manta Village, Lunkhan Village-tract, under Narcotic Drugs and
Psychotropic Substances Law by the police station concerned.

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