The New Light of Myanmar (Wednesday, 24 April, 2002)

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The New Light of Myanmar (Wednesday, 24 April, 2002)
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1. General Maung Aye and wife Daw Mya Mya San
   leave for Thailand to pay goodwill visit
2. Only higher education sector can lay down
   foundations required to continuously produce
   brilliant intellectuals and technicians
3. - Minister for Hotels & Tourism receives guests
   - Basic Printing Course No 1/2002 opens
   - Education Minister receives guest
4. - Maj-Gen Aung Htwe inspects construction of
     Kengtung City Hall
   - Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than tours Rakhine State,
     Magway and Bago (West) Divisions
5. Press conference on Thailand Exhibition held
6. Cash donated to Myanmar National Working
   Committee for Women's Affairs
7. English Proficiency Course opens
8. - USDA study group from Padaung tours Yangon
   - Basic Aviation Courses open
   - Donations invited to Third MWJA Conference
   - UDE (Mandalay) announces schedules of
     lectures, exam centers
9. - Symposium on drugs on 30 April
   - Poppy plantations destroyed in Kachin State

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( 1 ) General Maung Aye and wife Daw Mya Mya San leave
for Thailand to pay goodwill visit

Yangon, 23 April0- Chairman of the State Peace and
Development Council of the Union of Myanmar
Commander-in-Chief of Defense Services Senior General
Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing saw off
Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and Development
Council General Maung Aye and wife Daw Mya Mya San who
left here by Special Flight for Thailand to pay a
goodwill visit at the invitation of Prime Minister Dr
Thaksin Shinawatra of the Kingdom of Thailand, at
Yangon International Airport at 10 am today.

The General and wife were accompanied by member of the
State Peace and Development Council Maj-Gen Thura Shwe
Mann and wife Daw Khin Lay Thet, member of the State
Peace and Development Council Maj-Gen Soe Win and wife
Daw Than Than Nwe, Minister for National Planning and
Economic Development U Soe Tha, Minister for Commerce
Brig-Gen Pyi Sone, Minister for Foreign Affairs U Win
Aung and wife Daw San Yon, Minister for Home Affairs
Col Tin Hlaing, Minister for Livestock and Fisheries
Brig-Gen Maung Maung Thein, Minister for Science and
Technology U Thaung, Vice-Chief of Military
Intelligence Maj-Gen Kyaw Win, Deputy Minister for
Health Professor Dr Kyaw Myint, Director-General
Lt-Col Pe Nyein of the State Peace and Development
Council Office, senior military officers of the
Ministry of Defense and departmental heads.

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( 2 ) Only higher education sector can lay down
foundations required to continuously produce brilliant
intellectuals and technicians

Yangon, 23 April - The Seminar on National Education
Promotion in Higher Education Sector of the Ministry
of Education was held at the Diamond Jubilee Hall 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.

Chairman of Myanmar Education Committee Secretary-1 of
the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin
Nyunt delivered an address.

Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt said development of the
advanced science and technologies and nurturing of the
qualified human resources are the main national
requirements in striving to build a new developed
nation.

Only when there is continuous emergence of
intellectuals and technicians who are skilled in their
respective fields in the nation, will the nation be
able to steer itself on the road towards serving the
national interests to the most possible degree on
self-reliant basis.

Only the higher education sector can be able to lay
down the foundations required to continuously turn out
brilliant intellectuals and technicians in the
developing fields of the nation such as the economic,
social and defense sectors.

Thus, the special four-year national education
promotion programme has been laid down in the higher
education sector; systematic efforts are being made to
lay down and implement the human resources development
programmers and to raise the nation's education sector
to reach the international level.

In accord with the objectives, the Ministry of
Education is holding seminars, conferences and talks
annually to lay down and implement the programmers to
uplift the higher education sector; the scholars,
researchers and education officials are striving to
realize the objectives.

A workshop on masters' degree courses was held in
October 1997; a workshop to amend the curricula of
pre-graduate courses, in March 1998; a workshop on
setting up the National Human Resources Development
Department in 1998; a workshop on development of the
higher education sector, in March 1999; a conference
on the four-year special national education programme,
in April 2000; and a seminar on the higher education
sector, in April 2001.

The present seminar will discuss the progress in
implementing the long-term 30-year plan of the higher
education sector and the four-year special national
education programme and the future task.

In order to implement the projects of the basic
education sector and the higher education sector in
relation to each other during the 30-year plan, the
Ministry of Education has laid down and realized the
Myanmar education goal  for emergence of an education
that will create a constant learning society to face
the challenges of the present era.

The 12 aims, the 36 working programmers and the 78
working plans have been laid down to implement the
30-year plan of the higher education sector.

The 12 aims of the 30-year plan are: to create the
human resources which have the ability to build a new
peaceful, modern and developed nation; to set up a
Myanmar education system accepting that the human
resources endowed with advanced education,
intellectual and human ability are a guarantee for a
better future; to create the Myanmar education system
as the main source of the entire Myanmar society and
to use the entire Myanmar society as the resources of
the Myanmar education system; to ensure sustained
development of the qualified human resources of the
nation and that of the human resources required for
the regions; to create an education environment
endowed with ever flourishing intellectual power and
outlook and which can timely use the emerging
technologies of the modern age; to conduct
international-level research projects not only in the
education sector, but also in other sectors required
in building a peaceful, modern and developed nation;
to make arrangements to transform the entire working
force into a learning force; for emergence of a highly
educated Myanmar society; to make the Myanmar society
to become a constant learning society; to pave the way
for the private sector to make investments in and
contributions to the education sector as efforts are
being made to uplift the national education
commensurate with the increase in the gross domestic
product; to enable the education level of Myanmar to
reach the international standard; to prevent the
degradation and loss of the spirit to love the Union
and national values and national norms despite the
growing globalization.

The 12 aims of the 30-year plan are: the four goals of
the human resources development; the goal of the
technological utilization work; the goal of the
research work; the three goals to create the constant
learning society; the two goals of the education
promotion projects; and the goal to safeguard the
national norms and national values.

The 30-year long-term plan (higher education sector)
will be implemented by 36 tasks. To sum up the tasks,
they include two tasks on human resource development,
six on use of technology, three on research, nine on
constant learning society, 15 on education promotion
and one on national norm and safeguarding the national
value, he said.

He said at the conference the 30-year long-term plan
in higher education sector and the first year
implementation of the first short-term five year plan
on national education promotion is to be reviewed in
sector wise and targets for the second year
implementation of the first short-term five year plan
is also to be coordinated. He urged the scholars to
discuss the education objectives for practical use in
combination with technological requirements, the
State's educational policies and Myanmar education
objectives and objectives of the higher education
sector.

At the conference, papers on international higher
education sector, international distance education
system, international management system in the
institutes, international language teaching systems,
programmers on upgrading of teaching of English and
promotion of research and university of distance
education, e-Education Learning Centers, effective use
of VAST system, extension of learning centers without
server, open education system and use of on-line
education (International and National Programmers)
programmers for opening of courses on regional trade
promotion, boosting production and packaging
technology, programmers on opening of universities for
core curriculum and local needs and role of
universities for rural regions and development of the
respective regions are to be discussed in full. That
is why the conference is an important one for the
Ministry of Education, other related ministries as
well as the Union of Myanmar.

He said it was encouraging to note that over 800
participants including directors-general, rectors,
pro-rectors, principals, professors, associate
professors and heads of departments would take part in
the conference.

He spoke of the need for the scholars to participate
in the conference in a frank and cordial manner. The
Secretary-1 also said he believed they would make
practical decisions which would realize Myanmar
education objectives for long-term national interest.

He said better foundations for development of
information and communication that practically
contribute towards development of modern teaching
methods in the respective fields have been made. He
spoke of the need to lay down the effective plans for
utilization of these foundations.

He said agriculture, livestock breeding and industry
and production play an important role in the national
economic life. He also spoke of the need to formulate
education programmers that could bring about advanced
science and technology and produce highly qualified
intellectuals and intelligentsia in the respective
fields of exploration of valuable natural resources.

Arrangements are to be made for emergence of an
education system that contributes towards the
development of knowledge-based economic system in the
future, he added. He called on scholars for taking
part in successful implementation of the tasks after
laying down the effective and dynamic education plans
that bring about national interest.

In conclusion, he urged the scholars in education
sector to make efforts for successful implementation
of political, economic and social objectives in
building a peaceful modern developed nation, to
actively take part in the programmers of highly
qualified national human resources and Myanmar
education standard up to international level, to make
concerted efforts for emergence of a constant learning
society, the goal of Myanmar education objective and
to make endeavors for realization of the 30-year
long-term plan (higher education sector).

After the opening ceremony, the Secretary-1 cordially
met with scholars who attended the Conference. The
Seminar on National Education Promotion in Higher
Education Sector will be held from 22 to 24 April. On
22 April, Minister for Education U Than Aung and
Deputy Minister U Myo Nyunt attended the seminar and
gave instructions on papers on branch of studies
submitted to the Conference.

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( 3 ) Minister for Hotels & Tourism receives guests

Yangon, 23 April - Minister for Hotels and Tourism
Maj-Gen Saw Lwin received General Manager of Classic
International Co Ltd Mr Tan Hock Ying and party at his
office on Sule Pagoda Road this afternoon. Also
present at the call were Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Aye
Myint Kyu, Managing Director of Myanma Hotels and
Tourism Services U Kyi Tun and officials. Similarly,
Minister Maj-Gen Saw Lwin received Managing Director
of Taipan Tour Co of Vienna, Austria, Mr Krause Gunter
and party at his office at 2 pm today. Also present
were Managing Director U Kyi Tun of MHTS and
officials.

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Basic Printing Course No 1/2002 opens

Yangon, 23 April - Basic Printing Course No 1/2002 of
the Printing and Publishing Enterprise of the Ministry
of Information was opened at the training hall of GTC
Press in Insein Township here this morning with an
opening address by Minister for Information Maj-Gen
Kyi Aung.

It was also attended by Deputy Ministers for
Information U Thein Sein and Brig-Gen Aung Thein,
Director-General of the Myanma Radio and Television U
Khin Maung Htay, Director-General of the Information
and Public Relations Department U Chit Naing, Managing
Director of the News and Periodicals Enterprise U Tin
Kha, Managing Director of Myanma Motion Picture
Enterprise U Bo Kyi, Managing Director of PPE U Myint
Thein and advisers of the ministry, directors,
managers, officials and trainees. Altogether 27
trainees  15 from IPRD and 12 from PPE  are attending
the course. The course will last for two months.

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Education Minister receives guest

Yangon, 23 April - Minister for Education U Than Aung
received Chairman of Myanmar-Korea Friendship
Association Professor Dr Kim Jung Ho at Diamond
Jubilee Hall on Pyay Road this evening. Also present
at the call were Deputy Ministers Brig-Gen Soe Win
Maung and U Myo Nyunt and directors-general of the
departments under the ministry.

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( 4 ) Maj-Gen Aung Htwe inspects construction of
Kengtung City Hall

Yangon, 23 April -Member of the State Peace and
Development Council Maj-Gen Aung Htwe of the Ministry
of Defense, accompanied by Deputy Commander of
Triangle Region Command Brig-Gen Myint Swe and
officials, arrived at the construction site for the
City Hall in Kengtung yesterday morning.

At the briefing hall of the site, Project Engineer U
Thaw Oo and contractor U Naw Aung reported to Maj-Gen
Aung Htwe on completed sections of the project. Then,
Superintending Engineer U Thaung Htay and officials
gave reports on greening tasks and work being
undertaken. Maj-Gen Aung Htwe attended to the needs
and gave necessary instructions. He then inspected the
site. The hall which is of reinforced concrete type is
214 feet long and 120 feet wide and it is built at a
cost of K 250 million.

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Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than tours Rakhine State, Magway
and Bago (West) Divisions

Yangon, 23 April -Member of the State Peace and
Development Council Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than of the
Ministry of Defense and party, accompanied by Rakhine
State Peace and Development Council Commander of
Western Command Brig-Gen Maung Oo, attended the
Seinbudaw hoisting ceremony of historic PhaungdawU
Pagoda, the merit-sharing ceremony of Dhamma Wizaya
Sasana Beikmandaw and the 1,100 novitiation ceremony
in Taungup on 18 April.

Then, Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than and party arrived at the
office of Maei-Kyaukpyu Road Project Special Group
near Maei Creek Bridge in Pyinwin village, An
Township. Officials reported on progress in
construction of Maei-Kyaukpyu Road, Kyaukkyipauk
Bridge and Londawpauk Bridge on Maei-Kyaukphyu Road,
construction tasks of Sane-pauk Bridge on
Maei-Kyaukphyu Road, Deedokpauk Bridge and completion
of Minkyaung Bridge and future tasks.

Chief Engineer (Road) U Kyaw Tint of Public Works gave
a supplementary report on construction of
Taungup-Maei-Kyaukpyu Road and requirements in work.
Next, Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than and party inspected
construction of Kyaukkyipauk Bridge on
Yangon-Taungup-Kyaukpyu Highway. Deputy Superintending
Engineer U Tin Htut conducted them round the worksite.
Kyaukkyipauk Bridge, 300 feet long, has 24 feet wide
motorway and three feet wife pedestrian way on both
sides. The bridge was built of reinforced concrete
piles.

The main bridge is being built of reinforced concrete,
steel frames, reinforced concrete beams and tiles.
Afterwards, they proceeded to the office for
construction of 66 wooden bridges on An-Padekyaw-Maei
road section on An-Taungup Road. Maei-An Road Engineer
in-charge U Ohn Lwin reported on completion of
construction tasks on Maei-An Road and wooden bridges.
Chief Engineer (Road) U Kyaw Tint gave a supplementary
report. A total of nine major bridges are being built
on 75 miles and two furlong long
Maei-Londawpauk-Minkyaung-Sane (Khonmin
Pagoda)-Kyaukpyu section of Yangon-Taungup-Kyaukpyu
Highway.

On 19 April morning, they went to Hinywetchaung
Reservoir Project near Auk village in An Township. An
official reported on the purpose of the reservoir,
data of the project and implementation of the project.
They inspected the conduit, the sluice gate, the
spillway of the reservoir. Then, Maj-Gen Khin Maung
Than and party met with local authorities,
departmental officials, members of USDA, MCWA, Working
Committee for Women's Affairs, War Veterans
Organization, Red Cross and Auxiliary Fire Brigades at
An Township Peace and Development Council Office and
gave instructions on development of An.

Chairman of An Township Peace and Development Council
U Tun Kyi reported on management, economic and social
matters of the township. Speaking on the occasion,
Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than said that An Township is a
transport difficulty area in the past; An has no
characters of town and it lagged behind economic
development. Nowadays, the Government built roads and
bridges including Yangon-Sittway Highway and
Yangon-Kyaukpyu Highway for better transportation in
Rakhine State; therefore, An will be developed soon;
he urged local authorities, departments concerned and
local people to make efforts for development of the
town. He stressed to need to reclaim vacant and virgin
lands, to cultivate paddy, cotton, sugarcane, pulses
and beans with double and multiple cropping, to extend
breeding of fish and prawn, poultry and to cultivate
kitchen crops.

He also pointed out to grow Thithseint trees (belleric
myrobalan) in An Township with a view to ensuring
local sufficiency of edible oil. Later, local
authorities, departments concerned, local people and
social organizations were urged to participate in
undertaking the five rural development tasks. Then,
Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than and party inspected the video
hall for the public performed by Western Command and
the nursery farm-1 of the command. On 20 April, they
arrived at Daletchaung Bridge in An Township. Senior
Engineer U Khin Maung of Bridge Construction Special
Group-10 reported on construction of Paungtoke Bridge
in MraukU and Naryikan Bridge in Sittway. Chief
Engineer (Road) U Kyaw Tint gave a supplementary
report. Next, they proceeded to the briefing hall of
Yangon-Sittway Highway section-2 near Yaw Creek
Bridge.

Officials reported on road constructions work. Then,
they inspected progress of
An-Myebon-Minbya-MraukU-Kyauktaw road section.
Afterwards, they paid homage to Maha Muni Buddha Image
in Kyauktaw. Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than and Brig-Gen
Maung Oo offered gold foils to the Image. They then
visited the Image. They then inspected development of
Kyauktaw by car. In the evening, they met with
authorities of Sittway District, MraukU, departmental
officials, social organizations and local people at
MraukU Township Peace and Development Council Office.

Officials reported on agriculture, livestock breeding,
education, health and social matters, brief history of
the town and development tasks. On 21 April, they
proceeded to Shitthaung (a) Yanaung Zeya Stupa in
MraukU. They paid homage to the Stupa and then visited
pagodas at Htokkathein Stupa. Next, they inspected
renovation of West Mya Tazaung Stupa in MraukU.
Officials conducted them round MraukU Archaeological
Museum. Afterwards, they inspected the ancient MraukU
Palace area excavated in 1996-97 by Archaeology
Department. On their arrival at Taungpaw Camp (Kyatyay
Camp) of Road Construction-3 on An-Minbu Road, they
were welcomed there by Chairman of Magway Division
Peace and Development Council Col Zaw Min and
officials.

At the briefing hall there, Senior Engineer U Ba Saw
reported on repair of road section between mile post
61/0 and 88/0 on Minbu-An-Tettaung Road. They then
arrived at Natyaykantaung Camp of Public Works in
Ngaphe where they heard reports on construction and
repair tasks on Minbu-An-Tettaung Road presented by
officials. Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than and party inspected
repair and construction tasks of An-Padan Road. In the
evening, they then arrived in Padan Camp. Bago
Division (West) Peace and Development Council Chairman
Col Soe Nwe and officials welcomed them. On 22 April,
Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than and party, accompanied by Bago
Division (West) Peace and Development Council Chairman
Col Soe Nwe, proceeded to Ngapyet Lake Camp being
undertaken by Pyay District Fisheries Federation in
the collective fish breeding zone in Padaung Township.


Officials reported on location of the lake, area, the
purpose, fish catching and production and future
tasks. Col Soe Nwe gave a supplementary report.
Director-General U Than Tun of Fisheries Department
reported on modern fish and prawn breeding methods.
Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than gave necessary instructions.

Next, they left Pyay and inspected 200,000 acres of
summer paddy irrigated from Taungnyo Dam in Ywathagon
village, Nattalin Township. Bago Division (West) Peace
and Development Council put 6,000 acres of land under
monsoon and summer paddy and pulses and beans all the
year round and plans to extend agricultural work in
Bago Division (West) area. Then, they arrived back
here in the evening.

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( 5 ) Press conference on Thailand Exhibition held

Yangon, 23 April - A press conference on holding
Thailand Exhibition 2002 at Yangon Trade Centre on
Lower Pazundaung Street in Mingala Taungnyunt Township
from 9 to 12 May, under the programme of promotion on
economic co-operation between Myanmar and Thailand,
with the permission of the Ministry of Commerce and
under the organization of the Office of the Commercial
Affairs, Royal Thai Embassy and Department of Export
Promotion of Thailand, was held at the Hotel Nikko
this morning.

Present on the occasion were Charge d' Affairs ai of
Royal Thai Embassy Mr Opas Chantarasap, Commercial
Attaché Mr Matyawongse Amatyakul and officials,
Managing Director of the News and Periodicals
Enterprise U Tin Kha, departmental officials,
President of Myanmar Foreign Correspondents' Club U
Sao Kai Hpa and members, chief editors and editors of
dailies and guests. The Charge d' Affairs ai of Royal
Thai Embassy and the Minister-Counselor (Commercial)
explained the purpose of the exhibition and said that
altogether 136 booths of 108 companies from Thailand
will be opened at the exhibition.

They invited Myanmar to import more Thai goods and
said Thailand will import more Myanmar goods;
particularly they would like Myanmar to hold Myanmar
Exhibition in Thailand. In doing so there will be
mutual benefits between the two nations. Then, they
replied to the queries raised by foreign and local
correspondents and the press conference came to an
end. Automobile spare parts, chemicals, toys,
construction materials, cosmetics, electrical
appliances, foodstuff, beverages, furniture, clothes,
textiles and fashion designs, souvenirs, decorative
items, household items, kitchen utensils,
leather-wares, footwear, machinery and lathe spare
parts, medicines, cleaning materials, materials used
in services and stationery will be displayed at the
Exhibition.

The Exhibition will be opened on 9 and 10 May for
interested entrepreneurs and traders and on 11 and 12
for the public. The admission tickets for the
entrepreneurs and traders are available at TTF
(Yangon) Co Ltd of No 96, Bogalayzay Street,
Botah-taung Township (Tel 294006, 296227, 245137,
245138 and Fax 245092).

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( 6 ) Cash donated to Myanmar National Working
Committee for Women's Affairs

Yangon, 23 April - Well-wishers donated cash and kind
to Myanmar National Working Committee for Women's
Affairs at the meeting hall of Social Welfare
Department on Kaba Aye Pagoda Road this morning.

Present were Chairman of MNWCWA Deputy Minister for
Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement U Hlaing Win,
Vice-Chairperson Prof Daw May May Yee, member Dr Daw
Khin Win Shwe, Secretary U Sit Myaing, Adviser to the
Education Work Group Daw Khin Than Nwe, well-wishers
and officials of the Social Welfare Department. MNWCWA
Chairman Deputy Minister U Hlaing Win gave a speech.

Goodwill delegation leader Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe handed
over a DVD amplifier and sound boxes donated by
Myanmar Ambassador to China U Sein Win Aung and staff
of the embassy to the MNWCWA Chairman. Then, Dr Daw
Khin Win Shwe accepted K 500,000 donated by Charge d'
Affaires ai of the Chinese Embassy U Tun Yin and First
Secretary Daw Khin Win and a refrigerator worth K
165,000 by U Myat Thin Aung-Daw Khin Myint Myint of
Aung Aung Enterprise, and presented certificates of
honor to the well-wishers.

Next, cash donated to sink tube wells for rural areas
in States and Divisions where there is a shortage of
water. Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe, Daw Khin Than Nwe and
Prof Daw May May Yee accepted K 250,000 donated by
Brig-Gen Lun Thi-Daw Khin Mar Aye and family, K
2,250,000 by U Chaung-Daw Shwe Sin (Gold Uni Jewellery
Co Ltd), K 500,000 by Prof Dr Ye Myint-Prof Dr Thein
Thein Myint and family, K 250,000 each by U Thaung
Tin-Daw Tin Tin Aye (KMD Computer Group), U Pyone
Maung Maung-Daw Khin Thida Tun (CE Technology), (U
Pwint Kaung)-Daw Khin Nwe Yi (Shwe Pazun family), U
Aik Tun-Daw Than Than Win (Asia Wealth Bank), Daw Sein
Sein and Daw Khin Myint Myint of Myanmar Women
Entrepreneurs' Association, U Lin Taung-Daw Shu Lwan,
U Myint Han-Daw Shu Tin, U Maung Maung Gyi-Daw Tin Tin
Hmway, Daw Khin Mya (Taunggyi) and family and Daw Nu
Nu Yee and party of MWEA, K 145,500 by MNWCWA, K
100,000 by U Soe Thein-Professor Daw Than Nu Shwe, K
100,000 by U Soe Aung (Baho Pipe shop G 1/PVC), K
50,000 by the women and environmental conservation
group and the Office of National Commission for
Environmental Conservation and other well-wishers. At
the donation ceremony, 41 wellwishers donated one tube
well worth K 500,000 and 23 tube wells worth K 250,000
each totaling K 6,250,000.

Then, certificates of honor were presented to the
well-wishers.

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( 7 ) English Proficiency Course opens

Yangon, 23 April - English Proficiency Course No 4 for
law officers, organized by the Supreme Court (Yangon),
was opened at the meeting hall No 2 of the Supreme
Court this morning with an address by Chief Justice U
Aung Toe. It was also attended by Deputy Chief
Justices U Than Oo and U Khin Maung Latt, Justices of
Supreme Court U Khin Myint, Dr Tin Aung Aye, U Chit
Lwin and U Tun Shin, Director-General of the Supreme
Court (Yangon) U Tin Aye, Director-General (Mandalay)
U Thet Tun and directors, advisers, deputy
directors-general, course instructors and invited
guests. A total of 50 trainees are attending the
10-week course.

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( 8 ) USDA study group from Padaung tours Yangon

Yangon, 23 April - At the invitation of the Union
Solidarity and Development Association Central
Executive Committee Member Col Tin Hlaing, a 53-member
USDA study group of Padaung Township, Pyay District,
Bago Division (West) arrived here yesterday. They were
welcomed by the officials.

CEC member Col Tin Hlaing greeted the members of the
study group at the USDA office and presented gifts.
The study group paid a visit to Kyaikhmawwun Pagoda in
Kyauktan Township this morning and donated cash to the
Pagoda Board of Trustees. Afterwards, they visited
Thakayta Amusement Park. The study group visited the
Shwedagon Pagoda where they were briefed on the
history of the pagoda by member of the Pagoda Board of
Trustees U Thein Zaw. The study group made cash
donations for the pagoda.

Then, they arrived at the Drug Elimination Museum
where they were conducted around the museum by the
officials. In-charge of the museum Police Lt-Col Hse
Maung explained facts about the museum. Then, the
study group visited Myanma Radio and Television.
Deputy Director (Administration) U Maung Pe greeted
the study group and explained the process of MRTV with
the aid of video. They studied the broadcasting and
telecasting of MRTV. The study group then visited
National Museum, Defense Services Museum, Yangon
Zoological Gardens and Karaweik Palace in the evening.


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Basic Aviation Courses open

Yangon, 23 April - A ceremony to open the Basic
Aviation Course No 1/2002 (Namsang Camp) jointly
organized by the Union Solidarity and Development
Association (Central) and the Office of
Commander-in-Chief (Air) was held at Mingalar Hall of
Namsang Station yesterday morning.

 Present were Brig-Gen Kyaw Aung of Namsang Station
and senior military officers, departmental heads, USDA
members, invited guests and trainees. Brig-Gen Kyaw
Aung made the opening address at ceremony. Similarly,
the Basic Aviation Course No 1/2002 (Meiktila Camp)
jointly organized by USDA (Central) and the Office of
Commander-in-Chief (Air) was opened yesterday morning
at Kantawmingala Hall, Meiktila.

It was attended by Base Commander Col Thura Khin Maung
Win of Ground Training Base, and senior military
officers, departmental officials, USDA members and
trainees. Col Thura Khin Maung Win spoke on the
occasion and the ceremony came to a close. A total of
50 trainees are attending the courses in Namsang and
Meiktila camps. Each course will last for five weeks.

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Donations invited to Third MWJA Conference

Yangon, 23 April- Hailing the Third Conference of
Myanmar Writers and Journalists Association to be held
in June, 2002, the cash of the well-wishers will be
accepted for the first time at Sarpay Beikman building
(Soranto Villa) on Pyay Road at 1 pm on 25 April.
Those wishing to donate cash may contact MWJA
(Central), Tel: 254173/ 252417, Naing-Ngan Gonyi
Literature House, Tel: 725530/ 274532 and News and
Periodicals Enterprise, Tel: 294523.

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UDE (Mandalay) announces schedules of lectures, exam
centers

Yangon, 23 April -Mandalay University of Distance
Education today announced that its final examinations
and giving of special lectures for first year students
who passed the matriculation examination in year 2000
and second year students will be held at Taunggyi,
Magway, Monywa, Myitkyina, Yada-nabon, Meikhtila and
Pakokku universities, Lashio, Kalay, Shwebo and
Kengtung degree colleges, Yaynan-gyoung and Loikaw
colleges.

Special lectures for first and second year students
majoring in Arts, Economics and Law will be given from
22 April to 3 May and final exams from 6 to 11 May.
First year and second year students of Arts, Economics
and Law who registered at Mandalay UDE (Yadanabon
Branch) are to attend lectures at the Yadanabon
University. Second year students of Arts, Myanmarsa,
History, Geography, Business Management are to sit for
the exams at Yadanabon University; second year
Philosophy students, at Mandalay BEHS-12; Psychology
students, at Mandalay BEHS-26; Law students, at
Mandalay BEHS-24; Economics students at Mandalay
BEHS-16; all English, Oriental Studies, Myanmar
Studies, Literature, Public Affairs and Home Economy
students, at Mandalay BEHS-10; second year Chemistry,
at Mandalay BEHS-11; Physics students, at Mandalay
BEHS-13; Mathematics students, at Mandalay BEHS-17;
and Zoology students, at Mandalay BEHS-7 and Botany
students at Mandalay BEHS-5 respectively. All first
year art students of Myanmarsa, Geography, English and
Economics who registered at Mandalay UDE (Yadanabon
Branch) are to sit for the exams at the Yadanabon
University; History students (Roll No 1 to 600) at
Mandalay BEHS-5; Roll No 601 to 1200, at Mandalay
BEHS-9; Roll No 1201 to 2100, at Mandalay BEHS-17;
Roll No 2101 to 2700, at Mandalay BEHS-19; Roll No
2701 to 3008 at Mandalay BEMS-2; Law students (Roll No
1 to 600), at Mandalay BEMS-20; Roll No 601 to 1200,
at Mandalay BEHS-21; Roll No 1201 to 1800, at Mandalay
BEMS-24; Roll No 1801 to 2300, at Mandalay BEMS-22;
Roll No 2301 to 2599, at Mandalay BEMS-17; Business
Management students (Roll No 1 to 600), at Mandalay
BEHS-25; Roll No 601 to 1200, at Mandalay BEHS-26;
Roll No 1201 to 1800, at Mandalay BEHS-27; Roll No
1801 to 2100, at Mandalay BEMS-4; Roll No 2101 to
2400, at Mandalay BEMS-5; Roll No 2401 to 2529, at
Mandalay BEMS-9; all Philosophy students, at Mandalay
BEMS-9; all Psychology, Oriental Studies, Home
Economy, Public Affairs and Myanmar Studies students,
at Mandalay BEMS-14; first year Chemistry students
(Roll No 1 to 600), at Mandalay BEHS-7; Roll No 601 to
829, at Mandalay BEHS-13; Physics students (Roll No 1
to 670), at Mandalay BEHS-13; Roll No 671 to 861, at
Mandalay BEHS-10; Maths students (Roll No 1 to 400),
at Mandalay BEHS-10; Roll No 401 to 1000, at Mandalay
BEHS-11; Zoology students (Roll No 1 to 600), at
Mandalay BEHS-12; Roll No 601 to 801, at Mandalay
BEHS-16; Botany students (Roll No 1 to 400), at
Mandalay BEHS-16; and Roll No 401 to 734, at Mandalay
BEMS-6 respectively. Students who have registered at
branches of Mandalay UDE majoring in Arts, Economics,
Law are to attend lectures at respective universities,
degree colleges and colleges and to sit for exams at
respective universities, degree colleges, colleges,
BEHSs and BEMSs. Students who have registered at
branches of Mandalay UDE majoring in Science subjects
are to sit for exams at respective universities,
degree colleges, colleges, BEHSs and BEMSs. Further
details will be announced at respective branches of
the UDE, BEHSs and BEMSs.
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( 9 ) Symposium on drugs on 30 April

Yangon, 23 April -The Symposium on Drugs and Drug
Policy for the Nation, organized by the Myanmar
Academic of Medical Science and the Myanmar Essential
Drugs Project will be held at 249, Theinbyu Road,
Mingala Taungnyunt Township from 8 am to 12.30 pm on
30 April, and interested doctors are invited to attend
the symposium as participants.

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Poppy plantations destroyed in Kachin State

Yangon, 23 April -A combined team comprising local
Tatmadawmen, members of Myanmar Police Force and
Special Anti-Drug Squad, together with members of
Kachin State Special Region-1 and 2, destroyed a total
of 4611.75 acres of poppy plantations in Kachin State
from 1 March to 4 April this year.

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