The New Light of Myanmar (Thursday, 20 June, 2002)

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The New Light of Myanmar (Thursday, 20 June, 2002)
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1. Holding of Myanmar-Malaysia bilateral economic
   coord meeting discussed
2. - H&T Minister receives Japanese guests
   - Ambassador U Wunna Maung Lwin presents
     credentials to King of Spain
3. Sagaing Division supports mass rallies denouncing
   SURA drug traffickers, KNU insurgents, who encroach

   upon security and peace of border areas, and shows
   respect for sovereignty
4. Regular press conference explains "The Control of
   Money Laundering Law" to ease public anxiety
5. - All Mon State pepper cultivation ceremony held
     in Mawlamyine
   - Maj-Gen Ye Myint inspects crops cultivation in
     Sagaing Division
   - Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than tours Bago Division
6. - Minister inspects health care services in
     Kachin State
   - Construction Minister installs suspension cables
     at Wakema Bridge
   - Minister inspects Ponnyataung tunnel
7. - Cash and books donated in honour of
     MWJA conference
   - Youth Education Training Camp 3/2002
     concluded
8. Sale of uncut jade to be held
9. MMU and MAEU to be opened on 1 August

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( 1 ) Holding of Myanmar-Malaysia bilateral economic
coord meeting discussed

Yangon, 19 June - A co-ordination meeting for holding
Myanmar-Malaysia bilateral economic co-operation
meeting took place at the meeting hall at Zeyathiri
Beikman in Konmyinttha here this afternoon, attended
by Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development
Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt.

 The Secretary-1 delivered a speech. He said today's
meeting is to take measures for holding of
Myanmar-Malaysia bilateral economic co-operation
meeting in Myanmar. He said after Myanmar became a
member country of ASEAN, bilateral co-operation
including Myanmar-Malaysia economic co-operation was
promoted. He called for making preparations for
promotion of mutual interest and systematic holding of
Myanmar-Malaysia bilateral economic co-operation
meeting. It will be held soon after formation of the
committee and sub-committees. Then, ministers, deputy
ministers and officials presented matters related to
successfully holding of Myanmar-Malaysia bilateral
economic co-operation meeting sector-wise.

Afterwards, the Secretary-1 made concluding remarks
regarding the discussions and the meeting came to an
end.
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( 2 ) H&T Minister receives Japanese guests

Yangon, 19 June - Minister for Hotels and Tourism
Maj-Gen Saw Lwin received Chairman of Index Worldwide
Travels & Tours Co Ltd (Japan) Mr Hiroyuki Suzuki and
Managing Director U Sunkawyu at his office at 10 am
today.

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Ambassador U Wunna Maung Lwin presents credentials to
King of Spain

Yangon, 20 June - U Wunna Maung Lwin, Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Union of
Myanmar to the Kingdom of Spain, presented his
credentials to His Majesty King Juan Carlos I of
Spain, on 12 June 2002, in Madrid.

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( 3 ) Instigations and tests and lacking of
good-neighbourly practices in attempts to colonize
Myanmar's territory will be reacted strongly
Sagaing Division supports mass rallies denouncing SURA
drug traffickers, KNU insurgents, who encroach upon
security and peace of border areas, and shows respect
for sovereignty

Yangon, 19 June - A ceremony to support the national
people's mass rallies denouncing SURA and KNU
insurgents, who are undermining the security and
peaceful situation of border areas, and to show
respect for sovereignty of the Union of Myanmar took
place at the People's Sports Grounds in Myinmu,
Sagaing District, Sagaing Division, on 15 June
morning.

It was attended by local residents of townships in
Sagaing District, members of the Union Solidarity and
Development Association, Red Cross Society, Auxiliary
Fire Brigade, War Veterans Organization, Working
Committee for Women's Affairs, Maternal and Child
Welfare Association, band troupes, the State Flag
bearing troupes, and teachers and students of basic
education high schools.

The columns from assembly points holding the State
Flags took the designated places in the sports
grounds.

Member of USDA U Tin Hla acted as master of
ceremonies.

Those present at the ceremony saluted the State Flag.

Then, Member of Township USDA Daw Malar Tun explained
the purpose of holding the ceremony.

She said, Myinmu is hoisting State flags to show
people's strong patriotism and nationalistic fervour
to crush any attempts to encroach on sovereignty and
all forms of aggression and to show respect for
sovereignty.

Since the early 2001, the SURA drug-trafficking
insurgents and KNU insurgents taking footholds in and
accepting the assistance of Yodaya have been launching
aggressive attacks on Myanmar territory along the
border.

Yodaya has permitted and assisted the insurgents to
conduct training courses, and build an arms repair
workshop, a hospital and houses in its territory. The
country is also providing nine pyis of rice and five
cans of tinned fish monthly to individual insurgents
at the SURA camp in Minena. Yodaya is providing
assistance to the insurgents to that degree to
encroach on the sovereignty of Myanmar. Thus, we hold
the ceremony to support the mass rallies denouncing
the insurgents.

The ceremonies to support the mass rallies are being
held to show that the blood of the national races of
the border areas is thick in times of emergency
regardless of the distance between their regions.
Thus, just like the local people of the border
regions, we oppose and condemn the destructive
insurgents.

We hail the mass rallies which were held in Kengtung,
Taunggyi and other places. Thus, the people of Myinmu
are hoisting State flags all over the town showing our
strong patriotism and nationalistic fervour to crush
any attempts to encroach on our sovereignty and all
forms of aggression. On behalf of the people, I warn
the instigations and tests in the form of colonizing
our territory. Such acts lacking good neighbourly
practices will be reacted strongly. I urge all to be
always equipped with the national spirit to crush the
ones attempting to break up our nation and to uphold
Our Three Main National Causes  non-disintegration of
the Union; non-disintegration of national solidarity;
and perpetuation of sovereignty.

Myinmu Township USDA Organizer U Moe Thu said we
support the mass rallies denouncing the encroachments
on sovereignty of Myanmar. Hoisting the State flags in
various parts of Myinmu and saluting the State Flag at
the gathering show that we take pride in respecting
sovereignty and how we value the sovereignty. In other
words, we declare that we will respond to every
encroachment on sovereignty effectively and strongly.

I will report on encroachments by some destructive
insurgents in collusion with Yodaya in brief.

On 11 February 2001, SURA drug trafficking insurgent
group launched surprise attack on Myanmar Tatmadaw
camps on "O" hill near Tachilek. They fired shells of
heavy weapons into Tachilek with the help of Yodaya
army.

They attacked Lwetawkhan camp in border area on 21
February and Pachee camp near Pungpahkyem camp in
Mongtong Township on 21 April 2001 and Maikyoke camp
and new Maikyoke camp on 8 February 2002. On 6 May
2002, KNU terrorist group destroyed Yangon-Myainggalay
gas pipe line near Kazaing Bridge on Yangon-Mottama
Road between Bilin and Thaton by planting mines. On 15
May 2002, KNU terrorists and ABSDF attacked Minletpan
Village in Myawady.

As a result, not only lives but also property and
religious structures were destroyed.

On 20 May 2002, the drug-trafficking insurgents with
the tanks and heavy weapons support from Yodaya
brazenly opened fire on Panmongsun, Nyaung-bingon,
Pangangaw and Yanpaingsun outposts in Yodaya-Myanmar
border.

Yodaya bred some national traitors and provided them
with arms, food, shelter and recruits. Yodaya herself
helped the insurgents firing shells of heavy weapons.
It is obvious that the acts of Yodaya repeatedly
encroaches on our country that preserves the dignity.

Moreover, Yodaya yearly performs military exercises
involving a large number of soldiers near our border.
It is a sign of hostile military movement. We regard
such act as a danger to our country.

Respecting our territory and sovereignty, we must
annihilate destructive insurgents and external
intruders sacrificing the lives and safeguard
perpetuation of sovereignty without letting them
encroach on any inch of our territory for dignity of
the country built by our ancestors.

Then, the mass rally shouted slogans
"non-disintegration of the Union - our cause, our
cause; non-disintegration of national solidarity - our
cause, our cause; perpetuation of sovereignty - our
cause, our cause", which brought the ceremony to a
close. On that day morning, State flags were proudly
hoisted at the houses, buildings and government
offices in Myinmu Township to show respect for the
sovereignty of the Union of Myanmar.

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( 4 ) Regular press conference explains "The Control
of Money Laundering Law" to ease public anxiety
The Law enacted to protect public interests and not to
cause public sufferings

Yangon, 19 June - The regular press conference this
afternoon explained "The Control of Money Laundering
Law" to refute the rumours and fabrications spreading
among the public.

The Law was promulgated under the State Peace and
Development Council Law No 6/2002, of the Union of
Myanmar on 17 June 2002.

At the press conference which was held at the Tatmadaw
Guest House on Inya Road, Vice-Chief of Military
Intelligence Maj-Gen Kyaw Win said rumours concerning
the Law are spreading among the public. Due to the
fabrications, some of the persons are withdrawing
their savings from the banks. The people are
experiencing anxiety over the Law. Public may suffer
losses due to withdrawal of their savings
unnecessarily. The minister deputy minister, and
officials of the Ministry of Home Affairs and the
Ministry of Finance and Revenue will explain the Law
in detail to ease the public anxiety. The Law has
become effective only after its issuance date.
Minister for Home Affairs Col Tin Hlaing said the Law
was issued with the aim of protecting the public
interests and not of causing public sufferings. It was
drafted as the transnational crimes are occurring
world-wide threatening the global peace and stability.
The world's average annual amount of the money
laundering cases is US $ 1.5 trillion. The 20th UN
General Assembly which was held in 1998 urged the UN
member nations to introduce the Law before 2003.

The drafting of the Law began in May 2000.

The respective ministries and organizations with the
leadership of the Attorney-General drafted the Law
after coordinating many times taking into
consideration the UN Conventions, the UN Model Law,
the Forty-Eight Recommendations of the Financial
Action Task Force (FATF), and the laws of the ASEAN
member nations.

The four objectives of the Law are:

To control and enable taking of effective action
against money and property obtained by illegal means
and to prevent offences arising there from;

To prevent interference in the executive, economic and
social sectors of the State, using money and property
obtained by illegal means;

To carry out measures in conformity with the
international conventions that Myanmar has acceded, in
implementing control of money and property obtained by
illegal means;

To cooperate with international organizations,
regional organizations and neighbouring countries for
controlling money and property obtained by illegal
means.

The Law has 11 chapters.

The characteristics of the Law are:

In accord with the 1988 UN Convention on illicit
trafficking of drugs, it is required to prove that the
profits are obtained from drug offence; as the Law was
enacted with reference to the Convention on control of
transnational offences, action can be taken against
money laundering offences in accord with the Law;

Under section 2, the Law shall have jurisdiction on
any person who commits any offence cognizable under
this Law in the territory of Myanmar, or on Myanmar
citizen or any person residing permanently in Myanmar
who commits the said offence outside the country or on
any person who commits the said offence on board a
vessel or an aircraft registered under its existing
law.

The Law shall also be applicable to the commission of
the ten crimes under section 5 (a) and the
transnational offences. It is also applicable to the
crimes inclusive in UN Convention Against
Transnational Organized Crime and 3 Protocol.

The Central Control Board shall be formed with the
Minister for Homes Affairs as the chairman, the
Minister for Finance and Revenue as the deputy
chairman, the respective ministers, the deputy
ministers and the directors-general as members and the
director-general of the Bureau of Special
Investigation as the joint secretary.

If necessary under the law, the Investigation Body
comprising not less than three members from suitable
persons of relevant government departments and
organizations to investigate a case.

The report on findings of the Investigation Body shall
be presented to the Preliminary Scrutiny Body
comprising not less than three members chaired by one
deputy minister.

The banks and financial institutions shall record the
important facts of the customers in accord with the
stipulations; the records must be kept for at least
five years. The Investigation Body shall have the
right to inspect, copy and keep the records. The
frozen accounts shall not be drawn, transferred or
destroyed.

If any person who enters Myanmar bring foreign
currency exceeding the prescribed amount, the official
concerned have the duty to submit the matter to the
Central Control Body.

The section 34 states "In respect of money and
property obtained by illegal means, if any other
person who is not under investigation is able to prove
clearly that such money and property were transferred
by certain means with consideration and in good faith,
his right shall not be affected.

The section 38 stated that the offences mentioned in
the section 5 (a) and (b) are affected by the Law only
after the effective date of the Law, 17 June 2002.
Action will be taken against ten different types of
money laundering offences mentioned in section 5 (a)
and (b) in accord with the existing laws under the
section 39. The Law only concerns with the laundering
of money and property obtained by illegal means. Only
the offences committed after the issuance of the Law
will be dealt with it. The offences have been taken
action and the laundered money and property been
impounded under other existing laws will be exempt
from punishable by the Law. Action will be taken
against offences in accord with the Law only under the
prior permission of the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Minister Col Tin Hlaing, Maj-Gen Kyaw Win, Deputy
Minister Brig-Gen Than Tun and Deputy Attorney-General
U Khin Maung Aye replied to queries raised by the
journalists.

Also present on the occasion were Deputy Minister for
Foreign Affairs U Khin Maung Win, Deputy Minister for
Information Brig-Gen Aung Thein, Deputy Minister for
Home Affairs Brig-Gen Thura Myint Maung, senior
military officers, heads of departments, officials of
the Ministry of Information, U Sein Win of Kyodo News
Agency, Patron of Myanmar Foreign Correspondents Club
U Hla Htwe, Secretary U Nyunt Tin and others.

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( 5 )  All Mon State pepper cultivation ceremony held
in Mawlamyine

Yangon, 19 June - The all Mon State pepper cultivation
ceremony was held in front of the local medical
battalion in Mawlamyine on 15 June morning.

First, the commander formally opened the ceremony.
Then, Maj-Gen Maung Bo and party inspected
demonstration of pepper cultivation. Next, Maj-Gen
Maung Bo, Commander Brig-Gen Thura Myint Aung,
Minister Brig-Gen Ohn Myint and officials planted
pepper saplings at the designated places and viewed
the pepper cultivation ceremony. A total of 1,029,751
pepper saplings were grown at offices, schools and
departments in 10 townships of Mon State in the
previous year.

At present, 323,917 pepper saplings have been
cultivated in South-East Command area including Mon
State.

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Maj-Gen Ye Myint inspects crops cultivation in Sagaing
Division

Yangon, 19 June - Member of the State Peace and
Development Council Maj-Gen Ye Myint of the Ministry
of Defence,  left Mandalay on 17 June morning and
arrived in Sagaing.


Then, Maj-Gen Ye Myint and party, together with
Sagaing Division Peace and Development Council
Chairman North-West Command Commander Brig-Gen Soe
Naing, proceeded to Wetlet Township through
Sagaing-Wetlet-Shwebo Road by car. At 9 am, they
arrived in Kyeegan village of Hladaw camp, Wetlet
Township, and inspected thriving of summer paddy and
double cropping during monsoon paddy in the field No
3275 of Daw Waing Yi. Shwebo District Peace and
Development Council Chairman Lt-Col Than Han, Wetlet
Township Peace and Development Council Chairman U Kyaw
Kyaw and Wetlet Township Manager of Myanma
Agricultural Produce Trading U Thein Aung reported on
harvest of summer paddy from sample plot, thriving of
first phase of monsoon paddy and agricultural tasks
carried out by the Township Agricultural Supervisory
Committee. Wetlet Township has 254.53 per cent of rice
sufficiency rate and 330.56 per cent of edible oil
surplus rate. In addition, the plan is under way to
designate Wetlet Township as the granary of Sagaing
Division.

Over 24,000 acres of monsoon paddy and over 40,000
acres of summer paddy will be cultivated in the
township. Afterwards, they arrived at the plantation
of irrigated long staple cotton in Aungchantha village
in Shwebo Township. Deputy Minister U Ohn Myint and
officials reported on experimental cultivation of
various kinds of long staple cotton with the use of
pearl fertilizer. At 3.30 pm, they met with Shwebo
District and Township departmental officials at
Kanbalu Township Peace and Development Council Office.


Also present were local authorities, departmental
officials and Kanbalu Township USDA Secretary U Kyaw
Aye. First, the Kanbalu Township Peace and Development
Council chairman reported on geographical condition
and agricultural tasks and District Chairman Lt-Col
Than Han on condition of the district and agricultural
tasks being carried out in the district.

Speaking on the occasion, Maj-Gen Ye Myint said that
Shwebo District is an important one in the
agricultural sector of Sagaing Division; the district
will lay emphasis on undertaking of rural development
tasks, it will gain more development; departmental
personnel should give priority rural development tasks
in their respective regions; He also gave instructions
on better transportation, educating school going-age
children, establishing model villages, extending
cultivation tasks with the water supply from
Thaphanseik Dam and suppressing destructive elements
with the Union Spirit and the national spirit.

Then, Maj-Gen Ye Myint presented exercise books for
basic education schools in Kanbalu Township to
Commander Brig-Gen Soe Naing. Afterwards, Maj-Gen Ye
Myint proceeded to Maha Shwesigyi Pagoda in the
township. He paid homage to Maha Muni Buddha Image at
the eastern archway. Next, they went to the
Post-Primary School in Seikphumyaung village in
Kanbalu Township. Maj-Gen Ye Myint met with local
authorities and local people.

The Township Peace and Development Council Secretary
reported on conditions of Seikphumyaung village and
its environs, education, health and social affairs.
Then, local people reported on requirements of the
village and local Red Cross Society. Maj-Gen Ye Myint
explained that he arrived at the village to provide
assistance for the education of school going-age
children and uplift of health, social and economic
standard of the village, and local people should make
efforts for development of the village.

The commander also gave a speech. Later, Maj-Gen Ye
Myint presented exercise books and pencils to students
of the post-Primary School of the village.

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Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than tours Bago Division

Yangon, 19 June - Member of the State Peace and
Development Council Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than of the
Ministry of Defence and party,  arrived at Chanmye
General Economic Enterprise Cooperative Syndicate Ltd
in Thegon Township on 17 June morning.

Pyay District Peace and Development Council Chairman
Lt-Col Khin Win reported on digging of fish breeding
ponds in the district and future tasks; Head of
District Fisheries Department U Soe Myint on tasks
being carried out; and Chairman of the Company U Than
Win on Kantaya agriculture and livestock breeding
tasks being undertaken. The commander and officials
gave supplementary reports. Then, Minister for
Livestock and Fisheries Brig-Gen Maung Maung Thein
dealt with matters on fish breeding, sending fish to
markets and obtaining feedstuff.

The commander explained ways for developing the
socio-economic lives of local people. Next, Maj-Gen
Khin Maung Than elaborated on development of
agricultural work in Bago Division; extension of
livestock breeding work; digging of fish breeding
ponds in fallow and virgin land for boosting fish
production; paying attention to not affecting
cultivated acreage in expanding fish breeding work;
making collective efforts to meet economic plan
targets; and ensuring prevalence of peace and
stability in the region. He also urged local
authorities, departmental officials and personnel of
social organizations to make collective and harmonious
efforts in implementing the five rural development
tasks through making field tours to the grassroots
level.

Afterwards, Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than and party
inspected the South Nawin embankment in Inma of Thegon
Township. Later, they inspected fish breeding ponds of
the regional battalions and units as well as those of
Inma Pond communal fish breeding farm and gave
necessary instructions to the officials concerned.
They next proceeded to North Nawin Dam in Pyay of
western Bago Division. At the briefing hall there,
Assistant Director of Irrigation Department U Khin
Maung Myint explained matters on the dam. Manager U
Tin Wa of Pyay Township Myanma Agriculture Service
reported matters on irrigated acreage and cultivation
of mixed and double cropping. Director of Irrigation
Department U Ohn Khaing reported measures for local
farmers to effectively utilize irrigated water from
the dam. General Manager of MAS Dr Min Aung reported
matters on cultivation of other crops in addition to
the local crops.

The commander gave supplementary report. Maj-Gen Khin
Maung Than then gave instructions on utilization of
irrigated water effectively; maintaining the dam for
long-term use; cultivation of scheduled crops in full
in irrigated land; digging of tributary canals for
irrigating water extensively and triple cropping
cultivation. Then, Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than and party
inspected round the dam by car. The North Nawin Dam
stores water in rainy season from North Nawin Creek
near Hsigon Village in Pyay Township. The dam was
built to irrigate 96,769 acres of land.

Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than and party later arrived at the
Youth Rehabilitation Camp (Shwepyitha) under the
Ministry of Home Affairs at Wethtikan Village of Pyay
Township. Officials concerned reported the progress of
work and future work programmes to them.

Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than gave necessary instructions.
He also inspected the clinic, hostels, gymnasium, art
(music) room, poultry farms and vegetable farms.
Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than gave necessary instructions
and left for Pyay. Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than and party
arrived Pyay industrial zone at 7.30 am yesterday and
were welcomed by responsible personnel, local
authorities, departmental officials and
industrialists. At the briefing hall there, Deputy
Minister for Industry-2 Brig-Gen Aung Thein Lin
explained objectives of the industrial zone and
progress of work for developing the zone. Commander
Brig-Gen Aung Min also reported on matters relating to
the zone. On behalf of the industrialists, U Hla
Khaing and U Ohn Myaing reported matters on production
of goods at the industrial zone and production of
local-made quality motor vehicles at the zone.

Then, Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than said industrial
development is vital for achieving rapid development
of the national economy. The Government has allotted
plots for industrialists at the zone and been
providing necessary assistance, he said. He urged the
industrialists, local authorities and departmental
officials to make concerted efforts for developing the
industries at the zone and boosting production of
machines and goods. He observed that the Government is
gradually changing the conventional agriculture to
mechanized farming and the farmers are now utilizing
farm machinery increasingly. He pointed out that the
industrial zones are required to invent and produce
farm machinery, equipment and implements. Efforts
should also be made to produce import-substitutes such
as machines, parts and motor vehicles, he urged. Next,
he inspected round the Aung Gandamar industry, Super
One farm equipment production industry, One Top
industrial factory, Auto Body industry and Great Power
industry and gave necessary instructions.

They also viewed round the development of Pyay by car.
They proceeded to right embankment of Wegyi Dam near
Natpadee village in Paungde Township where they were
welcomed by local authorities, departmental officials
and others. Irrigation Department Assistant Director U
Khin Maung Myint reported matters on digging of
drainages. Bago Division (western branch) Peace and
Development Council Chairman Col Soe Nwe reported
matters on preventing cultivated land from flood and
ensuring regular flow of water in Myitmakha creek with
a view to ensuring successful cultivation of crops in
11,670 acres of land. Commander Brig-Gen Aung Min made
supplementary report.

Next, Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than said that as the
national economy is based on agriculture, the
agricultural development is important for the country.
As agricultural works are located at rural areas, the
rural people are to strive for agricultural
development, he said. Inasmuch as agriculture sector
meets success, the economic lives of the rural people
will also be improved, he observed. He continued to
say that the Government has laid down five rural
development tasks for equal development of rural and
urban areas. Collective efforts must thus be made by
regional authorities, departmental officials and
social organizations for rural development, he pointed
out. The Government has built ten dams in western part
of Bago Division. Two more dams are under construction
there. The irrigated water should be utilized most
effectively and the farmers are to strive for carrying
out triple cropping as well as for boosting yields of
crops. In Pyay District, 171,474 acres of monsoon
paddy and 68,874 acres of summer paddy are cultivated
with irrigated water. Oil crops and beans & pulses are
also cultivated as mixed and triple cropping there.

Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than and party went to Thein Shwe
Family Agricultural Company at Htanbin-gon village in
Minhla Township. He met with farmers and local
authorities of Minhla, Okpo and Moenyo townships and
gave necessary instructions. Minister for Livestock
and Fisheries Brig-Gen Maung Maung Thein reported
matters on fish breeding at inundated lands and
efforts for boosting production of fish and meat
sector. Commander Brig-Gen Aung Min made supplementary
report. Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than gave necessary
instructions. Thein Shwe Family Agricultural Co
reclaimed 4,200 acres of land from 7,500 allotted
acres in Minhla and Moenyo Townships. It has put
pulses and beans and summer paddy under cultivation.
Altogether 700 acres of fish breeding ponds are
planned to be dug by the company and now it has dug
300 acres of the ponds.

Afterwards, Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than and party
inspected vegetable cultivation of Farmer U Htein Win
at Thedaw village of Minhla Township and gave
necessary instructions. Various kinds of vegetables
are cultivated in over 200 acres there and outputs are
sent to Yangon and Minhla. Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than
then left for Yangon.

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( 6 ) Minister inspects health care services in Kachin
State

Yangon, 19 June - Minister for Health Maj-Gen Ket
Sein, together with Chairman of Kachin State Peace and
Development Council Commander of Northern Command
Brig-Gen Maung Maung Swe, inspected Myitkyina General
Hospital on 16 June. On 17 June, the commander, the
minister and party met with USDA members in Karmaing
and accepted K 1,967,000 for construction of Karmaing
Station Hospital donated by well-wisher U Insan Naw Ja
and provided medicines to the hospital.

Then, they inspected Lonkhin Station Hospital in
Phakant Township and presented medicines to the
hospital. Next, the minister attended the meeting
between the commander and the departmental personnel
of Phakant Township at Uru Yadana Hall in Phakant. The
commander accepted cash donations by local people for
trust funds of Myitkyina General Hospital and Phakant
Township Hospital. Vice-Chairman of Myanmar Maternal
and Child Welfare Association Director-General Dr Kyi
Soe of Health Planning Department, who accompanied the
minister, met with Township MCWA members and explained
tasks of the association.

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Construction Minister installs suspension cables at
Wakema Bridge

Yangon, 19 June - Minister for Construction Maj-Gen
Saw Tun, accompanied by Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Myint
Thein and officials, left here for Pathein through
Yangon-Pathein Road yesterday. Officials reported on
maintenance work for Yangon-Pathein road section in
rainy season and work to be done.

Afterwards, the minister and party proceeded to Wakema
through Pantanaw-Shwelaung-Wakema Road. Officials
reported on maintenance of the road. This morning, the
minister and party attended the ceremony to install
suspension cables at Wakema Bridge. Minister Maj-Gen
Saw Tun, Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Myint Thein and
Myaungmya District Peace and Development Council
Chairman Lt-Col Tin Aye sprinkled scented water on the
cables to be installed at the main bridge. At the
auspicious time, the minister pressed the button to
install the cables at the bridge. Then, the minister
inspected progress in construction of the approach
bridges, opproach roads and towers of the main bridge.
The main bridge of Wakema Bridge was built of steel
suspension cables and approach bridges of reinforced
concrete piles, beams and floor tiles.

The bridge, 3,020 feet long, will have a 24 foot-wide
motorway and two four-foot-wide pedestrian lanes. The
bridge has 582 feet wide and 46 feet high water
clearance and it can withstand 60-ton loads.

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Minister inspects Ponnyataung tunnel

Yangon, 19 June - Minister for Rail Transportation U
Pan Aung inspected construction of the tunnel in the
east of Ponnyataung and gave instructions on timely
completion of the project and work-site safety on 15
June.

Then, the minister inspected construction of the
railroad between Ponnyataung tunnel and Yaymyetni, and
Myat Hmyaung Creek Bridge. On 16 June, the minister
inspected tunnel construction in the west of
Ponnyataung and gave instructions. At the briefing
hall of Ponnyataung tunnel project site on 17 June,
the minister met with engineers and workers and
presented cash awards for dutiful staff to Assistant
General Manager U Maung Maung Thwin. In the afternoon
at locomotive workshop (Ywa-htaung), the minister also
met with workshop manager, engineers and officials and
gave instructions on maintenance work.

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( 7 ) Cash and books donated in honour of MWJA
conference

Yangon, 19 June - To hail the third conference of
Myanmar Writers and Journalists Association
Conference, a ceremony to donate cash and books to
MWJA (Central) was held at Sarpay Beikman Building at
11 am today.

Present were MWJA Chairman U Hla Myaing (Ko Hsaung),
Vice-Chairman U Tin Kha (Tekkatho Tin Kha), Joint
Secretary U Myint Kywe (Maung Myint Kywe), Joint
Secretary of the fund-raising committee U Soe Shein
(Maung Soe Htaik-Thonze) and wellwishers. The
donations were K 30,000 by MWJA Chairman U Hla Myaing
(Ko Hsaung)- Daw Myint Myint, 200 copies of Journey of
Panwa book worth K 480,000 by Liaison Officer of
Kachin Special Liaison Office in Yangon on behalf of
Kachin Special Region-1 national race leader U
Sakhonteintyein, 300 copied of the book (Bilingual in
English & Myanmar) featuring the speech of Senior
General Than Shwe, Patron of the Union Solidarity and
Development Association Chairman of the State Peace
and Development Council, at the USDA Special Annual
General Meeting on 19-2-2002 by Managing Director U
Tin Kha of the News and Periodical Enterprise of the
Ministry of Information and K 40,000 by Chairman
Taungtwin Bo Thein on behalf of Kengtung Township WJA.


MWJA Chairman U Hla Myaing (Ko Hsaung) accepted the
donations and presented certificates of honour to the
wellwishers. Those wishing to donate cash and kind may
contact No 529, Merchant Street at the corner of 37th
Street (Tel 252417 and 254173).

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Youth Education Training Camp 3/2002 concluded

Yangon, 19 June - A closing ceremony of Youth Training
Camp 3/2002, organized by Myanmar Maternal and Child
Welfare Association, was held at the meeting hall of
MMCWA multi-purpose building in South Okkalapa
Township here this morning.

It was attended by MMCWA Chairperson Prof Daw Kyu Kyu
Swe, Chairperson of the work committee for Youth
Programme Vice-Chairperson of MMCWA Dr Daw Khin Win
Shwe and central executives, Patron of Yangon Division
MCWA Supervisory Committee Daw Khin Thet Htay and
patron members, officials of UN agencies and youth
delegates from states and divisions. First, Dr Daw
Khin Win Shwe presented completion certificates to the
youth trainees. Then, on behalf of the youth trainees,
Maung Ye Win Tun of Shan State (North) and Ma May
Sandar Tun of Bago Division briefed on experiences at
the camp and spoke words of thanks.

A total of 40 youths from states and divisions
attended the training camp which was opened by the
supervision of MMCWA from 14 to 19 June aimed at
turning out brilliant youths.

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( 8 ) Sale of uncut jade to be held

Yangon, 19 June - National gem merchants viewed the
raw jade which will be sold in kyats for the second
day today at Myanma Gems Mart on Kaba Aye Pagoda Road.
The gems sale is being held under the sponsorship of
Myanma Gems Enterprise of the Ministry of Mines at the
mart. The sale will be launched with the purposes of
increasing the income of jade-mining entrepreneurs on
a mutually beneficial basis between the State and
national private entrepreneurs, making raw jade
available to entrepreneurs who produce jade-wares,
developing the jade sales and jade market in the
nation, and minimizing the smuggling of jade abroad.
The jade sales will take place on 20 and 21 June
through competitive bidding, and there will be 246
lots of jade on sale with the reserve price of over
109.1 million kyats. A total of over 100 national gem
merchants have arrived to attend the sales so far
today.

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( 9 ) MMU and MAEU to be opened on 1 August

Yangon, 19 June - Myanmar Maritime University under
the Ministry of Transport and Myanmar Aerospace
Engineering University under the Ministry of Science
and Technology of the Union of Myanmar will be opened
as from 1 August 2002. The students who were admitted
to the universities are to enroll at the respective
universities from 22 July 2002.

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