The New Light of Myanmar (Monday, 8 July, 2002)

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The New Light of Myanmar (Monday, 8 July, 2002)
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1. Secretary-1 attends consecration ceremony
   for Mandalay Maha Muni Buddha Image, rice
   offering ceremony
2. Special Refresher Course No 14 for Basic
   Education Teachers in CICS (Upper Myanmar)
   concludes
3. Secretary-1 attends opening of multimedia
   teaching centres, donates exercise books
   and pencils to monastic education schools
   in Mandalay
4. - Myanmar delegation arrives back from
     Malaysia
   - Minister inspects jetty and dockyards
     in Sittway
   - Minister inspects roads, bridges in
     Ayeyawady Division
5. Commander inspects tax-free markets,
   agriculture & livestock breeding tasks
   at local battalion
6. Book Fair concludes
7. - Coord meeting on attracting Chinese
     tourists to be held
   - Hotels in Kalaw, Heho inspected
   - Photo Competition to be held
8. Manhero excursion group tours Yangon
9. - Drug traffickers sentenced
   - Masadyl liquid seized
   - Raw opium seized in Tamu

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( 1 ) Secretary-1 attends consecration ceremony for
Mandalay Maha Muni Buddha Image, rice offering
ceremony



Yangon, 7 July - The consecration ceremony for
Mandalay Maha Muni Buddha Image was held in
conjunction with the rice offering ceremony at
Gandakuti Kyaungdawgyi of the Buddha Image at 6 am
this morning, attended by Secretary-1 of the State
Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt.

Also present on the occasion were State Ovadacariya
Sayadaws, Vice-Chairman of State Sangha Maha Nayaka
Committee Masoeyein Taikthit Sayadaw Abhidhaja Maha
Rattha Guru Bhaddanta Sirindabhivamsa, Secretary
Abhidhaja Maha Rattha Guru Abhidhaja Agga Maha
Saddhammajotika Magway Sayadaw Bhaddanta Kumara and
member Sayadaws, Ovadanariya Sayadaws of the Pagoda
Board of Trustees, members of the Sangha, Member of
the State Peace and Development Council Maj-Gen Ye
Myint of the Ministry of Defence, Chairman of Mandalay
Division Peace and Development Council Commander
Brig-Gen Ye Myint, the ministers, the chairman of
Civil Service Selection and Training Board, the Chief
of Staff (Navy), the deputy ministers, the Mandalay
Mayor, the Deputy Commander, senior military officers,
officials of the State Peace and Development Council
Office, departmental heads, local authorities,
departmental personnel, members of the Pagoda Board of
Trustees, members of the Union Solidarity and
Development Association, social organizations, wut
associations, wellwishers and local people. First, the
Secretary-1 and party paid obeisance to the Buddha
Image and offered gold foils to the Image. Then, the
ceremony opened with the three-time recitation of Namo
Tassa.

Next, 108 members of the Sangha at the eastern, the
western, the southern and the northern archways of the
Gandakuti Kyaungdawgyi consecrated the Buddha Image.
Afterwards, the Sayadaws took places at the eastern
archway to participate in the meritsharing ceremony.
The Secretary-1 and party and the congregation took
the Five Precepts from the Vice-Chairman Sayadaw.
Then, members of the Sangha recited Parittas. The
Secretary-1 and party and the wellwishers donated
provisions to the Sayadaws. Next, the Secretary
Sayadaw delivered a sermon and the Secretary-1 and
party and the congregation shared merits gained. The
ceremony ended with the three-time recitation of
Buddha Sasanam ?iram Titthatu.

Afterwards, the Secretary-1 accepted over 2 viss, 56
ticals and 3 yway of gold for the Seinbudaw donated by
Teingyar family and K 30 million for the Shwe
Hsatthaphyudaw weighing 4 viss, 53 ticals and 7 anna
of gold by U Thein Win-Daw Ni and family of Shwe
Thanlwin Family. Then, the rice offering ceremony was
held. Rice was donated to a total of 108 members of
the Sangha who attended the consecration ceremony by
the Secretary-1 and party, the commander, senior
military officers and the wellwishers. Similarly,
regiments and units, local authorities, departments
and staff, USDA members, national entrepreneurs and
the wellwishers offered rice to the Sayadaws.


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( 2 ) Rapid development achieved in border areas with
participation of local national race leaders and
people under leadership of the government
 Special Refresher Course No 14 for Basic Education
Teachers in CICS (Upper Myanmar) concludes


Yangon, 7 July - Secretary-1 of the State Peace and
Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt and party left
Mandalay by Tatmadaw helicopter and arrived at the
Central Institute of Civil Service (Upper Myanmar) in
PyinOoLwin Township, Mandalay Division, at 1 pm. on 6
July. He attended the gold Htidaw hoisting ceremony
atop Gandakuti Kyaungdawgyi in which Maha Muni Buddha
Image is being kept, on the same day.

Then, the Special Refresher Course No 14 for Basic
Education Teachers concluded at Yadana Hall in Central
Institute of Civil Service (Upper Myanmar) in
PyinOoLwin Township, with an address by Chairman of
Myanmar Education Committee Secretary-1 of the State
Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt. Also
present on the occasion were member of the State Peace
and Development Council Maj-Gen Ye Myint of the
Ministry of Defence, Chairman of Mandalay Division
Peace and Development Council Commander Brig-Gen Ye
Myint, the ministers, the chairman of Civil Service
Selection and Training Board, the Chief of Staff
(Navy), the deputy ministers, the Mandalay Mayor,
senior military officers, officials of the State Peace
and Development Council Office, departmental heads,
authorities, Rector of CICS Col Aung Hsan Win,
pro-rectors, faculty members, course instructors and
trainee teachers.

First, the Secretary-1 delivered an address. He said:
Nowadays promotion of national education is the vital
and basic requirement for national development,
pre-servation of national prestige and strengthening
of national capability. He said knowledge dominates
development sectors of a nation and it is at the
centre of all sectors. Better foundations are to be
built for developing highly-qualified human resources
in efforts to uplift economic, health, social and
defence sector.

He said the government is implementing national
education promotion programmes and plans phase by
phase after holding the seminars on education with the
participation of scholars, managers and teachers. It
is seen that achievements have been made in education
promotion programmes being implemented in the basic
education sector due to systematic plans. Progress has
also been made in the national education promotion
special four-year project to some extent, he added.
Today, efforts are being made in the education sector
with the aim of developing modern science and
technology, developing highly-qualified human
resources and establishing a constant learning Myanma
society under the national education 30-year long-term
project, he said.

 The government has designated development regions in
the whole country for realization of objectives on
education while laying down plans for the national
education promotion programme. It is also building
better education foundations such as basic education
schools, universities and colleges, technological
colleges and computer colleges to narrow the gap
between one region and another, he said. Performance
of the basic education sector, the most basic one in
gradual development of the national education projects
being implemented systematically, plays an important
role.

 He urged all the teachers to make efforts for
successful implementation of education projects with
full national awareness. He said the government is
making efforts in all sectors for emergence of a
modern and developed nation with the participation of
the entire people and enable the nation to stand tall
and keep abreast with the nations of the world after
laying down the national project. Strengthening of
national solidarity and cooperation in unity are very
important for the Union of Myanmar where national
races live together in trying to keep abreast with
international communities, he said.

 In the past there was less national solidarity
coupled with armed struggle. Therefore border areas
lagged behind in development. Peace and stability has
now been restored with the government's earnest
efforts. Now, he said, removing different views and
doubt among the national people, mutual confidence,
understanding and assistance could be built. It is
satisfactorily seen that rapid development has been
made in border areas with participation of local
national race leaders and people under the leadership
of the government, he added. Realizing the rapid
development of the regions and their life, local
people are actively participating in development
programmes and anti-drug activities under the
leadership of the national race leaders, he said. The
anti-drug activities are being carried out in harmony
with border areas development works.

It can be seen that cultivation and production of
narcotic drugs are declining gradually while the
spirit of national unity, Union Spirit and nationalist
spirit are flourishing among the national brethren. He
urged the teachers including those who have been
posted in border areas, to actively take part in the
national duties of bringing about regional development
and wiping out drug menace while discharging
educational duties for human resources development in
their respective regions. They are also to make
efforts for rapid development of education and health
sectors in addition to regional development in 24
development regions and to take part in five rural
development tasks laid down by Head of State Senior
General Than Shwe for successful implementation of the
tasks joining hands with local people.

The Secretary-1 urged the teachers to propagate
national solidarity, the Union Spirit and nationalist
spirit among the students, to make them realize the
danger of narcotic drugs and to try to become
highly-qualified intellectual and intelligentsia who
will serve the interest of the nation. He also urged
the teachers to implement tasks on national
requirements and duties and true situations explained
at the conclusion ceremony in combination with
educational objectives for the interest of the nation
and the people.

In conclusion, he urged them to make efforts for
success of national education projects that bring
about human resources in enabling the Union of Myanmar
to keep abreast with international communities, to
participate in border areas development projects, drug
eradication project and development projects for equal
development of the Union and organize the students to
keep nationalist spirit and patriotism and Union
Spirit alive and dynamic.

Then, the Secretary-1 presented model trainee awards
to Junior Assistant Teacher U Win Naing of Yaksawk
BEHS in Shan State (South) and JAT Daw Than Than Htain
of Natogyi BEHS in Mandalay Division; awards for
diligence to JAT U Myo Myint of Pakokku BEHS No 3,
Magway Division, JAT Daw San San Wai of Seikkhun BEHS
(Branch), Shwebo Township, Sagaing Division and JAT
Daw Khin San Yi of Ayeyat BEPS in Chauk Township,
Magway Township; the best hostel prizes and completion
certificates to the trainee leaders.

Afterwards, the trainees donated K 10,000 for
all-round development tasks of the Lawka Chantha
Abhaya Labha Muni Buddha Image, K 10,000 for Tooth
Relic Pagoda (Mandalay), K 10,000 for renovation of
ancient pagodas in Bagan, K 5,000 for USDA, K 5,000 to
hail the National Convention and K 10,000 for
Zeebingyi BEHS (Branch) totalling K 50,000 to the
Secretary-1, who then presented a certificate of
honour to them. After the ceremony, Rector Col Aung
Hsan Win reported on greening of the Institute, the
lay-out plan of the buildings of the Institute,
progress in annual construction of the buildings and
future tasks. The Secretary-1 gave necessary
instructions. Afterwards, the Secretary and party
arrived back Mandalay in the afternoon.


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( 3 ) Secretary-1 attends opening of multimedia
teaching centres, donates exercise books and pencils
to monastic education schools in Mandalay

Yangon, 7 July - The opening ceremonies of multimedia
teaching centre of No 5 Basic Education High School of
Chanayethazan Township and No 1 Basic Education High
School of Aungmyaythazan Township of Mandalay Division
were held at the respective schools yesterday
afternoon. Myanmar Education Committee Chairman State
Peace and Development Council Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin
Nyunt graced the ceremonies by attending them.

Also present on the occasions were member of the State
Peace and Development Council Maj-Gen Ye Myint of the
Ministry of Defence, Chairman of Mandalay Division
Peace and Development Council Commander of Central
Command Brig-Gen Ye Myint, the ministers, the chairman
of Civil Service Selection and Training Board, the
Chief of Staff (Navy), the deputy ministers, the mayor
of Mandalay, officials of the State Peace and
Development Council Office, departmental heads,
district level and township level authorities, members
of the Union Solidarity and Development Association,
service personnel, members of social organizations,
the director-general of the No 2 Basic Education
Department, members of school board of trustees,
members of parent-teacher association, school heads,
teachers and students, wellwishers and guests.



First, the opening ceremony of multimedia teaching
centre of No 5 BEHS of Chanayethazan Township was held
at 3.15 pm. Headmaster U Kyaw Win and Chairman of
School Board of Trustees U Ko Ko Aung formally opened
the centre by cutting a ribbon. Next, The Secretary-1
formally unveiled the signboard of the centre. The
Secretary-1 and party inspected computer aided
instruction room, computer skill room, audio-lab,
audio-visual room and printed media and training of
the students with the teaching aids. The Secretary-1
and party also inspected art studio and domestic
science room.

The students performed the music skill. After the
ceremony, the Secretary-1 posed for documentary photos
together with members of the school board of trustees,
the headmaster, teachers and students. The Secretary-1
and party then proceeded to No 1 BEHS in Aungmyethazan
Township. The opening ceremony of multimedia teaching
centre was held at the school. Headmaster U Toe and
Chairman of school board of trustees U Maung Maung
Myint formally opened the centre.

The Secretary-1 formally unveiled the signboard of the
centre. The Secretary-1 and party inspected Computer
aided instruction room, language lab, computer skill
room, projected media, printed media and training of
the students at the art studio. Later, they viewed the
demonstration of art and music skills of the students
at the art and music room. Afterwards, the ceremony to
mark the opening of multimedia teaching centres at
Chanayethazan Township BEHS-5 and Aungmyay-thazan
Township BEHS-1 was held at the hall of the
Aungmyay-thazan Township BEHS-1.



First, on behalf of the students, matriculation
student Maung Ko Ko Win extended greetings. Next,
Headmaster U Toe reported aims of opening the
multimedia teaching centres and programmes for
bringing out outstanding students through utilization
of modern teaching and learning aids. School board of
trutees chairman U Maung Maung Myint reported on
collective efforts made for opening the teaching
centres. The Secretary-1 gave away teaching and
learning video tapes to Headmasters U Toe and U Kyaw
Win.



Next, the Secretary-1 delivered an address. In his
address, he said that public participation contributes
much towards the implementation of education promotion
programmes for uplift of educational standard of the
entire people. In turning the nation into a modern and
developed one, the Government has been implementing
education promotion programmes and the national
education promotion special four-year plan with the
aims of bringing out highly-qualified intelligentsia
and intellectuals of international standard.



As success is being achieved in this context to a
certain extent, the 30-year education plan has been
implemented. Modern teaching and learning centres have
emerged in a large number of high, middle and primary
schools in the country. The opening of those teaching
and learning centres based on computer technology and
Information Technology will lead to enhancing the
talent and IQ of Myanmar youths. In the higher
education level, the modern teaching and learning aids
have been facilitated fully.



As a result, today's education standard has developed
remarkably. After passing two years of the special
4-year national education promotion plan, the aim to
keep abreast with the education standard of the
developing Southeast Asian countries has been
materialized to a certain extent. In this way, the
Government's education promotion aim will come into
reality soon if continued efforts are made
collectively. In this regard, the students are to
learn hard and the teachers are to teach earnestly.
The momentum of public participation should also be
accelerated, he observed.

Afterwards, the Secretary-1 and party posed together
with school trustees, the headmaster, teachers and
students for documentary photos. Then, the Secretary-1
and party left for Mandalay Nanmyo guest house and
spent the night there. At 8 am today, the Secretary-1
and party inspected the construction of 100-bed City
Hospital in Maha Aungmyay Township. At the briefing
hall there, Mandalay City Mayor MCDC Chairman Brig-Gen
Yan Thein and Sun Change Co Ltd Managing Director U
Than Naing reported matters on the hospital
construction project.

The Secretary-1 gave necessary instructions and
inspected round the construction site. Thence, the
Secretary-1 and party proceeded to Ngasoh Kyaungdaik
in Chanayethazan Township and attended the ceremony to
donate exercise books and pencils for monastic
education schools in Mandalay District at 9 am.
Present on the occasion were monastic school
supervisory committee member Sayadaws, Secretary-1
Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt and party, Commander Brig-Gen Ye
Myint, Mayor Brig-Gen Yan Thein, the director-general
of No 2 Basic Education Department, local authorities,
departmental personnel, USDA members, teachers and
students.



Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt made supplication on
donation of exercise books and pencils. He said the
Myanmar Education Committee has been donating exercise
books and pencils for monastic education students in
the country. Efforts are now being made to enable all
school-age children to get enrolled. As monastic
education students are the needy ones, the monastic
education schools are fulfilling their food and
shelter needs. As a result, the number of monastic
education students are increasing. These students are
also being trained to be pious and disciplined with
the spirit to love and cherish traditions and culture.



Hence, to get their children to be imbued with such
good characters and attitude, the parents wittingly
enrol them at the monastic education schools. The
Government is also fulfilling the requirements of the
monastic education schools. With the cash donations of
well-wishers, the Myanmar Education Committee is
providing exercise books and pencils with the aims to
support the monastic education schools and to enabling
all school-age children to go to school, he observed.

Next, Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt, Maj-Gen Ye Myint,
Commander Brig-Gen Ye Myint, Minister for Education U
Than Aung and Minister for Religious Affairs U Aung
Khin gave away 5,923 dozens of exercise books and
1,975 dozens of pencils worth K 4,955,750 to 42
monastic education schools in Mandalay District for
11,845 students including 846 samaneras and 50 nuns.
Teacher U Aung Kyaw Soe of Ngasoh Kyaungtaik spoke
words of thanks on behalf of the monastic education
schools. Then, the Secretary-1 and party presented
offertories to the Sayadaws.

Then, the Secretary-1 and party viewed round the
computer room of Ngasoh Kyaungtaik monastic education
school. Afterwards, the Secretary-1 and party
proceeded to PhaungdawU Parahita monastic education
school in Aungmyaythazan Township. At 10.30 am, the
ceremony to donate exercise books and pencils was held
there. Present were Principal Sayadaw Maha
Saddhamajotika Bhaddanta Nayaka, Vice-Principal
Sayadaw Bhaddanta Jotika, Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin
Nyunt and party, Commander Brig-Gen Ye Myint, Mayor
Brig-Gen Yan Thein, departmental personnel, USDA
members, teachers and students.



Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt made supplication on
donation of exercise books and pencils. He said it is
to be attributed to the Sayadaws that students of
PhaungdawU parahita monastic education school are
achieving physical and spiritual developments. New
school buildings and classrooms facilitated well with
modern teaching and learning aids have also been
emerged at the school. Many a number of parents prefer
the monastic education schools and enrol their
children to be nurtured into ones who are pious,
polite and clever and possess the spirit to preserve
traditions and culture.

These children who are clever, disciplined, imbued
with the nationalist spirit, patriotism and the spirit
to preserve traditions and culture will surely become
those who serve the interests of the nation and the
people brilliantly in the future. hence, the
Government has been providing assistance and
encouragement to the monastic education schools.

The Government has been endeavouring with the
participation of NGOs and individual well-wishers for
enabling all school-age children to go to school. At
present, 92 per cent of school-age children are
pursuing education at schools. Continued efforts are
being made to implement the scheme hundred per cent,
he mentioned. Next, Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt
presented 3,222 dozens of exercise books and 1,074
dozens of pencils worth K 2,695,740 to PhaungdawU
Parahita monastic education school for 6,443 students
including 149 samaneras and 5 nuns. Teacher Daw Chan
Mya Aye spoke words of thanks. Then, the Secretary-1
presented offertories to the Sayadaws and K 500,000
for the school. As a total, the Myanmar Education
Committee today donated 9,144 dozens of exercise books
and 3,048 dozens of pencils worth K 7,650,840 to 43
monastic education schools in Mandalay District for
18,288 students including 995 samaneras and 55 nuns.
The Secretary-1 and party then left for Yangon and
arrived back here in the afternoon.

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( 4 ) Myanmar delegation arrives back from Malaysia

Yangon, 7 July - A Myanmar delegation headed by
Minister at the State Peace and Development Council
Chairman's Office Brig-Gen Abel arrived back here by
air this afternoon after attending the ASEAN Economic
Ministers Informal Meeting held at Genting Highland,
Malaysia. They were welcomed back at Yangon
International Airport by Minister for Health Maj-Gen
Ket Sein, Minister for Foreign Affairs U Win Aung and
departmental heads.

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Minister inspects jetty and dockyards in Sittway

Yangon, 7 July - Minister for Transport Maj-Gen Hla
Myint Swe, accompanied by Managing Director of Myanma
Port Authority U Thein Htay, Director-General of the
Department of Marine Administration U Soe Win,
Director-General of the Department of Civil Aviation U
Win Maung and officials, inspected Phaung-daw No 1
Jetty of MPA yesterday and met with staff of MV
Myitkyina of Myanma Five Star Line moored at the
jetty.

The managing director and officials reported on
arrangements made for maintenance of the jetty and
extension of the bridge. The minister gave necessary
instructions. Then, the minister and party proceeded
to the dockyard of DMA and heard reports on
arrangenments made for repair of the dockyard and
ships presented by the director-general and officials
of DMA. The minister went to the dockyard of Inland
Water Transport in Sittway and inspected the functions
of the dockyard. This morning, the minister inspected
the construction of Byaingpyu Village Bridge on Mingan
Seikkan Road in Sittway and gave necessary
instructions.

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Minister inspects roads, bridges in Ayeyawady Division

Yangon, 7 July - Minister for Construction Maj-Gen Saw
Tun, together with Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Myint
Thein and officials of Public Works on 5 July
afternoon inspected the Dedaye-Pyapon road being
constructed by the Ministry of Construction. Then, the
minister and party arrived at Bogale and met with
officials concerned. Ayeyawaddy Division
Superintending Engineer U Ye Myint Swe and responsible
officials reported on Pyapon-Bogale road construction.
Later, the minister inspected the bridges which need
to repair along Pyapon-Bogale road.

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( 5 ) Commander inspects tax-free markets, agriculture
& livestock breeding tasks at local battalion

Yangon, 7 July - Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and
Development Council Commander of Yangon Command
Maj-Gen Myint Swe inspected the tax-free markets in
Yangon City this morning and cordially met with buyers
and shopkeepers. At 8 am, the commander arrived at the
tax-free market on Pantaya Road in Dagon Township
where he was welcomed by No 3 Military Region
Commander Col Yan Naing Oo and officials. The
commander inspected sale of goods at the tax-free
market. Then, the commander visited the tax-free
market at the corner of Kyundaw and Hanthawady Roads
in Kamayut Township and cordially met buyers and
shopkeepers at the market.

Next, the commander proceeded to the tax-free market
near the Ministry of Industry-2 on Kaba Aye Pagoda
Road in Yankin Township. No 2 Military Region
Commander Col Tin Oo Lwin and officials welcomed the
commander who inspected the tax-free market. The
commander also visited the tax-free market on
Kyaikkasan Road in Tamway Township. Then, the
commander met with buyers and shopkeepers at the
market and gave necessary instructions to officials.

The tax-free markets comprise of vegetable shops,
meat, fish and egg shops, grocery shops of ministries,
Yangon City Development Committee, regiments, units
and military stations under Yangon Command
Headquarters and companies, edible oil shops of the
Union of Myanmar Economic Holdings Ltd, rice shops of
Yangon Division Peace and Development Council and
Myanmar Rice and Paddy Wholesalers Association and
personal goods shops of the Ministry of Industry-1.

 Then, the commander and party went to Yangon Tetmyo
Market in Pha-Hsa-Pa-La Ward in Mingala Taungnyunt
Township. They inspected textile shops, grocery shops,
vegetable shops and meat, fish and egg shops and met
with buyers and shopkeepers. The commander gave
necessary instructions. Accompanied by No 1 Military
Region Commander Col Khin Maung Soe, the commander
inspected agriculture and livestock breeding tasks at
the local battalion in Pale Myothit, Mingaladon
Township.

At the office of the battalion, Commanding Officer
Lt-Col Zaw Tun reported on agriculture and livestock
breeding tasks being undertaken. Commander Maj-Gen
Myint Swe gave instructions on agriculture and
livestock breeding tasks to be carried out by the
regiment, the company and the family, cultivation of
100 acres of monsoon paddy, seasonal vegetables to be
cultivated in the vacant and virgin lands of the
battalion, livestock breeding tasks to be
systematically undertaken and plans to be laid down on
agriculture and livestock breeding tasks. Then, the
commander inspected vegetable patches in the green
houses, 16 acres of vegetable patches and fish
breeding at the battalion and left the battalion.

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( 6 ) Book Fair concludes

Yangon, 7 July - The concluding ceremony of the book
fair held in commemoration of the Third Conference of
Myamar Writers and Journalists Association took place
in the compound of Sarpay Beikman Press on Pyay Road
at 4 pm today.

 It was attended by Chairman U Hla Myaing (Ko Hsaung)
and central executive committee members of MWJA,
Chairman U Myint Thein (Myint Thein Aung) and members
of the Committee for holding the book fair, owners and
shopkeepers of the bookstalls and publishing houses
which participated in the fair and guests. Secretary U
Myint Kywe (Maung Myint Kywe) of the committee acted
as master of ceremonies, and chairman of the committee
extended greetings.

Then, a ceremony to donate cash to MWJA followed.
Chairman U Myint Thein Aung of the committee accepted
K 161,500 and books worth K 13,000 donated by 29
bookstalls and publishing houses. Vice-Chairman U Than
Maung of MWJA presented certificates of honour to U
Thein Soe of Thiha Yadana publishing house who
accepted them on behalf of the shopkeepers and owners
of the publishing houses. Afterwards, chairman of MWJA
spoke words of thanks and the ceremony came to a
close. The sales of the books throughout the fair
amounted to K 16,019,450 including today's sale of K
1,684,365.

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( 7 )  Coord meeting on attracting Chinese tourists to
be held

 Yangon, 7 July - Under the supervision of the
Ministry of Hotels and Tourism, the coordination
meeting on drawing more Chinese tourists to Myanmar
will be held at the Panda Hotel on Wadan Street at 2
pm on 8 July. Tourism entrepreneurs engaging in tour
routes of Chinese tourists in the local areas and
border areas may attend the coordination meeting.

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Hotels in Kalaw, Heho inspected

Yangon, 7 July - Director-General of the Directorate
of Hotels and Tourism U Khin Maung Latt, accompanied
by officials, attended the opening ceremony of Hill
Top Villa Hotel of Super Wall Trading Co Ltd in Kalaw
yesterday morning. He then met with the hoteliers.
Later, he inspected Kalaw Hotel and New Shine Hotel in
Kalaw. He then met with the officials concerned and
staff of the hotels and gave instructions. He also
inspected arrivals of travellers at Heho Airport.

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Photo Competition to be held

Yangon, 7 July-A Photo Competition to be exhibited in
Singapore from 5 to 8 November 2002 will be held under
the title "Ecotourism in Asia" soon. Those wishing to
take part in the competition may contact the Tourism
Promotion Division of the Directorate of Hotels and
Tourism for the entrance forms. The competition will
be categorised into three divisions professional,
amateur and youths under 21.


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( 8 ) Manhero excursion group tours Yangon

Yangon, 7 July - At the invitation of Chairman of the
Work committee for Development of Border Areas and
National Races Secretary-1 of the State Peace and
Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt, Shan national
races 65-member excursion group from Manhero region,
Muse Township, Shan State (North) continued their
excursion this morning. In the morning, the visiting
group visited Kyaikkauk Pagoda in Thanlyin and
Kyeikhmawwun Pagoda in Kyauktan and made cash
donations. Then, they visited Shukhintha amusement
park and Bogyoke Aung San market. Later, they went to
MRTV on Pyay Road and studied the recording and TV
broadcasting in MRTV.

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( 9 ) Drug traffickers sentenced

Yangon, 7 July-A combined team comprising members of
local intelligence unit and Taunggyi Special Anti-drug
Squad, acting on a tip-off, intercepted a truck with
number plates 1ka/ 7057 at the entrance to Taunggyi on
6 August 2001 and seized 3,429,300 stimulant tablets
hidden under the floor of the truck together with one
pistol, one magazine and three rounds of ammunition
from driver Aik Tun.In connection with the case,
Taunggyi Police Station No 2 filed Aik Tun (a) Tun
Aye, 43, son of U Paw Sar Oo of Region 19, Lashio, and
Than Latt, 23, son of U Aung Than of Banapan Village,
Namsang Township under section 15/19 (A) 21/22 (B) of
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law.
Taunggyi District Court handed down life imprisonment
on Aik Tun (a) Tun Aye under section 19(A)/22(B) and
life imprisonment on Than Latt under section 19 (A)/21
on 30 April 2002.

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Masadyl liquid seized

Yangon, 7 July- A combined team comprising members of
the local intelligence unit, the local battalion and
Hpa-an Special Anti-drug Squad, acting on information,
stopped and searched a Hilux car with number plates
Nangai/2072 driven by Saw Aung Pwint with conductors
Aung Naing Myo (a) Pae Toe and Saw Nyan Kyi (a) Alon
on its way from Myawady to Hpa-an at a checkpoint on
22 June this year and seized 5 bottles of M branded
Masadyl liquid each containing 100 millilitre
totalling 0.5 litre concealed under the spare wheel.
Action is being taken against Aung Naing Myo (a) Pae
Toe, 24, son of U Tun Shein of Ward 5 in Myawady, Saw
Aung Pwint, 26, son of U Sami Taw of Hospital Road in
Ward 1, Hpa-an, and Saw Nyan Kyi (a) Alon, 23, son of
U Aung Than of Thida Road in Ward 2, Hpa-an under
section 15/16 (C)/20 (A)(B)/21 of the Narcotic Drugs
and Psychotropic Substances Law by Myawady Police
Station.

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Raw opium seized in Tamu

Yangon, 7 July - A combined team comprising members of
the local intelligence unit and the local Myanmar
Police Force, acting on information, stopped the two
suspicious-looking men near Chaungnetgyi Village in
Tamu Township on 24 June. The two men fled the scene,
leaving a knapsack. The team inspected the knapsack
and seized 1 kilo of raw opium. Action is being taken
under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances
Law by the police station concerned.


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