THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR (18-7-2002)

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THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR (18-7-2002)

1. -General Maung Aye inspects Ponchaung bridge
     construction task of Shwenyaung-Namhsan
     railroad section
    -General Maung Aye and wife Daw Mya Mya San
     attend 91st birthday ceremony and 12th
reordination
     of 13th Shwekyin Sasanabaing Sayadawgyi
2. Secretary-1 meets members of Myanmar National
Committee
    for Women's Affairs and Working Committee
3. Fifth 47-member Plenary Meeting of the Fifth State
    Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee commences
4. Maj-Gen Tin Aye, Commander inspect Kamayut
    Passenger Bus Terminal, Hsinmalaik Market
5. National Convention Convening Commission meets
6. -A & I Minister tours Chin State
    -Minister sees over factories and Win Thuzar shop
    -Minister inspects development works in Thongwa,
Kayan
7. Ministry of Forestry offers Waso robes
8. -Two Myanmars who escaped enslavement
    of Yodaya helmsman arrive back Yangon safely
    -Myanmar illegal workers in Yodaya return
9. Use of extinguishers demonstrated

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( 1 ) General Maung Aye inspects Ponchaung bridge
construction task of Shwenyaung-Namhsan railroad
section

Yangon, 17 July - Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and
Development Council Deputy Commander-in-Chief of
Defence Services Commander-in-Chief (Army) General
Maung Aye, after visiting Loikaw, Kayah State,  left
Loikaw by helicopter for Maukmai, Shan State,
yesterday morning.

At the hall of local battalion, General Maung Aye and
party heard reports made by officiating Tactical
Operations Commander Lt-Col Hla Htay Win on matters
related to development of Maukmai Township. Then,
General Maung Aye gave necessary instructions. Later,
General Maung Aye and party viewed round Maukmai by
car. General Maung Aye and party also visited the
cottage industry where gypsum wares are produced in
Mwaydaw Ward, Maukmai. Next, General Maung Aye and
party arrived at the construction site of Ponchaung
bridge, a part of Hsaikkhaung-Namhsan railroad
construction project, by helicopter.

They were welcomed by Minister for Rail Transportation
U Pan Aung, Commander of No 55 Light Infantry Division
Brig-Gen Sein Lin and officials. Then, General Maung
Aye and party inspected the tasks at the bridge
construction site. At the briefing hall, U Pan Aung
reported to General Maung Aye and party on progress of
the Ponchaung bridge construction and its load-bearing
capacity. Brig-Gen Sein Lin also made reports on tasks
being carried out by No 55 LID and its battalions in
Hsaikkhaung-Namhsan railroad construction, earth work,
gravel work and progress of work. In response to the
reports, General Maung Aye fulfilled the requirements
and gave instructions on tasks to be done.
Hsaikkhaung-Namhsan railroad is a portion of
Shwenyaung-Taunggyi-Namhsan railroad, on which a 62.06
miles long Shwe-nyaung-Taunggyi-Hsaik-khaung railroad
has been completed. A 19.19 miles long
Namhsan-Mongseik railroad section of the 103 miles
long Hsaikkhaung-Namhsan railroad section was finished
and the test-run was completed.

As this railroad section will be commissioned into
service on 21 July, Myanma Railways will offer free
rides for two weeks. Tatmadawmen of No 55 LID in
cooperation with MR are making efforts to complete
Hsaikkhaung-Namhsan railroad at the end of this year.
The Ponchaung bridge is being built by MR. Its
approach structure and poles are of reinforced
concrete type, and its frames are made of steel. It
has a length of 727 feet and 7 inches. General Maung
Aye and party, after inspecting the Ponchaung bridge
construction site, viewed round Hsaikkhaung-Namhsan
railroad construction works by helicopter. In the
evening, they arrived at Taunggyi.

General Maung Aye and party attended the 91st birthday
of the Presiding Sayadaw of Nyaungshwe Kangyi
Pariyatti Sarthintaik and 12th re-ordination ceremony
this morning and left Hero for Yangon by military
aircraft in the afternoon.
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General Maung Aye and wife Daw Mya Mya San attend 91st
birthday ceremony and 12th reordination of 13th
Shwekyin Sasanabaing Sayadawgyi

Yangon, 17 July - Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and
Development Council Deputy Commander-in-Chief of
Defence Services Commander-in-Chief (Army) General
Maung Aye and wife Daw Mya Mya San and party paid
homage to Culamuni Lawka Chantha Pagoda in Taunggyi on
16 July afternoon.

First, General Maung Aye and wife Daw Mya Mya San and
party visited the pagoda. Then, the General and party
signed in the visitors' book. The General and wife
donated cash to the Pagoda Board of Trustees. This
morning, the General and wife attended the 91st
birthday Vijata ceremony and the 12th reordination of
Maha Nayaka of Kangyi Pariyatti Monastery State
Ovadacariya Abhidhaja Maha Rattha Guru Abhidhaja Agga
Maha Saddhamma-jotika Shwekyin Nikaya Dhipati Okkatha
Maha Nayaka Dhamma Senapati 13th Shwekyin Sasanabaing
Sayadawgyi Bhaddanta Vimalabhivamsa in Nyaungshwe.

The 12th reordination of the Shwekyin Sasanabaing
Sayadawgyi was held at Saddhammathiti Khanda
Ordination Hall in Nyaungshwe at 8 am. Jeyamedani Waso
Sayadaw Bhaddanta Aghiya and 50 members of the Sangha
reordained the Sasanabaing Sayadawgyi with recitation
of Kammava papers.

Then, the General and party offered provisions to the
Sasanabaing Sayadawgyi and members of the Sangha. When
the Sayadaws descended from the ordination hall, Daw
Mya Mya San and party and wellwishers donated
provisions to the Sayadaws.

Next, the birthday Vijata ceremony was held at
Aungmingala Dhammayon of Kangyi Pariyatti Monastery.
Wut associations welcomed the Sayadawgyi with
recitation of religious verses.

After opening the ceremony, the General, wife and
party and the congregation took the Five Precepts from
the Sayadawgyi. Members of the Sangha recited
Parittas. Next, the Jeyamedani Waso Sayadaw delivered
a sermon and the General, wife and party, the
wellwishers and the congregation shared the merits
gained.

Afterwards, General Maung Aye and wife Daw Mya Mya San
and party offered "soon" to the Sayadaws. In
commemoration of the 91st birthday ceremony, the
Shwekyin Sasanabaing Sayadawgyi donated K 500 each and
medicines to 227 elder persons who are 75 years and
above of age.

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( 2 ) Secretary-1 meets members of Myanmar National
Committee for Women's Affairs and Working Committee

 MNCWA urged to get international community know its
endeavours ensuring rights for women, children and
protecting them from trafficking and abuse
Anti-government organizations even attempting to cause
racial dissension

Yangon, 17 July - Patron of Myanmar National Committee
for Women's Affairs Secretary-1 of the State Peace and
Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt met with members
of MNCWA and Myanmar National Working Committee for
Women's Affairs at the meeting hall of Zeya Thiri
Beikman in Konmyinttha this morning.

 Myanmar National Committee for Women's Affairs

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( 3 ) Fifth 47-member Plenary Meeting of the Fifth
State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee commences

Yangon, 17 July - The first-day session of the fifth
47-member Plenary Meeting of the Fifth State Sangha
Maha Nayaka Committee took place at the Wizaya Mingala
Dhamma Thabin on Thiri Mingalar Kaba Aye Hill this
morning.


Sayadaw Bhaddanta Sirindabhivamsa chaired the meeting
and Joint-Secretary Sayadaw Agga Maha Pandita
Bhaddanta Osathabhivamsa acted as master of
ceremonies. The master of ceremonies announced that
all member Sayadaws of the State Sangha Maha Nayaka
Committee were present and the meeting began. Then,
Sayadaw Bhad-danta Sirindabhivamsa read out Saraniya
Ovadakatha of Chairman of the SSMNC Abhidhaja Maha
Rattha Guru Abhidhaja Agga Maha Saddhamma Jotika
Myingyan Koehsaungtaik Sayadaw Bhaddanta Sobhita.

Afterwards, the deputy minister supplicated on
religious affairs. Joint-Secretary Sayadaw Agga Maha
Pandita Dwipitakadhara Bhaddanta Jagarabhivamsa
submitted a report on accomplishment of tasks during
the first term of the Fifth State Sangha Maha Nayaka
Committee (Third Branch).

Next, member Sayadaws presented sector-wise reports
and the meeting went into recess. The meeting resumed
in the afternoon. Matters related to Vinicchaya,
Sasana and academic affairs were discussed and then
made. The first day session ended later in the
afternoon. U Win Thin and family of No 212, Latha
Township, offered "soon" to the Sayadaws on the
first-day session (15-7-2002) of the preliminary
meeting of the fifth 47-member Plenary Meeting of the
Fifth State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee, the Sayadaw
of No 10, Kan Myint Kyaungtaik on Thiri Mingala
Street, Sangyoung Township, and lay disciples, on the
second day session (16-7-2002) and U Kyi Nyunt (Deputy
Minister-Retd)-Daw Aye Myint and family, on the
first-day session of the fifth 47-member Plenary
Meeting of the Fifth State Sangha Maha Nayaka
Committee.

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( 4 ) Maj-Gen Tin Aye, Commander inspect Kamayut
Passenger Bus Terminal, Hsinmalaik Market

Yangon, 17 July - Member of the State Peace and
Development Council Maj-Gen Tin Aye of the Ministry of
Defence, inspected sanitation tasks carried out at
Kamayut Passenger Bus Terminal and Hsinmalaik Market
in Hsinmalaik of Kamayut Township, Yangon West
District, this morning and gave necessary instructions
to officials.

At 7.20 am, Maj-Gen Tin Aye of the Ministry of Defence
and Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe arrived at the Kamayut
Passenger Bus Terminal where they were welcomed by
Joint- Secretary of Yangon City Development Committee
U Kyi Win and member Col Thaung Wai, No 3 Military
Region Commander Col Yan Naing Oo and officials. At
the management office of the terminal, YCDC
Joint-Secretary U Kyi Win, No 3 Military Region
Commander Col Yan Naing Oo and officials reported on
establishment of the bus terminal, the bicycle and car
parts shops at the terminal, the bus stands running
from Yangon to towns 200 miles away, sanitation tasks
and arrangement to be made for extension of bus
terminals to be free from traffic jam. Members of the
committee for keeping the bus terminal clean and
pleasant and enforcing discipline reported on work
progress.

Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe gave a supplementary
report on tasks of the bus terminals to be carried out
systematically for the convenience of the passengers,
measures for traffic rule enforcement, hygienic tasks
and sanitation work at the terminals. Then, Maj-Gen
Tin Aye of the Ministry of Defence delivered an
address. He said that the Government is building a
modern and developed nation. Efforts are to be made to
upgrade the bus terminals serving transportation
throughout the country. Tasks to be carried out
systematically at the bus terminals with the aims of
ensuring security and convenience of the passengers,
and officials are urged to strive for sanitation and
safe driving matters.

Afterwards, Maj-Gen Tin Aye of the Ministry of Defence
and Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe inspected the
sanitation tasks and bus stands at the terminal. Next,
they went to Hsinmalaik Market in Kamayut Township and
inspected textile, grocery, vegetables, meat and fish,
rice and personal goods shops, the palm oil shop of
Union of Myanmar Economic Holdings Ltd. They then
cordially conversed with buyers and shopkeepers and
gave necessary instructions to officials.

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( 5 ) National Convention Convening Commission meets

Yangon, 17 July - National Convention Convening
Commission held a meeting at the meeting hall of its
office at 2 pm today. Present on the occasion were
Chairman of NCCC Maj-Gen Saw Lwin, Vice-Chairmen of
NCCC Maj-Gen Sein Htwa, Brig-Gen Pyi Sone and
commission members. Maj-Gen Saw Lwin made a speech at
the meeting. The National Convention Convening Work
Committee and the National Convention Convening
Management Committee reported on matters relating to
National Convention. Members of the NCCC took part in
the discussions. Then, the meeting ended with
concluding remarks by Chairman of NCCC Maj-Gen Saw
Lwin.
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( 6 )  A & I Minister tours Chin State

Yangon, 17 July - Minister for Agriculture and
Irrigation Maj-Gen Nyunt Tin, inspected private tea
and crop plantations in Kanpetlet, Chin State, on 14
July. The chairman of Mindat District Peace and
Development Council and members of Chin State
agricultural Coordination committee reported on tea
planting in Chin State and technical assistance
rendered by departments.

Then, the minister met with departmental officials,
farmers and tea growers at Kanpetlet Peace and
Development Council office and discussed local rice
sufficiency, cultivation of paddy, highland
reclamation and planting tea on a commercial scale.
Officials and farmers reported on cultivation and
production of crops and requirements. The minister and
departmental officials discussed matters related to
ensuring water supply, agricultural methods and
cultivation of high-yield crops. At the office of
Mindat District Peace and Development Council in
Mindat, the minister and party met with departmental
officials and local farmers and gave instructions on
development of agricultural sector, rural development,
highland reclamation and growing of tea on a
commercial scale. Afterwards, local farmers reported
on their needs in reclaiming highlands and growing
tea.

Then, supply of heavy machinery, ensuring water supply
and cultivation of high-yield crops were discussed
department-wise. District Chairman Lt-Col Ohn Myint Oo
reported on local production in agricultural sector.
The meeting came to a close with concluding remarks by
the minister.
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Minister sees over factories and Win Thuzar shop

Yangon, 17 July - Minister for Industry-1 U Aung
Thaung,  inspected the bicycle factory of Myanma
General and Maintenance Industries in Setsan Ward,
Mingala Taungnyunt Township, this morning. Then, they
inspected progress of installation of auto spray
painting line, the chosen site for extended
construction of the factory, warehouse and the
Nickel-Coating Department and left instructions on
systematic maintenance of materials in the warehouse
and growing of crops and fruit trees on the vacant
lands. At the project office of the bicycle factory,
officials reported on extended construction of the
factory and production process.

The minister gave necessary instructions. The Ministry
of Industry-1 is producing import-substitute bicycles
in Kyaukse Industrial Zone, Upper Myanmar, and in
Yangon, Lower Myanmar, with the aim of distributing
the products to the public at reasonable prices. The
minister then inspected production of Sparkling soft
drink and Fruito soft drink at the Diamond Soft Drink
Factory under Myanma Foodstuff Industries on Wadan
Street in Lanmadaw Township. At the briefing hall of
the factory, the minister met with the officials and
discussed quality control and meeting international
standard.

Later, the minister and the deputy minister inspected
Win Thuzar Shop Hanthawady in Sangyoung Township and
left instructions to the officials on systematic
supervision and constant flow of popular items.
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Minister inspects development works in Thongwa, Kayan

Yangon, 17 July - Minister for Progress of Border
Areas and National Races and Development Affairs Col
Thein Nyunt,  inspected the development works in
Thongwa and Kayan Townships, Yangon South District,
this morning.

Officials concerned and responsible personnel welcomed
them in Thongwa Township. The minister and party
inspected the cleaning works at the Myoma
drinking-water pond in Thongwa. Then, the minister
gave instructions to the officials on availability of
clean drinking water the whole year. At Thongwa
Development Affairs Office, responsible officials
reported to the minister on water supply system and
conditions of the drinking-water ponds in Thongwa.

The minister gave instructions to them on safe
drinking water and sufficient drinking water for the
local populace in the whole year and rural water
supply and attended to their needs. Afterwards, the
minister proceeded to Kayan Township and Chairman of
Kayan Township Peace and Development Council U Maung
Maung Soe and officials welcomed the minister and
party. The minister and party then inspected the
cleaning works at the Kyaungthit pond by local
populace. The minister gave instructions to the
officials to dig drains for proper water flowing in
the township.

Later, the minister inspected the 499 feet deep tube
well sunk for water supply of Kayan Township and gave
instructions to officials on digging more tube wells
and extension of township water supply system. Then,
the minister met with the officials at Kayan Township
Development Affairs Office and gave instructions on
water supply system and attended to their needs.

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( 7 ) Ministry of Forestry offers Waso robes

Yangon, 17 July - The Ministry of Forestry held the
13th Waso robes offering ceremony at the Minister's
office on Kaba Aye Pagoda Road here at 3.30 pm today.
At the ceremony, Minister for Forestry U Aung Phone,
Deputy Minister Col Theik Tun and the
directors-general, the managing directors, and
departmental officials of the departments and
enterprises under the ministry, and staff families
offered Waso robes and provisions to the members of
the Sangha led by Sayadaw of Dham-macakka Monastery in
Yankin Sasanadhaja Siri-pavara Dhammacariya Bhaddanta
Nanasami.
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( 8 ) Two Myanmars who escaped enslavement of Yodaya
helmsman arrive back Yangon safely
Two were subject to abusive language, kicks, punches,
boiling-water splashes and whips of Yodayas even for
small mistake
 Malaysian ship rescues them while drifting in sea for
about three days

Yangon, 17 July - Two Myanmar sailors working on board
a trawler of Yodaya were rescued by a Malaysian ship
in July while drifting in the sea for about three
days. The two Myanmars, Aung Myo Htwe (a) Pha Le, 22,
son of U Maung Shwe, and Kyaw Win Tun, 19, son of U
Hse Bya, jumped off the trawler as they could not bear
the tortures inflicted on them by Yodaya sailors of
the fishing boat while working on it in July.

The Malaysian ship safely transported them to
Singapore. With the help of the Myanmar Embassy in
Singapore and the Red Cross, they arrived back here by
air on 12 July. The Myanmars, Aung Myo Htwe (a) Pha Le
and Kyaw Win Tun, went to Ranong in Yodaya via
Kawthoung in Myanmar to find a job there. Ten Myanmars
including the two arrived at Kapoe in Yodaya in early
June through the contact of some labour agents. Later,
they were transported to Bannan jetty, and were sent
to the sea on board a Yodaya fish transport ship.

After sailing three nights and fours days, the ship
met with a trawler at the sea. The two were put on
board the trawler. For 20 days, they worked on board
the trawler under the instructions of 12 Yodayas, who
were on board the ship. In the early July, the two
Myanmars were transferred to another trawler. The
nature of all the Yodaya helmsman, machinist, foreman
and workers on board the ship were rough. The Yodayas
ordered the two Myanmars to continuously work all the
time. The two also found that the Yodayas were taking
Yaba, (stimulant tablets) and smoking the powdered
ecstasy pills.

As the two Myanmars were not skilled in the work, they
were subject to abusive language, kicks, punches,
boiling-water splashes and whips of the Yodayas even
for a small mistake. Aung Myo Tun suffered a whip
wound on his right waist as he was beaten by a leather
belt. As Kyaw Win Tun understood Yodaya language a
little, he knew from a Yodaya that they were bought by
the helmsman for 10,000 bahts; that they would have to
work on board the trawler from for three years without
payment; that they would be killed if they refused to
work. The two Myanmars came to understand that their
situation would become worse, if they continued to
work on board the ship.

So, they took four buoys each from the fishing net in
the night and jumped into the sea together the buoys.
A Malaysian lubricant tanker found the two after they
were drifting in the sea for about three days. The
Malaysian ship took them to Singapore. After arriving
at Singapore, they contacted the Myanmar Embassy. From
there, they arrived back here with the help of the
Embassy.
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Myanmar illegal workers in Yodaya return

Yangon, 17 July - The reception camps were opened in
Myawady for Myanmar workers who returned to the
country after working illegally in Yodaya. Altogether
3,681 persons 2,089 men, 1,403 women and 189 infants
have been accepted up to 21 May since 5 February 2002.
After Yodaya closed its check points, Myanmar workers
returned to the country crossing the border.
Altogether 301 persons 151 men, 143 women and 7
infants were received from 22 May to 17 July 2002.
They were taken to their respective homes. Despite the
closing of the check points of the two countries, the
government provided assistance to Myanmar nationals
who reentered the country and gave treatment under
humanitarian aid. They were taken to their homes in
the respective regions.
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( 9 ) Use of extinguishers demonstrated

Yangon, 17 July - A demonstration given by Myanmar
Thiha Co Ltd for practical use of China-made
extinguishers took place at the meeting hall of Yangon
Division Chamber of Commerce and Industry of
Bayintnaung Brokerage this morning. President of the
Chamber U Than Oo made a speech and Director of
Myanmar Thiha Co Ltd U Naing Oo extended greetings.
Then, Principal of Central Fire Services Training
School of the Fire Services Department U Hla Kyi and
Course In-charge U Soe Win explained how to use the
extinguishers and their effectiveness. A demonstration
ensued. The extinguishers distributed by Myanmar Thiha
Co Ltd were products of Nanjing Fire Fighting
Equipment Factory of Jiejiang, China. It is not only
regarded as international quality by the China
Classification Society Quality Assurance Ltd (CSQA)
but also given a certificate of ISO-9002:1994. The
equipment is available at Myanmar Thiha Co Ltd, No
18/B, Kyaikkasan Road, Tamway Township, Ph:
951-203591, 951-203592 from Monday to Saturday in
office hour.

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