[myanmar_information] The New Light of Myanmar (Thursday, 15 August, 2002)

Subject: [myanmar_information] The New Light of Myanmar (Thursday, 15 August, 2002)
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The New Light of Myanmar (Thursday, 15 August, 2002)
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1. Chairman of State Peace and Development Council 
   Senior General Than Shwe sends felicitations 
   to Republic of Korea
2. - General Maung Aye inspects extension of 
     airport terminal and runway in Lashio, 
     Shan State
   - General Maung Aye and wife Daw Mya Mya San 
     attend final rites of Vice-Chairman of 
     State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee Sayadaw 
     Bhaddanta Kavindacara
3. - Secretary-1 attends coordination meeting to 
     develop functions of Myanma Gems Enterprise 
   - Secretary-1 inspects Smart School labs of 
     Kamayut Township BEPS-2 
   - Secretary-1 inspects Yangon Traditional 
     Medicine Hospital in Bahan Township
4. - Minister U Win Aung sends felicitations 
     to Republic of Korea
   - Minister receives Indian Ambassador 
5. Seminar on e-Govt Opportunities & Challenges 
6. - Cooperative societies inspected in Mon State 
     and Bago Division 
   - Minister inspects hospitals in Magway Division
   - Minister sees over Pakun Creek 
     development tasks
   - Agreement on construction project of 
     paper mills signed 
7. - Minister Brig-Gen Abel attends Initiative 
     for Development in East Asia ministerial 
     level meeting 
   - Cultural Minister tours Mandalay
   - New telephone auto-exchanges opened in 
     Ayethaya Industrial Zone, Nyaungshwe
8. Training on Counselling of GPVAWR concludes 
9. Divisional Traditional Performing Arts Competitions
conclude  

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( 1 )  Chairman of State Peace and Development Council
Senior General Than Shwe sends felicitations to
Republic of Korea

Yangon, 15 Aug - Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of
State Peace and Development Council of the Union of
Myanmar, has sent a message of felicitations to His
Excellency Mr Kim Dae Jung, President of the Republic
of Korea, on the occasion of the anniversary of the
National Day of the Republic of Korea which falls on
15 August 2002. 

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( 2 ) General Maung Aye inspects extension of airport
terminal and runway in Lashio, Shan State

Yangon, 14 Aug - 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, paid homage to
Mahamyatmuni Image on Zeyahayma Hill, Lashio,
yesterday and presented cash donations to the pagoda
board of trustees. 

Then, General Maung Aye and party offered Shwethingan
to the Image and signed in the visitors' book. General
Maung Aye, wife Daw Mya Mya San and party paid homage
to images of the Buddha at Tilawka Wizaya Pagoda on
Yay-kantaung. General Maung Aye and Daw Mya Mya San
presented cash donations to the pagoda board of
trustees for the pagoda and signed in the visitors'
book. 

General Maung Aye and Daw Mya Mya San and party also
visited Hsu-taungpyi Mansu Pagoda, and presented cash
donations to it. At noon today at Lashio airport
building, General Maung Aye and party heard reports
presented by Commander Brig-Gen Myint Hlaing on tasks
for expansion of the airport runway and extended
construction project of the airport building. Next,
Managing Director of Asia World Co Ltd U Tun Myint
Naing reported on preliminary engineering work to
extend the present runway up to a 8,500-feet in
length, the construction of airport building and
progress of work. 

In giving necessary instructions, General Maung Aye
said in striving for all-round development of the
State, efforts are being made for developing the
transport sector so as to ensure easy access between
one place and another. Motor roads and railroads are
being extended and at the same time new airports are
being built and existing ones being upgraded. At
present, the Lashio airport is being upgraded. Only
when the regions are accessible conveniently and
transportation is smooth and secure, will the
economic, education and health sectors be improved. 

In addition, visits and contacts among the national
brethren will be increased leading to enhance mutual
understanding among them. Union Spirit among the
national people will be strengthened further. The
nation-building tasks including the extension of
Lashio airport is aimed not only at gaining economic
profits but also at serving the long-term interests of
the national people. Systematic efforts are required
to ensure that the project meets its set standard. 

General Maung Aye and wife Daw Mya Mya San attend
final rites of Vice-Chairman of State Sangha Maha
Nayaka Committee Sayadaw Bhaddanta Kavindacara

Yangon, 14 Aug - Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and
Development Council Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the
Defence Services Commander-in-Chief (Army) General
Maung Aye and wife Daw Mya Mya San attended the final
rites of Vice-Chairman of State Sangha Maha Nayaka
Committee Presiding Sayadaw Agga Maha Pandita Agga
Maha Saddhammajotikadhaja Bhaddanta Kavindacara of
Myole Sarthintaik this morning in Lashio, Shan State. 

The General and wife left here by air for Lashio in
Shan State yesterday morning. On arrival at Lashio
Airport at 10.30 am, General Maung Aye and wife Daw
Mya Mya San and party were welcomed by Chairman of
Shan State (North) Peace and Development Council
Commander of North-East Command Brig-Gen Myint Hlaing,
Deputy Minister for Religious Affairs Brig-Gen Thura
Aung Ko, Deputy Commander Col Hla Myint, Col Soe Oo of
Hsenwi Station, senior military officers and
divisional level officials. At Shweli Yeiktha, the
General and party paid respects to Sayadaws led by
Secretary of State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee
Abhidhaja Maha Rattha Guru Abhidhaja Agga Maha
Saddhammajotika Magway Sayadaw who were in Lashio to
attend the final rites of Sayadaw Agga Maha Pandita
Agga Maha Saddhammajotikadhaja Bhad-danta Kavindacara.


In the afternoon, the General and party paid respects
of the remains of Bhaddanta Kavindacara at Myole
Sarthintaik. The Sayadaw passed away at age 83, vasa
63, on 4 August morning. General Maung Aye and Daw Mya
Mya San and party paid respects to member of the State
Central Working Committee of the Sangha Sayadaw Agga
Maha Pandita Bhanddanta Candima, member of Shan State
Sangha Nayaka Committee Sayadaw Maha Gandavacaka
Pandita Bhaddanta Vicitta and Secretary of Myole
Sangha Nayaka Committee Sayadaw Maha Gandavacaka
Pandita Bhaddanta ?anobhasa, who were the patrons for
holding the final rites. 

They also presented offertories to the Sayadaws.
General Maung Aye and party then inspected
preparations being made to hold the cremation ceremony
and construction of temporary pandal near the Namhmaw
Creek Brigde where a ceremony to drift the ashes of
the Sayadaw.General Maung Aye gave suggestions.  

This morning, General Maung Aye and wife Daw Mya Mya
San and party attended the final rites of the Sayadaw
which was held at Myole Sarthintaik at 9 am. Also
present at the ceremony were Sayadaws of the State
Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee led by Secretary of State
Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee Abhidhaja Maha Rattha
Guru Abhidhaja Agga Maha Saddhammajotika Magway
Sayadaw, invited Sayadaws and disciple monks of the
late Bhaddanta Kavindacara totalling 108 Buddhist
monks, division, district and township level
officials, members of the Committee to Hold the Final
Rites, relatives of the late Sayadaw, disciples,
members of religions associations and other
organizations, donors, nuns and national people.

Adviser of Department for Promotion and Propagation of
the Sasana U Min Kyi read the agenda. The congregation
received the Five Precepts from Secretary of the State
Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee Abhidhaja Maha Rattha
Guru Abhidhaja Agga Maha Saddhammajotika Magway
Sayadaw Bhaddanta Kumara. Next, members of the Sangha
recited parittas. 

 

General Maung Aye and wife Daw Mya Mya San presented K
1 million for final rites of the Vice-Chairman of the
State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee Presiding Nayaka
Sayadaw of Myole Sarthintaik in Lashio to Deputy
Minister for Religious Affairs Brig-Gen Thura Aung Ko.
Next, General Maung Aye and wife Daw Mya Mya San
presented offertories to Magway Sayadaw. Members of
the State Peace and Development Council, the
Commander-in-Chief (Navy), the Commander-in-Chief
(Air), the commander, the ministers, the deputy
ministers, heads of departments and disciples
presented offertories to members of the Sangha. 

Daw Mya Mya San, wife of General Maung Aye presented
nun robes and donations to three nuns of Sasana
Hitakari Pariyatti Nunnery, Ayeyadana Pariyatti
Nunnery and Mankaung Nunnery. Then, Magway Sayadaw
Bhaddanta Kumara delivered a sermon, followed by
sharing of merits gained. After the ceremony, General
Maung Aye and wife Daw Mya Mya San and party offered
"soon" to members of the Sangha and nuns. 

General Maung Aye and wife Daw Mya Mya San then paid
respects to the remains of Presiding Nayaka Sayadaw of
Myole Sarthintaik. The remains of the Sayadaw were
cremated in the evening and the ash will be drifted in
Nanhmyaw Creek on 15 August. General Maung Aye and
party arrived back here in the evening. 

___________________________

( 3 ) Secretary-1 attends coordination meeting to
develop functions of Myanma Gems Enterprise 

Yangon, 14 Aug - A coordination meeting on development
of functions of Myanma Gems Enterprise was held at the
office of the Minister for Mines this evening,
attended by Secretary-1 of the State Peace and
Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt.

Members of Board of Trustees of Hsandawshin
Shwemyin-wun Pagoda and gemmologists explained about
the gems. Members of the Board of Trustees of
Hsandawshin Shwemyinwun Pagoda brought the gems of the
pagoda to Yangon. Arrangements are being made for
decoration of jewels at the pagoda with the help of
gemmologists of the Ministry of Mines. The Secretary-1
then inspected the diamond bud and the thabeik (alms
bowl) for the Maha Panhuthinggi Pagoda. The pagoda
will be built in Pansang (Pankham), Tangyan Township,
Shan State (North) Special Region 1. 

He also inspected the plan to decorate the diamond
bud, the thabeik and hngetmyatnadaw with jewels and
the jewel decoration work, utility and raw jade mined
by the Myanma Gems Enterprise and the Jade Ruby Dragon
Company of Pa-O peace group, Shan State (South)
Special Region 6, on mutual interests at Phakant
region and Phakantgyi 1. 

He then inspected salt samples of inland salt
production stations of the Myanma Salt and Marine
Chemicals Enterprise and local villages and modern
kilns using oxidization and deoxidization means to
produce salt from three to six times more than the
amount produced through the con-ventional method. At
the meeting to develop the operations of the MGE,
Minister for Mines Brig-Gen Ohn Myint reported to the
Secretary-1 on increase in the income from gems
business and the developing trend of the gems and jade
market in Myanmar. 

Chairman of the Central Gems Supervisory Committee
Deputy Minister for Mines U Myint Thein briefed the
meeting on gem mining plots, setting up of new plots
and vacant plots, joint-venture gem mining business
with the national entrepreneurs and jade mining
business. The Secretary-1 gave suggestions. 

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Secretary-1 inspects Smart School labs of Kamayut
Township BEPS-2 

Yangon, 14 Aug - Chairman of Myanmar Education
Committee Secretary-1 of the State Peace and
Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt this morning
inspected classrooms of Smart School to be opened soon
at No 2 Basic Education Primary School in Kamayut
Township and gave necessary instructions to the
officials. 

The Secretary-1 and party arrived at the No 2 BEPS in
Kamayut at 7.30 am. They were welcomed there by
Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and Development
Council Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe, ministers, the
chairman of the Civil Service Selection and Training
Board, departmental heads, principals, teachers,
schoolboys and schoolgirls and officials. 

The Secretary-1 inspected study of the schoolboys and
schoolgirls at the computer lab Nos 1 and 2. A
schoolgirl presented a skill demonstration with the
use of a power point software that was constructed on
her own. At the office of the principal,
Director-General of the Basic Education Department U
Tin Nyo reported on the practising of smart school
labs. 

After giving necessary instructions to the officials
concerned, the Secretary-1 cordially greeted the
schoolboys and schoolgirls and left the school later
in the morning.

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Secretary-1 inspects Yangon Traditional Medicine
Hospital in Bahan Township


Yangon, 14 Aug - Chairman of National Health Committee
Secre-tary-1 of the State Peace and Development
Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt and officials of the State
Peace and Development Council Office arrived at the
50-bed Yangon Traditional Medicine Hospital on
Ngahtatgyi Pagoda Road in Bahan Township this evening.


The Secretary-1 and party were welcomed by Chairman of
Yangon Division Peace and Development Council
Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe, the ministers, the deputy
ministers for Health, the vice-mayor, departmental
heads, Director-General of Traditional Medicine
Department Professor Dr Thein Swe, Medical
Superintendent Dr Thein Kyaw and officials. 

The Secretary-1 observed documentary photos on
research work of traditional medicine and charts and
inspected out patient department, emergency ward, ward
for paralyzed patients, orthopedic and muscular
treatment centre and impetigo treatment centre. The
Secretary-1 and party were conducted round the
hospital by the medical superintendent and officials. 

The Secretary-1 gave instructions to officials and
left the hospital later in the evening.

__________________________ 


( 4 ) Minister U Win Aung sends felicitations to
Republic of Korea

Yangon, 15 Aug - On the occasion of the anniversary of
the National Day of the Republic of Korea which falls
on 15 August 2002, U Win Aung, Minister for Foreign
Affairs of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of
felicitations to His Excellency Mr Choi Sung Hong,
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic
of Korea. 

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Minister receives Indian Ambassador

Yangon, 14 Aug - Minister for Industry-1 U Aung Thaung
received Indian Ambassador to Myanmar Mr Rajiv Kumar
Bhatia at his office this afternoon. 

__________________________


( 5 ) Seminar on e-Govt Opportunities & Challenges

Yangon, 14 Aug - Seminar on e-Government Opportunities
and Challenges jointly organized by e-ASEAN Task Force
and e-National Task force, Myanmar, was held at
Myanmar Information and Communication Technology (MICT
Park) in Hlaing Township here this morning. 

It was attended by Chairman of Application Committee
of Myanmar e-National Task Force Col Thein Swe,
Secretary of e-NTF U Zaw Tint, Joint Secretary U Pyone
Maung Maung and members, IT technicians of the
Philippines, Singapore and Malaysia, and officials of
the IT department. First, Col Thein Swe explained the
purpose of holding of the seminar. 

Then, Executive Director of e-ASEAN Task Force Dr
Emmanuel C.Lallana explained the reviews of
e-Government tasks and the best ways to use them and
of the Philippines's experiences using e-Government.
Managing Director of SCS Foresight, Singapore, Khoong
Chan Meng and Deputy Director Mr Mohamad Shahamin bin
Tahir of Project Management & e-Government Section
Malaysia Administration and Modernisation planning
Unit, Malaysia, briefed on the experiences on
e-Government tasks with the use of video slides. Then,
the first day session of the seminar came to an end in
the evening. The seminar will continue tomorrow.

___________________________

( 6 ) Cooperative societies inspected in Mon State and
Bago Division 

Yangon, 14 Aug - Minister for Cooperatives Lt-Gen Tin
Ngwe, accompanied by officials, arrived at Santhawda
Day Nursery in Thaton on 10 August, where he inspected
the learning of the children and gave instructions on
laying emphasis on the health of the children. 

He then presented cash donations to the school and
gifts to children. At the briefing hall of the
Mawlamyine industrial zone, zone officials reported to
the minister on construction works of the industrial
zone, and the minister gave instructions. Then, the
minister and party viewed the products displayed at
the briefing hall manufactured by the zone and
factories under construction. On 11 August, the
minister attended a meeting on development tasks for
cooperative societies held at Ywalut village basic
education high school in Chaungzon Township and made a
speech on the occasion. 

Then, village officials and industrialists reported on
tasks being carried out. Next, Deputy Director of Mon
State Cooperative Department U Sein Teik,
Director-General of the Cottage Industries U Sein Than
and Administrative Director of the Central Cooperative
Society U Kyi Tint made supplementary reports. Later,
the minister viewed the products of Ywalut
industrialists. The minister also attended the meeting
on development tasks for cooperative societies held at
Mon State Cooperatives Training School in Mawlamyine. 

Staff officers from 10 townships in Mon State and
society chairmen reported to the minister on tasks
being carried out township-wise. Afterwards, the
meeting came to an end with concluding remarks by the
minister. 

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Minister inspects hospitals in Magway Division

Yangon, 14 Aug - Minister for Health Maj-Gen Ket Sein,
together with Director-General of Health Department Dr
Wan Maung, inspected the People's Hospital in Myingmu
Township in Sagaing Division yesterday. 

He then comforted the patients, inspected the
laboratory, delivery room and operation theater and
fulfilled the needs. Next, the minister and party
inspected the construction of Pakhangyi Village
Hospital buildings in Yesagyo Township, Magway
Division and extended construction of the ward of the
People's Hospital in Pakokku. After inspecting
Pakok-ku Nursing and Midwifery Training School, the
minister and party donated stationery to the students
at Kaing Sanpya Village middle school (Branch) in
Pakokku Township. The minister then donated medicines
and milk powder to Kaing Sanpya Village Station
Hospital. 

While in Pakokku, the minister donated Waso robes and
offertories to Sayadaws at three Sarthintaiks and
donated K 20,000 to Maternal and Child Welfare
Association of the Light Infantry Division.

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Minister sees over Pakun Creek development tasks

Yangon, 14 Aug - Minister for Transport Maj-Gen Hla
Myint Swe, accompanied by Deputy Minister U Pe Than,
Managing Director of Myanma Port Authority U Thein
Htay and officials of the Directorate of Water
Resources and Improvement of River Systems, yesterday
morning went to the Thayetchaung jetty in Taikkyi
Township by car. 

Then, they left the jetty by boat and on their way
along Bawle River, the deputy minister and officials
of DWRIRS reported on location and conditions of
rivers and creeks, clearance areas and water flow. At
the briefing hall of Pakun Creek Development Project
under DWRIRS, the deputy minister gave an account on
progress in implementing the project and future tasks.


Then, Deputy Director-General U Soe Myint and Director
U Hla Myint reported on capacity of machinery, use of
fuel oil, progress of work and future tasks with the
use of charts. The minister gave necessary
instructions. Next, along Pakun Creek, the minister
and party inspected conditions of the waterway,
dredging of the creek, and tasks for clearance of the
waterway, and spoke words of encouragement to the
employees. The minister and party arrived back at
Thayetchaung jetty in the evening and then left there
by car. 

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Agreement on construction project of paper mills
signed

Yangon, 14 Aug - A ceremony to sign the agreement on
the construction project of the jute-based paper mills
in Maubin, Ayeyawady Division, between Myanma Jute
Enterprise of the Ministry of Agriculture and
Irrigation and China Yunnan Corporation was held at
meeting hall of the ministry at 10 am today, attended
by Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation Maj-Gen
Nyunt Tin. The agreement was signed by Managing
Director of MJE U Myint Maung and CYC Chairman Mr Yan
Lian Kun and they exchanged the documents. 

___________________________

( 7 ) Minister Brig-Gen Abel attends Initiative for
Development in East Asia ministerial level meeting 

Yangon, 14 Aug - Minister at the State Peace and
Development Council Chairman's Office Brig-Gen Abel
arrived back here this evening after attending the
Initiative for Development in East Asia ministerial
level meeting held in Tokyo, Japan, from 11 to 12
August. 

The minister and party were welcomed at Yangon
International Airport by Minister for Information
Maj-Gen Kyi Aung, Chairman of the Civil Service
Selection and Training Board Dr Than Nyun, officials
from Japanese embassy and departmental officials.
Delegations led by Foreign Affairs ministers and
Development Affairs ministers from 10 ASEAN member
nations, the People's Republic of China, Japan and the
Republic of Korea attended the ministerial level
meeting sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Japan. Japanese Foreign Affairs Minister Ms Yoriko
Kawaguchi presided over the meeting. 

Two major issues were discussed in detail and a joint
ministerial statement was released. The first issue is
development tasks for East Asia. ASEAN member
countries, economic achievements of the People's
Republic of China and the Republic of Korea and
official development assistance (ODA) rendered by
Japan to developing countries play vital role for
development of East Asia. They exchanged their views
on foreign investment and expansion of trade. The
second issue is challenges and cooperation in the
region and they discussed matters on cooperation for
overcoming the challenges and sustained development in
the 21st century. 

Discussions include losses due to globalization
encountered in challenges, development gap in the
country and in the region and matters relating to
alleviate poverty and low living standard. The meeting
agreed to overcome these challenges and to develop
continually, all countries in the region are to
cooperate and to promote current cooperation.
Important fields to make cooperation are financial and
monetary field. 

They discussed non-reduction of Japanese official
development assistance (ODA) for developing countries
and use of them beneficially by the countries that
receive them, alleviation of poverty, opening of
market in more developed countries for export items of
less developing countries to narrow down development
gap, boosting of production and promoting of export,
inflow of capital and technology from abroad and
drawing plans for development of human resources.
Based on these issues, the ministers released a joint
ministerial statement and made a joint press
conference. 

Minister Brig-Gen Abel paid a courtesy call on
Japanese Foreign Affairs Minister Ms Yoriko Kawaguchi.
Present on the occasion were Myanmar Ambassador Dr
Aung Naing and delegation members.

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Cultural Minister tours Mandalay

Yangon, 14 Aug - Minister for Culture U Tin Winn,
accompanied by officials, inspected Zanatpala Rama
Maha Min Htin Monastery donated by Hsinwin Maha Min
Htin during the reign of King Mindon at Thida Aye
Ward, Mandalay (South), on 12 August. 

The monastery was the largest of the wooden ones in
Yadanabon Era. However, with the passage of time and
due to the effects of weather, it was already damaged
years ago and there is only the main building left
now. The minister then paid respects to Sayadaw U
Vinaya. Afterwards, the minister inspected Shwe Inbin
Monastery donated by U Sat Shwin-Daw Phwa in 1895 in
Maha Aung Myay Township. After paying respects to
Sayadaw U Nanindo, the minister gave instructions to
the officials on durability of ancient cultural works.


Then, the minister inspected Thingaza wooden monastery
donated by King Mindon where officials reported on
replacing posts of the monastery with new ones. He
also inspected the cultural museum of the Department
of Cultural Institute and gave necessary instructions.

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New telephone auto-exchanges opened in Ayethaya
Industrial Zone, Nyaungshwe

Yangon, 14 Aug - The 1,000-line new auto telephone
exchange installed by Myanma Posts and
Telecommunications in Ayethaya industrial zone in
southern Shan State was commissioned into service with
ceremony held at the hall of industrial zone on 12
August. 

The commander and the minister formally opened the
auto-exchanges by cutting a ribbon. They then viewed
round the machines installed. Afterwards, the opening
ceremony of auto-exchanges of Ayethaya industrial zone
and Nyaungshwe was held at the hall. The commander and
the minister made speeches. Minister Brig-Gen Thein
Zaw presented commemorative pennants to the commander
and responsible personnel. The minister also presented
certificates of honour to staff of MPT. The commander,
the minister and party proceeded to Nyaungshwe and
formally opened the 500-line auto-exchange. 

They also paid homage to the Sayadaw of Kangyi
Pariyatti monastery in Nyaungshwe and donated one
auto-telephone to the Sayadaw. The minister also
toured Aungban and Kalaw and inspected telephone
exchanges, post and telegraph offices. 

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( 8 )  Training on Counselling of GPVAWR concludes

Yangon, 14 Aug - The concluding ceremony of Training
on Counselling, organized by Group for Prevention of
Violence Against Women and Rehabilitation of Myanmar
National Working Committee for Women's Affairs was
held at the Social Welfare Training School of the
Social Welfare Department here this afternoon. 

It was attended by Vice-Chairperson of MNCWA and
MNWCWA Prof Daw May May Yi, Member of MNCWA and MNWCWA
Leader of GPVAWR Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe, Secretary of
MNCWA and MNWCWA Director-General of the Social
Welfare Department U Sit Myaing, Leader of Yangon
Division GPVAWR Daw Khin Thet Htay and advisers,
GPVAWR members and officials of the training school. 

Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe made an address and presented
certificates to the trainees. A total of 49 trainees
from state/division WCWAs and counselling centres
attended the training which began from 12 August. 

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( 9 ) Divisional Traditional Performing Arts
Competitions conclude 

Yangon, 14 Aug - A ceremony to present certificates of
honour to the students who won prizes in the 10th
Yangon Division Myanma Traditional Cultural Performing
Arts Competitions (higher education level) was held at
the Kumudra Hall of the University of Culture in Dagon
Myothit (South) Township this afternoon. 

Chairman of the Committee for Holding the competitions
Rector of Dagon University Dr Maung Thinn made a
speech, and presented certificates of honour and
prizes to U Kyaw Win Sein of the Myanma Thabin Asiayon
(Central) for members of the panel of judges. Then,
Rector Dr Maung Thinn, Vice-Chairman of the committee
Rector of Yangon Eastern University U Kyi Win, Rector
of the University of Culture (Yangon) U Tin Soe, the
pro-rector, professors and officials presented prizes
to the students who stood first, second and third in
respective events. 

Later, the prize winner students sang a song, which
brought the ceremony to an end. 

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