[myanmar_information] THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR (4-9-2002)

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THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR (4-9-2002)

1. General Maung Aye inspects construction 
   of Nanmyint Tower in National Kandawgyi Gardens 
   in PyinOoLwin 
2. Secretary-1 attends coord meeting on air transport 
3. A regular press meet was held 
4. Kyweku-Kyaukphya Bridge Construction Project
inspected in Myeik  
5. -Meeting on domestic airlines development
coordinated
   -Minister inspects University of Culture (Yangon)
   -Commerce Minister tours Myeik
   -Minister presents sports equipment in Bago 
6. Commander inspects Yangon circular railroad 
7. Training of Service Providers for Trafficking 
   in Women and Children Course opened 
8. Billboard to hail USDA Annual General Meeting 2002
put up 
9. -Stimulant tablets seized in Kengtung
   -Heroin seized in Muse 

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( 1 ) General Maung Aye inspects construction of
Nanmyint Tower in National Kandawgyi Gardens in
PyinOoLwin

Yangon, 3 Sept - Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and
Development Council Deputy Commander-in-Chief of
Defence Services Commander-in-Chief (Army) General
Maung Aye, left here by air and arrived at Mandalay
International Airport at 9.30 am on 31 August. 

General Maung Aye and party were welcomed at the
airport by Chairman of Mandalay Division Peace and
Development Council Commander of Central Command
Brig-Gen Ye Myint, Mandalay Mayor Brig-Gen Yan Thein,
Deputy Chief Justice U Khin Maung Latt, Deputy
Commander Brig-Gen Nay Win and officials. 

General Maung Aye and party and the commander went to
PyinOoLwin by helicopter. They were welcomed by
Military-Appointment General Brig-Gen Hsan Hsint,
Deputy Chiefs of Armed Forces Training Maj-Gen Win
Myint and Brig-Gen Aung Kyi, senior military officers
of the Ministry of Defence, station commander of
PyinOoLwin, Rector of Defence Services Academy
Brig-Gen Ohn Myint and senior military officers. 

On 2 September, General Maung Aye and party arrived at
the construction site of Nanmyint Tower in National
Kandawgyi Gardens in PyinOoLwin. At the briefing hall,
Minister for Forestry U Aung Phone said in accord with
the guidance of Head of State Senior General Than Shwe
the National Kan-dawgyi Gardens is being renovated.
Tasks for the first and second phases have been
implemented. Now works for the third phase including
construction of Nanmyint Tower are under way.
Construction of Nanmyint Tower started on 11 June 2002
and efforts are being made for completion of the tower
in March 2003. Next, Architect Dr Kyaw Latt reported
on designing of an earthquake-resistant tower. 

Afterwards, Managing Director of Asia World Co Ltd U
Tun Myint Naing reported on construction of approach
road to the tower and support structures, construction
of the tower and stockpiling of construction
materials. Director-General of Forest Department U
Shwe Kyaw reported on planting of various kinds of
local and foreign timber species. In his discussions,
General Maung Aye said systematic arrangements are to
be made for upgrading of the National Kandawgyi
Gardens step by step. He also gave instructions on
inspection of the progress of work in accord with the
standard set and durability. General Maung Aye and
party inspected scale model of tower, stockpile of
construction materials and construction of the tower.
The tower is 222 feet high and its diameter including
the stairs is 56 feet. 

The lift will be installed at the tower. A viewing
deck that can hold 100 people will be built at 120
feet level of the tower. In the first phase, the tasks
including construction of log archway in Myanma style
and pagoda archway, arrival and reception halls,
paving of walkway linking the visitor centre and view
plaza, construction of 19 timber trellis, construction
of view plaza, construction of two fountains and a
waterfall in the visitor centre area, construction of
60 feet fountain in No 1 Lake, raising of earth level
of the island in No 1 Lake, crazy paving, planting of
seasonal flowers, construction of rainbow view deck,
construction of wooden bridge to the entrance of Phaya
Laykyun, upgrading of the paths in the garden,
construction of toilets and others were undertaken. In
the second phase, the tasks included extension of
240-acre garden to 436.96 acres, increasing numbers of
rows of flowers from 94 to 369, growing of 16 seasonal
big trees and 324 small plants, placing of Ingyin rock
in the garden, construction of rock and orchid
gardens, swamp walkway, club house, cement grouting to
prevent from leaking water in the garden by the
Irrigation Department and construction of elevated
timber walkway. 

Moreover, rare four takins, 58 birds of 13 local
species and 178 birds of 16 foreign species are bred
in the garden. Minister for Electric Power Maj-Gen Tin
Htut and officials inspected Wetwon hydel power
station in PyinOoLwin Township. Mandalay Division
Deputy Electrical Engineer U Win Aung, Township
Electrical Engineer U Myo Nyunt and power station
in-charge U Win Maung reported on maintenance of
turbines at the station. 

The minister inspected the station and its environs
and gave instructions. No 1 and No 2 turbines of the
power station were installed in 1933 and 1939
respectively. The turbine generates 255 kw each.

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( 2 ) Secretary-1 attends coord meeting on air
transport

Yangon, 3 Sept - A coordination meeting on air
transport of the Ministry of Transport was held at the
meeting hall of the ministry this morning, attended by
Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council
Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt. 

Speaking on the occasion, Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin
Nyunt said local flight programmes are being conducted
by Myanma Airways of the Ministry of Transport, Yangon
Airways and Air Mandalay. Airways engaged in local
aviation sector need to attend to safety, comfort and
convenience of the travelling people, both local and
foreign, reaping fair profit for further development
of the airlines. The Government will render necessary
assistance for the long-term development of airways.
On companies' side, coordination should be made in
return for the comfortable and convenient travelling
of the people and for progress of their own airways.
Officials from respective airways are to report on
present flight conditions for the boosting of the
aviation sector, he said. 

Then, the chairmen of Yangon Airways and Air Mandalay
reported to the Secretary-1 on matters related to
services of their airways, type of aircraft and
strength of the fleets, annual number of travellers
and mileage, income and expenditure. Minister for
Transport Maj-Gen Hla Myint Swe also made an
additional report. After the Secretary-1 had given
necessary instructions, the meeting came to an end. 

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( 3 ) UN, international reports acknowledge decrease
in poppy cultivation and opium production in Myanmar 
News on Yodaya's deportation of anti-government
activists to Myanmar untrue 
SURA recruiting new men by force from villages it uses
as refugee camps 
Government has no plan to issue 5,000-kyat notes,
withdraw 200-kyat and 
500-kyat notes from circulation 
Rice transport to Yangon as usual, no decrease in rice
supplies to city

Yangon, 3 Sept - A regular press meet was held at
Tatmadaw Guest House on Inya Road at 10 am today. 

Present were Minister for Labour U Tin Winn,
Vice-Chief of Military Intelligence Maj-Gen Kyaw Win,
Deputy Minister for Information Brig-Gen Aung Thein,
Deputy Minister for Home Affairs Brig-Gen Thura Myint
Maung, senior military officers, heads of department,
media personnel of the Ministry of Information, U Sein
Win of Kyodo news agency, Patron of Myanmar Foreign
Correspondents Club U Hla Htwe, President U Sao Kai
Hpa and members and guests. 

Concerning the UN report on decrease in Myanmar's
poppy production, Deputy Head of Department of the
Ministry of Defence Col San Pwin said the Tatmadaw is
eradicating narcotic drugs as a national task.
Beginning 1999-2000, the main 15-Year Drug Elimination
Plan is being launched. Of the five work programmes of
the project, drug production elimination project is
achieving success. 

It was learnt from their reports that the UN and
international agencies have acknowledged that there
has been a significant decline in theopium cultivation
and production year after year in Myanmar. According
to the report issued by the United Nations Information
Service on 27 August 2002, land survey on illicit
poppy cultivation was jointly conducted by the Office
for Drug Control and Crime Prevention (ODCCP) and the
Myanmar government on about 6,000 acres of opium poppy
fields at 2,000 villages in five zones in Shan State
from December 2001 to the second week of March 2002.
The zones included Lashio Zone, Taunggyi Zone,
Kengtung Zone and Southern Wa (Mongpouk)
opium-substitute development project zone in Wa
Special Region. The ODCCP had also conducted the
similar survey in Afghanistan and Laos. The ODCCP
launched the survey in Myanmar comparing the land
survey records and satellite photos to get the exact
results. In 2002, poppy was cultivated on 81,400
hectares of land, and the opium production for the
year was 828 tons. Previous year's opium production
was 1,097 tons. Thus, there was a drastic decrease in
production. ODCCP Executive Director Mr Antonio Maria
Costa said that it was a correct step for Myanmar to
strive to decrease opium production to a significant
degree; that new steps were required to reduce the
opium cultivation; and that he expected that Myanmar
would do so. 

Similarly, Myanmar and the US jointly conducted the
Eighth Opium Yield Survey in Mongshu Township in
eastern Shan State and Hsenwi, Tangyan and Kukai
townships in northern Shan State from 25 February 2002
to 2 March 2002. During the survey, opium pod sampling
was conducted for 61 times and poppy juice, poppy
leave and soil sampling for about 40 times. According
to officials of the US Criminal Narcotics Centre
(CNC), opium poppy per acre yield in Myanmar at
present is 3.08 kilos, down from 4.4 kilos in the
past; opium-substitute crops have been cultivated on
the former poppy fields; the situation in Lonhtan
region in Kutkai Township, where poppy was largely
grown in the past, has undergone a drastic change; the
Tatmadaw columns are destroying the poppy fields; the
local people have asked help, for, they are facing
much difficulties in growing opium-substitute crops.
The report issued by the US estimated that Myanmar's
poppy production in 2002 was reduced to half of the
total production of 865 tons in 2001. He then
explained the matter concerning the arrest and
deportation of persons opposing the Myanmar
government, and who were living in Yodaya. The 21
August issue of The Nation daily said that a police
unit of Sunkhalaburi Police Station in Kanchanaburi
District searched the houses where the persons
opposing the Myanmar government were living on 20
August at 9.30 am in the area. The daily also said
that the anti-government activists included members
from the so-called democracy groups, NLD (LA), ABSDF,
Democratic Party for New Society and PDF, and ethnic
insurgent groups, KNU and Mon Youth Progressive. 

The 22 August issue of The Nation daily quoted police
chief Vorachat of the police station as saying that of
the 31 arrested persons, 15 had already been deported
to Myanmar on 21 August; that the remaining 16 would
be deported to Myanmar on 22 August; that as they had
no connections with the politics, they were treated as
the illegal immigrants in deporting them to Myanmar.
The Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok asked the Yodaya
Foreign Ministry about the matter. The Embassy also
made contacts with the officials concerned. Police
Capt Kaittikulstaporm of the police station told the
embassy that the illegal immigrants were arrested in
accord with the existing laws; that after
investigating them, they were expelled from the
country; that two of the arrested were still under
temporary detention to expose the Yodaya citizens who
harbored the illegal immigrants. 

The Yodaya dailies were saying that the arrested had
already been handed over to Myanmar. In reality, the
Yodaya immigration transported the arrested persons by
car to the place near the border; then the Yodaya
police sent them back to their homes in Yodaya
territory by car. In reality it was just a feigning
trick. 

The police station filed a law suit against the 13
arrested persons, Aung Hsan Nyunt of NLD (LA), Aung
Kyaw Soe of DPNS, Thein Lwin of ABSDF, Mehm Maung
Hsan, Ma Tint, Ma Waing, Ma Ni, Ma Khin Moe Wai, Moe
Wai, Moe Khaing, Khin Aung, Htay Aung, Mya Thein Zan
and Sein Lwin of MYO, fined them baht 1,000 each, and
handed them over to the Yodaya immigration officials.
The Yodaya immigration transported them by car to a
place near Thonzu village. They were left on the road
side. The three policemen from the police station took
them back to Sunkhalaburi town by car. 

Col San Pwint then explained the concoctions floated
in collusion by Chairman of the Foreign Affairs
Committee of the House of Senate of the Yodaya, SURA
drug-trafficking terrorist insurgents and the Yodaya
news agency. 

The Chiangmai News daily published in Chiangmai on 17
August featured a news report under the heading
"Foreign Affairs Committee of Yodaya Parliament
exposes Myanmar Tatmadaw's sexual enslavement of young
women war victims". The news report said that a team
led by Chairman of the committee Karaisat Chuhawun
toured Weinhin Township, Chiangmai District, studied
the situation of war victims at Yodaya-Myanmar border
and held a press meet. The news report quoted Karaisat
as saying that according to ethnic Shan victims, the
Myanmar Tamadaw and the local authorities were
imposing various kinds of restrictions on them since
five years ago; that they were conscripted into the
army by force; that they were forced to carry heavy
loads; that some of them were hanged; and that they
were also subject to horrible situation such as
torture and rape; that the team had got the names of
three or four rape victims of the total of over 10;
and that the ages of the victims were ranging from 11
to 48. 

The Yodaya iTV also broadcast a fabrication under the
special news report, saying that the team led by
Karaisat met with ethnic Shan victims at Luwun
village, Weinhin Township, at Yodaya-Myanmar border,
west of Chiangmai. 

The TV station said that the team met with the Shan
women at the refugee camp; that the Tatmadaw not only
molested the Shan women, but also tortured them; that
not only the Tatmadaw, but also the Wa and Lahu troops
were capturing, raping and killing women; that
especially the victims were accused of being the SURA
informers, and tortured and killed; that no action was
taken against the culprits in the Myanmar Tatmadaw;
that the officers raped women in front of their
soldiers. 

It also said that some women were put into
confinement, and subject to repeated rapes; that women
from ages between 11 and 40 were in danger of being
molested and murdered; that an 11-year-old girl died
after being raped by 20 Tatmadaw officers; that the
refugees would face severe problems if they would be
deported to Myanmar; that the Myanmar government sent
fact-finding missions to the areas were the incident
were said to have occurred after the "Licence to Rape"
was issued; that the missions instead of investigating
the truth, applied pressures on the locals to sign the
documents which said that they had never seen or
experienced any such cases. In reality, what the TV
station had broadcast were nothing but lies. 

The report issued by the team led by Karaisat and the
news report aired by the TV station were just to
discredit Myanmar Tatmadaw internationally. Myanmar
had already sent three fact-finding missions to the
areas, and explained that all these accusations were
just concoctions. But Karaisat even tried to discredit
the fact-finding missions. In reality, he is a person
who is giving encouragement to SURA drug bandits. He
was floating fabrications as he has profound hatred
for Myanmar. 

Col San Pwint then explained the matter concerning the
SURA's misconduct to recruit men by force and create
refugee camps in order to get aids from NGOs. The SURA
is recruiting the persons who are working in Yodaya
and Shan and Akha youths through intimidation and
force them as its new members. It has also made some
of the villages as refugee camps to get aids from
international agencies. 

At present, there were five youths who ran away from
the SURA training school at Old Shawkhaik village in
Yodaya. The five members were recruited by the SURA
under threats and force. They were in front of the
journalists. According to the five youths, it was
known that they were captured, and were forced to join
the SURA. There are 100 houses in the five villages
from Shawkhaik-1 village to Shawkhaik village-5. Shans
are living in Shawkhaik-1, Shawkhaik-2, Shawkhaik-3
and Shawkhaik-5 villages. Christian Akhas are living
in Shawkhaik-4 village. The persons who are working in
Yodaya are being lured with false promises of good
jobs and better salaries to the villages. The SURA
makes arrangements for them to settle at the villages,
and puts them under the name "refugees'. Na Thaw, an
ethnic Shan of the SURA, is administering the five
Shawkhaik villages. The SURA is recruiting the youths
who have reached the age of 16 from every household of
the villages.

Every month, the SURA is providing about six pyis of
rice per child under age ten, and eight pyis of rice,
about 25 ticals of cooking oil, half a kilo of soybean
and a little salt per child over age ten. Sometimes
blankets are being distributed at the villages. All
the assistance are being transported to the SURA camp
by the Yodaya army. Photos are also taken at every
time the assistance is being rendered to the
villagers. According to the headmen of the villages,
the assistance is being provided by the foreign
agencies. The donors asked the life condition at the
villages and the reason behind their arrival to the
villages as refugees. The villagers have to tell the
donors as told to them by the SURA. They have to make
a lie saying that they ran away as the Myanmar
soldiers were looting their poultry, rice and
destroying their houses. They arrived at the refugee
camps inside Yodaya as they had nothing to eat, and
had to live in fear. With the help of Yodaya army, the
SURA poses the five Shawkhaik villages as refugee
camps. They have become the places where the SURA is
recruiting new members. 

Recently there are rumours in Yangon which said that
5,000-kyat notes would be issued; that the 200-kyat
and 500-kyat notes would be withdrawn from
circulation; and that the amount of rice transported
to Yangon from other places was decreasing. These are
all false information as the State has not any plan to
withdraw the 200-kyat and 500-kyat notes from
circulation and to issue the 5,000-kyat notes. 

There are also fabrications saying that there were
floods along the banks of Chindwin and Ayeyawady
rivers in upper Myanmar which have destroyed the rice
fields in the region; that the amount of rice flowing
into Yangon was decreasing; rice prices were rising in
Ayeyawady Division. As many countries are facing over
flowing of rivers in the current rainy season, Myanmar
is also facing floods in some areas. But the floods in
Myanmar have never destroyed any rice warehouses or
crops fields. Over 30,000 rice bags are entering
Yangon every day. The amount is enough for the city
consumption. There is no rice price rise in Ayeyawady
Division. So it is clear that the rum ours are being
spread by the greedy merchants to hike the rice
prices.

In connection with broadcasting of fabricated news, he
said VOA broadcast a news story about Myanmar at 6 am
on 2 September. It reported that Myanmar government
troop and Democratic Kayin Buddhist Army (DKBA) that
has made peace with the government exchanged fire in
Hpa-an. Three Tatmadaw-men and one from DKBA were
killed. On 27 August, the report added, Hpa-an based
regional intelligence unit and the groups under 999
DKBA battalion exchanged fire with small arms for
about half an hour in Hpa-an. No local people was
killed. Local people said that the crash took place
due to the dispute on sharing of money gained from
drug trafficking, it added. The broadcast included an
interview with a merchant who witnessed the fighting.
In reality, the news is totally untrue. There had been
no clash between the Tatmadaw and DKBA and there was
no problem among them. It is a fabricated news to
cause misunderstanding between the Tatmadaw and DKBA.
The news aimed at tarnishing the dignity of the
Tatmadaw and DKBA, saying that they were involved in
drug cases. 

The queries raised by the journalist were answered by
Minister U Tin Winn, Maj-Gen Kyaw Win and Col San
Pwint. The press conference ended at 10.50 am. 

The journalists then viewed the map showing the
villages which are being used by the SURA as refugee
camps and interviewed the five national race youths,
Ah Ge, Ah Saw, Ah Je, Ah Hsaw and Law Ya, who had run
away from the SURA military camps. 

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( 4 ) Kyweku-Kyaukphya Bridge Construction Project
inspected in Myeik 

Yangon, 3 Sept - Member of the State Peace and
Development Council Maj-Gen Maung Bo of the Ministry
of Defence, accompanied by Chairman of Taninthayi
Division Peace and Development Council Commander of
Coastal Region Command Brig-Gen Tha Aye and
departmental officials, left Dawei, Taninthayi
Division, by car on 1 September morning. 

On the way, Maj-Gen Maung Bo and party inspected
Cinchona tree nursery of Myanma Agriculture Service,
the oil palm farm of the Annawa Trading Co Ltd and
progress of construction of the new two-storey
building of Pedat Village Affiliated Basic Education
High School in Thayetchaung Township, Dawei District.
They arrived at Thamoklut Village, Myeik Township, in
the afternoon. Maj-Gen Maung Bo and party proceeded to
Kyweku-Kyaukphya Bridge Construction Project in Myeik
Township and inspected progress of installation of
iron frames, work being done and construction of
motorway and pedestrian lanes of the approach bridge. 

Maj-Gen Maung Bo and party then went to Kyweku Village
on Myeik Township side, where they were welcomed by
Minister for Commerce Brig-Gen Pyi Sone, Commander of
Taninthayi Naval Region Command Headquarters Commodore
Maung Win, senior military officers, local authorities
and departmental officials. At the briefing hall,
Superintending Engineer (Project) U Ba Wan reported on
progress in constructing foundation of piers, approach
bridge and installation of iron frames, tasks being
carried out and requirements; Deputy Superintending
Engineer U Khin Maung Kyaw on construction of 51-mile
Myeik all-weather tarred bypass and functions; and
Commander Brig-Gen Tha Aye, Chief Engineer (Road) U
Kyaw Tint and officials on measures being undertaken
after forming respective committees for timely
completion of the bridge and the bypass. Maj-Gen Maung
Bo gave instructions on ensuring worksite safety,
completion of the bridge construction in time with set
standards, minimizing loss and wastage and
construction of Myeik bypass including the 39-mile
Pathaung-Darthway-Papyin section and the 12-mile
Thabut-PinO-Dawl section before the third week of
March 2003. 

The Kyweku-Kyaukphya Bridge is being built across
Kyaukphya river on Myeik-Dawei motor road at Kyweku
village in Myeik Township. It is being built with the
aim of ensuring smooth and secure transport and speedy
flow of commodities. It will be 3,612 feet long. Its
motorway is 28 feet wide and there are 6 feet wide
pedestrian lanes on either side of the motorway. The
clearance under the bridge will be 236 feet wide and
28 feet high. Its approach road on Kyweku side is
1,300 feet long and that on Kyaukphya side is 200 feet
long. The lower structure of the bridge is of
reinforced concrete piers and the upper structure, of
steel framed PC beams. So far, 75 per cent of bridge
construction has been completed. 

Maj-Gen Maung Bo and party proceeded by car and
arrived at the paddy fields of 16 farmers in plot Nos
252 and 253 in Sandawut village-tract, Myeik Township.
They attended the ceremony to broadcast effective
micro-organism on the 100-acre paddy field to obtain
the yield of 100 baskets per acre. First, Divisional
MAS Manager U Than Naing reported on cultivation of
monsoon paddy on model plots for the year 2002-2003
and broadcast of EM fertilizer at the temporary
briefing hall. Commander Brig-Gen Tha Aye gave a
supplementary report. 

Maj-Gen Maung Bo gave necessary instructions and
viewed the broadcast of EM fertilizer. Next, he
proceeded to the proposed site for construction of
Shwedagon replica pagoda and gave necessary
instructions. Maj-Gen Maung Bo and party then left by
car and arrived back in Myeik in the evening to spend
the night. 

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( 5 ) Meeting on domestic airlines development
coordinated

Yangon, 3 Sept - The coordination meeting on domestic
airlines transport sector development of the Ministry
of Transport was held at the meeting hall of the
ministry this afternoon. 

It was attended by Minister for Transport Maj-Gen Hla
Myint Swe, Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw Myint,
Director-General of the Department for Civil Aviation
U Win Maung, Director-General of the Transport
Department Col Nyan Tun Aung, Managing Director of
Myanma Airways U Tin Hlaing Hme and chairmen and
members of boards of directors from domestic airlines.
At the meeting, the minister gave instructions on
making efforts for passengers to travel smoothly and
safely, and assistance to be provided for development
of airways transport sector by the ministry. 

Next, officials of airlines reported on tasks being
carried out and future tasks for their respective
airlines transport. Then the deputy minister gave a
supplementary report and the minister gave necessary
instructions. 

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Minister inspects University of Culture (Yangon)

Yangon, 3 Sept - Minister for Culture U Tin Winn
arrived at University of Culture (Yangon) at 3 pm
today and inspected it. He gave instructions on
building of roads included in the master plan,
planting of shady trees along the roads and keeping
the campus of the university green and pleasant. Later
at the meeting hall there, officials concerned
reported to him on existing buildings of the
university and the plan to build a new museum for
displaying the works of painting and sculpture of
graduating students. The minister then gave necessary
instructions. 

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Commerce Minister tours Myeik

Yangon, 3 Sept - Minister for Commerce Brig-Gen Pyi
Sone on 1 September met with the staff of Myanma
Agricultural Produce Trading in Myeik, Taninthayi
Division, and made a speech. 

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Minister presents sports equipment in Bago

Yangon, 3 Sept - Myanmar Olympic Committee Chairman
Minister for Sports Brig-Gen Thura Aye Myint,
accompanied by President of Myanmar Archery Federation
U Khin Shwe and officials from the ministry, arrived
at Bago on 31 August. At Thiri Hantha Hall there, he
made an opening address at the ceremony to present
sports equipment held under the Youth Soccer Promotion
Programme and presented sports equipment to officials.


Minister Brig-Gen Thura Aye Myint made a speech. He
said under the Youth Soccer Promotion Programme, three
youth soccer teams ÑÊU-13, U-17 and U-21ÑÊhave been
trained all the year round in states and divisions.
Training equipment will be provided twice a year and
the coaches will be provided with cash. Trainees with
full training equipment are to strive for becoming
Myanmar selected players the State can rely upon. 

Then the minister presented sports equipment worth K
507,500 to Division SPEC Chairman Lt-Col Aung Min who
later spoke words of thanks. Chairman of Zay Kaba Co
President of Myanmar Archery Federation U Khin Shwe
also presented K 300,000. After the ceremony, the
minister and party proceeded to Kyaikhto and Bilin.
The minister gave necessary instructions to members of
township SPECs and presented sports equipment to
committees. U Khin Shwe also presented K 100,000 each
to committees. The minister inspected township sports
grounds. At Thaton District Sports Ground, Myanmar
selected archers presented demonstration of archery to
student youths. 

The minister met with local authorities at the hall of
Kayin State Peace and Development Council Office in
Hpa-an and presented sports equipment to officials. U
Khin Shwe presented K 300,000 each to Kayin State
SPEC, Kayin State MCWA, No 22 LID and Hpa-an BEHS-4.
The minister inspected Thanlwin Sports Ground in
Hpa-an and together with fans, watched skill
demonstration of selected Myanmar women archers. At
the hall of Kyaikmaraw Township Peace and Development
Council Office, the minister together with Deputy
Commander Brig-Gen Myo Hla of South-East Command met
officials from township SPEC, staff and players and
presented sports equipment. U Khin Shwe also presented
K 100,000 to officials. The ceremony to provide sports
equipment to football teams in Mon State was held at
Ramanya Hall of Mon State Peace and Development
Council Office yesterday, attended by Mon State Peace
and Development Council Chairman South-East Command
Commander Maj-Gen Thura Myint Aung. 

The minister made a speech on the occasion and
presented sports equipment. Dr Khin Shwe presented K
500,000 each to Mon State SPEC, Mon State MCWA and K 1
million to Mawlamyine BEHS-1. Together with about
3,000 fans, the commander and the minister enjoyed the
skill demonstration of selected Myanmar women archers
at Ramanya Sports Ground in Mawlamyine. The ministry
has formed three football teams in each state and
division. Sports equipment worth K 507,500 will be
provided to each state and division twice a year and
cash assistance to the coaches. 

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( 6 ) Commander inspects Yangon circular railroad

Yangon, 3 Sept - Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and
Development Council Commander of Yangon Command
Maj-Gen Myint Swe, accompanied by Deputy Minister for
Rail Transportation Thura U Thaung Lwin, Commander of
No 4 Military Region Brig-Gen Myo Myint and commanders
of Military Regions, Managing Director of Myanma
Railways U Min Swe, Secretary of Yangon Division Peace
and Development Council Lt-Col Kyaw Tint and members,
chairmen of District Peace and Development Councils
and officials, inspected clean-up tasks being done
along Yangon circular railroad and durability of the
railroad this afternoon. 

The commander gave instructions on keeping railway
stations clean and tidy, planting shady trees on
either side of the railroad, railroad safety,
systematic disposal of garbage by wards along the
railroad. Then, the deputy minister reported to the
commander on tasks for making the circular railroad
and stations clean and pleasant, and assistant head of
the department of Yangon City Development Committee U
Kyaw Soe on tasks to be carried out by YCDC. 

The commander gave instructions. Ñ MNA of traveller
and mileage, income and expense. Minister for
Transport Maj-Gen Hla Myint Swe also made additional
reports. After the Secretary-1 had given necessary
instructions, the meeting came to an end. 

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( 7 ) Training of Service Providers for Trafficking in
Women and Children Course opened

Yangon, 3 Sept - A ceremony to open the Training of
Service Providers for Trafficking in Women and
Children Course jointly organized by Myanmar National
Working Committee for Women's Affairs and UN-Inter
Agency Project in Combating Trafficking (UN-IAP) was
held at Sedona Hotel in Kaba Aye Pagoda Road here at 9
am today. 

Present on the occasion were Chairman of Myanmar
National Working Committee for Women's Affairs Deputy
Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement U
Hlaing Win, Chairman of the Working Comittee for
Prevention of Trafficking in Persons Deputy Minister
for Home Affairs Brig-Gen Thura Myint Maung, member of
Myanmar National Committee for Women's Affairs Deputy
Minister for Immigration and Population U Maung Aung,
member of Myanmar National Committee for Women's
Affairs and Vice-Chairperson of Myanmar National
Working Committee for Women's Affairs Prof Daw May May
Yi, member of Myanmar National Committee for Women's
Affairs and member of Myanmar National Working
Committee for Women's Affairs Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe,
members of MNCWA, advisers, members of Yangon Division
Committee for Women's Affairs, officials, heads of UN
agencies, head of course instructor Prof Daw Khin Aye
Win and course instructors and trainees. 

First, Head of Working Group on Prevention of Violence
Against Women and Rehabilitation Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe
delivered an address on the occasion. 

Next, Resident Representative of UNICEF, main sponsor
of (UN-IAP), Mr Bertrand Mendis made a speech on the
occasion.

Then, Head of Educative Group of MNCWA Prof Daw Khin
Aye Win explained the purpose of opening the course.
The three-day course from 3 to 5 September is attended
by 35 trainees. 

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( 8 ) Billboard to hail USDA Annual General Meeting
2002 put up

Yangon, 3 Sept - In hailing the Annual General Meeting
2002 of the Union Solidarity and Development
Association, a ceremony to put up a billboard was held
in front of the City Hall of Yangon on Maha Bandoola
Street, Kyauktada Township, Yangon West District this
morning. 

At the ceremony, Chairman of Yangon West District
Peace and Development Council Lt-Col Maung Maung
Shein, executive of Yangon Division USDA U Min Thein
and chairmen of Kyauktada and Latha Township Peace and
Development Councils unveiled the billboard by cutting
a ribbon. 

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( 9 ) Stimulant tablets seized in Kengtung

Yangon, 3 Sept - A combined team made up of members of
local intelligence unit and Kengtung Special Anti-Drug
Squad, acting on information, searched the house of
Sai Kham Hsai in Kyaingka Village, Kengtung Township,
at 8.15 pm on 15 July and arrested Sai Kham Hsai, Ma
Ar Sun Tar, Sai Ywet and Ar Soe together with 110
stimulant tablets. 

The Kengtung Police Station is taking action against
Sai Kham Hsai, 43, son of U Lwe Kho of Ward 2,
Kyaingka Village, Kengtung Township, Ma Ar Sun Tur,
23, daughter of U Kya Lu, Sai Ywet, 25, son of U Lon
Pein, and Ar Soe, 18, son of U Shan Mwe and their
accomplice Kya Yaw, 35, son of U Kya Htaw of Naungkon
Village, Ketpha Village-tract, Kengtung Township,
under Section 15/16 (C)/ 19(A)/ 20(A)/ 21 of Narcotic
Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law. 

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Heroin seized in Muse

Yangon, 3 Sept - Acting on information, a combined
team comprising members of local intelligence unit,
Myanmar Police Force and local nationals, intercepted
and searched two pedestrians, coming from Manwain
Village, Muse Township, on the bank of Nampaw Creek in
Muse, Shan State (North), on 22 August. The
authorities seized Yan Ei of Tonsa Village, Lonkhun
Township, China, together with 0.44 kilo of heroin
kept in 22 soap boxes, while the other managed to
escape. In connection with the case, action is being
taken against the culprit under the Narcotic Drugs and
Psychotropic Substances Law by the police station
concerned. 

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