[myanmar_information] The New Light of Myanmar (Sunday, 8 September, 2002)

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The New Light of Myanmar (Sunday, 8 September, 2002)
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1. Secretary-1 inspects regional development tasks in 
   Shan State (North) 
2. Tatmadaw families, wellwishers donate cash and 
   kind to Sarthintaiks in Yangon West and  East 
   Districts  
3. Myanmar National Committee for Women Affairs, 
   Thanbyuzayat Township WCWA hold coord meeting 
4. Language lab furniture and computers donated to 
   Sagaing BEHS-1  
5. Minister inspects construction of bridges in Bago 
   Division  
6. Commander inspects sanitation tasks, Vegetable & 
   Poultry Farming Special Zone  
7. Myanmar London Golf  Tour 2002 continues 
8. Drug traffickers sentenced 
9. Heroin, stimulant tablets and marijuana seized 

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( 1 ) Secretary-1 inspects regional development tasks
in Shan State (North)

Yangon, 7 Sept - State Peace and Development Council
Secretary-1 Border Areas and National Races
Development Implementation Work Committee Chairman
Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt, left Yangon by Tatmadaw aircraft on
6 September morning and arrived in Lashio of northern
Shan State at 10.30 am. 

The Secretary-1 and party were welcomed there by Shan
State (North) Peace and Development Council Chairman
North-East Command Commander Brig-Gen Myint Hlaing,
Deputy Minister for Transport Brig-Gen Kyaw Myint,
local authorities, departmental personnel, USDA
members and local people. The Secretary-1 and party
proceeded to Shweli Yeiktha and inspected the sample
of Sin Shweli coffee seeds displayed in front of the
parlour of the Shweli Yeiktha. The Sin Shweli coffee
plantation can bear 1,914 to 2,233 kilos of coffee
seeds per acre and altogether 100,000 coffee trees
will be grown in northern Shan State, it is arranged. 

Commander Brig-Gen Myint Hlaing reported on the work
progress of constructing the 138-mile
Lashio-Tangyan-Maikong-Mongaw-Mongshu road section. So
far, 87 miles of it have been tarred, 5 miles
graveled, and 46 miles built as hardened road. Of the
79-mile Lashio-Mongyai-Namlaung road section, 58 miles
and 6 furlongs have been tarred, 20 miles and 2
furlongs graveled. The commander also reported matters
on exploration of coal deposit, experimental mining,
the quality and volume of coal ore and research works
of Manpan, Monma and Harput regions in Tangyan
Township. He also reported on the cultivation of
Shweli paddy grains in 25,900 acres on experimental
scale for local self-sufficiency of rice. It is
estimated that the paddy grain will yield over 170
baskets of paddy per acre. Arrangements are under way
to extend the cultivated acreage of the grain to
100,000 acres. He also dealt with mining of garnets
and other balas rubies in Shweli gem land. Matters on
construction of a new market named Shwe Gangaw in
Lashio were also reported. 

Next, Professor of Chemistry Department of Lashio
Degree College Dr Daw Myint Myint Sein explained
matters on process of Uria fertilizer production from
coal. Then, Maj-Gen Aung Htwe explained matters on the
road upgrading project of northern and southern Shan
State in accordance with the guidance given by Head of
State Senior General Than Shwe. Under the project,
altogether 576 miles of roads will be upgraded into
all- season tar roads. It covers 140-mile
Hsipaw-Manli-Tonlaw-Pankaytu-Mongkai-Leikha-Loilen
section, 134-mile
Kholan-Wanhsin-Mongnaung-Mongshu-Tangyan section,
111-mile Phasi
Junction-Kenglun-Namlaung-Mongyai-Lashio section,
46-mile Leikha-Mongnaung section, 44-mile
Pankaytu-Kehsi-Kenglun section, and 101-mile
Tangyan-Sawnkye-Hsipaw section. 

The Secretary-1 attended to the needs and fulfilled
the requirements for prompt commencement of the
project. Next, the Secretary-1 and party together with
Commander Brig-Gen Myint Hlaing left Lashio by car and
arrived Hsenwi in the afternoon. They were welcomed
there by Col Soe Oo of Hsenwi Station, local
authorities, departmental personnel, members of USDA
and social organizations and local populace. Next, the
Secretary-1 met with local authorities, departmental
personnel, members of USDA and social organizations
and townselders at Hsenwi Station Hall. First,
Township Peace and Development Council Chairman U Ye
Kyaw Khaing reported on background history, location,
area, climate, number of households, population and
crop cultivation of the township. He also reported on
transport, education, health and social conditions of
the township. Commander Brig-Gen Myint Hlaing made a
supplementary report. Township Education Office Daw
Nan Mya Lon reported on construction of Hsenwi high
school annex. The Secretary-1 fulfilled requirements
as regards installation of extended telephone
communications, opening of Namsalat station hospital,
construction of TV retransmission station, supply of a
fire engine and construction of a new bridge across
Namtu creek at the entrance to Hsenwi. In giving
necessary instructions, Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt
said that Hsenwi town has a good historical tradition
and serves as a vital link for border entrance towns
such as Muse, Chinshwehaw, Laukkai and Konkyan.
Historically and geographically, the town has a great
potential for achieving development. In the past, it
had not developed as it should, due to the lack of
regional tranquillity. Over a hundred national races
have been living together unitedly in the Union for
years countable by the thousand. During the reign of
Myanmar monarchs, Hsipaw and Hsenwi regions had
constant relations with Mandalay and there emerged
many respectable persons with ardent Union Spirit from
those regions. Due to divide-and-rule policy of the
colonialists, discord was sown among the national
brethren and there emerged armed insurgencies which
led to lagging behind in regional development.
Nowadays, national unity is flourishing and the nation
has attained peace and tranquillity and is leading
towards development. In such good circumstances, the
national peoples are not to accept racial instigation
and they must strive to further strengthen the
national unity, the Secretary-1 said. He went on to
say that in the 14 States and Divisions of the Union,
various national races are residing in harmony. In
Hsenwi township, more than 10 national races are
living together in harmony. In every part of the
Union, the national races are living together in
harmony in all parts of the nation as small unions. To
ensure equitable and harmonized development in all
parts of the Union and all the national races, the
border areas development projects, the 24 special
regions development projects and rural development
projects are being implemented throughout the country.
He spoke of the need for local people to take part in
the projects for regional development at a time when
the government is rendering necessary assistance. 

In conclusion, the Secretary-1 urged the regional
people to strive for further flourishing of Union
Spirit and to actively and collectively participate in
endeavoring for development of the Union including
their respective regions under the leadership of the
Government. 

The Secretary-1 and party proceeded to Hsenwi BEHS.
They were welcomed by Township Education Officer Daw
Nan Mya Lon, school trustees, Headmaster U Tun Shin,
teachers, students, national race dance troupes and
band troupes. 

A ceremony to present teaching and learning aids was
held at the hall of the school. First, Myanmar
Education Committee Chairman Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt
delivered an address. He said that under the education
promotion programmes, emphasis was placed on
facilitating all the schools in the country with
multimedia teaching and learning aids. So far, due to
the active cooperation of the public, almost all the
high schools in the Union have been equipped with
multimedia teaching centres. At the Hsenwi high
school, multimedia teaching centre has been set up.
The teaching and learning aids are now provided with a
view to fully facilitating it fully. He continued to
say that in building up the nation into a modern and
developed one, the promotion of education standard of
the entire people is important. At the same time,
nurturing and bringing out human resources of
international standard is equally important. The
Government has been making efforts for narrowing down
the gap of education standards in rural and urban
areas. And also to bring out intellectuals and
intelligentsia, the Government is setting up
multimedia classrooms with electronic equipment. By
using the electronic equipment effectively and most
beneficially, the teachers and students are to strive
for materializing the Government's educational goals.
He also urged local authorities, departmental
personnel, social organizations and public to continue
to render assistance. 

Next, Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt presented a
computer set, a TV set, a video player, teaching and
learning aid video tapes, 1,532 dozens of exercise
books, 255 dozens of pencils purchased with funds
donated to the Myanmar Education Committee Chairman,
to Hsenwi high school. Township Education Officers Daw
Nan Mya Lon accepted them and spoke words of thanks.
The Secretary-1 and party then inspected round the
electronic media language lab, printed media,
electronic media (audio visual video system),
projected media, computer aided instruction room and
computer skill room. 

Afterwards, the Secretary-1 and party visited the Maha
Myat Muni Buddha Image in Hsenwi. Pagoda trustees
welcomed them. The Secretary-1 and party paid homage
to the Maha Myat Muni Buddha Image and offered gold
foils to it. They also made cash donations. 

Later, the Secretary-1 and party paid homage to
Township Sangha Nayaka Committee Chairman Sayadaw
Bhaddanta Arcinna and members of the Sangha and
presented offertories to them. Next, the Secretary-1
and party went to Bumiphassa Mudra Buddha Image built
by Mong Phon Sayadaw and disciples. The Secretary-1
paid homage to the Buddha Image and made cash
donation. He also met with pilgrims at the prayer hall
there. He also donated cash and kind for Gandakutitaik
and monastery there. The Secretary-1 and party
proceeded to Maha Kambawza monastery and paid homage
to Seng Kyaung Sayadaw Bhaddanta Narinda and members
of the Sangha. He also donated offertories to the
Sayadaw and members of the Sangha. 

Later, the Secretary-1 and party proceeded to
poppy-substitute maize plantation and bee keeping
station of North-East Command. At the briefing hall
there, the Secretary-1 and party inspected the
pedigree buds of Sin Shweli maize. Commander Brig-Gen
Myint Hlaing reported on cultivation of poppy
substitute maize in 250 acres of the Command in last
monsoon, distribution of maize seeds for 20,000 acres
of maize plantations, cultivation of maize in 312
acres this year, keeping of 300 beehives and
increasing them to 1,000 hives as well as aims and
objectives of the beekeeping station. Officials
concerned also reported on work progress. The
Secretary-1 gave necessary instructions. Next, the
Secretary-1 and party inspected round the bee-keeping
station and cultivation of Sin Shweli maize. 

The Secretary-1 and party proceeded to highland
cultivation reclamation project site of the North-East
Command located 5 miles away from Lashio. They
inspected cultivation of Thitseint trees (Terminalia
Belerica) there. Commander Brig-Gen Myint Hlaing
reported reclamation of 300 acres for highland
cultivation and arrangements to put them under
Thitseint and groundnut.

Then, Assistant Director of the Forest Department U
Myint Thein reported on salient points about Thitseint
trees, arrangement being made for planting 1 million
Thitseint saplings and conditions to produce edible
Thitseint oil. Maj-Gen Aung Htwe of the Ministry of
Defence gave a supplementary report. After that, the
Secretary-1 and party saw over the reclamation of 300
acres of land. They also inspected the thriving
50-acre model plot of Hsinshweli strain high yield
monsoon paddy being undertaken by the Customs
Department at Eastern Humon Village-tract in Lashio. 

Next, the Secretary-1 met with local authorities,
departmental personnel, members of USDA and social
organizations and townselders at the town hall in
Lashio. 

Secretary-1 said he and the ministers, the deputy
ministers and departmental officials came to Lashio to
fulfil requirements for regional development in Shan
State (North). 

This afternoon, regional requirements were fulfilled
in Hsenwi, he said. As the Union of Myanmar is the
Union where over 100 national races reside, they have
been living in unity for years countable by the
thousand. 

Under the colonialist imperialists for over one
hundred years national sovereignty was lost and people
were suppressed by the imperialists. Myanmar people
suffered from the effects of divide-and-rule policy,
the worst suppression of the imperialists for forty
years after regaining her independence. Despite
regaining her independence, national unity broke up.
There was instability in the country due to armed
insurgency and the region lagged behind in
development, he said. 

He said the people were subjected to the effects of
disintegration of national solidarity. As is known to
all, the people of northern and eastern Shan State
suffered most. 

Therefore, only when there is national solidarity and
peace and stability in the country can efforts be made
for development. With this attitude, the government
invited armed groups and built national solidarity
first, he said. 

He said with the national solidarity and stability in
the region, rapid development has been made in
far-flung areas of the border area. Now education and
health sectors including transport and border trade
have improved. Lashio region has also developed year
after year, he stressed. 

In education sector, degree colleges, government
technological colleges and computer colleges were
opened. The 200-bed specialist hospital was also
opened. Special arrangements are being made for
regional development after designating Lashio,
Taunggyi and Kengtung as the development special
regions in northern, southern and eastern Shan State,
he stressed. Based on Panglong region, the heart of
the Union where the Union, the Union Spirit and the
spirit of national solidarity were conceived, Loilem
district was designated as a development special
region in accord with the guidance of Head of State
Senior General Than Shwe. Development tasks are now
under way. These are the good results of genuine
goodwill of the Head of State towards the national
people. 

The Secretary-1 said recently Senior General Than Shwe
gave guidance on upgrading of roads in Shan State for
ensuring better transport in the townships in
northern, southern and eastern Shan State, Now the
tasks are under way. 

With prevalence of peace and tranquillity, tasks for
national development can be undertaken, economy and
living standard of national people will improve. 

At a time when there was no peace and stability and
national solidarity in our country, neighbouring
countries that implemented peace and development tasks
developed rapidly. 

At a time when peace and tranquillity prevails in the
nation, it was witnessed that the destructive elements
are driving a wedge among the national brethren. 

Some foreign countries which could not bear to see the
development of Myanmar are constantly attempting to
hinder and destroy peace and tranquillity of the
nation. They are manufacturing concocted and false
news on account of democracy, human rights, forced
labour and narcotic drugs. 

Nowadays, the destructive elements are changing their
tactics and driving a wedge among the national
brethren. The Government has been making all-out
efforts day in, day out with genuine goodwill for
development of the nation and the people despite
hindrance and difficulty and the people are to strive
together with the Government in successful
implementation of the project. Realising the fact that
the internal and external elements are resorting to
various ways and means to drive a wedge among the
national brethren and make fabricated and false news
in their attempts to break up the Union, home to
various national races, all are to forge and
strengthen the national solidarity. 

Placing in the fore Our Three Main National Causes non
disintegration of the Union, non-disintegration of the
national solidarity and perpetuation of the
sovereignty as a national policy, all the national
people are to strive together with the Government in
successful implementation of the tasks to ensure
boosting the living standard of the national people
and bringing about equitable development in every nook
and cranny of the nation, narrowing development gap
among the national brethren and strengthening the
national economy. 

Thus, the local authorities, heads of department,
social organizations and townselders are to lead and
organize the national people to be imbued with
nationalism and Union Spirit and to enable them to
place in the fore Our Three Main National Causes and
are to take measures in unity for the emergence of a
peaceful, modern and developed nation. 

After the ceremony, the Secretary-1 cordially greeted
those present. The Secretary-1 and party arrived at
Shweli Yeiktha in Lashio and spent the night there.
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( 2 ) Tatmadaw families, wellwishers donate cash and
kind to Sarthintaiks in Yangon West and East Districts


Yangon, 7 Sept - A ceremony to donate rice, edible
oil, salt, medicines, grams and cash to 10
Sarthintaiks in Mayangon Township, Yangon West
District, by families of Tatmadaw (Army, Navy and Air)
and wellwishers was held at Tipitaka Maha Gandayon
Kyaungtaik in Wayalek-2 Street, Mayangon Township,
here this afternoon. 

It was attended by Tipitaka Maha Ganthayon Kyaungtaik
Presiding Sayadaw Tipitakadhara Dhamma Bhandagarika
Agga Maha Pandita Abhi Dhamma Pali Paragu Bhaddanta
Sumangala Lankara (PhD), presiding Sayadaws of the
Sarthintaiks and members of the Sangha, Member of the
State Peace and Development Council Adjutant-General
Maj-Gen Thein Sein of the Ministry of Defence,
Minister for Religious Affairs U Aung Khin, Deputy
Minister for Progress of Border Areas and National
Races and Development Affairs U Kyaw Tin,
Vice-Adjutant-General Brig-Gen Maung Nyo,
Vice-Quartermaster-General Brig-Gen Htin Aung Kyaw,
senior officers of the Ministry of Defence,
departmental heads, members of Yangon Division Peace
and Development Council, Chairman of Yangon West
District Peace and Development Council Lt-Col Maung
Maung Shein, chairmen and members of Mayangon Township
and ward Peace and Development Councils, members of
USDA, township Women's Affairs Committee, MCWA, Red
Cross Society and Auxiliary Fire Brigade and
wellwishers. 

First, the ceremony was opened with the three-time
recitation of Namo Tassa and the congregation received
the Five Precepts from the Sayadaw of Tipitaka Maha
Gandayon Kyaungtaik. Next, Adjutant-General Maj-Gen
Thein Sein, Minister U Aung Khin, Deputy Minister U
Kyaw Tin and the senior military officers presented
offertories to the presiding Sayadaws. 

Then, on behalf of families of the Tatmadaw (Army,
Navy and Air), Vice Adjutant-General Brig-Gen Maung
Nyo, Commander of Naval Dockyard Command Headquarters
Commodore Paw Tun and Colonel General Staff (Air) Col
Zin Yaw presented rice, edible oil and grams to the
Tipitaka Maha Gandayon Kyaungtaik Sayadaw on the
presiding Sayadaws' behalf. 

Afterwards, rice and edible oil donated by the
Ministry of Religious Affairs, Yangon City Development
Committee, Yangon Division Peace and Development
Council, Yangon West District and Mayangon Township
Peace and Development Councils; 1,550 viss of iodized
salt and 155 boxes of soft salt donated by Myanma Salt
and Marine Chemicals Enterprise of the Ministry of
Mines and Yangon Division Salt Dealers' Association;
400 bottles of traditional medicines donated by
Traditional Medicine Department; rice donated by
Myanmar and Yangon Division Fisheries Federations and
Myanmar Rice Wholesalers Association; 15 bags of rice
by U Nyein-Daw Ohn Kyin family; 10 bags of rice, 30
viss of edible oil and 4 bags of grams by Shwe Than
Lwin Co; 10 bags of rice by U Win Swe-Daw Min Thwe Nu
family; 5 bags of rice and 10 viss of edible oil by
Director-General of Bureau of Special Investigation U
Tun Hla Aung-Daw Nu May family; 3 bags of rice and 5
viss of edible oil by Deputy Director-General U Myint
Tun-Daw Hay Mar Myint family; 5 bags of rice by
Gantgawyeiktha Restaurant family; one bag of rice, 20
bottles of Chinese traditional medicines and 10
packets of durian jam by Dagon U Tin Win family; one
bag of rice each by Director U Tin Tun-Daw Kyin Myint
family, Director U Lwin Oo-Daw Yi Yi Lay family,
Deputy Director U Ngwe Tun-Daw Kyu Kyu family, Deputy
Director U Thein Han-Daw Phyu Phyu Win family and
Assistant Director U Kyin Hok-Daw Hnin Hnin Aye family
of the BSI; and traditional medicines by Hman Cho
Medical House, Htat Lin Medical House, Tun Shwe Wah
Medical House, Kyaw Traditional Medicine Production,
Kethipan Medical House and Pyi Lonechantha Medical
House were offered to the Tipitaka Maha Gandayon
Kyaungtaik Sayadaw. Then, the ceremony to donate cash
followed. 

The donations were K 100,000 each by families of the
Tatmadaw (Army, Navy and Air) and Myanmar Economic
Holdings Ltd; K 1 million by U Maung Maung Kha Swe-Daw
Aye Aye Soe family; K 200,000 each by Ayar Myay Ltd,
Bayinnaug Brokerage families; K 100,000 each by
Myanmarpyithaheit KN Co, BTB Co, Thamada Thingantaik,
Kyaw Traditional Medicine Production, wellwishers of
wards-1, 2,3, 5, 7 and 10 in Mayangon Township,
Gantgawyeiktha Restaurant, Thitsar Pankhin, U Nay
Win-Daw Khin Saw Kyu family of Bogyoke Market and Daw
Myint Myint Than family; K 100,090 by Sandi
traditional medicines family. A total of K 4,442,943
were donated by 73 wellwishers today. 

Adjutant-General Maj-Gen Thein Sein, Minister U Aung
Khin, Deputy Minister U Kyaw Tin,
Vice-Adjutant-General Brig-Gen Maung Nyo, Vice
Quartermaster-General Brig-Gen Htin Aung Kyaw,
Tatmadaw officers and departmental heads accepted cash
donations on the Sarthintaiks' behalf. Colonel General
Staff (Air) Col Zin Yaw explained the purpose of the
donation, and Director-General of the Department for
Propagation and Promotion of the Sasana U Sann Lwin
supplicated on religious matters. 

Presiding Sayadaw of Tipitika Mahagandayon Kyaungtaik
Tipitikadhaja Dhamma Bhandagarika Agga Maha Pandita
Abhidhamma Pali Paragu Bhanddanta Sumangalalan-kara
(PhD) delivered a sermon followed by sharing the merit
gained. Then, the ceremony came to a close. Today's
donations were 471 bags of rice, 202 viss of edible
oil, 434 viss of grams, 1,550 viss of iodized salt,
155 tubes of toothpaste, 2,058 bottles of assorted
traditional medicines, 10 packages of durian jam and K
4,442,943. 

A similar ceremony to donate rice and cash to Sagaing
Sarthintaik, Dhammamaydani, Yadana Gonye, Amadadali,
Visuddarama, Dhammaparla Phaya Thonzu and Kyaikkasan
Veiluwunn Sarthintaik in Thingangyun Township, Yangon
(East) District, was held at Sagaing Sarthintaik at 4
pm today, attended by Adjutant-General Maj-Gen Thein
Sein. First, member of the State Central Working
Committee of the Sangha Presiding Nayaka Sayadaw of
Sagaing Sarthintaik Agga Maha Pandita Dhammananda
administered the Five Precepts. 

Then, Adjutant-General Maj-Gen Thein Sein, Deputy
Minister U Kyaw Tin and senior officers of Tatmadaw
(Army, Navy and Air) presented offertories to the
sayadaws. On behalf of the families of Tatmadaw (Army,
Navy and Air), Vice-Adjutant-General Brig-Gen Maung
Nyo, Commander of Naval Dockyard Command Headquarters
Commodore Paw Tun and Colonel General Staff (Air) Col
Zin Yaw presented offertories to members of the
Sangha. Then, officials and wellwishers presented
rice, edible oil, salt, medicine and grams, donated by
the Ministry of Religious Affairs, Yangon City
Development Committee, Myanma Salt and Marine Chemical
Enterprise, Yangon Division Peace and Development
Council, Yangon (East) District and Township Peace and
Development Councils, Myanmar Rice Wholesalers
Association and wholesale centre, OK Rice Trading,
Myanmar and Yangon Division Fisheries Federation, the
Indigenous Medicine Department, Htetlin Medical House,
Tun Shwewa Medical House, Kyaw Traditional Medicine
Industry, Kathipan Medical House, Pyilon-chantha
Medical House, people of Yangonthit Ward, Ka Ward,
Nga/Ka Ward and Za/South Ward, Thitsa Pankhin film &
video production, people of Sanpya, Sa/Ka and
Nanwingon wards, township MCWA, U Win Tin and family,
Dagon Myanmar International Co, and the edible oil
merchants in the township, to the Sayadaw and members
of the Sangha. 

Then, Tatmadaw (Army, Navy and Air) family and the
Union of Myanmar Economic Holding Ltd donated K 80,000
each, Yangon Division Peace and Development Council K
24,000, Myanma Agricultural Produce Trading K 2.1
million, Ayeyar Myay Co K 1.45 million, Myanmar Pyi
Thar Hay KN Co, BTB Co, Kyaw traditional medicine, U
Thein Lwin and Daw San Ohn family K 100,000 each, U
Tin Hlaing and family K 150,000, Thamada Thingantaik,
Myint Myat Agricultural Enterprise and Sun Myanmar
International Co K 40,000 each, Myanmar and Yangon
Division Fisheries Federations, Tun Shwe Wa medical
house, Daw Hla Hla of Lanmadaw Township, U Maung Maung
Kywe-Daw Molly Tin and U Khin Maung Shwe-Daw Tin Yi
families K 30,000 each, Htet Lin medical house,
Kathipan medical house, Yangonthit Ward and Ka Ward K
20,000 each, Yan Aung Ward K 15,000, Dagon Myanmar
International Co K 11,900, Sayagyi Co, U Tun Aung-Daw
May May Shein, U Ba Aye-Daw Aye Nu, Nga/Ka, Sanpya,
Sa/Ka, Za/South Wards, township USDA, Dhana Hlaing Co,
Thuwunna (25) Ward, Nanwingon Ward and U Kyi Lwin
family K 10,000 each, township Immigration and
National Registration Department and Kamayut furniture
factory K 5,000 each, to the adjutant-general, the
deputy minister and senior military officers for the
trust fund for "soon". 

Then, Colonel General Staff (Air) Col Zin Yaw
supplicated on purpose of the donations. Later, the
Sayadaw delivered a sermon, followed by sharing the
merit gained. Today's donations were: 384 bags of
rice, 199 viss of edible oil, 1,150 viss of iodized
salt, 115 tubes of tooth- paste, 1,573 bottles of
assorted traditional medicine, 229 viss of gram and K
1,291,900. 
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( 3 ) Myanmar National Committee for Women Affairs,
Thanbyuzayat Township WCWA hold coord meeting

Yangon, 7 Sept - Member of the Myanmar National
Committee for Women's Affairs and the Myanmar National
Working Committee for Women's Affairs leader of the
field study group Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe, accompanied by
wife of the Commander of South-East Command Daw Than
Than Nwe, Deputy Commander Brig-Gen Myo Hla, member of
MNWCWA and officials, arrived in Thanbyuzayat,
Mawlamyine District, on 5 September. 

At 9 am, Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe attended the
coordination meeting of MNWCWA and Thanbyuzayat
Township WCWA at Township Peace and Development
Council Office. 

Also present were Col Khin Maung Si and Maj Lu Aye of
the local military station, officials of ICRC, USDA,
members of Thanbyuzayat and Ye Township WCWAs,
Maternal and Child Welfare Association, Red Cross and
Auxiliary Fire Brigades, nurses, teachers, students
and local Mon national races totalling 350. 

Secretary of MNCWA and MNWCWA Director-General U Sit
Myaing of Social Welfare Department introduced members
of MNWCWA to those present. 

Then, deputy leader of the field study group member of
MNCWA and Vice-Chairperson of MNWCWA Professor Dr Daw
May May Yi explained new organizational set-up of
MNWCWA at the different levels and tasks being carried
out in connection with prevention of the human
trafficking. 

Then, leader of the education group Professor Daw Khin
Aye Win and leader of the health group Dr Moe Moe Aye
explained matters related to their sectors. 

Next, Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe explained the field trip of
the group to Thanbyuzayat Township and prevention of
violence against women and of the illegal trafficking
in women and children. 

Afterwards, leader of the economic affairs group Daw
Sein Sein, leader of the culture group Daw Thein Thein
Nyunt, leader of the information group Daw Mya Mya,
leader of the international relations group Professor
Daw Yi Yi Myint on behalf of the leader of the
environmental conservation, leader of the girls and
adult group Daw Khin Myo Myint and leader of the legal
studies and consultation group Daw Aye Aye Kyi
explained matters related to their sectors. 

Then, Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe presented medicines donated
by MMCWA to Chairperson of Thanbyuzayat Township MCWA
Daw Htay Khin, medicines donated by the Ministry of
Health to Dr Min Tin Htay and exercise books and
pencils donated by MNWCWA to Headmaster U Khin Maung
Oo of Thanbyuzayat Basic Education High School No 1,
on behalf of the Township Education Officer. 

After the meeting, Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe and party
cordially greeted those present and Mon national races
and viewed the documentary photos on movements of the
Thanbyuzayat Township WCWA. 

Next, Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe and party paid homage to
Kyaikzei Pagoda in Theingon Village ofx Kamawat
Station, Mudon Township, where they were welcomed by
Mon national damsels at the stairway of the pagoda. 

Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe and party offered flowers, lights
and incense sticks to the Buddha images at the prayer
hall and signed in the visitors' book. Then, Dr Daw
Khin Win Shwe donated cash to the funds of the pagoda.


Next, provisions donated by MNWCWA were offered to
Maha Saddhamma Jotikadhaja Sayadaw Bhaddanta Indaka of
Lawimanhtaw Monastery in Theingon Village, Kamawat
Station. 

 In the afternoon, they attended the coordination
meeting of MNCWA and ward and village-tract WCWAs in
Kamawat Station of Mudon Township at Kyaikzei
Dhammayon in Theingon Village. Also present were
members of the Township Peace and Development Council,
departmental personnel, ICRC, USDA, members of WCWA of
23 villages in Kamawat Station, members of MCWA, Red
Cross and Auxiliary Fire Brigades, Mon national races
and townselders totalling 500. 

First, Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe extended greetings that
they arrived wards and villages to undertake promotion
of national solidarity and development of the tasks of
women's sector and clarified matters on the prevention
of violence against women and of the trafficking in
women and children. 

Then, Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe presented exercise books
and stationery donated by MNCWA for basic education
primary schools in Kamawat Village-tract in Mudon
Township and medicines donated by the Ministry of
Health to the headmistress of Sein Taung Village No 2
BEPS and Dr Wunna of Makawet Station Hospital. 

Then, Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe and party held a discussion
with those present. 

Next, Dr Daw Khin Win Shew and party arrived in Mudon
and attended a meeting between MNCWA and Mudon
Township Work Committee for Women Affaris. 

Also present on the occasion were members of Township
Peace and Development Council, departmental officials,
members of International Red Cross Committee and War
Veterans Organization, members of Maternal and Child
Welfare Association, Red Cross and Fire Brigade,
nurses and Mon national women. 

First, Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe made a speech. She said
that violence against women is a hindrance to
development and peaceful life of the women. Thus,
research on violence against women and data collection
were being conducted. Trafficking in women and
children, human smuggling and marrying to foreigners
play a key role in violence against women sector.
Human smugglers are enticing local women, men and
children into making more money in foreign countries. 

As a result, local women, men and children were being
smuggled and sent to foreign countries. Some of them
have been saved because of duty- conscious persons and
the others have become victims of the human smugglers,
she noted. When they arrived in foreign countries,
they were subject to torture and their dreams faded
away. 

This being so, human smugglers and those who are
engaging in trafficking in women and children were
exposed and tough action is being taken against them.
Officials of the Women's Affairs and Maternal and
Child Welfare Association were conducting educative
talks to women of the states and divisions nationwide
so as to save them from falling victim to human
smugglers, she said and urged the parents and teachers
to take part in the education talks. 

Afterwards, Vice-Chairperson of MNCWA and MNWCWA
Professor Dr Daw May May Yi explained about the
formation of MNCWA at different levels and work being
carried out by the Working Committee. 

Then, Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe presented medicines donated
by MMCWA to the secretary of Mudon Township MCWA,
medicines donated by the Ministry of Health to
Township Medical Officer Dr Maung Maung Sein and
exercise books and stationery donated by MNWCWA to
Township Education Officer U Saw Kwe Htoo and the
ceremony came to an end. 

After the ceremony, Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe cordially
greeted those present and left the meeting hall. Dr
Daw Khin Win Shwe and party arrived at South-East
Command in the evening. 
__________________________ 

( 4 ) Language lab furniture and computers donated to
Sagaing BEHS-1 

Yangon, 7 Sept - Minister for Transport Maj-Gen Hla
Myint Swe donated 16 sets of language lab furniture
and two IBM computer sets to No 1 Basic Education High
School in Sagaing at a ceremony held at Athinkhaya
Hall of the school on 5 September. 

The minister handed over documents related to the
furniture and two IBM computer sets to Headmaster U
Nyunt Shwe. Then, the headmaster spoke words of thanks
and the minister explained the purpose of donation. 
__________________________

( 5 ) Minister inspects construction of bridges in
Bago Division 

Yangon, 7 Sept - Minister for Construction Maj-Gen Saw
Tun, accompanied by officials, yesterday morning left
here by car and arrived at the Kwinchaung Bridge on
Yangon-Toungoo-Mandalay Highway. At the briefing hall,
Superintending Engineer U Myint Lwin of Bridge
Construction Special Group-1 and officials reported on
progress in upgrading the one lane bridge into the
two-lane one and tasks being carried out for upgrading
the two-lane bridge into the four-lane one. 

The minister gave necessary instructions and fulfilled
the requirements of construction materials. Then, the
minister and party left for Yenwe Creek Bridge on
Yangon-Mandalay Highway. At the briefing hall, Project
Engineer Senior Engineer Daw Si Si Than and officials
reported on completion of the approach structure and
piers and building of No 5 pier. The minister gave
necessary instructions and attended to the needs.
Next, the minister and party went back to Yangon. 

On arrival at Baingda Creek Bridge construction
project, Deputy Superintending Engineer U Soe Myint
and officials reported on progress in building the
approach structure and piers. The minister gave
necessary instructions. The minister then left the
site and arrived back here in the evening. 
__________________________

( 6 ) Commander inspects sanitation tasks, Vegetable &
Poultry Farming Special Zone 

Yangon, 7 Sept - Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and
Development Council Commander of Yangon Command
Maj-Gen Myint Swe this morning inspected sanitation
tasks being carried out at drains in Yangon City by
Tatmadawmen, members of Myanmar Police Force, workers
of Yangon City Development Committee, members of Union
Solidarity and Development Association, Red Cross and
Auxiliary Fire Brigade, Maternal and Child Welfare
Association, Working Committee for Women's Affairs and
local people. 

At 6 am, the commander arrived at the head office of
Department of Human Settlement and Housing Development
on Bogyoke Aung San Street in Botahtaung Township
where the commander was welcomed by No 4 Military
Region Commander Brig-Gen Myo Myint, Secretary of YCDC
Col Myint Aung, Secretary of Yangon Division Peace and
Development Council Lt-Col Kyaw Tint and members,
Chairman of Yangon East District Peace and Development
Council Lt-Col Aung Pyay and officials. 

Then, the commander inspected collective sanitation
tasks being undertaken at the drain along Bogyoke Aung
San Street and business at Chanmyay Market in
Botahtaung Township, sanitation tasks at the drain
along Upper Pazundaung Road in Pazundaung Township,
selling and buying at Pazundaung Market and gave
necessary instructions. Next, the commander arrived at
Mingaladon Station Hospital on Pyay Road where
sanitation tasks were being carried out by
Tatmadawmen, members of MPF, USDA, Red Cross and
Auxiliary Fire Brigade and MCWA totalling over 1,000
hailing the USDA Annual General Meeting 2002. The
commander was welcomed there by Mingaladon Station
Commander Col Win Naung, Head of Yangon Division
Health Department Dr Tin Maung Win, Chairman of Yangon
North District Peace and Development Council Lt-Col
San Matu, Secretary of Yangon Division USDA U Aye
Myint and officials. 

Afterwards, the commander viewed carrying out of the
sanitation tasks at the compound of the hospital.
Then, the commander inspected the delivery room, the
operation theatre and patient wards at the hospital.
Head of Yangon Division Health Department Dr Tin Maung
Win conducted the commander round the hospital. The
commander proceeded to Central Agricultural Research
and Training Centre in Zayatkwin Village, Hlegu
Township, and delivered an address at the opening
ceremony of the course on utilization of fertilizers
and culture of Azolla fertilizer. Also present were
officials of Myanma Agriculture Service, departmental
officials and local farmers.

After the opening ceremony, officials reported to the
commander on process of preparing EM Bokashi
fertilizers. Next, the commander and party viewed
practical tasks of the trainee farmers, culture of
Azolla fertilizers and weeding work. The commander
gave necessary instructions. Commander Maj-Gen Myint
Swe and party arrived at Hmawby Hsan Hall of Yangon
Division Agriculture Cultivation and Poultry Farming
Special Zone-1 near Nyaunghnapin Village, Hmawby
Township, where they were welcomed by Brig-Gen Kyaw
Thu and officials of Phugyi Station. 

At the briefing hall, officials of the special zones
reported to the commander on land preparation tasks,
progress of agricultural tasks and raising of broilers
and layers. Commissioner U Thein Swe of Yangon
Division General Administration Department and
Director U Tin Soe of Yangon Division Development
Affairs Department reported on the entrance road to
the special zones and roads in the zones, Deputy
Director U Myo Lwin of Yangon Division Irrigation
Department on drainage systems and Division Engineer
of Myanma Electric Power Enterprise U Hla Paik on
installation of power lines and the transformer. The
commander urged members of the Supervisory Committee
for the Yangon Division Agriculture Cultivation and
Poultry Farming Special Zone to provide assistance to
the national entrepreneurs in undertaking agriculture
tasks and livestock breeding work.

Afterwards, the commander viewed the cultivation and
poultry farming tasks from the towers of the special
zones and fulfilled the requirements. Private
entrepreneurs and ministries produce vegetables,
broilers, layers and fish at Yangon Division
Agriculture Cultivation and Poultry Farming Special
Zones. So far, a total of 2,705 acres of land have
been put under vegetables; over 710,000 broilers and
layers are being raised; and over 600,000 fish are
being bred in the 500 acres of ponds. 
___________________________

( 7 ) Myanmar London Golf  Tour 2002 continues

Yangon, 7 Sept - The second event of the Myanmar
London Golf Tournament 2002, organized by Myanmar Golf
Federation and Myanmar Professional Golfers
Association and mainly sponsored by the Rothmans of
Pall Mall Myanmar Pte Ltd, continued for the third day
at Lashio Golf Club in Shan State (North) at 7 am
today. 

After the third round, defending champion Soe Kyaw
Naing (Wilson) was still leading the tour with 207
strokes, followed by Zaw Paing 00 (Pan-West) with 213,
Aung Win (YCDC) with 213 and Min Naini (Srixon) with
216. In the men's amateur event, the defending
champion Myo Min Aung (PyinOoLwin) still leading with
219 strokes. Thein Zaw Myint stood at the second place
with 222, Yin Aung Latt with 223, Zaw Zaw Latt with
225 and Zaw Zin Win (Ran Golf Masters) with 226. 

With a view to promoting the Myanmar's golf standard,
Air Mandalay officially co-sponsored the tour as
official airline, Loi Rein (Alpine Purified Drinking
Water) as official soft drink and water, Canon (Accel
International Co Ltd) as official office equipment,
Grand Royal Special Reserve Whisky as official whisky,
A WB Bank as official bank, and Wilson, KM Golf Centre
and Sun Far Travel and Tours Co Ltdas official golf
equipment suppliers. 

The second event is also organized by Han Event
Management in order to complete the tour successfully.
The event continues at the same venue at 7.30 am
tomorrow.  
___________________________

( 8 ) Drug traffickers sentenced

Yangon, 7 Sept - A combined team comprising members of
local intelligence unit and Katha Special Anti-drug
Squad, acting on information, searched Ma Thein Hla
and Myint Aung of Kyunhlakhon Village, Kawlin Township
and seized 4.1 grams of heroin on 29 August 2001. 

Action was taken against Ma Thein Hla, 30, daughter of
U Set and Myint Aung, 43, son of U Thein Lwin under
Section 15/16 (C)/19 (A)20 (A) of the Narcotic Drugs
and Psychotropic Substances Law by Kawlin Police
Station. The Katha District Court handed down 17 year'
imprisonment on Ma Thein Hla under Section 20 (A) and
7 years' imprisonment on Myint Aung under Section 16
(C). 

Similarly, a combined team comprising members of local
intelligence unit and Tachilek Special Anti-drug
Squad, acting on a tip-off, arrested Yan Chway Sein
together with 150 stimulant tablets in Kan Taw
Mingalar Restaurant at Ade Village, Tachilek on 9
March 2002. Tachilek Police Station took action
against Yan Chway Sein, 20, son of U Yan Wai Chi of Pa
Maung Village, Kyaukme Township under Section 15/19
(A) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances
Law. 

The Tachilek District Court heard the case and
sentenced him to 12 years in prison on 20 June 2002
under Section 19 (A). 
___________________________

( 9 ) Heroin, stimulant tablets and marijuana seized

Yangon, 7 Sept - A combined team comprising members of
local intelligence unit and Myitkyina Special
Anti-drug Squad, acting on a tip-off, searched the
house of Soe Myat and Ma Pyone (a) Khin Pyone Mar of
Hnget Pyaw Taw village, Phakant Township and seized
110.93 grams of heroin and 2,433 stimulant tablets on
18 July. 

Similarly, a combined team comprising members of local
intelligence unit and Bhamo Special Anti-drug Squad,
acting on a tip-off, searched Laphai Yawzet (a) Naw
Taung of Three-mile Village, Bhamo Township and seized
65.32 grams of heroin. And a combined team comprising
members of local intelligence unit and Taunggyi
Special Anti-drug Squad, acting on information,
intercepted a vehicle with number plates Sa/6036 en
route from Hopong to Taunggyi at entrance gate to
Taunggyi and seized 6.6 kilos of heroin from passenger
Tin Thein (a) Chit Shein on 19 August. 

A combined team comprising members of local
intelligence unit and the local police force, acting
on information, arrested U Kyin together with 4.899
kilos of marijuana near Dinetaya village, Pyu Township
on 28 August. Action is being taken against them under
the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law.

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