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[myanmar_information] The New Light of Myanmar (Thursday, 26 September, 2002)
The New Light of Myanmar (Thursday, 26 September,
2002)
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1. Regular Press Conference held
2. Minister for Foreign Affairs arrives back from
World Summit, UNGA
3. Certificates for DCA's level 2 given
ISD U-17 Ovaltine Cup Soccer tournament concludes
4. - Cash and kind donated to MMCWA
5. - International symposium on sustainable
development of irrigated agrarian society in
Myanmar held
- Indian Defence Services volleyball & soccer
teams arrive
6. - Chindwin River Bridge (Monywa) Construction
Project inspected
- Regional development projects seen over in
Loilem District
- Fertilizer-broadcasting ceremony held in
Taninthayi Division
- Grade-II & Grade III Courses conclude
7. - Entries invited for Armed Forces Day
Commemorative Novel, Short Story and
Article Competitions
- Tea sapling nursery & production technology
course opened in Haka
- Advanced Refresher Course & Trauma
Course opened
- Fourth Int'l ICT Exhibition on 19 October
8. - Five human traffickers sentenced
9. - Myanmar traditional sport teams leave for ROK
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( 1 ) Regular Press Conference held
Power supply to Yangon reaches 352 megawatts, up 90
megawatts from 262
State making systematic plans to widely organize and
educate local people to curb human trafficking
Yangon, 25 Sept - A regular Press Conference was held
at the Tatmadaw Guest House on Inya Road here this
morning.
Vice-Chief of Military Intelligence Maj-Gen Kyaw Win
said he would like to explain the government's
profound efforts to systematically curb human
trafficking business on a wider scale. The dailies had
already issued the news report on the authorities'
timely efforts to save young ethnic men and women from
being lured by human trafficking agents to illegally
enter other country to get a job there.
The officials and the team comprising members of the
Myanmar National Working Committee for Women's Affairs
made field tours and met with the young ethnic men and
women, explaining the unjust oppressions, tortures and
murders the Myanmar workers had faced while working in
the other country. The officials and MNWCWA members
have properly sent back the young men and women to
their parents. The State has been making systematic
plans to widely organize and educate the local people
to prevent them from doing the mistake again.
Concerning the power distribution sector, Managing
Director of Myanma Electric Power Enterprise U Yan
Naing said the MEPE of the Ministry of Electric Power
has a power supply system which includes eight hydel
power plants, with 357 megawatt capacity; eight
gas-fired power stations, with 473.63 megawatt
capacity; three combined recycle power plants, with
143.6 megawatt capacity totaling 974.23 megawatts. The
combined capacity of the hydel recycle power plants,
the gas-fired stations and the combined recycle power
plants is the largest, with 590 megawatts. As the
natural gas has been found offshore, the two renovated
gas-fired stations in Hlawga are now generating power.
Thus, the power supply to Yangon at present is 352
megawatts, up 90 megawatts from 262 megawatts in the
past. Power has been fully distributed to the city
industrial zones in day time. Of the 31 townships in
the city municipal area, 21 are enjoying
round-the-clock power supply. Power is being
distributed to the remaining ten townships inside the
municipal area and the 13 townships outside the
municipal area in turn.
Maj-Gen Kyaw Win, member of MNWCWA Leader of the
Education Group Daw Khin Aye Win and Managing Director
U Yan Naing answered the questions raised by the
journalists.
They said the majority of youths entering the other
country illegally to work there were from Shan State
which is bordering the country. Some youths of Mon
State, Kayin State, Bago Division and Magway Division
were also included in the workers. The largest number
of workers illegally entered the other country were
from Shan State due to accessibility and the
similarity in the dialects.
Plans are under way to form sub-teams to tour down to
the villages to organize and educate the local people
in the entire country, using various methods of the
mass media including movies, videos, pamphlets about
the women victims, who had faced terrible conditions
while working in the other country, in local
languages.
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( 2 ) Minister for Foreign Affairs arrives back from
World Summit, UNGA
Yangon, 25 Sept - Minister for Foreign Affairs U Win
Aung arrived back here by air this evening after
attending the World Summit on Sustainable Development
held in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 2 to 4
September, the 57th Session of the United Nations
General Assembly which convened on 10 September at the
United Nations Headquarters in New York, the United
States of America and after having paid a goodwill
visit to Thailand from 24 to 25 September.
The minister was welcomed back at Yangon International
Airport by Minister at the State Peace and Development
Council Chairman's Office Lt-Gen Min Thein, Minister
for Home Affairs Col Tin Hlaing, Deputy Minister for
Foreign Affairs U Khin Maung Win, officials of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Egyptian Ambassador Mr
Mohamed A Kamia Meneissy, Russian Federation
Ambassador Mr Oleg V Kabanov, Charge d'Affaires ai of
the Thai Embassy Mr Opas Chantarasap, UNDP Deputy
Resident Representative Mr Vishwa N Khanna and family
members.
The World Summit on Sustainable Development was
attended by nearly 50,000 representatives from 191
countries, UN bodies and UN agencies,
Intergovernmental and Non-Governmental Organizations.
Chairman of the National Commission for Environmental
Affairs and Minister for Foreign Affairs U Win Aung
made a statement on 3-9-2002. In his statement, the
Minister called for alleviation of poverty in the
developing countries for achieving sustainable
development and highlighted the efforts being made by
the Government of the Union of Myanmar for poverty
eradication in the country. He also called for a
better trade and financial environment that is crucial
for economic and sustainable development of the
developing nations. The Minister also pointed out that
global partnership is crucial to protect
life-supporting ecosystem including forests, marines,
mountains, mangroves and wetlands and underscored the
efforts being made by the Government of the Union of
Myanmar to conserve valuable national resources of
the country. The Summit adopted the Johannesburg
Declaration on Sustainable Development and the Plan of
Implementation of Agenda 21.
After attending the World Summit on Sustainable
Development on Johannesburg, Minister U Win Aung also
visited Egypt and the Russian Federation. During his
stay in Cairo and Moscow, Minister U Win Aung called
on Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Arab Republic
of Egypt Ahmed Mather El Sayed and Acting Foreign
Minister of the Russian Federation Mr Vyacheslav
Trubsikov respectively and held discussions on matter
of mutual relationship and mutual interest.
The minister arrived in New York in 13-9-2002 and
attended the 57th Session of the United Nations
General Assembly. Minister U Win Aung made a statement
during the General Debate of the General Assembly on
19-9-2002. While in New York, Minister U Win Aung also
attended the Annual Meeting of the Foreign Ministers
and Heads of Delegation of Non-Aligned Movement,
interactive discussions of the Asia Cooperation
Dialogue (ACD) countries, the High-level plenary
meeting to consider how to support the New Partnership
for Africa's Development, 26th Annual Meeting of the
Foreign Ministers of the Group of 77 countries and
ASEAN Foreign Ministers' retreat.
During his stay in New York, the Minister also met
with Chairman of the 57th Session of the United
Nations General Assembly Mr Jan Kavan, United Nations'
Secretary-General Mr Kofi Annan and other Minister for
Foreign Affairs who were also in New York to attend
the General Assembly.
After attending the UN General Assembly in New York,
Minister U Win Aung paid a goodwill visit to Thailand
from 24 to 25 September at the invitation of Minister
of Foreign Affairs of Thailand Dr Surakiart
Sathirathai. Minister U Win Aung was accompanied by
Director-General U Thaung Tun, Directors U Aung Than
and U Than Htaik of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
On 25 September morning, Minister U Win Aung met Her
Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn at Chai
Pattana Hall, Chai Tralada Villa. Then, the Minister
called on Prime Minister Dr Thaksin Shinawatra at the
Government House. After the call, the Thai Foreign
Minister hosted a luncheon in honour of the Myanmar
delegation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In the
afternoon, Minister U Win Aung met with Dr Surakiart
Sathirathai and held bilateral talks.
Myanmar delegation member Director-General U Thaung
Tun, Directors U Aung Than and U Than Htaik of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs also arrived back with the
Minister.
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( 3 ) Certificates for DCA's level 2 given
Yangon, 25 Sept - A ceremony to present certificates
for 2001-2002 Level 2 of Diploma in Computer Arts,
jointly conducted by Human Resource Development Centre
of the University of Culture (Yangon) and Forever
Group Co Ltd was held in conjunction with a fresher
welcome ceremony at the National Theatre on Myoma
Kyaung Street at 9 am on 22 September, attended by
Minister for Culture Maj-Gen Kyi Aung.
A total of 496 trainees attended the course and 467 of
them successfully completed the course. And a total of
394 trainees doing the Level 3 Multimedia & Infocom
Technology Course are to get the diploma in this
coming December.
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ISD U-17 Ovaltine Cup Soccer tournament concludes
Yangon, 25 Sept - The final match and prize
presentation ceremony of the year 2002 Inter State and
Division Under-17 Ovaltine Cup Soccer Tournament was
held at the Youth Training Centre (Thuwunna) this
evening. Ayeyawady Division Team beat Mandalay
Division Team 5-1.
At the prize presentation ceremony, Director of the
Sports and Physical Education Department U Zaw Lin
presented the daily best player award to Aung Naing
Lin of Ayeyawady Division; Director U Maung Win and
Marketing Manager Daw Pwint Oo Swe of Ovaltine Co, the
third prize and K 500,000 to Sagaing Division Team;
and the SPED Deputy Director-General U Thein Aung and
Daw Pwint Oo Swe, the second prize and K 1 million to
Mandalay Division Team.
Then, General Secretary of Myanmar Olympic Committee
Director-General of the SPED President of Myanmar
Football Federation U Thaung Htaik presented other
prizes to the winners. Afterwards, Chairman of MOC
Minister for Sports Brig-Gen Thura Aye Myint presented
the championship shield, trophy and 1.5 million to
Ayeyawady Division Team. Then the minister also
presented the certificate of honour to Marketing
Manager of Ovaltine Co Daw Pwint Oo Swe, who donated
FEC 20,000 for the tournament.
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( 4 ) Cash and kind donated to MMCWA
Yangon, 25 Sept - A ceremony to donate cash and kind
to Myanmar Maternal and Child Welfare Association was
held at the MMCWA Building at the corner of Parami and
Thanthuma Streets in South Okkalapa Township at 11 am
today.
At the ceremony, Vice-Chairperson of MMCWA Dr Daw Khin
Win Shwe accepted birth-spacing injections and tablets
worth K 16 million donated by the local intelligence
unit in Buthidaung Township through Patron of Rakhine
State Maternal and Child Welfare Association
Supervisory Committee Commander of Western Command
Brig-Gen Maung Oo's wife Dr Daw Nyunt Nyunt Oo; books
entitled "Pan Kyi Hman" worth K 142,800 by Dr U Khin
Maung Swe (Muyit) and family of Mandalay; Baby Queen
nutritious powder packets worth K 500,000 by U Kwam
Hin-Daw Shu Yin and family (Win Win Trading); and K
50,000 to the funds of the clinic of MMCWA by U Nay
Win-Daw Kay Khaing Myint and family.
Then, Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe presented certificates of
honour to the wellwishers. Later, Chairperson
Professor Daw Kyu Kyu Swe thanked the wellwishers for
their donations.
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( 5 ) International symposium on sustainable
development of irrigated agrarian society in Myanmar
held
Yangon, 25 Sept - The opening ceremony of the
international symposium on sustainable development of
irrigated agrarian society in Myanmar, under the aegis
of the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, and
jointly organized by Myanmar Academy of Agricultural,
Forestry, Livestock and Fisheries Sciences and Myanma
Agriculture and Rural Region Study Group in Japan, was
held at the International Business Centre on Pyay Road
here this morning.
Chairman U Tin Hlaing and Leader of the study group Mr
Masakazu Mizutana made speeches. Then, Vice-Chairman
Dr Myint Thein extended greetings. Director-General of
the Agriculture Planing Department U Tin Htut Oo
chaired the morning session. Professor Masakazu
Mizutana and Associate Professor Dr Hisashi Kobayashi
presented papers on cultivation of crops in the
tropical zones of Myanmar.
Afterwards, Director-General of the Irrigation
Department U Kyaw San Win and Deputy Director of the
Settlement and Land Records Department U Saw Hlaing
presented the assessments on the papers, followed by a
general round of discussions. Professor Te Ruko Saito
of Japan presided over the afternoon session.
Professor Katsumi Tamura of Japan and associate
professors, U Myo Aung and U Win Aung Swe of the
Irrigation Department read out papers on exploitation
of water and land resources, socio-economy and
development of irrigated cultivation of crops. The
symposium continues tomorrow.
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Indian Defence Services volleyball & soccer teams
arrive
Yangon, 25 Sept - The Indian Defence Services
volleyball and football teams arrived here by air this
afternoon to play friendly matches against the Myanma
Tatmadaw volleyball team and the Myanma Tatmadaw
soccer team.
The Indian teams were welcomed at Yangon International
Airport by Vice-Chairman of Defence Services Sports
and Physical Education Management Board
Vice-Adjutant-General Brig-Gen Maung Nyo, Chairman of
Defence Services Volleyball Committee Commander of No
4 Military Region Commandent of Defence Services
Records Office Brig-Gen Myo Myint, Chairman of Defence
Services Football Committee Commandant of Defence
Services Self-defence and Sports Institute Col Htein
Linn, senior military officers and the Military
Attache of the Indian Embassy.
The Indian Defence Services volleyball team and the
Myanma Tatmadaw volleyball team will play two friendly
matches at the National Indoor Stadium-1 in Thuwunna
at 4 pm on 27 September and in Pathein, Ayeyawady
Division, on 30 September. At Youth Training Centre in
Thuwunna, the Indian Defence Services football team
will play friendly matches against the Myanma Tatmadaw
(Army) football (A) team at 4 pm on 28 September and
against the Ministry of Defence football team at 4 pm
on 2 October.
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( 6 ) Chindwin River Bridge (Monywa) Construction
Project inspected
Yangon, 25 Sept - Chairman of Sagaing Division Peace
and Development Council Commander of North-West
Command Brig-Gen Soe Naing, arrived at the Chindwin
River Bridge (Monywa) Construction Project site in
Monywa on 19 September morning.
At the briefing hall, the engineer in-charge of the
project reported on progress of construction of the
bridge, the building of Monywa-Yagyi-Kalaywa road and
stockpile of construction materials.
Then, the commander saw over the project site and
construction of the approach road. Afterwards, the
commander left necessary instructions and attended to
the needs.
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Regional development projects seen over in Loilem
District
Yangon, 25 Sept - Chairman of Shan State Peace and
Development Council Commander of Eastern Command
Brig-Gen Khin Maung Myint, visited the Myonan Pagoda
in Loilem District and gave instructions to the
officials on all-round renovation of the pagoda on 19
September morning.
Then, the commander inspected the chosen sites for
construction of a park, staff quarter for departmental
personnel and a town hall, and left necessary
instructions. Later, the commander met Shan State
level departmental officials at the meeting hall of
Kengtaung. Director of Township Development Affairs
Committee U Hla Myint and officials reported on areas
and conditions of the wards of the township, supply of
water and electricity, construction of roads in the
township, upgrading of Kengtaung region into a
township (branch), strength of government staff,
installation of three trunk call telephone lines and
arrangements being made for promotion of education in
the region.
In response to the reports, the commander attended to
the needs. After that, the commander held a meeting
with departmental officials, social organizations and
local people at the assembly hall of the basic
education high school in Kengtaung and elaborated on
regional development tasks. Next, the commander paid
respects to 15 older persons and presented cash
assistance to them. Then, the commander looked into
the building of a monastery and a branch of Myanma
Economic Bank. Later, the commander gave necessary
instructions and fulfilled their requirements
regarding the reports presented by the officials.
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Fertilizer-broadcasting ceremony held in Taninthayi
Division
Yangon, 25 Sept - Chairman of Taninthayi Division
Peace and Development Council Commander of Coastal
Region Command Brig-Gen Tha Aye attended a
fertilizer-broadcasting ceremony at Tatlatnge Village
in Myeik Township on 19 September.
Manager U Than Naing of Myanma Agriculture Service of
Taninthayi Division reported to the minister on
boosting the paddy yield and U Kyaw Aye, farmer, on
cultivation of Kyaw-ze-ya high-yield paddy.
Then, the commander donated 50 bags of cement to a
basic education primary school in Ma Zaw Pyin Gyi
Village, Myeik. School Head Daw Htay Win accepted the
donations. Next, the commander and party viewed the
broadcasting of fertilizer at farmer U Kyaw Aye's farm
in Tatlatnge Village. Later, the commander attended a
"one man, one oil plam" ceremony held at Banlaput
Village in Taninthayi Township.
On the occasion, the commander heard reports on
arrangements for the ceremony and cultivation of palm
oil trees at private farms on a commercial scale in
Taninthayi Township. After encouraging the "one man,
one palm oil tree" ceremony, the commander took part
on the occasion and planted a palm oil tree.
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Grade-II & Grade III Courses conclude
Yangon, 25 Sept - The Grade-II and Grade III Course No
73 for staff of departments and enterprises concluded
at the training school of the Auditor-General's Office
at 11 am today.
The Deputy Auditor-General U Khin Win gave a speech on
the occasion. Altogether 118 trainees from departments
and enterprises under 25 ministries attended the grade
II course and 35 trainees at the grade III course. The
courses lasted four months each.
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( 7 ) Entries invited for Armed Forces Day
Commemorative Novel, Short Story and Article
Competitions
Yangon, 25 Sept - The 58th Anniversary Armed Forces
Day Commemorative Literary and Photo Competition
Organized Working Committee has announced that it will
hold a novel, short story and article competitions.
Entries for the novel and short story are to be based
on the 12 fine traditions of Tatmadaw and the titles
can be given out of own volition. Words must be
between 50,000 and 70,000 for the novel and 4,000 and
10,000 for the short story. For the article
competition, words must be between 3,000 and 5,000
under the title of "Union Spirit".
Entries must be own creation and must not be
prize-winning works in any other competitions. A brief
biography and two passport-size colour photos of the
competitor are to be attached to the entries. Handsome
prizes will be given to all first, second and third
prize-winners as well as consolation prize-winners of
all categories. Entries are to be sent to U Ko Ko
Htwe, Secretary of Armed Forces Day Literary and Photo
Competition Organizing Work Committee, Myanmar Radio
and Television, Pyay Road, Yangon, not later than 15
January 2003.
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Tea sapling nursery & production technology course
opened in Haka
Yangon, 25 Sept - The opening ceremony of the tea
sapling nursery and production technology course No
1/2002, organized by Chin State Myanma Agriculture
Service, was held at the city hall in Haka on 20
September morning.
First, Command Staff Colonel Col Tin Nyo and officials
viewed tea seeds, saplings and quality of tea produced
in Chin State exhibited by Myanma Agriculture Service.
Then, Col Tun Nyo gave an opening address. Chin State
MAS Manager U Khin Maung Latt explained the aims and
programmes of the training course. Altogether 108
trainees 43 departmental personnel, 49 local farmers
and 16 agricultural personnel are attending the
three-day course.
After the ceremony, Col Tun Nyo and officials
proceeded to Kyawbok Farm of Myanma Agriculture
Service in Haka Township and inspected nursery of tea
saplings.
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Advanced Refresher Course & Trauma Course opened
Yangon, 25 Sept - The opening ceremony of the Advanced
Refresher Course & Trauma Course, organized by the
Orthopedic Specialists Section of Myanmar Medical
Association, was held at the MMA building at 8 am
today.
At the opening ceremony, the chairman of MMA and
Chairman of Orthopaedic Specialists Section Professor
U Kyaw Myint Naing gave speeches on the occasion.
Orthopaedic specialists from Singapore will give
lectures to the trainees with the aids of live surgery
show. The course will last up to 28 September.
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Fourth Int'l ICT Exhibition on 19 October
Yangon, 25 Sept - The Fourth International ICT
Exhibition, organized by Myanmar Computer Scientists
Association and Myanmar Computer Industry Association,
will be held at Tatmadaw Convention Centre on U Wisara
Road here from 19 to 21 October. For more information,
contact MCIA, MICT Park, Hline University, Hline
Township Ph-652238 and 707503.
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( 8 ) Five human traffickers sentenced
Yangon, 25 Sept - Five human traffickers, who tried to
persuade boys and girls in Kayin and Mon States to
work in the other country and send them through Yangon
and Kawthoung to the other country and received money
from them in August, were filed and sentenced.
In August 2002, acting on information, authorities
revealed that men and women in Kayin and Mon States
convinced by human traffickers to work in the other
country stayed in monasteries, guest houses and houses
in Yangon. The authorities concerned revealed 12 men
and three women staying at Myitmokhit Tathaung guest
house in Mayangon Township, 25 men and five women
staying at the house of U Soe Tint of No 14, Seitta
Thukha Street, Sangyoung Township, 31 men and 16 women
staying at Mon Dhammayon in Dagon Township, 12 men and
nine women staying at Kyaikthi monastery in Bahan
Township, 35 men and 39 women staying at Ramanya
Veponla monastery in Bahan Township and three men and
one woman at Yangon International Airport who are
waiting to go to Kawthoung, totaling 191 -118 men and
73 women. On further investigation, the authorities
arrested human traffickers Win Ko, son of U Thaung
Shwe, of Kawpauk Village in Mawlamyine Township, Khin
Maung Win, son of U Tin Soe, of Zeya Thiri-2 Ward in
Mawlamyine, Daw Thaung Yee, daughter of U Kun Balai,
of Kuncha Village in Mudon Township, Daw Tin Nge,
daughter of U Shein, of Medaw Village in Mawlamyine
Township, and Soe Tint, son of U Yont, of No 14,
Seitta Thukha Street, Kyundaw (North) Ward in
Sangyoung Township.
On 14 August, after giving educative talks, the
convinced were sent home. The five human traffickers
were filed at Special Court chaired by District Deputy
Justice U Aung Myint Kyaw of Yangon West District. The
court handed seven years' imprisonment with work under
Section 5 (Nya) of Emergency Act (1950) and two years'
imprisonment with work under Section 13 (1) of
Immigration Act (1947) each on human traffickers Win
Ko and Khin Maung Win. Human traffickers Soe Tint, Tin
Nge and Daw Thaung Yee were sentenced to seven years'
imprisonment each under Section 5 (Nya) of Emergency
Act.
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( 9 ) Myanmar traditional sport teams leave for ROK
Yangon, 25 Sept - Members of the Myanma traditional
boxing team and the Myanma traditional Thaing team led
by Secretary Major Maung Nyunt (Retd) of the Myanma
Traditional Sports Federation, left for the Republic
of Korea to attend the Fifth World Martial Arts
Exhibition to be held at Chaungchu in ROK from 27
September to 3 October.
They were seen off at Yangon International Air Port by
Chairperson Thiha Thudhamma Theingi Daw Mi Mi Khin
(Excellence Performance in Social Field: First Class)
and officials.The team comprises coach U Win Zin Oo,
boxers Wan Chaing and Ei Hti Kaw, martial art players
San Win, Nyunt Lwin and Aung Kyaw Soe who will
demonstrate Myanma traditional boxing and martial arts
there.
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