[myanmar_information] The New Light of Myanmar (Saturday, 12 October, 2002)

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The New Light of Myanmar (Saturday, 12 October, 2002)
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1. - State Peace and Development Council Chairman 
     Senior General Than Shwe sends felicitations 
     to Spain
   - State Peace and Development Council Chairman 
     Senior General Than Shwe sends condolence 
     to Netherlands 
2. - Secretary-1 addresses Annual General Meeting 
     of Myanmar Forest Products Joint Venture 
     Corporation Ltd  
3. - Lt-Gen Ye Myint inspects regional development 
     projects in Sagaing Division
   - Medical academic matters of Ministry of 
     Health inspected 
4. - Transport Minister meets with departmental 
     heads, faculty members of MMU
   - Seminar-Workshop on Conservation and 
     Utilization of PGR held
   - Labour Minister meets officials of service 
     enterprises 
5. - Minister attends coord meeting 
   - Industry-1 Minister inspects use of electricity  
6. - Commander hands over Flag to Yangon 
     Division Traditional Performing Arts team 
   - Measures for ensuring secure and smooth 
     transportation coordinated  
7. - 9th Meeting of Subregional Electric Power 
     Forum (EPF-9) ends 
8. - ASEAN youth delegates continue tour of Bagan 
   - Closing dinner of ASEAN youth camp held 
9. - Drugs and arms seized in Tachilek 

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

Yangon, 12 Oct - Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of
the State Peace and Development Council and Prime
Minister of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message
of felicitations to His Majesty King Juan Carlos I of
Spain on the occasion of the National Day of Spain
which falls on 12 October 2002. 

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State Peace and Development Council Chairman Senior
General Than Shwe sends condolence to Netherlands

Yangon, 12 Oct - Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of
the State Peace and Development Council of the Union
of Myanmar, has sent a message of condolence to Her
Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, upon the
demise of Her Majesty's Spouse His Royal Highness
Prince Claus on 6 October 2002. 

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( 2 ) FPJVC investing foreign exchange earnings in
firm economic enterprises, importing heavy machinery
and other necessary items for government bodies 

Permit granted to joint venture enterprises for
long-term interests of economic sectors being
undertaken by State 

Secretary-1 addresses Annual General Meeting of
Myanmar Forest Products Joint Venture Corporation Ltd 

Yangon, 11 Oct - Secretary-1 of the State Peace and
Development Council General Khin Nyunt addressed the
Ninth Annual General Meeting of Myanmar Forest
Products Joint Venture Corporation Ltd held at Tawwin
Hall of Forest Department on Bayintnaung Road in
Insein Township here this morning. 

Speaking on the occasion, Secretary-1 General Khin
Nyunt said that the Government has been making all-out
efforts for fulfilling the food, clothing and shelter
needs of the national people and improving their
living standard, and strengthening the national
economy for the emergence of a peaceful, modern and
developed nation. 

In making efforts for strengthening and developing the
national economy, measures are being taken separately
or collectively in agriculture, forest, fisheries,
industrial, trade and service sectors by the State,
the cooperatives and national entrepreneurs according
to their resources, he added. 

Permit has been granted to joint-venture enterprises
with a view to ensuring the long-term national
interests in the economic sectors being undertaken by
the State such as forest and mining sectors,
contributing to further development of the State-owned
sector as well as the private sector, he noted. 

A significant point highlighting the success of the
State-owned sector and private sector under the
leadership of the Government was the progress made by
Forest Products JV Corporation, formed with the
Government's departments and the public. The
Government enlisting the strength of the national
people has been exerting efforts on a self-reliant
basis for the emergence of the national resources in
socio-economic sector to ensure the emergence of a
modern and developed nation. 

With the encouragement of the Government, private
enterprises are making progress in national economic
life and joint venture companies and private companies
have been emerging for the national entrepreneurs who
want to make investment in keeping with modern
economic system. 

The emergence of the joint venture enterprises and
private companies including Forest Products Joint
Venture Corporation amounts to creating of the
economic opportunities for each citizen who wants to
make investment and emergence of the good foundations
could be jointly carried out by the private sector and
each national people in an effort to strengthen the
national economic life by the State. The Forest sector
has been playing a critical role in the national
economy in the course of history till now. It has been
also playing an important role in environmental
conservation as well as in the arid zones greening
programmes, thus further contributing to conservation
of global environment. 

The important role of the forest sector in
environmental conservation and in development of
national economy will be in existence in the future. 

The Corporation was formed to enable the Governmental
departments, private entrepreneurs and those investors
to mutually cooperate together and enable the
Government to give effective encouragement in
development of the forest sector and national economic
life. The Government has been giving encouragement for
further development of a national force of the forest
sector after the Corporation, formed with the noble
aims, is meeting with success. 

Thus, the Corporation will have to make endeavours in
accord with the national objectives to ensure further
strengthening of national economy and development of
national interests as well as to gain profit properly
and to exist as a national force of the forest sector.


Especially, the measures being taken by the
Corporation are needed to be in conformity with the
forest policy of the State and the forest sector
enterprises of the Government's departments and to
contribute towards the successful implementation of
the forest policy of the State. 

The FPJVC is achieving success to a certain degree in
launching its operations, distributing timber to
industrial zones, entrepreneurs and trawler builders
and running 78 saw mills to sell sawn timber to the
public at reasonable prices. The corporation has
exported about 28,700 tons of timber and 20,900 tons
of teak logs and teak tops and lops, earning US $ 11
million. It has invested the foreign exchange earnings
in the firm economic enterprises and imported heavy
machinery and parts and medicines for the State timber
industry. 

It is also helping other ministries to import
industrial raw materials, chemical fertilizers,
stationery and other equipment. The FPJVC sold
standard sleepers to Hsiakkhaung-Namhsan railroad
project in southern Shan State, without making any
economic profits. The efforts of the corporation has
contributed to the nation-building tasks, increase in
the amount of its capital, extending the new type of
industries and bringing profits for the shareholders. 

The Ministry of Forestry has been assigned the duty to
help rural people build houses with sawn timber at low
cost with a view to implementing the five rural
development tasks laid down by the Head of State.
Thus, the corporation will have to make arrangements
to develop the living condition of the rural people. 

During its nine-year period, the corporation has
founded three branch companies, built seven wood-based
industries, established forest plantations and
livestock breeding farms and developed the Yangon
Zoological Gardens in cooperation with the Forest
Department. 

It is distributing 30 per cent of the profits to the
shareholders annually and systematically saving the
revenues at the banks to help support the business
enterprises. 

Arrangements should be made in advance to cope with
the possible problems including weakness in
administration and rising cost of the management
sector due to the growth of the business, weakness in
financial control, inequality between the staff
strength and the load of work and requirement of
skilled employees and management technicians. In
conclusion, he urged the corporation to strive to
stand firmly as a reliable enterprise of the forest
sector helping realize the national economic
objectives for rapid growth of the nation's economy;
to make efforts for the success of the forest
regeneration, forest and environmental conservation,
dry zone greening project and dissemination of the
forestry science; and to take part in respective
sectors in developing the forestry sector and
developing wood-based finished-good industries.
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( 3 ) Lt-Gen Ye Myint inspects regional development
projects in Sagaing Division

Yangon, 11 Oct - Member of the State Peace and
Development Council Lt-Gen Ye Myint of the Ministry of
Defence,  inspected Gangaw People's Hospital on 8
October morning. 

Medical Superintendent Dr Myo Myint Aung and officials
conducted them round the hospital. Then, Lt-Gen Ye
Myint comforted the patients and gave instructions to
the officials.

After that, Lt-Gen Ye Myint and party inspected
Gangaw-Pale road and construction of the entrance road
of the tunnel on the western side of Ponnyataung under
Pakokku-Gangaw-Kale Railroad Construction Project.
They went to the western Ponnyataung tunnel
construction project, where Assistant General Manager
of Myanma Railways U Maung Maung Thwin conducted them
round the project site. Lt-Gen Ye Myint then inspected
construction of the tunnel and left necessary
instructions. 

Lt-Gen Ye Myint and party inspected the mountain road
on Mt Ponnaya, which is 3,250 feet high. They also
inspected the western Ponnyataung tunnel construction
project. At the briefing hall, the assistant general
manager reported on progress in implementation of the
project, future tasks and running of trains in
Pakokku-Zeebya, Pakokku-Kyaw, Kale-Gangaw and
Kale-Yaymyetni railroad sections. Then, Lt-Gen Ye
Myint gave necessary instructions and fulfilled the
requirements. Next, they inspected land preparation,
progress in construction of Kyaw Creek Bridge, and
construction of the tunnel entrance road. 

In the afternoon, they inspected the station hospital
in Kyaw Village, Gangaw Township. At the hall of the
hospital, Lt-Gen Ye Myint met with members of the
village Peace and Development Council and the village
USDA and the hospital staff, and gave instructions on
discharge of duties, participation of social
organizations in community welfare services,
maintenance of the railroad and village roads and
promotion of education standard of the students, and
attended to the requirements. 

They then proceeded to Pale Township, Sagaing
Division, and met with division, district and township
level departmental officials at the office of Township
Peace and Development Council. Also present were
Division Peace and Development Council Secretary
Lt-Col Ye Htut, local authorities, members of the
USDA, Maternal and Child Welfare Association, the
Working Committee for Women's Affairs, Red Cross
Society and Auxiliary Fire Brigade. 

The chairman of Township Peace and Development Council
reported on geographical points of the region and
tasks being carried out for rural development; and
departmental officials, on progress in implementation
of the projects and future plans. The commander gave a
supplementary report. 

Then, Lt-Gen Ye Myint delivered a speech. In his
speech, he said that the five rural development tasks
were being implemented for the development of the
nation. He pointed out extended cultivation of major
crops as well as kitchen crops to fulfill the need of
food, shelter and clothes of the people. He added that
water resources are to be found for construction of
more dams. Then, the irrigated lands will be put under
one cropping of paddy and double cropping of other
suitable crops. Efforts are to be made to turn
farmlands into paddy fields. He spoke of the need for
extended cultivation of paddy and cultivation of crops
in order to meet local demand, minimizing wastage, the
keeping of correct account, beautifying of towns and
villages and maintenance of Gangaw-Pale road. In
conclusion, he called on the departmental personnel to
discharge duties as well as to make efforts for
regional development. 

Lt-Gen Ye Myint also inspected People's Hospitals of
Pale and Salingyi, comforted the patients and gave
necessary instructions to the officials. 

In the evening, Lt-Gen Ye Myint and party met with
township level departmental officials and discussed
regional development tasks at the Town Hall of
Salingyi Township. The chairman of Township Peace and
Development Council reported on geographical facts
about the township, agriculture and livestock breeding
and production of goods; and departmental officials,
on tasks carried out department-wise. The commander
gave a supplementary report. 

Then, Lt-Gen Ye Myint said that in building a modern
developed nation, the five rural development tasks had
been laid down and they were being implemented for
development of states and divisions. Moreover, the 24
development zones have been designated in order to
speed up the development. In doing so, the five rural
development tasks, the fundamental ones, are to be
carried out with might and main and the governmental
staff and local authorities are also to make field
trips down to the grassroots levels. He emphasized the
importance of extended cultivation for the increasing
population of the nation. Efforts are to be made for
promotion of agricultural methods and for boosting per
acre yield as well as for promotion of education
standard and improvement of rural health standard. He
stressed the need to discharge duties, keep correct
accounts and use electricity efficiently. By doing so,
there will be boosting of production in the industrial
zones. Difficulties and requirements are to be
reported to respective authorities and the officials
are also to fulfill the requirements after making
field trips down to the grassroots levels. Lt-Gen Ye
Myint and party spent the night in Monywa. 
___________________________

Medical academic matters of Ministry of Health
inspected

Yangon, 11 Oct - Member of the State Peace and
Development Council Chief of Armed Forces Training
Lt-Gen Kyaw Win,  arrived at the medical academic
force centre of the Medical Science Department of the
Ministry of Health on Bogyoke Aung San Street
yesterday. 

Then, Lt-Gen Kyaw Win heard reports presented by
officials on production of teaching-aids, information
and communication work and arrangements for the
medical museum and e-library. 

Later, Minister Maj-Gen Ket Sein and officials
conducted Lt-Gen Kyaw Win and party round the studio
room, the medical museum and libraries at the centre.
Afterwards, Lt-Gen Kyaw Win and party left the centre
at 6 pm. 

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( 4 ) Transport Minister meets with departmental
heads, faculty members of MMU

Yangon, 11 Oct - Directors-general of departments
under the Ministry of Transport, managing directors
and the principal of Myanmar Maritime University met
with the teaching staff of MMU at a ceremony held at
the university on Bayintnaung Road this morning. 

Minister for Transport Maj-Gen Hla Myint Swe spoke on
the occasion. He said that in line with the guidance
of the Head of State that technicians in navigation,
aviation and aerospace sectors are needed to produce
in order to build up a modern and developed nation,
Myanmar Maritime University and Myanmar Aerospace
Engineering University were established and opened on
1 August 2002. The two universities will be of great
help in turning the nation into a modern and developed
one. He also urged all faculty members of the
university to energetically participate in the
nation-building tasks. 

Then, Deputy Minister U Pe Than also spoke of benefits
of the opening of MMU offers and tasks being carried
out by the ministry. 

After directors-general, managing directors and the
principal made reports on tasks being undertaken by
their departments and school, the ceremony came to an
end. 

___________________________

Seminar-Workshop on Conservation and Utilization of
PGR held

Yangon, 11 Oct - Seminar-Workshop on Conservation and
Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources (PGR) in
Myanmar for Sustainable Agriculture Development and
Food Security jointly organized by the Ministry of
Agriculture and Irrigation, Philippines based Regional
Centre for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture
(SEARCA), and Malaysia based International Plant
Genetic Resources Institute (IPERI) was held at the
head office of Myanma Agriculture Service in Yankin
Township here this morning. 

Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation Maj-Gen Nyunt
Tin made a speech. Then, Dr A G Garcia read out the
message of SEARCA. Participants of the seminar posed
for a documentary photo. 

Afterwards, Dr Tin Htut of Yezin Agricultural Research
Seed Bank, Director Dr P E Sajise, Dr V R Rao, and Dr
Pe Quek discussed research undertakings on plant
genetic resources. Those present also took part in the
discussions. The seminar came to a close with
concluding remarks by Managing Director U Tun Than of
MAS. 

___________________________

Labour Minister meets officials of service enterprises

Yangon, 11 Oct - Minister for Labour U Tin Winn met
with officials of the service enterprises that are
dealing with foreign jobs at the meeting hall of the
Labour Department at the Six-Storey Office on Strand
Road here this afternoon.

In his address, the minister said that the trio, the
workers, the Government and the companies have been
enjoying the profit as the companies sent the workers
abroad, adding that some countries have been enjoying
a large amount of foreign currency as many of their
workers were working abroad. But the Government did
not get the proper amount of foreign currency sent
back to their country by Myanmar workers abroad. Thus,
the companies concerned are to take systematic
measures in the handling of the money sent back by the
workers. 

The minister urged officials to present the
difficulties encountered. He explained about the
assistance to be provided by the ministry as there
came a shortage of workers being legally sent abroad.
Then, the deputy minister and Director-General U Soe
Nyunt dealt with the salient points of sending workers
abroad legally, followed by a general round of
discussions. The meeting ended with concluding remarks
by the minister. 
___________________________

( 5 ) Minister attends coord meeting 

Yangon, 11 Oct - Minister for Energy Brig-Gen Lun Thi
addressed the work coordination meeting (2002) of
Myanma Petrochemical Enterprise held at the Ministry
of Energy this afternoon. Deputy ministers, managing
directors and factory managers reported on work
progress. Then, the meeting eneded with concluding
remarks by the minister. 

___________________________

Industry-1 Minister inspects use of electricity 

Yangon, 11 Oct - Minister for Industry-1 U Aung
Thaung, arrived at the head-office of Myanma Textile
Industries yesterday and inspected the application of
computers and the use of electricity. The minister
gave instructions on systematic use of electricity. 

Then, the minister inspected the use of electricity in
offices of the Regional Industrial Coordination and
Inspection Department, Directorate of Industries,
Myanma Pharmaceutical Industries and Myanma General
and Maintenance Industries. At 7.30 pm, the minister
and party inspected the production of soft drinks and
condition of the boiler. The minister gave
instructions on boosting production and the systematic
use of electricity. 

___________________________

( 6 ) Commander hands over Flag to Yangon Division
Traditional Performing Arts team 

Yangon, 11 Oct - A ceremony to hand over the Flag
representing Yangon Division to Yangon Division team
of the Tenth Myanma Traditional Cultural Performing
Arts Competitions and to present prizes was held at
Mya Nyi La Hall of No 2 Basic Education High School in
Latha Township this morning. Chairman of Yangon
Division Peace and Development Council Commander of
Yangon Command Maj-Gen Myint Swe attended the
ceremony. 

Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe handed over the Flag to
Manager of Yangon Division team Maj Mya Win and
delivered an address. 

In his speech, he said that the State has been
organizing Myanmar Traditional Cultural Performing
Arts Competitions successfully year after year and now
it is also organizing the tenth Myanmar Traditional
Cultural Performing Arts Competitions. It is held
yearly with the aim of enabling Myanmar youths to
cherish and uphold Myanma traditional culture and to
promote and safeguard the Myanma national characters
which have fine tradition. Thanks to holding of these
competitions, Myanma traditional culture is deeply
rooted in the youths, especially in students. 

Myanmar people are those who had lived by own national
characters and own national culture with own monarchs
throughout the course of the history grandly. Since
time immemorial, Myanmar has been able to preserve the
traditional culture and cultural traditions till the
present day. 

The tenth Myanmar Traditional Cultural Performing Arts
Competitions are held in accord with the six
objectives laid down by the State Peace and
Development Council. The six objectives are: to
vitalize patriotism and nationalism in all citizens;
to preserve and safeguard cultural heritage; to
perpetuate genuine Myanma music, dance and traditional
fine arts; to preserve Myanmar national character; to
nurture spiritual development of the youth; and to
guard against influence of alien cultures. All of us
are to exert collective efforts to realize the
objectives. Now that competitions at district and
division levels were held, talented artistes of high
qualification, who will represent Yangon Division,
have been chosen. 

Four groups representing Yangon Division team will
compete in Yamayana Drama and Thuwunathama Drama
contests. There will be 552 contestants - 370 males
and 182 females - who are representing Yangon Division
will take part in the tenth Myanma Traditional
Cultural Performing Arts Competitions. It is necessary
for the contestants to strive to fetch as many prizes
as possible in the competitions. 

Then, the prize-presentation ceremony followed. The
commander presented prizes to winners at Yangon
Division level, and at higher education and basic
education levels through officials concerned. The
commander also presented gifts to members of the panel
of judges. Next, Daw Khin Thet Htay, wife of the
commander, gave away prizes to winners at professional
level and amateur level. 

Chairman of Myanma Music Asiayon Accordion U Ohn Kyaw
donated K 200,000, which was accepted by Chairman of
the Committee for the Success of Yangon Division
Police Col Aung Daing, who later presented a
certificate of honour to the donor. Then,
entertainment programmes were staged to the
accompaniment of the orchestra. The commander and his
wife later cordially met with the contestants
representing Yangon Division and encouraged them.
Afterwards, the ceremony came to an end. 

___________________________

Measures for ensuring secure and smooth transportation
coordinated 

Yangon, 11 Oct - Work coordination meeting of Yangon
Division Supervisory Committee for Ensuring Secure and
Smooth Transportation was held at the head office of
Yangon Division All Private Bus Lines Control
Committee this evening, with an address by Chairman of
the supervisory committee Chairman of Yangon Division
Peace and Development Council Commander of Yangon
Command Maj-Gen Myint Swe.

The commander explained the work being done by the
committee to ensure the secure and smooth
transportation in travelling from the city to the
various parts of the country and measures to be taken
for the systematic running of bus lines in the city in
accordance with the traffic rules and regulations. 

Then, members of the committee, chairmen of bus lines
in the city reported on arrangements made for secure
and smooth transportation and educative work for
drivers and conductors. The meeting came to a close
with concluding remarks by the commander.

___________________________

( 7 ) 9th Meeting of Subregional Electric Power Forum
(EPF-9) ends

YANGON, 10 Oct - The 9th Meeting of the Subregional
Electric power Forum (EPF-9), which is being hosted by
Myanmar, under the Mekong Subregion Economic
Cooperation Programme, was held at the Sedona Hotel on
Kaba Aye Pagoda Road this morning, with an address by
Deputy Minister for Electric power U Myo Myint.

Present on the occasion were officials of the Ministry
of Electric Power, the Ministry of Energy and the
Ministry of National Planning and Economic
Development, representatives from member countries and
expert group on power interconnection and trade,
responsible personnel from Asian Development Bank and
World Bank, consultants, experts and observers from
other international organizations. 

At the meeting, the latest development of the
Inter-Governmental Agreement on Power Interconnection
and Trade and rules and regulations of the power
market structure in the region were discussed. The
meeting ended with concluding remarks by the deputy
minister.

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( 8 ) ASEAN youth delegates continue tour of Bagan 

Yangon, 11 Oct - Under the programme of the ASEAN
Youth Camp: Honouring Kindness Through the Arts which
was hosted by Myanmar, members of the ASEAN youth
delegations, while in Bagan, painted the natural
beauty spots of Bagan and studied the art of Myanma
lacquerware on 9 October morning. 

Secretary of Myanmar Traditional Artists and Artisans
Asiayon U Thant Zin and officials coached the ASEAN
youth delegates who drew paintings; and Principal of
Lacquerware Institute U Yu Thein and course
instructors, those who studied Myanma lacquerware
arts. 

Chairman of National Committee for ASEAN Culture and
Information Director-General of the Department of
Cultural Institute U Myint Thein Swe, In-charge of the
camp Director of National Library U Kyaw Oo and
officials viewed and encouraged them.

In the afternoon, the ASEAN youth delegates bought
lacquerwares so that they could study the art of
Myanmar lacquerware. In the evening, the ASEAN youth
delegates enjoyed a dinner by cooking traditional food
of the ASEAN member countries aimed at further
cementing the mutual understanding and friendship
among the member youths and spent the night at the
Bagan Hotel in Bagan. 

Yesterday morning and afternoon, the ASEAN youth
delegates, after painting the scenic spots of Bagan
and studying the art of Myanmar lacquerware work,
spent the night at Bagan Hotel. Leaving Bagan in a
special flight this morning and arriving back at
Yangon International Airport, the ASEAN youth
delegates led by U Myint Thein Swe got back to Mya
Yeik Nyo Royal Hotel at 10 am.

___________________________

Closing dinner of ASEAN youth camp held

Yangon, 11 Oct - Chairman of the National Committee
for ASEAN Culture and Information Director-General of
the Department of Cultural Institute U Myint Thein Swe
hosted a farewell dinner in honour of the goodwill
youth delegations to ASEAN Youth Camp hosted by
Myanmar at the Mya Yeik Nyo hotel here at 7 pm today. 

Deputy Minister for Culture U Soe Nyunt made the camp
closing speech and presented gifts to the leaders of
delegations. In his speech, the deputy minister said
first of all I would like to thank the members of the
youth camp for your support, contribution and
expertise in finalizing the ASEAN Youth Camp in 2002
in Myanmar. I hope your stay in Myanmar is enjoyable
and memorable and I also hope that the camp is a
success and beneficial to the youth of ASEAN. This
camp is really a successful one. 

Besides getting to know one another's culture better,
we will be able to and share experiences to better
understand and appreciate the solidarity and unity
prevailing among the ASEAN countries. I am also
confident that the cooperation and friendly ties
between Myanmar and other ASEAN countries will be
strengthened and further enhanced in future programmes
of ASEAN-COCI projects. 

During the camp, you have already visited Bagan that
is one of the richest archaeological sites in Asia.
Bagan is also famous for its tranquillity and majesty.
Bagan was the capital of the first unified Empire of
Anawrahta founded and flourished from 1044 AD to the
13th century. Covered by 5,000 mysterious and
magnificent stupas and hollow pagodas of a bygone era,
make Bagan one of the wonders of the world. 

I would like to express my gratitude and appreciation
for such kind of project initiated by the ASEAN
Secretariat, and everyone who has worked hard to
organize this programme in particular the Camp
Director, Resource Persons, Art Workshop, and all
delegates from ASEAN member countries. 

Then, the chairman of the national committee presented
souvenirs to the members of the delegations. In-charge
of the camp Director of the National Library U Kyaw Oo
presented prizes to the outstanding delegates and the
most outstanding prize to Malaysian delegate Mr Goh
Chiu Kuan, who later spoke words of thanks. Before the
dinner, delegates were entertained with Myanmar
traditional cultural dances.

___________________________

( 9 ) Drugs and arms seized in Tachilek

Yangon, 11 Oct - Myanmar regarded the drugs
eradication as a national concern. Especially, drugs
eradication tasks were given special emphasis in the
border area. On 4 October, a combined team comprising
members of local intelligence unit, Special Anti-drug
Squad and Myanmar Police Force, raided the house No
73/74 of Plot (4), Hsanhsaing (B) Ward in Tachilek.
The team arrested the house owner Aik Swe and his five
accomplices, Yan Kya Haw, Ar Mei, Ar Lon, Ar Hsan and
Jan Shine Min, together with 39 stimulant tablets, one
.38 pistol, one magazine and 13 rounds of ammunition. 

On further investigation, the team searched the house
of Aik Lu residing at No (7/226), Wanmaing Village,
Hsanhsaing (B) Ward, Tachilek, on 7 October, and
seized 5.75 kilos of heroin buried in the ground at
the back of the house, 9,000 stimulant tablets, one
pair of iron-mould to make the heroin blocks, two
pistols, two magazines, 8 rounds of ammunition and one
broken .32 pistol together with seven culprits. 

After conducting the further investigations on the
culprits, the team searched the coffee plantation of
Aik Ae of Hsanlu Village, Lwetawkhan Village-tract,
Tachilek Township, on 8 October, and seized 66 heroin
blocks weighing 36 kilos, 1,670,000 stimulant tablets,
one M-16 automatic rifle, one AK-47 automatic rifle,
one 9-mm pistol, one .45 pistol, one long barrel gun,
9 assorted magazines and 307 rounds of assorted
ammunition. The team also seized 3,360,000 stimulant
tablets, 10 kilos of fragmentary and moist stimulant
tablets, 338 kilos of Ephedrine powder, 40 kilos of
caffeine powder, one AK-47 automatic rifle, one
magazine and 240 rounds of assorted ammunition from
the house of Ar Pha Ku to the South of Aik Ae's house.


In the process from 4 to 8 October, the authorities
arrested 13 culprits together with 41.75 kilos of
heroin, 338 kilos of Ephedrine powder, 40 kilos of
caffeine powder, 5,039,039 stimulant tablets, 10 kilos
of fragmentary and moist stimulant tablets, one pair
of iron-mould to make heroin blocks, ten assorted
arms, 13 assorted magazines and 568 rounds of assorted
ammunition. 

This process is the one that exposed largest amount of
stimulant tablets under the exchange of information
programme among the international drug eradication
teams. Myanmar has been promoting the cooperation with
the neighbouring countries and the countries in the
region and the subregion for the drugs eradication
tasks. 

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