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[myanmar_information] The New Light of Myanmar (Saturday October 19, 2002) (2/2)
The New Light of Myanmar (Saturday October 19, 2002)
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(5) Leading Committee for Organizing 58th Anniversary
Armed Forces Day meets
(6) Rules for 58th Armed Forces Day Poetry
Competition announced
(7) State Lottery prizes to be drawn on 1 Nov
(8) (8) Myanmar disabled athletes honoured
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(5) Leading Committee for Organizing 58th Anniversary
Armed Forces Day meets
Yangon, 18 Oct - The Leading Committee for Organizing
the 58th Anniversary Armed Forces Day held its first
coordination meeting at the meeting hall of Yangon
Command this afternoon.
Chairman of the committee Member of the State Peace
and Development Council Chief of Armed Forces Training
Lt-Gen Kyaw Win delivered a speech on the occasion.
Then, Secretary of the Leading Committee Col Khin Soe
read out the resolutions passed at the meeting for
Organizing the 57th Anniversary Armed Forces Day.
Next, Chairman of the Management Committee Maj-Gen
Myint Swe reported on tasks carried out by the
Management Committee.
Afterwards, chairmen of the respective committees and
the work committee and officials reported on tasks to
be carried out committee-wise, followed by a general
round of discussions. The meeting ended with
concluding remarks by the chairman of the Leading
Committee.
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(6) Rules for 58th Armed Forces Day Poetry
Competition announced
Yangon, 18 Oct - Honouring of the 58th Anniversary
Armed Forces Day, which falls on March 27, 2003, a
poetry competition to be held by the Observance
Committee for Poems and Arts Competitions chaired by
Deputy Minister for Culture U Soe Nyunt (Htilar
Sitthu) was announced today.
Rules are as follows: Competitors are to reflect the
objectives of the 58th Anniversary Armed Forces Day
and fine traditions of the Tatmadaw historical events
that featured national characteristics of the Konbaung
Era (AD 1824), the Independence Era (from 1948 to
1988) and the State Peace and Development Council Era
, religious undertakings, nation-building endeavours,
efforts to ensure peace and the drug elimination
activities of the State Peace and Development Council.
The poem contest is divided into two categories
professional one and novice one.
Prize-winners of the Armed Forces Commemorative Day
Poem Competitions and the National Motto and Poem
Competitions, the Sarpay Beikman Manuscript Award
winners and the prize-winners (poem) of Pakokku U Ohn
Pe Literary Award and the National Literary Award
winners are to take part in the professional level
competitions and those who have never won these prizes
and awards are to participate in the novice one. But
those who have ever won these prizes and awards, on
their own accord, may take part in the professional
level. It is needed to send the entry, systematically
composed and clearly written on one side of the page
and two copies also needed to be sent.
The entry must be own creation of the contestants.
Name, pen name, parents' names, educational
qualifications, occupation and address are to be sent
together with two postcard-size colour photos to
Lt-Col Ohn Maung (Retd) (Myinmu Maung Naing Moe),
Chief Editor of Naing-Ngan Gonyi Publishing House, No
529/531, Merchant Road, Sarpay Beikman Building,
Yangon, not later than 31 January 2003.
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(7) State Lottery prizes to be drawn on 1 Nov
Yangon, 18 Oct - The prizes of the 166th State Lottery
will be drawn at the hall of Aungbalay Lottery Branch
at No 384, corner of Mahabandoola and 37th Streets,
Kyauktada Township, from 9 am to 4 pm in one day on 1
November. The prizes include one K 30 million prize,
28 K 5 million prizes, 11 K 2.5 million prizes, 665 K
600,000 prizes, 3 K 500,000 prizes, 6 K 400,000
prizes, 22 K 200,000 prizes, 171 K 100,000 Prizes, 34
K 80,000 prizes, 1,710 K 50,000 prizes, 66 K 40,000
prizes, 493 K 20,000 prizes and 17,100 K 10,000 prizes
totalling 20,310 prizes which can be withdrawn
beginning 6 November.
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(8) Myanmar disabled athletes honoured
Yangon, 18 Oct - The Myanmar disabled athletes, who
are going to participate in the competition in Busan,
the Republic of Korea, were honoured at Central Hotel
this evening.
Adjutant-General Maj-Gen Thein Sein made a speech on
the occasion. Then, Vice Adjutant-General Brig-Gen
Maung Nyo accepted US$ 200 donated by MD U Aye Okkar
Myo of Win First Co Ltd; K 100,000 each by MD U Khin
Maung Aye of Network Marketing Ltd and MD U Kyaw Naing
of American Vision; K 50,000 each by Haji U Maung
Maung Gyi of Shwebontha Co, Haji U Myint Naing of
Ngapali Travels & Tours and Haji U Tin Win of Yangon
Macca Travels & Tours and US$ 837 by Social Welfare
Department. Then, Director Brig-Gen Aung Thein spoke
words of thanks.
Later, the dinner was hosted in honour of the selected
Myanmar disabled athletes and this reception was
organized by Network Co Ltd.
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