[myanmar_information] THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR (Thursday November 7, 2002)

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THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR (Thursday November 7, 2002)

1.  Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing and party 
     arrive back from Cambodia
2.  Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Prime Minister 
     Senior General Than Shwe attends First Greater Mekong Subregion Summit 
     in Phnom Penh
3.  Senior General Than Shwe attends Working Dinner for 
     the Heads of State/Government of ASEAN 
4.  Senior General Than Shwe attends banquet hosted 
     by His Majesty Norodom Sihanouk 
5.  Senior General Than Shwe and party arrive 
     Phnom Penh to attend First GMS Summit
6.  Senior General Than Shwe meets 
     Prime Minister of Cambodia Mr Samdech Hun Sen
7.  Senior General Than Shwe and Japanese 
     Prime Minister meet in Phnom Penh
9.  Daw Kyaing Kyaing and party visit 
     ancient cultural buildings in Phnom Penh
10. Health Minister receives French guest
11. Industry-1 Minister receives Chinese guests
12. Minister receives Bangladeshi Ambassador
13. Ayeyawady Naval Region Command Headquarters holds
      communal Kathina robes offering ceremony 
14. Austrian Airlines' Vienna-Yangon-Phuket-Vienna flight inaugurated
15. Stake driving ceremony of Panhlaing Bridge held
16. Vice-Chief of Military Intelligence visits UN Poster Exhibition
17. Tatmadawmen patients at DSGH entertained
18. Labour Minister meets staff in Tachilek
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1.  Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing and party 
     arrive back from Cambodia

Yangon, 6 Nov - The Myanmar delegation led by Chairman of the State Peace and 
Development Council of the Union of Myanmar and Prime Minister Senior General 
Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing arrived back here by the special flight 
from Phnom Penh, Cambodia, at 2 pm today after attending the First Greater 
Mekong Subregion Summit, the Eighth ASEAN Summit and the ASEAN Heads of 
State/Government and Heads of State/Government of the People's Republic of 
China, Japan and the Republic of Korea Summit and the ASEAN-India Summit in 
Phnom Penh, Cambodia, from 3 to 5 November 2002 at the invitation of Prime 
Minister of the Royal Government of Cambodia Samdech Hun Sen. 

Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing and party were welcomed 
back at Yangon International Airport by Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and 
Development Council Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services 
Commander-in-Chief (Army) Vice-Senior General Maung Aye and wife Daw Mya Mya 
San, members of the State Peace and Development Council, the 
Commander-in-Chief (Navy) and the Commander-in-Chief (Air) and their wives, 
the Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and Development Council Yangon Command 
Commander, ministers, senior military officers, Dean of the Diplomatic Corps 
Ambassador of the Lao People's Democratic Republic Mr Ly Bounkham and wife 
and heads of foreign missions, resident representatives of UN agencies and 
their wives and military and civilian officials. 

Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council of the Union of 
Myanmar General Khin Nyunt and wife Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe, Minister at the 
State Peace and Development Council Chairman's Office Brig-Gen Abel, Minister 
for Foreign Affairs U Win Aung and wife Daw San Yon, Deputy Minister for 
Foreign Affairs U Khin Maung Win, Deputy Minister for Health Prof Dr Kyaw 
Myint, Director-General Lt-Col Pe Nyein of the State Peace and Development 
Council Office and high-ranking officials of departments concerned also 
arrived back on the same flight. 
___________

2.  Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Prime Minister 
     Senior General Than Shwe attends First Greater Mekong Subregion Summit 
     in Phnom Penh

Yangon, 6 Nov - A ceremony to open the First Greater Mekong Subregion Summit 
was held at the Hotel Inter-Continental in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on 3 November 
evening, attended by Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council and 
Prime Minister Senior General Than Shwe.   

Participating in the summit were Heads of State/Government of the GMS 
countries, namely, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of the 
Union of Myanmar Prime Minister Senior General Than Shwe, Chinese Premier Zhu 
Rongji, Prime Minister of the Royal Government of Cambodia Samdech Hun Sen, 
Prime Minister of the Lao People's Democratic Republic Mr Boungnang Vorachit, 
Prime Minister of Thailand Dr Thaksin Shinawatra, Prime Minister of Socialist 
Republic of Vietnam Mr Phan Van Khai, President of Asian Development Bank Mr 
Tadao Chino, Daw Kyaing Kyaing, wife of Chairman of the State Peace and 
Development Council of the Union of Myanmar Prime Minister Senior General 
Than Shwe, wives of the Heads of State/Government of the GMS countries, 
Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council General Khin Nyunt and 
wife Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe, Minister at the State Peace and Development 
Council Office Brig-Gen Abel, Minister for Foreign Affairs U Win Aung and 
wife Daw San Yon, Myanmar Ambassador U Saw Hla Min and wife Daw Khin Swe Yu, 
Director-General of the State Peace and Development Council Office Lt-Col Pe 
Nyein and departmental heads, ministers of the GMS countries, high-ranking 
officials and officials of Asian Development Bank. 

Chairman of the GMS Summit Prime Minister for the Royal Government of 
Cambodia Samdech Hun Sen delivered an address at the opening ceremony of the 
First Greater Mekong Subregion Summit. 

The First Greater Mekong Subregion Summit followed at Ball Room-3 of the 
Hotel Inter-Continental. 

Before the summit, state leaders and heads of the GMS countries and the 
President of Asian Development Bank posed for documentary photos. 

Also present at the summit were Chairman of the State Peace and Development 
Council of the Union of Myanmar Prime Minister Senior General Than Shwe, 
Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, Prime Minister for the Royal Government of 
Cambodia Samdech Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Lao People's Democratic 
Republic Mr Boungnang Vorachit, Prime Minister of Thailand Thaksin 
Shinawatra, Prime Minister of the Vietnam Socialist Republic Mr Phan Van Khai 
and President of Asian Development Bank Mr Tadao Chino. 

Moreover, a sign-contract ceremony was held at Ballroom-1 of the Hotel 
Inter-Continental. Minister at the State Peace and Development Council 
Chairman's Office of the Union of Myanmar Brig-Gen Abel and ministers 
concerned of GMS countries signed in the Intergovernmental Agreement on Power 
Interconnection and Trade in the GMS. 
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3.  Senior General Than Shwe attends Working Dinner for 
     the Heads of State/Government of ASEAN 

Yangon, 6 Nov - Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of the 
Union of Myanmar Prime Minister Senior General Than Shwe attended the Working 
Dinner for the Heads of State/Government of ASEAN at Ball Room-1 of the Hotel 
Inter-Continental in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on 3 November evening. 

When the Heads of State/Government of ASEAN arrived at the Hotel 
Inter-Continental where the dinner will be held, Prime Minister of the Royal 
Government of Cambodia Samdech Hun Sen welcomed them. 

Present at the dinner were Chairman of the State Peace and Development 
Council of the Union of Myanmar Prime Minister Senior General Than Shwe, His 
Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei Darussalam, Prime Minister of 
the Royal Government of Cambodia Samdech Hun Sen, President of Indonesia Mad
ame Megawati Sukarnoputri, Prime Minister of the Lao People's Democratic 
Republic Mr Boungnang Vorachit, Prime Minister of Malaysia Dato' Seri Dr 
Mahathir bin Mohamad, President of the Republic of the Philippines Madame 
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Prime Minister of Singapore Mr Goh Chok Tong, Prime 
Minister of Thailand Dr Thaksin Shinawatra, Prime Minister of the Vietnam 
Socialist Republic Mr Phan Van Khai, Minister at the State Peace and 
Development Council Chairman's Office Brig-Gen Abel, Minister for Foreign 
Affairs U Win Aung, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and the Ministers of 
Economic Affairs of ASEAN countries, the ASEAN Secretary-General and guests. 

After the dinner, Heads of State/Government cordially held an informal 
meeting. 
___________

4.  Senior General Than Shwe attends banquet hosted 
     by His Majesty Norodom Sihanouk 

Yangon, 6 Nov - Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Prime 
Minister of the Union of Myanmar Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing 
Kyaing attended the banquet in honour of ASEAN Heads of State and Government 
and their wives and Heads of State and Government of the People's Republic of 
China, Japan, the Republic of Korea and India by His Majesty Preah Bat 
Samdech Preah Norodom Sihanouk, King of Cambodia, and Her Majesty Norodom 
Monineath Sihanouk, Queen of Cambodia, at Royal Palace in Phnom Penh on 4 
November. 

ASEAN Heads of State and Government and their wives and Heads of State and 
Government of the People's Republic of China, Japan, the Republic of Korea 
and India arrived at Royal Palace and they were welcomed by King of Cambodia 
His Majesty Preah Bat Samdech Preah Norodom Sihanouk and Queen of Cambodia 
Her Majesty Norodom Monineath Sihanouk. 

Present at the banquet were Chairman of the State Peace and Development 
Council Prime Minister of the Union of Myanmar Senior General Than Shwe and 
wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing, His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei 
Darussalam, President of Indonesia Madame Megawati Sukarnoputri, Prime 
Minister of the Lao People's Democratic Republic Mr Boungnang Vorachit, Prime 
Minister of Malaysia Dato' Sari Dr Mahathir bin Mohamed, President of the 
Republic of the Philippines Madame Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Prime Minister of 
Singapore Mr Goh Chok Tong, Prime Minister of Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra, 
Prime Minister of the Vietnam Socialist Republic Mr Phan Van Khai, Chinese 
Premier Mr Zhu Rongji, Japanese Prime Minister Mr Junichiro Koizumi, Prime 
Minister of ROK Mr Kim Set So, Indian Prime Minister Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee, 
Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council General Khin Nyunt and 
wife, the ministers, senior officials, ASEAN Directors-General, ASEAN 
Secretary-General and guests.
____________

5.  Senior General Than Shwe and party arrive 
     Phnom Penh to attend First GMS Summit

Yangon, 6 Nov - At the invitation of Prime Minister of Cambodia Mr Samdech 
Hun Sen, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Prime Minister 
of Union of Myanmar Senior General Than Shwe, accompanied by wife Daw Kyaing 
Kyaing, Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council General Khin 
Nyunt and party, left Yangon on 3 November to attend the First Greater Mekong 
Subregion Summit, the Eighth Summit of ASEAN, ASEAN Heads of State/Government 
of the People's Republic of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea Summit and 
ASEAN-India Summit to be held in Phnom Penh on 3 November. 

They arrived at Pochentong International Airport in Phnom Penh at 11.45 am 
local time. Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing and party 
were welcomed at the airport by welcoming party led by Minister of Public 
Work and Transport of Cambodia Mr Khy Tainglim, Myanmar Ambassador U Saw Hla 
Min and wife Daw Khin Swe Yu, embassy staff and families. 

Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing and party arrived at 
Hotel Cambodiana in Phnom Penh where they were to stay.
_____________

6.  Senior General Than Shwe meets 
     Prime Minister of Cambodia Mr Samdech Hun Sen 

Yangon, 6 Nov - Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Prime 
Minister of Union of Myanmar Senior General Than Shwe met Prime Minister of 
Cambodia Mr Samdech Hun Sen at Hotel Inter-Continental in Phnom Penh at 2.30 
pm on 3 November. 

Cambodia Mr Hor Namhong, Senior Minister and Minister of Cabinet Mr Sok An 
and Minister of Trade Mr Cham Prasith. 
______________

7.  Senior General Than Shwe and Japanese 
     Prime Minister meet in Phnom Penh

Yangon, 6 Nov - Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Prime 
Minister of the Union of Myanmar Senior General Than Shwe met Japanese Prime 
Minister Junichiro Koizumi at Room No 820 of the Hotel Inter-Continental in 
Phnom Penh, Cambodia, at 2 pm yesterday. 

The Japanese Prime Minister was accompanied by Vice Chief Cabinet Secretary 
Mr Kousei Ueno, Vice Foreign Minister Mr Syotaro Takano, Assistant Vice Chief 
Cabinet Secretary Mr Syotaro Yachi and high-ranking officials. 
______________

8.  Daw Kyaing Kyaing and party visit 
     ancient cultural buildings in Phnom Penh

Yangon, 6 Nov - Daw Kyaing Kyaing, wife of Chairman of the State Peace and 
Development Council and Prime Minister Senior General Than Shwe; and Dr Daw 
Khin Win Shwe, Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council General 
Khin Nyunt; and party, accompanied by wives of the ASEAN Heads of 
State/Government, paid homage to the ancient Buddha images at Silver Pagoda 
and Gandakuti Taik in the compound of the Palace in Phnom Penh on 4 November 
morning.

They then visited the traditional costume booth and the ancient cultural 
artifacts booth in the compound of the Palace. 

Next, the guests arrived at the National Museum and viewed ancient Buddha 
images, ancient cultural artifacts and antiques displayed at the museum. 

The guests enjoyed traditional dances presented by students of the Royal 
University of Fine Arts at the Chakdomuk Hall in Phnom Penh. 

Afterwards, Lok Chumteav Bun Rany Hun Sen, wife of Prime Minister for the 
Royal Government of Cambodia Samdech Hun Sen, hosted a luncheon in honour of 
the guests at the Hotel Cambodiana. 
_____________

9.  Health Minister receives French guest 

Yangon, 6 Nov - Minister for Health Maj-Gen Ket Sein received Mr J M 
Beaujolin, Chairman of Europ Continents Sa Paris of France, at his office on 
Pyidaungsu Yeiktha Street in Dagon Township at 3 pm today. 
_____________

10.  Industry-1 Minister receives Chinese guests 

Yangon, 6 Nov - Minister for Industry-1 U Aung Thaung received Chairman Mr 
Yang Chang Heng of the China Metallurgical Construction (Group) Corporation 
of the People's Republic of China and party at his office at 1.30 pm today. 
_____________

11. Minister receives Bangladeshi Ambassador

Yangon, 6 Nov - Minister for Progress of Border Areas and National Races and 
Development Affairs Col Thein Nyunt received Bangladeshi Ambassador to the 
Union of Myanmar Mr A B Manjoor Rahim at his office this evening. 

Similarly, the minister received President of International Symbiotic 
Relationship Promotion Association of Japan Mr Tomomitsu Iwakura at the same 
venue yesterday evening. 
_____________

12. Ayeyawady Naval Region Command Headquarters holds
      communal Kathina robes offering ceremony 

Yangon, 6 Nov - The 50th communal Kathina robes offering ceremony of the 
family of Ayeyawady Naval Region Command Headquarters, led by 
Commander-in-Chief (Navy) Rear-Admiral Kyi Min and wife Daw Aye Aye, was held 
at the Mararizaya Yanmyoaung Dhammayon at the headquarters this morning. 

The Sayadaw administered the Five Precepts to the congregation, and members 
of the Sangha recited the parittas. Then, the Commander-in-Chief (Navy) and 
wife and officials presented Kathina robes and offertories to 27 members of 
the Sangha, followed by sharing of the merits gained. 
_____________

13. Austrian Airlines' Vienna-Yangon-Phuket-Vienna flight inaugurated

Yangon, 6 Nov - A ceremony to inaugurate new Vienna-Yangon-Phuket-Vienna 
regular flight provided by Austrian Airlines Group-Lauda Air was held at 
Yangon International Airport this morning. 

Minister for Transport Maj-Gen Hla Myint Swe, Minister for Hotels and Tourism 
Brig-Gen Thein Zaw and Chairman of Austrian Airlines Group-Lauda Air Mr 
Thomas Suritsch formally opened the ceremony. Austrian Airlines will operate 
once-a-week Vienna-Yangon-Phuket-Vienna regular flight leaving Vienna on 
Tuesdays and reaching Yangon on Wednesday mornings. B 767-300 aircraft, with 
a seating capacity of 244, that belongs to Lauda Air Luftfahrt AG, a 
subsidiary company of Austrian Airlines Group that holds 99.08 per cent of 
possession of the aircraft, will be used. Under the Myanmar-Austria Air 
Transport Agreement signed in 1976, the regular flight is launched with 
necessary amendments by the two governments. 

The flight was made possible through the coordination between the Department 
of Civil Aviation and the Civil Aviation Authority of Austria under the 
directive of the Ministry of Transport, the support and cooperative efforts 
of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and the Ministries of Hotels and 
Tourism, and arrangements between the tour operators of the two countries. 
The inaugural flight this morning landed here from Vienna carrying a total of 
234 passengers, and 219 passengers disembarked at Yangon International 
Airport. 

The flight departed Yangon for Phuket at 6.50 am with a total of 79 
passengers including 15 transit passengers. 
_____________

14. Stake driving ceremony of Panhlaing Bridge held

Yangon, 6 Nov - Stake driving ceremony of Panhlaing Bridge across Panhlaing 
River was held on Panhlaing River bank, seven furlongs from Yangon-Nyaungdon 
high way, near Hlinethaya Industrial Zone in Hlinethaya Township, Yangon 
North District this morning. 

Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and Development Council Commander of Yangon 
Command Maj-Gen Myint Swe, Minister for Construction Maj-Gen Saw Tun and 
Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Myint Thein attended the remony. 

First, Maj-Gen Saw Tun made an address and Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe spoke 
words of thanks. At the auspicious time, Maj-Gen Saw Tun, Commander Maj-Gen 
Myint Swe and Brig-Gen Myint Thein drove the stakes and sprinkled the scented 
water on it. 

Next, the commander and the ministers performed the rituals of golden and 
silver showers to mark the successful completion of the ceremony. The 
Panhlaing bridge flanked by four feet wide pedestrian lanes will be 500 feet 
long and 28 feet wide and, its approach road will be 1,440 feet long. 

The bridge will be of reinforced concrete one and its clearance will be 75 
feet wide and 20 feet high. It can withstand 60-ton loads. Upon completion, 
the people from Ayeyawady Division can easily travel to Yangon through 
Kungyangon, Kaw-hmu, Twantay and Hlinethaya Township. 
___________

15. Vice-Chief of Military Intelligence visits UN Poster Exhibition

Yangon, 6 Nov - Vice-Chief of Military Intelligence Maj-Gen Kyaw Win and the 
deputy ministers, the vice- chairman of Yangon City Development Committee 
vice-mayor and departmental heads visited the United Nations Poster 
Exhibition marking the 57th Anniversary of UN Day which falls on 24 October, 
2002, at the Tatmadaw Convention hall on U Wisara Road here this morning. 

First, Maj-Gen Kyaw Win presented gifts to the artists, who drew the 
portraits of the seven UN Secretaries-General U Lun Kywe, U Min Naing, U Kyaw 
Ohn, U Aung Thin Oo, U Thet Oo (Mon Thet), Daw Sandar Win Tun and wife Daw 
Khin Hla Myint on behalf of artist U San Toe. Maj-Gen Kyaw Win and party then 
viewed the exhibition. 
___________

16. Tatmadawmen patients at DSGH entertained 

Yangon, 6 Nov - Artistes from States and Divisions who participated in the 
10th Myanmar Traditional Cultural Performing Arts Competitions presented 
entertainment to Tatmadaw-men who were receiving medical treatment at the 
Defence Services General Hospital in Mingaladon, here yesterday evening. The 
artistes entertained the patients with Myanmar traditional dances, songs and 
music. 
___________

17. Labour Minister meets staff in Tachilek

Yangon, 6 Nov - Minister for Labour U Tin Winn met Tachilek District Peace 
and Development Council Chairman Lt-Col Aung Nyunt Thein, officials from the 
Labour Department, township level officials and blue collar workers at the 
hall of Tachilek District Peace and Development Council Office in Tachilek on 
4 November and discussed matters relating to political, economic and social 
objectives laid down by the State and thrift of electricity and fuel in 
detail. After hearing reports of the officials, he attended to the needs. 
____________

18. Pivot fixed atop Kyaikpadagyi Pagoda in Kyauktan Township   

Yangon, 6 Nov - A ceremony to fix the pivot atop Kyaikpadagyi Hsandawshin 
Pagoda in Padagyi Sanpya Village, Kyauktan Township, Yangon South District, 
was held at the precinct of the pagoda this morning. 

Minister for Religious Affairs U Aung Khin, Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Thura 
Aung Ko and officials fixed the pivot atop the pagoda. Then, the ceremony 
came to an end. 
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