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[myanmar_information] THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR (Friday, March 7, 2003)
THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR (Friday, March 7, 2003)
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1. Princess Sirindhorn to visit Myanmar
2. Secretary-1 General Khin Nyunt receives Project
Director of Washington Times
3. MWVO COC Chairman meets Yangon Division, District
and Township WVOs
4. Commander inspects agriculture tasks
5. Commander inspects Kyansittha column
6. Livestock breeding tasks inspected
7. Minister for Finance and Revenue inspects
Customs Department
8. Management multiplier course of USDA opens
9. Commerce Ministry Booth inspected
10. Minister inspects locomotive shed (Ywahtaung)
11. Information Minister inspects printing presses
for sub-printing house
12. Parade columns entertained
13. Armed Forces Day commemorative computer quiz opens
14. Commander of Central command inspects land
reclamation tasks
15. Farm machinery introduced in Pathein,
Ayeyawady Division
16. Sugarcane plantations in Bago Division inspected
17. Superstar Virgo cruiser to visit Myanmar
18. Township MCWAs? delivery rooms inspected
19. Myanmar Gazette
20. Tarred road and bridges inaugurated
21. Tube-well opened in Hsunbon Village
22. Beinnwegon Village gets sufficient water
23. Two lakes cleaned in Mogok
24. Tube-wells, hand pumps put into service
25. News From the Districts
26. L & F Minister receives Japanese experts
27. Myanmar delegation leaves for Sri Lanka
to attend 4th BIMST-EC Commerce and
Economic Ministers? Meeting
28. e-Commerce course opened
29. MNOC Chairman?s Trophy soccer tourney continues
30. MFF meets sports journalists
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1. Princess Sirindhorn to visit Myanmar
Yangon, 7 March ? At the invitation of the Chairman of
the State Peace and Development Council of the Union
of Myanmar Senior General Than Shwe, Her Royal
Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of the
Kingdom of Thailand will pay a royal visit to the
Union of Myanmar in the near future.
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2. Secretary-1 General Khin Nyunt receives Project
Director of Washington Times
Yangon, 6 March? Secretary-1 of the State Peace and
Development Council General Khin Nyunt received
Project Director Mr Stephen Brookes of the Washington
Times of the United States of America at Zeyathiri
Beik-man Hall of Konmyint-tha here at 5 pm today.
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3. MWVO COC Chairman meets Yangon Division, District
and Township WVOs
Yangon, 6 March ? Chairman of Myanmar War Veterans
Organization Central Organizing Committee Member of
the State Peace and Development Council
Adjutant-General Lt-Gen Thein Sein met with members of
Yangon Division, District and Township WVO Supervisory
Committees and chairmen and secretaries of Township
WVOs at the meeting hall of MWVO Headquarters on Pyay
Road in Mayangon Township this afternoon.
Adjutant-General Lt-Gen Thein Sein elaborated on the
purpose of forming the central organizing committee
and its organization set-up, conditions of the five
tasks being implemented under the guidance of Patron
of MVWO Central Organizing Committee Chairman of the
State Peace and Development Council Commander-in-Chief
of Defence Services Senior General Than Shwe, and
functions and the seven future tasks of MWVO.
Division WVO (Yangon City area) Supervisory Committee
Member of Yangon City Development Committee Col Tin
Soe reported on organizing measures taken by Township
WVOs and future tasks and Division WVO Supervisory
Committee (outside Yangon City area) Secretary
Captain Sein Whet (Retd), on work progress. The
meeting came to a close with concluding remarks by the
Adjutant-General.
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4. Commander inspects agriculture tasks
Yangon, 6 March ? Chairman of Shan State Peace and
Development Council Commander of Eastern Command
Maj-Gen Khin Maung Myint, inspected the soil
preparation works for cultivation of 50 acres of
summer paddy and cultivation of winter crops
including garlic and potato in Zeya Ayechan Farm in
Heho, Kalaw Township, on 3 March afternoon and gave
instructions on taking measures for local rice
sufficiency. Kalaw Township put 1050 acres of land
under garlic and 2060 acres under potato. Per acre
yield of garlic in the township is somewhere between
1,000 and 1,600 viss and that of potato is between
4,500 and 5,000 viss.
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5. Commander inspects Kyansittha column
Yangon, 6 March ? Chairman of Management Committee for
Observance of 58th Anniversary Armed Forces Day
Commander of Yangon Command Maj-Gen Myint Swe this
afternoon inspected the hostels of Kyansittha Column
which will take part in the Armed Forces Day parade
and gave necessary instructions.
The commander arrived at the local battalion in South
Okkalapa Township at 2 pm. He was welcomed there by
Parade Commander Brig-Gen Than Htay, Reserve Parade
Commander Brig-Gen Myint Aung, Column Commander Col
Tha Aung and senior Tatmadaw officers. The commander
gave necessary instructions to officers of Kyansittha
Column after inspecting the practising parade drill of
the column at the parade grounds. Then, the commander
inspected the barracks, the kitchens, dinning halls,
shops and communications unit of the parade companies
conducted by Column Commander Col Tha Aung and
officials. The commander left necessary instructions.
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6. Livestock breeding tasks inspected
Yangon, 6 March ? Yangon City Development Committee
Chairman Mayor U Ko Lay, Joint-Secretary U Kyi Win,
Member Col Tin Soe and officials inspected the wetland
livestock breeding farm being undertaken by YCDC in
Kyaikthalekwin, Twantay Township, this morning.
At the briefing hall of the farm, officials reported
on extended farming, future tasks and exceeding the
target in 2002-2003 fiscal year.
The mayor then looked into the breeding of fish,
prawns, pigs and poultry and presented cash awards to
the employees. The mayor gave necessary instructions
to the officials.
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7. Minister for Finance and Revenue inspects
Customs Department
Yangon, 6 March ? Minister for Finance and Revenue
Maj-Gen Hla Tun, inspected the Headquarters of the
Customs Department on Strand Road this evening.
Director General Col Khin Maung Lin and officials of
the Customs Department briefed the minister on the
services of the department. The minister gave
necessary instructions after inspecting the work site.
Minister Maj-Gen Hla Tun then met the officers of the
Customs Department and gave direction. He later
inspected training school and branches of the Customs
Department.
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8. Management multiplier course of USDA opens
Yangon, 6 March ? The opening ceremony of the
Management Multiplier Course No 2 for Executives
organized by Yangon North District Union Solidarity
and Development Association was held at the office of
Hmawby Township USDA this afternoon.
Central Executive Committee member of USDA Yangon
Division in-charge Col Tin Hlaing and CEC member
Brig-Gen Ohn Myint made speeches at the ceremony.
Then, the central executive committee members accepted
the cash donations of wellwishers. Col Tin Hlaing then
handed over the donations for the libraries of USDAs
to Secretary of Yangon North District USDA U Kyi
Maung. A total of 80 trainees are attending the
two-week course.
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9. Commerce Ministry Booth inspected
Yangon, 6 March ? Minister for Commerce Brig-Gen Pyi
Sone this afternoon visited the Defence Services
Museum on Shwedagon Pagoda Road here where he
inspected the 58th Anniversary Armed Forces Day
commemorative booths of the ministry. The minister
looked into the display of books published by the
ministry, documentary photos, border trade tasks and
scale models on production process of rice mills and
oil mills of the ministry. He also inspected the
ministry?s booths in the nation-building endeavours
and the twelve objectives sections.
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10. Minister inspects locomotive shed (Ywahtaung)
Yangon, 6 March ? Minister for Rail Transportation
Maj-Gen Aung Min, together with Deputy Minister U Pe
Than and officials, inspected the diesel locomotive
shed (Ywahtaung) on 4 March morning.
At the hall of the locomotive shed, an officials
reported on the main tasks of the shed, work progress,
manpower and construction of DMU carriages with the
use of charts. The minister then inspected the
production process and left necessary instructions.
The minister met with the personnel at the hall of the
shed and gave instructions on providing spare parts
and efforts to be made for ensuring timely completion
of the main tasks and the projects. He said that
Yangon-Mandalay railroad and Yangon circular railroad
will be upgraded. He added that in the process efforts
are to be made with a sense of providing
transportation services to the people. In conclusion,
the minister spoke of the need for the staff to
prevent accidents and to carry out tasks in unison.
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11. Information Minister inspects printing presses
for sub-printing house
Yangon, 6 March? Minister for Information Brig-Gen
Kyaw Hsan, arrived at Asia World jetty in Ahlon
Township this afternoon and viewed loading of two
printing presses on board a freight wagon. The
machines are for Myitkyina Sub-printing House in
Kachin State. The printing presses arrived at the
jetty on 4 March on board MV Kota Sabas from Japan.
The minister gave necessary instructions on timely
transportation, systematization and supervision of the
officials. The presses were imported from Shinohara
Shojikk Co of Japan. They are of Shinohara 66 Heavy
Duty Sheetfed Singlecolour Offset presses.
Arrangements are being made for publishing the dailies
in Myitkyina as a gesture to hail the 58th Anniversary
Armed Forces Day.
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12. Parade columns entertained
Yangon, 6 March ? Under the supervision of the
Directorate of Public Relations and Psychological
Warfare, Tatmadaw Television Unit, No 1 Mobile Public
Relations Unit and Myanma Motion Picture Enterprise
entertained the parade columns which will take part in
the 58th Anniversary Armed Forces Day Parade with
music and movies at the respective columns yesterday
evening. Myawady and Aung San Columns were entertained
with anyeint, songs and dances at Kyaikkasan Grounds,
Bandoola Column at Defence Services Orthopaedic
Hospital (500-bed); Anawrahta, Aungzeya and
Bayintnaung columns at No 1 Transit Centre
(Bayintnaung) and Nawaday Column at Ayeyawady Naval
Regional Command Headquarters and Sinbyushin columns
at Mingaladon Station with movies. Column Commanders,
commanding officers, senior military officers and
other ranksm of the columns enjoyed the
entertainments.
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13. Armed Forces Day commemorative computer quiz opens
Yangon, 6 March ? The 58th Anniversary Armed Forces
Day commemorative computer quiz organized by the
Twelve Objectives of the State Exhibition Booth was
opened at the Directorate of Defence Services Museum
and Historical Research Institute on Shwedagon Pagoda
Road in Dagon Township this morning. First,
Vice-Chairman of the Committee for Holding the 58th
Anniversary Armed Forces Day Commemorative Literary
and Art Competition and Exhibition Chief of Staff
(Navy) Rear Admiral Soe Thein made a speech. Then,
Assistant Lecturer U Khin Maung Win of University of
Computer Studies (Yangon) explained about the quiz.
Twenty-five members each from North Okkalapa and
Kamayut Township Union Solidarity and Development
Associations took part in the morning session of the
quiz and another 25 members of USDA from Thanlyin
Township in the evening session.
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14. Commander of Central command inspects land
reclamation tasks
Yangon, 6 March ? Chairman of Mandalay Division Peace
and Development Council Commander of Central Command
Maj-Gen Ye Myint, inspected the reclamation of 500
acres of land being carried out by local people and
the Agricultural Mechanization Department at
Htanaung-taing Village in the area in Seiknyan River
Water Pumping Project. Afterwards, the commander heard
the reports by departmental personnel and local
farmers and attended to their needs.
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15. Farm machinery introduced in Pathein,
Ayeyawady Division
Yangon, 6 March? The ceremony to demonstrate the use
of farm machinery, organized by the Ministry of
Industry-2 and SPA Lwin and Swan Tractor Enterprise,
was held at Pathein University staff welfare
plantation in Pathein, Ayeyawady Division, yesterday
morning.
Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Aung Thein Lin explained the
purpose of the ceremony and Commander Maj-Gen Htay Oo
made a speech. Then, the capacity of machinery
produced by the ministry was demonstrated and queries
raised by the farmers were replied to. The commander
and the deputy minister viewed the machinery displayed
at the temporary sales centre. After the ceremony, the
commander cordially greeted the farmers. In the
afternoon, the commander addressed the coordination
meeting of Ayeyawady Division Peace and Development
Council held at Ayeya Shwewa Hall in Pathein. The
commander attended to the needs.
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16. Sugarcane plantations in Bago Division inspected
Yangon, 6 March ? Deputy Minister for Agriculture and
Irrigation Brig-Gen Khin Maung and officials,
inspected thriving sugarcane plantations and attended
to the needs in Pyay Township yesterday morning.
There, green gram and water melon are cultivated as
mixed crops among the sugarcane plantations. Then, the
deputy minister and party inspected Myaywa River Water
Pumping Project site for Nawaday Sugar Factory area
and fulfilled the requirements. Next, they inspected
land preparations for cultivation of sugarcane in
Thegon and Paukkhaung Townships. In the afternoon,
they went to Kywethe Village sugarcane purchase center
in Aunglan Township, Magway Division, and met with
some 300 farmers for providing fertilizers, water
supply and quality strains. Later, the deputy minister
and party met with 475 farmers at the monastery in
Gonhnyindan Village, Taungdwingyi Township, and
discussed matters related to extended cultivation of
sugarcane in the region.
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17. Superstar Virgo cruiser to visit Myanmar
Yangon, 6 March ? A coordination meeting was held for
the first visit of Superstar Virgo Cruise of Star
Cruises to Myanmar in October 2003, at the Ministry of
Transport this morning. The Super Star Virgo Cruise is
268.29 metres long with an 8.1-metre draught. The
76,800-ton cruise can carry 2,500 passengers on board.
It will arrive at Myanmar International Thilawa
Terminal soon.
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18. Township MCWAs? delivery rooms inspected
Yangon, 6 March ? Patron of the Supervisory Committee
for Yangon Division Maternal and Child Welfare
Association Daw Khin Thet Htay and officials inspected
delivery rooms of Hmawby and Shwepyitha townships
MCWAs in Yangon District (North) this morning and
attended to the needs. She then met with the township
Maternal and Child Welfare Associations members and
briefed them on future tasks laid down by MCWA
(Central) to be carried out by township MCWAs. At the
two meetings, Hmawby and Shwepyitha township Peace and
Development Council chairmen and MCWA chairpersons
reported on tasks being carried out by respective
township MCWAs.
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19. Myanmar Gazette
Yangon, 6 March ? The State Peace and Development
Council has appointed Pro-Rector U Saw Kyaw Min of
Yangon Western University of the Higher Education
Department (Lower Myanmar) of the Ministry of
Education as Rector of the same university on
probation from the date he assumes charge of his
duties.
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20. Tarred road and bridges inaugurated
Yangon, 6 March ? As a gesture hailing the 58th
Anniversary Armed Forces Day, tarred road leading to
the hospital in Lonkhin Village in Phakant and new
bridges were opened to the public on 8 February
morning. First, Col Tin Shein of the Northern Command
made a speech. Then, Executive Officer of the Township
Development Affairs Committee U Win Min Than explained
the purpose of the construction of the road and
bridges. Afterwards, Col Tin Shein, Chairman U Kyi
Hlaing of Lonkin Village Peace and Development Council
and Executive Officer of the Township Development
Affairs Committee U Win Min Than formally opened the
road and bridges. The road, with 400 feet in length
and 16 feet in width, was constructed by the Township
DAC.
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21. Tube-well opened in Hsunbon Village
Yangon, 6 March ? Officials of the Kayah State
Development Affairs Committee inspected sinking of a
tube-well on 1 February in Hsunbon Village in Loikaw
Township sunk by township DAC. The sinking of the
tube- well was completed on 13 January.
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22. Beinnwegon Village gets sufficient water
Yangon, 6 March ? For supplying clean water for
Beinnwegon Village, Taungtha Township, a two-inch
tube-well sunk by township Development Affairs
Committee was opened on 4 March morning. It has
1,000-gallon-per-hour capacity and is 420 feet deep.
There was a scarcity of water in the past. Now, the
village gets sufficient drinking water.
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23. Two lakes cleaned in Mogok
Yangon, 6 March ? Local people of Padamya Ward in
Mogok and staff of township Development Affairs
Department on 24 February cleaned two water storage
lakes in Sitan Ward. Mogok Township DAD supplies water
to the town from the two lakes two times a day.
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24. Tube-wells, hand pumps put into service
Yangon, 6 March ? A hand pump sunk by Taze Township
Development Affairs Department was put into service in
Thantha Village in Taze Township on 26 February.
During 2002-2003 fiscal year, Taze Township DAD has
sunk 3 tube-wells and 10 hand pumps.
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25. News From the Districts
Taungtha gets another tube-well
Taungtha Township on 24 February put into service one
more tube-well supplying clean water for Htanpinkan
(North) Village. The 1,200-gallon-per-hour capacity
tube-well was installed at the village at a cost of K
625,000, to which the donors, U Khin Maung Lay of
Myomann Company contributed K 500,000 and the Township
Development Affairs Committee, K 125,000.
Model village sets up self-reliance library
Self-reliance library opened in Theegon Model
Village in Minbu (Saku) Township on 18 February.
Official of Minbu District Information and Public
Relations Department U Thein Tun Aung explained facts
about the opening of the libraries.
Buddha image conveyed to Kyaukdaga
The 17.5-foot-high Pyilon Aye Myinbahu Maha Myat Muni
Buddha Image temporarily kept at the eastern prayer
hall of the Shwedagon Pagoda, was conveyed for public
obeisance to the Mingalar Pandal of U Tin Aung-Daw
Than Than Win of Sein Cheroot factory in Peinzaloak on
17 February. The image will be conveyed to Ward 2,
Phado, Kyaukdaga Township, to be permanently kept
there.
Cash donated for road construction
Wellwishers donated K 2.108 million for
Pantanaw-Gonmin-Tawkyaung-Daunggyi road at a ceremony
held at Tawkyaung Village-tract on 22 February. The
road is being built by Township USDA and Development
Affairs Committee.
New tube-well opened in Kanbalu
The new two-inch-diameter tube-well was opened at
Leiktu Village, Kanbalu Township, on 28 February. The
tube-well was sunk with the donations of Thiha
Thudhamma Manizawtadhara U Thein Win-Thiha Thudhamma
Theingi Thiri Thudhamma Theingi Daw Ni of Shwe Than
Lwin Co. It has a capacity of 1,500 gallons per hour.
So far, Township DAC has sunk 41 tube-wells in the
township.
Talks on all-round development of young women held
Talks on all-round development of young women took
place at Thakhwuttaw Village, Wetlet Township, Sagaing
Division, on 13 February. Township Maternal and Child
Welfare Association Patron Daw Khin Win and members
gave talks on tasks to be carried out for prevention
of human trafficking and vocational education subjects
such as tailoring, knitting, embroidery and others
sector-wise.
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26. L & F Minister receives Japanese experts
Yangon, 6 March ? Minister for Livestock and Fisheries
Brig-Gen Maung Maung Thein received Ship Builder
Professor Mr Masaru of Silver Wave Trading Ltd of
Japan and party at his office this afternoon.
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27. Myanmar delegation leaves for Sri Lanka
to attend 4th BIMST-EC Commerce and
Economic Ministers? Meeting
Yangon, 6 March?Minister at the Office of the Chairman
of the State Peace and Development Council Brig-Gen
Abel left for Colombo, Sri Lanka this afternoon to
attend the fourth BIMST-EC Commerce and Economic
Ministers? Meeting to be held on 7 March. Myanmar
Ambassador to Sri Lanka U Than Tun, Deputy Head of
Myanmar Embassy and Staff Officer U Pe Aung of
National AFTA Unit will attend the meeting as the
members of the Myanmar delegation led by Brig-Gen
Abel.
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28. e-Commerce course opened
Yangon, 6 March? e-Commerce with Struts and JWSDP
Application Course jointly conducted by Union of
Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and
Industry and Japan Overseas Development Corporation
(JODC) was opened this morning at MICT Park in Hline
Township. General Secretary U Zaw Min Win and
e-Commerce Expert Mr Satoshi Kodaira of JODC made
speeches on the occasion. Altogether 35 trainees are
attending the 10-day course starting today.
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29. MNOC Chairman?s Trophy soccer tourney continues
Yangon, 6 March ? The second Myanmar National Olympic
Committee Chairman?s Trophy soccer tournament (open)
for the year 2003, organized by Myanmar Football
Federation, continued at the Youths Training Centre in
Thuwunna this afternoon. The Ruby Dragon team beat the
Yangon City Development Committee team 2-0 in the
Group B. The man of the match award went to Aung Kyaw
Tun of the former. The Finance and Revenue team plays
against the Ministry of Construction team tomorrow in
the Group A at the same venue.
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30. MFF meets sports journalists
Yangon, 6 March ? The Myanmar Football Federation and
the Myanmar Sports Journalists Federation held a
meeting at the meeting hall of Aung San Gymnasium this
morning. MFF President U Thaung Htaik explained
long-term projects under implementation for enhancing
Myanmar?s football standard. MSJF President Dr Tin Tun
Oo explained the purpose of holding the meeting, and
MFF Secretary U Tin Aung, the camping of footballers
and organizing the football tournaments. The MFF
president, secretary, coaches and officials assessed
the reports.The meeting came to an end with concluding
remarks by the director-general.
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