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[myanmar_information] The New Light of Myanmar (Monday, March 17, 2003)
The New Light of Myanmar (Monday, March 17, 2003)
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1. State Peace and Development Council Chairman sends
message of congratulations to Mr Jiang Zemin
2. State Peace and Development Council Chairman
sends message of congratulations to dignitaries
of NPC
3. State Peace and Development Council Vice-Chairman
Vice-Senior General Maung Aye sends message
of congratulations to Mr Zeng Qinghong
4. Central Committee for Ensuring Smooth and Secure
Transport holds 2/2003 meeting
5. General Khin Nyunt attends coord meeting of
Leading Committee for All-round Renovation
of Shwedagon Pagoda
6. Prizes presented at monastic education school
in Sangyoung Township
7. ?Soon? offered to members of Sangha
8. Rural development tasks inspected in
Hmawby Township, Yangon Division
9. Tamadaw parade columns continue drills practice
10. Roads, Thanlwin bridge construction inspected
11. CPT Ministry holds meeting
12. Commander inspects regional development tasks
13. Information tasks inspected in Mandalay
14. Nursery Market Festival continues
15. CEC member meets USDA members,
departmental officials in Pathein
16. News from the Districts
17. Completion certificates presented
18. Fianance & Revenue Minister receives guests
19. Tourists on adventurous journey in Kachin State
20. 716 merchants arrive
21. Myanmar delegation leaves for Brunei
22. SME management, e-commerce courses conclude
23. Myanmar beat Vietnam 5-2
24. Third Asian Billiards Championship opened
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1. State Peace and Development Council Chairman sends
message of congratulations to Mr Jiang Zemin
Yangon, 17 March ? Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman
of the State Peace and Development Council of the
Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of
congratulations to His Excellency Mr Jiang Zemin, upon
his reelection as Chairman of the Central Military
Commission of the People?s Republic of China at the
10th National People?s Congress.
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2. State Peace and Development Council Chairman
sends message of congratulations to dignitaries of
NPC
Yangon, 17 March ? Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman
of the State Peace and Development Council and Prime
Minister of the Union of Myanmar, has sent Messages of
congratulations to the following dignitaries who have
been elected to respective posts at the 10th National
People?s Congress of the People?s Republic of China:-
(i) His Excellency Mr Hu Jintao, President of the
People?s Republic of China
(ii) His Excellency Mr Wu Bangguo, Chairman of the
Standing Committee of the National People?s Congress
of the People?s Republic of China
(iii) His Excellency Mr Wen Jiabao, Premier of the
People?s Republic of China.
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3. State Peace and Development Council Vice-Chairman
Vice-Senior General Maung Aye sends message
of congratulations to Mr Zeng Qinghong
Yangon, 17 March ? Vice-Senior General Maung Aye,
Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and Development
Council of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of
congratulations to His Excellency Mr Zeng Qinghong,
upon his election as Vice-President of the People?s
Republic of China at the 10th National People?s
Congress.
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4. Central Committee for Ensuring Smooth and Secure
Transport holds 2/2003 meeting
Yangon, 16 March? The Central Committee for Ensuring
Smooth and Secure Transport held its meeting No 2/2003
at the hall of Zeyathiri Beikman on Konmyinttha this
morning, attended by Chairman of the Central Committee
for Ensuring Smooth and Secure Transport Secretary-1
of the State Peace and Development Council General
Khin Nyunt.
The Secretary-1 delivered an address. He said the
meeting was to discuss the progress of work on
upgrading of Yangon-Mandalay Highway, the main road of
the State and requirements. The highway is the
life-blood of the State economically as well as
socially.
He said duties were assigned to seven private
companies for upgrading the road to modern six-lane
highway section by section and implementation of the
tasks has completed to some extent.
He said special emphasis was to be placed on emergence
of two-lane road in summer and cold season and efforts
are to be made to prevent damage and destruction of
the road by rain during the rainy season. At the same
time, construction of the new earth road was to be
undertaken.
The region in the south of Yangon-Mandalay Highway
gets much rain, he said. Therefore the tasks to
upgrade the road could not be implemented widely like
the region in the north.
He spoke of the need to implement the tasks with
might and main in the open season.
Then, he reviewed the conditions of the road sections
of the private companies and gave instructions.
Member of the State Peace and Development Council
Lt-Gen Ye Myint reported on maintenance of the
existing Mandalay-Meiktila road section by Hong Pang
Co, Meiktila-Yamethin road section by Yuzana Co and
Yamethin-Pyinmana road section by Asia World Co,
finding of axis for new road, earth work, construction
of detour road, bridges and culverts, stockpile of
gravel and tar and constant supervision for speedy
implementation of the tasks.
Member of the State Peace and Development Council
Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than reported on upgrading of the
Bago-Nyaunglebin road section by Shwethanlwin Co,
Nyaunglebin-Phyu road section by Olympic Co,
Phyu-Yedashe road section by Kanbawza Co and
Yedashe-Pyinmana road section by Dagon International
Co with the use of machines and manpower, upgrading of
the existing road, extension of the new road,
construction of major and minor bridges and stockpile
of gravel, tar, fuel and machines.
Next, Secretary of the CCESST Minister for
Construction Maj-Gen Saw Tun reported on embankment,
paving of road, tarring, extension of the existing
road, construction of 110 bridges and 346 culverts by
private companies and arrangements for construction of
75 bridges which are 50 feet and above on the Union
Highway by Public Works and private construction
entrepreneurs.
Officials of Shwe-thanlwin, Olympic, Kan-bawza, Dagon
International, Asia World, Yuzana and Hong Pang
Companies reported on upgrading of the existing road
and construction of new road, detour road and
requirements. Minister for Home Affairs Col Tin Hlaing
reported on supply of gravel from quarries and
stockpile of gunpowder used in quarries and Lt-Gen
Khin Maung Than on construction of An Airport.
Next, those present gave supplementary reports and the
Secretary-1 took part in the discussions and called
for continued implementation of the tasks with greater
momentum.
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5. General Khin Nyunt attends coord meeting of
Leading Committee for All-round Renovation
of Shwedagon Pagoda
Yangon, 16 March ? Patron of the Leading Committee for
All-round Renovation of the Shwedagon Pagoda
Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council
General Khin Nyunt attended the coordination meeting
of the committee held at the Ancient Buddha Image
Prayer Hall on the pagoda platform this afternoon.
The meeting was opened with three-time recitation of
Namo Tassa. Then, Shwedagon Pagoda All-round
Renovation Work Committee Chairman Brig-Gen Hsan Hsint
reported with the use of video slides to the
Secretary-1 on gilding of pagoda on the upper
precinct, renovation of satellite pagodas, vases and
others, renovation of 49 pagodas and brick building in
the outside of the precinct, renovation of northern
and southern prayer halls and other prayer halls,
tasks for sanitary system, the diamond bud and the
vane donated by King Mindon, water supply tasks and
fire preventive mersures, extension of car park at
southern stairway, compiling the pagoda?s history,
publishing books on the pagoda, works for recording
the pagoda?s history on CD-ROMs, trust funds of the
pagoda, offering of gold foils and gold plates to the
pagoda and collection of gold plates.
Afterwards, member of the Committee for Recording the
Pagoda?s History Computer scientist U Saw Lwin of
Oktha Press briefed them on arrangements for recording
the pagoda?s history on CD-ROMs for Buddhists at home
and abroad.
Member of the Pagoda Board of Trustees U Kyi Myint
made a report on tasks for recording the pagoda?s
history.
After that, those present took part in the discussions
for all-round renovation of the pagoda. Patron of the
leading committee General Khin Nyunt attended to the
needs and gave instructions on renovation of the
pagoda.
The meeting came to a close with three-time recitation
of Buddha Sasanam Ciram Thittahtu. After the meeting,
the General viewed the Buddha images and books,
photos, calendars, CD-ROMs and VCDs on the history of
the pagoda. He then inspected renovation of religious
buildings, Buddha images, satellite pagodas, southern
and northern prayer halls, and the throne for the
diamond bud and vane donated by King Mindon on the
pagoda platform and gave instructions to the
officials.
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6. Prizes presented at monastic education school
in Sangyoung Township
Yangon, 16 March ? The monastic education school of
Shwetaung Monastery in Sangyoung Township, Yangon West
District, held the respect-paying ceremony for the
teachers and prize presentation ceremony at the
monastery this morning.
Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and Development
Council Commander of Yangon Command Maj-Gen Myint Swe
and officials presented offertories to the Sayadaws.
The commander, Lt-Col Maung Maung Shein and Assistant
Director of No 3 Basic Education Department U Myint
Maung presented prizes to outstanding students.
Chairman U Myo Tint presented K 1 million donated by
Sangyoung Township to the school through commander.
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7. ?Soon? offered to members of Sangha
Yangon, 16 March ? Staff families of the Cooperative
Department of the Ministry of Cooperatives offered
soon and provisions to 450 members of the Sangha led
by Presiding Nayaka Sayadaw and teaching and
administrative Sayadaws at the State Pariyatti Sasana
University (Yangon) at Mogok soonsarhsaung of the
university in Mayangon Township yesterday.
Minister for Cooperatives Lt-Gen Tin Ngwe presented
offertories to the Sayadaw. The director-general of
the Cooperative Department presented K 180,000 for a
meal of 450 members of the Sangha of the university to
Director of the Department of the Promotion and
Propagation of the Sasana Lt-Col Khaing Aung.
Afterwards, the minister inspected the cooperative
societies in North and South Okkalapa Townships.
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8. Rural development tasks inspected in
Hmawby Township, Yangon Division
Yangon, 16 March?Hailing the 58th Anniversary Armed
Forces Day, the ceremony to introduce the rural
development undertakings for Thayagon Model Village in
Hmawby Township, Yangon Division was held at the
village this morning, attended by Chairman of the
Central Organizing Committee for Myanmar War Veterans
Orgainzation Member of the State Peace and Development
Council Adjutant-General Lt-Gen Thein Sein.
Lt-Gen Thein Sein, arrived at Basic Education Middle
School in Thayagon Village at 7.30 am and inspected
progress in construction of the new school building.
Then, the ceremony to hand over the new school
building was held at the school.
Head of MWVO?s Headquarters Lt-Col Win Maung (Retd)
reported on assistance provided by MWVO for offspring
of those in the village in education sector and handed
over the related documents to the headmistress.
Afterwards, Lt-Gen Thein Sein and party attended the
opening of laterite road at the entrance to the
village. Lt-Col Win Maung (Retd), Executive of Yangon
Division Union Solidarity and Development Association
U Tin Maung Win and Executive Officer of Hmawby
Township Development Affairs Department U Tun Myaing
formally opened the road.
Next, Lt-Gen Thein Sein and party inspected the road
and low-cost housing project in the village.
Then, Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Thura Myint Maung
handed over the documents related to the housing
projects to the owners. Later, Lt-Gen Thein Sein and
party attended the opening ceremony of the tube-well
in the village. Then, officials concerned formally
opened the tube-well.
The 200 feet deep tube-well will supply drinking water
for the village at the rate of 1500 gallons per hour.
After that, Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Thura Myint Maung
handed over the documents related to Thayagon Village
Dispensary to In Charge of the dispensary Midwife Daw
Kyi Myint. Then, Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe handed
over K 100,000 for the dispensary to Head of Hmawby
Township Health Department Dr Cho Tun.
Next, Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Thura Myint Maung
presented the publications for the village library and
Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe K100,000 to officials.
Afterwards, Lt-Gen Thein Sein and party attended the
opening ceremony of the generator for the village and
inpected the generator. The 20-kilo watt generator
will supply electricity to 201 houses in the village.
Then, Lt-Gen Thein Sein looked into the dredging of
Hmawby Creek and attended to the needs. At the
briefing hall of the agriculture camp of MWVO, the In
Charge of the camp reported to Lt-Gen Thein Sein and
party on cultivation of summer paddy and rural
development tasks, upgrading of road linking Thayagon
and Mogyopyit villages, water supply and measures
being taken for enabling the villagers to own the
low-cost houses.
Then, Lt-Gen Thein Sein fulfilled the requirements.
Then, Lt-Gen Thein Sein and party arrived at the
briefing hall of the farm of MWVO?s Headquarters and
met with those from District, Township and Village
Peace and Development Councils, social organizations
and local populace.
Lt-Gen Thein Sein explained the purpose of rural
development tasks which have been carried out under
the five rural development tasks in accord with the
guidance of Head of State Senior General Than Shwe.
Then, officials reported on rural development tasks
for the village and work being carried out for
agricultural undertakings. Next, the chairman of
Thayagon Vilage Peace and Development Council spoke
words of thanks and the ceremony ended. Then, Lt-Gen
Thein Sein and party left the village at 10.30 am.
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9. Tamadaw parade columns continue drills practice
Yangon, 16 March ? Chairman of the Leading Committee
for Observance of the 58th Anniversary Armed Forces
Day Member of the State Peace and Development Council
Chief of Armed Forces Training Lt-Gen Kyaw Win
inspected practice of parade drills this morning along
the route between Myoma Grounds and the Resistance
Park.
The parade columns ? Anawrahta, Kyansittha, Nawaday,
Aungzeya, Hsinphyushin, Bandoola, Myawady and Aung San
? led by Parade Commander Brig-Gen Than Htay and
Reserve Parade Commander Brig-Gen Myint Aung,
practised the drills.
Chairman of Management Committee for Observance of
58th Anniversary Armed Forces Day Yangon Command
Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe, Chairman of the
committee for selection of best parade column Vice
Quartermaster-General Maj-Gen Htin Aung Kyaw,
Vice-Chiefs of Armed Forces Training Maj-Gen Win Myint
and Maj-Gen Aung Kyi and Maj-Gen Thein Swe, senior
military officers and officials also inspected the
drills.
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10. Roads, Thanlwin bridge construction inspected
Yangon, 16 March ? Minister for Construction Maj-Gen
Saw Tun, on 13 March inspected construction tasks at
Kyaikto-Thaton road section undertaken by the Ministry
of Construction as well as Thaton-Durinseik road,
Durinseik-Myaikalay road, construction of approach
road of Thanlwin Bridge (Hpa-an) and
Kawkareik-Kawparan-Zathapyin road and gave necessary
instructions.
The responsible superintending engineers reported on
progress of work and tasks being undertaken.
On 14 March, Chairman of Mon State Peace and
Development Council Commander of South-East Command
Maj-Gen Thura Myint Aung, the minister, the deputy
minister and party went to Thanlwin Bridge
construction site on Mawlamyine Bank.
At the briefing hall on Malamyine bank, Deputy
Superintending Engineer U Myo Chit reported on
progress of approach road and bridge, tasks being
undertaken and installation of iron beams. Deputy
Superintending Engineer U Ohn Han also reported on
construction tasks at Moattama bank including approach
road and bridge construction. The minister gave
instructions on work to the officials.
Then, Chairman of Mon State Peace and Development
Council Commander of South-East Command Maj-Gen Thura
Myint Aung, Minister for Construction Maj-Gen Saw Tun
and party inspected driving of piles and went to
Moattama bank and inspected progress of work.
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11. CPT Ministry holds meeting
Yangon, 16 March ? Ministry of Communications, Posts
and Telegraphs held third four-monthly work
coordination meeting 2002 at the meeting hall of the
ministry here at 1 pm yesterday attended by Minister
for Communications, Posts and Telegraphs Brig-Gen
Thein Zaw.
At the meeting, the minister delivered an address. The
state and division level managers of the Myanma Posts
and Telecommunications reported on work being carried
out and future tasks. The minister gave necessary
instructions to officials and the first day of the
meeting ended at 5 pm.
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12. Commander inspects regional development tasks
Yangon, 16 March ? Chairman of Taninthayi Division
Peace and Development Council Commander of Coastal
Region Command Brig-Gen Tha Aye, together with
departmental officials, on 10 March inspected summer
paddy plantation at Maungmashaung Village in Dawei
Township.
Then, they went to general administration office of
Kaleinaung Sub-Township. Official of Dawei District
General Administration Department reported on
extension of Kaleinaung Sub-Township with the use of
chart. Next, the commander urged local people to
participate in cooperation with departments in
regional development tasks. Next, the commander met
with townselders in Kanbauk Station and gave necessary
instructions.
He then inspected Zargi creek Bridge and Kyauklongyi
Bridge construction tasks and attended to the needs.
Similarly, the commander also met with townselders and
officials in Htaingyi Village and gave instruction on
upgrading of village to village linking roads. On 11
March, the commander inspected construction of wooden
bridge on Dawai-Launglon Road and the site chosen for
construction of a hotel in Myinkwazauk Beach in
Kyatlut Village.
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13. Information tasks inspected in Mandalay
Yangon, 16 March ? Deputy Minister for Information
Brig-Gen Aung Thein, inspected the booth of the
Ministry of Information at Myanma Industrial
Exhibition-2003 at Hsinbyukan grounds in Mandalay this
morning and gave necessary instructions to officials.
Next, Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Aung Thein, together
with Chairman of the work committee for holding the
exhibition Deputy Minister for Industry-1 Brig-Gen
Kyaw Win, inspected the rehearsal for opening of the
Myanma Industrial Exhibition-2003.
Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Aung Thein then went to the
sub-printing house where he inspected publishing,
distribution of newspapers and storage of paper and
raw materials, and gave instructions on fire safety
work. He also met with the staff of the departments
and enterprises under the ministry at Mandalay
District IPRD office and explained the information
tasks.
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14. Nursery Market Festival continues
Yangon, 16 March?The Nursery Market Festival
continued at Myaypadetha Park in Bahan Township here
today with the aim of providing necessary assistance
for growers and to attract the public to be interested
in agriculture, horticulture, livestock breeding and
vegetable farming.
Kitchen crops, fruits and saplings of herbal plants
are being shown at the festival. Scientific methods on
livestock breeding, fish and prawn breeding are also
displayed there. Any one may contact the festival to
purchase quality seeds, saplings. Fertilizers and
pesticides as well as farming crops are available at
the booths.
Seedlings and saplings of vegetables and plants
cultivated in plastic and earthern pots and plastic
bags are available at the nursery market festival at
Myapadetha Park, Various kinds of plants in different
sizes for respective seasons can be bought there.
Fish breeding booth is also shown and livestock
products are sold.
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15. CEC member meets USDA members,
departmental officials in Pathein
Yangon, 16 March ? Central Executive Committee member
of the Union Solidarity and Development Association
Deputy Minister for Information U Thein Sein on 13
March met with 580 USDA members, organizers and
executives in six townships in Pathein District
including division level departmental heads and social
organizations at Ayeyashwewa Hall in Pathein.
At the meeting, CEC member gave talks on noble
national policy and peace and development of the
State. Similarly, CEC member U Thein Sein gave talks
to local authorities, social organizations and USDA
executives, organizers and members from seven
village-tracts in Pathein Township and from four
townships and Kyaungkon Township in Maubin District on
14 and 15 March respectively.
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16. News from the Districts
Mobile library opened in Kyaikto
The Kyaikto Township Information and Public Relations
Department and Township Maternal and Child Welfare
Association opened a mobile library at the pre-primary
school in Htinkauk Village in the township on 7 March
morning. Patron of Township MCWA Daw Tin Myint and
Village Peace and Development Chairman U Win Aung
formally opened the library.
Township Agricultural Coordination Committee of
Natogyi meets
Natogyi Township Agricultural Coordination Committee
held a meeting at the hall of the office complex of
the township on 6 February morning. Cultivation of
1,100 acres of long staple cotton, irrigation capacity
of dams and reservoirs in the township and expansion
of monsoon paddy cultivation were discussed at the
meeting. The meeting passed one resolution on extended
cultivation of 1,371 acres of monsoon paddy in the
township.
Manual water pump opened in Wundwin Township
Hailing the 58th Anniversary Armed Forces Day, Wundwin
Township Development Affairs Committee opened a manual
water pump in Nyaungoakphee Village on 25 February.
The committee has opened 26 tube-wells and 11 manual
water pumps in 17 villages in the township in
2002-2003 financial year.
Fire fighting demonstrated in Kyaiklat
A demonstration on fire fighting was held in Kyaiklat
Township on 9 March. Township Agricultural Produce
Trading Manager U Than Tun and the head of township
fire brigade explained the measures being taken for
prevention of fire in the township. Members of the
township fire brigade demonstrated with the use of
fire extinguishers.
Fire fighting course opened in Mandalay
Basic Fire Fighting Course No (4/2003) was opened at
Myanma Alin and Kyemon Sub-Printing House of the News
and Periodicals Enterprise under the Ministry of
Information in Mandalay on 2 March. Printing Officer U
Thet Tin and Staff Officer of Fire Services Department
U Soe Than explained the purpose of conducting the
course. A total of 17 trainees are attending the
one-month course.
Provisions offered to members of the Sangha
A provision offering ceremony to members of the Sangha
took place at Maha Shwezigyi Pagoda on Maha Kammabala
Hill in Kanbalu, Shwebo District, Sagaing Division, on
Dabodwe Fullmoon Day (16-2-2003). Chairman of Sagaing
Division Peace and Development Council Commander of
North-West Command Maj-Gen Soe Naing and wife Daw Tin
Tin Latt offered provisions to members of the Sangha
led by Chairman of Township Sangha Nayaka Committee U
Candima.
Cash donated for construction of new building
Wellwishers donated cash towards the fund for the
two-storey building which is under construction in the
precinct of Minkyaung Monastery in Chaungzon, Mon
State, on 9 March.
Those wishing to donate cash for the construction may
contact Sayadaw Bhaddanta Naginda (Tel 057-24013).
Buddha Pujaniya of Mawtinsun Pagoda held
Chairman of District Peace and Development Council
Lt-Col Hla Thwin formally opened the Buddha Pujaniya
of Maha Makutavamsi Hsandawshin Mawtinsun Pagoda in
Ngapudaw Township, Pathein District, Ayeyawady
Division on 3 March.
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17. Completion certificates presented
Yangon, 16 March ? A ceremony to present completion
certificates of basic education primary level and
middle level for 2002-2003 academic year of Yankin
Education College Practising School was held at 10 am
today at the school here.
First, students sang the song ?Myanma School?. Next,
Headmistress Daw Yin Yin Nwe delivered an address.
Then, the headmistress gave away primary level
completion certificates to 270 students and middle
level completion certificates to 160 students.
Afterwards, the ceremony came to a close with the song
?Flowers in Bloom? sung by the students.
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18. Fianance & Revenue Minister receives guests
Yangon, 16 March ? Minister for Finance and Revenue
Maj-Gen Hla Tun received Dr Alfred Henning and party
of Indo German Chamber Commerce ?IGCC? and Korean
German Chamber of Commerce & Industry ?KGCCI? at his
office yesterday afternoon.
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19. Tourists on adventurous journey in Kachin State
Yangon, 16 March ? Under the supervision of the
Ministry of Hotels and Tourism and arrangement of the
Shwelaytagon Travel Service, a six-member group led by
Australian citizen Mr Brett Melzer successfully
carried out primary observation of adventure tour such
as rafting in arduous journey and Kayak boat-rowing
along the route of Maykha and Malikha in Putao region
during the period from 16 February to 14 March.
The group included internationally experienced
tourists in rafting and boat-rowing from Australia,
New Zealand and South Africa.
They all enormously enjoyed natural beautiful scenery
and the rapid current along the Maykha and Malikha
rivers unlike the other countries.
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20. 716 merchants arrive
Yangon, 16 March ? A total of 716 gem merchants ? 410
from 153 foreign firms of seven countries and 306 from
112 local firms? have already arrived at the 40th
Myanma Gems Emporium 2003 being held in the Myanma
Gems Emporium Hall on Kaba Aye Pagoda Road today.
The arriving merchants viewed the gems being displayed
at the emporium from 9 am to 5 pm for the second day.
After being welcomed there by Secretary of the Central
Committee for Holding the Emporium Managing Director U
Khin Oo of Myanma Gems Enterprise and Secretaries of
Jade, Gems and Pearl Sub-committee, they conducted the
merchants round there. The officials concerned
rendered assistance to the merchants.
More foreign gem merchants will arrive at the emporium
and keep on viewing the gems there.
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21. Myanmar delegation leaves for Brunei
Yangon, 16 March ? Two-member Myanmar delegation led
by Director-General U Myint Thein Swe of the
Department of Cultural Institute left here by air this
afternoon to attend the 38th ASEAN Committee on
Culture and Information meeting.
The meeting will be held in Brunei from 18 to 22
March. They were seen off at Yangon International
Airport by Deputy Minister for Culture U Soe Nyunt,
directors-general of the departments under the
ministry, officials and their families.
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22. SME management, e-commerce courses conclude
Yangon, 15 March ? The SME management advanced course
for entrepreneurs and e-Commerce with Struts and JWSDP
application course, jointly sponsored by the UMFCCI
(Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce &
Industry) and JODC (Japan Overseas Development
Corporation) concluded with ceremony held at the MICT
Park in Hline Township here at 4 pm yesterday.
First, UMFCCI Vice-President U Htain Win delivered an
address. Next, SME expert Mr Hinoyuki Nakura and
e-Commerce expert Mr Satoshi Kodaira made speeches.
The course completion certificates were then given
away to trainees by officials.
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23. Myanmar beat Vietnam 5-2
Yangon, 16 March ? ASEAN Youth U-14 Championship 2003
Thailand soccer tournament was held in Bangkok,
Thailand, at 4:45 pm local time today.
In group (A), Selected Myanmar Youth team beat
Vietnam Youth team 5 -2. Selected Myanmar Youth team
and Indonesia Youth team will play at 4:45 local time
on 19 March as second match.
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24. Third Asian Billiards Championship opened
Yangon, 16 March ? The 3rd Asian Billiards
Championship-2003, organized by Myanmar Billiards and
Snooker Federation, was opened at Asia Plaza on
Bogyoke Aung San Street here this afternoon.
At the opening ceremony, the athletes of participating
countries, India, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia,
Singapore, Thailand and Myanmar, took their positions
at designated places. Minister Brig-Gen Thura Aye
Myint extended greetings.
Next, Secretary General Mr Syed Mahboob explained
facts about the 3rd Asian Billiards Championship.
Then, the minister, Mr Syed Mahboob and the MBSF
president greeted the athletes individually.
After the ceremony, the minister watched the
demonstration of snooker given by snooker champions,
Praprut and Udon of Thailand. The round Robin matches
between participating countries will commence at Asia
Plaza at 10 am tomorrow.
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