[myanmar_information] The New Light of Myanmar (Wednesday, March 26, 2003)

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The New Light of Myanmar (Wednesday, March 26, 2003)
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1. Senior General Than Shwe inspects 58th Anniversary 
   Armed Forces Day Commemorative Exhibition
2. State Peace and Development Council Chairman and 
   Prime Minister Senior General Than Shwe sends 
   messages of felicitations to Bangladesh
3. Padomma Soap Factory opened in Paung, Mon State
4. Cash and kind donated to members of parade columns
5. Drill of parade columns inspected
6. Commander, Minister meet USDA members
7. MNWCWA members meet regional WCWAs in 
   Shan State ( North )
8. Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe meets WCWA members 
   in Hsipaw, Kyaukme, Nawnghkio  
9. MNAMCEA (Upper Myanmar) formed 
10. CEC of MWJA meets
11. Myanma Industrial Exhibition continues
12. Seminar on Myanma industrial development concludes
13. Minister U Win Aung sends message of felicitations

    to Bangladesh 
14. UMFCCI President receives guests
15. Ovada sought for all-round renovation of 
    prayer halls 
16. Myanmar qualifies for Asian Cup Soccer Tourney
17. 81 grams of Marijuana seized 

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1. Senior General Than Shwe inspects 58th Anniversary 
   Armed Forces Day Commemorative Exhibition
 
Yangon, 25 March- Chairman of the State Peace and
Development Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence
Services Senior General Than Shwe inspected the 58th
Anniversary Armed Forces Day Commemorative Exhibition
at Defence Services Museum this morning.

Senior General Than Shwe and party inspected the booth
of the twelve objectives.

Senior General Than Shwe and party also inspected the
booths of Tatmadaw (Navy and Air). They were conducted
round the booths by 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 and
senior military officers.

Senior General Than Shwe inspected booths of
Directorates of the Ministry of Defence. 

Senior General Than Shwe then gave instructions and
left the museum.

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2. State Peace and Development Council Chairman and 
   Prime Minister Senior General Than Shwe sends
messages 
   of felicitations to Bangladesh

Yangon, 26 March - On the occasion of the Anniversary
of the Independence Day of the People's Republic of
Bangladesh which falls on 26 March 2003, Senior
General Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and
Development Council and Prime Minister of the Union of
Myanmar, has sent messages of felicitations to His
Excellency Prof Dr Iajuddin Ahmed, President of the
People's Republic of Bangladesh and to Her Excellency
Begum Khaleda Zia, Prime Minister of the People's
Republic of Bangladesh. 

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3. Padomma Soap Factory opened in Paung, Mon State
 
Yangon, 25 March - Members of the State Peace and
Development Council Lt-Gen Maung Bo and Lt- Gen Tin
Aye of the Minis- try of Defence attended the opening
of the Padomma Soap Factory to hail the 58th
Anniversary Armed Forces Day constructed by the
Ministry of Industry-2 in Paung, Thaton DiitriCt, Mon
State, on 23 March.

The deputy minister and Managing Director of the
factory Col Aung Hsan formally opened the factory.
Then, Lt-Gen Tin Aye formally unveiled the stone
plaque of the factory.

Afterwards, Lt-Gen Maung Bo, Lt-Gen Tin Aye, the
commander and the minister inspected the production
process at the factory. The deputy minister and the
managing director conducted them round the factory.

At the briefing hall, Director (project) u Toe Aung
reported on the purpose of construction, location and
area of the factory, investments, major machinery and
implementation of the project with the use of
audiovisuaI aids.

Regarding the report, Lt-Gen Maung Bo said that soap
was essential for the people and so it was needed to
meet the set quality, to boost production and to
fulfiI the demand of the peopIe. He added that the
opening of the factory would contribute towards
regional development as well as creating job
opportunities. He spoke of the need for the staff to
carry out tasks duti-fully for speedy production of
items. He said that the project was undertaken by the
Ministry of Industry-2, adding he took pride in
implementing the project by Myanmar experts. He
thanked the experts and officials who took part in the
project. In conclusion, he emphasized the importance
of innovative measures to be taken and coordination
for construction of new factories with domestic raw
materials and national experts for industrial
development.

Then, Lt-Gen Maung Bo and Lt-Gen Tin Aye presented
cash awards to the officials who participated in
implementing the project. The factory is now producing
over 80 tons of soap bars per day and sell its
products to the public at reasonable prices.

Lt-Gen Maung Bo inspected the Kataik Dam Construction
Project being undertaken by the Ministry of
Agriculture and Irrigation two miles from Kataik
Village in Paung Township. At the briefing hall,
officials reported on land preparations and
construction of control tower and spillway. The
commander gave a supplementary report. Lt-Gen Maung Bo
gave instructions on ensuring timely completion,
meeting the set standard and smooth implementation of
the project.

Lt-Gen Maung Bo and the commander met with district
level departmental officials at the office of Thaton
District Peace and Development Council. Speaking on
the occasion, Lt-Gen Maung Bo said that Mon State was
located in Taninthayi Coastal Strip of Myanmar and it
was most prosperous in regional development. So,
departmental officials are to implement projects for
regional development and the agriculture sector after
laying down plans. Efforts were to be made for
ensuring rice surplus in the region in order to fulfil
the rice demand of other regions in Taninthayi Coastal
Strip and states and divisions where there was not
rice sufficiency. In order to boost production of
rice, he stressed the need for extended cultivation of
monsoon and summer paddy in the region. In that
process, organizing measures are to be taken for
ensuring participation of local farmers in the
projects. Furthermore, cultivation of cold season
crops should be extended in order to raise the
individual income of the local people. He called on
the departmental officials to dutifully carry out
tasks with awareness and will.

Lt-Gen Maung Bo and party arrived back here in the
evening. 

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4. Cash and kind donated to members of parade columns 
 
Yangon, 25 March - To hail the 58th Anniversary Armed
Forces Day, cash and kind were donated to members of
the parade columns which will take part in the 58th
Anniversary Armed Forces Day Parade at the Office of
the Director of Defence Services Museum and Historical
Research Institute on Shwedagon Pagoda Road in Dagon
Township at 4 pm today.

Chairman of the Leading Committee for the 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 attended the ceremony.

Donations made were 500 copies of "Peace, the eternal
gift for the people" worth K 1,250,000 by writer
Taungdwin Bo Thein, 500 eyedrop bottles worth K
250,000 by Alinyaung Medical House, K 100,000 each by
U Maung Maung Kyi and Police Lt-Col Saing Aung Lin
(retired), 3,000 educative pamphlets worth K 60,000 by
Kyimyinedine Township WJA, K 10,000 by U Hla Maung of
Mayangon Township. Chief of Armed Forces Training
Lt-Gen Kyaw Win accepted the donations and presented
certificates of honour to the wellwishers.

Writer Taungdwin Bo Thein, on behalf of the
wellwishers, explained the purpose of the donation.
Then, Lt-Gen Kyaw Win spoke words of thanks and
cordially greeted the wellwishers.

At the ceremony, the wellwishers donated K 210,000 in
cash and K 1.56 million worth of provisions.

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5. Drill of parade columns inspected
 
Yangon, 25 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. Kaw Win
inspected the drill of the 58th Anniversary Armed
Forces Day parade columns at the Resistance Park and
Myoma Grounds this morning.

Tatmadawmen and members of Myanmar Police Force, Fire
Brigade and Red Cross Brigade of Anawrahta column,
Kyansittha column, Bayinnaung column, Nawaday column,
Aungzeya column, Sin-byushin column, Bandoola column,
Myawady column and Aung San column led by Parade
Commander Brig-Gen Than Htay, Reserve Parade Commander
Brig-Gen Myint Aung practised the drill. 

Lt-Gen Kyaw Win and officials inspected the drill and
gave necessary instructions.

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6. Commander, Minister meet USDA members 
 
Yangon, 25 March - Commander of Northern Command
Maj-Gen Maung Maung Swe and Minister for Information
Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan met with members of Ward, Township,
District and Kachin State branches of the Union
Solidarity and Development Association in Myitkyina in
the state on 24 March. 

The commander is a member of the Panel of Patrons of
the USDA, and the minister, a member of the USDA
Secretariat.

Maj-Gen Maung Maung Swe discussed plans to increase
the membership strength, conduct summer courses,
harmoniously launch the five rural development tasks,
introduce commercial-scale farming, to cultivate
marketable crops, and take part in the regional
development undertakings.

The minister spoke of the need to actively take part
in serving the public interest, to continue to enhance
the qualifications of the association in accord with
"Our Three Main National Causes", to strive to win
public support, to safeguard the national interest, to
uplift the ability of the members, and to consolidate
the association's strength.

The minister then presented donation for the Kachin
State USDA. Secretary of the association U Ra Wonjom
accepted the donation.

The commander and the minister inspected the
agricultural undertakings of the association and the
site to build its computer centre. 

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7. MNWCWA members meet regional WCWAs in 
   Shan State ( North )
 
Yangon, 25 March - The field excursion team made up of
members of the Myanmar National Working Committee for
W omen. s Affairs led by member of MNCWA and Working
Committee Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe left here to carry out
tasks for national con- solidation and development of
the women sector arrived at Lashio on 23 March
afternoon. 

In the afternoon. Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe and party met
with about 500 local people including members of ward
and village-tract WCWAs, townsnelders and local
national races from Ward 1, 2, 3 and 4, Panlot,
Konkout, SeU, Kaungkaw, Namsalat, Kaunghaw, Nasaut,
Painser, Kamtain, Maiyan, Mingpa and Moutsali
Village-tracts in Hsenwi Township at the hall of
Hsenwi Station.

Representative of Hsenwi Township WCWA Daw Sai Khun
extended greetings at the meeting.

Then, Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe explained the purpose of
their visit to the region. She said they visited the
region to cordially meet with local national race
girls and to provide township, ward and village WCWAs
with ways and means in solving the difficulties with
the tasks, and to clarify the development tasks being
carried out by the State. The State, upholding Our
Three Main National Causes, was implementing the
objectives to build a peaceful, modern and developed
nation and to narrow the development gap between rural
and urban areas, she said. Especially, the State was
giving priority to border area development tasks. It
was the duty of all the citizens to ward off
destructionists who instiuated to cause dissension
between the Tatmadaw and the people. She urged members
of WCWAs at all levels to organize women to adore the
Union and to organize young women not to go to the
neighbouring country for the purpose of earning money.
Afterwards, Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe handed over exercise
books, pencils and medicines donated by MNWCWA to
officials. Then, Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe and party held
family style discussions with those present and help
them solve their difficulties and problems.
Afterwards, Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe and party met with
members of township, ward and village WCWAs and
townelders in Muse, Namkham and Kutkai Townships at
the hall of the Development Affair Department in
Kutkai. About 500 local people including members of
ward and village-tract Working Committees for Women's
Affairs, social organizations and cultural troupes,
townelders and local national races attended the
meeting.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe said
members of MNWCWA occasionally made field tours of
states and divisions especially border areas. Some
women in border areas, thinking highly of foreign
countries, left their job and the country to work
abroad. But, they suffered various hardships in
foreign countries and their social and health
conditions deteriorated. Then, Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe
urged officials to cooperate in giving educative talks
to women, taking actions against those trafficking in
human, and creating job opportunities in the region. 

Afterwards, Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe handed over exercise
books, pencils and medicines donated by MNWCWA to
officials. Then, Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe and party held
friendly discussions with those present and help them
overcome their difficulties. 

Afterwards, Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe and party arrived at
Shweli Yeiktha of Lashio Station. Then, she handed
over educative video tapes on HIV/AIDS, cassette tapes
and posters and wall clocks for WCWAs to Shan State
(North) WCWA Chairman U Sein Oak. 

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8. Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe meets WCWA members 
   in Hsipaw, Kyaukme, Nawnghkio 
 
Yangon, 25 March -Member of Myanmar National Committee
for Women's Affairs and Myanmar National Working
Committee for Women's Affairs Field Group Leader Dr
Daw Khin Win Shwe and Women's Affairs Work Committee
members, who were in Lashio to observe the activities
of Shan State (North) Women Affairs Work Committee at
different level yesterday morning attended the
coordination meeting of MNWCWA, Hsipaw
Township/ward/village WAWCs and townselders. 

The meeting was attended by officials from Township
General Administration Department, USDA members,
departmental heads, members of WCWA, Myanma Maternal
and Child Welfare Association, national cultural
troupe, Red Cross Society, and Auxiliary Fire Brigade
and townelders totalling over 600. Hsipaw Township
WCWA member Daw Nan Khin Myat Oo extended greetings.
Then, Group Leader Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe explained the
purposes of field trip. She said the MNWCWA has made
field trips to meet the WCWA members to Shan State
(East), Mon State, Kayin State and Taninthayi
Division. The WCWAs have already been founded at basic
level and she came there to give instructions and
attend to the requirements. Taking weak and strong
points into consideration, activities are to be
carried out. As Shan State is a border region, women
with the hope to earn more money work in the other
country. Due to the luring of human traffickers, they
work there and fell short of expectations and got into
troubles. Especially, they were infected with HIV/AIDS
and this caused the spread of the disease in Myanmar.
Their own families as well as the State has suffered a
lot. So, authorities, teachers and departments
concerned are not only to educate them but to create
job opportunities in the region, she said.

Then, she handed over exercise books, pencils and
medicine presented by MNWCWA to officials. 

MNWCWA members and Hsipaw Township/ward/village WCWA
members held talks in friendly atmosphere on different
topics. Queries raised were replied to and suggestions
were made. Field Group Leader Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe and
party offered flowers, lights to historic Bawgyo
Muhtaw Pagoda in Hsipaw. Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe signed
in the visitors' book. 

Afterwards, they arrived at Kyaukme and met WCWAs
members from Momeik, Mabein, Namhsam, Namtu and
Kyaukme township/ward/village and townelders at the
Town Hall. Also present on the occasion were
district/township level departmental officials,
officials from national peace groups, township/ward
WCWA members and women from six villages, totalling
about 600.

Group Leader Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe explained the
purposes of field trip. She said she had the
opportunity to meet national brethren and it will
enhance national reconsolidation. She continued that
she came there to make development tasks for women's
affairs sector more effective. Taking advantage of the
inexperienced and sincere women at the border areas,
human traffickers exploited them. She urged them to be
careful and local authorities are to prevent the
dangers of human traffickers and to create job
opportunities in the region. Next, she handed over
exercise books, pencils and medicine presented by
MNWCWA to officials. 

MNWCWA members and those present held cordial
discussions and queries raised were replied.

Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe and party then proceeded to
Nawnghkio and arrived there in the afternoon. They met
Nawnghkio Township/ward/village WCWA members and
townelders at the Township Hall. Also present on the
occasion were district/township level departmental
officials, officials from national peace groups,
township/ward WCWA members, WCWA members and women
from six villages and nine villages there, totalling
about 1,000. Nawnghkio Township WCWA member Daw Hla
Hla Tin extended greetings. Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe
explained the purposes of field trip. She said the
committee represents the whole women mass all over the
country. Efforts are to be made for the national girls
at border areas not to take wrong path, to educate
them and to take serious actions on human traffickers.
It is needed to hold educative talks and organizing
works, she said. Next, she handed over exercise books,
pencils and medicine presented by MNWCWA to officials.
MNWCWA members and those present held discussions in
family type and queries raised were replied. Dr Daw
Khin Win Shwe and party arrived back here this
morning.

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9. MNAMCEA (Upper Myanmar) formed 

Yangon, 25 March - A meeting to form and assign duties
to Myanmar Cnstruction Entrepreneurs Association
(Upper Myanmar, Mandalay branch) was held at Nadi
Myanmar Hotel in Mandalay yesterday. Director-General
of Department of Human Settlement and Housing
Development U Arnt Kyaw, MCEA Chairman Dr Khin Shwe
and CEC members and construction entrepreneurs. The
MCEA (Upper Myanmar) was formed with U Aung Khaing
(Nadi Myanmar) as Chairman, U Thein Zaw (Engineer) and
U Maung Maung (Myitphya Eya) as Vice-Chairmen and U Ko
Ko Lay (Yoma) as Secretary. 

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10. CEC of MWJA meets
 
Yangon, 25 March - The Central Executive Committee of
the Myanmar Writers and Journalists Association held
the meeting No 3/2003 at the meeting hall of the MWJA
this afternoon.

It was attended by Vice-Chairman of the MWJA U Tin Kha
(Tekkatho Tin Kha), the secretary, joint-secretaries,
and members of the CEC.

Vice-Chairman U Tin Kha (Tekkatho Tin Kha) presided
over the meeting and Joint-Secretary U Khin Swe
(Shwesunnyo) acted as master of ceremonies.

After a speech delivered by Vice-Chairman U Tin Kha
(Tekkatho Tin Kha), Secretary U Hla Tun (Hla
Tun-Twantay) explained matters relating to the
implementation of the resolutions of the CEC's meeting
No 2/2003 and requirements to be fulfilled.

Then, a general round of discussions followed. Office
work, organizational tasks, financial matters,
publishing work, fund-raising, welfare, international
relations, the holding of talks and paper reading
sessions, and the drawing up of constitution, rules
and regulations were discussed. 

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11. Myanma Industrial Exhibition continues 
 

Yangon, 25 March - Myanma Industrial Exhibition-2003
contiuned today at Hsinbyukan ground in Mandalay for
the seventh day. Shops were kept open, and so also
were exhibition booths of the ministries, industrial
zones and private entrepreneurs.

Textile industries, foodstuff and consumer product
industries, petrochemical and pharmaceutical
industries, construction and cereal industries,
electric and electronic industries and vehicles
produced by industrial zones and Myanmar War Veterans
Organization were on display.

In the evening, entertainment programmes were staged
and sports activities took place at the exhibition. 

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12. Seminar on Myanma industrial development concludes


Yangon, 25 March - Organized by the work committee for
organizing Myanma Industrial Development Seminars and
Industrial Exhibition, the seminar on Myanma
industrial development to mark Myanma Industrial
Exhibition-2003 continued today for the last day at
Mandalay University.

Mandalay University Rector Dr Nyunt Lwin chaired the
seminar. The resource persons submitted their
respective papers and replied to the queries raised by
those in attendance. 

Departmental heads and officials of the ministries,
those of industrial zones, students and observers were
also present at the seminar.

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13. Minister U Win Aung sends message of felicitations

    to Bangladesh

Yangon, 26 March - On the occasion of the Anniversary
of the Independence Day of the Peoples Republic of
Bangladesh which falls on 26 March 2003, His
Excellency U Win Aung, Minister for Foreign Affairs of
the Union of Myanmar has sent a message of
felicitations to Mr M Morshed Kham, Minister for
Foreign Affairs of the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh.


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14. UMFCCI President receives guests 

Yangon, 25 March - Secretary-General of GMS Business
Forum of Laos Mr Khamsinthavong Nhouyvanisvong
together with Economic Affairs Officer of UNESCAP in
Thailand Mr Masato Abe and Project Director of GMS-BF
Secretariat Daw San Yu Yu Ohn, called on Union of
Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce & Industry
President U Win Myint, Vice-President U Pyone Maung
Maung, Joint Secretary-General-2 Dr Maung Maung Lay
and executives at the UMFCCI this morning.

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15. Ovada sought for all-round renovation of prayer
halls 

Yangon, 25 March - Ovadacariya Sayadaws gave Ovadas
for all-round renovation of Settawya and Phayagyikoesu
prayer halls of the Shwe Phone Pwint Pagoda in
Pazundaung Township at the pagoda at 5 am toady.

It was attended by State Ovadacariya Myatheintan
Monastery Sayadaw Agga Maha Pandita Bhaddanta Sobhana,
Chairman of Pazundaung Township Sangha Nayaka
Committee Myatheintan Monastery Sayadaw Agga Maha
Pandita Agga Maha Ganthavacaka Pandita Bhaddanta
Kesara, Yangon Division Ovadacariya Shwebontha
Monastery Sayadaw Bhaddanta Vayama and member
Ovadacariya Sayadaws of the pagoda board of trustees.

Also present were Chairman of the Leading Committee
for All-round Renovation of the Shwe Phone Pwint
Pagoda Minister for Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan,
Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Aung Thein, directors-general
and managing directors of departments and enterprises
under the ministry, departmental officials, members of
the leading committee, the working committee and the
pagoda board of trustees and guests. Sayadaw Bhaddanta
Vayama administered the Five Precepts.

Then, the minister, the deputy minister and officials
presented offertories to the members of the Sangha.

The chairman of the leading committee supplicated on
religious matters. In his supplication, he said the
first and the second phases had been carried out for
all-round renovation of the pagoda. So, the pilgrims
had deeper reverence for the pagoda. There was an
increase of pilgrims in visiting the pagoda and they
made more donations. The leading committee and the
working committee had been formed for carrying out the
third phase for all-round renovation of the prayer
halls for the convenience of the pilgrims. Then,
Sayadaw Bhaddanta Vayama gave Ovadakathas to the
congregation. After the ceremony, "soon" was offered
to members of the Sangha.

Next, the leading committee held a meeting on
all-round renovation tasks. At the meeting, the
minister elaborated on renovation of the prayer halls
without damaging the original design. He spoke of the
need for the engineers to ensure systematization in
carrying out renovation tasks.

After the meeting, the minister inspected progress in
renovation of the pagoda, and the prayer halls to be
renovated.

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16. Myanmar qualifies for Asian Cup Soccer Tourney

Yangon, 25 March - The qualifiers of Asian Cup Soccer
Tourney held in Maldives from 21 to 25 March continued
this evening. With 2-0 win over the host Maldives,
Myanmar won 6 points from two matches and qualified
for Asian Cup Soccer Tourney. 

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17. 81 grams of Marijuana seized 

Yangon, 25 March - Toungoo District Court on 24
February sentenced U Hla Aung, 54, to three years'
imprisonment under section 19 (A) of Narcotic Drugs
and Psychotropic Substances Law.

A combined team comprising members of local
intelligence unit and Natthangwin Police Station on 24
December 2002 searched his house in Tagundaing Village
in Kyaukgyi Township and seized 81 grams of marijuana
hidden in a granary. In connection with the case,
Natthangwin Police Station filed him under Narcotic
Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law. 

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