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[myanmar_information] THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR (Friday, May 2, 2003)
THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR (Friday, May 2, 2003)
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1. Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing
Kyaing to pay State visit LPDR
2. Former Japanese PM visits Shwedagon Pagoda,
Japanese Memorial, Institute of Nursing
3. Minister meets PRC guests
4. Former Japanese PM leaves
5. Dams Prevent floods, enabling farmers to grow
crops in low-lying areas during monsoon and
providing water for summer paddy Gamone Dam opens
in Bago Division
6. Secretary-1 attends opening of multimedia teaching
centres at Kyeethe, Monyo BEHSs in Bago Division
(West)
7. Self-reliant phone extension system put into
service
8. SARS control equipment donated to Ministry of
Health
9. Ambulance donated to cancer hospice foundation
10. Drug traffickers incarcerated
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1. Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing
Kyaing to pay State visit LPDR
YANGON, 2 May ? At the invitation of the President of
the Lao People?s Democratic Republic His Excellency Mr
Khamtay Siphandone and wife Madame Thongvan, Chairman
of the State Peace and Development Council of the
Union of Myanmar Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw
Kyaing Kyaing will pay a State visit to the Lao
People?s Democratic Republic in the near future.
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2. Former Japanese PM visits Shwedagon Pagoda,
Japanese Memorial, Institute of Nursing
YANGON, 1 May ? Visiting member of House of
Representatives of Japan former Prime Minister of
Japan Mr Yoshiro Mori and party arrived at Shwedagon
Pagoda this morning. They were welcomed at the pagoda
by members of the Pagoda Board of Trustees U Khin
Maung Myint, U Pe Than Lay and officials.
First, the Japanese guests paid homage to Jade Buddha
Image near the southern stairway of the pagoda. They
then offered flowers, lights and incense sticks to
Buddha images at Kassapa Prayer Hall near the northern
stairway and signed in the visitors? book.
Next, they presented cash donations to members of the
Pagoda Board of Trustees U Khin Maung Myint and U Pe
Than Lay who gave away to pictures of the pagoda and
the documentary photo album as Dhamma gifts to the
former Japanese Prime Minister.
The Japanese guests viewed round the pagoda clockwise
and visited King Thayawady?s Bell and Umbrella
Designed Pagoda at the north-east corner. Then, the
guests had the photo taken with the members of the
pagoda board of trustees. At 9.30 am, the Japanese
guests went to Japanese Memorial at Yayway Cemetery in
Mingaladon Township and paid tribute to the Japanese
soldiers who died in World War II at the Peace
Monument.
At 3 pm, the guests arrived at Institute of Nursing
(Yangon) on Bogyoke Aung San Street in Lanmadaw
Township. They were welcomed there by Minister for
Health Professor Dr Kyaw Myint, directors-general of
departments, Rector Dr May Win Aung Khin and faculty
members.
At the meeting hall, Rector Dr May Win Aung Khin
explained organizational set up of the institute,
conducting of subjects, the history of the institute,
gradually upgrading of the training school into the
institute and turning out of diploma holders up to
graduates. Officials then answered the queries raised
by the former Japanese Prime Minister.
Next, the guests and party went to the library at the
annexe of the institute and viewed studying of nurse
students at the library. Then, they viewed lectures
given with the use of teaching aids at Skill Training
Laboratory Demonstration Room. Officials conducted
them round the room.
Afterwards, the guests viewed the students at the
multimedia classroom and then had the photos taken
together with the students. They left the institute at
4.30 pm.
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3. Minister meets PRC guests
YANGON, 1 May ? Minister for Industry-2 Maj-Gen Saw
Lwin met with Project Chief Designer Mr Liu Yingzhao
of IPPR Engineering International of the People?s
Republic of China and party at his office this
afternoon.
Also present were Deputy Minister Lt-Col Khin Maung
Kyaw and officials.
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4. Former Japanese PM leaves
Yangon, 1 May ? Member of the House of Representatives
of Japan former Prime Minister Mr Yoshiro Mori and
party left here by air at 7.45 pm today. They were
seen off at the Yangon International Airport by
Minister at the State Peace and Development Council
Chariman?s Office Brig-Gen Abel, officials of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japanese Ambassador to
Myanmar Mr Yuji Miyamoto and staff of the embassy.
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5. Dams Prevent floods, enabling farmers to grow
crops in low-lying areas during monsoon and
providing water for summer paddy Gamone Dam opens
in Bago Division
YANGON, 1 May ? Secretary-1 of the State Peace and
Development Council General Khin Nyunt, accompanied by
member of the State Peace and Development Council
Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than, ministers, deputy ministers,
officials of the State Peace and Development Council
Office, departmental heads and officials, left here by
helicopter this morning and arrived at Gamone Dam in
Okpo Township, Bago Division (West), at 9.15 am.
The Secretary-1 and party were welcomed there by Bago
Division Peace and Development Council Chairman
Southern Command Commander Brig-Gen Ko Ko, Bago
Division (West) Peace and Development Council Chairman
Col Tin Maung Win and officials.
Secretary-1 General Khin Nyunt and party attended the
opening ceremony of Gamone dam constructed by the
Irrigation Department of the Ministry of Agriculture
and Irrigation.
Also present were local authorities, departmental
personnel, the director-general of the Irrigation
Department and staff of construction group-2 of the
department, members of the Union Solidarity and
Development Association and social organizations,
students and teachers, band, pom pom troupe, Sidaw
troupe and farmers from Thayawady, Letpadan, Minhla,
Okpo, Moenyo, Gyobingauk, Zegon and Nattalin Townships
totalling over 5,000.
First, the Secretary-1 made a speech.
Secretary-1 General Khin Nyunt said the fruits which
are the results of the State?s goodwill towards the
people of Bago Division are coming out one after
another. Gamone Dam, the 145th one in the nation, was
opened today, hailing the Workers Day.
Nowadays, the government is building clusters of
infrastructures and a large number of nation-building
tasks in the whole country for emergence of a modern
and developed nation. With the leadership and support
of the government, all the people are harmoniously
taking part in the national economic development drive
that will help develop and modernize the motherland.
At this time, the government is giving priority to
building dams, the main infrastructures not only for
national development but also for progress of the
national economy and improvement of social standard.
As Myanmar is rich in land and water resources and has
a favourable climate, agriculture sector has been the
main pillar for national economy since pre-historic
times, and till now.
As a strategic national task, the government is giving
encouragement for progress of the agricultural sector
for national development and modernization,
strengthening the national economy, and producing
enough food for the growing population.
Agriculture is the main economy for the rural people
and farmers, the majority of the nation?s population,
to earn their living. Thus, developing the
agricultural sector amounts to raising the living
standard of the rural people and farmers and
advancement of the rural areas, the basic regions of
the nation.
Hence, the government has been giving priority to the
advancement of the agricultural sector, reclaiming
more land, tapping additional water resources, and
using advanced equipment and methods and quality
strains in accord with the schedule. Advanced
technologies are being applied to add value to the
natural land and water resources. Dams provide water,
the most basic requirement for agriculture, and ensure
effective use of land for cultivation. Thus, the
government has been building dams the length and
breadth of the nation.
In the past only the large dams were built which
needed foreign assistance and technicians. At present,
some big western countries are imposing various
sanctions on Myanmar as part of political instigation.
They are even using power and influence on the
international organizations and world nations to stop
providing social assistance to Myanmar. The foreign
assistance for dams, the most important facilities for
farmers, has stopped since long. Without wasting time,
the government has been building dams with the native
technicians in the whole country for social economic
development.
The government has built the four-mile long
Thaphanseik Dam, the longest in Southeast Asia,
Zaungtu Hydel Power Dam, and is building other
advanced major dams including, Paunglaung and Mone
Creek dams with its own capital and technical power.
These projects are the pride for the entire national
people. One of the significant things is that the
government is not only building large dams, but also
small dams, which are not profitable in economic
terms. In areas which are not possible to build large
dams, clusters of small and medium dams are being
built.
Especially in Bago Division in which many streams
originate from the Bago Yoma mountain range running
from north to south in the region, and which face
water shortage in summer, many small and medium dams
have been built to change and develop the
socio-economic life of the farmers. The dams have also
prevented floods, enabling farmers to grow crops in
low-lying areas during monsoon and providing water for
summer paddy.
Up to now, the government has built 36 dams including
Gamone Dam in Bago Division at a cost of over K 20,000
million. The facilities are irrigating over 570,000
acres of crops. Eight dams including Yenwe Dam in
Kyauktaga Township, Bago Division, which will irrigate
over 100,000 acres; Minhla Dam in Okpo Township, which
will irrigate 15,000 acres; Phyu Dam in Phyu Township,
which will irrigate over 120,000 acres; and Kaboung
Dam in Ottwin Township, which will irrigate over
130,000 acres are under construction. Plans are under
way to build eight more dams including Phongyi Dam in
Ottwin Township, Mokkha Dam in Minhla Township, and
Thegon Dam in Thegon Township.
Bago will achieve greater success in agriculture if
adequate amount of water is provided for cultivation.
Thus, agriculture, the main economy of the division
will further develop as more and more dams are coming
into existence in the region, improving the
socio-economic life and standard of the division.
Thus, the local people are required to effectively use
the facilities. They will have to harmoniously strive
with the government for successful implementation of
the five rural development tasks in addition to
developing their own region.
In conclusion, the Secretary-1 urged the local people
to strive harmoniously for effective use of the farm
land covered by the Gamone Dam Project for further
development of the agriculture, the region, and
socio-economic life of the people; the local
authorities, departmental personnel and local people
to strive hand in hand for rapid progress of the rural
areas and living standard of the people in accord with
the goodwill of the Head of State; to harmoniously
strive with their own strength for community, regional
and national development; and to ardently join hands
with the government to serve the interest of the
nation and people despite the obstructions of the
internal and external destructive elements.
Then Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation Maj-Gen
Nyunt Tin delivered a speech. He said that Bago
Division has plenty of potential for agricultural
development on which national economy depends a lot.
Therefore, to boost the agricultural production of
Bago Division in accordance with the guidance of the
Head of State, Gamone dam has been built.
The agricultural production is the basis for the
improvement of national economy. Moreover, it is also
the main occupation of the majority of rural people.
Therefore, measures are being taken to narrow down
development gap between rural and urban areas. As we
are trying to industrialize the nation, based on
agriculture, we are building dams and river water
pumping projects which are essential to agricultural
economy.
As a result, clusters of dams have emerged on the
eastern and western sides of Bago mountain ranges.
These dams will surely help create favourable
environment for agricultural development of Bago
Division.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation is trying
to promote the agricultural economy by utilizing
natural and human resources.
Steps are being taken to meet the domestic consumption
and to export the surplus by exploiting land and water
resources. At the same time, efforts are being made to
replace conventional farming with mechanized farming.
High-yield quality seeds of paddy, beans & pulses,
sugarcane, sunflower, cotton, maize etc are being
cultivated in special agricultural zones while coffee,
tea, Thitseint, Macadamia etc are put under scheduled
perennial crop cultivation. Rice is the staple food in
Myanmar. Agriuclture, in fact, is important for the
national development, strengthening the economic power
and promotion of social lives of the people. Hence,
rice trading has been liberalised in line with the
market economy. It is a great opportunity for the
farmers to boost the agricultural production.
All over the country, clusters of dams and reservoirs
have emerged for the farmers to irrigate the
cultivated land sufficiently in order to boost the
production of paddy, cotton, sugarcane, pulses & beans
and oil crops. To ensure the durability of dams and
keeping the surrounding areas green and pleasant, it
is important to conserve trees and forests in
watershed areas. The regional people are to abide by
irrigation regulations in order to ensure long-term
use of the dams, he said.
Then, Commander Brig-Gen Ko Ko said that the opening
of Gamone Dam in Okpo Township as part of water supply
which is one of the major requirements to raise the
economy of farmers, a fundamental force of the State,
contributes towards the development of agricultural
sector for the region as well as for the State. With
the development of agricultural sector, there will be
food sufficiency and greening of the environment.
The government has constructed North Nawin, South
Nawin and Kangyigon dams in Pyay Township, Shwedaung
dam in Shwedaung Township, Nyaungkaing dam in Padaung
Township, Wegyi dam in Paungde Township, Taungnyo dam
in Nattalin Township, Thekaw and
Kantinbilin dams in Letpadan Township, Sinkuchaung dam
in Okpo Township and Thonze dam in Thayawady Township
in Bago Division (West). Gamone Dam is situated
between Minhla and Bawbin dams in Bago Division (West)
and so it will irrigate fields in Bago Division
(West). It will also contribute to double or triple
cropping and mixed cropping in Pyay and Thayawady
districts in Bago Division (West) all year round.
Officials at different levels and employees of the
Irrigation Department are making all-out efforts
without sparing day and night in constructing Minhla
Dam in Okpo Township. The Gamone Dam, which can
irrigate some 15,000 acres of land, is the 145th one
of the facilities constructed from 1988 to date in the
nation as well as the 36th one in Bago Division. The
12 formerly constructed dams in Bago Division (West)
benefit over 336,000 acres. He thanked the Head of
State and the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation
for implementing the irrigation projects.
Emphasis is to be laid on durability of the dams
constructed at a huge sum of money. He urged local
authorities, farmers and people to maintain the dams
and related structures with a sense of duty. In the
past, Gyobingauk and Okpo townships had to mainly rely
on the rain for cultivation of crops but now they can
cultivate crops all year round. Farmers should strive
for double or triple cropping as well as mixed
cropping.
Under the guidance of Head of State Senior General
Than Shwe, educative signboards have been set up as
cutting down the trees in watershed areas without
discipline and cutting down trees and setting fire to
forests for agricultural purposes can lead to drying
of the dams.
Dams were built even in the reign of successive
Myanmar kings, and posterity can still enjoy the
benefits of these irrigation facilities. So, dams and
reservoirs being built today will benefit new
generations. Then, on behalf of the local people,
Secretary U Tin Htwe of Okpo Township USDA thanked the
government for construction of the dam. Then, the
Secretary-1 presented gifts for mechanical and civil
staff of the Irrigation Department who took part in
the construction of the dam to the directors of the
respective sections.
Afterwards, the ceremony continued at the archway of
the dam. The Secretary-1 formally unveiled the stone
inscription of the dam. Then, Commander Brig-Gen Ko Ko
and Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation Maj-Gen
Nyunt Tin formally opened the dam. Afterwards, the
Secretary-1 and party posed for a documentary photo
together with local people and students. Later,
Secretary-1 General Khin Nyunt cordially greeted the
local people and inspected the main dam and water
control tower.
At the briefing hall, Minister Maj-Gen Nyunt Tin
reported to the Secretary-1 on condition, benefits,
cooperation and water supply task of dams in the
western part of Bago Yoma. Director-General U Kyaw San
Win of the Irrigation Department reported to the
Secretary-1 and party on salient points of Gamone dam.
Commander Brig-Gen Ko Ko and Minister Maj-Gen Nyunt
Tin made supplementary reports. Then, the Secretary-1
gave necessary instructions. Gamone dam, with a
4,400-foot long and 116-foot high earthen dyke, is
situated on Gamone Creek near Waing Village in Okpo
Township, Bago Division, and its benefited area is
15,000 acres.
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6. Secretary-1 attends opening of multimedia teaching
centres at Kyeethe, Monyo BEHSs in Bago Division
(West)
YANGON, 1 May - Secretary-1 of the State Peace and
Development Council General Khin Nyunt and party,
accompanied by Chairman of Bago Division Peace and
Development Council Commander of Southern Command
Brig-Gen Ko Ko, this morning flew over by Tatmadaw
helicopter to view thriving of summer paddy in Okpo
Township, Bago Division (West), after attending the
opening ceremony of Gamone Dam.
The Secretary-1 and party arrived in Kyeethe Town,
Shwedaung Township, at noon.
They were welcomed there by local authorities,
departmental personnel, members of the Union
Solidarity and Development Association and local
people.
Chairman of Myanmar Education Committee Secretary-1
General Khin Nyunt attended the ceremony to open the
new school building and the multimedia teaching centre
at Kyeethe Basic Education High School at 12.15 pm.
First, the stone plaque bearing Myanma Education Goal
and the education signboard were unveiled at the
school. The students sang the song titled Myanma
School.
Then, the ceremony to open the multimedia teaching
centre of the school followed.
Headmistress Daw Than Than Htar and SBT Chairman U
Than Kywe formally opened the centre. The Secretary-1
unveiled the signboard of the centre and inspected the
multimedia classrooms.
Next, the Secretary-1 and party inspected production
of Kyeethe traditional Si longyi. The Secretary-1
viewed performance of the students at the music and
art room.
The ceremony to mark the opening of the centre was
held at Pyinnya Beikman Hall of the school.
Headmistress Daw Than Than Htar reported on the
purpose of the opening the multimedia teaching centre
and installation of teaching aids and SBT Chairman U
Than Kywe on efforts made for opening of the centre.
Then, the Secretary-1 presented a 29-inch TV set, a
computer set and teaching aids to Headmistress Daw
Than Than Htar.
Afterwards, Commander Brig-Gen Ko Ko presented
computer sets donated each by Kyeethe Wailuwun
Monastery Sayadaw U Samvara, Commander Brig-Gen Ko Ko,
Tactical Operations Commander Col Han Myint and wife
Daw Thida Myaing, Deputy Commanding Officer Maj Toe Yi
and wife Daw Win Win Kyaing of the local battalion,
Shwedaung Township Peace and Development Council, and
Ngwe Yadana Pann Textile Factory owner U Aung Kyi and
wife Thudhamma Theingi Daw Yin Kyway to the
Secretary-1.
Then, the Secretary-1 delivered an address. On behalf
of the government, the Secretary-1 thanked Kyeethe
Wailuwun Monastery Sayadaw and wellwishers, members of
the School Board of Trustees and teachers for their
contribution to opening of the new school building and
the multimedia teaching centre of Kyeethe BEHS in a
short time.
Kyeethe where treatise compiler Kyeethe Laydat Sayadaw
was born is a famous town in history. As a result of
compiling many treatises including Jinattha Pakasani
treatise prescribed for the matriculation examination
in the past, Kyeethe Laydat Sayadaw was a famous monk.
Tasks will be carried out in honour of the region
where Kyeethe Laydat Sayadaw was born. Sayagyi U Thu
Kha and local people are taking measures for
construction of the Sayadaw's monastery which was
burnt. It is necessary to participate in the
construction tasks.
Nowadays, the five rural development tasks are being
carried out for narrowing the gap between rural and
urban regions in accord with the guidance of the Head
of State. Officials concerned go right down to
grassroots levels including far-flung areas of the
State and provide assistance to development of the
regions. Similarly, arrangements are being made for
narrowing the gap between the rural and urban areas in
the education sector.
The Secretary-1 said that he saw equal dynamism of
intelligence quotient between the students at the
ceremony and the students in cities. With the use of
teaching aids installed at the multimedia classrooms,
IQ of the students can be polished and they can be
turned out as outstanding intellectual and
intelligentsia of the State. The students are urged to
try to become outstanding intellectual and
intelligentsia applying the modern teaching aids and
the teachers are also urged to turn out with goodwill
intellectual and intelligentsia of the State in the
future. The Secretary-1 called on the people to join
hands and make harmonious efforts with momentum in
sectorwise for the emergence of a modern and developed
nation.
After the ceremony, the Secretary-1 and party posed
for a group photo together with the members of the
school board of trustees, teachers, and students. The
school building opened today is a two-storey building
with eight classrooms each measuring 140 feet by 30
feet. It was built at a cost of over K 12 million with
the cash assistance of the Government and the
contribution of the public.
Next, the Secretary-1 and party visited Kyeethe
Layhtat Pitaka Museum in Shwetaung Township, where
they paid respects to the Buddha Image, and viewed the
Dhamma Desanas compiled by the Kyeethe Layhtat
Sayadawgyi displayed at the museum. The Secretary-1
then paid obeisance to Kyithemyo Ywatha Kyaung Sayadaw
Bhaddanta Ponna and donated provisions to him. They
also viewed the old monastery of the Kyeethe Layhtat
Sayadawgyi.
The Secretary-1 and party also visited the Shwemyintin
Pagoda in Kyeethemyo, where Weluwun Kyaung Sayadaw
Bhaddanta Samvara explained the construction of the
Beikmandawgyi of the Kyeethe Layhtat Sayadawgyi. The
Secretary-1 met with technicians and Beikmandawgyi
Construction Committee members and gave inspections.
The Secretary-1 paid respects to Sayadaw Bhaddanta
Samvara, and donated provisions to him.
Then, the Secretary-1 and party arrived at Monyo
Township, Thayawady District, West Bago Division, at
3.15 pm. They were welcomed there by local officials,
departmental staffs and members of social
organizations and local people. Multimedia classrooms
were opened at Monyo BEHS in Bago Division (West) at
3.30 pm. The Secretary-1 attended the ceremony. On the
occasion, the Secretary-1 and party and the audiences
saluted the State Flag with accompaniment of students?
band playing the National Anthem. Then, outstanding
students unveiled the stone inscription bearing Myanma
Education Goal.
Headmistress Daw Khin Win Myaing and chairman of the
school board of trustees U Nyunt Maung opened the
multimedia classrooms of the school. The Secretary-1
then unveiled the signboard marking the opening of
multimedia classroom. Next, the Secretary-1 and party
viewed round the Computer Application and E-mail
Computer Aided Instruction, Printed Media, Electronic
Media (Video System), Electronic Media (Language Lab),
Projected Media (Visual Presenter) rooms and watched
the students learning lessons and practising drills.
Afterwards, the Secretary-1 and party inspected the
photo, painting and wall poster showroom and the
cottage industry showroom. The Secretary-1 watched and
encouraged skill demonstrations of students at the
music hall.
At the opening ceremony of the multimedia classrooms
of Monyo BEHS, Headmistress Daw Khin Win Myaing
explained the purpose of opening the multimedia
classroom. Chairman of the school board of trustees U
Nyunt Maung also explained the endeavours to build the
multimedia classrooms. Next, Chairman of the Myanmar
Education Committee Secretary-1 General Khin Nyunt
presented one 29" TV-set, one computer-set and
teaching aids to the headmistress.
Commander Brig-Gen Ko Ko handed over a computer-set; K
100,000 donated by wife of Lt-Gen Tin Oo Daw Khin Than
Nwe; a computer-set by U Pyone Maung Maung of Zin Co
Ltd; and teaching aids worth K 6 million by
wellwishers to the Secretary-1.
Speaking on the occasion, Secretary-1 General Khin
Nyunt thanked the local authorities, members of the
school board of trustees, wellwishers and teachers for
their cooperation in opening the multimedia
classrooms.
Multimedia classrooms were mushrooming all over the
country in a short time owing to the active
participation of wellwishers under the leadership of
the government to open such classrooms.
The education promotion programme was laid down and is
being implemented as the first phase of the national
education promotion programme. As for the second phase
in the education sector, the special four-year plan
for national education promotion is being implemented
in order to be on a par with the education of
Southeast Asian countries. The Ministry of Education
also provided teaching aids to such schools.
The 30-year long term education programme is
implemented for the promotion of national education.
Due to these endeavours, success has been achieved to
some extent. It is necessary for teachers to train and
nurture the students with the use of modern teaching
aids so as to sharpen their abilities. As for the
students, they are to work hard with great diligence
to become intelligentsia and intellectuals. Only then
can the human resources be used fully in establishing
a modern developed nation.
After the ceremony, the Secretary-1 and party had a
group photo taken together with the members of the
school board of trustees, teachers and students. The
Secretary-1 and party arrived back here in the
evening.
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7. Self-reliant phone extension system put into
service
Yangon, 1 May ? Self-reliance telephone extension
system, EPABXKY-120 Dx, was put into service at
Sipinthaya Market in Mingaladon Station in Mingaladon
Township this morning. Chairman of Yangon Division
Peace and Development Council Commander of Yangon
Command Maj-Gen Myint Swe formally unveiled the
signboard of the exchange station.
Then, the commander, accompanied by the commander of
No 2 Military Region and officials, inspected round
the exchange station.
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8. SARS control equipment donated to Ministry of
Health
YANGON, 1 May ? Organized by Myanmar Embassy in the
Republic of Singapore, Myanmar nationals donated
health equipment to the Ministry of Health. The
donation ceremony was held at No 2 Tatmadaw Guest
House at 2 pm today.
Present on the occasion were Minister for Health Dr
Kyaw Myint, Vice-Chief of Military Intelligence
Maj-Gen Kyaw Win, senior military officers of the
Ministry of Defence and departmental officials of the
Ministry of Health.
First, Maj-Gen Kyaw Win explained the purpose of the
donation of the medical equipment to be used in
preventing Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).
Next, Dr Kyaw Myint spoke words of thanks.
On behalf of Chairman of the National Health Committee
Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council
General Khin Nyunt, Maj-Gen Kyaw Win handed over the
equipment to Dr Kyaw Myint.
Although there has been no outbreak of SARS in
Myanmar, precautionary measures have been taken
against the disease at international airports, ports
and border checkpoints.
Director of PL International Pte Ltd of Singapore U
Kyan Khin (a) Mr KK Lee donated 1,000 surgical face
masks and 100 digital oral thermometers, Managing
Director of Myanmar Steel Ltd U Hla Thein 480 N-95
face masks and Myanmar Business Association two ear
thermometres.
The total value of the equipment was K 3 million.
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9. Ambulance donated to cancer hospice foundation
Yangon, 1 May ? Wellwishers Mr & Mrs Peter E & Leng
Holz of Germany donated an ambulance and related
accessories to U Hla Tun Hospice (Cancer) Foundation
at the cancer hospice in Dagon Myothit (East) Township
this morning.
First, Chairman U Hla Tun of the foundation spoke
words of thanks to the wellwishers. Then, the
wellwishers handed over the ambulance, related
accessories and documents to the chairman of the
foundation. The chairman presented a certificate of
honour and gifts to the wellwishers.
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10. Drug traffickers incarcerated
YANGON, 1 May ? A combined team comprising members of
the local intelligence unit, Yangon Special Anti-Drug
Squad and the local police force, acting on a tip-off,
searched the Room 407 at the Eastern Hotel on Bo Myat
Tun Street in Pazundaung Township on 31 July 2002.
In the raid, the authorities arrested Thant Zin Aung
(a) Thet Naing Oo, Nyein Chan Aung (a) Aik Kham, Ma
Phyu Nu Nge, and Ma Min Min Thein (a) Ju Ju together
with 81 stimulant tablets.
The Pazundaung Police Station filed a lawsuit against
Thant Zin Aung, 21, son of U Hla Win Naing of No 129,
24th Street, Ward 8, Latha Township; Nyein Chan Aung,
22, son of U Shwe of No 155, 81st Street between 17th
and 18th Streets, Aungmyethasan Township, Mandalay; Ma
Phyu Nu Nge, 22, daughter of U Thein Shwe of Room 3,
Apartment 7, Myakantha Street, Myakantha Estate, Ward
9, Kamayut Township; and Ma Min Min Thein, 22,
daughter of U Myo Min of No 49, Myanmagonyee Street,
Mingala Taungnyunt Township under Sections 15/19(A)/21
of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law.
On 25 March, the Yangon East District Court sentenced
Nyein Chan Aung to 20 years? imprisonment under
Section 19(A), and Thant Zin Aung, Ma Phyu Nu Nge, and
Ma Min Min Thein to 20 years? imprisonment each under
Sections 19(A)/21.
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