[myanmar_information] THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR (Wednesday, May 28, 2003)

Subject: [myanmar_information] THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR (Wednesday, May 28, 2003)
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THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR (Wednesday, May 28, 2003)
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1.  State Peace and Development Council Chairman 
    Senior General Than Shwe sends message of 
    felicitations to Azerbaijan
2.  Yangon Division All Private Bus Lines Control 
    Committee (Highway) gets new building  
3.  Ministry of Construction holds coordination 
    meeting
4.  Workshop on progress of fresh water fish breeding 
    continues 
5.  Lectures on coffee cultivation
6.  Course on Introduction to Internet to be conducted
7.  Observance of World Population Day coordinated
8.  MWJA Central Executive Committee meets
9.  Minister receives Japanese guests
10. UMFCCI President receives guest from the 
    Philippines 
11. Commander's Shield Football Tournament 2003 opens
12. Commerce Minister's trophy U-21 soccer tourney 
    continues
13. Stimulant tablets and heroin seized in Monkoe, 
    Myaungmya
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1.  State Peace and Development Council Chairman 
    Senior General Than Shwe sends message of 
    felicitations to Azerbaijan 
Yangon, 28 May - Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of
the State Peace and Development Council of the Union
of Myanmar, has sent a message of felicitations to His
Excellency Mr Heydar A Aliyev, President of the
Republic of Azerbaijan, on the occasion of the
National Day of the Republic of Azerbaijan which falls
on 28th May 2003.
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2.  Yangon Division All Private Bus Lines Control 
    Committee (Highway) gets new building  

Yangon, 27 May-The opening of the new building of
Yangon Division All Private Bus Lines Control
Committee (Highway) was held at Aungmingala Coach
Station in Mingaladon Township at 7.00 am today,
attended by Yangon Division Supervisory Committee for
Secure and Smooth Transportation Chairman Yangon
Division Peace and Development Council Chairman Yangon
Command Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe and Yangon City
Development Committee Chairman Mayor U Ko Lay.

Yangon Division Peace and Development Council
Secretary Lt-Col Kyaw Tint and Yangon Division All
Private Bus Lines Control Committee Chairman U Tin
Nyunt formally opened the new building. 

Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe then pressed the button to
open the billboard of the office building and looked
around the building.

The new two-storey building was opened to closely
supervise the passenger buses running from Yangon to
various regions in the country.
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3.  Ministry of Construction holds coordination 
    meeting 
Yangon, 27 May - Ministry of Construction held first
four-monthly work coordination meeting at the meeting
hall of the Department of Human Settlement and Housing
Development on 25 May morning, attended by Minister
for Construction Maj-Gen Saw Tun. At the meeting, the
minister delivered an opening speech. Respective
superintending engineers reported on works being
carried out to the minister.
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4.  Workshop on progress of fresh water fish breeding 
    continues  

Yangon, 27 May - The Fisheries Department of the
Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries held a second-day
workshop on progress of fresh water fish breeding in
Myanmar at the department on Hsinmin Road in Ahlon
Township yesterday morning. Minister for Livestock and
Fisheries Brig-Gen Maung Maung Thein attended the
workshop and gave instructions on the production of
quality feedstuff meeting the set standard.

Managing Director of the Livestock, Feedstuff and
Dairy Products Enterprise U Khin Maung Aye and
Director-General of the Livestock Breeding and
Veterinary Department U Maung Maung Nyunt reported to
the minister on arrangements made for promoting the
quality of feedstuff and research work being carried
out on pests and sterilization.

Next, five resource persons read out papers of
feedstuff factories and queries raised by those
present were answered.

Then, officials of three companies selling medicines
for livestock breeding explained matters related to
bio-technology and effective use of pro-biotic.

In the evening, Chairman of the workshop
Director-General of the Fisheries Department U Than
Tun sought approval for the first- and second-day
workshops.

In response to the reports, Deputy Minister U Aung
Thein gave instructions. The meeting ended with the
concluding remarks by the minister.
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5.  Lectures on coffee cultivation

Yangon, 27 May-Agriculturist U Aung Than of Myanma
Farm Enterprise and party gave lectures to the local
farmers and national entrepreneurs from the respective
regions on coffee cultivation at Nyaunggyo Village,
Padaung Township, Bago Division (West) on 21 and 22
May.

Altogether 1,500 acres of farmland have been slated to
be put under coffee at the rate of 500 acres per year.
The coffee cultivation supervisory committee will
grant permits and provide cultivationl methods and
necessary assistance. 
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6.  Course on Introduction to Internet to be conducted
Yangon, 27 May-With a view to developing IT, Myanmar
Computers Federation will conduct Course on
Introduction to Internet at MICT Park in Hline
Township beginning 2 June 2003.

E-mail and World Wide Web will be taught with the use
of Internet in the two-week course.
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7.  Observance of World Population Day coordinated
Yangon, 27 May - The first meeting of the committee
for holding World Population Day which falls on 11
July 2003 was held at the meeting hall of the
Population Department this afternoon.

It was attended by members of the committee officials
of government departments and enterprises and NGOs
related to the population tasks. Chairman of the
committee Director-General of the Population
Department Col Tin Yi made a speech. Those present
took part in the discussions. World Population Day
commemorative poster and essay competitions will be
held in major cities in states and divisions. Youth
and reproductive health activities will be organized
in accord with the objective of this year's World
Population Day. 
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8.  MWJA Central Executive Committee meets
Yangon, 27 May- The meeting for Central Executive
Committee (5/2003) of the Myanmar Writers and
Journalists Association was held at the meeting hall
of the MWJA this afternoon.

It was attended by Chairman of the MWJA U Hla Myaing
(Ko Hsaung), Vice-Chairmen U Than Maung (Than Maung)
and U Myint Thein (Myint Thein Aung), Secretary U Hla
Tun (Hla Tun-Twantay) and central executive members.
Chairman U Hla Myaing (Ko Hsaung) presided over the
meeting and Joint- Secretary U Khin Swe (Shwe Son Nyo)
acted as Master of Ceremonies. 

Secretary U Hla Tun (Hla Tun-Twantay) reported on
matters relating to implementations of the resolutions
of the CEC meeting No (4/2003) and those present took
part in the discussions. 

Then, Chairman U Hla Myaing (Ko Hsaung) made
concluding remarks on the occasion. 
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9.  Minister receives Japanese guests 
 

Yangon, 27 May - Minister for Industry-1 U Aung Thaung
received Executive Officer Mr Yoshimi Ota and party of
Nichimen Corporation, Japan, at the his office this
evening.
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10. UMFCCI President receives guest from the 
    Philippines 
Yangon, 27 May - Under Secretary for Transportation Mr
Arturo T Valdez of the Office of the Secretary,
Department of Transportation & Communications of the
Republic of the Philippines yesterday morning called
on Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce
& Industry President U Win Myint, General Secretary U
Sein Win Hlaing and Myanmar Rice Wholesalers
Association Chairman U Aung Than Oo at the head office
of UMFCCI. They discussed matters on bilateral trade
promotion, export of Myanmar rice and supply of
fertilizers and pedigree seeds. 
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11. Commander's Shield Football Tournament 2003 opens 
 

Yangon, 27 May - The opening of Yangon Command
Commander's Shield Football Tournament 2003 was held
at the sports grounds of Yangon Command in Mingaladon
Township at 6.30 am today, attended by Chairman of
Yangon Division Peace and Development Council
Commander of Yangon Command Maj-Gen Myint Swe.

The commander spoke on the occasion.

After the ceremony, Central Medical Unit team played
against Defence Services General Hospital team.
Altogether 21 teams from five groups take part in the
tourney, which continues till 2 July.
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12. Commerce Minister's trophy U-21 soccer tourney 
    continues 
Yangon, 27 May - The second Commerce Minister's trophy
U-21 soccer tournament (2003) continued at Padomma
Football Field in Sangyoung Township today.

In the first match held in the morning, Mandalay
Division team played 2-2 draw with Minister's Office
and Department team in Group A. Chairman of the
Working Committee for Holding the tournament General
Manager of Myanma Agricultural Produce Trading Lt-Col
Hla Maw Oo presented the man of the match prize to Myo
Thu of Mandalay Division team.

Yangon Division took the lead in the Group C with nine
points. Mandalay Division team and Minister's Office
and Department team got four points each but the
former stood the second place in goal difference.

Bago Division team beat Rakhine State team 2-1 in the
match of the Group B. The man of the match prize went
to Zeya Win of the former. Deputy General Manager of
the MAPT U Myint Soe presented the prize to him. In
Group B, Bago Division team got six points in three
matches. 

Ayeyawady Division team with six points in two matches
has a match in the hand against Magway Division team.

Ayeyawady Division team will be in action against
Magway Division team and Shan, Kayah and Kachin team,
against Border Trade Department team tomorrow. 
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13. Stimulant tablets and heroin seized in Monkoe, 
    Myaungmya 
Yangon, 27 May - A team made up of members of local
intelligence unit and Myanmar Police Force, acting on
information, searched Daw Yan Kyu Shan, daughter of U
Yauk Pyin Mon of No 64, and Daw Shi Lin Kye, daughter
of U Shein Khaing Mint, of No 81, Ward 1, Monkoe, Shan
State (North), at the bazaar in Hemolon Village, and
seized 19,000 stimulant tablets on 7 May this year.

In connection with the seizure, the authorities then
searched the house of Daw Yan Kyu Shan and arrested
five drug traffickers with 2.3265 kilos of heroin on
17 May.

Acting on a tip-off, a similar team searched the house
of Zaw Moe (a) Zaw Moe Win (a) Moe Gyi, son of U Hla
Aye, of No 15, 12th Street, Ward 5, Myaungmya, and
seized 260 stimulant tablets.

The police stations concerned are taking action
against the drug traffickers under the Narcotic Drugs
and Psychotropic Substances Law.
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