[myanmar_information] The New Light of Myanmar ( 3-7-2003)

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The New Light of Myanmar ( 3-7-2003)
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(1)   Senior General Than Shwe sends felicitations 
      to President of  Republic of Belarus
(2)   Agricultural and livestock breeding tasks 
      inspected in Heho
(3)   Course on use of EM organic fertilizer opened
(4)   Cash and kind donated to MMCWA 
(5)   Minister inspects chosen site for Ngawun 
      river bridge
(6)   Minister inspects hotels in Bagan
(7)   Cash donated in honour of International 
      Co-operative Day
(8)   Commander's shield soccer tournament 
      concludes 
(9)   Myanmar Festival 2003 to be held in Singapore
(10)  UMEHL to hold 16th Myanma Gems and 
      Jade Sales in August
(11)  Winners of World Population Day commermorative 
      poster, essay competitions announced
(12)  Health Ministry offers Waso robes
(13)  Minister U Win Aung sends felicitations to
Belarus
(14)  Health Minister receives guests
(15)  F&R Minister meets guests
(16)  Drug dealers jailed
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(1)	Senior General Than Shwe sends felicitations to
President of Republic of Belarus

YANGON, 3 July - 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 Alexander R Lukashenko, President of the
Republic of Belarus, on the occasion of the
Independence Day of the Republic of Belarus which
falls on 3rd July 2003.
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(2)	Agricultural and livestock breeding tasks
inspected in Heho

YANGON, 2 July - Member of the State Peace and
Development Council Lt-Gen Aung Htwe of the Ministry
of Defence, accompanied by Chairman of Shan State
Peace and Development Council Commander of Eastern
Command Maj-Gen Khin Maung Myint and senior military
officers, met officers and other ranks and their
families of local station and gave necessary
instructions in Heho yesterday morning. 

The commander reported on agriculture and livestock
breeding tasks. Lt-Gen Aung Htwe, the commander and
party inspected agriculture work and breeding of
poultry and pigs. Lt-Gen Aung Htwe gave instructions
on carrying out agriculture and livestock breeding
tasks on a commercial scale, and presented gifts to
families outstanding in livestock breeding work.

Next, they inspected the pre-primary school of the
regiment. The commander presented K 30,000 for the
children.

They proceeded to the agricultural and livestock
breeding farm of the station near Inkhaung Village. At
the briefing hall, officials reported on work being
done. Lt-Gen Aung Htwe gave instructions on minimizing
loss and wastage, efforts to be made for achieving
greater success, and speeding up livestock breeding
tasks by applying the methods disseminated by the
departments concerned. 

They inspected the breeding of layers, pigs, horses
and mules and left necessary instructions.

They proceeded to the agricultural farm of Myanma
Agriculture Service in Heho Township. At the briefing
hall, officials reported on agricultural tasks being
carried out on the 175-acre land, distribution of
quality strains and requirements. Lt-Gen Aung Htwe
gave instructions on pilot plantation of the strains
suitable for respective regions, and extended
cultivation of quality strains of potato and
vegetables. He inspected the plantations of soya bean
and orange and vineyard and attended to the needs. 

At the briefing hall of Letpanpin agricultural farm,
they heard reports presented by officials concerned on
cultivation of maize and pigeon pea on 160 acres in
2002-2003, cultivation of pigeon pea on 90 acres and
maize and paddy on 200 acres in the previous year,
target for cultivation of niger on 50 acres, the crops
cultivated, and future tasks. Lt-Gen Aung Htwe gave
instructions on making supervision for achieving
success in cultivating maize and effective use of
machinery, and inspected thriving plantations of maize
and potato.

Next, Lt-Gen Aung Htwe viewed the 20-acre summer paddy
field of departments in Heho region. He gave
instructions and fulfilled the requirements. 

In the afternoon, they headed for the nursery garden
of the Forest Department in the town. Director of Shan
State Forest Department U Kyaw Moe reported on
nurturing of over 380,000 saplings, arrangements for
planting 2 million saplings of Thitseint (Terminalia
Belerica) trees, measures being taken for prevention
of deforestation, formation of respective committees
for greening of Inlay Lake, and distribution of the
saplings. Lt-Gen Aung Htwe gave instructions on
effective planting of perennial trees as scheduled and
abiding by directives for ever greening of the Inlay
Lake, and inspected the garden.

Lt-Gen Aung Htwe arrived back here by air in the
evening.
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(3)	Course on use of EM organic fertilizer opened

YANGON, 2 July - The opening ceremony of the course on
use of organic fertilizer conducted by the Myanma
Agriculture Service of Yangon Division took place at
Saya San Hall of the Myanma Rice and Paddy Research
Bureau of the MAS under the Ministry of Agriculture
and Irrigation in Hmawby Township this morning, with
an address by Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and
Development Council Commander of Yangon Command
Maj-Gen Myint Swe. 

Present on the occasion were No 1 Military Region
Commander Lt-Col Myint Kyi, Secretary of Yangon
Division Peace and Development Council Lt-Col Kyaw
Tint and members, division-level departmental
officials, responsible personnel of the MAS, local
authorities, course instructors, and trainees.

In his speech, Maj-Gen Myint Swe said that the
agricultural sector plays the most important role in
the development of national economic growth. The rise
in the agricultural sector will give the economy a
boost. Head of State Senior General Than Shwe has
given guidance on greater crop yield and laid down the
four means - the right agricultural methods, the
cultivation of high-yield crops, the combined use of
inorganic and organic fertilizers, and the extension
of sown acreage. He continued that the combined use of
inorganic and organic fertilizers is vital for high
yield of crops. As the use of organic fertilizers has
become common in world nations, gradual deterioration
of soil can be detected. Therefore, it is necessary to
apply combined use of inorganic and organic
fertilizers so that the richness of soil can be saved.
The methods of making EM (effective micro-organism)
organic fertilizers will help not only boost the crop
yields but also keep the urban and rural areas clean
and pleasant and make it free from bad smell,
resulting in better health improvement and the
disappearance of environmental pollution, he added.
Next, Deputy General Manager of Yehsin Central
Research Bureau of the MAS U Hla Tin presented on
step-by step practical use of EM organic fertilizers.

A total of more than 200 peasants from the townships
in Yangon North District are attending the course.
General Manager of the MAS Dr Nyi Nyi and Deputy
General Manager U Hla Tin will give lectures on the
combined use of inorganic and organic fertilizers to
maintain soil richness. Such courses will also be
opened for local peasants of Kyauktan Township. After
the ceremony, the commander and party arrived at the
local battalion in Insein Township, where they
inspected fish and pig breeding work. Officials of the
battalion reported to the commander on distribution of
fingerlings and piglets. Afterwards, the commander
gave instructions on extending agriculture and
livestock breeding work.
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(4)	Cash and kind donated to MMCWA 

YANGON, 2 July - Wellwishers donated cash, medical
equipment, exercise books and rattan-wares to Myanmar
Maternal and Child Welfare Association at a ceremony
held at the association at the corner of Parami and
Thanthumar Roads in South Okkalapa Township this
morning. 

Present on the occasion were President of MMCWA Dr Daw
Khin Win Shwe, Vice-President Dr Daw Tin Lin Myint and
CEC members and wellwishers.

Deputy Head of Military Intelligence Office Col Tin Oo
presented US$ 6,694 donated by Japan based Asian
Ladies Friendship Society, General Staff Officer
(Grade II) of MIO Major Myint Htay, seven kinds of
medicines donated by Myanmar Military Attaché to
Australia U Kyaw Aye and wife Dr Aye Myo Myo Tint and
family, and Managing Director of Htoo Kyaw Co Ltd U
Aung Hein, 100 dozens of exercise books and
rattan-wares to the president, who next presented
certificates of honour to them.
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(5)	Minister inspects chosen site for Ngawun river
bridge

YANGON, 2 July - Minister for Construction Maj-Gen Saw
Tun, accompanied by officials, arrived at the chosen
site for construction of Ngawun river bridge in
Pathein this morning. 

The minister gave necessary instructions and inspected
the chosen site for approach bridges and towers of
main bridge. 

The minister and party then visited Daka Bridge
Project on Yangon-Pathein Road. Deputy Superintending
Engineer U Ounzapa and officials welcomed them and
reported on preparation for opening of the bridge.
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(6)	Minister inspects hotels in Bagan

YANGON, 2 July - Minister for Hotels and Tourism
Brig-Gen Thein Zaw and officials inspected the site
for construction of duty free shop at Bagan-NyaungU
Airport on 1 July. 

The minister inspected the construction site of hotel
of Eden Co Ltd.

The minister went to the project site of Bagan
Nanmyint Tower and hotel. Director U Thiha of Htoo
Trading Co Ltd reported on work done. The minister
gave instructions. 

The minister proceeded to Thiri Pyitsaya Hotel and
inspected construction of extension rooms. He went to
Bagan Eya Hotel where Project Manager U Ye Tun
reported on construction of the hotel. The minister
then gave instructions and inspected construction of
hotels along the river bank.

In the afternoon, the minister inspected construction
of bungalows of Bagan Hotel and Tharapa Hotel.
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(7)	Cash donated in honour of International
Co-operative Day

YANGON, 2 July - As a gesture of hailing International
Co-operative Day, which falls on 5 July 2003, a cash
donation ceremony was held in the office of the
Minister of Cooperatives on Bogyoke Aung San Street
here this morning. 

It was attended by Minister for Cooperatives Lt-Gen
Tin Ngwe, Director-General of the Cooperative
Department U Soe Win, Director-General of the Cottage
Industries Department U Sein Than, Managing Director
of the Cooperatives Exports and Imports Enterprise Daw
Khin Swe Soe, and wellwisher chairmen of cooperative
societies.

On the occasion, Chairman of the Central Cooperative
Society U Win Sein donated K 200,000, Chairman of the
Yangon Division General Economic Cooperative Syndicate
U Ye Aung, K 200,000, Chairman of the Nay La General
Trading Cooperative Ltd U Myint Oo, K 200,000, and
Chairman of the Moe Industrial Cooperative Society U
Kyuu Khin, K 110,000. Minister Lt-Gen Tin Ngwe
accepted the donations and spoke words of thanks.
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(8)	Commander's shield soccer tournament concludes 

YANGON, 2 July - The final match and prize
presentation ceremony of the year 2003 Yangon Command
Commander's shield soccer tournament was held at the
sports ground of the command in Mingaladon this
afternoon. Yangon Division Peace and Development
Council Chairman Yangon Command Commander Maj-Gen
Myint Swe attended the ceremony and presented the
championship shield to the winning team.  

Among the spectators were Commander of No (2) Military
Region Brig-Gen Myo Myint, military region commanders,
station commanders, officers and other ranks of the
regiments and units under Yangon Command and their
families. In the match, Central Ordnance Depot team
beat No (323) Supply and Transport Battalion team 1-0.
After the final match, the prize presentation ceremony
followed. No (3) Military Region Commander Col Tint
Hsan, No (4) Military Region Commander Col Yang Naing
Oo, Commandant of Defence Services Officer Testing
Team Col Tun Kyi and No (2) Military Region Commander
Brig-Gen Myo Myint presented second prize, first prize
and other prizes to the players of the winning teams.
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(9)	Myanmar Festival 2003 to be held in Singapore

YANGON, 2 July - A coordination meeting on Myanmar
Festival 2003 to be held in Singapore from 5 to 14
September took place at Karaweik Palace in Kandawgyi
here this morning. Present were Deputy Minister for
Hotels and Tourism Brig-Gen Aye Myint Kyu,
Director-General of Directorate of Hotels and Tourism
U Khin Maung Latt and officials.

Director-General U Khin Maung Latt spoke on the
occasion. Managing Director Mr Edward Liu of
Conference Exhibition Management Services Pte Ltd
(CEMS) reported on arrangements for the Myanmar
Festival 2003.

Managing Director Mr Edward Liu replied to the queries
raised by officials of the related ministries,
chairmen and members of Myanmar Hoteliers Association
and Myanmar Travel Association, officials of Myanmar
Marketing Company and Myanma Airways International.

Director-General U Khin Maung Latt called for
cooperation in successful holding of the exhibition.
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(10)	UMEHL to hold 16th Myanma Gems and Jade Sales in
August

YANGON, 2 July - The 16th Myanma Gems and Jade Sales
(2003) of Union of Myanma Economic Holdings Ltd will
be held at Myanma Gems Mart on Kaba Aye Pagoda road
here from 5 to 8 August. Inspection of gem and jade
lots can be made from 5 to 7 and gems, and sales with
bargain and auction systems will be conducted on 8
August. Buyer registration can be made starting from
today with a fee of K 4,000 for citizens and US$ 20
for foreigners. Private gem and jade entrepreneurs may
entrust their items for sale from 14 to 24 July, and
0.4 per cent of the item's value is to be paid to
UMEHL. Tax on sold items will be collected in
accordance with law and rules of the Ministry of
Mines.

For more information, contact can be made with Myanmar
Ruby Enterprise and Myanmar Imperial Jade at No 24/26,
Sule Pagoda Road, Yangon, or dial 371027, 370564
during office hours.
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(11)	Winners of World Population Day commermorative
poster, essay competitions announced

YANGON, 2 July - Winners of the World Population
Day-2003 commemorative poster and essay competitions
organized by the Immigration and Population Department
and United Nations Population Fund were announced
today by the Population Department.

In the poster competition Level-1 (aged 6-8), Maung
Hein Wunna, Basic Education Primary School No 10,
Kyimyindine, Maung Htet Naing Lin, of BEMS No 1, Dagon
and Maung Kaung Htet Kyaw, of BEPS No 18, Tamwe, stood
first, second and third respectively. The consolation
prize winners are Ma May Htoo Myat Mon, of Myoma BEMS,
Kyauktan, Ma Phyo Ei Zin of BEPS No 9, Tamwe, Maung
Htoo Htet Kyaw of Myoma BEMS, Kyauktan, Ma Aye Chan
Moe of BEHS No 1 Myeik, and Ma Swat Nwe Nwe Win of
BEMS No 3 Myitkyina.

In level-2 (aged 9-12), Ma Su Myat Noe Nwe of BEHS
Dagon won the first prize, Ma Pwint Tharaphi Aung of
Institute of Education Practicing School (Yankin) the
second and Maung Thiha Tin of BEHS-1 Dagon the third.
Ma Aye Myat Myint Mo of BEHS-2, Bahan, Maung Sithu
Aung of BEPS-32, Tamwe, Maung Aung Paing Soe of
BEMS-2, Bago, and Ma Nan Mo Hun Non of BEHS, Taunggyi
won consolation prizes.

In level-3 (aged 13-15), Maung Zin Ko Ko of BEHS-4,
Ahlon, Maung Ye Htut Aung of BEHS-1 Dagon, and Ma Khin
Chan Myay Thu of Institute of Education Practising
School (Kamayut) won the first, second and third
prizes respectively. The consolation prize winners are
Maung Win Myat Thu of BEHS-3, Tamwe, Maung Kaung Myat
Min Soe of Institute of Education Practising School
(Kamayut), Maung Chan Myay Soe of BEHS-1, Hpa-an, Ma
Naw Kay Kay Lwin of BEHS-3, Dawai, and Maung Tay Zar
Naing Htoo of BEHS-16, Chanayethazan.

In level-3 (aged 16-18), the first, second and third
prize winners are Maung Sithu Aung of Dagon
University, Ma Aye Ei Soe San of the Eastern
University, Yangon, and Ma Po Po Kyi of the University
of Foreign Language, Yangon. Maung Nanda Aung of the
Eastern University, Yangon, Maung Theik Htwe Nyein
Chan of BEHS-2, Loikaw and Maung Naing Htoo Kyaw of
Marinetime University, Yangon, Maung Aung Myo Tun of
Institute of Culture, Mandalay, and Maung Aung Thura,
Shwedaung Township, won consolation prizes.

In level-5 (open level-over 19), Maung Zarni Tun of
Dagon Myothit (East) won the first prize, Maung Ye
Aung Myat of Thingangyun Township the second and Maung
Aung Moe of South Okalapa Township the third.
Consolation prize winners are Ko Than Zaw of Bahan
Township, Design Ko That of Sanchaung Township and
Maung Ye Htut Aung of Kyaukdan Township, U Soe Lay
(Bago Soe Lay) and Ma Thazin Soe Myint of Tamwe
Township.

In essay competition, basic education high school
level, Maung Pyae Maung Latt of BEHS-1, Nyaunglebin,
Ma Aye Myat Thu of BEMS-5, Hinthada Township and Ma
Myint Myat Thu of BEHS-2, Thaton won first, second and
third prizes respectively. Consolation prize winners
are Maung Phyo Paing Thaw of BEMS-1, South Okkalapa
Township, Ma Aye Nyein San of BEHS-4, Sittway, Ma Nan
Haymar Kyaw of BEHS-4, Kengtung, Ma Chit Su Htwe of
BEHS-1, Magway, and Ma Phyu Pya Moe of BEHS-2,
Sagaing.

In basic education middle school level, Ma Nu Htet
Htet Lwin of BEHS-4, Sittway, won the first prize, Ma
Phyu Zar Nwe of BEHS-2, Pathein, the second and Ma
Shwe Zin of BEMS-1, South Okkalapa the third.
Consolation prize winners are Ma Su Theingi of BEMS-4,
Magway, Ma Zun Oo Hlaing of BEMS, Nyaunglebin, Ma The
Su Hnin of BEHS, Chaungzon Township, Ma Htoo Shwe Yi
Ein of BEHS, Yinmabin Township and Ma Phyo Nanda Tun
of BEHS-12, Chanayethazan Township. First, second and
third prizes will be given away at the World
Population Day commemorative ceremony on 11 July in
Yangon. Therfore, the first, second and third prize
winners in poster competitions are to report together
with three passport size photos to U Aung Than, Deputy
Director of the Population Department and the first,
second and third prize winners in essay competitions
to U Chit Yin, Deputy Director of the Population
Department. Rehearsal will be staged on 10 July at
International Business Centre on Pyay Road where World
Population Day ceremony will also be held. Consolation
prizes will be sent to winners via respective states
and divisions IPDs and No 3 Basic Education
Department.
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(12)	Health Ministry offers Waso robes

YANGON, 2 July - The Ministry of Health held the Waso
robe offering ceremony under the patronage of Minister
for Health Dr Kyaw Myint and wife at the ministry's
dhammayon this morning. 

The minister and wife, Deputy Minister Dr Mya Oo and
wife and heads of departments under the ministry
offered Waso robes to Sayadaws led by Bhaddanta
Indobhasa of Kyagu Beikman Monastery in Dagon
Township, Yangon. 

Sayadaw Bhaddanta Indobhasa administered the Five
Precepts. He also delivered a sermon. The congregation
shared the merits gained.

The minister, the deputy minister and heads of
department and families offered 'soon' to the
Sayadaws.

Also present were deputy directors-general, rectors,
staff and families of the departments and institutions
of higher learning under the ministry.
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(13)	Minister U Win Aung sends felicitations to
Belarus

YANGON, 3 July - U Win Aung, Minister for Foreign
Affairs of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of
felicitations to His Excellency Mr Mikhail
Mikhailovitch Khvostov, Deputy Prime Minister and
Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of
Belarus, on the occasion of the Independence Day of
the Republic of Belarus which falls on 3rd July 2003.
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(14)	Health Minister receives guests

YANGON, 2 July - Minister for Health Dr Kyaw Myint
received General Manager Mr K Katagiri of Mitsubishi
Corporation in Yangon at 2 pm and Resident
Representative Dr Frank Smithuis of Artsen Zonder
Grenzen (AZG) (Holland) at 3 pm at his office on
Pyidaunghsu Yeiktha road in Dagon Township here today.

Also present on the occasions were officials of the
ministry.
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(15)	F&R Minister meets guests

YANGON, 2 July - Minister for Finance and Revenue
Maj-Gen Hla Tun met with General Manager Mr H Osone of
Plant and Project Department, Tokyo Head Office,
Nichimen Corporation, and party at his office this
afternoon.

Also present were Governor of the Central Bank of
Myanmar U Kyaw Kyaw Maung and officials.
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(16)	Drug dealers jailed

YANGON, 2 July - The members of Dagon Myothit (South)
Township police station, acting on a tip-off, searched
the house of Zaw Wan of No 528 on Thitsar Street, Ward
21, Dagon Myothit (South), on 17 October last year.
And the authorities seized 45.6 grams of marijuana and
arrested Ma Khin Htar who was on a visit at the house.

Concerning the case, the police station took action
against Zaw Wan, 28, son of U Sein Kyee, and Ma Khin
Htar, 24, daughter of U Htein Lin, of Hlinethaya
Township, under Section 15/19 (A)/21 of Narcotic Drugs
and Psychotrophic Substances Law.

The Yangon East District Court heard the case and
sentenced Zaw Wan to five years' imprisonment under
Section 15 and 20 years under Section 19 (A) to serve
separately and Ma Khin Htar to 20 years under Section
19(A).
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