THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR (Tuesday, 26 Jan 1999 )

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THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR
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(1)State Peace and Development Council Chairman Senior General Than Shwe sends
felicitations to India
(2)State Peace and Development Council Chairman Senior General Than Shwe sends
felicitations to Australia
(3)  Further strengthen national unity and crush internal, external
destructive elements
(4)Secretary-l attends opening of new building for BEPS No 7 in Dawbon
Township
(5)Secretary-l attends Privatization Commission meeting
(6)Secretary-1 inspects progress in construction of Maha Bandoola Bridge
(7)Minister inspects port works
(8)65 members resign from Ayadaw Township NLD
(9)Minister attends seminar on reassurance
(10)77 members resign from Taze Township NLD
(11)Professional golfers from foreign countries arrive
(12)Man given 10-year jail and death sentence for robbery, rape, murder
(13)Indian classical dances staged

Tuesday, 26 Jan 1999     
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(1)State Peace and Development Council Chairman Senior General Than Shwe sends
felicitations to India

YANGON, 26 Jan On the occasion of the anniversary of the Republic Day of
India, which falls on 26 January 1999, 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 Kocheril Raman Narayanan,
President of the Republic of India.
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(2)State Peace and Development Council Chairman Senior General Than Shwe sends
felicitations to Australia

YANGON, 26 Jan-On the occasion of the anniversary of Australia Day, 26 January
1999, 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 the Honourable Sir William Deane, AC, KBE, Governor-General of
Australia.
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 (3)  Further strengthen national unity and crush internal, external
destructive elements

YANGON, 25 Jan-A coordination meeting on observance of the 52nd Anniversary
Union Day was held at the Office of the Commander-in-Chief (Army) today with
an address by Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen
Khin Nyunt.
    Also present at the meeting were Secretary-3 Lt-Gen Win Myint, Minister
for Rail Transportation U Pan Aung, Minister for Education U Than Aung,
Minister for Culture U Win Sein, Minister for Information Maj-Gen Kyi Aung,
Minister at the State Peace and Development Council Chairman's Office Lt-Gen
Min Thein, Minister at the Prime Minister's Office U Than Shwe, Chairman of
Deputy Minister for Health Dr Mya Oo, Deputy Minister for Culture U Soe Nyunt,
Deputy Minister for Information Brig-Gen Aung Thein, Deputy Minister for
Progress of Border Areas and National Races and Development Affairs U Kyaw
Tin, Deputy Minister for Home Affairs Brig-Gen Thura Myint Maung, senior
officers of the Ministry of Defence, Deputy Commander of Yangon Command Col
Hsan Hsint, Vice-Chairman of YCDC Vice-Mayor Col Maung Par, Director-General
of the State Peace and Development Council Office Lt-Col Pe Nyein,
departmental heads and officials.

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(4)Secretary-l attends opening of new building for BEPS No 7 in Dawbon
Township

YANGON, 25 Jan-A new building for Basic Education Primary School No 7 opened
at the school in Yamonna Ward 2 in Dawbon Township this morning, attended by
Chairman of Myanmar Education Committee Secretary-1 of the State Peace and
Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt.

    Present on the occasion were Minister for Cooperatives U Aung San,
Minister for Home Affairs Col Tin Hlaing, Minister for Science and Technology
U Thaung, Minister for Education U Than Aung,- Minister for Health Maj-Gen Ket
Sein, Ministers at the Prime Minister's Office Brig-Gen Lun Maung and Lt-Gen
Tin Ngwe, Chairman of Yangon City Development Committee Mayor U Ko Lay, Deputy
Minister for Construction Brig-Gen Thura Aye Myint, Deputy Minister for
Electric Power Brig-Gen Maung Maung, Deputy Commander of Yangon Command Co1
Hsan Hsint, officials of the State Peace and Development Council Office,
departmental heads, members of District, Township and Ward Peace and
Development Councils, Director-General of No 3 Basic Education Department Col
Thein Aung, members of the Union Solidarity and Development Association and
Red Cross and Auxiliary Fire Brigades, members of Myanmar Maternal and Child
Welfare Association, Township Education Officer, members of School Welfare
Committee and PTA, townselders, the headmistress, teachers and schoolchildren.

    Minister U Than Aung and Managing Director of Minami Construction U Maung
Maung Myint formally opened the new building.

    U Maung Maung Myint then reported on construction of the new building and
presented related documents to' Director-General Col Thein Aung.

U Maung Maung Myint and Daw Yin Min Maung Maung Myint presented K 100,000 for
school fund and K 30,000 for uniforms of teachers to Headmistress Daw Aye
Than.

    In meeting with members of the School Welfare Committee, the headmistress
and teachers, the Secretary-1 said three-storeyed BEPS has emerged and that on
completion of Maha Bandoola Bridge Dawbon Township and Pazundaung Township
will be better linked and the township will develop with the progress in
transport.

    He said parents and town elders now have peace of mind and spoke of the
need for the teachers to make efforts in implementation of education promotion
programmes for promotion of all-round qualifications of the pupils as desired
by the State.

    He called for turning out good sons and daughters with high qualifications
who will serve the interests of the country.

    The Secretary-1 and guests inspected the building.

    The concrete L-shaped three-storeyed building, 108 feet long and 28 feet
wide and 80 feet long and 28 feet wide, is built at a cost of K 30.8 million
by Minami Construction.

    The building includes 21 classrooms, an assembly hall, an office, three
rooms for teachers and 12 toilets. TV is also provided.
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(5)Secretary-l attends Privatization Commission meeting

YANGON, 25 Jan-Meet ing No 1/99 of the Union of Myanmar Privatization
Commission was held in the meeting hall of the Office of the Commander-in-
Chief (Army) this afternoon, attended by Chairman of the Privatization
Commission Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin
Nyunt.

    Also present at the meeting were Secretary-3 of the State Peace and
Development Council Lt-Gen Win Myint, Minister for Industry-1 U Aung Thaung,
Minister at the State Peace and Development Council Chairman's Office Brig-Gen
Abel, Minister for Cooperatives U Aung San, Minister for Mines Brig-Gen Ohn
Myint, Minister for Information Maj-Gen Kyi Aung, Minister for Transport Maj-
Gen Hla Myint Swe, Minister for Communications, Posts and Telegraphs Brig-Gen
Win Tin, Minister for Health Maj-Gen Ket Sein, Minister for Labour Maj-Gen Tin
Ngwe, Attorney-General U Tha Tun, Deputy Minister at the State Peace and
Development Council Chairman's Office U Hset Maung, Deputy Minister for
Commerce Commodore Myo Tint, Deputy Minister for Industry-2 U Thein Tun,
Deputy Minister for Immigration and Population U Maung Aung, Deputy Minister
for Forestry Brig-Gen Soe Myint, Deputy Minister for National Planning and
Economic Development Brig-Gen Zaw Tun, Deputy Minister for Hotels and Tourism
Brig-Gen Aye Myint Kyu, Director-General of the State Peace and Development
Council Office Lt-Col Pe Nyein, department heads and officials.

    Director-General of Project Appraisal and Progress Reporting Department U
Ohn Lwin acted as master of ceremonies.

    In his address, the Secretary-1 said Chairman of the State Peace and
Development Council Senior General Than Shwe has assigned duty to the
Privatization Commission to transfer to private ownership factories, plants
and economic undertakings which the ministries concerned cannot
run effectively.
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(6)Secretary-1 inspects progress in construction of Maha Bandoola Bridge

YANGON, 25 Jan Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen
Khin Nyunt inspected progress in building of Maha Bandoola Bridge in Dawbon
Township, Yangon Division, today.

    Accompanied by Minister for Cooperatives U Aung San, Minister for Health
Maj-Gen Ket Sein, the Ministers at the Prime Minister's Office Brig-Gen Lun
Maung and Lt-Gen Tin Ngwe, Chairman of Yangon City Development Committee Mayor
U Ko Lay, Deputy Minister for Electric Power Brig-Gen Maung Maung, Deputy
Commander of Yangon Command Col Hsan Hsint and officials of the State Peace
and Development Council Office, the Secretary-1 arrived at Maha Bandoola
Bridge Project site at 9.40 am.

    In a meeting hall at the site, Deputy Minister for Construction Brig-Gen
Thura Aye Myint and an official of Public Works reported points of the
project, progress of construction works and efforts being made for timely
completion of the project.The Secretary-1 and party inspected the project.
    Spanning Pazundaung Creek, the bridge, a suspension type with steel
frames, will link Pazundaung and Dawbon townships in Yanaon, Division.
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(7)Minister inspects port works

YANGON, 25 Jan-Minister for Transport Maj-Gen Hla Myint Swe inspected mooring
of Pansodan-Dalla ferries, passenger lounges, ticket sales counters and income
from passenger transport services at Pansodan Jetty this morning.

    The minister spoke of the need to strive for the development,
modernization and cleanliness of the port area.

    Accompanied by officials, the minister inspected loading and unloading of
goods aboard mv Sittway and mv Myomaywa seagoing vessels.

    Maintenance of ships and use of modern equipment is essential, he
stressed.
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(8)65 members resign from Ayadaw Township NLD

YANGON, 25 Jan-A total of 65 members resigned from the National League for
Democracy of Ayadaw Township, Sagaing Division, on 7 January.

    Sixty-five members of Ayadaw Township NLD, Sagaing Division, on their own
volition, tendered their resignations by sending letters of resignation to
Ayadaw Township Multiparty Democracy General Election Commission Office and
the party concerned on 7 January as they no longer wished to participate in
party politics of NLD.
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(9)Minister attends seminar on reassurance

YANGON, 25 JAN Myanma Insurance and Swiss Re of Switzerland cosponsored a
reinsurance seminar this morning at the former' s head office, addressed by
Minister for Finance and Revenue U Khin Maung Thein.

    The minister said reinsurance is a system which assures security for
direct underwriters, urging participants to study the reinsurance techniques
to apply for the nation's benefit.

    Also present on the occasion, were Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Than Tun,
Governor of Central Bank of Myanmar U Kyaw Kyaw Maung, Managing Director of
Mynama Insurance U Ba Tun, General Manayer of Swiss Re Mr Silvius von
Lindeiner, officials and guests.
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(10)77 members resign from Taze Township NLD

YANGON, 25 Jan-Seventy-seven members resigned from the National League for
Democracy of Taze Township, Sagaing Division, on 26 December 1998.

    Seventy-seven members of Taze Township NLD, Sagaing Division, on their own
volition, tendered their resignations by sending letters of resignation to
Taze Township Multiparty Democracy General Election Commission Office and the
party concerned on 26 December as they no longer wished to participate in
party politics of NLD.
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(11)Professional golfers from foreign countries arrive

YANGON, 25 Jan-Professional golfers of foreign countries arrived here by air
today to take part in the London Myanmar Open Golf Tourney.
    Eleven players from Japan, 19 from Korea, six from the United States,
eight from Thailand, four from Australia and one each from Malaysia, the UK
and Swe den were welcomed at Yangon International Airport by officials
concerned.

    More professional golfers of other countries are due to arrive here
tomorrow.

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(12)Man given 10-year jail and death sentence for robbery, rape, murder

YANGON, 25 Jan-Yangon West District Court in Insein Township today passed a
sentence of 10-year rigorous imprisonment and a sentence of death by hanging
on Myo Tun (a) Mike who robbed jewellery and money and raped and murdered a
15year-old girl while she was alone in her house at Khabaung Housing, Khabaung
Street, Ward 10, Hline Township, under Section 376 and Section 302 (1) (C) of
the Penal Code Section 392 of the Penal Cod? respectively, the two sentences
to run consecutively.

    The case was that Myo Tun (a) Mike, son of U Hla Tin, of Gwaygon Village,
Mawlamyine Township, robbed the girl of jewellery and money, and later raped
her and murdered her while she was alone in her house at 1.50 pm on 30
November 1998.

    As the accused absconded after committing robbery, rape and murder, the
personnel of Myanmar Police Force went in hot pursuit of him and apprehended
him in Myeik on 6 December 1998 together with the property robbed.

    The investigation revealed that Myo Tun (a) Mike was working at Khabaung
Housing site, that on that day he entered the locked house from the garbage
disposal hole at the backyard, that he
found the girl in the room, robbed her of jewellery and money, raped her and
killed her, that the culprit, taking away the loot absconded together with his
wife to Myeik; there he was nabbed.

    After hearing the case, Yangon West District Court passed judgement on the
accused, and also sentenced Myo Tun (a) Mike's father U Hla Tin and five
culprits, who lied to the authorities in order to let the accused escape, to
six months' imprisonment plus a fine of K 50,000 each under Section 202 of the
Penal Code and an additional imprisonment of one-and-half months on default.

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(13)Indian classical dances staged

YANGON, 25 Jan-Minister for Culture U Win Sein attended Indian classical
dances performed at National Theatre this evening hailing the 50th Republic
Day of India.

    The dance programme sponsored by the Embassy of India was also attended by
Minister for Education U Than Aung, Deputy Minister for Culture U Soe Nyunt,
Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs U Khin Maung Win, diplomats and guests.
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