THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR (SATURDAY 27 FEB,1999)

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The New Light Of Myanmar
Saturday, 27  Feb, 1999


(1)Senior General Than Shwe Kyaing Kyaing, Tatmadaw families 'soon' to members
of the Shangha
(2)Secretary-l accepts cash and jewellery donations from well-wishers,
inspects renovation work at the Shwedagon
(3)Secretary -1 receives members of House of Representatives of Japa
(4)Secretary-l receives Indian ForeignSecretary and party
(5)Secretary-1 hosts dinner in honour of participant artistes of Myanmar-Japan
traditional cultural show
(6)Bawni Dam in daik u Township opened to irrigate 6000 acres of farmland
(7)Secretary-2 receives Chinese energy delegation
(8)Appointment of Ambassador of ROK agreed on
(9)Minister meets Ambassador of Russian Federation
(10)More teams from training depots and institutions to take part in Military
Band Competition
(11)Minister meets Indian Foreign Secretary
(12)Minister meets ForeignSecretary of India 
(13)Delegates of Fourth International Heroin Conference, correspondents visit
Shan State (North)
(14)Fourth International Heroin Conference delegates tour Yangon
(15)Interpol hosts dinner in honour of officials of respective committees
(16)  69,120 ml Taradyl seized
(17)Thai Boat Team arrives
(18)Myanmar-Thai good will traditional
(19)185 members resign from Dedaye Township NLD
(20)73 members resign from Myaungmya Township NLD
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(1)Senior General Than Shwe Kyaing Kyaing, Tatmadaw families 'soon' to members
of the Shangha


	YANGON, 26 Feb Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Commander-
in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyamg
Kyaing, leading the families of the State Peace and Development Council and
Tatmadaw (Army, Navy, Air), offered 'soon' to State Ovadacariya Sayadaws,
Sayadaws of the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee, Sayadaws of the State
Central working Committee and religious title recipient Sayadaws at Tatmadaw
Dahammayon on Arzarni Road in Bahan Township this morning.
Thc ceremony was attended:of  State Ovadacrariya Sayadaws, Sayadaws of the
State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee, Sayadaws of the State Central Working
Committee and religious title recipient Sayadaws and nuns.

    With Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing.Ryaing were Vice
Chainnan of the State Peace and Development Council Deputy Commander-in- Chief
of Defence Services Commander
  in Chief (Army General Maung Aye and wife Daw Mya Mya San, Secretary-l of
the State Peace and Development Council Lt Gen Khin Nyunt and wife Dr Daw Khin
Win Shwe, Secretary-2 Lt-Gen Tin Oo's wife Daw Khin Than Nwe, Secretary-3 Lt-
Gen Win Myint and wife Daw Kbin Cho Oo, members of the State Peace and
Development Council and their wives, Deputy Prime Ministers Vice-Admiral Maung
Maung Khin, Lt-Gen Tin Tun and Lt-Gen Tin Hla, minister the Chief Justice, the
Auditor-General, the Chairman of Civil Service Selection and Training Board,
the Mayor, Senior Tatmadaw officers and guests.


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(2)Secretary-l accepts cash and jewellery donations from well-wishers,
inspects renovation work at the Shwedagon

 YANGON, 26 Feb-Patron of the Committee for Perpetual All-round Renovation of
the Shwedagon Pagoda Secretary-l of the State Peace and Development Council
Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt, accompanied by officials of the State Peace and Development
Council Office, this morning arrived at the Southern Gate of the pagoda where
he was welcomed by Chairman of Leading Committee for Perpetual All-round
Renovation of the Shwedagon Pagoda Deputy Minister for Home Affairs Brig-Gen
Thura Myint Maung, Chairman of Work Committee Deputy Commander of Yangon
Command Col Hsan Hsint and members and members of Board of Trustees of the
Pagoda.

    First, the Secretary-1 and party paid homage to Sutaungpyi Padamya
Myetshin Buddha Image on the upper terrace of the pagoda.

    Then, the Secretary-l attended the cash and jewellery donation ceremony
for the pagoda held in the Old Museum Tazaung on the platform of the pagoda.

    Well-wishers-Brig-Gen Thura Myint Maung, Col Hsan Hsint, Military Region
Command Commander Lt-Col Win Maung and Regional Battalion Commanding Officer
Lt-Col Myint Oo-donated four golden Buddha images to be placed at the pivot
atop the pagoda, Myanmar engineers U Nyi Hla Nge, U Tin Maung Nyunt, U Tun
Than Tun and U Aung Kyaw Myint four golden Buddha images, U Thein Maung and
Daw Khin May family one ring with nine diamonds, a pair of diamond earring and
K 60,000, Daw Myint Myint family three diamond and emerald rings and one
sliver brick, U Maung Maung Myint and Daw Yamin Maung Maung Myint jewellery.
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(3)Secretary -1 receives members of House of Representatives of Japan



YANGON, 26 Feb-Secretary-l of the State Peace and Development Council
Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt received members of the House of Representatives Mr Koichi
Kato;Mr Yoshio Mochizuki and Mr Hiroshi Moriyama at Dagon Yeiktha of the
Ministry of Defence at 5 pm today.

Also present together with the Secretary- 1 were Minister for Foreign Affairs
U Win Aung and Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs U Khin Maung Win and
Director-General of Protocol Department Thura U Aung Htet.
    The guests were accompanied by Ambassador of Japan Mr Kazuo Asakai.

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(4)Secretary-l receives Indian ForeignSecretary and party

YANGON, 26 Feb-- Secretary-l of the State Peace.e and Development Council Lt-
Gen Khin Nyunt received Foreign Secretary Mr K Raghunath of Ministry of
External Affairs of the Republic of India and party who called at Dagon
Yeiktha of the Minister of Defence at 3.30 pm today.

Also present at the call were Minister for Foreign Affairs U Win Aung,
Minister at the Prime Minister's Office Lt Gen Tin Ngwe, Deputy Minister for
Foreign Affairs U Khin Maung Win, U Tin Latt who had been agreed on as
Ambassador of Myanmar to the Re public of India, Director-General Thura U Aung
Htet of the Protocol Department

    The Foreign Secretary of Ministry of External Affairs of the Republic of
India and party was accompanied by Ambassador of India Mr Shyam Saran.
  
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(5)Secretary-1 hosts dinner in honour of participant artistes of Myanmar-Japan
traditional cultural show


YANGON, 26 Feb-Secretary-l of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen
Khin Nyunt hosted dinner in honour of the artistes who performed in the
Myanmar-Japan traditional cultural show, which was jointely presented by Vice-
Chairperson of All Japan Kimono Association Mrs Nakhashima Kheikho and play
director Bogalay Tint Aung of Myanmar Motion Picture
Asiayon and musician Gitalulin Maung Ko Ko, at Mya Yeik Nyo Royal Hotel today.

    Also present were Minister for Home Affairs Col Tin Hlaing, Minister for
Information Maj-Gen Kyi Aung, Minister for Hotels and Tourism Maj-Gen Saw
Lwin, Minister for Culture U Win Sein, Minister for Social Welfare Brig-Gen
Pyi Sone, Deputy Chief of the Office of Strategic Studies Deputy Director of
Defence Services Intelligence Brig-Gen Kyaw Win, officials of the State Peace
and Development Council Office, Chairman of Myanmar Motion Picture Asiayon U
Sein Tin and artistes, Daw Mya Mya Win, U Pan Hmway and guests.

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(6)Bawni Dam in daik u Township opened to irrigate 6000 acres of farmland


YANGON, 26 Feb-Bawni Dam in DaikU Township, Bago Division, was opened this
morning with an address by Secretary-2 of the State Peace and Development
Council Lt-Gen Tin Oo.

    The dam was built by Irrigation Department of the Ministry of Agriculture
and Irrigation.

    Accompanied by Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation Maj-Gen Nyunt Tin
Minister for National Planning and Economic Development U Soe Tha, Minister
for Rail Transportation U Pan Aung, Minister at Prime Minister's Office Brig-
Gen Lun Maung, Chief of Staff (Navy) Capt Kyi Min, Chief of Staff Air Col
Myint Swe, Managing Director of News and Periodicals Enterprise U Tin Kha and
officials, the Secretary-2 arrived at Bawni Dam at 8.40 am.

    On arrival at the dam, the Secretary-2 and party were welcomed by Member
of the State Peace and Development Council Chairman of Bago Division Peace and
Development Council Commander of Southern Command Maj-Gen Tin Aye and
departmental personnel.


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(7)Secretary-2 receives Chinese energy delegation


YANGON, 26 Feb-Secretary-2 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt Gen
Tin Oo received energy delegation led by Director of China-Myanmar Economic
and Trade Information Exchange Department Mr Lu Weizhao of the People's
Republic of China at the Minis
try of Commerce at 4.30 pm today.

    Also present on the occasion were Minister for Commerce Maj-Gen Kyaw Than,
Minister for National Planning and Economic Development U Soe Tha, Minister
for Energy Brig-Gen Lun Thi and Minister at the Prime Minister's Office Brig
Gen Lun Maung.

    The delegation was accompanied by Ambassador of People's Republic of China
Mr Liang Dong.

    They discussed economic development of Myamnar and PRC.

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(8)Minister meets Ambassador of Russian Federation

YANGON, 26 Feb-Minister for Health Maj-Gen Ket Sein met Ambassador of Russian
Federation Mr Gleb A Ivashentsov who called at his office at 1.30 pm today.

    Also present at the call were Deputy Minister Professor Dr Mya Oo and
officials.


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(9)Appointment of Ambassador of ROK agreed on

YANGON, 27 Feb-The Government of the Union of Myanmar have agreed to the
appointment of Mr Chung Jung-Gum as Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Korea to the Union of Myanmar.

    Born on 24 February 1947, Mr Chung Jung-Gum graduated from the College of
Law, Seoul National University and joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in
1976. In addition to various. posts in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he had
also served in the Korean Embassies in Singapore, Tokyo and Colombo. He is
presently serving as Director-General of Cultural Affairs Bureau of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade from 1998. He is married and has two
sons.

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(10)More teams from training depots and institutions to take part in Military
Band Competition


YANGON, 26 Feb - A meeting was held this evening at Defence Services Museum
and Historical Research Institute to coordinate holding of the 55th
Anniversary Armed Forces Day commemorative   Ninth Tatmadaw (Army,Navy, Air)
Military Band Competition, addressed by Patron of Organizing Committee of
Ninth Tatmadaw (Army, Navy, Air) Military Band Competition Chief of Bureau of
Special Operation, Chief of Staff (Army) Lt-Gen Tin Oo.
    Also present on the occasion were Adjutant- Lt. En Win Mint, Commander of
Rangoon Command Maj.-En Kin Mange Than, Chief of Armed Forces Training Maj Gen
Win Myint, Chairman of the organization Committee Vice- Adjutant-General Brig-
Gen Maung Nyo and members, military officials heads of the respective
departments and others.

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(11)Minister meets Indian Foreign Secretary

YANGON, 26 Feb- Minister for Science and Technology U Thaung met Foreign
Secretary Mr K Raghunath of Ministry of External Affairs of the Republic of
India and party together with Ambassador of India Mr Shyam Saran who called at
his office at 11 am today.
    Also present at the call were Deputy Minister Brig Gen Thura Aung Ko,
Director(General Col Tin Htut of Myanma Science and Technology Research
Department, Director-General Dr Chan Nyein of Technical Development and
Cooperation Department and Rector of Yangon Technological University U Nyi Hla
Nge.
    They discussed remote sensing, renewable energy technology, technology
exchange with the Center for Space Science and Technology Education in Asia
and the Pacific CSSTE-AP) of India, exchange of information on science and
technology from conducting in research between India and Myanmar and
strengthening friendly relations between the two countries.
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(12)Minister meets ForeignSecretary of India 

YANGON. 26 Feb Minister at the State Peace and Development Council Chairmen's
Office Brig-Gen Abel met Foreign Secretary of India Mr K Raghunath and party
who called at his offices . at 2 pm today.

They discussed bilateral cooperation In information Technology, Electronic
Commerce Hydro Power and Rural Communication works.
  

Present also at the call were officials concerned, and together with the
guests was Ambassador of India Mr Shyam Saran.  
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(13)Delegates of Fourth International Heroin Conference, correspondents visit
Shan State (North)

 YANGON, 26 Feb-Assistant Director of Interpol Ian Bain and officials,
delegates from member countries of Interpol -China, Brunei, Australia,
Bangladesh, Ghana, India, Japan, Mauritius, New Zealand, Chile, South Africa,
Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Switzerland, Tanzania, Malaysia, the Philippines, Sri
Lanka who attended the Fourth International Heroin Conference sponsored by
Interpol, correspondents of Canada, NTV,AFP, Reuters, BBC, AP, Fuji TV and TV
Asahi, accompanied by member of the CCDAC Head of Department of the Office of
Strategic Studies Col Kyaw Thein and officials left here by Tatmadaw flight
this morning for Lashio in Shan State (North).
   

They were welcomed at Lashio Airport at 9 am by Tactical Operations Commander
Col Soe Yi, Police Commander of Shan State Police Col Kyaw Myint and
officials.     The delegates, the correspondents and officials left Lashio
Airport by helicopter and arrived at Laukkai Township at 10.10 am.

    They were welcomed there by Commander No 101 Light Infantry Division Brig
Gen Aung Thein Lin, Kokang Special Region 1 Chairman U Phon Kya Shin and
officials, departmental officials and members of the Union Solidarity and
Development Association.

    Member of District Organization and Administerative  Committee Lt-Col Kyaw
Htoo Lwin explained to the delegates the drugs eradication activities in
Kokang region, cultivation of opium substitute crops and development of the
region and U Phon Kya Shin explained arrangements for cultivation of opium
substitute crops in 19992000 and development works of Kokang region being
undertaken by the State.

    Col Kyaw Thein presented additional facts and replied to the queries
raised by the delegates.

    Then, the delegates, the correspondents and officials left Laukkai by
helicopter for Kunlong and inspected Lwebinye Region in Kunlong Township by
helicopter.

    They arrived at Mongyaw region in Lashio Township at 2.30 pm today.

    At the Mongyaw Basic Education Middle School, Deputy Commanding Officer of
regional battalion Maj Win Ngwe and officials explained to the delegates the
situation of the region and previous poppy cultivation condition and progress
in cultivation of opium substitute crops in the region.

    Then, Col Kyaw Thein explained the destruction of poppy fields surrounding
Mongyaw and cultivation of opium substitute crops and replied to the queries
raised by the delegates and the correspondents.They flew back here via Lashio
at 7 pm today.
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(14)Fourth International Heroin Conference delegates tour Yangon

YANGON, 26 Feb-The delegates who attended the Fourth International Heroin
Conference sponsored by Interpol, accompanied by Police Lt-Col Sit Aye of the
Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control Office of the Union of Myanmar and
officials, visited Shwedagon Pagoda this morning.

The delegates went to the National Museum where officials of Department of
Cultural Institute welcomed and showed them around there.

    In the afternoon, the delegates proceeded to Myanmar Gems Emporium. They
were welcomed there by officials of Myanma Gems Enterprise. The delegates
visited Gems Mart and left there in the evening.


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(15)Interpol hosts dinner in honour of officials of respective committees

  

YANGON, 26 Feb-The Interpol hosted dinner at Yangon Royal City Hotel this
evening in honour of officials of the respective committees who assisted in
holding the Fourth International Heroin Conference.

    The dinner was attended by Director-General of Myanmar Police Force Police
Maj-Gen Soe Win and senior police officers, officials of the respective
committees, Assistant Director of lntepol Mr Ian Bain and members and
officials of central Committee for Drug Abuse Control of the Union of Myanmar.
  

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(16)  69,120 ml Taradyl seized


YANGON, 26 Feb- A combined team comprising members of local intelligence unit,
Myanmar Police Force and Ward Peace and Development Council, acting on
information given by a duty conscious person, raided a house at No 343, Mahuya
Street, Ward
6, Hpa-an Township, Kayin State, on 14 February.

    They seized 192 bottles of taradyl liquid 69,120 ml kept in fresh
milk.tins of Nge Lay (a) Nay Un Aung, 19, son of U Thein Aung Kyaw at 46,
Thissa Street, Mingala Taungnyunt Township.

    Action is being taken against him under the Narcotic Drugs and
Psychotropic substances Law.

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(17)Thai Boat Team arrives

   

YANGON, 26 Feb- A total of 32 members of Thai Traditional Boat Team including
18 men and eight women athletes and six members of the Board of Management led
by Vice-Admiral Smont Wam-peurch, RNT Commander First Naval Area Command,
arrived here this morning by air for Myanmar-Thai Friendly Boat Race, under
cultural exchange programme between the two countries.     The team will have
a friendly race with Myanmar on 27 February.

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(18)Myanmar-Thai good will traditional


YANGON, 26 Feb-  Myanmar-Thai goodwill traditional boat race will take place
on Inya Lake on 27 February.     Thai team comprises five managers, 18 men
rowers and eight women rowers.

    The opening ceremony of the goodwill boat race will be held at Myanmar
Rowing Federation on Inya Road at 8 am on 27 February.

    Interested persons may watch it free of charge.

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(19)185 members resign from Dedaye Township NLD

   

YANGON, 26 Feb- One hundred and eighty-five members resigned from National
League for Democracy of Dedaye Township, Ayeyawady Division.

    A total of 185 members of Dedaye Township NLD, Ayeyawady Division, on
their own volition, resigned by sending letters of resignation to Dedaye
Township Multiparty Democracy General Election Commission Office and the party
concerned on 4-1-99 as they no longer wished to participate in party politics
of NLD.

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(20)73 members resign from Myaungmya Township NLD

   

YANGON, 26 Feb-Seventy-three members resigned from National League for
Democracy of Myaungmya Township, Ayeyawady Division.

    Seventy-three members of Myaungmya Township NLD, Ayeyawady Division, on
their own volition, resigned by sending letters of resignation to Myaungmya
Township Multiparty Democracy General Election Commission Office and the party
concerned on 10-1-99 as they no longer wished to participate in party politics
of NLD.



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