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The New Light of Myanmar (Wednesday, 8 September, 1999)
- Subject: The New Light of Myanmar (Wednesday, 8 September, 1999)
- From: " Okkar " <okkar66129@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 08 Sep 1999 03:25:46 -0700
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The New Light of Myanmar (Wednesday, 8 September, 1999)
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(1) Chief of Defence Forces of Malaysia and
wife conclude goodwill visit
(2) Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and
Development CouncilDeputy Commander-in-Chief
of Defence Services Commander-in-Chief (Army)
and guests play goodwill golf
(3) Secretary-1 attends coordination meeting
on general renovation works at the Shwedagon
(4) Pabedan Township BEHS No 1 gets
multimedia teaching centre
(5) Ancient jewellery and artistic antiques
exhibition opened
(6) Donations for USDA HQ
(7) Wife of Chief of Defence Forces of Malaysian
Armed Forces Headquarters visits Lady Luck
showroom
(8) 32 members resign from Myittha Township NLD
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(1) Chief of Defence Forces of Malaysia and
wife conclude goodwill visit
YANGON, 7 Sept-Chief of Defence Forces of
Malaysian Armed Forces Headquarters General Tan
Sri Dato' Seri Mohd Zahidi bin Hj Zainuddin and
wife and delegation, who arrived here on a
goodwill visit at the invitation of Vice-Chairman
of the State Peace and Development Council Deputy
Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services
Commander-in-Chief (Army) General Maung Aye, left
here by special flight at 5.15 pm today at the
conclusion of their goodwill visit.
They were seen off at Yangon International
Airport by General Maung Aye and wife Daw Mya Mya
San, Chief of the Office of Strategic Studies
Director of Defence Services Intelligence
Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development
Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt and wife Dr Daw Khin Win
Shwe, Chief of Bureau of Special Operations Chief
of Staff (Army) Secretary-2 of the State Peace and
Development Council Lt-Gen Tin Oo and wife Daw
Khin Than Nwe, Secretary-3 of the State Peace and
Development Council Adjutant-General Lt-Gen Win
Myint and wife Daw Khin Cho Oo, members of the
State Peace and Development Council
Commander-in-Chief (Navy) Vice-Admiral Nyunt
Thein, Commander-in-Chief (Air) Lt-Gen Kyaw Than
and Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and
Development Council Commander of Yangon Command
Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than, Deputy Prime Minister and
Minister for Military Affairs and
Quartermaster-General Lt-Gen Tin Hla, Ambassador
of Malaysia Dato' Mohamad bin Noh and Defence
Adviser of Malaysian Embassy Lt-Col Harun bin
Hitan and their wives.
General Maung Aye and Daw Mya Mya San met with
General Tan Sri Dato' Seri Mohd Zahidi bin Hj
Zainuddin and wife Puan Sri Datin Seri Rasiah
Binti Md Nor and delegation at No 1 Tatmadaw Guest
House on Inya Road at 4.30 pm.
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(2) Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and
Development CouncilDeputy Commander-in-Chief
of Defence Services Commander-in-Chief (Army)
and guests play goodwill golf
YANGON, 7 Sept-Vice-Chainnan of the State Peace
and Development Council Deputy Commander-in-Chief
of Defence Services Commander-in-Chief (Army)
General Maung Aye together with Chief of Defence
Forces of Malaysian Armed Forces Headquarters
General Tan Sri Dato' Seri Mohd Zahidi bin Hj
Zainuddin and party played goodwill golf at
Yadana Thiri Golf Club on Konmyinttha of Yangon
Command Headquarters this morning. Then, Genera1
Maung Aye and party had breakfast with the Chief
of Defence Forces of Malaysian Armed Forces
Headquarters and party.
Afterwards, Genera1 Maung Aye and party posed for
documentary photo together with the Chief of
Defence Forces of Malaysian Armed Forces
Headquarters and party and enjoyed the goodwill
golf.
After the play, General Maung Aye presented
souvenirs to the Chief of Defence Forces of
Malaysian Armed Forces Headquarters and party who
participated in the goodwill match.
Then, the Chief of Defence Forces of Malaysian
Armed Forces Headquarters and party, General Maung
Aye and party left the golf club at 9.30 am.
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(3) Secretary-1 attends coordination meeting
on general renovation works at the Shwedagon
YANGON, Sept-Patron of Leading Committee for
All-round Perpetual Renovation of the Shwedagon
Pagoda Secretary-1 of the State Peace and
Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt attended a
coordination meeting on general renovation of the
Shwedagon at the pagoda this morning and
inspected renovation works there. The meeting
took place in Old Museum Tazaung on the platform
of the pagoda.
After hearing the reports, Secretary-1 Lt-Gen
Khin Nyunt gave a speech, saying progress has
been made in the renovation works. But there
remained a lot of work for renovation to be done
because of the large number of religious
buildings and the great size of the Shwedagon.
In conclusion, the Secretary-l instructed
officials to strive for success of remaining
works.
Afterwards, the Secretary-l and officials paid
homage to Padamyar Myet-shin Buddha Image on the
upper terrace of the pagoda and jade Buddha
images on the platform.
He left there after inspecting the renovation
works.
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(4) Pabedan Township BEHS No 1 gets
multimedia teaching centre
YANGON, 7 Sept-Multimedia teaching centre of No 1
Basic Education High School of Pabedan Township,
Yangon Division, was opened this morning at the
school with an address by Chairman of Myanmar
Education Committee Secretary-1 of the State Peace
and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt.
Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt formally opened the
signboard of the centre. Afterwards. the
Secretary-l and party inspected the demonstrative
media section, the education broadcasting Service
centre, the computer and study room, the art
section, the arts room and the vocational science
room. Speaking on the occasion, the Secretary-l
said.
Human resources which are important in building
the modern and developed nation will emerge only
when computer science is taught in the basic
education schools; thus the government is
implementing the education promotion programmes
and all should work in harmony and unison for the
emergence of a modern and developed nation.
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(5) Ancient jewellery and artistic antiques
exhibition opened
YANGON, 7 Sept - Ancient jewellery and artistic
antiques exhibition sponsored by the Department
of Archaeology of the Ministry of Culture opened
at the National Museum on Pyay Road this morning.
Minister U Win Sein made a speech.
Then, he spoke of antiques and ancient jewellery
on display at the exhibition.
Then, the minister, the deputy minister,
ambassadors and guests toured the exhibition.
The exhibition will be open from 10 am to 3.30 pm
till 12 September, and admission is free.
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(6) Donations for USDA HQ
YANGON, 7 Sept- Hailing the Annual General Meeting
of Union Solidarity and Development Association, a
ceremony to donate cash towards the trust fund of
USDA Headquarters by Myanmar National Committee
for Women's Affairs, Myanmar Maternal and Child
Welfare Association, Myanmar Women Entrepreneurs'
Association and Myanmar Women' s Sports Federation
was held at the USDA Headquarters this morning.
Present on the occasion were Member of the
Secretariat of USDA U Ko Lay, Central Executive
Committee members U Than Shwe, U Thein Brig-Gen
Pyi Sone and Brig-Gen Thura Aung Ko.
Member of MNCWA Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe, Chairperson
of MMCWA Professor Daw Kyu Kyu Swe, Chairperson
of MWEA Daw Sein Sein and Chairperson of MWSF
Professor Daw May May Yi handed over K 100,000
each to U Ko Lay who spoke words of thanks.
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(7) Wife of Chief of Defence Forces of Malaysian
Armed Forces Headquarters visits Lady Luck
showroom
YANGON, 7 Sept- Puan Sri Datin Seri Rasiah Binti
Md Nor, wife of Chief of Defence Forces of
Malaysian Armed Forces Headquarters General Tan
Sri Dato' Seri Mohd Zahidi bin Hj Zainuddin, and
party, accompanied by Daw Thuza Myat Mon, wife of
Myanmar Military Attache to Malaysia Col Ko Ko
Kyaw and Mrs Hasnah Bte Jaafar, Defence Adviser
Lt-Col Harun bin Hitan of Malaysia, went to Lady
Luck showroom on Saya San Road in Bahan Township
this morning.
They looked round Myanmar handicrafts and items
of jewellery.
The guests were on a visit here at the invitation
of Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and
Development Council Deputy Commander-in-Chief of
Defence Services Commander-in-Chief (Army) General
Maung Aye.
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(8) 32 members resign from Myittha Township NLD
YANGON, 7 Sept-Thirty-two members resigned from
the National League for Democracy of Myittha
Township, Mandalay Division.
Thirty-two members of Myittha Township NLD,
Mandalay Division, of their own volition,
resigned by sending letters of resignation to
Myittha Township Multiparty Democracy General
Election Commission Office and the party
concerned on 11 May 1999 as they no longer wished
to participate in party politics of NLD.
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