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The New Light of Myanmar (Sunday, 19 September, 1999)
- Subject: The New Light of Myanmar (Sunday, 19 September, 1999)
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- Date: Mon, 20 Sep 1999 03:22:29 -0700
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The New Light of Myanmar (Sunday, 19 September, 1999)
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(1) Senior General Than Shwe attends
inauguration ceremony of 4,957-foot
Hsinphyushin Bridge bridge
(2) Senior General Than Shwe inspects greening
work of Tantkyitaung
(3) MahaThanti Thukha Buddhists Missionary
Kyaungdawgyi to be opened in December
(4) Minister U Win Aung leaves for New York to
attend 54th Session of UN General Assembly
(5) Minister for Transport attends Fifth Meeting
of ASEAN Transport Ministers in Vietnam
(6) Families of Tatmadaw (Army,Navy and Air),
well-wishers offer provisions to Sarthintaiks,
nunneries in Yangon West District
(7) Ephedrine powder seized in ChaungU, Mandalay
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(1) Senior General Than Shwe attends
inauguration ceremony of 4,957-foot
Hsinphyushin Bridge bridge
YANGON, 18 Sept - The inauguration ceremony of
Hsinbyushin Bridge for railway and motor traffic
across the Chindwin River, linking ChaungU
Township in Sagaing Division and Yesagyo Township
in Magway Division, was held at the central
pandal on the bank of Sagaing Division near the
bridge at 8.30 am today. Chairman of the State
Peace and Development Council Commander-in-Chief
of Defence Services Senior General Than Shwe
attended the ceremony and delivered an address.
Before attending the opening ceremony of the
Hsinbyushin Bridge, Senior General Than Shwe
inspected the site designated for the
construction of the textile mill of Myanma
Textile Industries near the Kywede Village three
miles away from Pakokku at 6.45 am today. Senior
General Than Shwe gave guidance to them and
inspected the site chosen for the construction of
the mill. Then, Senior General Than Shwe and
party left Pakokku by car for Hsinphyushin
Bridge. The inauguration ceremony of Hsinbyushin
Bridge across the Chindwin River was held at the
central pandal on Tawkyaunggyi Village in ChaungU
Township, Sagaing Division. After the opening of
the bridge, the Senior General and party went to
Monywa by car. They went to Maha Bodhi Tahtaung
Kyaungtaik in Khatakantaung Village in Monywa,
and paid respects to Sayadaw of Maha Bodhi
Tahtaung Kyaungtaik Agga Maha Saddhama
Jotikadhaja Bhaddanta Narada.
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(2) Senior General Than Shwe inspects greening
work of Tantkyitaung
YANGON, 18 Sept - Chairman of the State Peace and
Development Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence
Services Senior General Than Shwe and party left
Magway for Htaukshabin Village Jetty, Minbu, by
Z-craft yesterday morning. The Senior General
and party went to Sandaku Nanttha Kyaungdawya
Pagoda in Pwintbyu Township by car. The Senior
General inspected all-round renovation of the
pagoda, and then paid homage to the pagoda. The
Senior General gave guidance on the work. Then,
the Senior General and party inspected the
sandalwood plantation. Afterwards, the Senior
General presented donations to the pagoda fund.
Next, the Senior General and party proceeded to
the site of the textile and finishing plant
project to be implemented near Kanthagyi Village
at the side of Legaing-Pwintbyu Motor Road in
Pwintbyu Township by car. The Senior General
gave guidance on the work and inspected the site
chosen for construction of the plant. The Senior
General gave guidance on the work for greening of
Tantkyitaung. Afterwards, the Senior General and
party inspected measures taken for greening to
Tantkyitaung. Then, they went to Pakokku, and
stopped for the night there.
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(3) MahaThanti Thukha Buddhists Missionary
Kyaungdawgyi to be opened in December
YANGON, 18 Sept - The ninth cash donation
ceremony for the construction of Maha Thanti
Thukha Buddhist Missionary Kyaungdawgyi was held
at the Kyaungtaik on Natchaung Ward in Tamway
Township this morning, attended by Patron of
Leading Committee for the construction of Maha
Thanti Thukha Buddhist Missionary Kyaungdawgyi
Secretary-l of the State Peace and Development
Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt. First, Secretary-1
Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt inspected progress of
construction works. Then, Secretary-1 Lt-Gen
Khin Nyunt said that Maha Thanti Thukha Buddhist
Missionary Kyaungdawgyi will be opened in
December. Secretary-l Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt and
ministers accepted the donations and presented
certificates of honour to the well-wishers.
After the ceremony, the Secretary-l inspected
exterior decoration works of Maha Thantithukha
Buddhist Missionary Kyaungdawgyi.
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(4) Minister U Win Aung leaves for New York to
attend 54th Session of UN General Assembly
YANGON, 18 Sept - Secretary-l of the State Peace
and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt saw off
leader of Myanmar delegation Minister for Foreign
Affairs U Win Aung who left here by air for New
York to attend the 54th Session of the United
Nations General Assembly which began on 14
September.
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(5) Minister for Transport attends Fifth Meeting
of ASEAN Transport Ministers in Vietnam
YANGON, 18 Sept - Minister for Transport Maj-Gen
Hla Myint Swe left here by air on 14 September
and arrived at Hanoi, Capital of Socialist
Republic of Vietnam, in the evening. The
minister then attended preliminary meeting of the
Fifth Meeting of ASEAN Transport Ministers. On
16 September, Minister Maj-Gen Hla Myint Swe
called on the Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam
and the Minister of Transport of Vietnam. They
cordially discussed transport matters. Minister
for Transport Maj-Gen Hla Myint Swe arrived back
here by air yesterday evening.
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(6) Families of Tatmadaw (Army,Navy and Air),
well-wishers offer provisions to Sarthintaiks,
nunneries in Yangon West District
YANGON, 18 Sept - Families of Tatmadaw (Army,
Navy and Air) and well-wishers offered rice, oil,
salt, medicines and cash to Tariyadana Nunnery in
Ward 4, Hline Township, Yangon West District,
this morning. The congregation received the
Eight Precepts from Sayadaw Bhaddanta
Labhindacara of Sasana Rekkhita Sarthintaik of
Ward 4, Hline Township. Similarly, families of
Tatmadaw (Army, Navy and Air) and well-wishers
donated rice to Salin Kyaungtaik and Thadu
Pariyatti Sarthintaik in Kyimyindine Township
this morning. Officials and well-wishers
presented provisions and robes donated by
families of Tatmadaw (Army, Navy and Air) and
well-wishers to Sayadaws of two Sarthintaiks.
Later, Thuseiktayon Sarthintaik Presiding Sayadaw
Bhaddanta Jagara delivered a sermon, followed by
sharing of merits.
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(7) Ephedrine powder seized in ChaungU, Mandalay
YANGON, 18 Sept - Myanmar Police Force is making
arrangements to eradicate narcotic drug as a
national duty in Mandalay and Sagaing Divisions.
Police officials received information that
Dadway/ 9901 TE-21 driven by Tin Nyein of No 2
Agricultural Mechanization Camp of Kalay left for
Monywa-Mandalay on Gangaw Road, carrying
Ephedrine powder concealed in a drum, on 13
August. In the investigation processe, MPF
members seized the car with 53.5 kilos of
Ephedrine powder which was being unloaded in the
compound of ChaungU Agricultural Mechanization
Department Camp and K 180,000 from
drug-trafficker Htay Lwin on 15 August. The
authorities nabbed driver Tin Nyein, spare man
Maung Htay, Bo Aye and drug-trafficker Htay Lwin.
According to further investigation, MPF members
seized 8.9 grams of Ephedrine powder in the
bedroom of Ange Lay (a) Shwe Myint Yon's house at
Dadway-6/30, Maha Myaing Ward 2, on 63rd between
38th and 39th Streets, Maha Aungmye Township,
Mandalay. Then, MPF members seized Pho Zaw (a)
Zaw Win Aung who arrived at Shwe Myint Yon's
house on 19 August. According to his confession,
the MPF members seized 20.75 kilos of Ephedrine
powder and paraphernalia on 31st between 81st and
82nd Streets, Block 571, East Aungnan Ward,
Chanaye Thazan Township. Next, MPF members
searched the house of U Sein Hla Aung at 15, 27th
Street between 87th and 88th Streets, East Thiri
Hayma Ward, Chanaye Thazan Township and seized
one pistol and 25 rounds of ammunition from the
bag of Sein Doe Hlyan (a) Toakpi (a) Doe Bi.
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(8) 125 members resign from NLD of Hinthada Township
YANGON, 18 Sept - Altogether 125 members of
National League for Democracy of Hinthada
Township, Ayeyawady Division, of their own
volition, resigned by sending letters of
resignation to the party concerned as they no
longer wished to participate in party politics of
NLD. A ceremony to collectively hand over
resignations of 125 members of Hinthada Township
NLD, Ayeyawady Division, to Hinthada Township
Multiparty Democracy General Election Commission
was held at the office of Hinthada Township Peace
and Development Council on 26 July 1999. U Kyi
Nyunt, on behalf of the party members, explained
the reasons, followed by presentation of the
resignations to Chairman of Township Multiparty
Democracy General Election Sub-Commission U Tun
Aung Kyaw
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