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The New Light of Myanmar (Friday, January 7, 2000)
- Subject: The New Light of Myanmar (Friday, January 7, 2000)
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The New Light of Myanmar (Friday, January 7, 2000)
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(1) Foreign Heads of State and Government send
felicitations to Senior General Than Shwe
(2) Secretary-1 attends meeting on observance of
53rd Anniversary Union Day
(3) Multi-media teaching centres, related facilities
being introduced to make students more
media-conscious
(4) UDNR founded for national youths of
border areas to have access to institutions
of higher learning
(5) Foundation laid to build Kyaukpadaung Sasana
Beikman
(6) Kachin State observes 52nd Anniversary
Independence Day
(7) 52nd Anniversary Independence Day observed
in Shan State (South)
(8) Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe visits nursery market festival
(9) Kayin New Year Day observed
(10) 17 members resign from Yangon Division NLD
of own accord
(11) WEATHER
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(1) Foreign Heads of State and Government send
felicitations to Senior General Than Shwe
The following are massages of felicitations from
foreign Head of State and Govern sent to Senior
General Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace
and Development Council and Prime Minister of
the Union of Myanmar, on the occasion of the
52nd Anniversary Independence Day of the Union
of Myanmar.
>From His Majesty King Birendra of Nepal:
A On the happy occasion of the Independence Day
of the Union of Myanmar on behalf of the people
and the Government of Nepal and on our own we
extend to Your Excellency our cordial felicitations
and best wishes for Your Excellency's personal
health and happiness and for the progress and
prosperity of the People of Myanmar. We are
confident that friendly relations between our
two countries will grow further in the years
to come.
>From HE Muhammad Rafiq Tarar, President of the
Islamic Republic of Pakistan:
Excellency,
I have great pleasure in conveying to Your
Excellency our felicitations on the auspicious
occasion of the Independence Day of the Union
of Myanmar.
Pakistan and Myanmar have continued to enjoy
friendly and cooperative relations and I am
confident that these mutually advantageous
and happy ties convey my best wishes for Your
Excellency's well being, health and happiness
and for the ever-growing progress and prosperity
of the of Myanmar.
Please accept, Excellency, the assurances
of my highest consideration.
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(2) Secretary-1 attends meeting on observance of
53rd Anniversary Union Day
YANGON, 6 Jan - A meeting on observance of the 53rd
Anniversary Union Day was held at the Office of
Commander-in-Chief (Army) with Secretary-l of the
State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin
Nyunt in attendance.
Secretary-l Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt delivered an address
at the meeting.
He said the 53rd Anniversary Union Day would be
observed with the four objectives:
(1) For all the nationals to safeguard the national
policy-non disintegration of the Union, non disintegration
of national solidarity, and perpetuation of sovereignty,
(2) Perpetual flourishing of Union Spirit among
the entire nationals,
(3) For all the nationals to strive in harmony
and unison for the emergence of an enduring State
Constitution leading to emergence of a new
discipline-flourishing nation, and
(4) For all the nationals to ward off with national
solidarity the danger of distructionists from inside
and outside the nation who are disturbing the State
stability, peace and development.
Union Day is observed every year, and endeavours are
being made to achieve better political and national
essence year after year. All 135 national races have
lived in unity like brothers and sisters in the Union
of Myanmar since yore. The nationals have lived in
unity in the land since Stone Age, Bronze Age and
Iron Age, and historical documents firmly show that
the land has become a Union since from the time King
Anawrahta who built the First Myanmar Empire.
Attempts to break up the Union never occurred at any
period throughout history of Myanmar countable by years
in thousands. As the First Myanmar Empire became weak
in strength, endeavours were made to build the Second
Myanmar Empire.
Therefore, the Union system had not broken. The Union
became more consolidated and powerful in the time of
the State leaders who are qualified both physically
and spiritually,
Although Myanmar fell under servitude due to weakness
in national strength resulting from the power struggles
in the court, the national leaders were able to launch
anti-colonialist struggles with Union Spirit.
It has obviously been seen that national race leaders
conducted anti-colonialist struggles.
Only after the nation had regained her independence,
there emerged declining of Union Spirit because of
the influence of evil legacy of colonialists who had
driven a wedge between national races for over a
century. The ill effects to efforts for developing
the nation and its economy can be seen till now.
Thus, after the Government had assumed State duties,
it made endeavours to firmly build national solidarity
and as a result, nearly all the armed groups had returned
to the legal fold and only one group still remained far
from the legal fold due to the outside instigation.
Using destructionists neo-colonialists are making head-on
confrontation with endeavours of the government in their
attempts to put the nation back under their influence.
Relying on aliens, the destructionists without having any
sympathy for the people are launching perpetrations to
destroy national peace and stability and slow down the
national development pace to cause sufferings to the
people.
Especially they are attempting to sow discord and drive
a wedge between national groups which have joined hands
with the government in striving for national development.
Today, perpetrations of the destructive group trying to
destroy national solidarity and the Union have become
more obvious. The government will not let the national
solidarity and stability and firmness of the Union be
destroyed again.
The Secretary-1 quoted Head of State Senior General
Than Shwe as saying that today is the time to strive
for vitalisation and flourishing of Union Spirit,
and it is the duty of all the national races to always
strive for flourishing and propagation of Union Spirit
for perpetuation of the Union.
In conclusion, Secretary-1 urged all to strive in
unison for success in realisation of the objectives
of the 53rd Anniversary Union Day.
Afterwards, Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than explained
arrangements for observance of the 53rd Anniversary
Union Day and so did Director-General U Myint Thein
of Pyithu Hluttaw Office.
The meeting ended with the concluding remarks
by the Secretary-l .
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(3) Multi-media teaching centres, related facilities
being introduced to make students more
media-conscious
YANGON, 6 Jan - Chairman of Myanmar Education
Committee Secretary-1 of the State Peace and
Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt attended the
opening of multi-media teaching centres of No 1
Basic Education High School in South Okkalapa
Township and No 6 Basic Education Primary School
in Kyauktada Township today.
The Secretary-l formally unveiled the signboard of
the multi-media teaching centres .
Then, the Secretary-1 and party inspected the altar
room, the computer-aided instruction room; the
computer application and e-mail room, the educational
broadcasting service, the language lab, the
painting room, the domestic and handicraft
exhibition room and the music room.
Afterwards, a ceremony to mark the opening of
the multi-media teaching centres was held in
Thiri Yadana Hall of the school.
The Secretary-l signed in the visitors' book.
Headmistress Daw Khin Than Yee reported on the
multimedia teaching centres opened for all-round
development of the students, and Chairman of the
School Board of Trustees Dr Zaw Win Myat on
efforts for the opening of the multi-media
teaching centres with the assistance of
well-wishers and arrangements for extension
of the multi-media teaching centres.
In his address, the Secretary-l said that it is
heartening to see that the students are
demonstrating their skills at the opening
of the multimedia teaching centres and the
teachers are training them systematically,
and it is also encouraging for the development
of human resources.
Efforts are being made for the development of
various sectors without losing sight of the
advancement of the world of today and keeping
abreast with it.
For two years, education promotion programmes
have been implemented for the well-rounded
education of the students and uplift of
education standard up to the international
level, and due to active participation of
the people, the education promotion programmes
are making progress and taking shape.
In striving for modernization and development
of a nation, the development of human resources
is important, and for the emergence of human
resources, schools play a fundamental role.
At present, efforts are being made to be able
to open multimedia teaching centres at the
schools with the aim of keeping abreast with
the advancement of information-technology
aided by electronic equipment.
In conclusion, the Secretary-1 urged all
to strive for emergence of worthy and
stalwart sons and daughters.
The Secretary-l also attended and addressed
the opening of multimedia teaching centres
of No 6 BEPS in Kyauktada Township;
Headmistress Daw Nyunt Nyunt and Chairman
of the School Board of Trustees U Shwe Yin
formally opened the multimedia teaching centres.
Then, the Secretary-1 and party viewed the
skill demonstration of the students at the
reading and listening room, the computer
room, the demonstrative media room, the
altar room, the domestic science room,
the painting room, the school health and
nutritious food room and the music room.
Afterwards, a ceremony to mark the opening of
the multimedia teaching centres was held at
the school.
Headmistress Daw Nyunt Nyunt reported on
the purpose of multimedia teaching centres,
installation of teaching aids and arrangements
for all-round development of the students,
and Chairman of the School Board of Trustees
U Shwe Yin on efforts for the opening of the
multimedia teaching centres with the
assistance of well-wishers and parents.
Next, the Secretary-1 accepted donations
including K 245,700 donated by parents,
K 100,000 by Chairman of the. School Board
of Trustees U Shwe Yin, K 150,000 by
Treasurer of School Health and Nutritions
Development Association Daw Chwe Lan and
K 1.068 million by the teachers and parents.
In his address, the Secretary-1 said at
the primary school level in Kyauktada
Township, No 6 BEPS is the fourth where
the multimedia teaching centres have
been opened.
The Secretary-l lauded the efforts of
the school boards of trustees, parents,
teachers and regional authorities to
open the multimedia teaching centres
at the primary school level.
It is heartening to see the students'
keen intellect, active behaviour,
maintenance of discipline, good conduct,
sense of cherishing traditional culture
and observance of the environment.
The Secretary-1 also thanked teachers
for giving systematic training to the
students.
In conclusion, the Secretary-1 urged
all to strive in unity to continuously
turn out intellectuals and intelligentsia
necessary for the building of a peaceful,
modern and developed nation.
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(4) UDNR founded for national youths of
border areas to have access to institutions
of higher learning
YANGON, 6 Jan - A meeting was held this afternoon
at Office of Commander-in-Chief (Army) to coordinate
programmes for students of Regular Primary
Teachership Course No 31 of University for Development
of National Races to visit Yangon.
Addressing the meeting, Secretary-1 of the State
Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt
said although the conducting of an excursion to
Yangon by students of primary teachership course
of University for Development of National Races
upon the conclusion of their course is an annual
routine function, serious attention should be
paid for the excursion to make sure that it is
full of political essence.
At present, internal and external destructive
elements are committing perpetrations to break
up the Union.
The government is endeavouring to further
strengthen the spirit of national solidarity and
Union Spirit for perpetuation of the Union.
The UDNR was founded with the aim of enabling
national youths living in border areas to have
access to institutions of higher learning and to
take part in regional development tasks when they
get back to their places and to ensure proportionate
progress in all parts of the Union which contributes
to promotion and propagation of the spirit of
national solidarity and Union Spirit.
Arrangements should be made for the students to
study and understand the all-round developments
in farming and industrial sectors and the State's
goodwill and sincere attitude toward the national
people during their visit to the respective townships.
Head of State Senior General Than Shwe will give
guidance to the students during their Yangon tour;
which should be kept in mind throughout their life.
Arrangements should be made to enable the students
to pay serious attention to their excursion and to
understand that they have the duty to strive with
the spirit of national solidarity for perpetuation
and progress of the Union while realizing the
essence of the Union and the vitality of Union
Spirit.
Chairman of Excursion Programme Management Work
Committee member of the State Peace and Development
Council Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and
Development Council Commander of Yangon Command
Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than explained programmes being
made for students of Regular Primary Teachership
Course No 31 to tour Yangon.
Officials of sub-work groups reported to the
meeting on accomplishments sector wise.
The Secretary-1 gave suggestions.
Also present were ministers, chairman of Civil
Service Selection and Training Board, senior
military officers, officials of the State Peace
and Development Council Chairman's Office and
heads of department.
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(5) Foundation laid to build Kyaukpadaung Sasana
Beikman
YANGON 6 Jan - Foundation was laid yesterday morning
in the compound of Myat Shwegu Pagoda to build
Kyaukpadaung Sasana Beikman in Kyaukpadaung.
Present were Minister for Religious Affairs U Aung
Khin, Chairman of Magway Division Peace and
Development Council , Director of Artillery and
Armour, Commander of regional light infantry division,
Tactical Operation Commander, officials, local
authorities, members of various social associations,
donors, local elders, local people and guests.
Donations were also presented at the ceremony.
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(6) Kachin State observes 52nd Anniversary
Independence Day
YANGON, 6 Jan - The 52nd Anniversary Independence
Day of Kachin State was observed at Kachin State
Peace and Development Council Office in Myitkyina
on 4 January morning.
Present were Chairman of Kachin State Peace and
Development Council Commander of Northern Command
Maj-Gen Kyaw Win, Commander of Myitkyina Air Base ,
Deputy Commander and Tatmadaw officers, Secretary
of Kachin State Peace and Development Council and
members, members of Myitkina District and Township
Peace and Development Councils, national race
leaders of Kachin State Special Region 1 and 2,
cultural troupe members, departmental officials,
members of Union Solidarity and Development
Association, Red Cross Society, Auxiliary Fire
Brigade and Nurse Training School, trainees of
Education College and teachers, students and
local residents.
Those present saluted the State Flag.
Commander Maj-Gen Kyaw Win read the message of
Chairman of the State Peace and Development
Council Senior General Than Shwe.
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(7) 52nd Anniversary Independence Day observed
in Shan State (South)
YANGON, 6 Jan - Chairman of Shan State (South) Peace
and Development Council Commander of Eastern Command
Maj-Gen Maung Bo attended a ceremony to observe the
52nd Anniversary Independence Day of Shan State (South)
at the sports ground in Taunggyi on 4 January morning.
Those present saluted the State Flag. Commander Maj-Gen
Maung Bo read the message of Chairman of the State
Peace and Development Council Senior General Than Shwe.
The commander and party then attended the ceremony
to put roads back into service in Taunggyi at 8.45 am.
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(8) Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe visits nursery market festival
YANGON, 6 Jan - Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe, wife of
Secretary-l of the State Peace and Development Council
Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt, and members of Myanmar National
Working Committee for Women's Affairs and wives of
ministers and deputy ministers visited the Nursery
Market Festival at Palekyun in Myaypadaytha Garden
in Bahan Township this morning.
They were welcomed by wife of Minister for Agriculture
and Irrigation, Deputy Minister for Agriculture and
Irrigation and wife and Deputy Minister and wife,
Chairman of Leading Committee for the festival Managing
Director of Myamna Agriculture Service, Secretary General
Manager and committee members, managing directors,
directors-general and their wives.
Officials conducted Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe and party
went round the festival.
Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe and party visited the booths
of the festival.
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(9) Kayin New Year Day observed
YANGON, 6 Jan - Kayin New Year Day was observed at
Maha Hsewingaba Arleinngahsint Kyaung in Yangon this
morning under the sponsorship of the Kayin New Year
Day Organizing Central Committee.
Present were patrons and executives of the central
committee members of the respective subcommittees,
Kayin nationals and guests.
Chairman of the central committee Prof. Saw Simon
Tha presided over the ceremony.
Prof. Saw Simon Tha and Patron of the central c
ommittee Retired Lecturer of Yangon Technological
University U Saw Baldwin Khaing Oo gave speeches.
The report of the Central Executive Committee was
read by Joint Secretary Mahn Kyaw Nyunt.
Then, greetings were extended in Eastern Po, Western
Po and Sakaw Kayin languages.
Prizes were presented to students outstanding in
various fields.
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(10) 17 members resign from Yangon Division NLD
of own accord
YANGON, 6 Jan - The seventeen members of National
League for Democracy resigned of their own accord
from the National League for Democracy of Yangon
Division.
The seventeen members included one member from
Latha Township, one member from Botahtaung Township,
one member from Kyauktada Township, eight members
from Kyimyindine Township, one member from Hline
Township, two members from Tamway Township and
three members from Hlinethaya Township.
Seventeen members of Yangon Division National League
for Democracy, of their own accord, resigned by
sending letters of resignations to Township
Multiparty Democracy General Election Commissions
and the party concerned from 8 June 1999 to
2 January 2000 as they no longer wished to
participate in party politics of NLD.
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(11) WEATHER
Maximum temperature on Jan 4-1-2000 was 34.0 0C (930F)
Minimum temperature on Jan 5-1-2000 was 18.7 0C (660F)
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