The New Light of Myanmar (Monday, March 20, 2000)

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The New Light of Myanmar (Monday, March 20, 2000)
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1. Religious titles presented to 222 Sayadaws, nine nuns, 
   18 lay persons for purification, perpetuation, 
   promotion of Sasana
2. Secretary-1 attends soft opening of Ahlon Wharf No 1
3. Chief of Staff (Army) inspects hostels of Anawrahta, 
   Bayintnaung and Aungzeya Parade Columns
4. Minister hoists Htidaw atop Gyaing (Kawkareik) 
   TadaU Pagoda
5. Merits shared for offering of soon and provisions 
   to Sayadaws, members of the Sangha and nuns
6. Appointment of Ambassador of Ukraine agreed on
7. 39 Nattalin NLD members resign of own accord
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(1) Religious titles presented to 222 Sayadaws, nine nuns, 
    18 lay persons for purification, perpetuation, 
    promotion of Sasana 


YANGON, 19 March - Religious titles were conferred on 
members of the Sangha, nuns and lay persons for their 
brilliant services in striving towards purification, 
perpetuation and promotion of Buddha Sasana and Pariyatti 
and Patipatti Sasana this afternoon in Maha Pasana Cave 
at Kaba Aye here.

The State Peace and Development Council as a means of 
paying reverence to these members of the Sangha, nuns 
and laity for their religious services, issued the 
Notification 1/2000 and conferred religious titles 
on them. 

The State orchestra played Dhamma songs before the 
ceremony. 

Officials of Department for Promotion and Propagation 
of the Sasana ushered State Ovadacariya Sayadaws and 
Sayadaws of State Central Working Committee of the 
Sangha to the designated places. 

Director U Chit Khin of Religious Affairs Department, 
Director U Htin Myo of Department for Promotion and 
Propagation of the Sasana and Director U Kyaw Nyein 
of RAD and Director U Tun Hla of RAD ushered member 
Sayadaw of State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee, 
Tipitakadhara Sayadaws, title recipient Sayadaws 
and nuns. 

Then, Staff Officer U Tun Naing of RAD, Deputy Director 
U Htay Aung of RAD, Director U Tun Mya Aung of Department 
for Promotion and Propagation of the Sasana, Deputy 
Director Director-General Dr Myo Myint of RAD read 
the agenda of the ceremony. 

Adviser to the State Peace and Development Council 
Office U Arnt Maung formally opened the ceremony. 

On behalf of Chairman of the State Sangha Maha Nayaka 
Committee Abhidhaja Maha Rattha Guru Abhidhaja Agga 
Maha Saddhammajotika Myingyan Koehsaungtaik Sayadaw 
Bhaddanta Sobhita, Vice-Chairman Maha 
Aungmye-bonsankyaung Sayadaw Abhidhaja Maha Rattha 
Guru Bhaddanta Panindabhivamsa administered the 
Five Precepts. 


Next, religious titles were conferred on religious 
title recipient Sayadaws from inside the country 
and abroad and nuns and lay persons. 

Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and Development 
Council Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services 
Commander-in-Chief (Army) General Maung Aye presented 
Abhidhaja Maha Rattha Guru titles to Sayadaw Bhaddanta 
Agghiya of Maha Visuddhayon Taikthit Zayamaydani 
Wasokyaung in Maha Aungmye Township, 

Mandalay and Sayadaw Bhaddanta Panindabhivamsa of 
Maha Aungmye Bonsankyaungtaik in Bahan Township, 
Yangon Division. 

Secretary-l Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt presented Abhidhaja 
Agga Maha Saddhammajotka titles to Bhaddanta Pandita 
of Ananda Thuriyakyaung in Sagaing and Sayadaw 
Bhaddanta Indobhasa of Yaykyi Mingala Kyaungtaik 
in Pathein, Ayeyawady Division. 

Next, Secretary-2 Lt-Gen Tin Oo presented Abhidhaja 
Agga Maha Saddhammajotika titles to Thidayonkydung 
Sayadaw Bhaddanta Ottarabhivamsa of Thayettaw 
Kyaungtaik in Lanmadaw Township and Bhaddanta 
Visuddha of Dhamma Lankara Kyaungtaik in Bago. 


Secretary-3 Lt-Gen Win Myint presented Abhidhaja 
Agga Maha Saddhammajotika titles to Sayadaw Bhaddanta 
Samvara of Mahasi Sasana Yeiktha in Bahan Township. 

Members of the State Peace and Development Council 
Commander-in-Chief (Navy) Vice-Admiral Nyunt Thein 
presented Agga Maha Pandita titles to five Sayadaws, 
Commander-in-Chief (Air) Lt- Gen Kyaw Than, Agga 
Maha Pandita titles to five Sayadaws, Chairman of 
Yangon Division Peace and Development Council 
Commander Maj-Ger. Khin Maung Than, Agga Maha 
Pandita titles to five Sayadaws. 

Deputy Prime Minister Vice Admiral Maung Maung 
Khin presented Agga Maha Pandita titles to four 
Sayadaws and Aggha 

Maha Saddhammajotikadhaja title to Sayadaw, 
Deputy Prime Minister Lt-Gen Tin Tun, Agga Maha 
Saddhammajotikadhaja titles to five Sayadaws and 
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Military 
Affairs Lt-Gen Tin Hla, Agga Maha 
Saddhammajotikadhaja titles to five Sayadaws. 

Minister for Transport Maj-Gen Hla Myint Swe presented 
Agga Maha Saddhammajotikadhaja titles to five Sayadaws, 
Minister at the Prime Minister's Office Lt-Gen Tin Ngwe, 
Agga Maha Saddhammajotikadhaja titles to five Sayadaws, 
Minister for Religious Affairs U Aung Khin, Agga Maha 
Saddhammajotikadhaja titles to five Sayadaws, Minister 
for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Maj-Gen 
Sein Htwa Agga Maha Saddhammajotilcadhaja titles to 
five Sayadaws, Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation 
Maj-Gen Nyunt Tin Agga Maha Saddhammajotikadhaja titles 
to five Sayadaws, Minister for Industry-l U Aung Thaung 
Agga Maha Saddhammajoticadhaja titles to five Sayadaws 
and Minister for Hotels and Tourism Maj-Gen Saw Lwin 
Agga Maha Saddharnmajotikadhaja titles to five Sayadaws. 

Next, Minister for National Planning and Economic 
Development U Soe Tha presented Agga Maha 
Kammadwoacariya titles to four Sayadaws, Minister 
for Commerce Brig-Gen Pyi Sone to Agga Maba 
Wammathanacariya titles to four Sayadaws and Minister 
for Progress of Border Areas and National Races and 
Development Affairs Col Thein Nyunt Agga Maha 
Kammathanacariyg titles to four Sayadaws. 

Afterwards, Minister for Finance and Revenue U Khin 
Maung Thein presented Agga Maha Ganthavacaka Pandita 
titles to five Sayadaws, Minister for Construction 
Maj-Gen Saw Tun and Minister for Cooperatives U Aung 
San Agga Maha Ganthavacaka Pandita titles to five 
Sayadaws each, Chief Justice U Aung Toe Agga Maha 
Ganthavacaka Pandita titles to five Sayadaws, Minister 
for Energy Brig-Gen Lun Thi Agga Maha Ganthavacaka 
Pandita titles to five Sayadaws, Minister for Mines 
Brig-Gen Ohn Myint Agga Maha Ganthavacaka Pandita 
titles to five Sayadaws and Minister for Home Affairs 
Col Tin Hlaing Agga Maha Ganthavacaka Pandita titles 
to five Sayadaws.

Next, Minister for Information Maj-Gen Kyi Aung 
presented Agga Maha Ganthavacaka Pandita titles to 
seven Sayadaws and Maha Saddhammajotikadhaja titles 
to three Sayadaws, Minister for Labour Maj-Gen Tin 
Ngwe Maha Saddhammajotikadhaja titles to five Sayadaws, 
Attorney-General U Tha Tun Maha Saddhammajoticadhaja 
titles to ten Sayadaws, Minister for Culture U Win 
Sein Maha Saddhammajoticadhaja titles to five Sayadaws 
and Minister for Communications, Posts and Telegraphs 
Brig-Gen Win Tin Maha Saddhammajoticadhaja titles 
to five Sayadaws.

Afterwards, Minister for Livestock and Fisheries 
Brig-Gen Maung Maung Thein presented Maha Dhamma 
Kathika Bahujana Hitadhara title to one Sayadaw 
and Dhamma Kathika Bahujana Hitadhara titles to 
four Sayadaws, Minister for Foreign Affairs U Win 
Aung Maha Saddhammajotikadhaja titles to three 
Sayadaws, Minister for Electric Power Maj-Gen 
Tin Htut Maha Ganthavacaka Pandita titles to four 
Sayadaws, Minister for Health Maj-Gen Ket Sein 
Maha Ganthavacaka Pandita titles to five Sayadaws, 
Minister for Immigration and Population U Saw Tun 
presented Maha Ganthavacaka Pandita titles to five 
members of the Sangha, Minister at the Prime 
Minister's Office U Than Shwe Maha Ganthavacaka 
Pandita titles to five members of the Sangha, 
Chairman of Yangon City Development Committee 
Mayor U Ko Lay Maha Ganthavacaka Pandita titles 
to five members of the Sangha, Auditor-General 
Brig-Gen Tin Aye Maha Ganthavacaka Pandita titles 
to five members of the Sangha and Military 
Appointments-General Maj-Gen Tin Ngwe Maha 
Ganthavacaka Pandita titles to five members 
of the Sangha. 

Chief of Armed Forces Training Maj-Gen Win Myint 
presented Maha Kammathanacariya titles to three 
members of the Sangha, Cula Kammathanacariya 
title to a Sayadaw and Saddhamma Jotikadhaja 
titles to three members of the Sangha, Chief 
of Staff (Navy) Commodore Kyi Min Cula 
Ganthavacaka Pandita titles to five members 
of the Sangha, Chief of Staff (Air) Brig-Gen 
Myint Swe Cula Ganthavacaka Pandita titles to 
five members of the Sangha and Adviser at the 
State Peace and Development Council Office 
U Arnt Maung Cula Ganthavacaka Pandita titles 
to six members of the Sangha. 

Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and Development 
Council Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence 
Services Commander-in-Chief (Army) General 
Maung Aye presented Thiha Suddhamma Manijotadhara 
titles to U Thein Win of Shwe Thanlwin Co and 
U San Nyein. 

Secretary-l of the State Peace and Development 
Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt presented Thiha 
Saddhamma Manijotadhara title to U Weik and 
Maha Saddhamma Jotikadhaja title to U Aung Thein.

Secretary-2 of the State Peace and Development 
Council Lt-Gen Tin Oo presented Saddhamma 
Jotikadhaja title to U San Thein (Thiha Swe). 

Secretary-3 of the State Peace and Development 
Council Lt-Gen Win Myint presented Saddhamma 
Jotikadhaja title to U Myint Swe. Daw Kyaing 
Kyaing, wife of Chairman of the State Peace 
and Development Council Senior General Than Shwe, 
presented Agga Maha Ganthavacaka Pandita title 
to Nun Daw Caravati of Thamidawdaya Nunnery of 
Sagaing. 

Daw Mya Mya San,,wife of Vice-Chairman of the 
State Peace and Development Council General 
Maung Aye. presented Maha Ganthavacaka Pandita 
titles to Nun Daw Dhammadinna of Khemay- 
thakagyaung of Sagaing and Nun Daw Kizanavati 
of Maukkhathiwungyaung of Sagaing. 

Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe, wife of Secretary-1 of 
the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen 
Khin Nyunt, presented

Maha Ganthavacaka Pandita titles to Nun Daw 
Javananani of Kyeethelayhtat Boyon Nunnery of 
Shwedaung, Bago Division, and Nun Daw Kesari 
of Maha Bodhi Phayagyi Nunnery of Taungtha, 
Mandalay Division. 

Daw Khin Than Nwe, wife of Secretary-2 of the 
State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Tin Oo, 
presented Maha Saddhamajotikadhaja. titles to Nun 
Daw Pancavati of Phwathukha Chanhte Nunnery of Myeik, 
Taninthayi Division, and Nun Daw Sandavati of 
Thamidawdaya Thukhitayama Daw Nanacari Myanaung 
Nunnery of Sangyoung Township. 

Daw Khin Cho Oo, wife of Secretary-3 of the State 
Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Win Myint, 
presented ,Cula Ganthavacaka Pandita title to Nun 
Daw Malayi of Thirimahamyaing Nunnery of Shwebo, 
Sagaing Division, and Saddhama- jotikadhaja titte 
to Nun Daw Panacari of Shwemaung Sasana Waibonla 
Nunnery of Tangyan, Shan State (North). Dr Daw Khin 
Win Shwe, wife of the Secretary-l, presented Agga 
Maha Thiri Thudhamma Theingi title to Daw Nang 
Than Htwe of Taunggyi, Shan State, Daw Khin Than Nwe, 
wife of the Secretary-2, Thiri Thudhamma Theingi 
title to Daw Mya Mya Lay of Aungmyaythazan Township, 
Mandalay Division, Daw Chin Cho Oo, wife of the 
Secretary-3, Thiri Thudhamma Theingi title to Daw 
Tin Myint of Kamayut Township, Yangon Division, 
Daw Tin Tin Htwe, wife of Commander-in-Chief (Navy) 
Vice-Admiral Nyunt Thein, Thiha Thudhamma Theingi 
title to Daw Ohn of Aungmyaythazan Township, Mandalay 
Division, Daw Khin Swe Nyunt, wife of Commander-in-Chief 
(Air) Lt-Gen Kyaw Than, Thiha Thudhamma Theingi title 
to Daw May Thet Maw of Chanayethazan Township, Mandalay 
Division, Daw Malar Tint, wife of Commander Maj-Gen 
Khin Maung Than, Thiha Thudhamma Theingi title to 
Daw Khin Hla of Aungmyaythazan Town s ship, Mandalay 
Division, Professor Daw Nan Oo, wife of Deputy Prime 
Minister Vice-Admiral Maung Maung Khin, Thiha 
Thudhamma Theingi title to Daw Aye Aye Kyi of Bahan 
Township, Yangon Division, Daw Tin Tin Sein, wife 
of Deputy Prime Minister Lt-Gen Tin Tun, Thiha 
Thudhamma Theingi title to Daw Khin Htwe Kyi 
(Novelist Khin Lay Mon) of Tamway Township, Yangon 
Division, Daw Khin Win Kyi, wife of Deputy Prime 
Minister and Minister for Military Affairs Lt-Gen 
Tin Hla, Thiha Thudhamma Theingi title to Daw Oak 
of Taunggyi, Shan State (South), Daw Yin Yin Nyunt, 
wife of Minister for Religious Affairs U Aung Khin, 
Thudhamma Theingi title to Daw Aye Aye Thaung of 
Maha Aungmyay Township, Mandalay Division. 

Then, Minister for Religious Affairs supplicated 
on religious affairs. 

Minister for Religious Affairs U Aung Khin said 
there are three kinds of the Sasana namely, 
Pariyatti, Patipatti and Pativeda. Members of 
the Sangha have been discharging missionary duties 
and ancient kings and governments provided assistance 
to Sasana after seeking ovadakatha from the members 
of the Sangha. 

According to noble traditions, the State Peace and 
Development Council government conferred religious 
titles on 222 members of the Sangha, nine nuns and 
18 lay persons under the notification No 1/2000 
issued on 4 January 2000. 

The religious titles were conferred on them for their 
morals, wisdom, concentration of mind and dignity 
and efforts for perpetuation of the Sasana. 

He expressed thanks for living guidance by the 
government and assistance by the ministries concerned 
and well-wishers. 

State Ovadacariya Sayadaw Maha Withoaddayon raikthit 
Zayamaydani Wasokyaung Sayadaw Abhidhaja Maha Rattha 
Guru Bhaddanta Agghiya delivered Sammodaniva Ovadakatha. 

In his Sammodaniya Ovadakatha, the Sayadaw elaborated 
on the holding of the religious title conferring ceremony. 

Afterwards, the Sayadaw  said that in accord with the 
tradition which ancient monarches had observed since 
the time of the Buddha, the State Peace and Development 
Council has conferred religious titles on Sayadaws, 
members of the Sangha, nuns and lay persons to whom 
respects and honour are due. 

The Sayadaw added that people of all persuasions living 
in the world have in common that they all want to live 
a life of bliss and prosperity. 

The Sayadaw elaborated on the six causes which engender 
prosperity and bliss, and stated that they are to be 
healthy, to have good morals, to follow the counsel 
of the wise, to have a wealth of knowledge, to avoid 
vices and do good deeds, and to have strong perseverance 
and industry without feeling dejected. 

Then, Secretary Sayadaw of the State Sangha Maha Nayaka 
Committee Abhidhaja Maha Rattha Guru Abhidhaja Maha 
Saddhamajotika Presiding Sayadaw of Maha Withutarama 
Kyaungtaik of Magway Bhaddanta Kumara delivered a 
sermon, followed by sharing of merits. The State Peace 
and Development Council Office, ministries. departments, 
organizations, District and Township Peace and Development 
Councils and well-wishers offered alms valued at over 
K 57.632 million to Sayadaws and members of die Sangha 
who attended the religious title conferring ceremony.

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(2) Secretary-1 attends soft opening of Ahlon Wharf No 1 


YANGON, 19 March - The soft opening of Ahlon Wharf 
No 1 of Asia World Port Terminal Project (Ahlon) 
under; the Myanma Port Authority and Asia World 
Port Management Co Ltd, was held at the wharf on 
Kwinchaung Street in Ahlon Township at 8 am today, 
attended by Secretary- l of the State Peace and 
Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt. Minister 
for Transport Maj-Gen Hla Myint Swe said that Myanma 
Port Authority and Asia World signed an agreement 
on the construction of Ahlon Wharf No l on 25 November 
1998. Ahlon Wharf No 2 was opened on 21 December 1997 
and construction of Ahlon Wharf No l has already been 
completed. It was targetted to invest US $ 21 million 
and K 1,251 million, he said. 

The original wharf was extended up to 651.5 feet in length. 

Upon completion of the port terminal, the l 5,000-ton 
ocean liners can berth, and the capacity of 
freight-handling at Yangon Port can be enhanced, 
he said. 

Then, Managing Director of Asia World Port Management 
Co Ltd U Tun Myint Naing spoke on the occasion. 

The Ahlon wharf No 1 project began on 25 April 1996, 
he said. 

He said his company is participating in the development 
work of the State in accord with the economic objective 
calling for the initiative to shape the national economy 
must be kept in the hands of the State and the national 
peoples, he noted. 

The Asia world Co Ltd has participated in construction 
of roads for the development of transport sector, border 
areas and national races, in industrial and agriculture 
sectors and in the port construction projects. 

Then, Managing Director U Tun Myint Naing presented 
gifts to Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt. 

Secretary-l Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt pressed the button to 
unveil the stone plaque of the wharf. 

Managing Director of Myanma Port Authority U Thein Htay 
and U Tun Myint Naing formally opened the wharf. 

Minister for Transport Maj-Gen Hla Myint Swe pressed 
the button to start the loading of goods onto mv 
Continental Glory. 

Secretary-l Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt performed the ritual of 
golden and silver showers to mark the soft opening of 
the wharf.  

After the ceremony, Secretary-l Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt and 
party inspected the wharf. 

There are 600-ton and 700-ton gantry cranes to handle 
the containers and general cargo at the wharf. 

The wharf is equipped with the rubber fender and the 
bollard. 

Three ships can berth at the wharf at the same time. 


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(3) Chief of Staff (Army) inspects hostels of Anawrahta, 
    Bayintnaung and Aungzeya Parade Columns 


YANGON, 19 March - Chairman of Leading Committee for 
Observance of the 55th Anniversary Armed Forces Day 
Chief of Bureau of Special Operations Chief of Staff 
(Army) Lt-Gen Tin Oo went to No 1 Transit Centre on 
Bayintnaung Road this morning and inspected hostels 
and messes of Anawrahta, Bayintnaung and Aungzeya 
Columns which will be participating in the parade 
of 55th Anniversary Armed Forces Day. 

At 9.45 am, the Chief of Staff (Army) arrived at No I 
Transit Centre where he was welcomed by Parade Commander 
Brig-Gen Htay Oo, Vice Quartermaster-General Brig-Gen 
Kyaw Win, Deputy Adjutant-General Col Ye Tun, column 
commanders, Commandant of No 1 Transit Centre Lt-Col 
Tin Kyaing and officials. 

First, the Chief of Staff (Army) took the salute of 
Tatmadaw members of Anawrahta, Bayintnaung and Aungzeya 
Columns at the parade ground and explained administrative 
matters, discipline, welfare programme, health, 
accommodation and reception and measures for security 
sector. 

Afterwards, the Chairman of Leading Committee for 
Observance of the 55th Anniversary Armed Forces Day 
inspected welfare shops of Ministry of Industry-l, 
hostels, toilets, stores, galley and messes for parade 
columns and vegetable patches of the columns. He then 
gave necessary instructions. 

In the meeting hall of the Centre, the Chief of Staff 
(Army) met Parade Commander Brig-Gen Htay Oo and senior 
military officers and gave instructions on taking 
follow-up measures after the inspection of the centre, 
observance of discipline, welfare, security, health 
and sanitation. 

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(4) Minister hoists Htidaw atop Gyaing (Kawkareik) 
    TadaU Pagoda  


YANGON, 19 March - Minister for Construction Maj-Gen 
Saw Tun, accompanied by officials of Public Works, 
attended opening ceremony of Dhammasala Yeiktha of the 
Ministry of Construction built on the platform of 
Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda in Kyaikto Township on 16 March and 
formally opened the Yeiktha. 

The minister and party paid obeisance to the pagoda and 
made donations. 

On 17 March, the minister, accompanied by Chairman of 
Kayin State Peace and Development Council Col Saw Khin 
Soe and officials of Public Works, attended 
Htidaw-hoisting ceremony of Gyaing (Kawkareik) TadaU 
Pagoda. 

First, Minister Maj-Gen Saw Tun and Chairman Col Saw 
Khin Soe and officials conveyed the religious objects 
and kept them in the reliquary. 

Then, Maj-Gen Saw Tun and Col Saw Khin Soe hoisted the 
Htidaw, Hngetmyatnadaw and Seinbudaw atop the pagoda 
and performed the rituals of golden and silver showers 
to mark the successful completion of the ceremony. 

After the consecration ceremony, Maj-Gen Saw Tun, Col 
Saw Khin Soe and officials donated provisions to members 
of the Sangha. They then offered 'soon' to the Sayadaws. 

Next, the minister inspected arrangements for 
durability of Gyaing (Kawkareik) steel suspension 
bridge and gave instructions on tasks to be done in 
time. 

The minister and party also inspected the repair of 
road from Kawkareik to Kyondo and gave necessary 
instructions. They then proceeded to Mawlamyine.

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(5) Merits shared for offering of soon and provisions 
    to Sayadaws. members of the Sangha and nuns 


YANGON, 19 March - A ceremony to share merits gained 
for the offering of soon and provisions to Sayadaws 
and members of the Sanghatatkatho attended the religious 
title conferring ceremony and State Ovadacariya Sayadaws, 
member Sayadaws of the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee 
and member Sayadaws of the State Central Working 
Committee of the Sangha who attended the Sixth Meeting 
of the Fourth State Central Working Committee of the 
Sangha, was held at Maha Nayaka Kyaungsaung, Kaba Aye, 
this morning. 

Patron of the Yangon Division Central Committee for 
the Offering of Provisions Chairman of Yangon Division 
Peace and Development Council Commander Maj-Gen Khin 
Maung Than supplicated on matters related to the 
merits-sharing ceremony.

Vice-Chairman of the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee 
Abhidhaja Maha Rattha Guru Maha Aungmyaybonsan Kyaungtaik 
Sayadaw Bhaddanta Paninda Bhivamsa invested the 
congregation with the Five Precepts. 

The Sayadaws and members of the Sangha recited parittas. 

In his supplication, Commander Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than 
spoke of arrangements and coordination work for the 
holding of the provisions-offering ceremony at the end 
of the Sixth Meeting of the Fourth State Central Working 
Committee of the Sangha and the religious title conferring 
ceremony. 

He added that under the sponsorship of Yangon Division 
Peace and Development Council, provisions donated by 
well-wishers and soon were offered to 223 Abhidhaja Maha 
Rattha Guru Abhidhaja Agga Maha Saddhammajotika title 
holder Sayadaws, 379 Sayadaws and 9 nuns who attended 
the Sixth Meeting of the Fourth State Central Working 
Committee of the Sangha totalling 611. 

He said that donations made by ministries, Yangon Command, 
battalions and units, departments, Division, District and 
Township Peace and Development Councils, religious 
associations and well-wishers, amounted to over 
K 57.632 million. 

Then, Secretary Sayadaw of the State Sangha Maha Nayaka 
Committee Abhidhaja Maha Rattha Guru Abhidhaja Agga Maha 
Saddhammajotika Magway Sayadaw Bhaddanta Kumara delivered 
a sermon. 

State Ovadacariya Sayadaw Ashekyaung Sayadaw Bhaddanta 
Canda of Dayelu Village, Kungyangon Township, and disciples 
donated K 50,000 to the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee 
and a pair of bronze Kamawa to Nikaya Pariyatti Sarthintaik 
of Chairman of the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee 
Abhidhaja Maha Rattha Guru Abhidhaja Agga Maha 
Saddhammajotika Myingyan Koesaungtaik Sayadaw Bhaddanta 
Sobhita. 

Commander Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than handed over donations 
to Minister U Aung Khin. 

Then, soon was offered to the Sayadaws and members of 
the Sangha.

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(6) Appointment of Ambassador of Ukraine agreed on 

YANGON, 20 March - The Government of the Union of 
Myanmar has agreed to the appointment of HE Mr 
Rostislav Mitrofanovich Bilodid as Ambassador 
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the 
Union of Myanmar. 

HE Mr Rostislav Mitrofanovich Bilodid was horn in 
1932 and obtained a science degree from Kyiv State 
University. He served in the Soviet Union Army from 
1951 to 1956. He has been a member of scientific staff 
of the Presidium of the Ukrainian Academy of Science 
in Kyiv from 1967 to 1972 he has worked at the Secretariat 
of the United Nations in New York. After that he has 
been an assistant of the President of the Ukrainian 
Academy of Science in Kyiv till 1979 and he has served 
as Chief of the Department of International Relations 
of the Presidium of the Ukrainian Academy of Science 
in Kiyiv up to 1993. 

Mr Bilodid was appointed as Minister-Counsellor in 1993 
and served as a Charge d' affaires of Ukraine in the 
Lithovian Republic, 

later he was appointed as Ambassador Extraordinary and 
Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Lithovian in 1994. Since 
March 1999, he is Ambassador of Ukraine to Vietnam and 
will be concurrently accredited to the Union of Myanmar 
with residence in Hanoi.

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(7) 39 Nattalin NLD members resign of own accord 

YANGON, 19 March - Thirty-nine members resigned from 
the National League for Democracy of Nattalin Township, 
Bago Division. 

Thirty-nine members of Nattalin Township NLD, Bago 
Division, of their own accord, resigned by sending 
letters of resignation to Nattalin Township Multiparty 
Democracy General Election Sub-commission and the. party 
concerned on 4 November 1999 as they no longer wished 
to Participate in party politics of NLD.

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WEATHER

Maximum temperature on 18-3-2000 was 37.00C (990F)
Minimum temperature on 19-3-2000 was 21.5 0C (710F)

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