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The New Light of Myanmar ( Thursday 1 June, 2000)



The New Light of Myanmar   ( Thursday 1 June, 2000)
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1.State Councillors of PRC arrives on goodwill visit                
2.PRC State Councillors calls on Secretary-1                    
3.Secretary-1 hosts dinner in honour of State Councillors of PRC and 
delegation
4.Minister meets Chief Executive of Smurfit Toyo Holdings Pte Ltd       
5.Chinese goodwill delegation visits Maha Bandoola Bridge project, 
Yangon-Thanlyin Bridge 
6.World No Tobacco Day for 2000 observed                    
7.Minister meets Chairman of Karnjanaburi Sawmill Co Ltd            
8.Korean, Myanmar entrepreneurs meet                        
9.Ministry of Immigration and Population holds coord meeting            
10.Minister inspects Textile Mill No 2, Leather factory             
11.Minister inspects Myanma Shipyard, IMT                   
12.Illegal drug possessor gets five years                       
13.Commander attends coordination meeting of Township MCWAs         
14.Minister inspects preparations for Photo Exhibition on 50th Anniversary of 
Sino-Myanmar Diplomatic Relations
15.38 NLD members in Pale Township resign of own accord     
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( 1 ) State Councillors of PRC arrives on goodwill visit        
                
YANGON, 31 May-State Councillors of the People’s Republic of China Mr Ismail 
Amat and delegation arrived here at 9.15 am today on a goodwill visit at the 
invitation of Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen 
Khin Nyunt. They were welcomed at ,Yangon International Airport by 
Secretary-l of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt, 
Secretary-3 Lt-Gen Win Myint, member of the State Peace and Development 
Council Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and Development Council Commander 
Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than, Minister for Foreign Affairs U Win Aung, Minister 
for Culture U win Sein, Minister for Religious Affairs U Aung Khin, Deputy 
Minister for Foreign Affairs U Khin Maung Win, Ambassador of PRC Mr Liang 
Dong, embassy staff and departmental officials. 
Secretary-l Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt and State Councillors of the People’s Republic 
of China Mr Ismail Amat and delegation left the airport by car for Innya 
Kantha State House. The State Councillors Mr Ismail Amat, was accompanied by 
senior officials from the State Administration of Religious Affairs, Ministry 
of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Public Security of the People’s 
Republic of China. 
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( 2) PRC State Councillors calls on Secretary-1                     
            
    YANGON, 31 May - State Councillors of the People’s Republic of China Mr 
Ismail Amat and party called on Secretary-l of the State Peace and 
Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt at the Guest House of the Ministry of 
Defence at 2 pm today. Also present at the call together with the Secretary-l 
were Secretary-3 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Win Myint, 
Minister for Foreign Affairs U Win Aung, Minister for Progress of Border 
Areas and National Races and Development Affairs Col Thein Nyunt, Minister 
for Culture U Win Sein, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs U Khin Maung Win, 
Director-General of the Protocol Department Thura U Aung Htet and 
Director-General of Political Department U Nyunt Maung Shein. The guests were 
accompanied by Ambassador of PRC Mr Liana Dong.                         
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( 3 ) Secretary-1 hosts dinner in honour of State Councillors of PRC and 
delegation      
                        
YANGON, 3 1 May-Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt 
-Gen Khin Nyunt hosted dinner in honour of State Councillors of the People’s 
Republic of China Mr. Ismail Amat and goodwill delegation at Karaweik Palace 
at 7 pm today. The dinner was attended by Secretary-3 of the State Peace and 
Development Council Lt-Gen Win Myint, member of the State Peace and 
Development Council Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and Development Council 
Commander Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for 
Military Affairs Lt-Gen Tin Hla, ministers, the Chief Justice, the Chairman 
of Yangon City Development Committee Mayor of Yangon, deputy ministers, 
Ambassador of People’s Republic of China Mr Liang Dong, and department heads. 
Before the dinner, artistes presented an entertainment programme to the 
guests.
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( 4 ) Minister meets Chief Executive of Smurfit Toyo Holdings Pte Ltd 

YANGON, 31 May-Minister for Industry-l U Aung Thaung met Chief Executive of 
Smurfit Toyo Holdings Pte Ltd of Hong Kong, the People’s Republic of China Mr 
Gabriel McCarrick at his office at 1.30 pm today. 
Also present were Director-General U Tin Hlaing of Directorate of Industries 
Managing Director U Kyaw Myint of Myanma Foodstuff Industries, Managing 
Director U Thaik Tun of Myanma General and Maintenance Industries, Deputy 
Director General U Tet Tun of Regional Industrial Coordination and Inspection 
Department and Head of Office U Myint Swe.
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( 5 ) Chinese goodwill delegation visits Maha Bandoola Bridge project, 
Yangon-Thanlyin Bridge                              
YANGON, 31 May-State Councillors of the People’s Republic of China Mr. Ismail 
Amat and goodwill delegation currently here at the invitation of Secretary-l 
of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt, accompanied by 
Minister for Culture U Win Sein, Ambassador of People’s Republic of China Mr 
Liang Dong and officials of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, visited Maha 
Bandoola Bridge under construction and Yangon-Thanlyin Bridge this evening. 
The goodwill delegation arrived at the office of Maha Bandoola Bridge Project 
on the bank of Pazundaung Township at 3 pm today. 
They were welcomed by Deputy Minister for Construction U Tint Swe, Managing 
Director of Public Works U Nay Soe Naing, Project superintend engineer U Khin 
Maung Aye and officials. Deputy Minister U Tint Swe explained the 
construction of Maha Bandoola Bridge project. 
The State Councillors and party inspected installation of frame at the 
bridge. The goodwill delegation went to Yangon-Thanlyin Bridge . Then, the 
goodwill delegation and Minister U Win Sein viewed the commemorative pillar 
constructed by engineers and technicians from Myanmar and the People’s 
Republic of China and posed for souvenir photos in front of the pillar.
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( 6 ) World No Tobacco Day for 2000 observed 

YANGON, 31 May-A ceremony to mark World No Tobacco Day for year 2000 was held 
at the hall of Institute of Nursing (Yangon) this morning, attended by 
Minister for Health Mai-Gen Ket Sein . 
Minister Maj-Gen Ket Sein made a opening speech and acting resident 
representative Dr Lin Aung of World Health Organization read out the message 
of the Director of WHO ( South- East Asia ). Dr Khin Maung Lwin the paper on 
Beware of Attractive Advertisements of Tobacco. 
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( 7 ) Minister meets Chairman of Karnjanaburi Sawmill Co Ltd 

YANGON, 31 May-Minister for Hotels and Tourism Maj-Gen Saw Lwin met Chairman 
of Karnjanaburi Sawmill co Ltd (Branch-2) of- Thailand Mr Rusmeererkset 
Soonthorn and party at his office at 11 am today. Also present were Deputy 
Minister Brig-Gen Aye Myint Kyu and officials.
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( 8 ) Korean, Myanmar entrepreneurs meet                        
        
YANGON, 31 May-With the arrangement of Commercial Section of Embassy of the 
Republic of Korea, a meeting between a Korean trade mission from Chung Buk 
Province, Korea, and Myanmar entrepreneurs was held at Hotel Equatorial this 
morning. 
It was attended by Almbassador of ROK Mr Chung Jung-gum and Counsellor Mr Kin 
Ji Young and Attache (Commercial) Mr Kim Jae-chan of ROK Embassy, 
entrepreneurs from 46 Myanmar companies and 16 Korean companies and guests. 
Both sides discussed mutual cooperation and promotion of bilateral economic 
cooperation.

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( 9 ) Chinese delegation from Yunnan Province leaves for home 

YANGON, 31 May-The delegation of Yunnan Province of People’s Republic of 
China led by Chairman of Yunnan Province Legal Affairs Committee and 
Secretary of Legal Affairs Commission Mr Qin Guangrong visited the Shwedagon 
Pagoda, and paid homage to it at 9 am today. He then signed in the visitors’ 
book and donated cash. The delegation left for home by air at 1.30 pm and was 
seen off at the airport by Director-General of Myanmar Police Force Police 
Maj-Gen Soe Win and senior police officers, Military Apache of PRC Embassy Mr 
Xu Shu Lai and officials.
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( 10 ) Minister inspects Textile Mill No 2, Leather factory                     
            
            
YANGON, 31 May-Minister for Industry-l U Aung Thaung, accompanied by 
officials, inspected Textile Mill No 2 of Myanma Textile Industries in 
Mayangon Township this morning . The minister discussed production of quality 
textile with personnel and workers of the mill. Afterwards, the minister 
inspected Leather Factory of Myanma General and Maintenance Industries and 
gave instructions. Factory Manager reported on production process of leather, 
followed by a supplementary report by Managing Director U Thaik Tun of 
MGMI.Later, the minister inspected the products of the factory. 
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( 11 ) Minister inspects Myanma Shipyard, IMT           
                    
YANGON, 31 May-Minister for Transport Maj-Gen Hla Myint Swe, accompanied by 
officials, inspected Myanma Shipyards on Bayintnaung Street this morning. The 
minister also inspected building of a ship for Java Marine Lines Pte Ltd and 
a support ship named Java Gold, and repair of Myat Yadana shallow-water going 
ship for tourist sightseeing, and building of Sun Shine and Moon Been yacht. 
Then, the minister inspected Institute of Marine Technology.Later, the 
minister gave instruction.
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( 12 ) Illegal drug possessor gets five years 

YANGON, 31 May-The Lashio Township Court handed down a sentence of five 
years’ imprisonment on a drug possessor on 10 February 1999. Members of 
Lashio Township Police Force, acting on information, searched Lauk Pauk, 23, 
of Ward 5, Lashio at 11.35 am on 17 December 1998 and found 0.00025 kg of 
heroin on him. Action was taken against him according to Narcotic Drugs and 
Psychotropic Substances Law. The court handed down three years’ imprisonment 
under Section 15 and five years’ imprisonment under Section 16 (C) under the 
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law to serve concurrently. 
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( 13 ) Commander attends coordination meeting of Township MCWAs 

YANGON, 31 May - A coordination meeting of Township Maternal and Child 
Welfare Associations in Mandalay Division, sponsored by Mandalay Division 
Maternal and Child Welfare Association, was held at the office of Mandalay 
Division MCWA yesterday morning, attended by Chairman of Mandalay Division 
Peace and Development Council Commander of Central Command Mai-Gen Ye Myint 
Commander Maj-Gen Ye Myint spoke on the occasion. Mai-Gen Ye Myint and 
officials who presented certificate of honour to them. The commander and 
party present offertories to members of the Sangha.
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( 14 ) Minister inspects preparations for Photo Exhibition on 50th 
Anniversary of Sino-Myanmar Diplomatic Relations                                
    
YANGON, 31 May-Minister for Information Maj-Gen Kyi Aung today inspected 
preparations for Photo Exhibition on the 50th Anniversary of Sino-Myanmar 
Diplomatic Relations to be held at the City Hall. The minister inspected 
colour and black and white photos on bilateral cooperation in political 
economic and social sectors and Chinese traditional lacquerware and bronze 
and ceramic handcrafts which will be displayed at the exhibition.The 
exhibition is to be held from 2 to 4 June from 9 am to 5 pm daily.
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( 15 ) 38 NLD members in Pale Township resign of own accord 

YANGON, 31 May-Thirty-eight members resigned from the National League for 
Democracy of Lettaunggyi Village, Pale Township, Monywa District, Sagaing 
Division. Thirty-eight members of Lettaunggyi Village, Pale Township NLD, 
Sagaing Division, of their own accord, resigned by sending letters of 
resignation to Pale Township Multiparty Democracy General Election 
Sub-commission and the party concerned on 30 March 2000 as they no longer 
wished to participate in party politics of NLD.                                 
    

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