The New Light of Myanmar (Sunday, 11 June, 2000)

Subject: The New Light of Myanmar (Sunday, 11 June, 2000)
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Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2000 19:09:43 -0700

The New Light of Myanmar (Sunday, 11 June, 2000)
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( 1 ) Commander meets farmers in Htantabin Township
( 2 ) Minister for Construction inspects roads in
Ayeyawady Division
( 3 ) General Knowledge Contest on Women's Affairs held
( 4 ) Minister inspects ancient pagodas and cultural
heritage in Bago
( 5 ) Shwemyaysi Natural Fertilizer Factory opened
( 6 ) Voters of Five townships in PyinOoLwin District
unanimously submit petitions for dissolving pessimist
NLD
( 7 ) Drug-trafficker gets 5 years
( 8 ) Sport
( a ) Youth golf team leaves for Singapore
( b ) Malaysia beat Guam 15-0, Myanmar beat Laos 2 0
( c ) Olympic Day Commemorative Shooting Contest
( d ) Olympic Day Commemorative Swimming Contest on 24
June
( 9 ) 17 Ngazun Township NLD members resign of own
accord

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( 1 ) Commander meets farmers in Htantabin Township

YANGON, l0 June-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 and Deputy Director of Yangon
Division Settlement and Land Records Department U Naing
Win met local farmers in Htanlabin Township this
afternoon and discussed regional development and
agricultural matters.

In meeting with farmers of Htoochaung, Let-thin,
Asugyi, Sandayaw and Pandaing Village Tracts, the
commander said it is time to start cultivation of
monsoon paddy so that summer paddy cultivation will
also be undertaken in succession. It will be
beneficial to the farmers and their living standard
will be raised, he said. Chairman of Htantabin
Township Peace and Development Council U Thaung Han
reported on cultivation and regional development.
Next, local farmers reported on requirements and
regional development. The commander then fulfilled the
requirements. A total of 88,800 acres of monsoon paddy
cultivation will be undertaken in Htantabin Township.
Cultivation acreage of present year is more than that
of the previous year.

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( 2) Minister for Construction inspects roads in
Ayeyawady Division

YANGON, 10 June- Minister for Construction Maj-Gen Saw
Tun, accompanied by Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Myint
Thein and officials,inspected
Dalla-Twantay-Kungyangon-De daye Road yesterday.

At the office of the township engineer in Kungyangon,
Yangon Division Superintending Engineer U Soe Nyunt and
Senior Engineer of South District U Myo Myint reported
on matters related to Kanbe-Pyawbwelay-Dalla Road,
Twantay-Kungyangon Road and Thanlyin-Thanatpin-Thongwa
Road.

The minister gave instructions on construction of
roads. The deputy minister called on officials to
provide close supervision for road repairs. Member of
the State Peace and Development Council Commander of
South-West Command Maj -Gen Thura Shwe Mann at tended
the ceremony and made a speech.

Then, Minister Maj-Gen Saw Tun said that Ayeyawady
Bridge is situated on Yangon-Kungyangon-Dedaye-Pyapon
Road, and it is of reinforced concrete type with iron
framework.

The main bridge is 1,423 feet long, and the clearance
is 36 feet high. There are two 1,040-foot-long
approach structures. The total length of the bridge is
3,503 feet. The motor road is 28 feet wide and the
waterway 360 feet wide. The bridge can support 60-ton
loads. At the auspicious time, the minister formally
drove No 5 concrete pile.

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( 3 ) General Knowledge Contest on Women's Affairs held

YANGON, 10 June-The General Knowledge Contest on
Women's Affairs to mark the Myanmar Women's Day
University, Degree College and Basic Education High
School levels was held at the respective Universities,
Colleges, Institutes and schools this morning.

Chairman of Work Committee for the contest Dr Daw Khin
Win Shwe, Secretary Director-General of Social Welfare
Department U Sit Myaing, Director-General of Higher
Education Department (Lower Myanmar) U Saw Lwin, member
of Yangon Division Working Committee for Women's
Affairs Daw Marlar Tint and officials, arrived at the
Defence Services Institute of Medicine in Mingaladon
Township this morning. Officials.

Then, Chairman of Work Committee Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe
and party inspected cadets of Defence Services
Institute of Medicine and cadets of Defence Services
Institute of Nursing who are taking part in the general
knowledge contest.

Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe and party also observed the
general knowledge contest at Basic Education High
School No 2 in Latha Township and BEHS No 2 in
Sangyoung Township.

Director (Admin and Finance) of No 3 Basic Education
Department U Kyaw Thin, chairmen of Yangon West
District, Sangyoung Township and Latha Township Peace
and Development Councils and Headmistress Daw Khin May
Gyi and Daw Khin Ohn Myint conducted them round the
contest.

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( 4 ) Minister inspects ancient pagodas and cultural
heritage in Bago

YANGON, 10 June-Minister for Hotels and Tourism Maj-Gen
Saw Lwin, accompanied by Deputy Minister for Hotels and
Tourism Brig-Gen Aye Myint Kyu, Director-General U Khin
Maung Latt, Managing Director U Kyi Tun and officials,
inspected tourist attraction ancient pagodas and
cultural heritage in Bago this morning.

Minister Maj-Gen Saw Lwin and party paid homage to
Hsutaungpyi Shwemawdaw Pagoda in Bago at 9 am today.
The minister and party made donations for pagoda funds
and signed in the visitors' book. The minister
inspected renovation of religious buildings.

At the Kambawza Thadi Palace, Minister Maj-Gen Saw Lwin
heard report submitted by an official of Ministry of
Culture on Hanthawady Palace of King Bayintnaung. He
inspected Hanthawady archaeological museum and
Bamarathana throne.

In the afternoon, the minister and party paid obeisance
to Shwethalyaung reclinin8 Buddha image and Maha Zedi
Pagoda.

The minister made donations for the pagoda funds and
signed in the visitors' book. The minister and party
then left Bago by car and arrived back here in the
evening.
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( 5 ) Shwemyaysi Natural Fertilizer Factory opened

YANGON, 10 June-As a gesture hailing the International
Day of Cooperatives, a ceremony to open Shwemyaysi
Natural Fertilizer Factory built by Htet-Ar-Kar-Kyaw
Agricultural and General Merchandise Cooperative
Syndicate.under the arrangement of Bago Division Peace
and Development Council, was held in front of the
factory on Toungoo-Htantabin Road four miles away from
Toungoo this morning. Commander Maj- Gen Tin Aye and
Minister U Ayng San Formally opened the factory. Then,
Chairman U Khin Maung Aye presented commemorative
pennants to the commander and the minister. The
construction of the factory started two years ago. The
factory has produced over 5,000 tons of EM Bokashi so
far.

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( 6 ) Voters of Five townships in PyinOoLwin District
unanimously submit petitions for dissolving pessimist
NLD

YANGON, 10 June-Voters from five townships in
PyinOoLwin District, expressed no support for pessimist
National League for Democracy and petitioned for
dissolving it at rallies in 10 venues from 4 to 13 May.

A total of 25,279 people from 39 wards and Villagetract
attended the rallies in Ward 2 and Shwepyi Village in
Singu Township.

Representatives of local people expressed no support
for pessimist NLD and petitioned for dissolving it.
Other representatives, on behalf of attendance's,
presented petitions signed by the people to members of
Township Multiparty Democracy General Election
Sub-commission Township Law Officer Daw Khin Aye Win at
the rally in Ward 2 and Township Justice U Than Htwe at
the rally in Shwepyi Village respectively.

Similarly, 22,310 people from 33 wards and Villagetract
rallied in Myoma Sports Ground and Kyatpyin Village in
Mogok Township respectively.

Representatives of local people expressed no support
for pessimist NLD and petitioned for dissolving it.
Other representatives, on behalf of attendance's,
presented petitions signed by the people to members of
Township Multiparty Democracy General Election
Sub-commission Township Health Department Officer Dr
Tun Kyi at the rally in Myoma Sports Ground and
Township Law Officer U Kyaw Shin at the rally in
Kyatpyin Village respectively. In Madaya Township,
11,633 local people of 88 wards and villages rallied at
Kanbyu Village and Taungbyone Village respectively.

Other representatives, on behalf attendance's,
presented petitions signed by the people to members of
Township Multiparty Democracy General Election
Sub-commission Township Education Officer Daw Marlar
May Thin at the rally in Kanbyu Village and Township
Justice U Than Win at the rally in Taungbyone Village
respectively.

Likewise, 10,189 local people from 57 wards and
village-tracts attended rallies at Myoma Sports Ground
and Anisakhan-Hsingaunggyi Village in PyinOoLwin
Township respectively.

Representatives of local people expressed no support
for pessimist NLD and petitioned for dissolving it.
Other representatives, on behalf of attendance's,
presented petitions signed by the people to members of
Township Multiparty Democracy General Election
Sub-commission Head of Information and Public Relations
Department U Ngwe Tun at the rally in Myoma Sports
Ground and Township Law Officer U Tin Myint at the
rally in Anisakhan-Hsingaunggyi Village respectively.

In Thabeikkyin Township, 8,270 local people of 22 wards
and village-tracts attended the rallies at Zayetkw n
and Tagoung Villages.

Representatives of local people expressed no support
for pessimist NLD and petitioned for dissolving it.
Other representatives, on behalf of attendances,
presented petitions signed by the people to members of
Township Multiparty Democracy General Election
Sub-commission Township' Deputy Head of Township
General Administration Department U Myint Shwe at the
rally in Zayetkwin Village and Township Law Officer U
Thein Naing at the rally in Tagoung Village
respectively.

The rallies ended with chanting of the slogan-Our Three
Main National Causes. There are 368,582 people, who
can vote, in PyinOoLwin win District. The number of
people , who expressed no support for NLD and signed
the petitions for dissolving it, is 353, 366 people or
95. 87 per cent.

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( 7 ) Drug-trafficker gets 5 years

YANGON, 10 June- Members of Lashio Township Myanmar
Police Force, searched suspect Kya Myint, son of U Khun
Maw Phu, of Ward 7, Lashio, on 15 January 1999, and
found 0.00001 kilo of heroin from him.

Action was taken against him according to law. He was
sentenced to three years' imprisonment under Section 15
and five years' imprisonment under Section 16 (C) of
the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law to
serve concurrently on 23 February 1999 by Lashio
Township Court.

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( 8 ) Sport

( 1) Youth golf team leaves for Singapore

YANGON, 10 June- Myanmar youth golf team this morning
left here for Singapore to participate in Singapore
Junior Golf Championship 2000 to be held from 13 to 15
June in Singapore. They were seen off at Yangon
International Airport by Chairman of Myanmar Olympic
Committee Minister for Sports Brig-Gen Thura Aye Myint,
President of Myanmar Golf Federation Brig-Gen Win
Hlaing, officials and their families.

The Myanmar youths golf team comprises Head of Budget
Department of YCDC U Tin Aung Win, as leader, Maung
Kaung Myat Win, Maung Ye Myat Win, Maung Tun Lin, Maung
Yan Myo Aye, Maung Phyo Tayzar Aung, Maung Phyo Kyaw
Kyaw, Maung Kyaw Nyo Lin, Maung Aung Kyaw Kyaw and
Maung Kyaw Kyaw Aung as golfers.
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( 2 ) Malaysia beat Guam 15-0, Myanmar beat Laos 2 0

YANGON, 10 June-The matches of the Group-9 of the 9th
Asian Youth Under16 Soccer Qualifiers continued at Aung
San Stadium this evening. Malaysian and Guam teams
took designated places and flags of respective
countries were hoisted. In the match, Malaysian Youth
beat Guam Youth 15-0. Then, Myanmar Youth met Laos
Youth in the second match. Myanmar beat Laos 2-0.
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YANGON, 10 June- Myanmar Shooting Federation will
sponsor the Olympic Day commemorative shooting contest
at the Okkalapa Shooting Range from 20 to 26 June.

Those wishing to participate in the contest may enlist
at the Okkalapa Shooting Range of MSF by 22 June and -
may contact for more information on the contest.
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(d) Olympic Day Commemorative Swimming Contest on 24
June

YANGON, 10 June-The Olympic Day Commemorative Women's
and Men's Age-wise Swimming Contest, organized by
Myanmar Swimming Federation, will be held at the
National Swimming Pool on U Wisara Road on 24 June.
Any competitor may take part in one event out of the
above- 16 age event, the 10-12 age and the 8-12 age in
women's and men's events.

The competitor must submit National Registration Card
or Student Identity Card or birth certificate to the
MSF. Those wishing to participate in the contest may
enlist with fee K 20 at System Officer Daw Nilar Win of
MSF Office, not later than 20 June. MSF will present
handsomely to first, second and third prize winners.

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( 9 ) 17 Ngazun Township NLD members resign of own
accord

YANGON, 10 June-Seventeen members resigned from the
National League for Democracy of Ngazun Township,
Sagaing Division. Seventeen members of Ngazun Township
NLD, Sagaing Division, of their own accord, resigned by
sending letters of resignation to Ngazun Township
Multiparty Democracy General Election Sub-commission
and the party concerned on 9 January 2000 as they no
longer wished to participate in party politics of NLD.

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