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The New Light of Myanmar (Wednesday, 25 October, 2000) (2/2)

The New Light of Myanmar (Wednesday, 25 October, 2000)
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1. - State Peace and Development Council Chairman Senior
     General Than Shwe sends felicitations to Kazakhstan
   - Message from Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of the
     State Peace and Development Council of the Union of Myanmar
     on the Occasion of 55th Anniversary of United Nations Day
2. - Secretary-1 attends ceremony to mark 55th Anniversary of
     United NationsDay
   - Secretary-1 addresses Seventh AGM of Forest Products
     Joint Venture Corporation Ltd
   - Secretary-1 lays cornerstone for construction of Maha Zaya
     Mingala three-storey ordination hall
3. - Myotha Reservoir inaugurated in Ngazun Township
   - Secretary-2 inspects neem pesticide factory, regional
     development tasks in Singaing, TadaU, Ngazun townships
4. - Secretary-3 attends second fourth-monthly coord meeting
     of Ministry of Commerce
   - 39th Defence Services C-in-C's Trophy Tatmadaw Soccer
     Tournament opens
5. - Minister meets Japanese entrepreneurs
   - Minister for CPT meets Assistant General Manager of ZTE Corp
   - Mayor meets Japanese visitors
   - Minister for Home Affairs Affairs meets Ambassador of India
6. Prizes presented to winners in essay, poster and painting
   competitions to mark 55th anniversary UN Day
7. - Devotees visit Lawka Chantha Abhaya Labha Muni Image
   - Myanmar youth delegation leaves for Singapore
8. - Refresher course opened for instructors of Facts for Life
     project for housewives
   - Hospital and office equipment donated to MMWCA
9. 35 Ngazun Township NLD members resign of own accord

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( 5 ) Minister meets Japanese entrepreneurs

YANGON, 24 Oct- Minister for Industry-1 U Aung Thaung received Chairman Mr
Mamoru Nozaki of Bandai Co Ltd of Japan and Managing Director Mr Yoshio Ebina
of the Indochina Venture Forum at his office this evening. Also present at
the call were Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Than Tun and directors-general and
managing directors of departments and enterprises under the ministry.

Minister for CPT meets Assistant General Manager of ZTE Corp

YANGON, 24 Oct- Minister for Communications, Posts and Telegraphs Brig-Gen
Win Tin met Assistant General Manager Mr Henry Zhou of ZTE Corporation and
party at his office at 11 am today.

Mayor meets Japanese visitors

YANGON, 24 Oct Chairman of Yangon City Development Committee Mayor U Ko Lay
met a- delegation led by Chairman of 3apan Transport Corporation Association
of Japan Mr Tetsuro Yamashita  at his office at 11 am today. Also present on
the occasion were Vice- Chairman of YCDC Vice-Mayor Col Maung Pa and
officials.

Also present at the call were Managing Director U Maung Maung Tin of Myanma
Posts and Telecommunications and responsible persons.

Minister for Home Affairs Affairs meets Ambassador of India

YANGON,240ct-Minister for Home Affairs Col Tin Hlaing met Ambassador of India
to Myanmar Mr Shayam Saran at his,office at the corner of Saya San Road and
Industry-1 Road at 9 am.Also present at the call were Deputy Director-General
U Maung Win of  General Administration Department and Head of Office U Thet
Tun.

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( 6 ) Prizes presented to winners in essay, poster and painting competitions
to mark 55th anniversary UN Day

Yangon, 24 Oct- The prize presentation ceremony for basic education level
essay, poster and painting competitions to mark the 55th anniversary United
Nations Day was held at Wunzin Minyaza Hall of the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs this morning. Present were Minister for Foreign Affairs U Win Aung,
Deputy Minister U Khin Maung Win, departmental heads of Ministry of Foreign
Affairs and Ministry of Education, resident representatives of UN agencies,
guests, prize-winning students and relatives.

The video was shown on the UN and endeavours of the UN in cooperation with
Myanmar. Then, the minister made a speech.

Afterwards, the Minister presented the first, second and third prizes to
Tenth Standard Student Maung Thukha Win of North Okkalapa Basic Education
High School No 3, Tenth Standard Student Soe May Aung of Dagon Myothit
(North) BEHS No 3 and Ninth Standard Student Maung Nyein Zarni Naing of
Botahtaung BEHS No 3 in the essay competition respectively; the Deputy
Minister presented the first, second and third prizes to Fifth Standard
Student Maung Zin Ko Ko of Ahlon BEHS No 4, Sixth Standard Student Ma Kay
Khaing Maw of Kamayut Institute of Education Practising School and Fifth
Standard Student Ma Nwe Oo Wai of Latha BEHS No 2 in the poster  competition
respectively; and Coordinator of the UN System Mr Patrice Coeur Bizot
presented first, second and third prizes to Fourth Standard Student Ma May
Thin Nwe of Kamayut Institute of Education Practising School, Kindergarten
Student Ma Khin Thuza Aung of Kamayut Institute of Education Practising
School and Second Standard Student Maung Hein Htet Aung of Dagon BEMS No 1 in
the painting competition respectively. After the ceremony, the minister and
party viewed prize-winning essays, posters and paintings of the students.

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( 7 ) Devotees visit Lawka Chantha Abhaya Labha Muni Image

Yangon, 24 Oct-Mindhamma Hill on Mindhamma Road in Insein Township where
Lawka Chantha Abhaya Labha Muni Image is kept for public obeisance was
crowded with devotees including monks, nuns and tourists today. Engineers and
workers of Public Works are making effort to build Gandakuti Kyaungdawgyi,
retaining wall of the hill and southern and northern stairways. Stone
sculptor U Taw Taw and sons continued carving the image from 7 am to late
evening. Various Wut associations recited parittas and chanted poems
extolling the virtues of the Lord Buddha, the Pathan scriptures, Dhammacakka
Sutta, Anatta Lakkhana Sutta, Dharana Paritta on the hill from 7 am to 10 pm
daily. Ministry of Religious Affairs, News and Periodicals Enterprise and
Sarpay Beikmam Literary House opened bookshops on Mindhamma Hill and sold
books on religion, pocket-sized Loka Niti book and 2001 Myawady calendar.
Donations by the public have amounted to K 84,775,340 from 5 August to date.

Myanmar youth delegation leaves for Singapore

YANGON, 24 Oct-A 32-member Myanmar youth delegation left here for Singapore
by air to join 27th South-East Asian Voyage sponsored by Youth Affairs
Management and Cooperation Agency of Prime Minister's Office, Japan.

They were seen off at Yangon International Airport by Secretary-General of
Union Solidarity and Development Association U Than Aung and officials. The
leader of Myanmar delegation Headmaster U Khin Maung Yi of No 1 Basic
Education High School, Hinthada Township, Ayeyawady Division, left for Japan
in advance on 20 October. Youth delegates from Japan and ASEAN countries
including Myanmar will pay 52-day goodwill visit to Cambodia, Indonesia,
Laos, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, the Philippines and Japan by sea starting
from Singapore.

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( 8 ) Refresher course opened for instructors of Facts for Life project for
housewives

YANGON, 24 Oct-A refresher course for the instructors implementing the Facts
for Life project for house- wives was opened at the Multi-Purpose Building of
Myanmar Maternal and Child Welfare Association in South Okkalapa Township
today.

The project is jointly sponsored by MMCWA and the UNICEF. The opening
ceremony was attended by Chairperson of MMCWA Professor Daw Kyu Kyu Swe,
Vice-Chairperson Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe and CEC members, officials of the AIDS
Control-Project of the Ministry of Health, UN agency office, course
instructors of MMCWA (Central) and trainees. Chairperson Professor Daw Kyu
Kyu Swe of MMCWA and Dr Pierkko Heinonen of the UNICEF agency office
delivered addresses. Altogether 55 trainees of five townships in Mon State
are attending the three-day.

Hospital and office equipment donated to MMWCA


YANGON, 24 Oct-A ceremony to donate hospital and office equipment to Myanmar
Maternal and Child Welfare Association was held at the multi-purpose building
of MMWCA at the corner of Thanthuma and Parami Roads in South Okkalapa
Township this morning, attended by Chairperson Professor Daw Kyu Kyu Swe,
Vice-Chairperson Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe, Central Executive Committee members
and the donors. Under the auspices of mother Daw Khin Kyi, son U Tint Lwin
and Daw Win Thin Thin Moe (Rico International Co Ltd) and daughter Daw Khin
Marlar (Nat Ray Co Ltd) presented hospital equipment worth US$ 5,253.5 and
Haji U Than Maung (San Thawta Paper Trading) office equipment worth K 20,000
for MMWCA to Vice-Chairperson Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe who presented certificates
of honour to the donors. Then, Chairperson Professor Daw Kyu Kyu Swe spoke
words of thanks to the donors.

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( 9 ) 35 Ngazun Township NLD members resign of own accord

YANGON, 24 Oct-Thirty-five members resigned from the National League for
Democracy of Ngazun Township, Myingyan District, Mandalay Division.
Thirty-five members of Ngazun Township NLD, Myingyan District, Mandalay
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 11 June 2000 as they no longer wished to participate in
party politics of NLD.

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WEATHER REPORT

TODAY

Forcast for Yangon and neighbouring area for 25th October  2000: Intermittent
rain which may be heavy at time. Degree of certainty is 70%

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