The New Light of Myanmar (Monday, 3 December, 2001)

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The New Light of Myanmar (Monday, 3 December, 2001)
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1. Commander attends 12th Matho Thingan offering ceremony
   of Maha Muni Yokeshindawmyatgyi in Mandalay
2. Myanmar-Thai traditional dances performed
3. Thailand-Myanmar CECA president and executives leave
4. - Agricultural and livestock breeding tasks inspected
   - Mayor inspects Uto-Kya-in agriculture and livestock farm
5. - Thai Minister and ADB Vice-President leave
   - Minister Col Thein Nyunt looks into development tasks
6. Minister attends Kathina robes offering ceremony
7. Myanma Insurance staff participate in mass walk
8. - " Soon " offered to members of Sangha
   - Women's Chapter of MMA holds respect-paying ceremony
9. - Botataung Township WJA holds annual meeting
   - Deputy Minister views Thailand Exhibition 2001

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( 1 ) Commander attends 12th Matho Thingan offering ceremony of Maha Muni
Yokeshindawmyatgyi in Mandalay

Yangon, 2 Dec-The 12th Matho Thingan offering ceremony of Maha Muni
Yokeshindawmyatgyi was held at Mogaung Dham-mayon at the pagoda in Mandalay
at 5.30 am on 30 December. Present were Yaydaw Sayadaw of Taungpyin Htilin
Taik Kyarbyan Pitaka Kyaung Bhaddanta Pan–a-vamsa, Chairman of Mandalay
Division Peace and Development Council Commander of Central Command Maj-Gen
Ye Myint and wife, Chairman of Mandalay City Development Committee Mandalay
Mayor Brig-Gen Yan Thein, Deputy Commander Brig-Gen Nay Win, senior military
officers, Secretary of Division Peace and Development Council Lt-Col Tin Ohn,
departmental officials, chairman of the Pagoda Board of Trustees and members,
weaving experts, members of wut associations and guests. The commander and
party paid obeisance and offered flowers, water, lights and Shwethingan to
Maha Muni Image. The weaving experts and weavers presented Matho Shwekyar
Thingan to be offered to the Image to the commander.

The commander and party offered Mathothingan to the Image. Then, the
commander attended a cornerstone-laying ceremony for construction of an
ordination hall in Maha Wizitayon Kyaungtaik in Chanayethazan Township.
Presiding Nayaka Saya-daw of Maha Wizitayon Kyaung Joint Secretary of the
State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee Agga Maha Pandita Agga Maha
Sad-dhammajotika Vicarinda-bhivamsa and members of the Sangha recited
Parittas at the construction site. The Maha Wizitayon Kyaung Sayadaw, the
commander, the deputy commander, officials and wellwishers laid cornerstones.
The commander then performed the rituals of silver and golden showers.

 At 6.30 am, the commander attended the fifth Kathina robes offering ceremony
organized by Mandalay Division Peace and Development Council at Maha
Atulawaiyan (Atumashi) Kyaungdawgyi in Aungmye-thazan Township. The
congregation received the Five Precepts from State Ovadacariya Joint Shwekyin
Sasanabaing Maha Withokedayon Taik-thit Wasokyaung Saya-daw� Abhidhaja Maha
Ratha Guru Bhaddanta Aggiya. Members of the Sangha recited Parittas.
Commander Maj-Gen Ye Myint supplicated on religious matters. The commander
and wellwishers presented Kathina robes and offertories to the members of the
Sangha, followed by the sharing of merits gained.

 The commander and officials offered "soon " to the members of the Sangha.
Mandalay Division Peace and Development Council, departments, regiments and
battalions and wellwishers donated 102 padethabins. The commander also
attended the opening of Maha Aungmye Union Solidarity and Development
Association Office. Secretary of Township USDA U Than Tun Oo formally opened
the office.

 Secretary of Division USDA U Tin Maung Oo formally unveiled the signboard.
The commander and member of the USDA Secretariat Minister for Finance and
Revenue U Khin Maung Thein spoke on the occasion. Secretary of Township USDA
U Than Tun Oo spoke words of thanks. He presented 5,000 membership
applications to CEC member of USDA Minister at the Prime MinisterÕs Office U
Than Shwe. Minister U Khin Maung Thein presented exercise books and pencils
for use in courses to be conducted by Township USDA to U Than Tun Oo. The
commander visited Tooth Relic Pagoda (Mandalay) in Amarapura and Nanmyo
Hsutaungpyi Pagoda in the evening.
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( 2 ) Myanmar-Thai traditional dances performed

Yangon, 2 Dec-The Thai dance troupe members, currently here under the
cultural exchange programme between Myanmar and Thailand, performed Thai
traditional dances together with members of cultural dance of Fine Arts
Department at the National Theatre on Myoma Kyaung Street this evening. Heads
of departments, officials of foreign missions in Yangon and the people
watched their performance. The performances included Thai classical tune,
scenes from Ramayana drama, duet dance, Moezarbyaw, xylophone skill of
Thailand and variety of traditional dances from provinces in Thailand.

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( 3 ) Thailand-Myanmar CECA president and executives leave

 Yangon, 2 Dec- President of Thailand-Myanmar Cultural and Economic
Cooperation Association Gen Pat Akkanibut and executives, who attended the
first joint meeting of Myanmar-Thai and Thailand-Myanmar Cultural and
Economic Cooperation Associations held in Yangon, left here by air this
morning. They were seen off at Yangon International Airport by President of
Myanmar-Thai Cultural and Economic Cooperation Association Lt-Gen Kyaw Than
(Retd) and executives and Ambassador of Thailand to Myanmar Mr Oum Maolanon.

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( 4 )  Agricultural and livestock breeding tasks inspected

Yangon, 2 Dec - Chairman of Yangon City Development Committee Mayor U Ko Lay
inspected agricultural and livestock breeding tasks in Uto-Kya-in region,
Taikkyi Township, this morning. The Mayor, accompanied by officials,
inspected the second nine-hole golf course already built in City Farm and
Resort.

The Mayor gave instructions on breeding of fish in the ponds in the golf
course, planting of shade trees and flower plants and arrangements for
greeing the golf course and its environs. Later, the Mayor inspected the fish
ponds and pigstys built on the banks of the fish ponds, and gave instructions
on the breeding of more pigs up to 3,000 and the growing of pezinngon.

Next, the Mayor inspected lemon, roselle, pumpkin, carrot and maize
plantations and gave instructions on sale of vegetables at the markets in
Yangon. Afterwards, the Mayor arrived at the fry shrimp hatchery. He
inspected production of fry shrimps and gave instructions on the breeding of
shrimps. Then, the Mayor went to Zeegon Farm and inspected plantations. He
gave instructions on water supply and cultivation of cold season crops.

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Mayor inspects Uto-Kya-in agriculture and livestock farm

Yangon, 2 Dec -Chairman of Yangon City Development Committee Mayor U Ko Lay
and officials inspected Uto-Kya-in Agriculture and Livestock Breeding Project
farm being under taken by YCDC in Taikkyi Township this morning. The mayor
inspected Uto Recreation Centre and Inyashei Lake by boat, and gave
instructions.

He then inspected Oatpon Creek suice gate, and left instructions on
systematic control of in-flow and out-flow, construction of a camp for the
suice gate, and breeding of fish and pigs on a small scale and cultivation of
crops in the camp. Afterwards, he inspected plantations of limes, oranges,
guavas, lychees, pineapples and bananas, kitchen crop plantations, and the
15-acre pepper project plot.

 The mayor inspected the 25-ton rice mill, firewood-substitute briquette
factory, oil mill, sugar mill, and fresh water prawn breeding ponds Nos 1 and
2, and gave necessary instructions. Next, the mayor attended the educative
talks on health presented by writer Theikpan Hmutin at the Shwe Wah Tun Hall.


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( 5 )  Thai Minister and ADB Vice-President leave

Yangon, 2 Dec- Minister at the Prime Minister's Office of Thailand Mr
Chaturon Chaisang and Vice-President of the Asian Development Bank Mr Myoung
Ho Shin and party, after attending the Greater Mekong Subregion Ministerial
Conference on Subregional Economic Cooperation held in Yangon on 29 November,
left here by air yesterday evening. They were seen off at Yangon
International Airport by Minister at the State Peace and Development Council
Chairman's Office Brig-Gen Abel, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to
Myanmar Mr Chung Jung Gum and officials.

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Minister Col Thein Nyunt looks into development tasks

Yangon, 2 Dec - A ceremony to put into service Thonze-Panzwe-Taungnyo Rural
Road (Section-2) in Thayawady, Bago Division (Western Part), was held this
morning. Minister for Progress of Border Areas and National Races and
Development Affairs Col Thein Nyunt, Deputy Director-General of the
Development Affairs Department U Mya Nyein and officials attended the
ceremony. Also present were Chairman of Bago Division (West) Peace and
Development Council Col Soe Nwe, the chairman and members of Thayawady
District Peace and Development Council, executive committee members of
Division, District and Township USDAs, War Veterans Organization and social
organizations and local people.

Executive Officer of Thayawady Township Development Affairs Department U Than
Aye reported on road works. Director of Bago Division (West) Development
Affairs U Tin Soe, Secretary of Bago Division USDA U Thet Oo Min and member
of the Road Construction Committee U Kyin Htut formally opened the road.
Then, the minister inspected the road by car. The road comprises Section-1,
four miles and four furlongs long, and Section-2, six miles and four
furlongs.

 The road was built at a cost of K 5.1 million contributed by the people and
K 1.6 million provided by the Development Affairs Department. Now some 9,000
people from 20 villages can travel in vehicles, big or small, along the road
in all weathers. Then, the minister attended the opening ceremony of an
artesian well at Kyaungsu Village, Panzwe Village-tract. Deputy
Superintending Engineer U Myint Oo and Executive of Thayawady District USDA U
Hla Shwe formally opened the artesian well. Township Development Affairs
Department built the artesian well at a cost of K 250,000. Afterwards, the
minister attended the coordination meeting on rural development of 14
Township Development Affairs Departments in Bago Division (West).

Also present were the chairman of Bago Division (West) Peace and Development
Council, Director of Bago Division (West) Development Affairs Department and
officials, executive officers of 14 Township Development Affairs Departments
and engineers. The deputy director-general of the Development Affairs
Department reported on construction of rural roads and bridges and water
supply tasks undertaken by development affairs departments in Bago Division
(West). Then, the executive officers and engineers reported on progress of
work in building rural roads and bridges and undertaking water supply tasks
in the financial year 2000-2001. The minister fulfilled their requirements
and gave instructions.

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( 6 )   Minister attends Kathina robes offering ceremony

Yangon, 2 Dec - Minister for Commerce Brig-Gen Pyi Sone and wife Daw Aye Pyi
Wai Khin attended the ceremony to offer Kathina robes to members of Sangha
held at Laymyethna Kyaungtaik, Mahlaing in Meiktila District, Mandalay
Division, on 30 November morning. Sayadaw Gandhava-caka Pandita of Laymyethna
Kyaungtaik administered the Five Precepts and members of the Sangha recited
parittas. Then, Minister Brig-Gen Pyi Sone and wife Daw Aye Pyi Wai Khin and
family offered Kathina robes and provisions to the Laymyethna Sayadaw,
followed by the sharing of merits.

After the ceremony, the minister and wife presented gifts to 50 elders at the
ceremony to pay respects to the elderly. The minister and wife also presented
K 100,000 for the Kyaungtaik to the Presiding Nayaka Sayadaw. The minister
accompanied by Managing Director of Myanma Agricultural Produce Trading U Min
Hla Aung and officials, arrived at Minkyaung Kyaungtaik in Taungyoete
Village, Lebya Village-tract in Mahlaing Township in the afternoon and
presented offertories to the Presiding Sayadaw. Then, he also presented gifts
to 12 elders there.

Afterwards, USDA CEC member Brig-Gen Pyi Sone attended the ceremony to submit
membership applications of the local people there. Township USDA Secretary U
Shwe Nan reported on organising tasks and the CEC member made a speech. He
then accepted 6,000 membership applications of local people from Lebya,
Kyauktan, Kyatse Yagyikon and Seto village-tracts, and presented K 300,000
for the repair of affiliated Basic Education Middle School in Taungyoete
Village-tract. He also presented K 100,000 for affiliated middle school in
Kyauktan model village.

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( 7 ) Myanma Insurance staff participate in mass walk

 Yangon, 2 Dec- The Myanma Insurance of the Ministry of Finance and Revenue,
as a public sports movement, held a mass walk at 5.30 am today. A total of
500 staff and families headed by General Manager U Maung Maung Thein of the
Myanma Insurance, took part happily in the event. The Myanma Insurance is
making arrangements to hold Htok-see-toe, short sprints and long-distance
races and others during the weekends.
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( 8 )    " Soon " offered to members of Sangha

Yangon, 2 Dec - A ceremony to offer three-day "soon" and provisions to the
Sayadaws and members of the Sangha of the State Pariyatti Sasana University
(Yangon) by the Ministry of Rail Transportation, was held at the Mogok
Soonsarhsaung of the University on Kaba Aye Hill at 10 am today.

Present at the ceremony were Minister for Rail Transportation U Pan Aung,
Deputy Minister Thura U Thaung Lwin and wife, Deputy Minister U Pe Than,
directors-general, managing directors and staff of the ministry. The "soon"
offering ceremony started with three-time recitation of namotassa and then
the congregation received the Five Precepts from Registrar Sayadaw of the
State Pariyatti Sasana University (Yangon) Agga Maha Ganthavacaka Pandita
Bhaddanta Kumara, who later delivered a sermon.

Afterwards, the minister presented offertories to the Sayadaw, followed by
the sharing of merits gained.  " Soon ' was also offered to the Sayadaw and
members of the Sangha.

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Women's Chapter of MMA holds respect-paying ceremony

Yangon, 2 Dec-The nineteenth ceremony to pay respects to elderly physicians
of Women's Chapter of Myanmar Medical Association was held at the hall of MMA
on Theinbyu Street this morning. It was attended by 244 physicians who are 70
years old and above, Leading Patron of Women's Chapter of MMA Dr Daw Khin Win
Shwe, Director of Medical Services of the Ministry of Defence Brig-Gen Mya
Thein Han, Director-General of the Health Department Dr Wan Maung, Chairman
of MMA (Central) Prof Dr Myo Myint, President of Myan-mar Red Cross Society
Dr Kyaw Win, Chairperson of Women's Chapter of MMA Dr Daw Yee Yee Hla and
members of MMA. First, Dr Daw Yee Yee Hla extended greetings and the
gathering paid respects to the elderly physicians. Then, the officials of the
association presented gifts to the physicians. On behalf of the elderly
physicians, Dr Pe Thein spoke on the occasion.

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( 9 )  Botataung Township WJA holds annual meeting

Yangon, 2 Dec-The annual general meeting and election for the year 2001 of
Botahtaung Township Writers and Journalists Association were held at the YMCA
hall in Botahtaung Township at noon today. Present were CEC member of Myanmar
Writers and Journalists Association U Khin Swe (Shwe Sunnyo), Chairman of
Botahtaung Township Peace and Development Council U Khin Win and members,
members of Panel of Patrons of Botahtaung Township WJA, Chairman U Kyaing
Myint (Maung Yan Shin), EC members, members of Township WJA and invited
guests. First, U Khin Swe (Shwe Sunnyo) and U Khin Win extended greetings.
Next, member U Win Htain read out the report of Township MWJA Executive
Committee.

 Executive U Ye Myint Oo (Maung Khin Tha) presented the honourary prize to
Secretary Daw Tin Hmwe (Hmwe Nge Nge) who won two special awards in literary
competition to mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit
Trafficking. Botahtaung Township WJA elected U Kyaing Myint (Maung Yan Shin)
Chairman, U Myint Swe (Myint Swe Myint) Vice-Chairman, Daw Tin Hmwe (Hmwe
Ngai Ngai) Secretary, U Ye Myint Oo (Maung Khin Tha) Joint-Secretary, U Myint
Soe Kwan (Paungde)Treasurer and U Hsan Tint (Tekkatho Hsan Tint Naing) and
Daw Mya Mya Hlaing (Mya Mya Hlaing) Executives. Chairman U Kyaing Myint
(Maung Yan Shin) was elected Representative to the Conference.

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Deputy Minister views Thailand Exhibition 2001

Yangon, 2 Dec- Deputy Minister for Commerce Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan, together with
officials, visited Thailand Exhibition 2001 at the Yangon Trade Centre in
Mingala Taungnyunt Township at 1 pm today. Under the permission of the
Ministry of Commerce, the exhibition, sponsored by the Department of Export
Promotion of Thailand, was held from 29 November to today. Altogether 5,000
visitors viewed the exhibition from the morning to 6 pm today, the last day
of the exhibition.

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