The New Light of Myanmar (Friday, 11 January, 2002)(2/2)

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The New Light of Myanmar (Friday, 11 January, 2002)(2/2)
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1. USDA accepts nation-building endeavours as national
   task, to help maintain and safeguard peace and stability
2. - Secretary-1 attends Privatization Commission meeting
   - Appointment of Ambassador agreed on
3. - 57th Anniversary Armed Forces Day Observance Leading
     Committee meets
   - 57th Anniversary Armed Forces Day Military Band
     Contest opens
4. Minister inspects development tasks in Shan State (East)
5. - Minister inspects construction of dam and river-water
     pumping project
   - Prize-presentation ceremony held
6. - Minister inspects Chindwin Shipyard Project
   - L&F Ministry holds coord meeting
7. KNU insurgents kill 3 villagers in Thanbyuzayat
8. - Maj-Gen Ye Myint tours Kachin State
   - Exam-guides donated to national races
   - Tiger Myanmar Amateur Open Golf C'ship continues
9. - Poppy plantation destroyed in Kengtung
   - Drug trafficker gets 25 years

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( 7 ) KNU insurgents kill 3 villagers in Thanbyuzayat

Yangon, 10 Jan-KNU insurgents are using various means to disturb community
peace and tranquillity, commit destructive acts and torture the people. On 22
December night, about 30 members of KNU insurgents group arrived U Cho's
house near the Thanbyuzayat-Ye motor road, Kaleinmadaw village in
Thanbyuzayat Township, Mon State. U Cho, his wife and their daughter Ma Cho
Cho Oo were killed by firing shots. Two and a half years old their youngest
daughter Ma The Su was seriously wounded in the neck, forearm and abdomen .
On receiving information about the incident, Tatmadaw columns rushed to the
scene and were in hot pursuit of the insurgents. As insurgents are committing
atrocities, harming prevalence of peace and tranquility and carrying out
destructive acts, they are loathed by the local people.
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( 8 )  Maj-Gen Ye Myint tours Kachin State

Yangon, 10 Jan - State Peace and Development Council Member Maj-Gen Ye Myint
of the Ministry of Defence met with departmental officials in Putao District
at the city hall of the township on 8 January morning. Also present on the
occasion were Chairman of Kachin State Peace and Development Council
Commander of Northern Command Brig-Gen Maung Maung Swe, senior military
officers, district- and township-level departmental officals in Putao
District and officials of the social organizations.

Addressing the meeting, Maj-Gen Ye Myint explained implementation of regional
development tasks by the State and development of Kachin State, ensuring of
smooth transportation, collective efforts of the departmental staff in
agriculture and livestock breeding, education and health sectors. Then,
Chairman of Putao District Peace and Development Council Lt-Col Maung Myo
reported on work done for the development of the district. Maj-Gen Ye Myint
of the Ministry of Defence presented gifts for the departmental staff to the
chairman of the District Peace and Development Council. Afterwards, Northern
Command Commander Brig-Gen Maung Maung Swe donated K 100,000 for the township
Union Solidarity and Development Association to Secretary U Taung Jan of the
township USDA and the meeting came to a close.

Maj-Gen Ye Myint of the Ministry of Defence, together with Northern Command
Commander Brig-Gen Maung Maung Swe, met with departmental officials and
social organizations in Machambaw Township in the hall of the township at
1.30 pm the same day. At the meeting, Maj-Gen Ye Myint urged those present to
collectively take part in the regional development task and the commander
reported matters related to construction of Putao-Myitkyina road and work
done for the hydro-power availability and regional development.

Maj-Gen Ye Myint fufilled the requirements and donated K100,000 to the
township USDA. Central Organizing Committee Member of War Veterans
Organization Brig-Gen Khin Aung Myint, who was accompanying Maj-Gen Ye Myint,
also met with the member of the township WVO of Kachin State at the Bandoola
Hall of the township on 8 January morning. Secretary of the district War
Veterans Supervisory Committee Major Tin Soe reported matters related to the
membership, five implementing tasks and seven future tasks and Brig-Gen Khin
Aung Myint fufilled the requirements.

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Exam-guides donated to national races

Yangon, 10 Jan - Minister for Progress of Border Areas and National Races and
Development Affairs Col Thein Nyunt attended a ceremony to donate books to
National Races Youth Development Training School of the Education and
Training Department and schools in border areas at the hall of the department
in Botahtaung Township this afternoon. It was attended by deputy ministers,
directors-general of the departments and officials, Rector of Yangon
University Dr Soe Yin and professors, Sandar Nyunt publishing house, Pan Wai
Wai publishing house and other wellwishers.

Director of the Education and Training Department explained facts related to
the training school and the department. Then, Rector of Yangon University Dr
Soe Yin explained the purpose of the donation and the minister accepted
special exam-guides donated by Rector Dr Soe Yin, U Nyunt Oo of Sandar Nyunt
publishing house, U Hla Myint and Daw Khin Mar Cho of Pan Wai Wai publishing
house and English language teacher U Aung Thein Han and presented
certificates of honour to them. Then, the minister spoke words of thanks.
Today's donations were 3497 copies of special exam-guides worth of K
1,299,100 by Yangon University, 2880 copies of books worth of K 991,000 by
Sandar Nyunt publishing house and 580 copies of books worth of K 149,400 by
Pan Wai Wai publishing house, totalling 6957 copies of books and K 2,439,500.


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Tiger Myanmar Amateur Open Golf C'ship continues

Yangon, 10 Jan Ñ The Tiger Myanmar Amateur Open Golf Championship, 2002,
organized by Myanmar Golf Federation and mainly sponsored by Tiger Beer,
continued at Yangon Golf Club, Danyingon, here this morning. Among the
spectators were General Manager of Myanmar Brewery Ltd Mr Koh Tai Hong and
officials, invited guests and fans.

After the men's amateur 18 holes teams'event, Ashok Kumar and Keshar Misra of
Indian team stood first with 435 (144+147+144) strokes. Aung Aung Kyaw and
Nanda Kyaw of Myanmar (B) team with 442 (149+149+144) second, Zaw Zaw Latt
and Zaw Zin Win of Myanmar (A) team with 452 (153+144+155) third, Suwannasi
Siriwong and Nima-nual Atisit of Thai team with 474 (168+151+155) fourth and
Song Kham Silaphet and Sang Khom Chansouk of Laos team fifth.

In men's amateur scratch event, Ashok Kumar of India stands in the first
place with 214 strokes. The runners-up are Nanda Kyaw and Zaw Zaw Latt of
Myanmar with 217 each, Keshar Misra of India with 221 and Aung Aung Kyaw of
Myanmar with 225. In menÕs amateur handicap event, Nanda Kyaw is leading the
course with 206 (70+69+70) strokes, followed by Ashok Kumar of India with 208
(71+71+68), Zaw Zaw Latt of Myanmar with 208 (70+70+71) and Thein Zaw Myint
of Myanmar with 221 (70+69+72). After the second round of ladies division 18
holes event, defending champion Khin Thu Thu of Myanmar is leading with 150
(78+72) strokes and stands a good chance of emerging first. Cho Eun Ju of
Korea stands at second place with 158 (78+80) and Htaik Htaik (Yangon City
Development Committee) the third with 160 (85+75). Han Golf Masters Pte Ltd
organized the championship together with the Traders Hotel, Canon and Wilson.
The championship will continue tomorrow.
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( 9 )  Poppy plantation destroyed in Kengtung

Yangon, 10 Jan- A combined team comprising members of the local intelligence
unit, the drug-eradication organization of Jian Hong, Xishuangbanna
Prefecture, People's Republic of China, Special Region-4 of Shan State
(East), departments and local people, acting on a tip-off, destroyed a
five-acre poppy plantation at Hway-namhin Village of Mongkai region, Kengtung
Township on 22 December 2001.

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Drug trafficker gets 25 years

Yangon, 10 Jan - A combined team comprising members of local intelligence
unit and Tachilek Special Anti-drug Squad, acting on information, searched
the room No (13) of Ma Arhone of No 2/50, Ponlot Street, Sangsai (A) Ward in
Tachilek on 28 March 2001 evening and seized 99,700 stimulant tablets.
Tachilek Police Station took action against Ma Arhone, 20, daughter of U
Hpone Te Hwa, under Section 15/19(A) of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic
Substances Law. Tachilek District Court sentenced her 25 years' imprisonment
under Section 19 (A) on 28 December 2001.

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