The New Light of Myanmar (Saturday, 16 March, 2002)

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The New Light of Myanmar (Saturday, 16 March, 2002)
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1. - Secretary-1 receives foreign guests
   - Secretary-1 accepts books worth US $ 20,000
     donated by two US associations
2. - Secretary-1 inspects construction of White
     Elephant house
   - Secretary-1 inspects all-round construction works

     at Mindhamma Hill
3. - Minister U Soe Tha receives official from ADB
   - F&R Minister receives guests
   - Minister receives foreign guests
   - National Convention Convening Commission meets
4. - Maj-Gen Tin Aye inspects Yangon tax-free markets
   - Cash donated for all-round construction of
     Mindhamma Hill
5. - SWRR Minister inspects exhibition booths
   - A & I Minister inspects exhibition booth
6. - Minister inspects factories
   - Minister inspects exhibition booths
   - Minister inspects Myanma Shipyard
7. - Yangon Division USDA holds coord meeting
   - Tatmadaw columns continue parade drills
8. - Myanmar and China play 1-1 draw in U-20 soccer
   - Hong Kong trounces Singapore 3-0 in qualifier
     of Asia Youth U-17 Football Tournament
   - Sports instructors course concludes
9.  Drug trafficker sentenced

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( 1 )  Secretary-1 receives foreign guests

Yangon, 15 March - Secretary-1 of the State Peace and
Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt received
Chairman and Group Managing Director of the Hutchison
Port Holdings of Hong Kong Mr John E Meredith and
party at the guest house of the Ministry of Defence at
4 pm today.

Present also at the call were Ministers at the State
Peace and Development Council Chairman's Office
Brig-Gen Abel and Lt-Gen Min Thein, Minister for
Foreign Affairs U Win Aung, Minister for Transport
Maj-Gen Hla Myint Swe, Deputy Minister for Foreign
Affairs U Khin Maung Win, Director-General of the
Protocol Department Thura U Aung Htet and General
Manager of the Myanmar International Terminals Thilawa
Mr Chai Yune Loong. After the call, Mr John E Meredith
donated teaching aids worth US$ 6,000 for trainees of
the Myanmar Maritime University through Chairman of
the Myanmar Education Committee Secretary-1 Lt-Gen
Khin Nyunt, who presented a certificate of honour to
him. Then, the Secretary-1 handed over the donation to
Minister Maj-Gen Hla Myint Swe.

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Secretary-1 accepts books worth US $ 20,000 donated by
two US associations

Yangon, 15 March - Chairman of Myanmar Education
Committee Secretary-1 of the State Peace and
Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt accepted books
on various academic subjects presented by Myanmar
Youth Association and People to People Association of
USA at the Guest House of the Ministry of Defence at
4.30 pm today. Also present were ministers, deputy
ministers, heads of department and donors.

First, Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt received the
donors, Prof Daw Win Win Kyi of Myanmar who is working
for Bergen Community College and Yale University, USA,
and Prof Margarita Lopez Berstein of Bergen Community
College and Columbia University, USA, at the Guest
House. He presented certificates of honour to Prof Daw
Win Win Kyi and Prof Margarita Lopez Berstein, who
presented the books on behalf of Myanmar Youth
Association and People to People Association. The
Secretary-1 and party viewed the books. They then
posed for group photos together with the donors. A
total of 2,477 books worth US $ 20,000 on various
academic subjects including education, science and
technology, health, culture, religion and sports were
presented by the donors.
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( 2 ) Secretary-1 inspects construction of White
Elephant house

Yangon, 15 March - Secretary-1 of the State Peace and
Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt, accompanied by
the officials of the State Peace and Development
Council Office, arrived at the construction site of
the house for the white elephant at the garden on the
southern part of Mindhamma Hill in Insein Township,
here at 2 pm today. The Secretary-1 and party were
welcomed there by Chairman of Yangon Division Peace
and Development Council Commander of Yangon Command
Brig-Gen Myint Swe, Minister for Religious Affairs U
Aung Khin, deputy ministers, vice-mayor, departmental
heads, members of the security committee for the White
Elephant and officials.

 First, at the office of the work site, Deputy
Minister for Forestry Col Thaik Tun, Vice-Mayor Col
Maung Pa and Deputy Minister for Science and
Technology U Nyi Hla Nge reported on the work to look
after the white elephant, cultivation of plants for
feeding it, progress of the construction work of the
house, a lake and waterfall. The Secretary-1 gave
necessary instructions. Then, the Secretary-1 and
party viewed the white elephant and inspected the
construction of the house, the waterfall, the lake and
the garden for the white elephant and left the
construction site later in the afternoon.

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Secretary-1 inspects all-round construction works at
Mindhamma Hill

Yangon,15 March - Secretary-1 of the State Peace and
Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt, accompanied by
officials of the State Peace and Development Council
Office, arrived at Mindhamma Hill where Lawka Chantha
Abhaya Labhamuni Image is kept, in Insein Township,
here at 3 pm today.

 The Secretary-1 and party were welcomed there by
Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and Development
Council Commander of Yangon Command Brig-Gen Myint
Swe, Minister for Religious Affairs U Aung Khin and
deputy ministers, the vice-mayor and departmental
heads, technicians and members of the Pagoda Board of
Trustees. First, the Secretary-1 paid homage to the
Buddha Image. Then, officials reported on the
all-round construction works of the Hill. The
Secretary-1 inspected the completion of the religious
edifices and places where the flagmast and Patimauk
stone inscription will be built. The Secretary-1 gave
necessary instructions and left the Hill in the
evening.
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( 3 ) Minister U Soe Tha receives official from ADB

Yangon, 15 March - Minister for National Planning and
Economic Development U Soe Tha met Director-General of
Mekong Department of Asian Development Bank Mr Rajat
Nag at his office this afternoon. Present also were
departmental officials of the ministry.

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F&R Minister receives guests

Yangon, 15 March- Minister for Finance and Revenue U
Khin Maung Thein received Director-General of the
Mekong Regional Department of the Asian Development
Bank Mr Rajat Nag and party at his office at 11 am
today. Also present at the call were Governor of the
Central Bank of Myanmar U Kyaw Kyaw Maung and
Director-General of the Foreign Economic Relations
Department U Soe Lin.

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Minister receives foreign guests

Yangon, 15 March - Minister for Industry-1 U Aung
Thaung received President Mr Baek Namhoon and party of
Kwang Sung Engineering Co of the Republic of Korea at
his office this afternoon. Also present at the call
were Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Thein Tun,
Director-General of Directorate of Industries U Tin
Hlaing, Director-General of Industrial Coordination
and Inspection Department U San Kyi, Managing Director
of Myanma Textile Industries U Oo Thein Maung,
officials under the Ministry of Industry-1 and Head of
Office U Myint Swe.

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National Convention Convening Commission meets

Yangon, 15 March - The National Convention Convening
Commission held a meeting at the meeting hall of its
office at 3 pm today. Present on the occasion were
Chairman of NCCC Maj-Gen Saw Lwin, Vice-Chairman
Maj-Gen Sein Htwa and commission members. The
secretary of NCCC, National Convention Convening Work
Committee and National Convention Convening Management
Committee reported on matters relating to the National
Convention. The members of the commission took part in
the discussions. The meeting ended with concluding
remarks by Chairman Maj-Gen Saw Lwin.

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( 4 ) Maj-Gen Tin Aye inspects Yangon tax-free markets

Yangon, 15 March - Member of the State Peace and
Development Council Maj-Gen Tin Aye of the Ministry of
Defence, accompanied by Chairman of Yangon Division
Peace and Development Council Commander of Yangon
Command Brig-Gen Myint Swe, Vice-Chairman of Yangon
City Development Committee Vice-Mayor Col Maung Pa and
officials, inspected tax-free markets in Yangon this
morning.

Maj-Gen Tin Aye arrived at the Tamway tax-free market
on Kyaikkasan Road in Tamway Township at 7 am. There
he inspected vegetable shops of the YCDC, battalions
and regiments under the Yangon Command, and Yangon
Station, and other vegetable shops, fish, meat and egg
shops of YCDC and the Yangon Command, Ngwepinle
Chantoe marine product shop of the Union of Myanmar
Economic Holdings Ltd, the shop of Pyi Aung Yadana
Fishery Co, Man Myanmar marine product shop and other
meat and fish shops, grocery shops of the Yangon
Division Purchasing Centre, edible palm oil shop of
the Union of Myanmar Economic Holdings Ltd, private
rice shops, and rice shops of the Myanmar Rice
Wholesalers Association. He had a cordial conversation
with the shop assistants and customers and attended to
the needs.

 Maj-Gen Tin Aye and party also inspected the Yankin
tax-free market on Kaba Aye Pagoda Road in Yankin
Township, and the Hanthawady tax-free market at the
corner of Hanthawady Road and Kyundaw Road and
fulfilled the requirements. Later, Maj-Gen Tin Aye and
party met with officials concerned, who reported on
conditions of the tax-free markets. Next, Maj-Gen Tin
Aye gave necessary instructions and fulfilled the
needs.

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Cash donated for all-round construction of Mindhamma
Hill

Yangon, 15 March - A ceremony to present cash for
all-round construction of Mindhamma Hill was held at
the Gandakuti Kyaung-dawgyi, where Lawka Chantha
Abhaya Labha Muni Image is kept, on Mindhamma Hill in
Insein Township at 4.30 pm today. Chairman of the
Committee for Construction of Lawka Chantha Abhaya
Labha Muni Image Deputy Minister for Religious Affairs
Brig-Gen Thura Aung Ko and officials accepted K
15,559,999 for all-round construction of Mindhamma
Hill donated by wellwishers Chairman of Gold Uni
Investment Co Ltd and Gold Uni Jewellery Co Ltd U
Chaung and wife Daw Shwe Sin (Managing Director) of
Wingaba Road in Bahan Township and presented a
certificate of honour to them.
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( 5 ) SWRR Minister inspects exhibition booths

Yangon, 15 March - Minister for Social Welfare, Relief
and Resettlement and Immigration and Population
Maj-Gen Sein Htwa arrived at Defence Services Museum
at 1 pm today. The minister was welcomed by Deputy
Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement U
Hlaing Win, Deputy Minister for Immigration and
Population U Maung Aung, directors-general and
officials. The minister inspected the booth on the 12
National Objectives and the booth on nation-building
endeavours. He also inspected the booths of the
Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement
and the Ministry of Immigration and Population. He
gave necessary instructions and left the museum in the
afternoon.

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A & I Minister inspects exhibition booth

Yangon, 15 March - Minister for Agriculture and
Irrigation Maj-Gen Nyunt Tin, accompanied by
directors-general, managing directors under the
ministry and exhibition committee members, inspected
demonstration of land utilization, crop cultivation
and water supply systems of Thaphanseik Dam, Kindat
Dam and Kaboe Diversion Weir of the Mu Valley Project
at the booth of Twelve State's Objectives presented
for the 57th Anniversary Armed Forces Day Exhibition
at the Defence Services Museum on Shwe Dagon Pagoda
Road this morning. He also inspected presentation of
abundant rice production , edible oil sufficiency,
export of pulses and beans, extended cultivation of
industrial crops and 6 ways for availability of water
supply at the exhibition booth of the ministry and
left necessary instructions to responsible officials.

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( 6 )  Minister inspects factories

Yangon, 15 March - Minister for Industry-1 U Aung
Thaung inspected factories in Insein Township, Yangon,
today. Accompanied by Deputy Ministers Brig-Gen Thein
Tun and Brig-Gen Kyaw Win, the minister inspected a
garment factory of the Myanma Textile Industries on
Mingaladon-Insein Road in Insein at 9.30 am. During
the meeting with officials, the minister heard a
report on the production and export capacity presented
by Factory Manager U Khin Maung Win. Managing Director
of the MTI U Oo Thein Maung and General Manager U Mya
Thein gave supplementary reports. At a garment factory
at the corner of Lower Mingaladon and Thiri-mingala
roads, the minister and party inspected the designing
sector and storage of raw materials. He then gave
instructions. The minister then inspected construction
of a three-storey building. After inspecting the
quality control sector, the minister met with
officials at the briefing hall of the factory.

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Minister inspects exhibition booths

Yangon, 15 March - Minister for Labour and for Culture
U Tin Winn, accompanied by Deputy Minister Brig-Gen
Win Sein and directors-general and chairmen of
departments and committees under the ministries,
inspected display of respective ministries, statistics
and gifts exchanged between the leaders of States at
the Nation- Building Endeavours Booth of the 57th
Anniversary Armed Forces Day Exhibition at the Defence
Services Museum and gave necessary instructions.

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Minister inspects Myanma Shipyard

Yangon, 15 March-Minister for Transport Maj-Gen Hla
Myint Swe accompanied by Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw
Myint arrived at Myanma Shipyard in Sinmalaik this
morning and inspected repair of Thamada Pilot Vessel
of Myanma Port Authority. Managing Director U Percy
Maung Maung of Myanma Shipyard and Managing Director U
Thein Htay of Myanma Port Authority reported on repair
work to be performed. Later, the minister and party
inspected wooden hull sailing ship Moon Beam being
given finishing touches at the jetty of the dockyard.

Afterwards, they inspected building of new ships,
water craft being repaired at the jetty and left
necessary instructions. Next, they arrived at
construction site of 12,000-ton dry-dock where U Percy
Maung Maung explained construction of the dock to
them. They then inspected construction work there. U
Percy Maung Maung and officials of Shandong
Agricultural Industry & Commerce Group Corporation
conducted them around the site. The minister gave
necessary instructions and fulfilled the requirements.
The minister also inspected construction of a
three-storey building and classrooms at Myanmar
Maritime University.

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( 7 ) Yangon Division USDA holds coord meeting

Yangon, 15 March - The monthly regular coordination
meeting of executives of Yangon Division, District and
Township Union Solidarity and Development Associations
took place at the office of Division USDA this
morning, attended by member of the Panel of Patrons of
USDA (Central) Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and
Development Council Commander of Yangon Command
Brig-Gen Myint Swe. Brig-Gen Myint Swe made a speech
on the occasion. He spoke of the need for successful
implementation of the seven future tasks laid down by
the USDA Annual General Meeting (2001), for
participation in carrying out the five rural
development tasks and for boosting organizational
strength, unity and qualification of the association.
Afterwards, the commander cordially greeted the
executives. Then, Brig-Gen Myint Swe and CEC member
Col Maung Pa inspected Basic Computer Course, Computer
Diploma Course and Electronic Library being conducted
by Yangon Division USDA. Later, the second session of
the meeting followed. CEC member Col Maung Pa
explained facts about the five objectives, four
abilities and future tasks.

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Tatmadaw columns continue parade drills

Yangon, 15 March-Tatmadaw columns which will take part
in the 57th Anniversary Armed Forces Day Parade
continued to practise parade drills from Myoma Grounds
to the Resistance Park from 5 am to 10 am today. Under
the leadership of Parade Commander Brig-Gen Hla Tun
and Reserve Parade Commander Col Than Htay, the
Anawrahta column led by Col Thaung Shwe, the
Kyansittha column led by Col Tin Hla, the Bayintnaung
column led by Col Khin Maung Win, the Nawade column
led by Col Han Sein, the Aungzeya column led by Col
Khin Maung Latt, the Hsinbyushin column led by Col Myo
Thant, the Bandoola column led by Col Aung Min, the
Myawady column led by Col Hla Moe and the Aung San
column led by Col Thaung Zin participated in the
drills. Vice-Chiefs of Armed Forces Training Maj-Gen
Win Myint and Brig-Gen Thein Swe, Chairman of Best
Parade Column Scrutiny Committee Vice-Adjutant-General
Brig-Gen Maung Nyo, Chairman of Security Work
Committee Deputy Commander of Yangon Command Brig-Gen
Hsan Hsint, senior military officers and officials
inspected the parade drills.
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( 8 ) Myanmar and China play 1-1 draw in U-20 soccer

Yangon, 15 March - The Under-20 Asia Youth Group 11
Qualifier for the year 2002 continued in Singapore
this afternoon. In the match, Myanmar team played a
1-1 draw with Chinese team. Aung Kyaw Tun opened the
scoring in the 15th minute and Myanmar team led the
first half. However Chinese team managed to score
equalizer in the 15th minute in the second half. Then,
both teams tried their best to win the game but tied
in a 1-1 draw. Myanmar team gained four points with
one win and one draw. Chinese team have a game in
their hand with host Singapore team on 17 March.

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Hong Kong trounces Singapore 3-0 in qualifier of Asia
Youth U-17 Football Tournament

Yangon, 15 March - The second match of group-7
qualifier of Asia Youth Under-17 Football Tournament
took place at the football ground of Youth Training
Centre (Thuwunna) at 4 pm today. Among those who
enjoyed the match were Chairman of Myanmar Olympic
Committee Minister for Sports Brig-Gen Thura Aye
Myint, officials of the ministry and Myanmar Football
Federation, guests and football fans. Taking
designated positions in the ground, Hong Kong Youth
Selected team and Singapore Youth Selected team, led
by referees of Asia Football Federation, saluted the
flags by singing the anthems of the two countries.
After the players of both teams greeted each other,
the captains of the two teams exchanged the pennants.
Then, Hong Kong Youth Selected team played against
Singapore Youth Selected team and the former completed
a 3-0 whitewash win over the latter. On 17 March at 4
pm as the second match, Singapore team will meet
Myanmar team.

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Sports instructors course concludes

Yangon, 15 March- The ceremony to conclude sports
instructors course No 1/2002 was held at the hall of
Sports and Physical Education Department here this
afternoon. Chairman of Myanmar Olympic Committee
Minister for Sports Brig-Gen Thura Aye Myint attended
the ceremony and presented prizes and completion
certificates to the trainees. First, Minister for
Sports Brig-Gen Thura Aye Myint delivered an address.
Next, he presented outstanding trainee awards to Cpl
Lwan Daung (Defence) (soccer); U Kyaw Zeya (YCDC)
(volleyball); Daw Nyo Nyo Win (Commerce) (track and
field); and Sgt Kyaw Kyaw Aung (Defence) (boxing). The
minister next presented certificates to
representatives of trainees. A total of 58 trainees
from eight States and Divisions attended the four
courses Ñ football, volleyball, track and field and
boxing  from 18 February to 15 March.

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( 9 ) Drug trafficker sentenced

Yangon, 15 March - A combined team comprising members
of the local intelligence unit and the local police
force, acting on a tip-off, searched the house of Saw
Kalay of Yanmyoaung Village, Kyaukkyi Township, and
seized 3.347 kilos of marijuana on 2 September 2001
morning. In connection with the case, Natthankwin
Police Station took action against Saw Kalay (a) Saw
Namu Napha, 47, son of U Sein Pe, under section
15/19(A)/20(A) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psycho-tropic
Substances Law. Toungoo District Court handed down a
sentence of 20 years' imprisonment under section 19
(A) on Saw Kalay (a) Saw Namu Napha on 31 January
2002.

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