The New Light of Myanmar (Wednesday,3 April, 2002)

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The New Light of Myanmar (Wednesday,3 April, 2002)
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1. - Myanmar striving to develop IT for national
     progress
   - Secretary-1 attends teaching aids presentation
     to Badeegon BEHS in Thegon, Bagoivision, Sayadaw
     Bhaddanta Naissara's birthday ceremony
2. U Thet Win appointed as Ambassador to Brunei
   Darussalam
3. - Myanmar, Japan IATSS Forum Committees sign
     agreement
   - ASEAN officials arrive
4. - Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than inspects regional
     development tasks in Bago District
   - Prawn and fish breeding stations inspected
5. - Dinner hosted to USDA members
   - HS Code course concludes
   - Roads and bridges inspected
   - Prizes presented for Max Myanmar Inter-Club
     Tennis Championship
6. - Industry-1 Minister inspects factories
   - Minister inspects renovation of Mahazedi Pagoda
7. National races study group continues tour
   of Yangon
8. 15th UMEHL gem and jade sales to be held
9. Thai national with 37.56 kilos of heroin arrested
   in Tachilek

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( 1 ) Myanmar striving to develop IT for national
progress Special four-year education promotion
programme implemented to reach ASEAN education level

Yangon, 2 April -Secretary-l of the State Peace and
Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt, accompanied by
member of the State Peace and Development Council
Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than of the Ministry of Defence and
ministers, deputy minister, officials from the State
Peace and Development Council Office , departmental
head and officials, left here for Padeegon in Thegon
Township, Bago Division (West) by Tatmadaw aircraft
and arrived there at 8.30 am.

Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt and party were welcomed
there by Bago Division Peace and Development Council
Chairman Southern Command Commander Brig-Gen Aung Min,
Diputy Minister for Industry-2 Brig-Gen Aung Thein
Lin, No 66 LID Commander Col Aung Tun, Chairman of
Bago Division Peace and Development Council (West) Col
Soe Nwe and officials.

A ceremony to open the multimedia teaching centre of
Padeegon Basic Education High School in Thegon
Township, Bago Division (West) was held at the hall of
the school at 8.45 am.

Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt made an opening speech.
Those present saluted the State Flag. Then,
outstanding students formally unveiled the Myanmar
education goal stone inscription. Headmaster U Thein
Swe and SchooI Board of Trustees Chairman U Tun Maung
formally opened the multimedia teaching centre. Then,
Chairman of Myanmar Education Committe Secretary-1
Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt formally opened the signboard of the
multimedia teaching centre.

Afterwards, the Secretary-1 and party inspected rooms
of printed media (reading centre), computer aided
Instruction, computer application and e-mail eletronic
media (language lab), and electronic media (video
system) and viewed the students learning with modem
equipment. The Secretary-l and party also inspected
fine arts and domestic science rooms. Students
presented musical performance to them.

At the hall of the school, Headmaster U Thein Swe
briefed the Secretary-1 on the purpose of opening of
the teaching centre and installation of teaching aids,
School Board of Trustees Vice-Chairman U Win Myint on
donation of over K 8.2 million made by Thitagu Sayadaw
Ashin Nanisara and wellwishers.

Afterwards, the Seretary-1 Presented video tapes for
the school to the headmaster. Then, the Secretary-1
made a speech. He said the education promotion
programmes have been 1aid down and implemented Under
the leadership of the State and with the assistance of
the public to promote the  all-round education
abilities of students, to raise the nation's education
level to meet the Interntional standard and to narrow
the education gap between the rural and urban areas.
Thus, the multimedia teaching centres are emerging at
the high schools with higher acceleration.

As the IT is playing a leading role at present, the
nations of the world are competing each other to
acquire the developing IT for their progress. Myanmar
is also living priority to development of the IT.Thus,
the multimedia teaching centres have been opened at
the schools, the basic need for progress of science
and technology. Due to the active participation of the
people, the education promotion programmes are
achieving greater success than expected.

Hence, the special fouryear education promotion
programme has been implemented to reach the education
level of the ASEAN. The learning centres which use
data broadcasting system have been set up in major
towns, and e-Education has been initiated in Myanmar.
Based on favourable conditions, the 30-year education
plan has been laid down and implemented. As the firm
education plans have been laid down and implemented
the youth are able to understand and know the national
education aims

When today's youth become intellectuals and
technicians, they will have the ability to continue to
realize the education objectives.All should strive for
the school to produce technicians and intellectuals
for the future nation. Accompanied by Commander
Brig-Gen Aung Min, the Secretary-1 and party went to
Nattalin this morning. They attended the ceremony to
open a multimedia teaching centre at Nattalin Township
BEHS at noon, Headmistress Daw Khin Htay Myin and
Chairman of the School Board of Trustees U Tun Zaw
formally opened the centre.

The Secretary-1 unveiled the signboard. The
Secretary-l and party then inspected the different
sections of the centre The Secretary-1 and party
watched the musical perfonnance of the students Next,
a ceremony to open the multimedia teaching centre was
held. Headmistress Daw Khin Htay Myint reported on
modern teaching aids installed at the centre and
Chairman of School Board of Trustees U Tun Zaw on
efforts for opening of the centre.

The Secretary-l presented teaching aids to
Headmistress Daw Khin Htay Myint.The Secretary-1 said
out of 1,000 basic education schools throughout the
country over 900 schools got multimedia teaching
centres and over 500 centres were opened under the
leadership of the government and with cooperation of
the people.

He said the multimedia. teaching centre was opened at
Nattalin BEHS with the cooperation of the people and
members of the School Board of Trustees. The
government is making endeavours in all sectors to
catch up with the development of international
community. Youths are being nurtured at the basic
education sector to turn out highly qualified human
resources of intenational standard, he said.

Today conventional methods cannot be applied in
producing highly qualified human resources. Therefore,
the government is implementing plans systematically
for emergence of a modern teaching method based on
information and communication technology, he said The
success in implementing the State's educational
objectives is now gaining momentum due to active
participation of the peopleand wellwishers, he said.

Accomplishments have been made as people are
cooperating with the government not only in education
sector but also in health, social, agricultural,
livestock breeding and economic sectors, he said. He
said active participation of the people under the
leadership of the government plays a vital role in
building a modern developed nation. He called for
raising the momentum of cooperation with the
government and the people in building a modern
developed nation. After the ceremony, the Secretary-1
and party had a group photos taken with members of
School Board of Trustees, the headmistress, teachers,
students and wellwishers.

The Secretary-1 and party went to the site of Kantin
Bilin Dam in Minhla Township where they were welcomed
by Director-General of Irrigation Department U Kyaw
San Win and officials. At the briefing hall, Minister
for Agriculture and Irrigation Maj-Gen Nyunt Tin and
officials reported on conditions of clusters of dams
being built in Bago West, dams which are ready to be
opened, progress of work and data of Kantin Bilin Dam
and other related works. Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than and
Commander Brig-Gen Aung Min reported on construction
of DaikU-Sittaung Road and Thanatpin-Waw Road.

 The Secretary-1 then gave instructions. The
Secretary-1 presented medicines to villages. The
Secretary-1 and party inspected the main dam,
spillways and tower of Kantin Bilin Dam. The
Secretary-1 and party arrived back here in the
evening. Minister for Health Maj-Gen Ket Sein this
morning inspected people's hospitals in Padigon and
Nattalin and fulfilled the requirements.

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Secretary-1 attends teaching aids presentation to
Badeegon BEHS in Thegon, Bago Division, Sayadaw
Bhaddanta ?Naissara's birthday ceremony

Yangon, 2 April - ceremony to present teaching aids to
the Badeegon Basic Education High School in Thegon
Township, Bago Division (West), was held in
conjunction with the 65th anniversary birthday
celebration of Thidagu Sayadaw Bhaddanta ?anissara at
the Sasana Beikmandaw in Badeegon this morning,
attended by Secretary-1 of the State Peace and
Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt.

The Thidagu Sayadaw invested the congregation with the
Five Precepts. Then, members of the Sangha recited
parittas.

The Secretary-1 and party presented offertories to
members of the Sangha. Afterwards, donations were
presented for the multimedia teaching centres, which
were founded by the lay disciples of the Sayadaw. The
donations totalled K 1.53 million including K 300,000
donated by the Thidagu missionary association; K
100,000 each by U Tun Shein-Daw Saw Yee, U Ohn
Khaing-Daw Thin Thin Soe, Thidagu Sayadaw and his lay
disciples, U Sein Hla Win-Daw Phyu Phyu Win, U San
Maung-Daw Kyin Than, U Pauk Pauk-Daw Myint Kyi, U
Maung Nyunt and family, U Nyo Maung and family, U
Maung Maung Thein-Daw Tin Myint, U Aye Maung-Daw Than
Hla and U Aye Kyaw-Daw Than Than Aye. The Secretary-1,
Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than and the commander accepted the
donations. Vocalists Tin Tin Mya, Hta and Khin Soe
Paing sang a religious song to mark the Sayadaw's
birthday. Then, the Secretary-1 supplicated on
religious affairs. The Sayadaw delivered a sermon,
followed by the sharing of merits gained. Next, the
ceremony came to a close.

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( 2 ) U Thet Win appointed as Ambassador to Brunei
Darussalam

YANGON, 3 April -The Chairman of the State Peace and
Development Council of the Union of Myanmar has
appointed U Thet Win, Director-General of the
Department for Myanmar Missions Abroad, Ministry of
Foreign Affairs, as Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of the Union of Myanmar to Brunei
Darussalam.
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( 3 ) Myanmar, Japan IATSS Forum Committees sign
agreement

Yangon, 2 April- A ceremony to sign the agreement
between International Association of Traffic and
Safety Sciences (IATSS) Forum Myanmar Committee and
IATSS Forum Executive Committee of Japan was held at
Mindon Hall of Sedona Hotel on Kaba Aye pagoda Road
here at 10 am today.

Present were President U Win Myint of Union of Myanmar
Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry,
Vice-President U Htain Win, General Secretary U Zaw
Min Win, CEC members, President Dr Masaki Koshi and
party of IATSS Forum Executive Committee of Japan,
private entrepreneurs and guests. Facts about the
IATSS Forum Executive Committee of Japan was
introduced. President U Win Myint and President Dr
Masaki Koshi extended greetings. Chairman of IATSS
Forum Myanmar Committee U Zaw Min Win introduced the
committee members to those present at the ceremony.

General Secretary U Zaw Min Win and President Dr
Masaki Koshi signed and exchanged agreement. IATSS
Forum was established in 1985 with the aim of enabling
youths of ASEAN member countries to study development
of science, technology and cultural sector in Japan
and to apply their experience in undertaking
development tasks of respective countries.

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ASEAN officials arrive

Yangon, 2 April - Vice-Governors of Finance and
Central Banks of the ASEAN countries and Asia
Development Bank arrived here today to attend the
ASEAN Finance and Central Bank Deputies Meeting
(AFDM), a preliminary meeting for the 6th ASEAN
Finance Ministers' meeting to be hosted by Myanmar.
They were welcomed at Yangon International Airport by
officials of the Ministry of Finance and Revenue. The
meeting will be held at the Traders Hotel on Sule
Pagoda Road on 3 April.
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( 4 ) Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than inspects regional
development tasks in Bago District

Yangon, 2 April- State Peace and Development Council
Member Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than of the Ministry of
Defence and party, accompanied by Bago Division Peace
and Development Council Chairman Southern Command
Commander Brig-Gen Aung Min, left Bago by car and
arrived at Nyaungkhashe road at mile post No 81/4 in
Waw this morning.

They were welcomed there by officials and departmental
personnel. At the temporary briefing hall, Maj-Gen
Khin Maung Than heard reports on earth work and
availability of heavy machinery for constructing
Nyaungkhashe-Myitkyo-DaikU strategic road by Bago
District Peace and Development Council Lt-Col Myo
Tint. Commander Brig-Gen Aung Min gave a supplementary
report. Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than left necessary
instructions.

Then, Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than and party inspected
progress in construction of the road and gave
necessary instructions. The axis of
Nyaungkhashe-Myitkyo-DaikU strategic road is about 20
miles long. Next, they proceeded to Kangyiseik village
of Thabyekan village-tract in Waw Township and
inspected old Sittoung River Bridge near the village.

They also inspected Nyaung-khashe railway station.
Next, they inspected construction of self-reliant
village dispensary in Nyaungkhashe. Then, they
proceeded to the site of digging canals for wetland
reclamation near Kyonye village in Waw Township. Bago
District Chairman Lt-Col Myo Tint reported on target
of digging canals for pre-monsoon paddy cultivation in
the township in 2001-2002, progress of work and
benefited areas.

Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than cordially met with local
authorities, USDA members, MMCWA members, students and
villagers. In Kyonye village, green bean, green gram
and bokate bean have been cultivated in summer and
cold seasons. On completion of digging canals,
pre-monsoon paddy will be cultivated on the farmland.
Afterwards, Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than and party left
Minywa village, Thanat-pin Township by boat. They
inspected the duck farm of U Soe Thein in Auksu Ward
in Thanatpin and thriving summer paddy field of U
Thaung Han. A total of 1.3 million of ducks are being
bred in Waw, Thanatpin and DaikU townships and 2.1
million eggs are daily distributed to Yangon City and
other places in the country.

Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than and party arrived at Apaing
village-tract and cordially met with local farmers and
local people. At the temporary briefing hall,
officials reported on cultivation of summer paddy in
9,250 acres on the right side of Bagan-Nyaungbin
embankment in 2001-2002 and in 9,250 acres on the left
side. Commander Brig-Gen Aung Min explained to local
people on repair of Moeyungyi Lake, dam construction,
digging of canals and future tasks for developing Bago
District. Next, Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than explained
endeavours of the Government, future tasks, five rural
development tasks, extension of agriculture for
increasing per capita income of local people, and
extension of poultry farming from manageable scale to
commercial scale.

Afterwards, Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than and party
inspected summer paddy fields on both sides of
Moekhainggyi-Apaing embankment Lethamar embankment
linking Moekhainggyi and Apaing villages. For thriving
summer and monsoon paddy in Bago District, Moeyungyi
Lake irrigates over 45,000 acres of summer paddy in
Waw, Thanatpin, Bago and Kawa Townships through Abyar,
Minywa, Bagan-Nyaungbin and Kyaikpadaing conduits
along Bago-Sittoung Canal from Myitkyo to Tawa sluice
gate in Thanatpin Township. So far, about 85,000 acres
of land have been put under summer paddy against the
target of over 90,000 acres of summer paddy this year.
Later, they inspected Tawa sluice gate in Tawa village
in Thanatpin Township. Officers reported on progress
of work and Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than gave necessary
instructions. They arrived back here in the evening.

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Prawn and fish breeding stations inspected

Yangon, 2 April -Member of the State Peace and
Development Council Maj-Gen Maung Bo of the Ministry
of Defence, together with Command Staff Colonel of
Coastal Region Command Col Than Myint and departmental
officials, inspected production and breeding of sea
shrimp fry in Kyunsu Township, Myeik District,
Taninthayi Division, on 31 March. Maj-Gen Maung Bo and
party first inspected the worksite for construction of
the sea shrimp fry hatchery camp of the Aquafarm
Investment Pte Ltd in Katange Island, Kyunsu Township.


At the briefing hall, Deputy Director of Division
Fisheries Department U Than Oo Wai reported on work
being carried out for prawn breeding, project targets
and future tasks; and local in charge of the company
Daw Kyawt Kyawt Lwin on progress of construction of
the station, future tasks, arrangements to be made for
distribution of sufficient shrimp fries in the region
and plans for breeding of prawn. Then, Maj-Gen Maung
Bo gave instructions on extended breeding of prawn
from a small scale to a commercial scale in the entire
division.

He spoke of the need for officials concerned and
entrepreneurs to disseminate breeding techniques, and
attended to the needs. Efforts are being made for sea
prawn breeding in the breeding ponds of 5,000 acres of
land in Dawei, Myeik and Kawthoung districts in the
division. Maj-Gen Maung Bo proceeded to the Ma-ai
Kyung sea prawn breeding station in Kyunsu Township
and inspected the sea prawn breeding camp of the
Aquafarm Co Ltd and inspected digging of prawn
breeding ponds. After hearing reports presented by
officials of the company, Maj-Gen Maung Bo left
necessary instructions and fulfilled the requirements.

The company started land preparation for digging ponds
in February 2001. It has dug fourtean 227 metres long
and 120 metres wide prawn breeding ponds out of 24
ponds to be dug. The 24 breeding ponds can produce 576
tons of prawn a year. Next, Maj-Gen Maung Bo inspected
the fish breeding camp of Pyi Phyo Tun Co Ltd in
Mawhtongyi Village, Kyunsu Township, and discussed
extended breeding of fish and prawn and attended to
the requirements. The company is breeding about
300,000 fish in the 350 ponds, and produces 35 tons of
fish yearly.

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( 5 ) Dinner hosted to USDA members

Yangon, 2 April - A ceremony to host dinner to the
excursion group of the members of the Union Solidarity
and Development Association from Loilem Township and
Panglong region, Shan State (South) was held at the
Ministry of Commerce at 7 pm today.

It was attended by Central Executive Committee member
of USDA Minister for Commerce Brig-Gen Pyi Sone. Also
present were USDA Secretary-General U Than Aung, CEC
member Deputy Minister for Commerce Brig-Gen Kyaw
Hsan, departmental officials, officials of the USDA
Head Office, 158 members of the excursion group.

First, Brig-Gen Pyi Sone extended greetings and
exchanged souvenirs with U Zaw Min Tun, leader of the
excursion group. Then, U Zaw Min Tun spoke words of
thanks. Then, the excursion group members were
entertained with music by the artistes over dinner was
served. After the dinner, Brig-Gen Pyi Sone presented
cash awards to the excursion group members and
artistes. Then, the excursion group and artistes sang
Myanandar song and the ceremony came to an end.

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HS Code course concludes

Yangon, 2 April - Harmonized System Code Course No
(1), organized by the Ministry of Commerce concluded
at the meeting hall of the ministry this morning,
attended by Minister for Commerce Brig-Gen Pyi Sone,
Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan, directors-general,
managing director and directors and trainees. Minister
Brig-Gen Pyi Sone made a speech on the occasion.
Later, the minister presented completion certificates
to the trainees individually.

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Roads and bridges inspected

Yangon, 2 April - Minister for Construction Maj-Gen
Saw Tun, accompanied by Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Myint
Thein and officials of the Public Works arrived at
Ywangan-Pindaya Junction by car through
Nyaungshwe-Shwenyaung-Aungban-Ywangan-Myogyi-Hanmyintmho
Road in Southern Shan State yesterday morning and
inspected erecting of the signposts for directions to
the streets and stone inscription for opening of
streets and roads and gave necessary instructions to
the officials.

On arrival at Ywangan, the minister gave instructions
to the district superintending engineer and officials
on storage of required materials for the work project
before rainy season, proper drainage, and extension of
signposts for directions to the streets for safety of
vehicles. Then, he inspected maintenance tasks along
Ywangan-Myogyi-Hanmyintmho Road section. Afterwards,
the minister and party proceeded to the construction
site of Kyaukse-Minsu-Myittha road where they
inspected progress of works, construction of temporary
small bridges and gave necessary instructions to the
officials.

Kyaukse-Minsu-Myittha road is 12 miles and 2 furlongs
long. Then, the minister and party went to Zawgyi
River-crossing Bridge on Yangon-Mandalay Highway in
Kyaukse and inspected progress of works of the bridge
and construction of approach roads. The minister then
left instructions there.

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Prizes presented for Max Myanmar Inter-Club Tennis
Championship

Yangon, 2 April - Marking the 57th Anniversary Armed
Forces Day, final matches of Max Myanmar Inter-Club
Tennis Championship, organized by Myanmar Tennis
Federation and sponsored by Max Myanmar Co Ltd and the
prize presentation ceremony, were held at Theinbyu
Tennis Court here this evening. Present on the
occasion were Chairman of Myanmar Olympic Committee
Minister for Sports Brig-Gen Thura Aye Myint, Patron
of MTF Vice-Chief of Military Intelligence Maj-Gen
Kyaw Win, officials of the Sports and Physical
Education Department, President of MTF U Chit Swe,
Secretary Dr Myint Soe and executives, guests, players
and fans.

At the prize presentation ceremony after the final
matches, respective officials presented the third
prizes to Golden Eagle (B) Club and Ever Top (B) Club
in the Division B and Top Star (A) Club and Top Star
(B) Club in the Division A, the second prizes to Ever
Top (A) Club in the Division B and YCDC Club in the
Division A. Then, Maj-Gen Kyaw Win presented prizes to
members of the MRTV Club which won the first prize in
the Division B individually. Afterwards, Minister
Brig-Gen Thura Aye Myint presented prizes to members
of the first-prize winning Ever Top Club in the
Division A individually.

After that, Managing Director of Max Myanmar Co Ltd U
Zaw Zaw presented souvenirs to Minister Brig-Gen Thura
Aye Myint and Patron of MTF Maj-Gen Kyaw Win.
President of MTF U Chit Swe presented a souvenir to
Managing Director U Zaw Zaw. The ceremony then came to
a close. After the ceremony, Minister Brig-Gen Thura
Aye Myint, Maj-Gen Kyaw Win and officials posed for a
documentary photo.

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( 6 )  Industry-1 Minister inspects factories

Yangon, 2 April- Minister for Industry-1 U Aung
Thaung, accompanied by Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Thein
Tun and officials, arrived at Toilet Factory in Ward
29 of Thuwunna this morning and inspected new products
of the factory. The minister inspected vegetables
patch of the factory and gave instructions on
beautifying of the factory's environs and fire
prevention measures. He inspected manufacturing of
Pepsodent tooth paste. The Ministry of Industry-1
distributes Pepsodent tooth paste to the consumers
meeting the set standard.

Then, the minister and party inspected production of
Thin powder and construction of the new factory. The
minister inspected research and test of cosmetics at
the quality control and research division. He urged
the personnel concerned to keep records on the
research works. Next, he also inspected the printing
section, cultivation of pepper, warehouse, store and
fish breeding pond. Then, he proceeded to Textile Mill
No 12 of Myanma Textile Industries in Mingala
Taungnyunt Township and inspected the weaving of nylon
lace, quality control tasks, dyeing section and
weaving of cotton lace. Afterwards, the minister met
with officials at the briefing hall of the factory and
gave necessary instructions.

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Minister inspects renovation of Mahazedi Pagoda

Yangon, 3 April- Minister for Rail Transportation U
Pan Aung, accompanied by officials concerned,
inspected the laying of marble slabs on the platform
and all round renovation of the Mahazedi Pagoda in
Bago on 1 April and attended to the needs. Then, the
Minister proceeded to the Sittoung Bridge and gave
instructions to engineers on construction of
rail-cum-road on the bridge.
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( 7 ) National races study group continues tour of
Yangon

Yangon, 2 April-A total of 150 national races 25 Naga
nationals of Leshi Township, Sagaing Division, 34 Chin
nationals of Kyikha region in Tonzang Township, Chin
State, 45 national races of Mongsit and Narai regions
in Shan State (South) and 46 national races of
Aungthabye Village in Maungtaw Township, Rakhine
StateÑwho arrived here at the invitation of Chairman
of Work Committee for Implementation of Border Areas
and National Races Development Secretary-1 of the
State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt,
accompanied by Deputy Director Col Kyaw Min of the
Ministry of Progress of Border Areas and National
Races and Development Affairs, continued their study
tour downtown Yangon this morning. First, the study
group at 7 am arrived at Hlaingthaya Industrial Town
where Assistant Director of Department of Human
Settlement and Housing Development U Myit Swe
explained the salient points of the industrial zones
in Yangon and Hlaingthaya Industrial Town at Kanaung
Hall of the industrial town.

Then, the study group proceeded to Lawka Chantha
Abhaya Labha Muni on Mindhama Hill in Insein Township
where they paid homage to the Image, made cash
donation and viewed the white elephant. In the
afternoon, they visited Myanma Radio and Television on
Pyay Road where they were greeted by Deputy
Director-General of MRTV Lt-Col Thein Aung who
explained the salient points of the station. Next,
they viewed round the production work of MRTV. The
study group then visited the Drug Elimination Museum
at the corner of Hanthawady and Kyundaw Streets in
Kamayut Township.

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( 8 ) 15th UMEHL gem and jade sales to be held

Yangon, 2 April - The 15th sales of gems and jade for
the year 2002 of Union of Myanmar Economic Holdings
Ltd will be held at Myanmar Gems Emporium, No 66, Kaba
Aye Pagoda Road, from 14 to 18 May. Inspection of jade
can be made from 14 to 17 May and sales with bargain
and auction systems will be conducted on 18 May.

 Buyer registration can be made starting from 11 May
with a fee of K 4,000 for citizens and US$ 20 for
foreigners. Private jade and gem entrepreneurs may
entrust their items for sale from 18 to 30 April, and
0.4 per cent of the itemsÕ value is to be paid to
UMEHL.

Tax on sold items will be collected in accordance with
law and rules of the Ministry of Mines. For more
information, contact can be made with Myanmar Ruby
Enterprise and Myanmar Imperial Jade at No 24/26, Sule
Pagoda Road, Yangon, or dial 287328, 285582, 285074
and 285584 during office hours.

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( 9 ) Thai national with 37.56 kilos of heroin
arrested in Tachilek

Yangon, 2 April-The government is accelerating the
momentum of control and suppression of narcotic drugs
trafficking at border towns as a national duty.
Security members intercepted the suspicious-looking
Land Rover with Thai number plate 3113 with two Thai
nationals on board in front of the Dipakyaw Market
near the Friendship Bridge in Tachilek at 5.30 pm
yesterday. The two Thai nationals struggled with the
authorities and tried to flee.

One of the two managed to escape and the other
sustained gun-shot injury on his right calf. The
authorities made a thorough search on the car, and
seized Chuhnakaung Globe Brand 89 packets of heroin
each containing 350 gm and totally weighing 31.15
kilos and Triple Nine Brand 16 heroin blocks each
containing 400 gm and totally weighing 6.41 kilos.

Further interrogations and other evidences reveal that
the two are identified as Dang, 27, son of Naihnon of
No 43, Ward 3, Chiangmai, Thailand, who was arrested,
and Okkara Mong Kol, 38, Thai NRC No. 3519900124405 of
No 13/1, Ward 6, Linpin County, Muang, Lammun
district, Thailand. Action is being taken against the
two under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances
Law by the police station concerned. Cooperative
measures are being taken to further expose and arrest
those from Thailand and Myanmar involved in the case.

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