The New Light of Myanmar (Friday, 31 May, 2002)

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The New Light of Myanmar (Friday, 31 May, 2002)
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1. H&T Minister receives Korean Ambassador
2. Maj-Gen Maung Bo inspect regional development
   tasks in Mon State
3. Press conference explains inhuman tortures,
   murders of Yodaya army and its collusion with
   SURA and KNU
4. - Construction of dams inspected in Magway and
     Bago division
   - Minister inspects , warehouses of MAPT
     in Taunggyi
   - CPT Minister leaves for ROK
   - Sports Minister's trophy soccer tourney ends
   - School enrolment day held
   - Minister attends school enrolment day ceremony
5. - Commander visits No 3 Livestock Breeding Farm
6. - U Kyaw Myint appointed as Ambassador to Indonesia

   - U Wunna Maung Lwin presents credentials to
     Queen of Netherlands
7. Commander and Deputy Minister inspect hotels
8. - Workshop on promoting standard of MMCWA
     delivery rooms
   - Cash and books donated in memory of writer
     Ma San Lay
9. International Trade Course concludes

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( 1 ) H&T Minister receives Korean Ambassador

Yangon, 30 May - Minister for Hotels and Tourism
Maj-Gen Saw Lwin received Ambassador of Korea to
Myanmar Mr Lee Kyung Woo at the ministry this
afternoon.

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( 2 ) Maj-Gen Maung Bo inspect regional development
tasks in Mon State

YANOON, 30 May - Member of the State Peace and
Development Council Maj-Gen Maung Bo of the Ministry
of Defence met with students who would at- tend the
University for Development of National Races in the
2002-2003 academic year at Yamanya hall of Mon State
Peace and Development Council Office in Mawlamyine at
10 am on 28 May arid delivered an address.

Present were Chairman of Mon State .Peace and
Development Council Commander of South-East Command
Brig-Gen Thura Myint Aung, Secretary Lt-Col Aung Maw
Maw and members, departmental officials and students.

Mon State Education Officer U Than Myint introduced 50
students to Maj- Gen Maung Bo individually. Maj-Gen
Maung Bo spoke of the need for the trainees to learn
hard and discharge the duties assigned after
completing the school. Then, the 'commander made a
speech and the ceremony came to a close after Maj-Gen
Maung Bo provided. the students with K 100,000 and the
commander with gifts.

Maj-Gen Maung Bo, together with the commander, arrived
at the Thanlwin Bridge (Mawlamyine) Construction
Project, where he heard reports presented by Deputy
Superintending Engineer U Myo Chit on progress of work
on Mawlamyine bank and Deputy Superintending Engineer
U Ohn Han on Mottama bank. Then, Maj-Gen Maung Bo gave
instructions on timely completion of the bridge,
meeting the standard and work site safety and
inspected the project.

Later, Maj-Gen Maung Bo attended the ceremony to
observe the school enrolment day held at No 6 Basic
Education High School of Mawlamyine. On the occasion,
Commander Brig-Gen Thura Myint Aung, Deputy Director U
Kyaw Hoe of No 1 Basic Education Department and Mon
State Education Officer U Than Myint made speeches. To
mark the school enrolment day of Mawlamyine Township,
wellwishers U Myint Thein and Daw Than Than Win
presnted K 900,000 to buy exercise books and
stationery , which was accepted by Maj-Gen Maung Bo.
After the commander, presented exercise books and
stationery to Township Education Of- ficer U Tin
Nyunt, the ceremony came to an end. Next, Maj-Gen
Maung Bo watched the school enrolments at No 6 BEHS
and presented exercise books and stationery to
headmistress Daw Hla Kyi. Similarly, Maj-Gen Maung Bo
and party also watched

the school enrolments in No 7 BEMS and Mahamyine Basic
Education Primary School and then the commander and
the Mon State education officer presented exercise
books and stationery to the headmasters. Then, Maj-Gen
Maung Bo inspected the worksite of 2,500-foot long
extension phase-3 of Strand Road, the site chosen for
construction of an deluxe hotel by Arrow Myanmar
Enterprise Company on phase-4 of the street, the
highway bus terminal, the cargo terminal and the
construction of Yadana Tun brokerage houses in
Mawlamyine and attended to the needs.

On 29 May morning, Maj-Gen Maung Bo, accompanied by
Commander Brig-Gen Thura Myint Aung and officials,
viewed the collected ploughing and cultivation in the
farm of Daw Shan Ma at No 613, Natmhaw-kwin in
Chaungzon Township, for monsoon paddy cultivation with
the help of power tillers and 100 yokes of oxen and
gave necessary instructions. Then, Maj-Gen Maung Bo
attended the School Enrolment Day ceremony at Kayin
Win Sein Basic Education Middle School. Commander
Brig-Gen Thura Myint Aung made an opening speech and
Deputy Director U Kyaw Hoe of the No 1 Basic Education
Department explained the national education promotion
programmes. Maj-Gen Maung Bo accepted the cash
donation of the Village Peace and Development Council
handed over by Chairman U Myat Shwe and Commander
Brig-Gen Thura Myint Aung handed over books and
stationery donated by Mon State Peace and Development
Council to Township Education Officer Daw Hla Hla
Myat. After the ceremony, Maj-Gen Maung Bo and party
inspected the activities of school enrolment. Then,
Maj-Gen Maung Bo and party proceeded to Ywalok Village
and encouraged the school enrolment activities. The
commander donated books and stationery there.

Maj-Gen Maung Bo inspected the cottage industries of
the village such as production of wooden ball pens,
toys, walking sticks and rubber rings and gave
instructions on innovation and matters related to the
marketing of the products. Maj-Gen Maung Bo also
viewed the school enrolment activities and learning of
students at the learning centre in the Basic Education
High School of the village and inspected the ring road
by car. In the afternoon, Maj-Gen Maung Bo met with
township level departmental officials and members of
ward and village Peace and Development Councils and
social organizations in Kyunthaya Hall in Chaungzon
Township and explained matters related to regional
development, ensuring of smooth transportation,
extension of agriculture and livestock breeding work,
implementation of the promotion of education and
health care programmes.

Then, Maj-Gen Maung Bo paid homage to State
Ovadacariya Bhanddanta Nandasami and Sayadaws and
presented offertories to the Sayadaws. Maj-Gen Maung
Bo and wife Daw Khin Lay Myint paid obeisance to Maha
Myat Muni Pagoda on Shwe Myinmo hill and donated cash
through the board of trustees for the all round
renovation of the pagoda.

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( 3 ) Number of Myanmars tortured and killed in
inhuman way by
Yodaya along Myanmar-Yodaya border inestimable

Press conference explains inhuman tortures, murders of
Yodaya army
and its collusion with SURA and KNU

YANGON, 30 May -A . press conference was held to
explain giving permission to the SURA drug-trafficking
terrorist insurgents and KNU terrorist insurgents to
base in Yodaya territory and to launch attacks on the
Tatmadaw outposts and Wa camps in collusion with the
Yodaya anny and the accusing Myanmars working in
Yodaya as spies of Myanma  Tatmadaw and the Yodaya
army's inhuman tactics to torture and murder them.

The press conference which was held at Tatmadaw Guest
House on Inya Road at 1.40 pm today was at- tended by
Minister for Labour U Tin Winn, Vice Chief of Military
Intelligence Maj-Gen Kyaw Win, Deputy Minister for
Foreign Affairs U Khin Maung Win, Deputy Minister for
Information Brig-Gen Aung Thein, Brig-Gen Khin Aung
Myint of the Ministry of Defence, senior military
officers, heads of department, officials of News and
Peri- odicals .Enterprise of the Ministry of
Information, U Sein Win of Kyodo news agency, Patron
of Myanmar Foreign Correspondents Club U Hla Htway,
Secretary U Nyunt Tin and members and guests.

General Staff (Officer) of the Ministry of Defence
Lt-Col Min Lwin quoted the Yodaya news agencies as
saying that the matter concerning the joint attacks
launched by SURA drug- trafficking terrorist
insurgents and Yodaya army troops in reality was just
the armed conflicts between the ethnic races in
Myanmar; and that the Yodaya army had never accepted
or helped any terrorist insurgent group. He said the
Yodaya Channel 11 broadcast a news report at 6.30 pm
on 29 May, saying that the Yodaya Prime Minister
Thaksin called a special meeting on the issue of
Myanmar- Yodaya problem; that Foreign Affairs Minister
of Yodaya Surakiart told the : meeting that Myanmar
was  required to accept and trust  the policy of the
Yodaya government; and that it was  no other than the
fact that Yodaya had never given encouragement to the
ethnic armed groups. Lt-Col Min Lwin said the
statement made by Yodaya is untrue. Yodaya has
permitted the SURA drug-trafficking terrorist
insurgents and KNU terrorist insurgents to se e In its
territory. Yodaya army and police were recruiting new
members for the two terrorist groups, conducting
training courses for them and providing arms and
ammunition to the two groups. There are obvious
incidents in which the Yodaya army was found to be In
collusion with the SURA oplum-trafficking terrorist
insurgents when they launched attacks on the Tatmadaw
out- posts and Wa camps.

The SURA headquarters is located at Lwetailyan (map
reference: X-845889) in Yodaya territory. There are
one officers training school, one training school. for
recruits, one arm repair work shop, one hospital, 400
houses and about 1,300 family members at the
headquarters. Lwetailyan was surrounded by 37 small
camps. The SURA camps including Memaw camp (estimate
map refer- ence: LU-5495), Nantpeinlein camp (estimate
map reference: LX-8579), Pein-lon camp (estimate map
reference: LY -4482) and Minena camp (estimate map
reference: LY -7589 are all located in the Yodaya
territory .Amedical training school has been opened at
Minena camp. It is learnt that four foreign doctors
and one Yodaya doctor have stayed at the camp and
given lectures at the school. In the second week of
June 1999, a high-level local official and a tactical
operations commander of Yodaya army, accompanied by
Yodaya police for the sake of security, arrived at
Minena , camp in four cars. They spoke words of
encouragement to SURA drug-trafficking terrorist
insurgents and visited the barracks and the training
school.

Yodaya is providing nine pyis of Yodaya rice and five
tins of canned fish to individual SURA terrorists at
the Minena camp every month. There is also a Yodaya
police station at Minena village. The Yodaya police
frequently visit the SURA camps. Before the SURA
drug-trafficking terrorist insurgents and Yodaya army
, troops ,launched a joint attack on the Tatmadaw
outpost at Panmaisun on 20 May 2002, about 400 Yodaya
troop& and SURA members were stationed at Litatmwe
village of SURA camp (estimate map reference: LU
-6759) and Memaw (estimate map reference: LU-5459) and
100 Yodaya soldiers arrived at Maheintet SURA camp and
stationed themselves there together with the SURA.

SURA drug-trafficking terrorist insurgents and about
100 Yodaya soldiers together with six tanks and 20
chained carriers are still stationed at Yodaya army
camp in Yodaya territory opposite Panmaisun and
Nyaunnon outposts. At about 7 pm on 26 May, three
trucks of Yodaya army arrived at a SURA camp of Ywet
Sit at Dwiethtaiklan. The trucks trans- ported the
SURA drug-traf- ticking terrorist insurgents to a
place near BP-I at the Myanmar- Yodaya border.

He added that all the central committee members of KNU
includinl Bo Mya are living in Maesot. The members are
living under the assumed name of refugees at 39
refugee camps including Meyamo, Bekalot, Wheh kalok,
Mawke, Ohnphyan and Nobo camps. The Yodaya army and
police are providing protection to all these so-called
refugee camps. The KNU terrorist insurgents, while
living under the assumed name of refugees at the camps
conceal their weapons at the nearby villages. They
usually come out from the refugee camps to fire at
Tatmadaw border outposts and towns and villages and
plant mines in Myanmar territory .The insurgents are
living on the dole of foreign countries under the
guise of refugees.

Lt-Col Min Lwin then dealt with how Myanmars working
in Yodaya are accused of being spies of Myanma
Tatmadaw and tortured and killed in an inhuman way by
the Yodaya army. On 17 May 2002, the Yodaya anriy
aITested five Myanmars working at

Wanpha village in Yodaya territory opposite Kokko
village. The Myanmars came to Yodaya territory from
Kokko village in Myanmar territory on the opposite
bank of the Yodaya village. The Yodaya soldiers
confined the five Myanmars at the Yodaya police
station at estimate O-294352 under the command of
Yodaya border police captain Phukaunghmi. The Yodaya
soldiers accused them as spies sent by the Myanmar
Tatmadaw, and tortured them. The Yodaya soldiers
killed two of the five Myanmars in an inhuman way at
estimate O-291352 in Yodaya territory between Thebon
and Wankhathit on 27 May. Of the remaining three
Myanmars, Yodaya soldiers took Than Soe Win, 25, son
of U Gadon, Phyuwa village, Paung Township, to
Thaungyin River bank in Yodaya territory between
Yekyaw and Kokko at about 8 pm on 28 May. The Yodaya
solders tied Than Soe Win, kicked him into the river
and shot at him. Fortunately, he sustained only minor
injuries at the right ear and right side of the neck.
He arrived at Kokko village at 9 am on 29 May. He was
sent to the People's Hospital in Myawady from Kokko
village.

When Than Soe Win, who got injuries and escaped, was
asked in connection with the matter in detail, he said
that he was born of U Gadon (deceased) and Daw Win in
Phyuwa Village, Paung Township, Mon State, and has
five siblings including him; he left Paung in about
April, 2001, and worked as a casual worker in Maesot
on the other bank of Myawady; he got a six-month
work-permit; when his work-permit expired, he returned
to Kokko Village for fear that he might be arrested by
Yodaya police; at that village, he worked as a casual
worker; on 11 May, he went to Wanpha Village in the
Yodaya territory on the other side of Kokko Village
and worked on a farm as a daily-wage earner; at about
11.30 am on 17 May, he was arrested by a patrol of
Yodaya army; he was taken to a Yodaya camp which is
about 20 minutes' drive from the border of Yodaya on
the other bank of Kokko Village; in the evening, three
Myanmar workers were arrested and taken to the camp;
all of them were Kayin nationals; a person called Hla
Htoo was from Kyaikmaraw and the other two were from
Kawkareik; On the morning of May 25, a worker from
Hpa-an was arrested and taken to the camp; they were
kept in a lock-up, which was ten feet square and three
feet high in the compound of the Yodaya camp; they
were asked to dig bunkers and to do tiring work; they
were given only insufficient amount of food.

The five Myanmar workers including Than Soe Win were
accused of being spies sent by Myanmar and given
electric shock; though asked about the army camps and
movement of DKBA on the bank of Myanmar, they could
not answer the questions, as they did not know the
matter; so, they were severely tortured. At about 8 pm
on 27 May, two out of five  Kayin national Hla Htoo
who lived in Kyaikmaraw and the one who lived in
Hpa-an Ñ were taken by a car, and were killed in an
inhuman way between Thebon and Wankha-thit on the bank
of Yodaya. At about 8 pm on 28 May, Than Soe Win was
taken alone from the lock-up to the bank of the
Thaungyin river by car; then, the hands of Than Soe
Win were tied with his longyi and kicked into the
river; afterwards, Yodaya troops fired into the water,
and Than Soe Win was floating along the current by
playing dead; the Yodaya troops left the site,
thinking that he was dead; Than Soe Win got wounded on
the right ear and nape of the neck; he also got
injuries on the right of the lip and on the arm, back
and chest.

The number of Myan-mars who were tortured and killed
in an inhuman way by Yodaya along the Myanmar-Yodaya
border is inestimable. Yodaya TV and broadcasting
stations are reporting that Yodaya does not accept or
support national race terrorist insurgents who are
opposing the Myanmar government; but, SURA
opium-trafficking terrorist insurgents and KNU
terrorist insurgents have been allowed to be stationed
in the Yodaya territory; Yodaya army units are also
supporting them; when SURA opium-trafficking terrorist
insurgents and KNU terrorist insurgents attacked the
Tatmadaw outposts, and Wa and DKBA camps, Yodaya
forces participated in the attack; Myanmar workers in
Yodaya have been accused of being spies of the Myanmar
Tatmadaw and killed in an inhuman way.

Then, Vice-Chief of Military Intelligence Maj-Gen Kyaw
Win gave an additional account of what Lt-Col Min Lwin
already had explained. Minister U Tin Winn, Maj-Gen
Kyaw Win and Lt-Col Min Lwin replied to the queries
raised by the journalists. After the Press conference,
the journalists viewed the maps showing the so-called
refugee camps where KNU terrorist insurgents and
KNU/Yodaya are stationed and the camps of SURA in the
Yodaya territory.

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( 4 ) Construction of dams inspected in Magway and
Bago division

YANGON, 30 May - Minister for Agriculture and ,
Irrigation Maj-Gen Nyunt Tin, accompanied by
departmental officials, inspected Bwetgyi Dam
Construction Project being undertaken by
Construction-3 of the Irrigation Department near
Dandaunt Village 26 miles east of Aunglan in Magway
Division yesterday morning.

At the briefing hall, , Director of the Construction-3
U Tun Aung Lwin reported on progress of construction
of the main dam, control tower and spillway and future
tasks; and Director of ID U Kyaw San Win on
construction of a cluster of dams in the east of
Magway and facts about Bwetgyi Dam.

Then, the minister inspected construction of the
spillway and reinforced control tower, and land
preparations being carried out with the use of heavy
machinery , and gave instructions on future tasks.

On completion, the dam can irrigate over 10,000 acres
of land in Aunglan Township. The minister and party
proceeded to No 12 Sugar Mill (Nawaday) in Pyay and
looked into maimenance of machinery and1eft necessary
instructions. At the briefing .hall, the manager of
the mill reported on repairs and mainteiiance of
machinery for the 2002-2003 sugarcane crush- ins
season and growing of sugarcane in the surrounding
areas of the mill. The minister gave instructions on
meeting the target of sugarcane sown acreage and
purchasing and crushing of sugarcane. Afterwards, they
viewed the harvesting and threshing of Hmawby Hsan
strain paddy and the measuring of per-acre yield in
the field of farmer U Khin Thein in Kyakhat Wayon
Village, Nattalin Township, Bago Division (West).

The minister and party then inspected construction of
the, spillway and control tower at the worksite of
Gamon Dam Construction Project in Okpo, Bago Division
(West). The director of the Construction-2 reported on
the building of the main dam, dyke and spillway, and
Director-General U Kyaw San Win on implementation of
projects in the western part of Baio Yoma including ,
Damon Dam. The minister fulfilled requirements for
timely completion of the task and ensuring storale of
more watar in the dam and arrival of heavy machinery
.He discussed conditions of volume of water flowing in
the creeks, and supply of water for cultivation after
constructing sluice gates.

In the afternoon, the minister and party arrived at
the Minhla Dam Construction Project being undertaken
by the Construction-2 near Hse Village, Okpo Town-
ship, in the western part of Bago Yoma. The director
of the Construction-2 gave an account of construction
of the main dam, spillway and conduit pipe and future
tasks. Next, the minister saw over construction of the
conduit pipe and main dam, and the lower site of
Minhla Creek where the dyke has been built. On
completion, the dam will benefit over 10,000 acres of
land for double crop- ping in Minhla Township.

Later, the minister and party inspected sluice Bates
built on small creeks for Supply of water for
cultivation and for prevention measures against water
floods.

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Minister inspects , warehouses of MAPT in Taunggyi

YANOON, 30 May - .Minister for Commerce Brig- Gen Pyi
Sone, accompanied by officials, met with the staff of
Myanma Agricultural Produce Trading in Taunggyi
Township in the Township Manager's office yesterday.

Then, the minister inspected the warehouses of MAPT
and gave instructions on the systematic storage of
crops, purchase of crops in the coming year, the
minimizing of loss and wastage of the purchased crops
and the need to take measures for natural disasters
preparedness and fulfilled the requirements.

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CPT Minister leaves for ROK

Yangon, 30 May - Minister for Communications, Posts
and Telegraphs Brig-Gen Thein Zaw left here for
Republic of Korea by air at 12.30 pm today to attend
the Asia IT Ministers' Meeting to be held on 31 May
and 1 June. Minister for Mines Brig-Gen Ohn Myint,
Minister for Labour U Tin Winn, Korean Ambassador Mr
Lee Kyung-Woo, departmental heads of Myanma Posts and
Telecommunications and Directorate of Post and
Telecommunications and families saw off the minister
at the airport. Chief Engineer U Tint Lwin of MPT
accompanied the minister as a member of Myanmar
delegation.

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Sports Minister's trophy soccer tourney ends

Yangon, 30 May - The final match of the year 2002
second Sports Minister's trophy soccer tournament and
prize presentation ceremony took place at Thuwunna
Youths Training Centre at 4 pm today.

Among the spectators were Chairman of Myanmar Olympic
Committee Minister for Sports Brig-Gen Thura Aye
Myint, Vice-Chairman of MOC Vice-Adjutant-General
Brig-Gen Maung Nyo and committee members, members of
Leading Panel of Patrons of Myanmar Women';s Sports
Federation and guests. In the final match, Ministry of
Defence team beat Finance and Revenue Ministry team
4-1. Director of the Sports and Physical Education
Department U Than Zaw presented the man of the match
prize to San Maung (Defence); Director U Kyaw Soe
Myint silver medals and K 200,000 to second prize
winners; and No 2 Military Region Commander Col Tin Oo
Lwin gold medals to the first prize winners. Then, the
Vice-Adjutant-General presented best player awards to
respective winners and the minister the trophy and K
400,000 to the champions.

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School enrolment day held

Yangon, 30 May - A ceremony to present cash awards to
outstanding employee title recipients and cash
assistance to staff and their family was held at
Wizaya Mingalar Dhamma Thabin, Kaba Aye Hill at 3 pm
today.

It was attended by Minister for Religious Affairs U
Aung Khin, Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Thura Aung Ko,
Director-General U Sann Lwin of Department of
Promotion and Propagation of the Sasana,
Director-General Dr Myo Myint of Religious Affairs
Department, Pro-Rector (Planning) Dr Hla Pe of
International Theravada Buddhist Missionary
University, Deputy Minister U Htin Myo of Religious
Affairs Department and staff. At the ceremony, each of
four outstanding employee title recipients was
presented K 3,000. A total of K 1,427,000 for 1,427
employees and K 1,590,600 for students of staff
families was presented. Cent per cent school enrolment
day commemorative ceremonies were held in Ahlone,
Hline and Yankin townships here yesterday and today.

The ceremony held at No 1 Basic Education High School
in Yankin Township was attended by members of central
committee for observing the ceremony Deputy Minister
for Information Brig-Gen Aung Thein, Deputy Minister
for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement U Hlaing
Win, Deputy Minister for Religious Affairs Thura U
Aung Ko, the deputy director-general of No 3 Basic
Education Department (Yangon City), the rector of the
Institute of Education and officials, the chairman of
Yankin Township Peace and Development Council and
officials, the township education officer, teachers
and students. Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Aung Thein
spoke on the occasion. Then, a total of 56 dozens of
exercise books were donated to a monastic education
school and BEPSs in Yankin township. Afterwards,
donations were made for cent per cent enrolment of
students of school going age to schools. Today's
donation amounted to K 217,100. Owing to concerted
efforts made by departments concerned, social
associations and wellwishers, students of school going
age there was cent per cent enrolment.

 The ceremony held at No 1 Basic Education High School
in Hline Township was attended by Director-General U
Bo Win of Education Planning and Training Department
and officials. Cash and kind amounted to K 776,186
were donated for cent per cent enrolment at schools.
Similar ceremony was held at No 3 BEHS in Ahlone
township. A total of K 212,000 were donated to 14
needy students and schools in Ahlone township.

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Minister attends school enrolment day ceremony

Yangon, 30 May - The school enrolment day ceremony of
No 2 Basic Education Primary School in Kamayut
Township was held at the meeting hall of the school
this afternoon, attended by Minister for Education U
Than Aung.

First, the minister delivered a speech and presented
exercise books to students. Then, the deputy ministers
accepted the exercise books and stationery donated by
wellwishers. Later, Managing Director Mr Yoshinori
Komaru and General Manager U Saw Win of Myanmar Yutani
Co Ltd also donated exercise books and stationery
worth K 15,000 for students.

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( 5 ) Commander visits No 3 Livestock Breeding Farm

YANGON, 30 May -The opening of Yangon Command
Commander's Shield Soccer Tournament was held at the
sports ground of Yangon Command at 3 pm today,
attended by Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and
Development Council Yangon Command Commander Maj-Gen
Myint Swe.

The commander made an opening speech. He took  the
salute of the footballers. Then, a football match was
held. Altogether 16 teams are taking part in the
tournament. Afterwards, Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe
visited No 3 Livestock Breeding Farm of the command at
Danyingon in Insein Township. Secretary of the Yangon
Command Agriculture and Livestock Breeding Committee
Lt-Col Thein Hsint reported to the commander on
livestock breeding tasks.

The commander gave necessary instructions and attended
to the needs. Then, he inspected vegetable plantations
and raising of pigs there and gave instructions.
Chicken, pork and vegetables produced by the farm are
on sale at tax-free markets and other markets.

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( 6 ) U Kyaw Myint appointed as Ambassador to
Indonesia

Yangon, 31 May - The Chairman of the State Peace and
Development Council of the Union of Myanmar has
appointed U Kyaw Myint, Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of the Union of Myanmar to the
Federative Republic of Brazil, as Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Union of
Myanmar to the Republic of Indonesia.

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U Wunna Maung Lwin presents credentials to Queen of
Netherlands

Yangon, 31 May - U Wunna Maung Lwin, Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Union of
Myanmar to the Kingdom of Netherlands, presented his
credentials to Her Majesty Queen Beatrix, Queen of the
Netherlands on 22 May 2002, in the Hague.

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( 7 ) Commander and Deputy Minister inspect hotels

YANGON, 30 May - Deputy Minister for Hotels and
Tourism Brig-Gen Aye Myint Kyu and party on 27 May
morning left Sittway by boat and arrived at MraukU at
noon. They inspected renovation of executive  rooms
and services of the staff in the Mrauk U Hotel.

Then, the deputy minister inspected the Nawarat Hotel
and the Waithali Hotel. Afterwards, Commander of
Western Command Brig-Gen Maung 00 and the deputy
minister in spected renovation of the MraukU Hotel. .

On 28 May, the deputy , minister gave Instructions to
the hotel manager and officials on timely completion
of I renovation tasks, minizing  loss and wastage,
greening of  hotel environs and upgrading  of hotel
services.Next, the deputy minister and party paid
homage to Sanda Muni Budha Image, Koethaung Pagoda and
Thakyamanaung Pagoda.

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( 8 ) Workshop on promoting standard of MMCWA delivery
rooms

Yangon, 30 May - Jointly organized by the Myanmar
Maternal and Child Welfare Association and Malaysia
base the International Planned Parenthood Federation
(IPPF), an opening ceremony of a workshop to promote
the standard of delivery rooms of the MMCWA was held
at the meeting hall of MMCWA at the corner of Parami
and Thanthuma Roads in South Okkalapa Township here
this morning.

It was attended by MMCWA Chairperson Prof Daw Kyu Kyu
Swe, Vice-Chairperson Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe, CEC
members, officials from IPPF, Patron of Supervisory
Committee for Yangon Division MCWA Daw Khin Thet Htay,
Chairman of the supervisory committee Head of Yangon
Division Health Department Dr Tin Maung Win and
officials, secretaries of state/division supervisory
committees and responsible officials. Chairperson of
MMCWA Prof Daw Kyu Kyu Swe made an opening speech on
the occasion. Then, Vice-Chairperson of MMCWA Dr Daw
Khin Win Shwe accepted a fan donated by Myawady
Township MCWA to MMCWA. Later, the opening ceremony
came to a close and the workshop followed. The
workshop was attended by secretaries of supervisory
committees from Kayin State, Kayah State, Mon State,
Thaninthayi Division, Bago Division, Rakhine State,
Shan State (East) and Yangon Division, chairmen of
township delivery rooms supervisory committees,
doctors in charge of delivery rooms and nurses
totaling 44, and it will continue tomorrow.

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Cash and books donated in memory of writer Ma San Lay

Yangon, 30 May - In memory of late writer Ma San Lay,
who had passed away three years ago, a ceremony to
present cash and books took place at Moehnyin Vipasana
Kyaungtaik at the corner of Dhammazedi and Inya-myaing
Roads in Bahan Township here this morning.

Present at the ceremony were Vice-Chairperson of
Myanmar Maternal and Child Welfare Association Dr Daw
Khin Win Shwe, Chairman of Myanmar Writers and
Journalists Association U Hla Myaing (Ko Hsaung),
Director-General of the Information and Public
Relations Department U Chit Naing, Bahan Township WJA
Chairman U Aung Thein Win (Maung Khaing Khant) and
members, and guests. Firstly, the congregation
received the Five Precepts from Moehnyin Vipasana
Kyaungtaik Dhammakathika Sayadaw Moehnyin Ashin Indaka
and members of the Sangha. Merits gained were shared
and the Sayadaws recited parittas. Then, offertories
were presented to the Sayadaws.

Next, U Chit Naing and U Aung Thein Win (Maung Khaing
Khant) spoke words of remembrance of writer Ma San
Lay. Later, K 1 million was donated to MMCWA, K
100,000 to MWJA, "Cooking Techniques" books worth K
100,000 to IPRD and K 50,000 to Bahan Township WJA.
Copies of "Cooking Techniques" books worth K 100,000
were also presented to guests.

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( 9 ) International Trade Course concludes

Yangon, 30 May - A conclusion ceremony of
International Trade Course (Program-1) organized by
Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce
and Industry (UMFCCI) was held at UMFCCI Training
Centre at 12.30 pm yesterday. It was attended by
Adviser Dr Kyaw Htin, President U Win Myint,
General-Secretary U Zaw Min Win and central executives
of UMFCCI, course instructors, trainees and guests. At
the ceremony, U Win Myint and Chairman of Economic and
Education Committee U Sein Win Hlaing delivered
addresses and presented completion certificates to the
trainees.

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