The New Light of Myanmar (Saturday, 8 June, 2002)

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The New Light of Myanmar (Saturday, 8 June, 2002)
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1. - Minister receives Ambassadors
   - Minister receives Israeli Ambassador
2. Defence Ministry soccer team honoured
3. Heads of Diplomatic Missions briefed on
   Yodaya's provision of refuge, support and
   assistance to armed insurgent groups from Myanmar
4. - Donations for MCWA of Ministry of Industry-2
   - Minister inspects schools for the blind
   - National culture and morality course instructors
     honoured
5. Multimedia teaching centres of Mingala Taungnyunt
   and Pazundaung BEHSs opened
6. - Central Committee for Scrutinizing Video
     Services meets
   - Traffic Rules Enforcement Supervisory
     Committee meets
   - Cash assistance provided for YCDC staff's
     children
7. - MMCWA to publish "Myit-ta-san-yay" magazine
   - Cash donated in honour of MWJA conference
8. Timber smuggling exposed
9. - Marijuana seized in Kyauktaga
   - Stimulant tablets seized in Mongshu
   - Raw opium seized in Bago

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( 1 ) Minister receives Ambassadors

Yangon, 7 June - Minister for Social Welfare, Relief
and Resettlement and for Immigration and Population
Maj-Gen Sein Htwa received Ambassador of Malaysia to
Myanmar Dato Cheah Sam Kip at 2 pm and Ambassador of
the Republic of Korea to Myanmar Mr Lee Kyung-Woo at 3
pm at Maykhala hall of the ministry today.

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Minister receives Israeli Ambassador

Yangon, 7 June - Minister for Livestock and Fisheries
Brig-Gen Maung Maung Thein received Ambassador of
Israel to Myanmar Mr Yaacov Avrahamy at the ministry
this afternoon.
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( 2 ) Defence Ministry soccer team honoured

Yangon, 7 June - The Defence Ministry team which won
the Sports Minister's open division soccer trophy for
2002 was honoured at Karaweik Palace here at 7 pm
today. Present on the occasion were Chairman of
Defence Services Sports and Physical Education
Management Committee member of the State Peace and
Development Council Adjutant-General Maj-Gen Thein
Sein, Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and
Development Council Commander of Yangon Command
Maj-Gen Myint Swe, senior military officers of the
Ministry of Defence, officials of the Defence Services
Football Committee, the team manager, the coach,
footballers, donors and others.

Maj-Gen Thein Sein delivered an address. He then
presented gifts for the football team to Chairman of
Defence Services Football Committee Commandant of
Defence Services Self-Defence and Sports Institute Col
Htein Lin. U Zaw Min of Pabedan Township, Yangon,
presented K 2 million to Defence Services Football
Committee and Defence Services Boxing Committee, U
Thet Oo of Yangon K 2 million, U Than Myint of
Lanmadaw Township K 500,000, U Soe Myint of FMI City K
200,000, and Daw Hmwe of Kaba Aye Pagoda Road K
50,000. Col Htein Lin accepted the donations and
presented certificates of honour to the donors. A
dinner was hosted in honour of the guests and
footballers.
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( 3 ) Heads of Diplomatic Missions briefed on Yodaya's
provision of refuge, support and assistance to armed
insurgent groups from Myanmar

Yangon, 7 June - A briefing on the situation at the
Myanmar-Yodaya border was held for the Heads of
Diplomatic Missions in Yangon by the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs in Wunzin Minyazar Hall of the
ministry at 11.00 am today.

Present on the occasion were Vice-Chief of Military
Intelligence Maj-Gen Kyaw Win, Deputy Minister for
Foreign Affairs U Khin Maung Win, senior officers of
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of
Defence and the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps in Yangon
Ambassador of the Lao People's Democratic Republic Mr
Ly Bounkham and other Heads of Missions.

Deputy Minister U Khin Maung Win stated that Myanmar
pays special attention to development of cordial ties
with neighbouring countries.

In accordance with her policy of good-neighborliness,
she has never allowed opposition groups from the
neighbouring countries to operate from her territory.
Indeed, if these armed groups opposing the
neighbouring countries intrude into Myanmar, she has
taken appropriate measures to drive them out.

 However, it can be seen that Yodaya has been
providing refuge, support and assistance to the armed
insurgent groups from Myanmar. Moreover, the events
starting from 20 May 2002 clearly show that Yodaya
troops were directly involved in the attacks by SURA
opium trafficking terrorist groups against Myanmar
outposts.

These actions by Yodaya constitute to a blatant
violation of the norms of international law as well as
the fundamental principles of the United Nations, the
Deputy Minister said.

Then, Deputy Head of Department of the Ministry of
Defence Lt-Col Si Thu briefed on the current situation
at the border and the attack launched by the Tatmadaw
to recapture the Tatmadaw outposts and the people's
militia camps which were lost as a result of the joint
attack by the SURA drug trafficking terrorist group
and Yodaya army on 20 May.

Next, Vice-Chief of Military Intelligence Maj-Gen Kyaw
Win, Deputy Minister U Khin Maung Win and Lt-Col Si
Thu replied to queries raised by the Heads of
Missions.

The Heads of Missions later viewed maps pinpointing
the exact locations of the strongholds of SURA drug
trafficking terrorist groups inside Yodaya, KNU bases
under the guise of refugee camps and the camps of
KNU/Yodaya army.

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( 4 ) Donations for MCWA of Ministry of Industry-2

Yangon, 7 June - Silver Wave Trading Ltd made
donations to the Maternal and Child Welfare
Association of the Ministry of Industry-2 at the
meeting hall of the ministry this morning.

It was attended by Minister for Industry-2 Maj-Gen Saw
Lwin and wife, Deputy Minister Lt-Col Khin Maung Kyaw
and wife, Vice-Chairperson of Myanma Maternal and
Child Welfare Association (Central) Chief Medical
Officer of the ministry Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe and
executives of the MCWA of the ministry, departmental
heads and service personnel.

First, Managing Director of Silver Wave Trading Ltd U
Min Min Aung explained the purpose of donation. Dr Daw
Khin Win Shwe accepted 500 pairs of children
footwear's worth K 1 million and 3 aluminium cupboards
worth K 210,000 and presented a certificate of honour
to well-wisher U Min Min Aung. Then, Patron of the
MCWA of the ministry Daw Moe Moe Myint, wife of the
minister, spoke words of thanks and the ceremony came
to an end.

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Minister inspects schools for the blind

Yangon, 7 June - Minister for Social Welfare, Relief
and Resettlement Maj-Gen Sein Htwa inspected the
progress of construction of a new two-storey building
and a new three-storey building of the School for the
Blind on Panbingyi Road, Kyi-myindine Township, this
morning. The minister arrived at the school and was
welcomed by Deputy Minister U Hlaing Win, Officer on
Special Duty Brig-Gen Thura Sein Thaung,
Director-General of the SWRR U Hsit Myaing and
officials. The minister looked into construction work.
The director-general and officials conducted the
minister round the construction site. At the meeting
hall of the new three-storey building, the minister
heard a report on progress of the buildings and future
tasks presented by the officials. The minister then
fulfilled the requirements.

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National culture and morality course instructors
honoured

Yangon, 7 June - Organized by Bago Division (East)
Union Solidarity and Development Association, a
ceremony to honour the course instructors of national
culture and morality course took place at Thirihantha
Hall in Bago, with an address by CEC member Bago
Division (East) in-charge U Pan Aung.

A trainee and a course instructor expressed words of
thanks. Later, CEC member U Pan Aung went to
Kyakhatwaing Pariyatti Sarthintaik of Bago and
presented such offertories as rice, edible oil, onion
and garlic to Presiding Sayadaw of the Sarthintaik
Abhidhaja Agga Maha Suddhamma-jotika Agga Maha Pandita
Baddanta Jotipala. Similarly, the Bago Division (East)
USDA also donated K 100,000 worth offertories to the
Sayadaw, who later invested the congregation with the
Five Precepts. Afterwards, the ceremony came to an
end.

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( 5 ) Multimedia teaching centres of Mingala
Taungnyunt and Pazundaung BEHSs opened

Yangon, 7 June - A ceremony to open the multimedia
teaching centre of No 4 Basic Education High School in
Mingala Taungnyunt Township was held at the school at
8 am today, attended by Chairman of Yangon Division
Peace and Development Council Commander Maj-Gen Myint
Swe.

Headmistress Daw San Myint and Chairman of the School
Board of Trustees U Aye Min formally opened the
centre. The commander then formally unveiled the
signboard of the centre. Afterwards, the commander,
the minister, the deputy minister and party looked
round the centre. They then watched the entertainment
programmes presented by the students in the arts hall
and posed for a documentary photo. Later, the
commander, the minister and party attended a similar
ceremony in Pazundaung Township No 1 BEHS, where they
were welcomed by Chairman of Yangon East District
Peace and Development Council Lt-Col Aung Pyi,
officials, the headmistress, teachers, students and
members of the School Board of Trustees.

Headmistress Daw Khin Thein Swe and Chairman of the
School Board of Trustees U Than Tin formally opened
the centre. Then, the commander pressed the button to
unveil the signboard of the centre. Afterwards, the
commander, the minister, the deputy minister and party
inspected the multimedia classrooms. They next watched
the entertainment programmes of the students at the
assembly hall. After that, Headmistress Daw Khin Thein
Swe reported on matters related to multimedia teaching
centres; and Secretary of Mingala Taungnyunt BEHS No 4
School Board of Trustees Dr U Min Thu on efforts for
the opening of the centres.

Then, the cash donation ceremony for the centres
followed. Patron of Pazundaung Township No 1 BEHS
Board of Trustees Maj-Gen Than Oo (Retd) and old
students of the school presented K 350,000 for
Pazundaung Township No 1 BEHS to Patron of the School
Board of Trustees U Ohn Kyaw; member of the School
Board of Trustees U Nay Zin Latt-Daw Khin San K
100,000; member of the School Board of Trustees Thiri
Thudhamma Manizaw-tadara Shwebin Ngwebin U Than
Tun-Daw Aye Myint K 100,000; old students of
Pazundaung Township No 1 BEHS and patients of the
students K 3.275 million to Secretary of the School
Board of Trustees U Tin Tun; entrepreneurs of No 3
Industrial Zone in Dagon Myothit (South) K 133,500;
Chairman of the School Board of Trustees U Than Tin
and brothers and sisters K 65,000; patients of the
students K 2,933,055 for Mingala Taungnyunt No 4 BEHS;
member of the School Board of Trustees U Htein Nan-Daw
Jew K 100,000; U Han Thein and family K 100,000; U Tun
Kyaing-Daw Ohn Kyi and family K 50,000; U Zaw Zaw
Win-Daw Sandar Win and family K 50,000 to the
minister, the deputy minister and Director-General of
No 3 Basic Education Department (Yangon) U Tin Win,
who then presented certificates of honour to them.

The commander and the minister delivered speeches and
posed for a group photo in the assembly hall. Today's
donations exceeded K 7.253 million.
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( 6 ) Central Committee for Scrutinizing Video
Services meets

Yangon, 7 June - The Central Committee for
Scrutinizing Video Services of Myanma Motion Picture
Enterprise under the Ministry of Information held it's
meeting No 2/2002 at the MMPE (Head Office) this
afternoon. It was attended by Deputy Minister for
Information Brig-Gen Aung Thein, Chairman of the
Central Committee Managing Director of MMPE U Bo Kyi
and committee members.

The deputy minister delivered a speech on the
occasion. Then, Secretary of the committee Director of
the MMPE U Thein Tun Aung introduced members of the
new central committeeto these present. Afterwards, the
minutes of the meeting No 1/2002 were approved. Next,
officials concerned reported on progress of video
services in the fourth three-month period of 2001-2002
fiscal year, conditions of income from video services,
breaking of video services rules and regulations in
states and divisions and taking action against those
involved in illegal business, followed by a general
round of discussions. Managing Director U Bo Kyi gave
replies as regards to the discussions. Afterwards, the
secretary of the central committee reported on
progress of formation of scrutinizing video services
committees in states and divisions and tasks carried
out in the fourth three-month period in the 2001-2002
financial year.

Members of the Central Committee presented reports
division-wise and discussed matters related to
systematization and promotion of video services, and
increasing of income. The meeting ended with closing
remarks by the deputy minister.

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Traffic Rules Enforcement Supervisory Committee meets

Yangon, 7 June - The 97th meeting of the Traffic Rules
Enforcement Supervisory Committee was held at the
meeting hall of the Road Transport Administration
Department yesterday afternoon.

It was attended by Chairman of the committee Vice-
Adjutant-General Brig-Gen Maung Nyo, Vice-Chairman of
the committee Joint-Secretary of Yangon City
Development Committee U Kyi Win, Deputy
Director-General of Myanmar Police Force Police
Brig-Gen Zaw Win who attended on behalf of the
director-general of MPF, Director-General of RTAD U
Hla Thaung Myint, members of the committee, chairmen
and secretaries of sub-committees, departmental
officials and representatives of bus-lines. First, the
chairman of the committee made an opening speech.

Then, Joint-Secretary of the committee Commander of
Wireless Unit and Traffic Police Division of MPF
Police Lt-Col Aung Naing reported on work done during
April and May in 2002. Afterwards, officials of
sub-committees and departments concerned discussed
matters related to the enforcement of traffic rules.
The meeting ended with concluding remarks by the
chairman.

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Cash assistance provided for YCDC staff's children

Yangon, 7 June - A ceremony to provide cash assistance
for the children of the staff of Yangon City
Development Committee for the 2002-2003 academic year
was held in conjunction with a work co-ordination
meeting of the committee members, heads of department
and administrative heads at the City Hall yesterday
morning, attended by Chairman of YCDC Mayor U Ko Lay.

The joint-secretary of the central welfare committee
explained facts about the assistance. Then, the mayor
presented K 5,672,000 to 6,269 students of the
personnel of the YCDC office, departments and City
Golf Resort through Head of the Administration
Department U Myint Swe; K 104,000 to 121 students of
the staff of Yangon District (East) General
Administration Department and township GADs through
Head of Yangon District (East) GAD U Shwe Sin; K
105,500 to 116 students of staff of West District GAD
and township GADS through Head of West District GAD U
Nay Lin; K 132,500 to 147 students of staff of South
District GAD and township GADs through Head of South
District GAD U Than Lwin; and K 132,000 to 144
students of staff of North District GAD through Head
of North District U Min Aung.

After the ceremony, the work co-ordination meeting
followed. In his speech, the mayor gave instructions
on planting of more saplings in the townships in the
rainy season, upgrading of roads, arrangements to be
made for proper drainage and preventive measures
against outbreak of diseases that usually occur in the
rainy season. Later, he viewed a demonstration with
the use of two 2.5" hydrants installed at the City
Hall.
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( 7 ) MMCWA to publish "Myit-ta-san-yay" magazine

Yangon, 7 June - Myanmar Maternal and Child Welfare
Association held a meeting on publishing of its
magazine "Myit-ta-san-yay" at MMCWA head office in
South Okkalapa Township at 10 am yesterday.

Present at the meeting were Association Chairperson
Prof Daw Kyu Kyu Swe, Vice-Chairpersons Dr Daw Khin
Win Shwe and Dr U Kyi Soe and members, writers Daw Saw
Mon Nyin, U Chit Naing (Psychology), U Myo Thant
(Maung Hsu Shin) and Daw Khaing Yin Mon. The meeting
reached the decision to publish the magazine by
October. Novels, articles, poems and cartoons are
invited and can be sent to Dr Tin Lin Myint (In-charge
of magazine committee), Myanmar Maternal and Child
Welfare Association (Central), corner of Thanthuma and
Parami Roads, South Okkalapa Township, Yangon, not
later than 15 July 2002.

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Cash donated in honour of MWJA conference

Yangon, 7 June - In honour of the third conference of
Myanmar Writers and Journalists Association, a
ceremony to donate cash to the MWJA (Central) by
township WJAs and well-wishers was held today.

It was attended by MWJA Chairman U Hla Myaing (Ko
Hsaung), Joint-Secretary U Myint Kywe (Maung Myint
Kywe), CEC members U Than Hlaing (Tekkatho Thin Kha)
and U Khin Swe (Shwe Son Nyo), Joint-Secretary of
fund-raising work committee U Soe Shein (Maung Soe
Htaik-Thonze) and well-wishers. Cash donations were  K
300,000 by writer and director U Tin Soe (Saya
Thagadoe) and Daw Tin Tin Aye; K 200,000 by national
literary award winner poet Maung Hay Ma; K 27,000 by
Insein Township WJA; K 10,000 each by Maha
Saddhammajotikadhaja U Shein Aung Bo and family,
Phyabon Township WJA, Hline Township WJA, Sangyaung
Township WJA, Dawbon Township WJA, U Aung Kyi Nyunt
and Daw Khin Phyu Byin, U Than Pe (Tour Guide) and
party, U Tin Kyi (former reporter of Working People's
Daily, U Myat Thin Aung and Daw Khin Myint Myint of
Sansung Co and Yankin Township WJA; K 50,000 by U Kyaw
Sein (Moegok) and Daw Nan Kham Hsa; and K 15,000 worth
50 copies of "Paunglaung Image" magazine by Pyinmana
Township WJA  which were accepted by U Hla Myaing (Ko
Hsaung), who later presented certificates of honour to
the well-wishers.

Donations may be made in honour of the third
conference of MWJA at No 529, corner of Merchant Road
and 37th Street, Yangon, Ph 252417, 254173.

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( 8 ) Timber smuggling exposed

Yangon, 7 June - The Government is taking appropriate
measures for environmental conservation and prevention
of deforestation. However, some unscrupulous persons,
paying top priority to their own interest, are
engaging in illegal timber trafficking and timber
export, and the authorities concerned seized smuggled
timber in May.

A combined team consisting of members of the local
intelligence unit, MPF and the Forest Department,
acting on information, searched Shwephala forest
reserve in Zigon Township, Bago Division on 3 May and
seized 25.918 tons of ownerless illegal teak logs at
Block No 107. Another combined team, acting on
information, intercepted a vehicle (6 Ka/7591) which
was on its way from Yinmabin to Mandalay near
Lethnyohto Village in Myittha Township on
Yangon-Mandalay Highway on 7 May and seized 5.9 tons
of illegal logs of hard wood on board the vehicle.

Another seizure of 11.3178 tons of teak was made on 14
May by a similar combined team at the map reference
O-843637 near Kaungwun Village in Muse Township. The
teak was on board the two China-made Trawler-Gs.
Likewise, the authorities concerned seized 16.9198
tons of assorted sawn teak on a vehicle (1Kha/3431) on
Yangon-Mandalay Highway near Mayin Village in Bago
Township on 24 May, and 2002 pieces of teak and 1576
wood figurines of various kinds were seized on three
vehicles which were driven from Bhamo at 14th Mile
Junction in Momauk Township on 25 May.

Action is being taken against those who were involved
in the illegal timber trafficking. The authorities
concerned are lying in wait for illegal timber
traffickers who are using bypasses to avoid the
check-points.

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( 9 ) Marijuana seized in Kyauktaga

Yangon, 7 June - A combined team comprising members of
local intelligence unit and local Police Force, acting
on a tip-off, searched Khin Maung Hla (a) Babu Prasad,
a passenger on a trishaw with number plate 206, at the
entrance to Aung Mingalar village, Ganat Village-tract
in Kyauktaga Township on 15 May and seized 979 gm of
marijuana inside his handbag. Action is being taken
against Khin Maung Hla (a) Babu Prasad, 41, son of U
Sio Pukyan of Aung Mingalar Village, Kyauktaga
Township under section 15/19 (A) of the Narcotic Drugs
and Psychotropic Substances Law.

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Stimulant tablets seized in Mongshu

Yangon, 7 June - A combined team comprising members of
the local intelligence unit and Myanmar Police Force,
acting on information, searched the house of Myint
Kyaw, son of U Tun Shwe, of Loihsaunghtauk Ward,
Region (5), Mongshu Gem Land, Mongshu Township, Shan
State (South), on 26 May and arrested him together
with 1,067 stimulant tablets. Action is being taken
against him under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic
Substances Law.

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Raw opium seized in Bago

Yangon, 7 June - A combined team comprising members of
the local intelligence unit, Bago Special Anti-drug
Squad and Toungoo Police Station-2, acting on
information, searched the house of Daw Than Myint at
No 64, Nyeinchanye 3rd street, Ward 13 in Toungoo on
23 May and seized 108.17 gm of raw opium hidden in the
latrine and on the roof of the house of Daw San Wai,
who lived next to the former in the same compound.
Action is being taken against Daw Than Myint, 56,
daughter of U Tin Maung, and Daw San Wai, 46, daughter
of U Tun Myint, of No 64, Nyeinchanye 3rd street, Ward
13 in Toungoo under section 15/19 (A)/21 of the
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law by
Toungoo Police Station-2.

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