The New Light of Myanmar (Tuesday, 16 July, 2002)

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The New Light of Myanmar (Tuesday, 16 July, 2002)
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1. Exercise books and pencils donated to basic
   education primary schools in Dagon Myothit
   (South), (East) and (Seikkan) Townships
2. - Industry-1 Minister receives Chinese guests
   - Minister receives Japanese guests
3. Maj-Gen Ye Myint attends tree planting ceremony
   at BEHS No 26
4. - "Soon" offered to members of the Sangha
   - Painting portraying Bagan cultural region
     inspected
   - Outstanding students of SWD training
     schools honoured
   - Minister inspects National Poison Control
     Centre, public health labs
5. - PBNRDA Minister attends opening ceremony
     of courses
   - USDA CEC member meets executives in
     Mandalay
   - Minister opens 8th ISD Sepak Takraw
     Championship
6. Commander inspects sales, sanitation at
   tax-free markets
7. - Cash donated to MMCWA
   - National Basketball Championship continues
8. Chinese fugitive bomber handed over
9. - Drug trafficker sentenced
   - Illegal teak, smugglers seized

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( 1 ) Exercise books and pencils donated to basic
education primary schools in Dagon Myothit (South),
(East) and (Seikkan) Townships


Yangon, 15 July - A ceremony to provide exercise books
and pencils for basic education primary schools in
Dagon Myothit (South), (East) and (Seikkan) Townships
in Yangon East District was held at the town hall in
Dagon Myothit (South) Township this morning, attended
by Chairman of Myanmar Education Committee Secretary-1
of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin
Nyunt.

Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt delivered an address. He
said the donation ceremony was held for altogether
30,266 schoolchildren from 60 primary schools in Dagon
Myothit (South), (East) and (Seikkan) Townships.
Exercise books and pencils have been presented to
schoolchildren in other states and divisions for many
times. Altogether 24,702 dozens of exercise books and
8,234 dozens of pencils were presented to 49,403
schoolchildren from 152 schools in Yangon West
District, Yangon North District, Shwepyitha and
Hlinethaya Townships. Similarly, exercise books and
pencils were presented to monastic education schools.

He said 12,102 dozens of exercise books and 2,500
dozens of pencils were presented to 24,200
schoolchildren from 150 monastic education schools in
38 Townships in Yangon North District, Yangon West
District, Yangon East District and Yangon South
District. Similarly, 11,445 dozens of exercise books
and 3,049 dozens of pencils were also presented to
20,588 schoolchildren from 43 monastic education
schools in seven Townships in Mandalay Division. For
2002-2003 academic year, Myanmar Education Committee
presented 63,383 dozens of exercise books and 18,829
dozens of pencils worth K 52,433,500 have been
presented to 124,457 schoolchildren from 405 basic and
monastic education schools in Yangon and Mandalay
Divisions, he said. Exercise books and pencils were
provided for needy schoolchildren from primary schools
and monastic education schools in outlying townships
for implementation of the aim of going to school for
every school-going-age child in accord with the
education policy of the government.

He said social organizations and well-wishers provided
for the convenience of the needy children and parents
to some extent in realizing the objectives of the
government. The school enrolment rate has now
increased due to such provisions. In some townships,
the school enrolment rate reached nearly cent per cent
owing to the efforts of local authorities, social
organizations and well-wishers, he added.

He said monastic education schools contribute toward
the aim of going to school for every school-going-age
child. Pupils are pious and disciplined and they
preserve traditional culture under the teaching of the
monks. This is why the government has provided much
assistance for the monastic education schools, he
said. Continuing, he said, the government has laid
special emphasis on the education sector and it is
also making efforts for uplift of qualities and
qualifications of the school-going-age children. Human
resource development is important for emergence of a
modern developed nation.


Therefore, the government is making efforts for
equitable development in basic and higher education
sectors which are fundamental for human resource
development, he said. He called for upgrading of basic
education schools and opening of the schools in the
basic education sector. He said before 1988 there were
32 universities and colleges and now they have
increased to 150. Obviously, the government has laid
emphasis on the education sector.

The Secretary-1 quoted Head of State Senior General
Than Shwe as saying that there needs educated persons,
intellectuals, intelligentsia and those who serve the
interest of the nation for emergence of a modern
developed nation. Only those persons can build the
nation and the country will develop. Therefore, the
government has laid down education policy and plans
and is implementing them for turning out educated
persons, intellectuals and intelligentsia, he said.
Only master degrees were conferred on students by
universities in Myanmar. Now doctoral courses are
conducted at the universities and institutes under the
Ministry of Education, Ministry of Science and
Technology and Ministry of Health. The Ph.D degrees
were conferred on the students.

Producing Ph.D degree holders will contribute much
toward the nation-building tasks. Therefore, the
government is implementing the national education
promotion programme, national education promotion
special four-year plan and 30-year long-term plan for
highly-qualified human resource development. Scholars,
faculty members and teachers from basic and higher
levels under the Ministry of Education discussed
matters relating to education and laid down
educational plans. The plans were being implemented
phase by phase so we can say that the educational
level is not low.

He said Myanmar Education Committee donated exercise
books and pencils to schoolchildren with the
contributions of social organizations and
well-wishers. The donations would contribute toward
the school enrolment for the school-going-age
children. He said the people were pleased to see the
donations and called for local authorities to
participate in the school enrolment activities for
gaining success fully.

Then, the Secretary-1, the commander and the ministers
and the deputy ministers and the vice-mayor presented
15,134 dozens of exercise books and 5,046 dozens of
pencils to the value of K 12,662,460 bought with the
contributions to the Chairman of Myanmar Education
Committee to the respective teachers and students for
30,266 students of 60 basic education primary schools
in Dagon Myothit (South) (Seikan) and (East)
Townships, Yangon East District.

Afterwards, on behalf of the basic education schools
of Yangon East District, Head of No BEPS in Dagon
Myothit (South) U Kyaw Win spoke words of thanks and
the ceremony ended.

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( 2 ) Industry-1 Minister receives Chinese guests

Yangon, 15 July - Minister for Industry-1 U Aung
Thaung received President Assistant of China
Metallurgical Construction (Group) Corporation Mr
Xiangchun Xu and party at his office at 4 pm today.

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Minister receives Japanese guests

Yangon, 15 July - Minister for Home Affairs Col Tin
Hlaing, Chairman of Myanmar-Japan Friendship
Association, received Chairman of South-East Asia
Exchange Association, Japan, Mr Goro Konishi and party
at his office today. Col Tin Hlaing accepted two
million ten presented by Mr Goro Konishi for Youth
Rehabilitation Camp.

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( 3 ) Maj-Gen Ye Myint attends tree planting ceremony
at BEHS No 26


Yangon, 15 July - Member of the State Peace and
Development Council Maj-Gen Ye Myint of the Ministry
of Defence attended the tree planting ceremony to mark
the school environment greening day at No 26 Basic
Education High School at the corner of 66th and
Seinban Streets in Chanmyathazi Township yesterday
morning and planted a Thithseint tree
(bellericmyrobalan).

First, Maj-Gen Ye Myint planted a Thithseint tree.
Then, the commander, the mayor, the deputy minister
and the deputy commander planted trees. Then, the tree
planting ceremony followed. A total of 2,000 trees of
various kinds were planted at the ceremony. At 10 am,
Maj-Gen Ye Myint and party arrived at the construction
site of Ohbo-Shwekyin Creek Bridge on Mandalay Ring
road.

Chairman of MCDC Mayor Brig-Gen Yan Thein reported on
construction of the retaining walls at Ohbo-Shwekyin
Creek Bridge No 2, the bridge design, starting date
and time schedule of the construction tasks. Maj-Gen
Ye Myint gave instructions on timely completion and
quality of the bridge.

Next, Maj-Gen Ye Myint and party inspected
construction of Ohbo-Nyaunggwe-Kywesun section of
Mandalay Ring road by car. Afterwards, they saw over
construction tasks of Ohbo-Nyaunggwe earth road
section and the retaining walls at the Ring road near
Kywesun Ward for prevention against erosion. At
Kywesun Briefing Hall, Mayor Brig-Gen Yan Thein and
MCDC member-3 U Saw Lwin reported on progress in
building the earth road and the retaining walls.


Then, they inspected construction of Shwekyin Creek
Bridge-1 on the Ring road. The mayor and the committee
member-3 conducted them round the site. Next, Maj-Gen
Ye Myint and party inspected progress of the Ring road
in Patheingyi Township.

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( 4 ) "Soon" offered to members of the Sangha

Yangon, 15 July - Staff of the Cooperative Export and
Import Enterprise of the Ministry of Cooperatives
offered provisions and "soon" to 450 members of the
Sangha led by the rector Sayadaw of State Pariyatti
Sasana University (Yangon) at the university this
morning.

Present were Minister for Cooperatives Lt-Gen Tin
Ngwe, directors-general and the managing directors of
departments and the enterprise and officials. Rector
Sayadaw Agga Maha Ganthavacaka Pandita Bhaddanta
Pandita administered the Five Precepts. Then, the
minister donated provisions to the rector Sayadaw.

Next, Managing Director Daw Khin Swe Soe of CEIE
presented K 100,000 donated by staff for a day's
"soon" for 450 members of the Sangha to
Director-General U Sann Lwin of Department for
Promotion and Propagation of the Sasana. The rector
Sayadaw delivered a sermon and the congregation shared
merits gained. Later, the Rector Sayadaw and members
of the Sangha were offered "soon" by the Minister and
officials.

Painting portraying Bagan cultural region inspected

Yangon, 15 July - Minister for Culture U Tin Winn
inspected completion of the painting which portrayed
Bagan cultural region in accord with the wish of
Chairman of the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee
Abhidhaja Maha Rattha Guru Abhidhaja Agga Maha
Saddhammajotika Myingyan Sayadaw Bhaddanta Sobhita, at
Pyilon Chantha Maha Ordination Hall of Nikaya
Monastery on Pale Yadana Road in Ward 25-26, Dagon
Myothit (South) Township, this afternoon.
Director-General U Kyaw Win of Fine Arts Department,
Director-General U Nyunt Han of Archaeology
Department, Rector U Tin Soe of University of Culture
(Yangon) and officials welcomed the minister and
reported on the painting. In accord with the wish of
Chairman Sayadaw, the head of Painting Department of
University of Culture (Yangon), Ministry of Culture,
and artists collectively created the painting and
donated it to the Sayadaw. The painting is 36 feet
long and 8 feet wide.

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Outstanding students of SWD training schools honoured

Yangon, 15 July - A ceremony to honour the students
from the training schools under the Social Welfare
Department who passed the matriculation examination
for 2002-2002 Academic Year was held at Kyeikwaing
Youth Training School in Mayangon Township here this
afternoon.

Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement
Maj-Gen Sein Htwa made an address and presented cash
awards and certificates of honour. Director-General of
the SWD U Sit Myaing, Director-General of the Fire
Services Department U Myint Tun, Director-General of
Relief and Resettlement Department U Than Oo and
officials of the SWD, wellwishers and principals of
the training schools and students were present.
Managing Director U Thet Oo of Ayeyamyay Co Ltd and
Managing Director U Than Oo of Sun Far Travels & Tours
Co Ltd presented K 300,000 for the six students.

Then, the minister presented certificates of honour to
the students and two wellwishers. Then, U Sit Myaing
accepted K 1.65 million donated by five well-wishers
for education fund and presented certificates of
honour to the wellwishers. A total of six students two
from Yangon Girls Training School, one from Kyaikwaing
Youth Training School, one from Mandalay Youth
Training School, one from Lashio Youth Training School
and one from School for the Blind, Kyimyindine, passed
the matriculation examination.

Minister inspects National Poison Control Centre,
public health labs

Yangon, 15 July - Minister for Health Maj-Gen Ket
Sein, accompanied by Deputy Ministers Prof Dr Mya Oo
and Prof Dr Kyaw Myint and officials, inspected
progress in implementation of national poison control
tasks at the Medical Research Department (Lower
Myanmar) on Ziwaka Road in Dagon Township this
morning. Director-General Prof Dr Paing Soe of MRD
(Lower Myanmar) reported on tasks of supporting
research units for the national poison control.

Then, the minister and party inspected use of modern
equipment at the chemical poison research branch, the
information branch, the medicinal poison research
branch, the bio-poison research branch and other
branches at the National Poison Control Centre. The
minister fulfilled the requirements and gave
instructions on growing of trees for greening purpose.
Next, the minister and party proceeded to the Public
Health Lab of Health Department. Director-General Dr
Wan Maung of HD and officials reported on tasks of
sections of the lab.

The minister gave necessary instructions. Afterwards,
the minister and party inspected Food and Drug
Administration. Director (Foodstuff and Medicine) Dr
Soe Myat Tun and officials conducted the minister and
party round the FDA. The minister attended to their
needs.

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( 5 ) PBNRDA Minister attends opening ceremony of
courses

Yangon, 15 July - Minister for Progress of Border
Areas and National Races and Development Affairs Col
Thein Nyunt attended the opening ceremony of Executive
Officers Course (7) and Clerical Courses (17) (18)
(19) at the Central Training School of the Education
and Training Department of the ministry in Dagon
Myothit (North) Township this morning.


Altogether 30 trainees of the Development Affairs
Department are attending the executive officers course
and 150 trainees of DAD, the Progress of Border Areas
and National Races Department and ETD the clerical
courses. The minister inspected the vegetable
plantations and staff welfare work and fulfilled the
requirement.

Then, the minister, accompanied by Director-General
Col Myo Myint of DAD and officials, proceeded to
Thanlyin and Kyauktan Townships in Yangon South
District and inspected the development affairs tasks.
He inspected stone laying work-site of Hsinkan
Drinking Water pond in Kyauktan Township and heard
reports on work being done submitted by officials.

Next, the minister went to the Sanchainhmi lake and
cordially greeted officials, members of Union
Solidarity and Development Association, War Veterans
Organization, Maternal and Child Welfare Association,
Women's Affairs Committee, Auxiliary Fire Brigade and
Red Cross Society of the township and local people
collectively doing sanitation work there. He inspected
development undertakings in Thanlyin.

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USDA CEC member meets executives in Mandalay

Yangon, 15 July - Central Executive Committee member
of the Union Solidarity and Development Association U
Aung Thaung met with executives of Mandalay Division
USDA, secretaries of Mandalay, Kyaukse, Meiktila,
Nyaung-U, PyinOoLwin, Myingyan and Yamethin Districts
USDAs and secretaries, executives and ward/village
organizers of USDAs in the seven townships in Mandalay
at the division USDA office yesterday.

The CEC member urged all to discharge national duties
with patriotic spirit. Then, the CEC member heard
reports on rural development work, future tasks and
organization matters submitted by the secretaries of
division and district USDAs and fulfilled their
requirements. In the evening, Central Organizing
Committee member of Myanmar War Veterans Organization
U Aung Thaung met with members of division and
district WVO supervisory committees and chairmen,
secretaries and members of township WVO organizing
committees of Patheingyi, Amarapura, PyinOoLwin,
Madaya, Singu, Thabeikkyin, Mogok, Kyaukse, Singaing,
Myittha and Tada-U Townships at the hall of Mandalay
Beer Factory and discussed organizational matters.

Minister for Industry-1 U Aung Thaung met with the
managers of factories in Mandalay and Sagaing
Divisions at the briefing hall of Paleik Textile Mill
this morning. General Manager U Aye Mauk of Myanma
Ceramic Industries reported on construction of 500-ton
cement factory in Kyaukse and managers of Sewing
Machine Factory Project (Kyaukse), Tile Factory
Project (Kyaukse) on work done.

Managing Directors of the enterprises concerned
submitted supplementary reports. The 500-ton cement
factory is now 98 per cent complete. The minister gave
necessary instructions.

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Minister opens 8th ISD Sepak Takraw Championship

Yangon, 15 July - Chairman of Myanmar Olympic
Committee Minister for Sports Brig-Gen Thura Aye Myint
attended the opening ceremony of the 8th Inter-State
and Division Sepak Takraw Championship (2002) held at
the Aung San Stadium this morning.

The minister made a speech and accepted cash donated
to Myanmar Sepak takraw Federation including K 578,000
donated by U Maung Maung of Shwe Gaba Co and K 600,000
by wellwishers. The director-general and officials of
the Sports and Physical Education Department also
accepted the cash donation of other well-wishers. The
wellwishers donated a total of K 6,740,500 to the
federation today.

Then, the demonstrations of tentatively selected
women's team Vs federation youth team and tentatively
selected men's team (Red) Vs tentatively selected
men's team (Blue) followed. Aung Yi Phyo Co presented
cash awards to the winners. Eight teams of men's
division and women's division competed in the matches
today. The competition continues up to 23 July.

Altogether 11 teams of men's division and 8 teams of
women's division from 11 states and divisions are
taking part in the championship.

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( 6 ) Commander inspects sales, sanitation at tax-free
markets

Yangon, 15 July - Chairman of Yangon Division Peace
and Development Council Commander of Yangon Command
Maj-Gen Myint Swe inspected sales and keeping clean at
tax-free markets in Yangon City this morning and gave
necessary instructions.

At 6.30 am, the commander arrived at the tax-free
market at the corner of Hanthawady and Kyundaw Streets
in Kamayut Township where he was welcomed by No 3
Military Region Commander Col Yan Naing Oo, Chairman
of Yangon West District Peace and Development Council
Lt-Col Maung Maung Shein and officials. Then, the
commander and party inspected sales of vegetables,
meat, fish, eggs, palm oil and rice at the market and
cordially conversed with buyers and shopkeepers.
Accompanied by No 1 Military Region Commander Col Khin
Maung Soe, Maj-Gen Myint Swe proceeded to the tax-free
market on Konmyinttha and Nawade Tax-free Market on
Kaba Aye Pagoda Road in Mayangon Township. They
inspected the sales at the markets.

Next, the commander and party went to the tax-free
market near the Ministry of Industry-2 on Kaba Aye
Pagoda Road where they were welcomed by No 2 Military
Region Commander Col Tin Oo Lwin and officials.
Similarly, the commander and party saw over the sales
at Yankin Tax-free Market in Yankin Township and
Kyaikkasan Tax-free Market in Tamway Township and
cordially met shopkeepers and buyers. The commander
gave instructions to the officials on the sale of
fresh vegetables, meat and fish and sanitation tasks
at the market and its environs.

At the tax-free markets in Yangon City, ministries,
Yangon City Development Committee, Yangon Command,
regiments and units, departments, companies,
cultivators and producers sell vegetables, meat, fish,
eggs and milk. In addition, there are palm oil shops
of the Union of Myanmar Economic Holdings Ltd, rice
shops of Yangon Division Peace and Development Council
and Myanmar Rice and Paddy Wholesalers Association and
the personal goods shop of the Ministry of Industry-1
at the tax-free markets. The shops at the markets are
kept open daily.

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( 7 )  Cash donated to MMCWA

Yangon, 15 July - A ceremony to donate cash to Myanmar
Maternal and Child Welfare Association by well-wishers
from home and abroad was held at MMCWA Multi Purpose
Building at the corner of Parimi Road and Thanthuma
Road here this afternoon attended by MMCWA Chairperson
Prof Daw Kyu Kyu Swe, Vice-Chairperson Dr Daw Khin Win
Shwe and wellwishers.

First, On behalf of Asian Ladies Friendship Society, a
social organization based in Japan, Lt-Col Tin Oo,
Officiating Deputy Head of Department of Office of the
Chief of Military Intelligence of the Ministry of
Defence presented US$ 7,056 and Lt-Col Shwe Moe and
wife Lt-Col Sandar Tin presented K 100,000 to Dr Daw
Khin Win Shwe who accepted the donations and presented
the certificates of honour to the well-wishers. Then,
Prof Daw Kyu Kyu Swe spoke words of thanks.

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National Basketball Championship continues

Yangon, 15 July - The National Basketball
Championship, organized by Myanmar Basketball
Federation, continued at Kyaikkasan Basketball
Gymnasium this morning. Among the spectators were
President Professor Dr Sein Myint of MBF, General
Secretary U Maung Maung Myint, executives and guests.
In the women's division, Sagaing Division team beat
Central team 56-27 and MPF team beat Yangon Division
team 74-43. Swam Swam team beat Bago Division team
86-72 and Relax team beat Khin Myanmar team 61-54 in
the men's senior division. In the under-20 men's
division, LSK team beat ILBC team 67-38. A total of
five matches one in the women' division, two in the
men's senior division and two in the under-20 men's
division will be held tomorrow.

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( 8 ) Chinese fugitive bomber handed over

Yangon, 15 July - A Chinese fugitive bomber was handed
over to the People's Republic of China at the police
commander's office in Muse District on 13 July.

The Chinese was wanted by the PRC for blowing up a
bomb in Pao San Township. The ceremony was attended by
acting Shan State police commander police Lt-Col Maung
Kyaing, Secretary of the District Peace and
Development Council Maj Kyee Myint, district police
commander police Maj Pyay Nyein, and a 9-member group
led by political officer Mr Paung Kyi Haung of Ruili
police station in PRC. In response to request for help
to arrest the fugitive who exploded the bomb in Pao
San, China, Muse District police force extended
all-out cooperation and arrested the man, said police
Lt-Col Maung Kyaing.

He requested the Chinese side to help arrest culprits
wanted by the Myanmar side, adding that further
bilateral cooperation will be made to deter
transnational crimes. Later, Mr Paung Kyi Haung
expressed thanks for handing over the culprit in time.
Due to the bomb explosion by Mon Shaw Chan, more than
10 houses were destroyed in Long Yang of Jianji,
Paosan on 3 July 2002. He then assured the cooperation
of China.

Afterwards, police Maj Pyay Nyein and Mr Paung Kyi
Haung exchanged documents and then the fugitive was
handed over to China.


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( 9 ) Drug trafficker sentenced

Yangon, 15 July - A combined team comprising members
of local intelligence unit and local police force,
acting on a tip-off, on 11 November 2001, searched Ma
Khine at Ward-3 (Kha) in Mingaladon Township and
seized 8.49 kilos of marijuana from her. In connection
with the case, Mingaladon Police Station filed a case
Ma Khine, 30, daughter of U Thaung of No 2 Street,
Ward-6, DaikU Township, under section 15/19 (A) of
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law. Yangon
North District Court handed down 25 years'
imprisonment on her under section 19 (A) on 20 May
2002.

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Illegal teak, smugglers seized

Yangon, 15 July - Authorities concerned are exposing
and taking actions against unscrupulous persons who
are resorting to various ways and means to smuggle
forest resources of the State.

According to information on illegal sawing of teak at
the saw mill of Golden Land Company at No 540, Ward
58, Dagon Myothit (Seikkan) Township given by a
person, a combined team comprising members of the
local intelligence unit, Myanmar Police Force and
Forest Department searched the saw mill and seized
46.5194 tons of illegal teak on 16-6-2002. The
authorities, acting on further information that the
company was sawing timber at Kyweshin village in
Pyinmana Township, seized 1.45 tons of illegal teak.

The company had illegally sawed the timber and
exported them together with legal ones abroad. Severe
action is being taken against the company and
officials. Another combined team comprising members of
the local intelligence unit, MPF and Forest
Department, acting on information that illegal teak
arrived in Sittway via Paletwa Township on 30 June
2002, searched the region. The authorities seized
seven tons of illegally sawn teak on board the motor
schooner of U Toe Aung in Hsatyoekya Creek in Sittway
and 11 tons of illegally sawn teak on the truck with
number plates Ga/5852 of Maung Tha Tun, son of U Maung
Ni of Kondan Ward, Sittway, totalling 18 tons of
illegally sawn teak.

Similarly, a team comprising members of the local
intelligence unit, MPF and Forest Department, acting
on information on stockpile of illegal timber near
Bawnatgyi village, Bago Township, given by local
officials, searched the area and seized ownerless
17.4187 tons of illegal teak on 26 June 2002.
Authorities concerned continue to expose illegal
timber smugglers.

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