The New Light of Myanmar (Saturday, 20 July, 2002)

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The New Light of Myanmar (Saturday, 20 July, 2002)
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1. State Peace and Development Council Chairman
   Senior General Than Shwe sends felicitations to
   Republic of Colombia
2. Secretary-1 inspeacts Dagon East Industrial Town
   Development Project, No 2 Thanlyin Bridge
   Construction Project
3. - Minister for Foreign Affairs U Win Aung sends
     felicitations to Republic of Colombia
   - CPT Minister receives Malaysian guests
4. 55th Anniversary Arzani Day observed
5. Health Minister views 7th surgical kidney
transplant
6. - Minister inspects South Okkalapa Industrial Zone
   - Waso robes offered
7. - Commander attends opening of BEHS multimedia
     teaching centre, looks into agricultural tasks in
Tangyan
   - Judges recount experiences
8. - Holding of centennial "soon" offering ceremony
     coordinated in Hinthada
   - Commander attends tree planting ceremony
9. - Two heroin traffickers arrested
   - Stimulant tablets seized in Namhsan

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( 1 ) State Peace and Development Council Chairman
Senior General Than Shwe sends felicitations to
Republic of Colombia

Yangon, 20 July - Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman
of the State Peace and Development Council of the
Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of felicitations
to His Excellency Mr Andres Pastrana Arango, President
of the Republic of Colombia, on the occasion of the
Anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of
Colombia which falls on 20 July 2002.
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( 2 ) Secretary-1 inspeacts Dagon East Industrial Town
Development Project, No 2 Thanlyin Bridge Construction
Project

Yangon, 19 July - Secretary-1 of the State Peace and
Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt met with
officials at Kanaung Hall of the Management Office of
Dagon East Industrial Town this afternoon and gave
instructions on development of the industrial town.
Then, Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt inspected
factories and workshops in the industrial town and
construction of Yangon-Thanlyin Bridge No 2 and gave
necessary instructions to the officials.

Director-General U Arnt Kyaw of DHSHD reported on
objectives of setting up the industrial zone and its
area of operation, infrastructures and industrial
buildings under construction with the aid of charts.
Then, Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe reported on matters
related to the rendering of assistance to the
industrial development project. After hearing the
reports, Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt gave
instructions on cooperation of the ministries
concerned for the successful implementation of the
project as it is included in the State's development
undertakings, convenience of staff living in the
industrial city, education and health care for the
children of the staff, and implementation of the
project stage by stage in accordance with the plan.

Dagon East Industrial Town Development Project has
been implemented by the State with the aim of
providing job opportunities for the local people since
November 2000. The project is being carried out on 666
acres of land, designating 500 acres for Part I and
166 acres for Part II. Part I includes 149 plots and
Part II, 52 plots totaling 201 plots. Buildings and
factories are being constructed on the plots.

Then, the Secretary-1 and party arrived at Myanma
Arhman Feedstuff factory, No 96, U Po Hlaing Street,
Dagon (East) Industrial Zone where they were welcomed
by officials concerned.Managing Director of the
company Dr Zaw Tun reported on implementation of the
factory project. He said that the Government is
providing necessary assistance to fish and shrimp
breeding with the aim of earning more foreign currency
and fulfilling food, clothing and shelter needs. Fish
and shrimp breeding business is one of the main
foreign exchange earners in neighbouring countries. So
fish and shrimp breeding plays a key role in ensuring
national development.

In modern fish and shrimp breeding, the feedstuff is
crucial, helping to increase the growth rate of the
aquatic animals and their disease-resistant power.
Myanmar faced difficulties in breeding prawn for it is
relying on imported feedstuff. Construction of a
world-class feedstuff factory will lead to overcoming
the difficulty and reducing foreign exchange
expenditure and the reliance on imported folder. Feed
mixing techniques, high quality feedstuff producing
machines, high quality raw materials and supplementary
medicines and tonic, and quality control, are required
to produce nutritious feedstuff. This being so, he
made up his mind to construct a feedstuff mixer based
on the findings on his foreign trips.

He studied the techniques to produce fish and prawn
feedstuff at different research centers in foreign
countries and theoretical and practical courses on the
techniques are now being conducted for his staff. In
addition, foreign technicians came to the factory
project and provided necessary assistance. The factory
project is situated in Dagon East Industrial Town. The
corner-stone laying of the facility was held on 27
September 2001. Earnest efforts were made to complete
the facility within ten months.

Now, 95 per cent of construction and installation
tasks were completed. Machinery were installed at
vertical position so as to have gravity flow effect.
Drag conveyor, bucket elevator, magnetic separator,
hammer mill, primary mixer, atomizer, air separator,
secondary mixer, pellet mill, pellet cooker dryer,
cooker cooler, crumbier and hopper were used in the
facility. Efforts are being made to successfully
produce fish and shrimp feed with the use of domestic
raw materials. There are three phases of quality
control raw quality control, processing quality
control and finished product quality control. The
three phases of test were carried out by own
laboratories. Packaging system will be of
international class one and the capacity of production
will be about 1,000 tons of shrimp feed and 1,500 tons
of fish feed per month.

The Secretary-1 said the nation is striving to
increase its economic growth by conducting farming in
addition to agriculture which is its main economy. The
government is rendering all-round assistance for
development of the agriculture and farming enterprises
of the national entrepreneurs. The farming work covers
fish breeding, poultry farms and prawn culture. The
prawn farms are gaining development on a wider scale.
As the prawns have ready markets abroad, use of
quality strains and feedstuff will help promote the
business in a short period. The factory is the first
of its kind in Myanmar, which will fulfill the local
needs by supplying fresh feedstuff for the prawn
breeders any time, relieve the breeders' anxiety over
timely arrival of the feedstuff from abroad. Moreover,
prawn feed will be available at low cost. Thus efforts
should be made for soonest operation of the factory.

The Secretarty-1 and party then inspected the factory.
After observing the industrial zone of the Dagon
(East), the Secretary-1 and party inspected the
Diamond Star Flour Mill Project. On arrival at
Yangon-Thanlyin Bridge No 2 Project in Dagon Seikkan
Township, they were welcomed by Deputy Minister for
Construction U Tint Swe, Deputy Minister for Transport
Brig-Gen Kyaw Myint, Managing Director of Public Works
U Nay Soe Naing and officials.

Superintending Engineer of PW U Myint Lwin reported to
the Secretary-1 on progress in implementing the
project, future tasks and requirements, and Maj-Gen
Myint Swe, U Tint Swe and U Nay Soe Naing on salient
points of the project. The Secretary-1 attended to
their needs. The six-lane bridge will be supported by
reinforced concrete piles. Its main structure is also
being built with reinforced concrete. The 4,540-foot
long bridge will have a 72-foot wide motorway flanked
by two six-foot wide pedestrian lanes. Its clearance
will be 130 feet wide and 18 feet high. It can
withstand 75 tons of load.

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( 3 ) Minister for Foreign Affairs U Win Aung sends
felicitations to Republic of Colombia

Yangon, 20 July - U Win Aung, Minister for Foreign
Affairs of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of
felicitations to His Excellency Mr Guillermo Fernandez
De Soto, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic
of Colombia, on the occasion of the Anniversary of the
Independence of the Republic of Colombia which falls
on 20 July 2002.

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CPT Minister receives Malaysian guests

Yangon, 19 July - Minister for Communications, Posts
and Telegraphs Brig-Gen Thein Zaw received Mr A Azam
Latiff and party of Maxis Communications Co, Malaysia,
at his office this morning.
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( 4 ) 55th Anniversary Arzani Day observed

Yangon, 19 July - The 55th Anniversary Arzani Day was
observed at the Arzani Mausoleum at 8 am today. On
behalf of the Chairman of the State Peace and
Development Council, Chairman of the 55th Anniversary
Arzani Day Observance Committee Minister for Culture U
Tin Winn attended the ceremony, saluted the State
Flag, laid wreaths at the tombs of national leader
Bogyoke Aung San and his fallen comrades, paid tribute
to them, and dispensed metta.

Also present on the occasion were Chief Justice U Aung
Toe, Attorney-General U Tha Tun, Auditor-General
Brig-Gen Tin Aye, Chairman of the executive committee
for 55th Anniversary Arzani Day Observance Committee
Deputy Minister for Culture U Soe Nyunt and members,
secretaries of work committee, senior officers of
Tatmadaw (Army, Navy and Air), members of the Guard of
Honour, and senior officers of Myanmar Police Force
and Fire Brigade.

Chairman of the 55th Anniversary Arzani Day Observance
Committee Minister for Culture U Tin Winn arrived at
the Mausoleum at 8 am by car and was welcomed by
Chairman of the executive committee for 55th
Anniversary Arzani Day Observance Committee Deputy
Minister for Culture U Soe Nyunt. Then, Minister U Tin
Winn, Chief Justice U Aung Toe, Attorney-General U Tha
Tun and Auditor-General Brig-Gen Tin Aye took the
respective places before the tombs of Arzanis.

Minister U Tin Winn, Chief Justice U Aung Toe,
Attorney-General U Tha Tun and Auditor-General
Brig-Gen Tin Aye laid wreaths at the tombs and paid
respects to the Arzanis, after which all those present
saluted the State Flag.

At that time, the State Flag was flown at half mast
and the Guard of Honour of Tatmadaw (Army, Navy and
Air) also saluted the fallen leaders. This was
followed by the dispensing of metta and two-minute
silence in memory of the Arzanis. Afterwards, Minister
U Tin Winn, Chief Justice U Aung Toe, Attorney-General
U Tha Tun, Auditor-General Brig-Gen Tin Aye and Deputy
Minister U Soe Nyunt left the Mausoleum. Later,
families of the Arzanis laid wreaths at the respective
tombs.


First, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, daughter of Bogyoke Aung
San, laid a flower basket, and U Nan Nwe, on behalf of
U Aung San Oo, eldest son of Bogyoke Aung San, and
wife Daw Le Le Nwe Thein, a wreath, at the Bogyoke
Aung San's tomb and paid tribute to him, and dispensed
metta.

Then, families of other Arzanis laid wreaths at the
respective tombs and dispensed metta. Heads of
respective foreign embassies and resident
representatives of UN agencies in Yangon also laid
wreaths at the tombs of the Arzanis and paid tribute
to them.

Then, representatives of the Union Solidarity and
Development Association, the Myanmar War Veterans
Organization, the Myanmar Fire Brigade, the Myanmar
Red Cross Society, the Myanmar Writers and Journalists
Association, the Myanmar Motion Picture Asiayon, the
Myanmar Music Asiayon, the Myanmar Thabin Asiayon, the
Myanmar Traditional Artists and Artisans Asiayon and
the people also laid wreaths and paid tribute.

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( 5 ) Health Minister views 7th surgical kidney
transplant

Yangon, 19 July - The Ministry of Health is
successfully undertaking renal transplants with local
experts. Minister for Health Maj-Gen Ket Sein,
accompanied by Deputy Minister Prof Dr Kyaw Myint,
viewed the 7th renal transplant performed at the new
Yangon General Hospital at noon today.

Director-General of the Health Department Dr Wan Maung
and Director-General of the Medical Research
Department (Lower Myanmar) Prof Dr Paing Soe reported
to the minister on preparations for the transplant,
surgical steps and arrangements for medical students
to observe and study. Then, the minister called on
those concerned to make greater efforts in renal
transplant as it was able to be performed by native
experts in Yangon and Mandalay.

The present surgical operation was the seventh one
performed by a team headed by Prof Dr Paing Soe with
the participation of renal specialist lecturer Dr Tin
Shwe, renal experts, renal transplant experts, and
Prof U Tin Myint and aesthetists Dr Kyi Lin and Dr Kyi
Kyi San. Diagnostic experts led Professor of the North
Okkalapa General Hospital and Professor Pathologist Dr
Ohn Myint of the Yangon General Hospital gave
necessary supervision in the surgical operation.
Nurses led by Matron Daw Tin Tin Shwe of the YGH
participated in the surgical operation.

Dr Wan Maung and medical superintendent Dr Aung Htut
of new YGH made arrangements for administrative
matters. With a view to undertaking the renal
transplant widely in Mandalay and to gain experiences,
renal specialist Dr Khin Maung Htay of Mandalay
General Hospital and renal surgeons Prof Dr Sai Lun
Maung and lecturer Dr Toe Lwin and anesthetist Dr Khin
Mon cooperated in the surgical operation. In this
renal transplant, three patients will be
kidney-transplanted.

The kidney was donated to Daw Hnin Hnin Mya, 43, who
underwent today's surgical operation, by her father U
Mya Maung. The surgical operation started at 12.2 pm
and finished at 3.15 pm, and the patient is in good
condition.

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( 6 ) Minister inspects South Okkalapa Industrial Zone

Yangon, 19 July - Minister for Commerce Brig-Gen Pyi
Sone arrived at South Okkalapa Industrial Zone this
afternoon and met with management committee members
and entrepreneurs. The minister discussed matters
related to production of import-substitute items,
keeping abreast with the industrialized countries in
the long run and cheapness of pro-ducts and fulfilled
the requirements of the entrepreneurs. Then, the
minister went to the two-ton truck production workshop
and gave necessary instructions.

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Waso robes offered

Yangon, 19 July - Border Trade Department of the
Ministry of Commerce held its fifth Waso robe offering
ceremony at Pissimayon Pali Tekkatho Sarthintaik on
Kyaikwaing Pagoda Road in Mayangon Township this
morning.

Minister for Commerce Brig-Gen Pyi Sone and wife Daw
Aye Pyi Wai Khin attended the ceremony and offered
Waso robes and provisions to the members of the
Sangha. It was also attended by Presiding Sayadaw
Bhaddanta Kodana and members of the Sangha,
Director-General of the Directorate of Trade U Nyunt
Aye, Director-General of the Border Trade Department U
Nay Win, Managing Director of the Myanma Agricultural
Produce Trading U Min Hla Aung, guests and staff. The
congregation received the Five Precepts from the
Sayadaw.

Then, the minister and wife and departmental heads
offered Waso robes and provisions to the members of
the Sangha. After sharing the merits gained, "soon"
was offered to members of the Sangha.

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( 7 ) Commander attends opening of BEHS multimedia
teaching centre, looks into agricultural tasks in
Tangyan

Yangon, 19 July - The Basic Education High School of
Tangyan in Shan State (North) held the opening
ceremony of its multimedia teaching centre at the
school on 15 July morning.

Headmistress Daw Nu Nu Yee and Vice-Chairman of the
School Board of Trustees Dr U Win Sein Myint formally
opened the centre. Then, the commander formally
unveiled the signboard of the centre.

Afterwards, Chairman of Shan State (North) Peace and
Development Council Commander of North-East Command
Brig-Gen Myint Hlaing, , the deputy minister and party
viewed the multimedia teaching rooms. The students
presented a skill demonstration to them. At Thanlwin
Hall of the school, the commander made a speech. In
his speech, he elaborated on efforts being made for
promotion of education in Shan State (North) region.
The commander presented K 710,000 for the multimedia
teaching rooms, and the deputy minister K 280,000
donated by the Progress of Border Areas and National
Races Department and 18 wall clocks for 18 basic
education schools in Wa region through the
headmistress. Wellwishers presented exercise books and
cash donations to the officials.

The donations at the ceremony totaled 620 dozens of
exercise books, 18 wall clocks and K 4,968,840. In the
afternoon, the commander met with members of local
agricultural supervisory committee and townselders at
Yan Aung Myin Yeiktha in Tangyan and discussed
cultivation of high-yield paddy strain for rice
sufficiency, establishing of quality strain zones for
cultivation of crops and conditions of elimination of
narcotic drugs. Then, the commander fulfilled the
requirements regarding the reports presented by the
officials. Later, the commander attended the township
level transplant skill contest at farmer U Hsan
Nyunt's paddy field in Ward 9, and DU (527) high-yield
paddy strain transplanting demonstration and
collective summer paddy harvesting and ploughing at
farmer U Laing Hein Swe's model paddy field at Ward 6
in Tangyan.

Afterwards, the commander met with Township USDA
executives and members at the association and
discussed matters on community welfare activities. On
16 July, the commander inspected extended reclamation
of lands in Harput Village in Tangyan Township. Then,
he inspected monsoon paddy fields in Harput extended
reclamation land and coal mining of the Command.

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Judges recount experiences

Yangon, 19 July - A ceremony to recount the
experiences of the 20th meeting of the Supreme Court
and State/Division/District judges was held in Toungoo
yesterday. Present on the occasion were Chairman of
Bago Division Peace and Development Council Commander
of Southern Command Brig-Gen Aung Min, Deputy
Commander Brig-Gen Thura Maung Ni, Brig-Gen Thura
Myint Thein of Toungoo Station, Secretary of Bago
Division Peace and Development Council Lt-Col Aung Min
and members, officials, judges, law officers and
others. The commander urged personnel of the courts to
boldly carry out their duty with the national outlook.
Judges of Bago Division, Bago District and Toungoo
District recounted the discussions made at the
meeting.

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( 8 ) Holding of centennial "soon" offering ceremony
coordinated in Hinthada

Yangon, 19 July - A coordination meeting for holding
the centennial ceremony of "soon" offering to the
members of the Sangha of Hinthada, Ayeyawady Division,
took place at the Myanadi hall of Irrigation Guest
House in Hinthada yesterday morning.

It was attended by Ayeyawady Division Peace and
Development Council Chairman South-West Command
Commander Brig-Gen Htay Oo, division level
departmental officials, Hinthada District Chairman
Lt-Col Win Htein and officials and members of the
leading committee and work committee for holding the
ceremony. Chairman of the leading committee U Kyaw
Hsan reported on work plans and programme and the
district chairman on requirements. Then, Myanmar Music
Asiayon Vice-Chairman Hinthada U Myint Ngwe reported
on arrangements for entertainment and information. The
commander fulfilled the requirements on their reports
and gave instructions on carrying out the tasks
collectively for holding the ceremony in grand scale.
Afterwards, the commander and party inspected the CP
corn and maize farms and thriving farms of the farmers
in Khongyi Village, Ingapu Township and gave necessary
instructions.

Next, the commander met with Township Chairman U Kyi
San and officials, townselders and local farmers at
the forest camp in Thenukon Village, Laymyet-hna
Township. He gave instructions on extended cultivation
of thitseint (belleric myrohalan) trees and maize, use
of modern methods to boost the yield of monsoon paddy
and minimization of cultivation cost and fulfilled the
requirements.

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Commander attends tree planting ceremony

Yangon, 19 July - Sagaing Division Peace and
Development Council Chairman North-West Command
Commander Brig-Gen Soe Naing attended a tree-planting
ceremony held to mark the opening of Basic Electrical
and Mechanical Drawing Course 3/2002 at Monywa
Industrial Zone on 17 July morning.

First, the commander, together with senior military
officers of Monywa Station, division, district and
township level departmental officials, members of the
Union Solidarity and Development Association, social
organizations, Management Committee of the industrial
zone and trainees, participated in the activities of
planting three hundred trees. Then, the commander made
a speech at the opening of Basic Electrical and
Mechanical Drawing Course No 3/2002 held in
conjunction with the conclusion of Mechanical Course
No 2/2001 at the hall of the industrial zone.
Principal Daw Myint Myint Oo of Government Technical
College explained salient points of the courses.

The commander presented completion certificates of the
trainees to the course monitor. Patron of the
Supervisory Committee of Sagaing Division Maternal and
Child Welfare Association wife of the commander Daw
Tin Tin Latt donated K 30,000 for needy trainees of
the course.

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( 9 ) Two heroin traffickers arrested

Yangon, 19 July - Two men were arrested in a case in
which 760 grams of heroin were seized from a jeep
without number plate on Muse-Panhsai road near
Nantaung village in Muse Township at 5 pm on 16 June.
The drugs were found on the jeep which was on its way
to Panhsai when a combined team comprising members of
local intelligence unit and special anti-drug squad
intercepted the car near the village. Phon Lichan, 19,
was at the wheel and the car owner, Yaw Seinkon, 40,
was also on the car. Kyugok-Panhsai Police station has
taken action against the two, Phon Lichan, son of U
Phon Kyanhon of No 97, Ward 5, Kyugok, and Yaw
Seinkon, son of U Yaw Yinphu, of No 44, Ward 6,
Kyugok, under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotrophic
Substances Law.

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Stimulant tablets seized in Namhsan

Yangon, 19 July - The Myawady District Court handed
down a prison term on an illicit drug possessor on 24
May this year. The combined team made up of members of
local intelligence unit and Myanmar Police Force,
acting on a tip-off, made a thorough body search on
Aung Min, 43, son of U Tin Sein, of Bogyoke Street,
Ward 4, Namhsan, who was on a bicycle on Kyundaw
Kwetthit Street, Ward 5, Myawady, and seized 570
stimulant tablets on 1 January 2002. The Myawady
Police Station took action against him under Section
15/19(A)/20 (A) (B) of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic
Substances Law. He was sentenced to 17 years'
imprisonment under Section 19 (A) by the Myawady
District Court.

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