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[myanmar_information] THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR (28-7-2002)
THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR (28-7-2002)
1. State Peace and Development Council Chairman
Senior General Than Shwe sends felicitations to
Republic of Peru
2. Secretary-1 inspects construction
of Myanmar Aerospace Engineering University,
Hospital (200-bed), Institute of Economics,
Industrial Zone in Meiktila
3. Thityakauk-Sanmagyi-Koebin shortcut dirt road
contributes
towards education, health and social progress of
55 villages in Magway,
Taungdwingyi and Sinbaungwe Townships
4. -Provisions donated to Five Nikaya Tri-Pitaka
Sarthintaik
in Dagon Myothit (South) Township, Yangon East
District
-Maj-Gen Thein Sein attends cash and provision
donation ceremony
to Maha Aungmyaybonsan Kyaungtaik
5. -Maj-Gen Ye Myint attends opening ceremony of
multimedia teaching centre
in Taungdwingyi
-Foreign Affairs Minister leaves for Brunei
6. -Ceremony in honour of enrolment movement for
school-going
age children continues
-Prize-distribution ceremony of BEHS level
National Mathem,
Atical Olympaid contest held
7. -Minister for Foreign Affairs U Win Aung sends
felicitations
to Republic of Peru
-MRMA holds annual general meeting
8. Commander inspects sanitation work in Yangon City
9. -Myanmar beat China 3-1 in volleyball friendly
-Three Chinese culprits handed over to China
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( 1 ) State Peace and Development Council Chairman
Senior General Than Shwe sends felicitations to
Republic of Peru
Yangon, 28 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 Alejandro Toledo, President of
the Republic of Peru, on the occasion of the
Anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of
Peru which falls on 28 July 2002.
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( 2 ) Secretary-1 inspects construction of Myanmar
Aerospace Engineering University, Hospital (200-bed),
Institute of Economics, Industrial Zone in Meiktila
Yangon, 27 July - Chairman of Myanmar Education
Committee Secretary-1 of the State Peace and
Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt, accompanied by
the ministers, the deputy ministers, officials of the
State Peace and Development Council Office and
departmental heads, left here by Tatmadaw aircraft
this morning and arrived in Meiktila, Mandalay
Division, at 9.15 am.
The Secretary-1 and party were welcomed there by
Chairman of Mandalay Division Peace and Development
Council Commander of Central Command Brig-Gen Ye
Myint, Deputy Minister for Science and Technology U
Nyi Hla Nge, military and civilian officials and
members of the Union Solidarity and Development
Association.
Then, the Secretary-1 and party proceeded to Myanmar
Aerospace Engineering University and attended the
cornerstone laying ceremony for the main lecture hall.
The ceremony opened with three-time recitation of
Namo Tassa. Next, Adviser to the State Calendar
Committee U Kyaw read out the stone inscription. Then,
the Secretary-1 laid the nine-gem silver casket at the
cornerstone. At the auspicious time, the Secretary-1,
the commander and the ministers put the bricks at the
designated places.
Afterwards, the Secretary-1 laid the stone plaque and
sprinkled scented water on it. After three-time
recitation of Buddha Sasanam ?iram Titthatu at the end
of the ceremony, the Secretary-1 performed the rituals
of golden and silver showers marking successful
completion of the ceremony. At the project briefing
hall, officials reported to the Secretary-1 on
arrangements for construction of the main lecture hall
of the university with the aid of the scale model of
the university.
Managing Director U Tint Hsan of ACE Construction
Group reported on buildings to be constructed at the
university, progress of work, road construction, trees
planting and greening tasks in the project area,
stockpile of construction materials and requirements.
Commander Brig-Gen Ye Myint, Minister for Science and
Technology U Thaung, Deputy Minister for Science and
Technology U Nyi Hla Nge and Deputy Minister for
Forestry Col Thaik Tun reported on construction
matters and requirements to be fulfilled. Then, the
Secretary-1 gave necessary instructions and attended
to their needs.
Next, the Secretary-1 inspected progress in
construction of two types of four-unit staff houses
and the buildings under construction and gave
necessary instructions. Afterwards, the Secretary-1
and party were welcomed there by Pro-Rector (Duty) U
Tin Maung Nyunt and teachers at the Myanmar Aerospace
Engineering University which will soon be opened for
human resource development in Meiktila.
At the hall of the university, Deputy Minister for
Science and Technology U Nyi Hla Nge reported on
appointment of staff and faculty members
administration departments, acceptance of students,
preparations of laboratories, computer labs, language
labs, collection of books for the library, progress in
building the lecture halls, fulfilment of school
furniture and preparations for academic matters.
Maj Aye Cho of the Construction Group also reported
on construction of the lecture halls. The commander
gave a supplementary report on arrangements for
convenient transport of teachers and fulfilment of
furniture and others. Deputy Minister for Transport U
Pe Than reported on fulfilment of teaching aids for
the university. Minister for Education U Than Aung
reported on requirements of faculty members to be
fulfilled.
After hearing the reports, the Secretary-1 gave
necessary instructions and inspected completion of
lecture theatres, lecture halls, fulfilment of school
furniture, preparations of the Rector's Office, the
Chemistry Department and the Physics Department,
laboratory apparatus, Aero Museums, preparations of
the Myanmar Department and the Mathematics Department,
the electrical engineering lab, the English
Department, installation of teaching aids, the Library
and Resource Centre, the Computer Science Department,
and gave necessary instructions.
The Myanmar Aerospace Engineering University, which
will soon be opened, is an advanced one at which the
students will be conducted aerospace engineering
technologies. Chairman of the National Health
Committee Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt and party
arrived at District People}s Hospital in Meiktila in
the afternoon. In the hall of the hospital, Deputy
Minister for Health Dr Kyaw Myint reported on the
brief history of the hospital, the upgrading of the
100-bed hospital into a 200-bed one and arrangements
to build new annexes which fit the 200-bed hospital.
Commander Brig-Gen Ye Myint reported on construction
of new annexes. The Secretary-1 gave instructions and
inspected the sites chosen for construction of the new
annexes and the site designated for a two-storey
building.
Then, Chairman of Myanmar Education Committee
Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt went to the Institute of
Economics in Meiktila. Pro-Rector U Than Swe reported
on condition of accepting students at the Meiktila
Institute of Economics, courses to be open under the
human resources development programme, completion of
construction of lecture buildings, the furnishing of
lecture buildings with furniture and arrangements for
health and transport of students. Chairman of
Shwenanthit Construction Company Ltd U Myint Han
reported on progress of construction of buildings at
the institute. Minister for Education U Than Aung
reported on construction work of the institute and the
growing of trees. The Secretary-1 gave instructions on
construction work and the growing of big trees such as
Thitseint and inspected the scale model of the
institute.
Then, the Secretary-1 and party met with entrepreneurs
of Meiktila Industrial Zone at the office of the
industrial zone. Commander Brig-Gen Ye Myint reported
on the establishment of Meiktila Industrial Zone,
efforts for the development of the industrial zone and
production of Htila Jeep. Minister at the Office of
the State Peace and Development Council Chairman
Lt-Gen Min Thein in charge of Meiktila Industrial Zone
reported on the fulfilment of requirements for the
development of Meiktila Industrial Zone and measures
taken to produce two-ton vehicles in addition to Htila
Jeep.
Minister for Industry-2 Maj-Gen Saw Lwin and Deputy
Minister for Industry-1 Brig-Gen Kyaw Win reported on
the fulfilment of requirements concerning machinery
and technology. The entrepreneurs also reported on
their requirements. The Secretary-1 said that Head of
State Senior General Than Shwe is paying constant
attention to the development of industries of national
entrepreneurs and industrial zones and giving
guidance. The Head of State has also given guidance
that responsible officials are to provide necessary
assistance for the development of industrial zones.
Therefore, ministers have been assigned duty to
supervise industrial zones. Assistance is being given
to industries, specifically the machinery production
industries and automobile industries which contribute
to the development of import-substitute industries,
agricultural and industrial production work. Vehicles
produced from the industrial zones are becoming
popular as they are sold at prices and of good
quality. If the present quality of producing vehicles
can be maintained and if efforts are made to further
improve their quality, the standard of local vehicle
production work will become higher.
As the government is rendering assistance for local
automobile production work, the entrepreneurs need to
make efforts for the improvement of quality and
quantity. The Central Committee for Industrial
Development held a meeting very recently; decisions
were made to provide as much assistance as the
government could for the development of industries;
arrangements were made to import machinery needed for
industries. Production of soy bean oil, sunflower oil
and Thitsein oil needs to be speeded up. The
government is giving assistance for the growing of
Thitseint trees in central Myanmar.
Therefore, more efforts need to be exerted to develop
import-substitute industries. Emphasis should be
placed on long-term interest rather than on short-term
interest. Therefore, innovative measures need to be
taken to overcome temporary difficulties and to
achieve success. Industrial zones need to study and
emulate others and need to work together for
harmonious development. The government will continue
to provide assistance for all the industries and
national entrepreneurs. In conclusion, the Secretary-1
said that the success of national entrepreneurs is
concerned not only with them but also with the State.
Therefore, at a time when the government is paying
special attention to industrial development,
industrialists need to make efforts for the
development of industrial zones.
Next, the Secretary-1 and party inspected tractors
assembled at Meiktila Industrial Zone. They also
inspected the assembling of Htila Jeep, welding work
and arrangements to produce a two-ton vehicle at
Workshop No 1, and had a cordial meeting with the
industrialists. Meiktila Industrial Zone has planned
to produce 50 Htila Jeeps in 2002-2003 and sell a jeep
at K 5.5 million. The Secretary-1 and party inspected
Meiktila Industrial Zone. They left there by Tatmadaw
aircraft and arrived back here in the evening.
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( 3 ) Thityakauk-Sanmagyi-Koebin shortcut dirt road
contributes towards education, health and social
progress of 55 villages in Magway, Taungdwingyi and
Sinbaungwe Townships
Yangon, 27 July- The inauguration of
Thityakauk-Sanmagyi-Koebin shortcut dirt road linking
Koebin in Sinbaungwe Township and Thityakauk in Magway
Township was held at the archway in Koebin Village in
Sinbaungwe Township yesterday morning, with an address
by member of the State Peace and Development Council
Maj-Gen Ye Myint of the Ministry of Defence.
Maj-Gen Ye Myint and party went to the section in
Thityakauk Village in Magway Township. Maj-Gen Ye
Myint delivered an address. He said: The
Thityakauk-Sanmagyi-Koebin shortcut road is a new road
in Magway Division. The State Peace and Development
Council has laid down the twelve objectives for
emergence of a peaceful modern developed nation and is
implementing them in all sectors.
He quoted Head of State Senior General Then Shwe as
saying that there is less fraternity among the people
due to the transport difficulty. Major roads and
bridges which are the most essential infrastructure
are being built to narrow the development gap. Senior
General Than Shwe also gave guidance on emphasis on
smooth and secure transport and development sectors to
achieve equitable development and to narrow the gap
among the regions of the national people. Before 1988,
there were 1,207 miles of tarred, gravel and earth
roads. Now there are 1,916 miles and five furlongs.
Theses roads include Taungdwingyi-Taungnyo-Pyinmana
Road and Magway-Natmauk-Pyawbwe Road that are main
ones linking Magway Division and regions in the east
of Yoma. Major bridges built in Magway Division are
Mone Creek bridge, Mann Creek bridge, Nwetamai bridge
across Salin Creek, Yaw Creek bridge, Saidu bridge,
Laungkat bridge, Natho Creek bridge and Anawrahta
bridge across the Ayeyawady. Moreover, Bwetgyi Creek
bridge, Chi Creek bridge, Gonbo Creek bridge, Ohndaw
bridge, Tawwin Creek bridge, Tinle Creek bridge and
Ayeyawady River Bridge (Magway-Minbu) are under
construction. The Ayeyawady River Bridge
(Magway-Minbu) will be open soon.
These tasks are being implemented under the guidance
of Head of State Senior Than Shwe. Ensuring smooth and
secure transport is vital in efforts to build a modern
developed nation. Development in a single region,
township, district and division is not enough. Only
when equitable development can be made in the
respective regions, townships, districts and
divisions, will the whole nation develop. With the
better transport, economic, social, health and
education sectors will improve.
In building a modern developed nation, ensuring smooth
and secure transport is a fundamental task. The 21
miles and four furlongs Thityakauk-Sanmagyi-Koebin
road is the shortcut one leading directly to Aunglan.
Distance between Magway and Aunglan is 108 miles and
four furlongs long. Using the shortcut road, it saves
26 miles and five furlongs. One can go from Magway to
Aunglan without passing through Taungdwingyi. The road
will benefit education, health and social progress of
local people in 55 villages in Magway, Taungdwingyi
and Hsinpaungwe Townships and help smooth flow of
local products. The road will become an important
section of Yangon-Pyay-Magway-Mandalay Road. Efforts
are to be made to become a tarred one.
Maj-Gen Ye Myint called for maintenance of the road
for durability. Next, Col Zaw Min said the shortcut
road helps speedy transport of local products to urban
areas and urged local people to serve the interest of
the region and the nation in response to the goodwill
of the Head of State and high-ranking officials.
Maj-Gen Ye Myint, Minister Brig-Gen Thein Zaw, Deputy
Minister Brig-Gen Myint Thein and Chairman Col Zaw Min
formally opened the road section in Magway Township
and inspected the road. The Thityakauk-Sanmagyi-Koebin
shortcut road shortens the 108 miles and four furlongs
Magway and Aunglan road to 81 miles seven furlongs. It
saves 26 miles and five furlongs. Transport of local
products and regional development tasks can be
implemented with greater momentum.
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( 4 ) Provisions donated to Five Nikaya Tri-Pitaka
Sarthintaik in Dagon Myothit (South) Township, Yangon
East District
Yangon, 27 July - Families of Tatmadaw (Army, Navy and
Air) and wellwishers donated rice, edible oil, salt,
gram, traditional medicines and cash to Five Nikaya
Tri-Pitaka Sarthintaik in Dagon Myo-thit (South)
Township, Yan-gon East District, at the Sar-thintaik
this afternoon.
The congregation received the Five Precepts from
Taikoat Sayadaw of the Sarthintaik Agga Maha Pandita
Bahddanta Kalyana. Then, Adjutant-General Maj-Gen
Thein Sein, Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe, the
ministers, the deputy ministers and officials
presented offertories to members of the Sangha.
Then, Vice-Adjutant-General Brig-Gen Maung Nyo,
Rear-Admiral Soe Thein and senior military officers
presented provisions donated by families of Tatmadaw
(Army, Navy and Air); Maj-Gen Myint Swe, provisions by
Yangon Division Peace and Development Council; Deputy
Minister Brig-Gen Thrua Aung Ko, provisions by the
Ministry of Religious Affairs; Deputy Minister U Soe
Nyunt, provisions by the Ministry of Culture; Member
of Yangon City Development Committee Col Tin Soe,
provisions by the YCDC; District Chairman Lt-Col Aung
Pyi and Township Chairman U Aung Kyaw Soe, provisions
by Yangon East District and Dagon Myothit (South)
Township Peace and Development Councils; General
Manager U Po Hsan, iodized (salt and soft salt boxes
by Myanma Salt and Marine Chemicals Enterprise;
Director U Khin Maung Win of Traditional Medicine
Department, traditional medicines by the department;
and Secretary of Yangon Division Fisheries Federation
U Myo Aung and Joint-Secretary U Tin Hla, provisions
by Myanmar Fisheries Federation and YDFF to the
Taikoat Sayadaw.
Afterwards, wellwishers presented provisions donated
by U Than Maung-Daw Pa Pa of Sandi traditional
medicine enterprise, Director Dagon Tin Win-Daw Mya Yi
Nanda and family, Dagon Myotthit (South) War Veterans
Organization and Secretary of Township USDA U Zaw
Win-Daw Khin Lon Si and family to the Taikoat Sayadaw.
Next, Adjutant-General Maj-Gen Thein Sein accepted the
donations for the trust fund of the Sarthintaik K
10,000 each donated by families of Tatmadaw (Army,
Navy and Air) and Division Peace and Development
Council; K 5,000 by Township Peace and Development
Council; K 50,000 each by Thiha Thudhamma
Manizawtadara U Tin Win-Daw San Win and family, Thiha
Thudhamma Manizawtadara U Thaing Win-Daw Htay Htay
Nyunt of BTB Co, and Thiha Thudhamma Manizawtadara U
Than Naing-Thiha Thudhamma Theingi Daw Kyi Kyi Swe of
Thamada Thingantaik.
After that, Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe accepted the
donations K 100,000 donated by U Nay Win-Daw Khin Saw
Kyu and family; K 50,000 by U Tin Aung-Daw Hla Hla Nwe
of Win Yadana Transportation Enterprise; K 20,000 each
by Myanmar Rice Dealers Association and U Nyein-Daw
Ohn Kyin of OK rice trading; and K 50,000 by Myanmar
Rice Millers Association.
Then, Hmancho traditional medicine enterprise
presented K 15,000; U Myo Aung-Daw Khin Yi Mon and
family, and Sandi traditional medicine enterprise, K
50,000 each; Dagon Tin Win-Daw Mya Yi Nanda of Dagon
Myanmar International K 51,500; and Ko Aung Myint
(Myint Myat paddy marking) K 10,000 to Minister U Aung
Khin. Kaythipan traditional medicine enterprise
presented K 20,000; U Yan Naing-Daw Yee Yee Thein
(Sayagyi Co) K 10,000; U Win Lwin (Yuzana Plaza) K
20,000; Daw Mya Thein (U Wisara Housing Estate) K
20,000; and U Shwe O-Daw Hla Hla Khin (Southern Dagon
Myothit) K 3,000 to Minister Brig-Gen Pyi Sone.
Then, Adjutant-General Maj-Gen Thein Sein supplicated
on the purpose of the donation. Presiding Nayaka of
the Sarthintaik Golden Jubilee Tipitaka Sayadaw
Tipitakadhara Tipitaka Kovida Bhaddanta Silakkhandha
Bhivamsa delivered a sermon, followed by sharing of
merits gained. Today's donations totalled 103 bags of
rice, 73 viss and 80 ticals of edible oil, 663 boxes
of traditional medicines, 37 and half viss of gram,
200 viss of salt, 20 boxes of soft salt and K 664,550.
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Maj-Gen Thein Sein attends cash and provision donation
ceremony to Maha Aungmyaybonsan Kyaungtaik
Yangon, 27 July - Families of Defence Services (Army,
Navy and Air) and wellwishers donated cash, rice,
edible oil, salt, medicine and pulses and beans to
Maha Aungmyaybonsan Kyaungtaik in Myoma Ward, Bahan
Township, Yangon West District, at the ceremony held
at the monastery at 4 pm today.
Member of the State Peace and Development Council
Adjutant-General Maj-Gen Thein Sein attended the
ceremony and presented offertories to the presiding
Nayaka Sayadaw.
First, Maj-Gen Thein Sein, the commander, the
ministers and the congregation received the Five
Precepts from Presiding Nayaka Sayadaw of Maha
Aung-myaybonsan Sarthintaik Vice-Chairman of State
Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee Abhidhaja Maha Rattha
Guru Bhaddanta Panindabhivamsa.
Then, Maj-Gen Thein Sein presented the offertories to
the presiding Nayaka Sayadaw. The commander, the
ministers, senior military officers and officials
presented offertories to members of the Sangha and
wellwishers presented 50 viss of Iodized salt and six
packages of toothpaste of the Ministry of Mines, 50
bottles of medicine of Hmancho Medical House, 246
bottles of traditional medicine of Great Wall
Traditional Medicine Co, 50 bottles of medicine of
Kaythipan Medical Hall, 100 bottles of medicine of
Kyaw Traditional Medicine Family and five bags of rice
of Yangon West District and Bahan Township Peace and
Development Council to members of the Sangha.
Maj-Gen Thein Sein, the commander and the ministers
accepted K 10,000 each donated by families of Defence
Services (Army, Navy and Air), State Peace and
Development Council Office and Yangon Division Peace
and Development Council Office, K 50,000 by Myanmar
Pyithar Hay Co Ltd, 100,000 by BTB Co, K 50,000 by
Thamada Thingantaik, K 30,000 by Win Yadana Transport
Service, K 100,000 by Great Wall Traditional Medicine,
K 10,000 by Bahan Township Police Force, K 20,000 by
OK Bayintnaung Rice Brokerage House, K 20,000 by
Myanmar Rice and Paddy Wholesalers Association, K
50,000 by Myanmar Rice Millers Association, K 150,000
by Asia Express Co, K 100,000 by Thamadaw U Bo Gyi of
Pyilone Chantha Medical House, K 50,050 by Sandi
Traditional Medical House, K 20,000 by editors of
Natkhat Veda magazine, K 100,000 by Kyaw Traditional
Medicine, K 100,000 by A Yar Myay Co, K 50,000 by U
Aung Mon and Daw Hla Hla Maw, K 30,000 by Sun Myanmar
Co, K 10,000 by Hmancho U Hla Htay, K 11,900 by Dagon
Co Ltd, K 100,000 by U Nay Win and Daw Khin Saw Kyu of
Myanma Sein Bayin and Shwe Yin Yin Gems and Jewellery
Trading (Bogyoke Market), K 10,000 by Deputy
Director-General U Maung Win of the General
Administration Department and K 3,000 by U Yan Naing
family. Maj-Gen Thein Sein supplicated on the purpose
of donations.
The presiding Nayaka Sayadaw delivered a sermon
followed by sharing the merits gained. Altogether 43
bags of rice, 6 viss of edible oil, 12 viss of beans &
pulses, 50 viss of salt, six packages of toothpaste,
885 bottles of assorted traditional medicine and K
1,170,950 for " soon " fund were donated by families
of Defence Services (Army, Navy and Air) and
wellwishers today.
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( 5 ) Maj-Gen Ye Myint attends opening ceremony of
multimedia teaching centre in Taungdwingyi
Yangon, 27 July - Member of the State Peace and
Development Council Maj-Gen Ye Myint of the Ministry
of Defence, together with Minister for Communications,
Posts and Telegraphs Brig-Gen Thein Zaw, Deputy
Minister for Construction Brig-Gen Myint Thein and
Deputy Minister for Progress of Border Areas and
National Races and Development Affairs U Kyaw Tin,
attended the opening ceremony of a multimedia teaching
centre at No 2 Basic Education High School,
Taungdwingyi, yesterday morning.
The ceremony was also attended by division, district
and township authorities, departmental officials,
Headmaster of No 2 BEHS U Thein Lwin and teachers,
members of the School Board of Trustees and social
organizations, a band troupe and a pompom troupe,
students and local people.
Headmaster U Thein Lwin and Secretary of SBT U Soe
Myint formally opened the multimedia teaching centre.
Maj-Gen Ye Myint formally unveiled the signboard of
the centre. Then, Maj-Gen Ye Myint, the minister, the
deputy ministers looked round the computer aided
instruction room, the computer skills room, the
language lab, the audio room, the audio visual room,
the painting room, the printed media room, the
domestic science room and the music room.
At the ceremony to mark the opening of the multimedia
teaching centre, Headmaster U Thein Lwin reported on
arrangements for the centre; Chairman of SBT U Sein
Hlaing on the efforts to set up the centre. Maj-Gen Ye
Myint presented tapes to be used as teaching aids to
the headmaster. Then, Maj-Gen Ye Myint said that out
of 70 high schools in Magway Division, multimedia
teaching centres have been opened at 15 schools; at 43
schools with 3-Platform and 12 schools with
2-Platform, multimedia teaching centres are ready to
open. No 2 BEHS is the 16th to open the multimedia
teaching centre. Arrangements have been made to open
multimedia teaching centres at all the schools in the
2002-2003 academic year. The number of multimedia
classrooms is increasing day after day as local
authorities, school boards of trustees and parents are
participating in the efforts to open them.
The education standard of the entire people is of
great importance to the development of a nation and a
people; it is responsible for the education sector to
improve the education standard. In the light of
advances in information and communication technology,
multimedia teaching centres have to be opened as
Future Oriented Classrooms at basic education schools.
As the University of Distance Education is being
turned into Open University, multimedia classrooms
have to be used on an extensive scale. As there are
advances in information and communication technology,
time and space are no longer important and the world
nations are turning into a global village.
These technological changes have an effect on the
conventional teaching-learning situation. If Myanmar,
a developing nation, can use these advanced
technology, it will become able to stand shoulder to
shoulder with developed nations. Maj-Gen Ye Myint
quoted Chairman of the State Peace and Development
Council Senior General Than Shwe as saying that
long-term plans have to be drawn up in the education
sector in connection with the 30-year long-term plan;
special emphasis has to be placed on the education
sector so that national human resources can be
developed who are needed in building a peaceful,
modern and developed nation; only with them can the
nation be built.
Therefore, the Government is implementing the
education policy, plans and projects with the aim of
turning out academicians and technicians. Multimedia
classrooms are part of the education policy, plans and
projects. If teaching aids can be effectively used,
students will invariably acquire a higher standard of
education. In conclusion, Maj-Gen Ye Myint called on
the teachers to use teaching aids and electronics from
the multimedia classrooms in teaching students.
Later, Maj-Gen Ye Myint and party attended the third
cash donation ceremony for all-round renovation of
Aungmyay Zeya Pagoda in Taungdwingyi. Engineer U Than
Aye reported on renovation of the pagoda. Maj-Gen Ye
Myint gave instructions. Wellwishers donated
altogether K 23,463,100. Afterwards, Maj-Gen Ye Myint
and party inspected the pagoda, and gave instructions.
Altogether K 69,047,211 has been received for
all-round renovation of the pagoda.
Maj-Gen Ye Myint and party left for Magway, Magway
Division and arrived at Magway Runway Project in the
afternoon. Project Manager U Soe Win and officials
conducted them round the project. In the briefing
hall, Project Engineer of Asia World Co Ltd U Chan
Sein reported on progress of laying a concrete road,
5,350 feet long, 105 feet wide and eighth feet thick.
Maj-Gen Ye Myint gave instructions. Maj-Gen Ye Myint
and party proceeded to the construction site of
Ayeyawady Bridge (Magway). In the briefing hall, Chief
Engineer of Upper Myanmar (Bridge) U Han Zaw reported
on progress of work. Deputy Minister for Construction
Brig-Gen Myint Thein gave an additional report.
Maj-Gen Ye Myint gave instructions.
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Foreign Affairs Minister leaves for Brunei
Yangon, 27 July-At the invitation of Chairman of the
35th ASEAN Standing Committee Minister for Foreign
Affairs of Brunei Darussalam Prince Moha-med Bolkiah,
Minister for Foreign Affairs U Win Aung this morning
left here by air for Brunei Darussalam to attend the
35th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (AMM), ASEAN + 3
Foreign Ministers' Meeting, the 9th ASEAN Regional
Forum (ARF), and ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conferences
(PMC) to be held from 25 July to 1 August in Bandar
Seri Begawan. Minister U Win Aung was seen off at
Yangon International Airport by Minister for Home
Affairs Col Tin Hlaing, Minister for Labour U Tin
Winn, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs U Khin Maung
Win, officials of the Embassy of Brunei Darussalam and
Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Ambassador of Myan-mar to Brunei Darussalam U Thet
Win, Ambassador of Myanmar to Cambodia U Saw Hla Min,
Director-General of the Political Department U Thaung
Tun, Acting Director-General of the ASEAN Affairs
Department U Aung Bwa, Deputy Head of the Department
of the Ministry of Defence Lt-Col Hla Min and Lt-Col
Si Thu, Counsellor of Myanmar Embassy in Brunei
Darussalam U Nay Myo Aung and Assistant Director of
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs U Myint Thu will also
attend the meetings.
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( 6 ) Ceremony in honour of enrolment movement for
school-going age children continues
Yangon, 27 July - A ceremony in honour of achievement
in enrolment movement for school-going age children
for 2002 continued for the second day at Diamond
Jubilee Hall in Kamayut Township this morning,
attended by Deputy Minister for Education Brig-Gen Soe
Win Maung and officials.
The students of Dagon Basic Education High School No
1, Kamayut BEPS No 2, the pre-primary school, Latha
BEHS No 2, Dagon BEMS No 1, Sangyoung BEHS No 2,
Botahtaung BEHS No 6, Kamayut BEHS No 2 to the
accompaniment of the orchestra of students, the
organist student, harpist students, presented songs
and dances in the morning.
Then, the Myanmar-English Poem Reciting Competition
followed. Students of Botahtaung BEHS No 4, Tamway
BEPS No 26, Mingala Taungnyunt BEPS No 9, Thingangyun
BEPS No 8, Kyauktada BEPS No 6, Tamway BEPS No 3,
Dagon BEMS No 1, Botahtaung BEPS No 5 and Mingala
Taungnyunt BEPS No 3 took part in the competition.
In the afternoon, artstic skills and entertainment
programmes of the students continued. At the
programmes, the students of Dagon BEHS No 1, the
pre-primary school, Dagon BEMS No 1, Botahtaung BEHS
No 6, Dagon BEHS No 2, Dagon BEMS No 1, Tamway BEHS No
5, Sangyoung BEHS No 2, Latha BEHS No 2 and Kamayut
BEHS No 2 presented their performance in variety
songs, music and dances to the accompaniment of the
orchestra of the students, harpist students,
Seinmyatpyu Orchestra, the organist student and the
Dobat troupe. Next, the Myanmar-English story-telling
contest followed.
The students of Mingala Taungnyunt BEHS No 3, Yankin
BEHS No 2, Thingangyun BEMS No 2, Botahtaung BEHS No
6, Tamway BEPS No 2 took part in the story-telling
contest in Myanmar version and the students of
Sangyoung BEHS No 2, Thingangyun BEMS No 2, Bahan BEPS
No 3, Mingala Taungnyunt BEHS No 3 and South Okkalapa
BEHS No 2 in the English version.
Deputy Minister for Education Brig-Gen Soe Win Maung,
departmental heads, students, teachers and people
visited the exhibition on enrolment movement for
school-going age children for 2002. The ceremony in
honour of the enrolment movement for school-going age
continues tomorrow.
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Prize-distribution ceremony of BEHS level National
Mathem, Atical Olympaid contest held
Yangon, 27 July-The prize-distribution ceremony of the
first basic education high school level National
Mathem, Atical Olympaid contest of the Ministry of
Education was held at the Diamond Jubilee Hall here
this morning.
Minister U Than Aung made a speech and then presented
the medals, certificates and cash awards to the
outstanding students.
Then, Minister Col Tin Hlaing and Mayor U Ko Lay
presented prizes to Lecturer Dr Zaw Win of Yangon
University, Ma Nyein Ei Pyu of Yangon Institute of
Medicine-1 and Ma Aye Nyein Pyu of Magway Institute of
Medicine who won the Best Use of Computers and ICT
Knowledge award out of their paper titled Finding
Shortest Routes in the Road Network of Yangon
presented at the SSYS-3 and the ceremony came to an
end. Eighteen papers on research project from eight
ASEAN countries and New Zealand were presented at the
SSYS-3 and paper of the Myanmar delegation won one
prize. The prize-winning paper of the Myanmar
delegation will be used in the tasks of the Ministry
of Home Affairs and the YCDC.
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( 7 ) Minister for Foreign Affairs U Win Aung sends
felicitations to Republic of Peru
Yangon, 28 July - U Win Aung, Minister for Foreign
Affairs of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of
felicitations to His Excellency Mr Allan Wagner,
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Peru,
on the occasion of the Anniversary of the Independence
of the Republic of Peru which falls on 28 July 2002.
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MRMA holds annual general meeting
Yangon, 27 July - The 13th annual general meeting of
Myanmar Rice Millers Association took place at the
International Business Centre on Pyay Road this
morning.
It was attended by Chairman of Yangon Division Peace
and Development Council Commander of Yangon Command
Maj-Gen Myint Swe, Minister for Commerce Brig-Gen Pyi
Sone, Minister for Cooperatives Lt-Gen Tin Ngwe,
Deputy Minister for Commerce Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan,
Deputy Minister for Livestock and Fisheries U Aung
Thein, the commander of No 1 military region, the
UMFCCI president, vice-presidents and executives among
others.
Chairman of MRMA U Win Myint extended greetings, and
Minister Brig-Gen Pyi Sone made a speech. Next, the
commander, ministers, deputy ministers, the president
of UMFCCI and officials accepted the cash donations
toward the fund of MRMA by wellwishers. Then, UMFCCI
General Secretary U Zaw Min Win read out the list of
EC members for the year 2002-2004. The new committee
chairman extended greetings. The meeting then ended
with concluding remarks by Chairman U Win Myint.
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( 8 ) Commander inspects sanitation work in Yangon
City
Yangon, 27 July - Chairman of Yangon Division Peace
and Development Council Commander of Yangon Command
Maj-Gen Myint Swe, accompanied by Vice-Chairman of
Yangon City Development Committee Vice-Mayor Col Maung
Pa, inspected sanitation work being carried out for
the proper drainage in Yangon City today.
First, the commander, the vice-mayor and party arrived
at the sanitation site near the junction of Kyaik
Waing Pagoda Road and Mindhamma Road. The commander
and party inspected dredging of drains and sanitation
work by YCDC staff, members of USDA, Red Cross Society
and MMCWA.
Then, the commander and party proceeded to the
junction of Parami and Waizayanta Roads and inspected
sanitation tasks. No-2 military region Commander Col
Tin Oo Lwin and officials welcomed them at the
sanitation site.
Next, the commander and party inspected dredging of
Khon-hnitpinlain Creek in Yankin Township and gave
necessary instructions to the officials. Next, they
went to the junction of U Chit Maung Road and West
Myinpyaingkwin Road in Bahan Township and inspected
the sanitation work. The commander and party went to
sanitation site in Sethsan Road where No-4 military
region Commander Brig-Gen Myo Myint and officials
welcomed them. The commander and party went to
Pazundaung Township and inspected sanitation and
dredging of drains along the Anawrahta Road,
Botahtaung Pagoda Road and surrounding areas of
Botahtaung Pagoda where members of Tatmadaw, MPF,
USDA, Red Cross Society and Auxiliary Fire Brigade and
MMCWA were carrying out the sanitation work. The
commander gave necessary instructions.
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( 9 ) Myanmar beat China 3-1 in volleyball friendly
Yangon, 27 July - Chairman of Myanmar Olympic
Committee Minister for Sports Brig-Gen Thura Aye Myint
attended the third match of Myanmar-China volleyball
friendly at the National Indoor Stadium-1 in Thuwunna
this afternoon. Among the spectators were officials of
the ministry and Myanmar Volleyball Federation,
members of Leading Panel of Patrons of Myanmar Women's
Sports Federation, staff of the Embassy of the
People's Republic of China and guests. In the match,
selected MVF team beat Selected PRC (B) team 3-1.
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Three Chinese culprits handed over to China
Yangon, 27 July - A ceremony to hand over three
Chinese culprits Eike La (a) Phone Lauk Shi, 32, son
of U San Lyain, Aik Lyain (a) Wan Gaw Hwa, 19, son of
U Aik Nang, and Hulu (a) Phone Shwe Hwa, 34, son of U
Ing Ta Wan, who had taken money by means of threat and
committed rape in Manphyat village, Gengma Township,
Gengma District, Yunnan Province, was held at the
border liaison office in Chinshwehaw, Shan State
(North), at 1 pm on 21 July.
Present on the occasion were Additional Police Force
Commander of Shan State (North) Police Col Thein Han,
Commanding Officer Lt-Col Kyi Naing of the local
battalion and Laukkai District Police Commander Police
Maj Khin Maung Myint. Head of Gengma District Police
Station Mr Mai Sain Pint and 12 members were also
present as representatives of the People's Republic of
China. At the ceremony, Police Col Thein Han gave a
speech and handed over three Chinese culprits to
officials. Then, Mr Mai Sain Pint spoke words of
thanks. Later, the representatives from both sides
posed for documentary photos.
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