[myanmar_information] The New Light of Myanmar (Monday, 19 August, 2002)

Subject: [myanmar_information] The New Light of Myanmar (Monday, 19 August, 2002)
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The New Light of Myanmar (Monday, 19 August, 2002)
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1. Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing

   welcome Malaysian Prime Minister Dato Seri 
   Dr Mahathir bin Mohamad and wife 
2. Malaysian Prime Minister calls on Senior General 
   Than Shwe 
3. Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing

   host dinner in honour of Prime Minister of Malaysia

   and wife  
4. Secretary-1 addresses Special Meeting on Women's 
   Sector 
5. Minister meets with athletes 
6. Tatmadaw families and wellwishers donate provisions
   and cash to monasteries 
7. Commander attends conclusion of monsoon paddy 
   cultivation and transplanting skill contest 
8. USDA CEC member tours Magway Division 
9. Myanmar beats Malaysia 1-0 in U-21 soccer 

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( 1 ) Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing
Kyaing welcome Malaysian Prime Minister Dato Seri Dr
Mahathir bin Mohamad and wife

Yangon, 18 Aug - At the invitation of Chairman of the
State Peace and Deve-lopment Council Prime Minister of
the Union of Myanmar Senior General Than Shwe and wife
Daw Kyaing Kyaing, Prime Minister of Malaysia Dato
Seri Dr Mahathir bin Mohamad and wife Datin Seri Dr
Siti Hasmah Haja Mohd Ali arrived here by special
aircraft this evening on a working visit to the Union
of Myanmar. 

Prime Minister Dato Seri Dr Mahathir bin Mohamad and
wife Datin Seri Dr Siti Hasmah Haja Mohd Ali and
members of the delegation were welcomed on arrival at
Yangon International Airport by Chairman of the State
Peace and Development Council Prime Minister Senior
General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing,
Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and Development
Council General Maung Aye and wife Daw Mya Mya San,
Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council
Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt and wife Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe,
member of the State Peace and Development Council
Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and Development
Council Commander of Yangon Command Maj-Gen Myint Swe
and wife, Minister for Foreign Affairs U Win Aung and
wife, Deputy Minister U Khin Maung Win, Myanmar
Ambassador to Malaysia U Hla Maung and wife,
Director-General of the Protocol Department Thura U
Aung Htet, Malaysian Ambassador Dato Cheah Sam Kip and
wife and the Malaysian Embassy staff and families. 

As the special aircraft carrying the Prime Minister
and wife and party arrived at the airport at 4.25 pm,
Director-General Thura U Aung Htet of the Protocol
Department and Malaysian Ambassador Dato Cheah Sam Kip
boarded the aircraft and welcomed the guests. 

Two girl students presented bouquets to the visiting
Prime Minister and wife. Students warmly greeted them
from the airport building and along the way wishing
the guests and the Senior General and wife good health
and hailing Myanmar-Malaysia friendship. 

The Senior General and wife greeted the visiting Prime
Minister and wife and introduced the officials to
them. Then, the Malaysian Prime Minister and wife,
together with the Senior General and wife and party,
cordially greeted the Malaysian Ambassador and wife,
the embassy staff and families. A young lady from the
Malaysian Embassy presented a bouquet to the wife of
the visiting Prime Minister. 

The visiting Prime Minister and wife and the Senior
General and wife proceeded to the Auto Gate of the
Immigration and National Registration Department of
the Ministry of Immigration and Population at the
airport where electronic passport holders are
automatically checked. Then, the visiting Prime
Minister had of the automatic electronic passport
checked of the Auto Gate. 

The guests, accompanied by the Senior General and
wife, proceeded to Seinle Kantha State House in a
motorcade and arrived there at 4.50 pm. The Senior
General and wife left there at 5 pm. The visiting
delegation led by the Malaysian Prime Minister and
wife comprises Minister of Energy, Communications and
Multimedia Dato Amar Leo Moggie and other high-level
officials. 

Minister of Foreign Affairs Dato Seri Syed Hamid Albar
and wife and Minister of International Trade and
Industry Dato Seri Rafidah Aziz arrived at the airport
this morning and Minister at the State Peace and
Development Council Chairman's Office Brig-Gen Abel,
Minister for Foreign Affairs U Win Aung and Myanmar
Ambassador U Hla Maung and wife and Malaysian
Ambassador Dato Cheah Sam Kip and wife welcomed them. 
___________________________ 

( 2 ) Malaysian Prime Minister calls on Senior General
Than Shwe

Yangon, 18 Aug - Prime Minister of Malaysia His
Excellency Dato Seri Dr Mahathir bin Mohamad called on
Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council
and Prime Minister of the Union of Myanmar Senior
General Than Shwe at the Credentials Hall in Pyithu
Hluttaw here at 6 pm today. 

Also present at the call were Vice-Chairman of the
State Peace and Development Council General Maung Aye,
Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council
Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt, Minister for Foreign Affairs U Win
Aung and Deputy Minister U Khin Maung Win, Ambassador
of Myanmar to Malaysia U Hla Maung, Minister of
Foreign Affairs of Malaysia Dato' Seri Syed Hamid
Albar, Minister of International Trade and Industry
Dato Seri Rafidah Aziz, Minister of Energy,
Communications and Multimedia Dato Amar Leo Moggie,
other high-level officials and Ambassador of Malaysia
to Myanmar Dato Cheah Sam Kip. 
___________________________

( 3 ) Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing
Kyaing host dinner in honour of Prime Minister of
Malaysia and wife 

Yangon, 18 Aug - Chairman of the State Peace and
Development Council Prime Minister of the Union of
Myanmar Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing
Kyaing hosted a dinner in honour of Prime Minister of
Malaysia Dato Seri Dr Mahathir bin Mohamad and wife
Datin Seri Dr Siti Hasmah Haji Mohamad Ali and party,
who are on a working visit here, at the Guest Hall of
Pyithu Hluttaw Building on Pyay Road here at 7 pm
today.

Also present were Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and
Development Council General Maung Aye and wife,
Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council
Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt and wife, members of the State Peace
and Development Council and their wives, the
Commander-in-Chief (Navy) and wife, the
Commander-in-Chief (Air) and wife, the Chairman of
Yangon Division Peace and Development Council
commander of Yangon Command and wife, ministers and
their wives, the Mayor of Yangon and wife, the Deputy
Minister for Foreign Affairs and wife, senior military
officers, the Malaysian Ambassador to Myanmar and
wife, directors-general of the State Peace and
Development Council Office, the Government Office, the
President Office, the Pyithu Hluttaw Office and the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and specially invited
guests. Before and during the dinner, a variety of
songs and music were presented by vocalists and
musicians of Myanma Radio Modern Music Band. 

After the dinner, cultural dances were presented by
artistes of the Fine Arts Department of the Ministry
of Culture at the Thabin Hall of the Pyithu Hluttaw.
The Malaysian Prime Minister and wife presented a
basket of flowers to the artistes. 

__________________________ 

( 4 ) Secretary-1 addresses Special Meeting on Women's
Sector

Yangon, 18 Aug- A special meeting on the women sector
was held at the meeting hall of Zeyathiri Beikman on
Konmyinttha here this morning. Patron of Myanmar
National Committee for Women's Affairs Secretary-1 of
the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin
Nyunt addressed the meeting.

The Secretary-1 said that Myanmar National Committee
for Women's Affairs was formed to carry out activities
for the development of the women sector in the Union
of Myanmar. After the fourth international conference
on women's affairs held in Beijing, the People's
Republic of China, in 1995, committees at different
levels were formed to work for the development of the
women sector in Myanmar and have been taking part in
the international activities for the development of
women. It is found that women are accorded special
privileges according to the culture and tradition of
Myanmar, religious, social and legal matters. There is
a tradition of helping and protecting women.

In the time of the present government, efforts are
being exerted for the development of the women sector;
to enable the mass of women to carry out the
activities related to women's affairs, Myanmar
National Committee for Women's Affairs, Working
Committee and committees at different levels were
formed. Therefore, there has been no problem
whatsoever related to the women sector throughout all
ages in Myanmar. Myanmar has never had to deal with
any big problem concerning women affairs. At present,
it is found that some groups of expatriates who fled
to the other country and have been operating there,
and insurgent groups are cooking up false and
fabricated news about the women sector.

It is also found that they have been attempting to
make these preposterous accusations and concocted news
gain currency in the world. Therefore, although there
is no problem whatsoever related to women affairs in
Myanmar, necessary measures have to be taken with
regard to these manufactured accusations. If these
concocted accusations are ignored, the international
community will consider them to be true. So,
systematic measures are to be taken to refute these
accusations leveled at Myanmar. There are laws,
law-enforcement bodies and social organizations with
regard to taking action against the unjust and lawless
treatment of women.

To refute the manufactured accusations regarding the
women sector with evidence, Myanmar National Committee
for Women's Affairs made a field tour of the eastern
part of the River Thanlwin in Shan State (East); so
the committee needs to present to the meeting the
facts and information which it has gathered. 

Moreover, law-enforcement bodies are also conducting
enquires in the respective regions to get true facts
and information with regard to concocted accusations.
What the various organizations have found after
holding discussions with local national women, towns
elders and social organizations in the region, is to
be presented to the meeting. At the present meeting,
MNCWA, which made a field tour of Kengtung region, is
to present its activities. Deputy Minister Brig-Gen
Thura Myint Maung said that the Working Committee for
Prevention of Trafficking in Persons conducted an
enquiry concerning human trafficking and the so-called
rape case of Shan national women at the villages in
Shan State (East), Shan State (South) and Kayah State.
According to the enquiry and discussions held with
local national people, towns elders and social
organizations, there have been no such cases in which
the Tatmadaw members raped Shan national women. 

In her report, Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe said that members
of MNCWA made a five-day tour of Kengtung region in
Shan State to enlist the full participation of
national women in striving for the development of
women, to hold discussions with members of Shan State
(East) Working Committee for Women's Affairs and
committees at different levels and to find out whether
the accusations concerning the women sector were true
or false. 

The team had discussions with members of Shan State
(East) Working Committee for Women's Affairs in Golden
Triangle Guest House in Kengtung, with over 400
members of Shan State (East) Working Committee for
Women's Affairs in Sibinthaya Hall in Kengtung, with
members of Kattaung Village-tract Working Committee
for Women's Affairs, towns elders and local national
people and representatives of NGO totaling about 300
in the Dhammayon of Kattaung Model Village on
Kengtung-Mongkhat motor road, with members of Working
Committee for Women's Affairs and towns elders
totaling about 250 in Katpha Village-tract Dhammayon
on Kengtung-Mongla motor road and with members of
Working Committee for Women's Affairs and towns
elders, departmental personnel and representatives of
NGO from Mongphyat and Mongyawng Township in
Mongphyat, Mongphyat District.

The team discussed matters related to the convention
on elimination of all forms of discrimination against
women in Sibinthaya Hall in Kengtung on 8 August
morning. According to the discussions held with local
national women, towns elders and social organizations
in the region, accusations concerning the women sector
proved unfounded. Then, the leaders of the working
groups presented their reports. Professor Dr Daw May
May Yee presented a brief report. Col Than Tun of the
Ministry of Defence reported on the enquiry conducted
by the National Intelligence Bureau in connection with
the so-called rape case. Deputy Minister for Foreign
Affairs U Khin Maung Win reported on how these
accusations were dealt with by diplomatic means.
Ministers Col Tin Hlaing and Maj-Gen Sein Htwa gave
additional reports. The meeting ended with concluding
remarks by the Secretary-1. 

__________________________

( 5 ) Minister meets with athletes

Yangon, 18 Aug - Chairman of Myanmar Olympic Committee
Minister for Sports Brig-Gen Thura Aye Myint met with
the selected Myanmar rowing team and the selected
Myanmar yachting team undergoing training at the camps
of Myanmar Rowing Federation and Myanmar Yachting
Federation near Inya Lake here this morning. The
president and coaches of MRF and officials of MYF
reported on progress of training. The minister
presented training T-shirts to the coaches and
athletes and urged them to strive for winning the gold
medals in the 22nd SEA Games to be held in Vietnam in
December 2003 and in the 14th Asian Sports
Competitions. 

___________________________

( 6 )  Tatmadaw families and wellwishers donate
provisions and cash to monasteries

Yangon, 18 Aug - A ceremony to donate provisions and
cash to Dhammazedi, Maha Myaing, Aungmingala Theikdi,
Ashin Ottamasara, Aye Zedi, Masoeyein, Wayluwun and
Zeyawadi Sarthintaiks in Sangyoung Township, Yangon
West District, by families of Tatmadaw (Army, Navy and
Air) and wellwishers was held at Dhammazedi
Sarthintaik on Shinsawpu Street in the towinship this
afternoon.

It was attended by members of the Sangha headed by
Presiding Sayadaw of Dhammazedi Sarthintaik Bhaddnata
Pannavara, State Peace and Development Council Member
Adjutant-General Maj-Gen Thein Sein, Yangon Division
Peace and Development Council Chairman Commander
Maj-Gen Myint Swe, Chief of Staff (Navy) Real-Admiral
Soe Thein, Minister for Commerce Brig-Gen Pyi Sone,
deputy ministers, senior military officers,
departmental personnel, local authorities, personnel
of social organizations and wellwishers. 

Adjutant-General Maj-Gen Thein Sein, Commander Maj-Gen
Myint Swe, Chief of Staff (Navy) Real-Admiral Soe
Thein, Minister Brig-Gen Pyi Sone, the deputy
ministers and the senior military officers presented
offertories to members of the Sangha. Afterwards, on
behalf of Tatmadaw (Army, Navy and Air) families,
Chief of Staff (Navy) Real-Admiral Soe Thein, Col Tin
Soe of the Ministry of Defence and Col Zin Yaw (Air)
presented provisions to members of the Sangha. 

Then, the commander officials and wellwishers
presented provisions donated by Yangon Division Peace
and Development Council, the Ministry of Religious
Affairs, the West District and Sangyoung Township
Peace and Development Councils, Myanmar Salt and
Marine Chemicals Enterprise, Myanmar Rice Merchants
Association, Myanmar Fisheries Federation, Yangon
Division Fisheries Federation, Htet Lin Medical Hall,
Kethipan Medical House, Kyaw Traditional Medicine and
Ayenyein Construction Materials Trading to members of
the Sangha. Today's donations were 209 bags of rice,
72 viss of edible oil, 750 viss of iodized salt, 75
tubes of tooth paste, 362 packets of traditional
medicines and K 3,102, 050. 

___________________________

( 7 ) Commander attends conclusion of monsoon paddy
cultivation and transplanting skill contest

Yangon, 18 Aug - A ceremony to conclude cultivation of
monsoon paddy for 2002-2003 cultivation season in
Yangon Division and division level transplanting skill
contest was held at the farm of U Myo Thant near
Sitpinkwin Village in Thanlyin Township, Yangon
(South) District, this morning, attended by Chairman
of Yangon Division Peace and Development Council
Commander of Yangon Command Maj-Gen Myint Swe. 

First, the commander made a speech. In his speech he
highlighted the guidance of the Head of State to exert
efforts for the promotion of the agricultural
production as the country is an agro-based one. Local
peasants were urged to increase the agricultural
production by putting all the fallow and virgin land
under crops and cultivating quality paddy strains,
high-yielding and suitable for the region. The
increased rice production would bring about high
living standard of the local peasants and economic
development, he said. 

The conclusion ceremony of the cultivation of monsoon
paddy was being held successfully in the division due
to the perseverance and concerted efforts of the
peasants in the division. Oil crops, pulses and beans
and summer paddy which grow in winter could be
cultivated ahead of time for the early harvest of
monsoon paddy. 

The systematic transplanting is vital for the
increased paddy yield. In conclusion, he urged the
peasants to make efforts for systematic transplanting
and staff of MAS and division, district and township
level agricultural coordination committees to organize
and educate the peasants for the increased paddy
yield. Then, chairmen of District Peace and
Development Councils in the division presented reports
on the completion of monsoon paddy cultivation for
districts in the cultivation season to the commander.
Afterwards, Chief of the panel of judges of the
committee for holding paddy transplanting skill
contest Yangon Division Staff Officer of the
Settlement and Land Records Department U Naing Win
explained matters related to the marking system of the
contest. 

The commander and officials viewed the transplanting
skill contest and demonstration of transplanting with
the use of machines of the Agricultural Mechanization
Department. Next, the commander and party viewed round
the exhibition booths on algae bio-fertilizer
cultivation, application of urea, making EM bokashi
fertilizer, pulses and beans and paddy of MAS and
booths of the Irrigation Department, the Water
Resources Utilization Department, IMD, Myanma
Agricultural Produce Trading, Yangon Division
Development Affairs Department, Public Works, the
Department of Forestry, Yangon Division Health
Department, Yangon Division Basic Education Department
and Yangon Division Fisheries Department. The
commander and party also inspected Winthuza shop of
the Ministry of Industry-1, farm machinery shop of the
Ministry of Industry-2 and other shops of
agriculture-related companies and cooperatives.

Then, the prize presentation followed. Then, the
commander presented honorary prizes to Kyauktan
Township that won outstanding township award for
all-round agriculture production for 2001-2002;
Taikkyi Township for summer paddy cultivation (State
Level) in World Food Day for 2001-2002 and Thongwa
Township for cultivation of beans (State Level), State
Level Outstanding Farmer award for summer paddy
cultivation in World Food Day for 2001-2002 U Pe
Hlaing of Yetalapaung Village, Hlegu Township, State
Level Outstanding Farmer award winners for Sunflower
cultivation U Htay Win of Kayingyaung Village,
Kyauktan Township, and U Tin Gyi of Patoke Village,
Thongwa Township, and State Level Outstanding Farmer
award winner for pedisein cultivation U Htay (a) U
Htway of Ward 7 in Kayan Township. Then, the officials
presented the outstanding township awards for
cultivation of monsoon paddy, cultivation of oil
crops, cultivation of beans, cultivation of summer
paddy, crops cultivation, sale of paddy and repayment
of cultivation loan of Myanma Agriculture Development
Bank. 

Then, prize presentation of transplanting skill
followed. The officials presented prizes to the women
paddy trasplanting teams who won consolation prizes. 

Next, Division Officer of the Settlement and Land
Records Department U Naing Win presented the third
prize to Hmawby Township women transplating team, and
Yangon Division Manager of the Myanma Agriculture
Service U Aung San presented the second prize to
Thanlyin Township women paddy transplanting team. The
commander presented the frist prize to Taikkyi
Township women transplanters team and outstanding
transplanter award to Ma Cho Cho Win of Kawhmu
Township. Companies, organizations and private
entrepreneurs presented cash awards to women paddy
transplanters who stood first, second and third in
paddy transplanting skill contest. 

After that, Chairmen of District Peace and Development
Council presented certificates of honour to Poly Aik
Co, Nawarat Co, Metro Asia Co, Agro Marketing Co, Mala
Myaing Enterprise, Myanmar Rice Dealers Association
Chairman U Nyein, Shwe Chinthe Fertilizer, Win Family
Sales Centre, Good Brothers Co and MRDS Secretary U
Aung Than Oo. Yangon Division has cultivated 1,150,898
acres of monsoon paddy against 1,177,000 targeted
acres. So far, 97.78% monsoon paddy has been
cultivated against the target in this rainy season. 

___________________________

( 8 ) USDA CEC member tours Magway Division

Yangon, 18 Aug - Central Executive Committee Member of
the Union Solidarity and Development Association U Soe
Tha and Chairman of the Magway Division Peace and
Development Council Col Zaw Min, accompanied by
officials, on 16 August morning inspected the
construction of Minbu District USDA Office. Then, the
CEC member and party arrived at the Basic Education
High School, Salin, and attended to the needs for
extension of school building. 

They then attended the ceremony to present USDA
membership applications at BEHS, Sinphyukyun, Salin
Township and accepted 2,610 applications. In the
afternoon, the CEC member and party arrived at BEHS,
Zeephyupin Village, Salin Township, and attended to
needs of the extension of school building. The CEC
member made an address at the ceremony to submit USDA
membership applications at BEHS, Kanma Sanpya Village,
Pakokku Township yesterday morning. 

Then, the CEC member accepted 2,961 USDA membership
applications from Kanma Sanpya Village-tract, Yemyat
Village-tract, Yela Village-tract and Phoungkwe
Village-tract and made a speech. The CEC member
fulfilled the needs after hearing reports on rural
development tasks presented by members of the school
board of trustees of Kanma Sanpya Village Basic
Education High School and towns elders and USDA
organizers of Pyaeai Village and Yela Village. Later,
the CEC member fulfilled the requirements for the
construction of Thayattaw Village Post Primary School
and the learning centre of Myitche Village BEHS.

___________________________

( 9 ) Myanmar beats Malaysia 1-0 in U-21 soccer

Yangon, 18 Aug - Brunei Sultan's Trophy Invitational
ASEAN Under-21 Soccer Tournament continues in Brunei
today. In the Group-A tournament, Myanmar team beat
Malaysia team 1-0. Tint Naing Tun Thein shot the only
goal for Myanmar team.

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