The New Light of Myanmar (Friday, 27 September, 2002)

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The New Light of Myanmar (Friday, 27 September, 2002)
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1. Adjutant-General Lt-Gen Thein Sein receives
   Indian guests
2. - Minister receives Malaysian guests
   - Coord meeting on transport of pilgrims and
     tourists by Indian Airlines
   - Ambassador U Hla Myint presents credentials
     to President of Brazil
3. - Construction Ministry holds four-monthly meeting
     Gifts of honour presented to outstanding
     athletes, staff and students
   - Electric Power Minister inspects use of electric
     power in industrial zones
   - Education Minister meets staff
4. - Yangon Division MCWA Supervisory Committee
      meets Township MCWAs
   - Talks on prevention against human trafficking
     held
5. - Regional development tasks inspected, measures
     for hoisting Seinbudaw atop
   - Maha Kanbawza Pyi Nyein Aye Pagoda
     coordinated in Loilem
   - Measures for elimination of leprosy coordinated
     in Taninthayi Division
   - Meeting on "leprosy elimination education week"
     held in Kachin State
   - Commander inspects production of jeep cars
     and power tillers
6. - Seminar on pesticide and insecticide held
   - Fertilizer-broadcasting ceremony held in
Myaungmya
   - MWJA holds coord meeting
7. "Soon" offered to State Pariyatti Sasana
   University (Yangon)
8. Myanmar boxers leave for ROK
9. U Aye Zaw Win, Aye Ne Win, Kyaw Ne Win,
   Zwe Ne Win given death and life sentences for
   attempting to seize State power, shuffle State
   Leaders and entice Tatmadaw members to
   betray the State

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( 1 ) Adjutant-General Lt-Gen Thein Sein receives
Indian guests

Yangon, 26 Sept - Member of the State Peace and
Development Council Chairman of Defence Services
Sports and Physical Education Management Committee
Adjutant-General Lt-Gen Thein Sein received manager
Brig GRC Nair and officials of Indian Defence Services
volleyball team and soccer team at Zeya Thiri Beikman
Hall in Konmyinttha here this morning. The guest teams
will play friendly matches with Myanmar Defence
Services volleyball team and soccer team.
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( 2 ) Minister receives Malaysian guests

Yangon, 26 Sept - Minister for Health Maj-Gen Ket Sein
received Managing Director Mr Tan See Yin and party of
Pharmaniaga Co Ltd, Malaysia, at his office on
Pyidaungsu Yeiktha road in Dagon Township at 3 pm
today.

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Coord meeting on transport of pilgrims and tourists by
Indian Airlines

Yangon, 26 Sept - Chairman and Managing Director Shri
Sunil Arora Indian Airlines Limited, and party met
with Managing Director U Maung Shwe of Goenka's
Bandoola Group of Companies (GSA, Indian Airlines) and
party on Myat Thanda ship at Nanthida Jetty yesterday
evening and they discussed matters related to carrying
pilgrims of India and other tourists to Myanmar by
Indian Airlines.

Then, U Maung Shwe hosted a dinner to the visiting
party on the ship. The dinner was attended by Minister
for Religious Affairs U Aung Khin, Indian Ambassador
to Myanmar Mr Rajiv Kumar Bhatia and officials of the
Indian embassy, guests of the Association of
Myanmar-India Traders.

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Ambassador U Hla Myint presents credentials to
President of Brazil

Yangon, 26 Sept - U Hla Myint, Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Union of
Myanmar to the Federative Republic of Brazil,
presented his credentials to His Excellency Mr
Fernando Henrique Cardoso, President of the Federative
Republic of Brazil, on 18 September 2002, in Brazilia.


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( 3 ) Construction Ministry holds four-monthly meeting
Gifts of honour presented to outstanding athletes,
staff and students

Yangon, 26 Sept - The Ministry of Construction held
its second four-monthly work coordination meeting at
the head office of the ministry on Shwedagon Pagoda
Road at 5.30 pm yesterday.

 Then, Minister for Construction Maj-Gen Saw Tun,
fulfilled the requirements and made the concluding
remarks. The minister delivered an address and then
presented gifts to the student who passed the
matriculation exam with six distinctions seven staff
athletes who won gold and silver medals in the soccer
tournament and boat race abroad, and two service
personnel who won model trainee awards in the Central
Institutes of Civil Service (Zeebingyi) and
(Phaunggyi).

After that, Deputy Minister U Tint Swe presented gifts
to three athletes who won silver and bronze medals in
boat race and Judo tournament abroad, two staff who
won prizes for outstanding performance in military
drill at CICS (Phaunggyi), and two students who won
the matriculation exam with four to five distinctions.
Then, Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Myint Thein presented
gifts to five athletes who won gold, silver and bronze
medals in national championship boat races and other
athletes who won 2002 Inter-Ministry Table Tennis
Tournament.

Later, the managing directors and directors-general
presented gifts to the athletes who won medals in
internal Judo tournaments and the students with three
distinctions, and the ceremony came to a close.

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Electric Power Minister inspects use of electric power
in industrial zones

Yangon, 26 Sept - Minister for Electric Power Maj-Gen
Tin Htut, inspected the garment factories, a coal
storage, "Soe" electric and transformer factory and
Asia World plastic bag factory at the industrial
zone-1 and industrial zone-2 in Dagon Myothit (South)
and North Okkalapa Industrial Zone, Yangon Division
this afternoon.

During the inspection tour, the minister and party
inspected power supply to the factories, installation
and use of power and production process. They also
inspected the use of power meters. The minister gave
instructions on the effective use of the electric
power, minimising loss and wastage in using the
electric power, abiding by rules and regulations on
the electricity and avoiding the illegal use of the
power.

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Education Minister meets staff

Yangon, 26 Sept - Minister for Education U Than Aung,
accompanied by Deputy Ministers Brig-Gen Soe Win Maung
and U Myo Nyunt, arrived at No 1 Basic Education
Department on Natmauk Street here this afternoon.

At the hall of the department, the minister met
officials from the department and gave instructions on
tasks of the branches, education colleges,
state/division/township education offices and basic
education schools. Then, the minister and party
proceeded to Myanmar Education Research Bureau on Pyay
Road and met directors-general, chairman and officials
of the Higher Education Department, the Universities'
Historical Research Department and MERB. He heard
reports presented by officials on tasks being carried
out and gave instructions. Afterwards, the minister
inspected the studio of MERB.

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( 4 ) Yangon Division MCWA Supervisory Committee meets
Township MCWAs

Yangon, 26 Sept - A meeting between the patron of
Yangon Division Maternal and Child Welfare Association
Supervisory Committee and executives of Township MCWAs
was held at the Shwekantha Hall in Okkan, Taikkyi
Township, this morning.

The patron made an address on the occasion. Then,
Chairman Head of Division Health Department Dr Tin
Maung Win reported to the patron on projects being
implemented and Secretary Dr Nwe Ni Ohn, on future
tasks and work progress. Under the rural development
tasks in accordance with the guidance of the Head of
State, the patron presented documents related to
tube-well, fly-proof latrines, stationery and
educative pamphlets on hygiene donated by the
Supervisory Committee to Yintaikkwin Model Village
Primary School in Taikkyi Township through
Schoolmaster U Aye Thein.

Afterwards, officials and wellwishers presented cash
donated by Township MCWAs and wellwishers to the
Supervisory Committee through Patron Daw Khin Thet
Htay. Later, Township MCWAs and wellwishers presented
cash and kind to Okkan Station Hospital through
Chairman Dr Tin Maung Win. The meeting came to an end
with concluding remarks by the patron. After the
ceremony, the patron and party observed the medical
treatments given to local people by the medical group
of the specialists from South Okkalapa Women and
Children Hospital, Yangon Western Hospital, the
Ophthalmic Hospital and the Ear, Nose and Throat
Hospital under the organization of the Supervisory
Committee and Division Health Department. Then, the
patron presented glasses to the eye patients and
cordially greeted them.

The group gave medical treatments to 174 general
patients, 28 obstetric and gynecological patients, 163
eye patients, 22 oral cavity patients, 54 ear, nose
and throat patients and other 15 patients.

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Talks on prevention against human trafficking held

Yangon, 26 Sept - Shwepyitha Township Women's Affairs
Committee held educative talks on prevention against
trafficking in human at No 3 Basic Education High
School in the township on 23 September morning. The
secretary of the Township Peace and Development
Council made an opening speech. Secretary of the
Township Women's Affairs Committee Township Law
Officer Daw Yi Yi Khin gave talks on the prevention
against trafficking in human.

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( 5 ) Regional development tasks inspected, measures
for hoisting Seinbudaw atop
Maha Kanbawza Pyi Nyein Aye Pagoda coordinated in
Loilem

Yangon, 26 Sept - Chairman of Shan State Peace and
Development Council Commander of Eastern Command
Brig-Gen Khin Maung Myint, on 19 September afternoon
inspected the site chosen for construction of a
replica of Shwedagon Pagoda in front of Kholan Village
in Namhsan Township, Loilem District, and gave
necessary instructions in response to the reports
presented by officials concerned.

Then, the commander inspected the basic education
primary school in Konpaung Village and left necessary
instructions. Next, he presented cash assistance to
two teachers and 57 schoolboys and schoolgirls. The
commander then went to Konpaung Village health care
centre (branch), where Nurse Daw Nan Nu Htwe in-charge
of the centre reported on health care services being
carried out and the receiving of medicines. The
commander gave instructions and attended to the needs.


The commander also inspected Laikkam Village BEPS and
the village health care centre (branch) in Konhein
Township. Then, the commander gave necessary
instructions and fulfilled requirements regarding the
reports of the officials. In the evening, the
commander visited Aungmingalar Pariyatti Sarthintaik
in the same township, paid obeisance to the 14
Sayadaws who are residing in Taunggyi, Loilem, Kholam,
Mongpon and Kyaingtaung, and supplicated on religious
matters.

Later, the commander paid homage to the Seinbudaw,
which is to be hoisted atop Maha Kanbawza Pyi Nyein
Aye Pagoda, at Dhamma Wihara Dhammayon. Then, he
visited the Maha Kanbawza Pyi Nyein Aye Pagoda and
inspected arrangements being made for hoisting the
Seinbudaw atop the pagoda. Afterwards, the commander
gave instructions to the officials concerned and
attended to the needs.

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Measures for elimination of leprosy coordinated in
Taninthayi Division

Yangon, 26 Sept - A work coordination meeting on
elimination of leprosy in Taninthayi Division was held
at Pale Yadana Hall in Myeik on 18 September.

Then, Assistant Director of the leprosy campaign of
Health Department Dr Kyaw Myint reported on purpose of
launching the leprosy elimination activities week to
be held from 23 to 29 October and Head of the Division
Health Department Dr Swe Win on outbreak of leprosy in
the region and arrangements for the campaign.

Later, Chairman of Taninthayi Division Peace and
Development Council Commander of Coastal Region
Command Brig-Gen Tha Aye and officials viewed the
educative wall posters and books on leprosy control at
the meeting hall.

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Meeting on "leprosy elimination education week" held
in Kachin State

Yangon, 26 Sept - A meeting on "leprosy elimination
education week" of Kachin State took place at the city
hall of Myitkyina on 17 September morning.

Chairman of Kachin State Peace and Development Council
Commander of Northern Command  Brig-Gen Maung Maung
Swe delivered an address on the occasion. Adviser to
the National Leprosy Elimination  Dr Maung Maung Gyi
then reported to the commander on conditions of world
leprosy and outbreak of the disease in Myanmar,
measures for eradication of the disease, and purposes
of the campaign on national leprosy elimination
education week.

Dr Htay Aung, health officer of Kachin State Health
Department, also reported to the commander on the
occurrence of leprosy in Kachin State and activities
being carried out to fight the disease. Next, the
commander gave instructions on harmonious
participation of the whole people in cooperation with
the health departments in combating the disease.
Afterwards, the meeting came to an end.

On 18 September afternoon pm, Kachin State Drug Abuse
Control Committee held a coordination meeting at the
city hall of Myitkyina. Chairman of Kachin State Drug
Abuse Control Committee Commander of Northern Command
Brig-Gen Maung Maung Swe attended the meeting and
delivered an address. Vice-Chairman of Kachin State
Drug Abuse Control Committee Commander of Kachin State
Police Force Police Col Tin Maung Maung explained to
the commander matters pertaining to measures being
done for wiping out the narcotic drugs in Kachin
State; and departmental officials of Kachin State,
sector-wise progress.

 Later, Lt-Col Myint Thein handed over thirteen tons
of poppy-substitute maize seeds to Police Lt-Col Khin
Maung Htay. The seeds were given by Kachin State Peace
and Development Council as poppy-substitute crops for
agricultural purpose. Afterwards, the commander made
necessary coordination on reports of officials and the
meeting ended with concluding remarks by the
commander.

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Commander inspects production of jeep cars and power
tillers

Yangon, 26 Sept - Chairman of Sagaing Division Peace
and Development Council Commander of North-West
Command Brig-Gen Soe Naing, arrived at the industrial
zone in Monywa on 19 September morning and inspected
the assembling of Chindwin Star jeep cars.

The commander gave instructions on meeting the set
standard and fulfilled the requirements. Then, the
commander inspected Theingi San power tiller
production and gave necessary instructions.
Afterwards, the commander proceeded to Monywa
Brokerage House and inspected the sale of goods and
construction of new warehouses. The commander gave
necessary instructions.

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( 6 ) Seminar on pesticide and insecticide held

Yangon, 26 Sept - The Seminar on Insecticide and
Pesticide Laws for Course Instructors organized by
Crop Protection Department of the Myanma Agriculture
Service of the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation
and UNESCAP, UNEP and Hong Kong-based KFBG was held at
the hall of the department in Gyogon in Insein
Township this morning.

Present on the occasion were Managing Director of MAS
U Tun Than, Managing Director of Myanma Cotton and
Sericulture Enterprise Dr Thein Htay, officials from
UN agencies and the resident representative of FAO,
experts from UNESCAP, UNEP and KFBG, officials from
MAS, Yezin Agriculture Institute, National Commission
for Environmental Maintenance, Pesticide Registration
Department and others totaling 44.

Managing Director U Tun Than and officials from
UNESCAP, UNEP and KFBG made speeches on the occasion.
The seminar continues tomorrow at Meeting Hall-2 of
MAS (Head Office).

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Fertilizer-broadcasting ceremony held in Myaungmya

Yangon, 26 Sept - Myaungmya Township Union Solidarity
and Development Association held a ceremony to
broadcast fertilizers at the 55.5-acre plot in field
No 225 in Thapyaychaung Village, Myaungmya Township
yesterday. Chairman Lt-Col Tin Aye  of District Peace
and Development Council, secretary of the division
USDA and head of the Division SLRD made speeches.
Members of the village USDA presented a demonstration
on fertilizing methods from 9 am to 3 pm.

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MWJA holds coord meeting

Yangon, 26 Sept ' A regular monthly coordination
meeting between Myanmar Writers and Journalists
Association (Central) and chairmen and secretaries of
township WJAs took place on the second floor of the
Sarpay Beikman Building, where the MWJA Office is
situated, this noon.

At the meeting, Vice-Chairman of MWJA U Than Maung
(Than Maung) presided over the meeting and MWJA
Joint-Secretary U Khin Swe (Shwesonnyo) acted as
master of ceremonies. On the occasion, U Than Maung
delivered an address. Joint-Secretary U Myint Kywe
(Maung Myint Kywe) reported to the chairman on
organizing work of the central committee, welfare, and
the observance of Sarsodaw Day (1363 ME) and a
ceremony to pay respects to doyen literati. Those
present also took part in the discussions. Later, the
meeting came to a close with concluding remarks the
chairman.

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( 7 ) "Soon" offered to State Pariyatti Sasana
University (Yangon)

Yangon, 26 Sept - Under the patronage of Vietnamese
Sayadaw Baddanta Agga Sami, his disciples Mr Toidat
Huyin and Vietnamese laity offered "soon' to lecturer
Sayadaws and student monks, totaling 450, of State
Pariyatti Sasana University (Yangon) at Mogok Soonsar
Kyaung Saung on Kaba Aye Hill this morning.

On the occasion, the wellwishers donated K 150,000 for
"one-day-meal", K 2 million for missionary activities
of border areas and hill regions; and K 500,000 for
invited members of the Sangha, which were accepted by
U Sann Lwin. Afterwards, Patron Sayadaw of SPSU
(Yangon) Agga Maha Ganthavacaka Pandita Baddanta
Vannita shared the merits gained and the ceremony came
to an end.

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( 8 ) Myanmar boxers leave for ROK

Yangon, 26 Sept - Myanmar traditional boxing champions
Wan Chaing and El Hti Kaw left Yangon by air on
24-9-2002 for the Republic of Korea. They were invited
to stage a demonstration show at the Fifth World
Martial Arts Exhibition to be held in Chaungchu, the
ROK, from 27 September to 3 October. As Wan Chaing and
El Hti Kaw had knocked down world boxing champions at
the invitational events held in Myanmar, the World
Martial Arts Federation got interested in and invited
them.

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( 9 ) U Aye Zaw Win, Aye Ne Win, Kyaw Ne Win, Zwe Ne
Win given death and life sentences for attempting to
seize State power, shuffle State Leaders and entice
Tatmadaw members to betray the State

Yangon, 26 Sept - The No 1 Yangon Division Court today
passed sentences on the culprits, U Aye Zaw Win and
sons, Aye Ne Win, Kyaw Ne Win and Zwe Ne Win, for
their attempts to seize State power by organizing some
of the Tatmadaw forces and commanders, to shuffle the
State leaders, to sow discord within the Tatmadaw, and
for using illegal communication equipment.

The No 2 Yangon Division Court also handed sentences
on U Aye Zaw Win and son, Kyaw Ne Win, and accomplices
for buying and using cars without licenses and
illegally importing cars and satite phones without
paying customs duties.

President of Myanmar Foreign Correspondents Club U Sao
Kai Pha and members and diplomats of the foreign
missions in Yangon were present at the court hearings.


The No 2 Yangon Division Court, presided over by Joint
Judge of Yangon Division Court U Tin Win, with Joint
Judge of Yangon Division Court U Soe Thein as the
member, sentenced Kyaw Ne Win and Wai Lin Hsan to
seven years' imprisonment with labour each under
section 109 of the Penal Code and section 5 (h) of the
1950 Emergency Act in the criminal case No 5/2002; to
seven years' imprisonment with labour each under
section 109 of the Penal Code and section 5 (h) of the
1950 Emergency Act in the criminal case No 6/2002; to
seven years' imprisonment with labour each under
section 109 of the Penal Code and section 5 (h) of the
1950 Emergency Act in the criminal case No 7/2002.

The court also handed down seven years' imprisonment
with labour each on Kyaw Ne Win and Kyaw Thiha under
section 109 of the Criminal Procedures Law section 5
(h) of the 1950 Emergency Act in the criminal case No
8/2002; and to seven years' imprisonment with labour
each on them under section 5(1) of the 1947 Import and
Export Act in the criminal case No 10/2002.

The court also sentenced Kyaw Ne Win, Wai Lin Hsan and
Tun Tauk Win to seven years' imprisonment with labour
each under section 5(1) of the 1947 Import and Export
Act in the criminal case No 11/2002.

The court No 2 also sentenced Tun Tauk Win to seven
years' imprisonment with labour under section 468 of
the Penal Code and to two years' imprisonment with
labour under sections 465 and 471 of the Penal Code in
the criminal case No 12/2002. The court No 2 also
sentenced Kyaw Ne Win to seven years' imprisonment
with labour under section 5(1) of the 1947 Import and
Export Act in the criminal case No 14/2002.

The court No 2 also handed down seven years'
imprisonment with labour on U Aye Zaw Win under
section 5 (1) of the 1947 Import and Export Act in the
criminal case No 13/2002.

The cars and satellite phones involved in the cases
together with related equipment were impounded as
public properties.

At 3.30 pm, the Yangon Division Court No 1, presided
over by Judge of Yangon Division Court U Aung Ngwe,
with Joint Judge of Yangon Division Court U Nyan Win
as the member, sentenced Kyaw Ne Win to seven years'
imprisonment with labour under section 5 (1) of the
1947 Import and Export Act in the criminal case No
3/2002 for illegally importing communication
equipment.

The court also sentenced Aye Ne Win, Kyaw Ne Win and
Zwe Ne Win to three years' imprisonment with labour
each under section 6 (1) of the 1934 Wireless Act in
the criminal case No 4/2002 for illegal possession and
utilization of communication equipment. The court No 1
also sentenced U Aye Zaw Win, Aye Ne Win, Kyaw Ne Win
and Zwe Ne Win to death sentence each under section
122 (1) of the Penal Code and to life imprisonment
each under section 131/34 of the Criminal Procedures
Law for attempting to seize State power, and enticing
Tatmadawmen to betray the State in the criminal case
No 2/2002.

The hearing of the cases ended at 7 pm.

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