[myanmar_information] The New Light of Myanmar (Saturday October 19, 2002) (1/2)

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The New Light of Myanmar (Saturday October 19, 2002)
(1/2) 
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(1) Senior General Than Shwe visits Manaungmyin 
    Pyidawbyan Buddha Image, pays reverence to 
    the remains of Sayadaw Bhaddanta Khamavudha 
    in Ayayawady Division
(2) Exhibition on the Endeavours of Myanmar 
    Women to be held to help refute slanderous 
    accusations
(3) Tenth Myanmar Traditional Cultural Performing 
    Arts Competitions commence
(4) Tenth Myanma Traditional Cultural Performing 
    Arts Competitions begin Secretary-1 
    General Khin Nyunt enjoys the competitions

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(1) Senior General Than Shwe visits Manaungmyin 
    Pyidawbyan Buddha Image, pays reverence to 
    the remains of Sayadaw Bhaddanta Khamavudha 
    in Ayayawady Division

Yangon, 18 Oct - Chairman of the State Peace and
Development Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence
Services Senior General Than Shwe, left here by car
and arrived at Bo Myat Tun Bridge in Nyaungdon
Township, Ayeyawady Division, at 9.10 am yesterday. 

The Senior General and party offered water, flowers
and fruits, and paid homage to the image. They also
offered gold foils, incensed sticks and lights to the
image. After that, the Senior General signed in the
visitors' book. Next, the Senior General presented
cash donations to the funds of the image through the
members of the pagoda board of trustees, who then
presented a picture of the image to him. 

Then, the Senior General and party inspected
renovation of Gandhakutitaik of the image and the
stairway. Later, Senior General Than Shwe and party
went to Hinthada. 

They were welcomed there by Minister for Religious
Affairs U Aung Khin, Deputy Commander of South-West
Command Brig-Gen Tint Swe and officials.

They visited Ledi Kyaungtaik in Hinthada and paid
homage to the remains of Dhammanu Dhamma Maha Dwara
Nikaya 12th Sasanabaing the fifth Presiding Nayaka of
the Kyaungtaik Sayadaw Abhidhaja Maha Rattha Guru
Abhidhaja Agga Maha Saddhamma Jotika Bhaddanta
Khamavudha, aged 92 and Vasa 72. The Sayadaw passed
away at 6.31 pm on 28 September 2002 (Saturday). 

The Senior General and party paid respects to the nine
Ovadacariya Sayadaws organizing the final rites of
Sayadaw Bhaddanta Khamavudha, led by Dhammanu Dhamma
Maha Dwara Nikaya Sasanabaing Presiding Nayaka of
Mahitayon Kyaungtaik in Hinthada Chairman of Ayeyawady
Division Sangha Nayaka Committee (Maha Dwara) Sayadaw
Agga Maha Pandita Bhaddanta Indriyasabha. Sayadaw
Bhaddanta Indriyasabha administered the Five Precepts.
The Senior General presented provisions and
offertories to Sayadaw Bhaddanta Indriyasabha. 

Then, the members of the State Peace and Development
Council and the ministers presented offertories to the
Sayadaws. Afterwards, Sayadaw Bhaddanta Indriyasabha
delivered a sermon, followed by sharing of merits
gained. The Senior General and party paid reverence
again to the remains of Sayadaw Bhaddanta Khamavudha.
In the afternoon, the Senior General and party went to
Wakema Bridge Construction Project in Wakema Township,
where they were welcomed by Deputy Minister for
Construction Brig-Gen Myint Thein and departmental
officials. They proceeded to Lanthamaing Bridge
Construction Project on Wakema-Kyonmange Road. Deputy
Superintending Engineer of the Bridge Construction
Project Special Group (7) of Public Works U Khin Maung
Hse reported on progress of work. 

Minister Maj-Gen Saw Tun gave a supplementary report
on the project. The Senior General gave instructions
on timely completion of the project. The 220 feet long
and 18 feet wide concrete bridge is on
Yangon-Pantanaw-Shwelaung-Wakema-Kyonmange Road. Its
clearance area is 24 feet high and 29 feet wide. It
can withstand 20-ton loads. They headed for Wakema
Bridge Construction Project and inspected progress in
construction of the bridge in Wakema River. They then
inspected progress in construction of the approach
bridge on Htawkanut Ward side and the main bridge. 

Minister Maj-Gen Saw Tun and officials reported on
progress in construction of the approach bridge on
Ywale Ward side. The Senior General gave necessary
guidance. At the briefing hall, the minister reported
on the project, location of the bridge, tasks being
carried out and work progress.

After giving necessary guidance to the officials, the
Senior General inspected the scale model of the
bridge, and the map showing the roads and bridges in
Ayeyawady Division. The main bridge is 600 feet long
bailey type suspension one. The upper structure of the
approach bridge is built of iron frames. The total
length of the bridge is 3,020 feet. It has a 24 feet
wide motorway and two four feet wide pedestrian lanes.
It can withstand 60-ton loads. On
Yangon-Pantanaw-Shwelaung-Wakema-Kyonmange Road, the
Shwelaung Bridge has been constructed and the Wakema
and Lanthamaing Bridges are under construction. It
takes 24 hours to travel between Yangon and Wakema. On
completion of the three bridges, it will take only a
short time. 

The Senior General and party arrived back here in the
evening. Senior General Than Shwe inspected the bridge
construction projects being implemented for smooth
transport in Ayeyawady Division endowed with rivers
and creeks. On his tour of Ayeyawady Division, the
Senior General inspected cultivation of paddy which is
thriving in Nyaungdon, Zalun, Hinthada and Wakema
Townships and gave instructions to the officials,
saying that such roads and bridges were being built in
the division and the transportation becomes smooth. 

As a result, it will contribute towards speedy
transport of the agricultural produce to the markets
easily. In conclusion, he called for doing researches
in order to cultivate two-month crops as both farmers
and consumers can gain benefits if cultivation of such
short-term crops is successful. 

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(2) Exhibition on the Endeavours of Myanmar 
    Women to be held to help refute slanderous 
    accusations

Yangon, 18 Oct - Patron of Myanmar National Committee
for Women's Affairs Secretary-1 of the State Peace and
Development Council General Khin Nyunt addressed the
meeting to discuss holding of the Exhibition on
Endeavours of Myanmar Women at Zeya Thiri Beikman here
this evening. 

The report on the finds and achievements of the team
which made field tours of Mon and Kayin States were
also explained at the meeting. Presenting the report,
member of the MNCWA and the Myanmar National Working
Committee for Women's Affairs Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe
said the team led by her visited the states from 4 to
8 September 2002, meeting locals and explaining the
endeavours to develop the women's sector and to
prevent young women from working in the other country.


The team met members of Mon State Working Committee
for Women's Affairs in Mawlamyine, Mon State, on 4
September morning, and in the afternoon, it met with
local authorities, departmental personnel, members of
Myanmar War Veterans Organization, officials of the
International Committee of the Red Cross, national
race leaders, members of Union Solidarity and
Development Association, Township Women's Affairs
Working Committee, Maternal and Child Welfare
Association, Red Cross, Auxiliary Fire brigade,
nurses, faculty members and students of Education
University, Mon, Kayin and Pa-O national races
totaling over 1,200. Over 300 persons attended the
work coordination meeting held in Thanbyu-zayat the
next day. The team met members of the Women's Affairs
Committees and Maternal and Child Welfare Association,
towns elders and others totaling 500 from 23 villages
in Mudon Township. 

The team leader explained the crime of trafficking in
young women and children and measures to curb the
crime. Members of the nine working groups also met
with the local people. Nearly 540 persons attended the
meeting held in Mudon. The team met members of Kayin
State Working Committee for Women's Affairs in Hpa-an,
Kayin State, on 6 September morning, and in the
afternoon, it met with local authorities, departmental
personnel, members of Myanmar War Veterans
Organization, officials of the International Committee
of the Red Cross, national race leaders, members of
Union Solidarity and Development Association, Township
Women's Affairs Working Committee, Maternal and Child
Welfare Association, Red Cross, Auxiliary Fire
brigade, nurses and national races totaling about 750.


Over 300 persons attended the work coordination
meeting held in Indu village. The next day, the team
met members of the Kawkareik Women's Affairs
Committee, towns elders and local people totaling 560.
At the meeting with village women's affairs committees
in the surrounding areas of Kyondoe, the team held
discussions with over 400 people. The team also held a
meeting in Nyeinchanye Ywathit (Phayagon) with the
participation of over 200. In Mon State, 429 persons
were consulted and sent back to their homes during the
period from 2000 to August 2002. 

The majority of them were from Mon State with others
from Yangon, Magway, Mandalay and Sagaing Divisions
and Kayin State. Twenty-two human trafficking brokers
were arrested and 13-punished during the period from
2000 to August 2002. The courts are hearing the cases
of the remaining ones. 

In Kayin State, 8,456 men and 8,100 women were
consulted and sent back to their homes during the
period from 2000 to August 2002. Forty-six human
trafficking brokers were arrested and 27 punished
during the period from 2000 to August 2002. The courts
are hearing the cases of the remaining ones. Training
of Service Providers for Trafficking in Women and
Children were conducted in the two states. Economic
zones have been set up to prevent youths from going to
work abroad. Educative campaigns have been launched by
the women's affairs committees at different levels on
a wider scale. Information on the poor young women and
the activities of the brokers have been under constant
watch. Educative talks have been held sector-wise. 

Secretary-1 General Khin Nyunt said the destructive
elements opposing Myanmar are launching slanderous
accusations against the country. The destructive
groups formed with fugitives, and the insurgent groups
taking refuge in the neighboring countries are
creating fabrications to tarnish the reputation of the
nation and the people. The internal destructive
elements and the external destructive elements are
launching slanders in a harmonious way. Although the
accusations were made by mentioning the names of the
alleged victims and places, peoples with such names
have never existed in the places. But the slanders can
mislead the persons who did not know about Myanmar
well. These persons might think that bad situations
were occurring in Myanmar. In addition to applying the
diplomatic means and the media means, the NGOs will
have to take part to refute the accusations. Cases
such as oppression or discrimination of women have
never occurred in Myanmar. 

Myanmar women have fully enjoyed their rights since
time immemorial. The aim of the exhibition is to show
that women enjoy equal rights with men, the
outstanding accomplishments of women, harmonious
efforts being made to develop the women's sector.
Thus, the exhibition will have to be held to realize
the aim and to refute the slanderous accusations. The
ministries are urged to cooperate with the MNWCWA to
successfully fulfil the requirements of the women's
sector the team had found during the tour. Officials
should make harmonious efforts to refute the
accusations through the diplomatic means, the media
and the social organizations and to hold the
exhibition on a grand scale. 

Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement
Maj-Gen Sein Htwa and other participants also took
part in the discussions. 

The Secretary-1 inspected the arrangements to hold the
exhibition and gave instructions.

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(3) Tenth Myanmar Traditional Cultural Performing 
    Arts Competitions commence

Yangon, 18 Oct - The 10th Myanmar Traditional Cultural
Performing Arts Competitions were held at the National
Theatre on Myoma Kyaung Street in Dagon Township here
this morning, with an address by Patron for Organizing
the 10th Myanmar Traditional Cultural Performing Arts
Competitions Secretary-1 of the State Peace and
Development Council General Khin Nyunt. 

First, the opening ceremony was held in front of the
National Theatre at 7 am. Patron for Organizing the
10th Myanmar Traditional Cultural Performing Arts
Competitions Secretary-1 of the State Peace and
Development Council General Khin Nyunt and members of
Panel of Patrons, the Chairman of Leading Committee
for Organizing the Competitions and the Leading
Committee members, members of the Organizing
Committee, the Chairmen of the Sub-Committees and
members, guests, the managers of teams from states and
divisions and contestants, the contestant girls in
national costumes from states and divisions, and the
contestant girls in competing dresses from the states
and divisions took the designated positions. 

U Hla Win, Daw Tin Tin Mya and Daw Thida Swe of Myanma
Radio and Television acted as masters of ceremonies
and read the agendas of the ceremony in Myanmar and
English. Then, Member of Panel of Patrons for
Organizing the Competitions Chairman of Leading
Committee for Organizing the Competitions Chairman of
Yangon Division Peace and Development Council Maj-Gen
Myint Swe reported on arrangements for the
Competition. 

He said that the Government has been holding the
Myanmar Traditional Cultural Performing Arts
Competitions yearly without fail and it reached 10th
time this year. The 10th Myanmar Traditional Cultural
Performing Arts Competitions which will be held from
18 October to 4 November 2002 are to be held with six
objectives and six levels, he noted. Altogether 2504
contestants will take part in the six levels of the
competitions this year and handsome prizes will be
given, he stressed. The guitar contest was added in
this year's competitions. Arrangements have been made
to enable the contestants who adored and preserved
Myanma traditional cultural arts to take part in the
competitions with peace of mind in accord with the
noble objectives, he pointed out and urged the
contestants to participate in the competitions with
peace of mind as the people are waiting for the
competitions with great joy. 

Then, Member of Panel of Patrons for Organizing the
Competitions Chairman of Leading Committee for
Organizing the Competition Minister for Culture
Maj-Gen Kyi Aung formally opened the Competitions.
Next, the opening ceremony was held at the National
Theatre. Patron for Organizing the 10th Myanmar
Traditional Cultural Performing Arts Competitions
Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council
General Khin Nyunt delivered an address. In his
address, he said: "I present my greetings to the
dignitaries of the Government, departmental heads,
diplomats, specially invited guests, judge artistes
and participating artistes, with good wishes. May you
be joyous in mind and at heart, and May you be ones
capable of cherishing, preserving and uplifting their
own national culture and endeavouring to raise their
own nation and nationality in grandeur. For a country
and a people to build a high level of national culture
distinctively and firmly in the long history, it is a
national prestige that they should be proud of. 

Moreover, the fact that they have been preserving
their cultural heritage without marring the original
characteristics is indicative of national quality that
shows the nation and the people's high tradition, and
grand pride of national identity and integrity. Today,
in a situation where the nations of the world come to
be seen as one at a stretch due to advancements in
communication techniques, the big nations that can
make more effective use of communication techniques
are having more opportunities for interference and
domination into others' affairs, but for developing
countries, they are having to face the dangers of
penetration and domination politically, economically,
socially and culturally. Even now, some developing,
weakly by developing countries are having to face the
danger of obliteration of their national
characteristics, as could be seen by all. 

So, for a developing country like Myanmar, today, it
is prerequisite, a dire necessity to safeguard
national character and values and patriotic immune
systems, so that they will not be drawn into the mire
of the tactics of globalization of powerful countries.
Emphatically, I would like to ask every citizen not to
be lax in national consciousness, but to view all with
a national view without fail in appraising all in
various fields to avoid falling into the tactics of
globalization. So, it must be taken by every citizen
that the task of uplifting and preserving the highly
cultured national essence and national cultural
characteristics is directly linked to the task of
perpetuating national sovereignty and not becoming one
under the influence of others. 

A country having gained independence but having to
live a life of inability to fully exercise its
sovereignty for being one under the influence of
others would be the same as losing its independence.
Similarly, a country that has Independence and
sovereignty but has lost its culture will get devoured
by the culture of others and finally become a country
that has lost its Independence. So, I would like to
say, just as it is necessary to keep up and raise
national consciousness for uplift of national culture,
the life and soul that must always be kept alive
forever, so also it is necessary to safeguard one's
own national culture from being penetrated and
overwhelmed by alien ways. It is also necessary for
the responsible personnel to bring youths of the
country to realize through organization and education
that it is an extraordinary quality to have a high
national culture of one's own distinctively and
grandly and that it is of a high value of safeguard
culture through ages in history. 

It is also for youths today to know the difference
between modernization and development and direct aping
of alien cultural ways. Responsible personnel are to
take care that they do not in no way make the youths
accept rude manners and deceptive thinking of the
aliens instead of organizing them to love the lineage
and uphold and preserve the traditional culture.
Thanks to the Cultural Performing Arts Competitions,
the majority of youths today are cherishing and
studying Myanmar Culture but some youth sections are
seen to be hankering after wanton, licentious alien
ways and attires that are not neat, decent or grand
but revealing, in a wrong way. Myanmar's preservation
of the lineage is made evident by attire that is well
known as of Myanmar and also by the Myanmar features
distinctly, and Myanmar's poise to keep their own
traditional culture. 

In the light of the grand national cultural sphere and
in the manner of preserving Myanmar lineage throughout
the long ages of history, we cannot forget the
gratitude that is due to our forefathers, patriots and
mentors, and we must also keep up the good traditions.
That is why the Cultural Performing Arts Competitions
have been held annually by the Government, with a
demand for greater quality each year, so that Myanmar
youths would come to understand the quality of Myanmar
cultural heritage and they become much enthused about
Myanmar performing arts, I would like to say. In
Myanmar cultural sphere, the arts of singing, dancing,
composing and instrument playing have their own
distinct styles but in a way, there are interrelation
between dancing and playing, playing and singing,
singing and composing, exerting control and support
for one another. As an example, artistic power of
Myanmar dance will depend on the melody of the song,
the time beat done artistically, and the style of
dancing supported by the style of play. 

The dancer has to move in accord with the tune created
by the player with dance styles that is artistically
attuned to the song by tradition, trying to see the
dance patterns with an artistic eye. In other words,
dancing is styled after instrument playing, and the
instrument player has to choose his tunes in accord
with the dance style by means of time beats, major
beats and other supporting stances harmoniously. In
order that dancing and instrument playing will go
harmoniously personalities and artistes will endeavour
to bring out real Myanmar music and dances in earnest.
As there are singing, dancing, composing and
instrument playing in the field of performing arts,
there are the theatre and the marionette theatre of
high class as well in the field, as it will be seen. 

In order that these two genres of marionette theatre
and the theatre can be shown vividly, the Thuwunnashan
Jataka played in the fifth competition in 1997 in
dramatic theatre category will be played again this
year in the marionette theatre. Just a dramatic
artistes had so well portrayed the value of the truth
in the jataka in the competition, the marionette
theatre artistes, I believe, will portray the value of
truth, Myanmar loyalty and love for truth in this
year's competition. In dramatic theatre, Yamayana has
always been and still is a story of exemplary conduct
for Myanmar people and it will win the hearts of all
Myanmar viewers. Yamayana is thriving in various South
East Asian nations but Myanmar Yamayana is distinctly
and of high class its own, with Myanmar culture
embellishments and it is proudly taken as truly
Myanmar. 

Yamayana has been with Myanmar people since its early
Bagan period and is filled with art, sculpture,
Pantaw, Pantamaw, Panyun, Shwechido, literature and
poetry and it is also borne in drama form as truly
Myanmar dramatic story so much so that it has stood
for years by the thousand, and its characters like
Yama, Lekkhana and Thida Dewi have become examples to
live by with specialty. For this year, Yama
Pyiazattawgyi written by Nemyo Nataka Kyaw Gaung that
is most complete in story, screen play, professional
dialogues, and musical renditions have been prescribed
with extensive displays, and so it is hoped that the
groups in competition will be able to play it most
artistically. Of all the figures in Yamayana, the
character that has the greatest attraction is the
deer. It is not very prominent in other Yamayana
stories of South East Asia but it is so prominent in
Myanmar, it is learnt from Myanmar maestro. 

Especially, the deer dance while sitting is said to be
most extraordinary. Myanmar's deer is natural, active
and merry, it is most pleasing to look at and that is
why it draws the attraction of all. So, it has been
decided to grant a prize for the deer this year. A
special feature in prize distribution is to give
incentive to the States and Divisions with not many
competitors is to grant them special prizes if
deserving, though not the regular prizes. Other than
that, the outstanding feature this year is the
introduction of Myanmar guitar in the instrument
playing category. In the singing competitions, old
songs and religious songs have been inserted from the
start and together with them had come the popularity
of mandolin, the guitar and the banjo. In pre-War days
of pre-Independence in Myanmar at a time when the
national spirit of Myanmars was at its highest. 

Myanmar musicians had composed songs that portrayed
patriotism, Myanmar ways and religious songs that
appeal most to Myanmars, in hordes. It was found that
old time songs we call today were songs of current
times then with novel methods of producing gramophone
records played with the mandolin, guitar, banjo and
concertina, and they had spread far and wide among the
people right to the outskirt of the country. All these
instruments like the mandolin, guitar, banjo and
concertina had nearly gone into extinction but they
were revived as background music in the singing
competitions of this Cultural Performing Arts Show.
Taking opportunity of this, the mandolin was
introduced as a playing instrument last year and there
came forth a good number of mandolin players vying for
the best awards. 

This is the success that prompted the authorities to
introduce another new instrument namely the guitar in
the playing instruments category. Just as the
competitions are gaining in momentum from year to
year, so also their qualities have been rising from
year to year. Likewise, the good results of the
competitions have permeated into the youths of the new
generation and admirers of Myanmar culture too are
growing from day to day, it may be seen with great
pride. So I would like to urged all departmental
officials, maestros of arts and culture, judge artists
and participating artists to make a success of the
competitions for further heightening the successful
momentum of the competitions, together with all art
and culture lovers in unity. 

In closing, I would like to urge the authorities and
the maestros 

-to strive by means of their qualities with their own
culture, art, and national characters to keep Myanmar
proudly and grandly within the comity of world nations

-to strive by means of their qualities to raise the
national pride of Myanmars while cherishing and
upholding Myanmar traditional culture that has been in
vogue for years countable by the thousand 
-to strive by means of their qualities to fill youths
of today with national immune system so as to ward off
infiltration of alien ways and strive for perpetuation
of national characters. 

The artistes of the Fine Arts Department presented
dances with the accompaniment of songs by members of
Panel of Judges vocalists, which brought the ceremony
to a close. 

After the ceremony, the Secretary-1 and party viewed
the dance competition of professional level girls at
the National Theatre.

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(4) Tenth Myanma Traditional Cultural Performing 
    Arts Competitions begin Secretary-1 
    General Khin Nyunt enjoys the competitions

Tenth Myanma Traditional Cultural Performing Arts
Competitions begin Secretary-1 General Khin Nyunt
enjoys the competitions

Yangon, 18 Oct - The tenth Myanma Traditional Cultural
Performing Arts Competitions, that makes the Union of
Myanmar stand proud and firm among the world nations
and vitalize the own culture, own arts and own
national characteristics of Myanmar nationals, were
held at designated places in Yangon this morning. 

The song contest was held at the National Museum on
Pyay Road; the dance contest at the National Theatre
on Myoma Kyaung Street; the song-composing contest at
the Pantra School on Kaba Aye Pagoda Road; the
mandolin music contest at the Kambawza Theatre on Kaba
Aye Pagoda Road; and the do bat music contest at the
Padonma Theatre on Bagaya Road.

Among those who enjoyed the contests were Patron for
Organizing the 10th Myanma Traditional Cultural
Performing Arts Competitions Secretary-1 of the State
Peace and Development Council General Khin Nyunt and
wife Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe, members of the State Peace
and Development Council Adjutant-General Lt-Gen Thein
Sein and Quartermaster-General Lt-Gen Thiha Thura Tin
Aung Myint Oo, member of the Panel of Patrons for
Organizing the Competitions Chairman of the Leading
Committee for Organizing the Competitions Chairman of
Yangon Division Peace and Development Council
Commander of Yangon Command Maj-Gen Myint Swe,
ministers, the chief justice, the attorney-general,
the auditor-general, the Yangon mayor, deputy
ministers, the vice-chief justice, members of the
Civil Service Selection Board, members of the Leading
Committee for the Competitions, work committees and
subcommittees, and enthusiasts. 

The song contest started at 9 am today at the National
Museum on Pyay Road in Yangon. The Dhamma song contest
at basic education level for girls at the 15-20 age
group were held in the morning; and the classical song
contest for boys at the 10-15 age group, in the
afternoon. 

Chairperson of the Panel of judges Daw Tin Tin Mya of
Myanmar Radio and Television and Secretary Daw May
Pyone Khaing and members made judgments on the
performances. Ma Thawda Chan Myeh of Mandalay
Division, Ma Htet Htet Aung of Yangon Division, Ma
Saung Thazin of Kayin State, Ma Leh Leh Win of Kachin
State, Ma Khaing Ni Lin of Taninthayi Division, Ma
Khin Mya Thet Hnin of Yangon Division, Ma Nway Nway
Thiri Aung of Shan State, Ma Soe Soe Khaing of Mon
State, Ma Wa Wa Nwe of Mandalay Division, Ma Nwe Nwe
Oo of Magway Division, Ma Thazin Soe of Chin State, Ma
May Sanda Win of Sagaing Division, Ma Chawsu San of
Ayeyawady Division, Ma Hnya Sein Khaing of Rakhine
State and Ma Hay Man Soe Moe of Bago Division,
totalling 15 took part with "Myat Thingan" song in the
Dhamma song contest. 

In the afternoon, Maung Aung Kyi Phyoe of Kachin
State, Maung Paing Phyoe Ko of Rakhine State, Maung
Than Myat Soe of Sagaing Division, Maung Pyayh Phyoe
Pwint of Magway Division, Maung Aung Soe Lwin Lwin of
Kayah State, Maung Pyayh Phyoe Kyaw of Kayin State,
Maung Chan Nyein of Ayeyawady Division, Maung Yan Lin
Paing of Yangon Division, Maung Di Ye Lin of
Taninthayi Division, Maung Yan Min Aung of Mon State,
Maung Myat Ko Ko of Mandalay, Maung Tun Min Oo of Shan
State, Maung Myo Nyi Nyi Naw of Chin State, Maung
Thiha Lin of Bago Division, Maung Thit Te of Mandalay
Division and Maung Hein Htoo Zaw of Yangon Division
competed in the classical song contest with the
"Phoke-thwin-ya-hta" song. 

Tomorrow morning, the Maha Gita song contest at
professional level for man will be held at the same
venue and the Maha Gita song contest at basic
education level for girls at the 15-20 age group in
the afternoon. The dance contest started at 8.15 am
today at the National Theatre in Dagon Township. U
Sein Aung Min took the chairmanship of the panel of
judges for the dance contest and Secretary of judges
panel Daw Mu Mu Khin acted as the presenter. Daw San
San Htwe of Mandalay Division, Daw Ei Shwe Zin of
Yangon Division, Daw Zin Mar Aung of Sagaing Division,
Mi Nan Naing Naing Shwe Si of Mon State, Daw Myit Zu
Thin of Magway Division, Daw Hay Man Oo of Mandalay
Division and Daw Aye Aye Maw of Yangon Division
competed in the women's dance contest at professional
level. Then, the morning session of the contest went
into recess. 

In the afternoon, Maung Saing Ye Htet Win of Shan
State, Maung Thant Zin Tun of Yangon Division, Maung
Aung Chan Win of Mandalay Division, Maung Aung Thu Tun
of Sagaing Division, Maung Sithu Ko Ko Win of Magway
Division, Maung Saw Kyaw Khaung Kha Lein of Kayin
State, Maung Min Paing Soe of Taninthayi Division,
Maung Saing Nyi Nyi Shein of Ayeyawady Division, Maung
Nay Win Htut of Bago Division, Maung Phone Myint Zaw
of Yangon Division, Maung Pyi Phyoe Aung of Kachin
State, Maung Aung Min Tun of Mon State, Maung No Lyan
Htan of Chin State, Maung Myo Thiha of Mandalay
Division, Maung Phyo Zaw Lin of Rakhine State and
Maung Thura Oo of Kayah State participated in the
dance contest at basic education level for boys at the
10-15 age group.

The men's dance contest at advanced education level
and the women's dance contest at basic education level
at the 15-20 age group will continue tomorrow at the
same venue. The song-composing contest at basic
education level at the 5-10 and 10-15 age groups took
place at the Pantra School of the Fine Arts Department
in Bahan Township this morning.

Maung Htet Aung Lin of Kachin State, Nan Thet Hmu Kywe
of Kayah State, Maung Kaung Htet Kyaw of Rakhine
State, Ma Hnin Yu Yu Aung of Bago Division, Ma May
Theint Kyaw of Magway Division, Ma Nanda Wut Yee of
Mandalay Division, Ma Zar Ni Khine of Mandalay
Division, Ma Hay Thi Myat Noe of Yangon Division, Ma
Ei Myat Mon of Yangon Division and Maung Kyaw Khaing
Htet of Ayeyawady Division competed in the
song-composing contest at the 5-10 age group. 

Ma May Thu Sein Win of Kachin State, Maung Khun Zani
Tin Kywe of Kayah State, Maung Myat Min of Kayin
State, Maung Pyaye Sone Ko of Chin State, Lu Lu Hlaing
Win of Rakhine State, Ma Thint Myat Aung of Sagaing
Division, Ma Myat Theingi Win of Taninthayi Division,
Ma Shwe Mi Mi Aung of Bago Division, Maung Wai Yan Oo
of Magway Division, Ma Phyu Thi Han of Mandalay
Division, Maung Zin Min Oo of Mandalay Division, Ma
Hsuyee Ko Ko of Yangon Division, Ma Phu Phu Thant of
Yangon Division and Ma Phyoe Thinza Khin of Ayeyawady
Division competed in the song-composing contest at the
10-15 age group. 

The song-composing contest at basic education level at
the 15-20 age group and at the advanced education
level will continue at the same venue tomorrow. The
music contest was held at the Padonma Theatre in
Sangyoung Township today. U Saw Tun and troupe of
Mandalay Division, Maung Zaw Min Tun and troupe of
Bago Division, U Htay Lwin and troupe of Sagaing
Division, Maung Tun Tun Win and troupe of Yangon
Division, U Lu Maw and troupe of Mandalay Division, U
Myint Wai and troupe of Ayeyawady Division and Maung
Thein Win Tun and troupe of Yangon Division competed
in the dobat music contest at amateur level. 

Later, the morning session of the competition went
into recess. In the afternoon, Maung Yan Kyaw and
troupe of Mandalay Division, Maung Min Thein Kha and
troupe of Sagaing Division, Maung Kaung Zaw and troupe
of Yangon Division, Maung Bo Bo and troupe of
Ayeyawady Division, Maung Kaung Myat Thu and troupe of
Yangon Division and Maung Phyoe Min Soe and troupe of
Mandalay Division competed in the dobat music contest
at basic education level at the 5-10 age group. The
panel of judges led by U Sein Ba Maw made judgments at
the dobat music contest. 

The men's group orchestra music contests will be held
tomorrow at the same venue. The mandolin music contest
took place at the Kambawza Theatre in Bahan Township
this morning. U Kyi Shwe of Yangon Division, U Aye Yi
of Ayeyawady Division, U Kyaw Win of Bago Division,
Guitar Aung Shein of Yangon Division and U Myo Myint
Than of Sagaing Division competed in the men's
mandolin music contest. 

Later, the morning session of the contest went into
recess. In the afternoon, Kyaw San Min of Sagaing
Division, Han Win Aung of Yangon Division, Win Lwin Oo
of Ayeyawady Division, Myo Swe Thant of Yangon
Division and Thu Naing Win of Bago Division competed
in the men's mandolin music contest at basic education
level at the 15-20 age group. The guitar music
contests at professional level and at basic education
level at the 15-20 age group will be held tomorrow at
the same venue. 

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to be continued...



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