[myanmar_information] THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR (Wednesday January 1, 2003)

Subject: [myanmar_information] THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR (Wednesday January 1, 2003)
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THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR (Wednesday January 1, 2003)

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1.  State Peace and Development Council Chairman 
    Senior General Than Shwe accepts credentials 
    of Ambassador of the United Kingdom of 
    Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2.  State Peace and Development Council Chairman 
    Senior General Than Shwe accepts credentials of 
    Ambassador of the Lao People's Democratic Republic
3.  Chairman of the State Peace and Development   
    Council Senior General Than Shwe sends 
    felicitations to Republic of Cuba
4.  Minister for Foreign AtTairs U Win Aung sends 
    felicitations to Republic of Cuba
5.  Minister receives PRC delegation
6.  Foreign Minister hosts New Year Eve luncheon
7.  Ambassador calls on IP Deputy Minister
8.  Minister receives guests
9.  Seminar on heart disease held
10. Secretary-1 General Khin Nyunt attends 
    dinner hosted by MPA graduates
11. Four-storey lecture hall opens at 
    Yangon Institute of Economics  
12. Commander, minister attend opening 
    of rural roads and tube-wells
13. Minister inspects roads and bridge
14. Two model villages in Kyauktan Township opened 
15. Commerce Minister meets entrepreneurs  
16. Youth Camp of MMCWA concludes
17. Minister underscores initial impression 
    of dailies in new form
18. Badminton C'ship continues
19. Specialist medical care given in Pathein 
20. 29.79 acres of poppy field destroyed
21. Rural gravel road in Kale opens 
23. Monywa BEHS No 2 to hold its golden jubilee 
24. New three school buildings handed over 

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1.  State Peace and Development Council Chairman 
    Senior General Than Shwe accepts credentials 
    of Ambassador of the United Kingdom of 
    Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  

Yangon, 31 Dec - Ms Victoma Jane Bowman, newly
accredited Ambassador or the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland to the Union of Myanmar,
presented her credentials to Senior General Than Shwe,
Chairman or the State Peace and Development Council of
the Union of Myanmar, at Zeyathiri Beikman,
Komnyinttha, at10 am today.
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2.  State Peace and Development Council Chairman 
    Senior General Than Shwe accepts credentials of 
    Ambassador of the Lao People's Democratic Republic
  

Yangon, 31 Dec- Mr Chanthavy Bodhisane, newly
accredited Ambassador of the Lao People's Democratic
Republic to the Union of Myanmar, presented his
credentials to Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of
the State Peace and Development Council of the Union
of Myanmar, at Zeyathiri Beikman, , Konmyinttha at
10.30 am today.
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3.  Chairman of the State Peace and Development   
    Council Senior General Than Shwe sends 
    felicitations to Republic of Cuba

Yangon, 1 Jan - Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of
ilie State Peace and Development Council of the Union
of Myanmar, has sent a message of felicitations to His
Excellency Dr Fidel Castro Ruz, President of the
Council of State and of the Government of the Republic
of Cuba, on the occasion of the Anniversary of the
Liberation Day of the Republic of Cuba which falls on
1 January 2003.
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4.  Minister for Foreign AtTairs U Win Aung 
    sends felicitations to Republic of Cuba

Yangon, 1 Jan -U Win Aung, Minister for Foreign
Affairs of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of
felicitations to His Excellency Mr Felipe Perez Roque,
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba,
on the occasion of the Anniversary of the Liberation
Day of the Republic of Cuba which falls on 1 January
2003.
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5.  Minister receives PRC delegation

Yangon, 31 Dec - Minister for Finance and Revenue U
Khin Maung Thein received Chairman Mr Lin Zaiyou and
party of Yunnan Machinery & Export Corp of the
People's Republic of China at his office at 10 am
today. 
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6.  Foreign Minister hosts New Year Eve luncheon
  

Yangon, 31 Dec - Minister for Foreign Affairs U Win
Aung and wife Daw San Yon hosted a New Year Eve
luncheon in Wungyi Padethayaza Hall at the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs at noon today. First, Minister U Win
Aung extended New Year's greetings. Next, Ambassador
Mr Nim Chantara spoke words of thanks. Then, the
minister and wife hosted a luncheon in honour of the
guests.
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7.  Ambassador calls on IP Deputy Minister

Yangon, 31 Dec - Australian Ambassador Mr Trevor David
Wilson called on Deputy Minister for Immigration &
Population U Maung Aung at the latter soffice on 31
-12-2002 morning in Yangon.
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8.  Minister receives guests

Yangon, 31 Dec - Minister for Commerce Brig-Gen Pyi
Sone received Managing Director Mr Ryoichi Azumaand
party of Myanmar Sai Steel Industry Co of Japan at his
office in Yangon on Tuesday afternoon. 

The minister also received Indian Ambassador to
Myanmar Mr Rajiv Kumar Bhatia at 2 pm the same day.
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9.  Seminar on heart disease held

Yangon. 31 Dec - A seminar on the heart disease
jointly conducted by the Myanmar Medical Association
and the World Heart Federation. took place at Traders.
Hotel on 29 December morning.

A group of cardiac specialists from Australia .and
other specialists attended the seminar and exchanged!
knowledge. Chairman of Cardiac Specialists Association
of MMA Cardiac Surgeon Professor U Khin Maung Aye
together with Cardiac Specialist Professor U Aung.
chaired the seminar .Professor David Kelly, Dr
SSharma, Dr Alan Galeand Dr C Juergens gave talks and
specialists took part in the discussions. Then. the
seminar came to an end.  

The seminar was held during the stay of Australian
heart specialists who were here at the invitation of
the Ministry of Health for joint performance of heart
surgery at the cardiac surgery unit of Myanmar Cardiac
Centre.
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Increase in number of public administration experts
will steer development drive towards serving national
interests
10. Secretary-1 General Khin Nyunt attends 
    dinner hosted by MPA graduates


Yangon, 31 Dec - The dinner hosted by graduates of
Master of Public Administration (MPA) Course No 1 of
Yangon Institute of Economics was held at the
International Business Centre this evening, with an
address by Chairman of Myanmar Education Committee
Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council
General Khin Nyunt. 

The Secretary-1 cordially greeted the MPA graduates.
The Secretary-1 inspected prescribed text books,
reference books, theses of the students and MPA
graduation gown. The Secretary-1 delivered a speech.
He said today the nations of the world are laying
emphasis on making arrangements to produce brilliant
intellectuals and intelligentsia and to apply modern
science and technology in all sectors for safeguarding
the interest of the nation and its people. At this
time, the Union of Myanmar is making endeavours for
development of the country and the people relying on
own national forces. Increasing the number of
intellectuals and intelligentsia in the respective
fields is a force that will serve the interest of the
nation. 

The State Peace and Development Council has been
making efforts to enable the Union of Myanmar to keep
abreast with the international communities.
Encouragement has also been given to all sectors for
improvement of national economic life, systematic
urban development tasks and raising the living
standard of national people. With the development of
national economic life and high living standard of the
people, urban development tasks have gained momentum
and requirements on public administration have also
become wider. Thus, experts in the public
administration field are specially required in all
sectors of the State today. 

The State is making arrangements for emergence of
public administration experts as an increase in their
number will steer the development drive for serving
the national interests. Today all the development
drives are based on knowledge arrived at present.
Hence, the State has laid down and implemented the
education promotion plans with the aim of enhancing
the education of the entire people, producing
brilliant human resources and creating a constant
learning society. The plans are being implemented in
accord with the national objectives. A total of 151
institutions of higher learning are continuously
producing brilliant human resources. Arrangements are
being made stage by stage for development of a
constant learning system in the higher education
sector to bring out highly qualified human resources. 

At present, doctorate degree courses are being
conducted in the nation. Efforts are being made to
implement the subject-specialization programmes in all
fields in the institutions of higher learning. Thus,
post-graduate courses, master's degree courses and
doctorate degree courses are being conducted at the
institutions. Human resources development departments
have been set up, and job-related courses,
under-graduate courses and post-graduate courses have
been opened. The Institute of Economics has opened the
MPA course in accord with the changing era and
national requirement. In the process of globalization,
producing and nurturing of intellectuals, technicians
and administrators in the government bodies,
enterprises and social organizations amount to
striving for the nation to be able to stand shoulder
to shoulder with the world nations. So, intellectuals
and intelligentsia and managers who received Master's
Degrees in Public Administration are to realize the
State's attitude towards and expectation for them.   

He also urged them to strive for turning the nation
into a modern and developed one, making use of
knowledge on public administration in respective
sectors. Moreover, by making systematic use of the
knowledge provided by the university, all are to
strive for all-round development of the modern and
systematic public administration systems and to strive
for becoming experts, entrepreneurs and managers who
will serve the interests of the State and on whom the
State can rely in the respective sectors. There are
those who turn a blind eye to the endeavours of the
State establishing basic infrastructures such as
roads, bridges, dams and reservoirs, assisting
economic sector, upgrading education and health
sectors, keeping peace and tranquillity in the
country, wiping out narcotic drugs, and national
reconsolidation tasks. They do not acknowledge the
noble endeavours of the State and good results. 

As they do not want to see the country in progress,
they can make incitements for disintegration of the
country. So, the role of intellectuals and
intelligentsia is important in preventing the dangers
of those with negative views. In other words, tasks
for development of human resources are to be carried
out continuously. So, for rapid emergence of a modern
and developed nation, he urged all to continue trying
to become public administrators, entrepreneurs and
managers who will bring about the interest of the
State and the people, to firmly stand as qualified
public administrators and make efforts for rapid
development of the State making use of knowledge
gained and to participate in building firm national
economy, making public administration tasks modern and
developed and uplifting socio-economic life of
national people.  

Next, Rector U Kan Zaw reported on MPA course. The
Secretary-1 presented prizes to Maung Zin Min Oo, Ma
Phyu Phyu Hsint and Ma Thet Thet Naing who stood
first, second and third respectively. On behalf of the
students, Ma Thi Thi Oo spoke words of thanks. Next,
the MPA graduates hosted dinner for the Secretary-1
and the guests.
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11. Four-storey lecture hall opens at 
    Yangon Institute of Economics  

Yangon, 31 Dec - A ceremony to open No 2 four-storey
lecture hall of Yangon Institute of Economics was held
at the lecture hall this afternoon, attended by
Chairman of Myanmar Education Committee Secretary-1 of
the State Peace and Development Council General Khin
Nyunt. 

At a time when the government is implementing human
resource development programmes in basic education
sector as well as higher education sector with greater
momentum with the objective of promoting national
education, a magnificent lecture hall has emerged.   

Nine post- and under-graduate students formally opened
the lecture hall. The Secretary-1 inspected the scale
model of Yangon Institute of Economics and gave
instructions. Rector U Kan Zaw reported on
construction of one-storey lecture halls, recreation
centre, archway, 300 students capacity lecture halls,
two four-storey lecture halls, the convocation hall,
administration and research building, tasks to be
undertaken, organizational set-ups and strength of the
staff, numbers of students and academic matters.   

Deputy Minister for Education U Myo Nyunt gave a
supplementary report. Then, the Secretary-1 gave
instructions. Managing Director of Ever Green Fine
Arts Co Ltd U Than Shwe presented K 23 million for the
clinic of Yangon Institute of Economics and medical
supplies to the Secretary-1.   

The Secretary-1 and party inspected objectives and
functions of the Administrative Department, Geography
Department, Mathematics Department, English
Department, Myanmarsar Department, Economics
Department, Applied Economics Department, Statistics
Department, Commerce Department, prescribed text
books, reference books, courses conducted, degrees
conferred, graduation gown, documentary photos on
activities of the respective departments and
electronic equipment of private companies. Before and
during the ceremony, students of the fine arts
association of the institute presented songs and
traditional dances.   

The opening of the clinic of the institute was then
held. Rector U Kan Zaw and Managing Director U Than
Shwe formally opened the clinic.  

The Secretary-1 and party inspected the clinic and
presented cash for medical fund. He then presented
cash awards to students of the fine arts association
of the institute.
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12. Commander, minister attend opening 
    of rural roads and tube-wells

Yangon, 31 Dec - Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and
Development Council Commander of Yangon Command
Maj-Gen Myint Swe and Minister for Progress of Border
Areas and National Races and Development Affairs Col
Thein Nyunt attended the opening ceremonies of rural
roads and tube-wells in Thanlyin, Kyauktan and Thongwa
Townships this morning.  

First, the commander and minister attended opening of
new tarred road in Padagyi Village, Kyauktan Township,
where Executive Officer of Kyauktan Township
Development Committee U Khin Maung Myint reported on
the salient points of the road. Then, Secretary of the
Township USDA U Aye Han spoke words of thanks. Next,
officials formally opened the new tarred road and the
commander and minister then inspected it.   

Afterwards, the commander and minister attended
opening ceremony of tube-well in Myaingthaya Village,
Kyauktan Township, where Executive Officer U Khin
Maung Myint reported on the salient points of the
tube-well to the commander and minister. Then,
Organizer of the Township USDA U Myat Moe Lwin spoke
words of thanks. Next, officials formally opened the
tube-well and the commander and minister inspected it.
After inspecting the husk-fired generator in Kayinseik
Model Village, Thanlyin Township, the commander and
minister attended the opening of the gravel road in
the village. 

Then, the commander and minister proceeded to
Thaiktukan Model Village in Thongwa Township and
attended opening of the tube-well. They then inspected
the tube-well. 
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13. Minister inspects roads and bridge  

Yangon, 31 Dec - Minister for Construction Maj-Gen Saw
Tun, inspected the toll gate at Bayintnaung Bridge,
maintenance works of Yangon-Pathein road and
Pantanaw-Shwelaung-Wakema road, and finishing touches
for Wakema bridge and arrangements for inauguration of
it this morning and gave necessary instructions. 
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14. Two model villages in Kyauktan Township opened   

Yangon, 31 Dec - Under the arrangement of Yangon
Division Maternal and Child Welfare Association
Supervisory Committee, Myaingthaya and Padagyi model
villages in Kyauktan Township, Yangon South District,
were opened this morning.   

Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and Development
Council Commander of Yangon Command Maj-Gen Myint Swe
and wife Patron of the supervisory committee Daw Khin
Thet Htay opened the villages. 

Daw Khin Thet Htay and member of the panel of patrons
of the supervisory committee Daw Tin Tin Htay formally
opened Myaingthaya Model Village and the commander
unveiled the village billboard. 

The commander and wife went to the rural health unit
of Myaingthaya Village and presented medicines for the
village MCWA. They also donated books to the village
library.  

They also attended the opening ceremony of Padagyi
Model Village. Daw Khin Thet Htay, Daw Tin Tin Htay
and Kyauktan Township MCWA Chairperson Daw Cho Cho
formally opened the village and the commander unveiled
the village signboard. They presented medicines and
books to the village.
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15. Commerce Minister meets entrepreneurs  

Yangon, 31 Dec - Minister for Commerce Brig-Gen Pyi
Sone met with import/export entrepreneurs at the
Ministry of Commerce in Yangon on Tuesday. Matters
relating to imports, exports and holding of
exhibitions were discussed.
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16. Youth Camp of MMCWA concludes  

Yangon. 31 Dec - The concluding ceremony of the Youth
Camp (5/2002) organized by Myanmar Maternal and Child
Welfare Association was held at the Multipurpose Hall
of MMCW A at the corner of Thanthuma and Parami Roads
this morning, with an address by Chairperson of the
Youth Programme Work Committee of MMCW A
Vice-Chairperson of MMCW A Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe.  

First, Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe made a speech and
presented completion certificates to the youth camp
trainees. On behalf of the trainees, Maung Aung Phyo
Kyaw of Yangon Division and Ma Tra Hlay Hson of Chin
State recounted their experience at the camp.
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17. Minister underscores initial impression 
    of dailies in new form

Yangon, 31 Dec - The initial impression would be the
most important thing for the dailies to come out in
new format and style on 1 January 2003, said Minister
for Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan in meeting with
editors of the State-run dailies this evening. 

Editors are required to find ways to improve the style
of reporting and the display, while emphasizing
essence of the news reports and articles and
attractiveness of the photos and display, he added.
The minister gave suggestions to the editorial staff
of Myanmar and English dailies to make their
respective papers more impressive. He also gave
suggestions to the editors the areas they had to
concentrate on. 

Accompanied by heads of department under his ministry,
Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan visited Myanma Alin, Kyemon and The
New Light of Myanmar dailies. 
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18. Badminton C'ship continues

Yangon, 31 Dec - Under the arrangement of Myanmar
Badminton Federation and sponsorship of Great Wal1
medical production company, the third Great Wall
Championship of Badmintoin Tournament continued at
Yangon (West) District Gymnasium here this morning.
Today, a tota1 of 64 events including men's and
women's single and double events took place. 
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19. Specialist medical care given in Pathein 

Yangon, 26 Dec - A team of medical specialist of
Myanmar Medical Association led by Professor Dr Saw
Naing, went to Pathein People's Hospital in Ayeyawady
Division on 7 December to give medical treatment to
the patients. 

Medical Superintendent Dr Khin Maung Tin and
divisional specialist Dr Khin Maung Than also took
part in giving medical treatment together with the 18
specialists. During the trip, Prof Dr Khin Ye Myint
gave educative talks on diabetes and other specialists
on cancer and heart attack. While the out-patients of
the hospital received medical treatment by the group
led by Prof Dr Khin May Ohn, the in-patients underwent
treatment by Prof Dr Tin May Nyunt. 

The MMA medical team donated K 450,000 worth of
medicines to the hospital. 
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20. 29.79 acres of poppy field destroyed

Yangon, 31 Dec- Regional Tatmadawmen destroyed 29.79
acres of poppy field in Pachee region, Mongtong
Township, from 7 to 10n December, it is learnt. 
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21. Rural gravel road in Kale opens 

Yangon, 29 Dec - As a gesture hailing the 55th
Anniversary Independence Day, 6,842 feet-long and 14
feet-wide gravel road linking Natmyaung Village and
Natnann Village in Kale Township was inaugurated on 27
December. 

Kale District Peace and Development Council Chairman
Lt-Col Myo Chit, Kale Township Peace and Development
Council Chairman U Thein Htay Win and Deputy Director
of the Development Affairs Department U Tin Ko
formally opened the road. The opening ceremony was
also attended by over 1,000 local people including
members of township Union Solidarity and Development
Association, Auxiliary Fire Brigade and Women's
Affairs Committee. 

The newly opened gravel road was constructed at a cost
of K 5,460,000 with the contribution of Development
Affairs Committee. 
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22. Multimedia teaching rooms opened  

Yangon, 31 Dec - The No 2 basic education high school
of Chanaye Thazan Township, Mandalay, was facilitated
with multimedia teaching and learning classrooms
recently. Education Minister U Than Aung attended the
opening ceremony of the multimedia classrooms held on
Sunday.
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23. Monywa BEHS No 2 to hold its golden jubilee 

Yangon, 26 Dec - No 2 Basic Education High School
(1953-2003) in Monywa will hold the 50th anniversary
(Golden Jubilee) and the eighth ceremony to pay
respects to teachers at the school on 1 January 2003
at 9 am. 

Old students are invited to attend the ceremony. Those
wishing to donate cash may contact Ambassador U Maung
Maung Soe Tint (Retd) (Ph 01-525995), Headmistress Daw
Htay Myint (Ph 071-21140), U Kaung Nyunt (Ph
071-21364) and Dr Nyan Lin (Ph 071-22031). 
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24. New three school buildings handed over 

Yangon, 29 Dec - A ceremony to hand over the new three
school buildings was held at Basic Education Middle
School, Hsinthaykan Village, Natmauk Township, Magway
Division on 23 December. 

First, Head of Magway Division Education Department U
Maung Myint and Wellwisher U Thein Myint formally
opened the buildings. Then, Wellwishers U Thein
Myint-Daw Kyi Nyunt ( Myanma Gonyi Co Ltd) handed over
the documents relating to the new buildings to U Maung
Myint and received the certificates of honour. Then,
Head of Education Department U Maung Myint and
officials received K 100,000 donated by wellwishers
the school fund. 

New three school buildings were constructed at a cost
of K 6.7 million. At the ceremony, Sayadaw Bhaddanta
Oakkantha of Thadu Monastery in Kyimyindine Township
also donated five acres of land for school. 

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