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[myanmar_information] The New Light of Myanmar (Wednesday February 5, 2003)
The New Light of Myanmar (Wednesday February 5, 2003)
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1. State Peace and Development Council Chairman
Senior General Than Shwe sends message of
condolence to President of the United States
of America
2. Secretary-1 inspects Maha Atula Pattanila Bowl
3. Commander inspects model farm in Sagaing
4. Talks on women?s rights held in Myitkyina
5. 51st National Championship Inter-ministry Track
& Field Meet
6. Maintenance of Taunggyi-Aungban-Pinlaung-Pyinmana
Road under way
7. Rehearsal for relaying Union Flag
8. Pyapon District Crime Reduction Supervisory
Committee meets
9. Basic course for tourist guides to be opened
10. PBANRDA Minister receives guest
11. Health minister and officials arrive to attend
meeting of GAEL
12. KOTRA office opens at Sakura Tower
13. Myanmar ICT Week continues
14. IT Caravan gives lectures at Taungdwingyi, NyaungU
15. IT lectures given at Toungoo in Bago Division
16. Drug possessor jailed
17. Opium refinery exposed in Laukkai Township
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1. State Peace and Development Council Chairman
Senior General Than Shwe sends message of
condolence to President of the United States
of America
Yangon, 5 Feb ? Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of
the State Peace and Development Council of the Union
of Myanmar, has sent a message of condolence to the
Honourable George W Bush, President of the United
States of America on the tragic disaster of American
space shuttle in which seven astronauts have lost
their lives.
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2. Secretary-1 inspects Maha Atula Pattanila Bowl
Yangon, 4 Feb ? Secretary-1 of the State Peace and
Development Council General Khin Nyunt, accompanied by
officials of the State Peace and Development Council
Office, arrived at Mindhamma Hill at 6.15 pm today.
First, the Secretary-1 inspected Maha Atula Pattanila
Bowl to be offered to Lawka Chantha Abhaya Labha Muni
Buddha Image and attended to the needs.
Then, Secretary-1 General Khin Nyunt and party paid
homage to the image.
After inspecting the construction tasks on Mindhamma
Hill, the Secretary-1 cordially greeted the pilgrims
who visited the image and left there.
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3. Commander inspects model farm in Sagaing
Yangon, 4 Feb ? Chairman of Sagaing Division Peace and
Development Council Commander of North-West Command
Maj-Gen Soe Naing, attended the work coordination
meeting on cultivation of cold season crops in ChaungU
Township held at the office of the Township Peace and
Development Council on 30 January.
First, Chairman of ChaungU Township Peace and
Development Council U Khin Maung Aye reported on
development tasks and cultivation of cold season
crops. Chairman Lt-Col Win Naung of Monywa District
Peace and Development Council read a supplementary
report. The meeting ended with the concluding remarks
by the commander.
Afterwards, the commander proceeded to the summer
paddy special zone near Kaunghmudaw Lake in Sagaing
and inspected the model farm. Chairman of Sagaing
District Peace and Development Council Lt-Col Sein Ya
and members of the agricultural supervisory committee
reported to the commander on cultivation of summer
paddy. The commander gave instructions on meeting the
target of cultivated acreage, boosting of per-acre
yield and extended cultivation of double-cropping.
Then, the commander attended the work coordination
meeting on cultivation of cold season crops and
boosting agricultural production held at Mya Eya Hall
in Sagaing. The chairman of the District Peace and
Development Council and officials reported on
cultivation of cold season crops and future tasks. The
commander attended to the needs, and the meeting
concluded.
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4. Talks on women?s rights held in Myitkyina
Yangon, 4 Feb? Talks on women?s rights organized by
Kachin State Working Committee for Women?s Affairs was
held at the town hall in Myitkyina on 27 January.
Chairman of Kachin State Peace and Development Council
Commander of Northern Command Maj-Gen Maung Maung Swe
spoke at length on development of Myanmar women and
care service of young women and children.
Member of Kachin State Working Committee for Women?s
Affairs leader of prevention of violence against women
and rehabilitation group wife of the commander Daw Tin
Tin Nwe explained functions of work committees.
Deputy Law Officer of Kachin State Daw Marang Jafer
gave talks on rights which Myanmar women are enjoying
and Psychiatrist Dr Khin Ko Ko Thu on counselling
works.
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5. 51st National Championship Inter-ministry Track &
Field Meet
Yangon, 4 Feb? Myanmar Olympic Committee Chairman?s
Shield the 51st National Championship Inter-ministry
Track and Field Meet was held in the Aung San Stadium
this morning.
Chairman of MOC Minister for Sports Brig-Gen Thura Aye
Myint formally opened the tournament. Defending
champions YCDC men?s team and the Ministry of Home
Affairs women?s team and the Ministry of Home Affairs
team handed over shields to the minister.
Altogether 243 athletes from 12 ministries
participated in the events which continue till 8
February.
Wellwisher Dental Engineer U Soe Han of Singapore
presented K 50,000 to President of Myanmar Track and
Field Federation U Myint Tun.
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6. Maintenance of Taunggyi-Aungban-Pinlaung-Pyinmana
Road under way
Yangon, 4 Feb ? Chairman of Shan State Peace and
Development Council Commander of Eastern Command
Maj-Gen Khin Maung Myint inspected road maintenance
work on Taunggyi-Aungban-Pinlaung-Pyinma-na motorway
on 30 January.
At Pinlaung Station hall, he discussed regional
development undertakings with local authorities and
officials of Kalaw, Pinlaung and Pekhon townships.
In the afternoon, he inspected Pinlaung-Pyinmana road.
Officials also reported to him on progress in
extension and repair of the road section-wise. He met
with the staff of the project.
The commander also inspected thriving crop fields and
Y53-Hlwegyi-Pyinmana section of the road.
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7. Rehearsal for relaying Union Flag
Yangon, 4 Feb ? The trial performance of the
Subcommittee for Setting up billboard to convey the
Union Flag and the emblems of states was held today.
The Union Flag is to be relayed in four districts of
Yangon Division according to relaying programme for
the 56th Union Flag. Chairman of Subcommittee for
Setting up billboard to convey the Union Flag and the
emblem of states Secretary of Yangon City Development
Committee Col Myint Aung viewed the practice session.
In the relaying programme for the Union Flag, the Flag
was relayed from the starting point of the City Hall
to Gyobyu playground representing Yangon North
District, Dagon Myothit (South) playground
representing Yangon East District, Thiha Dipa
playground in Thanlyin representing Yangon South
District, Salin playground in Kyemyindine representing
Yangon West District and People?s Square and back to
the City Hall where the flag will stop-over for one
year. Head of Engineering Department (Building) of
Yangon City Development Commitee U Zaw Win and
subcommittee members practised the relaying of the
flag systematically.
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8. Pyapon District Crime Reduction Supervisory
Committee meets
Pyapon District Crime Reduction Supervisory Committee
held the coordination meeting at Pyapon District
General Administration Department on 21 January.
Chairman of Pyapon District Peace and Development
Council Lt-Col Myo Myint made a speech. Officials
reported on arrangements for reducing criminal cases
in 2003.
Education signboard, stone inscription unveiled at
Yankin BEHS No 2
The signboard bearing to build a modern and developed
nation through education and the stone inscription
bearing Myanmar education goal were unveiled at Yankin
BEHS No 2 on 31 January. Outstanding students unveiled
the signboard. Then, Deputy Director U Nu of No 3
Basic Education Department (Yangon City) unveiled the
stone inscription.
Armed Forces Day extempore talks held in Wakema
As a gesture of hailing the 58th Anniversary Armed
Forces Day, the extempore talk contest, organized by
Wakema Township Union Solidarity and Development
Association, was held at Shwewei Thiri Gymnasium on 20
January. A total of 17 competitors participated in the
contest. Chairman of Township Peace and Development
Council U Tun Zaw, Township USDA Secretary
U Kyaw Lwin and officials presented prizes to the
respective winners.
Rice, oil donated to Parahita School for the Blind
The ceremony to donate 50 bags of rice and 40 viss of
groundnut oil presented by youths from Singapore
through writer Chit San Win to U Ñeya Parahita School
for the Blind near Maha Arnthtoo Kantha Pagoda in
PyinOoLwin on 19 January. Writer Chit San Win
explained the purpose of the donations and presented
the donations to Chairman of the School for the Blind
Management Board U Win Myint (Retired Police Lt-Col).
Rural development tasks explained in Chauk
Officials of Chauk Township Union Solidarity and
Development Association and Township Information and
Public Relations Department gave lectures on
implementation for future tasks of USDA and
participation in rural development tasks in Kyaukye
and Thanbo village-tracts in Pakhannge Station on 24
and Hsuyitkan and Minkan villages in the same station
in Chauk Township on 26 January.
Sanitation carried out at feeder canal of Ngamin
Reservoir
Under the leadership of Taungdwingyi Township Peace
and Development Council, sanitation works were carried
out for proper flow of water by workers of Irrigation
Department and local farmers at No 2 feeder canal of
Ngamin Reservoir on 26 January. They will put 1,000
acres of land near the canal under summer paddy.
Surgeon team goes field trip to Kawthoung
Dr U Khin Lin of Central Malaria Control Unit of
Health Department, Deputy Head of Taninthayi Division
Health Department Dr Ni Ni Aye, Head of Kawthoung
District Health Department Dr U Lay Kyaw and Professor
Dr Kalamoto of Nagoya University of Japan went a field
trip to villages in Kawthoung on 15 and 16 January.
The team provided medical treatment to the local
people.
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9. Basic course for tourist guides to be opened
Yangon, 4 Feb ? Directorate of Hotels and Tourism,
Ministry of Hotels and Tourism, has arranged to open
the basic course No 1/2003 for tourists guides on 10
February.
Those who were admitted to the course have been
announced at the training school of the ministry on Bo
Sun Pat Street. They are to enlist themselves at the
DHT on 7 February the latest.
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10. PBANRDA Minister receives guest
Yangon, 4 Feb? Minister for Progress of Border Areas
and National Races and Development Affairs Col Thein
Nyunt received Mr Takashi Yoshida of Japan
International Cooperation Agency (JICA) at his office
yesterday.
Rural water supply project in Bagan-NyaungU and
matters relating to vocational training school in
Sittway founded by Development Affairs Department in
cooperation with JICA and BAJ of Japan were discussed.
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11. Health minister and officials arrive to attend
meeting of GAEL
Yangon, 4 Feb? Minister of Health of Guinea Prof
Manadou Soliau Diauo and member Dr Sakoba Keita,
member Dr Justin Ndoyo of Central Africa, Regional
Director of AFRO Dr E- brahim M Samba and member Dr
Landry Bide arrived here by air at 7.15 pm today to
attend the third meeting of Global Alliance for
Elimination of Leprosy to be held at Sedona Hotel in
Myanmar from 6 to 8 February.
Director-General Dr Wan Maung of the Health
Department, Resident Representative of World Health
Organization Dr Agostino Borra and officials were on
hand to welcome them at the Yangon International
Airport.
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12. KOTRA office opens at Sakura Tower
Yangon, 4 Feb ?The Embassy of the Republic of Korea
in Myanmar opened its new KOTRA office at Sakura Tower
on Sule Pagoda Road here this morning. ROK Ambassador
Mr Lee Kyung-Woo and Director-General of the
Directorate of Trade U Nyunt Aye gave speeches on the
occasion.
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13. Myanmar ICT Week continues
Yangon, 4 Feb ? The Second Myanmar ICT Week continued
for the fifteenth day at MICT Park on Hline University
Campus today. It was attended by public, teachers,
students from all parts of Myanmar with keen interest.
The public and students took great interest in boothes
concerning ICT and future tasks of ICT displayed by
the ministries at the exhibition.
At the booth of Bagan Cybertech, booth of iP Star was
displayed separately and booths from 12 foreign
companies and 64 local companies.
The exhibition will be held on 5 February as the last
day.
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14. IT Caravan gives lectures at Taungdwingyi, NyaungU
Yangon, 4 Feb? With the aim of widening the scope of
knowledge of students and the public in Internet and
information technology, the IT Caravan comprising
computer experts of MCF and Myanmar Computer Industry
Association and youths of IT companies, led by
President of Myanmar Computer Federation U Thein Oo,
Vice-President Former Rector of University of Computer
Studies Adviser to the Ministry of Education Dr Kyaw
Thein, left Pyay by car on 29 January and arrived at
Taungdwingyi in Magway Division at 11 am on that day.
They demonstrated the linking between Bagan Gateway
and Internet with the use of telephone line there.
The IT caravan arrived at Bagan-NyaungU in the
evening. On 30 January morning, they gave talks on the
use of IT at the Basic Education High School in
NyaungU. Chairman of NyaungU District Peace and
Development Council Lt-Col Khin Maung Oo and district
and township level officials, Township Education
Officer U Aung Win and officials, headmasters in the
district, the secretary and officials of the District
Union Solidarity and Development Association and
social organizations, and youth interested in IT
attended the talks.
First, President of Myanmar Computer Federation U
Thein Oo made a speech. Member of Myanmar Computer
Enthusiast Association Director (Education) of the No
2 Basic Education Department U Aye Thein extended
greetings. The managing director of CICC also spoke on
the occasion.
Afterwards, Dr Kyaw Thein, U Myo Nyein Aye, U Kyaw Thu
Aung, U Aung Than Nyunt, and U Aung Zaw Oo gave talks
on IT under the titles of ICT and Youth Today, How to
Apply the Multimedia in Education, Internet for Next
Generation, Language Lab, and IT based Science
Education respectively. The talks came to a close with
concluding remarks by Vice-President of Myanmar
Computer Federation Daw Wah Wah Tun.
After the talks, U Thein Oo presented commemorative
pennant of IT caravan and books on IT worth K 66,700
to Director (Education) U Aye Thein and Headmistress
Daw Tin Tin Win of the school. Then, Daw Wah Wah Tun
and U Aung Than Nyunt presented CD Roms and CDs to the
headmistress. The headmistress presented gifts to the
managing director and Ms Iked of CICC.
The IT Caravan was arranged under the supervision of
Myanmar e-National Task Force and organization of MCF.
Centre of International Cooperating for
Computerization sponsored the programme.
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15. IT lectures given at Toungoo in Bago Division
Yangon, 4 Feb? IT Caranvan gave lectures at No 4 Basic
Education High School, Toungoo, Bago Division on 2
February.
President of Myanmar Computer Federation U Thein Oo
and No 1 Basic Education Department Deputy
Dirctor-General U C Thaung Za Tuan extended greetings
on the occasion.
Then, Vice-President of MCF Rector (Rted) of
University of Computer Studies Adviser to the Ministry
of Education Dr Kyaw Thein and IT technicians lectured
on titles such as ICT and new generation, How to Apply
the Multimedia in Education, Internet for Next
Generation, Language Lab IT Based Science Education
and Vice-Chairperson Daw Wah Wah Tun of MICA gave
concluding remarks.
After the ceremony, the Chairman of MCF presented a
commemorative pennant to the Deputy Director-General
Of No 1 Basic Education Department. Vice-Chairman Dr
Kyaw Thein presented books worth K 66,700 donated by
the Computer Journal to U Saw Ya Day of Bago Division
Education Officer; Vice-Chairperson Daw Wah Wah Tun,
Presentation CDs to U San Tin of Toungoo TEO; U Aung
Than Nyunt of SOFT Guide Computer, Language Lab CDs to
Headmestress of No 4 BEHS, Toungoo. Then, the Township
Education Officer presented gifts to the MCF through
Daw Than Than Tin of MCF. Next, IT technicians and
lecturers demonstrated application of Internet and IT
Technology and answered the queries.
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16. Drug possessor jailed
Yangon, 4 Feb ? A combined team comprising members of
local intelligence unit and Magway Special Anti-Drug
Squad, acting on information on 31 May 2002, searched
Htay Myint in Hnone Village, Chaungzon Village-tract,
Myaing Township, and seized him together with 9.6
litres of phensedyl put in 96 bottles.
In connection with the case, Bahin Police Station
filed a law suit against Htay Myint, 34, son of U Tin
Maung of Khapat Village, Tamu, Sagaing Division, under
section 15/19(A)220(A) of Narcotic Drugs and
Psychotropic Substances Law.
Pakokku District Court sentenced him to 15 years in
prison under section 19 (A) on 31 December 2002.
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17. Opium refinery exposed in Laukkai Township
Yangon, 4 Feb?A combined team comprising members of
the local intelligence unit, the local Tatmadaw
battalion and Myanmar Police Force, acting on
information, raided and combed the area at the map
reference (P 605380) near Ahlarbye Village in Laukkai
Township on 12 January.
The team seized two huts used as opium refinery 504
litres of ethylalcohol, three litres of hydrochloric
acid, eight kilos of bone charcoal, two flasks, one
large steel funnel, two large enamelled bowls, one
balance, 32 wooden trays used in drying out heroin and
five inflaters.
Action is being taken in connection with the seized
items under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic
Substances Law by the police station concerned
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