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[myanmar_information] THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR (Thursday February 6, 2003)
THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR (Thursday February 6, 2003)
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1. Secretary-1 inspects extension
of roundabouts in Yangon
2. Thai Prime Minister to pay working visit to
Myanmar
3. Full dress rehearsal for conveying
of Union Flag to townships in four districts
in Yangon
4. Minister inspects auto-exchange
5. Union Day Reception and Accommodation
Subcommittee meets
6. UDNR trainees conclude excursion
7. Rural road opens in Loikaw Township, Kayah State
8. NEWS FROM THE DISTRICT
9. Press Conference on Myanmar Open-2003
Golf Tournament held
10. Mines Minister receives guests
11. Health Ministers, delegates arrive
to attend GAEL meeting
12. MICT Week concludes
13. Lessons for matriculation students to be telecast
14. Heroin and stimulant tablets seized
in Chinshwehaw
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1. Secretary-1 inspects extension
of roundabouts in Yangon
Yangon, 5 Feb ? Secretary-1 of the State Peace and
Development Council General Khin Nyunt this evening
inspected construction of a park at Hledan Junction in
Kamayut township and extension of Hanthawady and U
Wisara roundabouts and ring roads.
Secretary-1 General Khin Nyunt arrived at the site
for construction of the park at Hledan Junction
between Pyay road and Insein road in Kamayut township
at 6 pm.
Next, the Secretary-1 inspected arrangements for
construction of the park and gave necessary
instructions to officials.
Then, the Secretary-1 and party went to Hanthawady
roundabout where he looked into extension of the road
and earth works and growing of ornamental plants. The
Secretary-1 next gave necessary instructions to
officials.
Afterwards, the Secretary-1 and party proceeded to the
site for extension of U Wisara roundabout. The
officials concerned conducted the Secretary-1 round
the site.
The Secretary-1 left the site after inspecting
extension tasks at the round-about and growing of
ornamental plants at the roundabout.
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2. Thai Prime Minister to pay working visit to
Myanmar
Yangon, 6 Feb ? At the invitation of Chairman of the
State Peace and Development Council and Prime Minister
of the Union of Myanmar Senior General Than Shwe, Dr
Thaksin Shinawatra, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of
Thailand, will pay a working visit to the Union of
Myanmar in the near future.
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3. Full dress rehearsal for conveying
of Union Flag to townships in four districts
in Yangon
Yangon, 5 Feb? Full dress rehearsal for conveying of
the Union Flag to townships in four districts in
Yangon Division was held today under the arrangements
of the Sub-committee for the 56th Anniversary Union
Day Flag Conveying, Erecting Billboards and Symbols
representing the states.
Chairman of Management Committee for Observance of the
56th Anniversary Union Day Chairman of Yangon Division
Peace and Development Council Commander of Yangon
Command Maj-Gen Myint Swe inspected the conveying of
the flag. Officials conveyed the Union Flag from the
City Hall to Gyobyu sports ground in Taikkyi Township,
People?s sports ground in Dagon Myothit (South)
Township, Thiha Dipa sports ground in Thanlyin
Township, Salin sports ground in Kyimyin-dine Township
and People?s Square in Dagon Township and then to
City Hall.
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4. Minister inspects auto-exchange
Yangon, 5 Feb ? Minister for Communications, Posts and
Telegraphs Brig-Gen Thein Zaw inspected renovation of
buildings to extend the Hanthawady auto-exchange
station on Pyay Road this morning. Officials of Myanma
Post and Tele-communications reported to him on work
progress.
At 9 am, the minister received Chief Representative Mr
Jin Dong and party of ZTE Corporation of the People?s
Republic of China at his office. Officials of MPT were
also present.
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5. Union Day Reception and Accommodation
Subcommittee meets
Yangon, 5 Feb ? The 56th Anniversary Union Day
Reception and Accommodation Sub-committee held the
third coordination meeting at No1 Transit Centre on
Bayintnaung Road at noon today.
Present at the meeting were Chairman of the
subcommittee Yangon Station Commander Commandant of
Defence Services Records Office Brig-Gen Myo Myint and
officials.
First, Chairman Brig-Gen Myo Myint made a speech.
Next, officials of the welcoming group, the excursion
group, the entertainment and welfare group, the hostel
decoration group, the accommodation and supply group
and the health group reported on their respective
sectors.
The chairman then attended to the needs and made a
concluding remark.
After the meeting, Chairman Brig-Gen Myo Myint and
party inspected round the hostels, dinning halls and
welfare shops.
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6. UDNR trainees conclude excursion
Yangon, 5 Feb ? Trainees of the Primary Teachership
Course No 35 of the University for Development of
National Races, led by Pro-rector Daw Khin Si Si and
supervisor teachers on 31 January morning left the
industrial training school (Sinde) of Myanma
Agricultural Machinery Industries for Magway Division.
On arrival at Taungdwingyi, they were welcomed by
members of Magway District and Township Peace and
Development Councils and officials and served with
lunch.
The trainees next visited the site of ancient
Beikthanoe where an official of the Archaeological
Department explained the excavation of Beikthanoe.
Then, they went to the project site for construction
of Magway airport runway where they were welcomed by
the secretary of Magway Division Peace and Development
Council and officials. The project manager explained
to the trainees the tasks being carried out for the
construction of the runway and the Institute of
Medicines and presented gifts. They then viewed the
construction tasks.
Magway Division Peace and Development Council hosted a
dinner to the trainees at Magway City hall at 8 pm.
Those who participated in Myanmar Traditional Cultural
performing Arts Competition entertained the trainees
with songs and dances.
After the dinner, the trainees viewed round Ayeyawady
Bridge (Magway) and paid homage to Myathalun Pagoda.
On 1 February morning the trainees arrived at NyaungU.
At the platform of Shwesigon Pagoda, the NaungU
District Peace and Development Council chairman
greeted them.
The trainees donated cash to the funds of the pagoda.
Next, the deputy director of Bagan Cultural Heritage
Region Branch of the Archaeological Department
explained salient points of the Bagan ancient pagodas.
NuangU District Peace and Development Council hosted
lunch to the trainees at the Dhamayon of the pagoda.
In the afternoon, the trainees visited the pagodas in
Bagan ancient cultural zone and Bagan Archaeological
Museum.
The trainees then proceeded to Mount Popa in
Kyaukpadaung Township, Mandalay Division. At
Aungtheikhtigon Sagawa-chaung Yadanabon Yeik-tha,
Brig-Gen Than Tun of Kyaukpadaung Station and member
of the township Peace and Development Council Police
Major Tin Hla greeted them. The trainees spent the
night at Aung Mingaung Yeiktha.
On 2 February morning, the trainees went to
Kyatmauktaung Dam where the staff officer of
Kyaukpadaung Township Irrigation Department explained
facts about the dam. They visited Kinda Dam and Kinda
hydel power plant. The officials explained facts about
the dam and the plant. They viewed Kinda Dam and Kinda
hydel power plant. The officials explained facts
about the dam and the plant. Then they viewed round
the dam and the plant.
Later, the trainees arrived at the University for
Development of National Races in Ywathitkyi, Sagaing,
where Rector Col Zaw Min Thein and officials welcomed
them.
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7. Rural road opens in Loikaw Township, Kayah State
Yangon, 5 Feb ? A rural road in Loikaw Township, Kayah
State, was commissioned into service on 31 January
hailing the 56th Anniversary Union Day.
Linking Kyitha ward and Pankang village, the gravel
road was built by the Township Development Affairs
Committee at a cost of K 2.49 million. It is 1,850
feet long and 12 feet wide.
After the speeches given by the Executive Officer of
Loikaw Township Development Affairs Committee and a
local elder, commemorative pennants were presented to
Chairman of Kayah State Peace and Development Council
Col Thein Swe and officials.
Col Thein Swe and party then inspected the road.
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8. NEWS FROM THE DISTRICT
Educative child rights course opened in Pathein
Chairman of Ayeyawady Division Peace and Development
Council Commander Maj-Gen Htay Oo delivered an address
at the opening ceremony of the educative child rights
course No 1/2003, organized by Ayeyawady Division
Child Rights Committee, in Pathein on 20 January.
Then, Chairman of the committee Division Commissioner
U Than Win of General Administration Department
reported on the purpose of opening the course.
Altogether 60 trainees from 26 townships are attending
the course.
Rural development tasks carried out in Nawngkhio
Chairman of Nawngkhio Township Peace and Development
Council U Ko Ko Lwin, Township Union Solidarity and
Development Association Secretary U Tin Win Aung and
party went field trips to Shwemokhtaw, Yaydwingyi and
Pepok village-tracts of the township on 19 January.
They carried out rural development tasks there.
Summer paddy, cold season crops inspected
Deputy Director U Hla Myint Lay of Settlement and Land
Records Department (Head Office) and officials
inspected thriving of 753 acres of summer paddy and
cultivation of cold season crops in Thabyaychaung
Village-tract in Mawlamyinegyun Township on 26
January. They then met with local farmers in Maye
Ohnbinsu Village-tract and inspected 1,105 acres of
summer paddy and cold season crops.
Sanitation works carried out in Hlegu Myoma Market
Local people and service personnel participated in the
sanitation works as the Sixth National Sanitation Week
in the environs of Myoma Market in Hlegu Township on 1
February. Chairman of Township Peace and Development
Council U Myint Swe and officials inspected the
sanitation works.
Stone inscription bearing Myanma education goal
unveiled
The stone inscription bearing Myanma education goal
and the signboard bearing ?To build a modern and
developed nation through education? were unveiled at
Pakokku Basic Education Middle School No 2 on 30
January. Secretary of Pakokku District Peace and
Development Council Maj Myo Tint, school heads,
teachers, members of school boards of trustees and
outstanding students attended the ceremony.
Self-reliant library opened in Hlinethaya
Self-reliant Pyinnya Byuha Library was opened in Ward
8 of Hlinethaya Township on 17 January. Head of
Hlinethaya Township Information and Public Relations
Department Daw Myint Myint Naing and Ward Peace and
Development Council Chairman U Soe Hlaing formally
opened the library.
Myanaung-Kanaung gravel road built
Myanaung Township Development Affairs Committee
Executive Officer U Myint Aung and officials
supervised building of Myanaung-Kanaung gravel road on
28 January. The gravel road, 6,150 feet long, is being
built at a cost of K 5.2 million.
Domestic science courses opened in Monghsat
Education and Training Department of the Ministry for
Progress of Border Areas and National Races and
Development Affairs opened the advanced course No
3/2002 and the basic course No 7/2002 at Domestic
Science Training School in Monghsat on 25 January.
District Peace and Development Council Lt-Col Myo
Nyunt and Principal Daw Yin Yin Sein gave speeches.
Altogether 30 trainees from Monghsat, Mongtung,
Mongpyin and Mongkhok townships are attending the
14-week course. Tailoring, handiwork, embroidery and
bakery courses will be conducted.
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9. Press Conference on Myanmar Open-2003
Golf Tournament held
Yangon, 5 Feb ? Press conference on Myanmar Open-2003
Golf Tournament jointly organized by Myanmar
Professional Golfers Association (MGPA), Asian
Professional Golfers Association (AGPA) and Octagon
and mainly sponsored by Rothmans of Pall Mall Myanmar
Pte Ltd, was held at the Sedona Hotel on Kaba Aye
Pagoda Road this afternoon.
It was attended by President of MGPA and Myanmar Golf
Federation Maj-Gen Win Hlaing, officials of the Sports
and Physical Education Department and departments
concerned, General Secretary U Aung Kyi of MGF,
Deputy Managing Director Col Aung San of Rothmans of
Pall Mall Myanmar and officials, officials of News and
Periodicals Enterprises, President of Myanmar Foreign
Correspondents Club U Sao Kai Hpa, Vice-President U
Aung Shwe Oo and members, journalists, Myanmar
selected golfers and guests.
First, Maj-Gen Win Hlaing spoke on the occasion. He
said: It is my great pleasure to welcome you all to
the Press Conference for the Myanmar Open-2003. This
is the 8th year of this exciting event and I am
pleased to announce that it will be held once again at
the Yangon Golf Club from February 27th to March 2nd.
I would also like to report that it continues to grow
better each year. Adding to the exciting prospect of
four days of world-class golf is the special
tournament exemption which has been granted to the top
20 finalists on the National Tour?s Order of Merit.
This exemption will not only provide a fitting
showcase for our many talented professional golfers,
both locally and those playing internationally, but
will also provide an important boost to the continued
development of our sporting talent.
The growing success of the Myanmar Open is due to the
continued cooperation of many dedicated parties
including the Asian PGA and Rothmans of Pall Mall
Myanmar.
I would also like to recognize and thank the many
volunteers who assist us in hoisting this Asian PGA
Tour event each year. I thank you all for your hard
work and look forward to working with you in the
future growth of the Myanmar Open and the game of golf
in Myanmar.
I would also thank to all the other sponsors of the
event? Myanmar Airways International, Sedona Hotel
Yangon, Wilson, Taylormade, Canon, MIMs LOGISTICS, Loi
Hein Purified Drinking Water Alpine and Max Myanmar.
Before I finish I would like to wish all of our
players the best of luck in 2003, while to our
international visitors and the many Myanmar golfing
fans I wish you all the best of times at the Myanmar
Open in 2003.
Then, Managing Director Mr Arend Ng of Rothmans of
Pall Mall Myanmar explained the arrangement for
rendering assistance for the tournament. He said: It
is my great pleasure to be here on behalf of Rothmans
of Pall Mall Myanmar as the title sponsor of the
Myanmar Open-2003. I am also pleased to say that this
is also our seventh consecutive year to sponsor the
Myanmar Open, the nation?s premier international
sporting competition, and I am delighted to report
that the event continues to grow from strength to
strength.
Our sponsorship to the Myanmar Open has been highly
successful, due in large part to the support we
receive from Maj-Gen Win Hlaing and the Myanmar Golf
Federation, as well as the gracious assistance of the
Myanmar Professional Golfers Association, the Yangon
Golf Club and of course our good friends at the Asian
PGA Tour.
Rothmans looks forward to working closely with these
association and individuals in future to ensure the
success of the Open and the continued growth of the
game of golf in Myanmar.
It is our hope that the Myanmar Open will continue to
attract Asia and the world?s elite golfers, while
providing and estimable challenge to our leading local
players and international professionals.
With Myanmar ably finishing 16 th out of 24
international teams at the World Cup, the nation will
continue to perform creditably in the international
arena. The continued success of the Myanmar Open will
help unearth future generations of Myanmar golf
talent and further solidify the nation?s presence in
international sport.
Before closing, I would like to sincerely thank the
many Myanmar golf fans who have lent their support to
this event year after year. Without your support,
along with that of the many tournament volunteers, the
event?s success would not have been possible. As a
means of thanking you all, we have another excellent
tournament planned for this year, and I look forward
to seeing you all at the 2003 Myanmar Open.
Afterwards, General Secretary U Chan Han of MGPA
explained arrangements for the tournament. He said: It
is a great pleasure to have worked with all of
Myanmar?s finest golfers over the past years, and to
now see that top twenty will be offered exemptions
into the Myanmar Open 2003. I have been working to
prepare this deserving group, along with U Ko Ko Lay,
and the involvement of top international Myanmar
players Kyi Hla Han and Zaw Moe, and believe that the
public will experience some exciting local golfing
talent during the coming Myanmar Open.
The quality and commitment of Myanmar National Golf
tour over the past five years is now resulting in
excellent golfers? players Soe Kyaw Naing, Aung Win
and Win Htwe Hlaing have played their way through our
national golf programme and are now competing
internationally on the Asian PGA tour bringing pride
and honour to Myanmar.
Another excellent example of Myanmar?s improving
results on the international golf stage was the
quality performance of our fine players at the recent
Putra Cup in December 2002. With the Myanmar team
coming in third place and an outstanding performance
by Zaw Zaw Latt coming in second place in the
individual event, our players are poised for greater
success and recognition internationally.
Their participation alongside the excellent
international field we are expecting for the Myanmar
Open will ensure four days of exciting entertainment
for all.
As the Myanmar Open has developed, so have our own
players. The MGPA are committed to further
continuation and development of the multi-level
national competitions and training programmes at all
levels. I believe that soon one of our own Myanmar
Players will be bringing home the Myanmar Open trophy.
I look forward to seeing you all at the Myanmar Open!
Later, Professional Golfer U Kyi Hla Han, on behalf of
the APGA and selected Myanmar golfers, extended
greetings. He said: I am honoured to be here to
participate in the announcement of the 2003 Myanmar
Open.
I am happy to hear that it will be held again at the
Yangon Golf Club, which was my home course when I was
living here in Yangon during my younger days.
I have finished top 10 over the past 3 years and I
would very much like to win this year?s event.
It was also an honour for me to represent Myanmar,
with my partner Soe Kyaw Naing, in the World Cup final
in Mexico last December, after beating out teams from
Europe, Asia and Africa in the Nations Cup? World Cup
Qualifying Tournament.
This year we will have one of the strongest fields in
the history of the Myanmar Open with defending
champion Thongchai Jaidee participating, along with 40
of the top 60 players on the 2002 APGA Order of Merit.
Entries thus far, include participants from 24
countries representing six countries.
I would very much like to see a Myanmar player win and
I will give my support to all the local players.
On behalf of the Asian PGA players, I would like to
thank, Maj-Gen Win Hlaing, President of Myanmar
Professional Golfers Association and President of the
Myanmar Golf Federation, Arend Ng of Rothmans of Pall
Mall Myanmar, Yangon Golf Club and all official
sponsors for making this event possible.
Then, Maj-Gen Win Hlaing and officials replied queries
raised by those present and posed for a documentary
photo together with selected Myanmar golfers. Myanmar
Open-2003 Golf Tournament is to be held at Yangon Golf
Club from 27 February to 2 March.
A total of US$ 200,000 will be presented for the
prizes including US$ 32,300 for first prize, US$
22,260 for second and 12,400 for third.
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10. Mines Minister receives guests
Yangon, 5 Feb ? Minister for Mines Brig-Gen Ohn Myint
received Mr Tojiro Tasaki, Vice President of Myanmar
Tasaki Co Ltd, a joint venture of the Myanma Pearl
Enterprise, and party at his office here this morning.
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11. Health Ministers, delegates arrive
to attend GAEL meeting
Yangon, 5 Feb ? Health Ministers and delegations of
the member nations of WHO have arrived here by air to
attend the third meeting of Global Alliance for
Elimination of Leprosy to be hosted by Myanmar at the
Sedona Hotel from 6 to 8 February.
Today?s arrivals were Health Minister Dr Upendra
Devkota and delegates of Nepal, President Mr Yohei and
delegates of Sasakawa Foundation, South East Asia
Regional Director Dr Utom Muchtar Rafei and delegates
of WHO, and Health Minister Prof Rasamjndrako Troka
and delegates of Madagascar. They were welcomed at
Yangon International Airport by Minister for Health
Prof Dr Kyaw Myint, Deputy Minister Prof Dr Mya Oo,
directors-general of the department under the Ministry
of Health, Resident Representative of World Health
Organization Dr Agostino Borra and officials, and
heads and officials of the embassies concerned.
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12. MICT Week concludes
Yangon, 5 Feb ? The Second Myanmar ICT Week attracting
the big corwds of visitors continued for its last day
at MICT Park on Hlaing University Campus today.
The visitors were able to operate Internet, Intranet,
ICT and computer techniques and purchased computers
and assessories.
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13. Lessons for matriculation students to be telecast
Yangon, 5 Feb? With the aim of enhancing of national
education Electronic Data Broadcasting System was
launched on 1 January 2001 after opening of learning
centres at the universities, institutes, degree
colleges, colleges and basic education schools.
Professors of the universities will give talks on
respective lessons for students who will be taking the
2003 matriculation examination through the learning
centres this month.
Myanmarsar, English and mathematics will be telecast
from 10 am to 2.55 pm on 14 February; English and
mathematics from 10 am to 2.55 pm on 15 February;
physics, chemistry and biology from 10 am to 2.55 pm
on 16 February; chemistry, biology, physics and
geography from 10 am to 3.55 pm on 17 February;
biology, history, economics and optional Myanmar on 18
February; economics, geography, history and optional
Myanmar on 19 February.
Experimental telecasting will be made from 9 to 13
February. Students are requested to watch the lessons
at the learning centres at the basic education
schools.
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14. Heroin and stimulant tablets seized
in Chinshwehaw
Yangon, 5 Feb ? A combined team comprising members of
local intelligence unit and Myanmar Police Force,
acting on a tip-off, searched the house of U Wular
Hauk (a) U Woolaung Haung of No 162, Ward-3, on
Nyeinchanyay Road, in Chinshwehaw, Shan State (North),
on 26 January and confiscated 17.2 grams of heroin and
34,200 stimulant tablets.
In connection with the case, action is being taken
against him by the police station concerned under
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law.
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