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[myanmar_information] The New Light of Myanmar (Saturday, March 22, 2003)
The New Light of Myanmar (Saturday, March 22, 2003)
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1. Bangladeshi Prime Minister Begum Khaleda
Zia concludes official visit
2. Senior General Than Shwe sends congratulatory
message to Prime Minister of Turkey
3. Bangladeshi Prime Minister Begum Khaleda
Zia and entourage visit Shwedagon Pagoda
4. Bangladeshi PM visits King Zafar Shah?s Tomb
5. Minister U Win Aung arrives back
6. SWRR Minister receives Japanese guest
7. Health Minister receives guests
8. Energy Minister receives Bangladeshi Minister
9. Fifty-four tourists arrive by air
10. Delegates of Forum on Regional Economic
Cooperation tour downtown Yangon
11. Secretary-2 attends opening of factories in
Yamethin
12. Lt-Gen Kyaw Win accepts cash and kind donated
to Armed Forces Day parade columns
13. Discipline Enforcement Committee for Maha
Thingyan Festival holds coordination meeting
14. Measures for upgrading of roads in
Yangon coordinated
15. Staff Training Course for engineers of Public
Works ends
16. Communication-related courses conclude
17. Courses being conducted for media to become
dynamic and efficient
18. Sarpay Beikman opens Book Fair
19. Paper reading session to mark Myanma
Industrial Exhibition held
20. Myanma Industrial Exhibition teeming with visitors
21. Invitation cards for Armed Forces Day
Parade Forces Day Parade can be drawn
22. Workshop for drafting law on mutual legal
assistance in criminal matters concludes
23. Myanma Gems Emporium fetches over US$ 18.2m
24. News froe the Districts
25. Ministry of Labour offers ?soon? to members
of Sangha
26. Myanmar trounces Malaysia 5-0 in
ASEAN U-14 soccer tourney
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1. Bangladeshi Prime Minister Begum Khaleda
Zia concludes official visit
Yangon, 21 March ? The goodwill delegation led by
Prime Minister of the People?s Republic of Bangladesh
Begum Khaleda Zia left here for home by special flight
this evening after paying an official visit to
Myanmar. She and her goodwill delegation arrived here
on 19 March at the invitation of Chairman of the State
Peace and Development Council and Prime Minister of
the Union of Myanmar Senior General Than Shwe.
Before the departure, Chairman of the State Peace and
Development Council and Prime Minister of the Union of
Myanmar Senior General Than Shwe called on Bangladeshi
Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia at Seinle Kantha
State House at 4 pm.
The Senior General presented a documentary photo album
and a video tape of her goodwill visit to the
Bangladeshi Prime Minister.
Together with Senior General Than Shwe, Bangladeshi
Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia left Seinle Kantha
State House for Yangon International Airport in a
motorcade.
Along the University Avenue from Seinle Kantha State
House and along the route to the airport, teachers,
students, members of the Union Solidarity and
Development Association, Women?s Affairs Committee,
Maternal and Child Welfare Association, Red Cross and
Auxiliary Fire Brigades, nurses and people numbering
over 7,500 greeted the guests waving miniature flags
of the two countries and chanting the slogans wishing
Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia and Senior General
Than Shwe good health and hailing Myanmar-Bangladesh
friendship.
At 4.25 pm, the visiting Bangladeshi Prime Minister
and the Senior General arrived at Yangon International
Airport.
The Bangladeshi Prime Minister was seen off at the
airport by Senior General Than Shwe, Vice-Chairman of
the State Peace and Development Council Vice-Senior
General Maung Aye, Secretary-1 of the State Peace and
Development Council General Khin Nyunt, member of the
State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Thura Shwe
Mann, Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and
Development Council Commander of Yangon Command
Maj-Gen Myint Swe, Minister for Commerce Brig-Gen Pyi
Sone, Minister for Foreign Affairs U Win Aung, Deputy
Minister for Foreign Affairs U Khin Maung Win, Myanmar
Ambassador to Bangladesh U Ohn Thwin, Director-General
of the Protocol Department of the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs Thura U Aung Htet, Bangladeshi Ambassador to
Myanmar Mr A B Manjoor Rahim and embassy staff.
Afterwards, the Bangladeshi Prime Minister bade
farewell to Senior General Than Shwe.
School girls at the airport bade farewell to the
guests waving miniature flags of the two countries and
chanting best wishes for the well-being of the
Bangladeshi Prime Minister and Senior General Than
Shwe and for further strengthening friendship between
Myanmar and Bangladesh.
The aircraft carrying the Bangladeshi goodwill
delegation took off at 4.45 pm.
Senior General Than Shwe and party bade farewell to
the guests from the VIP lounge.
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2. Senior General Than Shwe sends congratulatory
message to Prime Minister of Turkey
Yangon, 21 March ? Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman
of the State Peace and Development Council and Prime
Minister of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message
of congratulations to His Excellency Mr Recep Tayyip
Erdogan on his assumption of duties as Prime Minister
of the Republic of Turkey
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3. Bangladeshi Prime Minister Begum Khaleda
Zia and entourage visit Shwedagon Pagoda
Yangon, 21 March ? Prime Minister of the People?s
Republic of Bangladesh Begum Khaleda Zia and members,
together with Myanmar Ambassador to Bangladesh U Ohn
Thwin, Director-General of Protocol Department of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Thura U Aung Htet,
Bangladeshi Ambassador Mr A B Manjoor Rahim and
officials, paid homage to Shwedagon Pagoda this
morning.
Bangladeshi Prime Minister and members arrived at
Shwedagon Pagoda at 11:15 am today. They were welcomed
by Minister for Commerce Brig-Gen Pyi Sone, Deputy
Minister for Religious Affairs Brig-Gen Thura Aung Ko,
Director-General of the Religious Affairs Department
Dr Myo Myint and officials.
The prime minister signed in the visitors? book at the
eastern prayer hall of the Pagoda. The visiting prime
minister then donated K 500,000 to the Pagoda funds
through the Pagoda Board of Trustees. Members of the
board of trustees presented two books on Shwedagon
Pagoda architectural structures and hoisting of the
new umbrella atop the pagoda to the prime minister.
The prime minister and party paid homage to the pagoda
and left there at 11:35 am.
The prime minister and members arrived at People?s
Park on Pyay road and Chairman of Yangon City
Development Committee Mayor U Ko Lay and officials
welcomed them.
The visiting prime minister planted a commemorative
tree. They then posed for a documentary photo and left
there.
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4. Bangladeshi PM visits King Zafar Shah?s Tomb
Yangon, 21 March ? Prime Minister of Bangladesh Begum
Khaleda Zia and delegation said prayers at King Zafar
Shah?s Tomb at the corner of U Wisara Road and Ziwaka
Street in Dagon Township this morning.
The Bangladeshi Prime Minister and delegation arrived
here at the invitation of Senior General Than Shwe,
Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council
and Prime Minister of the Union of Myanmar.
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5. Minister U Win Aung arrives back
Yangon, 21 March? U Win Aung, Minister for Foreign
Affairs, arrived back here by air this morning after
attending the ASEAN Foreign Ministers? Informal
Meeting held in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, from 18 to 20
March.
Together with the minister, Director-General U Thaung
Tun and Deputy Director U Hlaing Myint Oo of the
ministry also arrived back on the same flight.
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6. SWRR Minister receives Japanese guest
Yangon, 21 March ? Minister for Social Welfare, Relief
and Resettlement Maj-Gen Sein Htwa received General
Manager Mr Okuda of Mitsui & Co Ltd of Japan at the
Maykhala Hall of the ministry in Mayangon Township at
2 pm today.
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7. Health Minister receives guests
Yangon, 21 March ? Minister for Health Dr Kyaw Myint
received Senior Management Personnel of Save the
Children (UK) Mr Barrie Hudson and Mr Douglas Webb at
his office on Pyidaungsu Yeiktha Road in Dagon
Township this morning.
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8. Energy Minister receives Bangladeshi Minister
Yangon, 21 March ? Minister for Energy Brig-Gen Lun
Thi received Minister for Commerce of the People?s
Republic of Bangladesh Mr Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury
at the ministry on Pyay Road yesterday evening. The
ministers cordially discussed matters related to the
energy sector.
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9. Fifty-four tourists arrive by air
Yangon, 21 March ? Fifty-four Malaysian visitors
arrived here by air this afternoon as the first
contingent of Silverstone Group, Malaysia. The visit
of a total of 190 visitors of Silverstone Group is
jointly sponsored by Myanmar Tourex Travels Ltd and
Mayflower Travel Shoppe Sdn Bhd of Malaysia.
Members of Myanma cultural dance troupe of Myanma
Tourism Service and officials of Myanmar Tourex
Travels Ltd welcomed them. The tourists will visit
Yangon and Bago and will left on 23 March.
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10. Delegates of Forum on Regional Economic
Cooperation tour downtown Yangon
Yangon, 21 March?Delegates and observers of Fourth
Forum on Regional Economic Cooperation Among
Bangladesh, China, India and Myanmar, hosted by the
Union of Myanmar, together with officials, arrived at
Myanmar International Thilawa Terminal at 8.30 am
today.
The delegates and observers then arrived at Shwedagon
Pagoda. Officials of the office of the pagoda board of
trustees welcomed them and explained the history of
the pagoda. Then, they signed in the visitors? book at
Japan Prayer Hall and paid homage to the pagoda.
They arrived at MICT Park in Hline Township at 11.30
am. General Manager U Thaung Nyunt explained the
objective of opening of the MICT Park, structure of
the buildings, works being carried out, opening of
courses and future plans. He also replied the queries
raised by the visitors. Afterwards, the delegates and
observers viewed round the MICT Park.
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11. Secretary-2 attends opening of factories in
Yamethin
Yangon 21 March ? Secretary-2 of the State Peace and
Development Council Lt-Gen Soe Win, left here for
Mandalay by air this morning.
The Secretary-2 and party helicoptered to Yamethin.
The Secretary-2 and party attended the opening of the
Dyeing and Printing Factory and Soap Factory to hail
the 58th Anniversary Armed Forces Day in Yamethin.
The opening of the Dyeing and Printing Factory
(Yamethin) under the Myanma Textile Industries of the
Ministry of Industry-1 was held at the factory.
Managing Director of MTI U Oo Thein Maung and Chief
General Manager of PEC Ltd of India Mr S. R Bharati
formally opened the factory. The Secretary-2 formally
unveiled the signboard of the factory. The Secretary-2
and party inspected production process at the factory.
Then, the minister reported to the Secretary-2 on
cloths produced by the factory. The factory was
constructed at a cost of K 1,257 million including
foreign currency with the aim of fulfiling the local
demand, to improve the living standard after regional
development, creating job opportunities, and to
promoting technologies.
The Soap Factory (Yamethin) was opened at the factory
at 9.15 am. Managing Director of Myanma Pharmaceutical
Industries U Myint Oo and Chairman of Sein Pan
Industrial Cooperative Ltd U Kyaw Win formally opened
the factory. The Secretary-2 pressed the button to
unveil the factory signboard.
Officials reported to the Secretary-2 on production
process with the use of charts. The Secretary-2 and
party then inspected the process of production and
finished goods.
Managing Director U Oo Thein Maung and Managing
Director U Myint Oo reported on salient points of the
factories. The Secretary-2 gave necessary
instructions. The soap factory was built with the aim
of fulfiling the demand of the entire nation, to
contribute towards regional development, to create job
opportunities in the region and to encourage Myanmar
technicians to construct standard soap factories
without foreign-made machines. The Sein Pan Industrial
Cooperative Ltd has been successfully building
factories including soap factories and dyeing and
printing factories without foreign-made machines.
The Dyeing and Printing Factory (Yamethin) and Soap
Factory (Yamethin) lie near Shwedah Village on
Yangon-Mandalay Highway, Yamethin Township, Mandalay
Division.
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12. Lt-Gen Kyaw Win accepts cash and kind donated
to Armed Forces Day parade columns
Yangon, 21 March ? Chairman of the Leading Committee
for Observance of the 58th Anniversary Armed Forces
Day Member of the State Peace and Development Council
Chief of Armed Forces Training Lt-Gen Kyaw Win accepts
the cash and kind donated to the Armed Forces Day
parade columns including K 1.5 million by Chairman U
Yan Pay Zone and Secretary U Myint Lwin of National
Race Cultural Troupe in Tamoenye, Kutkai Township,
Shan State (North) and 795 pairs of badges worth K
373,650 by Executive Director U Thet Tin of Shwe Myin
Tin Co and presented certificates of honour to the
wellwishers at the meeting hall of Directorate of
Defence Services Museum and Historical Research
Institute this afternoon.
Afterwards, wellwisher U Myint Lwin explained the
purpose of donations. Lt-Gen Kyaw Win spoke words of
thanks and greeted the wellwishers.
Afterwards, Lt-Gen Kyaw Win inspected the display of
special projects being implemented under the State
Peace and Development Council by commands, ministries
and Yangon City Development Committee in the nation
building endeavours booth of the exhibition and gave
necessary instructions. Then, Lt-Gen Kyaw Win and
party proceeded to the Tatmadaw Convention Hall on U
Wisara Road and inspected the prize winning colour
photos, sculptures, plaster sculptures, paintings,
essays, poems and marching songs and entries of the
competitions to be exhibited at the 58th Anniversary
Armed Forces Day Literary and Arts Exhibition and gave
necessary instructions.
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13. Discipline Enforcement Committee for Maha
Thingyan Festival holds coordination meeting
Yangon, 21 March - The Discipline Enforcement
Committee for 1364 ME Myanmar Traditional Maha
Thingyan Festival held a coordination meeting at the
meeting hall of Yangon Command at 8 am today, attended
by Chairman of Discipline Enforcement Committee
Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and Development
Council Commander of Yangon Command Maj-Gen Myint Swe.
Speaking on the occasion, the commander said Myanmar
Traditional Maha Thingyan Festival will be held in
accord with Myanmar traditional culture and action is
to be taken against who break the discipline and laws.
Then, those present took part in the discussions. The
commander gave necessary instructions.
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14. Measures for upgrading of roads in
Yangon coordinated
Yangon, 21 March ? The work coordination meeting on
second phase for upgrading of Strand Road and Kaba Aye
Pagoda Road to six-lane facilities, part of upgrading
of Yangon City, took place at the meeting hall of
Yangon Command this morning, with an address by
Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and Development
Council Commander of Yangon Command Maj-Gen Myint Swe.
In his address, Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe said that
projects were being implemented for upgrading of
Yangon City to an international level city. He
stressed the need for the ministry of PBANRDA and
respective departments to provide assistance in
implementing the tasks. He then gave instructions on
timely completion of the tasks.
Officials reported on progress of work, future tasks
and requirements. Then, the commander gave
instructions on collective efforts to be made by
respective ministries and YCDC for ensuring timely
completion of the project, and attended to the needs.
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15. Staff Training Course for engineers of Public
Works ends
Yangon, 21 March ? Staff Training Course No 2 for
Junior Civil Engineer (Grade-2) of Public Works
concluded at the Training Centre of the Ministry of
Construction this morning. Minister for Construction
Maj-Gen Saw Tun gave a speech.
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16. Communication-related courses conclude
Yangon, 21 March ? Five communication-related courses
concluded at the Communications and Postal Training
Centre here this morning.
Minister for Communications, Posts and Telegraphs
Brig-Gen Thein Zaw presented certificates to 72
trainees of PC for Office Application Advances Course,
E-Mail Operating Course, Metallic Cable Testing and
Fault Location Course, Fibre Transmission Course and
Postman Refresher Course. He also gave a speech.
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17. Courses being conducted for media to become
dynamic and efficient
Yangon, 21 March ? Public Relations Proficiency Course
No 1/2002 for officers concluded at the training hall
of the News and Periodicals Enterprise here this
morning, with an address by Minister for Information
Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan.
The course was sponsored by the Information and Public
Relations Department of the Ministry of Information.
Speaking on the occasion, the minister said all the
countries and peoples of the world are now under the
domination of media that is using advanced techniques.
As the developed countries are applying advanced
techniques for the media business, the Ministry of
Information is also making preparations within the
policy framework for the media of Myanmar to penetrate
the world. Courses are being conducted for the
nation?s media to become dynamic and efficient. The
trainees will have to energetically carry out the
public relations task. He then presented certificates
to trainees through their leader, and gifts to
instructors through Director-General of the Fine Arts
Department U Kyaw Win.
Deputy Minister for Information U Thein Sein also
presented gifts to outstanding trainees.
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18. Sarpay Beikman opens Book Fair
Yangon, 21 March ? Hailing the 58th Anniversary Armed
Forces Day, a book fair was opened in the compound of
the Central Press at the corner of Theinbyu Road and
Anawrahta Street here this morning.
Minister for Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan formally
opened the fair that is being staged with the
sponsorship of Sarpay Beikman of the Printing and
Publishing Enterprise.
Chief Editor of Sarpay Beikman U Maung Hlaing read out
the agenda, and Managing Director of PPE U Myint Thein
gave a speech. Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan, Deputy
Ministers U Thein Sein and Brig-Gen Aung Thein,
directors-general and managing directors of
departments and enterprises under the ministry,
members of Myanmar Writers and Journalist Association,
officials and bookworms visited the booth fair. On the
opening day, the fair sold over 3,000 books, fetching
K 592,575. The fair opens daily from 9 am to 5 pm till
30 March.
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19. Paper reading session to mark Myanma
Industrial Exhibition held
Yangon, 21 March ? Paper reading session to mark the
Myanma Industrial Exhibition 2003 organized by Work
Committee for Holding Myanma Industrial Development
Seminars and Myanma Industrial Exhibitions has been
held at Inwa hall in Mandalay University from 19
March.
Second day of the paper reading session was held at
the same venue yesterday morning. Director-General U
Tin Hlaing of the Directorate of Industries of the
Ministry of Industry-1 presided over the session.
Resource persons Deputy Director Daw Kyin Hla of the
Regional Industrial Coordination and Inspection
Department of the Ministry of Industry-1, Tutor U Kyaw
Soe Win of the Geography Department of Yangon
University, Ministry of Education, and Director U Hla
Tun and Deputy Director Daw Tin Myint Oo of
Directorate of Industries, Ministry of Industry-1,
submitted papers ?Arrangements for Development of
Industries and Private Industries?, ?Study on
Development of Industrial Zones in Myanmar from
Geographic Point of View?, ? Industrial Development
and Kinds of Industries and Machines? and ?Industrial
Development and Raw Material and Inputs? respectively.
They then replied to queries raised by those
present.At the first day of the paper reading session
on 19 March morning, Vice-President U Htein Win of the
Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce
and Industry and Deputy Director-General U Sein Win of
the Higher Education Department of the Ministry of
Education presided over the session. Director U Zaw
Myat Win of RICID, General Secretary U Zaw Min Win of
Myanmar Industrial Manufacturers Association, Prof Dr
Daw Mi Mi Kyi of the Geography Department of Yangon
University, and Vice-Chairman of MIMA Dr Kyaw Htin
submitted papers on industrial development. Officials
of the departments and enterprises under respective
ministries and industrial zones, students and those
interested in development of industries attended the
paper-reading session.
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20. Myanma Industrial Exhibition teeming with visitors
Yangon, 21 March ? The Myanma Industrial Exhibition
2003 continued for the second day at Hsin-byukankwin
in Mandalay yesterday.
The exhibition was crowded with people. The exhibition
comprises booths of ministries and industrial zones
and private industrialists? booths. At the central
booth, Head of State Chairman of the State Peace and
Development Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence
Services Senior General Than Shwe?s guidance to
industrialists ? production of high-quality products,
development of private industries, alternative
thought, and obtaining investments and technical
know-how?are described. Photos of Patron of the
Leading Committee for Organizing the Myanma Industrial
Exhibition 2003 Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and
Development Council Deputy Commander-in-Chief of
Defence Services Commander-in-Chief (Army) Vice-Senior
General Maung Aye, Secretary-1 of the State Peace and
Development Council General Khin Nyunt and members of
the Panel of Patrons, members of the Leading
Committee, Chairman of the Committee for Development
of Industrial Development Secretary-2 of the State
Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Soe Win and
committee members are displayed.
To mark the exhibition, starting 19 March, Ozi Dobat
competitions and sports tournaments are being held. In
evenings, the Ministry of Information entertained the
people with newsreels and films, and artists, with
songs.
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21. Invitation cards for Armed Forces Day
Parade Forces Day Parade can be drawn
Yangon, 21 March ? The lists of Mawgun Award Winner
first-class and second-class title recipients who are
invited to attend the 58th Anniversary Armed Forces
Day, are being published on March 22 issue of Myanma
Alin Daily and the lists of Mawgun Award Winner
third-class title recipients on March 22 issue of
Kyemon Daily.
They can draw their invitation cards at Myanmar News
Agency, No (212), Theinbyu Road, between 9.30 am and 4
pm from 24 to 26 March.
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22. Workshop for drafting law on mutual legal
assistance in criminal matters concludes
Yangon, 21 March ? Workshop for drafting law on mutual
legal assistance in criminal matters organized by
Office of the Attorney-General continued for the third
day at the Grand Plaza Parkroyal Hotel on Signals
Pagoda Road this morning.
Director U Kyaw Sein of the Office of the
Attorney-General presided over the meeting. Points for
drafting the law were discussed at the workshop. The
concluding ceremony of the workshop was held in the
afternoon. Deputy Attorneys-General Dr Tun Shin and U
Myint Naing attended the ceremony. In the evening,
Deputy Attorney-General Dr Tun Shin hosted a dinner to
the participants in the workshop.
Representatives of Office of the Attorney-General,
Supreme Court, Office of Chief of Military
Intelligence, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Myanmar
Police Force, criminal Investigation Department,
Anti-Drug Squad (Central), Bureau of Special
Investigation, the Customs Department, the General
Administration Department, Central Bank, the Prisons
Department, the Immigration and National Registration
Department and guests participated in the workshop.
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23. Myanma Gems Emporium fetches over US$ 18.2m
Yangon, 21 March - Gem merchants bought 51 jade lots
for US$ 3,059,638 through competitive bidding
yesterday evening at 40th Myanma Gems Emporium.
Altogether 78 jade lots were sold for US$ 5,915,120
yesterday.
Gem merchants bought 446 jade lots for US$ 14,227,093
up to 20 March.
Altogether 24 gem lots were sold for US$ 3,996,488
through tender and competitive bidding system from 9
am to 5 pm today. Up to 5 pm today, sales of jade and
gems lots amounted to US$ 18,223,581. Sale of gem lots
through competitive bidding system continues tomorrow.
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24. News froe the Districts
Tube-wells sunk in Thazi
As a gesture of hailing the 58th Anniversary Armed
Forces Day, tube-wells, undertaken by Thazi Township
Development Affairs Committee, were opened on 10
March. If driven by machines, the two tube-wells can
produce 1500 or 1800 gallons of water per hour. The
donors of the tube-wells were the family of film
director U Kyee Myint, wife Daw Myint Myint Yi and
film star Academy Pan Phyu and U Mya Win and Daw Pyone
Kyi.
Vipassana meditation practice in Toungoo
Shwe Min Win International Vipasana meditation ,
organized by Sayadaw U Pandita (Magway), will be
opened in Taungoo from the 7th Waning of Taboung to
18th (1364 ME). Those interested may contact U Myint
Shwe (Ph 054-21707) in Taungoo.
New primary school opened in Meiktila
A new primary school building in Pyawbwelay Village in
Shwe Sithi Village-tract, Meiktila Township, donated
by wellwisher Mr Yoshinori Enada, Japan, was opened on
1 March. The new building is 80 feet in length and 26
feet in width and cost over K 52 million.
Japanese wellwisher and township Education Officer Daw
Marla Thin formally opened the building. Then, Mr
Yoshinori Enada and Mr Minata Tokio presented US $ 400
for the school through township education officer.
Kintar Village in Pywebwe gets sufficient water supply
Kintar Village in Nyaung Nwe Village-tract, Pyawbwe
Township, gets a new tube-well which can supply 1,400
gallons of water per hour and opened on 2 March.
Pyawbwe Township Development Affairs Committee sunk
the tube-well at a cost of K 500,000 by wellwisher U
Thein Tun (Tun Foundation Bank Ltd).
As a gesture of hailing the 58th Anniversary Armed
Forces Day, the tube-well was put into service on 2
March.
Mezalegon-Kywezin road in Ingapu Township gravelled
within a day
Hailing the 58th Anniversary Armed Forces Day, members
of Ingapu Township Union Solidarity and Development
Association and local people, on 7 March collectively
carried out earth work and gravelled the
Mezalegon-Kywezin village-to-village road in a day.
Similarly, gravel road linking Gyanli Village and
Ngathayauk Village in NyaungU Township (Bagan) was
inaugurated on 8 March hailing the 58th Anniversary
Armed Forces Day.
Chairman of NyaungU District Peace and Development
Council Lt-Col Khin Maung Oo and Township Development
Affairs Committee Executive Officer U Aye Myint
formally opened the road. The newly opened gravel road
is 4,625 feet long and 12 feet wide.
Shwe Mandalay News Journal to be published
The Shwe Mandalay News Journal, the first journal in
Mandalay, was circulated on 17 March. Advisers of the
weekly journal are Aung (Geo) and Mar J, Chief Editor
Thaik Tun Thet, Editor-in-Charge Nyo Tun Lu, and
Editors Soe Ba Daing and Thura Thet Tin.
The address is No 284 (A), 80th St, between 33rd St
and 34th St, Mandalay and Tun Oo Book House will
distribute it. The journal will mainly carry news from
upper Myanmar including Mandalay. Manuscripts with
accurate facts, data and photos, and articles on
social affairs, economy, knowledge and ideology can be
sent to the journal. Handsome amount of honorarium
will be presented.
Cordless exchange opened in Shan State (South)
Naungtaya Township (Branch) got a post and telegraph
office and a self-reliance cordless exchange with 100
lines on 1 March. Assistant Manager of Shan State
Myanma Posts and Telecommunications U Sai Soe Myint
and Pinlaung Township Peace and Development Council
Chairman U Myo Aung made speeches at the opening
ceremony and formally opened the exchange. Naungtaya
Village Peace and Development Council Chairman U Tun
Shwe spoke words of thanks.
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25. Ministry of Labour offers ?soon? to members of
Sangha
Yangon, 21 March ? Families of the Ministry of Labour
offered ?soon? and provisions to the pro-rector
Sayadaw of the State Pariyatti Sasana University
(Yangon), member Sayadaws, and 450 student monks at
Mogok Refectory on Thiri Mingala Kaba Aye Hill in
Mayangon Township this morning.
Pro-rector Sayadaw Agga Maha Ganthavacaka Pandita
Bhaddanta Uttama invested the congregation with the
Five Precepts. Then, Minister for Labour U Tin Winn
and wife, Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Win Sein and wife
presented offertories to Sayadaws.
The minister then handed over K 180, 000 donated by
the families of the ministry to 450 members of the
Sangha. Director-General of the Department for
Promotion and Propagation of the Sasana U Sann Lwin
accepted the donation. Later, the congregation heard a
sermon delivered by the pro-rector Sayadaw.
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26. Myanmar trounces Malaysia 5-0 in
ASEAN U-14 soccer tourney
Yangon, 21 March ? The ASEAN (Association of South
East Asian Nations) Youth Under-14 Soccer Championship
2003 Thailand continued in Bangkok, Thailand, this
evening.
Selected Malaysian Youth team was thrashed 5-0 by
Selected Myanmar Youth team in the Group (A).
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