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[myanmar_information] The New Light of Myanmar (Tuesday, March 25, 2003)
The New Light of Myanmar (Tuesday, March 25, 2003)
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1. Senior General Than Shwe sends felicitations
to President of Helenic Republic
2. Senior General Than Shwe sends felicitations
to PM of Hellenic Republic
3. Commander-in-Chief (Army) Vice-Senior General
Maung Aye inspects full-dress rehearsal of
parade dril
4. Appointment of Ambassador agreed on
5. Secretary-1 receives Cambodian Ambassador
6. Industry-1 Minister receives guests
7. Foreign Affairs Minister sends felicitations to
Hellenic Republic
8. Powerful machines installed at No 1 Tyre and
Rubber Factory in Thaton, Mon State
9. Lt-Gen Thura Shwe Mann inspects farming
undertakings,
regional development tasks in Ayeyawady and
Yangon Divisions
10. Lt-Gen Ye Myint inspects Hkamti-Nansama-
Phalamone-Tarmakhan-Phakant Road
11. Lt-Gen Thein Sein attends opening of Mon State
WVO office building
12. World TB Day 2003 observed
13. Booths to be displayed at Armed Forces Day
Exhibition inspected
14. Myanma Industrial Exhibition continues in Mandalay
15. Book Fair continues
16. Armed Forces Day Commemorative Exhibition
to be opened
17. Gravel road put into service
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1. Senior General Than Shwe sends felicitations
to President of Helenic Republic
Yangon, 25 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 felicitations to His Excellency Mr Constantinos
Stephanopoulos, President of the Hellenic Republic, on
the occasion of the Independence Day of the Hellenic
Republic which falls on 25th March 2003.
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2. Senior General Than Shwe sends felicitations
to PM of Hellenic Republic
Yangon, 25 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 felicitations to His Excellency Mr Constantinos
Simitis, Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic, on
the occasion of the Independence Day of the Hellenic
Republic which falls on 25th March 2003.
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3. Commander-in-Chief (Army) Vice-Senior General
Maung Aye inspects full-dress rehearsal of parade
drill
Yangon, 24 March ? 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 inspected the full-dress rehearsal
of the parade drill practised by parade columns which
will take part in the 58th Anniversary Armed Forces
Day Parade, at the Resistance Park today.
Vice-Senior General Maung Aye arrived at the
Resistance Park, where the 58th Anniversary Armed
Forces Day Parade will take place, at 6 am today.
Then, Vice-Senior General Maung Aye and party
inspected the full-dress rehearsal of parade columns ?
the Anawrahta Column led by Column Commander Col Myint
Han Oo, the Kyansittha Column led by Column Commander
Col Tha Aung, the Bayintnaung Column led by Column
Commander Col Win Htay, the Nawaday Column led by
Column Commander Capt Myint Thein (Navy), the Aungzeya
Column led by Column Commander Col Thein Hlaing, the
Hsinphyushin Column led by Column Commander Col Min
Zaw, the Bandoola Column led by Column Commander Col
Win Swe, the Myawady Column led by Column Commander
Col Myo Win, and the Aung San Column led by Column
Commander Col Hla Moe ? under the command of Parade
Column Commander Brig-Gen Than Htay.
Afterwards, Vice-Senior General Maung Aye gave
necessary instructions to officials and left the park
at 8.15 am.
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4. Appointment of Ambassador agreed on
Yangon, 25 March ? The Government of the Union of
Myanmar has agreed to the appointment of His
Excellency Dr Herbert Traxl as Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Austria to the
Union of Myanmar in succession to His Excellency Dr
Georg Znidaric.
Dr Herbert Traxl was born in 1940 and gruduated in law
from the University of Vienna Law School in 1963. He
started his career as a trainee at the Court of
Justice in 1965. He entered the Foreign Service in
1973 and served in various capacities in the Austrian
Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs as well as in the
Austrian Missions abroad. He served as Austrian
Ambassador to Ethiopia in 1983 and to Iran in 1988.
>From 1991 to 1995 he assumed his duties as Head of
Department for Development Cooperation. Department for
Personnel and Deputy Director-General for
Administrative Affairs in the Federal Ministry for
Foreign Affairs. He was then appointed as Ambassador
of Austria to India in 1998 and concurrently
accredited to Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal and
Sri Lanka.
He is currently serving as Ambassador of Austria to
the Kingdom of Thailand. He will be concurrently
accredited to the Union of Myanmar with residence in
Bangkok, Thailand.Ambassador Dr Herbert Traxl is
married and has one child.
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5. Secretary-1 receives Cambodian Ambassador
Yangon, 24 March ? On behalf of the Chairman of the
State Peace and Development Council of the Union of
Myanmar, Secretary-1 of the State Peace and
Development Council General Khin Nyunt received
Ambassador of Cambodia to Myanmar Mr Nim Chantara who
has completed his tour of duty at Zeyathiri Beikman on
Konmyinttha at 5 pm today.
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6. Industry-1 Minister receives guests
Yangon, 24 March ? Minister for Industry-1 U Aung
Thaung met Chief Executive Officer of Kirby Building
Systems India Ltd Dr V R Rajan and party at his office
this evening.
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7. Foreign Affairs Minister sends felicitations to
Hellenic Republic
Yangon, 25 March ? U Win Aung, Minister for Foreign
Affairs of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of
felicitations to His Excellency Mr George A
Papandreon, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the
Hellenic Republic, on the occasion of the Independence
Day of the Hellenic Republic which falls on 25th March
2003.
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8. Powerful machines installed at No 1 Tyre and
Rubber Factory in Thaton, Mon State
Yangon, 24 March ? Members of the State Peace and
Development Council Lt-Gen Maung Bo and Lt-Gen Tin Aye
of the Ministry of Defence, left here for Thaton in
Mon State by car on 22 March morning.
They arrived at the No 1 Tyre and Rubber factory
(Thaton) of Myanma Tyre and Rubber Industries of the
Industry-2 at 9.30 am.
A ceremony to inaugurate powerful machines installed
at the factory took place at the archway in front of
the factory. Managing Director U Oo Zun and factory
manager U Myint Naing formally opened the ceremony.
Next, Lt-Gen Maung Bo, Lt-Gen Tin Aye and Commander
Maj-Gen Thura Myint Aung unveiled the signboards of
the factory.
Lt-Gen Maung Bo, Lt-Gen Tin Aye, Commander Maj-Gen
Thura Myint Aung, Minister Maj-Gen Saw Lwin, Deputy
Minister Lt-Col Khin Maung Kyaw and party were
conducted round the factory by officials.
At the briefing hall, they heard reports on the
historical background of the factory, the
organizational set-up of the factory, the aim, the
types of tyres produced, the production process, and
the strength of the staff.
Speaking on the occasion, Lt-Gen Maung Bo said it is
necessary to promote the productive capacity as
import-substitute production in line with the guidance
of the Head of State. The Government is giving
encouragement with the establishment of 18
private-owned industrial zones in states and
divisions for the development of industrial sector.
To make the industrial sector of Myanmar more
advanced, Myanma industrial exhibitions are being
held. Depending on the present condition of the State,
the economy of the State has to rely particularly on
the agricultural sector. At the same time, every
effort must be made to enhance the industrial sector.
Only then, can the industrial sector become as
reliable as the agriculture sector. Momentum should be
added to the agricultural and industrial sectors to
accelerate the development pace of the economy of the
State. As our country has gained significant degree of
experience in the industrial sector, more efforts must
be exerted to develop this sector more and more by
making good use of those experiences.
Next, Managing Director U Oo Zun presented gifts to
Lt-Gen Maung Bo, Lt-Gen Tin Aye, and Maj-Gen Thura
Myint Aung. He also presented baskets of flowers to
foreign technicians who are serving at the factory.
The No 1 Tyre and Rubber Factory (Thaton) is the only
factory of its kind in Myanmar and produces heavy and
light truck tyres as well as bicycle tyres.
Later, Lt-Gen Maung Bo, inspected the axis chosen for
the construction of Mottama-Durinseik earth road by
car. At the junction of Inkwe road and Kyattuyway
Thaung road, the commander and officials reported on
matters relating to the axis and future tasks.
After hearing the reports, Lt-Gen Maung Bo gave
necessary instructions. Afterwards, Lt-Gen Maung Bo
and party left there for Mawlamyine, where they
stopped for the night.
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9. Lt-Gen Thura Shwe Mann inspects farming
undertakings,
regional development tasks in Ayeyawady and
Yangon Divisions
Yangon, 24 March?Member of the State Peace and
Development Council Lt-Gen Thura Shwe Mann, left here
yesterday morning by helicopter and arrived at Dedaye
Bridge in Ayeyawady Division at 7.15 am.
Then, Lt-Gen Thura Shwe Mann and party attended the
opening ceremony of Dedaye Bridge linking Yangon
Division and Ayeyawady Division.
After attending the opening ceremony, Lt-Gen Thura
Shwe Mann and party left there by helicopter and
arrived at the worksite for digging 1,500 acres of
fish breeding ponds in Wadaw Village-tract, Maubin
Township, Ayeyawady Division at 10 am. They were
welcomed there by Camp Commandant Maj-Gen Hla Aung
Thein of the Ministry of Defence, senior military
officers and officials.
At the briefing hall, Maj-Gen Hla Aung Thein reported
on progress of work in digging 1,500 acres of fish
breeding ponds and arrangements being made for
ensuring the completion of digging 402 acres of fish
breeding ponds by the end of May.
Then, Entrepreneur U Win Kyaing of Ayeyawady Modern
Fish Hatchery reported on distribution of variety of
carp (labeo rohita) and river catfish (Silonia
childreni) and condition of market.
Afterwards, Minister for Livestock and Fisheries
Brig-Gen Maung Maung Thein reported on assistance to
be provided for distribution of shrimp fry to enable
the local people and organizations to engage in fish
and prawn breeding and feedstuff.
Then, Commander of South-West Command Maj-Gen Htay Oo
reported on cultivation of paddy in the division,
cultivation of summer paddy and other crops, digging
of more prawn and fish breeding ponds in the division
and arrangements being made for cultivation of monsoon
crops in the coming rainy season.
Next, Director-General of Settlement and Land Records
Department U Win Kyi reported on land utilization and
cultivation of monsoon and summer paddy in the year of
2002.
Then, Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than gave instructions on
cultivation of jute, maize and edible oil crops in the
division in addition to monsoon and summer paddy for
national and regional development and digging more
fish and prawn breeding ponds.
Later, Lt-Gen Thura Shwe Mann made a speech. He said
that having favourable geographical features, due to
efforts of the local people in Ayeyawady Division and
because of the assistance provided by the Government
under the guidance of the Head of State, Ayeyawady
Division has become a division on which the State
relies most.
If the officials concerned make efforts out of
goodwill and loyalty, achievements will be made. The
division today plays a key role in the production of
food for the State. Thus, it is needed to make more
progress in the agricultural and livestock sectors.
Jute, maize and edible oil crops are to be cultivated
in addition to monsoon and summer paddy and means and
ways are to be sought for boosting the per acre yield,
he said and urged officials concerned to extend the
breeding of fish and prawn systematically and review
the condition of the market.
Then, Lt-Gen Thura Shwe Mann inspected digging of fish
breeding ponds and construction of the briefing hall.
Then, Lt-Gen Thura Shwe Mann and party together with
Commander Maj-Gen Htay Oo inspected from the
helicopter farming tasks being undertaken at Sankin
Island, Aingkalaung Island and Bawle Island on either
side of Kokkowa River and Bawle River in Maubin
District.
After that, Lt-Gen Thura Shwe Mann and party arrived
at the worksite of Dagon Farming Group in Bawle Island
Land Reclamation Project Region in Htantabin Township,
Yangon Division.
At the briefing hall of Dagon Farming Group, Chairman
of DFG U Win Aung reported on condition of fish
breeding in 205 acres of fish breeding ponds out of
1,901 acres of fish breeding ponds, cultivation of 567
acres of summer paddy and construction of roads for
rural development.
In response to the report, Lt-Gen Thura Shwe Mann gave
necessary instructions and inspected fish breeding at
No 8 Fish Breeding Pond.
Then, Lt-Gen Thura Shwe Mann and party inspected Kya
Mann River Water Pumping Project to irrigate 500 acres
of farmland of Dagon Farming Group.
At the briefing hall, Chairman of Dagon Farming Group
U Win Aung reported to Lt-Gen Thura Shwe Mann and
party on earth work of the village-to-village
roads?the 5 miles and two furlongs long Kyaman-Shandaw
road, the 5 miles and one furlong long
Ngabatyo-Bawlegyun road and the 3 miles and 5 furlongs
long Kyaman-Bawle embankment road, arrangement for
reclamation of over 4,400 acres of land and digging of
3,600 acres of fish breeding ponds and progress of
work against the project, progress in construction of
the 45.25 miles long canal and farming undertaking and
achievement, and land reclamation in Aingkalaung
Island region.
In response to the report, Lt-Gen Thura Shwe Mann gave
instructions to the officials on full cultivation of
crops which are suitable to the region and extended
breeding of fish and prawn in the division to realize
the objectives of the national economy.
Afterwards, Lt-Gen Thura Shwe Mann and party inspected
from the helicopter cultivation of summer paddy and
Nyaunghnabin Agricultural and Livestock Breeding Zone
in the environs of Hlegu and Hmawby Townships, Yangon
Division and arrived back here in the evening.
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10. Lt-Gen Ye Myint inspects Hkamti-Nansama-
Phalamone-Tarmakhan-Phakant Road
Yangon, 24 March? Member of the State Peace and
Development Council Lt-Gen Ye Myint and party left
Hkamti on 22 March and inspected
Hkamti-Nansama-Phalamone-Tarmakhan-Phakant Road.
Lt-Gen Ye Myint and party inspected construction of
Nantontun Creek Bridge, eight mile north of Hkamti and
construction of road.
Lt-Gen Ye Myint and party arrived at the junction of
Nansama and Nansibon road and observed mining of jade
by national companies in Nansibon Village.
Lt-Gen Ye Myint and party arrived at Kyapazat Creek
and inspected conditions for construction of the
bridge.
Lt-Gen Ye Myint and party went to Phalamone Creek at
the border of Sagaing Division and Kachin State.
At the briefing hall, Sagaing Division Peace and
Development Council Commander of North-West Command
Maj-Gen Soe Naing reported on Hkamti-Phalamone road.
Commander Maj-Gen Maung Maung Swe reported on
construction of three major bridges and 29 small
wooden bridges on 18-mile long Phalamone-Tarmakhan
Road and 107 mile Phakant-Mogaung-Myitkyina Road.
Lt-Gen Ye Myint gave instructions on maintenance of
roads and extension of the road yearly and digging
drains on both sides of the road.
Lt-Gen Ye Myint and party together with Commander
Maj-Gen Maung Maung Swe went to Namhsam Creek and
inspected it. They also inspected Nannarlaing Creek
and Uru Bridge linking Tarmakhan and Nan-narlaing.
Lt-Gen Ye Myint and party 16-mile long
Tarmakhan-Phakant gravel road.
Next, Lt-Gen Ye Myint arrived at Phakant in the
afternoon. He met chairmen and members of Myitkyina
District and Phakant Township Peace and Development
Councils, departmental officials and members of social
organizations.
Chairman of Phakant Township Peace and Development
Council U San Lwin reported on condition of Phakant,
regional development, cultivation of summer and
monsoon paddy, cultivation of paddy by national
companies, cultivation of Thitseint (Bellaric
myrobalan) and pepper for 2003-2004, livestock
breeding and transport.
In his discussions, Lt-Gen Ye Myint said the roads
which need for regional development are to be
maintained for durability. The government is building
Hkamti-Phakant Road for ensuring better transport from
one region to another. The road links Hkamti in
Sagaing Division and Phakant and Mogaung in Kachin
State. Trade and commerce has become easier for local
people, he said.
He spoke of the need for national entrepreneurs to
participate in the maintenance of the road for
regional development.
If there is better transport officials can make field
trips to grassroots levels in implementing the five
rural development tasks. Education, health,
agriculture and regional development tasks based on
data collected can be undertaken. Local people should
not be content with food sufficiency and they are to
boost production.
He called on members of social organizations and
entrepreneurs to participate in the tasks, especially
agricultural ones for national development.
Lt-Gen Ye Myint and party toured Phakant region. The
Hkamti-Phakant earth road, 82-mile long, is upgraded
every year.
Lt-Gen Ye Myint and party inspected Phakant-Karmaing
Road.
At 7 pm, Lt-Gen Ye Myint met departmental officials
and members of social organizations at Karmaing
Development Affairs Committee Office.
Deputy Head of General Administration Department U Zaw
Win Htay reported on location, area, households,
population, strength of service personnel, monsoon
paddy cultivation in 2002-2003, purchase of paddy and
cultivation of pepper.
Lt-Gen Ye Myint explained implementation of five rural
development tasks and participating in tasks for
regional and national development, making field trips
to grassroots levels.
Lt-Gen Ye Myint and party went to the site of Nankaung
Creek (Mogaung) Bridge linking Mogaung and Myitkyina.
Deputy Superintending Engineer U Soe Thet reported on
data of the project.
Lt-Gen Ye Myint inspected laying of the piles of the
bridge.
The bridge is 945 feet long and 21 feet and six inches
wide and it can bear 60 ton-loads. Construction of
approach structure was completed 100 per cent and
construction of the bridge 20 per cent.
Lt-Gen Ye Myint and party spent the night in
Myitkyina.
On 23 March, Lt-Gen Ye Myint discussed regional
development with chairmen of State, District and
Township Peace and Development Councils and members,
departmental officials, members of social associations
and townselders at the City Hall of Myitkyina.
Commander Maj-Gen Maung Maung Swe reported on
population of Kachin State, GDP, services, economic
progress, sector-wise measures undertaken,
agricultural sector, cultivation of monsoon paddy for
2002-2003, targets for cultivation of summer paddy and
oil crops and matters relating to cultivation of beans
and pulses, industrial and perennial crops, fish and
meat, breeding of fish and distribution of fingerling
and raising of cattle, forest and its products,
seizure of illegal timber, cultivation of Thitseint
(Bellaric myrobalan) catchment areas, progress,
efficient use of power.
Lt-Gen Ye Myint took part in the discussions. He said
24 development regions were designated for narrowing
the development gap and for equal development in all
regions in accord with the guidance of Head of State
Senior General Than Shwe.
He said the Ministry for Progress of Border Areas and
National Races and Development Affairs is carrying out
the border area development tasks. Only when the rural
regions develop will there be national development.
That is why five rural development tasks are being
undertaken, he said.
He spoke at length on extended cultivation of paddy,
oil crops and beans and pulses, pepper and coffee in
cooperation with local officials and members of social
organizations, dissemination of cultivation techniques
and knowledge, fulfilling the requirements and making
efforts for better transport.
Lt-Gen Ye Myint and party went to the site of
construction of retaining embankment for prevention of
erosion in Myoma Ward in Myitkyina.
Deputy Superintending Engineer Daw Hla Hla Min
reported on construction of retaining embankment and
formation of the committee. Lt-Gen Ye Myint then gave
instructions.
Lt-Gen Ye Myint inspected construction of retaining
embankment.
The retaining embankment is 1,100 feet long, 18 feet
wide. The slope is 44 feet. The work is being
implemented under the arrangements of Kachin State
Peace and Development Council.
Lt-Gen Ye Myint and party arrived back here in the
evening.
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11. Lt-Gen Thein Sein attends opening of Mon State
WVO office building
Yangon, 24 March ? Chairman of the Central Organizing
Committee for Myanmar War Veterans Organization Member
of the State Peace and Development Council
Adjutant-General Lt-Gen Thein Sein, who was at
Mawlamyine in Mon State, unveiled the stone plaque at
the opening ceremony of the new office building of the
Supervisory Committee for Mon State WVO near the
Myinethaya market in Mawlamyine yesterday morning.
Deputy Commander Brig-Gen Myo Hla and Deputy Minister
Col Thaik Tun formally opened the building. Then,
Lt-Gen Thein Sein unveiled the signboard of the
building. The first part of the ceremony ended.
Next, Chairman of the Supervisory Committee of Mon
State WVO Secretary of Mon State Peace and Development
Council Lt-Col Aung Maw Maw explained matters relating
to the construction of the building.
Deputy Minister Col Thaik Tun presented cash
assistance of K 50,000 for 8 outstanding students
provided by the MWVO through an outstanding student.
Then, Deputy Commander Brig-Gen Myo Hla presented cash
assistance for education K 600,000 to families of the
Mawlamyine District WVO for 2002-2003 academic year
through Chairman of Mawlamyine District WVO Lt-Col
Thaw Zin and K 400,000 for families of the Thaton
District WVO through member of Thaton District
Supervisory Committee for WVO Captain Thet Oo Shein
(Retd). Lt-Gen Thein Sein viewed documentary photos on
implementation of the five major tasks and gave
instructions on matters relating to present and future
plans and inspected the building.
The two-storey building was built at a cost of K 100
million in cooperation with private entrepreneurs. The
construction began on 11 July, 2001.
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12. World TB Day 2003 observed
Yangon, 24 March? The 2003 World TB Day was observed
at International Business Centre on Pyay Road here
this morning, with an address by Minister for Health
Dr Kyaw Myint.
In his speech, Minister Dr Kyaw Myint said this
dreadful disease which kills many people all over the
world has been noted since BC 3700.
Based on the finding anti-TB drugs such as Injection
Streptomycin and oral drug Isoniazid have been
introduced in 1947 and 1951 respectively. Today,
potent anti-TB drugs are available to combat
tuberculosis.
But due to the fact that some patients are not aware
of having tuberculosis and some although they knew
they had disease, are not taking treatment properly.
Dual infection with HIV and increase occurrence of
multi-drug resistance TB cases are the causes for
recurrence of tuberculosis and considered as public
health problem in most of the countries.
Global figures showed that at present there are 8
million TB cases among which 2 million died annually.
Seventy five percent of the TB cases are the ones who
are in the age group of 15-45 years which can give the
maximum economic output. we also found out that 95% of
the TB cases and 98% of the TB deaths are from the
developing countries.
But up to now only 30 % of the tuberculosis world wide
are taking treatment with DOTS strategy.
This is because the message of ?a taking proper
treatment with DOTS strategy can cure tuberculosis? is
not aware among the community.
To overcome this challenge we need to make the
community fully aware of DOTS strategy. For that, the
best educators are those 10 million TB patients cured
after taking treatment following DOTS strategy. Cured
TB patients make the best TB advocates.
In Myanmar, national TB programmes is following WHO
recommended DOTS strategy to treat tuberculosis since
the year 1997. By the end of year 2002, 309 townships
among the 324 townships are following DOTS strategy to
treat TB, that is 95 % of the population is covered
with DOTS. This year the remaining 5 townships will
follow DOTS strategy to treat TB after which all the
townships and the whole population will be covered
with DOTS.
According to national TB programme, Myanmar annual
reports, 60 % of the TB patients are taking treatment
with DOTS strategy and 82 % of them are cured.
Starting from 1997 up to now we have about 0.1 million
cured TB patients.
WHO had already set objectives to have 70% case
detection and treatment success rate of 85% by the
year 2005. I want to let you all know that, for
Myanmar its only a hand breath to obtain these
objectives.
In Myanmar, short term National Health Plan
(2001-2006) and long term 30 years Vision 2030,
tuberculosis has been prioritized as national concern.
Health committee has been formed at all level starting
from central, where there is a National Health
Committee and also in State/Divisional. district,
township up to village and ward level where health
activities have been supervised and directed very
closely.
Since Myanmar recognized TB as a major public health
problem National Health Committee, has formed the
Central Supervisory Committee for, Prevention and
Control of TB in 1993, is chaired by Minister for
Health and give guidance in formulation of TB control.
The health budget is also increased. In 1998 it is
only about 464.1 million Kyats, but increased to
9236.4 million Kyats in 2001-2002 financial years and
in year 2002-2003 the health budget has been allotted
about 10,509.8 million Kyats.
Furthermore, in order to increase the status of the
people living in the rural areas which constitute
about 70% of the population, rural development 5-year
plan has been formulated. In this plan, it has been
aimed to increase the health care coverage to the
rural community, reinforcing health education
activities, health environmental sanitation and
prevention and controlling of the prevailing health
problems.
In conclusion, he said that tuberculosis has no
discrimination, it can occur either rich or poor, all
ages, both sexes, every religion and at any place, no
border at all. If someone has cough for more than 3
weeks, low grade fever and night sweats, go to the
nearest health centre for medical check up.
Then, WHO Resident Representative Dr Agostino Borra
made an address.
Afterwards, the minister presented prizes to the BEHS
students who stood first, second and third in Yangon
Division high school level essay competition.
Later, Deputy Minister Dr Mya Oo presented prizes to
the students of the middle school level painting
contest and Dr Agostino Borra to those of the primary
school level cartoon competition.
After the ceremony, the minister, the deputy minister
and party viewed the World TB Day-2003 commemorative
booth.
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13. Booths to be displayed at Armed Forces Day
Exhibition inspected
Yangon, 24 March ? Minister for Finance and Revenue
Maj-Gen Hla Tun and Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Than Tun
this afternoon inspected the booths to be displayed at
the 58th Anniversary Armed Forces Day Exhibition at
Defence Services Museum on Shwe-dagon Pagoda Road.
Officials conducted them round the booths, and the
minister gave necessary instructions.
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14. Myanma Industrial Exhibition continues in Mandalay
Yangon, 24 March ? Myanma Industrial Exhibition 2003
continued at Hsinbyukan grounds in Mandalay on 22
March for the third day. The exhibition was crowded
with people.
At the exhibition, the booths of ministries,
industrial zones, industrial entrepreneurs are shown.
Private shops and restaurants are selling consumer
goods and food. At the booth of the Ministry of
Forestry, settees, garden furniture, dinning tables
and chairs made of a variety of different woods are
shown.
Arid Zones Greening Department display a bio-gas tank,
demonstration method of collecting bio-gas and
building of bio-gas tank, generating electricity from
bio-gas engine. Moreover, leaflets on forest
conservation and rice cookers are displayed.
At the booth of the Ministry of Home Affairs, titles
of honour, documentary photos on drugs elimination,
photos of the drug elimination museum and other
documentary photos are displayed.
Ministry of Industry-1 opens a garden of traditional
herbal plants near the Central Booth.
Hailing the Myanma Industrial Exhibition 2003, prize
presentation ceremony of Ozi and Dobat competitions
were held at the Central Hall of the grounds, attended
by Chairman of Work Committee for Holding Myanma
Industrial Development Seminars and Myanma Industrial
Exhibition Deputy Minister for Industry-1 Brig-Gen
Kyaw Win, Secretary of Myanma Industrial Exhibition
2003 Entertainment Sub-committee Director-General of
No 2 Basic Education Department Lt-Col Win Htein,
members of Mandalay Division Peace and Development
Council, Chairman of Mandalay District Peace and
Development Council Lt-Col Tin Tun and officials. At
the ceremony, Deputy Minister for Industry-1 Brig-Gen
Kyaw Win presented prizes to first prize winners.
Second, third and consolation prizes were awarded to
prize winners by the officials.
Sports competitions such as volleyball, tug-war and
other sports games are being held at the grounds. In
the evening, entertainment programmes, Kyaukse
elephant dance and martial arts demonstration are
being held. Moreover, Myanma Motion Picture Enterprise
of the Ministry of Information also shows documentary
films and movies.
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15. Book Fair continues
Yangon, 24 March ? Hailing the 58th Anniversary Armed
Forces Day, Sarpay Beikman Book Fair continued for
the fourth day on the first floor of the Central
Press Compound, No 228, Theinbyu Street at the corner
of Theinbyu and Anawrahta Streets today.
The book fair included altogether 58 book stalls. It
was organized by Printing and Publishing Enterprise of
the Ministry of Information.
Over 4,000 bookworms came to observe the book fair.
The book fair fetched a total of K 950,000 today.
The book fair continues till 30 March. Every one can
visit there between 9 am and 5 pm.
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16. Armed Forces Day Commemorative Exhibition
to be opened
Yangon, 24 March ? The 58th Anniversary Armed Forces
Day Commemorative Exhibition 2003 will be held on a
grand scale at Defence Services Museum.
The exhibition will display booths of the ministries,
booth of the Commander-in-Chief (Navy) office, booth
of the Commander-in-Chief (Air) office, booths of the
Directorates of the Ministry of Defence, booth on the
nation-building endeavours, booth on 12 objectives of
the State, booth of Yangon City Development Committee
and booth of the Mandalay City Development Committee.
The exhibition will be opened free of charge from 26
March to 4 April.
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17. Gravel road put into service
Yangon, 24 March ? Officials of the Waingmaw Township
Development Committee supervised paving the
Washoung-Ding Janyan gravel road on 12 March.
The road is 2,000 feet long and 12 feet wide and it
now can be put into service in all seasons.
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