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[myanmar_information] THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR (Monday, March 31, 2003)
THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR (Monday, March 31, 2003)
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1. Upgrading of Kandawgyi and Yangon Zoological
Gardens coordinated
2. Foreign Affairs Minister receives ASEAN
Secretary-General
3. Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe inspects regional
development tasks
4. Commerce Ministry holds ordination and
novitiation ceremony
5. Communal ordination and novitiation ceremony held
6. Ministry of Industry-1 holds coord meeting
7. Dawei-Ye railroad inspected
8. Armed Forces Day parade held in Triangle
Region Command
9. Armed Forces Day Parade held in Eastern Command
10. Self-reliance rural roads opened in Mawlamyine
and Mudon Townships
11. Armed Forces Day Exhibitions continue
12. Myanma Industrial Exhibition to be kept
open till 3 April
13. Sarpay Beikman Book Fair concludes
14. Wellwishers invited for sinking tube-wells
15. Deputy Minister for Culture enjoys Japanese
ballet dance
16. Myanmar-China soccer friendly held
17. Myanmar CP Inter Club tennis tournament concludes
18. Yodaya citizen seized with stimulants in Tachilek
19. Drug trafficker sentenced
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1. Upgrading of Kandawgyi and Yangon Zoological
Gardens coordinated
Yangon, 30 March? A coordination meeting on upgrading
of Kandawgyi and Yangon Zoological Gardens was held at
the Agricultural Museum in Myepadetha-kyun in Bahan
Township this afternoon, attended by Secretary-1 of
the State Peace and Development Council General Khin
Nyunt.
The Secretary-1 spoke on the occasion. He said
arrangements are being made for upgrading of Yangon
city in accord with the characteristics of the cities
of international standard.
He said Yangon has a population of over five million
and it has become a densely populated area. The number
of vehicles also increased about five times than that
of the past. It is necessary to expand the roads and
upgrade Yangon because of heavy traffic jams, he said.
He said in the past there were slums and those who did
not own house and land in Yangon. Under the State
Peace and Development Council government new satellite
towns were established in order to be hygienic, to
raise the living standard of the people in Yangon and
to enable the people to possess own houses and land,
he said.
He said the hut-to-apartment schemes were implemented
in some areas in Yangon. Now Yangon has become a
modern one which possesses the characteristics of a
capital. He spoke of the need to upgrade Yangon to be
hygienic and to be a magnificent one possessing the
characteristics of the cities of international
standard. He said Head of State Senior General Than
Shwe gave guidance on upgrading Yangon to be a
beautiful, pleasant and magnificent capital.
Arrangements to upgrade Yangon are being undertaken
with momentum in accord with the guidance of the Head
of State. He said now arrangements are under way for
extension of the roundabouts, roads and turnings. The
tasks to extend the main roads into the six-lane ones
are being implemented to some extent, he added. Repair
works are being carried out as the drainage and
sewerage systems in Yangon were over 100 years old, he
said.
He said the meeting would discuss the arrangements to
turn Kandawgyi and its environs and Yangon Zoological
Gardens to be an advanced recreation centre.
Kandawgyi and its environs are naturally pleasant and
the government has carried out renovation works for
the zoo, he said. He said arrangements are to be made
to turn Kandawgyi in Yangon Zoological Gardens into a
recreation centre for the people living in Yangon and
tourists. The Secretary-1 called for cooperation for
emergence of a garden city of international standard
in accord with the guidance of the Head of State.
Next, Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation Maj-Gen
Nyunt Tin reported on the conditions of the
agricultural museum, Nursery Market Festival in
Myepadethakyun and vegetable and fruit shops and U Win
Aung of Woodland Co on arrangements to upgrade
Kandawgyi and design.
Minister for Livestock and Fisheries Brig-Gen Maung
Maung Thein reported on upgrading of the aquarium,
Mayor U Ko Lay on areas of land and water and parks
and islands in Kandawgyi and Head of Gardens and
Playgrounds Department U Nyunt Pe on gardening in
Kandawgyi.
Minister for Forestry U Aung Phone reported on
arrangements for upgrading Yangon Zoological Gardens
and Deputy Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation U
Ohn Myint on inflow and outflow of water in Kandawgyi.
The Secretary-1 took part in the discussions.
After the meeting, the Secretary-1 and party inspected
Bogyoke Aung San Park in Kandawgyi and gave
instructions.
The Secretary-1 and party went to the corner of
Theingyi Street and Strand Road and inspected
extension of six-lane Strand Road.
The Secretary-1 and party proceeded to the corner of
Sule Pagoda Road and Strand Road where they were
welcomed by Deputy Minister for Transport U Pe Than
and officials. They inspected extension of six-lane
Strand Road.
The Secretary-1 and party went to Wadan jetty in
Lanmadaw Township and inspected sanitation and other
works in Seikkan Township and renovation of embankment
and gave instructions.
The Secretary-1 inspected extension of 72 feet wide
Strand Road.
The Secretary-1 and party went to the office of
Kyimyindine Township Development Affairs Committee.
Deputy Head of Engineering Department (Roads/Bridges)
of YCDC U Myat Thet reported on extension of Strand
Road (from Bayintnaung Road junction to
Ywathitchaung). The Secretary-1 then gave
instructions.
Secretary-1 General Khin Nyunt and party inspected
coconut, banana and sugarcane shops opened at Bagaya
jetty and left there in the evening.
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2. Foreign Affairs Minister receives ASEAN
Secretary-General
Yangon, 30 March ? Mr Ong Keng Yong, Secretary-General
of ASEAN called on Minister for Foreign Affairs U Win
Aung at the ministry here at 7 pm today.
Later, Minister U Win Aung and wife hosted a dinner in
honour of the secretary-general at Zizawa Yeiktha of
the ministry. Minister at the State Peace and
Development Council Chairman?s Office Brig-Gen Abel,
Home Affairs Minister Col Tin Hlaing and wife, Deputy
Minister U Khin Maung Win and wife, and the
directors-general of the ministry and wives also
attended the dinner.
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3. Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe inspects regional
development tasks
Yangon, 30 March ? Chairman of Yangon Division Peace
and Development Council Yangon Command Commander
Maj-Gen Myint Swe, went to Kyauktan Township in Yangon
South District this morning and gave instructions to
the officials on regional development affairs.
The commander and party arrived at Meepya Model
Village in Kyauktan Township. The commander and party
paid homage and offered flowers, water and light to
Shwebontha Pagoda in the Village and inspected all
round renovation of the pagoda. The commander then
gave instructions on all round renovation tasks of the
Pagoda and attended to the needs.
Then, the commander went to Kyaunggyitaik Monastery
and paid obeisance to Sayadaw Bhaddanta Panna Vamsa.
The commander then met with township level
departmental officials, local authorities, teachers,
townselders, members of the Union Solidarity and
Development Association, Maternal and Child Welfare
Association, Red Cross Society and Fire Brigade and
local people.
At the meeting, the commander briefed on regional
development tasks in Kyauktan Township to be
undertaken by Yangon Division Peace and Development
Council in accord with the five rural development
tasks, arrangements to be made to narrow the gap
between rural and urban areas and extension of
agriculture and livestock breeding for uplift of
regional economic and social standard.
The officials concerned reported to the commander on
progress of development tasks and future tasks,
agriculture and livestock breeding tasks and
construction of village-to-village roads and bridges
in Kyauktan Township. The commander then fulfilled the
requirements.
Next, the commander and party went to Chaungwa Village
Monastery in Chaungwa Village in Kyauktan Township and
paid homage to Sayadaw Bhaddanta Sumana and donated
offertories to the Sayadaw.
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4. Commerce Ministry holds ordination and
novitiation ceremony
Yangon, 30 March ? The Ministry of Commerce held the
first communal ordination and novitiation ceremony at
Ariya Mandaing Monastery in Mayangon Township this
morning.
The congregation received the Five Precepts from the
Sayadaw and members of the Sangha recited the
parittas.
Then, Minister Brig-Gen Pyi Sone and wife and
wellwishers presented offertories to the members of
the Sangha. Next, Minister Brig-Gen Pyi Sone presented
one million Kyat for construction of Saddham-mavazi
three-storey monastery to the monastery board of
trustees.
Ariya Mandaing Monastery Abbot Sayadaw Bhaddanta
Panñaloka delivered a sermon and merits gained were
shared, At the ceremony, 49 monks-to-be were ordained
and 37children novitiated and 52 initiated into
nunhood.
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5. Communal ordination and novitiation ceremony held
Yangon, 30 March ? The fifth communal ordination and
novitiation ceremony of the Ministry for Progress of
Border Areas and National Races and Development
Affairs was held at Naga Cave Kalewatawya Monastery in
Mayangon Township this morning.
At the ceremony, Minister Col Thein Nyunt and wife and
wellwishers presented offertories to members of the
Sangha and Kalewatawya Presiding Sayadaw Agga Maha
Pandita Bhaddanta Jagarabhivamsa delivered a sermon.
Then, ?soon? was offered to Sayadaws and members of
the Sangha.
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6. Ministry of Industry-1 holds coord meeting
Yangon, 29 March ?The Ministry of Industry-1 held its
coordination meeting to review work done in 2002-2003
and future tasks to be undertaken in 2003-2004, at the
ministry this morning.
Minister for Industry-1 U Aung Thaung attended the
meeting and delivered an address.
In his address, Minister U Aung Thaung said based on
the agricultural sector, efforts are to be made for
development of other sectors and industrial sector
plays a crucial role in other economic sectors. The
ministry distributes personal goods, foodstuff and
medicine as import-substitute goods. Priority is to be
given to quality control of every product. The
ministry, indeed, is not only producing but marketing
them. So, efforts are to be made not only for meeting
the targeted production but also for producing quality
goods. The policy and procedures of the ministry are
to be abided by strictly and assigned duties are to be
carried out successfully.
Then, factory managers of Myanma Ceramics Industries,
Myanma Pharmaceutical Industries, Myanma Foodstuff
Industries, Myanma Textile Industries and Myanma Paper
and Chemical Industries and Myanma General and
Maintenance Industries made reports. Then,
Director-General U San Kyi reviewed the reports of the
heads of departments. The meeting concluded with the
remarks of the minister.
In the afternoon, the minister attended the ceremony
to present the first prize won for display at the 58th
Anniversary Armed Forces Day exhibition and to honour
the victorious athletes.
Director-General U Tin Hlaing of Directorate of
Industry handed over the first prize won by the booth
of the ministry to the minister. Managing Directors
also handed over the championship shields and the
second prizes won by the teams of the ministry to the
minister.
The minister, the deputy minister and managing
directors presented gifts to victorious players.
Altogether 126 athletes and 30 coaches and team
managers were honoured at the ceremony.
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7. Dawei-Ye railroad inspected
Yangon, 30 March ? Taninthayi Division Peace and
Development Council Chairman Coastal Region Command
Commander Brig-Gen Tha Aye, on 23 March inspected
drainage tasks and bridges along Dawei-Ye railroad.
The Commander Brig-Gen Tha Aye and Minister for Rail
Transportation Maj-Gen Aung Min gave necessary
instructions to the officials and attended to the
needs.
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8. Armed Forces Day parade held in Triangle
Region Command
Yangon, 30 March ? The 58th Anniversary Armed Forces
Day parade was held at the parade grounds of the
Triangle Region Command at 7.30 am on 27-3-2003.
Shan State (East) Peace and Development Council
Chairman Triangle Region Command Commander Brig-Gen
Khin Zaw attended the parade and delivered an address.
After making a speech, Shan State (East) Peace and
Development Council Chairman Triangle Region Command
Commander Brig-Gen Khin Zaw took the salute of the
parade columns.
In the evening, the commander presented prizes to the
prize-winners of the 58th Anniversary Armed Forces Day
commemorative competitions and hosted a dinner to
them.
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9. Armed Forces Day Parade held in Eastern Command
Yangon, 30 March ? The 58th Anniversary Armed Forces
Day Parade was held at parade grounds of Eastern
Command at 7 am on 27-3-2003.
Commander Maj-Gen Khin Maung Myint delivered an
address at the parade and took the salute of the
parade columns.
Afterwards, he gave away prizes to the winners in 58th
Anniversary Armed Forces Day commemorative
competitions.
In the evening, the commander hosted the Armed Forces
Day dinner and reception.
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10. Self-reliance rural roads opened in Mawlamyine
and Mudon Townships
Yangon, 30 March ? As a gesture of hailing the 58th
Anniversary Armed Forces Day, Thebyusan Bridge on
Kuanta-Beyan Road in Mudon Township was opened on 25
March.
Chairman of Mon State Peace and Development Council
Commander of South East Command Maj-Gen Thura Myint
Aung and wife, local authorities, departmental
officials, social organizations and local people
attended the opening ceremony. The commander formally
unveiled the signboard of the bridge.
54-foot-long and 14-foot-wide wooden bridge was
constructed with the contribution of over K 2.4
million by township development affairs committee and
K 2 million by local people totalling over 4.4
million.
Similarly, the commander attended the opening of
self-help Myintzu tarred road of Myoma-3 Ward and
Naykya and Mya Nanda tarred roads of Myoma-4 Ward in
the township and self-reliance new road in Kawkareik
Model Village. Then, the commander attended the
corner-stone laying ceremony for construction of a
delivery room in Kawkareik Model Village.
On 26 March, the commander attended the opening of a
rural tube-well in Thirimyaing Ward in Mawlamyine. The
tube-well was constructed at a total cost of K
2,382,255 to hail the 58th Anniversary Armed Forces
Day by the supervisory committee for Mon State
Maternal and Child Welfare Association.
The commander also attended the opening of
self-reliance new tarred roads in Bogon Ward and Shwe
Myaing Thiri Ward.
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11. Armed Forces Day Exhibitions continue
Yangon, 30 March ? The 58th Anniversary Armed Forces
Day Exhibition continued for the fifth day at the
Defence Services Museum on Shwedagon Pagoda Road here
today.
Altogether 1,977 people visited the exhibition. It is
kept open daily from 9 am to 6 pm till 4 April with
free of charge.
Similarly, prize-winning works of the Armed Forces Day
commemorative literary and art competitions are being
shown at the Tatmadaw Convention Hall on U Wisara Road
here today. Over 1,000 people visited the exhibition
today. It is kept open daily from 9 am to 5 pm till 4
April.
Any one can take part in the quiz contests at the
exhibition. Those who win the prizes will be awarded
immediately.
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12. Myanma Industrial Exhibition to be kept
open till 3 April
Yangon, 30 March ? The Myanma Industrial Exhibition
which has been opened since 19 March at the Hsinbyukan
grounds in Mandalay is crowded with visitors daily.
In response to the demand of the public, the
exhibition will be kept open till 3 April, it is
learnt.
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13. Sarpay Beikman Book Fair concludes
Yangon, 30 March ? As a gesture of hailing the 58th
Anniversary Armed Forces Day, Sarpay Beikman Book Fair
with the 58 book shops was held for the last day at
the central printing house at the corner of Anawrahta
Road and Theinbyu road here today.
Over 7,000 people visited the fair today and today?s
sale of the books on different subjects was over K
1.45 million. Total sale of the fair was over K 10.5
million.
The book shops collectively donated 1,400 books to
rural libraries through Secretary of the Book Fair
organizing committee Chief Editor of Sarpay Beikman U
Maung Hlaing today.
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14. Wellwishers invited for sinking tube-wells
Yangon, 30 March? The Development Affairs Committees
under the Ministry for Progress of Border Areas and
National Races and Development Affairs are making
concerted efforts in sinking tube-wells in order to
get sufficient fresh water in rural areas in States
and Divisions where there is a shortage of water.
One 200 feet deep two-inch diameter tube-well costs K
250,000; one 400 feet deep two-inch diametre tube-well
costs K 500,000; and one 200 feet deep four-inch
diametre tube-well costs K 500,000.
Those wishing to donate cash for the tube-well sinking
projects for rural areas may contact the
Director-General (Tel: 01-245420 & 253088), the Deputy
Director-General (Tel: 01-240118), the Director
(Engineering) (Tel: 01-291967), the Directors (Sagaing
Division Development Affairs Committee) (Tel:
071-21012), the Director (Magway Division Development
Affairs Committee) (Tel: 063-23164) and the Director
(Mandalay Division Development Affairs Committee )
(Tel: 02-54657).
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15. Deputy Minister for Culture enjoys Japanese
ballet dance
Yangon, 30 March ? Under the cooperation of the
Ministry of Culture, Japanese Embassy in Yangon and
Myanmar-Japan Relation Centre in Yangon, Japanese
ballet dancers presented performance to the public at
the National Theatre on Myoma Kyaung Street in Dagon
Township here this evening.
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16. Myanmar-China soccer friendly held
Yangon, 30 March ? Myanmar-China soccer friendly was
held at Youth Training Centre in Thuwunna here this
afternoon.
Cultural Attaché of Chinese Embassy Mr Pan Feng,
General Secretary of MOC Director-General of Sports
and Physical Education Department President of Myanmar
Football Federation U Thaung Htaik and Head of
Delegation Mr Pan Richun greeted the players of
Myanmar youth football team (A). Then, the footballers
of both teams greeted each other and the leaders
exchanged banners.
Afterwards, the first match, was held. In the match,
Chinese youth football team beat Myanmar youth team
2-1.
As the second match, Olympic youth football team will
play against Chinese youth football team at the same
venue on 2 April.
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17. Myanmar CP Inter Club tennis tournament concludes
Yangon, 30 March ? The final matches of the Myanmar CP
Inter Club tennis tournament, organized by Myanmar CP
Co Ltd as a gesture hailing the 58th Anniversary Armed
Forces Day, were held at Theinbyu Tennis Court on 28
March.
After the final matches, Adviser to Myanmar CP
Livestock Co Ltd U Aung Din, Senior Vice-President of
the Co Ltd Mr Phkhet Sivasri and President of MTF U
Zaw Zaw presented prizes to the winners in the
respective matches.
Then, General Secretary of Myanmar Olympic Council
Director-General of Sports and Physical Education
Department U Thaung Htaik presented third prize to
Forestry team and Golden Eagle (B) team and Minister
Brig-Gen Thura Aye Myint second prize to Golden Eagle
(C) team in the men?s (A) division.
Afterwards, Patron of Myanmar Tennis Federation
Maj-Gen Kyaw Win presented first prize to Ever King
team in the men?s (A) division and best player award
to Khin Maung Win of Ever King team.
Then, Mr Nutthakrit Sivasri of Myanmar CP Group
presented souvenir to the officials.
Then, Patron of Myanmar Tennis Federation Maj-Gen Kyaw
Win spoke words of thanks.
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18. Yodaya citizen seized with stimulants in Tachilek
Yangon, 30 March ? Members of local intelligence unit,
Tachilek Special Anti-drug Squad, Bureau of Special
Investigation and Myanmar Police Force, acting on
information, searched Yodaya citizen Sophon, 43, son
of Naing Pay Yun (Yodaya/ Buddhist), who was walking
near friendly Bridge in Sansai Ward, Tachilek, on 27
March morning.
The combined force seized him 950 stimulant pills.
As drugs are the common enemy of the entire human
beings, Myanmar, assuming drugs elimination task as a
national duty, is making efforts for Tachilek District
in Shan State (East) to be a drug-free zone. Drugs
prevention and elimination tasks have been carried out
with added momentum. So, Yodaya citizen Sophon was
seized with stimulant pills.
Police station concerned has filed the drug trafficker
under Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law.
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19 Drug trafficker sentenced
Yangon, 30 March ? A combined team comprising members
of the local intelligence unit and Tachilek Special
Anti-drug Squad, acting on information, on 18 November
2002 searched U Beyarme?s house of No 4/3, Region 4,
Tachilek and seized 28,600 stimulant tablets bearing
?WY?.
Action was taken against U Beyarme, 49, son of U Aeik
Palane under Sections 15/19/(A)/21 of the Narcotic
Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law by Tachilek
Police Station. The Tachilek District Court handed
down 5 years? imprisonment on Beyarme under Section 15
and 25 years? imprisonment under Section 19(A) to
serve separately.
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