[myanmar_information] The New Light of Myanmar (Saturday, June 14, 2003)

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The New Light of Myanmar (Saturday, June 14, 2003)
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1. Senior General Than Shwe inspects Ngwe Hsaung Beach

   Resort, fishery industry in Pathein Township
2. Secretary-1 attends closing ceremony of Summer 
   Dhammaçariya and Abhidhamma Evening 
   Teachership Course
3. Secretary-1 addresses annual coordination meeting 
   of Development Affairs Committees
4. Meeting on greening of 30-mile perimeter of Yangon 
   International Airport held
5. Coord meeting held for secure and smooth transport
6. Minister inspects banks
7. Third Meeting of High Level Task Force on ASEAN 
   Economic Integration held
8. Minister Brig-Gen Abel receives delegation leaders 
   of ASEAN
9. S'pore beat Laos 3-1 in ASEAN soccer
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1. Senior General Than Shwe inspects Ngwe Hsaung Beach

   Resort, fishery industry in Pathein Township

YANGON, 13 June - Chairman of the State Peace and
Development Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence
Services Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing
Kyaing left Pathein by car on 8 June morning for Ngwe
Hsaung Beach Resort in Pathein Township and inspected
Pathein-Ngwe Hsaung Road.

Together with Members of the State Peace and
Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than,
Adjutant-General Lt-Gen Thein Sein,
Quartermaster-General Lt-Gen Thiha Thura Tin Aung
Myint Oo and Lt-Gen Tin Aye of the Ministry of
Defence, Commander-in-Chief (Navy) Vice-Admiral Kyi
Min, Commander-in-Chief (Air) Maj-Gen Myat Hein,
Chairman of Ayeyawady Division Peace and Development
Council Commander of South-West Command Maj-Gen Htay
Oo, the ministers, senior military officers, officials
of the State Peace and Development Council Office and
departmental heads, Senior General Than Shwe and Daw
Kyaing Kyaing arrived at Myanmar Treasure Beach Resort
at 12.15 pm, where they were welcomed by officials
concerned.

They inspected lodgings, and arrangements made for
greening and beautifying of the resort. Resort
proprietor Chairman of Htoo Trading Co Ltd U Te Za and
officials conducted them round the resort.
At the reception hall of the resort, Commander Maj-Gen
Htay Oo reported on measures being taken for
development of the beach. Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than gave
a supplementary report.

Then, Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation Maj-Gen
Nyunt Tin reported on conditions of water resources in
Ngwe Hsaung Region; Minister for Construction Maj-Gen
Saw Tun, on tasks carried out for smooth transport;
Lt-Gen Tin Aye and Minister for Hotels and Tourism
Brig-Gen Thein Zaw, on the running of hotels in the
resort and arrival of local and foreign vacationers;
Minister for Livestock and Fisheries Brig-Gen Maung
Maung Thein, on thriving sea prawn breeding business
in the region; U Te Za and the national hoteliers, on
running hotels, measures to be taken for development
of the resort and requirements.

Quartermaster-General Lt-Gen Thiha Thura Tin Aung
Myint Oo gave a supplementary report.

Regarding the reports, Senior General Than Shwe gave
instructions on hotel industry and fulfilled the
requirements. Senior General Than Shwe and party
inspected the beach.

They inspected the prawn breeding farm at Alechaung
Camp of Yuzana Prawn Breeding Group. Chairman of the
group U Htay Myint conducted them round the Unit (A)
of the farm. Senior General Than Shwe and party
inspected sorting tiger prawns out from other prawn
species.

Next, they inspected the prawn breeding ponds by car.
At Yuzana Hall, U Htay Myint explained the breeding of
prawn at 226 ponds in Alechaung, Bawdigon, Minlan and
Phone Maung Gyaing camps and prawn breeding farm run
by national entrepreneurs in the region, production
volume of the two prawn hatcheries, distribution of
fries by the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries,
exporting fish and prawn and income, and construction,
hotel industry, agriculture and cold storage being run
by Yuzana Group. Commander Maj-Gen Htay Oo and
Minister Brig-Gen Maung Maung Thein gave supplementary
reports.

Then, Senior General Than Shwe gave guidance, saying
that the government is rendering assistance to
national entrepreneurs feeling confident of wianing
their cooperation in building up a modern developed
nation. Only when the nation is built through the
cooperation of the government and national
entrepreneurs, will there emerge a developed nation in
a short time, he added.

Strenuous efforts are to be exerted for the
development of the nation with the use of investments
based on agriculture, livestock breeding and forestry
sectors at a time when measures are being taken for
changing the nation to an industrial one. Yearly, over
US$ 300 million is realized from fish and prawn
breeding industry and efforts are to be made for
extended breeding of fish and prawn. Now, national
entrepreneurs are capable of breeding fish and they
can also operate modern prawn breeding industry.
However, it is still needed to extend fisheries.
Myanmar is blessed with good conditions for breeding
prawn. The meat and fish sector will effectively
contribute toward national economy only if annual
income of prawn industry reaches US $ 400 million or
US $ 500 million, he pointed out. Respective officials
are therefore to organize and encourage national
entrepreneurs to significantly improve modern prawn
breeding industry after laying down a short-term plan,
he said.
After signing in the visitors' book, Senior General
Than Shwe inspected samples of equipment for prawn
breeding, feedstuff, veterinary medicines, sea and
fresh water prawns and shrimps.

Senior General Than Shwe planted a commemorative tree
near Yuzana Hall. Then, Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than, Lt-Gen
Thein Sein and Lt-Gen Tin Aye planted a Seintalon
strain mango sapling, and Minister Maj-Gen Nyunt Tin,
Minister Maj-Gen Saw Tun and Minister Dr Kyaw Myint, a
Seintalon strain mango sapling.

U Htay Myint presented a commemorative gift to Senior
General Than Shwe.

Ngwe Hsaung Region is suitable for sea prawn breeding.
Yuzana Prawn Breeding Group is running 226 ponds of
sea prawn, Golden Mollusc Co Ltd, 32 ponds, Shwe
Family Co Ltd, 34 ponds, and Max Myanmar, 16 ponds.
Next, Senior General Than Shwe and party inspected the
hotels on the beach.

At first, they inspected the Sunny Paradise Resort.
Hotelier Dr Win Min Thit reported on construction of
the hotel and arrival of customers. They then
inspected conditions of the beach, progress in
constructing lodging houses and layout near the
resort. Afterwards, they arrived at the Palm Beach
Resort and inspected the beach and lodging houses.
Dagon International Ltd Director Daw Moe Mya Mya
conducted them round the site.

Senior General Than Shwe and party then inspected
Convenience Shop, lodging houses and conditions of sea
beach. Chairman U Htay Myint conducted them round the
site.

They arrived at the Ngwe Hsaung Beach Hotel, where
they were welcomed by Lt-Gen Tin Aye and officials.
Senior General Than Shwe inspected the beach and its
surrounding areas and lodging houses and gave
instructions to the officials on arrangements to be
made for development of the resort.

Ngwe Hsaung Beach Resort is 30 miles and three
furlongs from Pathein. Now, it consists of 20 hotels
and resorts, where local and foreign guests enjoy
recreation in open season as well as even in the rainy
season.
On 11 June, before their departure for Pathein, Senior
General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing signed in
the visitors' book at Myanmar Treasure Beach Resort. U
Te Za and party presented a commemorative gift to
Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing.

Senior General Than Shwe, wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing and
party arrived back at Pathein in the evening.

On 12 June, Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw
Kyaing Kyaing and party inspected fish breeding with
the use of cage system by Yuzana Co Ltd in Ngawun
River near Mayanchaung Village, Pathein Township. U
Htay Myint reported on undertaking of fish breeding
with the use of cage system, progress, feeding and
growth rate of river catfish.
The company has bred about 1.2 million river catfishes
with the use of 12 iron cages. It is also breeding
other fish with the use of cages.
Senior General Than Shwe and Daw Kyaing Kyaing and
party inspected the 750-ton cold storage of Yuzana Co
Ltd in Pathein.

At the hall of the company, officials reported to
Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing
and party on various kinds of fish caught, various
kinds of fresh water and sea fish and prawns produced
from breeding ponds of the company, and fish and
prawns packages designed for export.

Then, at the briefing hall, Chairman of Yuzana Co Ltd
U Htay Myint reported to Senior General Than Shwe on
measures being taken for breeding of river catfish
with the use of cage to produce the fish at the rate
of 5000 tons per year, producing of feedstuff for fish
and prawns by feedstuff factory, creation of jobs for
local people, incomes and work being carried out for
agricultural purpose in Pantanaw Township.
In response to the reports, Senior General Than Shwe
gave instructions. He said that agricultural sector,
livestock breeding sector and forest sector are the
main economic sectors of the State. 
Of them, the forest sector has limitation of
development. 

However, measures could be taken for development of
the agricultural and livestock breeding sectors with
added momentum under the geographical and climatic
conditions of Myanmar. To ensure development of those
sectors, arrangements are to be made to be able to
carry out livestock breeding work on a wider scale, he
pointed out.
Fish and prawn breeding being undertaken by Yuzana Co
Ltd is making a positive step and continued efforts
are to be exerted on further development of the
project, he added.

In addition, officials are to strive for extending
markets in export of marine products including fish
and prawns. Steps are to be taken to turn the border
trade into the regular trade since marine products are
being exported through both border trade route and
regular trade route. Only when high quality marine
products are produced can the market be more
penetrated, he stressed.
Then, Senior General Than Shwe signed in the visitors'
book of the company.

Next, Senior General Than Shwe and party arrived at
Pathein Airport Extension Project Site. At the
briefing hall, member of the State Peace and
Development Council Lt-Gen Tin Aye reported on
progress in extension of the airport to Senior General
Than Shwe.

Then, Deputy Chief Engineer (Airport) of Public Works
U Tun Paw reported on work being carried out and
Minister for Construction Maj-Gen Saw Tun presented a
supplementary report.

In response to the report, Senior General Than Shwe
gave instructions, saying that airports are being
extended to ensure better transport system across the
nation and urged officials concerned to build Pathein
Airport systematically meeting the set standard.

Then, Senior General Than Shwe inspected progress in
extension of the airport.

Pathein Airport is being extended into the one of 8500
feet in length and 200 feet in width. As the first
phase, the 8500 feet long and 100 feet wide runway,
the 150 feet long and 100 feet wide way to the apron
and the 500 feet long and 300 feet wide apron are
being constructed.
Senior General Than Shwe and Daw Kyaing Kyaing and
party arrived back here by car from Pathein at 5 pm.

Chairman of Central Organizing Committee for Myanmar
War Veterans Organization member of the State Peace
and Development Council Adjutant-General Lt-Gen Thein
Sein, who accompanied Senior General Than Shwe,
together with Vice-Chairman Minister for Construction
Maj-Gen Saw Tun, met with Chairman of Ayeyawady
Division War Veterans Supervisory Committee Secretary
of Ayeyawady Division Peace and Development Council
Lt-Col Sein Maung, Chairman of Pathein District War
Veterans Supervisory Committee Chairman of Pathein
District Peace and Development Council Lt-Col Hla
Thwin and members, the chairman of Pethein Township
War Veterans Organization and members at Mya Aye Ya
Hall in Pathein on 12 June afternoon and gave
instructions Likewise, Minister for Livestock and
Fisheries Brig-Gen Maung Maung Thein, who accompanied
Senior General Than Shwe, inspected sea prawn breeding
of Yuzana Prawn Breeding Group at Bon Maung Gyaing
Camp, Thazin Village-tract, Pathein Township, on 9
June and gave necessary instructions.

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2. Secretary-1 attends closing ceremony of Summer 
   Dhammaçariya and Abhidhamma Evening 
   Teachership Course

YANGON, 13 June- Secretary-1 of the State Peace and
Development Council General Khin Nyunt attended the
ceremony to mark the successful completion of the
Summer Dhammaçariya and Abhidhamma Evening Teachership
Course at Naing Ngan Daw Thadu Pariyatti Monastery in
Kyimyindine Township this morning.

Sayadaw Bhaddanta Rajindabhivamsa administered the
Five Precepts. Then, the Secretary-1 and party offered
provisions to the Sayadaws.
Next, Sayadaw Bhaddanta Rajindabhivamsa presented
first, second and third prizes in Dhammaçariya
Silakkhandha sector to U Subodha, U Jotika and Ashin
Visuta respectively; first, second and third prizes in
Dhammaçariya Dhammasangani sector to Ashin Visuta, U
Gunissara and Nun Ma Sobhanañani respectively; first,
second and third prizes in Pahtamagyi level to Ma
Thanda Tun, Ashin Indaka and Shin Kosalla
respectively; and first, second and third prizes in
Pahtamalat level to Shin Kosalla, Nun Ma Kusalavati
and Ma Than Than Oo respectively. Secretary-1 General
Khin Nyunt presented K 400,000 for 400 members of the
Sangha who attended the course to Kapiya Karaka
Chairman of Kyimyindine Township Peace and Development
Council U Tin Win.
Then, wellwishers presented cash donations to the
funds of the course. Secretary-1 General Khin Nyunt,
the commander and the ministers accepted K 2.75
million donated by U Tun Win (a) U Ar Wah-Daw San San
Maw (Sanpya Golden Fish Co); K 1.1 million by U Mya
Maung-Daw Sein Sein Myint (Mya & Sein Co Ltd); K
500,000 by U Than Win-Daw Nu Nu Lwin; K 50,000 and 175
bags of rice by U Kyi Lay-Daw Yi Yi Nyunt; K 350,000
each by U Aung Naing-Daw Aye Sanda (Doh Bamar Timber
Shop); Ko Aung Myo Thant-Ma Aye Thanda; U Naing Oo-Daw
Aye Aye San; and Weiya Wutsa Association on upper
Neikban Street (Kyimyindine); K 300,000 by U Kyaw Myo
Win-Ma Htet Htet Maw; K 270,000 by Ma Nwe Nwe Aye and
Ma Than Than Aye (Miba Myitta Fish and Prawn Trading);
K 250,000 by Ko Zaw Min Oo-Ma Thida Tun; K 200,000 by
U Shwe Hla-Daw Aye Myint; K 150,000 each by U Hnin
Sein-Daw Mya Nyein (Aung Thein Timber Shop); U Hla
Oo-Ma Zin Mar Win; and U Aung Thein-Daw Thant Thant
Aye; and K 140,000 by U Sa Nay-Daw Ohn Myint. Next,
certificates of honour were presented to the
wellwishers.

In-charge of the course Sayadaw Bhaddanta Panñasiha
gave Sammodaniyo Pakara Katha.

Then, Sayadaw Bhaddanta Rajindabhivamsa delivered a
sermon. 
Then, the Secretary-1 and the congregation shared
merits gained.
After the ceremony, the Secretary-1 paid homage to the
lecturer Sayadaws of the course.

The Summer Dha-mmaçariya and Abhi-dhamma Evening
Teachership Course was opened from 27 April to 12 June
2003. 

Over 700 members of the Sangha, nuns and lay persons
attended the course.

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3. Secretary-1 addresses annual coordination meeting 
   of Development Affairs Committees

YANGON, 13 June - Secretary-1 of the State Peace and
Development Council General Khin Nyunt met with
service personnel at the annual coordination meeting
of Development Affairs Committees of the Development
Affairs Department under the Ministry for Progress of
Border Areas and National Races and Development
Affairs at the National Theatre on Myoma Kyaung Street
at 5 pm today.

The Secretary-1 delivered an address. He said that the
Government has been making all-out efforts for
enabling the Union to keep abreast with the nations of
the world after laying down the national level
projects. In the national level projects, regional
development programmes are being implemented based on
the prospects of regional development. In implementing
the development projects, systematic measures are
being taken for bringing about equitable development
the length and breadth of the nation, for ensuring
all-round development of the respective regions and
for ensuring improvement of socio-economic life of the
local people, he said. In other words, the Government
has been striving for bringing about equitable
development across the nation and enhancing the living
standard of the people while implementing the projects
for national development in combination with regional
development programmes, he pointed out. 

In taking measures for regional development, tasks are
to be carried out with full capacity in accord with
the objective. At the same time, it is required to
take it into account that regional development
contributes much to successful implementation of the
national level development projects. At such a time,
the officials of development affairs committees who
are taking duties for urban and rural development are
to strive for realization of the national objectives
through regional development while discharging their
duties. Only when equitable development in states and
divisions is brought about will the entire national
people develop equally. With this concept, the
government has been implementing the border areas and
national races development projects, the special
region development projects and the rural areas
development projects for bringing about equitable
development in all parts of the nation, he stressed.
The staff of development affairs committees play a
crucial role in successfully implementing the 24
regions development projects, which are being
implemented in states and divisions and the five rural
development projects-to ensure better transport in
rural areas, to ensure water supply for agriculture
and drinking purpose in rural areas, to enhance the
education standard of rural people, to uplift the
health care services of rural people and to ensure
economic development of rural areas.

Urban and rural development programmes which are being
implemented by the respective township development
committees and regional development infrastructures
must contribute to national development and
development of economic life of the nation. With this
concept, the officials of the development affairs
committees are to carry out their tasks, he added.
Development programmes being implemented by the
development affairs committees will, in the first
phase, contribute much to development of the
respective regions. The most basic requirement is to
realize the objectives of the five rural development
tasks, to enable the cities to possess the
characteristics of a city, and to ensure development
of cities inclusive of the special development regions
in accord with the characteristics of the special
development regions.
With this end in view, systematic measures are to be
taken for ensuring better transport in districts,
towns and townships to bring about harmonious
development in their districts and townships. The
development affairs committees have laid down a
30-year long-term project from the financial year
2001-2002 to 2030 to 2031 to ensure better transport
in rural areas and are implementing it. According to
the report, it was learnt that priority was given to
development of road, bridge and water supply projects
after designating 2002-2003 financial year as road,
bridge and water supply year.

The government has spent K 1,001.59 million on
construction of roads and K 163.15 million on
construction of bridges in rural areas while building
over 490 bridges and over 1,622 miles of rural roads. 
In addition, the Ministry for Progress of Border Areas
and National Races and Development Affairs was
assigned duties to construct roads on western part of
Bago Yoma. In 2002-2003 financial year, the ministry
could implement the whole project.

It is obvious that the development affairs committees
are constructing district-to-district rural roads in
addition to village-to-village roads and
village-to-town roads. With the emergence of
township-to-township roads and district-to-district
roads, the rural people could enjoy the fruits of
better transport, thus further contributing to
development of health, education and economic sectors
in rural areas. Thus, at a time when urban development
is gaining momentum, more attention is to be paid to
rural development. In the process, special emphasis is
to be placed on construction of village-to-village
roads, all season roads linking villages and towns and
new roads.

Development affairs committees have spent K 361.46
million on extension of tasks for supply of sufficient
drinking water in urban areas in 2002-2003 financial
year. Besides, new projects have been implemented for
water supply in other five towns. So far, the
committees have achieved accomplishments in water
supply tasks in 175 towns. For rural water supply, a
total of K 578.29 million has been spent on 4,485
water supply projects in 3,779 villages. Especially,
it is heartening to see that the contributions of
wellwishers make significant progress in tasks for
potable water supply projects in rural regions. It is
also encouraging that fruitful results have been
gained for the people residing in rural areas where
water is scarce.

Up to April 2003, wellwishers had donated over K 530
million in five ceremonies to present cash donations
for rural water supply projects, which covered over
900 tube-wells in villages. Acknowledging the active
participation of the people, the Head of State has
given guidance on speeding up the 10-year rural water
supply project in order to complete it earlier than
scheduled. Referring to the momentum in full swing, it
can be expected that all villages will enjoy fruitful
results during the period of about five years. So,
earnest efforts are to be made to accelerate the
already-gained momentum for achieving further progress
in implementing the project.

In order to speed up implementation of the projects,
altogether over 1,100 vehicles and over 600 units of
machinery have been provided. The respective officials
are therefore urged, combining morale and goodwill, to
make efforts for achieving grater success.

Staff of the development affairs committees are
directly dealing with the people, and so only when
they carry out tasks based on the public's
participation, will they manage to accomplish
achievements.

In line with the guidance of the Head of State, the
five rural development projects are being implemented
to upgrade rural and far-flung areas which lagged
behind in development. Therefore, in order to meet the
objectives of the State, the staff of the development
affairs committees and the Progress of Border Areas
and National Races Department are called on to make
efforts for successful implementation of the five
rural development projects for raising the economic
and social standards of the people after making field
trips right down to the grassroots level.
Therefore, officials of the Development Affairs
Committees are to carry out their respective tasks for
serving interests of the State and the people with
goodwill and to organize the people for their
participation in the development tasks with the
outlook of the public ethics. In conclusion, the
Secretary-1 urged those present to strive with
momentum for implementing border areas and national
races development projects, 24 special development
regions projects and rural development projects in
connection with the development tasks in their regions
for equal development of the State; to make concerted
efforts for uplift of socio-economic life of the rural
people and development of the rural regions with noble
goodwill of the Head of State; and to earnestly
perform departmental tasks adopting as the national
duty to flourish such good results as development of
their regions, uplift of socio-economic standard of
the local people and peace and tranquillity of the
community. After the ceremony, the Secretary-1 and
party inspected documentary photos of development
tasks- supply of water in rural and urban areas,
construction of roads and bridges, beautifying of
towns, rural housing models and rural housing estates,
practical works of GIS (Geographical Information
System) and cities photos taken through satellite.

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4. Meeting on greening of 30-mile perimeter of Yangon 
   International Airport held

YANGON, 13 June - The meeting on greening 30-mile
perimeter of Yangon International Airport the whole
year was held at the meeting hall of Yangon Command at
2 pm today, attended by Chairman of Yangon Division
Peace and Development Council Commander of Yangon
Command Maj-Gen Myint Swe.

First, the commander explained arrangements being made
for growing trees on commercial scale at the places
where monsoon and summer paddy, cold season crops and
other crops cannot be cultivated for greening 30-mile
perimeter Yangon International Airport and Mingaladon
Township and Barlar region of Hlegu Township divided
into five zones for greening tasks the whole year. The
commander invited the officials to report the greening
tasks being carried out in their respective zones and
future tasks. Deputy Minister for Agriculture and
Irrigation Brig-Gen Khin Maung reported on carrying
out of the greening tasks and Deputy Minister for
Transport Brig-Gen Kyaw Myint, Deputy Minister for
Livestock and Fisheries U Aung Thein, Deputy Minister
for Progress of Border Areas and National Races and
Development Affairs U Kyaw Tin, Vice-Chairman of
Yangon City Development Committee Vice-Mayor Col Maung
Pa and Director-General U Shwe Kyaw of Forest
Department on digging of drains in the five zones of
Mingaladon Township and Barlar region of Hlegu
Township in the landing areas of Yangon International
Airport, construction of sluice gates, digging of
feeder and tributary canals, growing of seedlings for
cultivation of monsoon paddy, land preparations and
arrangements for growing trees in the areas where
monsoon and summer paddy, cold season and other corps
cannot be cultivated. Then, the commander explained
the preparations for supplying water for cultivation
of monsoon and summer paddy, cold season and other
crops the whole year, construction of the sluice gate
for irrigating farmlands in Thanlyin, Kyauktan, Kayan
and Thongwa townships, preparations for supplying
water to the farmlands from Ngamoeyeik Dam,
construction of the sluice gate and digging of drains
in Twantay, Kawhmu and Kungyangon township, conditions
on supply of water from the dams in Yangon Division to
the crops lands and arrangements to put the land under
monsoon paddy for greening 30-mile perimeter of Yangon
International Airport the whole year.

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5. Coord meeting held for secure and smooth transport

YANGON, 13 June - The Supervisory Committee for Secure
and Smooth Transport of Yangon Division held a work
coordination meeting at the meeting hall of Yangon
Command this afternoon, with an address by Chairman of
the Supervisory Committee Chairman of Yangon Division
Peace and Development Council Commander of Yangon
Command Maj-Gen Myint Swe.

Present on the occasion were Commander of No 3
Military Region Col Tint Hsan and commanders of
military regions, Secretary of Yangon Division Peace
and Development Council Lt-Col Kyaw Tint and members,
local authorities, rectors from universities and
colleges in Yangon, chairmen of all bus-line
committees, and guests.

On the occasion, Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe spoke of
the need to make arrangements for ensuring the
convenience of the public travelling by car, train,
and air from one region to another and for
departmental employees, students and the people going
about in Yangon. 

Next, rectors, registrars and officials reported on
conditions of ferries and buses arranged for the
convenience of teachers and students; members of the
Supervisory Committee on supervisory measures being
taken for traffic safety and systematic arrangements
being made at highway bus terminals, railway stations,
jetties and airports; and chairmen of all bus-line
committees on supervisory measures being taken for bus
owners, drivers and conductors to follow the rules and
regulations enacted by the Supervisory Committee.

Later, Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe gave instructions
on taking severe action against any rule breakers and
attended to the requirements.
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6. Minister inspects banks
YANGON, 13 June - Minister for Finance and Revenue
Maj-Gen Hla Tun, accompanied by Deputy Minister
Brig-Gen Than Tun and officials, inspected the saving
bank branch 3 of Myanma Economic Bank yesterday.

Responsible officials welcomed the minister and
explained the functions of the branch bank. Then, the
minister inspected Government Employees' Bank, Savings
Bank Branch 4 and foreign exchange management section
of the Central Bank of Myanmar. After hearing reports
of the responsible officials, the minister gave
necessary instructions. Afterwards, the minister
inspected the research, training and public relations
section of MEB (Head Office).
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7. Third Meeting of High Level Task Force on ASEAN 
   Economic Integration held

YANGON, 13 June - The Third Meeting of the High Level
Task Force on ASEAN Economic Integration was held at
Grand Plaza Parkroyal on Alangpya Pagoda Road this
morning, attended by delegates from the ASEAN member
countries and officials of the ASEAN Secretariat.
Permanent Secretary Mr Karun Kittisataporn of Ministry
of Commerce of Thailand chaired the meeting. In the
morning session, those present discussed Ultimate Form
of Integration, Path towards Deeper Integration,
Institutional Design included in paper on ASEAN
Economic Community compiled by ASEAN Institute of
Strategic and International Studies- ASEAN ISIS and
suggestion on emergence of ASEAN Economic Integration.

In the afternoon, Chairman of ASEAN Business Advisory
Council-ABAC Mr Rudy J Pesik reported on discussions
of the Second ABAC meeting held in Bangkok in 2003 May
and programmes of ASEAN Economic and Investment Summit
before the Ninth ASEAN Summit to be held in Indonesia
in 2003 October and the delegates participated in the
discussions and the first day session ended in the
evening.

The meeting is being held with the aim of searching
probable ways and means for turning the ASEAN into
ASEAN Economic Community adopted at Eight ASEAN Summit
held in Combodia in November 2002. To implement the
decisions of ASEAN leaders, the first meeting was held
in Thailand in March, 2003 and the second meeting in
Malaysia in May, 2003. At present, the third meeting
is being held in Yangon. 
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8. Minister Brig-Gen Abel receives delegation leaders
of ASEAN

YANGON, 13 June - Minister at the State Peace and
Development Council Chairman's Office Brig-Gen Abel
received delegation leaders attending the Third
Meeting of the High Level Task Force on ASEAN Economic
Integration at Grand Plaza Parkroyal on Alangpya
Pagoda Road this morning. After the call, the minister
took documentary photo together with the leaders.
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9. S'pore beat Laos 3-1 in ASEAN soccer

YANGON, 13 June - Singaporean beat Laotian 3-1 in the
sixth match of the Group-A in the First ASEAN U-18
Soccer Tournament held at the Youth Training Centre in
Thuwunna this afternoon.

Among the spectators were Chairman of Myanmar Olympic
Committee Minister for Sports Brig-Gen Thura Aye
Myint, officials of the Ministry of Sports, members of
the Leading Panel of Patrons of Myanmar Women's Sports
Federation and guests. There will be no matches on 14
and 15 Junes. Myanmar will meet Vietnam at 3.30 pm on
16 June; and Malaysia will play against Singapore at 6
pm.
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http://www.myanmar.com/nlm/

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