[myanmar_information] The New Light of Myanmar (Thursday, July 31, 2003 )

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The New Light of Myanmar (Thursday, July 31, 2003  )
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1. Secretary-1 General Khin Nyunt meets with members 
   of MNCWA
2. Lt-Gen Ye Myint inspects regional development, 
   river water pumping projects in Myingyan, NyaungU 
   districts
3. Lt-Gen Ye Myint inspects Lawkananda river 
   water pumping project in Bagan-NyaungU
4. Yangon North District holds paddy transplanting 
   skill contest
5. MMCWA President presents
7. EY-20, EX-17 Robin engines on special sales
8. Agricultural Census Data Processing Course opened
9. Auditor-General receives Ambassador
10. Tonic and nutritious food donated to MBF
11. Narcotic drugs seized in Waingmaw, Bago and Muse
12. 85.99 kilos of marijuana seized

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1. Secretary-1 General Khin Nyunt meets with members 
   of MNCWA


390 human traffickers, 206 human trafficking cases
exposed, saving 1,008 persons from danger of human
traffickers

YANGON, 30 July - Myanmar National Committee for
Women's Affairs Patron State Peace and Development
Council Secretary-1 General Khin Nyunt met with
members of the MNCWA and gave instructions at the
meeting hall of Zeya Thiri Beikman on Konmyinttha here
this evening.

Present on the occasion were Yangon Division Peace and
Development Council Chairman Yangon Command Commander
Maj-Gen Myint Swe, the ministers, MNCWA Chairman
Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement
Maj-Gen Sein Htwa, the chief justice, the
attorney-general, the vice-chief of military
intelligence, the deputy chief justice, the
vice-mayor, MNCWA member and Working Committee
Chairperson Prof Dr Daw May May Yi, member of MNCWA
and Working Committee Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe, advisers
to the Working Committee Daw Khin Than Nwe, Daw Khin
Lay Thet, and Daw Than Than Nwe, responsible personnel
of the State Peace and Development Council Office,
departmental heads, and guests.

Speaking on the occasion, Secretary-1 General Khin
Nyunt said that in this meeting coordination will be
made on assistance to be rendered by related
ministries and the MNWCWA's achievements in the
development of the women sector and future tasks. 

Moreover, some recently exposed cases related to the
smuggling of Myanmar women into foreign nations will
also be explained at this meeting. 

It is found that members of the MNCWA are making field
tours of various regions in all the states and
divisions and had a cordial discussions with local
young women. They are launching organizational and
educational campaigns on a successful and broad scale.
The MNCWA at central level is also taking accelerated
measures to provide young women with correct outlooks
by broadcasting educational teleplays and publishing
educational books. These educational and
organizational measures are of great help for
development of political, economic and social sectors
of the State on the correct national path. Further, it
also contributes much to the strengthening of the
national consolidation. Therefore, these measures are
very effective and efficient. 

Thus, it is necessary for the MNCWA to speed up their
endeavours so that the success already achieved can be
maintained. 

The excursion team of the MNCWA at first made field
trips to Shan State, Mon State and Kayin State and
gave educational talks to young women there.

They also succeeded in the tasks to prevent national
young women living in remote border areas from being
lured by illegal human traffickers. Then, the
excursion team went to plain regions and conducted
educational campaigns there. They also went on
excursion to 10 townships in Chin State, Bago Division
(West), and Mandalay Division. There they had cordial
discussions with local young women and gave
educational talks to them. 

However, efforts are to be made with might and main as
there are still many regions left to launch
educational campaigns. 

Previously, there were no close relations and dealings
among national races because remote areas were then
difficult of access. 

Nowadays, the transport system has improved markedly
in all the states and divisions. Therefore, it enables
the team to make field trips there, meet with national
young women and have cordial discussions with them and
fulfil their requirements, resulting in the further
cementing of national consolidation.

Young women, especially innocent and simple national
young women residing in border areas are prone to
persuasion.

Unscrupulous persons, after observing the situation of
young women, tend to lure them politically or
economically or socially for seeking their own
interests. 

Mostly, these people persuade young women into
thinking highly of foreign countries and smuggle them
abroad. At a time when some big nations, on the
pretext of democracy and human rights, have imposed
economic sanctions on Myanmar to bring about
unemployment and recession, it is more likely that
unscrupulous persons, capitalizing on the situation,
will try to breed social and moral decay into young
women.

Trying to push the people of a nation into deep
poverty like this is abuse of human rights. If we look
at the international situation, it can be easily seen
that these big powers, saying that the other nations
are violating human rights and lacking democracy, are
committing human rights abuse and interfering in the
latter's internal affairs.

However, there are many instances of human rights
abuse in these nations also.

As national characteristics such as courtesy,
humanitarianism and willingness to help others,
irrespective of race and religion, have been
flourishing in our country, we can say that Myanmar
people enjoy human rights fully.

In a situation where dishonest persons, emboldened by
the nation's economic recession and unemployment
problems, can make use of young women for their
selfish interests, it is necessary for the MNCWA to
raise the momentum of the work of developing the women
sector and educating and organizing young women.

Myanmar women are polite, morally upright and value
their customs and traditions. Therefore, it is the
most effective way for Myanmar women to educate and
organize one another in their attempt to maintain
their genuine characteristics. Therefore, it can be
said that the dissemination of knowledge and education
and frank and honest discussions of the MNCWA is a
powerful tonic for young Myanmar women.

We should also notice that the opposites such as white
and black, good and bad, and constructive and
destructive forces always go together.

The State has been taking measures to preserve and
promote traditional culture by holding Myanma
Traditional Cultural Performing Arts Competitions.
Moreover, the MNCWA is also taking a leading role in
launching organizational campaigns for preserving
traditional culture.

However, there are still some young women who,
thinking highly of foreign countries, discard their
own culture. And their mode of dress is also contrary
to Mynamar culture. Dishonest persons, taking
advantage of moral and cultural decay of such young
women, married them to foreigners as a way of
smuggling them out of the country. These human
traffickers are working in gangs and some of them have
been exposed.

The Secretary-1 urged all those present at the meeting
to take part in the discussions to put an end to
destructive acts and to be able to promote the
development of the Myanmar women sector. 

Deputy Head of Department of the Office of Military
Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence Col Tin Hla
reported on expose and arrest of human trafficking.

He said authorities concerned exposed and arrested
human traffickers Naing Aung and Khin Hsu Wai who took
money for their service on persuading honest Myanmar
girls and women who wanted to work in Japan in various
means and making them marry to Japanese men. They
created opportunities to go to Japan through fake
marriage with Japanese men and they also made Myanmar
men who wanted to go to Japan marry Japanese women
through fake marriage.

Naing Aung, 39, a Chinese-Bamar-Rakhine mixed
nationality, was a Buddhist. He studied higher
education up to second year at the Yangon University
(Botahtaung Campus). He left for Japan on 22 October
1984 and worked there for the first time. He returned
to Myanmar in November 1987. In December 1988, he went
to Japan for the second time and got married with Ms
Tanaka Hiromic, a Japanese woman and owner of Japanese
traditional restaurant. Beginning 1991, he was engaged
in employment and house rental service, a general
service enterprise of his wife.

At that time, he became familiar with Mr Ike Qumi who
ran a company that acted as a matchmaker. The company
arranged marriages between the Japanese who became
pubescent and those from other countries. Naing Aung
signed contracts with three matchmaking companies.
After making contact between a Japanese man and a
Myanmar girl, they agreed to share half of the service
charge. If they made contact with a Japanese, they
would get 1.5 million yen. Naing Aung and the company
would share ¥ 1 million after ¥ 500,000 was fixed for
expenditure. He told his elder sister Kyu Kyu Win in
Yangon and his friends Han Htut and Phone Maw to
contact with Myanmar women wishing to marry Japanese
men. The three organized Myanmar girls in various
means. Three photos and personal data from those who
were persuaded were sent to Naing Aung in Japan.

He opened Multi Service Japanese Language School at No
1, Seiktathukha Street in Kyarkwetthit Ward in Tamway
Township in June 2001. He appointed Han Htut as a
managing director of the school. Han Htut took charge
in finding out women who would marry the Japanese.

Starting from 1997, Naing Aung and party were engaged
in sending young Myanmar women to Japan. Fifteen young
women have married to Japanese men so far. After their
marriage, thirteen of them went to Japan and two of
them could not leave the country for various reasons.
Although Myanmar women who married to the Japanese are
usually between 20 and 25, the Japanese are over 40.

The photos and personal data of Myanmar women sent by
his party in Myanmar were written in pamphlets in
Japanese. Naing Aung showed them to Japanese men. A
Japanese man could choose four or five women. He sent
the names of the women chosen in Japan to Yangon and
had them waited, fixing the date. Naing Aung and a
Japanese national came to Yangon before the fixed
date. In Yangon the Japanese made a choice among four
or five Myanmar women. After reaching the agreement
marriage was arranged at the court and wedding
reception was also held within 1 or 2 days under the
arrangement of Naing Aung. After staying at the hotel
for one or two days together with the woman he
married, he and Naing Aung returned to Japan. Han Htut
made arrangements for the married woman to go to
Japan. Sometimes the woman did not get visa and
passport for various reasons. As a result, she was
unable to go abroad after the marriage. Some young
women divorced their Japanese partners because of
differences between social system and innate nature.
After their divorce, they struggled for their living.
In the end they got into great trouble abroad.

In spite of some women wishing to go to Japan, they
did not want to marry to a Japanese. Therefore they
performed fake marriages. Some married women also
performed fake marriage as they wanted to go to Japan.
In February 2001, a fake marriage was held between a
married Myanmar woman who wanted to work in Japan and
Mr Aluchi, a Japanese friend of Naing Aung. They
agreed to give ¥1.5 million as service charge for
sending her to Japan. Naing Aung also agreed to give
¥800,000 to the Japanese citizen. However, she could
not go there as a visa for her was rejected. Naing
Aung received Myanmar kyats equivalent to ¥ 600,000
from that Myanmar woman. 

Some of the women who reached Japan divorced their
Japanese husbands. Then they went to Naing Aung due to
their difficulty in food, clothing and shelter needs.
Some worked Naing Aung's Love Bank restaurant. He is
living with one of them illegally. Moreover, he lived
together with a woman who attended a spoken Japanese
class conducted by him in Yangon, persuading her that
he would find employment in Japan.

In early May 2003, a Myanmar man who wanted to work in
Japan held fake marriage with Ms Sakaki Yuki, a clerk
from World Marriage System (WMS) Co established by
Naing Aung. Naing Aung made arrangements for him to go
to Japan. Ms Sakaki Yuki and Naing Aung arrived in
Yangon by TG 305 flight of Thai airways on 1 July
2003. He was arrested at Yangon Airport. She spent in
Yangon for two days and went back home.

Like Naing Aung the human trafficker, Khin Hsu Wai
committed human trafficking by luring Myanmar women to
marry Japanese guys and sending the former to Japan.
In 1988, Khin Hsu Wai, while attending the master's
degree course in Myanmar in Yangon University, quit
the university and went to Japan to get a job. She
worked as a cleaner at the Washington Hotel in Tokyo
for about a year. After marrying Mr Akabane Tsutomu, a
Japanese citizen, in October, 1993, she plied between
Myanmar and Japan and did her business. In 1998, she
returned to Myanmar together with her husband and
lived in Yangon. As the character of her Japanese
husband was not in conformity with Myanmar culture and
due to his dissipated life, she put up her husband at
a house near the toll gate in Thadebin Village Tract
in Hmawby Township. She supported her husband
regularly.

Khin Hsu Wai has started her business arranging the
marriage of Myanmar women and Japanese men since 1996
after making contacts with matchmaking companies in
Japan. She usually earned 100,000 yen for matchmaking
between a Japanese man and a Myanmar woman to get them
married. Photos of Myanmar women and Japanese men had
to be exchanged for matchmaking. If the couple liked
each other, she called the Japanese man to come to
Myanmar and arranged their wedding at some courts. The
wedding receptions were usually held at M3 Food
Centre, Top Star Restaurant and Thiri Restaurant in
Hlaing Township. Although there were legal marriages
before the court, in some cases, she made the fake
signature of a justice to get them married. She used
the fake seal and signature with the name of Deputy
Judge Daw Mya Mya of Dagon Myothit (East) Township. In
reality, there was no Deputy Judge Daw Mya Mya. Khin
Hsu Wai has arranged the marriage of 11 Myanmar women
to Japanese men since 1996 and sent the Myanmar women
to Japan.

Although Khin Hsu Wai herself had no happy-wedded life
with her Japanese husband due to cultural differences
between them, she, in want of money, lured Myanmar
women to get married with Japanese men and committing
human trafficking. As her acts were exposed, severe
action will be taken against her according to the law.
Similarly, severe action will also be taken against
Naing Aung and group who arranged the marriage of
young Myanmar women and Japanese men and Myanmar men
and Japanese women to send them to Japan.

Afterwards, Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe said that members of
the MNWCWA have recently made field tours of States
and Divisions during the period from May to the end of
July 2003. The results of the field tours in 2002 were
reported in the previous meeting. During May 2003, the
association made field tours of Tonzang, Rikawda,
Tiddim, Falam, Thantalang, Haka, Matupi, Kanpetlet and
Mindat in Chin State, and Phwarsaw model village in
Bagan-NyaungU Township; during June 2003, Thayawady,
Paungde, Pyi and Gyobingauk in Bago Division (West);
in July, Kyaukse, Meiktila and Patheingyi townships in
Mandalay Division. The aim of the tours is to hold
frank and cordial talks with rural people not only in
States and Divisions but in townships, rural regions
and villages, to convince the people of women
development tasks, and to give advice and make
suggestions about their various difficulties and
problems through open discussions. While meeting with
people from all walks of life, the members discussed
matters on the tasks for all-round development of the
nation and the fruitful results being enjoyed by the
people regardless of age and especially they explained
misserable results of human trafficking to young
women. They warned young women against thinking highly
of and relying on foreigners, and added that there
were many young women at home and aborad who landed
into troubles because of getting married to
foreigners. The work committee members got such
information through letters reporting cases of human
trafficking and so they had to strongly warn young
women in advance. They also urged parents, teachers
and mass of women to nurture and train young women to
become ones who cherish, preserve and value Myanmar's
culture and traditions. The MNWCWA during the tours of
all townships has provided small loans to respective
working committees to lend cash to the needy and poor
families in the regions in order to earn extra money.
So far, the MNWCWA has provided small loans to 17
township working committees. Plans are under way to
continue providing small loans to the remaining
townships, and bicycles and sewing machines to the
needy townships. Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe elaborated on
fulfilling requirements on education, health and
agricultural sectors, potable water supply projects
and business in their tour of Chin State, Bago
Division (West) and Mandalay Division.

Afterwards, Deputy Minister for Home Affairs Brig-Gen
Thura Myint Maung made a speech. In his speech, he
said that in accord with the instructions given by the
patron of MNCWA at its special meeting, the Working
Committee for Prevention Against Trafficking in
Persons, made up of 24 members, formed its branches at
state and division, district, township, ward and
village levels to implement the tasks. He dealt with
educative talks held during the nation-wise tours of
the Working Committee for Prevention Against
Trafficking in Persons. He said that during the period
from 17 July 2002, on which Working Committee for
Prevention Against Trafficking in Persons was formed,
to 16 July 2003, thanks to effectiveness of holding
educative talks to the people by the MNWCWA,
enthusiastic participation of related organizations
and harmonious efforts of working committees for
prevention against trafficking in persons at different
levels, a total of 390 human traffickers in 206 cases
of human trafficking were exposed, saving 1,008
persons from the danger of the human traffickers. The
working committee gave educative talks to 77,421
persons and could send back 11,113 persons to their
homes.

The Union of Myanmar and Australia held talks on the
MoU on the fight against human trafficking in Asia.
Myanmar has sent her draft of MoU to the government of
Australia through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It
is learnt that the Australian government will reply to
the draft in August 2003. After receiving the reply,
Myanmar will take more measures in conformity with
procedures.

Minister for Home Affairs Col Tin Hlaing, Minister for
Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan, Chief Justice U Aung
Toe, Attorney-General U Aye Maung, Deputy Ministers
for Education U Myo Nyunt and Brig-Gen Soe Win Maung,
and Deputy Minister for Progress of Border Areas and
National Races and Development Affairs Brig-Gen Than
Tun made suggestions on prevention against human
trafficking and women development sector.

The Secretary-1 made concluding remarks, saying that
respective ministries are to implement the resolutions
passed at the meeting. He added that, as is known to
all, women and men enjoy equal rights in Myanmar. 

Myanmar women are model ones of preserving their own
traditions and customs in the world. 

Myanmar women are to continue preservation of
Myanmar's fine traditions, culture and customs. 

He spoke of the need for respective departments and
organizations to supervise such entertainment
industies as film and video services not to produce
works harmful to traditions and culture.

He added that he is greatly heartened by the
activities on women sector. Head of State Senior
General Than Shwe gave guidance on maintaining the
already-gained momentum of progress. 

In conclusion, the Secretary-1 called on MNCWA to
actively accelerate carrying out tasks, and respective
departments to effectively contribute towards the
tasks. 

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2. Lt-Gen Ye Myint inspects regional development,
river 
   water pumping projects in Myingyan, NyaungU
districts

YANGON, 30 July - Member of the State Peace and
Development Council Lt-Gen Ye Myint, Col Thein Naing
of Central Command, officials of the State Peace and
Development Council Office, Ministry of Agriculture
and Irrigation, Ministry of Construction, Ministry of
Progress of Border Areas and National Races and
Development Affairs, departmental officials of
Myingyan District, the Chairman of Myingyan District
Peace and Development Council and officials inspected
regional development in Myingyan and NyaungU
Districts, river water pumping projects and paddy
plantations and met industrialists and departmental
personnel yesterday.

Lt-Gen Ye Myint and party inspected Myingyan Degree
College construction project (Phase-1) in Myingyan.
Project Manager U Yu Tin of Eden Group Co Ltd reported
on progress of work, supply of construction materials
and tasks to be undertaken. Lt-Gen Ye Myint gave
instructions.

Lt-Gen Ye Myint was conducted round the construction
site by Project Manager U Yu Tin and Assistant
Engineer U Tint Naing Oo.

Eighteen per cent of the first Phase has been
completed. Lt-Gen Ye Myint and party went to the field
of farmer Daw Moe in Soonlun Village in Myingyan
Township and inspected cultivation of five kinds of
paddy. Out of 123 acres of paddy, 22 acres have been
grown. Myingyan Township Myanma Agriculture Service
Manager Daw Than Nwe reported on assistance provided
by MAS and cultivation of monsoon paddy in 2003-2004.

General Manager of MAS (Head Office) Dr Mya Thwin
reported on cultivation of paddy and land use. Lt-Gen
Ye Myint and party discussed development of Myingyan
Industrial Zone in meeting with industrialists.

Present at the meeting were Chairman of Myingyan
District Peace and Development Council Lt-Col Win
Myint, Secretary Col Myint Aung and industrialists.
Chairman of Myingyan District Peace and Development
Council Lt-Col Win Myint reported on location of the
zone, kind of industry, type of products and power
supply. The industrialists reported on requirements.

In his discussions, Lt-Gen Ye Myint said emphasis has
been placed on availability of water for rice
sufficiency in the region. Myingyan Industrial Zone
was established for development of industries with the
aims of promoting qualifications of the national
industrialists, production of quality goods and
raising of living standard of the people. He gave
instructions on measures for health and education of
the children in the zone and fulfiled the
requirements.

Lt-Gen Ye Myint inspected Aung Theikdi Oil Mill which
produces over 1,000 viss of groundnut oil a day. He
inspected Myelat Jeep and Shwe Chan Lion wagon.
Officials reported on assembling of various cars.
Myingyan Industrial zone produces Myelat Jeep and Shwe
Chan Lion wagon and Shwe Chan Lion Light trucks. He
also inspected Shumawa industries.

Lt-Gen Ye Myint and party went to Soonlun Dam and
inspected flow of water and irrigation. They proceeded
to Seiknyan river water pumping project site. Mandalay
Division Water Resources Utilization Department
Director U Than Hlaing and officials reported on earth
work, installation of pumps and future programmes.
Lt-Gen Ye Myint inspected completion of the main canal
and attended to the needs.

The dam is expected to irrigate 10,000 acres of crops.
The main canal and secondary canal and three water
tanks have been built.

They went to Kyawzi river water pumping project in
Taungtha Township. Assistant Director U Aung Win
Hlaing of Water Resources Utilization Department
reported on the project, tasks to be undertaken and
irrigation programmes.

Lt-Gen Ye Myint inspected pumping of water from the
Ayeyawady River to the main canal and gave
instructions on supply of water for cultivation of
monsoon paddy and ensuring better roads in
coordination with the respective peace and development
councils. On completion, the project will benefit some
8,000 acres of farmlands, it is learnt.

Next, they inspected No 2 main canal of the project.
They headed for Letpancheypaw Water Pumping Project in
NyaungU District. An official reported on work
progress. Lt-Gen Ye Myint inspected land preparations
and cultivation of paddy with the agricultural method
of direct sowing of paddy seeds near mile post No 12/4
on Myingyan-NyaungU Road. They also inspected thriving
monsoon paddy fields and the transplanting of paddy
along Myingyan-NyaungU Road. They went to Ngathayauk
Water Pumping Project in NyaungU District. Officials
reported on Ngathayauk and Letpan-chepaw water pumping
projects. Lt-Gen Ye Myint inspected the pumping of
water from Ayeyawady River and left necessary
instructions. The project can irrigate about 8,700
acres of farmlands. They inspected the thriving paddy
plantations.

They proceeded to Ngathayauk in NyaungU District.
There they met with departmental personnel, members of
social organizations and townselders. Lt-Gen Ye Myint
dealt with regional development tasks. The head of
township General Administration Department reported on
geographical facts; and officials, on work being done
department-wise. Lt-Gen Ye Myint fulfilled the
requirements, saying that the government has been
taking measures for ensuring equitable development of
all parts of the nation. In doing so, the departmental
personnel are to discharge duties consciously for
regional development. The government has been also
implementing the five rural development tasks for
bridging the development gap between rural and urban
regions. The staff, social organizations and local
authorities are therefore to collectively take part in
the project, he said.

They inspected the 16-bed hospital in Ngathayauk. The
medical superintendent conducted them round the
hospital. Lt-Gen Ye Myint inspected the ward,
operation theatre, laboratory and the solar room of
the hospital and spoke words of encouragement to the
patients. He gave instructions to the officials
concerned. They inspected Ngathayauk Basic Education
High School and progress of the town. They spent the
night in Bagan-NyaungU. Yesterday morning, they
inspected land preparations for cultivation of cotton
and sesame and the tube-well in the local regiment of
Myingyan Township. An official reported on the
tube-well. Lt-Gen Ye Myint gave necessary
instructions. Afterwards, they inspected the primary
school of the regiment. The principal and teachers
conducted them round the school. Lt-Gen Ye Myint
inspected the classrooms and school buildings and
fulfilled the needs.

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3. Lt-Gen Ye Myint inspects Lawkananda river 
   water pumping project in Bagan-NyaungU

YANGON, 30 July - Member of the State Peace and
Development Council Lt-Gen Ye Myint, accompanied by
Chairman of Magway Division Peace and Development
Council Col Zaw Min, Col Thein Naing of Central
Command, senior military officers, officials of the
State Peace and Development Council office and
departmental officials, inspected the Lawkananda river
water pumping project in NyaungU Township and gave
necessary instructions this morning.

At 6.45 am, Lt-Gen Ye Myint and party arrived at the
Lawkananda river water pumping project site. At the
briefing hall, Assistant Director U Maung Maung Lwin
of NyaungU District Water Resources Utilization
Department reported on completion of the project,
installation of pumps and water supply for
agricultural purpose. Director U Than Hlaing of
Mandalay Division WRUD presented supplementary report.

Next, Manager U Thein Zaw of NyaungU District Myanma
Agriculture Service reported on cultivation of monsoon
paddy by the water of the project and General Manager
Dr Mya Thwin of MAS (Head office) gave supplementary
report. Officials of Myanma Electric Power Enterprise
also reported on power supply. Lt-Gen Ye Myint gave
necessary instructions.

Afterwards, Lt-Gen Ye Myint inspected the water flow
of Ayeyawady River, pumping of water and sowing of
monsoon paddy.

Next, Lt-Gen Ye Myint inspected irrigation of fields
through secondary channel No (2) from main channel No
(3) and growing of paddy strains. Officials conducted
them round the fields. Lawkananda River Water Pumping
Project will irrigate 100 acres of paddy, 1,500 acres
of cotton and 9,400 acres of beans and edible oil
crops totalling 11,000 acres. Later, Lt-Gen Ye Myint
and party left Bagan-NyaungU and arrived back here
later in the morning.

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4. Yangon North District holds paddy transplanting
skill contest

YANGON, 30 July - Yangon North District held a paddy
transplanting skill contest (2003) at the Myanma Paddy
Research Division of Myanma Agriculture Service in
Hmawby Township this morning.

It was attended by Chairman of Yangon Division Peace
and Development Council Commander of Yangon Command
Maj-Gen Myint Swe, No 1 Military Region Commander Col
Tun Kyi, Hmawby Station Commander Lt-Col Tin Oo,
Secretary of Yangon Division Peace and Development
Council Lt-Col Kyaw Tint, departmental officials,
local authorities, social organizations and local
farmers.

Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe delivered a speech on the
occasion, saying that the State has adopted four
methods for boosting production of crops - one of
which is systematic planting, so he added that paddy
transplanters are to place emphasis on this. Now,
measures are being taken for cultivation of monsoon
and summer paddy, cold season crops, vegetables and
cash crops for all-year round greening of 30-mile
perimeter of Yangon International Airport. In the
process, all cultivable acres of farmlands in Yangon
North District are to be put under crops the whole
year, he said. Only when departmental officials and
local farmers are to make collective efforts with
might and main, will accomplishments be achieved, he
pointed out. Next, the commander and party watched the
contest.

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5. MMCWA President presents

YANGON, 30 July - President of Myanmar Maternal and
Child Welfare Association Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe handed
over saplings edible plants to housewives in
Myaingthaya and Padagyi model villages in Kyauktan
Township, Yangon South District at Myaingthaya Village
Maternal and Childwelfare Association this morning.

First, Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe explained the purpose of
presentation of saplings and presented saplings to the
housewives in the village.

Next, Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe, vice presidents of the
association Dr Kyi Soe and Dr Daw Tin Lin Myint,
Patron of the Supervisory Committee for Yangon
Division MMCWA Daw Khin Thet Htay and party planted
the saplings.

Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe proceeded to the library in
Myaingthaya Village and briefed the officials on
teenager reproductive health project being conducted
by MMCWA and United Nations Population Fund. She also
gave instructions on matters related to opening of
youth centre in the village.

Afterwards, they went to Padagyi Village. They also
presented saplings of crops to housewives at primary
school in the village and grow the saplings in the
school compound.

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6. Rural earth road opened in Budalin

YANGON, 30 July - The opening ceremony of
village-to-village earth road linking Twintaw and
Laymyay Villages in Budalin Township, Sagaing Division
was held at Twintaw Village on 28 July.

Present on the occasion were Director-General Col Myo
Myint of Development Affairs Department, Secretary of
Sagaing Division Peace and Development Council Lt-Col
Ye Htut, departmental officials and over 500 local
people of the two villages.

Laymyay village had no motor road in the past. So,
people could travel to Monywa by waterway only. Thanks
to the rural earth road, people can travel to Budalin
and Monywa by car in short time in all seasons.

The 3-mile-3-furlong long and 16-foot wide earth road
was constructed with the contribution of K 5.3 million
by the State. 

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7. EY-20, EX-17 Robin engines on special sales

YANGON, 30 July - The Fuji Heavy Industries from Japan
and Singapore and Twin Star Co Ltd, the sole agent in
Myanmar, jointly launched a special sales of EY-20 and
EX-17 Robin engines at the Grand Plaza Park Royal
Hotel on Alanpya Pagoda Road yesterday morning, and
announced on the occasion the list of names eligible
for the excursion to Japan.

Managing Director of Twin Star Co Ltd U Lin Kyi and
Managing Director of FHI (Singapore) Mr Iwasa Hiroshi
extended greetings. Senior Sales Executive Mr Eddy Yap
of FHI (Singapore) explained improved functions of EX
Series Robin engines.

Next, Assistant Manager Mr Ei Ji Ryufuku of the FHI
Service Department (Japan) gave practical
demonstration of EX Series Robin engines. U Lin Kyi
announced the list of the names of sales
representatives lucky enough for the excursion to
Japan.

Later, officials replied to the queries about the
engines raised by sales representatives.

Twin Star Co Ltd distributes Robin engines, household
generators, water pumps for agriculture, and
construction materials, and also opens a service
station. Engine spare parts are also available at the
company.

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8. Agricultural Census Data Processing Course opened

YANGON, 30 July - Settlement and Land Records
Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and
Irrigation will conduct the taking of agricultural
census for 2003 in the whole country from 1 October to
15 November.

Agricultural Census Data processing course is being
opened at Agricultural Census Planning Office here
from 28 July to 5 August and 47 trainees are attending
the course.

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9. Auditor-General receives Ambassador

YANGON, 30 July - Auditor-General Brig-Gen Tin Aye
received Bangladeshi Ambassador to Myanmar Mr A B
Majoor Rahim at his office at 1 pm today.

Also present at the call were Deputy Auditor-General U
Khin Win, Director-General of the Auditor-General's
Office Daw Thin Thin and Deputy Director-General Daw
Tin Kyi Oo.

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10. Tonic and nutritious food donated to MBF

YANGON, 30 July - Panel of Leading Patrons of Myanmar
Women's Sports Federation donated tonic and nutritious
food to Myanmar Boxing Federation at a ceremony held
at Thuwunna Youth Training Centre this afternoon.

Member of the PLPMWSF Daw Marlar Tint explained the
purpose of the donation and presented tonic and
nutritious food to MBF. President of MBF U Win Myint
spoke words of thanks.

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11. Narcotic drugs seized in Waingmaw, Bago and Muse

YANGON, 30 July - Acting on the information that drug
dealing would be made in the house of Gwan Yaw, son of
U Gwan Maw, Ward 1, Washaung Village, Waingmaw
Township, members of the local intelligence unit on 19
July raided the house and arrested Gwan Yaw and Daw
Kaw Naw (a) Daw Kaw Yaung, daughter of U Phaw Kon Gap
of the same ward together with 2.531 kilos of
morphine.

Likewise, a combined team comprising members of the
local intelligence unit and Myanmar Police Force, on a
tip-off, inspected a passenger van with number plates
5/kha-2411 at the Polan checkpoint near the entrance
to Bago on 21 July and caught Jack Kuma, son of U
Thadda Kyoo, Kyauktada Township, for 1.5 kilos of
marihuana were found on him.

On the same day, when the combined team acting on a
tip-off searched the house (without address) in
Swansaw ward, Manwein village, Muse Township, Yan San
Liu, son of U Yan Shuin Tan, Manxi, China, and Jiao
Tequin, son of U Jaogui Bao, Tongjia Sai village,
Lonlin Township, China, apprehended in the act of
dealing drugs together with 1.4 kilos of heroin.

The police stations concerned are taking action
against the drug traffickers under the Narcotic Drugs
and Psychotropic Substances Law.

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12. 85.99 kilos of marijuana seized

YANGON, 30 July - Police Force members of Dagon
(North) Township Police Station, acting on a tip-off,
on 25 June searched the house of Kyaw Lin Swe of No
25, Nawarat Street, Ward-33, Dagon (North) Township,
and seized 85.99 kilos of marijuana and arrested Aung
Htay (a) Waso and Kyaw Kyaw Naing who were in the
house.

In connection with the case, action is being taken
against Kyaw Lin Swe, son of U San Chit, Aung Htay and
Kyaw Kyaw Naing, sons of U Tun Myint, of Ward-37,
Dagon (North) Township under section 15/19 (A) of
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law.

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