PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL CONVENTION

12 June 2004

Source: “The New Light of Myanmar” 13 June 2004 at http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs/NLM2004-06-13.pdf http://mission.itu.ch/MISSIONS/Myanmar/n-convention/n-convenindex.htm and http://www.myanmar.com/nlm/

NC delegates tour Yangon

YANGON, 12 June — Members of the panel of chairmen of delegate groups and delegates to the National Convention paid homage to Botahtaung Pagoda and visited the Defence Services Museum and Hlawga Wildlife Park this morning.

Accompanied by officials of the Invitation and Accommodation Sub-committee, members of the panel of chairmen and delegates to the National Convention went to Botahtaung Pagoda where they were welcomed by Chairman of Port Township Peace and Development Council U Maung Maung Kyi and members of the pagoda board of trustees.

In the NanU Buddha Image Tazaung, members of the pagoda board of trustees U Khin Swe extended greetings and U Khin Maung Win and U Aung Hsu explained history of the hair relic of the Lord Buddha and the pagoda and all-round renovation tasks and history of the NanU Buddha Image. Next, members of the excursion group presented K 122,720 to members of the pagoda board of trustees who gave away books about the history of Botahtaung Pagoda written by Bonpyan Sayadaw U Paññasami to the panel of chairmen and the delegates. The delegates paid homage to the hair relic and visited the pagoda.

Next, they proceeded to the Defence Services Museum on Shwedagon Pagoda Road. Staff Officer (Grade-II) Maj Kyaw Kyaw Myint extended greetings and explained facts about the museum. The panel of chairmen and delegates viewed booths at the museum. Officials conducted them round the museum. On arrival at Hlawga Wildlife Park in Yangon North District, Director U Myint Sein of Forest Department, Administrator Dr Myint Sein of the park and officials welcomed the excursion group. Director U Myint Sein extended greetings to them. Next, the delegates visited the booth of environmental conservation and places of animals. They visited the park by car and left there at 11.15 am.

Source: http://www.myanmar.com/nlm/enlm/Jun13_nc1.html

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Film entertainments to NC delegates

YANGON, 12 June — The Entertainment and Welfare Subcommittee of the National Convention Convening Management Committee is organizing entertainment programmes for delegates to the National Convention daily at the gymnasium of Nyaunghnapin Camp.

Yesterday evening, the delegates were entertained with a film entitled “Mawha Myinpyaing Myar” (Delusions in parellel) directed by Maung Maung Oo (Snow White) and starred by Kyaw Hein, Yan Aung, Nine Nine and Htet Htet Moe Oo.

Source: http://www.myanmar.com/nlm/enlm/Jun13_nc2.html