( 1 ) MWVO Central Organizing Committee meets

Yangon, 14 June - Regular meeting (4/2002) of the Central Organizing Committee of Myanmar War Veterans Organization was held at the meeting hall of the headquarters of MWVO at 2 pm today with an address by Chairman of MWVO member of the State Peace and Development Council Adjutant-General Maj-Gen Thein Sein.Then, leaders of respective committees reported on matters related to the implementation of five major tasks of the Central Organizing Committee and organization activities. Those present also took part in the discussion. The meeting ended with concluding remarks by Maj-Gen Thein Sein in the evening.

Maj-Gen Tin Aye inspects tax-free markets

Yangon, 14 June - Member of the State Peace and Development Council Maj-Gen Tin Aye of the Ministry of Defence, accompanied by Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and Development Council Commander of Yangon Command Maj-Gen Myint Swe, inspected tax-free markets in Yangon and attended to the needs. First, Maj-Gen Tin Aye and the commander arrived at the tax-free market at Konmyintha in Mayangon Township at 7.10 am.

Vice-Chairman of Yangon City Development Committee Vice-Mayor Col Maung Pa, Commander of No 1 Military Region Col Khin Maung Soe, Chairman of Yangon West District Peace and Development Council Lt-Col Maung Maung Shein and officials welcomed them. Then, Maj-Gen Tin Aye and the commander inspected vegetables, meat, fish and eggs shops of ministries, YCDC, regiments and units under Yangon Command, companies and organizations and producers edible oil shops of Myanma Economic Holdings Ltd, rice shops of Myanmar Rice and Paddy Wholesalers' Association and consumer goods shop of the Ministry of Industry-1.

Afterwards, Maj-Gen Tin Aye and the commander proceeded to Nawade tax-free market on Kaba Aye Pagoda road in the township and inspected business activities. Next, Maj-Gen Tin Aye and the commander went to Yankin tax-free market, where Commander Col Tin Oo Lwin of No 2 Military Region welcomed them. Maj-Gen Tin Aye and the commander inspected vegetables shops, meat shops, fish and eggs shops, edible oil shops, rice shops and consumer products shop of ministries, YCDC, regiments and units under Yangon Command, companies and organizations and producers fulfilled the requirements.

Then, they visited Tamway tax-free market, where Chairman of Yangon East District Peace and Development Council Lt-Col Aung Pyi and officials welcomed them. Maj-Gen Tin Aye and the commander viewed round the market and cordially greeted salers and buyers. Maj-Gen Tin Aye and the commander also inspected the activities of tax-free markets in Dagon and Sangyoung Townships and attended to the needs.

After inspecting six tax-free markets in Yangon Division, Maj-Gen Tin Aye gave instructions on smooth flow of goods and freshness and healthy condition of vegetables, fish and meat to responsible officials.

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( 2 ) State flags hoisted in manifestation of respect for national sovereignty and rejection of any encroachment on it
Myanmar has always been on good terms with neighbours and it has never interfered in their internal affairs
People of Myitkyina support mass rallies denouncing SURA and KNU insurgents undermining security and peaceful life in border areas

Yangon, 14 June - A ceremony to support the national people's mass rallies denouncing SURA and KNU insurgents, who are encroaching upon the security and peaceful situation in border areas, and to show respect for sovereignty of the Union of Myanmar was held at the People's Sports Grounds in Myitkyina, Kachin State, on 11 June morning.

It was attended by local people from wards in Myitkyina, Kachin State, members of the Union Solidarity and Development Association, Red Cross Society, Auxiliary Fire Brigade, War Veterans Organization, Women's Affairs Committee Maternal and Child Welfare Association, band troupes of basic education high schools in Myitkyina, the State Flag bearing troupes, teachers and students.

Led by the State Flag bearing troupes and band troupes, the people from the assembly points of the No 1 BEHS, the gymnasium, Manaw grounds in Sitapu Ward and Nyeinchanthaya Sports Grounds in Thida Ward marched into the People's Sports Grounds from the respective routes.

The people of Myitkyina proudly hoisted the State flags to show respect for sovereignty of the Union of Myanmar.

Secretary of Waingmaw Township USDA U Min Kyi acted as master of ceremonies.

Those present saluted the State Flag. Executive of Ayeya Ward USDA of Myitkyina Township Ma Ei Ei Kyi explained the purpose of holding the ceremony.

She said that she would like to present why those present assembled at the People's Sports Grounds, why they held the State Flag hoisting ceremony and why the people in Kachin State hoisted the State flags.

She said we brethren in Kachin State assembled here to support the mass rallies denouncing SURA and KNU insurgents held in Kengtung and Taunggyi on 1 and 2 June respectively by the local nationals abhorring the encroachment of the insurgents on the sovereignty of the Union of Myanmar.

The meeting at the grounds and saluting the State Flag indicate that the people do not accept the encroachment on the sovereignty of the State. The traitorous KNU and SURA insurgents taking footholds in Yodaya were making a series of attacks in various parts of the border areas.

The people with ardent nationalist spirit are not looking on with indifference on the encroachment upon the security and peaceful life of border areas and sovereignty of the State launched under the assistance of Yodaya. The people in Kachin State are opposing and denouncing the opium-trafficking insurgents in order to support the mass rallies held in Kengtung and Taunggyi.

The State flags are being hoisted in the entire Myitkyina as a symbol of People's respect for sovereignty of the State. It also symbolises the rejection of the encroachment on Myanmar's sovereignty by the neighbouring country.

All the people are to safeguard the benefits gained as a result of peace, and that the national brethren are to oppose and denounce bravely with high spirit whenever the sovereignty of the State is harmed, whenever the national unity is disintegrated, and whenever security and tranquility of the State is encroached in any way by any groups and whenever pressure is put from out side.

To enable the nation to stand shoulder to shoulder with the nations of the world she called on all the national races to ward off the dangers and uphold the perpetuation of sovereignty with ardent nationalist spirit.

Then, Representative of USDA Executive of Myitkyina District USDA U Zoan Chan said that all national races have supported a series of mass rallies denouncing the encroachment on sovereignty of the State.

The hoisting of the State flags in Myitkyina and gathering of the people to salute the State Flag show that we do not accept the encroachment on sovereignty of the State by the foreign nation. Myanmar is standing tall with prestige among the world's nations and it is home to various national races who have been living through thick and thin keeping egg and nest intact. It has always been on good terms with neighbours and it has never interfered in their internal affairs. Myanmar has been existing peacefully with neighbours while perpetuating its own sovereignty.

The people are furious at the encroachment upon the national sovereignty. Thus people of Kachin State support mass rallies to denounce the insurgents and external destructive elements which were held in Kengtung and Taunggyi on 1 and 2 June 2002 respectively. We the people of Kachin State fully support these mass rallies. Since early 2001, the KNU and SURA drug-trafficking insurgent destructionists taking the footholds in the other country have been launching a series of attacks along the border areas. We, the national races in Kachin State hereby support the mass rallies held to denounce the encroachment on security and peaceful life of border areas by the insurgents. We hold this rally also to show respect for the sovereignty of the Union of Myanmar. Yodaya is a neighbour situated in the east of our country. When Myanmar built the First Myanmar Naing-Ngan with Bagan as the centre, Yodaya was merely a city state. It was established as a country about 200 years later than Myanmar. Yodaya people naturally are fond of attractions and worldly pleasures. They think highly of western culture and lack the will to rely on themselves and are afraid of hard work. Hence, their traditional norms and patriotic spirit are fading away. Since 1960s, expatriates who absconded from the country for their greed for power, those who had violated laws and insurgents who launched armed insurrection with external instigations to disintegrate the Union have been able to move about freely in Yodaya. Since September 1988, expatriates of Myanmar, absconders and insurgents have been moving about in Yodaya under the name of refugees with the assistance of the West bloc. The neo-colonialists who want to destroy and harm our country and western media have been instigating the drug trafficking SURA insurgents led by Ywet Sit. In this way, they are estroying the interests of the national peoples in Shan State.

On 20 May this year, Panmaisun, Pangangaw, Yanpaingsun and Nyaung-bingon outposts at Myanmar border were attacked blatantly with the support of artillery and tanks. What I would like to stress is that Yodaya is harbouring some national traitors of Myanmar and sowing discord among our national peoples. Yodaya is also providing them with arms, food, shelter and assistance in recruitment. It is known to all Myanmar people.

Not only encroaching on our national sovereignty and harming the good conditions in prevalence of peace and stability but also harbouring and providing assistance to the insurgents who are attempting to hinder our endeavours to build up the nation into a modern and developed one, it can clearly be seen that Yodaya is trying hard to undermine our country to become its lackey. The neighbouring country Yodaya is conducting manoeuvres involving many troops every year along Myanmar border. It seems to be a military threat against our country and an insult to our country. It is to be assumed that Yodaya's activities are posing a national danger against our country.

We have to put in the fore the uplift of our national prestige and integrity and to value the national sovereignty as our lives. Every citizen has the duty to safeguard territorial integrity with ardent nationalist spirit.

Nowadays in Kachin State, developments are being achieved as a result of the prevalence of peace. These rapid developments are to be maintained with full nationalist spirit. Likewise, we must make collective efforts with full patriotism, firm dedication and alertness for enabling Myanmar to stand tall with dignity and prestige among the world's nations.

I would like to emphatically say that we the entire national peoples oppose and denounce all those who encroach on the national sovereignty; all the destructive acts of the insurgent destructionists; the traitorous insurgents and those who are assisting them; those who are harming our country out of the framework of law and those who are stealthily or blatantly connecting with them; and any attempt to hinder the developments by defaming the prestige of our country with pessimism. Let's bravely annihilate all the encroachments on and insulations to our territorial integrity and national sovereignty in the course of marching towards a modern and developed nation.

Then, led by Executive U Min Kyi, those present shouted slogans " Non-disintegration of the Union - our cause, our cause; Non-disintegration of national solidarity - our cause, our cause; Perpetuation of sovereignty - our cause, our cause", which brought the ceremony to an end.

( 3 ) Yodaya's lack of good-neighbourly practices, wishing to gain upper hand over Myanmar, her govt and her people, showing hatred coupled with grudge, insincerity and crookedness towards
Myanmar of Yodaya plus brutal killings of Myanmar workers clarified Regular Press Conference held

Yangon, 14 June - Officials met journalists at a regular press conference which was held at Tatmadaw Guest House on Inya Road at 10 am today.

General Staff Officer (Grade 1) Lt-Col Min Lwin of the Ministry of Defence said he would like to explain the attitude of Yodaya, especially the Yodaya army, towards Myanmar, its lacking good neighborly practices, but wishing to gain an upper hand and harboring grudge and hatred with so much crookedness.

In February 2001, the Tatmadaw columns attacked and crushed SURA drug-trafficking insurgents stationed at Kyahtina (map reference U-598642), Shawkhaik (map reference U-556618), Lwemasok (map reference U-501642) near Yodaya-Myanmar border. Six battles took place during the attack, and the Yodaya army troops joined forces with the SURA insurgents in the battles.

The Yodaya army started the aggression on 11 February 2001, firing heavy and light weapons at E-7 hillock (map reference U-850738) where a Tatmadaw outpost was located. The Yodaya army shelled not only the Tatmadaw outposts, but also Tachilek. Ten rounds landed in the town, killing three innocent civilians and wounding another 15. The shellfire also destroyed seven houses, a Buddhist monastery, a church, three shops and three cars in the town. The incident shows that the Yodaya army is harboring grudge and committing wicked acts not only against the Tatmadaw, but also the Myanmar people.

When a combined force of SURA insurgent group under Ywet Sit's command and Yodaya army troops totalling about 200 attacked the Pachee outpost of the Tatmadaw near Myanmar-Yodaya border in Mongton Township, eastern Shan State in the early morning on 22 April 2001, the Yodaya army pounded the outpost with artillery and tank fire.

On the same day, a combined force of KNU insurgents and ABSDF terrorist group under the pretext of a student group, attacked Mokthon camp near Myawady. Yodaya army also assisted the insurgents by firing heavy and light weapons at the camp from Yodaya side. During the shellfire artillery rounds fell on Myawady town killing four innocent civilians and seriously wounding two adults and two children.

At night on 23 April 2001, about 50 combined troops of SURA and Yodaya army attacked a Tatmadaw outpost at BP-1 border post on Myanmar-Yodaya border in Mongton Township. The Yodaya army pounded the outpost with artillery fire.

A combined force of about 200 SURA and Yodaya army troops attacked the Tatmadaw outpost at BP-1 border post again on 25 April night. About 500 rounds landed at the camp when heavy weapons were fired from four places inside Yodaya territory opposite the outpost. As the Myanmar soldiers at the outpost persistently defended the outpost, the combined force of SURA and Yodaya army troops retreated into Yodaya territory at about 4 am on 26 April.

Similarly, at 6 am on 8 February 2002, a combined force of SURA and Yodaya army troops totaling about 200 arrived at Pyetlan village (map reference U-443625) in Yodaya territory by trucks. They then attacked the Maekyok Tatmadaw outpost (map reference U-458668) and the new Maekyok camp (map reference U-467662) of Punako people's militia. The Yodaya army fired heavy weapons at the outpost and camp from Yodaya territory. Five Myanmar soldiers, three members of the people's militia fell during the battle. Nine villagers were also killed by enemy fire. The insurgents torched 28 houses, one car and two motorcycles in Maekyok village. They also took away two cars and two motorcycles into Yodaya territory.

On 20 May 2002, the SURA and Yodaya army joined hands in attacking the Tatmadaw outposts including Panmaisun and Nyaungbingon and people's militia camps. The incident had already been explained at a press conference.

Officials of the Yodaya army are repeatedly denying their involvement in abetting and accommodating the ethnic insurgents who are launching armed opposition against the Myanmar government. But the above-mentioned facts and the arms and equipment of the Yodaya army which were seized in some of the battles are a proof that the Yodaya army is not only abetting the insurgents, but also taking part together with the insurgents to destroy Myanmar's interests. Thus, it can be seen that the attitude of Yodaya towards Myanmar is based on antagonism and getting the upper-hand.

He then explained the Yodayas' and Yodaya army's inhuman tactics to torture and murder Myanmars working in Yodaya. According to the news reports appeared in the Bangkok Post daily and the Nation Daily issued on 3, 4 and 5 February 2002, it was known that seven Kayin males and another seven Kayin females ages ranging from 14 to 45 were found dead on the bank of Maelamong creek near Maekahsa village, Maeramat region north of Maesot in Tak District in Yodaya on 2 February; that their hands and legs were tied and their throats cut off; that on 4 February two more bodies were found near the creek; that on 5 February another four bodies were found; that a total of 20 bodies were found near the creek. The news reports quoted the head of Wanpha village as saying that the dead persons were illegal workers; that the employers killed them as they did not want to pay wages to their workers. The news report then said that there were incidents in which some Yodaya employers paid wages to their Myanmar workers; that when the Myanmar workers returned home, Yodayas followed them, murdered them and looted their money. The newspapers also said that according to the investigation, the victims were ethnic Kayins of Myanmar; that up to 9 February, 53 persons were murdered; they were the ethnic Kayin families working at a factory at Maekahsa village in Yodaya; they were butchered by the head of Maekahsa village and his followers in an inhuman way; that not only the men but also a three-year-old child and a pregnant women were included in the victims; that knife cuts, signs of torture and bullet wounds were found on the bodies; that the bodies were thrown into Maelamong creek in Yodaya territory; and that the bodies were carried by the current of the creek into Thaungyin River.

In another incident, Myanmars working in Yodaya were accused of being spies of the Myanmar Tatmadaw and brutally tortured and slaughtered by the Yodaya army. The incident was also explained at the press conference held on 30 May 2002. Five Myanmars including Than Soe Win of Kokko village on Myanmar side were working at Wanpha village in Yodaya territory. The five were arrested by company commander Capt Mahaehtaung of No 213 company of No 13 battalion of the Yodaya army and party. The Yodaya soldiers accused them of being spies of the Myanmar Tatmadaw. They were subject to various kinds of inhuman tortures including electric shocks. They were beat up and kicked with military boots. They were dragged along the stony surface in supine and prone positions. Thus, the five Myanmar workers had to face various kinds of tortures. On 27 May night, two of them were taken away by a car and shot dead. On 28 May, Maung Than Soe Win was taken to the bank of Thaungyin River alone. The captors tied his hands and legs by longgyi,. kicked into the river and shot at him. Fortunately, he was not dead, but sustained injuries and arrived a back to the bank on Myanmar side. He is now at the press conference in front of the journalists. They can interview him. On 28 May 2002, a beheaded body was found on Thaungyin river under the Friendship Bridge in Myawady. A bullet wound was found at his stomach. He was later identified a civilian who was of Kayin race.

The 12 June issue of The Nation Daily quoted Surachart Bamrungsuk, an expert in security matters, as saying at a seminar that Yodaya was imitating the strategies of the world's super powers in dealing its neighbours; that it was unable to use its own ways; that the political leaders and government dignitaries of Yodaya instead of thinking from the intellectual point of view had chosen the extreme ideas based on the incited history of Yodaya-Myanmar wars during the time of ancient Yodaya kings centuries ago; that it was deplorable to see the Yodaya's policy on Myanmar in the 21st Century was still influenced by the thoughts of Ayutthia era. The seminar was held on 11 June at Chuala-longkorn University.

Thus, it can be seen that Yodaya's attitude towards the Myanmar, the government and the people is to gain an upper hand and harbour grudge and hate.

Vice-Chief of Military Intelligence Maj-Gen Kyaw Win then gave an additional account of what Lt-Col Min Lwin already explained.

The journalist interviewed Maung Than Soe Win, and arrived back in Myanmar with injuries. Maung Than Win recounted his sorrowful experiences.

Maj-Gen Kyaw Win and Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs U Khin Maung Win replied to queries raised by the journalists.

After the Press conference, the journalists viewed the maps pinpointing the fortified camps of SURA in Yodaya territory, KNU camps under the guise of refugee camps and the military camps where KNU and Yodaya army troops are jointly stationed; the photos showing Yodaya's abetting of SURA in its territory, dead and wounded persons and the destruction in Tachilek caused by the shells fired by the Yodaya army from U Aungzeya hillock, Maesai, Yodaya; weapons, communication equipment and other machinery used by the Yodaya army which were seized at E-7 hillock, Lwekhamchon and Kyahtina outposts, the Myanmar citizens who were brutally slaughtered by Yodayas.

Also present were Brig-Gen Khin Aung Myint of the Ministry of Defence, senior military officers, heads of department, officials of News and Periodicals Enterprise of the Ministry of Information, U Sein Win of Kyodo news agency, Patron of Myanmar Foreign Correspondent Club U Hla Htway, Secretary U Nyunt Tin and members and guests.

( 4 ) The Government of the Union of Myanmar" The Ministry of Health
Notification No.112002
Yangon, the l0th Waning of Kason, 1364 ME
 ( 5th June, 2002 )

1. The Ministry of Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on it under sub-section (b) of section 16 and sub-section (b) of section 30 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law, hereby prescribes the following chemical as controlled precursor chemicals that are used in the production of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances: —

     (a) Controlled precursor chemicals that include in Table I of the United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances,1988 : —

      Schedule I

                (1)   Acetic anhydride
                (2)   N-acetylanthranilic acid
                (3)   Ephedrine
                (4)   Ergometrine
                (5)   Ergotamine
                (6)   Isosufrote
                (7)   Lyseriic acid
                (8)   3, 4-methylenedioxyphenyl-2-propanone 
                (9)   Norephedrine
                (10) 1-phenyl-2-propanone
                (11) Piperonal
                      (12) Potassium permanganate
                (13) Pseudoephedrine
                (14) Safrole

     (b) Controlled precursor chemicals that include in Table II of the United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances,1988:—

      Schedule II

               (1) Acetone
               (2) Anthranilic acid
               (3) Ethyl ether ( or) Diethyl ether
               (4) Hydrochloric acid
               (5) Methyl ethyl ketone
               (6) Phenylacetic acid
               (7) Piperidine
               (8) Sulphuric acid
               (9) Toluene

     (c)  Controlled precursor chemicals prescribed due to requirement of Myanmar: —

     Schedule III

                (1) Caffeine
                (2) Thionyl Chloride

2. For possession, storage, use, research, production, transport, transit, distribution, import or export of controlled pre- cursor chemicals prescribed under Paragraph I shall have to obtain recommendation or permission in conformity with Paragraph 3. Provided that for the following controlled precursor chemicals, drugs and compounds prepared, mixed or produced with such chemicals, that are not to be used in the production of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, no recommendation or permission is required :—

     (a) pharmaceutical preparation containing controlled precursor chemicals in Paragraph I that are used in medical treatment;

     (b) other preparations containing controlled precursor c chemicals in Paragraph 1 that are compounded in such a way that such chemicals cannot be easily used or recovered by readily applicable means;

      e.g. commodities of household use, personal use and business use such as battery acid, lotion, fragrance, perfume, toilet, soap, dye, bleaching chemical, paint, chemical fertilizer, etc. prepared and produced with a certain kind of controlled precursor chemical;

      (c) controlled precursor chemicals of commodities of household use, personal use and business use which are below the following weight, volume or quantity:—

            (1) Acetic anhydride                               - 10 litre
            (2) Potassium permanganate                   -   5 kilogram
            (3) Acetone                                            - 10 litre
            (4) Ethyl ether ( or ) Diethyl ether            - 10 litre
            (5) Hydrochloric acid                              - 50 litre
            (6) Sulphuric acid                                    - 50 litre
            (7) Toluene                                             - 10 litre

     (d) controlled precursor chemicals permitted for use, possession and transport by the registered medical practitioner and patients in conformity with the directive of the Ministry of Health.

3. With regard to the controlled precursor chemicals that require the recommendation or permission under this Notification :—

     (a) the person desirous of any of the following business shall carry on performing it only after obtaining the prior recommendation of the Precursor Chemicals Control Committee:—

            (1) production business of controlled precursor chemical,
            (2) commodity production business making use of controlled precursor chemical,
            (3) import and export business.

     (b) the person doing business under sub-paragraph (a) (3), if it is of import and export of controlled precursor chemicals mentioned in schedule I of Paragraph I, shall, prior to such import and export, inform the Precursor Chemicals Control Committee in accordance with the stipulations.

     (c) the person desirous of doing any of the following business or purpose shall obtain the permission of the Precursor Chemicals Control Committee or different levels of the Committee for the prevention of the danger of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances delegated and assigned duty by the said Committee:—

           (1) possession or storage,
           (2) transport or transit,
           (3) distribution,
           (4) research.

4. The following Notifications are hereby repealed by this Notification :—

     (a) Notification 4ated 28-1-93 of the Ministry of Health,
     (b) Notification No 4/96 dated 20-9-96 of the Ministry of Health,
     (c) Notification No 3/2000 dated 2-10-2000 of the Ministry of Health,
     (d) Notification No 1/2001 dated 23-2-2001 of the Ministry of Health.

                                                                                                    Major-General Ket Sein Minister
                                                                                                                       Ministry
                                                                                                                Ministry of Health

( 5 ) H & T Minister receives Ambassadors

Yangon, 14 June - Minister for Hotels and Tourism Maj-Gen Saw Lwin received Ambassador of Italy to Myanmar Dr Cesare Capitani, who had completed his tour of duty in Myanmar, at 11.30 am and Ambassador of Russian Federation to Myanmar Mr Oleg V Kabanov at 1 pm at the ministry today.

( 6 ) Cooperatives Minister inspects Coop Trade Centre

Yangon, 14 June - Minister for Cooperatives Lt-Gen Tin Ngwe, accompanied by the director-general of the Cooperative Department, the director-general of the Cottage Industries Department, managing director of Cooperatives Exports and Imports Enterprise and administration director of the central cooperatives society, inspected sales of Myanma handicrafts at Cooperative Trade Centre (Saya San Plaza) this afternoon. The minister heard reports on sale centres presented by Chairman of Shwe Asia Cooperatives Society Dr Khin Shwe and attended to the needs.

Information Minister attends cash donation ceremony for MWJA conference

Yangon, 14 June - A ceremony to present cash donations to the third conference of Myanmar Writers and Journalists Association for the second time was held in the hall of the Sarpay Beikman Press on Pyay Road here at 1 pm today, with an address by Minister for Information Maj-Gen Kyi Aung.

After the speech of the minister, cash donation ceremony followed. Cash donations made by well-wishers were Ñ K 200,000 by adviser U Khin Maung Tun (Khin Maung Tun-Lanmadaw), on behalf of the chairman of Yangon City Development Committee; K 300,000 by U Mya Thein (Moe Htet Myint-Myawa Kyunpaw); K 300,000 by U Tin Soe (Thagadoe) and wife Daw Tin Tin Aye; K 300,000 by U Phone Myint, on behalf of brother U Myo Thant (Soe Moe Kyaw & Waing Waing Lae Lottery Shop); K 200,000 by Dr Tin Tun Oo and Dr Khin Moe Moe; K 200,000 by U Maung Maung Aye (Poet Maung Hayma); K 200,000 by U Kyaw Nyunt (Kyaw Nyunt Ye) and Daw Wa Wa Kyaw; K 100,000 by Dr Tha Tun Oo; K 50,000 by Daw Khin Khin Sein (Yuwady Khin Sein Hlaing); and K 10,000 by U Nyi Nyi (Linyonni) family Ñ which were accepted by MWJA Chairman U Hla Myaing (Ko Hsaung), who later spoke words of thanks and then the ceremony ended. The cash donations made by ten wellwishers today totalled 1.86 million kyats.

Ministry of Commerce holds coord meeting

Yangon, 14 June - The Ministry of Commerce held its first four-monthly work coordination meeting 2002 in the meeting hall on the fifth floor of the ministry this morning, and Minister for Commerce Brig-Gen Pyi Sone delivered an address on the occasion.

After the speech, directors of Muse, Tachilek, Myawady, Kawthoung, Sittway and Tamu border trade centres of BTD reported to the minister on progress of work being implemented by their respective centers. Then, the meeting was went into recess after reports made by state and division managers of MAPT on work being carried out. At the second session of the meeting, the minister assigned duties to departmental heads to successfully meet the set targets for the 2002-2003 fiscal year.

Minister visits Myanma Airways Mechanical Department

Yangon, 14 June - Minister for Transport Maj-Gen Hla Myint Swe, accompanied by Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw Myint, inspected Fokker F-28 XY-ADU of Myanma Airways at the Mechanical Department in Mingaladon this morning. The Fokker F-28, which has been four years of flying hours, has arrived back here from Singapore after undergoing major repairs by the Fokker Service Asia Co. Managing Director of the MA U Tin Hlaing Hmi and Chief Engineer U Yan Pyay conducted the minister round it.

Then, the minister gave instructions on arrangements to put it back into service in regular flight as soon as possible. Afterwards, the minister and the deputy minister looked into the aeroplane under repair at the Mechanical Department and currently imported spare parts and left necessary instructions in response to the reports presented by the officials concerned. The minister proceeded to the Thabbyinnu Stupa construction site and inspected carving of Buddha images to be enshrined into the reliquary of the stupa, and finishing touches to the ceiling of the stupa. The minister then inspected progress in construction of the wall of the Gandakutitaik and decorative work to the middle terrace of the stupa. The officials reported on progress of work. The minister gave instructions to them. Later, the minister paid horrage to the Sithupan Raja Maha Muni Buddha Image in the Gandakutitaik and left the construction site.