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Vice-Senior General Maung Aye inspects construction of roads, meets with industrialists in Shan State

Yangon, 16 Oct - Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Commander-in-Chief (Army) Vice-Senior General Maung Aye, arrived at the local battalion in Leikha on 14 October afternoon.

Secretary-1 attends opening of new school building of Hline BEPS No 3

Yangon, 16 Oct - Under the supervision of the Department of Human Settlement and Housing Development of the Ministry of Construction and sponsorship of Olympic Co Ltd, a ceremony to hand over the new school building of Basic Education Primary School No 3 in Hline Township to the education department was held at the school in Ward 14 of Hline Township at 10 am today.

Myanmar continues to include in world's ten top rice producers and leading SEA countries in beans & pulses production and exports

Yangon, 16 Oct - The 2002 World Food Day was observed at the International Business Centre on Pyay Road here at 9 am today, with an address by Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council General Khin Nyunt.

Central Committee for Observance of the 55th Anniversary Independence Day for 2003 meets

Yangon, 16 Oct - The Central Committee for Observance of the 55th Anniversary Independence Day for 2003 held its meeting at Zeya Thiri Beikman on Konmyinttha this evening.

False allegations of sexual violence against women in Shan State briefed

Yangon, 16 Oct - A briefing on the false allegations of sexual violence against women in Shan State was held for the Heads of Diplomatic Mission and UN agencies in Yangon by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Wunzin Minyazar Hall, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at 11 am today.

F & R Deputy Minister back from PRCY

Yangon, 16 Oct - Deputy Minister for Finance and Revenue Brig-Gen Than Tun and Vice-Governor of the Central Bank of Myanmar U Than Lwin attended ASEAN+3 High Level Seminar on Management of Short-term Capital Flow and Capital Account Liberalization held in Beijing, the People's Republic of China, on 11 October 2002.

Deputy Minister leaves to attend 7th Conference of AMRI

Yangon, 16 Oct - The Myanmar delegation led by Deputy Minister for Information Brig-Gen Aung Thein left here for Bander Seri Begawan, Brunei, to attend the Seventh Conference of ASEAN Ministers Responsible for Information - AMRI this morning.

MMPE Managing Director leaves for PRC

Yangon, 16 Oct - At the invitation of the film technicians association of the People's Republic of China, under the promotion of exchange and cooperation programme between China and Myanmar movies.

SEAMEO Governing Board Meeting ends

Yangon, 16 Oct - The last-day meeting of the 48th SEAMEO-SEARCA Governing Board co-organized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation and SEAMEO Regional Centre for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture and hosted by Myanmar was held at Mindon Hall of the Sedona Hotel on Kaba Aye Pagoda Road at 9 am today.

    Region    

Regional development and agricultural tasks inspected in Htantabin Township

Yangon, 16 Oct - Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and Development Council Commander of Yangon Command Maj-Gen Myint Swe, inspected regional development tasks and agricultural tasks in Htantabin Township, Yangon North District, this morning.

Minister inspects electronics factory

Yangon, 16 Oct - Minister for Industry-2 Maj-Gen Saw Lwin arrived at South Dagon Industrial Zone of the ministry in Dagon Myothit (South) Township this afternoon.

Message of the FAO Director-General for World Food Day 2002

Yangon, 16 Oct - The following is the message of the FAO Director-General on the World Food Day 2002. Water is central to the survival of humanity.

KNU explodes bombs in Myawady

Yangon, 16 Oct - Although the State is making efforts on all fronts to build a modern developed nation, KNU terrorist group is committing destructive acts such as jeopardizing the community peace, causing destruction, and murdering innocent people mercilessly.

Sports News

U-21 Tatmadaw soccer tournament ends

Yangon, 16 Oct - The final match of the 18th Defence Services Commander-in-Chief's Trophy Under-21 Tatmadaw (Army, Navy & Air) soccer tournament 2002 took place at the Youth Training Centre (Thuwunna) this afternoon. The South-East Command team beat the South-West Command team 2-1.

Drug Related News

Yangon, 16 Oct - Under the Myanmar-China narcotic drugs control programme, the NNCC of the People's Republic of China donated cold season crop seeds to cultivate poppy-substitute crops in Shan State Special Region 1 of Kokang region.

Raw opium seized in Mongshu

Yangon, 16 Oct - A combined team comprising members of the local intelligence unit and Taunggyi Special Anti-drug Squad, acting on information, searched the house of Hao Jein Shi of Hosai Village-tract, Mongshu Township, on 8 March 2002 and altogether 18.6154 kilos of raw opium were seized.

Myanmar hands over drug fugitive to China

Yangon, 16 Oct - Under the Myanmar-China drug Control Programme, the ceremony to hands over a Chinese drug fugitive to the People's Republic of China by the Union of Myanmar was held at the hall of the Border Area Public Relations Department in Chinshwehaw, Myanmar, yesterday morning.