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Thursday December 12, 2002

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State Peace and Development Council Chairman Senior General Than Shwe sends felicitations to Kenya Yangon, 12 Dec - On the occasion of the National Day of the Republic of Kenya, which falls on 12 December 2002, Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of the Union of Myanmar.		Secretary-1 meets local authorities, officials, members of USDA, social organizations in Taunggyi Yangon, 11 Dec - Chairman of the Working Committee for Progress of Border Areas and National Races Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council General Khin Nyunt met with Shan State at the town hall in Taunggyi yesterday morning.
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International Relations
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Secretary-1 receives Korean Health Minister Yangon, 11 Dec - Chairman of National Health Committee Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council General Khin Nyunt received visiting Health Minister Mr Kim Sung-Ho . Minister for Foreign Affairs U Win Aung sends felicitations to Kenya Yangon, 12 Dec - On the occasion of the National Day of the Republic of Kenya, which falls on 12 December 2002, U Win Aung. Fourth Special Working Group Meeting on Singapore-Kunming Rail Link begins Yangon, 11 Dec - The Fourth Special Working Group Meeting on Singapore-Kunming Rail Link opened at the Sedona Hotel on Kaba Aye Pagoda Road here this morning. UNSD Workshop on statistics begins Yangon, 11 Dec - With the aim of strengthening the ASEAN nations' statistics, UNSD Workshop on Selected Good Practices in the Organization and Management of Statistical Systems, hosted by Myanmar for the first time, opened at the Traders Hotel on Sule Pagoda Road here this morning. Myanmar-French joint field research on primate launched in Pondaung region Yangon, 11 Dec - Prof Dr Jean Jacques Jaeger of the Universite de Montpellier II of France, led the paleontologist group comprising Dr Stephane Ducrocq, Dr Bernard Marandat, Dr Jean Sudre, Dr Laurent Marivaux and Dr Yaowalak Chaimanee and arrived in Yangon on 29 October.		Secretary-1 receives Laotian Health Minister Yangon, 11 Dec - Chairman of National Health Committee Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council General Khin Nyunt received visiting Health Minister Dr Ponemek Dalaloy . SWRR Minister receives Japanese guests Yangon, 11 Dec - Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlements Maj-Gen Sein Htwa received members of War Veteran Organization of Japan Mr Tasuku Lida and Mr Takesaburo Mashino. Fourth Special Working Group Meeting on Singapore-Kunming Rail Link opens Yangon, 11 Dec - The Fourth Special Working Group Meeting on Singapore-Kunming Rail Link opened at the Sedona Hotel on Kaba Aye Pagoda Road here this morning with an address by Chairman of the Special Working Group on SKRL project (2002) Minister for Rail Transportation U Pan Aung. Korean delegation visits Shwedagon Pagoda Yangon, 11 Dec - Korean health delegation headed by Korean Health Minister Mr Kim Sung-Ho arriving here to promote health care services between the two countries visited Shwedagon Pagoda this morning.
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Region
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Leading Committee for Observance of 58th Anniversary Armed Forces Day meets Yangon, 11 Dec - The second coordination meeting of the Leading Committee for Observance of 58th Anniversary Armed Forces Day was held at the hall of Yangon Command this afternoon. Commander inspects tax-free markets Yangon, 11 Dec - Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and Development Council Commander of Yangon Command Maj-Gen Myint Swe inspected the sale of goods at tax-free markets in Yangon this morning. USDA CEC member U Aung Phone tours Ayeyawady Division, Kachin State, Bago Division (West) Yangon, 11 Dec - Union Solidarity and Development Association Central Executive Committee member Minister for Forestry U Aung Phone toured forest nursery near Bo Myat Tun Bridge in Ayeyawady Division by car on 7 December. Cash and kind presented to doyen literati Yangon, 11 Dec - Vice-Chairman of the Myanmar Writers and Journalists Association U Than Maung (Than Maung), Joint-Secretary U Khin Swe (Shwesonnyo), CEC member Daw Khin Than Win (Kyu Kyu Thin) and officials of the association went to houses of doyen literati who could not attend the respect-paying ceremony, and presented cash and provisions to them this afternoon.		Museums and stone inscriptions inspected in Rakhine State Yangon, 11 Dec Minister for Culture Maj-Gen Kyi Aung, together with Myanmar Historical Commission member Dr Khin Maung Nyunt, Director-General of the Department of Archaeology U Nyunt Han and officials, arrived in Sittway by air on 7 December. Participants of Women's Day celebrations honoured Yangon, 11 Dec - A ceremony to honour those who took part in Myanmar Women's Day celebrations which falls on 3 July 2002 and Exhibition on Endeavours of Myanmar Women was held at International Business Centre on Pyay Road this afternoon. Book Fair concludes, About K15m worth of books sold Yangon, 11 Dec - A ceremony to conclude the book fair, organized by Myanmar Writers and Journalists Association hailing Myanmar Sarsodaw Day, was held at the main building in the compound of Sarpay Beikman Press near Hanthawady roundabout on Pyay road here at 5 pm today. CEC member meets USDA executives in Kayah State Yangon, 11 Dec - Central Executive Committee member of the Union Solidarity and Development Hssociation Brig-Gen Thein Aung arrived at the Kayah State USDA office on 8 December morning.
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Health
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Talks on World AIDS Day held Yangon, 11 Dec - A ceremony to give talks in commemoration of World AIDS Day jointly organized by the Ministry of Industry- 2, Myanmar Medical Association and UNICEF, was held at the Ministry of Industry - 2 this morning.
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Sport
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Myanmar amateur golf team leaves for Hong Kong Yangon, 11 Dec - Myanmar amateur golf team left for Hong Kong yesterday by air to take part in the 42nd Putra Cup golf tournament to be held in Hong Kong from 12 to 15 December, 2002.		MGF President' s Cup golf tournament for 2003 to be postponed Yangon, 11 Dec - The Myanmar Golf Federation President' s Cup golf tournament organized by Myanmar Golf Federation and Myanmar Professional Golfers Association will be held from 7 to 10 January, 2003, instead of from 12 to 15 December, 2002.
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