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YANGON, 26 Feb - Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Than Shwe gave his counsel to students of No 29th Regular Course of the University for Development of National Races at Mingala Hall of Pyithu Hluttaw building this morning.
Also present on the occasion were Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Commander-in-Chief (Army) General Maung Aye, Secretary-l of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt, Secretary-2 Lt-Gen Tin Oo, Secretary-3 Lt-Gen Win Myint and members of the Council, Deputy Prime Ministers Vice-Admiral Maung Maung Khin and Lt-Gen Tin Tun, ministers, the Chairman of the Civil Service Selection and Training Board, the Chairman of Yangon City Development Committee Mayor, members of the Information Committee of the State Peace and Development Council, officials of the State Peace and Development Council Office, Pyithu Hluttaw Office and CSSTB, the Rector of UDNR and supervisory teachers.
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UDNR graduates must work with the determination that they carry out the task to teach the children of nationalities for intellectual development of their brethren and try to overcome difficulties successfully to reach the goal.
Intellectual development of national races is pivotal for narrowing development gap between the region of one national race and another and it contributes to national development.
For the nation to emerge peaceful, modern and developed, it is required that national brethren must love and respect one another and also understand and trust each other.
UDNR graduates are duty-bound to organize the parents of the children who cannot attend schools though they have attained school-age and work as cetana teachers as well as educational organizers.
UDNR students have to cooperate with the government in implementing the political, economic and social objectives for emergence of a peaceful, modern and developed nation.
Need to discharge duties in respective roles for peace and stability of the country and fill the gap for educational development.
Use knowledge acquired from the subjects taught at the university and in real life in engendering in their pupils Our Three Main National Causes.
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(2) Senior General Than Shwe hosts dinner in honour of UDNR students
YANGON, 26 Feb - Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Than Shwe hosted dinner in honour of students of No 29 Regular Course of University for Development of National Races at Pyithu Hluttaw at 7 pm today.
The Senior General arrived Pyithu Hluttaw at 6.25 pm and cordially greeted the students in front of the Statue of the Mother Country.
Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Commander-in-Chief (Army) General Maung Aye, Secretary-l of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt, Secretary-2 Lt-Gen Tin Oo, Secretary-3 Lt-Gen Win Myint, members of the State Peace and Development Council, Deputy Prime Ministers Vice-Admiral Maung Maung Khin and Lt-Gen Tin Tun, ministers, the Chief Justice, the Attorney-General, the Chairman of Civil Service Selection and Training Board, the acting Auditor-General, the Chairman of Yangon City Development Committee, members of Management Work Committee for the Students' Excursion, members of the Information Committee of the State Peace and Development Council, officials of the State Peace and Development Council Office, the Office of the Pyithu Hluttaw and CSSTB, the rector of UDNR and supervisors of the course were also present.
Vocalists with the accompaniment of Radio Myanmar Modern Music Troupe entertained with songs before and during dinner. Drama Division of Fine Arts Department performed dances and plays in Thabin Hall after dinner.
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(3) Millicom International Cellular SA Regional Manager calls on Deputy Premier
YANGON, 26 Feb - Regional Manager for Asia Mr Peter Eng of Millicom International Cellular SA of Sweden called on Chairman of Myanmar Investment Commission Deputy Prime Minister Vice-Admiral Maung Maung Khin at his office this morning.
Also present were officials of MIC and Myanma Posts and Telecommunications.
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(4) ASEAN prize winners leave for Jakarta
YANGON, 26 Feb - Maung Aung Gyi, a final part A student of the Institute of Medicine-l and Maung Aye Maung Maung, a tenth standard student of No 1 Basic Education High School, Kyauktan Township, left here for Jakarta this afternoon to attend prize distribution of 30th Founding Anniversary of ASEAN commemorative Essay, Poster and Photo Competition to be held at the Office of ASEAN Secretariat on 27 February.
They were seen off at the airport by officials of the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, members of the Committee for holding ASEAN commemorative Essay, Poster and Photo Contests and relatives.
ASEAN Secretariat will award US $ 5,000 to Maung Aung Gyi, first prize winner in essay competition, and US $ 1,500 to Maung Aye Maung Maung, second prize winner in poster competition.
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(5) MHTS cultural troupe to take part in four-nation cultural festival
YANGON, 26 Feb - A 17-member cultural troupe led by Assistant General Manager U Ye Myint of Myanma Hotels and Tourism Services left here by air this morning for Tachilek.
The troupe will take part in the four-nation cultural festival of upper Mekong region to be held in Chiangrai, Thailand, from 27 February to 1 March under the cultural exchange programme between Thailand, Myanmar, China and Laos.
The Myanmar cultural troupe will proceed to Chiangrai via Tachilek.
They were seen off at Yangon International Airport by General Manager U Htay Aung of MHTS and officials.
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(6) Fourth cross border meeting of law enforcement officers of Myanmar, China and UNDCP held
YANGON, 26 Feb - The fourth cross border meeting of law enforcement officers of Myanmar, China and UNDCP was held at Mongla in Special Region-4, eastern Shan State, on 23 February.
Present were members of Committee for Central Drug Abuse Control and Chairman of Anti-Drug Squad Deputy Director-General of Myanmar Police Force Police Maj-Gen Hla Tun, Shan State East Additional Police Commander Police Col Saw Say Wa Nyunt, members of anti-drug squads of Kachin and Shan States (East and North) and military officers, General Secretary Mr Sun Da Hong of Yunnan Province Drug Control Commission of the People's Republic of China, Director of National Narcotics Control Commission Office, 18 delegates from four provinces of PRC and law enforcement officer Mr Richard Dickens.
Six representatives led by U Kyee Myint of Mongla Special Region 4 attended the meeting as observers.
They discussed anti-drug campaign, destruction of opium plantations and opium refinery, seizures of precursor chemicals, opium, heroin, stimulant tablets, Ephedrine powder, declaration of Opium Free Zone, cooperation at grassroots level, taking action against those who committed crime, cultivation of opium-substitute crops and assistance for economic and regional development.
The Chinese and UNDCP delegates visited opium free commemorative museum in Mongla, cultivation of opium-substitute crops and construction of sugar mill. UNDCP and national leader U Sai Lin of Mongla Special Region-4 and party hosted lunch and dinner in honour of the Chinese delegates.
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(7) Vitality of quality and standard in manufacturing goods stressed
YANGON, 26 Feb - Seminar on industrial products quality Control of Myanma Industrial Development Committee concluded today at the Ministry of Industry-2 with an address by Secretary-2 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Tin Oo.
This was an important seminar for Myanmar's industrial development, he noted, indicating the vitality of quality and standard in manufacturing industrial, farm, forest, mineral and other products.
Although quality is not so important for domestic products, exports items should meet the required quality and standard as such quality goods win higher prices in foreign markets, he said.
Mottos - double production, buy local products and leap forward with industrial strength - are being featured in the dailies for Myanmars to strive on self-reliance and to practice thrift for national economic progress and for the country to become an industrialized nation within a short period, he said.
The Secretary-2 quoted Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Senior General Than Shwe's address at the opening of Management Course No 13 for USDA Executives on 4 February as saying, "Under the circumstances, the entire people are to practice thrift as much as possible. They will have to give priority to local products and buy foreign goods only when there is no choice. Advanced techniques should be applied in agriculture and other economic fields as a means to produce value-added goods."
This guidance shows the need to uplift the quality and standard of local products including industrial goods to increase sales and to double production, he pointed out.
The seminar is the first step toward ensuring effective control of all local products, he said, stressing the need to implement the aims of the meeting and to hold more such seminars.
U Khin Sein of Sein Family Compressor Industry, on behalf of representatives of industrial zones, thanked the officials for organizing the seminar.
Management Committee of Dagon South Industrial Zone presented K 15,000 for the seminar.
Chairman of MIDC Minister for Industry-2 Maj-Gen Hla Myint Swe accepted the cash.
Minister at the Office of the Prime Minister Brig-Gen Lun Maung, Deputy Minister for Industry-1 Brig-Gen Thein Tun, Deputy Minister for Industry-2 U Thein Tun, Deputy Minister for Rail Transportation Thura U Thaung Lwin, Deputy Minister for Labour U Kyaw Aye, heads of departments, managing directors of enterprises under the Ministry of Industry-2, factory managers, representatives of industrial zones and guests were also present.
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(8) Myint Thaung first in Katana Golf Classic
YANGON, 26 Feb - Katana Golf Classic jointly sponsored by Myanmar Golf Federation and Pan West (Myanmar) Co Ltd continued for the final day at Bagan Golf Course this morning.
Myint Thaung was first with 277 strokes. Positions of other golfers were Win Naing Tun 292 strokes, Soe Kyaw Naing 292, Myint Swe 293, Soe Myint Lay 302, Maung Pyone 302, Win Aung 303, Aung Hla Han 303, Khin Maung Myint 309, Ne Win Myint 313, Win Zaw Oo 314, Tu Aung 314, Myo Chit 316, Thein Dan Swe 317, Saw Win Maung 317, Hsan Tun 318, Nyunt Win 319 and Win Naing 322.
General Manager U Thant of Pan West Myanmar Co Ltd presented prizes to the winners.
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(9) Member of House of Representatives of Japan calls on Minister for NPED
YANGON, 26 Feb - Member of House of Representatives and former Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr Kabum Muto and party of Japan called on Minister for National Planning and Economic Development U Soe Tha at his office this afternoon.
Also present were Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Zaw Tun and officials of the ministry.
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(10) General Manager of Mitsui Marine and Fire Insurance calls on Minister for PBANRDA
YANGON, 26 Feb - General Manager Mr Satoshi Ichihara of Mitsui Marine and Fire Insurance Co Ltd yesterday called on Minister for Progress of Border Areas and National Races and Development Affairs Col Thein Nyunt at his office.
Present were Deputy Minister U Kyaw Tin and officials.
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(11) Minister for Education receives Basic Education Curriculum Expert
YANGON, 26 Feb - Minister for Education U Than Aung received Expert Ms Fumie Kojima who is serving as a Basic Education Curriculum Expert at the Basic Education Department attached by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), at his office at 2 pm yesterday.
They discussed curriculum programmes at basic education primary level.
Present also were Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Soe Win Maung and Director-General U Bo Win of Basic Education Department.
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(12) 74th coord meeting of Traffic Rules Enforcement Supervisory Committee
YANGON, 26 Feb - The 74th coordination meeting of Traffic Rules Enforcement Supervisory Committee was held at the office of Yangon Division Peace and Development Council yesterday afternoon.
It was attended by Chairman of the committee Vice-Adjutant-General Brig-Gen Maung Nyo and members, subcommittee members and officials.
Speaking at the meeting, Brig-Gen Maung Nyo said officials are needed to make cooperation and coordination between them in taking measures to enforce the traffic rules for reduction of traffic rule violations as it was known that most of traffic accidents occurred due to reckless driving.
Vice-Chairman Director-General of Myanmar Police Force Police Maj-Gen Soe Win and Secretary Provost Marshal Col Saw Hla gave necessary suggestions to take traffic rules enforcement measures.
Joint Secretary Police Lt-Col Sai Aung Min submitted the report on traffic rule enforcement measures taken in January.
Afterwards, officials of subcommittees presented reports on functions of the subcommittees.
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(13) Announcement for Haj
YANGON, 26 Feb - Religious Affairs Department issued an announcement for Haj yesterday.
It said those wishing to go for Haj may draw application forms at respective Offices of Heads of Division/State Religious Affairs Department or from members of Committee for Scrutinizing Haj and may apply for Haj not later than 6 March.
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