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(1) Senior General Than Shwe sends felicitations to Canada
YANGON, 1 July - Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of felicitations to the Right Honorable Mr Romeo LeBlanc, Governor-General of Canada, on the occasion of the National Day of Canada which falls on 1 July 1998.
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(2) Deputy Commander Chief of Defence Service C-in-C (Army) receives military attaches of LPDR
YANGON, 30 June - Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Deputy Commander in-Chief of Defence Service Commander-in Chief (Army) General Maung Aye received military attach of Lao people's Democratic Republic Col Kenekeo Pholsena, who had completed his tour of duty, and new military attache Col Phanh Sone Pha Chanh at Dagon Yeiktha of the Ministry of Defence at 1 pm today.
Present also were Secretary-l of the State Peace and Development Council Chief of Strategic Studies Director of Defence Services Intelligence Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt, members of the State Peace and Development Council Commander in-Chief (Navy) Rear-Admiral Nyunt Thein and Commander-in-Chief (Air) Maj-Gen Kyaw Than.
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(3) Deputy Prime Minister receives Vice-President of UNOCAL
YANGON, 30 June - Deputy Prime Minister Lt-Gen Tin Tun received vice-president of UNOCAL Mr Darcel L Hulse and Director Ms Carol Scott of the United States of America at his office at 2 pm today. Present also were officials of the Government Office.
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(4) Myanmar, Germany hold third coordination meeting on economic cooperation
YANGON, 30 June - Myanmar delegation led by Minister at the Office of the Chairman of the State Peace, and Development Council Brig-Gen Abel and delegation of Siemens AG Group of Germany led by Mr Wissmann held the third coordination meeting on economic cooperation at Traders Hotel this morning.
Minister Brig-Gen Abel spoke of promotion of economic cooperation and mutual cooperation between Myanmar and Germany.
Officials of Siemens AG Group and Ministries of Energy, Electric Power, Communications, Posts and Telegraphs, Rail Transportation and Health exchanged views on wider services in mutual cooperation.
Present were Officials Of Ministry of National Planning and Economic Development and ministries concerned.
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(5) Action taken against car brokers who forged car licence books, registration cards and owners of unlicenced cars in Mandalay
YANGON, 30 June - Acting on a tip authorities in Mandalay have exposed car brokers who forged documents for unlicenced motor vehicles and those who took hold of and used the vehicles. According to the tip, car broker Maung Maung Lwin (a) Chit Kaung of Chanaye Thazan Township, son of U Yakub, took motor vehicles which got permission to pass through the country but did not have licences and Ka-Ka taxis from Mandalay to Muse and sold them in China. But from April 1997 onwards he could not sell them as before and so he used them with forged motor vehicle licence books and motor vehicle registration circle cards. The authorities then inspected the 11 motor vehicles being used with forged documents. After due inspection and scrutiny, it was found that numbers on the car engines and bodies of unlicenced vehicles were tampered with and Licence books and motor vehicle registration circle cards forged.
Upon further investigation, it was also found that Zaw Myint, son of U Ohn Maung and Maung Myint, son of U Ohn of Chanmya Thazi Township, Than Shwe, son of U Thein Htay of Chanaye Thazan Township and Win Zaw, son of U Zaw Myint, of Maha Aungmyay Township forged the motor vehicle registration books and registration circle cards at the Shwegangaw Copier Shop owned by Way Tun, son of U Aung Kyi. They were also found to have forged the rubber stamps to be used on the registration books and wheel tax of the Road Administration Department and that they filled the documents up with false material and forged the signatures of the responsible personnel.
They sold the forged registration books and cards for charges ranging from K 500 to K 14,000. Car brokers Law Kyon, son of U Lay Maung Maung Maung Lwin (a) Chit Kaung, son of U Yakub; Kyaw Moe Htoo, son of U Maung Maung; Thein Tun Aung, son of U Tin Nyunt; and Ma Than Than Nwe, son of U Kyi Than, bought the forged documents from them and they sold the forged documents to licence brokers, car brokers and car owners to make profits. It was also found out that Khin Maung Oo (a) Kyaw Kyaw, son of U San Shwe, Than Naing Htwe, son of U Than Shwe, and Zaw Tun, son of U Mya Lwin, of Maha Aungmyay Township printed forged engine and body numbers of unlicenced motor vehicles and Kagyi Kagyi taxis for charges ranging from K 18,000 to K 20,000 for each vehicle.
Action will be taken against four persons who forged motor car licence books and registration cards and sold them for unlicenced cars, one who photo-copied documents, five who knowingly sold the forged documents as if they were genuine, three who printed forged numbers on the car engines and chassis and 14 car owners who took hold of motor vehicles without licence.
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(6) Minister for Mines inspects projects in Mandalay, Sagaing Divisions
YANGON, 30 June - Minister for Mines Brig-Gen Ohn Myint inspected projects and mines under his ministry in Sagaing and Mandalay Divisions from 27 to 30 June.
Accompanied by Managing Director Col Saw Lwin of Nol Mining Enterprise, acting Managing Director of No.3 Mining Enterprise U Hsan Tun and Senior Engineer U Myint Kyi, the minister inspected installation of a plant by Myanmar Invanhoe Company Limited to produce 25,000 tons of refined copper annually, installation of leaching pads and arrival of machinery at No.1 Copper Project Salingyi Township, Sagaing Division on 27 June.
The minister urged officials to strive for early completion of the plant at the least cost, to produce cathode copper, to work in day and night shifts and to work in cooperation and with goodwill.
The next day, he inspected open-pit copper mining at Sabeitaung Hill, drilling machines, a crushing plant, a newly built concrete jetty at Kyaukmyet, a fuel tank and a yard to store refined copper.
He gave suggestions on production of copper sulphate crystals at low-cost to distribute to projects. On 29 June, he supervised work at No.2 Special Gold Project of No.2 ME and limestone production of No.3 Ml31O exceed set targets.
At No.1 Steel Mill in PyinOoLwin, the minister stressed the need to produce 14,000 tons of steel annually, to seek means for speedy distribution of products, to boost the quality of products and to promote staff welfare programmes.
During his meeting with Chairman of Mandalay Division Peace and Development Council Commander Maj-Gen Ye Myint, the minister discussed the mineral sector and limestone and gold production.
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(7) Brokers who enticed Myanmar woman to marry foreigner to go abroad with him exposed
YANGON, 30 June - Visitors of various foreign nations have come to Myanmar as tourists or on business or to carry out religious duties and some of them were reported to have contacted Myanmar brokers engaged in sending Myanmar women abroad. Then such foreigners married Myanmar women ant took them out of the country. Some of the young Myanmar women, enticed by such brokers, married foreigners and accompanied them when the latter left. Myanmar women who married foreigners to be able to go abroad were reported to have been confronted with problems before they were abroad. They were also reported to be facing difficulties after they got abroad. On 14-5-98, Mr Chen Kui Tung, a Taiwanese, came to Myanmar together with fellow citizens of Taiwan U Tin Maung and Daw Hla Phyu, who were born in Myanmar. The Taiwanese contacted brokers Ma Khin Myat Myat Soe (a) Ma Ei and Ma Nyunt Nyunt Win of Tarmway Township and Assistant Immigration Officer Daw Ohnmar Lwin of Yangon West District Immigration and Population Department as arranged by U Tin Maung and Daw Hla Phyu. Ma Nyunt Nyunt Win was reported to have persuaded her first cousin 19-year-old Ma Khaing Zar that she would be well-off and her parents would be able to live in comfort if she married the Taiwanese. Although the foreigner could not speak a word of Myanmar the Kyimyindine Township Court married him to Ma Khaing Zar on 26-5-98. The same day Ma Khaing Zar objected to the marriage and filed a complaint at the Tarmway Police Station. She then obtained a divorce at the office of the Patheinnyunt Ward Peace and Development Council in Tarmway Township. With self-interest in mind, the brokers made another attempt by persuading 23-year-old Ma Win Myat Maw, elder sister of Ma Khaing Zar. Ma Win Myat Maw agreed to the proposal to ease the problem that had arisen because of her sister and for financial reasons. On 4-6-98, Taiwanese Chen Kui Tung and Ma Win Myat Maw got married at the Office of the Attorney-General. The two lived in a guest house as husband and wife. Since she no longer wished to go on that way Ma Win Myat Maw left the guest house on 6-6-98. The same day, she, and her brother Maung Aung Kyaw Khaing were killed near the Pazundaung Railway Station when a train ran over them.
Assistant Immigration Officer Daw Ohmar Lwin of Yangon West District
Imrnigration and Population Department secured a passport for the Myanmar women
after she had married Taiwanese so that she could accompany the foreigner. She
did so after taking a fee. Ma Nyunt Nyunt Win and Ma Khin Myat Myat Soe
were found to have enticed a Myanmar woman to marry a foreigner by taking
brokerage fees. Action will be taken against the brokers who, lacking
nationalist spirit and failing to honor national prestige and integrity but
giving priority to self- interest, enticed a Myanmar woman to send her abroad
with a foreigner, Chen Kui Tung, in spite of the former's being a complete
stranger to the latter. Preventive measures will be taken against service
personnel who assist similar acts and Myanmar women who give priority to going
abroad but fail to safeguard national prestige and integrity.
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(8) Deputy D-G to attend management course
YANGON, 30 June - Deputy Director-General U Sein Myint of Labour Department, Ministry of Labour, left here for Seoul, the Republic of Korea, yesterday evening to attend a management course on on-job training and skill norms to be co-sponsored by Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and ILO from 1 to 12 July.
He was seen off at Yangon International Airport by officials and his family.
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(9) "Myanmar Sarpay" published
YANGON, 30 June - Myanmar Sarpay" books published by Wahmoeaung Publishing House are available on the stauds.
Stories and articles written by literati Thakin Kodaw Hmine, Mya Myo Lwin,
Theikpan Maung Wa, Tet Toe, Htila Sitthu, U Po Kyar, Tekkatho Phone Naing, Min
Yu Wai, Zaw Gyi, Butalin Chit Lay, Min Thu Wun, Nwe Soe, Min Kyaw, Maung Nay
Win, Thein Pe Myint, Tin Aye (Shan State), Zawana, Taik Soe and Maung Swan Yi
whose works contribute toward the development and promotion of the standard of
Myanmar literature-are featured in the book.