THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR
(Friday, 9 July 1999)
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YANGON, 8 July The Meeting 2/99 of the Privatization Commission of the Government of the Union of Myanmar was held at the office of the Commander-in-Chief (Army), Ministry of Defence, this afternoon, attended by Chairman of the Privatization Commission Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt.
Making a speech on the occasion, Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt quoted Head of State Senior General Than Shwe as saying that encouragement must be given to the private sector as priority for enabling national entrepreneurs to contribute toward economic development of the nation in accordance with the economic policy.
Now, national entrepreneurs are allowed to deal in the goods of the agriculture sector and necessary assistance given to them, he said.
The main requirement of the nation is to boost production and promote import substitute enterprises, and the State is handing factories, which cannot operate well due to certain constraints, over to national entrepreneurs, who can actually run them with economic outlook, through the commission, considering that it will further contribute toward economic development of the nation by doing so.
Only when there is growth in domestic production, will the target of producing import substitutes be met, he said and spoke of the need to transfer the existing medium and small factories to national entrepreneurs to operate them in full capacity before building new ones.
Departments concerned need to make arrangements for ensuring speedy transfer of factories to the private sector in the interest of the State, he added.
Afterwards, those present approved the minutes of the 1/99 Meeting of the Commission.
Later, Director-General of Project Appraisal and Progress Reporting Department U Ohn Lwin reported on work done according to the resolutions of 1/99 Meeting.
Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt, commission members and officials then took part in discussions on matters relating to privatization.
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(2) Toys donated to Ministry of SWRR
YANGON, 8 July Minister for Culture U Win Sein presented toys donated from among various kinds by Shwekyaung Sayadaw of Singapore Abbot Ven Shi Fazhao to Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement at Ministry of Culture on No 131, Kaba-Aye Pagoda Road at 1 pm today.
Minister for Culture U Win Sein handed over 5,000 toys to Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Brig-Gen Pyi Sone who accepted the do nation and spoke words of thanks.
Also present on the occasion were Deputy Minister for Culture U Soe Nyunt, Director-General U Zaw Than of Fine Arts Department, Director-General U Nyunt Han of Archaeology Department, Director-General Col Sit Myaing of Social Welfare Department and officials of Shari Asia Tour Agency, representatives of Shwekyaung Sayadaw of Singapore.
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(3) Minister meets AAR-Co official
YANGON, 8 July Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Brig-Gen Pyi Sone met Mr Yamamoto Asamu of Association to Aid Refugees (AAR-Co) of Japan at his office this afternoon.
Also present at the call were Director-General of Social Welfare Department Col Sit Myaing, Director-General of Fire Services Department Col Myint Tun, Acting Director-General of Relief and Resettlement Department U Than Oo and Head of Office of the Ministry U Maung Pi.
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(4) Member of USDA Secretariat gives lectures
YANGON, 8 July Member of the Secretariat of the Union Solidarity and Development Association U Ko Lay gave lectures at Management Multiplier Course No 6/99 for Executives of Hlinethaya Township USDA this afternoon.
His lectures focused on the set-up, objectives, codes of conduct and duties and responsibilities of the association, future tasks and political, economic and social objectives of the State.
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(5) Minister for Industry-1 meets Chairman of Board of Tianjin Machinery Import & Export Group
YANGON, 8 July Minister for Industry-1 U Aung Thaung met Chairman of the Board of Tianjin Machinery Import & Export Group and President of Tianjin Machinery Import and Export Corporation (Group) Mr Sun Jianrong and party of the People's Republic of China who called at his office this afternoon.
Also present at the call were Deputy Ministers for Industry-1 Brig-Gen Thein Tun and Brig-Gen Kyaw Win, directors-general and managing directors of departments and enterprises.
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(6) Minister inspects Aungzeya Bridge Project
YANGON, 8 July Minister for Construction Maj-Gen Saw Tun, together with Deputy Minister U Tint Swe and officials of the Public Works, inspected Aungzeya Bridge Project on the bank of Insein Township this afternoon .
The minister and party heard a report by Superintending Engineer U Khin Maung Aye on putting up cable towers and installing steel cables.
The minister gave instructions on worksite safety and completion of construction works as scheduled, and attended to the requirements.
Then, the minister went to the worksite on the bank of Hlinethaya Township, and inspected the construction works.
Aungzeya Bridge, spanning Hline River, is a steel truss suspension bridge which links Insein and Hlinethaya Townships. The approach bridges are concrete ones.
The total length of the bridge is over 3,786 feet, the main bridge 1,903 feet, the approach bridges on the bank of Insein Township 1,032 feet and on the bank of Hlinethaya Township 850 feet.
The motor way is 16 metres wide and the bridge has two 1.8-metre-wide pedestrian lanes and can bear 60-ton loads.
73.5 per cent of the project was already completed so far.
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(7) Minister for Home Affairs leaves for Russian Federation
YANGON, 8 July At the invitation of the federal security bureau of Russian Federation, Myanmar delegation led by Chairman of Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control Minister for Home Affairs Col Tin Hlaing left here by air for Russian Federation this afternoon .
The delegation was seen off at Yangon International Airport by Minister for Information Maj-Gen Kyi Aung, Minister for Progress of Border Areas and National Races and Development Affairs Col Thein Nyunt, Deputy Minister for Home Affairs Brig-Gen Thura Myint Maung and officials and Military Attachι of Embassy of the Russian Federation Col Vladimir I Kontchakov and members.
Members of the delegation are Brig-Gen Myint Swe of Ministry of Defence and
Director of the Office of CCDAC Police Col Khan Aung.
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(8) Chinese-Taibei youth badminton team arrives
YANGON, 8 July The Chinese-Taibei youth badminton team arrived here by air at 11.45 today to participate in Golden Eagle Asian Juniors Badminton Championship 1999 at the National Indoor Stadium-1, Thuwunna, from 11 to 17 July.
The team comprises 8 managers and 27 players totalling 35. They were welcomed at the Yangon International Airport by officials of Sports and Physical Education Department and Myanmar Badminton Federation.
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(9) Ministry of Religious Affairs provides cash assistance to staff and children
YANGON, 8 July A ceremony to provide cash assistance for the staff of the Ministry of Religious Affairs and for the education of their children was held at Kaba Aye Hill this afternoon.
Present on the occasion were Minister for Religious Affairs Maj-Gen Sein Htwa, Deputy Minister U Aung Khin, Director-General of Religious Affairs Department U Arnt Maung, Director-General of the Department for Promotion and Propagation of the Sasana U Sann Lwin, Pro-Rector (Administration) of International Theravada Buddhist Missionary University Dr Hla Pe and staff.
Minister Maj-Gen Sein Htwa and Deputy Minister U Aung Khin presented cash assistance amounting to K 1.28 million for the staff and for the education of their children respectively.
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(10) Coord meeting on Golden Eagle Asian Juniors Badminton Championship
YANGON, 8 July A coordination meeting of Golden Eagle Asian Juniors Badminton Championship 1999 Organizing Leading Committee,Work Committee and subcommittees was held at the National Indoor Stadium-1 this afternoon.
It was attended by Chairman of Myanmar Olympic Committee Minister for Sports Brig-Gen Sein Win, Secretary Director-General Col Thaung Htaik of Sports and Physical Education Department, Adviser at the Ministry of Sports Col Ngo Ciin Pau, the president and executives of Myanmar Badminton Federation and officials.
Col Thaung Htaik and MBF President U Kyi Nyunt explained arrangements for the championship.
It was followed by reports of officials of subcommittees on work done.
After the meeting, the minister inspected preparations and arrangements for the championship in the gymnasium.
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(11) Commander inspects embankments along Ayeyawady River in Danubyu Township
YANGON, 8 July Chairman of Ayeyawady Division Peace and Development Council Commander of South-West Command Maj-Gen Thura Shwe Mann, accompanied by officials, inspected waterways maintenance works with the help of dredgers in Panhline River near Nyaungdon on 7 July morning.
Divisional Officer of Department of Water Resources and Improvement of River System U Win Tin reported on progress of work.
The commander then inspected maintenance work of embankments built for protecting Danubyu Township against river floods and gave instructions on maintaining embankments and taking preventive measures against floods.
He then inspected embankments rear Kanzintaw Village, Thabyu Village-tract, in Danubyu Township on the bank of Ayeyawady River, cordially met local people and made cash donations for development of the region.
The commander also inspected embankments on the eastern bank of the Ayeyawady near Sankin village, construction of Danubyu-Taikkyi Highway and monsoon paddy cultivation.
In the afternoon, the commander inspected development of Atagyi, Danubyu Township, and embankments in Zalun and gave instructions on taking preventive measures against erosion of the river after hearing reports of officials.
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(12) SWRR Minister inspects Pre-Primary Schools
YANGON, 8 July Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Brig-Gen Pyi Sone inspected No 1 Pre-Primary School of the Social Welfare Department on Kanbawza Street, Bahan Township, yesterday morning.
Accompanied by Director-General of Social Welfare Department (SWD) Col Sit Myaing and officials, the minister heard a report on salient points of the school present by Headmistress Daw Nyo Nyo Hla.
Efforts should be made to open multi-media classrooms at pre-primary schools and to grow vegetables at the school compounds, stressed the minister.
The minister and party presented toys to the children of the school donated by the Sayadaw Shi Fazhao of Shwekyaung of Singapore through the Minister for Culture U Win Sein. They then inspected construction of a new building of the No 4 Pre-Primary School.
An official of Foremost Co Ltd which is the main contractor of the project explained progress in constructing the building with the help of the scale-model. The minister gave instructions.
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(13) 46 members resign from Palaw Township NLD
YANGON, 8 July Forty-six members resigned from the National League for Democracy of Palaw Township, Taninthayi Division.
Forty-six members of Palaw Township NLD, Taninthayi Division, of their own volition, resigned by sending letters of resignation to Palaw Township Multiparty Democracy General Election Commission Office and the party concerned on 30 January 1999 as they no longer wished to participate in party politics of NLD.
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(14) Digital transmitters
receivers installed in hill regions
YANGON, 8 July Seven digital transmitting and receiving machines were
installed in Haka on 26 March, in Tiddim on 27 March, in Falam on 6 April, in
Htantalan on 30 May in Tonzang on 2 June and in Khanti on 15 June with a view to
enabling national races from Naga region of Sagaing Division and hill regions of
Chin State in the area of North-West Command.
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