THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR
( Sunday, 31 October 1999)
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(1) Secretary-1 receives national race group of Shan State (North)
YANGON, 30 Oct - Chairman of Work Committee for Development of Border Areas and National Races Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt met the national race group led by U Kan Ywet of Shan State (North) at the Tatmadaw Guest House on Inya Road at 3.45 pm today.
They discussed regional development tasks and preservation of traditions
and culture.
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(2) Seventh Myanmar Traditional Cultural Performing Arts Competition continues
YANGON, 30 Oct - The Seventh Myanmar Traditional Cultural Performing Arts Competition continued for fifth day at the designated venues today.
Present on the occasion were Patron of Organizing the Seventh Myanmar Traditional Cultural Performing Arts Competition Secretary-l of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt, Secretary-2 Lt-Gen Tin Oo, Chairman of Leading Committee for Organizing the Competition member of the State Peace and Development Council.
Altogether 15 competitors took part in Maha Gita event of higher education 1l level (women) with the song "Badda Gaba" and 16 competitors participated in religious song event of amateur level (men) with, the song "Thiri Dhamma" in the song competition at the National Museum today.
Basic education level ( 15-20) (boys) Maha Gita event and amateur level (women) modern and old songs event of the song competition will be held at the same venue on 31 October.
At the National Theatre on Myoma Kyaung Road, 15 competitors of amateur level (women) and 16 of basic education level (10-15) (boys) event took part in the dance competition.
Competitors of basic education level ( 15-20) (boys) and basic education level (10-15) (girls) will take part in the dance competition tomorrow.
Competitors of professional level in the song composing competition practiced their songs entitled "Hnit-sei-tit-yazu-nidan" at Kanbawza Theatre of Fine Arts Department on Kaba Aye Pagoda Road today. Chairman of Panel of Judges of the song composing competition Bogale U Tint Aung and members supervised practising work.
On 31 October, competitors of amateur level in the song composing
competition will practice their work at Kanbawza Theatre.
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(3) Secretary-1 attends ceremony to hand over new four-storey building for BEMS in Dagon Myothit Seikkan Township
YANGON, 30 Oct - Repave streets of Yuzana Garden City Housing Project in Dagon Myothit, Seikkan Township were put into service and new air-con bus lines opened at the junction of Kyunshwewa Street and Padauk Street in the compound of Yuzana Garden City Housing Project this morning, attended by Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt.
Vice-Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and Development Council Deputy Commander Brig-Gen Hsan Hsint, Chairman of Yangon Division All Bus Lines Control Committee U Phone Kyaw and Chairman U Htay Myint formally opened No 32 and No 56 Air-con bus lines which will ply between Yuzana Garden City Housing Project and Hsinmalike Highway Terminal.
The Secretary-l performed ritual of gold and silver showers to mark the
success of the ceremonies. A ceremony to hand over new
four-storey
building for Basic Education Middle School donated by Yuzana Construction
Group to the Ministry of Education was held at the school on Gangaw Street in
the compound of Yuzana Garden City Housing Project.
Chairman of Myanmar Education Committee Secretary- 1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt unveiled the signboard of "No 2 Basic Education Middle School, Dagon Myothit Seikkan Township, Yuzana Garden City".
Afterwards, U Htay Myint reported on Yuzana Garden City Housing Project and presented related documents of the school to Director-General of No 3 Basic Education Department Col Thein Aung. Director-General U Armt Kyaw presented the grant to the Ministry of Education through Col Thein Aung.
Next, U Htay Myint presented one million Kyat for the school fund to the Secretary-l . Member of the Board of Directors of Yuzana Construction Group U Win Myint presented K 1,483,160 for purchase of teaching aids and members of the Board of Directors U Lay Myint and U Kyin Toe K 505,490 for one year for welfare of teachers and for purchase of school uniform and stationery to Headmistress Daw Kyi Kyi Mya.
In his address, the Secretary-l said that before 1988, Yangon City was crowded with squatters and homeless people and densely populated; moreover, Yangon City with quarters which were not in hygienic conditions, did not possess urban characteristics.
So, step-by-step measures have been taken to see to it that Yangon City, the capital of Myanmar, is pleasant and beautiful and has urban characteristics like cities of other countries.
As the first step, Hlaingthaya, Shwepyitha and Dagon Myothit have been established, and people from densely-populated wards and squatter quarters in the city have been moved there.
Afterwards, the Secretary-1 signed in the visitors book. In Yuzana Garden City Project, 16-mile-long concrete road and 5-mile-long tarred road were built at a cost of K 668.7 million.
No 32 Air-con Buses will go along the route from Yuzana Garden City to Thakayta (Shukhintha), Pazundaung, Sule and Hsinmalaik Highway Terminal, and No 56 Air-con Buses will run along the route from Yuzana Garden City to South Okkalapa, Thuwunna, Dawbon, Pazundaung, Sule and Hsinmalaik Highway Terminal every ten minutes from 6 am to 6 pm daily.
The four-storey middle school built at a cost of over K 60 million by
Yuzana Construction Group includes 24 classrooms, an office room of the
headmistress, a recreation room of the teachers, an assembly hall, a computer
room, an arts room, a domestic science room, a library and toilets, and there
are also computers, TV sets and video cassette players. Implementation of
Yuzana Garden City Project which occupies about 800 acres of land, continues,
and single housing units, modern apartments, buildings of international
standard, religious building sports grounds, bus terminals, markets, super
markets and parks will be built there.
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(4) Secretary-2 meets delegation of Border Areas Development Corporation of ROK Ministry of Agriculture
YANGON, 30 Oct -Secretary-2 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Tin Oo met a five-member delegation led by Executive Director Dr Ro Kun-Kil, Border Areas Development Corporation, Ministry of Agriculture, the Republic of Korea, and officials of Myanmar-based Korean company Myanmar First International, Korea-Myanmar Cooperation Organization, in the meeting room of the Ministry for Progress of Border Areas and National Race and Development Affairs this morning.
They discussed modern farming sector, mechanized farming sector and
regional development sector. Officials present held discussions about
technical assistance in agriculture for development of border areas,
assistance for the transport sector in border areas and that for rural
development.
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(5) Tatmadaw families, well-wishers donate rice to Sarthintaiks in Yangon West District
YANGON, 30 Oct - Tatmadaw families and well-wishers donated rice to Mon Pariyatti Sarthintaik in Seikkan Township, Yangon West District, this morning, attended by Secretary-2 of the State Peace and Development Council Chief of Bureau of Special Operations Chief of Staff (Army) Lt-Gen Tin Oo.
Padana Nayaka of the Sarthintaik Bhaddanta Kesara administered the Five Precepts.The Secretary-2 and party presented offertories to the Sayadaws.
Commodore Kyi Min, Brig-Gen Myint Swe and Col Ye Tun presented rice donated by Tatmadaw families to the Padana Nayaka Sayadaw.
Then, well-wishers also donated 21 sets of robes, one bags of gram, 150 viss of iodized salt, 15 packets of soft for tooth brushing and 590 bottles of indigenous medicines to the Padana Nayaka Sayadaw.
The minister and deputy ministers accepted K 400,000 for the fund of the Sarthintaik donated by well-wishers.
Director of Resettlement Col Aung Thein and Minister for Religious Affairs U Aung Khin supplicated on the purpose of the donations and religious affairs.Later, the Padana Nayaka Sayadaw delivered a sermon, followed by sharing of merits.
Similarly, a ceremony to donate rice to Chanmye Gonwai Nunnery in Mayangon Township was held at the nunnery this morning.Insein Ywama Pariyatti Sarthintaik Nayaka Sayadaw Bhaddanta Vinayalankara administered the Eight Precepts.
The Secretary-2 and party donated offertories to the Sayadaws. Then,
officials presented over K 200,000 to Padana Nayaka Nun Daw Hsekavati of the
nunnery.
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(6) Secretary-2, Secretary-3 attend Seventh Annual General Meeting of Myanmar Edible Oil Dealers Association
YANGON, 30 Oct - The Seventh Annual General Meeting of Myanmar Edible Oil Dealers Association was held at the Mayhwa Hall at 5.15 pm today, attended by Secretary-2 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Tin Oo and Secretary-3 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Win Myint.
President of Myanmar Edible Oil Dealers Association U Than Oo made a speech
on the occasion.Then, Minister for Commerce Brig-Gen Pyi Sone extended
greetings . The meeting approved the reports of CEC and financial statement
followed by resignation and election of CEC and EC members.Then, the meeting
ended with concluding remarks by President U Than Oo.
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(7) Commander, minister inspects Khabaung Bridge in Toungoo
YANGON, 30 Oct - Chairman of Bago Division Peace and Development Council Commander of Southern Command Maj-Gen Tin Aye and Minister for Construction Maj-Gen Saw Tun arrived at the construction site of new Khabaung Bridge in Toungoo Township, Bago Division, this morning.
The commander and the minister gave instructions on worksite safety, systematic storage of bridge construction materials and works to be done with set standard, and attended to their needs.
It is a new bridge being built at the entrance of Toungoo on Yangon-Mandalay Highway. The bridge, 600-ft long and 48-ft wide, is being built with four lanes and six-foot pedestrian lanes on both sides.
Then, the minister and party inspected road sections and bridges on
Yangon-Mandalay Highway
and Toungoo-Yangon Highway.
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(8) Myanmar Mayflower Bank Ltd opens another branch in Mandalay
YANGON, 30 Oct - A ceremony to mark the opening of Mandalay Branch No 3 of Myanmar Mayflower Bank Ltd was held at the Sedona Hotel in Mandalay this morning.
In his opening address, the commander said in the financial service sector, the opening of banks is the most important, and now, altogether 21 private banks are providing financial services successfully.
The banks need to provide services beneficial to national people and agricultural and industrial entrepreneurs in response to the goodwill of the State and assistance of the ministries and regional authorities.
Then, Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Than Tun said the branch opened in Mandalay today is the fourteenth of Myanmar Mayflower Bank Ltd, and efforts of MMB to open branches in cities and provide monetary services starting from June 1994 to date, are highly laudable.Altogether three branches have been opened in Mandalay, which takes up economically strategic position of upper Myanmar.
The ceremony to open Mandalay Branch No 3 of MMB was held at the branch in
Chanayethazan Township, Mandalay. Myanmar Mayflower Bank Ltd has already
opened seven branches in Yangon, three branches in Shan State and three
branches in Mandalay, and arrangements are being made to open more branches in
Monywa, Meiktila, Muse, Kengtung, Myingyan and Yangon.
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(9) Workshop on Regional Collaboration in Conservation of Hkakaborazi Mountain Ecosystem held
YANGON, 30 Oct - Workshop on Regional Collaboration in Conservation of Hkakaborazi Mountain Ecosystem jointly sponsored by the Forest Department and International Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) was held in Putao, Kachin State, from 26 to 29 October.Hkakaborazi Mountain ecosystem is endowed with unique and rich biological diversity and covers the head-waters of the most important Ayeyawady River.
In this workshop papers related to conservation of biodiversity in Eastern
Himalayan Region, distribution of flora and fauna of Hkakaborazi,
socio-economic situation of local community, conservation and management of
Hkakaborazi National Park were presented and discussed. The recommendations on
conservation and management strategies for Hkakaborazi National Park were
adopted.During the workshop the participants visited the environs of
Putao-Mular Shidi village and Machanbaw Township.
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(10) Pilgrims, holiday-makers crowd religious and recreation centres
YANGON, 30 Oct - Pagodas, recreation centres and amusement parks in Yangon were seen bustling with activities today as it was a Saturday, an office holiday.
Devotees, monks and people including tourists of Yangon and various regions
of the country paid obeisance at Shwedagon, Sule, Botahtaung and
Shwephonepwint pagodas and made donations. Holiday-makers crowded the People's
Park and People's Square and enjoyed themselves at Shweyinbyin recreation
centre.
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(11) Ramayana drama competition continues for fourth day
YANGON, 29 Oct - The Ramayana drama competition of Seventh Myanmar Traditional Cultural Performing Arts Competition was held at the National Theatre on Myoma Kyaung Street at 7 pm fourth day today.
The Ramayana drama troupe of Mandalay Division took part in the
competition.
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(12) Minister for Mines inspects Salt Mill and Tin Smelting Plant
YANGON, 30 Oct - Minister for Mines Brig-Gen Ohn Myint arrived at Salt Mill of Myanma Salt and Marine Chemical Enterprise in Thakayta Township yesterday evening.They were welcomed by Managing Director U Saw Win and officials.
The minister inspected the mill and gave suggestions.Minister Brig-Gen Ohn
Myint went to Tin Smelting Plant in Thanlyin in the evening.They were welcomed
by Managing Director of No 2 Mining Enterprise U Tin Win and officials. The
minister and party inspected the plant and gave instructions to officials.
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(13) Myanmar cultural troupe arrives back from ROK
YANGON, 30 Oct - A 15 member-Myanmar cultural troupe led by Rector of the University of Culture U Tin Soe arrived back here by air from the Republic of Korea this evening after entertaining at International Travel Expo ' 99 held in ROK from 27 to 29 October.
The delegation members were welcomed back at the Yangon International
Airport by Deputy Minister for Culture U Soe Nyunt, directors-general of
departments under the ministry and officials and their families.
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(14) 37th Convocation held at MU
YANGON, 30 Oct - The 37th Convocation of Mandalay University was held at
Convocation Hall of MU today. Present on the occasion were Rector of MU
U Lu Ni, Pro-Rector U Saw Aung, members of MU Management Board, faculty
members, principal, associate professors, registrar, graduates and their
relatives.In the morning session, the rector conferred M.Sc degree on one
graduate, B.A(Hons) on 24, B.Sc (Hons) on 31, B.A on 64 and B.Sc on 359 and 16
absentia.
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(15) 21 members resign from Shwedaung Township NLD
YANGON, 30 Oct - Twenty-one members resigned from National League for Democracy of Shwedaung Township, Bago Division.
Twenty-one members of Shwedaung Township NLD, Bago Division, of their own
volition, resigned by sending letters of resignation to Shwedaung Township
Multiparty Democracy General Election Commission and the party concerned on 29
September 1999 as they no longer wished to participate in party politics of
NLD.
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(Saturday Oct30)
Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hours MST: During the past 24 hours, rains or thundershowers have been scattered in Ayeyawady and Bago Divisions and widespread in the remaining areas with locally heavy falls in Taninlthayi Division and isolated heavy falls in Kachin State, lower Sagaing, Mandalay and Magway Divisions. The noteworthy amounts of rainfall recorded were Myeik 3.78 inches, Dawei 3.43 inches, Bhamo 3.07 inches, Meiktila 2.17 inches, Aunglan 1.69 inches and Shwebo 1.61 inches.
Maximum temperature on Oct 29 was 26.5C (80%).
Minimum temperature on Oct 30 was 23.0C (73%).
Relative humidity at 0930 hours MST on Oct 30 was
92%. - -Total
duration of sunshine on Oct 29 was 0.0 hour approx. Rainfall on Oct 30 was
10mm (0.39 inch) at Yangon Airport, 4mm (0.16 inch) at Kaba-Aye and 8mm (0.32
inch) at central Yangon.
Total rainfall since I January 1999 was 2850mm (112.20 inches) at Yangon Airport, 3446mm (135.67 inches) at Kaba-Aye and 3537mm (139.25 inches) at central Yangon.
Maximum wind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was 9mph from southeast at 13:35 hours MST on Oct 29.
Bay inference: Yesterday's severe cyclone storm over the north Bay has crossed Orissa coast, near Chandabali (lndia) and weakened gradually overland, according to the observations recorded at 06.30 hours MST today. Weather is partly cloudy in the southwest Bay and cloudy elsewhere in the Bay of Bengal.
Valid till evening of 31st October 1999: Rain or thundershowers will be widespread in Chin, Rakhine and Mon States, Yangon and Taninthayi Divisions and scattered in the remaining areas. Degree of certainty is 80%.
State of the sea: Seas will be moderate in Myanmar waters.
Outlook for subsequent two days: Continuation of rain in southern Myanmar areas.
Forecast for Yangon and neighboring area for 31st October 1999: Some rain or thundershowers. Degree of certainty is 80%.
Forecast for Mandalay and neighboring area for 31st October 1999: One or two rains or thundershowers. Degree of certainty is 80%.
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