THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR
( Friday, 21 January 2000)
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- Senior General Than Shwe offers provisions to members of the Sangha and nuns in Myeik
- Senior General Than Shwe gives guidance on progress of Myeik and Palaw townships
- Use of modern teaching aids will produce more students possessing brilliant ability, intellectual power
- Secretary 1 receives Minister at President’s Office of LPDR
- Meeting held to coordinate compilation of Myanma traditional folk songs and national races songs
- Minister meets Dy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran
- Chinese cultural delegation arrives
- 29 Thinbawinn Village-tract NLD members resign of own accord
(1) Senior General Than Shwe offers provisions to members of the Sangha and nuns in Myeik
YANGON, 20 Jan - Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Than Shwe attended the ceremony to offer provisions to members of the Sangha, nuns and Sarthintaiks at Buddha Sasana Beikmandaw of Laykyun Hsime Pagoda in Myeik this morning.Chairman of Township Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee Sankyaung Sayadaw Bhaddanta Pandhavamsa administered the Five Precepts.
Then, the Sayadaws and members of the Sangha recited parittas.
Senior General Than Shwe offered rice and alms to Mahasi Buddha Sasanasu Yeiktha Sayadaw Agga Maha Kammahtanasariya Bhaddanta Asaba.The Secretary-2, the Secretary-3 and party offered rice and alms to the Sayadaws and members of the Sangha.
The Secretary-2 also presented rice to nuns.
Then, merits gained for good deeds were shared.
(2) Senior General Than Shwe gives guidance on progress of Myeik and Palaw townships
YANGON, 20 Jan - Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Than Shwe inspected development of Myeik and Palaw townships in Taninthayi Division today.This morning, Senior General Than Shwe met Tatmadawmen and families of Myeik Station at Coastal Region Command in Myeik Township.
At Kywegu village in the township, the Senior General and party observed the chosen site to build Kywegu-Kyaukphya Bridge.
Chairman of Taninthayi Division Peace and Development Council Commander of Coastal Region Command Maj-Gen Thura Thiha Thura Sit Maung and Minister for Construction Maj-Gen Saw Tun briefed them on the selection of the project site, survey and bridge designing.
Senior General Than Shwe gave guidance.
Located on Dawei-Myeik-Kawthoung Road, the bridge on Kyaukphya River will be over 3,000 feet long. Completion of the bridge will ensure better and smooth transport in the region.On arrival at Palaw Township, the Senior General and party were welcomed by Staff Officer (Grade-1 ) of Coastal Region Command Lt-Col Tun On, departmental personnel and local authorities.
After inspecting the town, the Senior General met Tatmadawmen and families at the regional battalion.
The Senior General then cordially greeted departmental personnel who were at tending a meeting with the ministers in Kanyodanyadana Hall.Chairman of Palaw Township Peace and Development Council U Kyaw Swe reported on the regional, economic and transport situation of the township.
Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation Maj-Gen Nyunt Tin, Minister for Mines Brig-Gen Ohn Myint, Minister for National Planning and Economic Development U Soe Tha and Minister for Commerce Brig-Gen Pyi Sone gave suggestions.
Minister U Soe Tha, Minister for Progress of Border Areas and National Races and Development Affairs Col Thein Nyunt and Minister for Science and Technology U Thaung inspected the multimedia teaching centre and classrooms at Palaw Township Basic Education High School. They also greeted teachers and pupils.
At Palauk village in the township, the Senior General and party were conducted around the village by Tactical Operation Commander Col Ohn Myint, Commander of regional battalion Lt-Col Khin Maung Aye and officials.
During their visit to the regional battalion, the Senior General and party were welcomed by Tatmadawmen and families.
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(3) Use of modern teaching aids will produce more students possessing brilliant ability, intellectual power
YANGON, 20 Jan - Chairman of Myanmar Education Committee Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt attended the opening of multimedia teaching centres at basic education schools in Pathein Township, Ayeyawady Division, today.The Secretary-1 also unveiled the plaques marking the opening of the multimedia classrooms.
Accompanied by ministers, deputy ministers Chief of Staff (Air), officia1s of the State Peace and Development Council Office, heads of department and officials, left here for Pathein by Tatmadaw flight this morning.
On arrival at Pathein at 9 am they were welcomed by member of the State Peace and Development Council Chairman of Ayeyawady Division Peace and Development Council Command Maj-Gen Thura Shwe Mann, Deputy Commander Brig-Gen Tint Swe, military and civilian officials and members of Union Solidarity and Development Association.
Multimedia classrooms were opened at No 2 Basic Education High School, No 1 Basic Education Middle and No 20 Basic Education Primary School in the morning and afternoon at the respective schools attended by the Secretary-1 and party.Local authorities, departmental personnel, the director-general of No 1 Basic Education Department, members of USDA, social organizations, school boards of trustees and parent-teacher association, donors, school heads and teachers and their pupils were also present.
Headmistress Daw Tin Nwe Aye and Chairman of the School Board of Trustees U Chit Tin formally opened the multimedia classroom of No 2 BEHS.
The Secretary-1 and party then inspected closed circuit television studio, computer application and E-mail electronic media, computer aided instruction language lab, project media, printed media (reading corner), closed circuit television unit and domestic science, art and music rooms.
Secretary of the School Board of Trustees U Nay Win and Headmistress Daw Tin Nwe Aye explained efforts to open the multimedia class-room.Headmistress Daw San San Htay and Chairman of the School Board of Trustees U Than Tun formally opened the multimedia classroom of No 1 BEMS.
The Secretary-1 and party inspected the different sectors of the multimedia-classroom and the skill of students.
U Than Tun and Daw San San Htay explained efforts to open the rnultimedia classroom and uplift the all-round education standards and moral conducts of students.
Headmaster U Htay Win and Chairman of School Broad of Trustees U Tin Ohn formally opened the multimedia classroom at No 20 BEPM.
Accompanied by officials, the Secretary-1 inspected various sections of the multimedia classroom.
U Htay Win and U Tin Ohn gave speeches.
On arrival at Pathein Glass Factory, the Secretary-1 and party were welcomed by Minister for Industry-1 U Aung Thaung, Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw Win, Managing Director of Myanma Ceramics Industry U Than Shwe and staff.
Minister U Aung Thaung briefed them on history of the factory, major renovation of machines, current production capacity and operations and the factory manager on renovation of kilns.
The Secretary-1 and party then inspected the factory.
They arrived back here in the evening.
(4) Secretary 1 receives Minister at President’s Office of LPDR
YANGON, 20 Jan - Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt received Minister at the President’s Office Mr Soubanh Srithirath of Lao People’s Democratic Republic and party at Dagon Yeiktha of the Ministry of Defence at 5 pm today.
The guests were accompanied by Ambassador LPDR Mr Ly Bounkham.
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(5) Meeting held to coordinate compilation of Myanma traditional folk songs and national races songs
YANGON, 20 Jan - The first coordination meeting on compiling Myanma traditional folk songs and national races songs was held at Myanma Radio and Television on Pyay Road this afternoon with an add held Myanmar Minister for Information Maj-Gen Kyi Aung.The minister spoke of compiling Myanma traditional folk songs and national races songs.
He also said that if literary, art and music organizations cooperate together with Thabin Asiayon and Motion Picture Asiayon, folk songs and national races songs will soon emerge, and added that it is also necessary to compile traditional songs and dances of national races.
The minister encourage all to contribute to the discussions.
Then, general round of discussion followed.
The group for compiling Myanma traditional folk songs and the group for compiling national races songs were formed, and duties were assigned .
The meeting ended with concluding remarks by the minister.
(6) Minister meets Dy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran
YANGON, 20 Jan - Minister for Industry-2 Maj-Gen Saw Lwin met a delegation led by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran Mr Amin Zadeh who called at his office at 11 am today.
(7) Chinese cultural delegation arrives
YANGON, 20 Jan - Under the cultural exchange programme between Myanmar and the People’s Republic of China, a five-member cultural delegation of PRC arrived here by air this evening.
The delegation was welcomed at Yangon International Airport by officials of Fine Arts Department, Ministry of Culture and Chinese Embassy.
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(8) 29 Thinbawinn Village-tract NLD members resign of own accord
YANGON, 20 Jan - Twenty-nine members resigned from the National League for Democracy of Thinbawinn Village-tract in Shwegu Township, Kachin State.
Twenty-nine members of Thinbawinn Village-track ,NLD in Shwegu Township, Kachin State, of their own accord, resigned by sending letters of resignation to Thinbawinn Village-track Multiparty Democracy General Election Commission Office in Shwegu Township and the party concerned on 15 September 1999 as they no longer wished to participate in party politics of NLD.
(9) WEATHER
Maximum temperature on Jan19-1-2000 was 33.0 °C (91°F)
Minimum temperature on Jan 20-1-2000 was 17.5 °C (64°F)
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