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1 ) Minister receives Ambassadors
Yangon, 7 June - Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement and for Immigration and Population Maj-Gen Sein Htwa received Ambassador of Malaysia to Myanmar Dato Cheah Sam Kip at 2 pm and Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Myanmar Mr Lee Kyung-Woo at 3 pm at Maykhala hall of the ministry today.
Minister receives Israeli Ambassador
Yangon, 7 June - Minister for Livestock and Fisheries Brig-Gen Maung Maung Thein received Ambassador of Israel to Myanmar Mr Yaacov Avrahamy at the ministry this afternoon.
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Defence Ministry soccer team honoured
Yangon, 7 June - The Defence Ministry team which won the Sports Minister's open division soccer trophy for 2002 was honoured at Karaweik
Palace here at 7 pm today. Present on the occasion were Chairman of
Defence Services Sports and Physical Education Management Committee
member of the State Peace and Development Council Adjutant-General
Maj-Gen Thein Sein, Chairman of Yangon
 Division Peace and
Development Council Commander of Yangon Command Maj-Gen Myint Swe,
senior military officers of the Ministry of Defence, officials of
the Defence Services Football Committee, the team manager, the
coach, footballers, donors and others.
Maj-Gen Thein Sein delivered an address. He then presented gifts for the football team to Chairman of Defence Services Football Committee Commandant of Defence Services Self-Defence and Sports Institute Col Htein Lin.
U Zaw Min of Pabedan Township, Yangon, presented K 2 million to Defence Services Football Committee and Defence Services Boxing Committee, U Thet Oo of Yangon K 2 million, U Than Myint of Lanmadaw Township K 500,000, U Soe Myint of FMI City K 200,000, and Daw Hmwe of Kaba Aye Pagoda Road K 50,000.
Col Htein Lin accepted the donations and presented certificates of honour to the donors.
A dinner was hosted in honour of the guests and footballers.
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Heads of Diplomatic Missions briefed on Yodaya's provision of
refuge, support and assistance to armed insurgent groups from
Myanmar
Yangon, 7 June - A briefing on the situation at the Myanmar-Yodaya border was held for the Heads of Diplomatic Missions in Yangon by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Wunzin Minyazar Hall of the ministry at 11.00 am today.
Present on the occasion were Vice-Chief of Military Intelligence Maj-Gen Kyaw Win, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs U Khin Maung Win, senior officers of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defence and the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps in Yangon Ambassador of the Lao People's Democratic Republic Mr Ly Bounkham and other Heads of Missions.
Deputy Minister U Khin Maung Win stated that Myanmar pays special attention to development of cordial ties with neighbouring countries.
In accordance with her policy of good-neighborliness, she has never allowed opposition groups from the neighbouring countries to operate from her territory. Indeed, if these armed groups opposing the neighbouring countries intrude into Myanmar, she has taken appropriate measures to drive them out.
However, it can be seen that Yodaya has been providing refuge, support and assistance to the armed insurgent groups from Myanmar. Moreover, the events starting from 20 May 2002 clearly show that Yodaya troops were directly involved in the attacks by SURA opium trafficking terrorist groups against Myanmar outposts.
These actions by Yodaya constitute to a blatant violation of the norms of international law as well as the
 fundamental principles of the United Nations, the Deputy Minister said.
Then, Deputy Head of Department of the Ministry of Defence Lt-Col Si Thu briefed on the current situation at the border and the attack launched by the Tatmadaw to recapture the Tatmadaw outposts and the people's militia camps which were lost as a result of the joint attack by the SURA drug trafficking terrorist group and Yodaya army on 20 May.
Next, Vice-Chief of Military Intelligence Maj-Gen Kyaw Win, Deputy Minister U Khin Maung Win and Lt-Col Si Thu replied to queries raised by the Heads of Missions.
The Heads of Missions later viewed maps pinpointing the exact locations of the strongholds of SURA drug trafficking terrorist groups inside Yodaya, KNU bases under the guise of refugee camps and the camps of KNU/Yodaya
army.
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) Donations for MCWA of Ministry of Industry-2
Yangon, 7 June - Silver Wave Trading Ltd made donations to the Maternal and Child Welfare Association of the Ministry of Industry-2 at the meeting hall of the ministry this morning.
It was attended by Minister for Industry-2 Maj-Gen Saw Lwin and wife, Deputy Minister Lt-Col Khin Maung Kyaw and wife, Vice-Chairperson of Myanma Maternal and Child Welfare Association (Central) Chief Medical Officer of the ministry Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe and executives of the MCWA of the ministry, departmental heads and service personnel.
First, Managing Director of Silver Wave Trading Ltd U Min Min Aung explained the purpose of donation.
Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe accepted 500 pairs of children footwear's worth K 1 million and 3 aluminium cupboards worth K 210,000 and presented a certificate of honour to well-wisher U Min Min Aung.
Then, Patron of the MCWA of the ministry Daw Moe Moe Myint, wife of the
minister, spoke words of thanks and the ceremony came to an end.
Minister inspects schools
for the blind
Yangon, 7 June - Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Maj-Gen Sein Htwa inspected the progress of construction of a new two-storey building and a new three-storey building of the School for the Blind on Panbingyi Road, Kyi-myindine Township, this morning.
The minister arrived at the school and was welcomed by Deputy Minister U Hlaing Win, Officer on Special Duty Brig-Gen Thura Sein Thaung, Director-General of the SWRR U Hsit Myaing and officials.
The minister looked into construction work. The director-general and officials conducted the minister round the construction site.
At the meeting hall of the new three-storey building, the minister heard a report on progress of the buildings and future tasks presented by the officials. The minister then fulfilled the
requirements.
National culture and morality course instructors honoured
Yangon, 7 June - Organized by Bago Division (East) Union Solidarity and Development Association, a ceremony to honour the course instructors of national culture and morality course took place at Thirihantha Hall in Bago, with an address by CEC member Bago Division (East) in-charge U Pan Aung.
A trainee and a course instructor expressed words of thanks.
Later, CEC member U Pan Aung went to Kyakhatwaing Pariyatti Sarthintaik of Bago and presented such offertories as rice, edible oil, onion and garlic to Presiding Sayadaw of the Sarthintaik Abhidhaja Agga Maha Suddhamma-jotika Agga Maha Pandita Baddanta Jotipala. Similarly, the Bago Division (East) USDA also donated K 100,000 worth offertories to the Sayadaw,
who later invested the congregation with the Five Precepts.
Afterwards, the ceremony came to an end.
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( 5 ) Multimedia teaching centres of Mingala Taungnyunt and Pazundaung BEHSs opened
Yangon, 7 June - A ceremony to open the
multimedia teaching centre of No 4 Basic Education High School in Mingala Taungnyunt Township was held at the school at 8 am today, attended by Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and Development Council Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe.
Headmistress Daw San Myint and Chairman of the School Board of Trustees U Aye Min formally opened the centre. The commander then formally unveiled the signboard of the centre.
Afterwards, the commander, the minister, the deputy minister and party looked round the centre. They then watched the entertainment programmes presented by the students in the arts hall and posed for a documentary photo.
Later, the commander, the minister and party attended a similar ceremony in Pazundaung Township No 1 BEHS, where they were welcomed by Chairman of Yangon East District Peace and Development Council Lt-Col Aung Pyi, officials, the headmistress, teachers, students and members of the School Board of Trustees.
Headmistress Daw Khin Thein Swe and Chairman of the School Board of Trustees U Than Tin formally opened the centre.
Then, the commander pressed the button to unveil the signboard of the centre.
Afterwards, the commander, the minister, the deputy minister and party inspected the multimedia classrooms.
They next watched the entertainment programmes of the students at the assembly hall.
After that, Headmistress Daw Khin Thein Swe reported on matters related to multimedia teaching centres; and Secretary of Mingala Taungnyunt BEHS No 4 School Board of Trustees Dr U Min Thu on efforts for the opening of the centres.
Then, the cash donation ceremony for the centres followed.
Patron of Pazundaung Township No 1 BEHS Board of Trustees Maj-Gen Than Oo (Retd) and old students of the school presented K 350,000 for Pazundaung Township No 1 BEHS to Patron of the School Board of Trustees U Ohn Kyaw; member of the School Board of Trustees U Nay Zin Latt-Daw Khin San K 100,000; member of the School Board of Trustees Thiri Thudhamma Manizaw-tadara Shwebin Ngwebin U Than Tun-Daw Aye Myint K 100,000; old students of Pazundaung Township No 1 BEHS and patients of the students K 3.275 million to Secretary of the School Board of Trustees U Tin Tun; entrepreneurs of No 3 Industrial Zone in Dagon Myothit (South) K 133,500; Chairman of the School Board of Trustees U Than Tin and brothers and sisters K 65,000; patients of the students K 2,933,055 for Mingala Taungnyunt No 4 BEHS; member of the School Board of Trustees U Htein Nan-Daw Jew K 100,000; U Han Thein and family K 100,000; U Tun Kyaing-Daw Ohn Kyi and family K 50,000; U Zaw Zaw Win-Daw Sandar Win and family K 50,000 to the minister, the deputy minister and Director-General of No 3 Basic Education Department (Yangon) U Tin Win, who then presented certificates of honour to them.
The commander and the minister delivered speeches and posed for a group photo in the assembly hall. Today's donations exceeded K 7.253 million.
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Central Committee for Scrutinizing Video Services meets
Yangon, 7 June - The Central Committee for Scrutinizing Video Services of Myanma Motion Picture Enterprise under the Ministry of Information held it's meeting No 2/2002 at the MMPE (Head Office) this afternoon.
It was attended by Deputy Minister for Information Brig-Gen Aung Thein, Chairman of the Central Committee Managing Director of MMPE U Bo Kyi and committee members.
The deputy minister delivered a speech on the occasion.
Then, Secretary of the committee Director of the MMPE U Thein Tun Aung introduced members of the new central committeeto these present. Afterwards, the minutes of the meeting No 1/2002 were approved.
Next, officials concerned reported on progress of video services in the fourth three-month period of 2001-2002 fiscal year, conditions of income from video services, breaking of video services rules and regulations in states and divisions and taking action against those involved in illegal business, followed by a general round of discussions. Managing Director U Bo Kyi gave replies as regards to the discussions.
Afterwards, the secretary of the central committee reported on progress of formation of scrutinizing video services committees in states and divisions and tasks carried out in the fourth three-month period in the 2001-2002 financial year.
Members of the Central Committee presented reports division-wise and discussed matters related to systematization and promotion of video services, and increasing of income. The meeting ended with closing remarks by the deputy
minister.
Traffic Rules Enforcement Supervisory Committee meets
Yangon, 7 June - The 97th meeting of the Traffic Rules Enforcement Supervisory Committee was held at the meeting hall of the Road Transport Administration Department yesterday afternoon.
It was attended by Chairman of the committee Vice- Adjutant-General Brig-Gen Maung Nyo, Vice-Chairman of the committee Joint-Secretary of Yangon City Development Committee U Kyi Win, Deputy Director-General of Myanmar Police Force Police Brig-Gen Zaw Win who attended on behalf of the director-general of MPF, Director-General of RTAD U Hla Thaung Myint, members of the committee, chairmen and secretaries of sub-committees, departmental officials and representatives of bus-lines.
First, the chairman of the committee made an opening speech.
Then, Joint-Secretary of the committee Commander of Wireless Unit and Traffic Police Division of MPF Police Lt-Col Aung Naing
reported on work done during April and May in 2002. Afterwards,
officials of sub-committees and departments concerned discussed
matters related to the enforcement of traffic rules. The meeting
ended with concluding remarks by the chairman.
Cash assistance provided for YCDC staff's children
Yangon, 7 June - A ceremony to provide cash assistance for the children of the staff of Yangon City Development Committee for the 2002-2003 academic year was held in conjunction with a work co-ordination meeting of the committee members, heads of department and administrative heads at the City Hall yesterday morning, attended by Chairman of YCDC Mayor U Ko Lay.
The joint-secretary of the central welfare committee explained facts about the assistance.
Then, the mayor presented K 5,672,000 to 6,269 students of the personnel of the YCDC office, departments and City Golf Resort through Head of the Administration Department U Myint Swe; K 104,000 to 121 students of the staff of Yangon District (East) General Administration Department and township GADs through Head of Yangon District (East) GAD U Shwe Sin; K 105,500 to 116 students of staff of West District GAD and township GADS through Head of West District GAD U Nay Lin; K 132,500 to 147 students of staff of South District GAD and township GADs through Head of South District GAD U Than Lwin; and K 132,000 to 144 students of staff of North District GAD through Head of North District U Min Aung.
After the ceremony, the work co-ordination meeting followed. In his speech, the mayor gave instructions on planting of more saplings in the townships in the rainy season, upgrading of roads, arrangements to be made for proper drainage and preventive measures against outbreak of diseases that usually occur in the rainy season.
Later, he viewed a demonstration with the use of two 2.5" hydrants installed at the City Hall.
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MMCWA to publish "Myit-ta-san-yay" magazine
Yangon, 7 June - Myanmar Maternal and Child Welfare Association held a meeting on publishing of its magazine
"Myit-ta-san-yay" at MMCWA head office in South Okkalapa Township at 10 am
yesterday.
Present at the meeting were Association Chairperson Prof Daw Kyu Kyu Swe, Vice-Chairpersons Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe and Dr U Kyi Soe and members, writers Daw Saw Mon Nyin, U Chit Naing (Psychology), U Myo Thant (Maung Hsu Shin) and Daw Khaing Yin Mon.
The meeting reached the decision to publish the magazine by October. Novels, articles, poems and cartoons are invited and can be sent to Dr Tin Lin Myint (In-charge of magazine committee), Myanmar Maternal and Child Welfare Association (Central), corner of Thanthuma and Parami Roads, South Okkalapa Township, Yangon, not later than 15 July 2002.
Cash donated in honour of MWJA conference
Yangon, 7 June - In honour of the third conference of Myanmar Writers and Journalists Association, a ceremony to donate cash to the MWJA (Central) by township WJAs and well-wishers was held today.
It was attended by MWJA Chairman U Hla Myaing (Ko Hsaung), Joint-Secretary U Myint Kywe (Maung Myint Kywe), CEC members U Than Hlaing (Tekkatho Thin Kha) and U Khin Swe (Shwe Son Nyo), Joint-Secretary of fund-raising work committee U Soe Shein (Maung Soe Htaik-Thonze) and well-wishers.
Cash donations were K 300,000 by writer and director U Tin Soe (Saya Thagadoe) and Daw Tin Tin Aye; K 200,000 by national literary award winner poet Maung Hay Ma; K 27,000 by Insein Township WJA; K 10,000 each by Maha Saddhammajotikadhaja U Shein Aung Bo and family, Phyabon Township WJA, Hline Township WJA, Sangyaung Township WJA, Dawbon Township WJA, U Aung Kyi Nyunt and Daw Khin Phyu Byin, U Than Pe (Tour Guide) and party, U Tin Kyi (former reporter of Working People's Daily, U Myat Thin Aung and Daw Khin Myint Myint of Sansung Co and Yankin Township WJA; K 50,000 by U Kyaw Sein (Moegok) and Daw Nan Kham Hsa; and K 15,000 worth 50 copies of
"Paunglaung Image" magazine by Pyinmana Township WJA which were accepted by U Hla Myaing (Ko Hsaung), who later presented certificates of honour to the well-wishers.
Donations may be made in honour of the third conference of MWJA
at No 529, corner of Merchant Road and 37th Street, Yangon, Ph 252417,
254173.
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) Timber smuggling exposed
Yangon, 7 June - The Government is taking appropriate measures for environmental conservation and prevention of deforestation. However, some unscrupulous persons, paying top priority to their own interest, are engaging in illegal timber trafficking and timber export, and the authorities concerned seized smuggled timber in May.
A combined team consisting of members of the local intelligence unit, MPF and the Forest Department, acting on information, searched Shwephala forest reserve in Zigon Township, Bago Division on 3 May and seized 25.918 tons of ownerless illegal teak logs at Block No 107.
Another combined team, acting on information, intercepted a vehicle (6 Ka/7591) which was on its way from Yinmabin to Mandalay near Lethnyohto Village in Myittha Township on Yangon-Mandalay Highway on 7 May and seized 5.9 tons of illegal logs of hard wood on board the vehicle.
Another seizure of 11.3178 tons of teak was made on 14 May by a similar combined team at the map reference O-843637 near Kaungwun Village in Muse Township. The teak was on board the two China-made Trawler-Gs.
Likewise, the authorities concerned seized 16.9198 tons of assorted sawn teak on a vehicle (1Kha/3431) on Yangon-Mandalay Highway near Mayin Village in Bago Township on 24 May, and 2002 pieces of teak and 1576 wood figurines of various kinds were seized on three vehicles which were driven from Bhamo at 14th Mile Junction in Momauk Township on 25 May.
Action is being taken against those who were involved in the illegal timber trafficking.
The authorities concerned are lying in wait for illegal timber traffickers who are using bypasses to avoid the check-points.
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) Marijuana seized in Kyauktaga
Yangon, 7 June - A combined team comprising members of local intelligence unit and local Police Force, acting on a tip-off, searched Khin Maung Hla (a) Babu Prasad, a passenger on a trishaw with number plate 206, at the entrance to Aung Mingalar village, Ganat Village-tract in Kyauktaga Township on 15 May and seized 979 gm of marijuana inside his handbag.
Action is being taken against Khin Maung Hla (a) Babu Prasad, 41, son of U Sio Pukyan of Aung Mingalar Village, Kyauktaga Township under section 15/19 (A) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law.
Stimulant tablets seized in Mongshu
Yangon, 7 June - A combined team comprising members of the local intelligence unit and Myanmar Police Force, acting on information, searched the house of Myint Kyaw, son of U Tun Shwe, of Loihsaunghtauk Ward, Region (5), Mongshu Gem Land, Mongshu Township, Shan State (South), on 26 May and arrested him together with 1,067 stimulant tablets. Action is being taken against him under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances
Law.
Raw opium seized in Bago
Yangon, 7 June - A combined team comprising members of the local intelligence unit, Bago Special Anti-drug Squad and Toungoo Police Station-2, acting on information, searched the house of Daw Than Myint at No 64, Nyeinchanye 3rd street, Ward 13 in Toungoo on 23 May and seized 108.17 gm of raw opium hidden in the latrine and on the roof of the house of Daw San Wai, who lived next to the former in the same compound.
Action is being taken against Daw Than Myint, 56, daughter of U Tin Maung, and Daw San Wai, 46, daughter of U Tun Myint, of No 64, Nyeinchanye 3rd street, Ward 13 in Toungoo under section 15/19 (A)/21 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law by Toungoo
Police Station-2.
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