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Monday January 20, 2003

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Foreign Head of State sends felicitations to Senior General Than Shwe

Yangon, 19 Jan - The following is the message of felicitations from Mr Leonid Kuchma, President of Ukraine, sent to Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council and Prime Minister of the Union of Myanmar, on the occasion of the 55th Anniversary Independence Day of the Union of Myanmar.

Coordination meeting on observance of 56th Anniversary Union Day held

Yangon, 19 Jan - A coordination meeting on observance of the 56th Anniversary Union Day was held at Zeyathiri Beikman on Konmyinttha this evening, with an address by Chairman of Central Committee for Observance of the 56th Anniversary Union Day Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council General Khin Nyunt.

General Khin Nyunt inspects high-class city housing projects, extension of roundabouts for upgrading of Yangon

Yangon, 19 Jan - City Housing Project Supervisory Committee Chairman State Peace and Development Council Secretary-1 General Khin Nyunt inspected high-class city housing projects and extension of main roundabouts in Yangon being carried out for upgrading of Yangon City this morning .

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Regional News
Secretary-1 attends Myanmar Privatization Commission meeting

Yangon, 19 Jan - The meeting (1/2003) of Myanmar Privatization Commission of the Union of Myanmar was held at Zeyathiri Beikman on Konmyinttha this afternoon attended by Chairman of the Myanmar Privatization Commission Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council General Khin Nyunt.

Soap factory project inspected

Yangon, 19 Jan - Minister for Industry-2 Maj-Gen Saw Lwin, visited the Kyaikhtiyoe Pagoda in Kyaikto Township, Mon State, on 17 January afternoon .

PBANRDA Minister tours in Bago

Yangon, 19 Jan - Minister for Progress of Border Areas and National Races and Development Affairs Col Thein Nyunt, inspected round the development affairs works in the townships in Bago Division yesterday.



Commander inspects TadaU-Myotha road section in Mandalay

Yangon, 19 Jan - Chairman of Mandalay Division Peace and Development Council Commander of Central Command Maj-Gen Ye Myint, inspected paving the 18 feet wide tarred road on TadaU-Myotha road and gave necessary instructions to the officials on 17 January.

Summer paddy cultivation in Kengtung Township inspected

Yangon,19 Jan - Chairman of Shan State (East) Peace and Development Council Commander of Triangle Region Command Brig-Gen Khin Zaw, inspected the paddy fields of regiments and units of Kengtung Station, cultivation of summer paddy in Yankon Village-tract and irrigation tasks in Kengtung Township.

Bayintnaung Bridge to be closed to traffic

Yangon, 19Jan - The Public Works of the Ministry of Construction announced that vehicles are not allowed to pass over the Bayintnaung Bridge from 6 am on 28 January to midnight of3 February 2003.

Minister meets with officials of Cooperative Departments, cooperative societies

Yangon, 19 Jan - Minister for Cooperatives Lt-Gen Tin Ngwe met with officials of Cooperative Departments and cooperative societies of Yangon East District at North Okkalapa Township hall yesterday afternoon.

Rural road and tube-well inaugurated

Yangon, 19 Jan - Member of the Central Executive Committee of the Union Solidarity and Development Association Minister for Sports Brig-Gen Thura Aye Myint met with USDA members of Kale District and Mingin Township at Maukkataw Village in Mingin Township on 10 January and gave instructions.

National News in Briefa

-Yeni No 2 Paper Factory inspected
-Road and bridge construction work inspected
-Kanbawzathadi Palace inspected
-Minister inspects unloading of rails
-Executives management multiplier course concludes
-Military and marching song musicians meet



Commander inspects building of bridges, Seikkhaung-Namhsan railroad

Yangon,19 Jan - Chairman of Shan State Peace and Development Council Commander of Eastern Command Maj-Gen Khin Maung Myint inspected progress in building bridges on Seikkhaung- Punchaung railroad section on14 January.

News from the Districts

-Fanners collectively sell paddy in Hopong
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Boosting of agricultural production coordinated
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Regional development tasks inspected in Kayah State


 

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Regional News

Minister for Foreign Affairs leaves for India

Yangon, 19 Jan - At the invitation of His Excellency Shri Yashwant Sinha, Minister of External Affairs of the Republic of India, a Myanmar delegation led by Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Union of Myanmar U Win Aung left here for New Delhi, India, this morning to pay an official visit to the Republic of India.

SEA Nations Education Ministers Council Chairman leaves for home

Yangon, 19 Jan - After studying educational activities in Myanmar, Chairman of Education Ministers Council of South-East Asian Nations Thai Minister of Education Mr Pongpol Adireksarn.

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Regional News
Thai Education Minister tours Yangon

Yangon, 19 Jan - Visiting Thai Minister of Education Mr Pongpol Adireksarn and party arrived at Myanmar ICT Park in Hline Township yesterday morning.

Free shuttle service for MICT Week

Yangon, 19 Jan - Myanmar ICT Week will be held at MICT Park on Hline Campus of Yangon University from 21 to 27 January during which buses will shuttle free of charge between the MICT Park .

Regional News

    Drug    

Regional News
Raw opium seized in Phakant

Yangon, 19 Jan - A combined team comprising members of Local Intelligence Unit and Myitkyina Special Anti-Drug Squad, acting on information, searched the house of Shwe Ba, No 6/8, Tarma Village, Phakant Township.

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