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State Peace and Development
Council Chairman Senior General Than Shwe sends message of
condolence to President of the United States of America
Yangon,
5 Feb — Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace
and Development Council of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a
message of condolence to the Honourable George W Bush, President
of the United States of America on the tragic disaster of
American space shuttle in which seven astronauts have lost
their lives.
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 Secretary-1
inspects Maha Atula Pattanila Bowl
Yangon,
4 Feb — Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council
General Khin Nyunt, accompanied by officials of the State Peace
and Development Council Office, arrived at Mindhamma Hill at
6.15 pm today.First,
the Secretary-1 inspected Maha Atula Pattanila Bowl to be
offered to Lawka Chantha Abhaya Labha Muni Buddha Image and
attended to the needs.
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Regions
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 Commander
inspects model farm in Sagaing
Yangon,
4 Feb — Chairman of Sagaing Division Peace and Development
Council Commander of North-West Command Maj-Gen Soe Naing,
attended the work coordination meeting on cultivation of cold
season crops in ChaungU Township held.
 51st
National Championship Inter-ministry Track & Field Meet
Yangon, 4 Feb—
Myanmar Olympic Committee Chairman’s Shield the 51st National
Championship Inter-ministry Track and Field Meet was held in the
Aung San Stadium this morning.
Rehearsal for
relaying Union Flag
Yangon,
4 Feb — The trial performance of the Subcommittee for Setting up
billboard to convey the Union Flag and the emblems of states was
held today.
Basic course for tourist guides to be opened
Yangon,
4 Feb — Directorate of Hotels and Tourism, Ministry of Hotels
and Tourism, has arranged to open the basic course No 1/2003 for
tourists guides on 10 February.
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 Talks
on women’s rights held in Myitkyina
Yangon,
4 Feb— Talks on women’s rights organized by Kachin State Working
Committee for Women’s Affairs was held at the town hall in
Myitkyina on 27 January.
 Maintenance
of Taunggyi-Aungban-Pinlaung-Pyinmana Road
under way
Yangon, 4
Feb — Chairman
of Shan State Peace and Development Council Commander of Eastern
Command Maj-Gen Khin Maung Myint
inspected road maintenance work on Taunggyi-Aungban-Pinlaung-Pyinma-na
motorway on 30 January.
NEWS
FROM THE DISTRICTS
-Pyapon
District Crime Reduction Supervisory Committee meets
-Education
signboard, stone inscription unveiled at Yankin BEHS No 2
-Armed
Forces Day extempore talks held in Wakema
-Rice,
oil donated to Parahita School for the Blind
-Rural
development tasks explained in Chauk
-Sanitation
carried out at feeder canal of Ngamin Reservoir
-Surgeon
team goes field trip to Kawthoung
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International Relations
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 PBANRDA
Minister receives guest
Yangon,
4 Feb— Minister for Progress of Border Areas and National Races
and Development Affairs Col Thein Nyunt received Mr Takashi
Yoshida of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) at his
office yesterday.
KOTRA office
opens at Sakura Tower
Yangon,
4 Feb —The
Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Myanmar opened its
new KOTRA office at Sakura Tower on Sule Pagoda Road here this
morning. ROK Ambassador Mr Lee Kyung-Woo and Director-General of
the Directorate of Trade U Nyunt Aye gave speeches on the
occasion.
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 Health
minister and officials arrive to attend meeting of GAEL
Yangon,
4 Feb— Minister of Health of Guinea Prof Manadou Soliau Diauo
and member Dr Sakoba Keita, member Dr Justin Ndoyo of Central
Africa, Regional Director of AFRO Dr E- brahim M Samba and
member Dr Landry Bide arrived here by air at 7.15 pm today to
attend the third meeting of Global Alliance for Elimination of
Leprosy to be held at Sedona Hotel in Myanmar from 6 to 8
February.
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Information Technology
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 Myanmar ICT Week continues
Yangon,
4 Feb — The Second Myanmar ICT Week continued for the fifteenth day at MICT Park
on Hline University Campus today.
 IT lectures given at Toungoo in
Bago Division
Yangon,
4 Feb— IT Caranvan gave lectures at No 4 Basic Education High School, Toungoo,
Bago Division on 2 February.
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IT Caravan gives lectures at
Taungdwingyi,
NyaungU
Yangon,
4 Feb— With the aim of widening the scope of knowledge of students and the
public in Internet and information technology, the IT Caravan comprising
computer experts of MCF and Myanmar Computer Industry Association and youths of
IT companies, led by President of Myanmar Computer Federation U Thein Oo,
Vice-President Former Rector of University of Computer Studies Adviser to the
Ministry of Education Dr Kyaw Thein, left Pyay by car on 29 January and arrived
at Taungdwingyi in Magway Division at 11 am on that day.
They demonstrated the linking between Bagan Gateway
and Internet with the use of telephone line there.
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Drugs
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Drug
possessor jailed
Yangon,
4 Feb — A combined team comprising members of local intelligence
unit and Magway Special Anti-Drug Squad, acting on information
on 31 May 2002, searched Htay Myint in Hnone Village, Chaungzon
Village-tract, Myaing Township, and seized him together with 9.6
litres of phensedyl put in 96 bottles.
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Opium
refinery exposed in Laukkai Township
Yangon,
4 Feb—A combined team comprising members of the local
intelligence unit, the local Tatmadaw battalion and Myanmar
Police Force, acting on information, raided and combed the area
at the map reference (P 605380) near Ahlarbye Village in Laukkai
Township on 12 January.
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