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Senior General Than Shwe sends congratulations to
re-elected Israeli PM
Yangon,
6 Feb — Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace
and Development Council and Prime Minister of the Union of
Myanmar, has sent a message of congratulations to His Excellency Mr Ariel Sharon, Prime Minister of the State of Israel.
WHO acknowledges Myanmar as leprosy, polio free
nation
Yangon,
6 Feb — Executive Director of WHO Head Office Dr David Heymann
said that Myanmar had arrived at the stage of a leprosy free
nation; and that it could be also acknowledged as a nation that
was free from polio wild virus.
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 Secretary-1
General Khin Nyunt addresses opening ceremony of Third Meeting
of Global Alliance for Elimination of Leprosy
Yangon,
6 Feb — Chairman of National Health Committee Secretary-1 of the
State Peace and Deve-lopment Council General Khin Nyunt
delivered an address at the opening ceremony of the Third
Meeting of Global Alliance for Elimination of Leprosy (GAEL) at
the Sedona Hotel on Kaba Aye Pagoda Road at 8 am today.
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 Third
Meeting of Global Alliance for Elimination
of Leprosy commences
Yangon,
6 Feb — The Third Meeting of Global Alliance for Elimination of
Leprosy hosted by Myanmar was held at Sedona Hotel on Kaba Aye
Pagoda Road this morning.
Italian tourists arrive
Yangon,
6 Feb — Under the supervision of the Ministry of Hotels and
Tourism, sponsored by the Ministry of Transport and arranged by
Myanmar Lotus Asia Tours Ltd, a chartered flight Lauda Air
Boeing (767/300) with 65 Italian tourists aboard landed at
Yangon International Airport this morning.
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 Information
Minister
receives
guests
Yangon,
6 Feb — Minister for Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan received
President of BTL Technology International (Holdings) Limited
(Hong Kong) Mr Lam Sai Cheong and Vice-President Mr Wilfred Chan
at his office this evening.
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 Four-monthly
coord meeting of Ministry of Forestry held
Yangon,
6 Feb — Third four-monthly coordination meeting of the Ministry
of Forestry was held today at the Forestry Department here with
an address by Minister for Forestry U Aung Phone.
 Myanmar
delegation a leaves for LPDR
Yangon,
6 Feb — The eight-member Myanmar delegation led by Deputy
Minister for Foreign Affairs U Khin Maung Win left here by air
for the Lao People’s Democratic Republic yesterday evening
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Union Day delegates from states and divisions arrive
Yangon,
6 Feb — A total of 150 delegates of traditional cultural
troupes and USDA members from Kayah State, Taninthayi Division,
Chin State and Rakhine State arrived here today to attend the
56th Anniversary Union Day.
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Lessons for matric students to be telecast
Yangon,
6 Feb— With the aim of uplift of national education Electronic
Data Broadcasting System was launched on 1 January 2001 after
opening of learning centres at the universities, institutes,
degree colleges, colleges and basic education schools.
Yangon Division MCWASC Patron
visits baby born without anus
at Children's
Hospital
Yangon, 6 Feb — Patron of Yangon Division Supervisory
Committee for Maternal and Child Welfare Association Daw Khin
Thet Htay and party visited the baby who had no anus since birth
this evening.
Video play to be telecast
Yangon,
6 Feb — The video play entitled “Ye-ma-char Myay-ma-char” will
be telecast on 9 February evening on MRTV and Myawady channels.
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 Four
Nations Invitational Boxing Tournament commences
Yangon,
6 Feb — Chairman of Myanmar Olympic Committee Minister for
Sports Brig-Gen Thura Aye Myint attended the opening ceremony of
Four Nations Invitational Boxing Tournament held at the National
Indoor Stadium-1 in Thuwunna this afternoon and extended
greetings.
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