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State
Peace and Development Council Chairman Senior General Than Shwe
sends message of felicitations to Republic of Ghana
Yangon, 6 March — On the
occasion of the Independence Day of the Republic of Ghana, which
falls on 6 March 2003, Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of the
State Peace and Development Council of the Union of Myanmar has
sent a message of felicitations to His Excellency Mr John
Agyekum Kufuor, President of the Republic of Ghana.
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receives Rev Dr Konrad Raiser of WCC and party
Yangon, 5 March —
Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council Chief of
Military Intelligence General Khin Nyunt received Rev Dr Konrad
Raiser, General Secretary, World Council of Churches, Geneva,
Switzerland, Dr Mathews George Chunakara, Executive Secretary
for Asia, WCC.
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 58th Anniversary Armed Forces Day Parade drills continue
Yangon, 5 March — The parade columns
which will take part in the 58th Anniversary Armed Forces Day parade continued
their drills at Myoma Grounds here today.
 Armed Forces Day parade columns inspected
Yangon, 5 March — Chairman of the
management committee for observance of 58th Anniversary Armed Forces Day
Commander of Yangon Command Maj-Gen Myint Swe inspected barracks of Myawady and
Aung San columns which will take part in the Armed Forces Day parade at
Kyaikkasan Grounds this afternoon.
 Commander inspects agricultural tasks
Yangon, 5 March — Chairman of Shan State
(North) Peace and Development Council Commander of North-East Command Maj-Gen
Myint Hlaing, inspected the land reclamation works in Highland reclamation
project on 2 March morning
 Agricultural development projects inspected in Hlegu Township
Yangon, 5 Feb — Minister for Agriculture
and Irrigation Maj-Gen Nyunt Tin, inspected cultivation of summer paddy with the use of
water from Bawli Creek near Pyinmalwin Village, DaikU Township, this morning.
 Ponnya Hill Tunnel Construction Project inspected
Yangon, 5 March— Minister for Rail
Transportation Maj-Gen Aung Min, accompanied by Deputy Ministers Thura U Thaung
Lwin and U Pe Than, and officials, met with the personnel at Mandalay Railway
Station .
 Transport Minister inspects Dawbon Shipyard
Yangon, 5 March — Minister for Transport
Maj-Gen Hla Myint Swe, accompanied by Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw Myint,
arrived at Dawbon Ship-yard of the Marine Administration Department here this
morning and inspected its operations.
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 USDA new office, middle school opened in Taunggyi Township
Yangon, 5 March — A ceremony to open the
new office of the Union Solidarity and Development Association of Lwaitaw
village-tract, Taunggyi Township, southern Shan State, took place on 1 March
morning
 Producers’ tax-free markets seen over in Yangon
Yangon, 5 March — Chairman of Yangon
Division Peace and Development Council Commander of Yangon Command Maj-Gen Myint
Swe inspected sale of goods at tax-free markets in Yangon this morning.
 Technical Advisory Group Meeting for Anti-TB
Regimen used in Myanmar opens
Yangon, 5 March — “Tuberculosis is a
public health problem threatening South East Asia countries. Millions of people
die each year because they are infected with TB virus.
 Four-monthly meeting of I & P Ministry held
Yangon, 5 March — The third four-monthly
meeting for 2002 of the Ministry of Immigration and Population was held at the
Population Department here today with an address by I & P Minister Maj-Gen Sein
Htwa.
 Minister attends opening of coop shop
Yangon, 5 March — Minister for
Cooperatives Lt-Gen Tin Ngwe attended the opening ceremony of Sanpya cooperative
consumer product shop of Thazin Trading Cooperative Ltd on Ward-2 in Mayangon
Township this morning.
 Basic education schools in Bago inspected
Yangon, 5 March — Minister for Education
U Than Aung, accompanied by No 1 Basic Education Department Director-General U
Tin Nyo and Director (Finance) U Myo Nyunt arrived at Pwesagyigon Basic
Education Primary School in Bago Township yesterday afternoon and inspected
construction of the new school building.
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International Relations
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Minister receives Myanmar Honorary Consul of Busan in ROK
Yangon, 5 March — Minister for Communications, Posts and
Telegraphs Brig-Gen Thein Zaw received Honorary Consul of the
Union of Myanmar Mr Won B Dahn of Busan, the Republic of Korea,
at his office at 2 pm today.
 Information
Minister receives guests
Yangon, 5 March —
Minister for Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan received visiting
Vice-Chairman Mr Peter Kirwan of Goss Graphic Co of the United
States of America and Area Manager Mr Saku Satkunaratnam at
his office on Bo Aung Kyaw Street at 2 pm today.
Appointment of Ambassador agreed on
Yangon, 5 March — The
Government of the Union of Myanmar has agreed to the proposed
appointment of Mr Andreas G Skarparis as Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Cyprus to
the Union of Myanmar in succession to Mrs Rea Yiordamlis.
 Labour
Minister receives Swiss guests
Yangon, 5 March —
Minister for Labour U Tin Winn received Director-General
Ambassador Mr Blaise Godet of the Political Department of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Switzerland, and party at his
office at 3 pm today.
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Tourists arrive by chartered flight
Yangon, 5 March — Under
the supervision of the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism and with
the assistance of the Ministry of Transport, a total of 64
tourists and 27 crew members from the United States of America
arrived here via Ayers Rock, Australia,
H&T
Minister receives guests
Yangon, 5 March —
Minister for Hotels and Tourism Brig-Gen Thein Zaw received
Vice-President (Port Operations) Commander Mr Ku Yuen Mun and
party of Star Cruise Shipping Agencies based in Malaysia 1 pm
and General Manager Mr Teddy Chia of Grand Plaza Parkroyal
(Yangon) .
Chief Justice receives
Ambassador
Yangon, 5 March — Chief
Justice U Aung Toe received Ambassador of the Lao People’s
Democratic Republic to the Union of Myanmar Mr Chanthavy
Bodhisane at his office at 10 am today.
Myanmar Brewery Ltd awarded ISO 9001:2000 certificate
Yangon, 5 March —
Myanmar Brewery Ltd held a reception to mark the winning of ISO
9001:2000 Certificate at Traders Hotel on Sule Pagoda Road here
this afternoon.
Thai
tour operators make study tour in Myanmar
Yangon, 5 March —
Supervised by the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism and arranged by
Power Hotel of Bagan, Mandalay Hill Resort Hotel and Irrawaddy
Thai International Co Ltd of Thailand, a study group, in
comprising 64 tour operators of 30 Thai tourism companies, paid
visits to Bagan and Mandalay from 28 February to 3 March.
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Buddhist culture exam date fixed
Yangon, 5 March—The Department for
Promotion and Propagation of the Sasana today announced that the State Sangha
Maha Nayaka Committee has fixed the date to hold the 20th annual Buddhist
Culture Examination organized by respective Township Sangha Nayaka Committees
from 10th to 12th Waning of Kason 1365 ME (from 25 to 27 May) simultaneously,
all over the country.
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Marijuana seized in Thazi
Yangon, 5 March — A combined team
comprising members of the local intelligence unit, Mandalay Special Anti-drug
Squad and Railway Police Force, acting on information, searched No 142 up-train
at Thazi Railway Station on 6 February and seized 4 packets of marijuana
weighing 5.88 kilograms from passenger Tin Aye.
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