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Senior
General Than Shwe sends message of congratulations to President
of Cuba
Yangon, 9 March — Senior
General Than Shwe, has sent a message of congratulations to His
Excellency Dr Fidel Castro Ruz, President of the Council of
State and of the Government of the Republic of Cuba.
 Secretary-1
inspects upgrading of Strand road, Wadan jetty
Yangon, 9 March, —
Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council General
Khin Nyunt this morning inspected construction tasks for
extension of Strand road into a six-lane one and upgrading of
Wadan jetty in Lanmadaw Township.
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 One-year
traditional medicine practitioners course (Yangon) concludes
Yangon, 9 March— The
conclusion of the one-year traditional medicine practitioners
course No 2 (Yangon) was held at the Institute of Nursing.
 New
Shweli River Bridge opened
Yangon, 9 March—Hailing
the 58th Anniversary Armed Forces Day, the Shweli River Bridge
linking Katha Township of Sagaing Division and Mabein Township
of Shan State was opened.
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Religion
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 Seventh 47-member Plenary Meeting of Fifth
State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee concludes
Yangon, 9 March — The Seventh 47-member Plenary Meeting of the Fifth
State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee continued for the second-day session,
successfully concluded.
 Secretary-2 attends dry ration offering
ceremony
Yangon, 9 March — A ceremony to donate rice and edible oil to Dhammapala
Pariyatti Monastery in Katha, Katha District, Sagaing Division, was held.
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 Secretary-1
attends enshrinement and htidaw-hoisting ceremony of Shwedagon Replica Pagoda
Yangon, 9 March—A ceremony to enshrine religious objects into Shwedagon
Replica Pagoda was held in conjunction with the ceremony to hoist the golden
umbrella atop the pagoda at Nyaungkan Aye Sasana Yeiktha on Yangon-Insein Road
in Insein Township this morning, attended by Secretary-1 of the State Peace and
Development Council General Khin Nyunt.
The ceremony was opened with the three-time recitation of Namo Tassa.
Then, the congregation received the Five Precepts from Thayet Sayadaw Bhaddanta
Kesara.
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 Roundabouts
opened in Yangon
Yangon,
9 March — To ensure
upgrading the Yangon City to have international standard,
Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council General
Khin Nyunt, in accordance with the guidance of the Head of
State, has closely supervised extending and upgrading the
roundabouts in Yangon.
 Dry
Day inspection teams discharge duties
Yangon, 9 March —
Chairman of the Dry Day Supervisory Committee Minister at the
State Peace and Development Council Chairman’s Office Lt-Gen Min
Thein and Vice-Chairman Minister for Mines Brig-Gen Ohn Myint,
divided into two groups, supervised the Dry Day inspection teams
which were discharging duties here today.
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 Secretary-2
on tour of Katha District in Sagaing Division
Yangon, 9 March—
Secretary-2 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen
Soe Win left here by air and arrived at Mandalay International
Airport yesterday morning.
 Local
and foreign journalists study border region development and
anti-drugs activities in eastern and northern Shan State
Yangon, 9 March—The
local and foreign journalists led by Col San Pwint of the
Ministry of Defence and President of Myanmar Foreign
Correspondents Club U Sao Kai Hpa left here by air for Lashio on
4 March morning to observe the development of border areas in
Shan State (North) and Shan State (East), and measures being
taken for poppy substitute farming in the region.
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Diplomats, businessmen from the Philippines leave
Yangon, 9 March — A 25-member study group led by Daw Nan Phaung, wife of
Myanmar Ambassador to the Philippines, arrived here by air on 3 March.
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MMA (Upper Myanmar)’s golf tournament to be held
Yangon, 9 March — The golf tournament of Myanmar Medical Asso-ciation
(Mandalay) will be held at Yedagontaung Golf Club in Mandalay on the morning of
16 March.
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Raw Opium seized in Indaw
Yangon, 9 March — A combined team comprising members of the local
intelligence unit and Katha Special Anti-Drug Squad, acting on information on 23
February searched Ma Kyi’s house in Aungmingala ward, Indaw.
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