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Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing to pay state
visit to Vietnam
Yangon, 12 March—At the
invitation of the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
His Excellency Mr Tran Duc Luong and wife Madame Nguyen Thi Vinh,
Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of the Union
of Myanmar Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing
will pay a state visit to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in
the near future.
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Senior General Than Shwe sends message of felicitations to
President of Mauritius
Yangon, 12 March—On the
occasion of the Independence Day of the Republic of Mauritius,
which falls on 12 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
Cassam Uteem, President of the Republic of Mauritius.
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 Third meeting of Fifth Central Working
Committee of the Sangha continues
Yangon,
11 March— The second day of the meeting of the Fifth Central Working Committee
of the Sangha continued at Maha Pasana Cave on Kaba Aye Hill this morning
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parade columns practise drills
Yangon,
11 March — Parade drills were practised this morning along the
route between Myoma Grounds and Resistance Park by the parade
columns which will take part in the ceremony of 58th Anniversary
Armed Forces Day.
 Factories
inspected in Mandalay Division
Yangon,
11 March — Minister for Industry-1 U Aung Thaung inspected the
500-ton cement plant of Myanma Ceramics Industries in Kyaukse
Industrial Zone .
 Labour
Minister inspects TB Hospital in Yangon Division
Y angon,
11 March—Chairman of the Committee for Staging the booths on
nation-building endeavours of the 58th Anniversary Armed Forces
Day Minister for Labour U Tin Winn, this morning inspected the
booths and displays on nation-building endeavours of the
respective ministries.
 Measures
for development of Taninthayi Division coordinated
Y angon,
11 March — Taninthayi Division, District and Township Peace and
Development Councils and division level departmental officials
held a work coordination meeting at Pale Yadana Hall in Myeik on
22 February.
Prize-winners of Armed Forces
Day painting and sculpture competitions announced
Y angon,
11 March —The Work-committee for Holding Painting and Sculpture
Competitions under the Working Committee for Holding Poem and
Arts Competi-tions to mark the 58th Anniversary Armed Forces Day
which falls on 27 March 2003 chaired by Deputy Minister for
Culture U Soe Nyunt has held the painting and sculpture
competitions and announced the prize-winners.
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 Minister
inspects imported 1000 tons of edible oil
Y angon,
11
March — MV Sea Merchant carrying 1000 tons of Star Elephant
Brand edible oil arrived at Asia World Wharf in Ahlone Township
today. Cooperative Exports and Imports Enterprise imported the
edible oil from Malaysia.
Departmental tasks inspected
Y angon,
11 March — Minister for Finance and Revenue Maj-Gen Hla Tun,
accompanied by Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Than Tun and officials,
inspected the head office of the Internal Revenue Department on
Pansondan Street yesterday evening.
 USDA
Secretariat Member tours Mandalay and Sagaing divisions
Y angon,
11 March — Secretariat Member of the Union Solidarity and
Development Association Minister for Information Brig-Gen Kyaw
Hsan made a field trip on tasks of USDA and information in
Mandalay and Sagaing Divisions from 7 to 9 March.
 Regional
development tasks inspected in Mon State
Y angon,
11 March — Chairman of Mon State Peace and Development Council
Commander of South-East Command Maj-Gen Thura Myint Aung
arrived at bridge construction site of Kawlay village,
Thanphyuzayat Township on 8 March morning.
Talks on programming for high-rise buildings
Y angon,
11 March — Talks on programming for high-rise buildings were
held at Myanmar Information and Communication Technology Park
this morning. U Saw Htwe Zaw of ACECOMS Satellite Centre spoke
on the occasion. Manager of ACECOMS AIT Mr Buddhi Sherma gave
talks on programming for high-rise buildings using ETABS
programme of CSI Co. Anyone may contact Tel: 722969 for more
information.
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 H & T Minister receives guests
Yangon,
11 March — Minister for Hotels and Tourism Brig-Gen Thein Zaw received Chief
Executive Mr Nick Varian and party of Venice Simplon-Orient-Express Ltd at his
office on Sule Pagoda Road at 3 pm today.
Education Minister receives Indian Ambassador
Yangon,
11 March — Minister for Education U Than Aung received Ambassador of India to
Myanmar Mr Rajiv Kumar Bhatia at Diamond Jubilee Hall at 3 pm today.
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Commerce Minister riceives guests
Y angon,
11 March — Minister for Commerce Brig-Gen Pyi Sone received Chairman Mr Malcolm
Quie and party from Pacific Food Industries Ltd in Britain at his office on
Strand Road at 4 pm today.
NPE Managing Director receives Managing
Director of Foreign Press Centre of Japan
Y angon,
11 March—Managing Director of News and Periodicals Enterprise under the Ministry
of Information U Tin Kha received Managing Director Mr Mashiko Ishizuka of
Foreign Press Centre, Japan, at the former’s office on Theinbyu Street, at 10 am
today.
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H&M team scales Mt Saramayti
Yangon,
11 March — A 31-member mountanearing team including 14 women led by President of
Hiking and Mountaineering Federation Dr Paing Soe, Vice-President Major Kai Khan
Mon and Secretary Dr Khin Maung scaled 12,550 feet high snow-capped Mount
Saramayti on 28 February.
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Tiger Myanmar Amateur Open continues
Y angon,
11 March — The second day event of the Tiger Myanmar Amateur Open 2003,
organized by Myanmar Golf Federation and mainly sponsored by Tiger Beer,
continued at Yangon Golf Club, Danyingon, here this morning.
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