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State
Peace and Development Council Chairman Senior General Than Shwe
sends message of congratulations to President of Serbia and
Montenegro
Yangon, 13 March
-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
Svetozar Marovic who has been elected as President of the Serbia
and Montenegro.
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 Lt-Gen Ye Myint
inspects Ngathayauk river water pumping project, textile mill project
Yangon, 12 March- Member of the State Peace and
Development Council Lt-Gen Ye Myint of the Ministry of Defence, arrived at Bagan
NyaungU Airport in Mandalay Division yesterday.
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Religion
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 Third meeting of
Fifth State Central Working Committee of the Sangha concludes
Yangon, 12 March- The third and final daysession of the meeting of
the Fifth State Central Working Committee of the Sangha took place at Maha
Pasana Cave on Kaba Aye Hill this morning.
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Cash donated to Maha Wizaya Pagoda
Yangon, 12 March - Hailing the 58th Anniversary Armed Forces Day, All
Bus-lines Control Committee (Yangon Division) donated cash to the funds for
all-round renovation of Maha Wizaya Pagoda, Tatmadaw-men of Armed Forces Day
Parade Columns and hospitals and social organizations in the division at Dhamma
Rakhita Dhammayon of the pagoda at 3 pm today.
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 Minister inspects Paunglin Dam Construction Project
Y angon,
12 March - Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation Maj-Gen Nyunt
Tin, accompanied by departmental officials, inspected the
special zone of summer paddy fields in Uto Village, Taikkyi
Township.
 Commander inspects
agriculture and livestock breeding tasks
Yangon, 12 March - Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and
Development Council Commander of Yangon Command Maj-Gen Myint Swe, inspected the
agriculture and livestock breeding tasks of local battalion in Insein Township.
Tatmadaw columns entertained
Yangon, 12 March -
Arranged by the Directorate of Public Relations and
Psychological Warfare of the Ministry of Defence, the music band
of Defence Services Television Unit of No 1 Mobile Public
Relations Company and local battalions entertained the columns
which will participate in the 58th Anniversary Armed Forces Day
Parade with songs and films at the respective camps of the
columns.
Health Department
donates books to MWJA
Yangon, 12 March - The Myanmar Writers and Journalists
Association accepted books donated by the Health Department and distributed them
to other ministries.
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 New
school building handed over in Salingyi Township
Yangon, 12 March -
Secretariat Member of the Union Solidarity and Development
Association Minister for Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan,
attended the ceremony to hand over the new school building of
Yazagyaw Village Basic Education Primary School to the Ministry
of Education in Salingyi Township,
List
of winners announced for competitions of soldiers' codes of
conduct and extempore talks
Yangon, 12 March - The
list of winners were announced today for central level soldiers'
codes of conduct and extempore talks competitions held in
hailing the 58th Anniversary Armed Forces Day 2003.
Book
Fair to mark Armed Forces Day Anniversary
Yangon, 12 March -
Organized by the Printing and Publishing Enterprise of the
Ministry of Information, a book fair will be held on the first
floor of PPE central printing house, No 288, Theinbyu Road from
21 to 30 March from 9 am to 5 pm daily.
Tharkaung Taman
Magazine in circulation
Yangon, 12 March -The fifth annual Tharkaung Taman (good
diplomat) Magazine of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has come out to hail the
anniversary of the ministry. The magazine features good works of experienced poets, diplomats,
doyen literati, doctors and cartoonists.
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International Relations
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Minister for
Information receives guests
Yangon, 12 March-Minister for Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan received
UNICEF Resident Representative in Yangon Mr J Bertrand Mendis and Communication
Officer Mr Mauric Apted at his office this morning.
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Zaw Zin Win, Myo Min
Aung lead in Tiger Myanmar Amateur Open
Yangon, 12 March -The Tiger Myanmar Amateur Open 2003, sponsored by
Myanmar Golf Federation and Tiger Beer, continued at Yangon Golf Club, Danyingon,
here this morning.
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Order Relating to
Control of Drugs and Psychotropic Substances issued
Yangon, 12 March -The Ministry of
Health of the Union of Myanmar issued the order relating to control of Narcotic
Drugs and Psychotropic Substances on 7 March.
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Stimulant tablets
seized in Myawady
Yangon, 12 March - Members of the local intelligence unit, acting on
information about the trafficking of stimulant tablets under the friendship
bridge in Myawady, arrested Aung Than Naing, son of U Hla Shwe.
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