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 Senior
General Than Shwe and Daw Kyaing Kyaing arrive back from Vietnam
Yangon, 17
March- Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of
the Union of Myanmar Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw
Kyaing Kyaing arrived back here this evening after paying a
state visit to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam at the
invitation of President of the SRV Mr Tran Duc Luong and Madame
Nguyen Thi Vinh.
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 Senior
General Than Shwe calls on President Tran Duc Luong of the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Yangon, 17
March - Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of
the Union of Myanmar Senior General Than Shwe paid a courtesy
call on President Tran Duc Loung of the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam at the Hall-B of the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, at
2.15 pm on 15 March.
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 SRV
President and wife host dinner to Myanmar delegation led by
Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing
Yangon, 17
March-President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Mr Tran Duc
Luong and Madame Nguyen Thi Vinh hosted a dinner in honour of
the visiting Myanmar goodwill delegation led by Chairman of the
State Peace and Development Council Senior General Than Shwe and
wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing at the International Conference Centre in
Hanoi.
 Senior
General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing arrive in Hanoi
Yangon, 17
March- Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of
the Union of Myanmar Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw
Kyaing Kyaing, left here on 15 March.
 Senior
General Than Shwe calls on Chairman of National Assembly of the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Yangon, 17
March - Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of
the Union of Myanmar Senior General Than Shwe paid a courtesy
call on Chairman of the National Assembly of the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam Mr Nguyen Van An at Ba Danh Hall in Hanoi.
Myanmar, Vietnam issue Joint Statement
Myanmar and
Vietnam issued a Joint Statement on the occasion of the State
Visit of Senior General Than Shwe to Vietnam in Hanoi on 17
March.
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 Senior
General Than Shwe meets Vietnamese PM
Yangon, 17
March - Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council
Senior General Than Shwe met with Prime Minister of the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam Mr Phan Van Khai on 15 March
afternoon at the Government Office in Hanoi.
 Senior
General Than Shwe lays wreaths in Hanoi
Yangon, 17
March - Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of
the Union of Myanmar Senior General Than Shwe and Chairman of the
Presidential Office Mr Nguyen Van Chein, Vice Minister of
Foreign Affairs Mr Le Cong Phung, and officials, yesterday
morning laid wreaths at Memorial Monument of Combatants at Ba
Dinh Square and Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi.
Appointment of Ambassador agreed on
Yangon, 17
March - The Government of the Union of Myanmar has accorded
agreement to the appointment of Mr Paul John Grigson as
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Commonwealth
of Australia to the Union of Myanmar in succession of His
Excellency Mr Trevor David Wilson.
558
foreign merchants arrive
Yangon, 17
March - A total of 974 foreign and local gem merchants - 558
from 213 foreign firms of 11 countries and 416 from 152 local
firms have already arrived at the 40th Myanma Gems Emporium
being held in the hall of Myanma Gems Emporium on Kaba Aye
Pagoda Road today.
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 Secretary-1
inspects extension of Strand Road, upgrading of Wadan jetty
areas
Yangon, 17
March- Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council
General Khin Nyunt inspected measures being taken for upgrading
Yangon City this morning.
Parade columns entertained
Yangon, 17
March - Under the arrangement of Directorate of Public Relations
and Psychological Warfare, No 1 Mobile Public Relations Unit
entertained last night the parade columns which will take part
in the 58th Anniversary Armed Forces Day with music, dances and
movie.
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 USDA
Management Multiplier Course ends
Yangon, 17
March- Management Multiplier Course No 2 conducted by Yangon
North District Union Solidarity and Development Association
concluded this afternoon at Hmawby Township USDA Office.
Forms for gems and jade blocks to be submitted
Yangon, 17
March - Myanma Gems Enterprise will grant permits of gems and
jade blocks that will expire in April, May and June 2003 in
accord with Myanma Gems Law. The respective gems entrepreneurs
are to submit their forms to MGE (Head Office) between 10 March
and 9 April 2003.
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Taboung festival held
Yangon, 17
March - A ceremony to mark Fullmoon Day of Taboung was held at
Mahatheindawgyi in the compound of State Pariyatti Sasana
University on Kaba Aye Hillock this morning.
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Drug traffickers sentenced
Yangon, 17
March - A combined team comprising members of the local
intelligence unit and Bago Special Anti-drug Squad, acting on
information, on 21 April 2002 searched the vehicle with number
plates 2 ka/ 1682 at Bago toll gate and seized 3.2 kilos of
marijuana from Ma Shwe Kyi (a) Ma Myint Kyi.
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