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 Senior
General Than Shwe accepts credentials of Ambassador
of the
Republic of Cuba
Yangon, 1
April —Mrs Nirsia Castro Guevara, newly accredited Ambassador of
the Republic of Cuba to the Union of Myanmar, presented her
credentials to Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of the State
Peace and Development Council of the Union of Myanmar, at
Zeyathiri Beikman, Konmyinttha at 10 am today.
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 Senior
General Than Shwe accepts credentials of Ambassador
of the Republic of Ghana
Yangon, 1
April —Mr John Bontum-Williams, newly accredited Ambassador of
the Republic of Ghana to the Union of Myanmar, presented his
credentials to Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of the State
Peace and Development Council of the Union of Myanmar, at
Zeyathiri Beikman, Konmyinttha at 10.30 am today.
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 Secretary-1
attends cash donations presentation for State Pariyatti Sasana
University (Yangon)
Yangon, 1 April — Secretary-1
of the State Peace and Development Council General Khin Nyunt
attended the ordination and novitiation ceremony, sponsored by U
Arnt Maung-Daw Tin Tin Wai, and accepted cash donations for the
scholarship fund of the State Pariyatti Sasana University
(Yangon) at the Dhammayon of the university this morning.
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 National
Health Committee holds 37th Meeting
Yangon, 1
April — The 37th Meeting of the National Health Committee was
held at the meeting hall of the committee at the building of the
Ministry of Health at 4 pm today, with an address by Chairman of
the National Health Committee Secretary-1 of the State Peace and
Development Council General Khin Nyunt.
 Farmland
donated to USDA
Yangon, 1 April — Thiha
Thudhamma Mani-zawtadara Thaddamma Zawtikadaza U Myint Swe
donated a 188.92-acre farmland in Sitpinkwin Village, Thanlyin
Township, Yangon South District, Yangon Division, to the Union
Solidarity and Development Association Headquarters this
morning.
 Dalla
facilitated
with new streets and water taps
Yangon, 1
April — As a gesture of hailing the 58th Anniversary Armed
Froces Day, tarred streets and water taps were inaugurated in
Dala Township, Yangon South District, this morning.
 Literary
and Art Exhibition continues
Yangon, 1 April —
Prize-winning works of the 58th Anniversary Armed Forces Day
commemorative Literary and Art competitions are being shown at
the Tatmadaw Convention Hall on U Wisara Road here today
attracting over 1,000 people.
Specialists tour Magway
Yangon, 1 April—In
cooperation with Myanmar Medical Association (Magway), the
Society of Rehabilitation Medicine of MMA conducted a field
tour of Magway and treated 128 patients with physical
disabilities, arthritis and pain syndromes at Magway General
Hospital on 24-3-2003.
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 Lt-Gen
Ye Myint inspects water pumping projects in Magway, Mandalay
Divisions
Yangon, 1
April— Member of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen
Ye Myint of the Ministry of Defence and officials of the State
Peace and Development Council Office, the Ministry of
Agriculture and Irrigation and the Ministry for Progress of
Border Areas and National Races and Development Affairs
yesterday left here by air and arrived at Bagan-NyaungU Airport
at 7.20 am.
 Timely
completion of road construction project coordinated
Yangon, 1
April — The work coordination meeting for ensuring timely
completion in tarring the laterite road linking Hsatthwataw
Village and Nyaunghnapin Village and Kyakansu Village in Hmawby
Township, Yangon North District took place at the meeting hall
of Yangon Command this afternoon.
 Measures
for hosting Transport Senior Officials’ Meeting coordinated
Yangon, 1 April — Work
coordination meeting (1/2003) to host the 15th ASEAN Transport
Senior Officials’ Meeting successfully in Myanmar was held at
the meeting hall of the Ministry of Transport this morning.
Myanma Industrial Exhibition to be kept open till 11 April
Yangon, 1 April — The Myanma
Industrial Exhibition which has been opened since 19 March at
the Hsinbyukan grounds in Mandalay is crowded with visitors
daily.
Illegal teak, timber and mills, smugglers seized
Yangon, 1 April — A total of
164.3 tons of various kinds of illegal timber including 104.126
tons of teak, 25 illegal saw mills, three trucks and two motor
schooners between the period from 9 January to to 2 February
2003.
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 Indonesian
Foreign Minister arrives
Yangon, 1 April—At the
invitation of Minister for Foreign Affairs U Win Aung of the
Union of Myanmar, Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr N Hassan
Wirajuda of the Republic of Indonesia arrived here by air on a
working visit to the Union of Myanmar this morning.
Tourists arrive to visit Myeik archipelago
Yangon, 1
April—With the sponsorship of the Ministry of Hotels & Tourism
and the Ministry of Transport, small boat M/Y Lady Christine
with 12 crew arrived at Nanthida Jetty here at 3.15 pm today.
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Myanmar delegation leaves for Lao
Yangon, 1
April — A delegation, headed by Minister at the State Peace and
Development Council Chairman’s Office Brig-Gen Abel, left here
this morning for Lao People’s Democratic Republic to attend the
informal meetings of ASEAN economic ministers and related
meetings to be held in Laung Prabang.
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 Cash
assistance to coaches and trainees of summer Wushu course
Yangon, 1 April — A ceremony
to present cash assistance to the coaches and trainees of the
summer Wushu course, opened by Myanmar Wushu Federation, was
held at Padonma sports grounds in Sangyoung Township here this
morning.
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Meeting on development of Yongkha Model Village held
Yangon, 1 April — Meeting of
the delegates of Myanmar and Thailand on development project of
Yongkha Model Village being carried out with the assistance of
Thailand under the Myanmar-Thailand Drug Abuse Control
Cooperation Programme was held at the village in Monghsat
Township on 29 March morning.
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Over
87 grams of heroin seized in Kale
Yangon, 1
April — A combined team comprising members of local intelligence
unit and Special anti drug squad, acting on a tip-off, on 22
March searched passenger jeep with number plates of Kha/7861 in
Kale.
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