Yangon, 5 April — Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and Development Council Commander of Yangon Command Maj-Gen Myint Swe encouraged Tatmadawmen, personnel of Yangon City Development Committee and people taking part in the extension of Strand Road to be Six-lane one this morning.

Myanma Industrial Exhibition continues

Yangon, 5 April — Myanma Industrial Exhibition-2003 continued today in Mandalay and it drew large crowds of people.

Knowledge Bank paper-reading session held

Yangon, 5 April — The paper-reading session, titled “Knowledge Bank”, organized by Myanmar Writers and Journalists Association, was held at the office of MWJA, at the second floor of Sarpay Beikman Building, 529/531, Merchant Street, here, at noon today.

Yangon, 5 April — The visiting 81-member delegation led by Principal of National Defence College of Malaysia First Admiral Dato Mat Rabi bin Abu Shmah left here by special flight at 3 pm today.

Yangon, 5 April — The Seinbudaw (diamond orb) and Shwehtidaw were hoisted atop the Manawmaya Pagoda at the ceremony held in the precinct of the abbots training school in Ayethaya, Shan State (South), on 2 April morning.

Yangon, 5 April — A combined team comprising members of the local intelligence unit and Ywahtaung Railways Police Force, acting on information, on 11 September 2002, searched Ma Aye Aye Than and Ma San Ye on board of No-41 Mandalay-Myitkyina up- train at Shwebo station and seized 4.899 kilos of raw opium in a plastic basket.