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Thursday, May 1, 2003

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Senior General Than Shwe receives former Japanese Prime Minister

Yangon, 30 April- Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Prime Minister of the Union of Myanmar Senior General Than Shwe received member of the House of Representatives of Japan former Prime Minister Mr Yoshiro Mori and party at the Credentials Hall of the Pyithu Hluttaw Building this evening.

Senior General Than Shwe sends Workers Day Message

Yangon, 1 May - The following is a translation of the Workers Day message sent by Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of the Union of Myanmar Senior General Than Shwe.....

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Lt-Gen Thura Shwe Mann and
Lt-Gen Maung Bo tour Mon, Kayin States

Yangon, 29 April - Members of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Thura Shwe Mann and Lt-Gen Maung Bo of the Ministry of Defence, inspected construction of Thanlwin Bridge (Mawlamyine) in Mawlamyine, Mon State, yesterday.

Feasibility studies under way for building new dams in Taninthayi Division

Yangon, 30 April - Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation Maj-Gen Nyunt Tin, accompanied by officials of the Irrigation Department, the Water Resources Utilization Department and Myanma Perennial Crops Enterprise, left here by air for Dawei, Taninthayi Division, on 28 April.

Railroad construction tasks inspected in Thanlyin Township

Yangon, 29 April - Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and Development Council Commander of Yangon Command Maj-Gen Myint Swe, Minister for Rail Transportation Maj-Gen Aung Min and Chief of Staff (Navy) Rear Admiral Soe Thein arrived at the project site for construction of Okposu-Thilawa railroad in Thanlyin township this afternoon.

Meeting on assembling of Yakkha Jeep held

Yangon, 30 April - Myanma Industrial Development Committee this afternoon held a meeting on assembling of Yakkha Jeep at the meeting hall of the Ministry of Industry-1.

Factories inspected in Bago and Magway divisions

Yangon, 30 April - Minister for Industry-2 Maj-Gen Saw Lwin met officials of No 1 Farm Machinery Factory (Sinde) at the briefing hall of the factory in Padaung Township, Bago Division (West) on 25 April.

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Senior General Than Shwe hosts dinner in honour of former Japanese Prime Minister

Yangon, 30 April - Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Prime Minister of the Union of Myanmar Senior General Than Shwe hosted dinner in honour of member of the House of Representatives of Japan former Prime Minister Mr Yoshiro Mori and party at the reception hall of the Pyithu Hluttaw building this evening.

Secretary-1 meets Japanese former PM

Yangon, 30 April- Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council General Khin Nyunt met member of the House of Representatives of Japan former Prime Minister Mr Yoshiro Mori and party at Zeyathiri Beikman hall on Konmyinttha this morning.

Secretary-1 receives UNDP Resident Representative

Yangon, 30 April- Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council General Khin Nyunt received Resident Representative of UNDP Mr Patrice Coeur Bizot, who has completed his tour of duty here at Zeyathiri Beikman hall on Konmyinttha this afternoon.

Japanese former Prime Minister calls on Minister U Win Aung, visits Japanese School, Drugs Elimination Museum

Yangon, 30 April - Member of the House of Representatives former Prime Minister of Japan Mr Yoshiro Mori and party called on Minister for Foreign Affairs U Win Aung at his office on Pyay Road at 2.30 pm today.

Health Minister receives Nippon Foundation Chairman

Yangon, 30 April - Minister for Health Dr Kyaw Myint received Chairman of the Nippon Foundation Mr Yohei Sasakawa at his office on Pyidaunghsu Yeiktha Road in Dagon Township here this morning.

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Surveillance of SARS at airports

Yangon, 30 April - The outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) occurs in 26 countries all over the world. Although there has been no local transmission of the disease found in Myanmar

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Opium refinery exposed in Mongton Township

Yangon, 30 April - A combined team comprising members of the team of the special region 2 of northern Shan State and the local security board, acting on information that narcotic drugs were being refined near Nakaungmu village-tract in Mongton Township at an estimated map reference T-534088....

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