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Vice-Senior
General Maung Aye inspects Zawgyi Hydro-Electric
Power Stations No 1 and No 2 in Yaksauk
 YANGON,
13 May - Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Deputy
Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Commander-in-Chief (Army) Vice-Senior
General Maung Aye inspected Zawgyi Hydro-Electric Power Stations No 1 and No
2 yesterday.
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Secretary-1 inspects excavation of Bagan Palace of King
Anawrahta
 YANGON,
13 May - Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council
General Khin Nyunt, accompanied by the ministers, the Chief of
Staff (Navy), the deputy ministers, officials of the State Peace
and Development Council Office, heads of department and
officials, left here by air on 12 May evening and arrived at
Bagan-NyaungU Airport, Mandalay Division at 5.00 pm.
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Lt-Gen Khin
Maung Than inspects development tasks in Ngwe Hsaung
 YANGON,
13 May - Member of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Maung
Than of the Ministry of Defence and party, accompanied by Commander Maj-Gen
Htay Oo and officials, arrived at Ngwe Hsaung elephant camp of Myanma Timber
Enterprise in Ngwe Hsaung region, Pathein, on 12 May morning.
Construction of
dams, river water pumping projects inspected
 YANGON,
13 May - Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation Maj-Gen Nyunt Tin,
accompanied by officials, inspected the construction of Natthataw Dam in
Ngazun Township, Myingyan District, on 12 May.
Minister
inspects factories in Magway
 YANGON,
13 May - Minister for Industry-1 U Aung Thaung yesterday inspected the
dyeing and printing factory of Myanma Textile Enterprise in Magway and gave
necessary instructions on finding markets, production of textiles exceeding
the target and the greening of the factory environment.
Hospital
construction inspected
YANGON, 13 May - Minister for
Health Dr Kyaw Myint, accompanied by Director-General Dr Wan Maung of the
Health Department and officials, inspected Pyinmana People's Hospital in
Pyinmana this morning and fulfilled the requirements.
Special meetings
held to reorganize Township Rice Millers Associations in Kayan, Letpadan
YANGON, 13 May - A special
meeting to reorganize the Kayan Township Rice Millers Association was held
at the office of the association in Kayan yesterday.
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Lt-Gen Ye Myint inspects dams, river water pumping projects,
summer paddy cultivation
 YANGON,
13 May - Member of the State Peace and Development Council
Lt-Gen Ye Myint of the Ministry of Defence, together with
Chairman of Mandalay Division Peace and Development Council
Commander of Central Command Maj-Gen Ye Myint, senior military
officers, Chairman of Meiktila District Peace and Development
Council Lt-Col Myo Myint, officials of the State Peace and
Development Council and departmental heads, inspected the
Thinpone Creek Dam Construction Project near Beesup Village in
Mahlaing Township, Meiktila District, Mandalay Division,
yesterday morning.
Tasks for modernization of Yangon City coordinated
 YANGON,
13 May - A work coordination meeting of the work committees for
modernization of Yangon City took place at the meeting hall 4 of
the City Hall here this morning, with an address by Chairman of
Yangon Division Peace and Development Council Commander of
Yangon Command Maj-Gen Myint Swe.
Commander inspects Aung Mingalar highway bus terminal
YANGON, 13 May -
Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and Development Council
Commander of Yangon Command Maj-Gen Myint Swe inspected Aung
Mingalar highway bus tenminal in Mingaladon Township, Yangon
North District and gave necessary instructions to officials this
evening.
Minister inspects salt production in Ayeyawady Division
YANGON, 13 May -
Minister for Mines Brig-Gen Ohn Myint on 10 May inspected the
private-owned Myadaungnyo salt factory in Myaungmya Township,
Ayeyawady Division, and gave instructions on production of
quality iodine salt and making innovations.
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Bo tree water
pouring festival to be held at Mindhamma Hill
YANGON, 13 May - The Bo tree
water pouring festival will be held on the Mindhamma Hill, where the Lawka
Chantha Abhaya Labha Muni Buddha Image is kept, in Insein Township here on
Fullmoon Day of Kason 1365 ME (15-5-2003) morning.
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Ambassador U Hla
Myint presents credentials to Argentine President
YANGON, 14 May - U Hla Myint, Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Union of Myanmar to the Argentine
Republic, presented his credentials to His Excellency Mr Eduardo Alberto
Duhalde, President of the Argentine Republic, on 29 April 2003, in Buenos
Aires.
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Japanese traditional drum concert entertains
YANGON, 13 May -
Japanese traditional drum concert on a visit here under the
programme to mark ASEAN-Japan Exchange Year 2003 led by Mr
Kobayashi Masamichi presented entertainment at the National
Theatre on Myoma Kyaung Street here this evening.
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New generation golf
tournament to be held
YANGON, 13 May - Under the supervision of Myanmar
Golf Federation and with the sponsorship of Han Golf Master Pte, Ltd and
Pan-Dragon International Co, Ltd and Ping Junior Golf Classic's new generation
golf tournament of Han Golf Master Junior Golf Tour 2003 will be held at YCDC
Golf Resort (Ngwethawda) golf resort at 7 am on 22 May.
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Drug trafficker
sentenced
YANGON, 13 May - A combined
team comprising members of local intelligence unit, Tachilek Anti-Drug Squad
and local police force, acting on information, on 10 November 2002, searched
the house of Biyami of Megaung in Tachilek and seized him together with
28,600 stimulant tablets from the bedroom on the upper floor.
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