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 Secretary-1
meets delegates to National Education Promotion Conference 2003
Yangon, 16 May - Secretary-1 General Khin Nyunt met with delegates to
National Education Promotion Conference 2003 (Higher Education Sector) at
Diamond Jubilee Hall on Pyay Road this morning.
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 Lt-Gen
Ye Myint inspects Mandalay-PyinOoLwin Road
Yangon, 16
May - Member of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen
Ye Myint of the Ministry of Defence inspected Mandalay-PyinOoLwin
Road under repair in Mandalay Division on 14 May.
Lt-Gen Ye Myint arrived at mile post No 15/6 of the road.
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 Final
rites of Vice-Chairman Masoeyein Sayadaw held
Yangon, 16 May - The final rites of Vice-Chairman of the State Sangha
Maha Nayaka Committee Chief Presiding Nayaka of two Masoeyein Monasteries
Agga Maha Pandita Abhidhaja Maha Rattha Guru Bhaddanta Sirindabhivamsa, age
80, vasa 60, who passed away on 30 April 2003, was held at new Masoeyein
Monastery in Mahaaungmye Township on 15 May morning.
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 Medical
equipment for SARS control donated
Yangon, 16 May - Myanmar Ambassador to Singapore and staff of the
embassy and Myanmar well-wishers residing in Singapore collectively donated
medical equipment for the second time for prevention against severe acute
respiratory syndrome (SARS) to the Ministry of Health.
Yangon Station
holds seed-sowing ceremony
Yangon, 16 May - Under the arrangement of
Yangon Command, seed sowing ceremony of Yangon Station was held at the local
battalion in South Okkalapa Township this morning.
ICT professional
training course (second batch) opened
Yangon, 16 May - The ICT professional training course (second batch)
organized by Myanmar Economic Management Institute (MEMI) and Myanmar
Computer Federation (MCF) was opened with ceremony at the MICT Park here
this morning.
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 Industry-1
Minister inspects factories in Sagaing Division
Yangon, 16 May - Minister for Industry-1 U Aung Thaung
inspected the trial production of traditional Jugkhote bags,
school longyis, Kachin longyis and Chin traditional longyis for
women and towels in Sagaing Textile Factory of Myanma Textiles
Industry.
Measures for hosting ASEAN meetings coordinated
Yangon, 16 May - The meeting of the Work Committee for
hosting ASEAN-Japan Integrated Economic Cooperation Committee's
third meeting, ASEAN senior economic officials' meeting No 3/34
was held.
Dr
Daw Khin Win Shwe opens Ziwathukha delivery room-2 in Maha
Aungmye
Yangon, 16 May - The ceremony to open Ziwathukha delivery
room-2 of Maha Aungmye Township Maternal and Child Welfare
Association was held at the delivery room in Shwephoneshein
Ward.
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KNU explodes
bomb at cinema in Pyu One killed, 47 wounded
Yangon, 16 May - The KNU insurgents have been constantly committing
such destructive acts as jeopardizing the community peace, causing
destruction, mercilessly killing innocent people, deliberately setting fire
to the houses of villagers, robbing the people's properties, planting mines
near villages and detonating bombs and opening fire to passenger buses.
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Myanmar fighting
against poppy cultivation remained as evil legacy of colonialists Seized
poppy seeds and narcotic drugs destroyed
Yangon, 16 May - The poppy seeds and narcotic drugs seized in Rakhine
State were destroyed at the ceremony held at the Wethali Grounds in Sittway
on 13 May morning.
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Drug
dealers sentenced
Yangon, 16 May - A combined team comprising members of
the local intelligence unit and Yangon Special Anti-drug Squad,
acting on information, on 18 June 2002 searched Ma Ye Ye Tin's
house of No 189, Tharaphe Street, Ward 41 in North Dagon Myothit
Township.
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