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 Ceremony
to honour laurate literati held
YANGON, 17 May - A ceremony to honour those who
won Life-long National Literary Award, Excellent Performance in Arts Field
Award (First-Class), Pakokku U Ohn Pe Life-long Literary Award and
international literary awards, organized by Myanmar Writers and Journalists
Association, was held at Karaweik Palace at Kandawgyi Lake at 6 pm today
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 Secretary-1
addresses coord meeting on upgrading of Kandawgyi Garden and Zoo
in Yangon
YANGON, 17 May -
The coordination meeting on Yangon City Kandawgyi Garden and Zoo
Upgrading Project took place at the briefing hall of Yangon Zoo
this afternoon, with an address by Secretary-1 of the State
Peace and Development Council General Khin Nyunt.
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 Secretary-1
attends cornerstone laying ceremony of Kyauktan Township Association
Dhammayon
YANGON, 17 May - The
cornerstone laying ceremony of the Dhammayon of Kyauktan Township
Association that will be constructed on Letwe Mindin Street, Myinttanyunt
Ward, Tamway Township, was held at the construction site at 9 am today.
 Seminar
on National Education Promotion concludes
YANGON, 17 May - The Seminar on National
Education Promotion (Higher Education Sector) 2003 was held at Diamond
Jubilee Hall on Pyay Road here from 13 to 16 May. Minister for Education U
Than Aung made an address at the opening ceremony of the seminar on 13 May
morning.
 Efforts
to be made for export of Myanmar movies Minister for Information meets film
artistes and technicians
YANGON, 17 May- Minister for
Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan met members of Myanmar Motion Pictures
Asiayon at the Asiayon Office on Wingaba Road in Bahan Township this
morning.
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 Lt-Gen
Ye Myint meets departmental officials in Mandalay
YANGON, 17 May -
Member of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Ye
Myint met with division-level departmental officials at the
meeting hall of Central Command on 16 May morning and discussed
development tasks of the State.
 Certificates
presented to trainees of computer technology courses
YANGON, 17 May -
The certificate awarding ceremony of Myanmar-Japan Cross
Certification Examination, CICC On-site Training (Networking),
the 6th Fundamental Examination Software Development Examination
and the Networking Examination was held in conjunction with the
opening ceremony of CICC On-site Training (Basic Multimedia
System Development) Course at MICT Park in Hline Township here
this morning.
SARS
surveillance tasks carried out at Yangon Port
YANGON, 17 May - Member of the
Leading Committee for Prevention and Control of SARS Dr Maung
Maung Oo of the Health Department and officials carried out SARS
surveillance tasks aboard Tanker MV Bangpakew of Thailand and MV
Pathein and MV Magway of Myanma Five Star Line at Yangon Port
this morning.
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Urn of
Vice-Chairman Masoeyein Sayadaw set adrift into Ayeyawady River
YANGON, 17 May - The ceremony
to set adrift the ash obtained from the cremation of the remains of
Vice-Chairman of State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee Chief Presiding Nayaka
of two Masoeyein Monasteries Agga Maha Pandita Abhidhaja Maha Rattha Guru
Bhaddanta Sirindabhivamsa, aged 80, Vasa 60, was held.
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10th
Archdiocesan Youth Day observed
YANGON, 17 May -
Tenth Archdiocesan Youth Day organized by University Catholic
Students' Apostolate (Yangon) and Archdiocesan Youth Apostolate
(Yangon) was held at the Traders' Hotel this evening.
First, Catholic
students, singing a song for tenth Archdiocesan Youth Day,
opened the ceremony.
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Selected youth
teams play 2-2 draw
Yangon, 17 May - Warm-up soccer match of
Selected Myanmar Youth teams took place at Aung San Stadium this evening.
Among the spectators were Chairman of Myanmar Olympic Committee Minister for
Sports Brig-Gen Thura Aye Myint, officials and guests.
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