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State Peace and
Development Council Chairman Senior General Than Shwe accepts credentials of
Ambassador of Czech Republic
 YANGON,
21 May - HE Mr Jiri Sitler, newly accredited Ambassador of the Czech
Republic to the Union of Myanmar, presented his credentials to Senior
General Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of
the Union of Myanmar, at Zeyathiri Beikman, Konmyinttha here at 10 am today.
MOFA issues Press
Release on elimination of stimulant tablets
YANGON, 21 May - Following is
the Press Release on efforts for elimination of stimulant tablets being
under taken by the Government of the Union of Myanmar dated 22 May 2003
issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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State
Peace and Development Council Chairman Senior General Than Shwe
accepts credentials of Ambassador of Kingdom of Spain
 YANGON,
21 May - HE Mr Jose Eugenio Salarich Fernandez de Valderrama,
newly accredited Ambassador of the Kingdom of Spain to the Union
of Myanmar, presented his credentials to Senior General Than
Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of the
Union of Myanmar, at Zeyathiri Beikman, Konmyinttha here at
10.30 am today.
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Lt-Gen Khin
Maung Than attends opening of Paungtok Bridge in Rakhine State
 YANGON,
21 May - A ceremony to open Paungtok bridge, built by the Bridge
Construction Project Special Group-10 of Public Works, Ministry of
Construction, on Yangon-Sittway Highway in MraukU Township, Rakhine State,
was held yesterday morning. Member of the State Peace and Development
Council Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than of Ministry of Defence attended the ceremony
and made a speech.
Supervisory
Committee for Use of Electricity and Fuel meets
 YANGON,
21 May - The Supervisory Committee for Use of Electricity and Fuel held a
work coordination meeting at the Ministry of Electric Power on Lower
Kyimyindine Road in Ahlon Township here this afternoon.
Minister inspects filling
station
YANGON, 21 May - Minister for
Energy Brig-Gen Lun Thi, accompanied by officials, arrived at the Storage
and Distribution Department of Myanma Petroleum Products Enterprise in
Kengtung on 19 May afternoon and inspected storage and distribution of fuel
oil there.
Social welfare
tasks inspected
YANGON, 21 May - Deputy
Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement U Hlaing Win, together
with Officer on Special Duty Brig-Gen Thura Sein Thaung, arrived at
Shwegondaing Child Care Centre of the Social Welfare Department at
Shwegondaing in Bahan Township this afternoon.
Experience on
6th EAPMCC recounted
YANGON, 21 May - The
experience on the 6th East Asia and Pacific Ministerial Consultation on
Children was recounted at the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and
Resettlement in Mayangon Township, this morning.
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Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than inspects Yangon-Pyay, Yangon-Sittway
roads
 YANGON,
21 May - Member of the State Peace and Development Council
Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than of the Ministry of Defence, accompanied
by officials, left here by car on 19 May morning and arrived at
Meeninchaung Bridge at the border of Yangon Division and Bago
Division (West) at noon.
National Convention Convening Commission meets
 YANGON,
21 May- The National Convention Convening Commission held a
meeting at the meeting hall of the NCCC this afternoon. Maj-Gen
Sein Htwa presided over the meeting.
USDA
Secretariat Member tours Sagaing Division
 YANGON,
21 May - Secretariat Member of the Union Solidarity and
Development Association Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan met with executives
of Sagaing Division, Monywa District and Township USDAs and
organizers of Ward USDAs at Division USDA Office in Monywa on 18
May afternoon.
Myanma Insurance holds coordination meeting
 YANGON,
21 May - Annual Work Coordination Meeting for 2002-2003 fiscal
and work preparation for 2003-2004 fiscal of
state/division/district/township offices of Myanma Insurance
(Head Office) of the Ministry of Finance and Revenue, took place
at the meeting hall of the head office this afternoon.
Time
bombs kill four in Tachilek
YANGON, 21 May -
In an attempt to disturb peace prevailing in the State and kill
innocent people without any apparent motives, armed insurgent
groups are committing atrocious acts of brutality like planting
and blowing up mines.
Heavy rain causes floods in Nganzun Township
YANGON, 21 May -
The young storm taking form in the East Central Bay of Bengal
has crossed the Rakhine coast near Kyaukphyu, with rain
scattering all over the country on 19 May.
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Commander-in-Chief (Air) receives Chief of Royal Malaysian Air Force
 YANGON,
21 May - Commander-in-Chief (Air) Maj-Gen Myat Hein received visiting Chief
of Royal Malaysian Air Force General Dato' Seri Abdullah Bin Ahmad and party
at Zeyathiri Beikman on Konmyinttha here this afternoon.
Minister
receives Czech ambassador
YANGON, 21 May - Minister for
Commerce Brig-Gen Pyi Sone received Ambassador of the Czech Republic Mr Jiri
Sitler and party at his office on Strand Road, here this afternoon.
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Chief of Royal
Malaysian Air Force arrives
 YANGON,
21 May - A Malaysian delegation headed by Chief of Royal Malaysian Air Force
General Dato' Seri Abdullah Bin Ahmad arrived here by air on a goodwill
visit this morning.
15th ASEAN STOM
concluded
 YANGON,
21 May - The second and final day of the 15th ASEAN Senior Transport
Officials Meeting, hosted by Myanmar, continued at Sedona Hotel on Kaba Aye
Pagoda Road, here this morning and successfully ended in the evening.
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SARS prevention
tasks carried out in Mandalay Division
YANGON, 21 May - Though there is no outbreak of
SARS in Myanmar, systematic SARS prevention, surveillance and educative
tasks are being carried out under the guidance of the Head of State all over
the country.
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SARS
surveillance tasks carried out in Tachilek
 YANGON,
21 May - Though there is no outbreak of SARS in Myanmar, systematic SARS
prevention and surveillance tasks are being carried out at terminals such as
international airports and ports and border gates.
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Chinese Wushu
coaches arrive
YANGON, 21 May - Three
Chinese Wushu coaches Mr Zhu Dong, Miss Zhang Jingwem, Miss Li Baoyu will
train Myanmar Wushu players to win medals in the 22nd SEA Games. On arrival
at the airport today, they were welcomed by Myanmar Wushu Federation
President U Khin Maung Lay and officials.
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Marijuana seized
YANGON, 21 May - A combined
team made up of members of the local intelligence unit, Bago Anti-drug Squad
and local police force, acting on information, on 18 April searched the
house of Myint Zaw of No 12, Mingala Street, Kalayani Ward, Bago, and seized
him together with one kilo of marijuana buried in the ground.
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